The Express. — London, England, 1853-08-29 00:00:00

erOrt.so* TO CIUPRKLSI'UN DENTS. ♦ honed ?Afton Farm." oronnutinn 'no tame (manna I,uotto," to publiabod every Toooday aad l n:y o,ght. m Om tor port. :1,11nm...50. wended for Tit Ir gyro, o," Lon tan r.volag nos. "IRA beat Mr 091 co. to. ilonvortmtroot. Sy Ivo n tie nny of poblorAos. NIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. .11. DA.-14nra1st. nes. .......Altentooe. ler. So. 1J. 1 1 0 4.0.-11011sia& teL 4 ........-...,thanr0a.116. ISM LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 2U. It is not the fault of the European consular ern cito in China if any news, respecting the internal war now waging there, reach this part of the world. They do their utmost to prevent their respective country men from venturing to the scene of hostilities. But missionary zeal and mercantile enterprise are too much fur them. Several nii,sionaries have approached' more or less closely to the disturbed districts; and Dr. Tv t.un, an American missionary, has actually reached Chin-Kean-foo t and spent sonic time there. We are thus in receipt of information respecting the progress of the Chinese Revolution, which we ►hould otherwise have been without ; fur the Impe rialist Alvin's, at all times reluctant to throw light on the state of the interior, have now the additionl motive to concealment that what they have to tell would do them little credit. One thing is certain, that an attack upon Chin keang-too, upon which the Imperialists built high expectations, has been repelled by the insurgents, or whatever we are to call them. A fleet of European rigged vessels, consisting of three recently purchased (armed, one with 2$ and the two others each with 12 guns), and 23 Lorchas, cannonaded the town on the :pith of May till they Lad expanded all their powder. The town bad been prepared fur the attack in a way that erinced considerable mili tary skill oa the part of their antagonists, and from the walls a by no means contemptible' array of heavy cannons answered the guns of the ships. An Imperialis: land force of some 6,000 men was close by the town during the affray, but did not venture to make any demonstration in aid of the fleet. Dr. Ttvt.tta, who was in the town at the time, coultl not learn that the cannonade had done the least harm; and the European adven turers who had taken service on board the Imperial fleet have returned to Shanghai too much disgusted with their Chinese leaders to be easily induced to follow them again. This failureof the:lmperialists before Chin-Keang foo sounds like • death-knell to the hopes of the Mantchoo dynasty. That entrepUt commands the great highway by which all the trade between South and North China must pass. A force in possession of it can starve the northern provinces in a few months by stopping their supplies of rice. But it is apparent that the revolutionists do more than possess a strong position in and around Nankin and Chin- I Keang-foo. From the intelligence received by the present and previous mail it would appear that the Imperialists scarcely possess • single foot of ground south of the Yang-tie-Keang, except Canton, and some immediately ad joining districts. And there is one peculiarity about this universal revolt of the more especially Chinese provinces that is worthy of note. The heads of the new government at Nankin, when Sir G. Bona proceeded to that town, were found to be ignorant of the fact that the English were Christians. But the leader at Chin-licang-foo was a man who had re ceived instruction from British or American mission aries at Canton ; and his followers were as well acquainted with the character of the English as him self. The insurgents at Nankin and those at Chin- Xcang-foo, therefore, it is clear, though now acting in concert, have each stirred spontaneously at first with out instigation from, or concert with, the other. Again, the movement at Amoy is obviously independent of either of the other two. It is clear, therefore, that the revolt of the purely Chinese provinces is a simul taneous, unpreconeerted renunciation of the Mant choo authority by a great number of local centres of action. The universal Chinese people have declared that they will no longer have these men to rule over them. What kind of Government or Governments may be substituted instead of that of the Brother of the Sun and Moon it is yet too early to say ; but scarcely a doubt can exist that the day of the Mant choo dynasty is over. " Wait," say some sceptics on this score, " till we see what course is pursued in the previews where the ruling dynasty is strongest." These pro vinces are comprised within the region extending from the Yang.tse•Keeng to the Great Wall; for 'rhibet is peopled thinly and by an unwarlike race; Mantchooria has been almost depopulated since the bulk el its inhabitants followed the first of the pre sent dynasty to share in its fortunes ; the nomad. Tartars have no peculiar predilection for the Mint. shoos, and are, moreover, no longer the warlike and combined tribes who owned the sway of a Onx.veutz IitIAN from the Great Wall of China to the Volga. It is in the northern provinces of ChinaProper,ifanywhere, that the present (or late) Emperor of CHINA NMI look for supporters. We have already adverted to the fact that, with the southern provinces in a state of hostility, and the point at which the Great Canal crosses the Yang-tee-Keang in thehands of the enemy, the northern provinces must be starved and placed at the mercy of their antagonists in a few months. Nor is this all The northern prosiness are far poorer, and less abundant in resources of every kind than the southern: tea, silk, cotton, all the exportable produce of China are the growth' of the southern provinces; the manufactures of ' China, such as they are, have only developed them selves in the south. It is an obvious and natural inference from these facts that the Imperialists, backed only by the northern provinces, can have little chance of neon guering southern China. And the lugubrious, half suppliant tone of the Emperor's maniftstoes, show the court is swainw of this. The Chinese Government has for many years been a mere paper Government—its mlndateii have seemed to fOreiguers to be obeyed merely because the passive disobedience of the popu lation was connived at by the authorities. Now the whole south of China is bristling with active and armed masses opposed to the Government, and its unreal character becomes obvious. The shadowy dynasty that filled the seat of, empire is vanishing from the eyes of beholders. The new arrivals from China add little to our knowledge of the characters and views of the revo. lutionists. The reception experienced by Dr. TAYLOR at Chin-Kcang-foo, however, like the recep tion experienced by the attendants of Sir 0. Box. LAM at Nankin, evinces a readiness on the part of the insurgents to establish and maintain amicable relations with foreigners. It is true the more we see of the Christianity of the anti-Impe rialists the more questionable its character appears. The botlj of insurgents at Chic-Keang-foo may, it is true, pass muster fur imperfectly instructed converts; but the leaders who have reacheJ Nankin are seemingly bent on promulgating a new politico-reli gious creed, into which they have incorporated as much of Christianity as suits their purpose; they are, in short, scarcely better Chri.tians than the Emperor of RIUSSIA and his military missionaries in Wallachia and Moldavia. But, as far as can yet be seen, their head appears rather less intolerant than the Russian. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Avorrr 15. Early on Sunday morning, the 14th inttant, the first arrivals of the Egyptian teat and transports began to appear off the Seraglio point, and they have been towed up the Bosphorus successively Us the quarantine station at :kern Bournoa, where, by order of the government, his Excellency Befik Bekmem ber of the Council of Health, with tie secretes". Dr. Bartoleti will superintend the sanitary operations. A further levy of 40,000 men is in progress, which, with 30,100 Zaptie cavalry, is destined to reinforce the army of the Danube. Here, as before noticed, all looks like war, notwithstanding the rumours of a pacific tendency in general circulation, and the va rious plans of adjustment proposed by different governments which are pouring in daily in all directions. The most important of all is the draught of a note framed at Vienna by the distinguished diplomatist, Baron de Bourqueney, jointly with his colleagues, and which has been transmitted to the French em , busy here with orders to press urgently on the Divan the necessity of its adoption. M. de Lacour lost no time in communicating this project officially to the Porte, as well as his col leagues. who only waited similar instructions from their government', to unite in promoting the success of this negotiation. Several couriers have arrived within this last couple of days at the different embassies, and t he Caradoc brought despatches for ours on Fridiy last, so that all have received the necessary orders on this head. The Czar, it appears, has at last consented to abide by the decision of the four great Powers, who, it is to be hoped, will stipulate as a conslitio sine qua non, the immediate evacuation of the Principalities. Tho details of this project have not yet transpired; but it is confidently stated that they are of a nature such as to maintain intact the honour and dignity of the Porte, as well as the integrity of her territory. Another project, it is understood. concerted be tween the Reiman agents, General Gortchakoff, and the Austrian Cabinet, has also been forwarded to Constantinople with a letter from the Prince, and submitted to the Sultan. I cannot vouch for the ac curacy of this report, though credited by persons usually well informed. If there be any truth in it, Reschid Paella will be accused of connivance, and his enemies will not slip so favourable an opportu nity to discredit him wish his sovereign, in order to bring into power the war party, eager at all risks to commence hostilities. Notwithstanding all the prospects of a pacific solu tion, there are many experienced persons who still doubt the intentions of Russia, and suspect that her real object is to gain time, and divert the Porte by negotiations for a couple of months more, till such time as the combined fleets ale necessarily useless, or hors de combat, on the approach of winter. The magnanimity and generous sentiments of the Czar are proclaimed by his agents and orthodox adherents all over Constantinople; but no reliance is placed on these manifestations by many influential men, and least of all by the government of the country, as is evident from the increasing activity of warlike pro. partitions. The evacuation of the Principalities and recrossing the Pruth are the only means by which Russia can prove the sincerity of her professions, and the only ones whereby public confidence and tran quillity may be restored in this country. Otherwise, there is every instant the fear of some collision be tween the armies of the Danube. Even within these last few days great anxiety has been felt by the government in consequence of a letter from Omer Pasha, stating that the Russians had begun to construct some batteries and other works on a small island Lelonging to the Walla- chian territory, and demanding whether he should not consider these acts as a provocation, and reply ' to them accordingly. The Porte, after mature de liberation, and guided as it has been throu4hout by the spirit of moderation, sent orders to the field marshal to seek an interview with General Gort chakoff, and declare to him that it should consider the occupation of the contested point, and any works of defence constructed on it, as an act of hostility. This morning was ushered in by salvos of artillery from the French ships and toluenes in honour of the anniversary of the French Emperor's coronation. The fibrt presented an animated appearance; four French and three English war steamers are gaily decked out and seem to celebrate the event with spirit and cordiality. A grand ball comes off this evening at the French palace, Theiapia, to which all the ministers are invited. The Ajaccio is to take up the company from Peru. A telegraphic despatch was received at Vienna from Trieste on the 23rd instant, to the effect that Lloyd's steamer from Constantinople had just arrived with intelligence to the 15th. It was stated in the message that the Internuncio had presented to the Sultan a letter from the Emperor urging in a friendly manner the adoption of the Vienna proposals, and that the minister of the other had supported the re commendation. Nothing is said of the mood in which this advice was received by the Sultan, but the tone of the Journal de analantinople is reported to be less waOke. _ _ Baron 'con Uxkull died here on the 14th inst. ; in the war of 1828 he acted u adjutant to Prince Men schikew. then in command of the Russian fleet. The Journal des Debate publishes the following letter addressed to it by M. C. Ohyka, Secretary of State of Moldavia, under date of Jassy, 14th inst.: Sir. —Among the news from Constantinople inserted in