At about a quarter after eight o'clock entered the rooms and were quite dazzled blaze of beauty which greeted our sight.

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we Arracan, and the consideration of the great expense to with the which the officers are subjected by continually moving to more congenial climates, has induced the Government to sanction an expenditure of about Rs 12,000 for the The young Masters and Misses, fancifully dressed, erection of a sanatarium. The site selected by the excited our highest admiration, and to see them trip medica! officer is an elevated position contiguous to the through the mazes of the dance, was really a pleasing sea shore, about two or three miles distant from the sight. There were in this picturesque group a few station of Akyab, and is considered, after a careful over-grown vonths, who presented a sad contrast to the investigation, extremely suitable for so desirable a younger dancers, and whose movements only excited purpose. our risibilty. The two ball rooms were thickly crowd. ed, almost to suffocation, by upwards of 1,000 persons, which in convenience was increased by the unusual warmth of the weather.

NATIVE LIBERALITY.-A native gentleman by name Nilmoney Day, has forwarded Rs 500 through Government for the use of the poor in the Bindabun, near Muttra. The monies are to be expended in purchasing common food; and this good man has been persuading There were some lovely faces and forms that adorn-bis intimates to follow his example. ed this assembly; and many who did not covet enter

tainment from the dance, contented themselves with DONATION OF DYCE SOMBRE, ESQ,-Dyce Sombre, gazing on features surpassingly fair. We regret to Esq., has presented the managers of the Parental Acaadd that there were a few persons, however, who, wish-demic Institution with a donation of ONE THOUSAND RUPEES, ing to procure the utmost for their money, were ever for which, the only return they have had it in their and anon quaffing plentiful potations, the free use of power to make, has been a letter expressive of grateful which caused them to conduct themselves in such a acknowledgments for the same. brutal manner as to excite this disgust of every body present; and some of these would-be-thought gentlePRINCELY DONATION.-On the 5th instant, Dwarkamen, we have been told, on being turned out, stript nauth Tagore, bestowed upon the District Charitable and had a very serious warfare with their fists, in the Society, the magnificent sum of one lac of rupees to spacious court-yard of the premises. This ci cumstance be secured to the society on good mortgages and placed caused many of the fair damsels to quit the ball room, to the regret of the lovers of dancing.

We are really surprized to find persons who lay claim to the title of gentlemen, and who would be ready to call any person to a serious account for disputing their right thereto, so far brutalize themselves as to behave in the manner in which the individuals we have alluded to did.

Oh! would some bard the gifti gie us

To see oursel's as others see us.

However exalted or lowly the station of a man may be, it cannot excuse his conduct.-indeed the more exalted the position, the more reprehensible does the misdeed appear.

out at interest for the benefit of the numerous poor who are maintained from the funds of that excellent institution. The donation is to form a separate fund and to be called the "DWARKANAUTH FUND," that the memory of the princely donor may thus be associa ted in perpetuity with the noble object he always had

at heart.

FREE SCHOOL. The report of the free school shows that this most useful and benevolent institution continues most fully to deserve the patronage of the public. Upwards of 400 children of both sexes, the offspring of food, clothing and instruction. They are admitted indigent Christian parents, are supplied with lodging, between the ages of five and nine years, and are instructed in English grammar, writing, arithmetic, history, geography, and the elements of Christian knowledge; besides which the girls are taught straw bonnet, lace Act well your part, 'tis there the honor lies. and needle work. An unsuccessful application has been made to the Government through the Bishop of CalThe remainder of the company retired at three A. M.cutta, to relieve the institution from the expense of the Excepting the very juvenile portion of the assembly, we only perceived two young ladies in fancy dresses. They were in the costume of Swiss peasant girls; but amongst the gentlemen fancy dresses were more nume

rous.

Honor or shame from no condition rise-.

Church attached to it.

THE SAILORS' HOME.-This institution, by the last report, seems to be in a flourishing condition.

We noticed the following costumes. Charles the 2d, Orlando, a Greek Peasant, a Vakeel of the Sudder from the mofüssil on the 13th instant, and left Calcutta PRINCE OF ORANGE.-Prince Henry of Orange, arrived Dewanny Adawlut, the Red Rover, a Sailor, a Spanish for Holland, on the 17th instant. Peasant, Glenalvon, some Turks and some in dominos; but by far the greater portion of the Company, wore plain full dresses.

