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      of our greatness abroad , vre are recalled to our weakness and misgoverament > t home ; and until practical measures of relief are instituted , based « the broadest princi ples of justice to all classes , Ireland will be a thorn in our sides . The fight upon the Coercion Bill isto he renewed on Friday night , with * hat result remains to he seen . Our own impression , from tho manner and bearing of Sir RonEHi sad O'Coraii towards each other on Wednesday , is that it will pass off easily . The object of the minister , that of securing for the bill a first reading , will be attained ; and the remaining days before the vacation will be devoted to pass the Corn Bill , if possible , through the Commons . ^^^^

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      A . B \ C—Wc will notice your two last communications next week . T Mitchell , Stocepobt . — Aext wceu . s jj 4 l _ EWTr . —Having fast week stated the design of the "" address , and attracted the most important portion of « % ve cannot anbrd room for a repetition . Hb oT ° sxob " Several letters and questions addressed K J ! r . O'Connor must remain unanswered until his re turn . Mr . O'Connor is at present in the north of Eng land engaged on the business of the Chartist Cooperative Land Society . jg . M .. Ashbcktos . —We must decline the insertion of the lines . Our correspondent must try a __ ain . Electiox fob Ehcbtive . —Thomas Tattersall informs his friends that he respectfully declines standing as a candidate for the ensuing Executive , conviuced tnat firn Viler men could not be found than those who at

      present adorn that office . Sorwich . —The Chartists of this place are of opinion , that in the present state of Chartism it would be very foolish , or worse , to attempt to change those no w at the liead of the movement , or to increase their number , and thereby incur an increase of espinditnre . jj _&* The great length of the Indian and other news " compels us to withhold several communications , which we will notice next week .

      Xotice. The 1st Section Ot The Chartist ...

      XOTICE . The 1 st section ot the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will close on Thursday , April 9 th IS 40 ; all persons to be eligible to the ensuing ballot must have paid up their shares by the above day . T . M . Wheeler , Secretary ,

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      RECEIPTS OF THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATITS LAXD SOCIETY . BHABE 3 .

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      THE WAR IN INDIA . GREAT VICTORY OVER THE SIKHS . 1 I 0 RRIBLE SLAUGHTER ! On Tuesday afternoon the Conner from Marseilles brought despatches from India , in anticipation of the Bombay mail of the 3 rd of March . They contain the details of the important news of another great battle having been fought at Sobraon , near the bridge at Uureekce , upon the Sutlej , where the Sikhs were defeated with immense slaughter . These despatches state that on the 10 th of February the strongly entrenched camp of the Sikhsafc

      , Sobraon , defeuded by 35 , 000 men and sixty- « cvcn pieces of artillery , exclusive of heavv anus , on the right bank of the Sutlej , was stormed * by the British army , under the immediate command of Sir Hugh 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 the river , with immense loss , stated at upwards of 12 , 000 men , and all his guns were captured .

      The loss of the British iu this exp loit , described by the Governor-General as " one of the most ^ daring ever achieved , " was necessarily severe , for the enemy ' s batteries were well-manned and did great execution . . , The total loss of our army , in killed and wounded , according to the official returns , is 23 SS , of whom the European officers killed are thirteen , wounded 101 ; native officers , killed three , wounded thirty-nine ; uon-coiuiuii-sioued officers and rank and file , killed 301 , wounded 1913 ; Lascars , & c ., killed three , wounded ten . The names ot * the principal European officers whose loss we have to regret are ilajor-General Sir Robert Dick , K . C . B ., who received a

      mortal wound after he had entered the enemy s entreschnients ; and Lieut-Colonel Taylor , C . B ., of the 29 th Regiment , commanding the 3 d Brigade of the 2 d Division . Amongst those who were severely wounded are Lieut-Colonel Gough , C . B ., the Acting Quartermaster-General of the Army ; Lieut-Colonel Barr , Acting Adjutant-General ; Brigadier Penny , of the 1 st Infantry division , and Lieut-Colonels Uyan aud Petit , of the 50 th Regiment Many other staff and field officers are returned slightly wounded , including Major-Gencval YV . R . Gilbert , commanding the 2 na Infantry Division , of whom the Commander-in-Chief speaks in the highest terms of praise .

      The last victory over the Sikhs , the fourth within two months , makes the total amount of guns captured 220 ; the loss in 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 of February the whole of the British forces , including the siege train , bad entered the Punjaub . Negotiations on the part of the Wuzcer , Goolab Rajah Singh , had in the meantime been proposed , and , on the ICth of February , while the British army was on its march to Lahore , the Wuzeer arrived at the 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 Hardinge ' s proclamation of the 10 th Feb . ( which will be found in another column ) specified the

      terms on which a cessation of hostilities on the part of the Governor-General was agreed to . In an interview ou the ISth it was agreed to bring the Maharajah Dhnleep Singh to the . British Court , and this took place ou the following day . Ou the 10 th , the headquarters of the army were at Lullecanee , half way between Ferozepore and Lahore , which it was expected would be occupied within a few days . The domestic occurrences at Lahore exhibit the Ranee in a state of great pci ? lexity , both before and after the battles of Aliwal and Sobraon ; Goolab Singh had been nominated Wuzeer , er Prime Minister , and the result of his efforts in his official capacity have already been shown . With respect to Sciude , we have only to state that Sir Charles Xapier had been ordered to join the Governor-General without delay , aud left Sukkur ou the 10 th of February , the troops amounting to 15 , 000 , with thirty pieces of artillery .

      OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH PREVIOUS TO THE BATTLE . The siege train was now drawing near to its destination . From Busseau to Moodkee it was-cscortcd by a detachment of the SSth . Native Infantry under Major Scott . It approached Ilurreeke on the 5 th , whea 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 village of Sunnait , six miles from Loudianah . He had under his command a powerful force , consisting of the 1 st Light , and 4 th Irregular Cavalry , II . M . 50 th , the 24 th , 30 th , 30 tii , and ISth ] V . L , the whole Shekawattee brigade , with four horse artillerv guns—in all probably about S 00 O men . On the 3 rd , four days after the battle of Aliwal , the force under General Sir Harry Smith marched from Boomlrie towards Durrumkote , and made arrangements to rejoin the

      he-ad-quarters of the Commander-in-Chief at Ilurreeke Ghat Here the enemy continued to maintain themselves in force . Their principal position was right in front of us , on our side the river : it was strongly n-rtified , armed with seventy pieces of artillery , and defended by above 30 , 000 \ vell-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 guns 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 IK LAHORE . Let us 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 Maharajah Dhulleep Singh , and throw them into prison . This was to be carried into execution on the return of the army from Ferozepore , 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 of the 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 of a reverse , obtain separate terms for himself . He declined to have the customary salute fired on his arrival at the capital . On the 30 th—the day of the battle of Aliwal —he appeared at c-urt , and stated that he was readyto 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 . He wished to fight the British with his own hill men , and declined being mixed up with the Sikhs , in whose courage no reliance could be placed . His own troops and personal attendants numbered about 12 , 000 ; with ten p ieces 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 brethren , and reinforce the camp at Uurreeke . The following day the Queen in her helplessness was induced , notwithstanding all that had occurred , to

      nominate Goolab Singh Wuzeer , or Prime Minister . On the 2 nd of February a report was circulated that the Sikhs had retrieved the disaster of the 30 tb , beaten the British , and recovered a portion of their guns ; and as the man by whom flic 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 ltujnoor 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 monoy , arms , ammunition , or food—their whole artillery were in the hands of the victors . Information eoon after arrived , that so disheartened was the grand army under Tej Singh bv the disaster experienced by their brethren , that it wouid ^ be difficult to get them to fi ght 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 Dhejarat , 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 lvhalsa forces , for which they were far more than a match . On the 4 th of February it was agreed that the British government should be openly ami formally applied to—that it should be intimated that the troops repented them of what they had 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 mor < - troops sent to « wnp , and-to draw ou the far northwest , on Attack aud Pcshawur , lor reinforcements toi guard Lahore . The Wuzeer continued to wait with anxiety the return ot his ambassadors . Ur » ed to proceed to ramp , he persisted i „ continuing ° at Lahore , pleading that ha departure would be a sig-

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      nal for a rising in the capital . The Governor-General is understood to have declined all separate arrangements , and spurned the idea of cessation ol hostilities . Tidings reached about this time of the assemblage of a large force under Sir Charles Napier on the lower Sutlej ; and the defec tion of the Mooltan Chief , who oftered at once to submit and hold his 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 Sth of February every effort was made for the fortification and defence of Lahore . Having given a short outline of the state of all ' airs 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 junction of Sir Harry Smith on the day just indicated , and ready to give battle to the enemy .

      THE BATTLE OF SOBRAON . The works had been repeatedl y surveyed . Thev consisted of formidable entrenchments , defended by not fewer than 30 , 000 men and 70 pieces of artillerv The fortifications had been most skilfull y constructed under Colonel Don Hurbon de Alcantara , a S p anish 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 lmeof defences of earth and plank , such as a rifle ball could hardly enter , with fascines , redoubts , and epaulements , appeared to defy the efforts of our troops . Immediatel y within they were , as in the camp at herozeshah , pierced with loaded mines , and everything arranged which skill could plan or perseverance carry out during the four weeks they 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 picqucts in front of kodcewallah and the 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 the Sikhs . The cannonade , which was meant to have commenced at daybreak , was delaved

      till the rays ef the sun had dispelled the heavy mist which , hanging over the river and the plain , rendered distant objects obscure . Two brigades , under Sir It . Dick , meanwhile waited on the margin of the Sutlej to commence the attack on the enemy ' s right . The 7 th , or Stacey ' s brigade , comprising II . M . ' s 50 th and 53 rd , led on , supported at a distance of 200 yards by the 6 th , under Col . Wilkinson ; the 5 th , under Col . Ashburnham , forming the reserve , was to advance from the entrenched village of Koodcewallah , 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 flie kit , near the village of Guttah ,

