connoitring the place I wished: On the evening of the 23rd, Lieut: Graham came to me, and said that he had been informed of my intention to send Capt. Arthur to reconnoitre to the right. I replied that Capt. Arthur was merely going to look about near the right spur for a particular purpose of my own. Lieut: Graham then stated that, as the engineer officer, it was his duty to go upon all reconnoitring parties, and expressed a hope I would allow him to accompany Capt. Arthur; to this I urged no objec. tions, and accordingly Capt. Arthur, with an escort, accompas nied by Lieuts. Graham and Munbee, of the engineers, proceeded to the right spur (or, as it has since been ascertained to be called, the Elephant rock): Lieut. Brassey only reached the Elephant rock just before the party left that rock. On the return of the party, Capt. Arthur made me a verbal report of his observations; and from the nature of his report, I was induced to believe that I might make a movement in the direction of the Elephant rock, down into the Konkan; for although Capt. Arthur's report was not so favourable as I could wish, I at once determined on availing myself of it, should the ghauts near Sasseedroog present any unlooked-for difficulties. On the following day, the 25th, I received the following written report from Lieut. Graham, which proves that, from the very first, Lieut. Graham gave it as his opinion, that there was no pass any where near the Elephant rock: for this is the spur alluded to as parallel to Sasseedroog:

"To Brigade-Major, First Brigade.

"Sir, I have the honour to report, for the information of Col. Wallace, that I reconnoitred the right spur parallel to Sasseedroog on the morning of the 24th instant, in company with Lieut. Munbee, under the escort of Capt. Arthur, for the purpose of seeing whether there was any pass down the ghaut on the side leading to Sewapoor. I found that there was not any; there being a scarp apparently all round for a considerable distance in the direction of the Hummunt Ghaut.

"I have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) "W. D. GRAHAM, Lieut., Field Engineer." Camp near Sasseedroog, December 25th, 1844."

From the foregoing report it must be evident that none of the officers of the engineer's department attached to the brigade under my command had any thing whatever to say to the origin of the movement down the Elephant rock. I should not have entered sa fully into this subject, but having officially reported in my letter No. 4, dated 19th January, to division head quarters (see first day's proceedings], that the conception of that flank movement was my own, and its execution ordered by me, I deem it a duty I owe to myself and to my friends, to place my claim, as the exclusive originator of that plan, beyond the pale of future doubt or discussion. I was at the little Droog on the morning of the 5th January, examining with my telescope the features of the country to the right and left of that post; it was then I fully determined to attempt a descent down the Elephant rock. I accordingly ordered the artillery sergeant on duty at the battery there to collect all the gun chains and drag ropes, and send them to my tent the following day; this was done, and on the morning of the 7th, I requested Lieut. Brassey to conduct the ladder, which I partly superintended myself. When I requested Lieut. Brassey to make the ladder for the purpose of descending the Elephant rock, he observed, "what, that rock, colonel, don't think of it;" to this I replied, that I not only thought of it, but was determined to make the attempt. Upon this Lieut. Brassey very promptly and assiduously commenced the construction of the ladder, the materials for which had already been collected by my orders, and the ladder was finished by the same evening; early the following morning, the 8th, I moved with a body of troops rapidly to the Elephant rock, and effected the descent. Even after the ladder had been fixed, and just before Lieut. Mardal commenced his descent, Lieut. Graham gave a most ominous shake of the head, expressive of his doubts and apprehensions as to the successful result of that enterprize. I could have taken Sewapoor on the 10th, but anxious to meet the general's wishes as far as possible without positive detriment to the service, I refrained from further active operations from the 8th to the 16th January, when, finding the enemy were closing upon my front and flank, and actually engaged in erecting stock. ades, as reported by Lieut. Graham in his note of the night of the 15th January [see last letter in twelfth day's proceedings], which, had the enemy completed, would have greatly, if not altogether, impeded my advance upon Sewapoor, I determined to beat back the enemy from my front. Orders to this effect were given to Capt. Bayley on the 15th. [See first letter in twelfth day's proceedings. At daylight on the morning of the 16th, I went to the little Droog, to take a side view of the places mentioned in Lieut. Graham's note, and whilst so em. ployed I observed Capt. Bayley's party had got within a very

short distance of Sewapoor. The instant I saw this I closed my telescope, mounted my horse, rode rapidly to my head-quarter camp, gave orders to Major Clemons to follow with some troopsTM as quickly as possible to the Elephant rock. I then proceeded to that rock, sent for Corporal Hall, and directed him to pass down rapidly as many infantry as possible, in addition to those already below the rock, and two mortars. Thus before the re ceipt of the assistant adjutant general's letter of the 16th Jan, No. 1 [see first letter in first day's proceeding's], I had about five hundred infantry and two mortars on the ridge below the rock, for the attack and capture of Sewapoor-to have retreated would have been both disastrous and disgraceful-to advance and take Sewapoor was the only alternative, and which both the good of the service and honour dictated; upon this I resolved, and it is for this resolution, Mr. President and gentlemen, that I now stand a prisoner at your bar, and upon which I await the judgment of this honourable Court. It may be urged that I made requisitions for all kinds of stores, &c. and more troops. I did so, but it was to preclude any blame being attached to me for descending into the Konkan with supposed insufficient means, as I had been for attacking and taking Rangna, although the attack of that fort with the means at my command had been in strict conformity to the instructions I had received from division head-quarters previous to my march from Panellaghur, as a refes rence to the correspondence, which I here beg to submit for the Court's perusal, if required, will prove.