your journal daring the present month, I find an article which specially treats of • request made to the hospodars to suspend their relatioos with the Sublime Porte. In relating this incident, our correspondent adds that Prises ()hilts would be frost all relation with his sovereign ; time a eimpl iratalres would be useless, and that theDiven beg bees ishemed that it must no longer rely an the pay. ism* of the tribute." I am, authorised, sir, to declare all thew aeeeseory assertions to be perfectly erroneous. The Prime of Me davis,wheit invited by the Russian authorities to eripai his relation with the Sublime Porte, u well as the tremminsioa of the traria*, as incompatible with the state et aempation of the principality, confined himself to transmitting the invitation word far word to the Ottoman ministry, without adding to it any comment, considering it as a question which regarded the two courts, and quite be lond his eompetense to decide on. All the rest, sir, is not ess inexact. Knowing the spirit and impartiality of your journal, I doubt not that you will insert this rectification in your scat cumber.—Accept, &a , (Signed) C. Gwrsa. FRANCE. PARIS, BENDAT EVENING. The Emperor has decided that one of the first em bellishments to be made in commemoration of his visit to Dieppe shall be a garden in front of the Hotel de Ville, to be laid out accord ing to a design originating with the Empress and already transmitted to the municipality. Yes- terday their Majesties walked to the end of the jetty without an escort. The sea was very rough, and the Empress was a good deal splashed by the spray, to the infinite amusement of the spectators. The Emperor has given a service of plate to the lot tery for the benefit of the Rouen gardeners who suf fered by the recent hailstorm. There was t o b e a grand dinner at the Hotel de Ville to-day. News from Constantinople of the 15th, brought by the Valetta, has reached Paris ; but it is without in terest, after the note in yesterday's Moniteur. The Egyptian fleet had arrived on the 14th. The Assembiee takes upon itself to say on behalf of the Emperor of Russia that he will make no ob jection to the alterations made by the Sultan in the Vienna note : The Beane yesterday experienced a slight fall. It seems that in the financial world some uneasiness is felt at seeing in the Monitor that the Porte only accepted the draft note with some changes in the wording notwithstanding that the official journal says that these changes are unimportant. This uneasiness we can affirm is not shared by diplomacy. No douirt is entertained that the cabs ' net of St. Petersburg will c.msent without bonus ' tion to these merely formal modifications And the evacuation of the Principalities, we cannot too often re peat, is the natural consequence of the definitive acceptance of the note. For this we have, as a guarantee, the honour of the Russian government, engaged in the eyes et Europe, and its wall.known desire to terminate an affair which is as onerous to it as to the other governments of Europe. The Presse says that the news from Jassy, which I mentioned yesterday as being published by the Paerir, that the Russians were preparing to evacuate the Principalities is not in accordance with its own information. A STATION M.SsIZIS KILLED.—A fatal accident happen.il on Friday night, at Standish, near Wigan, on the London and North Western Railway. The station muter, Meredith by name, was craning the line, when an engine cams ap unobserved ; one of the buffers struck the unfor tunate man, and indicted such serious injuries as to Cause dsailt shortly afterwards. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1853. HOLLAND. A telegraphic despatch from Brussels states that ' tbe second chamber of the States General of Itollandl has adopted, by a majority of 41 to 27, the bill to regulate the servals:me of the state over the different re/40m forms of worship in that country. • SWITZERLAND. In the early part of August the Governor-General of the Lombardo•Venctian provinces prohibited the exportation of corn and flour from Lombardy. The federal council consider this measure, in so far as Switzerland is concerned, a manifest infraction of the treaties of 1818, which stipulate that the can tons of Ticino and the Grisons shall be free to buy corn in Lombardy within the limit of 70,000 mea sures for Ticino and 6,000 for the Orisons. The Swiss charge d'affaires at Vienna has received orders to insist upon the strict and loyal fulfilment of exist ing treaties. INDIA ': AND CHINA. GERMANY. VIENNA, AUGUST 24.—The Wiener Zeitung of this day eontains an ordorinance relative to the state of siege in the Lombardo-Venetian province. It restricts the interference of military courts to etails purely political. One paragraph, however, declares that murder and cognate offences, may still, if the higher authorities see necessary, be referred to the military courts. The political police, too, is still to be exercised by the military. In short, the mitiga tion of martial law in these provinces is more nomi nal than real. The scats of the military tribunals for Lombardy are Milan and Mantua; for the Venetian territory, Verona and Udine. Itadetzky continues at the head of affairs. BERLIN, Aucusr 23.—The King is expected to ar rive from his sea-bathing quarters at Putbus to morrow. On the 27th a Cabinet Council is to be held at Bellevue; after which his Majesty will repair to Potsdam. In the evening of the same day he is to start per railway for Breslau. The great business at Breslau is to be the inauguration of monuments to heroes of the war of independence. To-day's journals are filled with accounts of yes terday's celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Groasheeren. The confluence of spectators was very great. The surviving veterans who took part in the fight appeared in uniform, and excited a lively interest. The Kreuz•Zeitung of yesterday avails itself of this occasion to preach a recuscitation of German hatred against France. An eloquent dia tribe (4 la Kresc-Zeitung) to this effect is wound up by the valorous declaration :—" Such an anniversary warns us to be prepared for battles even with our selves." The heroic writer is of a mind, like Hot spur, " todivide himself, and go to buffets." THE CHOLERA. STETTIN, AUGUST 23.—Last week the cholera appeared to be on the increase: 170 patients died. Within these few days i s ravages are again decreaq log, and there appears now no ground for further serious apprehension. KONIGSBERG, AUGUST ''2l.—An official report from physicians to the municipal authorities states that some cases of cholera have appeared in this town. COPENHAGEN, AUGUST 22.