The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-22 00:00:00

VER LAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA (From the Herald.) We have received our files of. newspapers from Ind ia and China, in anticipation of the Overland Cal cutta Alai]. The dates are Calcutta,. August 9 ; ! lad ra 2 , August 15 ; Ceylon, Au gus t 19; Aden, -9 P t . 2 ; China, July 0 5. The dates from Bombay are not l a t er t h an t h ose received by the last ma i l. Th e political news is not important. The following is a list of passengers by the Pre cursor m La dy M'Caskill, child, and servant ; Mr. George aY ; Lieutenant Salm on , 37th R eg i men t B enga l N a ti ve ; r4il trY ; Mrs. Wilson ; Captain Chinn, 31st Regiment "Igal Native Infantry ; Lieutenant-Colonel Spence, he r Majesty's 31st Regiment ; Lieutenant Meckleth- "ail', her Majesty's 53d Regiment ; Lieutenant Gabbett, her Majesty's 31st Regiment ; Mr. Shearin ; Mr. Da -53t3 ; Mrs. J. G or d on an d two c hild ren ; C apta i n G . 3. R ay, R.N. ; Mrs. D. G. Gordon ; Mr. J. Clifford ; and Mrs. Fisher ; Lieutenant Sorell ; Mr. Anto. la ia ; Mr. Ri c h ar d son ; M r . F raser an d servan t ; M r . pp 1 7iss and servant ; Li eutenant A u b ar idi ; C apta i n L e ; Mr. J. Robinson ; Mr. Griffiths ; Mr. C. J. srbathnot ; Rev. Peri Guillot. CALCUTTA. We take the following extracts from the Calcutta Paper s : I .A letter f rom H y d era b a d, o f th e 25th u lti mo , g i ves t h e ellowing intelligence : t6 " ,T, he Nizam has asked the Resident to arrange all th :it . s necessary for the expulsion of the Rohillas, and ' 2 disputes pending between him and his refractory tililuninclars, several of whom are now at the capital on cie hot' requisition I believe it is expected that have been invited . mean to come in, with the ex eelti°ll of the tributary Zunainder of Gudwal, who Gill Rs to resist, and aeainst whom the contingent troops e;,,, b e employ e d— a , d e nunci a ti o n w hi c h was ma d e i n ta l3 ' e sident's circular letter to the Zumindars, as th e sirative to which they would be exposed if his requi °,en,wits not attended to. the residency is now a busy scene; the accounts of ti er :" ° °illa chief are under examination, and the Zumin i;ere placed on their defence for their rebellion. o h: eoeceive they will make a good case; they will Et ,,, that the Government was unjust ar.d extortionate, ti?at they only did that to which they have a pre ti l Attve right, resort to arms to resist the unfair exac th°4s of th e Government, and to plunder, to enable key s to support their troops, and to laying waste to dis ess the state, as h the means of procuring fair terms. The measure of expelling particular tribes, rendered i tesca ry by the feebleness of the Government, which ttilluot punish their offenders, is so extraordinary a one jo lt °tie cannot at on ce ma k e u p hi s m i n d ( certa i n l y not 11 1 egard to its justice) as to its policy. I am told the 6 ➢ l 'dent h as reported to h i s Government, that this coun t( c ontains ab ou t 8,000 R o hill as (I d o not t hi n k there tri e f il l, ore than o,000). The expulsion of so l ar g e a b o dy r 4,1 1 1 ; 0 , with th e i r f am ili es , w ill amount to some thou the 't souls, will occasion severe distress ; but where are this to go to, and how subsist ? Their expulsion from ho;e°lltitry will carry them int o , an d can carr y th em kit nt u r 're but into, the Company's country, and they ik ee subsist b y p l un d er . I h ope the i r depre d at i ons may e, lot tuuntted upon the Company's country, as a lesso't 4to 7 send barbarous hordes adrift."—Englishm an , ',Kust . i a followin g i s f rom J u ll un d ur , d a t e d 27 t h u l t. : Rot l ,'" i nee my last the face of political affairs has under the l a Change, and no longer wears the quiet aspect of iho p „ al t few months. Ghoolab Singh, who has largely (14. 4 , 4 c1 his army of late, has been called upon to re• le e ` give up possession of certain forts, and alter his hi e ?:,_Poliey, particularly as to Cashmere, to all of Witte B e has refused compliance. His son is intriguing ftql Akbar Kh an , and has publicly reproached his th, r 4 ' for hi s treachery to the Khoisan. In consequence, tor,efOre. of the unsettled state of affairs the different t o at L a h ore and in the Jullundur Doab will net be i e led this year at least. This is the report at Simian. k 0 , 1 - bridge is to be built over the Sutlej at Belaspore, lo444rrailitary road made to connect Leimlah with Jul- It ot ifkri i nvestigation has been going on here, d ur i ng th e aoo rertni ght, regarding the m u r d er o f a man b y a Ghoo -21.,e of the heads of th e S e ikh re li g i on ). H e h as b een of e t ‘ and put under a guar d a t t h e f ort . Th e f acts Wi th e ease are as follow :—The kutwal of this place, itilk h s everal. subordinates, were dispatched to Kuppoor teoi„,' to recover some treasure said t o h ave b een con - Was i 0 ther e by th e Raja of Ludwah. Th e t reasure the „to the meant i me f oun d or ta k en possess i on of b y kt,:hooro o who bribed all the parties sent, and they tti ll ed empty- handed. The murdered man, thinking 4 41 not receiv e d hi s s h are o f th e pl un d er , th re at ene d i ktri d a l°se the affair, upon which the Ghooroo had him pi s ;er e d . When arrested, documents were found on t fle n e fi rs en, writt en b y himself, giving small quantities l ett to th e parties concerned as • hush-money ;' also 6tittiliber stating th at i t was use l ess try i ng to bribe the as they naver took bribes. It is said he will be whe n Mr. John Lawrence returns from Sirnlah. LvtialglialAelirtther a dangerous step, in consequence of his otiteeged.t" Driest, and the feelings of the Seikhs thereby " Th e ~„ , hat e, i n : 4411 Rill chiefs are in a very discontented m'ttipp,„ - consequence of their not having received any I k l 4' - A . "' 4 " 011 1 for the delivery of the LettForts."—English nalg. 8. ers from the north-west state the general belief [‘ 4 larg e army will be collected upon the frontier, c, e tlist e ly after the rains, and some do not hesitate to titii - ; ° ss the opinion that another march to Lahore will Place next Christmas.