1st Instance. On the subject of the 1st Instance of the charge, it will appear from the prosecutor's own evidence, that I was not at any time made acquainted with his plan of operation. He has been unable to establish even a speculative disad vantage to the public service, such as will bear a moment's consi. deration, as arising out of the capture of Sewapoor by my brigade on the 17th, instead of by the combined one on the 20th; much less has he made it appear that such attack frustrated any one of the objects of the plan he has since enunciated. On the contrary, there can be no doubt whatever, that my descent from the Elephant rock saved not only a great sacrifice of life to my own brigade, but also to those troops advancing through dense jungles. strongly stockaded for miles; while the enemy were as effectually driven into the forts as by the combined movement. Then as to the disobedience of orders, founded upon the assistant. adjutant-general's letter of the 16th January [see first letter in first day's proceeding's], the Court will not fail to observe that the qualified nature of that order, viz. "to abstain as much as possible from offensive operations or attack," placed me in the situation of exercising my judgment as a detached brigadier, as to whether my previous arrangements for the next day's attack could possibly be suspended without flagrant injury to the public service. That such could not have been done, is the unanimous opinion of every witness, as well as my own; upon which I acted, little anticipating that so great a public service could have been thus required.

2nd Instance.-Respecting the 2nd Instance of the charge founded upon the deputy assistant quarter-master general's letter No. 6, of 18th January [see second day's proceedings], the Court will perceive that, so far from being ordered in it "to seize on and occupy the Kurwattee or Gotiah ghaut," as expressed in the charge, I am merely told that "you will see the importance of clearing the Kurwattee," which is a very different matter from a positive order to force that ghaut. Nothing, ia fact, but the general's ignorance of localities alluded to in the above letter could account for the fact of making even such a qualified overture as it contains, when it is remembered that he was aware I had abandoned the descent by that ghaut full ten days before, as involving too great a sacrifice of life. Moreover, the recommendation to cause the occupation of the above ghaut will appear more extraordinary under the above circumstances, when taken in conjunction with the fact, that it was known to the general I had taken Sewapoor the previous day, hitherto considered the sole object of the combined attack of the 20th: thus turning all the ghauts and stockades of the Sewapoor valley without the loss of a single life. Under these circumstances, and knowing that the Kurwattee ghaut would be evacuated by the enemy the moment Colonel Outram's troops took them next day in reverse, would I have been justified in making a vast sacrifice of life upon a mere suggestion, the expediency of which was necessarily to be decided by me, and that too in the face of not only my own deliberate conviction, but also of the report of a distinguished officer like Major George? A moment's reflection of any military man, who has ever directed his attention to the heavy responsibility of a detached commander, will enable him to decide against it.

(To be continued.)

MISCELLANEOUS.

THE 8TH N.I.-Letters from Scinde intimate that the 8th Bombay N.I. are likely to return to the presidency almost immediately, and may be expected to arrive before the 25th N.I. which regiment is also coming down.-Times, Oct. 4.

PENINSULAR RAILWAY COMPANY.-The Courier of the 3rd inst. understands that Mr. Chapman, the representative of the Peninsular Railway Company, has left Bombay for the Ghauts, with the intention of taking a general view of such parts of the country as appear to demand first attention. Mr. Chapman is supposed to have proceeded up with the intention of watching the effects of the heavy rains expected with the Elephanta gale. He, however, in conjunction with the Bombay community, is doomed to be disappointed, for we have had no Elephanta as yet, and the usual time being passed, we greatly fear that we are not to be favoured with the presence of this periodical, and at this moment bow welcome visitor.

We are sorry to say that, owing to the continued excessive heat, the absence of all rain for more than a month, and in fact the deficiency of rain to the extent of nearly one-third the average quantity, sickness is beginning to manifest itself to an alarming extent. We have before our eyes also the dreadful prospect of a drought in the ensuing hot weather, accompanied perhaps by scarcity; it is to be hoped that an all-merciful Providence will avert these calamities from this Island.-Courier.

FORGERY ON THE BOMBAY BANK.-The Gentleman's Gazette of the 2nd instant reports a case of rather extensive forgery on the Bank of Bombay. The forger is a Hindoo of the name of Manick Narrojee, and the amount for which a cheque on the bank was forged is 4,000 rupees (4007.). The party whose name was forged is Lieutenant Colonel Brough of H. M. 2nd regiment (Queen's Royals).

