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and from Scotland, 50 Horned and Polled Scots. We Were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with Sheep, the general c , _,ndiiion of which was 'rho Mutton trade W 123 deddedly active, and the currencies improved 2d per Sibs. Prime old Downs were firm at 43 2d per 81bs. Lambs—the number of which was rather extensive—moved off slowly, and last wedeS quotations were barely iupporred—the extreme value of Dawn breeds being 5s 2•1 per 81bs. Although the supp)y . of Calves w as l arge, t h e deman d f or that desci i pt i on of !took was rather active, at very full prices, viz , 2s 8d to " Blb3. Pigs were i n goo d su pply, a nd moderate 73( 1 41 rY, at late figures. Per albs. to sink the offal. In c elgor s. 0. to to s• d • ge,t a..... .... 210 3 2 ciecor t d 2 6 2 8 inferior Sheep Pr' q ua lity •... 210 3 0 Second qual. sheep 3 4 3 6 p r " l4, ge Oxe n .. 3 2 3 8 Coarse - woo lled ditto 3 310 r trig Scots ...... 310 4 0 Southdown 'ether 4 0 4 2 ••srge p 1 ,, coarse Calves 9 8 3 6 Ditto out of the wool 2 0 8 0 0 1 , .sccall ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs •• • ~ 6 3 8 r ac• Lin: Calves 18 0 23 0 Small Porters •• •• o Lab; .. ..... :: 4 2 5 2 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MAILIK P T. 1 _rigs. I Sheep. I Calves. 310 29,820 206 r ottElGli bUrPL'f „ Beasts I sheep. I 1 ,522 I 6,830 Calves. 4l 1 Pigs. A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Catt lAug. Market,, On Uonday, Aug. 18, 18 51 , and t his day, Monday, 16 , 1b52. Beasts, 4,235 Per 81bs., to sink the oftals. Aug. 18, 1851. Aug. 16, 1852 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... 24t0262 6 to 2 8 S 'cond quality ditto ... ... 2 8 2102 10 3 0 Prime large Oxen ... 3 0 3 2 3 2 3 8 Prime Scots Sc. 3 4 3 63 10 4 0 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 2 6 2 82 10 3 2 Second quality ditto ... 210 3 0 3 4 3 6 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 3 2 3 6 3 8 310 Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 3 8 310 4 0 4 2 Lamb s ._ ... 310 410 4 2 5 2 Large coarse Calves ... 2 6 3 2 2 8 3 6 Prime small ditto ... ... 3 4 3 6 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs .. . ... 2 6 3 2 2 8 3 4 Small Porkers ... 3 4 3 8 3 6 3 8 Beasts ... 4,267 4,335 Sheep and Lambs .. 32,930 29,820 Calves ... ... 362 506 Pigs .. . . 380 310 SUPPLIES ON SALE, AtiG. 19, 1850.—Beasts, 3,701; sheep and Lambs, 29,350; Calves, 248; Pigs, 200. AuG. 20, 1849 Beasts, 4,257 ; Sheep and Lambs, 30,490 ; Calves, 212 ; Pigs, 225. NEV7GATE AND 3LEADENHAT.7.. Since our last report, these markets have been well supplied with each kind of Meat; nevertheless, the ge neral demand has ruled steady, and in some instances prices have had an upward tendency. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. Beef, inferior- 2 2 2 4 Mutton,interior .. 2 8 3 0 middling .... 2 6 2 8 --- middling.. 3 2 3 6 prirnelarge 210 3 0 -- prime 3 3 310 t 7 -••• prime small •. 3 2 3 4 Pork , large•• •• •• •• 2 6 210 '' 4l •• •• •• •• 2 8 310 - small •• •••• .• 3 0 S 6 Lamb. 4. 01 to 5s 01. 310ELOUGH AND SPITALTIELDS. Scarcely any change has taken placo in these markets. The supplies of home-grown potatoes continue large, and al good condition; whilst the demand for them is steady, at from 60s to 125 s per ton. On the whole, our advices respecting the crops are favourable. BON.OUGH HOP IftliltH.ET. Although our market is scantily supplied with all kind s of Hops, the demand is in a very inactive state. ‘ . ll price s , h owever , we have no change to notice. The f avourable accounts from the plantations have induced B°lll ° Parties to back the duty as high as 200,0001. Mid and East Kent pockets, 61 to 101 103; Weald of Kent, to 7/ 7s; Sussex, 5/ 83 to 61 ss; Yearlings, 3/ lOs t 0 51 ; Old Olds, 11 to 2/ 103 per cwt. WOOL. For all kinds of Wool the demand is in a very de. Pressed state, owing to the manufacturers being exten sively supplied, and the quotations are almost nominal. from week's imports were 203 bales from the Cape, 36 In Leghorn, 4 from Hobart Town, 55 Hamburgh, 390 j .r " :l Bombay 10 from Naples, 1,557 from New Ztqt prld, 24 from Jamaica, 38 from Havre, 3,208 from Port , hil iP; 1,422 from Portland Bay, and 4,384 from Syd ney, The stock of Colonial Wool is now ncarly 20,000 bales. Alth TILLZOW. , ough the am ount of business doing in our market J no means extensive, prices a rc q uite 9d per cwt. bhigher than on Monday last, with considerable firmness sell'the part of holders. To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is Town at 393 6d, and for forward delivery, 40s per cwt. ~u 7 l l Tallow, 37s 6d per cwt. net cash; rough fat, _____`' li_d per 81b. 1848. 1849. 1850. 1851. Stock this day .. •• trice of Y. C. •• ~ beaivery last week • • Ditto from June krrivals last week •• Ditto from June 1 trice of Town •• •• •• 15,327 44s Od to Os Od 1,202 15,654 2,529 23,450 46s 6d 25,275 55 , 702 39 3 Ud 36s 6d to 39s 3d to OsOd 1,119 1, 638 12,t;60 13,131 3,745 1, 060 12,632 12,269 1852. 40s Od 38s Od 32,048 40,308 37s 9d to 39s 6,1 386 Od to Os Od 1,291 2,027 14,344 11,372 799 852 9,859 10,952 39 3 61 405 3d C RIMINAL COURT —(THIS DAY. The August sessions of th e C e ntral Criminal Cour were opened this morning by the Right Hon. the Lord a Y° l ', the Recorder, Aldermen Moon, Sir W. Carden, ~ndeWire, the Sheriffs Cotterell and Swift, and other unctionaries. in The &rat edition of the calendar published this morn asc gave th e names of 105 pr i soners, b e i ng f or Loi,don, fo,,.47ifoter:e iddlesex 46; for Essex, 4 ; for Kent , 6 ; an d Surrey, 11 9 been morn g . rand jury bad selected their foreman, and The RECORDER ha p delivered his charge. He raid he was ren p to State that the calendar contained nothing which oa s. r l a e uLt d tiloe i n t 2: n e t t c ) e t s l s l r e ir y r a f n o d r him jury to make any lengthened their rl • on the general nature of which grand most probably known to them two The only cases calling , for special reference were in number. The first, 'in which depositions were re turned tag against two petsos, named Tripe and Mon , import ance, fo s : et n i, ed to be one of considerable import -. arose apparently out of that vast Btreatn of emigr of ation which was now pathsseinpgerfsroonnat, our sh ores to Australia. As many F Who emigrated were, no doubt, of a p oor and helpless Fla", it became very neces sary to put the laws in forc, ti t : ll instances where anything like fr aud was either attempted or comm i tte d upon them. If the ch a rg es were made out again s t th e accused parties , t he y would certainlythe be g u il t y o f a very ser i ou s offence. What fo rm "se would take he was not informed, but it would Probably be brought before them in the shape either of ob e . h rge of conspi r a c y t o d e f rau d these persons, or o f ing money under fal s e p re tences. The substance of the facts alleged against the defendants was that th e y pretend e d a company had been established for the pur t°se of assisti ng p ersons to em i grate to A u stralia, and b!at vessels had b een c h ar t ere d to p rocee d to the colony with emigrant s , and that under these representations they obtained certain sums of money, which were never eturned, and which it w a s suggested were fraudu lently received for their own private purposes, it never having been their intention to fulfil the pro 123ises they held out. The Learned Recorder then briefly explained the law as it affected the prisoners Under a charge of con s piracy us well as under one for dated nin s money under false pretences, and recommended the jury to find a bill i n both shapes. The next case ,was of a p a i n f u l description, being against a man named Rogers f or a rape on two little girls of 11 and 13 years of age, who worked in his own house. The only question apparently on the depositions was ono of con sent or no consent. The law ge nerally regarded very Young females, e s p ec i a ll y b e l ow 12 years of age, as in capable of giving a consent at all. Above that age the law required proof of resistance in order to constitute the crime of rape; in the case of a full-grown woman, it being, therefore, absolutely necessary that the grand or common jury should see that she not only resisted but made an early disclosure of the offence. But this rule did not apply strictly to children particularly suc h a - s those who of very tender a ge , an d were the subject of the present inquiry, as they were, more or less, under the contro l of the man accused, accused, they having gone to his hou se t o work under his being the circumstances, h e s h ou l d advise them wife, suchtojur ysub mit the matter for investigati on b e f ore a common After some further observations the Learned Recorder remitted the grand jury to the discharge of their duties. CALAMITOUS CONFLAGRATION AND LOSS OF LIFE. destructive ch aracter , a. On Saturday a fire o f a ver y attended with serious loss of property, and, unf ortu nately, with fatal results to one of the inmates, happened in the premises occupied by Mr. H. Foyle, known as the West Indian Restaurant, situate at No. 3, West India Dock-road, Poplar. The first discovery was made shortly after two o'clock, by a policemanr vi the K ed huge division, who, in passing the premise', perceived bodies of smoke issuing from the lower part of the building. Ho immediately sou nded an alarm by spring ing his rattle and knocking at the street door. Somee time, however, elapsed before the residents were made sensible of their impending danger , a nd on reaching the staircase the hot smoke was so intense that it was a work of great difficulty for any of the p artit s to reach the street. As it was, some were obliged to slide down the banisters of the stairs, whilst others jumped from the top to the bottom of the house. The affrighted in flates, with one exception, managed to gain the street, which they had barely accomplished when the flames took possession of every room in the building, and finally penetrated the roof, when they ascended so high as to jeopardise the adjoining property belonging to Mr. Drake, a greengrocer. By the arrival of the engines and the exertions of the neighbours the fire was extinguished but not until the premises in which the disaster origi nated were destroyed. Fortunately the only damage done to Mr. Drake's preini:es was that t.celsioued by the hasty removal of his furniure. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled the firemen searched the lame, and in the basement found the body of a lodger, n amed.. James Franks, burned almost to a cinder. Th e a ccented, who was a sailor, was only 36 years of age, and had fallen from one of the upper floors through the rafters. The heed was either burnt from the body, or 7 9 as imbedded in the debris, The remains have beets col lected together, and await a coroner's ingl e st. The ori gin of the fire iii enve l o p e d in obscurity. Mr. Foyle and also Mr. Drake were fully insured. --- W e are Tp queste d to state t h a t a fter Saturday, the 21st August, the is-ue of tickets from the Lord Great Cham -I?erlain's-office for viewing the House of Lord s, &c., will be disco ntinued until the meeting of rarli iment. DINNER, TO Me. V. P FEL 'Ai.p.—The electors of Bury will give a dinner to Mr. , F. Peel; 1 ‘ 1 • F " proximo. Sir James Grahl Mr.Cobden, and Mr. Bright on the Bth accounts from Spa state are among the guests invitedl.n' bee A r c i e s , thr,t the health of Meyer: actively en daY • im P rov 'ng. The illustrious composer is timaingiutini .1. tune at th e ormecl for %g e ed , in a . new oratorio, which is to ba p i er: next musical festival. at THE CITY lIVIPROVE3IENTS. The works connected with making the new Queen -street to the soutns!de street of the from theea Cathedral Cannon-street to the east made street from e e d st ra s t t o e f ( S 'f t. Paul's, in continuation of the recently the auspices of the Improvement Commissioneas site of Queen - str eet, are p roceeding rapidly under con nected with the Corrration of the city of London. F ro m Queen -street to Bow-lane the houses on the south side of Little St. Thomas the Apostle, have been removed, and the pavement and carriageways laid, the new street being thirty feet wide in the road way, and upwards of twenty feet in the causeways. This improvement is very striking, and gives to the street, even in its present incomplete state a noble ap pearance. Four of the plots of ground on the south side of the new street, at this spot, have been taken for building purposes. Along the south-side of Basing-lane, the whole of the premises have been removed, including the ancient " hostlerie," long known as " Gerard's Hall." This celebrated building was renowned for its antiquity, and its " crypt" was always considered to be a curious relic by those inte re.3ted in the archwological history of the city of London. At the present moment workmen are em ployed in removing the structure, which is open to all who desire to catch a last glimpse of the truly elegant and substantial masonry of five cen turies ago. Behind this building stands the Church of St. Mildred, Bread-street, which it has been erroneously stated is to be taken down. Such a pro ceeding, in fact, has never been contemplated, and this venerable edifice will form, so far as present arrange ments go, at least, the angle of the two new streets, the one from that point to St. Paul's, and the other to Earl-street, Blackfriars. Most of the parties in Little Friday-street, Friday street, Great and Little Distaff-lanes, Carter-lane, and St. Paul's Churchyard have been settled with as to their claims for compensation, by the Corporation, but five or six other claimants remain for hearing until after the summer recess, so that it will be at least Michaelmas before they receive their final no tices to quit the premises, and Christmas before the line of street from the statue of King William, at Eastcheap to St. Paul's Churchyard is opened to the public. Connected with this great work, of so much im portance as it uwill readily be conceded to be to the citizens of London and the general public, perhaps some few statistics as to the cost of a portion of it, gathered from authentic sources, may not not prove altogether uninteresting. From the several reports of the committees we glean, that in prosecution of the powers vested in them by the Act of Parlia ment, 13 and 14 of her present Majesty's reign, for continuing the improvement from Queen-street to St. Paul's Churchyard, they bad received claims from freeholders, lessees, and occupiers of property, to the amount of 113,0901. 10s., which claims, after long and laborious examination on the part of the com mittee, had been settled at 85,538/. 103. The remainder ,of the claims for property on the line including several houses in Great Trinity-lane, re quired for the cross street to Earl-street, Blackfriars (with the exception of a small number of houses in Old Change), h av e also been disposed of at a sum considerably less than that demanded, so that upon the whole the settlement may be regarded as very satisfactorily adjusted. It is expected that the entire cost of the purchase of the interests of all parties in this new line of street will not be less than half a mil lion sterling. Besides these arrangements, the committee have completed the purchase, during the past year, of pro perty from the east side of Lawrence Pountney-hill to King William-streeet, for 42,9641., the sum claimed being 67,0621. 103. 3d.; for the improvement in the neighbourhood of Ship Tavern-passage, Grace church-street, for the sum of 2,7411. 10s., the claims being 5,7381. 10s. 7d.; and for the purchase of the Waxchandlers' Hall for 4,014/., claim 6,5001. A treaty with the pariah of St. Martin Ongar, for widening the entrance to Martin's-lane, Cannon street, has also been effected, on terms satisfactory to all parties, agreements being entered into also with the pariah of St. John the Baptist, Dowgate, for set ting back the railing of their burial-ground to a suf ficient extent to complete the line of improvement in that neighbourhood ; and with the parish of St. Thomas Apostle, for improvements connected with their burial-ground in Queen-street. With regard to the improvement so long called for, at that dan gerous spot, the corner of Fenchurch-street and Gracechurch-street, proposed to be effected by the removal of the parish church of St. Benet Grace church, it is to be regretted that the committee are compelled to state, "that, after repeated meetings with the parishioners, they have not yet been able to arrange the matter," so that the subject still remains under consideration. As to the "Clerkenwell Improvement," the :state ment made by the committee may tend, in some de gree, at least, to explain the cause of the delay in the prosecution of the works, which has of late been the cause of no small amount of remonstrance on the part of parties occupying property in that locality. The committee remark that " they were occupied for a considerable time in the early part of the year with the detail of the arrangements between the Corpora tion and the Commissioners for the Clerkenwell provetnent, for carrying out that measure in their stead, and having alternately agreed upon the same, a Bill was brought into Parliament during the last session for the:purpose, which passed both Houses, and received the royal assent on the first day of August, 1851, and was referred to the committee for execu tion. Under this Act they, in the first instance, directed the comptroller, City Solicitor, and City architect, to ascertain the outstanding claims against the Commissioners, that they might be ad justed, and the books, papers, and docu ments belonging to them were handed over to the committee, who referred the whole to Mr. B. Scott, principal clerk to the Chamber lain to examine the accounts delivered in by the late Commissioners. Mr. Scott subsequently reported that he found the same in a very incomplete and un satisfactory state ; whereupon the committee were compelled to meet from time to time to afford the officers of the late Commission an opportunity of supplying evidence as to the correctness of the state ments put in by them. Ultimately the committee were enabled, upon the receipt of satisfactory reports from their officers, to sign warrants to Messrs. Bar chell and Parson, the solicitors of the late Commis sioners, and to the other parties having claims on them, for payment of their respective accounts out of the fund created by the Act of the 13th and 14th of Victoria, cap. 103, authorising the raising the sum of 88,0001. for the purpose. The claims upon the Clerkenwell Commissioners, at the time the Corpo ration undertook the formation of the street, amounted to 41,465/. 