SMALL POX.-The small pox is now extremely prevolent in Calcutta, and its suburbs; especially amongst our native fellow subjects, numbers of whom have been bereaved of their relatives by this destructive malady, Several families have lost their children through it, and one particularly had no less than six children, all of whom have fallen sacrifices to the distemper.

SMALL POX. Small pox is not so rife in Calcutta as was stated last week; and the vaccine departments, established under the superintendence of Doctor Duncan Stewart, tend greatly te check the distemper, which is, as usual, introduced by the native innoculators.

BRECTION OF A SANATARIUM AT ARRACAN.-The sick

PRINCE HENRY OF ORANGE.- It is said that His Honour the Deputy Governor has received letters from His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Orange, and from Captain Arriens of the Bellona, off Kedgeree, expressing their acknowledgments, in the warmest terms, for the kind and hospitable reception, both public and private, which their party has experienced. The Prince speaks highly of the attentions which he received from Captain Caine, his A.D.C., temporarily appointed during his visit.

COURT MARTIAL.-The young officer who was tried at a court-martial in Fort William the other day, and whose case excited considerable interest in the military circles, has been honorably acquitted.

ARTILLERY REVIEW.-The artillery was reviewed at Dum Dum on the 12th instant, by Major general Sir

leeks, though few were large and good and the red beet [ as twelve lacs of rupees. The assemblage was, as usual, and salad were in good season. Only two baskets comprsied of natives of Lahore, Delhi, Oude, Seringaof artichokes were visible. Potatoes very fine. O patam, Bombay and the lower provinces, and a great native vegetables, the pure white and red bringals were many from the Nepaul and Burmese states. No remost conspicuous; the celery, though good, was not markable accidents occurred beyond a large boat laden sufficiently blanched. The scene was altogether at- with tobacco having suddenly foundered; all lives on tractive, and the number of ladies who graced the ball, board were however saved. No affrays, or assaults readered it doubly so. have been reported, and from all accounts the melah was conducted very quietly.

In the evening the members of the society dined together,when several toasts were drunk & speeches made.

ADVANCES ON SHIPMENTS OF GOODS TO EUROPE.-A report gains ground that the Government are about to resume the system of advances on shipments of goods to Europe.

THE OCHTERLONY MONUMENT. -Government have sanctioned the estimate completing the plaistering of the Ochterlony monument and repairing it. The amount is about Rs 460.

LORD CARDIGAN -Lord Cardigan forfeited his passage in the Repulse, and took up cabins in the Juliana for Madras, from which place his Lordship and the Countess proceeded dak to Bombay. This change of plan arises from a desire on the part of the Lord to be present at her Majesty's coronation, which he would have in all probability missed, had he sailed in the Repulse.

COLONEL COCK.-Colonel Cock, it appears, has been appointed to the command of the Dinapore division of the army, with the rank of brigadier, during the absence of Major General W, Richards, C.B., or until further

orders.

FAILURE. The failure of an eminent Shroffing and Banking House, trading in the Burra Bazar, occurred on the 1st instant, under the name of Tarachund Day and Madob Churn Day. Their liabilities are reported at twenty lacs of rupees.

QUARANTINE AT MALTA.-The severity of quarantine at Malta is greatly mitigated, indeed done away with. vided they do not land, are shipped into the London Passengers arriving in the Alexandria steamer, prosteamer, in the port, and proceed at once on their voyage, saving thus the delay of twenty or thirty days, which is the period for performing quarantine alloted to even clean bills of health.

PECHEEGAUM EXPEDITION.-A letter from Assam states that the commissioner and Major White arrived at Suddea on the 29th of January, and that Lieut. Miller had gone with seventy-five men to endeavour to take the Pechee Gaum, who had been fighting with the Let Gaums. It is expected that Lieut. Miller will have some trouble.