BANGALORE, Sept. 28.-A treasure detachment from Salem, escorting three lacs of rupees, arrived here two days ago, and the coin has been delivered into the commissioner's treasury. The escort consisted of a detachment of the 1st Native Veteran Battalion, the subadar in command of which died at Oossoor, of cholera, and an aged European, named Newman, a Queen's pensioner, died of Cholera, in the garrison hospital here, on Wednesday last. He had arrived the day before from Bellary, and had been suffering from illness on the journey. It is melancholy to relate, that cholera is still prevalent in different quarters of Mysore. At Coongul, where a part of the remount establishment from Oossoor is located, its ravages a few days since were severe. Mr. sub-overseer J. Simpson, who is there in charge, lost a son and daughter at the beginning of the week from this scourge. The weather continues highly favourable, rain falling in abundance; the tanks filling fast, and every thing around wearing a very refreshed and lively appearance. The roads, however, are much cut up, and landlords are drawing long faces at the reports daily brought them of leaks in the roofs and cracks in the walls of many of their houses.-Athenæum, Sept. 30.

CONFISCATION OF THE "FAzzlebarry."-The same paper of same date reports the confiscation of the ship Fazzlebarry, by the customs authorities.

H.M.'s 17TH REGT.-The Courier of the 7th inst. regrets to learn that sickness prevails in H.M.'s 17th regiment, some men having died from fever, and many being sick in hospital. The regiment, removed on the 6th, from the town to Colabah barracks, since which, we ere happy to say, there have been fewer cases of sickness.

H.M.'s 14TH DRAGOONS.-The Gentleman's Gazette of the same date has learned that the departure of H.M.'s 14th dragoons for Agra is expected to take place on the 14th of next month.

BEDFORD, Capt. J. N. vet. batt. to join Oct. 2.

BELL, H. R. posted to right wing of 1st Eur. regt. to rank as second lieut. in the regt. Sept. 19-in army, March 1.

BOYD, Maj. 2nd Grens. to ass. temp. com. of brig. Oct. 3.
CLARKE, Capt. P. W. to retain ch. of post-office at Kolapore.
COWPER, Lieut. R. 1st Eur. Fus. to act as interp. to 3rd L.C. dur.
abs. of Lieut. Arrow, on M. C. Oct. 3.

CUMMING, Maj. J. P. to be lieut. col. to rank fr. Aug. 16, v.
Hughes, pro. to 1st Eur. Fus. Oct. 10.

DOUGLAS, Brig. to be Pres. of Court of Inquiry at Kurrachee, ▼. Crestall.

FAWCETT, Maj. John, 2nd Eur. L. I. to retire from service on pension of his rank.

FORD, Lieut. Sir F. J. Bart. to 20th N.I. to be capt. v. Godfrey, invd. to rank fr. Sept. 19.

GIBBON, Col. J. to 26th N.I. v. Mayne, dec. Oct. 10.

GREEN, Major, to be memb. of court of inquiry at Kurrachee, v. Cotgrave.

HARWOOD, Lieut. 14th N.I. to proc. as com. agent with head qr. div. of Bengal, 2nd Eur. reg. on march to Kurrachee, on completion of that duty to return to Hyderabad.

HERNE, 2nd Lieut. G. E. 1st Eur. reg. to be lieut. v. Seton fr. Aug. 16.

HOPACK, Lieut. G. to join Golundauz batt. at Ahmednuggur. HOUGH, Lieut. 18th N.I. to com. of station of Gharra dur. abs. of Capt. Wright.

HUGHES, Lieut. col. S. c.B. to be col. to rank fr. Aug. 16, v. Mayne, dec.; to rem. unattached, Oct. 10.

JACOBS, Capt. W. S. rec. ch. of office of 1st asst. supt. of roads. JARDINE, Ens. F. R. 5th N.I. to join head qr. of his regt. at the Presidency, Oct. 4.

LANG, Capt. J. S. inv. est. to join, Oct. 2.

MOBERLY, Ens. posted to 20th N.I. to rank fr. Sept. 19, in suc. to Shewell, prom.

MORRIS, Major J. E. C. 2nd N. I. to proceed to Poonah on duty. OUTRAM, Lieut. col. J. C.B. resident at Sattara, resum. ch. on Oct. 1.

OVANS, Lieut. col. C. fr. 1st Eur. to 10th N.I. Oct. 10. SCHNEIDER, Lieut. J. W. 2nd Gren. ass. ch. as adjt. of inf. corps, Kolapore, Oct. 8.

SETON, Brev. capt. J. B. declared entitled to suc. only to pay and allowances of the rank of capt. fr. Aug. 16.

SHEWELL, Ens. W. V. 20th N.I. to be lieut. in suc. to Ford, prom. to rank fr. Sept. 19.

STALKER, Lieut. col. F. fr. 1st Gren. to 2nd Eur. L.I. Oct. 10.
ST. JOHN, Capt. R. 1st Eur. regt. to be major, v. Cumming, prom.
TAYLOR, Lieut. col. R. fr. 2nd Eur. L.I. to 1st Gren. Oct. 10.
THRESHIE, Capt. dep. asst. comy. gen. at Belgaum, to proc. to
Poonah to give evidence at a court-martial, Oct. 8.

PASSED EXAMINATION IN NATIVE LANGuages.

BURNES, Ens. 10th N.I.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

ARROW, Lieut. W. G. 9th N.I. to Oct, 31, in ext. to remain at pres.

CURTIS, Lieut. A. H. 2nd grens. to Oct. 31, in ext. to remain at pres.