—lbid. CHINA. HONG-KONG, J ULY 25, 1846. lit • Th e most important event that has occured since ate of my last letter has been a riot at Canton tli rnore than usually serious description. The li g h tnes s of its origin only shows the intractable de nt °' r the mob, and their ripe malignancy towards tfl k i p rl glisin I extract the Mail's account of the as being the fullest and most authentic I have ks . a ble to procure L'Ner l , t :leen five and six o'clock on the afternoon of tO . ,"aY, the Bth, an English merchant, an old resi kl4l,,,- was passing along the street leading from Ofi l - 7riean factories to Chungwo, or Mingqua's Hong, t h kt ga was impeded by a crowd of idle Chinese, are generally to be found loitering about in , b `Thbourhood. One of them he pushed out gti 4 t " b aY, u on which the Chinaman first struck him, :ica-rew p a stone at him, and afterwads ran away. kPursued and caught near Mingqua's Hong; and . 1 1 1 T 13 7„ e en dragged inside, was bound to a post until i t %"'On of what had occurred was sent to the Bri k;ef-,111. I the meantime, however, the man con (• % 1 n 7 escape , but was a second time caught by another cg6'N" .resident, and brought back to th . e H . ong h . ,: l evr began to gather outside, and believing t em ,;11Sciently powerful to wreak their vengeance on hgeilcll'gners they forced open the gates of the Hong, ~_'1 4 41 man, ' and stoned the foreigners who had taken Dtk .ll the house. The mob, which had by this time i'lld64,lnereaSed, now began to batter the doors and 'lt Ca with stones, brickbats, &c. and attempted to fire t aldi ng by throwing in crackers and other . lighted Ors D : 4B * This state of matters continued until about k i k' a ', 4 t seven P.M nit was decided to throw open L/ti h " of the Amerrican Gardens, where the greater %el the foreign residents had collected with fire hex, divide d themselves into companies, w ith eac h a oil s 'met One division faced towards Old Chi na - street , ' ll 4' 41110ther marched round to the front of Ming -7°rlg• The mob, having previously over-mastered off the Chinese police, stood their ground in 4, 14 4 reet and beyond Mingqua's Hong, and sent t i-e t storm of stones and brickbats at their oppo :1183) w „,h o returned the compliment with a volley of 4 . 11 ,„' his had the effect of clearing the place, and the 4 4 ; Y r " off, leavine., according to the most probable 411- "°ur d d an'd ten or twelve wounded, though I,l,ittetialbers are t variously given, the highest being t ; 11 killed and twenty wounded. In the proclama t°:tt the Chinese magistrate Sz' the casualties are , ',,to hav e b een three k i lled and six wounded. On s ' 4 er sid e t h ree persons were h urt, one, a Parsee, , t tp, s .severely, Wh en th e f ray b ecame ser i ous, in '456,-'lO4 Was given to the Chinese authorities, by h (t ir tk a- body of soldiers and armed police was sent, t,'°4t,: g e3' were now very useful in clearing the 1,1! bat their influence only began to be felt h lt e4 ‘,.ge foreigners had proved themselves more than a ' O .l . the rabble. To guard against another attack, i tlik re ign community patrolled the streets during the k l / 4 /1 k i : o il: . c Steen Bille having fortunately 41 ';y ee f l p'to. be C ap tain Canton, dispatched an express for a is t , the sailors and marines of the Danish frigate essi'' B command, who arrived in . boats . in tow of the s teamer ; messages were likewise sent to the l' l tt• e 4 ,4 and American merchant vessels, so that in th . s i lt l-4 the foreigners mustered in great force, Rae 0, ; t i t all events to keep their assailants in check. Th 14 °.,wever, remained quiet, probably thinking they . th enoueh the previous evening, and that with 4 %1 1 t o te , in foe 6 ments they would fare still worse were Ogs,,•r3' a second encounter; for though threats of Cited ...lc e were rife, and foreigners next day were I 's 4 , 411 d insulted as they passed along the streets, ",as not since been any further outbreak. Pro- L:4B JnerefOre there will be no demand on the set her Majesty's ship Vestal,. which was dispatched 1 ,t1 ), Nos, on Sunday, and being under orders for the 0 1 ,,Ited s ue will not, we presume, delay her departure tb"ts e verythin g be reported quiet in C an t on —th us hnlit 8 -`) g r e leavin g our countrymen there to d e p en d on °w vont hearts, with such assistance as fo r t une , 4I • d the ft , ' (ltly worthy of remark that, u p on thi s an d th e l iN Oth er occasion of a serious outbreak at Canton 4 e i t he War, we have been solely dependent on , 4 Ve4 elS for assistance, though a British fleet Rot, 1. 11 : rained in the China seas ostensibly for the 114 , , c ,"" of British commerce ; and though it is t hAt lress stipulation in the supplementary treaty pNiia v essel of war is to be stationed at each of the Q 441 P b orts . The arti c l e (X) b ears th e mar k s o f t°o _ e en introduced by the Chinese, as it states the `''' to be the enforcement of good order and disci- THE SUN, LON!DON, TUESDAY- pline among the British merchant shipping ; but the true design must lave boon to ensure British subjects that protection which the Chinese authorities were aware they could not always give them. At all events there stands the obligation, which in the (aye of Canton, the most requisite and essential, has never been observed, except when after an alarm a ship is dispatched too large to get beyond Whampoa, in place of a steamer anchored off the factories. The principal portion of the fleet is with the Admiral at Borneo, and the Pluto, steamer, the only vessel suited to the service required here would have joined him, had she not encountered a typhoon on her way, and being heavily loaded with coals and stores, was unable to contend against it. Having lost bath sails and rudder, and sustained great damage from the storm, she was driven on the rocks to the S.E. of Hong-Kong, where the Vestal, under orders for. the north, and to have sailed next day, went to get her off, an operation that occupied a week. In the meanwhile the riot took place, and as the Wolverine, the only other British vessel in port, was undergoing repairs, she was unavailable ; so several days after quiet had been again restored, and the Danish seamen and marines had returned to their ship, by this time in Hong• Kong harbour, the Vestal proceeded to Whampoa, and has since been replaced by the Wolverine, where there is no certainty that she will remain permanently, or until relieved. The foreigners at Canton are not a little exasperated at their being left to the mercy of an infuriated mob, and have addressed a remonstrance to the Consul, in tended to be forwarded to the Government, complain ing of the infraction of the treaty, and calling to re membrance the Governor's proclamation of the 18th of May, wherein the reason assigned for our not im mediately availing ourselves of the Emperor's per mission to enter the city is, that "the populace of Canton cannot at present be controlled by the local authorities." Such is the character of the people amongst whom so much life and property is left un protected by any portion of our