The Express. — London, England, 1851-03-04 00:00:00

INDIA. ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND 'MAIL We have received.by express, our despatches in an ticipation of the Overland Mail from India. The dates are Bombay, Feb.:; and Calcutta, Jan. 23. The following is the litter of our correspondent : BOMBAY, Fen. 3. The papers have been filled during the print ten dim with accounts of dinners given to Sir C. Napier, at lurrachee, and comments on the speeches made thereat by the gallant but somewhat indiscreet old chief, wlio has made no secret of his feelings towards the head of the Indian government. How far such &ragman - diatribes against one holding such a high area responsible office by one under him an to he allowed, it will be fur the home autho rities to decide. Anything having a tendency to bring into contempt the wisdom of the supreme ruler of India should certainly not come from one who lately held the second place in authority under him. But. as was well said by the Bombay Times the other day :—"lndiscretion, thy name is Napier." The Governor-Oenerul visited the disastrous field of Chillianwalla on the 14th of January, and was last heard of at Itawul finder ; he expected to reach Pestawur by the 22nd. Sir 11. lAVlTtnee re turned to Lahore on the date lust named ; and Sir W. B. Gilbert had left for Calcutta, on his way home, his term in India having expired. He has ben succeeded by General Battine. Sickness in the l'unjaub was at length fast disappearing. Heavy rain had fallen nearly all over the province, and in the northwest. The 'tribes from the hills were said to be inclined for a descent in the direction of Monitan, but they will doubtless think twice be fore they venture on such a step. In Upper Seinde a potty of freebooters having carried offsome camels, the Jemadar commanding the nearest station started with his putty of Jacob's Horse in pursuit. The ch,ce was continued fur hours, when at length the robbers and their batty hove in sight ; and the plunderes finding themselves likely to he overtaken , abandoned the camels and Ned precipitately to the hills. The animals were recovered, and an far all was done which required to he accomplished. Numbers of the horses of the pursuers had fallen dead on the road, and the mounted party was now reduced to lens than half a dozen, the gallant Jema dar having ridden the breath out of two himself. Not satisfied itt seeing the rubbers escape, he mounted a third horse, and, with three others, continued the pur suit. Th. v entered the hills by dark, where they were quickly surrounded by large numbers of the mountain' ere, and cut to meets, one only returning seven-l• wounded to tell the tale. A fort in the sum's • dominions, named Dharoor, having been seictsl fes MI the guard by about MO Itohillu prisoners, a regular force bus been sent against it—the garrison Living laid in provisions for a siege by contributions' from the surneunding villages. It is not expected the Bohillas will lel had-hartlyenough tohold out long. Thu (I. eistuu given by the privy council in the ease of Rum - lan and the opium gambling transactions, will cause no little disaster to a large number of small dealers, awl one eminent native firm are lomere, it is said, to the tune of •finotati. thereby! The decision is no &alit a just one, but it is a pity it required to be so. There have been several changes in brigade to mends in the Bombay army of lute: Brigadier thrifts). (sigh) has resigned the command at Sukkur, and is going home; he has been sue led by Brigadier Wilson (filth) from Norm, and this latter has been succeeded by Colonel Trydell (Krd). The Kurrnehrte brigade has been given to Colonel Stack, Ist Lancers—the Aden brigade to Colonel Forbes, 2-Ith Native Infantry, Colonel Wilson from the former having been trims terred to lowa, and Brigadier Cuuninghame having gone' home from the latter, General Sturdy, when he arrives, will probably be bent to the southern division. The ex-Commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Napier, embarks this evening; all the troops in garris o n are to be turned out to honour his departure at five p.m. The papers re ceived to-day contain no news. A petition was bring got up at Calcutta in favour of time American lad Very, eondemned for murdering a countryman named knox, on the ground of his youth, &e. 'The Dotting, Timex gives the following summary of the CVCid% of the fortnight : . _ The city of Rangoon, in Burrnah, has been almost wholly destroyed by a fire which sacurred on the 28th of Deoensher. A . man engaged in boiling some oil went out to ace a MIMICSe ship-of-war just then arrived in harbour ; he forgot his charge, the nil boded over, and the house was in a mimeo: in H. is. The tire spread instantly through the streets, the bulk of the houses hems of woad; the catholic chureli, when in the ntiJst of the flames, was saved from de struction by a sudden shift of the breeze. The building yiril and vessels in the harbour were preserved by the wise pr. caution of pulling down all the sheds and other concbus big, structures around. Several ships were burnt to the water's edge. Ihe property destroyed is yalued at :109.iiiinf.—A doubt has arisen whether Maulmain and the Teinaisserim pnisincsis belong or not to Bengal, no formal minication having ever °rearm'. Serious legal difficulties might lw raised on the subject —The Oovernur-General was at Chillianwalla on the 16th ; he was expected to reach Pe abiwur by the 20th. Ile continues in excellent health, and a. indefaiigable as ever in the performance of his duties. - The Past-Office tommiwsioners have at length assembled at taleuttal they will, it is said. ncommend to government lb- adoption of a one nnnit—three-halfpenny—postarte all oar India. bleb ail of the present exorbitant and unequal charges: and mils.• that the privilege of franking be ex tinguished. Our litter carriers in India, it must be re marled. are men on foot, and the chief part of their load conseets ill hear). official papers..—The Commander-in-Chief, Sir W. Gomm, hos issued an order on the subject of debt, in which the view, of Sir C. Napier are complimented anal adoptidl.—Sir John Ore,. the Bombay comnumiler-in-chief, Ls remitted the punishment of Captain Moyle, of the 2nd i °mailer N. 1., sentenced to he cashiered for having written _it, anonymous letter, slandering the wife of • brother officer, and then denied it. Cornet Stewart, of the ith Madras l'alvalry. of whom we have hitherto spoken as Lieut. X., continue.' with his corps, after being convicted of the grossest slanders on the character of a young lady, and the most atrocious system of falsehood in deny ing them. Ile has not had the benefit of a trial court-martial at all. The trial of the Americans chant ed with munleriust the poor man Knox, at the Cal cutta lee-house, has terminated in the acquittal of two of the prisoners: the lad Very, who confessed, has been onvietesl. tut the jury n-commended him to mercy on the grounds of his having been the tool of others—the. others having just before been pronounced innocent. Trial by leery in India is the greatest of conceivable humbugs die men acquitted have since been held to trial on A charze connected with the murder. Very is to fe- hanged. The Bombay government have engaged the services of Mr. Fallon for it twelvemonth, at 401. a month, for the purpose of obtaining drawings of the Cave Temples of Western India, in compliance with the wishes of the t'ourt of nineteen. They have allowed NO/. for drawings of the ruined city of Beejapore, but have not, so far as we know, as yet found an artist. Portrait painters who come amongst vs find the practice of their art too profitable for such undertakings, and we have no native draughtsmen. —A magnificent set of drawings of the Caves of Ajanta, 4 Captain (lilt, of the Madras Army, got up under the Madras government, was recently exhibited amongst us. —lnquiries connected with the ease of the bettance Jostalehve at &rod& arc still iu progress; the property which fur many years was withheld from her exceeds a million sterling in value: of this nearly a third is sad to have been squandered in bribes by the wretch Bab istfilay„ who stole her child and blackened her character t she was believed one of the most worthless of her sex. The charges have all been proved false, but such is the in fluence of the money of her accuser, that 1001. a year is all the pittance now allowed her out of an estate worth .50,0001. a par—tee be kept under trustees till the heir becomes of +gr. The revelations of the &rods Residency records are rued to he such that their production before parliament is mandrel for the sake of the British character. Then has of late beta one of those disturbances in the Nirem's dominions which seem of