FRANKLAND, Ens. A. C. fr. Oct. 20 to Nov. 30, to Bombay on p. 8. GOTTREUX, Capt. F. fr. Sept. 2 to Nov. 1, to Rutnagherry on m.c. GROUBE, Lieut. F. J. 13th N.I. to Oct. 31, in ext. to remain at

pres.

HOLBROW, Lieut. 12th N.I fr. Sept. 15 to Oct. 31, to Bombay.
NORTON, Lieut. col. 4th N.I. to Nainee Tal, on m. c.
SHORT, Éns. 12th N.I. fr. Sept. 12 to Oct. 31, to Bombay.
SHUм, Lieut. 16th N.I. fr. Sept. 1 to Nov. 1, to Bombay, on m. c.
WATKINS, Capt. J. 23rd N.I. 2 years to Neilgherry hills, Oct. 3.
WESTON, Lieut. H. 14th N.I. 3 mo. fr. Sept. 20 to Bombay.
WHITEHILL, Lieut. S. J. K. 23rd It. inf. to Oct. 31, in ext. to re-
main at pres.

WHITTAKER, Ens. B. R. fr. Oct. 15 to Dec. 31, to Bombay.
WRIGHT, Capt. 3rd N.I. fr. Sept. 10 to Oct. 15, to Kurrachee

on m.c.

MEDICAL. APPOINTMENTS, &C.

MCKENZIE, Asst. surg. G. J. to med. ch. 14th N.I. and to join Oct. 11.

PEART, Asst. surg. to ass. temp. ch. of duties of dep. med, store

keeper and staff surg. at Poonah, on departure of Surg. Don to pres. Oct. 3.

PEET, Asst. surg. J. received ch. of the vaccination dept. of the Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Hospital, Sept. 10.

PIGOU, Asst. surg. W. R. attached to 3rd N.I. dur. abs. of Asst. surg. Thom on m.c. to join Oct. 2.

SMITH, Asst. surg. T. Y. to Malligaum, for duty dur. indisp. of Dimock, Oct. 11.

WALLACE, Asst. surg. E. J. to med. ch. 16th N.I. and to join.

Bombay Castle, 11th Sept. 1845. Mr. W. L. Serle admitted to the service as a volunteer for the Indian Navy, Sept. 1.

Lieut. J. Cooper, gunnery instructor, Indian navy, leave of absence until the 31st October, to proceed to sea for the benefit of his health.

Mr. J. Francis, 1st class engineer, on furlough to Europe for two years, from Nov. 1.

SEPT. 13.-Mr. W. H. Carpendale, a volunteer for the Indian navy.

SEPT. 25.-The arrangement under which Commander F. T. Powell, commanding the Indus' flotilla, was accommodated on board the steamer Napier, from January 18 to April 3, 1845, while proceeding on duty, is confirmed.

SEPT. 26.-Asst. surg. W. H. Pigou, having served the specified period in the Indian navy, is placed at the disposal of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief; and Asst. surg. R. Hussey is attached to the Indian navy, vice Pigou.

Asst. surg. W. F. Babington, port surgeon, is allowed leave of absence to proceed to the Deocan on private affairs, from Sept. 25 to the 10th proximo.

OCT. 6.-The following temporary arrangements and appointments are confirmed :

Messrs. J. Watson and J. Smith, probationary pilots in the master attendant's department, having passed the requisite examination, are hereby appointed pilots from August 14, 1845.

Mr. J. Smith, chief mate of the Colaba light vessel, was appointed probationary pilot in the master attendant's department on July 4, 1845.

Mr. Jermyne, from the Hastings to the Sesostris, as acting master, from Aug. 2, 1845.

Commander J. A. Young, from the Sesostris, to the command of the Elphinstone, from Aug. 1845.

Lieut. A. M. Grieve, of the Sesestris, to assume command of that vessel, until fur. orders, fr. Aug. 4, 1845.

Mr. J. C. Beyts, clerk in charge of the H. C.'s brig Palinurus, is permitted to reside on shore for the benefit of his health, fr. Aug. 6,

1845.

Mr. Lamb, midshipman of the Sesostris, is permitted to reside on shore for the benefit of his health, from Aug. 6, 1845.

Mr. R. Whish, midshipman of the surveying brig Palinurus, is permitted to reside on shore for the benefit of his health, from Aug. 22, 1845.

Mr. C. Cole, acting clerk of the Semiramis, to the Palinurus, as clerk in charge of that vessel, from Sept. 1, 1845.

Mr. Bode, mate of the Palinurus, promoted to acting master of that vessel from Sept. 2, 1845, v. Mr. Constable, transferred to the Hastings.

Lieut. A Foulerton, of the Coote, having arrived from the Persian Gulf, by H. M.'s brig Pilot, on m.c. is permitted to reside on shore for the benefit of his health, from Aug. 4, 1845.

DEATHS.

BAILIE, Geo. Wm. s. of Thos. apoth. 1st Eur. Fus. at Poonah.
DICKINSON, G. K. asst. surg. at Scinde, Sept. 30.
DUCAT, Lieut. C. D. 13th N.I. at Hydrabad, Oct. 4.
LODGE, Anne Mary, d. of J. at Bombay, aged 1, Sept. 11.
MCFARLANE, James, Dock yard, Oct. 14.