— Yesterday and to day the sew eases of cholera amount to 28; the deaths to 14. Since the breaking out of the epi demic 7,216 persons have been saved by it, of whom 3,902 have died. STOCKHOLM, ACC. 19.—There can be no longer any doubt, that after an interval of 19 years, we are visited by the Cholera. Great preparations are making to meet this visitation. The King has been to inspect the various Cholera hospitals. It is hoped that the disease may be less virulent than in 1834. Rout:, Auo. 17.—Some journals announce the breaking out of cases of cholera at Racconigi. The government has received no account of any such event; but its organs do not positively contradict the report. LATEST CONTINFXTAL BOURSES. Paris, Saturday, Aug. 27.—Closing prices: Three per Cents., of 22nd June, 18a, 80; for account, 80.10. Four per Cents., of 22nd March, 1833, 98.50. Four-and-a-Half per Cents. of 22nd March, 1833, 103.23 ; for account, 105.3 0. Bous du Tresor, not quoted. Bank of France, 2,800. Credit Foneier, 725; for account, 730. Orleans Railway, 1,273; tor account, 1,282. Itonen and Havre, 1,085 ; for account, 1,087. Paris to Strasbourg, 985. Northern, 903.73 ; for account, 905. Vienna, Aug.24.—Five per Cent. Meta Hies (1852), 941. Four-and-a-1111f per Cent. MetaLies ' 814. Bank shares, 1,397. Five per Cent. Lombardo- Venetian, 991. Livorno-Florence, 97. The light ness of the money market is unabated. Berlin, Aug. 25.—Four per Cent. (New) Loan, not quoted. Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan, 1021. Aix-la-Chapelle-Maestricht shares, 811. Cologne- Minden, 1211. Dusseldorf-Elbersfeld, 89. Rhenish, 84. The market for shares is dull. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER NIAGARA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. This forenoon the Royal Mail steam ship Niagara, Captain Leitch, arrived in the Mersey with the usual mails from the United States and British North America, in charge of Lieutenant Ward, Admiralty agent. The Niagara left Boston on the 17th in stant, and Halifax on the 19. h. Besides the mails she has brought about ninety passengers, but no specie. The United States mail steam ship Humboldt, which left Havre on the 3rd instant, arrived at Boston on the 15th. The Royal Mail steam ship America, from hence on the 6th instant, arrived at Halifax on the 16th. The screw steam ship Sarah Sands, that sailed from this port for Quebec on the 21st ult., arrived out thence on the 12th instant. New York was suffering under a visitation of in tense heat, more severe and fatal than that which prevailed throughout the greater portion of tho union some two months ago. Not only was business almost suspended owing to the excessive temperature, but above 200 persona had fallen victims to sun stroke during three days. Fever at New Orleans continued to rage with un abated, it not increased virulence, the number of deaths reaching over 200 daily. The city was in a state of great alarm, and numbers of the inhabitants were leaving to escape the pestilence. The notorious slaver Lady Suffolk, that managed to elude the vigilance of the British cruizer on the coast of Cuba and make her way to the Gulf of Mexico, has escaped from Laguna. She has advanced the one step further in her reprobate career, and now sails a professed pirate. The money market at New York, though slightly improved, still continues tight, and money even on the best paper is reported scarce. In the cotton market there was but littlo doing ; holders, however, did not preen sales, and former quotations were maintained. The market for breadstuffs was quiet, and prices were without change. The provision market had assumed a firmer tone than at the departure of the previous steamer. Freights were unchanged at tho steamer's departure. Exchange on London was at 1091 to 109 j, but theso rates were not well sustained; Paris, 3.13 Hamburg, 36 to 361; Bremen, 791 to 791. FREEIIOLD LAND SOCIETIES—REVISING BARRlS ratts.—lt is understood that a vigorous stand will be made by the members of these societies in defunct of their votes Pa the Court of lierilion now about to sit. THE OVERLAND MAIL. We have received our journals and despatches In anticipation of the overland mail. The dates are— &inlay, July 20; Calcutta, July 16; Hong Kong, July '. The letter of our Bombay correspondent is es follows : BOMBAY, JULY 20. PROCLAMATION OF PEACE WITH BURMAII. Peace hu been declared with Burmah, but for the present the entire force now in that country is to re main, in case his Golden-footed Majesty or any of his subjects should be insane enough to attempt to dis turb us in tho newly-acquired province of Pegu, which is not at all unlikely. It will be observed from the subjoined proclamation of the Governor- General that the King of Ava has declined formally to consent to the cession of any of his territory to us, but states that orders have been issued to his troops and chiefs not to molest the British in any of the dis tricts in which they have established garri sons and cantonments, which is tantamount to acknowledging . us as masters of the said districts ; and this the Governor-General is williag to take as an earnest of his Majesty's desire for peace. At the same time the troops are pru , deutly ordered to remain for a time in l'egu, they being placed on peace allowances. How long this state of matters will endure cannot of course be guessed at. In the proclamation there is nothing said of the King of Ava having agreed to pay the sum originally demanded as indem nity for the injury caused to our subjects, which was the ostensible cause of the war—so it is presumed our annexation of the province of Pegu is deemed satisfaction sufficient. It is to be hoped the peace now proclaimed may be lasting; but there are not a few who look on it as likely to be but of temporary duration. We have obtained a footing in the country, and " destiny " will impel us onward be degrees till Burmah entire shall be swallowed up in the British dominions in the East. Second Lieutenant (I. I). Browne, Ist Bengal Fusiliers, died at Rangoon on the 21st June. Since the commencement of hostilities, thirteen officers have been killed by the enemy, and forty-eight have died from effects of climate ; forty-lour have been wounded, and considerably more than a hundred have been compelled by ill health to quit the country, either for Europe, or some hill station in India. The latest news comes down to the 20th June from Rangoon, and the 13th from Prome. General Godwin and staff had reached the former place from the latter on the 19th, bearing a