large fleet in the East. The subject you will find amply discussed in the newspapers herewith sent, from one of which— the China Mail—l cull a few "further particulars" of the proceedings at Canton : " On the present occasion the native shopkeepers and o'hers in the neighbourhood of the factories give no countenance to the mob, not from any especial love to the foreigners, but because by their energy and de termination they prevented Mingqua's Hong from being set on fire. The shopocracy are therefore loud in their praises of those who have probably saved their property from destruction, for a fire once begun in Canton is not so easily subdued, and in the confusion consequent thereon the loss of property from robberies is generally very great. " The same feeling, however, does not extend to the gentry and scholars, who encourage the popular preju dices against foreigners ; and much less is it fbund amidst the lowest of the people, who :at Canton are formidable from their numbers, and want nothing but opportunity to accomplish what they long for, the plun der of the factories. The constituted authorities are be lieved to be sincerely desirous to keep the peace, but with such materials t o wor k u p on mus t h ave great diffi culty in doing so. The late proceedings, though they have issued in the slaughter of several of the just people,' do not seem to have been greatly disapproved of by their rulers, if we may judge from the edict issued by Hwang, the Lieutenant-Governor, on the day follow ing the riot : " Hwang, by imperial commission governor of Kwangtung, having just learned that those who live in the neighbourhood of the thirteen factories and the out side countrymen have been quarrelling and fighting, it is out duty with equity to investigate who is in the right and who is in the wrong, and to put a termination to the matter. If the conduct of the outside countryman is bad, we will never do injustice to the inside people, Do not, then, by collecting together, excite disturbances and violate the law, so as to be apprehended and exa mined by us. A special edict oppose not. ",` Taukwang,:26th:year (Intercallary), sth month, 6th day (9th July). " Such proclamations are not calculated to propitiate the multitude, and it is notorious that in proportion as Keying and Hwang adopt an impartial and liberal course of policy, they are in disfavour both with the ' enlight ened gentry and righteous people of Canton!”—aina Mail, July 16. " Our Chinese correspondent has since supplied us with the original of the following more formal dtcument published, by Sz' the magistrate of the district where the riot occurred. It seems very ingeniously drawn up; for, though as might have been expected, it lays the blame upon the English, the ' good people,' who have even suffered injury are significantly warned of the conse quences of mingling themselves up with those whose sole object in creating disturbances is plunder. Sz' assumes it to be impossib!e in such commotions to distinguish be tween the good plants and weeds, and that in the event of a breach of the peace, both will be taken and treated alike, " Sz', acting chief magistrate of Nan-hai Hien, with great earnestness makes proclamation:— " Whereas, upon the night of the 15th of the present moon, the English having a quarrel with our people,which ar,,se from some altercation or petty cause, fell to using their fire-arms, the result thereof was that three men were killed and six wounded. The English were as suredly in the wrong. " Fearing that the disturbance, which was not yet over, would cause the lawless to avail themselves of the op :portunity to plunder the shopkeepers and inhabitants, and commit other abuses, I, therefore, communicated with the officers commanding military posts, that they might bring down troops and police, to form a cordon, and block up the streets for the protection of the quar ter. I again made examination of the killed and wounded, and, according to their real state, presented my report to the authorities, with a request that orders might be given to the English Consul, to the effect that on discovery of the guilty* they might, as the laws re quire, and according to the degree of their offences, be severely punished. The officers of Government are to the people as fathers and mothers to their children. As for those who have had the misfortune to meet with this untimely calamity, justice shall assuredly be done them. My only fear is that you, the people, making pretext of requital, should repeat the irregularity of assembling in crowds, whereby those who are in the right, changing their ground, would be ranked with those who are in the wrong; once, too, that you have thronged together, it is hard to be sure that, mingled amongst you, there are no vagabonds profiting by the opportunity to rob and plunder, whence calamity falls upon the shopmen and inhabitants; then, from the difficulty of distinguish ing the honest and those of ill growth, both are appre hended and tried together. As for the bad characters, who affect a zeal in the public service, that they may carry out their unlawful intentions, crime is their vocation, and it has ever been found useless to pity them; but you, the good, who do your duty contentedly, and who from' the excitement of the moment join in their cry, and mingle with them, thus losing your position through their ill deeds, and becoming with them obnoxious to the punishment of crime, how can we but pity you? It is my duty to issue immediately and with earnestness a proclamation. Wherefore I hereby make proclamation to all classes of men dwelling in the neighbourhood, to inform you, that you must await the investigation of all that has previously occurred by the superior officers of Government; you must each and all in tranquillity pur sue your avocations; nor must you, by raising a cry of retribution, revive disorder, and give cause to other troubles, the end whereof will be your own severe punishment. " My object is to keep peace in the quarter, and to preserve safe your persons and houses, therefore do I not spare to repeat again and again my warning by pro clamation. Let every good man beholding this believe the best of my heart, and tremblingly übey. Let none resist a special edict.' " This proclamation was followed by another next day, more earnestly enforcing its injunctions, and stat ing that during the riot a native jeweller's shop had been robbed. The tone of b9th documents is calculated to show the people that there is a very different order of things now from that which existed before the war, when an event like this would have broken off all in tercourse with