REID, James, seaman of the H. C. S. Elphinstone, Oct. 5.

SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.

OCT. 1. Buckinghamshire, McGregor, China.-5. Panama, McLeod, Liverpool; Good Success, Cowie, China; Pantaloon, Porter, Bushire; Regina, Quinton, China.-7. Hebrides, Melville, London; Ann Armstrong, Graham, Liverpool.-8. Mathew Plummer, Bruce, Hamburg; steamer Carnac, Duverger, Surat.-9. Oriza, Christian, Liverpool; steamer Acbar, Young, Suez; Ernard, McFarlane, Calcutta.-10. Abbotsford, Buckland, London.-12. Steamer Phlor, Church, Surat.-11. Charlotte, Brodrick, Hull.-14. Steamer Sesostris, Frushard, Kurrachee; steamer Atalanta, Gordon, Kurrachee.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Phlox, from Surat:-Lieut. J. W. Henry, 19th N.I.; wick, Esq.; and 48 natives.

Ren

Sesostris, from Kurrachee :-Mesdames Woodburn and Knipe; Lieut.-col. A. Woodburn, C.B.; Lieutenants E. Glennie, H. Grice, and E. Lowry; Ensigns A. B. Little and E. A. H. Bacon; troops and followers, 25th N.I.

Atalanta, from Kurrachee:-Assist. surg. A. Wright, Ens. W. Rice, two native commissioned officers, and 110 non-commissioned rank and file, 25th N.I.; Capt. W. Stuart, H.M.'s 86th foot; Capt. W. G. Hebbert, Lieut. W. Kendall, three commissioned officers, and 125 non-commissioned rank and file, head quarters sappers and miners; Lieut. and Mrs. Sheppard, 2nd troop H.B.; Cornet C. V. Arthur, 2nd light cavalry; 1 writer; 1 warrant officer; 17 European non-commissioned rank and file; 6 women; and 9 children; 178 public and private followers, 110 women, and 82 children; 120 native women, and 52 children.

SEPT. 30.-Steamer Atalanta, Gordon, Kurrachee; Wild Irish Girl, Graham, Liverpool; steamer Phlox, Church, Surat.-OCT. 1. Anger, Bell, Liverpool; steamer Semiramis, Daniel, Aden.-6. Steamer Parsee, Grisdale, Surat; Aliet Rohoman, Row, China; John Brightman, Viall, Calcutta.-9. Sultana, Wadge, Singapore.10. Steamer Seaforth, Higgs, Colombo; steamer Carnac, Duverger, Bancoot.-11. Zoe, Parker, Hong-Kong.

CANDY, the wife of Rev. Geo. s. Oct. 9.

CLEVERLEY, Mrs. H. at Poonah, d. Sept. 29.

CRAIG, the wife of W. at Poonah, s. Oct. 9.

GRAHAM, the lady of W. at Mazagon, d. Oct. 9.

HANNAH, the wife of J. at Bombay, s. Sept. 6.

MORSE, the lady of Brev. capt. T. R. at Byculla, s. still-born, Oct. 4.
RAVENSCROFT, the lady of A. W. d. Oct. 6.
REID, the lady of the Hon. L. R. d. Oct. 2.
SANDYS, the lady of Maj. F. H. s. Oct. 6.

Gold Leaf per tola ....

FREIGHTS.

To London and Liverpool, 31. 10s. to 31. 12s. 6d.

IMPORTS.

The period which has elapsed since the departure of the last mail has been marked by but little animation in the market for imported goods, and the business transacted has been extremely scanty and unimportant for the time of year. Apprehensions arising from the defective supply of rain have, it is supposed, contributed in some measure to produce this inactivity; but it is fair to presume that the approach of the Dewalee holidays, which will be held towards the close of the present month, and which always occasion a suspension of commercial operations, has had the largest share in creating it.

CEYLON.

THE POST OFFICE.-Our readers very probably observed with feelings of mingled wonder and incredulity, in a late number of our Journal, that at a meeting of the subscribers to the new church about to be erected at Newera Ellia, the Treasurer informed the subscribers that all the documents-(title-deeds, &c. we presume) connected with the church had been traced to the post office and were said to have been burnt at that well-managed and never-too-much-to-be-praised establishment. For our own part, we read and re-read the paragraph with astonishment. Burn letters at a public post office! Why Sir James Graham's letteropening propensities are a joke to this. The story does or did go, that they were ordered to be burnt because the postage was refused by the party to whom the documents were addressed, as he conceived that official papers officially addressed to an official man were entitled to pass free. With this, however, we have not any thing to do. Nothing could or can justify such an unwarrantable, if authoritative, or careless, if it turn out so to be, abuse of power and trust. We have, however, learnt that Mr. Lee has answered the letter of inquiry on the subject so properly ordered by the meeting to be addressed to him by saying that the letters and documents were burnt through inadvertence!! What! the post office burn a large packet of official-shaped documents, officially addressed through inadvertence!! Burn or destroy any documents whatsoever! in the teeth of the ordinance with which the P. M. G. ought to be well acquainted, and which directs him to return all letters refused to the senders, charging them with the postage. In this case the sender was a colonial chaplain, and consequently no difficulty could exist as to the power of returning him the papers.