letter from the King of Ava for the Governor-General, the receipt of which no doubt caused the publication of the peace proclamation above given. The Arracan local bat talion was to be stationed near Henzadah when it arrived. The troops were enjoying to!erably good health all over the province. No progress had been made in raising the l'egn irregular corps, as the Peguere did not seem to relish our mode of drill and discipline; they will, however, come round in a short time. Rice was extremely dear, and the poor people were suffering much from scarcity of food. The ce lebrated Meah Toon was at Ave, and had received every consideration at the hands of the king. We have declared peace, but the Burmese• sovereign has will,' not, and ere long this same Mesh Toon ,or I much mistake, appear in the field against uses Com mander-in-Chief of the Burmese army. Gangs of robbers infested the town of Itansoon, and even the magistrate himself, Captain Latter, had been victimised by them. Commodore Lambert had returned to Rangoon on the 14th, still far from well, but much better from his sojourn at Moulmain. The Fox frigate was about to start for Trincomalee. Heavy rain had fallen on the 17th and 18th. Several small vessels had reached Rangoon with cargoes of rice, but nothing near the quantity required; there had been no cultivation, owing to the war, and, as a matter of course, there could be no crops to reap, and prospects for the poor , were gloomy indeed. H.M. 18th and 80th at Prome were enjoying tolerably good health, but both corps have been completely destroyed since entering Bur mall, more than half of each having been swept away by death or the enemy. The command in Peeu will probably be given to Sir John Chespe, and General Godwin will return to Bengal. Commodore Lambert goes home,where he will no doubt be knighted for , his gallantry during the war. Old Godwin has come through well after all, albeit a slow coach of first water; he of course will be created a baronet. They all deserve to be rewarded, and long may they live to enjoy the honours sure to be bestowed on them. The Hon. Mr. AlexanGer Bell, of whose illness I wrote you in my last, has paid the debt of nature, and been gathered to his Where. He died at Poona on the morning of the 6th instant. He had been ill for some time, and finding his end approaching he, on the '29th June, resigned the service. There can be little doubt that Mr. Bell's dissolution was hur ried in no slight degree by the continued attacks made on his character by Mr. Laard—attacks be lieved by most people to be as unfounded as they were unceasing. Mr. Bell has been succeeded in council as fourth member by the Hon. John Warden, who was sworn into office by the governor in the Town Hall on the 9th inst., his lordship having come down to the presidency for the purpose, returning to Poona the following day. Poona has been visited by deluges of rain this season, and the whole country was inundated. Numbers of houses in the city had fallen down, and portions of several villages on the banks of the river been wombed away. Never had such a dow n p our been experienced in the Mahratta capital, and it was feared the whole of the grain sown would be destroyed. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Formosa having been ordered round to Bombay front Cal cutta, has just arrived: she had a narrow escape from being wrecked. Lord Beauclerk, 10th Hussars, has succeeded the Hon. Capt. Fitsclarenee as aide-de-camp to the Gover nor. It is reported that Major Shawe, who was a few months since suspended for six months by sen tence of a court martial for having meddled with the affairs of Ali Moored, is about to retire from the ser vice. All the steamers but two now em ployed at Rangoon are to return to Bombay immediately, should there appear no probability of their services being any longer required on the Irrawaddy. A rumour is said to have been in circulation to the effect that her Majesty's 86th Foot, a troop of horse, and a company of Foot Artillery, with five native Infantry corps, are to be sent to Aden, in order to be close at hand should circum stances require us to have a force in Egypt ; but no belief is attached to it. It is expected that Major Ottley's trial at the Neilgherries will end in his tri umphant acquittal. There are now 599 boys and 26,5 girls receiving instruction in the schools of the "Sir J. Jcj eebhoy Parsee Benevolent Institution," under the able superintendence of Professor Green. Mr. W. A. ltitchie has been appointed assistant to the collector of continental customs and excise. The Bank of Bombay has declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, two above its contemporary of Madras. The Oriental Bank is about to refuse cheques for less sums than 10/.,and large numbers of depositors are loudly complaining at the resolution thus suddenly taken by the Bank, which will cause a great inconvenience to the public: it is evident the bank wish to be rid of small deposit accounts alto gether, u they no doubt gave more tr:uble than profit News ha, beau received here of the destruction of the city of Shires, in Persia, and of 10,000 people having been killed; ac counts of this catastrophe will, I dare say, have reached home direct long before this will. We have had, up to date, nearly 33 inches of rain, and the monsoon has been in a great measure closed. Bank shares are quoted as follows :—Bombay 33, Oriental 94, Agra 60, Commercial 281 per cent. premium. Railway shares 21 per share premium. A large number of vessels arc still in harbour, but most of them are engaged. 'There are such a large number of seamen confined in the gaol and house of correction, for refusing to work on board their ships, that several are unable to proceed to sea for want of hands,and seamen's wages are now very high in con sequence. Freights continue much as they were at date of my last:-21. 13s to 3/. to London, and 21. 