      with its right thrown out towards the river , was General Sir Harry Smith ' s division . The cavalry under Colonel Curcton , feigned an attack on the ford at Hurrcekee threatening the Sikh horse on the other side . In the rear , between Gen . Gilbert ' s right and Sir H . Smith'sleft , BrigadierCampbelIoccupiedaposition capable of protecting both . Sir Joseph Thackwell , with Brigadier Scott , had the remainder of the cavalry in reserve on the left , ready to act as circumstances might demand . At three a . m . the troops advanced to their respective stations as just described . At diiybrcak the 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 with

      learlul 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 lacing the work > within cannon rafige , but under cover . The enemy at first scarcely seemed aware of our position , the columns having taken up their ground under nijit , but were quickly seen lining the whole of their works , as they saw themselves surrounded . In an instant every gun was opened upon us from a common centre , and the lire became tremendous . Our guns were of formidable calibre , were admirably served , and pointed with the 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 arbitrenient of musket and bayonet . The attack , in conformity with this determination , was commenced at nine o ' clock ; when . Colonel Stacey ' s brigade , supported by Colonel Lane s horse artillery and Captain Hereford ' s and Fordyce ' s foot batteries , advanced steadily in line to wards the enemv ' s works . The infantry under Stacey , supported by Wilkinson ' s brigade , moved on steadily and cooll y , 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 ot positions until within tluve hundred yards of the enemy . The simultaneous roar oi one hundred and twenty pieces of ordnance now resounded along the Suilcj : the slaughter was terrible : and so hot was the fire of musketry , camelswivels , and cannon , that it seemed for a moment to be impsssiblethattheentrcnchmcntscouldbewon On our soldiers went , under a storm of grape and musketry , opening on them from the opposite side and focus of the entrenched position . A shout , a run , and a fire had no effect : the heaviness of the ground over which they had passed had fagged the men . The Sikhs saw their danger , but , confident in the 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 si gns of wavering as they saw our columns slowly and undismayed move on . One frightful effort more and the outworks were our own . Her Majesty ' s 10 th foot , under Colonel Franks , charged without firing a shot till within the entrenchments of the enemy ; the 03 rd came next : the sepoys of the 43 d and 59 th emulated the Europeans iu coolness and determination . The brigade of Colonel Ashburnham 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 tho whole force within their camp upon the two brigades which hsd catered , 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 ol the three divisions of infantry , and the fire of every

      piece ot 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 the victory was won The Sd 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 SIKHS . Thousands betook themselves to the river , which a sudden rise had just rendered unfordable . The bridge meanwhile had partially sunk , and was totally inadequate for the conveyance of the multitudes pressing towards it . This battle had begun at six , it was over at eleven o ' clock ; the h md to hand combat commenced at nine , and lasted scarcely two hours . The river was full of sinking men . For two hours volley after volley was poured in upon the human mass—the stream being literallyred with blood , and covered with the bodies of the slain . At last the musket ammunition becoming exhausted , the infantry fell to the rear ; the horse artillery plying grape till not a man was visible within range . No

      compassion was felt , or mercy shown ; not only had our own loss been excessively severe , -but the enemy during the earlier portion of the day had mutilated or murdered every wounded man that fell into their hands . The coolness and order with which the enemy retired , notwithstanding the havoc being made amongst their ranks , was remarkable . Their columns moved out of range of our lire on reaching the further bank of the river , and pitched their tents —sent across at an early part of the action . Three or four heavy guns , which had in the course of the fight occasionally played upon us from time to time , saluted the camp-followers engaged in collecting the spoil . The brid ge was partl y burnt , partly sunk , and latterly destroyed hy the engineers : the camp was m several places set fire to by stragglers-increasing the horror of the scene of carnage . Ot 35

      , 000 men who had that day maintained so stout but , so unavailing a fight against us , more than one halt must have been killed or wounded : not fewer than ten thousand are believed to have perished . Sixty-seven guns , with upwards of two hundred tormidable camel-swivels , numerous standards and munitions ot war , fell into our hands . In an engagement so bloody and obstinate-oven though of brief duration—the loss of the assailants could not but be severe . Our total casualties amounted to 'J . asa . Of these 13 European officers were killed—101 wounded ; tfOorank and file were killed , and 1 , 'JIS wounded . Amongst the slain were the « allant veteran Major-Gen . Sir tt . Dick , and Lieut-Cols . 0 . C . Taylor and Ryan . The Governor-General throug hout seems to have been in the thickest of the fight ; he does not seem to have exercised a separate command .