periodical occurrence, lied which his own troops seem unable to prevent or sup ress In NM about 200 Itolillah prisoners, taken with wins in their hands, were immured in the fort of Dharoor, one of the strongest in the Nixam's dominions. About noon on the 2nd of January, some sixty or seventy of the guards had gone outside the fort to cool their din- Scone of the prisoners, who managed to escape, set eh. to the sepoys* houses, and in the melee which ensued ere who* contrived to secure their freedom. Four of the 1 4 10011erli and six of the sepoys were slain. The commander of the garrison was nett laid hold of, and tortured 1 he ordered the whole of the troops to eva caste, leaving their arms behind them in the hands V the insurgents. The country round was laid under contribution, and preparations male for a siege ; the idle stray troops roaming the country unemployed, fl.cking meanwhile to the post. The Rajah of Ellechpoor hal shortly before disbanded a large number of men, and from these further reinforcements were drawn. Daroor. is re Wile" front hlientiaabad, the head quarters of the cavalry Jirisiem. From this place the tad cavalry—twosquadronsof 04 '101 front Guolburgah, a troop of the sth from Atomoga hail three companies of the 4th Nizam's Infantry from Ilineedco. with a wing of the •Ith, two 19-lioander gun', ' tw.. 9 ;mit tnort.w., and • light lilt battery, proccArd `'about delay fur the acenc of action. The 6th Infantry •41re ordered from Botanists, and by the 25th January tom were expected to be some 2,000 men, with eight pieces of ordnance, before the fort—the whole com manded by Ilrimulier Matson, a distinguished sol dier. Strong as was the fort, the rebels were expected to capitulate at once before a force so overpowering. There has been a heavy 1,11 of snow at Simla, Landour, tylipourie, and the Moms, with rain all over the N.W. provinces. —A slight shone of an earthquake was experi enced at Calcutta, and a more severe one at Burrisaul, on the Bth Jan.—Another 1111.4 felt at Moultan and Lahore while the moon was uinho eclipse on the 17th..—On the litth of November an aerulitc fell at Sulkea, near Bissau pore, about three o'clock in the atterrwin. It was accompanied by an explosion like the discharge of ordnance —it buried itself some four feet in the ground. On being extracted, it was found to measure three feet by one and a half in eireumferenc - e. On the Bth January a meteor of surpassing 'brilliancy was wren at liverbhorim, about 20 minutes past nine in the morning and full sunshine. It burst as it approached the earth, and a great block was seen to fall from its fragment. towards the ground. It has not hitherto been picket] up. The late Commander-in-Chief of India, Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.8., returns to Europe by this day's steamer; he arrived, as was expected, at Kurrachee from llydrabad on the 14th, and was in the evening entertained by the station staff, on the lith by her Majesty's 83rd, and on the 17th by her Majesty's Gith ; un each of which occasions he delivered an address., which we, shall pis sently have occasion to notice. On the 27th he reached the presidency by the steamer Dwarka ' • a government vessel had been offered, but was declined by hint. Ile was received on the pier by a large body of officers, consisting of members of the Presidency Staff and others; a guard of honour, consisting of a com pany of 11. M.'s 78th Highlanders was drawn up for his reception. fission shortly addressed then, on the subject of their sickness in Scinde in 1841-45, he stated that he had been charged with having marched them from Kurracheo to Sukkur at an improper 110/1,011 of the year; that this was an infamous and worse than damnable falsehood on the part of the low, lying pre. of India, who might all go to —; he should not break his heart fur anything they had said. Of late years the court of directors have taken into their hands the consideration of the supply of cued for the Indian navy, and from scanty despatches and slow voyages together our stores have been permitted well nigh to run out. At Aden we hale been for some time reduced to borrowing from the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and unless the colliers now at sea immediately make their appearance, we shall be reduced to a like dilemma at Bombay. The 4,000 tons now on the way out are said to be too small a roan tity for our wants. No blame on these subjecui attaches to the local authorities, who have repeatedly made those at home aware of what was wanted. The Queen steamer a mouth since, and the &nostril., which arrived a week ago, both ran out of coal between Aden and this, and were obliged to burn their lower decks, their topmasts, spare yards, and hawsers, losing an infinitude of time on the way, their progress occasionally being under three and a half knots an hour with this expensive fuel.—Cholera has of late been very prevalent; about 2,500, mostly natives, arc belived to have died of it within a couple of months; during January chime on 3,00'J deaths have occurred in the island, of which 1850 have been caused by epidemic. In returning thanks fur his health having been dnink at a dinner given to him at the Byeulla club, Sir Charles Napier said: Gentlemen—lt is with some difficulty that I rise to thank you for the toast which you have just drunk, and the flattering mann, r in which it figs been received by you, pre ceded as it was by one of thi nowt eloquent apeeeheo I ever heard. I cannot help 11 cling myself moat highly praised, more prabual than I distr . d to llse, and that in the moat eloquent language ; but you can only have in reply n plain speech from a poor soldier, who, passing here on his way home, seas quite unprepared for the high honour you have done him. I see here, as well us soldiers, not a few civilians. I am supposed to be an enemy to the civilians in this country—such is not the case—this was ever far below rue. Gentlemen, yOll Milt allow me large latitude this even ing, for, sit help me God, I did not know what I was to say before I stood up. Sir William Yardley (who pro pusa,d the toast) has praised me far beyond anything to which I tan lay claims, but there is one point in which he has not gone farther than he ought—in saying that I would he the first to feel hurt at any praise tonic in deterioration of Lord Gough. Lord Gough I venerate as a soldier, and there is no nobler heart than that which beasts in the bosom of Lord Gough. Sir William Yardley heaps upon my shoulders all the glory of the conquest of Srinde—that glory I beg to share with the armies, of India—if something was due to me fur arrangement, much was due to the soldiers who fought. Here I see Whittlec, Leeson, Wyllie, and dozens of other I could point out around me ; and there is the brave Bengal 9th, and the hardy little corps of Madras 'sapper,. I love the armies of all the three presidencies, and cannot pose any of them, but must confess my prejudice to the Bombay army. I oast this not to the prejudice of the armies of the other presidencies. I hove seen among them soldier, as staunch as could anywhere be found, but I first served with the Bombay army, and I love it most. I am now seventy years old, and ant I sun afraid become a little prosy; ha! --but you roust forgive an old soldier. In Bombay you have good qualities, hut you are inclined to hide them. There is a brave and gallant soldier who rose from the ranks, now at this table. Ile was the first to plant the British colours on the walls of Mooltan. But a regula tinu, that thing shove all others cursed, prevents that gallant soldier from sharing in the benefits of a fund, which, in ease of his death, would place his widow above the reach of want. Gentlemen, that regulation ought to he broken. (Great cheering.) lam afraid, gentlemen, you must submit to • wild rambling speech, but you must have patience with me. There were two or three below me of whom I must speak— I like to come to points much better than many of my neighbours do—ollicers who did more for me than I could ever do for them, the first of whom I would mention is one who fell—Brown, of the Bengal Engineers, and Major McMurdo, of whom, being nearly related to me, I cannot speak; and there is Metres Ali Akbar, my moonshee, who follows el me through all my battles, and was with me in every action; who executed all my orders, and, without giving him more than his due, did as much towards the conquest of Scinde as a thousand men. This man I hod hers in Bombay, disgraced, without employ ment, and a beggar. I don't wish to find any fault with government, hut this , I know, that Mterza Ali Khan has had the benefit of no trial, but has been condemned un heard. After the conquest of Seinde, again, I cannot take to myself all the praise which Sir William