the foreigners, and instead of a brief announcement of the casualties, life for life would have been insisted on as a preliminary to any negotiations whatever. It was reported that the people demanded this of their rulers, but the subject is not even alluded to in Sz's proclamation." We have very limited means of judging of the probable effect on the populace of such remon strances, but more efficient measures may be ex pected from Keying, on his return from a tour of in spection through the extensive provinces under his rule. To our own Government, however, we must look for assistance, and but for the fact of the har bour having been cleared by the Governor of all the vessels (except the Wolverine, under repair) the admiral had left, General D'Aguilar is just the man to have ordered it to be rendered. What the object of the Governor's visit to the north may be has not been officially announced. It was said that he was going to Chusan to make formal delivery of the island to the Chinese authorities ; but as a personage of less importance might have per formed the ceremony, and as it must be over (his Ex cellency having sailed in the Vulture steamer three weeks ago) before the Vestal can arrive, there must be some other end in view—most probably a visit to Japan, in order to try to re-establish English corn• merce there. I know Mr. Gutzlaff, the Chinese secretary, who accompanied his Excellency, had been very busy studying the Japanese language for some time before, and I believe he took a native of Japan, who speaks English fluently, along with him. Government having persevered, in spite of the clearest evidence of its disastrous effects on local commerce, to carry out their instructions from home *Cruel hands. in regard to the opium farm, brought the lease for the year 184d-7 to auction in the beginning of this month, but when the former rent, I,7lo.dollars per month, was named as upiet price, every one left the sale-room; but the Governor, anxious to have the matter- settled before his departure, had the lease again exposed two days after the first attempt at 1,200 dollars. There was little competition, and the price ultimately obtained was 1,560 dollars. So that all hope of an increasing revenue from this source seems to be at an end; and Mr. Gladstone may yet find that the decreased value of the farm has been produced by the existence of the farm it self, since it has nearly extinguished the only com merce the place was ever likely to boast of; and traders, of course, will not remain where there is no trade. The growing numbers and boldness of the pirates on the river induced the Governor some time ago to sanction one small gun-boat being built, and while she was on the stocks ordered her dimensions to be greatly lessened. It was quite evident that she was unfit for the service intended; and a fortnight ago she had an opportunity of proving this, having been beat off by two Chinese boats, which, after all, turn out not to be pirates, but coasting junks. By such peddling half measures we bring discredit on our arms, and nourish the very evil to be put down, for the Chinese pirates will soon find out how little they have to fear from our hostility. The last news 1 hear of them is, that they ten days ago made an attempt on the fine schooner Torrington, as she was proceed. ing with treasure and cargo to Whatnpoa. The fol. lowing is the account of the affair given by her cap tain (Nell) : " After leaving Hong-Kong on Monday last, the 13th, I noticed several large Chinese fishing-boats hovering near U 3 in the early part of the day. At this time I was getting up and mounting my guns, six 6-pounders, and having them loaded ready for service—our small arms being on deck and in good order. At five P.m., the ebb tide being strong against us, we were passing between a group of islands and Lantso, near the end, when we ob served one of the above-mentioned boats run close up in shore of one of the islands out of the way of the tide, and when he headed us sufficiently gradually drop past us astern. I did not so much notice it at first until again repeated, with the addition of another boat with which he communicated. When ahead of us they parted, one across each bow—the larger boat on the lar board side. The China pilot said, that boat no good— he come alongside you.' I immediately cast the guns adrift, kept the ship away a point, levelled the foremost gun, and fired ; the shot passed close under his stern : he still came on ; another was fired, and I under stand hit him in the stern. I did not see it, as I was handing powder to the rest of the men. He immediately about ship and stood off without saying a word, and joined two other boats painted black, but none of them having the appearance of being fishing-boats. I had too little room, or should have tacked ship and given him the starboard broad-side. The other boat pulled away as fast as pos sible for Lantso. In the large boat there were only three men on deck. I saw one with a match ready to light the fire-balls, and no doubt a number of men were concealed below. It is my firm opinion that they were bent on attacking us should it have fallen calm, or had we anchored. A breeze sprung up, we outran them, and anchored in Cumsingmoon at 11 P.sr. " On coming out the next morning the same boats were in sight, but we had a breeze and left them. "We had a quantity of treasure on board. A fast boat passed us from Macao with Mr. Duus and two other gentlemen, while we were fishing." Since Macao was declared a free port it has been a question how even the limited expenses of its govern ment were to be paid. The matter has been set at rest by a decree of the Governor published in the last Boletirn do Governo de Macao, imposing a pro perty and income-tax of ten per cent.; and though there really seems to have been no other resource left, the measure, especially the income-tax, goes very ill down with the Portuguese, especially those who have property unlet, and look for tenants in the English and Americans, who have of late resorted to Macao as a place of recreation. The following is a transla tion of the decree : MACAO.—OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT. The Governor of the province of Macao, Timor, and Solor, has made the following decree in council : " It being indispensable that the establishment should possess the pecuniary means of meeting the public ex penses, I hold it expedient to decide upon the following : " Art. I.