The Express. — London, England, 1852-05-17 00:00:00

a t anchor in Le-100 Bay, a short distance from cluem , v . and so proceeded thither on or about t h e 10li ;of February "on desperate deed intent." When at the entrance of the anchorage he lowered end manned his boats with intention of boarding 1 three large junks espied ; bat without waiting for the visit, being, we presume, perfectly advised of 1 Captain Sanderson's motive for a call at Le-100, the 1 three junks at a given signal opened the on the i Illy, with such effective aim that six shots were I t oi lked in the foremast alone, besides other small da silage about the bows, two men also being severely wounded at the same time. Signals were immedi ately thrown out recalling the boats, and not a abet j was returned until tlu:lr crews were on board, whim the guns being trained for effective broadsides, the Lily - sunk one—two—in equal turns, every soul of their crews going to eternity instanter. The third junk ran in shore and was subsequently destroyed. A trial of much interest to mercantile men took ' , lave on March 27 at the Hong-Kong Supreme Court. The ease was that of Tronson, Master of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany's steam ship Erin, at suit of Dent and Co. This sewn was brought to recover 10,494 dole., tho all valuk of 22 chests of Patna opium, shipped at Cal. cutta on board the Erin in July last, consigned to the plaintiffs for trans-shipment to Shaw, Bland, en d Shanghae, but to which the plaintiffs pleaded a beneticial interest entitling them to sue. This opium, never delivered to the plaintiffs, formed part of the large quantity of ilitt chests, taken from the Erin at Singapore, after that vessel had been in coutect with the Pacha in the Straits of '..tlalucea; and sold by the superintendent of the l'ininsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, siting under the advice of certain agents of insurance offices, and others, members of the - Singapore Cham ber of Commerce. The trial occupied about sever hours, and resulted in • verdict for plaintiffs— damages 10,241 dollars—and interest for one month, after the rate of nine per cent. per annum (six months interest was used for, and also twelve ier cent. alleged difference in exchange; but the latter claim was disallowed altogether). THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. BORNEO, ATTACK ON THE SULOO PIRATE-1.-LOSS OF LIEN. _ . . 7-7 The expedition, consisting of her Majesty's ship lleopatni. the steam-frigate Semiramis, and the war ste oner Pluto—the later two vessels belonging to the Fast India Company—returned to Singapore after an unsuccessful endeavour to meet with and punish the Suloo pirates on the east coast of Borneo, who were concerned in cutting off the schooner Dolphin. and the murder of Mr. Burns and his com panions. Much discussion has of late taken place on the subject of piracy in the Archipelago, and who are and who are not pirates ; but of the character of the men against whom the expedition under Captain Massie. of her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, was sent, there is not the least doubt entertained. The head quarters of the Suloo, Linen and Illanun, piratical prabus, which scour the Indian Archipelago, has frequently been pointed out from tho days of Dal rymple to the present, but it was not until the re cent outrage on Mr. Burns that the English authori ties adopted a single step to punish the pirates in their strongholds, and on the present occasion they have been completely nusucceedid. The following particulars will show what manner of people these maraudersare. Havingeoaledboth steamers - atLaboan, the a sped it ioo sailed far Maluda, the Cleortra a short time in advance. Mr. St. John, acting oainanseionsr,and Captain Brooke, better known as the Rejah Mode of Sarawak, were on board the Cleopatra. Captain Massie's boats proceeded up the Minuets' river to the house of a chief who was known to be in league with a party of Lanun pirates, but nothing was done, the object being merely a demonstration. At Maluda information was received of the murder of Mr. Wind ham, tit Suloo, by , the chief minister of the Sultan, but on inquiry at Singapore the report turned out to be untrue, Mr. Windham being at Mainla at the time. Atter much difficulty the Cleopatra was taken through the Malawalli passage, and at length reached Ttingku, the principal - fiend quarters of the Sabo pirates. The steamer's boats tried river after river before reaching the one they . were in search of. Having anchored below the river, an expedition was formed of sixteen boats in two divisions, the light boats being under the direction of Captain Burbank of the Pluto, and the heavy boat' under Captain Stephens of the Semiramis. Captain Mamie, accompanied by the acting commissioner, proceeded in the Cleopatra's gig. White flap were hoisted in most of the boats, and after two hours' pulling they reached the chiefs house, and on the tap et the room they placed a white flag is token of a pea -aul visit s and to hence el• in habitants to eppneek_ eft en however slipared, they having Bed Wm the bens magi the plaie. Whilst they were maillOadei ma the step next to be taken, they were Mihaly alibi with a shower of belle, et attest that., issuing hem the jungle, killing ewe et ear Mee and two oaten. Having this shown a beetib Captain Massie immediately directed premed= ee be made for acting en the evasive. A smart firs "unturned from the usesisno • firing in the dim' tioa whence the MAOwee ebaaetad,bet without my sleet. n• bob suariftisilli tieWiwi* Oa the 17th the led& preenisi li die pines de view of inflicting a seesaw gniiilming epee d the the al teen The senll pots ass yew plai as me Me et the river, mee the soden le the ohm The desicedes wen reached, bet the* pee had be. serve/ Ismaili" parties went in Si diesstioss, bet me atm yes visible. Some of the parade, hemenr, advanced stealthily the Neel, the stockad, sad g fired, and i July d them fire es d in the boat; wsualieg Mee ssA me mortally. Yet sot a sod mu ebeir,able. Miaow mat was seen to ism Ikea the jangle, tbe place wee ha. asediately invested, but the doing, advsatneens Lams managed to escape. . 11101 11 allsalal warfare very dis couraging , OMNI WWI gives to o , er stray all the buildings, made of bamboo sad aillia t and soon replaced, together with lama /maths ar rice, which being accomplished the Mills retuned with the loss of several men killed and wesuid, without the satisfaction of knowing they bid is. wounded a single Lanun. From the atheism dank prelim it is believed the pirates were absent on a piratical expedition, bat It is equally probe*, that their prahus and themselves were ormeseled sc= sf the numerous and to US unknown rivers a ing in that quarter. COLONIAL. TILE GOLD FIELDS OF AUSTRALIA. PORT PlllLLlPiVteroitm).