12s. 6d. to Liverpool. Money market cosy:— Exchange 2s. lid. for six months mercantile bills, and id. to id. more for document bills. Bank's rate U. I#d. MADRAS. Sir 0. Berkeley has, it is said, sent home his resignation of the command of the Madras army, and it is currently reported that Sir H. Smith will he his successor. Her Majesty's 25th Regiment, at Cannanore, has lost one of its best and most popub'r officers—Brevet-Major T. Deacon died of apoplexy on the 3rd inst. Colonel Wardrope, of the 37ili Native Grenadiers, died at Kamptee, of small-pox, on the 21st June. The Bank of Madras has declared a dividend for the past six months at the rate of four per cent. per annum—a poor look-out for the shareholders. Lieut. H. S. Harwell, of her Majesty's 84th, has had a narrow escape from being cashiered. He was found guilty of having been drunk on parade, and sen tenced to be cashiered, the court thinking no other sentence could be awarded; they at the same time recommended him to mercy. That this was a mis take was pointed out to them by the Commander-in ' Chief, who returned the proceedings for revision ; when the court merely sentenced the prisoner to be severely reprimanded. Of this Sir W. Gomm did not "approve," but merely confirmed the sentence. The Commander-in-Chief of Madras was at Ban galore on the Bth inst. BENGAL AND THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCES. Lord Dalhousie continues at Calcutta--Sir W. Gomm at Simla. The Duke of Newcastle is posi• tively mentioned as the future Governor-General of India, and Capt. Fitzroy Mundy, of the 34th 8.N.1., as his military secretary. Lieutenant-Colonel Low, C. 8., now Resident at Hyderabad, is to be military member of the council of India, and will, it is sup posed, be succeeded either by Sir Henry Lawrence, or Colonel Outram. Lieut. J. G. Robinson, Oth N. 1., has been placed on the half-pay list, he not being considered to be perfectly sane. A man of the blacksmith caste has been creating quite a sensation amongst his countrymen by his having resolved on the re-marriage of his widowed daughter ; his caste threatened to expel him, but he defied them to do their worst, and told them he was resolved to break through the barbarous custom by which so much misery is inflicted on the helpless females of his country. At the last opium sale at Calcutta the amount realised was 337,4751. The ship City of Poonah has become a total wreck ; the greater por tion of her cargo nn as saved and taken back to Cal cutta. A cue of crini. con., wherein one Ewing was plaintiff and one Muir defendant, was tried in the Supreme Court, Calcutta, on the Gth July, before a lull bench. Damages laid at 3,0001. Judgment was to be delivered on the ith. From the evidence there would seem to be no doubt of the defendant's guilt. The Bengal Bank has only been able to give a divi dend at the rate of six per cent, per annum, so the past h►lf year s, ems to have been a bad one for banking all over India. It is feared that the new metropolitan college at Calcutta will not enjoy a very long existence, its native founders and suppor ter. not seeming to agree very well amongst them selves. SCINDE. A grand masonic banquet had been given at Kur rachee on the evening of St. John's Day, at which all the brethren of the station, as a matter of course, were present. The weather was very hot, but there does not appear to have been any unusual amount of sickness prevalent. Rain had fallen in several parts of the province, but none at Kurrachee. The steam frigate Queen started for that port again yesterday with a mail, her former trip having been performed with ease—thus showing that steam communication can be kept up throughout the year with Bombay. Her Majesty's 64th were to move into the new barracks immediately. Scarcely a line of news has been received from the province now for many a day, and none seems to he looked for. Mr. Frees seems to be a favourite with all under him, and the good of the country seems to be his sole study. BAHAWULPOOR. The new ruler of this province appears to be a very questionable sort of character, and the prege has called for justice to be meted out to him by the Go vernor-General tor his late conduct. The Lahore Chronicle of the 25th June gives the annexed ac count of the recent murder committed by him : THE B.►uAwct.rooa THAGEDY.—The surmises in which we indulged on Wednesday, regarding the real nature of the doings at Derawul have been fully verified. An Extra of the Iternaer- Naos (an 0..rd00 newspaper published at Moolean) of the 113. h June, 1333, thus reports the murder of Fukeer Suraj-ood-deen, late Wuzeer, or Prime Minister, of the Bahawulnoor State, by the Daoodpootras and Beloches, on the authority of a letter received by the editor on the 18th, from a correspondent at Ahmudooor. On the 7th Ramzan (15th June, 18.53), about 5 o'clock. p.m., or 4 ghurees betore sunset—a Daoodpootra wee sent to Fukeer Surej-ood-deen in the place of his coafinement in the Derawul Fort. He spoke insultingly to the Fukeer, I who mildly 'Twins , rated with him, but in vain; on the contrary, the Deoodpuotra grew more and more insolent. The Fukeer at last became enraged, and gave him a slap on the face. The Dcooclpootra then drew his pistol from his waist, and attempted to fire at him, but it did not take effect, and the Fukeer hastily seizing the pistol from him fired at him, sad he fell down from the effect of the shot. On this the Belock and the Daoodpootra Sirdars, who it seems were in waiting, approached the place. The Fukeer seeing that there was then no hope for escape, embraced his younger brother, Shah Nuwez-ood.deen, weeping, and told him that he was determined to die bravely. Both the brothers then read the " Kulma Shu bsdut.' By this time the Daoodpootras drew nearer to them, Chemed Khan, Jumedar, and Surwur Shah, being fore most amongst them. The brothers called out to them lr beware of where they were coming to ; their call, however, was responded to by a discharge of musketry • the brothers then rushed on I.thatud Kite/sand Surwur Shah, and wrest ing their swords from them, disabled them by striking a blow on each. Seeing this brave and undaunted conduct on the put of the Fukeers, the rest of the assailants were dispirited, and, drawing back, fired at them front their matchlocks and pistols ; but the brothers attacked the assailants sword in band, felling down by a single blow the parties who tired at them. At last one of the assailants struck a blow at Surej-ood-deen from behind, which severed his head from his body. Shah Nuwarood dun, turning back, avenged the death of his brother by a blow which cut the man in twain. The people then poured in from all sides, and attacked Shah Nuwax-ood-deen with swords, and he fell covered with wounds. The Nawab, hearing of this, came up to the spot, and carried away Shah Nuwaz-ood-deen, who still breathed, but was not expected to live, and most probably died the following d Suraj-ood-doen was in tils 3 2nd year. Shah Nuwax-ood deen was in the bloom of life. A few nays before the murder of Fukeer Suraj-ood-deep, all the Punjabees and other foreigners in the service of the &bairn!poor state were turned out of that territory by the Nawab's officials ; even all the Punjabees (several hundred men) of old, belonging to the regiment of Captain