Yardley has heaped upon me. lam deeply indebted for assistance in its rule by two of the collectors—there were three of them, but I say two—Major Guldney and Major Rathboru. These gentlemen followed me in war, but they did more for me in time of pence, and they did much to uphold the honour of India in Seindc. The credit of the rule of Scinde is due to those gentlemen as well as to me, and to them you must give it. I take credit to myself for my zeal to my country, and the welfare, honour, and glory of India. I am called an enemy to the directors. No, I am not ; but when lam ill-treated I resist. This is mere independ ence—independence of spirit, which, old as I am, I hope I may curry to the grave with me. Fifty-seven years ago I receiv e d, my commission: I received it then rejoicing as a boy, and through your kindness I now finish my career, rejoicing as a man. I have never felt real anger with anybody; sometimes, indeed, I have felt anger for a moment, and I have often wished for a good broomstick, and to have been within three yards of the object of it. Everyone has their little peculiarities, and I'll not hide mine. I turn to the interests of Bombay. Scinde has been conquered, no matter how, or when, or for what reason—it has been conquered, and when I rode through Scinde the other day I saw whole seas of grain. lam not much of a farmer, but I know the ditferenco between wheat and bar ley—hut there were others with me who were practical men, and who aasured me that the riches of that soil were almost boundless! Your steamers can go right away up the north-west provinces to Lahore and numberless other places up there, and will eventually bring down the whole riches of that part of India to enrich Bombay. I met a little man named Arratoon; he was a little man, like one of these small Meant SIMS, small to look at, but of tremendouo power. This Arratoon told me that he had felled a quantity of the most splendid timber up there; it was of a very fine kind, and of the finest growth, and all that Arratoon wanted to bring this splendid timber to your Bombay dock yard was the assistance of government to protect it on the way down, and prevent its being plundered by rajahs and robbers on the way. Well, Arratoon applied to the Marquis Dalhousie for protection, but he was asked to prose that he had the means of bringing it down ? What had government to do with means ? Is it not enough for it to let every one look after their own means. lam not much of a politician, but I know that trade must he fos tered by government in the first instance, that it may be able to support government in the second. But this is not ranch to the purpose. We know there is a produce, were it only brought down, and then we should see Bombay en riched with all the riches of the north-west. Bombay, from its locality—from its being the nearest of any of the presi dencies to England—will soon beat Calcutta in grandeur. And there is Kurrachee, which, when I left a short time ago, had only some five thousand inhabitants, when I saw It the other day had twenty-five thousand inhabitants : this is by reason of the conquest of Scinde, and on account of the conquest of Stinde, Dozabay will soon be the capital of India. In proposing the " Indian Army," Sir Charles said: When I came out here I thought I was to be commander in-chief, but I was mistaken ; yes, gentlemen, egre- gionsly mistaken. I found that I was merely a sort :of monster adjutant, —nor even as a monster adjutant emit plete, but like • half-caste bullock, neither one thing , nor tother. Gentlemen, I do not believe that any one of the commanders-in-chief who went before me knew I I exactly what they came out to do ; and MI tell what ' is more, gentlerni n,—by God, I don't mainly know my self. Hero with your regulars and irregulars, pine ran gen, your Shed corps, and I don't know what else, you have an army of four hundred thousand men who are fit for anything. Where a British officer leads, you will ever find the black scpoy follow. In the pass of Kohat, 11 where not a abut should have been fired, I saw the noble aepoys covering their officers and carrying off the wounded and the fallen. I never think of the savoy without admiration, nor of the Bombay 25th without affection. The troops of India are, I think, equal to almost any troops; indeed, I think there is no difference between them and our own British troops; but, gentlemen, it is my opinion that they have not enough of officers. Give them enough of British offices, and they arc a match for any army In the world. In another of his farewal speeches, Sir Charles said that he had been dictated to on military matters by boy-politicals, who knew nothing whatever of mili tary science. "It is this, gentlemen, this," said Sir Charles, " that has caused me to resign my com mand. I hare been thus explicit with you because lam among my own Bombay officers once more. It is this, I repeat, that has caused me to resign." The Caleteta Enylishman, in its Overland sum mary, says: Our latest advice! from Hydrahad state that the inten tions of the British government are still doubtful. Our correspondent writes: "Though it is now nine days since the expiration of the time allowed to the Nixara to pay his debt, nu money has hem fortheoin:ag ; and the matter has nut been agitated by the Resident further thaw by a note addressed to his high ness on the sth, the substance of which was a suggestion that it was proper his highness should pay the money. " We had all along understood that the instructions to the Resident to adjust the debt at the stipulated time were peremptory, and that a sealed letter from the Governor- General for delivery to the Nizam at the appointed time had been transmitted to him. From the delay which has intervened, and the apparent laxity of the proceedings, I conclude that the instructions were not so binding as they were understood to be, and may admit of a modification. I am disposed to believe it not unlikely that the Resident may have found in his conference with the Ninon matter, though his highness was not convincing in the main, which might sanction his addressing the Governor-General and submitting his own views on the question to him. The Re sident would favour, I believe, a native government with a minister under the direction of the Resident. I cannot conceive a worse measure, for thus there would be absolutism without responsibility in the Resident, and official reports on certain subjects arc nothing. It might be represented to the Governor-General (and if there be nut wisdom, there is sufficient speciousness in the argu ment), that to take the country from the Ninim is to preci pitate the downfall of his sovereignty; that if he could not put his finances in order, with the entire resources at present in his possession, it would be impossible to expect that (opposed as he is to retrenchment by inclination, and 1 incompetent as he is to effect it from the want of power 1 and money) destruction should not more epeedly follow a " reduced income. That if the measure were understood to have precipitated his downfall it would be odious to the I English people, and might not be altogether politic, when the termination of the charter is so near. That it' the Governor-General in council would consent to take temporary charge of his highness's dominions, five or six years would be sufficient to bring his affairs into order, se duce a turbulent and overbearing soldiery, bring the ex penditure within the limits of the income, establish the efficient administration of justice, regulate the police, and, though last not least, abolish a system of uni• versa' corruption; and the government might then b.; restored, if it were thought proper, into his Highness's hands, under such cheeks as might ensure a better govern meat for the future. The Resident might state that these suggestions were the results derived from his conference with the Nitro's, who had complained bitterly that he had not been faithfully served by his ministers, that he did not know where to find a man fur office, on whose fidelity, integrity, and capacity he could rely to do him service ; that the conduct of the Nixam, who was reluctant to ap point a minister, was conclusive as to the fact of his want of confidence in his subjects and servants, and that, as the Resident must himself confess, he did not see the man whose unguided judgment could restore the affairs of this government to order, lie would strenuously recommend to his government as the Nixam's ally, that might be dune to provide security for the permanence of the state, which the Nizam himself was unable to effect. I would say, employ a commission, governed by English instruments, under English responsibility, and you provide the best means of a good 'government, which I