—By way . of SingsMe, Me:bou rne , an d Geelong advice* and journals have teen received to the end of 'sugary. Immigration was going on to a great extent, scarcely a day pealing without ten or • dozen vessels arming with live tures. bent on gaining fortunes at the mines. These arrivals were chiefly from the sister colonies ; but the tide had just commenced to set in from Cali- Pruitt and the Sandwich Islands, to such an extent, Weed, as to cause some forebodings for the main tenance of the public pesos. A very general feeling of discontent prcvaibd throughout the mining dis tricts in consequence of the new regulations, and the tractions of the government, as noticed in our knee? advice*. The ma(/' had assumed a menacing a ttililite ; to • man ttheey were resolved .to ft •it the obnoxious doubled-levy. The Lieut.- ti,,vernor, Mr. La Trobe, was under some tiPprehenvion that he would bo unable to con trol the miner., and to aid him he had gent to oo *my-General Fitzroy for military assistance from S Plney . : the Lieutenant-Oovernor had also sent a !ganglion to Van Diemen's Land to enlist 100 pen-, mantis to form a mounted police. Some immediate v ' p, were neergeary, or all constituted authority ",''.d lye, dily be set at naught, sad Lynch law be t r'-'lwvvailing code. The number of miners was tstimated ut 40,000 men. Oold was selling at 3!. Pr (tuner, and the total amount colleeted up to the end of 'Ns uary was nearly 1,2.10,0001. Adelaide, the city of the South Australian po "itlef.. ni represented as presenting a most melon '11"IY Picture or rather, realising the idea of the " ib . serted Village." Its merchants and landholders, stockhold er , ' an d tradesm en , were ruined, or bad pitted for Port Phillip to avoid ruin, and Bum rung Shores were unsa l ea b le at 601., although a few re'Ath. eperthey were not procurable at 2001. The only portion worth extracting from the stt . nary of the Cokmbn Mont Alt, Examiner, April 14, 14 the following, from "Our Ooasip on Planting and Planting Matters:" From all parts of the interior we h that the Mamma has been out on the tress, and Is ntrasiely late, especially after the removal of the previous crap, which was in mom Instances fully a month earlier than used. It is 'appose& that this bas bees maned by wet wseabar an- Ike We sell. limo dowering la assellspol Is bare boss vary powl, and in wet isarammi miff fa eser*he shiminmanses foe sitting tie Ault; them is, however, yet tem bk. W diger. is sething hare phrase hese yam dissieol is Mir Wm of the sum dm by the eppermee of the iteweriag ; the r ease esold ling will ealy be determined by the wee ds, of the mam aided indeed by the dan and ettradsn besemil open a, Idyls/ rem bat Weser embarks weed upset the tier, mod n flies edi lir the pleat to Madan in. It may be said that is dab tweet, sad eke by easnariag, the °tantalite of metes every nomea. The Min qualities of pieetatime= Mtn totes sever gam pemiis, irked it asy be mid with truth, that the rare sod Meades bedewed upea seer estates from which ahead, leer me Ito NI crops of seen hare bees taken bee node them ewes we to be de pended upon lee seatimase than is Mk earlier stages of growth. We Me the dad Stwessable meads of the geed 'pygmies. Odd sew deeriege, ef whisk then are somas in every district; mod with deasselaige othestatiese an forded from that. sew pientedens dole seder the present system of essossismi end isperkseed __._epee'. We are happy le ken km the Asthipmee • sad Kinsman dilated. oboes kineedy the mope ef the beg or blight had bees west theiredith, ibat the pest bed skirt entirely dim=raL We same ater th atieg this to ealtivenism hesilgeg the trees, sad de rnieg of eniesellent w itt ad. To the latter opendia prelnilly mg is he be aM ihnted, there are now many emennemaled fastened. whole plantations which led salmi mesa after seams, seemed by a veneerer' *goer of seastinniss to throw of the semileist miss the inflame of lassure. The simaimes disguises are looking extremely well, mart of the Wag dm weeded, hoed, and trimmed. We hear SIIMIO eels rpthieg pkaten ire lengthwise the plough to to up the evil between their mos set trees; of course, only a shallow imiduateut is as yet used; but, that the priMple is a tight we canon be Wabted. bak ed. whrther kbe doses am, eisimmos. or nibs, the Melts at high addled= see new peel* gemelly adthowledgeL The weather, with the thespese el MIS very mist Myers, which fell very appletneely ke the mike mom is the interior, and a Ai - of hail fa the sefebbenibeed of the tows of Kandy, has bees amersively by moil bet, aid therefore nuonsble. The esnetry has best teterably healthy. CANADA. From Canada we learn that the ceases of Canada is completed, but no full statement of the result has been published. The Journal. a Quake, which has doubtless had access to many of the returns of Lower Canada, sets down, by way of estimate the numbers for that section of the province at ' 900,000. The population of Upper Canada will eertrinly not be much below this number ; so that it will be pretty safe to set down the entire population of Canada at 1,800,000. Alter all, the Great Western Railroad Company have abandoned their intention to adopt a gauge that will wort with any American line with which it will connect. The provincial gauge of five feet is to be adopted. WEST INDIES. We have accounts from Port-au-Prince, with Jates to the 16th ultimo. It was very sickly there, and many vessels were detained in port in conse quence of their crews being sick. All business was to be suspended for 10 days, commencing on the 18th, in consequence of the coronation of the Emperor Son league. We have advice' from Kingston, Jamaica, to the 17th ult. We perceive that there had been a large meeting of the tradesmen, headmen, and labourers of the Caymans district of St. Catherine, and others, on the distressed state of the island. at which an appeal to the English peotile to take the " pre sent os position" of its inhabitants into their .onmdrrati a, and to grant such relief as in their wisdom and humanity they shall deem most fit, was 4doPted• NILI CARY INTELLIGENCE. Corsahim by death in the studio of India tint* the de parture of the sail on the ilcd of April : Queen's Troops—Capt. C. Colby, 96th Foot, date and locality not published. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, Artuh 16. Tau Morn haaor.—Daring the lanai& then hes lima apa dememl he saw is as besesh ea it may absembe mid Is be same; tut la lugs= quortaes then it awl sapay. The boas en untsmoted to be tell of messy, atil bad the briar people my _possible security to l anes pipe, bsy seed Beebe in say dillealty. The trans :sßOßlS to eleedies line bees malarial* at improving W l e llra.fa s rerarg as ; eltxa kiltiv i ,:—T , Ta ra 97; & i. m tat ; Co.. ' Years, at 91 ; Bombay Bank at pm mat. pram ; Oriental Beak Corporation 46 1111 per rest petit.; Oemeaereiel Bank Shares, 'St !per ask di. ; Aps ask area at 8 per oas t pees. Imam: : horror Pan Goone.—ame •Mr hei. no heat sap* titan has emas isle the lead, sad holders aot imam the aims assiely to seam se heretofore, we si le begs Hated swan Mariam dose. , 1 Onsv —4o4oek we ma pees no cheap in alas, the is fah tor all esside • 48-ineh loon saw awe especially tbe am Images Otata Ximarattme essilase is ben *squired for, but a IMMO Owl any hare bopernmest. 013 T ISOCOVirr is el isbiltestased Ire. OUT Lops CLOTZ to meamearapiry. Buncono limania.—Vp hi 0 reed dell, hi and up wards in moderate dememi. BLRACIIIID J•000111111114—Lew quality is Wray, se-' . ' &aad eeponally the lase polities very 6111 mei de -17711.17NT 110.