have bidden adieu to Bombay, and quitted the shores of India, with sensations of subdued concern; for it was not unnatural in me to apprehend, that with a few endeared exceptions, endeared to me by long habits of confidential intercourse, I had out-lived and outresided those friends and acquaintances on whose attachment I may have established some claims to consideration. The distinguished and honourable proof of approbation, however, which I have this day received, supported as it is by so highly respectable an assembly, and more especially the flattering inscription with which you propose so indelibly to commemorate my connection with the establishment of this presidency, have dissipated those impressions, and forcibly awakened in me those affections which I had early imbibed, for a society in which I have passed the best period of my existence most happily, and, as I have this day the high gratification of being assured, in some degree, usefully in promoting the interests of the Presidency. That assurance I shall ever cherish with those proud sentiments of gratulation, which the respectable and independent body from which it has emanated, is so powerfully calculated to inspire.

'If, gentlemen, the value of the token this day presented to me could be possibly enhanced in my estimation, it has been so, or at least it has been rendered the more acceptable from having been conveyed to me through the medium of that gallant and accomplished officer, who has done me the honour of officiating as your representative on this occasion. I thank him for the sentiments, with which he has so kindly and eloquently spoken of me. I thank him the more cordially, under a conviction that those sentiments have been dictated by that honourable sincerity for which his character is so justly esteemed and respected. Gentlemen, the official situations which I have filled under this Government, have afforded me a full opportunity of forming a judgment on the characters of those eminent officers, who, during the last thirty years, have been selected for the responsible and arduous office of conciliating and maintaining the discipline of an Indian army. It will be no disparagement to the reputation of those officers, when I say, that I have not known one whose claims to the exercise of that important command have been superior to those of Sir Lionel Smith; for, with equal qualifications, he has the advantage of a long and active experience in India, which they had not; that experience, combined with his known attachment to the Natives in general, and to the Native soldiery in particular; and with the thorough knowledge which he has acquired of the delicate structure and composition of an Indian army, point him out as the fittest successor for the vacancy about to be created by the return to England of our Commander-in-chief, Sir Thomas Bradford-a name, gentlemen, which I cannot mention but with the strongest feelings of private esteem and of public admiration, associated, as it so nobly is, with the renown of the British arms; I cannot deny myself the

expression of a hope that the long and brilliant service of Sir Lionel Smith may be rewarded by a permanent nomination to the command of an army devoted to his person. The nomination would be hailed with enthusiasm by the unanimous voice of his comrades, and, above all, a consideration at all times of the first importance to the popularity of our rule, and to the security of our ascendancy, by the affectionate voice of the Native branch of the army of Bombay. Gentlemen, by the proceedings of this day, for which I have so imperfectly expressed my deep sense of gratitude for the obligations you have conferred upon me, you have raised my character in self-respect and self-estimation. You have crowned and rewarded the termination of my career in India to the full -measure of my ambition.'

NEW SETTLEMENT IN THE DEKHAN.

THE following Proclamation, by the Rajah of Sattarah, has, we understand, been lately circulated throughout his dominions, and is worthy of general publicity for the gratifying evidence it contains of the zeal with which the Rajah is co-operating with the Bombay Government to render Mahabuleshwar a popular place of resort. His highness has already made an excellent road from Sattarah to Mahabuleshwar, and intends this year to carry it on as far as the head of the Par Ghaut, which is the boundary of his territories. The Government of the Presidency will, we learn, complete the remainder to Mhar, at the head of the Bancote River: bungalows are also to be built on the line of road for the occupation of travellers. The delightful coolness of the climate, and the convenience of its situation, therefore warrants the belief that Mahabuleshwar will soon become a favorite and fashionable rusticating spot during the hot months, while its advantages as a depot for invalid officers and soldiers, will, we are sure, amply repay the expense incurred by Government in its establishment. The hospitals for the troops are said be in a state of great forwardness, and one of the ablest and most intelligent surgeons of the establishment has been appointed to the medical duties.

'Proclamation by his Highness the Rajah of Satturah.

'Be it known to all the subjects of his Highness the Rajah of Sattarah (Sreemunt Meha Raj Shri Meha Raj Chitraputte.)

'Near Joule there is a mountain, on the east of which is the Tac Ghaut, on the west near Prutup Ghurh in the Kindrore Ghaut, and the Coorottee Ghaut is to the south. On the north side, and in one corner of this mountain, is Mahabuleshwar, and the source of the holy Krishna. On the summit, near this place, is a spot called Nher, or the Wilderness, the air of which is remarkably fine during

the hot weather, in consequence of which his Excellency Sir John Malcolm, and English. gentlemen, have built houses for themselves and barracks for the soldiers.

'We likewise intend building on that spot. In order that all necessaries may be at hand, merchants should settle on the mountains, and form a Pettah there, which certainly will flourish, as trade will be drawn into this channel, in consequence of a road which it is our intention to make over the Phar Ghaut.

'Here then there shall be a Pettah, and it shall be called Malcolm Petk; and it shall be protected, and it shall flourish.

'GOD SAVE THE KING!'

GREAT GUN AT BEEJAPOOR.

A correspondent at Beejapoor has sent us a circumstantial account of the firing of a gun-not one of your paltry pop-gun 24pounders, but of the great great-gun of Beejapore. We have often heard of this monstrous specimen of an engine of destruction, but ever imagined that, like the huge fowling-pieces at Beckwith's, on Snow-hill, it was only meant for a kind of chef-d'œuvre of the manufacturer's, got up to exhibit the extent of his skill. It appears however to have all the properties of the pigmy artillery, as the following account will show :

To the Editor of the Bombay Courier.