take to consist in the preservation of the rights of the people. A commission furnishes good security fur a good government in the removing of the members of a disunited council. "The letter from the. Resident, requiring payment, has hail no other effect, than that of making the Num call upon his ministers of finance to find money. The dolorous an swer to his requisition i• jralauknom, a. e., your orders shall he obeyed; and though his Highness ha. found this answer to have. no practicalble effect, the answer, as it is given, is considered to be valid." e have little local news. On the 17th, the three Sikh chiefs, Shere Sing, Outur Sing, and Chutter Sing, arrived here under a strong guard, and were safely lodged in Fort William on the following day. It is said that they will be sent, with their countryman, Dewan Moulrej, to Singapore. The government has lately passed an act of the legislature authorising itself to detain state prisoners. It would be well if some independent member of the House of Com mons would move for a return of such persons, with the reasons fur their detention. The affair, of the Nurth-western Bank of India con tinue the subject of curiosity. The whole concern ap pears to have been fraudulently managed from an early period. One of the directors, Captain Blois, who as an auditor, certified the correctness of the accounts, has threatened a prosecution for libel which may probably elicit more fact.; in the meantime the directors do not explain their intentions, but it is supposed that they must bring the concern to a close. Another notorious joint stuckery, the India General, held its regular half yearly meeting on the 20th, but the directors not being prepared with the accounts, their friends did not attend, and the number of shareholders required by the deed not being pros ent the meeting was informal, and another will have to be called when it suits the directors' convenience. A General Order has been published assembling a com mittee at Simlah on the Ist March next, for the purpose of compiling a code of regulations for the Bengal army. The object is praiseworthy, and where so many contradictory rules exist is urgently called for. MOOLTAN.—Letters from Mooltan, to Jan. 18, state that Captain Douglac, with the Bengal ordnance and macrazina establishment had arrived from Ajrneer and was busily engaged taking over charge; the Bombay people expected to leave very shortly on their way back to ticinde. Brigadier Lloyd, C. 8., was to leave in a few days for his new appointment at Agra, and had been sue seeded by Brigadier Hewitt. An earthquake had been felt at the time of the eclipse of the moon on the evening of the 17th, which lasted a couple of seconds. The artillery were to return to their quarters in the fort from camp in the be ginning of February. The weather was very cold, and the troops quite healthy. UPPER SCINDF..—The following gives full particu lars of an affair already mentioned —Various rumours have of late been current in reference to the brush betwixt the Seinde HMSO and the frontier robbers, which took place now nearly a month ago, and the usual fate of mystification in such matters has resulted— accounts almost as wide as possible of the fact have gained currency, and the gallant leader of the Scindo Horse is affirmed by his enemies to have allowed himself to be entrapped into an ambuscade. The following may be most perfectly relied on :—An excess of gallantry has unfortunately cost one gallant native officer his life, but how such matters should be managed with out loss, or how the most forward in the field should nut most frequently fall, it is for those to explain who impute remissness in the management of the present affair. Somewhere about the 20th ultimo a large number of mountaineers assembled in the Morrow valley pre paratory to making a raid on the Rosen ltlurrarees ; but finding that • strong detachment of the Scinde horse had been sent to Shawallce, about twelve miles N.N.E. of Kusmore, with • view to giving them a fitting reception, they abandoned their intention, and the greater number are supposed to have returned to their villages to await a more favourable opportunity. Some of the more needy or daring, however, would seem to have determined not to return empty-handed, and accordingly made a capture of a number of camels from • place called Boordika. The particulars of this having reached the native officer in command at the station of Kundkote, he with a small party of Jacob's Horse, started in pursuit, on the morning of the 24th ult, Their track was quickly dis covered, and all haste made after the retreating robbers. They were overtaken at a place called Sarum. Perceiving that their pursuers were close upon them, the marauders aban doned their booty, and fled pereipitately. The camels were all recovered, but with this the gallant jemadar was not content. His party had covered nearly 30 miles of ground without • a halt, many of the horses having fallen down dead from the over-exertion, and two having been ridden to death by the commander himself. He was soon on the back of a third, and, with the few of his party still mounted, galloped on after the fugitives. By evening he had advanced into the hills be yond the village of Hyran, where he was encountered by • number of footmen and a party of horse, his own having dwindled down to three besides himself—two of the Seinde horse and one of the Belooch guides. This latter urged the necessity of an immediate retreat, as they were but as one to twelve of the mountaineers, and the ground was so diffi cult as to render it a difficult matter for horses fresh from the stable to act. The counsel was unfortunately rejected by the brave but inconsiderate officer, who would not listen to such a thing as turning his back on an enemy, on whom he with his two men charged with the utmost fury. They were of course surrounded and dragged from their saddles, lout met their fate in the most deter mined manner. They were speedily cut to pieces, but before being so they killed and wounded at least five times their number. The guide was also wounded, but managed by some means to escape from the robbers. Other parties from tbe different posts around had been or dered out to join in the pursuit, but did not arrive in the neighbourhood in time to prevent the catastrophe which overtook the Jemadar and his two comrades. They, how ; ever, secured the camels and succoured the dismounted , party with them, and brought them, as well as the wounded guide, back in safety. It is said that the unfortunate Jeinadar Doorga Singh, who paid with his life the penalty of his rashness, was one of the most active and intelligent offioen in the gallant corps to which he belonged. He had, before volunteering to Jacob's horse, served nearly twenty years in the 2nd cavalry, and had always been distinguished for his gallant bearing as • soldier ; his death was no doubt greatlylamented by his commander, himself one of the first soldiers of the day. IVEZEERABAD.—A letter from Wuzeerabad of the 31st ult. states that a heavy fall of rain had occurred, which had delayed the Governor-General's movements. It was supposed that the camp would not move before the 6th or 7tb inst. . . . . . • ••.• The country people are impressed with the notion that Golab Sing sent a Bodice to do the honours to the Go vernor-General, being far too cunning to put himself in the power of the British. What, will they say when they see the Governor-General placing himself in Golab's hands? They will think it irnpia,siblo for hint to return without giving up the whole Punjab to the Maharaih. The Gover nor-General's progress is so slow that he will certainly spin out the cold season in the Punjab, and will probably wel- THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1851. come the spring in the happy Talley of Kashmeer.—Cal cutto Englishman. THE KouKli enters.—A letter from the eastern frontier mentions that the Kookee Chiefs came in about the end of last month, made their submis-ion to Col. Lester, and gave security fur the peace of the southern frontier of Sy'het and Cuellar. We also hear that, since the Assam Corps advanced into the Angami Naga, country, a party of those people have made an incursion into northern Bechar, murdering three British subjects and carrying away twenty-seven men, women, and ehild;en, as captives. It ts supposed that a force will be sent against them under Colonel Lester, ns the troops already sent, us mentioned in our paper of the 10th ultimo, do not appear sufficient. From the same quarter we hear that an order from government has been received for the release of all the Munnipore princes, who were confined by order of the Su periatendant of Caehar in a place unfit for the habitation of common coolies. Some of our readers may perhaps be dis posed to ask why they were imprisoned? The question should be put iu the House of Commons ' when the Com pany's affairs arc discuased.