3s. 2d., which the committee discharged. Notices were then given for the imme diate purchase of premises used for slaughterhouses and other offensive trades, &c., the committee feeling anxious that no time should be lost in proceeding with the measure, active steps connected with which will be taken immediately after the re-assembling of the Court in September next. The committee having also obtained powers, by another Act of Parliament, which received the royal assent on the 17th June, 1852, to " widen and im prove the north end of Do vvgate-h ill, Threadneedle street, opposite Old Broad-street; the ; the south-east corner of Mark-lane , a nd part of north side of Great Tower-street," th e same will be forthwith of te-hill parish St. ex amined, and the claims dispo sed of. Of these there are four houses, &c., in Dowgate-hill, Thread needle-street, nine in Finch - l ane, nine in Spread John th e Baptist upon Wa lbrook ; ten in E T agle- cour t, f our i n M a rk-lane, and three in Great Tower -str ee t. T he remova l of this clump of build ings has long been needed, and will open out a spaciousiiisho_s thoroughfare, from the Royal Exchange to intersect the new from Earl -street to Bow-lane, which w It is P not ex that the newly proposed forth with, though a th rd's ill obliquely street,. of the late Cannon-street West, near to the site be assured also of the factlong provement will be es e ere -s work is accomplished, no doubt but that that im will be carried out effected. The pupaising along ere being blic may that, immediately after that to the e line will be continued east wardwill be a direct Mansion-house,communication Paul's-churchyard, Blackfriars-bridge, without g oin Advertis a er nd tiosno that eventually there from Whitechapel to any necessity g either the Poultry, f o o h r e h a e p a s v id y e, ve s hi t c . le p s completed or Ludgate-hill, the improve mentsafcer the e ff ee alterationsted.°err:l. 8 AST LONDON, BRIGHTO RAIL N, Al D i 034 1 WAY. OUTII-CO Traffic—Week ending Au g . 14, 1852 Traffic —Week en din g Au g . 16, 1851 '•• 12,811 10 8 Total of the half - ye ar, to this date, 1852 lt 11 0 5 ) ; '417 1 '2 ,680 3 10 Total of the half - ye ar, to this date, 1851 .. 1, (t end 7 4 10 Total number of Passengers— We Aug. 14,1 852 .. 86.792 endi ng ...X10,722 19 s 2,088 11 0 Passengers Goods Total ... £12,811 10 8 Total miles open, 1852, 173 1 A ; ditto, 1851, 173 74, ,radon Terminus, Aug. 16, 1852. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY —This morning, at 10 30 , the British and North American steam-ship Asia took her departure from the Mersey, for New York, with a fair corn_ plenient of passengers and a full cargo, besides the usual mails. Mr. Baring did not go out in this steamer, as was expected. ACCIDENT AT THE SHEFFIELD AGRICULTURAL Snow. --We regret to state that Mr. C resskill, the eminent animal shied agricultural implement maker, of Bev erle y , sustained a serious accident, on Tuesday, during the trial of two reaping machines near Att erc liff. He was riding abou t in the field mounted edandhotris,ree,wwihliemn. inwane understandun guarded that momentthe on a fine s r. Cro,skill dislocated his shoulder. — Sheffield Paper. A bottle -noted shark, weighing upwards of 1 cwt., was brought on slicre on Thursday, at Brighton, it having been entangled in a fishipg.ngt. SUN, LITERATURE. THE POETICAL WORKS OF J. R. LOWELL. Routledge. American literature, it deficient in other respects, has not proved so in the minor effusions of poetry. Its historical department has been embellished by the luminous works of Prescott, and by the thoughtful writings of Bancroft. Its treasures of prose fiction consist for the most part of the stories of Irving—the Goldsmith of the United States—of the weird crea tions of Poe, of the domestic tales of Hawthorne, and of the incomparable nautical romances of Cooper. Its ethical productions of importance are almost re stricted to the eloquent essays of Channing. Its phi losophy has been advanced mainly, if not solely, by the eccentric and remarkable genius of Emerson. If the illustrators of the intellectual capacity of the children of the new world are found to be thus few in the departments of the annalist, the novelist, the ecclesiastic, and the metaphysician—they are found, on the contrary, to be very numerous in poetry, more particularly when partaking of the character of the lyrical and didactic. It would be difficult to give a complete catalogue of those who have already vindi cated their title to fame in this way, by their exqui site contributions to American literature. Who that has ever read them, does not love " The Raven " of Poe, and the " Psalm of Life" of Longfellow ? Who that has ever listened to them does not hear in affec • tionate remembrance the musical " Bells " of the former, or of the latter the tender and elevating pathos of " Evangeline ?" Besides Poe and Long fellow, there are a crowd of others—there is the religious muse of Emerson, and the idyllic muse of Bryant, there is Willis, there is Whittier, there is Dana, there is Street, there is Lowell, there is Holmes, there is Sigourney. We might continue for a long time adding name to name in this pleasant catalogue. Our present intention does not require this. What we have to do now is simply to accord a word of welcome, well deserved, to a cheap and excellent reprint of these writers now being brought out in successive pocket-volumes, by Mr. Boutledge. In this manner, we have here lying before us a charming little book, comprising, within the compass of 334 pages, the poetical effusions of one of not the least eminent among the minor poets above enumerated—James Russell Lowell. Born in 1819, Lowell (the son of the Rev. Dr. Lowell, of Boston) is, consequently, thirty-three years of age. He ap pears to have been educated at Harvard College, where, when twenty, he graduated. His verses have already secured to him an extensive popularity throughout the United States, their mingled ahttwo sweet ness y lo longest a rg n er d aedi la— egrail—and' animation beingngb pieces, The Legend i t ng ee g one , ne,r y d Fableof " The Vision of Sir Launfar'—a vision anent the of t h Brittany" feor t hmoste e a r r i te agreeable ictsh. Through the medium of this London edition of h is works we anticipat e th a t L ow ell will secure no tri vial extension of his reputation. very THE POETICAL WORKS OF 0. W. HOLME S. Routledge. Holmes constitutes another in this welcome series of reprints of the minor poets of America. Oliver liVindell Holmes, born on the 29th of August, 1809, is consequently ten years the senior of Lowell, being forty-three years of age. His birth-place was Cam bridge, in Massachusetts. His father was the Rev. Dr. olmes, well known in the United States as an historian. Like the young poet before mentioned, like Daniel Webster, and many other illustrious citizens of the Transatlantic Republic, Holmes re ceived his education in Harvard University. His poetical capacities are principally humorous—his name being regarded by the generality of his coun trymen as that of the Hood of America. Several of the pieces given in the volume under notice suffi• ciently attest his right to the designation. Who can help roaring at the preposterous fun of his lines " To the Portrait of a Gentleman" beginning ? " It may be so,—perhaps thou hest A warm and loving heart; I will not blame thee for thy face, Poor devil as thou art." How painfully he particularizes the features— " That thing thou fondstly deem'st a nose, Unsightly though it be, — In spite of all the cold world's scorn, It may be much to thee." Then—the eyes— " Those eyes—among thine elder friends Perhaps they pass for blue; No matter—if a man can see, What more have oyes to do?" Then—the mouth— " Thy mouth—that fissure in thy face By something like a chin— May be a very useful place To put thy victual in." The abilities of Holmes, however, are by no means restricted to the ludicrous in versification. He can be both graceful and pathetic at pleasure. Witness this his poem called " Astrma; as well as several other pieces of a fugitive character. Like our own Akenside, Holmes has been enabled to obtain dis tinction as a man of letters while practising as a physician. QUEEN'S THEATRE ROYAL. Last night, before the opening of the doors, a con siderable amount of excitement prevailed among the crowds assembled, and on admission being given a rush took place which soon filled all parts of the house. The great attraction consisted in this simple an nouncement wherewith the e ntertainments of the evening were introduced—" First appearance of Mr. Henry Bedford." During his permanent engage ment at the Queen's Theatre, the blended racy wit and dry humour which characterised Bedford's acting made him an immense favourite with the audience; and although professional jealousy has been busy at work to depreciate his success in England, it crept forth nevertheless that, whenever an opportunity was afforded him, he fully maintained his fame as a gifted and original actor. His return, therefore, to the scene of his first triumphs, was hailed with unlimited gratification by his many admirers. The comedy selected for his first appearance was Paul Pry, and when he entered with the "I hope-I don't-intrude " observation, the shout of welcome that gain did be he received surpassed any similar demonstration that a A n 'e d r a e the peals of thank ec ent s l T a w n d i t n a ge sandai a g g a a i i n n bwoew his h applause renewed, a reception that evidently very deeply affected him. On several occasions during the progress of the play these demonstrations of welcome were repeated, and really, let him gain what celebrity he may in the Sister Island—and of celebrity he is certain--he must always remember with grateful plea sure the cordiality of his Dublin friends. His acting is as full of racy humour as ever, blend ing the best elements of the quaintly comic and the broadly farcical ; and the shouts of laughter and applause that attended him till the falling of the cur tain were as amply deserved as they were unreservedly b es towed. He was we ll supported by the stock com pany ; and the comedy altogether was exc e ll ent l y cast, and creditably maintained. In the interlude of Seeing Bedford be was greeted with renewed cordiality; and his John Downey was as full of fun as usual. Barrett, Mrs. Goward, an d the remainder of the performers, supported him efficiently.