--ndi sad hale veil dal. • • Pane Clooss—llimothed sada boa mak Nam ma rtr. ......, ... r .., goose, Ina salt awa era sad of et la Tass.—.Tbe meat ha km essedp‘ ad tsos Mein keen mama soppike SID buds= ass lima* 711Iw il i= 117 diatly needs• while wale retains 118Miso is salad dyed ; asap very withe deireased, I mes red it in apt inquiry, bet out apron visa • Wolitaiss.—We hear of main atm in this mak. theassrsai le begasiag to noise .1, but its vase is rmommilered. r.—Our pant polataa is somiall, no Inane. Pilla il t i lko his e e rnis Allorsi Bets is still Ter/ Isar ls ease eads Mat of little thy delag. 30 ads. rasa% ad st 80 h re. we thrans.—lkway in wood aad bottle dell. Ole dull in lea wood and bills. Maamrs linaa—Canne both bras ea bleashedalL 2 :046.10...g. Paints et a deeeeiplisse doh Tido, Correel i r soi..--Os the arrival et a, Saab mail On market beam* very Maly, 101 n. babe ph hr lies* 934 he Mahn, ad 98 he Oestimartft, bat den Chisolostme haw ems is pip is as INt aka, vle adees, ansate of the ape hem fe dr a usarter kb lfes, bosom dill, d eed bee Of the sew amp as mad bee of late di C rather ,;bat bat dm s Meek le iess .4111 isser very moderate. • lane delivery is sm e a l e pera Onus. -- - Tely Nab aim bet balers ewe Aar ea pins ban Impend Is 1,0116 sa, hem WI/ ea pet Ldmttnasst. Candi* 3 . 318 re., kb asn i all= hir pseart. we "lei Para.—Then tea pod dew/ It refe pen tium he the hems stembet—lbeleel 89 te. to 2ilsoili shonyha as ~dew aqs Meek et boa Tawas ie pangseesse. ea heights ben ter: this snagged to all pars : to Leedom 3L 12e. IL to a la Liverpool 31. 10a. to 31. 16.., to China 22 is. pee may. litcassaa ea Myna watts aa abeam et amead ce the pea et esmilmet, ea is of these being a Imp quantity et issomeate in Se mast, has ems& the nee se advance to b. 4d. to h. Id., II mostit's sight. Oa Odes* 994 re., and ea China, 218 le. pee as. 100, SO days' eight Cason's, Amur T. The last Maga km bees es tretreway dull we I. we impart mast, sa a esmilenhis hang of le observable I. the delinsiss et saes pisa geode. l'nese are with dam*, siiislobsl ail ask semioney is downwards. Is the asmallmb mamas mane to win swell* war ✓ealer 018111 is Or Item le sal weak, ad Om try emeasele winds es the resins It sea eel, bow ever, be limplisa, ast this fa the all seems st the pme, al Orissa truly the deliveries of the padre hales have bees city bony. The am of grey the ried ease w 11• in bon al/ 11110811.1 p = no.'"'it e tt= l *lirtr l isq l ll7;. l "T lie wire, = th ealk ai ldsts : I alatais rasa sway pey demeiptiese et Poona are a lithe lawn la taboo, ea _tbe demandi Ise lids idai,l4l, as he die stook has desmasa. The came may be al happen. Beek rani e, aetwitheteadiai As Bumble. we, meet with seise cavity. Grey null wale are It sea= ad the while met an may ss esperisses ens w moi arm ately alpha Oa tshey =d ig art ae 1 is depeemed, ma lower—ray si I 4 he 405., with dessemed paws hopper sash es it waseampolpi shish bee i has me Wens la vane, la the of this mad bon set bees very peat Iftekse sea be tied n. 21 tin 4-3 per ft . ml. • Ina Ws et US ail. at ant lead is reported at a re. 8 14 per ty. std It was upend that the sand of the meek ea lbw eary alb pee Orissa glad ban arena a greet mewl Ma healaiii io same la Ihe bill amebas. Bern, wen dews as firm= le warm. The dist atter the arrival al the mail were in Lies meah, at 0 months' sight, whisk sold for 1-1 1.4. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1R52 Blues then the Tate kr 'Amami tO 1.114 sad 1.1 1.1 for credits, end 1.1 14 for documents, with few buyers. The previously amended tendensiss of oar magoey market have been further improved by another reduction is tits • Bank of Bengal rates of interest of 1 per rat. all resod ; but in the Bomar mtamey matters are progressing in a very Mow eosins of asseliorsaos. Freights have within the last week advanced 6.0 to 74 pee too, but are again leas buoyant, tgh net lower. Umtata —The seems having nearly dosed, the market has worn, aims our list base, a dull appearance, sad only eel public isle took place, at which prices railed mash the lama as those last reported, thus evincing more eteetthetee es might have been eapetted, ceelitterhig the reel* of the Leedom ?Arum mho, and the We era ebb fistulae of the peat eared: There teuteSa ape eft about zoo awn here, of which about 600 are &isd for France, an opportunity for shipment, no mead for Barre i v ire i tScauz being at present on the berth, and out of the reek barely 3400 mds. are computed as le ft for disposal or retention iantil the meat season. Nearly throughout the whale eeestey, the fall of hesellcial rains is reported, which have mask legeerei els appearance of the October plant, sad ghee tbe e ristere as opportunity to proceed actively with eeerige the grleA maitivatien, which have been in Elsa prat ~essiL The weather has thus for continued emerable k repeat, at this early bearing hopeful preeptets for ha , which, however, may eventually prove delusive, hem *be numerous casualties to which Indigo culture is so eadatady liable. CHINA MARKETS. CANTON. Excitanon.—Oriental Bank at 6ra.e.-4e.3d. Beringe Brown's end other credit' at 6 at. Owing to this 9sa W eird of the mail from England hw bills have bees elheing. Balm may be quoted 4s. 341. to 4s. 4d. almost nominally . Moms: Manirr.--Syete 100 Touch 78. 0 Taal to per cent. Premium Oold 100 Touch 23,000 dab per Teel. Meli na dollars at 1.40 to 2 per cent. discount. AMOY. Astor.—Dates are to the 15th inst. Cotton bad rather declined. In cotton yarn no Osage. Shirting were la better demand, at an advance of 10 to 15 cents. per pieta. Opium Patna 565 dole. Bemires 670 doll. Byces 1.60 to 2 per cent. premise& SHANOHAE. (non the Nava Mae livrald, March IL) SHAXoll•lo9tuallancar.—Malwat the market opened after the Chinese new year about the 25th with a Wok demand, freely met by holden at 500 dole. to 605 dole. for good new Mandasoor, and 490 dole. old Indere. These rates continue] until the arrival of the Island Queen and loos on the 2nd, together bringing not more than 600 chests M Iwa and 40 chests Patna, when, notwithstanding the tidings they brought of heavy shipments on the way, yet the arrival on the 4th of the Bassoon Family with 950 chests principally limited, caused prices almost immediately to rise to 529 dab. to 525 dots. At these rates the demand appears to have been soon satisfied, sad as the Bth the market had declined again to 515 dole. for sew Mundamor, and 505 dots. for Indere, which may be called to-day's quotations. De liveries 1,487 chests ; stock 1,600 chests. PATNA, • purely speculative demand consequent upon no stook at Woonusg, has raised the price of Patna dur ing the month as high as 700 dole. EXCILINGE.-0• Loudon, at 6 months' sight, clean 11•• dits, 4s. 60. to 4e. 74. ; with documents, 4s. 7d. ' • bank post bills, sons ; Oriental Bank, 42.13 id. ; But India Company's accepted rupees 222 per 100 dole.; drafts on Canton, 10 die., nose. FiliOnTil.-2/. 10s. for tea, 21. 151. for silk to England; Dn. 9 prat 40 feet, United States, nominal. Bvcas.-142.70 dole. per 100 bele. GOLD.