John (Holmes ?), wets at once discharged. This, perhaps, was done under an impression that the Punjabees might espouse the cause of Fukeer Surakood-deen. It is reported that the Nuwab will be at Ahmudpoor on the Ilth Ramsan—(l9th June, 1853). It is quite clear, from the above narrative that the mur der of the late minister was premeditated ; that neither he nor his brother were armed, as had been previously alleged, and that the Nawab llejes Mahomed, lacking the pluck to bring them to a formal trial for their alleged treason, adopted this dastardly method of ridding himself of men who had entailed a burdensome debt of gratitude, which he paid by murdering them, for it is impossible to believe that, being on the spot and within the precincts of a small fort, he cannot have been eognoiant of all that was passing. He was most probably the direct instigator of the act of violence, which has ended so tragically. When Hojee Mahomed was a prisoner in the same fort, condemned to a slow, but certain death, by his ignoble brother, Sadeek Mahomed, and besought the British government to obtain him a competent maintenance w;t11 an asylum in the Punjab or elsewhere, we strongly advocated his cause, believine such small interference as the negotia tion would imply, to be warranted by our obligations to his father. But now that, successful in his attempt to resume his hereditary right, he has proved himself unworthy, by his crimes, of the countenance extended to him by the British government, we certainly think that although the' Oovernor-General cannot recall hie investiture as Nawab o Bahewulpoor, some means should he taken for marking, in a strong and decided manner, the abhorrence of his crimes by the government of India, and showing him, that though I.e has probably a right to do as he pleases in his own coun try, he may not exercise it with impunity in the shape of ' murder and rapine. He is evidently not the man to pre serve intact the state, the mismanagement of which has devolved upon him.— Lahore Chronicle, June 25. 1 THE PUNJAUB. The heat of the weather at and around Lahore in the end of June was fearful, and rain was anxiously prayed for, both on account of the people and the crops, which had suffered much therefrom. CHINA. PROGRESS OF THE INSURRECTION. lIONG.KONG, Jt LY 7. The want of steam communication with the north ward, hue kept us in comparative darkness respecting the movements of the insurgent and imperial forces, in the struggle now going on for the dominion of the vast empire of China. The arrival of the opium coasting clipper., Audaz and Island Queen, has con tributed something of importance. The principal news from Shanghai by these vessels, is the failure of the attack made by the imperial forces, aided by their fleet of European rigged vessels, on Chin-Kcang-foo, a city distant half a mile from the south bank of the Yangtze river, and strongly fortified. This city is the key to the whole Chinese empire, and to effect its capture the Tartar chiefs were resolved to strive their utmost. The Shanghai fleet, consisting of the recently purchased Agnes, Antelope, Dewan, armed respectively with 28, 12, and 12 guns, and 25 lorchas, commenced the attack on Chin-Keang foo on the 28th of May. The defenders had fully prepared themselves for the struggle by strengthening the defences, burning down all the suburbs, and mounting heavy cannon. The Shang hai fleet anchored abreast of the city and openeda very heavy fire, which was returned from the stock ades with great spirit. The heights commanding the river were so admirably fortified that they did serious damage to the shipping. The fleet pee. pered away until all their powder was expended, when they were forced to retreat about a mile and a half below the town. The loss on either side was not great. During the engagement about 6,000 im perial troops were encamped within three miles of the city, coolly looking on instead of attacking the forts on the landside. The fleet had returned to Shanghai heartily disgusted at their want of success. Here is an extract from the latest received letter from this quarter : . _ Shanghai, June 22. The Taoutaes fleet has returned trim Chin•Kiang, and as the fircignen who were employed do wit seem to ap. prove of the Chinese service, we may expect that the ships will be of no further use against the insurgents . The numbers of the North China Ifrrahl recently to hand, furnish several interesting particulars res. peeling the rebellion. I/r. Charles Taylor, an Ame rican missionary, had made his way into the patriot camp, and was there during the time of the attack by the Taoutaes fleet. Dr. Taylor says he could nos ascertain that the insurgents suffered the least injury from the cannonade of the imperialists. After the attack on Chin-Kiang-too, the following proclamation was published by the insurgent chiefs : I PROCLAMATION 11Y THE INSURGENT CHIEFS. Yang, the ea.tern prince, gen. rulisaimo of the army, and prime minister of state, as well as religious instructor and deliverer of the• people; and Seaou, the weateru prince, second minister of state, also generalissimo of the army ; Both servants of the celestial dynasty of T'haeping, which has received the veritable decree of heaven to rule, together issue the following proclamation to all classes of people, requiring them each and all to follow peacefully their peculiar avocations. When the will of heaven is determined, the minds of men should be compliant : heaven having now produced the true sovereign to rule the people, they ought to yield their minds to his renovating influence. It is to be regretted that ever siuce the Tartars have thrown the Chinese empire into confusion, they have induced the people to worship cor rupt spirits and to reject the true ••pirit, while they rebel against Gad ; they have moreover req.dred the people to as sume the appearance of imps, and to divest themselves of the human form; by all which means they have roused the vengeance of high Heaven. Besides this they have oppressed our people, and brought calamities on the living intelligences. Tory have made the stink of their covetous practices to rise up to heaven, while they have degraded literature to the very dust. The agricultural and mechani cal classes have been distressed, every year experiencing greater troubles; while the mercantile classes in coming I and going have been severely taxed at each barrier. Thus all within the four seas are grieved in mind, and the in habitants of the middle region look on with indignant glance. We, the generals above named, having received the excellent decree of heaven, and being