—Dublin Evening Packet. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, AUG. 15. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. GENERAL MEETING.—At a general meeting of the members on Friday the following members were pre sent:—Commodore the Earl of Wilton, C. R. G. Lumleay" Tal bot, Esq., M.P., Vice-Commodore the Marquis of Au glesey, the Marquis Conyngham, Viscount Exmouth, Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., Sir John Rivett Carna Bart., J. Petre, Esq., R. Frankland, Esq., W. Lyon, e, Esq., Almon Hill. Esq., A. Fontaine, Esq., Si; J. Bayley, Bart., F. P. Delm6 Radcliffe, a Edward Hulse, ..' ''--.Ward . G eorg e Sinclair . Triton, Es c ?, Hulse, Esq., Joseph Gee,. Esq., W. B. Ponsonby, E m tons; Thomas Littledale, Ariel William Peareth, Esq., Sir H. Oglander, R. Riq , Joseph Reynolds, Esq. .The following were elected members: —The Marquis of Bath, L ew schooner, 188 tons; John Henry . Ewes, Esq., Fairy o ric e n schooner, 125 tons. As honorary members—Commander schooner,aschlo.lo6ner 650; Oliver J. Jones, R.N., Commander John M. Neelo Boyd, R.N., Commander Hyde Parker, R.N. Co mmander uor, R.N. Resol ved unanimously, that John Bates,. Esq late secreta r y of the Royal Yacht Squadron, be elected without subscription an honorary member for be sailed August 19, life. s C q u ti p adr vi o il n i Q ue The Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta Commences A Tuesday next. The first match is for her Majesty'sCrlll by all the cutter yachts of the squadron. The following are entered: --Aurora, Le Marchant Thomas, Es 4 g tons'; Lavrock, Captain C. Hamlyn Williams, R. ,3: , ; tons; Arrow, Thomas Chamberhune, E sq., io f to : On Wednesday, August 18, the pilot vessels sail, an d fashion ity.s. dinner takes place U❑ Thursday, Au the s. h r : ir s b ß y oy t a h l e ll sc i Highness P y r a i t c l h c e t s Aolfb, echo t's at nine Cup c,.urse, to start at eleven u clock; firewod% en s o'clock in the evening. Friday, August 20, the R . y .s. annual ball. Saturday, August 21, the RIC,s, cup value 100 soverrigns, open to all yachts of the Nuadret: and to all foreign yachts; course, round the Isle o f Wight. The Vice-C riamodore entertained the Earl and Conn o f Wilton, the MaTqUiS and Marchioness of Aileh bury, t h e bles on board his yacht, the Capricorn, 313 tons, on Saturday, Marquis of Bath, and a large party of thcoming series of „, 111 " RY RUSSELL.—It is now some time since this most Popular of descriptive vocalists has appeared in the me tropolis,ibr and it may, therefore, be naturally expected that his eeum r heatre on the 30th inst., will be attended with the -Journal, has recentl received an most complete success. " The Far West" has, we believe, performances, commencing at the Ly. penetrated all the provincial quarters of England, and has not failed to sustain the well-earned reputation of its author. A son of Mr. lit-rnarnan, editor of the Newcastle ent as Inspector of Government Scho ols, with 1 ry of 5001.—Carlisle with a a . Journal.appointment LONDON,• -. MONDAY EVENING, SPORTING NOTES. No, CCLXXXIV. TILE L&TEST MOVES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The last two or three days has been pregnant with changes, of considerable importance to the sporting world; for instance :—At neon on Friday Frantic, then at 10 to 1 for the Ebor Handicap, showed evident signs of weakness in th e market, consequent upon tho oPP° 6I ;, tion evinced by two or three of the " knowing ones. The cause soon became known, for Adine, in the same stable be it remarked, after being backed at one of the clubs in the aft ernoon , came i nto great force i n t h e City in the evening, rising from 30 to 1 offered in the morn ing to 10 to 1 taken at night. On Saturday, in conse quence of the large sums invested upon her chance she rose to the rank o f prem i er favour i te at 6 to 1 , a point more being taken eagerly. This morning her price cannot be considered as more than 5 to 1. Her advance, as a matter of course, drove Frantic completely out of the betting ; and all the previous favourites receded several points ; Weathergage, perhaps, being the firmest of the lot, having only retired from sixes to eights. An ouisider h as j ust appeared i n the mar k e t in the shape of Koh-i-noor, and been backed for some money, hut whether by the public or stable I am not aware. Red Lion is reported out of order. For the Yorkshire Oaks an immense pot has been introduced in the da ug ht er o f U g l y B uc k an d Retor . t— Ammonia, who from 20 to 1 h as r i sen to b e a bout first favourite, not more th an 5 t o 2 b e i ng o b ta i na bl e . The Great Yo r k s hi re S ta k es th i s year i s likely to cause some little t a lk— at l east w i th respect to the two favourites; for ther e seems to b e an id ea enter t a ined in one or two well-infor me d c i rc l es, t h at ne i t h er St oc kwell or Songstress will go to th e post. S ongstress I b e lieve to bo a very doubtful start er , f or were s h e t o run , her chance of winning would be but of the remotest kind; but as to Stookwell the case is quite different, he being in first-rate form; but for all that Lord Exeter may think it worth his while, as he has Ilex likewise among the entries, to keep him for the more important stake at Doncaster. There has been some talk about Womersley for this stake. The determined opposition shown to Songstress for the St. Leger for some time past by several members of the ring, who never throw their money away, confirms what I heard about her some three weeks since, conse quently I think it advisable not to back her for that event, as I believe she will go back to an outside price, and possibly may not even start. The latest particulars from York to-morrow. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 16. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BARNET RACES. The Green Man Handicap. One mile and a half. Abdallah, 5 yrE, Bst 61b—Ballet Girl, 5 yrs, Bst 31b— Grasshopper, 6 yrs, 7st 121b—Whipper Snapper, aged, 7st 91b—Flora M'lver, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Coral, 3 yrs, 6st 6!b—The Greek, 3 yrs, 6st. The Barnet Handicap. Two miles. Abdallah, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Ballet Girl, 5 yrs, Bst 61b— Flora M'lvor, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Salopian, 3 yrs, 6st 71b— Coral, 3 yrs, 6st 51b—The Greek, 3 yrs, 6st. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Mujesty will hold a Privy Council on Wednes day next at Osborne, Isle of Wight. Summonses were issued on Saturday from the Council-office to the Ministers and Great Officers of State. The Cambridge University Commission had a meeting on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing•street. Pre sent—the Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely, Sir John Herschel, Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev. W. H. Bateson (Secretary). Dispatches were sent to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope from the Colonial -office on Saturday. DEATH OF VICE-CHANCELLOR SIR JAMES PARKER. Intelligence reached town at a late hour on Satur day evening of the death of Vice-Chancellor Sir James Parker, who suddenly dropped down dead on the previous night at his country seat, Rothley Temple, Loughborough, Leicestershire. The Learned Gentle man had been for some time labouring under an internal disease, and for the last few days of remain ing in town he had at intervals expectorated blood, but such a sudden bereavement was not anticipated by his large circle of relatives and friends. It appears he was out with a party enjoying the sport of angling so late as Thursday last, and up to a very brief period of his decease he betrayed no symptoms to create alarm among those friends who were immediately as sociated with him. His age was scarcely 49, and he had only enjoyed his preferment to the Chancery bench ten months. Sir James was the son of the late Mr. Charles Stuart Parker, of Blockairn, near Glasgow, and was born at Glasgow in 1803, and married in moM.A.I fi B a 2 l tr9o School h h a e e daughter Temple.coool ll f lee t glig h ee e e,o l wc a f t aa e Gsm Mr. Thomas elbadrsuigdnogawtee: aianntd B t IghaBerb2ainG3d graduated aa t o tmhe n de. , became the seventh wrangler in 1825, and was called to the bar by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn in February, 1829. In July, 1844, he obtained a silk gown, an 3 in the month of October last was appointed one of the Vice-Chancellors of England, upon the extensive alterations which then took place in the Chancery Courts ; he received the order of Knight 1 Bachelor on the occasion of his promotion to the judicial seat. Besides being one of the berichers of. Lincoln's Inn, he was in the commission of the peace for Leicestershire. His town residence was 21, Chester-terrace, Regent's -park, and many who have shared his friendship will be deeply pained at this sad announcement of his loss. Sir James Parker contested the borough of Lei cester on the Tory interest in 1847, when he was de feated by a very considerable majority. He was a consistent Tory, and owed his elevation in no respect whatever to political influence. Indeed, it was highly to the credit of Lord John Russell's Government, that upon e u pon promotionsthe conferredthe curring much about the same time, no less tha n three op ponents of the Administration, professional fitness nes; being considered more than political partisanship. Sirs J. Knight Bruce was promoted to be one of the Lords Justices in the Court of Appeal; Sir James Parker was created one of the Vice-Chancellors, and Sir T he George deceased Turner, lVice e theha Conservativenc Co ventry, another. Sir R. Kindersley , p romoted from being a Master in Ch ance ry, is the third. member of one, and the principal o f a grou p of families who, in Glasgow, and more re cen tl y an d to a smaller extent -celiorw as D a M.P.1.. in Liverpool, exercised no small influence over both the commercial and social local worlds. Dr. Chal mers was an early friend of the household, and its prin me cipal member at the time of the disruption o f the Scotch Church contributed l arge ly to the Free Establish ment. Sir James was from a boy stronglgli g y a n ttach an attached and to boating, all aannalywh exercises,n a wanderer in the wildest and most deso late p ortions of th e Highlands. In those days he was r enowned for hi s anecdotal and conversational powe rs, and for his narration of odd reminiscences of nort hern character and adventure, which he used to tell with infinite drollery and mimetic power—so mu ch so, that there youngman wa s a fre q uent particularly is a story, which his melancholy death will revive in many a Highland circle, of a nister being absolutely obliged to rise abruptly from table, and make for the stable -yard to order Sutherlandshire mi his gig in consequence of his dread of fatal conse quences from the paroxysms of laughter to which the hi stories of the young Parker excited m. High land fairly embarked, however, in legal studies,the High land trips were given up, and the collection of High land traits and stories was not indeed forgotten but not increased. Sir James Parker became a devoted souliarl Clear and and earnest intellect, and off traneyous circum ex. shrewd manner of stripping pith and kernel of a lawyer—given up body and soul o Themis • a strong h he possessed to a very case, were valuable gifts which stances, and grappling with . the laborious and pains great degree. He was taking in the extreme. He but he was a very potation of a brilliant lawye and his decisions and sound and trustworthy one, aelsnoever attained to the re that his judicial career admi ration of the bar. It is true had a decision re versed;was of the shortest, but he never `ant issue which he i t opo . r. and in the most opinions generally commanded the respect and tried—the Wagner case —his unani mously pronounced to be able, strictly impartial, and judgment was the law and the facts. while to mention that Lady It may may be worth , caulay the historian, and ker is the cousin of Mr. DIA v setting forth in the clearest light the state of , of Mr. Cardwell. 'up. I ..........--------r'------.._ that the late Vice - Cha ncellor was the brother-in-law cheap nights" T jEIE A a T t ultr E—•t..y enng. Between the cam l e E t ß O a l‘ acts of the and the ballet the National Anthem was topeslA J T a t Y i S u sung by the company Her Imperial Highness the Grand and his Duchess Catherine of Russia Royal Highness the Duke George ;of l)leeklenburgh-Strelitz honoured the per formances with their presence. Her Imperial highness the Grand Duchess was attended by Mdlle. Strandmann and M. de Koucheff. Amongst the noble and distinguished indi viluals also present in the theatre on this occasion were the following :—The Manlius of Bath, his Excellency the French Ambassador, the Baroness Brunow and Mdlle. de Brunnow, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Fitzroy Somerset and the lion. Miss Somerset, Lord George Lennox, Captain De Horsey, Mr. Alfred Montgomery, the Viscount Anson, Ge neral 'Sir Alexander .Woodford, Bart., Lady and Miss Woodford, Miss Caroline Bellew and party, Mrs. and Miss Richards, Mr. TUE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—His Serene High ness the Grand Duke George of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz and her Imperial Highness the Grand Du c hess Catherine of Rus sia, attended by CountWielhorskoff, honoured the perform ances at the Roya l Italian Opera on Saturday night by their presence. Their Serene Highnesses Prince Edward and Princess of Saxe Weimar were also present, and among the general company we remarked the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duchess of Richmond and Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, the Marchioness of Conyngham, the Marchioness Brancaleone and the Marchioness Amelia Brancaleoni, the Earl of Besberough, the Earl of Munster, the Countess (Dowager) of Harrington and Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, the Countess powlet and Miss Dormer, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Exmouth, Lord Ernest Bruce, MX., Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, L9rd W. V9wlett, Zic., AUGUST 16, 1852. INDIA AND CHINA, THE BURSIESE WAR. We have received by express from Marseilles our dispatches in anticipation of the overland mail, which left Calcutta on the 2d and Bombay on the 4th ult. The following is the letter of our Bombay corre spondent : " H. M. steamer Sphinx having arrived at Calcutta on the 15th of June, with accounts from Burtnah extending to the Bth of that month, Government im mediately circulated the following abstract of the dispatches : Martaban was attacked on the 26th of May by a Burmese force of 1,000 or 1,200 men, who . were gallantly beaten back by the 40th M. N. 1., i n garrison there, un der the command of M a j or H a ll. Our loss was I sepoy killed, 1 scobandar, 1 nai kh, an d 11 sepovs wounded. " An expedition of 230 g troop' b viz., 100 men of Capt. enof her Majesty's 80th Regiment, under te an Ormsby, 100 men of the 67th N a ti ve Infantry , under the command of Captain Hi c k s , an d 30 Sappers and Miners, Madras Army, under Lieut. Mackintosh, with Lieut. Mayne, field engineer, left Rangoon on the 3d of June to attack the city of Pegu. " They embarked on board the Hon. Company's s t eam -vessel Phlegethon, a n d were accompanied by the boats of her Majesty's ship Fox, under the command of Captain Tarleton. " They stormed the pagoda at Pegu, after s • cme heavy skirmishing , on the 4 th, with a loss of one seam killed, thrce seamen , two sepoye, and ono camp - follower an wounded. The force, after destroying the fortifications, re turned to Rangoon on the sth. Everything quiet round Bassein. The enemy had left the neighbourhood, and the inhabitants were coming in numbers to seek protection under our rule. The troops were all very healthy.' " This second attack of the Burmese on Martaban took place on the 26th of May, at SiX A.M. A Bur mese force, said to amount to 1,000 men, with an equal number in ,reserve, attacked our outlying pickets, and drove them in. A party of the 49th, being sent out to reconnoitre, was met by a heavy fire, and returned with several men wounded. The Burmese force then advanced to within 200 yards of the camp, and kept up a smart fire. The artillery opened on them with grape, and, after a few rounds, they dispersed and took up a position on the Pagoda bill, above the town, where they set up a flag, as if with the intention of making a stand, or of driving our troops out of camp. A well-directed fire of round shot ,being opened on them, they took down their flag and retired. Commodore Lynch, with three of the cutters of the Feroze, proceeded up the Salween to intercept them, while Captain Tapley, in his armed cutter, with a boat of the Medusa and the marines of the Feroze and Medusa, has proceeded south of Martaban, and will beat to the westward to gain such intelligence as he can of them. The attacking force is said to have been commanded by the ex-Governor of Martaban, and to have marched from a Burmese post called Shoay Gyn. It is stated that it Was a military blunder that we did not take and occupy the post instead of Martaban ; it would, no doubt, be desirable to occupy both Shoay Gyn and Pegu, but General Godwin has not at present any troops to spare for distant detachments. " I mentioned in my last that the Peguese, having Burmese garrison of Pegu, and driven defeated the all Burmese detachments from their neighbourhood, the ex-Governor of Rangoon had marched on Pegu force and retaken the place. The with a strong atrocities inflicted on the Peguese by the Burmese after the recapture of Pegu are described as dreadful. Whether or not hopes of support had been held out to the Peguese is not known, but their cry of despair at last induced the General to send an expedition to dr m ive out the Burmese ruffians. This expedition con sisted of about 250 troops. It was intended to send double that number, but sufficient carriage (boats) could not be procured in time. The force was ably assisted by about 3,000 Talians (the Burmese culti vating caste), who joined close to Pegu. When our troops arrived in the neighbourhood of the Burmese position, the sun Was still high, and they halted, intending to defer the attack until the evening. The Burmese, however, marched out with two gold um brellas and a strong body of cavalry to attack us. They were allowed to approach quite close, and then dispersed with a volley, and pursued into and through their works. They ran too fast to suffer much loss. "It was considered doubtful whether the Peguese and Talians would be able to prevent the Burmese Pegu, most of their leaders from re• occupying having been massacred after its recapture, and many thousands of the survivors having taken refuge in Rangoon. It is much to be regretted that General Godwin could not afford troops for its permanent occupation.: "The health reports of our troops in Burmah are most satisfactory. They have as few sick as they would have had at this season of the year at their own cantonments in their respective presidencies. The Englishman's correspondent (an officer on the staff of the expedition) writes as follows regarding the health of the European troops : " At the present. time the European regiments here have much fewer sick than they would have had at this season in Fort William or St. George. How we all wish the rains were over, and, with them, the life of inactivity we now lead, and that the tim3 for an onward move had arrived. We feel like the pieces on a chess board, remaining inactive and motionless till the hand that directs us shall advance us a square or two. We heartily wish that the game played between the two parties was not such a slow one, and that either side would take less time to think of his move.' "Twelve of the new barracks at Rangoon are already roofed, and four or five more are nearly as forward ; but the men are already so comfortably housed and thoroughly sheltered that the barracks are considered scarcely necessary. The officers have nearly completed a shooting gallery and theatre. The troops at Bassein like their quarters much, and say it is in every way far superior to Rangoon. The enemy have deserted the neighbourhood altogether, and the natives are very grateful to us for having driven them off. " The Proserpine is on a reconnoitring expedition up the river. When last heard of she was a few miles below Prome. The native river boats keep up her com munications with head-quarters. The course of the river was found to be free from stockades and Bur mese detachments. The natives everywhere are friendly, and desirous of assisting us; they had volun tarily stacked fuel along the river for the supply of the steamboats in our expected advance on Prome. " The Burmese policy seems to be to avoid meeting us on the ground we have chosen for ourselves, and to carry the war into our own districts by invading the Assam frontier and the territories :of our ally the Raja of Munipoor. The measure is not ill-judged. To defend so extensive and intricate a frontier at all would require more troops thah we could well spare, and the malaria of the frontier jungles was found last war to be of the most deadly description. The best way of meeting such an attempt would be that suc cessfully adopted in the last war under similar cir cumstances—to make a rapid advance on Ave from Rangoon. The Burmese troops on the northern frontier would, in that case, be immediately recalled to the defence of their country. " The following is the latest news from the terri tories of our ally Raja Keertee Sing of Munipoor, dated the 28th of May : ". The Burmese have commenced stockading the Kubboo Valley, and large bodies of armed men are col lecting to invade us, and, if successful, to push on to Cachar. There will be a good fight before wo are beaten, as Raja Keertee Sing and his his adherents are determined to hold their country with their life's blood. Woongees and Keewons have been sent from Ava to the Northern Shan Country, where they are collecting men to invade Assam also. Several Shan chiefs have gone to Ava to receive mandates direct from the King to com mence attacking the English in Assam.' " The Calcutta Englishman states that the ar rangements for converting the Rangoon expedi tioaary force' into the army of Burmah' are in a forward state, and names the troops that are to be added to the present forc e for the purpose. The re giments so named all belong to the Bengal army, and this circumstance has occasioned much dissatisfac tion among the armies of Bombay and Madras, par ticularly in the latter. It is alleged by the Madras papers, that owing to Calcutta being the seat of the Supreme Government, the troops of that pr es id ency are systematica ll y favoured at the expense of the ar mies of Madras and Bombay. 41 The following is from a letter of ail officer with the force at Rangoon : " 1 There is one universal feeling throughout the camp, that the Governor-General cannot escape annexation. He is the victim of circumstances.' The facts are these: —We storm and take Rangoon, and ere the white smoke of our musketry has curled away, the inhabitants who had deserted it, driven out by our shells and by the burn ing of their homes, return to find shelter within the range of our guns. Within two months of thisiwriting 20,000 to 30 000 persons have flocked in and rebuilt the ruins of Rangoon! The river banks are lined with boats for four or five mile s along , containing men , women, and c hildren, who feel themselves most secure when in 9 i ht g of a steamer! Some designing person spread the report h that the English were going to leave the country;ltowe poor creatures prepared at once to decamp or us out to sea if they could. The sxpediti °n to a village 40 miles off a month ago had theirfrsom the that to c i ladders carried to the attack by volunteers g oing. The aowlinegnt very place against which the force steamers that went to Bassein saw thwetabsienlitibitants ou river, and the books waving their hands expedition against signalling good speed' to thehave fought against that place. The troops us and have come in, owned that they only their families were lawidhboidieown their arms and fou ght w _ d Theon t releaseh v e e i r r yla s tex was sent they p d i in hostage for their bravery, aso. Came to join the Erighah h c a ' s u not returned yet, its inhabitants to save them them tiou against Pegu, which at the earnest entreaty of r h Burman Government. The o ne from the cruelty 0. 1 - pineo river, reports that he up p tid to s En pr a o n m de o r o o n f a t the PoroTorfth now . threadingc _- the banks even so far u the vil uB lag lif3 T o : They are ' ready with sup p pli a e ff s, o a r u d d h t i h al e every CHINA. Our correspondent's letter is dated " Hong-Kong, June 23," and is as follows : " The semi-monthly mail arrived here o❑ the 3d instant, and the mail of the 24th of April early on the sth. " The 24th , the Queen's birthday, was duly celebrated by salutes from her Majesty's and fo reign ships of war, and the usual festivities at the Governor's. _ ---.....- inhabitants are stacking fuel for the steamers they are Oriental Bank Corooration XffiaeCeve-IPIP-makPlati expecting to advance upon Prome with all our troops on Agra Bank shares ... ... "" ' ai r j` 1 ---aafen. board. The head men cf the vil la ge s a nd districts, fifty Commercial Bank Shares .., . have come in and b egge d - 4 1 1 1-- - --- 7 and sixty miles off Rangoon , ImpowA r 4 cif Vc SAVA h for prote c tion against their own Government. The culti- Cotton Piece Goode—The market has been tolerably vators entreat us to say the word, ' Will the English pro- steady, and, for the reason of the year, the inquiry has tect them if they sow their fields this season?' The Karen been unusually active. Dealers have been purchasing Christians are watching us with the greatest interest-- to some extent on speculation. The fall of rain at the they have prayed for the English to come and take their Presidency and in the Deccan has been all that could be country a n d give them liberty-and is this an answer a t d es i red; i n man y p ar ts o f G oozcrat , h owever , it has not last to their p ra y ers ? C a rious enough, too , the very b een so sat i s f ac t or y. courtiers round th e Kin g h av e whispered now , in their Gray shirtings, 40 inches, of all descriptions have ad cups, to ears now here, 6We shall be glad if the En g lish vented Ito 3 tunas per piece, excepting 45 reed, which would take the cou n t r y ; we are sick of this tyr ann y , remains as b e fore ; 45 inch in inquiry, and has advanced where life, fame, property, and families, are not worth 3 annas per piece. five minutes' purchase.' Cotton Yarn—With the exception of 20's and 20 and " The general opinion throughout India is that an- 30 water, of fine quality, which are in demand for the U _an e g a e s and Turkey red dull. nexation, even were it not, as it is, most desirable Arabian_ market, there has been but little doing. Dyed peter in a political and commercial point of view, would, neverthelesQ, be unavoidable. The only question is, have M remainedti Since our bo th spet all descriptions of iron in stab! quo. Leads also remains without how much of the country it would be necessary to . cange. h S I , small plates in slight request. Cop annex to protect the inhabitants who have espoused per is without change in vacua; the market for all de our cause from the reprisals of the Burmese, a nd scriptions is tolerably Steady. to anticipate the King of Ava from putting us to C o tten Wool—On the arrival of the China mail prices EXPoR TS . the expense of another war. I pointed out i n my last that, the annexation of the country eolith fell to 1014 r. for Ghogo Una Dhollera, 105 r. for Surat, of a line drawn from the Aing Pass to the Broach, and J umbooscer, aid 9Gr. }or Compta. It soon northern extremity of Tennasserim would, instead advanced, however, to the rates we quote, as lots con of extending our frontier to the Burmese, actually tinned to be bought for the English and China market. reduce it by nearly 100 miles, and we might Frights—ln high price of cotton, render such line one only frontier to the Bur- rates have for Liverpool. 2/. 10s. and Sr. to tir. for ' • China, per mese, by making over to our ally of Munipoor two strips of Burmese territory to the north and south cana y . , Excaange—The supply from China has been small. At to 21 ; 15s. for London, on, ' of his present possessions. From the Aing Pass to six months' sight on Eugiand we quote 2 s. old. on Cal the southern extremity of Munipoor our province cotta Ba. premium, and on China 217 r. to 218 r. per 100 of Arracan at present presents a frontier of consider- dolls., at 60 days' sight. ably upwards of 100 miles to the Burmese, but by making over to Munipoor the triangle of Burmese territory, bounded by the eastern frontier of Arracan, the southern of Munipoor, and the Kiaynduan and Irrawadi Rivers, we might eliminate the p ortion of hostile frontier altogether. North of this the allied State of Munipcor forms the frontier of the company's territories for 400 miles ; the Burmese then come in again, and possess about 100 miles of frontier to wards Assam, which might similarly be made over to Munipoor. By these alterations of boundary the size of Munipoor would be not quite doubled, and the King of Ava would still be left a territory more than twice the extent of the kingdom of Nepaul." CANTON MAR HOKET REPORT. NG.KONG, MAY 23. During the month our market for imports has been depres se d, an d p r i ces for most articles are lower. Yarn has been in demand at improved rates. Cotton—The imports have been heavy, and, holders being a nx i ous t o r ealize, quotations have further declined. Bombay, Ts. 5.8 to Ts. 7.2; Bengal, Ts. 6.2 to S; Madras, Ts. 6.4 to 8.4. About 15,000 bales quitted. Stock 98,000, against 35,000 last year. Cotton Yarn—A large demand has existed, and prioes are supported. Nos. 16-24, 26 dolls. 50c. to 28 dolls.; Nos. 28-32, 33 dolls. to 34 dolls. 50c.; Nos. 38-42, 34 dolls. 50c. to 38 dolls. Sales about 2,000 bales. Stock moderate. Longcloths—The market has been dull, dealers buy ing only for present consumption, and holders willing to sell at rates. Grays quoted 1 doll. 85c. to 2 dolls. 65c. Whites, 1 doll. 70. c to 2 dolls. 90c. Woollens —Spanish stripes—Prices, owing to forced sales, have declined. Assorted, 75c. to 1 doll. sc. Long ells, assorted, 6 dolls. 25c. to 7 dells. sc. Scarlet, 6 dolls. 80c. to 7 dolls. 15c. Camlets, English, 17i dolls. to 20} dolls.; Dutch, 21 dolls. to 25i dolls. Iron—Nail rod, 2 dolls. sc. to 2 dolls. 15c ; bar square, 1 doll. 85c. to 2 dolls.; flat, 1 doll. 85c. to 2 dolls.; round, 2 dolls. 25c. to 3 dolls. 90c. Cochineal-90 dolls. to 115 dolls. Turkey Opium-450 dolls. to 460 dolls. Tea—The transactions have been chiefly confined to green tea. The settlements of Congou during the season have been about 550 chops Musters of the new Congous are daily expected. Total " We are still enabled to report favourably on the con o cl T it h io e n L o a f d t y he m t ,Ng ro a op h e. ten is to sail to-day for Eng land ~Tw h i e t hr e a b e company s o t f i l t i h e t a R I h o e y d a l of,A r h t i u l t l e t r h y e . reports are very contradictory, and no reliance can be placed on them. It seems to be formidable, and to occasion much apprehension. " At Ningpo a riot took place, arising from the collection of taxes. By last accounts, however, its matters seem to have been arranged. " The United States' ship Saratoga arrived from the coast on the Bth, and brought down about 100 of the Robert Boune's Coolies. A court of investiga tion was held on board the steamer Susquehanna, before the Commodore and the United States' Consul at Canton. Seventeen of the prisoners were found guilty, and handed over to the Mandarins at Canton ; the remainder are to be sent back to Amoy. " Owing to a report that a junk had been attacked and plundered outside, her Majesty's steamer Hermes went in search, and returned yesterday, having cap tured two junks said to be heavily armed. " CANTON. — Since the 24th ult. the rains have been almost incessant ; and the floods in the interior have done much injury to the rice crops, and cccasioned great loss of life. Trade has been dull throughout the month. Imports, excepting yarn, have receded in value. In exports little has been done. The new congous are expected immediately, but may be de layed by the floods. " From Shanghai we have advices to the 17th inst. Imports had materially given way from excessive supplies; and, owing to the dry weather, and the banks of the Yellow River not being repaired, transit into the interior was much interrupted. The new silk had commenced arriving, and was reported fa vourably of as to quality and abundance of the crop. The steamer brought down 830 bales for shipment by the overland route. The export of tea from China is now 64,000,0001 b., against 68,000,0001 b. last year. Of silk the export is 19,400 bales, against 20,200 last year. " Exchange has advanced suddenly both here and at Shanghae. Here first-class bills have been done at 4s. Bd. to 4s. 8 1 1 -d.; at Shanghae 4s. 11d. to 55., nominal. Freight may be quoted at 3/. at both places ; probably clippers will command 41. to 51. " Her Majesty's ship Cleopatra returned from Amoy on the 12th instant ; the Hon. Company's steamer Nemesis left for Manilla, Labuan, and the Straits on the 21st; her Majesty's brig Contest sailed this morning for the Straits; the United States' sloops Plymouth and Saratoga have left for the coast; the St. Mary's has proceeed south ; the French steamer Cassini and the corvette Capricieusa have gone to Shanghae. " In harbour are her Majesty's ship Cleopatra and the steamer Hermes ; at Whampoa, her Majesty's steamer Salamander ; at Amoy, the Hon. Company s steamer Semiramis; at Shanghai, her Majesty's brig Lily ; at Macao, her Faithful Majesty's brig Mondego. 4 ril ; Bh ` ra ` T ba h y e , tlaitaeystldsa;tecs aalcruettfar,oAmlayEnlg7l;ansdy,dAnepyri,lA'-p) Singapore, May 30 ; and 17 ; Manilla, June 16 ; Shanghai, June 11 : :______,____ COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA. (From the Calcutta Overland Price.Currernt, July 2.) The Bombay express and the mail per with ottinger ar rivedBth .inst., London dates to the simultaneously 2ith o f m o a n y Trade continued healthy, t la h s e t. 2 is of a very gratifying nature. The commercial intelligence received on this occasion and the deliveries of produce large _ and steady, without the aid of a speculative demand. Mon! in y 7as still abun dantwith advancing prices, and unprecedently cheap. The i ndigo sale closed satisfactorily, and an active inqui ry, prices, existed for many of the most important articles of colonial produce. H e re, operations in our export markets have been checked by a rise in freights and in exchange. The amount of business done since the departure of the last mail has, consequently, been comparatively small. The market is now well supplied with Benares sugar; va cuum-pan sorts being scarce have advanced 6 annas per md. The finer refractions of saltpetre have further re ceded 4 annas per tad. Very little has been done in rice for the British market- The inquiry for saffilwer has abated, but without being attended with any alteration in value. The market is scantily suppliedirweixthtenrta_wa t. has been silk, and buyers are disinclined to operate without a ucon cession in price equi valent to the rise in the exchan g e, O pera tions in linseed have o btained to a fa thehasbeen reduction rather tnhoetricendeginleoeuterdl.ast Good report. jute Mu s tard.seeti scar ce, and little has been done in it since the last very left. Most other articles of country produce have been e market has been very dull and discourag negoluecrt import discourag ing, and in cotton goods, with the exception of gray shirtings, jaconets, madapollams, and mule twist, the deliveries have been small. upper provinces are still unsatisfactory. ings have given way from 2 he accounts from the white figured shirtin s are f l o w er value. Gray Grsy s i h a i c r o t _- nets have declined 6 gpies to 3 annas per piece. kinds of bleached are cheaper. to dif ficult of Hale, even on lower terms. Mu ll molts are neglected and d an L na ap p p e e r ts p a i r e e ee ; eareyd.l ed The deliveries of mule twist have been epress * . of half fair but with a decline to 2 pies on all numbers above ' 30. In coloured yarns German Turke red has a downward tendency, and only a small transaction has transpired in Britl; specula and green are dull, and not easily placed. on the Su p. dye inquiry for sheathing copper s prang P u 'es would be position that the yield of the Australiannm n a ' nd the price much diminished for want of wor , P , d k but holders are not rose from 8 to 12 annas per fn.:lg oe. There is but little disposed to accept even that_fectil Cc, 6r. per mound. Lead doing in iron._Spelter has fell Dealers are holding off with a is without report of sale. . the price of salt. view to effect a reduction in . closedat 2 0 1 _ail - a for credits. The exchange for last m t h has been upwards, and on going The tendency sin" -- en e 2-1 to 2.1 i credits and going , 2-1i to to press quotations w er e 2-1 documents. ma ket continues to be well • supplied on Th e ' money - - r Bank of Bengal shares are looking down, easy terms. the comparatively small dividend (between 7 owing to nut- expected for the past six months, but and 8 per e k her j toc shares are looking up. We quote most other Bank of Bengal Shares at 6,400; Agra Bank Stock, at 520 to 525; India General Steam Shares, at 325; New Oriental Life Insurance Company, at 300. Government Securities —New Fives, 106 to 106.8; Sicca ditto, 102-8 to 102.12; Transfer ditto, 106; Company' s Fo urs , 91 to 91.4; Sicca ditto, 88-12 to 89. Owing to the scarcity of tonnage, freights have taken a further step in advance, and we now quote 31. 