It is further said, in explanation by (or, perhaps, for) the P. M. G. that there had been a large and similar packet lying for years in the office, and that the church papers were burnt in mistake for this. Now, laying aside the unlikeliness of this story in its strange coincidence of time, if this be the case, let the committee see the packet which ought to have been burnt, in all its old glories and postmarks, and they will then at least have the satisfaction of knowing that their papers have really been sacrificed to a heedless and careless error, unworthy of a public office, and not to the individual caprice of the P. M. G.-Herald.

BIRTHS.

FISHER, the lady of Capt. at Rambodde, s. Sept. 8. HIELER, Mrs. John, at Colombo, d. Sept. 19. SEGAR, Mrs. at Colombo, d. Sept. 16.

MARRIAGES.

GREEN, W. to Elizabeth, d. of the late Rev. D. J. Gogerley, at Colombo, Sept. 24.

KRICKENBECK, C. A. to Miss A. E. U. Vanderstraoden, at Colombo, Sept. 25.

DEATHS.

LAYARD, Frances Georgiana, d. of C. F. aged 19, Sept. 15.

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

SEPT. 7. Caroline, Freywer, Cochin.-10. Sophia, Tanner, Tuticoreen.-18. Sumatra, Duncan, Gravesend; Indian Queen, Kerr, Calcutta; Anna Eliza, Granger, Bombay; steamer Bentinck, Kelson, Calcutta.-15. H.M.C. steamer Seaforth, Higgs, Bombay.23. Eliza Ann, Meyers, which sailed from hence for Mauritius on the 13th instant, put back on the 21st in a leaky state, and sailed this morning for Tuticoreen to be fresh calked.-24. Symmetry, Macwod, Trincomalie.-25. Emerald, Turnbull, Calcutta ; Alexander, Apsey, Mauritius.-19. Steamer Lady Mary Wood, Cooper, Hong Kong.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per Caroline, from Cochin and Quilon.-Mrs. Freywer, Miss Freywer, Miss Coopman, Masters G. and J. Freywer, and 3 natives.

Per Sumatra, from Gravesend and Falmouth.-Lieut. col. Grantham, R.A. Messrs. Grantham, Kennedy, Mackenzie, Sutherland, Lamond, Colley, Grant, Barter, Beard, Brook, Middleton.

Per Indian Queen, from Calcutta and Madras.-Mrs. Capt Perreau, 1st Madras N.I. 2 children and 2 servants.

Per steamer Bentinck, from Calcutta and Madras for Ceylon.Col. Garsting, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Fraser, Mr. G. Thompson, and servant, Mr. Bellue, Mr. Turner, Mr. Cameron, and Macpherson, for Hong Kong; Mr. Massey and servant, for Suez. 29 passengers. For Aden, 4 natives.

Per steamer Seaforth.-Mrs. Grey, W. Grey, Esq. D. Davidson Esq. Dr. G. Duncan, and 2 native servants.

Per Symmetry, from Trincomallie.-Dr. Powell.

Per schooner Emerald, from Calcutta.-2 native gardeners.
Per Alexander, from Mauritius.-C. M. Campbell, Esq.
Per Lady Mary Wood, for Ceylon. Mr. P. Hanson and servant,

Capt. D. Aguilar, Major Wigston, Mr. L. Dent, Mr. F. De Peiba, Capt. Hazlewood, Mr. Jhie, Mr. Middleton, and 21 Malay recruits.

DEPARTURES.

SEPT. 8. Greyhound, to Tuticoreen.-9. Euphrates, Moulmein.11. Sophia, Tanner, Singapore.-15. Royal Shepherdess, Cochin.19. Pearl, Haywood, London.-20. H. M. C. steamer Seaforth, Higgs, Bombay; Samarang, Harvey, Madras; Steamer Bentinck, from Galle for Suez.-24. Caroline, Freywer, Tuticoreen.-23. Eliza Ann, Meyer, Tuticoreen.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per Greyhound, for Tuticoreen.-I. R. Cocq, Esq. Per Sophia, for Singapore.-Mrs. Tanner and son. Per Royal Shepherdess, for Cochin. Mr. Robertson, free Pearl; Capt. and Mrs. Just, Mr. Low Steerage, Mr. Knowles, and a private of the 90th regt.

Per steamer Seaforth.-Read, Mr. and Mrs. Flower, T. G. Craig, Esq.; Lieuts. Barry and Oldham, H.M.'s 86th regt.; and Capt. J. G. Reddie.

Per steamer Bentinck, from Galle.-Mr. McKilligen and Mr. Kinnear.

Per Caroline, for Tuticoreen.-R. Clarke, Esq.; Withers, Esq.

SINGAPORE.

The steamer Lady Mary Wood, with the overland mail of the 25th August, arrived at Singapore at noon on the 6th instant, having left Galle September 27th and Penang 4th October. The mail of the 7th August arrived from Bombay per Anna Eliza.Straits Times.

The steamer Lady Mary Wood left Singapore yesterday (October 8) at noon for Hong-kong. H. N. M. steam frigate Bromo left yesterday evening for Batavia.-Ibid.

DOMESTIC. BIRTHS.