unable to endure the spectacle of people ground down to the earth, have elevated the righteous standard, with the view of exter minating the 'Tartar hordes, and have marshalled the royal troops, in order to overcome the wicked one. In every district through which we have passed, the people have welcomed us as they would the sessonahle showers ; and wherever our standards have appeared, the itahabitants have feit as if they were &livered from the greatest calamity; which shows that the will of heaven is evi dently on our side, and that the minds of men incline towards us. Ever since we commenced this great under takiog in the province of Kwang.ee, the first ranks of those who have come out against our royal troops have in verted their weapons an indication of submission ; while those wile have been influenced by the fear of Heaven's majesty have on the first report of our arrival lost all heart for defending the enenly. Now, having set up the new dynasty, wo especially enjoin it on all living people reve rently to worship God, and set aside all corrupt spirits, in order to gratify the mind of Heaven and obtain celestial blessedness. Let the learned, set icuLtiral, mechanical and commercial classes vigorously attend to their several em ployments. From the (late of this proclamation let every one peacefully abide in his native region, and contentedly follow his usual avocation. Our virtuous soldiers will not touch an atom of their property, sa that there is no need for the least apprehension. Let traders proceed to their markets without fear, looking for a speedy revival of the country. On this account wo issue our special proclama tion, in coder to quiet the honest inhahitants. Let this be circulated throughout the empire for the information of all so that every one may reverently obey. Do not oppose. A special proclamation. Given in the 3rd year of the celestial dynasty of T'hae ping, on the let day of the Stli moon (June 6, IBA). The friend of China is of opinion that the fruit less attack on Chin-Kiang-fors decides the fate of the empire, since the 'fartars, with all the foreign aid they are likely to get, have been fairly obliged to give it up. When the British during the war cap tors d Chtn.Kiang-foo, and the news of its fall reached the imperial ears, an overture of peace was at once made. The Hong-Kong Rigister terms the attack .‘ a Vauxhall kind of bombardment." The Tartar Emperor of China has made a most pitiable applica tion to his subjects for contributions, and his procla mation says that he has no other resource to relieve his bitter distress. To make matters worse for the reigning emperor, intelligence has been received that a revolt had broken out in the island of Formosa. The subjoined commercial circular furnishes the latest news from Amoy : - - Amoy, July 1. Since the 16th ultimo, the date of our last circular, mat ters here have remained without any change of importance. Contrary to the belief generally entertained, the Mandarin forces have not marched on this place, but remained at Tangwee, a city about twenty miles distant, where they are at present, about 6,000 strong, including 2,000 men who arrived on the 27th from Chin-chew ; but we doubt whether without further assistance, they will attempt to retake this place, being still inferior en number to the force at the com mand of the rebels ; however, as the position held by the imperial forces at present, is one of considerable strength, and as they appear to have the sympathy of the people in the vicinity, they will be able to choose their own time for coming this way. Considerable numbers of the rebels have left this to attack them, and some unimportant engagements have taken place is the vicinity of Tangwee, resulting hitherto iu favour of the imperialists. This place remains quiet, and with the exception of heavy contributions being daily levied on the better class of inhabitants for the support of the rebels, and the engage ment by them of several pirate junks to fight against the andarins, we observe nothing unusual. biTrade remains in the some paralysed state. The prohi- Mtion against the conveyance or rice inland has been with drawn, but the article is in no demand, and sales only by retail. Opium—Sales of a few chests Omens at 50.5 dots. No sale of other drug.. The foreign politicals are doing all in their power to prevent their subjects from visiting the disturbed districts, but the eagerness to gain information is such that all attempts to prevent them are compara tively futile. Dr. Taylor had succeeded in reaching Chin-Keang-foo, and purposed proceeding on to Nan king, but the attack made by the fleet had cut off for a time the communication between the two places, and he was forced to return to Shanghai. Dr. Taylor ascertained that the insurgents observed Saturday as their sabbath. Mr. Carpenter, an American Baptist, had essayed to reach the insur gent camp, but, after reaching about 20 miles beyond ‘Vonsung, the refusal of his boatmen to proceed any further had compelled him to relinquish the attempt. Messrs. Muirhead and Wylie, belonging to the Lon don Missionary Society, started in Chinese costume for Nanking, and got as far as Suchau, where they were discovered, lost their false tails, and got hustled by the mob, hut were rescued by the officials, who treated them with much care and respect. The Taoutae had complained to the British and American consuls, but this did not deter two other British sub jects, Messrs. Reynolds and ltiehards, from trying a commercial visit. The Taoutau has compelled their I return to Shanghai. The Overland China Mail of the 7th of July, in a postscript, states that it was currently reported that an army, in three divisions, had actually been marched from Nanking for Peking ; but on its be coming known that the Imp, rialists were collecting a large force at the former city, the insurgent force was recalled. The mandarins at Canton have been busy forwarding reinforcements of men and muni tions of war by sea, and tho. Mail says that 600,000 picuis (above 80 millions of pounds) of gunpowder, and 2,000 trained soldiers, thirty of whom can cast cannon, have also been sent. The Mail, however, suggests that their destination may be Amay. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by death in India since the departure of the mail on the 2nd July. iri ii a Essig A.II BOW) , Artill 'tight APP ZosiF Th the n , ant, I tenor for ftt. on th little STC withc goods Gst ands 4 1-16c1 Rs. 2 sbirti G it ini 4,000 credit quote porte may ; G to this — Ott tent; ttiCv nut .1 Its. 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