—Cokotta Englishmats. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTIES by death in the armies of India, reported since the departure of the mail on the 3d of January : Queen's Troops.—Lieut.-Colonel Nevitte, Royal Artil lery, at Victoria, Hongkong, on the 21st Dec. 1850. Bombay Troops.—Lieut. L. Turquand, 241 E. L. 1., at Belgaum, on the 16th Jan. ; Ensign Ellis, Bombay Anny, at Bombay, on the 20th Jan. Madras Troos.—Captain H. Howard, 33d M. N. 1., at Mhow, on the 10th Jan. Bengal Troops.—Ensign W. C. Parsons, sth N. 1., at Loodianah, on the Ith Jan.; Lieut. 11. E. Young, Bth L. C., at Ferozepore, on the 12th Jun. Royal Navy.--Commander J. M. It. Ince, ll.M.'s brig Pilot, at Victoria, Hongkong, on the llth Dee. 1840. APPOINTMENTs AND PROMOTIONS IN HER MAJESTY'S TROOPS, announced siuce the despatch of the last overland mail on the 3rd of January :—lnfantry : 83rd Regiment— Lieutenant. Colonel B. Tryclell has been appointed a second class brigadier, in succession to Brigadier Wilson; Lieut. W. Kavanagh Woke) , has been allowed three months' leave to visit Bombay and the Deccan.—Medical Establish ment: Assistant-Surgeon Coghlan has been appointed to the medical charge of the 86th Foot. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, FEB. 1. Tog MONEY AND SHARE 3IAREET4.—We have little to ray this time on money matters. Pressure and dignist are tie prevailtng features In the lam .or, ann the demotion cf her Majesty in eauneil being in Ramiall's favour, is not likely to improve affairs. Securities continue dull, and the hallowing may be given an Ihe qua ta,ions of the day : Transfer Paper, Its. led at 119; her,; Fir , s, 101; Sims Fours, M ; Company's Four., 801 • Company's Firm, Bank of it mbiy shares, per cent. premium ; Orltatal Bank, 19 per cent. discount; Commercial Bank, is per cent. dituuunt ; Agra Bank, 9per rent. die milt. The Commercial! Bank have p rid a dtvitlend at the rate or 7 per cent. pa annual Er the half year ended 3lst !October, 13S J. The trlnsactioce during the pest lortnlght it, our imort markets have been small in extent. stud at priers even further depress. d than those pre vailing audit. of last report; and from the great scarcity of money at present mistiest, there seems no pnwpect of any change fur the batter for some time to come. The tightness in the money market will be still farther Detracted by the decision in the great opium gmbling case, news or which u ached B mbay by the last mail; and as it affects • large number of dealers—not a few of whore yid, it Is expected, become almost bankrupt* In eovotoquente-r they, as a matter of course, have been obliged to curtail their own atitons.—BA port produce has ben wry realty to the market of I de, but as the 'sew crop of canon is &ginning to arrive, Ipinc.• will probably shortly be resumed with rutivity, especially as last am , mats both frma the east and west toe the staple are osneet: redtav,,rame. . . . On - row roux Oomas.—Prieve of nearly all descriptiona of piece goods have further declined, and the demand hap been exceedingly wall during the firtnignt.--Gaav Gook.. Shining") have ...Id to the extent of 5,220 pieces, at from Re. 4-4.8 to It, 41 per niece; the iaquiry being still confined to the Letter makes at tin 2 reed; those below this number bind uninquired no.-11 imeatics. Klee, 3..r4 pieces, at re. 51 to re. 101 per piece. Baler in all deli:Option» of th•se good, are v.ry difficult, unle.n at greatly itilaced rates. aladapullsins. A ade 3,30 a piece., at ro. 2-44 per pion), i l:ty7vZ i n ; t :IT 3. in moat axles, ' l7se h ;i to Ra. 4-14.9 per piece. to Tcluth we have rot heard of any sales. • Jaoe - oets: anima 1,201 piece., at Its. 11 to Rs. 11 per piece, chiefly of the hatter quslitier, whit - A alone are in any demand —Bt aaciten Otians.—.lacouneta salea, 3,400 piece", medium co:nine., at Re. 2.11 to Its. &IS per piece; other descriptions nealigted.—ln abutter) we only hear of a sale of 100 pieces, JG ti.l at 72 reed, at Re. r$ per piece. Ot qualities (slow to there la a large ")trek in the market, but they are dull of sate—ln Ittod.pollamo we have not heard of sny traiassetiona.—Twills: ,Pea, ),5).0 at Rm. 0.7 to Its. 91 per piece. Inquiry moderate, and prices main tain( rt.- FANCY GOOD.. The demand for all descripdona i, at pre rent languid, and stocks tolerably large. The only dractiptions of good' is demand are lappet ivies, low lappet.), bleached attunes and 'nulls, of which earn,. matey have lean male.—Ur than.. Turkey red mull. and plain cloth are in moderate inquiry, widk twill). are dull of .ale. . Corrue 1 sas.—The soles in all amount to IBS bales writer and 40 bales mule Mat, and 41 bales orange yarn. The only ',umber of the two former in demand is fur wench an increase in price has been obtained : all others are out:, at reduced rates. Dyed yarns are also dull and reglected. hissraus.--At the date of one last we stated that a further decline in priors of metals might be looked for, which has provod correct. British and Swediek Iran and steel of all kinds are now lower in price and almost idmalvalie, while the rates quieted for COMM, of ad descriptions are almost 11,121 - al. Lead, both skeet and pig, and Tin Plates, have declined lie value, and Spryer is dull of sale. COCIIINKAL.—No wiles to report ; quotations remain as before. !Dreams km improved in value, owing to an increased demand, but we have not teard of any transactions. Wooteitsw—The market for there fabrics remains as last re. ported on. Beek—The market le bare of both Bass's and Allsopia. A sale of 20 bh la. Wdliam Youngeex at re. 6, is reported. Ore mirm. —No inquiry, the ouly sale reported being one of 45 Wide. brandy, at re. 24 per gallon. Mssier. Broms. —Very little doing, and the value of nearly every article enumerated under this head has remiewnat declined. The only sales reported are 811 bolts bleached canvas at en. WI per bolt, 40U cwt. white paint, at re. BI per cwt. MANILLA Cmcaours.-50 buses of 1,000 each have been sold at re. 40 per box. B tI.L TIIII/tAD.-15 chests coloured ball thread, 2uo Ito. each, have been sold at ll minas par lb. s. Comm Woon.—The to al paramecia during the fortnight amount to 2,530 !Wes and 200 candies, chiefly new Dholiers to arrive, at rates varying from Rs. t loi to Be. 114 per candy. The bulk of the new Cmndeish which lama■ yet reached the market ham been hu.ght up for export to China. Of new Surat • small quantity ham been pur &eyed at Its. 120 per candy. The exports to China during the past month have been as live diem to one during the Mae month of last year; while to England the quantity exported Is more than a half Inca than in IS O. Oster.—During the fortnight the demand for the drug has been steady, and purchases h sve been male to • moderate extent. The P. and O. steamer of the 19th ultimo taboo mom' 1,520 chi atm. The present quotatens are for Indere Ka Ad, and Matwa Ks. 1,020 per chest. F/0.1411775.—The rates of the day are; toLondon, 21.5 a. to 21. 78.6 d.; to Li, erpool, 21. 2e. rd. at 2t. an. per ton; and to Mina, Itn. 13i per eaady. The harbour t filled with vee•ela, and there are uow on the berth for London 6, for Liverpool 7, for Clyde 1, br China 10, fur other ports ; with 27 awaiting Weight. EiC.O4IOZII.—A large supply of hills on London, received by the last simmer from Chins, have mold at 20. 22d. to 2e. i li-16d. 6 month.' eight, the banks nominal rate being 2.. 21d. On Calcutta the rate is tat. 37k, and on China Its. 216 per 130 dub. • MONEY MARKET. On London—at 6 mont ho' sight, per Rs. 2s. 3d. 6 months' eight, per Up. 2s. 2d. 14.16 th d For credit Bills On Calcutta, at GO days' shalt, pts 100 Its. t 0 days' tights is 1 604 On Minas, at 30 days' a sight, „ at saght, ...... 99 Oa alma, at 60 days` sight, per WO dr& Bank of Bombay Ba. 1,000 ,osb 1,0,0 14 14i p. er. pan. wen. Oriental Bank Commercial Bank „ 1,000 ditto 500 18 per et; sellers. Agra Bank „ 500 ditto 500 93 per cent. Bank of /dad's. l,OOO ditto 1,000 G per et. prem. Apal'o Preis Co ,,„ 12,500 ditto 12,500 14,000 nom. Colons Prom Cam ,, 7,000 ditto 7,000 13,000 men. Colaba Land Com „ 10,010 ditto 10,000 7,000 nom. Bombay IL N. Com. „ 5 0 dun) 500 60 per et. dist—Sales. Or. Md. P.Y. Coma. „ 60 ditto It.. 18.1.5 paid ......... ..„........... S car Cent. Truster Lout S per Cent Loin 142546 3 per Cent. Loan 1829-30 5 par Cent. Loma 1041.44 ....... 4 per Cent. Loan 1314-32 4 per Cent. Loin 2533.341 1 4or Cent. an 114343 ...Lae wr ....20.. Sovereigns, each L. 10-616 per Z Bank 01 Loglend Nona .. ..... .... 11. 96 per g Spautek dollars .. ........ ........... Ha 219 to 220 German crowd lts. 211 11 2111 . per 100 Spice ether Be. 1034 to Ildi per 100 total. (iold leaf (range of quality) lta. 16 . .... .... per tole. Gold ingot., &Lauding to touch— Re. 131 per tots. CALCUTTA, .7 . 23. The Bombay Express letters, with London dates to 7th December ' reached on the 13th indant, and th e general mail des patch the following day, with accounts that continental political affairs had sesumed lesithreatening tendencies, and the apprehen- Woes of war passed away for the pteaent. This remanded the tone of our exp , rt market, which had previouely been inclined towards general dulneaa, under the combined effieta of the uncertain tawition of European politica, and the revere tightness rf our money market, leading the hank of Bengal to ?Mee their rate of interest within the short space of six days 4 per cent., bringing It to 11 per cent: per annum for private blls. An inclination has since been evinced to proceed upon extended business at the extreme of the est ebliabed rates, hut the smallness of -tacks in our leading staples has kept it within miaow bounds, whilst the attempt of holders to give prices au enhanced range has proved a further check to a hoe canted of general operation.. Indigo has continued unsettled, buyers beeping quite en the reserve, which has induced holders to retrain from bringing any of their goods to avation during the last twelve days. Nagar has met with totter inquiry at eteady former rater. The demand for ttaltpetre was mare active, particu larly Mace receipt of the loan new, and purchases with defticulty made at extreme previous value. Rice sontinues in good demand. The hitherto limited arrival, of the new Mind Raw Silk, Induce hold - s toff reedy maintain fsemet requirements which are reluctantly paid by only partial Wier.. Carafo in only moderate inquiry at un altered value. Shell Inc and Lae tleo ea: tinue m fah request at • shade improved prices. Oil /Riede, which shortly alter the departure of Wt mail, were leer free:y taken, have lately experienced renewed de mand eta shade improved rates. Jute in unabated inquiry at the previous prior. Opium ba, slide the sale on the 13th lost., been RA and rather towel In the tamer. Ltrouth.—We have notheard of any transactions by private treaty, and the demand at auetlons of which we had none during the last twelve days, has been reserved, prices ruling unevenly in some nem • at a further mall reduction, but It I. expected that the public tales to be held today and to-morrow, partaulare of which are not in time for the day's lame, will reassure the market without further decline, the remaining quantity in first tenth available fur diquisal being brought within a narrow compass, considering that about 63,000 nada. are shipped, and the computed quantity of about 42,008 mda. held for, end lapea gresa of, export. fiCCIAJL—The deemed tun, due the arrival of the mail, teen rather more stti. /st but the Simony of stocks prevented any material eaten. Mott or lelloweedans, prier. 'bowing little alteration, if any, towards en upward tendency. Tim reported transactions Mace our law Bone are :-1,000 NIP Beeves superior lit, 8.12 to 8-t4: fair, Ist, 8-7 to 8-1 0 88 d, 84 to 6.6; Bed, 7-12 to 744 ; yellows, 6-8 ; 1.600 bags Damon low yellow% 6.6 to 8.6 ; brown, 2-14 1064 Of Vac. pan Norte. Owsloore, 930 bans centrifugally prepared, flale to 0 . 2 1 1 . 350 hap di to, 6.12; oSii toes yellows, 5-9; ow bags Sealdah yellows, 8-6 to 6.11; SOO bags Bailey Khali good :Oleos, 11-14; 710 bags middling 'Mbar., 8-0 to ti-a; Me togs mown, 7-4. Ramon& In extent Ingot and the conestpent competition has So prices' medium qualities' further rise of I=l. &sported tnnmetioas see-975 begs Cawnpoes to 6-12; 1,40 bar Tirhoot G-14; 3,10. bags allygunze 6-3 to 0.10; 3,900 bac" huera 3.14 to 6-4; low 3-3. Laporte 11 Great Hiram, 32,;44 tds, Mira —tti,h a well atipplied market rd the new mop. ;all a pat tat alight conctoolon In the intodiior quail'', 14 table sun, basimm cur. %imam act', : price rut nn tor Due to 2.1 to 2-2 ; midaling I-It, to 1-I ; broken 1.2 to 1-4. Millam awl Sloonchy less extensively dealt M a but value unaltered. Exports toll, vat 102,1,6 non., Saw Siut.—The r.em Mind la .41,1 coating in r:owly, and email Freels have been !Ilion by partial buyer. at fu I previous rates, at which Um demand in but feeble. bigoted axles: einibagar silk. 36 not. at 12-4 p, r fy. Aare; it oda., - t ; eaasi ipore. old, , t 13.4 illuarrypauk 12 nada. at rta per la.zaar @err, 4u num ditto at 7.12. Exports to Brat Ordain. 433 nub. Mut Pugs thwart —There is f.,thAV more inquiry for middling and the It. ttr e . to, a' rile /..or: teen., witch 1.1.11 no not been ac.epted, thus limiting Moira two Ka, Coral.a, 3,6011 pieces at I Ili par c,rgc ; 1,11.111 V. can at 14 6 ; 100 pt. era at 103; 1,301 pi, utast UM. and t mainahmar I.llachoppar, 3ra. pieces at r 3. J.:sprats s—To Cheat Britain, 2 411/1 piects oorab, and 474 MereaelaoltaS /.rd laminates. rsiati,LAc Asn LAC Ime.—The improving demand continue% for fibrilar, but m 4,01111 thin* m0ti.1.0. , 41-1 ei a rouble choice limited, or. dna arc ash ittlieulfy elecuti d Oen at sightly improved roes. Lac liye charm in ,nod inquiry, anti the better nu diam qoalikra are rath e r Rep• ited s : B-'erbbram eneti lac, So cheats at 10 pie ; .1.10 clouts ditto, at 8.12; 40 cheat, ditto, at 0.3; Mi. raipore, Su dusts, at I , -0 ; trlgoom lee die, 33 elieqa, at 28.4; a 3 cheats, ditto, at 20; 133 cheers, ditto of 16 ; 24 cheats ditto 234 ; SO bag. ditto at 23-3 ; ISO cheats ditto at 23; 20 hags itt , o at 23-3; Minup ole 1040 bum at 26; 33 ' cheat. ditto at 23-3 ; and 16 the.. ditto at 21.6 ' • 13 chews (GNC— .I Melt), at 31. Eaporta to Great Britain—Mien lac, 1,61; mds. ; pas dye, 1 603i/rig,. Ilisis. —The di, and has rather abated, and offers ruling at a araall decline, ableb Is not centirally adapted, hu.ineis has been limited. Repiirteil sales :-1,300 ilvoes A.mahaered green cow. at 41 per mar ; I,OOU pima a deed green at 33 ; 6.11 Oft, ditto at 32; 909 intern green ditto at 26; and 1.000 idea,, dry Buftalo at 24. Exports to Great itaiti, 1,60,40 pieces. -,ln or ire bu•inane is still in progrens at °lnhered rntes. Reported • 00 bale, at 11.6 per bale; 1,130 Ilakv at , 0 ; 200 balm at 9; and 1,000 nide. at 1.11-6 per md. Expwits to Great Britain : 79,071 MIN.. . - _ OIL SLOI..—The demand for linseed is f llow,d up for home and Arum is n +Wpm. In, at entrema p rates ; cleared, 2.1 to 2-4 ; uncle med, to 2-0. The smelt of mustard seed is at present much redm ed, and a b• isk request continuing, prices are kept to an upward 1, mends, cleaned bringing 1.12 to 1-1.; unckaked, 1.111 to I-11. Itcpotttd Ira Imo Patna cleaned linseed ut 2.3.0 per not,; 1.011 red.. unto at 2.2; 1,130 hstp , ditto at 2-2 • 300 bap at 2-1-o; 3,000 md*.•t 1.1-9; SOO bogs ditto at 2.1-6 ; 300 b+gs ditto at 2.0 ; 1,3 , 0 bag. cleaned mustard surd at 1.13 ; 2,40 bags ditto 41 1-1 ; 3,000 tad, ditto at 1.12, and 3110 hags ditto at 1 11. Exports —To Great brit.do 26,0/3 mds.; Mustard geed, 14,1r.03 nuts: Rea -In but inquiry. Repored tales -60 Ands. ligmstal at Co's its. 0-2.6 piE cation. Export. -T. Great Sri sin, 10,006 gallons. Culen -In some inquiry for borne alitomenta at 2 aimed improvid rates. Reported sa e,.: 1,204 aids. tate Pi gue at Co.'u Its. 4-2 to 4-1. Esparta to Great Britain, 2,2:7 nub.. Coarrii. 0 h 0..-Inquiry treble, but prices kept steady. Retorted sales: too slam ut per md, Exports tr. Gr.' Britain, 3,172 mds. Temreide -In but mo.lerate. request at un .Itered prices. liem.red 400 bags at 2.i9 per mound; 200 2- to ; 2:0 mounds at 2-8; arid 4... m iunds at 2-I. Exports to Gr. nt Britain. 693 n do. C warsa.-Slightly reduced sitars continuing to be r.fused, tw bunions. obtained Na solos reported. Export. to Great &Vain, 3,710 me*. t'ortOrr.- The market rather quiet with a downward terdency, the new crop, of which none how yet nrrtvid. trinr ahutdant, and prices in the north-wc-t Inning down from M. , cc .retry of wow e. He poled mites : .0 Ind.. Banda at td-4 per md. ; 300 bides alto at 13-4 ; AK) hut, Jalone ut 13.3, r.—Tee rued.: el the sem ercontl tale held ca Ilooday last, um;: Chests. Highest. Lowest. Amalie. Proceeds. Debar &mane WO 920 tor. 0.0-18.3 $1,0,730 And eines the auction a few rules bno been made out of the BAIA, at r.dher km. r runs. to (Una. 11,950 obemo. IMPOter. •14.11 1,1101,1. Itstrtsn Corms Picea Goon,.