KER, the lady of W. W. at Singapore, d. Aug. 28.

DEATHS.

ANCHANT, Wm. at Singapore, aged 58, Sept. 2.
NICHOLSON, Eliz. the d. of Geo. at Singapore, aged 15, Aug. 16.
NICHOLSON, Wm. D. the s. of Geo. at Singapore, aged 19, Aug. 19.1

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.

SEPT. 9. Waterwitch, Douglas, Calcutta; Harbinger, Candlish, Bombay; Elizabeth, Ganger, Penang; Lady Mary Wood, Hong Kong.-10. H. C. steamer Diana, Congalton; Louisa, Dunford, Penang.-11. Futtay Mombaruk, More, Bombay; Samdanny, Cuth-" bert, Penang; Prince Carl, Molien, Bombay and Penang; Lema, Kemish, Batavia.-12. Caroline, Williams, Tutoocorin and Colombo; Ann, Stevenson, Madras and Penang; Lydia Eastgate, Pereira, Penang and Malacca.-13. Julia, Jones, Bombay; Rustomjee Cowasjee, Hill, China.-14. Grecian, Watt, Bombay; Johanna, Felix, Penang and Malacca; Hero, Fowler, Calcutta.-15. Fulton, Davies, London. -16. British M.'s brig of war, Cruiser, Fanshawe, Sarawan.-SEPT. 16. Mysore, Ward, Batavia; Recovery, Johnston, Siam; Anonyma,{ Thomas, Hong Kong; Velocipede, Woolfe, Sooloo; Maria, Heaviside, Ceylon.-17. Prince Regent, Spears, Bombay; Anna Robertson, Munro, Madras.-18. Rob Roy, White, Calcutta; Futtel Karim, Borrer, Bombay; Anand Chunder, Shepherd, Pondicherry; King Henry, Stone, Pedier coast and Malacca.-20. Coquette, Eldridge, Calcutta; Harsinger, Vodagee, Penang.-21. Robert, Bilaffer, Canton.SEPT. 23. Julia, Miers, Sarawak; Torrington, Nell, Leith; Shaw in Shaw, Syboo, Penang; Sir Robert Sale, Loader, Tuticorin.-24. Amelia, Keld, China; Paradise, Zebrantz, Hamburgh.-25. Roseberry, Young, Newcastle; Matilda, Abdulla, Batavia; Framjee Cowasjee, Edwards, China and Manila; Macassar, Swartz, Antwerp; Guardian, Vickerman, London.-27. Almas, Sheik Almet, Sonrabaya.-28. Mary Campbell, Boyd, Batavia; Hong Goan, Halliong, Cheribon; Kim Soan Goan, Lanang, Palambang; H. C.. steamer Diana, Congalton, Pinang.-30. Sulimany, Monk, China. -OCT. 1. Carthage, Fox, Canton.-2. Dardo, Uceda, Manila; Anna Eliza, Grainger, Bombay and Colombo; Duke of Roxburg, Collard, Chusan.-3. Drongan, McDonald, Manila.-6. Steamer Lady Mary Wood, Cooper, Galle and Penang; Dido, Saunders, Calcutta.-7. Clown, Wyse, Hong Kong; Frolic, Faucon, Bombay; Sir H. Compton, Browne, Bombay.

DEPARTURES.

SEPT. 9.-Helen, Blayne, China.-10. Ayrshire, Brown, Penang; George Henrich, Henrickson, Hamburgh.-11. Steamer Fire Queen, McKellar, Malacca, Penang and Calcutta; Cecilia, Norris, Hong Kong.-12. Fattel Rachman, Hadjee Mahomed, for Pontianak; Glory, Nanah, Sebab, Malacca and Penang; Elizabeth, Jansen, Macao.-13. Zeepancuo, Chay Malia, Berna; Audax, Oliver, Calcutta.-15. Waterwitch, Douglass, Hong Kong; Prince Albert, Thompson, Calcutta.-16. Wilson, Hourston, Manila.-17. Samdanny, Cuthbert, Penang; Louisa, Dunford, Arracan; Britomart,

Douglas, Arracan; Rustomjee Cowasjee, Hill, Calcutta; Prince Carlo, Malien, Whampoa.-18. Lydia Eastgate, Pereira, Malacca and Penang; Heloise, Steljes, Batavia and Bremen; Velocipede, Wolfe, Sooloo; Ann, Stevenson, Hong Kong; Antilles, Millar, Whampoa; Duchess of Clarence, Rangoon and Maulmain.-19. Recovery, Johnston, Bombay; Birch, Nicobars, Cornelia, Lim Chit, Palembang.-20. Rob Roy, White, China; Johanna, Felix, Malacca and Penang; Fattel Karim, Borrer, Hong Kong; Coquette, Eldridge, Whampoa.-SEPT. 22. Hero, Fowler, Calcutta.-23. Regina, Kreft, London; Robert Fulton, Davies. Manilla.-24. Hurry, Ho Puan Swu, Malacca.-25. Maria, Heaviside, Malacca and Penang; John Dugdale, Kelluk, London.-26. Anund Chunder, Shepherd, Pinang.-27. Framjee Cowasjee, Edwards, Calcutta; Paradise, Zebrantz, Macao; Mysore, Harwood, Batavia; Eliza Ann, Cheves, Whampoa; Lema, Kemish, Penang.-Oct. 1. Torrington, Richard Nell, Whampoa.-4. Harsingar, Odowger Anger, Penang; Mary Campbell, Thos. Bryernt, Manila; Macassar, C. Swartz, ditto.-7. Dido, Saunders, Hong Kong; Julia, Miers, Sarawak; Drongan, McDonald, Bombay; Sulimany, Monk, Calcutta.-8. Shah in Shah, Mira, Malacca and Penang; Lady Mary Wood, Cooper, Hong Kong; H. M. M. steam frigate Bromo, Van Brack, Batavia.