—Bass, 909 dole per 9i. 7m. 3e. AMERICA. at that plate on the let instant, the air ate Welly a:follow : Tor same Ham pub the pee* of thagviessity have bees sullen to the ispenkillene of pew of thaw and robbers. Thies .Mope hem= se lingsent and deeing, that the vigilanse esmulthia tea the maser in WA bat he • time ware angle to maim _nmeela. • lbw days dew, how ever, drommemsese teemlel to empisise upon one Carlos =end spa Wednesday last he was W O d o and will lie eakerir et a parse contalabe WO dollars la dust, heel the Wel of a Mr. ?midge, en Coed the. t three ieue semi& Tbe vigileme esomeibee Mow and proseeded with the trial, mid the teethe, l ey= e stl male* him was so sanstuint, that be finally Wnwettedged the truth of .veep eberge. Oa Thurs da aserphig %nee Whew& that he was ementeed to be hasp, =op be seadmill vith the inmost 01111•0114 mid n maimed that the poke et An Andres might be sect he,ead dee timber a geed bed, sad *sty to eat and delek. Tot "print be ass having yeepoleMed • num ber of bleiMer and teltherios mead Ilia latter and lishilleenee MI, sad made bawdiest nth • boodisel fiat the pelen sefesed te asemageny him So the seeMeM. At We Weeds peel tem 04h* pm. the . m i tre ss = sad mewls et peAns, Y emeiret Is the at Diaconal' Mc wad of Bleis-Kest. 1M of SW cution. demo IMO perms of all elegem meow mend es sni. tom, bstenyteg ri bose . ansitsme and dg that the seatesee woe • jest eon W pm., the phew breogin to Me *se of exesedea the osere H er e rammed the small with digged direness% asedwang to imehe his dye while be e t eb thee regessled to privilege of sposideg .mew be spoke maw am but little of what be was mew be neden-mli. At preeisely Iva atimelm to three, the rape bombe bean Anson*, the sigma was Veal, end Edam wee lamsehod into eternity. Ile seesids‘vielently for some moronism. Ids neck not having been didesated, notwith =i be tall • diatomite of them In* sad a half. He be meth with We basis, pinioned es they were, themaga Awe hie heed, which ho grasped, and wsanKle mimeo himself. At a quaeberlien three the phy lum. powsurstia him dead, bet he remained suspended Ws RIMS lager, when the body was taken down and Eton alp of a committee, who buried it. Everything purl if TIMM eleitelsient. INTELLIGENCE.. New Yost, MAT 4. Since the departure of the Arctic for Liverpool there has been no material change in the stock market. Goverment securities, state stocks, and the bonds of our various rail roads, are in demand with only a moderate apply; other descriptions of stock have been active, and prices have an upward tendency, the large receipts oigold from California having created a speculative movement. Foreign exchange advanced a few days ago, but the market was rather heavy to-day, and buyen appeared unwilling to met the views of drawers. We quote—Lindon, 1001 to 1101 ; Paris, 6.16 to 5.17/ ; Amsterdam, 40 1 to 411; Frankfort, 40k to ; Bremen, 781 to 781. Hamburg, 36 to 3414. We have no alteration to notice in the rates for specie i 100,000 dole. in silver was engaged for the steamer some Lays ago, but we do not bear of any subsequent arrangements. Corrox.—The market to-day closed tamely; the sales re ported on 'Change being only about 600 bales. This pause s a neomeary consequence of the excitement which was ad vised per Arctic, and whieb being maintained on Saturday, Ist inn., with sales of 1,400, and - Monday, Sea, with sales of 2,600 bales, carried prices up to a point whist dram ex porters from the market. It wee at the moment to bay middling Uplands to clam tondling itader Xe a id higher grades nosed from H geed middling II to 19e. for mid:X OW. Mosley there are, however, some parcels aired At set sale ma ilso basis of 9e. for strictly awl vabosetbe Sauces, next due, ad vises an is memeemth me thelludviee by the next steamer a decline. It Y the annimee of at present and prospective whisk bee gives the recent Impels to prices, and a general inspremien prevails that masa is a safe in vestment at the ataidealo Mee ruling. eraser uvaasa mecca— sotapato. Ito. °doom rad Mode. Meths. Wake — =low to is g r& good od lto Be S Sb Is.II to tak o good bk te ak I to— Bahiawrovis.-TM tricot/dm ere tortrieted, owlet to the wean reedy% and mafiosi .Nall to the bane tide. The rates he trete ground ummosalesaat of Stole are 4 &ie. lige. to 4 4th. 2k. (but ales bare bees making to close old le* et die. %Ale. per bid. ler) ; 4 doh. Ile. to 4 Me. Me. tar Ades Stale • 4 dale. lie. to 4 dole. ale. for amass to sisal Obis; 4 dole. 446. to t tr h der c shoed to *my Matra sad In ape No. 2, 11 del& Us. to I doh. 760.. anus dians;seellfs. Hellos 24•111/7. Camiasa, la bead, 4 ids. life. to 4 ili Hellos broads ere la ilea ad at 4 Ask 41e. to Ye. ills. Isr Beltiosee, Aleassoihie, Osergelowa, Ike. Rye ism idols. SI& Oars nil, 3 di. Mle . $ del. 40e.1Par Jemmy id Deeadywhie. The Die et list aro at lees. by 1011 a fir white Oesesass • for whits Weldor, 1 dol. ; Red Jersey sad Soothers, 9 1 2 e. to 96c. Caasdka to Wads, 94e. to doe. White eouthero, 1 dol. Rye is lower, sad nib at 76e. Barley, 06e. to 87e. Oats, 40c. to 41e. for good State. In digo sern is rather Ana at 62e. to Wye. for wortera valued sad ills aid yellow Panthers of quality suitable forel Molostowo.-The market is Mbar dull, but we bare so alterales braetice is prism Peeb,l6l dela. 76e. to 16 dole. 750. he sew fosse sad pleas. NUN beet, d doll. 60e. to 13 deb. M., the Wei ON few eia ; prim 6 dole. to deb. 71e.; prim meet yper three. 18 dole. to 20 dole. Beef boo is pile 16 diR. ie. to 16 deli. 760. ; smoked beef 91e. to 10e. Lard, lop in buret, end Ile. to 11te. in his.. Chew 71e. to tie. thine Oeiwity new butter 27e. to 26e. •, Scab Milo 27e. is Me. ; 111 e. to 26e. Patten. -To Liverpesi-Oelton, 3-16 d. to 7-32 d ; Pie, le. 3d. to Is. IL t pre* 4041. to 6d. To London /kw, la. 106. • prorliswa per brt, 2s. Bd. To 031marow roar, le. 9d. to . ll. 104. To Harte-Cottoa, ie. per lb., Reeve lie; soli, 6 Ids. to 7 dols. per ten ; rise, 6 di. p i ers tiserdia. beet, dela. pir tea per lb ; wiesenrawient sie. per tea ' di ; ie. • SPORTING. LATEST BETTING IN TOWN. MAY. T to 1 opt Boll& Mb 10 to I opt • to 1 Ilarbluor it to 1 •to 1 •kces• MI to 1 Obdio •to 1 U•ao Mon 16 to 1 —. IMO II to I Clonseloor Uft 1 r oaa 14 to 1— Allred the Cheat 10 to 1 If to 1 Maw& SO Os 1 Orelio end Chief Boon Nicholson not motioned. DURHAM RACES.-RaIDLY. I Nay grans of ' 4 son seek sod 26 aided. far 2-yr-eldm, 7st; sad 3 yrs, Aar; Mlles sat{ geldings alleired Ms mad bares, that have started twin and ma was *Bowed . 61bs; the seasmoile saw Ms stake. T. 8.0. (7 euta) Mr. Jahalmslll imam 2 yak Ist Mb .—..... CS. Merriren 1 Mr. ladlamemßlardakm 2 yrs, ne ( 2 Z esik. Mr. 3 . Issas, I res. la Mb -..........( 2 Mr. Memersern I yrs. Mst Mb - r. A MM.. 4 yrs, Ist 0 Mr. OM I re Ise (It. , 0 Ens ea Ralea, 2to 1 eget Georitsh, 6 to 2 ept mad 4le 1 opt lbws. Won •by s seek, the erne betwees swami mad third, and Brawn fourth. Trio ILANDIOAP of 6 eon. nth sad AO 'did I the nand tit one his stake. Once rand, sera ft nib. (13 gabs.) i Mr. I. Desrenee Varnises Bone pm let HA (I ssas. 1 Mr. T. Wslsseeslislit if Tema Valley, 11 ym, Id Mb- I Mr. O. BMWs S yrs, iatlllb -L . 3 th. Hawaisree set 411, ...- -(magass 4 M. Hamikriall • 4 yr% Mi.....