Calcutta in November, several estimates for additional AQUEDUCTS.- -Just before the Chief Magistrate left aqueducts were submitted to Government through the Military Board; but the one nearly finished in Lyon's Government have come to the resolution of issu- Range, New China Bazar Street and Clive Street ing new Company pice and receiving old sicca pice, was especially recommended for sanction, and the chief in exchange for Company rupees-sixty-four of each Magistrate ordered its immediate commencement penddenomination of pice to the rupee. This will be aing sanction; that it was sanctioned either last Tuesday great relief to every class of persons who pay or receive week or the Council day before it, and the sanction money in fractional parts of the rupee. The words forwarded the other day by the Military Board to the "until further orders" are of course mere words of form, Conservency Department: the Deputy Governor refor it would be doubly cruel in the poor ever again to jected the remaining projects submitted with the exleave them at the mercy of the polars, so long at least ception of that for an aqueduct along Boitak hana, from as the old defaced pice remain in circulation. Wellington Street to the Circulur Road, but suspended his sanction for that work until he should receive the estimate.

THE GOVERNOR'S PRIVATE SECRETARY.-The appointment of private secretary to the Deputy Governor, is given to James Hutchinson, Esq., for whom Ross D. Mangles, Esq., has been hitherto officiating. Mr. Hutchinson, has just returned to Calcutta from the Cape.

MR. A DOBBS.-Mr Dobbs, the Master in Equity, has returned with his health perfectly restored. This gentleman took the oaths to Her Majesty, and resumed office on the 29th intant.

DACOITY.-The treasure belonging to the Stud depôt of dacoits accompanied by a party of horse. The gang at Buxar, has been attacked and carried off by a band is understood to have amounted to about fifty or sixty men altogether; and the guard allotted for the protection of the treasure being very small, it made no resistance. The attack was quite unexpected, so much so that the sentry was disarmed, and the chookeedar who alone offered to oppose the party, was speared in the head, and disarmed. The dacoits, it appears, had been hovering aboutthe town of Buxar for the purpose of carrying off a ANNUAL MELAH AT SAUGORF.-The annual melah or large sum of money which a Mahajan expected from fair at Saugore, commenced at the end of December Patna, and of which the dacoits had received intimaand continued up to the 20th of January. A party tion; but, being disappointed in that, they attacked the of the 24-Pergunnah indefatigables, an European officer, stud treasure and carried off an iron chest containing and the full guard, attended. The boats of all sizes twenty thousand rupees in cash, and about five thousand and descriptions far exceeded the past year's assem- rupees in bank notes belonging to the stud; and about blage, and were estimated at so many as seventy thou-two thousand rupees worth of silver plate, the private sands, and the number of souls at as many as six hun- property of Captain Thomas, in charge of the depôt, dred thousand; and it stated that articles of Asiatic pro- who had lodged the same in the treasury for greates

"In verity and truth we are threatened with the most calamitous season ever known. Here is the middle of January without a drop of rain since October; with three-fourths of our lands not yet prepared for lack of moisture, vegetation actually withering, and, in short, every prospect not only of no indigo, but really of a famine for want of means to cultivate the first necessa

ries of life for the inhabitants. The scarcity is already severely felt, and the natives are crying out that this must be such a season as that of the great famine about twenty-five years ago, when no rice could be sown, and all that was, became inundated before the end of June. I look on this season for planters as one of those that fix an æra of-alas! what we meet most unfrequently-unmitigated destruction and ruin."

THE OPIUM SALE. The second opium sale of the season took place on the 5th instant, at the Exchange, and went off very steadily, although the attendance appeared much less than that of the sale last month, and the number of bidders much fewer. The quantity put up was 1,500 Patna and 800 Benares, besides six chests Benares of last year's provision: eighty chests Patna and fifty chests Benares of the French privilege, belonging to the January sale this year.-Prices of Patna ranged from 700 to 725 Co.'s rupees, Benares from 610 to 615 Co.'s rupees.

THE BLACK ACT.-The following is an extract of a letter from Mr. Turton, to Mr. Dickens, in reference to the Black Act.

"Things as to the Black Act remain precisely in the state they were three months ago; but I am preparing for my Parliamentary campaign, and hope. by next month ro have something to communicate. I fear it will not be favorable.

what I am about at Worcester; but I have been so inturrupted that I have not time to write to you as I had intended. I am much better in health than I was."