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      N ££ riVE 0 F TIIE BATTLE , BY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE BRITISH JL i-vUUxo , TO TUB RIGHT HON . THE aOVKRJfOB-GENERAb OF _ TT l . VDIA , & C . Right Hon . Sir , — This is the fourth despatch which 1 have had the honour of addressing to you since the opening of the campaign . Thanks to Almighty God , whose hand 1 desire to acknowledge ill all our successes , the occasion of my writing now is to announce a fourth and most glorious and decisive victory !

      My last communication detailed the movements of the Sikhs and our coittitcr-manoauvres since the great day of Ferozeshah . Defeated on the Upper Sutlej , the enemy continued to occupy his position on the right bank , and formidable lite de pont and entrenchments on the left bank of the river in front of the main body of our army . But on the 10 th inst ., all that he held of British territory , which 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 g lorious 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 staff , 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 attacking , in a position covered with formidable entrenchments , not fewer than 30 , 000 men , the best of the lvhalsa troops , with seventy pieces of cannon , united hy a good bridge to a reserve on the opposite bank , on which the enemy had a considerable camp and some artillery , commanding and flanking his field works on our side . Maj .-Gcu . Sir II . Smith's division having rejoined me on the evening of the Sth , and part of my siege train having come up

      with me , I resolved , on the morning of the 10 th , to dispose our mortars and battering guns on the alluvial land within good range of the enemy ' s ivories . To enable us to do this , it was necessary first to drive in the enemy ' s pickets at the post of observation in front of Kodcewallah , and at the Little Sobraon . .. It was directed that this should be done during the night of the Oth , 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 in position in an extended semicircle , embracing within its fire the works 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 of the 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 . Ilis 7 th Brigade , in which was the 10 th Foot , reinforced by the 53 rd Foot , and led by Brigadier Stacey , was to head the attack , supported at 200 yards distance by the 6 th Brigade under Brigadier Wilkinson . In reserve was the oth Brigade under Brigadier the lion . T . Ashburnham , which was to move forward

      from the entrenched village of Kodeewallah , leaving , if necessary , a regiment for its defence . In the centre , Major-General Gilbert ' s division was deployed for support or attack , its light resting on , and in the village of the little Sobraon . Major-General Sir Harry Smith's was formed near the village of Guttah , with its right thrown up towards the Sutlej . Brigadier Cureton ' s cavalry , threatened , by feigned attacks , the ford at Ilurreeke , and the enemy ' s horse under Rajah Lall Singh Misr on the opposite bank . Brigadier Campbell , taking mi intermediate position in the rear between Major-General Gilbert ' s right and Major-General Sir Harry Smith ' s left , protected both . Major-Goneral 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 9-pounders , enlarged into twelves , opened near the Little Sobraon , with a brigade oi howitzers formed from the light field batteries and troops of horse artillery , shortly after day-break . But it was half-past six before the whole of our artillery fire was developed , lb was most spirited and well-directed . I cannot speak in terms too high of the judicious disposition of the guns , their admirable practice , or the activity with which tho cannonade was sustained ; but notwithstanding tjie formidable calibre of our iron guns , mortars , and

      howitzers , and the admirable way in which 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 either by redoubts or epaulements , or within a treble line of trenches . The effect of the cannonade was , as has since been 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 arbitrament of musketry and the bayonet .

      At nine o clock Brigadier Stacey s brigade , supported on either flank by Captains Uorsford ' s and Fordyce ' s batteries and Lieutenant-Colonel Lane ' s troop of Horse Artillery , moved to the attack in admirable order . The infantry aud guns aided each other co-relativcly . The f ' rmermarched steadily on in line , which they altered only to correct when necessary . The 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 the Jvhalsa

      troops , that it seemed for some moments impossible that the 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 trunks , now for the first time brought into serious contact with the enemy , greatly distinguished themselves . This reg iment never fired a shot till it ' gofc within the works of the enemy . The onset of her Majesty ' s 53 rd Foot was as gallant and effective . The 43 rd and oOfch . Native Infantry , brigaded with them , emulated both in cool determination .

      At the moment of this first success , I directed Brigadier the lion . T . Ashburnham ' s brigade to move on iu support , and Major-Gcneral Gilbert ' s and Sir Harry Smith's divisions to throw out their light troops to threaten their works , aided by artillery . As these attacks of the centre and right commenced , the fire of our heavy guns had first to be directed to the right , aud then graduall y to cease , but at one time the thunder of full 120 pieces of ordnance reverberated in this mighty comba t ; through tho valley of the Sutlej , and as it was soon seen that the weight of the whole force within the Sikh camp was likely to be thrown upon the two brigades that had passed its trenches , it became necessary to convert into close and serious attacks the demonstrations with

      skirmishers and artillery of the centre and right ; and the battle raged with inconceivable 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 aud 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 obstacle usually held formidable by 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 which could be sent to their aid , had been cast into the scale , that victory finally declared for the British . The fire of the Sikhs first slackened and then nearly ceased , and the victors then pressing them on every side , precipitated them in masses over their bridge and into the Sutlej , which a sudden rise of seven inches had rendered hardly i ' ordablo . In their efforts to reach the right bank , through the deepened water , they suffered from our horse artillery a terrible carnage . Hundreds tell under this cannonade ; hundreds upon hundreds were drowned in attempting the perilous passage . Their awful slaughter , confusion , and dismry , were such as would have excited compassion in the hearts of their generous conquerors , if the lvhalsa troops had not , in the early part of the action , sullied their gallantry by slaughtering and barbarously mangling every wounded soldier whom , in the vicissitudes of attack , the

      fortune of war left at their mercy . I must . pause hi this narrative , especially to notice the determined hardihood aid bravery with which our two battalions of Ghoorkhas , the Sirmoor and Nusserce , met the Sikiis wherever they were opposed to them . Soldiers of small stature , but indomitable spirit , they vied in ardent courage in the charge with the grenadiers of our own nation , and armed with the short weapon of their mountains , were a terror to the Sikhs throughout this great combat . .- •_ Sixty-seven pieces of cannon , upwards of 200 camel swivels ( zumboorucks ) , numerous standards , and vast munitions of war , captured b y our troops , are the pledges and trophies of our victory . The battle was over by eleven in the morning , and in the forenoon , I caused our engineers to burn a part and to sink a part of the vaunted bridge of the lvhalsa army , 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 the balance against the obstacles overcome and the advantages obtained . 1 have especially to lament the fall of Major-General Sir Robert Dick , K . C . B ., a gallant veteran of the Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns . He 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 dauntless example , the soldiers of her Majesty ' s 80 th Regiment in their career of noble daring . Major-Geueral Gilbert , to whose gallantry and increasing exertions I have been so deeply indebted , and whose services have been so eminent throughout this eventful campaign , anil Brigadier Stacey , the leader of the brigade most hotly and successfully engaged , both received contusions . They were such as would have caused mimy men to retire from the field , but they did not interrupt for a moment the efforts of those heroic officers . Brigadier M'Laren , so distinguished in the campaigns in Afghanistan , at Maharajpore , and now again in our conflicts with the Sikhs , has been badly

      wounded by a ball in the knee . Brigadier Taylor ( C . B . ) , one of the most gallant and intelligent officers of the army , to whom 1 have felt deeply indebted on many occasions , fell in this light at the head of his brigade , in close encounter with the enemy , covered with honourable wounds . Brigadier Fenny , of the Nusserce Battalion , commanding the 2 d brigade , has been wounded , but not , I trust , severely . 1 am deprived for the present of the valuable services of Lieutenant-Colonel J . B . Gough , C . B ., Acting Quarter-Master General of her Majesty ' s troops , whose aid I iiavc so htehly prized in all mvcamoaiens

      in China and India , lie has received a wound from 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 staff officer 1 have before recorded , has suffered a compound fracture in tho left arm by a ball . It is feared that amputation may become necessary . Lieutenant-Colonels Ryan anil Fctife , of the 50 th Foot , were both badly wounded with that gallant regiment . Captain John Fisher , Commandant of the Sirmoor battalion , fell at the head of his valiant little corps , respected and lamented by the whole army .

      [ Hero follows a very long list of persons from the Governor-General downwards , complimented by the Commander-in-Chief for their services in the battle . ] The loss ef the enemy has been immense ; an estimate of it must be formed with a due allowance for the spirit of exaggeration which pervades all statements of Asiatics when their interest leads them to magnify numbers , but our own 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 lvhalsa casualties were

      between 8 , 000 and 10 , 000 men killed and wounded in action and drowned in the passage of the river . Amongst tho slain are Sirdars Sham Singh , Attarcewalla , General Gholab Singh , Koopta , and lleera Singh , Topee , Sirdar Kishen Singh , son of the late Jemadar Ivoosliall Singh , Generals Morabuek Ally , aud Hlahcou Buksh , and Shalt Newaz Khan , son of Futteh-ood-deen Khan , of Kussoor . The bod y of Sham Singh was sought for in the 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 flight , 1

      forbade his people being molested in their search , which was finally successful . The consequences of this great action have yet to be fully developed . It has , at least , in God ' s providence , once more expelled the Sikhs from our territory , and planted our standards on the soil of the Puujaub . After occupying their entrenched position for nearly a month , the lvhalsa army hud , perhaps , mistaken the caution which had induced us to wait for the necessary material for timidity . But they must now deeply feel that the blow which has fallen on them from the British arm , has only been the heavier for being long delayed . I have , & c , ( Signed ) li . Got / on , General , Commander-in-Chief , East Indies .

      TIIE KILLED AND WOUNDED . Return of Killed , Wounded , and Missing of the Army of the Sutlej , under the command of his Excellency General Sir Hugh Goush , Hart ., G . C . B ., Coniinandeiiu-Chief , in the action at Sobraon ou the 10 th of February , 1810 .

      ABSTRACT , Staff—2 European officers wounded . Artillery Division—1 European officer , 3 rank and file , 3 syce drivers , and 17 horses killed ; 1 European officer , 1 sergeant , S 3 rank and file , 5 lascars , 5 syces , and - . ' 3 horses wounded ; 5 horses missing , Engineers and Sappers and Miners—2 rank and file , killed ; 3 European officers , 1 Native ditto , and 10 rank and file wounded . Cavalry Division—C rank and file , andlS horses killed : 1 European officers , 2 trumpeters , 3 G rank and lile , and S 3 horses wounded ; 21 horses missing' . 1 st Infantry Division—2 European officers , 1 Native officer , Bad 97 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 , 3 sergeants , 109 rank and tile , aud 1 horse killed ; 38 European officers , 12 Native officers , 40 sergeants , 2 trumpeters , GS 5 rank : ind file , and 1 horse , wounded .

      3 rd Ditto—5 European officers , 1 Native officer , i sergeants , 1 trumpeter , 75 rank and file , and a horses killed ; 25 European officers , 13 Native officers , 27 sergeants , 3 trumpeters , 573 rank and file , and 6 horses wounded . Total—13 European officers , 3 Native officers , 3 sergeants , 1 trumpeter , 292 rank and file , 3 syces , and 3 fi horses killed ; 101 European officers , 30 Native officers , 74 sergeants , 7 trumpeters , 1 , S 32 rank and file , 5 lascars , 5 syces , and S 3 horses wounded ; 2 D liarses missing . Killed . Wounded . Hissing . European officers 13 101 0 Native officers 3 3 D 0 Warrant and non-commissioned officers , rank and tile 301 1 , 913 0 Lascars , syre drivers , syces , & c . 3 10 0 Total 320 2 , 063 0 Grand total of killed and wounded and missing 2 , 383

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      MOVEMENTS SINCE TIIE BATTLE . The ambassadors of Goolab Singh immediately after the victory were admitted to an interview with the Governor-General , which before had been denied themT At no time had much anxiety to treat with him been manifested—it was not likel y 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 . Ou the night of tho 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 Kiusoor , twenty miles in advance , and thirty-two from Lahore , on the 14 th . Other troops were following fast across , and by the date just given every man intended for the advance on Lahore was within the Sikh boundary . Goolal Singh was stated to have intimated that he was on his way to camp ; the Lancers had gone out to escort him in . Brigadier Wheeler crossed from Umballa on the 17 th , and captured Phullouv on the day following without resistance—the Sikh army having fled without fighting .

      PROCLAMATION OP THE GOVERNORGENERAL . Tho following proclamation of the Governor-Goncral explains clearly the position of the Punjaub , and the intention of the British Government : — FllOCLAMATION * 11 V THE HlOIIT IIoK . TIIE GOVEKNOKGENtliM . OF IsDli .. Foreign Department , Kussoor , Feb . 14 , 18-16 . The Sikh army lias been expelled from the left bank of the river Sutlej , having been defeated in every aetion with the loss of more than 220 pieces of artillery . The British army has crossed the Sutlej , and entered the Punjaub .

      The Governor-General Announces , by this proclamation , that this measure has been adopted by the Government of India , in accordance with the intentions expressed in the proclamation of the 13 th of December last , as having been forced upon the Governor-General for the purpose of " t-ft' ectually protecting the UritiMi provinces , for vindicating the authority of the British Government , and for punishing the violators of treaties aud the disturbers of the public peace . " These operations will be steadily persevered in and vigorously prosecuted , until the objects proposed to be

      accomplished are fully attained . The occupation of the Punjaub by the British forces will not be relinquished until ample atonement for the insult offered to the British Government by the infraction of the treaty of ISO !) , A . D ., and by Hie unprovoked invasion of the , British provinces , shall have buen exacted , These objects will include full indemnity for all expenses incurred during the war , and such arrangements for the future government of the Lahore territories as will give perfect security to the British government against similar acts of perfidy and aggression .

      Military operations against the government and army of the Lahore State have not been undertaken by the government of India from any desire of territorial aggrandizement . The Governor-General , as already announced in the proclamation of the 13 th December , "sincerely desired to see a strong Sikh government re-established in the Punjaub able to control its army and to protect its subjects . " The sincerity of these professions is proved by the fact that no preparations for hostilities had been made when tho Lahore government suddenly , and without a pretext of complaint , invaded the British territories . The unprovoked aggression has compelled the British government to have recourse to arms , nnd to organise the means of offensive war , and whatever may now befall the Lahore State , the consequences can alone be attributed to the misconduct of that government aud its army .

      No extension of territory was desired by the government of India ; the measures necessary for providing indonmity for the past and security for the future will , howeviir , involve the retention by the British government of a portion of the country hitherto under the government of the Lahore State . The extent of territory which it may deem advisable to hold will be determined by the conduct of the Durbar , and hy considerations for the security of the British frontier . The government of India will , \ w \ dcv any ttimvmstante & , anvies to the liviiish provinces the districts , hill and plain , situated between the rivers Satlej and Beas , the revenues thereof being appropriated as a part of the indemnity required from the Lahore State . The government of India has friendly deeltired that it did not desire to subvert the Sikh government in th *

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      Punjaub ; and although the conduct of the Durbar has be n sucii as to jusiify the most severe and extreme measures of retribution ( the infliction of which may yet be required by sound policy , if the recent aets of violence be not amply atoned for and immediate submission ten . dercd ) , nevertheless the Governor-General is still willing that an opportunity should be given to the Durbar and to the chiefs to submit themselves to the authority ol the British government , and by a return to good faith and the observance of prudent counsels , enable the Governor-General to organise a Sikh government in the person of a descendant of its founder , the late Maharajah Itunjaet Singh , the faithful ally of the British Power . The Governor-General , at this moment o / a most com . j dete and decisive victory , cannot give a stronger proof of the forbearance and moderation oi the British government than by milking this declaration of his intentions , the term s and mode of the arrangement remaining for further adjustment .

      The Governor-General therefore calls upon all those chiefs who are the well-wishers of the descendants of Itunjaet Singh , and especially such chiefs as have not participated in tiie hostile proceedings against the British power , to act iu concert with him for carrying into effect such arrangements as shall maintain a Sikh government at Lahore , capable of controlling its army and protecting its subjects , and based upon principles that shall provide for the future tranquillity of the Sikh states , shall secure the British frontier against a repetition ef acts of aggression , and shall prove to the whole world the moderation and justice of the paramount power of India . If this opportunity of rescuing the Sikh nation from military anarchy and misrule be neglected , and hostile opposition to the British army be renewed , the government of India will make such other arrangements for tho future government of tiie Punjaub as the interests and security of the British power may render just and cxpe . dient . — " By order , Asc .

      ( Signed ; « F . Cckkif , Secretary to the Government of India , with tlio Governor-Geueral . ( True copy ) " Vf . Edwards , Under-Secretary to tha Government of India , with the Governor-General . " [ For remainder of hdinn News see our Eighth Page . ']

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      MURDER AT NEWTON HEATH . Liverpool , March 30 . —Nathaniel Curi-ie , aged thirty-one , stood charged with having , at Newton Heath , about two miles from Manchester , wilfully murdered Ann Ellison by throwing her into a canal . The case appeared to excite considerable interest , the court being filled at an earl y hour . Mr . Serjeant Wilkins , assisted by Messrs . Monk and Sowlcr , conducted the prosecution . The prisoner . vns defended by Mr . Joseph Pollock . Mr . Ellison , father to the deceased , stated that he lived in Maria-street , Manchester . The deceased , his daughter , was twenty-one years of age in October last . She was a big piecer of Murray ' s factery , and prisoner was a stretcher at the same place . Deceased was a teacher at a Sunday-school , and was a

      regular and good girl . Was not aware that she had any follower . On Wednesday , the 10 th December , she returned from her work a little after seven , and she seemed lively , and in her usual spirits . She went out about seven o ' clock , saying she was going to see Jane Pilling . Went to bed about ten , and was called up about two by his wife , who stated that deceased had not come in . Witness went to various places in Manchester , and continued walking about until four in the morning , and about five saw the prisoner , and asked him if he knew anything about Ann , as she had not been home all night , fie said he had boon at the new Trades' Hall , and could not get in , and he appeared confused and agitated . The factory bell rang and he went away . About nine o ' clock

      gave information to the police , and during the forenoon received information that a body had been found in the canal . Went to the Three Crowns , and found the body of his daughter . On getting back , found the prisoner ' s wife , aud she said something about the occurrence which had taken place . He then went out , and in the evening , when he got home , after making arrangements as to the body of the deceased , saw the prisoner , and owing to what had been said by the prisoner ' s wife , told him he was the villain that had destroyed his daughter , and threatened to turn him out of the house . He afterwards wont away . The body was buried in the Avdwick cemetery , but was afterwards exhumed , and a post mortem examination made by the surgeons .

      Mr . Darby called—Worked at Murray ' s mill , and knew both prisoner and deceased . On the 10 th of December saw thorn in Elizabeth-street , near Shaw ' s factory , about a quarter to eight in the evening . He appeared to be enticing her to go somewhere with him , and she did not wish , but s-hc afterwards went with him in the direction of Butler-street . He next morning heard of the drowning when he got to the factory , and mentioned what he had seen the preceding evening . A number more Avitncsses were examined , who deposcd to the intimacy that had existed between the prisoner and the deceased . The most important evidence against the prisoner was the following : — John Hartley examined . —I am an engine-tenter .