"Sir-It may be interesting to those of your readers, who have visited Palmyra in the Deckan, to hear that the large gun on the S. W. bastion of this city, was charged by order of the Rajah (with 40 seers, about 100lbs. of powder) and fired yesterday evening, at

sunset.

"The powder, from its coarse quality, threw forth an immense volume of smoke, which was truly grand, although the report was weak in comparison to what was expected, perhaps equal to that of a 42-pounder. The gun shook the frame, and rebounded on the wall without any injury.

This circumstance excited a degree of sensation amongst the inhabitants (10,000), many had left their houses with their families 10 and 15 miles: and every Bunyian shutting his shop and retiring from its walls. The gun had been discharged by Aurungzebe 150 years before.

"The muzzle has the figure of a lion's head, with an elephant walking into its mouth. The dimensions, inside 2, and outside 4 feet diameter; in length, 12 feet; circumference 134 feet; throughout inside chamber 14 inches, diameter 5 feet.

'His Highness has been here ten days, and will move on the 11th current to Ukulkote, afterwards to Punderpoor, Fultun, and Sing

her, returning to Satarrah by the 15th proximo. His retinue consists of a part of the body guard, 100 horse, 300 irregular horse, and 200 Bombay infantry; 10 elephants, 154 camels, besides 2000 followers. The greatest order prevails, and every article is strictly paid for in the different villages. The cultivators of ground, instead of considering his visit as in former times, a curse, now hail his visits as a blessing in every respect.-Beejapoor, Jun. 6.

Remarkable OCCURRENCE at Madras.

The new year has been ushered in with the usual festivities. The Right Honourable the Governor gave a large dinner party on New Year's Day; and at about half-past 9 o'clock proceeded to the banqueting room, which was soon filled with a gay assemblage. The splendid picture presented to the Right Honorable the Governor, by the Earl of Powis, of his illustrious ancestor the Great Clive, was, on this occasion, decorated with laurels, and under it was suspended the portrait of Josiah Webbe, Esquire, to which the following extract from the answer of Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General of India, and formerly Governor of this Presidency, to the address to his Lordship from the settlement of Madras in August last, was affixed:

'Under my immediate and excellent predecessor, Lord Clive, the true principles of Indian government had been worked up to the highest pitch of elevation. Through every part of the administration there prevailed an exalted sense of honour, a proud integrity, an extraordinary display of zeal and activity in the discharge of every public duty. Mine was only the humble task of keeping up what had been so happily established. Of the acts of my successors I can have but little knowledge. But your late lamented governor, and my esteemed friend, was, at the time I have been speaking of, associated with other great names,-Webbe, Close, and a long list of living characters, whom it might be invidious to mention, and engaged in the same distinguished career.'

At 12 o'clock, the Right Honorable the Governor led his Highness the Naib-i-Mooktar to the gallery, in which a supper, served up in the most elegant style, was laid, and his Highness did not leave the scene of hospitality and gaiety until about one o'clock.

We were sorry on this occasion to be witnesses to the display of one of those ebullitions of furious passion and sanguinary vengeance which unfortunately are of no unfrequent occurrence in Asiatic history. A trooper of the body guard, who was off duty and in his undress, had come to see the tamasha, and, for this purpose, had introduced himself into the gallery of the banqueting room, from which one of the government peons, knowing that he had no per

A dispute arose between

mission to be there, desired him to move. them, but the trooper in the end was driven down the steps of the banqueting room by the peon and other servants, and in going away he was heard to threaten the peon with revenge, saying that he would make marks upon his badge that would teach him how to insult a sepoy. This was about eleven o'clock. It appears that the trooper, after reflecting some time upon the disgrace he thought he had suffered, went to the barracks for his pistols, where he arrived at twelve o'clock. Having got in and secured them, and two cartridges with bullets, he made a pretence for quitting the barracks, and thus getting out he proceeded towards the banqueting room, having loaded his pistols on the bridge. He then proceeded to the steps leading up to the terrace in front of the banqueting room. Shortly after his Highness the Naib came down with the Governor, got into his carriage and went away. When the Governor with his staff were returning up the stairs, the peon, whom the trooper was in search of, appeared to be coming down the stairs-the trooper took from his girdle one pistol, and shutting his eyes, he fired it at the person he took for the peon, and with his left hand held the other pistol to his own breast. The right hand pistol went off, and the ball struck a servant of Delawar Khan, one of his Highness the Nabob's Moonshees, who was in a line with the peon on the lower steps, attending upon his master, waiting for the carriage to convey him away. The wounded man was sent to the general hospital, and, we are happy to say, is doing well; and, considering the excited state of the trooper's feelings, it is fortunate no injury was done to any other person, which may be ascribed to the pistol having been held so close to the man's back, that though it burnt the flesh and his jacket, the ball did not pass through, but was found lodged in the top of his shoulder, and easily taken out by Doctor Shee, of the 13th Dragoons, who was luckily present on the spot. This pistol seems to have been dropped immediately after it was fired. The pistol which the infatuated man intended for his own destruction, and pointed to his stomach, missed fire. When he found this was the case, he threw it down also, ran away, and succeeded in making his escape. At about eleven o'clock the next morning, however, he was seized by the Subidar Major of the body guard, of Seid Hussun, and was delivered over to the civil power, and has since made a full confession, entirely confirming this statement. He is only eighteen years

old.-Govt. Gaz. Jun. 5.