COAL SURVEY.-The survey upon which Mr. Homfray was employed last year, on behalf of Government, to ascertain the practicability of bringing coals from the Coel and Soane river districts, left off with an urgent recommendation for its being continued in the present year, and in hopes from some very promising appearthe great, ances, of establishing the connexion of Palamoo and Coel river coal fields, with several sites along the banks of the Soane both to the north and south of the Coel river. These sites have been again explored, and some of them ascertained to co ntain coal. The samples which have been dug, although not of the very best description of coal, are said to be sufficiently so to encourage the continuation of the research in those parts of the country below the range of hills which skirt the south-east bank of the Soane. There are a vast number of distinct deposits of carbonacious black slate with admixtures of coal, in various proportions, on both banks of the Soane. There is also that interesting deposit of the lias, which was also noiced and identified to be the long suspected and true lias limestone-perhaps one of the most valuable acquisitions to the present internal resources of this hiThere is also a bed of therto unexplored country. thick carbonaceous black slate in the nullah near to Bidjegur, but nothing of the character of true coal has yet been discovered.

SOUTH AMERICAN COPPER.-The practical effect of double legislation is beautifully illustrated by the position of the two American ships, which have lately arrived, and which must away to sea again, under the late order or regulation of the Court of Directors with their cargo unbroken; or, at all events, if they remain, can only do so, with the most valuable part of it unsold, viz. the South American copper, unless the President in Council will sanction infrigement of the regulation, on the ground of its taking the parties affected so completely by surprise. Indeed it may be questioned whether under the commercial treaty with the United States, which was laid upon the table of both Houses of Parliament, the prohibition against American vessels bringing the produce of other countries can be legally enforced. The case is now before the Government, on the representation of the Collector of Customs for its decision.

A BARBARIN SHIELD.-It has been stated, that the commander of the ship Strathisla, which vessti lately arrived at this port from the Malay coast, brought out a shied" which had been captured from the savages in Torryls Straits. The shield is in the shape of a tortoise, and in it are set,in a state of preservation, the heads of the captain of a ship which belonged to this port, and was lost some time since, and seventeen of his crew and passengers. The heads bear all the scars of wounds which were inflicted on them. The captain's head is put in the place representing the head of the tortoise and a boy's is at the tail, and either of the crew's on each side. A facsimile of the horrid shield, as drawn from the original, is in the possession of Messrs. Sheldon and Co.

I am most anxious, as you may suppose, to hear what you and the Committee think of my attempt to get into Parliament. I am now going to endeavour to open the return at Worcestor, a very radical place, and think I should be nearly certain of being returned for it, if the EXHIBITION OF VEGETABLES.-The show of vegetables present election is set aside. Crawfurd, you know, has at the Town Hall, on the 29th of January, far excelled lost his return for Preston. We, the Indians, have been anything that could have been expected with reference exceedingly unluckly on this occasion. Crawfurd's return to the unusually unfavorable season. The cauliflower would have been a great thing for us; for he is well was beatiful and would have vied with any in Covent acquainted with Indian matters, has taken up the Black Garden. The cabbage was also very fine. The peas Act business con amore, and has helped me, without any were excellent, and there were two fine baskets of Enapparent jelousy and dissatisfaction. I have written aglish or rather Cape broad beams. Carrots from Cape

leeks, though few were large and good and the red beet | as twelve lacs of rupees. The assemblage was, as usual, and salad were in good season. Only two baskets comprsied of natives of Lahore, Delhi, Oude, Seringaof artichokes were visible. Potatoes very fine. O patam, Bombay and the lower provinces, and a great native vegetables, the pure white and red bringals were many from the Nepaul and Burmese states. No remost conspicuous; the celery, though good, was not markable accidents occurred beyond a large boat laden sufficiently blanched. The scene was altogether at- with tobacco having suddenly foundered; all lives on tractive, and the number of ladies who graced the hall, board were however saved. No affrays, or assaults rendered it doubly so. have been reported, and from all accounts the melah was conducted very quietly.

In the evening the members of the society dined together, when several toasts were drunk &speeches made.

ADVANCES ON SHIPMENTS OF GOODS TO EUROPE.-A report gains ground that the Government are about to resume the system of advances on shipments of goods to Europe.

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THE OCHTERLONY MONUMENT.Government have

FAILURE.-The failure of an eminent Shroffing and Banking House, trading in the Burra Bazar, occurred on the 1st instant, under the name of Tarachund Day and Madob Churn Day. Their liabilities are reported at twenty lacs of rupees.

QUARANTINE AT MALTA.-The severity of quarantine at Malta is greatly mitigated, indeed done away with. Passengers arriving in the Alexandria steamer, prosanctioned the estimate completing the plaistering of vided they do not land, are shipped into the London the Ochterlony monument and repairing it. The steamer, in the port, and proceed at once on their voyamount is about Rs 460. age, saving thus the delay of twenty or thirty days, which is the period for performing quarantine alloted to even clean bills of health.

LORD CARDIGAN - -Lord Cardigan forfeited his passage in the Repulse, and took up cabins in the Juliana for Madras, from which place his Lordship and the Countess proceeded dak to Bombay. This change of plan arises from a desire on the part of the Lord to be present at her Majesty's coronation, which he would have in all probability missed, had he sailed in the Repulse.

Government have come to the resolution of issuing new Company pice and receiving old sicca pice, iu exchange for Company rupees-sixty-four of each denomination of pice to the rupee. This will be a great relief to every class of persons who pay or receive money in fractional parts of the rupee. The words "until further orders" are of course mere words of form, for it would be doubly cruel in the poor ever again to leave them at the mercy of the podars, so long at least as the old defaced pice remain in circulation.

THE GOVERNOR'S PRIVATE SECRETARY.-The appointment of private secretary to the Deputy Governor, is given to James Hutchinson, Esq., for whom Ross D. Mangles, Esq., has been hitherto officiating. Hutchinson, has just returned to Calcutta from the Cape.

Mr.

MR. A DOBBS.-Mr Dobbs, the Master in Equity, has returned with his health perfectly restored. This gentleman took the oaths to Her Majesty, and resumed office on the 29th intant.

PECHEEGAUM EXPEDITION.-A letter from Assam states that the commissioner and Major White arrived at Suddea on the 29th of January, and that Lieut. Miller had gone with seventy-five men to endeavour to take the Pechee Gaum, who had been fighting with the Let Gaums. It is expected that Lieut. Miller will have some trouble.

Calcutta in November, several estimates for additional AQUEDUCTS.-Just before the Chief Magistrate left aqueducts were submitted to Government through the Military Board; but the one nearly finished in Lyon's Range, New China Bazar Street and Clive Street was especially recommended for sanction, and the chief Magistrate ordered its immediate commencement pending sanction; that it was sanctioned either last Tuesday week or the Council day before it, and the sanction forwarded the other day by the Military Board to the Conservency Department: the Deputy Governor rejected the remaining projects submitted with the exception of that for an aqueduct along Boitakhana, from Wellington Street to the Circulur Road, but suspended his sanction for that work until he should receive the estimate.

DACOITY.-The treasure belonging to the Stud depôt at Buxar, has been attacked and carried off by a band of dacoits accompanied by a party of horse. The gang is understood to have amounted to about fifty or sixty men altogether; and the guard allotted for the protection of the treasure being very small, it made no resistance. The attack was quite unexpected, so much so that the sentry was disarmed, and the chookeedar who alone offered to oppose the party, was speared in the head, and disarmed. The dacoits, it appears, had been hovering aboutthe town of Buxar for the purpose of carrying off a ANNUAL MELAH AT SAUGORF.-The annual melah or large sum of money which a Mahajan expected from fair at Saugore, commenced at the end of December Patna, and of which the dacoits had received intimaand continued up to the 20th of January. A party tion; but, being disappointed in that, they attacked the of the 24-Pergunnah indefatigables, an European officer, stud treasure and carried off an iron chest containing and the full guard, attended. The boats of all sizes twenty thousand rupees in cash, and about five thousand and descriptions far exceeded the past year's assem- rupees in bank notes belonging to the stud; and about blage, and were estimated at so many as seventy thou-two thousand rupees worth of silver plate, the private sands, and the number of souls at as many as six hun property of Captain Thomas, in charge of the depôt, dred thousand; and it stated that articles of Asiatic pro- who had lodged the same in the treasury for greater