- (Amid I 6t04 ea Ilanediegt. Bls I opt Meal el nera V 7,4 to 1 Net Missy, sad 6tsl on Fumes Roy. Wes way" by two loath; Meld OMNI' Velley_liselieg the thvetuite by a soak ; ia Dismay s bad Illerth. The Maim 14 Ingelled to far 821.7.1110 Maus of 3 rem each, sad 20 sided, the winner to be sold for 2001., Le., and the woad le saw his stake. Heats, ate tune. (8 tabs) sr. L Basettnies The Mar, 4 ps (1OL) 7st (Arm I 4 1 1 Mr. Croft Warless. 3 Ire PILL at 41b ..(6syme 0 1 4Mn Mr. Wolters Mary Pabbisr, essi (W.), tat...(lyds) 1 3 0 ail Mr. Sout's Br Omsk, 4 yrs (w),ist tla IL an. nos) it II 0 Mr. Osbans's Crippis lab, 4 yrs =0:1 112 b 0 I Ms Mr. Thelma% Ilyeasie, 6 yrs (301.1. let ((Pi I err yr. Dawmca's 1 White, 1 yrs MP. Mt 11 he ir. leejse.) 0 dr The feet hest wee was by a Ake mead is s enter the third by a besd p a t; did ia be e et mad pine), sad the fourth Ia a trot-C1 mad Msry l'lr Nita st the Durban tun. The T woo bought Is for 361. ROYAL Coulon oy Sozazoss.—Tho following gamtlemea were admitted membeee of the milege ea the 14th krt.: Kamm. Mbar& Otaelm, am)" Suffolk ; Ras AalMsa nephmd, Rea. lam h as Compasar y vies ; Ream Smaimm Beliar^ libeism'a Hay; Mailer : Wediametk o WiraMess Remat'outreet ; Thames mob, Immabbseetigh ; George Prove Lambart, Ballads Remiesm Rama, Bsifast ; Gimp Timms Wil liam Weeikma, Baez; JUIN Preamble Brisk water, ; Jean %ahem Richard Anthem, tose Ovca sis. Lffitina. ltin ; and Rabsell Lew ; At the ear!wag of the wart Nam ArAlmi lel l= Pralaw mad Lased Jets Spam peamil iallif 02111111118* tkaa fete amyl eaquem. Them glatbrala bad previa* bees admitald membsee et ,the milme ; _their diplomas bw* date remestively Maury 20, INS, and J uly 12, ROYAL NAVAL FIRIALI SCHOOL. The twelfth muted eatuet this imaltatles was bald oa Sa turday last at Illbee Mame the Zed 11111•41111 is the chair. Pram the:S ita ielleb wee reedl by the bea. m ercury, the Mem Maude, It sneered that there are at present la the establhamest—coma sedum paid for by taste pima% earns Italy partly pail Broad ethers stain vsfadip yeediel hr ma al tbe lamas et the wheel. The esestiste mime* rimed elebees if Inf. es the issemeeftbe Mae math% Welt weellll4i. Ile. iL The Pealed al the h. aliemate te 7411111 d. The repeat was id, eel readedeas 11,1 et et the Institution arms semi sad memilled Clore, the Bert fef Wahlogrem, the Bev=oeaelfy ileili V, maul Bowles, M.P., eat ethers. The enemata mei other dicers for the year ~dig having bias aembiated, a vote of thanks to the charm. 1101/Aiested thejnieWinge. FOREIGN POSTAOI.--111n R iga aathailisa have in contemplation a ecooprelsomins sollissas the the equalisation and reduction of foreign pedal sees. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. Saturday afternoon, about half-past . five, the royal mail steam-ahip Asia, Captain Jaunt, arrived in the Mersey from New York, whence she sailed on the sth instant, at noon, with the usual mails, 113 1 passengers, and about 130,000 dollars specie, &I Ay in silver. The United States mail steam-ship Pacific. apt' Nye, arrived at New York, on Sunday, the 2nd Mgt.,' end the Crescent City also at that port on the sane day, with the California mails, 042 passengers, and more than two and a half million dollars in gold dust On the morning of the 6th inst., about two o'clock, the Asia passed the steam-ship Earop . a, also belong ing to the British and North American Company, within half a day's sail of New York, with the mails from home of the 24th ult. . . . Xoesuth still continued to excite great enthusiasm ▪ the New Xagland people, who freely at tended his meetings, the price of admiesion in some cams bring from sae to two dollars for each perm) for whisk a WI payable on the achievement of the indepseasse ',Hungary was given, in addition to the oratarled entertainment. At Charleston, on the 4th, them Ws a numerees assembly, and on the 4th he visaed Gembridge, sat used at the home of Pelham lisegrilow. Tim edsocesejlarsh Xmas, which left Scituate on Mame 3 he reseidibimg, has not been hoard' freeelless. SIM h gerreed to be lost, together See be somber. T_boteuelms peers contain amounts of great de ✓mal. ar poperty by the storm of Friday, 30th of Arra The town of Leavenworth, Indiana, was newly dirstroyed— forty houses were blown down, come ef Win substantial brick buildings, with 13- leek walls t two or three persons were lulled, and a amuse badly injured. In various other . plaess, hews, hems, and orchards of valuable fruit-trees were destroyed. The British barque, Onyx, from Grand Meath for lesien, we abandoned at sea April 14th, and the Ow taken et and brought initere. The Onyx had 'largo 4400 We egg iron' and NO tins of coal, antis, Bowne, and Co., Bosnia. "L*l4lll le . Glity's illness 'has mauled a mere violent insgier hie most sanguine friends have abeadesed of his seeerrepy. On Friday night he was rrtio L troalied with his' cough, woh has since Ehseifa evidsody not far distant. His family bas hem met hr. The steamer Cresisent City, Captain Windle, has arrived at New York hoe) California, with five hun dred perempre, ewe millions of treasure on freight, and de bimixed amend in the hands of the The Greemiet Qty left Aspinwall (Navy e ß e a i r en the Mel alt, with the Golden 's ==f2Smile, and I:wore, bringing the largest odd ever resolved frem any Merv. Aik ha heamivele went the Baby et Cabheala and the el Gespe._ km Owe boldest sad Pltdfidi hose is r at rebserit. I st Mee left Chili wfthie's mr two wiry ca aeseloufthe late re Set esealay_—•ll to MY fa 11 in the had et gold. Bray Air be. Hang tom bebop a load of Celestials. The wisgt, which is drawing to a dose in Cali- Seek. lea lew quite a severe one. Grad peedthe drilla ham and the rivers have hest higher then ever Jame before. The mountain heights are buried la maw, and the maim will be ate of full rivers, and hence of prosperous opseedime •to the edema. The skies are now clear, and the waters are slowly falling back into the rivers' eimeeds. The Sadist was severely felt in the neighborhood of Monterey, and crops along the Wines rives are con siderably injured. The SUSS steady and Whine seems which elm resterhed ewe reports from the whew aside= et the plow, at the tims of aske( nr bit_ !WPM fit gold esers, asetheesnd .the ride% whirl have so abundantly Ailed part el the mines, have left • rich bawd far the dTrgees It is found. as the waters gradually recede from the' fiats bordering es the drums in the W6tiel Nib% and the riven resew their natural sheitech, that the were. mati esits, or the washings, are mar by the ageism cl the Susi crisealitiss ea g i r a and aloeg the heel% where the tressure was most exposi t Mao base left in some places almost Wren; ems white the earth had beat turned over in vela Week We formatiess er =l n here been made. The ep hem ear skim M Wahl, muster bus essweessi. Perdu use to be sea even day . in the shade or ea ear lAneves, equippi for the MOIL The ink ups our "Seating pew lathe will be peat, bet we meet te realm a benefit in the melange of them perms tee the wealth whisk their indus try will asemidate, and , their neessides put in circulation swag us this maser. Thos number of Chinese labourers that will visit the masse this spring will be very great. Every day paths ef thirty and forty may be seen in ear &esti, their shires, utensils, and other " traps" lisped upon a dray, wending their way to the Stockton or Sacramento steam-boat landings. This ohm of miners is, perhaps, of