17s. 6d. '.o 41. for sugar, and 31. 15s. for saltpetre. Export from Canton from July 1, 1851, to 111). June 20, 1852 ... ..„ ... ... 35,300,000 Export from Shanghai from July 1, 1851, to June 17, 1852 ... .: 29,100,000 64,400,000 Export from Canton from July 1, 1850, to June 20, 1851 ... 41,700,000 Export from Shanghai from July 1, 1850, to June 20, 1851 ,„ ... 21,200,000 62.,900,000 Exchange on England has advanced. First-Class paper, 4s. Bd. to 49. Sid.; American credits, 4s. 9d. India Company's bills were sold at 226 r. to 227 r., and latterly at 22Sr. to 229 r. Freights to London, 31. The Surprise (American) is loading at 41. to 51. From Shanghai we have advices, late this afternoon, to the 17th inst. Prices of imports had receded, and little doing in exports, excepting silk. Silk—About 300 bales of the new crop had arrived. The crop was expected to be abundant and superior. Considerable business had been done, and large contracts are reported. The opening prices were considered 10 dolls. higher than last season. Tsatlee, 1 and 2, 430 dolls; No. 2, 405 dolls. to 420 dolls.; No. 3 and 4, 370 dolls. to to 395 dolls. Export from China for the sea son 19,400 bales, against 20,200 bales last year. Tea—The report on the new crop was favourable. Longcloths—lmports had been heavy-280,000 pieces, and the demand noticed last month not continuing, prices gave way. Grays quoted 1 doll. 90c. to 2 dolls. 75c.; whites, 1 doll. 60c. to 2 dolls. 90c. = Woollens—Spanish stripes, 85c. for inferior, 1 doll. for good. Long ells, searlet, 7 dolls. 50c. Exchange on England advanced suddenly to 45. 11d. to ss. for clean credits; documentary bills, ss. to ss. ld. On India—Company's paper, 235 r. Freights—One vessel is engaged for London at 31.,and one loading for Liverpool at 41. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA. ARRIVALS AT SAUGOR FROM JUNE 10 TO JUNE 29. June 10, the Shelometh, from Penang, May 19, and the Taymouth Castle, from London, Feb. 23, and the Pontiac, from Boston, Deo. 24-12, the Robina Mitchell, from Liverpool, Feb. 12; the Avenger and Henry IV., from Bourbon, May 15-13, the Paou Shan, steam vessel, from Singapore, Juno 4; the Gloriosa, from Lon don, Feb. 14; and the Hindoo, from Liverpool. Feb. 10 —l4, the Hortensia, from Bourbon, May 10-15, the Svhynx steamer, from Rangoon, June 10-16, the Orissa, from Boston, Jan. 17-17, the Noe, from Pondi cherry, June 10-18, the James Booth, from London, March 5; and the Maz-ppa, from Singapore, May 31- 22, the Cotfield, and the Downs, Feb. 22-23, the Thane from Akyab, June 20, and the Camellia, from Bourbon, May IS-25, the Ranee, from Liverpool, March 3; the Auguste et Moline, from Cadiz, March 1; and the lan belle Harnet, from Liverpool, Feb. 23-26, the Mayaram Dyaram, from Bombay, June 10-27, the Essex, from Madras, June 12; the Gevalia, from Shields, Jan. 22 ; the Mary Somerville, from Liverpool, Feb. 11; the Vancata magum, from Vizigapatam, June 19; and the Caractacus, from the Mauritius, June 4-28, the Pottinger steamer, from Suez, June 5; the Cordelia, from Liverpool, March 6; and the Pekin steamer, from Penang, June 22-29, the Fire Queen steamer, from Akyab, June 7; the In vestigator, from London, Jan. 1; and the Thomas Roy don, from Liverpool, March 6. DEPARTURES REPORTED FROM SkUGOR FROM JUNE 9 Jane 9. the Lady TO JUNE 2S. Kennaway and the City of Palaces, for the Mauritius; the Guisachan, for Demerara; the Argo, for Bourbon; the John Cooper, for London; and the Superbe. for Havre -10, the New York, for Ant werp; the Aoeas, for the Mauritius; the Courier, for e Charleston, Savan na h, an d Li verpoo l ; a nd the Faz I Curreem, for Rangoon-12, the Alliance and the Parsee, te for London -15, the Milan, for Bourbon, calling at h Mauritius; the J eune Edouard, f or Bourbon, vu2 the Liverpool; the Mauritius; the Anne Armstrong, r_ for L, the Ty- Charlotte, the City of Glasgow, the 17, the Erin, for phoon, and the Catandin, for Gond for Rangoon; Rangoon ; and the Laure Estelle, f;r:eß;eyt:rbon, calling at the Mauritius-18, the Merger Shanghai steamer, the Thomas, for Hull; the Panredlgiand, for the Mauritius; the Kossuth, for Rangoon; n a_ d C hi n a C-20, the Am for Penang, S t . e n r a w ; itch, for Singapore and tralia, for Liver - p in oe - l a rt ° h r o e e' r Vir _ a the Curreem Box, for China; the Mohusser,ef; and the Mary Carson, for Li- Penang and Sin _ay verpool-22, th e glaer°ernice steamer-23, the Hastings, the Adelaide, for Singapore and Chips for London; and obin, for Hull-25, the Cceur de Lion, —24, the Jolly R 6 the Albion, for the Mauritius-28, the for Bang"nkiebank, for Liverpool; the Ratcliffe, for Thomas Broc; „„ the Henry IV., for Bourbon; the Ama the Mauritius; and the Anne Loyise, for Havre. zon, for Cb" N I B The Immanuel and Jolly Robin put back leaky on'tie.27th of June. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, From the 24th of June to the 4th Of July inclusive. (From the Bombay Times.) MONEY. majo " T .—The position of the money market remains unaltered. The Bank of Bombay has declared a dividend for the half year Ended the 30th of June at the rate of 5} per cent. per annum. Government secu rities and shares continue in fair demand, and we quote current rates as follows: Transfer Loan ... ... ... 113 Sicca Fives ... .., „ , , „ 109 k Sicca Fours . o rre r s s 92 „ , ... „, ,„ 95 Compa ny ... ... 106 i Com panY : s s Fours .•• ••• Bank of Bombay Sbares, books shut. BOMBAY. Arrivals —June 24, the ship Ramifies, from London, January 19; Plymouth, February 10; Cape, May 4; and Mauritius, June 5; and the ship Pilgrim, from Cardiff, February 10. 25, the ship Culloden, from Plymouth, February 23; and the ship Navarino, from Mauritius. June 9. 26, the Ilumburgh schooner Etariet, from Zanzibar, June 11; the ship Ingleborough, from Liver pool, February 21; 27, the ship Alfred the Great, from Aden, Juno 18. The ship Lady M'Henry left Aden for Bombay on June 17, and the ship Sir Colin Campbell left Aden for Bombay on June 18; the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam-ship Erin, from Point de Galls, June 22; 28, the American ship Boston, from Boston, March 24; the barque Ajax from Simon's Bay, May 26. July 1, the ship Sir Colin Campbell from Aden, June 17. Departures—June 25, Hon. Company's steamer the Ajdaha, for Aden and Suez; 26, the ship Mary Anne. for China and Whampoa; 29, the ship Shah Johan, for Canton, in China, the ship Courier, for Liverpool; 30, the ship Chancellor, for Liverpool. July 2, the ship Robina, for Liverpool. HONG-KONG. ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. At Hong-Kong—UV 28, Carl Hermann (Eiambnrgli), from Hartlepool; June 1, Patna, from L iver p ool ; June 3, Cleopatra, from London. At Shanghai—May 20, Sophie, from London; May 22, Roman, from London; May 26, Sir H. Pottinger, from Liverpool; Juno 10, Duche:s of Lancaster, from Liverpool; June 11, Challenger, from London.— Times, THE ROYAL VISIT TO S C OTLAND.—We understand that orders have been received at Balmoral, which ren d e r it certain that her Majes t y will reach her highl an d h ome on Wednesdav, the Ist of September. In all pr o bability the Court will arr ive in Edinburgh on the evening of luseday, the 31st instant, and leave the following morning for Bal moral. We have not heard which route her Majesty in tends taking on her way to the north, but it is moat likely that the east coast line will be preferred.—Edinburgh Adver- tiscr. A CONVICT PRISON RoßßED.—About four o'clock yesterday afternoon (Friday), a discovery was made that some person had obtained entranee into the steward's office of the new convict prison, Portsea, and had broken open the cash box therein, alla extracted 401. in gold during the tem porary absence of the steward. What sort of vigilance . such a fact as this exhibits in the new convict prison we leave oar readers and the public to jadge•—fortslavuth Ti th e s im d .11rav al. Gautte. si Tr Nr E! ~:'=~~~ In gre f r e f" 1:0 11i4 ;0"h 013 14111 ,, I ts, " 6 feedk lo do f c ote s: 0 ro!A 400 tr Do 6 5 v „ e 0 1 06 11. 0 , 140 a a r°t" 1,10 1 00 `2" \