CHINA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Since my last, our harbour has been enlivened by the return Sept. 30th, 1845. to port of the fleet under Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, after an absence of several months, during which they have been chiefly in the Straits, and at Singapore,- and lately on service in Borneo, taking Manilla in their route thence, from Manilla and Borneo arrived the Agincourt, Dædalus, Wolverine, Vestal, Espiegle, Vixen Steamer, and the H. C's. steamers Nemesis and Pluto, the Royalist and Samarang at the same time came in from Japan, the latter for the purpose of bringing her first lieutenant to courtmartial for insubordination; it is asserted that that officer had also a charge against Captain Sir Edward Belcher; the decision of the court is not announced, and is understood to be referred to England. A court-martial has also been held on the master of the Vestal, who has been reprimanded for running that ship on shore, in the Maluder river, coast of Borneo. The Cas

tor, Captain Graham, and Driver steamer have sailed for New Zealand direct, to co-operate with the North Star frigate on that station, in suppression of the outrages of the natives, news of which reached us during the month of August.

The occasion of the fleet proceeding to Borneo was to accompany and assist Mr. Brooks, the well-known enterprising English settler on that coast, in concluding with the sultan the treaty for the cession of the island of Laboan, also to attempt the extirpation of the piratical hordes so long the terror of those seas;having received information of a large piratical force in Maluder bay, the fleet proceeded to attack them, but only the small steamers and boats could ascend the river at that place,-the defence was conducted with much skill and resolution, a large fort on the point of land formed by a branch of the river opened a vigorous fire on the boats, which were also delayed by a strong boom thrown across the bight of a reach of the stream, directly in the line of fire from the fort; over this boom the boats had to be raised and launched by hand, a service that was gallantly performed under a galling fire; and the steamers advancing quite close to the barrier were enabled to shell the fort with good effect, while a party landed with rockets and did good execution. Eventually the fort was taken, and a large town higher up the river burnt, while a large quantity of plunder from English and Chinese vessels was captured. The loss on the side of the pirates was considerable, while of the naval force, Mr. L. Gibbard, of the Wolverine, and ten men were killed ;-Lieutenant Heard, of the Agincourt, Mr. Pyne, of the Vestal, and fifteen men wounded. Of local news there is this month a great scarcity, conversation is generally confined to the question, for a long time agitated, of local taxation, and the right of the executive to raise funds for public purposes without the consent and advice of the taxed.

The news, by the last mail, of the baronetcy conferred on the governor, made some sensation, and generally seems to have been received with hearty congratulations. The colony continues perfectly healthy.

M. LAGRENE.-His Excellency, M. de Lagrené, and the other members of the French legation, have sailed for the north in the frigate Cleopatra. It is possible that M. de Lagrené may intend a visit to Peking; and if such is the case he had taken the proper plan of appearing in the vicinity without giving any notice of his intentions. This is mere conjecture; he may only desire to see Chusan, which we have agreed to evacuate in a few months.Friend of China, Sept. 30.

The United States frigate Constitution sailed from Macao on

the 1st for Manila and the Sandwich Islands. America is increasing her force in the North Pacific, probably as a "demon. stration," until the Oregon affair is settled. Actual hostilities upon this question we cannot contemplate so long as Europe is at peace.-Ibid.

H.M.'s 98th.-A detachment of the 98th regiment, consisting of Capts. Lovett and Ormsby, Ens. Hardy, Cocket, Stewart, and Baley, with Asst. surg. Brown, and sixty rank and file, arrived in Hong Kong from England on the 21st inst. per ship Sea Park, -Ibid.

The American steamer Midas plies weekly between Hong-Kong and Canton.

H.M.S. Iris reports that the City of Derry, Were, put back on the 17th of September, having touched upon a rock in the entrance of the Lamma Channel, and making nearly two feet of water an hour. She has since been hove down, when it was found that her fore-foot had started. H.M.S. Agincourt and Dedalus were to quit Hong-Kong for Chusan in a few days. The follow. ing vessels were loading at Whampoa for England: Sarah Louisa, Syria, Duke of Lancaster, Caroline, Harbinger, Ellen, Hindostan, Brahmin, Calder, Glenelg, Druid, and Sir Edward Ryan. The following vessels were to leave Hong-Kong on 1st and 2nd October: Macedon for London; Lagnalina, for Liverpool; Mayaram Dyaram, for Manila; H.C. steamer Nemesis, for Amoy; American steamer Edith, for Shanghae.-Ibid.

SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES.