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TO THE EDITOR OF THE-DUBL'.N EVENINGPOST. ,

5, Upper Merrion-street , Mirch 3d, 1819.DEAH Sm—Having seen my name mentioned in con-

nection with a bill brought fonvard'by Sir H.W Barron ,foi " the trial of Offences in Ireland ," which it wassaid , I had suggested and drawn , I beg to say that suchstatements were wholly erroneous.

I was never consulted by Sir H. Barron , nor had Iany communication with him what ever on the subject•—nor did I draw or sugg est the bill , much less hand itto him .

A friend of Sir H. W. Barron 's with whom I was ac-quainted , sent me last December , a most voluminousbill on the subject , which appeared to me in a very un-finished state. I had never once communicated withthat gentleman on the subject up to that period . Hetold me he wished mo, as a friend , to look it over , asSir II. W. Barron intended to bring the subje ct forwardin parliament. I read it throug h, and , having seen thesame gentlen an by accident some time afterwards, Itold him I thought the measure very objectionable, andin some respects ridiculom-J-that I thought that some ofthe mattc is referred to might be made the subject of anew legislative enactment , which would in all likclihood ,be impeded by the introduction of such a bill as his.On hfin u pressed by him to look over the documentagain which he assured me was copied verbatim fromth? Dublin Police Act , I did read it over , merely toto oblige him , but not professionall y , nor in the slightestdegree undertaking any responsibility, or giving anyencouragement thereto. I drew my pen throug h atleast ouc-half of the penal clauses , and made some tri-fl ing alterations in some others , but I did not feel my-self called upon , nor indeed had I time or inclination ,to model or arrange anew the part which remained , thebill being plainl y in an unfinished str -.tc, and evidentl yre quir ing further consideration.

1 did , however , draw one clause which I thought—and still th ink , most valuable and mercifu l to the poor ,giving to lv .ng istrates summary jurisdiction in certaineases of larceny, and I cither dre w or corrected a clauserelative to cases of rescue , of which 1 also approved ,and for both of which alone I feel myself responsible.I' ut I never dreamt of being held responsible lor the ge-neral clauses of a bil l of which , on the whole, I disap-proved—which I never believed would be introducedinto parliament , if introduced at all , without being re-modelled , and submitted to the op inion of counsel ; and ,ccitaiul y, if Sir U - W. Karron h.-.d done me the ho-nour of consulting me, I should have given him myonin inn of hi< bill , as freely as I "ave it to his friend.

»So far was I from suggesting, or feeling any interestin the bill in question , that I subsequentl y mentionedto one of the Law Officers for Ireland my opinion thata short measure ouu 'ht to be passed on the oi.ly matterin the bill about which I fel t concern , and , having ascer-tained that it would probabl y be done, 1 thoug ht nomore of the matter.

As my name has been used in a most unwarrantedmanner , I write this to free myself from the effects of avery great mis-statement or misconception , as lam anxi-ous nut to be held rcsponsiblcfo r errors with which I amnot eliia gi able.

I may, however , take leaw to appeal to the cordialterms oi a ffliction and confidence which have so long ex-i-ted between me and the great bod y of the poorerclasses in the counties in which I have acted for four-teen years as cha irman , in proof that I would not will -ing ly sanction any enactment which could deprive themof their smallest rights , or subject them to any vexa-tiou s interferenc e .— 1 have the honour to remain , dear*ir , your 's faithfull y,

"WALTE R BERWICK.

THE HATE IN AID.WKXKORD.

James Power, E^q., high sheriff of Wcxford , in com-plir.ice with a requi sition from the grand jury oi thatcounty, has called a meeting f ir Thur-day next , to ex-pu-s-s the belief of the county, that " the mini»ter -ial propo sition of a rate in aid of certain poor law un-" inns t ) he levied exclusivel y off Ireland , is unj ust , and•' Milivcrsive t i f thc princi ples of union which is supposed'• to connect th s countr y with Great Brlt -iin , while" \\> effects must IK- niinous , and tend to drag down" the whole of Ireland into i lie same state of destitu tion" i'. pru 'essc'c partiall y to relieve. "'

MAGDALEN' ASYLUM.The Iv. -v . T. Dmvley j i :atef 'ull _v :ickii'iwlf!

" Sherlock . Ksq., J.I*.i."-' ; M rs. Thomas Sherlock , £] ; Patrick Step hcnsori , Ksq.,j -': t iriirouk , £1 ; John Lawler , Esq., T.C.. £1 ; James Cnnlwrll ,1".> j. , (' arri «-k - ' i i i - Siiir , £| ; I l cur j Hrownri srg, 12s th of ' January, at u'arnnluug h.Owen Gregory examined—Wheii l went to look for my

sheep, the prisoner threatened me with a p ike.Prisoner— Had you any mark on the pole of your sheep?Gregory— On \\\c pole of my slice]) !Ilis Lordshi p then addressed the jury, and the prisoner

was found guil ty.Michael Ly nch was indicted for attacking the dwelling

house of James Power , on the i)th of February, at Coollin ,and carry ing away spoons , &c.

A soldier proved the case. Guil ty.Patt McG ra//i{a. \ery small boy ) was indicted far being

one of a p.trty who attacked the house of Thomas 1'linn ,at Kilclahar. He was found guilty.

John Neil was in dicted for shue-n-steal ing. The evi-dence being insufficient for conviction , the pr isoner wasdischarged.

Jerem iah Murray , Palri ' k Cullcnan , and Catherine.Murray were indicted for a similar crime. The firstnamed pleaded guilty.

John Murray examined— One owe was .stolen from afield of his in January, at Mountain Castle ; saw it aiicr-wards at Tnunore ; never saw the prisoners before.

Consta ble CVuuois examined—W as on duty at Tramore ;knows the prison ers ; saw them endeavouring to. sell the.sheep to a butcher in that town ; one oi the prisoners of-fered the sheep for .t'2 Ss. ; questioned them as to howthey came by them ; their answers were unsatisfactory,and he arrested them.

Cullenan got a good character. Not guilty against Cul-lenan and Catherine Murray.

James Kennealy was charged witli stealing five sheepon the 9th of February, from Robert Keating, whose evi-dence went to show that the sheep were stolen from liia

house, seven miles beyond Dungarvan, and that he sawthem afterwards at Portlaw. He identified them, andhad the prisoner taken.

Margaret Hickson said the prisoner lodged with her ;left her house on Monday, and returned on Friday with thesheep. Guilty.

John M yers and John Green (two young lads) wereindicted for stealing Gibs, of tobacco, the property of Re-becca Bible , of Lismore. The policeman who took theprisoners into custody, proved to finding the tobacco in aheap of stones at the rcre of the prisoners' house. Ver-dict—Green guilty of stealing, and Myers of receiving,tliegoods.

Martin Miles was charged with stealing five stone ofpotatoes from Mr. Leahy, of Fisherstown.

James Lynch , a servant lad , proved that he saw the pri-soner take the potatoes from the pit.

The prisoner , after a somewhat ludicrous defence, wasfound guilty.

A poor wretch , whose name we could not learn , wa3 in-dicted for stealing hay from John Bryan , " not for a cowor a horse, but to make a bed far two or 3children." Hewas found guilty.

Johannah Brennan , a Diana from Portlaw, was chargedwith stealing a forage cap belonging to James Murphy, asoldier . As the evidence gave sn amorous complexion tothe affair, the nymp h was discharged.

John Dalton and Michael Shee stood indicted with hav-ing stolen , on the 7th of February, a gown. The formerwas acquitted , and the latter found guilty.

Mickael Doyle was charged with stealing one pair ofdrawers , a shirt , and a chemise, from Mary Granger, onthe 31st January.

Thomas Kelly saw the flannell drawers, &c, tak-enfromthe prisoner by a workman of his, who followed him.

The prisoner denied the presence of Mr. Kelly when hewas arrested by Patt Flaherty, whose evidence was of arambling descri ption. Guilty.

Thomas Walsh and Mary Walsh were indicted forstealing two tiirkies , on the 15th February, from JamesSpencer.

James Spencer examined—He deposed to seeing theturkies, on the day after they were stolen , in the policebarrack at Portlnw.

A constable was then examined , who said he found thefowl with the prisoners between five and six o'clock onthe morning the theft was committed ; they were proceed-ing with them to Waterford. The male prisoner was con-vict ed , and his wife was discharged.

Thomas Fitzp atrick was indicted for stealing potatoesat Glenrea , near Carrick , from John McGrath. After thepotatdes were missed, Mr. McGratli and his servant pur-sued the prisoner in two different directions ; one ef them ,on coming up with the prisoner , who was in compan y withthree others having potatoes in an ass-cart , immediatel ytook possession of the potatoes , after a scuffle with theprisoner.

The prisoner defended himself with considerable inge-nuity, and cross-examined the prosecutor's servant, whichdid not , however , avail. Guilty.

Alice Collins was charged with stealing maugel wurzle,value 6d, the property of the Waterford Union. Shepleaded not guilty.

Michael Mackay, employed as watchman , deposed tothe stealing of same mangel from a pit : another femalewas with the prisoner : a man was with them also.

The prisoner having nothing to say, was found guilty.TRUE BILLS AGAINST THE PORTLAW MEX.

The Grand Jury here entered the court , and handed downtrue bills against all the persons in custody for attackingthe police barrack at Portlow , after which the business ofthe court was proceeded with.

The Clerk of the Crown read the indietment , and theprisoners severall y pleaded Not Guilty

After a desultory conversation between the court andthe prisoners ' counsel , who were not quite prepared for thedefence,

His Lordship consented to postpone the case until nest

A number of petty larceny cases was then (near fouro'clock) brought before the court , most of which werepaupers absconding from workhouses with the apparel ap-pertaining thereto. In every instance a verdict of guiltywas brought in. • •

CITY COURT—WEDN ESDAY .At hal f-past nine his lordshi p entered the Court , when

a few petty larcenies were disposed of.Michael Clancy and Fran 'is Delany for stealing iron

bars. They pleaded guilty. To be imprisoned a fort-night.

Catherine Clancy pleaded guilty and poverty to stealinga piece of iron , the property of Mr. Josiah Williams.

Judith St rong pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing ashirt. To be imprisoned a fortnight.

Eliza Bruce and Judith likkey pleaded guilty to steal-ing several articles of wearing apparel. A fortnight 's im-prisonment.

A wretched-looking man was indicted for stealing asheep from Thomas Whelan. Guilty. 12 months ' im-prisonment.

John Byrne and Martin Farrell were indicted for steal-ing ropes from Patrick Power. The prisoners got free ona point of law.

Honora Heneberry was indicted for stealing 40 piecesof iron from Mr. Josiah Williams. The prisoner calledon his lordshi p to allow her to defend herself, as she' wasa poor woman.

Mary Penniston , an iron dealer, proved the case. Shebouaht the iron from the prisoner.

I'm here (said the prisoner to a witness on the table)though you are a neighbour of mine.

Prisoner (to witness)—Now you arc on your oath , anddo j ustice between myself and his lord/sh ip (laughter).

The prisoner addressed the jury, and continued to sayshe onl y wanted jus tice between his lordshi p and herself !She then cross-examined a policeman , a witness. Againshe addressed tbe jury, and was acquitted by a y oint sheraised herself.

Johannah Ilearn and Mary Harrington for stealing agoose. Discharged.

James Smyth was indicted for, detaining £10 belongingto Mr. Edward O'Mara.

Mr. O'Meara said he did not like to prosecute.The Judge asked was not the case well founded ?Mr. O'Meara replied that it was. Ho was then exam -

tned , and his statem ent was - imi L ir to that which appearedin our columns before—tha i is , that Smith came to himand asked him fcr the money for his (Mr. ()'Me;.ra's) bro-ther , who was going to New Orleans in llu Helen andFrancis with the prisoner. :

Prisoner said young Mr. O'Mear a told him to go to Mr.Edward O'Meara for the tU ofSeptember ; saw an armed crowd coming into the'tnwuthat morning ; the weapons were guns , pike3, and pis-tols ; they were coining from the direction of Carrick •it was about five o'clock ; was stand n«y at his own doornear the police barrack ; sw the party fire shots at thepolice barrack ; knew some of them , but could not par-ticularize them ; the firing lasted twelve minutes • sawJames Kenna there ; he was with the party ; EdwardBrennan , Edward Sheapy, and Will iam Doyle were al.-othere ; before the attack saw Denis D.icey there ; suwa small dagger in Kennu 's hand ; saw a

that Doyle was there, but my memory fails me now.The Court here read the informations firs t sworn by

the witness, in which he swore that he was forced alongand compelled to accompany the rebels. It enumeiatedmany of the prisoners as being present. '

Cross examined—I swore this after leaving themountain , and was flurrie d '-, knew some of the persons,named in my information , very well ; I stopped hal f wayfirst from the scene of action : I was for six months inthe police barrack ; the shots made me go up to thebarrack ; was forced up ; the police told me to tell thetruth ; can't say what the police told me ; 300 or 400\ve;e there ; can't say when I swore my,second informa-tion ; swore information on the . 14th Sept. ; was wellfed and diverted myself from the 14th Sept. to the 5thof October ; I only named those I saw there.

To the C ourt—generally went to work at the factory

Cross-examined—swore my last information sinceChristmis; can't say whether my information was readfor the prisoners.

Crown Counsel—Saw some of the prisoners in thegaol after I swore the informations ; saw Brennan at thetime ; can't recollect any one else ; saw neither Doyleor Kenna in custod y when I swore my first information:

To the Court—When sworn before Mr. Medlicott atPortlaw ; can't say whether any of the prisoners werein custody.

James Mahony sworn and examined—I live in lJort-law, recollect the attack on the barrack ; about 4 o'clockin the morning ; the party were going towards thesquare ; Kcnna' came" to me and told me to follow them ;he produced a pike without a handle ; I ran in orderto avoid tire man ; met another man, with a green sashround his waist, near the corner of Queen-street ; ranhome when I heard the firs t shot fired at the barrack ;witness hern i i lenri f ip H Kpnnn.

Cross-examined—Can 't say the prisoner had any morethan a part of a pike in his hand ; he was a little in-toxicated at the time ; Kenna lives at Carrickheg; heaidhe was a teetotaller ; was taken afterwards and chargedwith being one of the party at the attack ; was broughtbefore Mr. Medlicott; I did not know where I wasgoing to when I was with the party who attacked thebarrack ; knew nothing of their intention until! the firstshot was fired ; I was at my own door when Kennacame to me ; I was forced to join them by Kenna and aman who wore a green sash , and carried a blunderbuss ;was afraid of the pikt or would not go.

Walter Cahill examined—Remembers the night be-fore the attack ; was at Mulliniivat ; was called out ofbed to go to the hills ; the night was dark ; could notcount the number present; left in the night for Brown 'swood ; went to Portlaw ; saw James Kenna thereduring the firing ; Mr. Fitzmorris was also there ;docsu t know where Fitzmorris is now.

Cross-examined—I did not fire ; saw a pistol withKenna ; got no mutton or beef from the men ; some gotbread and milk , have a relation in Botany Bay ; neve5l»'pt in a lime kiln ;• is from Clonmel : never dressedstolen mut ton or fowl for myself on a lime kiln ; havebeen in jail for the last three months ; recollects theflnur taken out of a cart in Onrrirk.

William Reill y, pol iceman , examined—Was at Port-law ; remembers the attack on the 12th Sept. last ;knows llcwson one of the prisoners ; saw the partycoming up ; knew three of them altogether ; .when theycame up they fired at once ; the windows were brokenby h volley of gtories ; told the mag istrate all what hesaw ; told all about IJcwson ; swore information beforethe mag istrate's ; he saw Wm. Gleeson there ; no otherpoliceman was in the room with me when Uic partieswere throwing the stones ; heard the first shot ; nostones w.-: re thrown unt i l we fired out.

To the Court—I fire d six or seven shots myself.John Morragh , policeman , examined—Was present

the ni ght of the attack on t i e barra ck ; witness hereidentified the prisoner Doyle ; saw him drilling the party.

Cross-examined—There were about500 iti the party ;thry were in a line ; the firing commenced at once.

Daniel O'Kei flc, policeman , examined—Was in thepolice barrack ; knows the prisoner Doy le ; saw himwith a stick in his hand ; the crowd began to dispeiscafter " the firing commenced : Doyle was apparentl yvery angry witl i the men who did not act according tociders ; prisoner was about three yards from tlic policebarrack at the time ; I did not sne him come und; r thebarrack wall ; many Portlaw people may or may n )thave been amongs t the party .

John G. Power, a discharged policeman , - sworn andexamined—Remem bers the attack at Portlaw ; was inthe b:u ruck at the time when shots were fi red into it ;knows the prisoner Edward Shcapy to have been one ofthe part y ; stones were thrown.

Cross-examined—The police kept aside to avoid theshots ; t:.e crowd separated after the firing ; a numberof persons armed have generally a crowd after them.

This closed the case for the prosecution.Counsel for the defence, in a very able speech, showed

the contradictory nature of the evidence, dwelt upon thecharacters of the prisoners, and concluded by a ferventappeal to the j ury.

Kidiar.l Lawis examined — I live at Portlaw ; I remember theattack on th e police-barrack } I saw Hewson that day ; the mobpatiscd by I lu ivson 's house on their way to the barrack ; J wentup the si re*?! unt i l I heard the shots tired , and then returned ; Imet Hewson , who went in the direction of the bridge ; saw h.inin a qr , hour afterwards near his own house, which is about ahalf a mile from the barrack , ami a quarter from the bridge ; lefthim at his own house.

Cross-examined—When I saw Hewson a second time the fir-ing was hing on.

Teresa Hi-wson—The prisoner is UIJ brother ; recollects theattack n u t ho barrnck ; went as far as the Cross at P.j rtl.ur ; orreturnin g heard some shots ; saw Joseph Hews n on the bridgefind brou ght him home ; my brother did not lca\ e home-while thetirin tr was at th t t barrack.

Ktv . .Mr. .Medlicott—Knew IJcwson and (ho family to harebeen honest peop le

•Severa l other gentlemen , amongst whom were the I'rotestantand Catholic clergymen , and the medical gentlemen , of theneighbourhood , gave the prisoners excellent characters .

Afu r some angry observations from on • of the crown counselUV IM ing a charg e of mi.t ing up relig ious feelings in the case, inalludin g to th e ringing of the chapel bells, th o judge chargedthe j ury. At six o'clock the jury retired to thrir room , and re-mained tll.Ti. »ill nort miit -ninrr

COUNTY COURT—THIS DAY .THE rOKTXAW MEN.

This morning, at nine o'clock , the jury who had beenshut up on the Porlaw affair were called into the box.

The jury agreed as regards two ; but no chance ofthe others, as the j ury was ten to two. 'W. Doyle andJ. Sheapy were found guiity.

T:e jur y di-agreed in the case of James Kenna andJoseph Hewtson.

It is thought that the punishment will not be severeon the former.

Several persons were indicted for appearing in arms,At half-past four o'clock the jud ge decided that bail

might be taken for the other Portlaw mm- who h dbeen nut nn lv ii '

Three persons were acquitted for robbing Mr. W.Maher s house at Tramore, the bills being'bad.

CITY COURT—THIS DAY .beveral larceny cases closed the business of this courtto-day about twelve o'clock, when Judge Jack-on andsome of the bar started for Clonmel.The party who attacked Brawders' house on the Yel-low Road, were sentenced to ten years' transportation.

t£fie Watcrfortt Kcfo&FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 9. 1849.

PARLIAMENTA RY NEWS.The question of the •• rate in aid" was brought be-

fore the House of Commons on Friday night by LordJohn Russell. It was—" That in each oi*the next twoyear? there shnll be paid.by every union in Ireland asum equal to . a rate of sixpence in the pound , on eachelectoral division in such union , towards a general fund,for the relief of the poor in Ireland. That the sumshall be paid at the Bank .of Ireland in the name of thePaymaster of Civil service , and applied in siftfi manneras Parliament shal l direct." The resolution made noreference to a maximum rate. Government consents 1to postpone that proposition.

In the H ouse of Lords on Monday the Vice-Guar-dians of Unions (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.Also the relief Ireland Bill was read a second time. '

In the House of Commons on Monday - in reply toMr. Hume , Lord Jo.hn Russell rose, amidst profoundsilence, and said—Mr. Speaker , there can be no doubtthat the state of our military operations in India is notonly not A matter of indifference, but a matter of thedeepest interest to every one in this house (cheers).I can, however, only state at present that her Majesty 'sgovernmen t, after considering the intelligence whichhas been received, have offered to her Majesty that ad-vice which they they think best calculated to meet thepresent exi gencies of that part of our dominions. Butwe have not as yet received her Majnsty's reply to theadvice which we have humbl y thought it necessary togive. However, as soon as that reply is received , Ishall make no delay in communicating it to the housefloud cries of hear) .

Sir It. PEEL made a declaration of his princi ples onthe all-absorbing Irish land question. The main prin-ciples of his plan arc—the introduction of new propri-etors into those districts and unions now rendere:! bank-rupt by the condition of the present proprietors ; thisresult to be brought about throug h t i e agency of a Go-vernment Commission to be appointed , and who arc tohold their sittings in Ireland. The i.-rcscnt proprietorsto be treated with on terms of the most perfect equityfor the properties now in their hands , with a view to amore beneficial proprietorshi p and a better redistribution.

In the new arrangement, .i.l improvements would beencouraged by security that rto revaluation for ratingpurposes should take place for fourteen years. The en-tire of the bankrupt unions to be brought under theCommission , and all able bodied to be emp loyed in ma-king roads to now unapproac hed localities, or in cul-tivating the now abandoned lands. He would haveproperty transferred not by individua l barter , but throughthe intervention of the Commission.

The debate on the Rate in Aid s 0dBeef, per lb ... ... 00s Id to 0()s 4dMutton per do ... ... 00s 41 to 0i)s 5dLsirb (per quarter) ... ... . 3s Od to O0s 4dVeal do ... ... 00* 4d to 00.s «dPor< pel lb ... ... 09s 5d tJ 00s tfdGood American Pork ... ... OO.s 3d to 00s 3i'Heads, ... ... 28s Od to 0i)s 0.1Bacon P'.̂ ... ... 43s Od to 44* 5dParrel Lard ... ... 44s 0.1 to 40s OdO.iai ... ... '2\)i Od to 32s Od

MUTTER.59s 80s.

NUMnr.n OF FIRKINS WKIOHED :Yesterday ... ... ... ... ... 143This Dav ... ... ... ... ... 42

TO BE LET,MmHE OLD-ES TABLISHED WOOLLENX HOU^E at the Corner of BROAD-STBEET

and LITTLE BARRONSTRAND -STREET, having a frontagein Two Streets of about 70 feet. °

ALSO, FIELDS FOR GRAZING AT GRACEDIEU.Also a large, well-enclosed YARD at tho Custom Gap, Bally-bricken. having a frontage of near 100 feet.

TO BE SOLD,SEVERAL .PROFIT RENTS arising from Houses in the Cityof Waterford, which will be disposed of on reasonabls Terms.

Application to be made to JAMES DELAHUNTY, Esq.Bank Lane, Mall, from whom further particulars can be knownWaterford , March, 1849.mHE SUBSCRIBERS have just received a consign-JL ment of Crxey ZYXaple Peasof superior quality, for FIELD SOWING, which they wi ll dis-pose of OQ moderate Terms.

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GAGEMENT OF THE SEIKHS.BO M R A Y , Aviuh o.—The intelli gence by the present

mail is of great interest.A most sanguinary conflict lias taken place on the bankof the Jhelt .ni , :i' : '. ih\ ig h theliii t isii have came ofV vic-torious , their trii.: -.; ' -Vvs l)een purchased by a s;ul effu-sion of blood , no fu \\v: than 2i> officers having beenkilled , and (Ji3 wounde d , while nearl y 8.509 men wereslain or disabled. Vmt the slaughter which occurcd ^'usperhaps not iho worst feature of the engagement. Oneof the cavalry bri gades was struck with a panic , and tiieunusual spectacle was presents! of u rcg imonl cf I3ri - is!iDragoons liv ing f 'i\>m a native foe. A Bengal Cavalrycorps (the 5th) liod in gicat disorder .—Moreo ver , we lossix guns , onl y four of which could be recovered. Ourdisastrous tr ium p h was achieved on the 13th of January.

The t roops marche d on the morning of the 12th forPinghec, inthedirectionof theJhe urn , having halted herefor the ni ght , resumed their inarch next day, when theysoon came in sight of the enemy. The Sikh army oc-cup ied a long line , extending from the ori ginal position ,called Moong, to a place bearing the name of Russool orKussoolmuggar. Lord Goug h had at first intended tothro w all his strength upon it , and thus turn the en-emy 's flunk. In an evil hour ,howevcr , he abadoned thiscourse. The Scixh position was seen to lie strong-; the.TheluiN was in their rear , with a well-constructed brid gespanning- its water s , and their cmti c prot ected by fieldworks , which had the advantage of roug h and jung lyground. .Between one and two v . M ., Lord Goug h de-cided on po:-tp .ming the attack until next day ; and asthe ti\>ops were exhausted , and but little time remainedto fh f lit it b; tt\o , unquesti onabl y the (Icfccrini. 'uuion wasa wise one. A few shots , however , fiom t i e enemy 's bat -teries , which were w i t . in range , happened now to fallclose lo the Com. -in-Chief; and with a rashness thatca:uiot be sufficientl y dep lored , his Lordshi p at once de-termined to engage th e Seikhs without delay, lie wouldhear no reason—liste n to no advice , and even , it is said ,threatened to put any one .in arrest who should dare tooiler him council. Abandoning ilie idea of attackin gIlussool , he resolved to endeav our to penetrate the cen-tre of the enemy 's position , and , accordingly, with-out making any pr ;limin , iry lvconnoissancc , commenceda cannonade , which was answered by the enemy, and issaid to have lasted between one and t'vo hours. Bri-gadier-General Camp bell , who command ed the divisionof infai ;t iy, on our ri ght , was now directed to muke ailank movement , and in obey ing the order , exposed theilank of his own troops to uterrible cross fire from Seikhbatteries on his left , which had not previousl y been ob-served , The 3d and 4th Bri gades reached the Seikhgums—the latter of the two leading the way—and sotremendous a fire then opeuo-l upon them that they werecompelled to giv.o way, her Majesty 's 2-ith Reg iment , inparticul ar , su^tainin "1 severer loss than has ever befallen:i British corps since I he Cabul massacre. Unsupportedby artillery, retreat was inevitable : and the native re-giments , as well as the 2-Jth , left numbers (load andwoumlcd upon t/ ;e iield. On thi s occasion fell the Bri-gadier comitandin ir , Colonel Pon -iycuick , Lieutenant-Colonel Brookes , Major 31-irris and numerou s otlierofficers ; while this occurred on the right , Bri gadier llo-gan's bri gade, on the left , c irried everything before it ,gallantl y storming the enemy 's battciies, and spikingtheir trims.

" In tlj e mean time ," says tin Delhi Gazette , " Bri-gadier Godb y, with Major -General .Sir W. Gilbert as aleader, who was on the extreme right of the infantr yline , moved forward , and , after marchin g throug h adense jung le for some minutes , came upon the enemy 'sinfantry ; the bri gade opened their fire, but the enemywere in such numbers that they casill y outf lanked them ";two companies of the '2nd European Regiment werewheeled up, showed front , and the whole discharged ,but had not go.-i c- far when they found th ey were sur-rounded. Th-.-y immediatel y faced ri ght about , kept upsome file -firin g ;,Hd char:;-, d, near rank iti front. Atthis conjecture il.:wcs's batter y came to the rescue , andhaving beaten o!F the enemy,' their guns were taken.While the infantr y were thus hi g hl y distiivj uUlungthemselves, and earning imperishable laurels , the cZvalry on the extreme left under Bri g.dier White hadmade a dashing charge , and contributed much to thedefeat of the enemy, while the cavalry on the extremeri-lst , consisting of Bri gadier Pope 's' force , with the14th Light Dragoons temporar y attached , having beentaken in advance of their Morse A rtillery (Lane 's,Christie 's, and 1 hush's troops) , were directed to char:.ca bod y of the enemy 's cavalry, variousl y estimated utfrom 1.0 JO to 500 : instead of obeying the orders giventhem , they faced about, and in sp ite of the energetic en-deavours of their own and other officers , la ft the iield(with the exception of a bod y of the .Oth Lancers, whowere rallied ), and made direct for the Artillery ; oncoming up to which , instead of pulling up,, they dashedthroug h Huish' s and Chi istic 's troops , upsettin g a wag-gon, and some horses , and dir ecting their course to theheld hosp ital. The enemy, seeing the advantage theyhad thus unaccoun t ablv ensured, followed our Cavalrv.got amongst the Horse Artill ery, cut down no less thanseventy three gunners who had ", by the llight of the ca-valry tr.rmigh their rank- - , been derived' of the meanscf defendin g themselves , and carried of! six of theirguns , two of which wu-e- subi-equciitl y recovered , au.iwould have done much more harm 'had not ColonelLane been fortunatel y enabled tj draw his troopsout of the melee, and pour in grape so energeticall y thatthe Goorehurra thou g ht they had done enoug h and fled."

It is stated that the 1 1th Dragoons retired , becauseordered to do so. This point , however , requires to liecleared up. The conduct of the 5th Bengal Light Ca-valry appears to have been very reprehensible.

" On the JciV it is stated , " the enemy were push-ing forward boldl y and successfull y, when a squadronof the ;>d dragoons and the 5th light cavalry were or-dered by Thackweil to charge them. On approachingthe foe , Ihe nativ e cavalry broke and fled ; the dragoons,unsupported as they were, charged throu g h the Seikhs ,and were for a time lost sight of. It was feared theymust have fallen into ambush and beer, annihil ated , andterrible was th e anxiety and suspense , when theyquickl y re-appeared in th e rere of the enemy, and weregallantl y seen cutting their way back. CaptainUnel t , the heroic offi cc-r who led them , was severel ywounde d ; Lieutenant bti stcd sli ghtl y ; and -l 'i menwere found to have been kill ed an.i wounded in theoh a rge>-̂ .Kh a.j T>th cayajry, said to have thus forgottontheinsatyoSjiilia^e fpWii^long time been considered oneof tl^^fic^t^eu-iqafcij ijj^t) !' the Benga l army ; a portionof the^.d^^w^ietl pthemsclves at Caubul ; anotherIwrti pn^^&j^^jrTirf

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