all others, the lesat profitable. Their wants are few, and supplied in a cheap and peculiar manner, and, as they are saving, penurious, and apt at trade, society seldom gets the benefit of their earnings. When they have accu mulated a few hundred dollars each, their fortunes are made for their own country. The Carreras Chronicle, Extra, April 1, eontains an account of the arrest, trial, conviction, and execu tion of a Mexican, named Carlos Mara, for robbery, Int Court. TIN Queen bald a Privy Council at three o'clock ea Ilateniay Aimee, at Buckingham Palace. It was attended W Prises Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Fri asa; the beceetaties of State for the Nome, Foreign, and De ta; the Chancellor of the Bache qtatte,thieFiset rwei of the Admiralty, the President of the Rood d Osiord. th• President of the Board of Trade, the Pashemeter-Chteeral. the Chief Commissioner of Public Weeks end Buildings, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chem %Maks, the Muter of the Horse, and the Groom of the III& 02 Prins Albert. Kw/ libjeag having been pleased to appoint the Right See AIM, WA of Cawdor, to be Lord Lieutenant of the esenty of Carmarthen , his lordship took the customary teas. Thai& Both Lord Na.., Chief Secretary for Ireland, was, los asmemell of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Item issesnubte Privy Council, and took his place at the baud. _ . . -7— The Qum was plasma to appoint Alban Lewis Owynne, of Maaaaty, Esquire, to be Sheriff of the county of Car digan, in the room of John Inglis Jones, of Derry Ormond, Tuive. he Hon. William Bathurst was clerk of the Privy Council in waiting. Her Majesty gave audiences to Mr. Secretary Walpole, the R4ht Hon. J. C. Herrin, the Lord President Sir John Pakington, the Lord Chamberlain, and Lord John Manners. The (Nees was attended by Viscount Combermere, gold stick in waiting, the Treuurer of the Household, tha Vice Chamberlain, Lord Polwarth, ,lord iu waiting, and the Hon. W. S. Knot, groom in waiting. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Queen, oa Saturday, at Buckingham-palace. Their royal high nesses also visited the Duchess of Kent, at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. Prince Albert rode out on horseback on Saturday, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Hon. A. Gordon. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, took a drive on Saturday afternoon in an open carriage and four. Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel lion. A. Gordon attended on horseback. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Vie countess Jocelyn, the Hon. Matilda Paget, Lord Pol. warth, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Limit: Col. Hon. A. Gordon, honoured the Princess's Theatre with their pre sence on Saturday evening. The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday morning in the garden of Buckingham Palace, and the royal family took their usual exercise. _ _ _ Her Divest', Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Wiles, sod the Princess Royal, attended divine service in the private chapel of Bnekioghem Palace yester day. The ladies and gentlemen in waiting and the domestic household were also present. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley oilkiated. The Duchess of Kent went to Esher on Saturday, and visited the Duchess d'Orlesna. The Bishop of Oxford had an Interview with Mr. %ere tag Walpole on Saturday at the Home-onico. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land on Saturday.—Despatches were sent on Saturday to the governors of the West India Islands. _ _ _ Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•ofßee from the Goverson of Hong Kong and New Zealand. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The service wee read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. E. Banks. A cabinet council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The ministers present were : The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir John Faking ton, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Northumberland, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, and Lord John Manners. The council sat one hour and a half. ILLNESS OF THE PREMIER.—Lora Derby is con fined to his boom by sa attack of gout. The Premier was not able to attend the Cabinet Council, the members of whielt assembled at fire p.m., on Saturday, at the Foreign , Aloe, In Dowidupetreet, without the presence of their Waist Orriam. APPourritzwre.—Lord Colousy (Mr. Duncan WHOM, Ma of tin Pormanent Lords Ordinary of the Court et /sa li Socittkad, Is appointed Lord Justice ialtsad Passideat d the Cont. in the room of the en. David Boyle, reeigoed. Mr. Adam Anderson, Lord Advocate, is appointed a Lord of Session of the Outer Home, in the room of Lord Colonial. Mr. John Inglis, Solisitor•Oentiral for Scotland, is appointed Lord Advocate in the room of Mr. A. Anderson. The Rev. Zachariali . . for \festers Austra lia. The lieu. Owen Emetic Vidal is appointed Colonial Chaplain at Marra Leone. TILE ELECTIONS. Boarrerdris.—lt is said that Lord Elningtaa'a canvass tws bon my suomahl, and that the noble lord will be at the MO of the poll. Clumaremananme.—The election of a fit and preps penis to ropreoeut this county in parliament, in the room al the Hee. Celine! Trevor, who has been called to tat uppo hew by the deems of his father, Lord Dynevor, took Pim ms Thus& at Carmarthen. Mr. David Jones, eit a being the only candidate pro pelted, duly elected. Ilszinours.—Although Mr. Lindsay, the new 1 liberal eandidats, has stated that he has the msjority of Mioars In this bens" as conservatives, backed ficaly Seels o come a tree-treder, but now a protec- " ler ThogatieHebtetvehTl7exeepaor king unre n, however, =het Mr. Lbsestri will be canted. Eximett.—Mr. DivarA will coememos his ammo this week. The two eamegbiee_hgedonis madiblasw., Sir J. Dedtworth and G. L lea. liseprree Mai engem& la canvassiag, and ham shies a saareh a rna morn Mr. Divot; whose pulismentary duties have Ms aming .hada hefts. There are some runbend of a MIMI ae n l in :rim leenghl forward, sad M.r. Jags Sheri is Fwamuar.—lir. Aldermen Challis Ys mamma his Minas& of Maim spa seeable he ids Mae* at the oggeseshing busied othing men 11111111 the Oen fast has heth. has ether geetheme are she ea at as alma to offer themeless as osatihistas. Kr. Wyld, M.P., /beim est the ems* of dividing the Minh petty is this Womb. Nlehbesals may yet have to thank hies for letting to a May he .Iffeehary. Marrouzerza.--It has new beim fussily an ' twesold by the egeservatives that Lag MIMS II wee a shun, sad that he ha refused to seeds three& Coventry with them. They se , however, that they still expect to teh a mead to stand along with Mr. George _Poimmotrni.—Lhat.-Gen. Lord F. Fiticlarence aches ssisised tam NAMES OS Thursday, henamoneeel lakbleatisa of sows the Bombay mannaad. la scen e which his resigns lap sandidatere of the of Poreasaft. His suppeelere he awe cedes- ID dad same Me dee riarag the Mud sad tree party to sagged is Ibz=thas wide. • fr. loft—Awake WI is.. forward fa it in to Ible tem In the add— *seibillerlit M. Paull-1a Ms pems ib t? yde. maw sea Mr.:. H. iwaniss, sad sepia as MO late Lad Vivian. The Dm gentleman is a überat. MI ha been well received by the dosters. WINDMIL—The announcement in the Daily Nev . . of Beturday.that a new writ had been moved hr abider AIM, took the &Mere completely by surprise, = r e wee auleuteed that the ism of the writ w z wasf eblea s tean disi be delayed until after the fend of the late member. which will tens use at nut, at Chalfont Bt. Peter's, Bub& Os Saturday Captain Bulkelev, of Clawer Villa, who is • amaildate for the representation of the borough. et the general election, issued an addreu, statist that it weenat his intention to present himself to the Mau that period. The only candidates in ° the abeeekn, are Mr. Arthur Vansittut, as the avowed sop- Oder et Lord Derby, sad Mr. C. W. Greaten, on libuel d free-trade principles. The friends of the late General laid, it is believed, will support Mr. Greaten fur the pre sent vacancy, and, should that be the ease, the defeat of Mr. Vansittart is inevitable, but the strangle will be levers. Wittourraa.—Mr. linmOrey St. lobo Mildmay, este of the conservative aadMetes for Winchester, has tvitlidnwn front the ematest, so that the candidate" en only now four in amber, via., three liberals and cate eon. urvative. THE New CONSTMTTION FOR NEW ZEALAND.— The bill prepared and brought Ia by Sir John Pakington &milli. Healey, to r ant a representative inetitution to the missy of New Zea lan d , has been printed. The bill con tains 82 clause, sad it is proposed that the act shall come In form la ix weeks after a copy of it shall have been re mind sad prockdased by the governor of the colony. The civil list of the colony is to amount to 19,0001. per annum, to be distributed es follows:--Governor, 2600 i.; Chief Justice, 1,0001. ; Pullin. Judge, 8001. ; Establukment of On General Government, 4,7001.; Superintendents of the Pro vinces, 3,0001. ; native purposes, 7,0001. A MONSTER SCREW STEAMER.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company have changed their determination respecting the master steamer—Himalaya—which they are building, and have resolved on making it • screw instead of a paddle-box steamer. The screw will be 20 feet in dia meter. THE SCREW STUN= MADRAS, Capt. Evans, be begin to the POolliellkt and Oriental Company, arrived at al Wednesday tram Portsmouth, with the depot lith egYnsat TM Masa was piloted by Capt. James Gesdridge, Jane , the commander of one orate Jersey and ileatb. mail-packets. The Madras anchored in the nedsz . r at half-past 10 in the morning ; but it was 4 o'clock 1n the afternoon before tho troops wcre landed, in memsequenee of a strong' gale from the S.W. The shore boat in which the Fort Major attempted to get alongside the Madras, was twice swamped during the attempt. TRIAL TRIP OF THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH. Those who have been wondering at the marvel lously rapid development of the American commercial ate ara• marine might fairly reserve a portion of their admiration for what has been done and is every day doing at home in the same direction, in a far more efficient manner. A very admirable instance of the progress of British enterprise is afforded in the history of the General Screw Steamship Company, which, although only six years established, bide fair at no distant day to appropriate a large share of the oceanic traffic of the world. The principle of the screw, which they have adopted, although not producing an great a rapidity of motion as the paddle, has yet vast advantage, in the econeasy_both of space and fuel, and in the superior which may be given to the vessel, thus enabling her to more freely through the water under the mo- MMUS of wind and sail. Another great advantage is that the MON room being of comparatively smell diraensions, and placed low down in the vessel , a much cooler general temperature is attained—ale:an , which the passengers well know bow to appreciate when crossing the Equator. All these advantages are fully developed in the com pany's spendid new vessel the Queen of the South, in which the directors and a moot distinguished party of friends, including two ex-Cabinet ministers, foreign ambas sadors, distinguished members of both Houses of Parlia ment and of both services, and several men of mark in the seientilic and commercial world, enjoyed a highly successful trial trip on Saturday last. The company, in all about 120 ggaweta, started, at 11 o'clock, from Blackwell in the Father Thames, which had been engaged for their accommodation, and overtook the Queen of the South a little below Graves end, the latter vessel having steamed slowly down the river in the morning. An excellent opportunity was afforded of observing the proportions of the noble vessel, her symmetry being unmarred by cumbrous paddle wheels, and her masts, yards, and rigging, being exactly the Same as in a sailing vessel of similar dimensions. The Queen of the South, which is of nearly 2,000 tone berthen mid 300 horse power, is more lengthy and somewhat narrower in the beam than a sailing vessel of the same tonnage, but to the unpractised eye there is nothing in her appearance to disturb or violate the genteel notion of a handsome ship, while the large port-holes—not "shams" painted on for the reception of "dummies," bat regularly pierced for "keg thirty-two's," in case of need—give a very satisfao tory notion of the defensive force our merchant navy could supply should any of the long talked of threats of invasion Ville be realised. The company were received at the gangway, " man-o '- war" fashion lby the officers in hand es uniforms, and immediately spread themselves awe the read to examine the various interior emangements. The saloon, which occupies the whole = between the poop and quarter deck, is a spa: apartment, capable of dining 160 person., sal ie fitted up in a state of substantial elegance. The shesping apartments are immediately below, and run the entire length of the vessel, with the very peculiar feature of • long corridor on each aide, the effect of which must be to secure constant and thorough ventilation ; and the state rooms themselves contain every requirement of a comfort able bedchamber. Baths and a pianoforte complete the ac commodations, of which the visitors were loud in their commendations. Curiosity having been satisfied, the com pany sat down to en excellent luncheon supplied from the Artichoke, at Blackwell, the chair being taken by Mr. J. W. Ellis, the chairman of the compony. The following interesting particulars respecting the di mentions and accommodations of the " Queen of the South," and the general progress of the company, were obligingly furnished by Mr. O'Beirne, the secretary. The Queen of the South it built of iron, with watertight com partments, by the eminent builders, Messrs. Mare. She mmosures 240 feet from stem to stern, 39 feet beam, 25 feet in depth of hold, is of 1,850 tons burden, and is furnished with engines of 300.horie power for driving her auxiliary , serew. The engines—built by Messrs. Mnudalay—are io dised cylinder direct action, the screw working with the same number of revolutions as the engine —via., 60 per Winne. The floats are 15 feet diameter, with 17 feet pitch, and the steam is supplied by lour boiler], which can be worked together or separately. The blades of the screw are feathered so ea to throw them on a line with the keel, and not impede the sailing of the ship. The accommoda tion for passengers is of the most extensive and superior character. There is a magnificent saloon on the upper deck, and below the berths are arranged fore and aft along nearly the entire length of the ship to the another of 130. The fittings up, the berths, =nts for ventilation, &c., are all upon the most and complete scale, and every . refinement that gas minister to the comfort and convenience of the pea wagers, including one of Collard's pianofortes, has been pr.eidad by the liberality and forethought of the direetore.