—We regret to ray that our Import market during the past fortnight has been wore thin before, (arms chiorly to the tightness of the mono ; m trkot, and the very small demand from (h. nattb-western. province... The Cauboolere. Sepau lesestel other buyers fromtkddralisra arclEastern Inds havedone very little this season. The travusactions to cotton piece goods have coll}e quently been soy limited. Mule to ist rcated a little from the depress on which affect. rl it at t e date of cue led n part, but it has again gone ham. Turkey red yarns are ratter lower. Comer continues du 1, and has given It., r way. our quotations are tow 31-0 to 31-4 sheath ing; 29-4 tile ; Adelaide tilo ha- fallen track about 12 annul , . Lea has dropped 2 Alnam off value unit is difficult of nue. doelter may be quoted at 0-I, but no silos are repotted. All kinds of iron have goon lower; flat, bar, and b It may be qu ded at 1-14; nail rod, 2-0 to 2-1; round, 3-1 to 3.6 ; hop, 2-11. Large ountroct. to arriverthass and All sop's titer have berm made, and, with the eaceptlon of a small quan tity of the Litter. atilt undisposed of, and for which 90 rupees is now offered and refund, the cam-ng soundea for the aea-on may be ro. prat.' as having left the control of the consignees. Goer Swat mos.—Fifty-four reed geode hove been ao'd at a deduc tion id 2 annas un previous wiles: lower reeked goods barely support prolnus <MIL.; 61-inch goods have dechned 4 anon, and 34.rceds are difficult of sale, leept mg at a reduction on previous rate*. WHIT. Ftoraur Swat Egos arc as dull as passible. Mocks re main very heavy. Wm», C.11111.1C8 are in very little demand. Wumz Twicts.—The market is COlTiplaely 4wampel by the stocks, which are murk larger than they have been at any former pea Dealers are alra.d to offer any price. 711.41 . 1AV0LL..s h see undergone no change in price, and very little business has been done in them. JACCONI.II.. —both the grey and white kinds are very dull, and to make wiles to any extent lower prices than current quotations would have to be suboseteil to. The reported .ales are very small. LAJTILTL—Lem business has been dune in these, and they have ex perienced no change in value. Boca Mcsuss There Is very Intl , alteration to report in Ran goon.. Higher qualities are very tight:milt of sale. Paria,.lautiai hare fallen. Fos pie one anus. per piece under the late maximum prime have been accepted. Tl,ool' Itro Glow.-The dem a nd tor mulls and eambrica is very small, but twills are moving off at previous value. I'M NM AND CHI NI Z.A. —Th. re is swircely anytliii.g doing In these good. ; contrary to ardlcipation, very few cambric' have been placed. ' isitte Tvrtirr.—This important staple rallied slightly after the de parture of the het mail, but it has again gone hat. Cot /URFA) bass are attain rather lower. COPP'S.. walnuts veryTiu ned few sales ',poet& Sheathing may be quoted at 31-0 to 31-4; the at 19-4. Adetat& tile halt gate back 12 annum per md. lian..—Fot all kiwis nt this metal lower prima have been taken. Our qie,tatluns are : 1.14 ddt ; .1 to 2-4 nail rod, 3.4 to 3.6 round; 2-11 hoop. Semi salt.—Our quotations are 6-6 to 6.1, but we have no sales to report. . . . can,—No rates are reported, and the metal may be quoted at 5-13 to 5414. Tay Pt-inv.—The reported salt& are limited to 30 bates I. C. at 16.14 per hes. Beau.—Large rules to arrive bare been made of both Base's and Alloys brand, ; of the former the mice:have been ut 65 to 70, :ad none now remains of the expected supply fur &venal. The greater part 04 Alleop's was Menaced of to arrive some time ago at 61. Fur the small portion, abmt 110 Mids., which remain uneeld, 80 bar been refused, the consignees baring re/mined to wait for the arrival of the beer before they enter into any further contracts Fitatecm.—Os Mg to the amount of available tcnnage having fallen off, ireighte bane improved. Moo, MAMIERT.--Current value of Government Seeuritlen Bank Stock, Bcc.: Transfer Five per Cent., 4 ra. prem. New Fines, Ir. l to Ir. 4 din. Sioca ditto, 3 re. to 5 rm. 2 di& Co.'s its. lour per Gent., 18 re. to 18 re. 4 di.. Meta its. ditto, 19 ra. to 12 re. 8 die. Bunk of Bengal Share& to.'a Its. 1,7.0 prem. Bonded Warehouse Shares, Its 205, in rising repute. New Oriental Lie Insurance Co n patt➢, Its 435, wantol at that figure. Bengal Coal Company, Its. 540. Vie Court. Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen, I yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and l'rince Albert went, yesterday after noon, at a quarter before four o'clock, to the building for the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, in Ilyde-park. Her Majesty and his royal highness were accompanied by the Prince ut Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and were attended by the Viscountess Canning (lady in waiting), Lord Alfred Paget (equerry iin waiting), and Colonel Bouverie (equerry in waiting to the Prince). Prince Albert rode out on horseback, yesterday morning, attended by Colonel Bouverie. Prince Arthur and the Princess LOW= took a carriage drive, yesterday. Prince Alfred and the Princess Helena took their usual exercise, yesterday, in the garden of Buckingham Palace. The Earl and Countess Granville, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain W. B. Hamilton, R.N., had the honour of dining with her Majesty and Prince Albert, at Buckingham Palace, yesterday evening. The Queen's pri vate baud was in attendance in the Palace after dinner. Mr. Fitzstephen French, 31. P., had an interview with Lord John Itussell yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal Com mission the Exhibition of 18.51 was held yesterday at the building in Hyde-park. There were present Earl Granville (Chairman), Sir A. Spearman, Mr. Cubitt, and Mr. Bow ring (Secretary). At the meeting held yesterday morning, at the private residence of Lord John Itusscll, in Chesham-place, Belgrave-square, there were present Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Charles Wood, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clan ricarde, and the Right Hon. Fox Maulc. Mr. Labou chere was not present at the meeting, the right hon. gentleman not having arrived from Brighton. The meeting broke up about 12 o'clock, at which hour Lord John Russell went to Buckingham Palace, to have an audience of the Queen. A meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. There were present Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lans downe, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Charles Wood, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, tho Right Hon. Henry Labouchcre, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. A NIANESCRIFT, WRITTEN BY PAM, SO well known for his successful experiments connected with the motive-power of steam, has just been discovered (says the Medd) near Marburg, a small town of Electoral Hesse. This work bears the name of "Traits des Opfrations sans Dou leur," and in it are examined the different means that might be employed to deaden, or rather altogether nullify, sensibility when surgical operations arc being performed on the human body. Palau composed this work in 1681, when filling the situation of professor in the university of Mar burg; and in it he has anticipated the effectsprodueed in modern times by chloroform and sulphuric etker. Ile com municated bis ideas to his colleagues in the university, but from them received anything but encouragement. In con sequence he took such a disgust to medical pursuits that he gave up his profession as a physfrian and directed his atten tion to natural philosophy, im which he subsequently be came so celebrated. In quitting Germany to return IQ France, he gave the manuscript to a friend of his, Dr. Bwrii..r. It at last came into the ken& of a teacher named Lahn, who died near Marburg last month. It has now been purchased by the Grand Duke of Hesse for his private library. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. THIS DAY. OLD COURT. /0 roam iei J. Sehok field Was indicted for Ftealin; 9R sovereigns and some carpenters' tools, the property of William Hawl e y. The prosecutor resides in Thames-street, and treys some refreshment-rooms, and the prisoner, who is a native of Bradford, in Yorkshire, hail lived next door, and was aware that prosecutor had the money in question, which sous k..pt in his ilwelling-hewe, where nom of this nattily were during the day. The prosecutor had seen his money /MEC on the 29th of January, and on the nest day found the bag had been cut open, and the money was gone, and the prisouer had left his lodgings. Information was given to the police, and it was found that prisoner, is ho had previously had no money, had paid his passage to Port Natal, and was about to sail when apprehended. On his bonus being searched, a quantity of tools, which were in the room from whence the money was taken, were found ; he had also bought a large stock of clothes, and about 71. was found on him. The jury found him Guilty. The ltccorder said it was a Trry had and cruel ca‘e, and sentenced him to seven years' transportation. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. BOW-STREET. Ronntxo Lotto PALMEIt:IO;I4I..AILDr.R.