      I worked for Cooper and Co . I have been confined in Rirkdale gaul about twelve months . I was discharged on the 12 th of March last ; in the latterparfc of my confinement I was promoted to the storeroom ; my duty was to cut the hair of the prisoners . I remember the prisoner Currie being brought to gaol and put into a bath ; he said ho luuTno money . We went to the day-room , we were alone . I cut his hair , 1 asked the prisoner where he came from ? He said , "From Angus-lane , the crescent , nigh George Alnrray ' s-hall . " 1 asked him " what he was in for ?" lie said , '' For manslaughter . " I asked " who was it in particular , " and he said , "It was a young woman , a piecer in the factory . " I said , " it cannot bo manslaughter if it is a young woman . " He said , " it was brought in mans ' aughter . " I said , " How was it they suspected you ? " He said , " She pined forme . " I said , "Are you a spinner ? " He said , " No , I ' m a stretcher . " lie said they said she was

      in the family way by him . He said there was only four witnesses he was afraid of . I said , " Who are they ? " He said , " There were two young women said they saw me in the field close by the steel works . " He said , " he was coming by the canal side , and they said , there ' s a woman in the canal . " They said I said , " Oh , no , better bring a policeman ; she ' s been in three weeks ; they said , whenever the policeman came up , I walked away . " I said , " You know best yourself . " He said , "Yes . " I said , " what made you chuck her into the canal ? " lie said , " She should have kept out of the water . " I said , "What a villain yon must be to take her life . " He said , " My attorney said I must keep my own counsel . " I said , " I suppose you drowned her to save your place . " He said , "They say 1 did , " He said , " They say she was in the family way by me . " The day after I was in the cell , I said , " What made you chuck her into the cut ? " He said , "She should have kept out . " With that I left him .

      William Warburton Weaver examined . —I was in the service of Mr . Gough in 1 S 44 . I pleaded guilty to the charge of forging an order ; the matter ol it was worth between 3 s . and 4 s . I was confined in Kirkdale prison . Latterly I was placed in the storeroom , under the officer . I remember the prisoner Currie being brought . Ho slept in one of the reception-cells until the surgeon came . Next morning I shaved him , and he was put in a tepid bath . 1 asked him if he came from Manchester . He said " he did . " I said , " So do I . " He asked mc if I was a prisoner . I said , "I was . " I asked him what he was charged with . He said , " He was charged with drowning a woman . " I said , " Mather a serious charge ! " He said , "Oh , no , nothing—putting a woman on one side ! " Next dav 1 went into the

      place to shave him ; I said , " What do you think of t your job now ? " lie said , " Nothing at all . " I said , "What made you drown the woman ? " lie i said , " She should have kept out of the water . " I I said , " Why , you'll be hung , if you're fbundguiltf . " lie said , " Oh no ; not for a small matter like this . " ' The surgeon examined him , and afterwards I read 1 the prison rules to him . I asked him " if he was a t married man ? " He said , "Yes . " " Then , of course , , you could not be courting the girl . " He said , " No . " ' He stood for a minute or two , and looked at me c rather stirrish . He said , "If you'll not say anything s to any one , I'll tell you the truth . " 1 promised him I I would not . lie said , " being a married man , and d she in the family-way , I put her away to cover my y shame . "

      The evidence of the medical witnesses went to to prove that the deceased was most probably strangled id and then thrown into the water . The deceased was its about three months gono in tho family way . . The jury , after an hour aud a half's consultation , n , returned a verdict of Not Guilty , The announce- ement of this verdict appeared to strike every one ae with the greatest surprise .

      Eastern Counties Railway.—A Curious Case...

      Eastern Counties Railway . —A curious case of of tracing aud recovering stolen property ltasjiUst taken en place in connection with this railway . A small box , ix , covered with paper , arrived at the Shoreditch tcr-urminus on the 24 th ult . ; tlio paper was torn , and the he box at the same corner broken . A watch and silverrci spoons could be observed ; and it being suspected thatiat a pilferage had taken place in transit , the guard of ol the train was sont in charge of a police officer to Col-iol-Chester , and thence to Ipswich ; but as neither thethc sender could bo found , nor was there any advice in : in the box of its contents , it was despatched to the per-ien son named on the card of address , an account havingiiif first been taken of what was enclosed in it . ThdTu

      Police Gazette of Wednesday last published anaccounuin ' of property that had been stolen from the dwelling-ngi house of a Mr . Jackson , of Clare , in the county or oi Suffolk , which corresponded precisely with the con-: oni tents of the box . Communication " was in consc-asc quence immediately made to the police , and sincenci then Mr . Moseley , tho superintendent of traffic , hnshas received a letter from the constable who had chargargt of the business , stating that he has succeeded in ap-ap | prchcmVmg the receiver , and in recoverin g a largetrgt portion of the stolen property . ^^^ Kr ^ r The gallant Major Somerset , who wU & ttmWm dtsperate battle of Ferozeshah , was grca ^ toholfeWM the Duke of Wellington , his mother bemgadaughteMitej of the late Earl of Morning ton , the elder brother Ot ft the noble Duke . . <

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 4, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_04041846/page/5/