• The eenstruction of the vessel his beta under the superin tendence of Mr. Waterman, and her cost is about 70,0004. Bee speed, as tested by the measured mile in Long Reach, le equal to knots an hour ; and she is, we can testify, perfectly free from that tremulous motion which sometimes makes itself so unpleasantly felt in paddle steamers. The comps y was originally formed in 1846 to trade be tween Holland and London with four steamers. In 1848 it became chartered, and extended its operations, building three additional steamers of 600 tons each, and engaging in the Mediterranean trade between Constantinople and Liverpool. Being saccenful in these speculations, it ten dered for the performsece of the maul service between England end the Cape of Good Hope. That contract was obtained, and they commenced the service with four steamer% in December, 18M. _The company win then enlarged, and' i the capital ncromed, and a tender was sent in for a farther line of communication from the Cape to the Maitre tins ; Port de Galls, Madras, and Calcutta, for which pur pose it was proposed to build a fleet of seven steam ships, of • from 1,860 to 2,000 tons burden. Three of these splendid ships ham been already launched, the Lady Jocelyn, the Indiana, and the Queen of the South. The government • contract, which was formerly 30,7001. for the mail service to the Cape of Good Hope, has now been increased to 45,0001. per annum, and the steamers start from Plymouth the 15th of every month, making the voyage to the Cape in 32 or 34 days ; but with the larger class it is expected that the distance will be performed within 30 days ' and it is highly creditable to the company to state that since chop • commenced running to the Cape they have had no single cam of failure, nor has the ordinary course of past been • interrupted. Although so lately established they have already a reserve fund of 12,000!., and the annual dividends have averaged from 6to 8 per cent. The same company have onsets in the Dutch trade, between the poets of Harlingen, tindam, and Dunkirk, in connexion with the Northern Railroad of France. They have now a fleet eonsistiag altogether of le vessels, amounting to about 18,000 tons. NAVAL PORTSMOUTH, MAT 16.—The Philomel, R, Coal, standar Forbes, arrived at Spitballs' last night from the coast of Africa. She left Sierra Leone on the Bth of April, . only three days after the Wolverine, which arrived at Spit head 14 days ago. Having come almost direct from the Bight of Benin, she, however, has brought important Ad ana/shy despatches, announcing the intention of the King of Abonsey to attack Badagry. Commander Forbes, of the Philomel, and Kr. Twesdie, purser, had bad an interview with him Oar the purpose of inducing him to sign the tree- . ties for the sappression of the slave trade, but this be re fused to do, ' a very hau gh ty and imperious air. Should he attack B gay, and there is not the slightest doubt bat that be will, he cannot be prevented taking It, and the consequence will then be, it is anticipatei4 that en attempt will be made to depose King eiequltoi at Lagos. The latter ie reported to be highly un popular with some of his chiefs, hang addisted to drunken sass, and of a feeble and infirm IsierL The Meg af Aherne" informed Captain Forbes that he would 'se Mimi of his intention of attacking Badagry before so, is order to give any British inhabitants an oppo so rt of quitting, give but that should they refuse to do th ey will ve to suffer death; at the same time he is very desirous that no British blood should be shed. The Harlequin, 12 guns. steam sloop, was off the bar of Lagos, for the protection of British interests, and to sustain King Acquits:A on his throne, but should the threatened attack be made on Badsgry she would afford but little assistance, as that puce can only be got np to.in boats. It is now much feared that the efforts recently made at Lagos by the British squadron and the lives that were then lost will have been entirely thrown away, or that operations will have to be commenced afresh. The vessels of the squadron were disposed, when the Philomel left Sierra Leone, as already re by the Wolverine; the Commodore, in the re r :el l ope being still there, with the Dolphin and &dark ; also the French commodore. The report wee that the Penelope would go down the mast to the Highly and then to Ascension, to get on board her main-deck gun% which had been taken out, and replace her hammock net ting. The Philomel has brought home Commander Mar shall, late int lieutenant of the Penelope, on promotion ; Lieut. Hugh Hathorn, from the same slue, also on promo tion ; and Dr. Sloss, of the Alecto, who has with bins • stoker, who hu come home to be tried for the death of • seaman who had died from a blow received in a fight be tween the two. The witnesses in this ease have also em bus* in this vessel. The Philomel is to be inspected at Spithead to-morrow by the cemmander-ig-ehief. MALTA, MAT 11.—The Spiteful left on Friday last, with letters for the admirel and fleet, which was ,by advice' received through a merchant vessel. lying at Tunis. On board the Spiteful his lordship the Bishop of Gibraltar had taken passage, intending to visit parts of his diocese, then to proceed to Gibraltar, when he would, as is his custom, parthe beats of the summer. The French fleet hos passed off the island, bound, it is said, to ports on the coast of Africa, and under orders to reach Alen early in June, but not before. It comprise*, as is said, three line-of-battle ships 3-deckers, three line-of-battle ships 2-deckers ' and • beautiful screw corvette steam-ship, brig rigged. Colonel Hisey's yacht, on going out on Saturday last, bound for England, got on the rocks, and has been very much injured. It will cost upwards of 40/., it is said, to repair her. MILITARY. COLONELCY OF THE SCOTS GREIS.—It wprobablo that either General Sir H. Cumming, the colonel of the 12th Lancers, or Lieat.-Oeseral the Hon. H. Murray, the colonel of the 7th Dragoon Chards, will be removed to the colonelcy of the Boots Greys ; and - Taylor, the Lient.-Governor of P aumeed to one of the first named rml Money, C. 8., is also repoiled to the vaoassoy. 15TH AND 59TH REORIENTS.- in.Al.lA.—it ix just decided that Ott Kong, is to be removed to Austral 4 ,1 that the loth Regiment, at Ceylon,' Chinn. - end that - M[jor- ©moral Sandhurst College, will regiments. Major-Ciene- ported as likely to e re.—Tßoor s:lrsht Ats- the 69th Retr at none- la, as a reinfo 04 a, is to replairthiii4: .. , , :•: ,„,. e-TI) 4" ,' •