—J. Butter field .utd J. Reid were charged with stealing a piece of bacon from the larder of Lord l'almerston's residence in Carlton-gardens. The prisoners were seen together this morning, near Carlton-gardens. Butterfield was carrying a parcel under 1119 arm, and when he saw a police-constable he threw the pared into some gArdens and ran off. The prisoners were apprehended, and the parcel was found to contain baron. A groom in his lordship's service identified the baron, and said it was hanging in the larder yestenlay morning. He saw Butterfield upon tho area-steps this morning, close to the larder, and directly afterwards he missed the bacon. Mr. Jardine fully committed the prisoners for trial. IRELAND. Duscrx, MARCH 3. The Irish news to-day is utterly destitute of in terest. All parties await the solution of the crisis, and the agitation is kept in suspense until the deter mination of a new government, on the subject of the Papal Aggression Bill, becomes known. Mr. 011agan's opinion of the bill on belmlf of the Roman Catholic prelates has not yet been published, but comparatively little interest would now attach to it, as atter the proceedings in parliament on Friday last, it moms pretty well understood that the measure iy not to be pressed in its present shape. Petitions against the - abolition of the Viceroyalty have been adopted by some of the grand juries ut the present assizes; but on this subject, too, there is a pause in the public excitement, the opinion having become general that the intended abolition, for tho present at least, is shelved. The Freeman, in its commercial review of the past week, gives the following statement : Nothing can exceed the dulness of everything in the way of trade. Huth produce and shares have hem exceedingly quiet, though prices are not decidedly lower. The political interest has, of course, been most injurious to business, which is generally at this time of the year flat enough. There is a falling o9' in the customs duties tbr the week, both as compared with last week and last year. The total amount is only 13,9001. against 17,000/. for the same week of last year. The amount paid on sugar is altnost incre dibly small—only 40111., or duty on 33 tons—the usual con sumption being 230 to 300 tons per week. Ou tea the amount is 7,100/. ; wine, 1,11001. ; spirits, 3001. ; and to bacco, 3,3001. The total amount of duties received this year is as follows: lit Jan. to let March, 1811, 131,1i71. ; Ist Jan. to Ist March, 1840, 143,6911.; showing a fulling off of 9,30111. in the eight weeks, of which one-half is in the last two weeks alone. The receipts of WA/ were themselves lower than they have been for many years past. At the Leitrim assizes, on Saturday, a man named John Moran was found guilty of an attack upon a house, and sentenced to be transported for life. The following was the evidence of the prosecutor, a man named lrw•in: Witness was in bed, and the family of the house. Biddy Moran, wife to the man of the house, gnt out of bed and cried out, " Mr. Irwin, Mr. Irwin." They then cried out, "Where is Irwin, the rascal, until we shoot him i" They had tircarms. Ile only saw one pistol. lle knew that maa to be Patrick Geraghty ; he identities him. He also identi hVA Edward M'Gauu, John Moran, and John Lynch ; they, with many others, were in the house. Witness hid himself in the room, on hearing his name called out. They said to his wife, if she did not tell where he was they would shout her. When he found them pressing her so much, he camo out and gave himself up. They were then in the room. Edward APGann and l'att Geraghty, with a pistol in his hand, seized him by the hair of his head, and dragged him down to the kitchen fire. John Moran and John Lynrh were helping them. They said, "Now, you rascal, what brought you here? If you don't give up the Widow Gil christ's and the Widow Moran's land, we will shoot you." He is the landlord of these lands alluded to. John Moran gave witness a kick in the groin ; he made a second kick, and witness stooped, and John Lynch hit him several blows WI the head and. face with Isis ti - t. There were a good many people outside, and he heard their voices. They re mained a short time, and went out and hasped the door. l'att Geraghty came to the window, and said he would shoot him if they came again ; he had a pistol. They cried out, "Black cap, why did you not shoot him?" TILE PETITION OF THE ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS OF TILE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND, HUMBLY MMORETII,— That we, the undersigned, archbishops and bishops of the Roman catholic church in Inland, most respect fully approach your honourable house, to declare our sense of the injustice of the bill respecting evelesho.tical titles which has been submitted to the consideration of parliament. Petitioners look on this measure as one which, under the pretence of respecting their assumption of titles, is fraught with hostility to the dearest Interest of the catholic religion. . . . Petitioners beg leave humbly to state that these titles arc purely of a spiritual nature, that no secular power can con fer or take them away, that they do not interfere with our duty to the throne, or infringe on the rights of any class of her Majesty's subjects, yet that the act prohibiting them interferes directly with the performance of our duties as Roman catholic bishops, renders legally impracticable the observance of the essential discipline of the catholic church, and thereby inflicts great injuries on us the human catholic' of the United Kingdom. Petitioners beg leave further most respectfully to state that, in the opinion of the most eminent lawyers of Ireland, the proposed measure will control the free disposition of property, interfere with and endamage settlements rondo on the faith of existing laws, and its results be productive of great embarrassment. Petitioners, therefore, deem it an unjust interference with the rights of property, a gross violation of the principle of civil and religious liberty which our beloved Queen at the opening of the session graciously expressed her determina tion to preserve sacred and inviolate, and that it is eminently calculated to resive religious animosities fatal to the peace and prosperity of the country. Petitioners feel called on to inform your honourable house that although the protection of the Roman catholic laity has been urged in justification of the measure, yet its bare introduction has already produced a manifestation of outraged feeling and indignation among the Roman catho lies of Ireland, which nothing short of its rejection will be sufficient to allay. Paul Cullen Nieolaus Foran D. Murray Francis bialy M. Slattery Thomas Feeny John WHislo Charles M'Nally P. M.Nicholas Laurence O'Donnell M'Gettigan E. Walsh Cornelius Egan William Delany John Ryan John Derry Edward Firma& J. Murphy James Browne Francis Kelly William O'Higgins Milesius Murphy John Cantwell William Keane G. S. Browne D. Vaughan Michael Blake (Vicar Capitular). Cornelius Denvir WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—Last evening a meeting took place at the King's Arms Hotel, Kensington, for the purpose of explaining the objects and principles of this society. Mr. George Wilson took tho chair in the absence of Mr. Hindley, M.P., w h o was p re - Tonic from being present), and panted out the great bene fits which the society was intended to confer upon the working classes, by enabling them to exercise the right of the elective franchise. Mr. G. E. Dcnnes stated that the total number of members of the society was now increased to 890, holding 1,3.30 shares. The society, he observed, had purchased 30 acres of land at Moulsev, near Hampton Court, and the ground had been diviaed into 212 allot ments, varying in price from 201. to 40/. The committee were, moreover, ha treaty for other estates situated in the various counties where members of the society resided. After these explanations a resolution, in accordance with the objects of the society, was passed, and several new sub scribers were enrolled. SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION BILL.—A public meeting of shopkeepers and traders was held last evening at the British Institution, Cowper.street, City-road, to con sider the propriety of petitioning parliament against tho bill introduced by Mr. W. Williams, to " prevent unneces sary trailing on Sunday within the metropolitan police dis trict and City of London and liberties thereof;" Mr. T. J. Searle in the chair. Mr. Williams, M.P. for Lambeth, and Mr. Wakley, M.P., attended and addressed the meeting. Most of the eawakvra and the meeting, by its resolutions, deprecated the bill as an interference by the rich with the privileges of the poor. Mr. Williams mid the vote of the meeting would have great influence with him.