—ln the City of the Holy Name of God, Macao, a tax shall be imposed, and collection made of one-tenth, in the manner herein set forth. "2. Subject to the tax of 10 per cent. shall be— " Sec. I. All farms or estates in town or country. " Sec. 2. The rents, charges, and pensions, which en cumber these properties. "Sec. 3. The interests and profits derived from all branches whatsoever of industrial trade, commerce, agency, dealing, handicraft, and whether exercised by Portuguese or foreigners. " 3. By the town properties, which may be let, or shalt be occupied by their proper owners, there shall be paid 10 per cent., calculated upon the value of the rent which they yield, or which it shall be decided by arbi trement they are worth. " 4. By suburban estates shall be in like manner paid 10 per cent. upon the amount of their rent, or upon what they are decided to be worth, should they be cultivated on account of their proprietors. " 5. By the quit rents, charges, and pensions, with which any estates, whether in or out of town, may prove to be encumbered, there shall be paid 10 per cent., either at she cost of the real proprietors or of the tenant, if there happen to be a contract to that effect. 6. The properties or pensions belonging to the public revenue, which may be enjoyed by persons for their lives, and those belonging to societies, fraternities, or any other establishments or corporations, whose revenues are not applied to pious purposes or benevolence, shall pay the tenth of their income. " 7. Exempted from the payment of the tithe shall be " Sec. 1. All properties belonging to the public re venue which may prove to be entirely estrtated or taken up by sdme department of the public service. " Sec. 2. The building in which the Loyal Senate holds its sessions. " Sec. 3. The property of the fraternity of the Most Holy, and the convent of the nuns of 'Santa Clara, and the dwelling-house of its chaplain. " 8. Subject to the payment of 10 per cent. upon the profits to them resulting from their professions, handi craft, industrial trade, dealing, or agency, shall be— " Sec. 1. Medical men, apothecaries, advocates, no taries, scriveners, solicitors, appraisers, and others exer cising similar dealings. " Sec. 2. The employa of the Loyal Senate of the Mizericordia and hospitals, who derive allotted salaries from their respective funds. " Sec. 3. The public functionaries, according to the emoluments which accrue to them, at their proper cost. " Sec. 4. The proprietors of workshops and all other establishments of art or mechanical trade, and the masters and tradesmen of the said trade and handicrafts. " Sec. 5. The owners of warehouses, and houses of sale for such articles as are made in the above trades, as well as those of shops, magazines, or godowns for the sale of millinery, jewellery, and other like articles. " Sec. 6. The owners of ships and coasting vessels which sail upon the open sea or upon the rivers. " Sec. 7. The captains, masters, boatswains, pilots, and boatmasters of these vessels. " Sec. 8. Farmers and agriculturists according to the profits which may accrue to them from the farms of which they are tenants. " Sec. 9. Proprietors of all cattle whatever. " Sec. 10. Wholesale and retail dealers, whether on their own account or on commission. " Sec. 11. Book keepers, clerks, and cashiers of mer chants, whether wholesale or retail, and of mercantile houses, shops, and magazines. " Sec. 12. Capitalis — ts who may employ their funds for themselves, or for intervening parties, or who make their profit in houses of discount, or other similar esta blishments. " Sec. 13. Those who owe money at interest, whether on bond or otherwise, at the cost of their creditors, not their own, if the loan be gratuitous. Should there be any doubt of the acknowledgment of the debt, he only can be held responsible for the tenth who shall have made his declaration. " 9. The declaration of debts subject to the payment o the tenth, such debts liable to pay interest or not, shall be made in the Loyal Senate, without reference to the production of the titles which may prove them, the affidavits of the creditors being sufficient. 10. When for any reason it may be impossible to put a value on the income of parties liable to taxation, there shall be imposed- on them a tenth, which shall never be less than an amount corresponding to the tenth of the rent of the houses they inhabit, nor more than three times that tenth. "Sec. 1. As regards such dealers as keep open shop, the calculation for their tenth shall be made, in prefer ence, upon the rent of the shop, store, or godown which they occupy (for trade), if this be larger than the pri vate house they inhabit." GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. His Excellency the Governor being about to proceed to Chusan, the government of the colony will be admi nistered during his absence by the Hon. Major=General D'Aguilar, Lk utenant-Governor. By order, W. CAINE, Officiating Colonial Secretary. Victoria, Hong-Kong, July 17, 1846. " GENERAL ORDERS. "By the lion. Major-General D'Aguilar, C. 8., com manding the troops in China. Dated Head -quarters, Victoria, Hong-Kong, July 3, 1846. " On the occa,ion of the evacuation of Chusan, and final departure of the 98th Regiment, and the company of Madras Artillery from Cttina, the Major-General commanding desires to express to Brigadier Campbell, and to the respective commanding officers, officers, and men of these two corps, his sense of their long and meri torious service in this country. " The Major-General desires Brigadier Campbell will make these sentiments known to Major 'Roberts ' com manding the 98th Regiment, and to Captain Back, com manding the Madras Artillery, and he requests also the Brigadier to accept his particular acknowledgments for the unremitting manner in which he has watched over FIVENTING, ScEI'TEM:I ill. P 1P46: the field discipline and interior economy of these (roc.:l, as well as every other part of the important force co a mitted to his charge. " The Mij 1.-ti,:ner7l will nit Inil to rnalce t - nown to his superiors the value he has attached to Brigadier Campbell's 7,aious co-opt-tan.,ll ; in taki;:g ch i public leave of the Biigadi,r, he clo-ires that ollicur to be assured of the njor-Generat's ii - artn personal w.sh, , s fur his pr .3pe:ity and Nvelflre. " (True extract.) " J. BRUCE, Captain, Assistant Adjutant-General." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CANTON MARKET REPORTS. (From the China Mail, July 20, 1846.) GENERAL REMARKS —Owing to the late disturbance having caused a great want of confidence, and to the continued scarcity of money, the market for both im ports and exports has been in an extremely depressed state. Large shipments are being made to Bombay, and a few ships are loading for England. With the excep tion of these operations, the stagnation in the market amounts to a complete suspension of business. IMPORTS. Cotton—The market has continued to fall, and is in a most depressed state. New Bombay ranges 54 to 6.5 taels nett ; Banda, 6.8 to 7.8 ; and Madras, 5.3 to 7. Even at these ruinous rates for Bombay, a great dullness prevails, and holders evince no degree of firmness. The following are the stocks and deliveries since the 20th ult.:— Cotton. Deliveries. Stock. Bombay, bales Bengal, „ 420 3,643 blairras, „ 937 9,589 America, „ 296 538 Total At the correspending period of last year the stock was 54,292 bales, and in 1844, 114,971 bales. Cotton Yarn—We have net heard of a single sale during the month. The stock is very small, and the de mand for the article healthy, but advices from England communicate such unprecedentedly heavy shipments that the desire to sell to arrive which has been evinced, has Ilad the same effect as if the articles were in the market. The quotations long, are as follows :—Nos. 16 to 24, 30. to 31.; Nos. 26 to 32, 31. to 33.; Nos. 32 to 42, 35. t 037. Longcloths—Holders continue to evince the same degree of firinness_as mentioned last month; the fact being that cash payments are quite out of the question, and the export, market affords no article of barter. When the tea market opens operations will doubtless be upon a more extensive scale, but the stocks will by that time have accumulated considerably, rendering the chance of improvement in prices but scanty. The sales since the 20th ultimo have been on a very limited scale, at 2.50 to 2.80 long, for 66 to 72 reed greys, and 2.25 to 2.60 for white. American goods have receded in price, but operations have been upon a fair scale—Drills. 40 yards by 30 in ches, command 3.35 to 3 40; and domestics, 40 yards by 40 inches, at 2.50 to 2.75. Long Ells have pretty well maintained the improve ment noticed in our last, and assortments 1-111 command 8.55 long; scarlet and purple are worth 9; mazarine blue, 8.80; brown, 8.50; gentionella, 8 dols.; black, 7.80; light blue, 7.50; green, 7.20; yellow, 7 dols.; and ash, 7.20 — the mark 1 being quoted 10 to 25 cents, below those rates. Spanish Stripes also continue to maintain themselves, and sales to a fair extent are reported at 1.15 to 1.30 long. Purples are quoted at 1.35 to 1.45 long; masa rine blue, 1.25 to 1.45; scarlet, 1.25 to 1.30; gentionella, 1.15 to 1.25; black and brown, 1.0.5 to 1.15; ligkt blue, 90c. to 1.05; green, 60c. to 95c.; yellow, 75c. to 80c.; ash and white, 60c. to 70c. Camlets—We do not hear of a single sale—the no minal quotation for English being 18 dols. for SS, up to 22 dols. for D. Lead—Has slightly improved, and may be quoted at 5.50 long. Iron—Remains pretty firm, the following being the quotations, long:—Nail-rod, 3 dols. to 3.20; bar and bolt, 2.00 to 3.10; hoop, 2.80 to 2.90. Tin Plates—Are quoted at 6 dols. long, but we hear of no sales. • Betel Nut—Remains extremely dul, with a consider able stock in importers' hands. The full quotations are 2.50 to 3 dols. long. Rattans—Continue in fair request, and previous rates fully maintained. Good Banjarmassing at 3.75 long ; good strait 3 dols. to 3.25; and water 2.20 to 2.40. Putolmek—Remains negleCted at the extremely low rate of 6 dols. long. Cloves—Have remained dull at 25 dole. to 27 dols. long. Cochineal—Has fallen to 180 dols. Rice—Has again fallen; Arracan, 1.20; cargo Manilla and Balli at 1.60. Opium—Malwa continues to droop ; very large quan tities have been sent to Woosung, and more is about to be sent. The stocks here are very heavy, and the demand languid. The present price cannot be quoted over 690 to 700 dols. Bengal has continued to be ruled entirely by speculators ; the clearances have been upon a large scale, and the stock much reduced. Strong efforts have been made to buoy up the market, but the fear of the bazaar drug coming on before the sth sale, and the low rate it is expected that that sale will go at, has caused importers wisely to meet the market. New Patna has been as low as 585 dols., and large sales were made at 600 dols. It rallied, however, to 622.50 ; but clearances having stopped, to-day's rate may be quoted 612.50. Benares, from its scarcity, commands the same rate as Patna. Old Patna is dull of sale at 675 dols. Turkey is nominally 520 dols., with nothing doing. (From the Times.) We have received by extraordinary express, in an ticipation of the hi-monthly mail, our letters and papers from Calcutta to the 7th ultimo. A variety of reports are in circulation respecting the unsettled state of affairs on the north-west frontier. The Seikhs, we hear, are determined to re-organise their army, but several of the hill tribes are already so dissatisfied that it is expected they will refuse to submit. Under these circumstances the Maharaja's Government has, it is said, already ear nestly solicited that the British army may remain at Lahore for a longer period than that originally fixed by the Governor-General. The intelligence from Hydrabad states that the Nizam has been compelled to solicit the advice and assistance of the Resident. The expulsion of the Rohillas had at length been determined upon, and the Resident having taken matters into his own hands, the refractory Zumindars have submitted, with the exception of the tributary Zumindar of Gudwal, against whom the troops of the contingent will be employed. Our intelligence from China speaks of the prepa rations making for the evacuation of Chusan. The stoppage of the Mauritius Joint-Stock Bank took place on the 17th of June. A call on the share holders for the remainder of the unpaid capital would, it was believed, enable the bank to resume business. The credit of the Mauritius Commercial Bank was not in the least affected. The reports from the indigo districts have been, without exception, unfavourable. ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 9. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Oriental, true to her time, arrived here on the 4th inst. with 90 passengers, mostly for India. This is the last trip which this fine steamer makes to Alex andria, as she is to be put on the Constantinople and Black Sea line. The Oriental has plied for six years between Alexandria and Southampton, and has always performed her voyages with the greatest regularity. A considerable quantity of Turkey opium is now sent by way of Egypt to China. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers receive this drug at Smyrna, whence they convey it to Malta, there it is put on board the steamers bound for Alexandria, it crosses Egypt, and is re-shipped on board of the steamer waiting at Suez, which conveys it to Hong- Kong. Although the charges of the Peninsular and Oriental Company are high, it is more economical to send opium to China by way of Egypt than by a sail ing vessel first from Turkey to England, and then round the Cape to its destination, as the loss of inte rest alone sustained by the longer route amounts even to more than the heavy freight charged by the Penin sular and Oriental Company's steamers. The Viceroy's arrival at Cairo from Alexandria was celebrated with three days' illuminations and fire works in the citadel. His Highness was, however, fain to come back to Alexandria, on account of the great heat prevailing at the capital, and he returned here on the 2d inst., by way of Rosetta. Mehemet Ali has just concluded an arrangement with a Greek merchant for the payment to the Sultan of the yearly tribute of one million and a third of dollars, nearly 270,0001. sterling, due by his High ness to the Porte. The Viceroy continues to wear the Turkish dress, which so ill befits him, and in consequence all the employil-of the Government are under the necessity of following his example. Some of them, and parti cularly the fat and lazy men of rank; look very much out of their element in their new costume. The Pacha has also reduced his fine flowing b eard to about a hand's breadth from the chin, conforming himself in this respect to the Constantinople fashion and the precepts of the Koran. This alteration in dress is considered by some as an improvement, as making the Turks and Arabs more similar in appearance to Europeans, and bringing them in closer contact with European ci vilization. His Highness Ibrahim Pacha is living quietly at his palace on the Nile, near Cairo, pursuing his favourite occupation of the direction of his farms, selling the produce yielded by them, and thereby accumulating money. His Highness still talks about his travels in Europe, and now that he has ha 1 time to ponder quietly over what he has seen, and compare the impressions made upon him by the differe; t countries he has seen, it is very satisfactory to Englishmen to hear his Highness pass the warmest eulogiums on Great Britain, its institutions and its industry. His highness has said that England is far advanced of the ether Powers, and is making rapid strides onwards, whilst the latter are very slow in their progress. Researches are still being carried on in various parts of Egypt for fossile mines, and some small quantities of an inferior quality of coal have been discovered in the upper country, near to the town of Keneh. The reports of the English engineers employed in these researches are not favourable. However, since Ibrahim Pacha's return from Eng land, he has taken great interest in them, and Me hemet Ali evinces great anxiety for success, so that the works are being pushed on with vigour. The opinion expressed by many geologists is, however, that the soil of Egypt and the surrounding desert, is not adapted for the formation of coal, and that this fossile will never be found in sufficient quantity to defray the expenses of working it. There has been a slight disturbance in the Shar keeyeh, or eastern province of the Delta, but it was caused only by a few fellahs resenting the extortions of their superiors, and it was soon put down. The French war-steamer Gr6geois arrived here on the 2d instant from Algiers and Tunis with a cargo of Arab pilgrims bound for Mecca. To conciliate the Arabs the French send a steamer every year to Alexandria for the accommodation of those intending to visit the shrine of the Prophet at the Hedjaz. Ahmed Bey, Chamberlain to the Sultan Abd-al- Medjid, who accompanied the Viceroy on his recent visit to Constantinople, returned here yesterday from Cairo, and proceeds to Constantinople to-morrow, in the steamer Nile, which has been newly painted and handsomely fitted out for the purpose. The chief Rabbi of the Jews died at Cairo last week. An intimation of this event having been given to the Government, Ibrahim Pacha, with a de gree of toleration and freedom from bigotry which, considering that his Highness is a Mussulman, is de serving of great praise, sent a company of 100 sol diers and a military band to join the funeral proces sion and do honour to the defunct. Intelligence has been received from Beyrout up to the 6th, and Damascus to the 3d inst. The accounts from Syria present nothing of interest. There is the usual monthly-occurring changes in the Governors of the provinces, ---a new Pacha for Damascus, a new Pacha for Aleppo, and a new Pacha for Saida,----a mos ruinous system for the country, as the various Pachas knowing that the tenure of their offices is very limited make most of their time by using all possible means to extort money from the natives, without caring for the consequences. Throughout Syria great interest seems to have been taken in Mehemet Ali's late visit to Con stantinople, which the natives connected in their minds with his return to power in that country—an event which to all appearance would be hailed with pleasure by Christians, Moslems, and Jews. The present system of government in the mountains, carried out as recommended by the European Powers, does not seem to act satisfactorily. 10,000 Russian Jews were expected to arrive in the Holy Land to settle there. This number will add about a third to the present Jewish population in Syria and Palestine. Great preparations were being made for giving un usual splendour to the caravan of pilgrims which is to start at the end of this month from Damascus for Mecca, and the mother of the Shah of Persia was expected to accompany it. The Sultan has sent out from Constantinople engineers and workmen to re build and repair the different caravansaries and for tresses on the Hadj, or Pilgrim-road, from Damascus to Mecca. It was reported at Beyrout that the Pacha -if Jeru salem had, by treachery as usual, seized upon the persons of the principal chiefs in his district, and amongst others, the famous Sheikh Abou Gosh, who has for a long period given so much trouble to the Turkish Government. FIVE O'CLOCK, P.M. No intelligence has up to this hour been received of the arrival at Suez of the Hindostan, which wa s expected there from Calcutta on the sth inst. The French steamer, Egyptus, sails for Marseilles direct early to-morrow morning. ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 10, Two A.M. Intelligence has just been received here of the arrival at Suez yesterday of the Peninsular and Ori ental Company's steamer Precursor from Calcutta, which place she left on the Bth of August. There is no news of importance. By this opportunity we have not received from Bombay any later dates than those brought by the Akbar, which sailed from Bombay on the sth of August. COAIMERCIAL REPORT. We have to announce the receipt, since our last issue, of two dispatches from home, one via Bombay, on the 18th ult., with London dates to the Bth of June, and the other by the Bentinck steamer, on the 4th curt., with intelligence up to the 24th of the same month. The advices by the former opportunity were, generally speaking, of so undecided a tenour that they had but little effect on our markets, with the exception of causing a general feeling of disappointment at the ex tremely limited extent of the draughts on this Trea sury ; and although by the latter the accounts of some of our staple exports were rather more satisfactory, the amount of remittances was again so moderate that it is not to any encouragement from home that the somewhat improved state of affairs that we have to report can be attributed. The pressure in our money-market has been gradu ally decreasing throughout the past three we€ks, in con • sequence, in some degree, of the payments of dividends on Bank Stock and of interest on one of the Govern ment loans, but more particularly from the receipt of extensive remittances from China and Bombay, and also to a moderate extent from the interior ; this ren dered the demand for accommodation less extensive, and enabled the directors of the banks to reduce their rates one per cent., which had the immediate effect of lowering the rates of discount generally, and inducing the parties who had hitherto kept their funds locked up to bring them forward, and secure the com paratively favourable terms even then obtainable; under these circumstances the prompt of the last opium sale, which fell due on the 29th ult., was met with even less than the usual excitement; and although it is not to be expected that the effects of the late panic can be imme diately got over, there appears every symptom of a gradual improvement. _ - Our exchange on England has been very unsettled; for some time after our last issue good ten months' date paper ranged from 2s. 2id. to 2s. 3d. per rupee; subse quently, however, a steady decline was observable, the rates falling from 2s. 2d. to 2s. lid., and shortly previous to the arrival of the Bentinck to 2a. old.. at all of which considerable operations were reported; this decline was by some attributed to the improvement in the money market enabling the native dealers to take delivery of, and pay for, their former purchases more freely than they had previously been in a position to do, thereby placing importers in funds, which. they in most instances immediately invested in the purchase of bills; but anothe-r reason evidently was the anticipation of heavy remit tances by the mail just in, in consequence of the report by the previous opportunity of the Court of Directors being about to reduce their rate for draughts on this Treasury, and this having proved unfounded, and the amount received being extremely moderate, buyers have since been manifesting rather less disposition to operate, and a slightly upward tendency is again ob servable. Government securities have been rapidly regaining their position, and a short time since some heavy trans actions were effected at our quotations, which are still the rates of the day, although within the past few days there has been rather less doing. In Bank Stock but few sales have been reported, the large dividends lately declared having rendered holders unwilling to realise except at higher rates than purchasers are willing to pay. The late scarcity of money in the upper provinces, and the impossibility of negotiating draughts on Calcutta, is the cause of our market being less abundantly sup plied with produce than is customary at this season, and consequently of the business done within the past month being on a somewhat moderate scale, as well as of prices being maintained ; and in fact of their having, in some cases, slightly advanced, as will be seen by our remarks on the various staples. In our import market there has of late been rather more activity observable, but still neither the amount of business doing, nor the prices obtainable, are at all satisfactory, or what might have been anticipated from the improvement in other branches of trade, and from the season of the year. Freights have not very materially varied ; shortly after our last a slight decline was submitted to, but they again rallied, and within the past few days have further advanced to our quotations, notwithstanding rather nu merous arrivals. Indigo—A very material alteration has taken place in the prospects of the crop within the past month, in consequence of a sudden rise ot the river s i n some dis tricts, and continued heavy rainin all. I n many parts of Jessore the probabiltity of an early inundation induced the planters to commence manufacture before the plant was quite ripe, and when the state of the weather rendered the produce anything bat satisfactory; since this an oc casional glimpse of fine weather has been experienced, but there is uow no chance of this district reaching last I year's out-turn. W e s t a t e d i n our l ast, that a'thoegh many concerns in li'shringur and Baje-tbaye had plenty of plant, they would require unusually fine weather and low rivers to enit,lo them t., do arj go d,c),d 'Ur anti cipations as to the itnprob%bdity of this. ho - e been fully r, alised, constant rains ha empletely ruin: d the late sowings, and rersiered the ,esL.,L even of the earlier ones very uncertain, so much so in fact diet the estimates from some fare c.mcerns range from 50 to 75 per cent. under last year. In M dda a great part of Moor shedabad the weather has been equally unfavourable, and caused a considerable reduction in the expectations of the planters, although not to the same extent as in the districts previously noticed. When we last wrote, Tirhoot was expected to send down something under an average season, or about 20,000 maunds ; from this may now be deducted fully one-half, a fortnight of rain such as had never previously been experienced, combined with a sudden rise in the Bau gruttee and Gunduck, having reduced the prospects of some concerns to an eighth or even a tenth of what they made last year, whilst those that make the halt will be fortunate. We have seen a list of several concerns which last year aggregated nearly 9,000 maunds, and which are now estimated at about 2,000. Fine weather up to the conclusion of the season would doubtless cause some improvement, but we are of opinion that 10,000 maunds is the utmost that can be looked for from this district, whilst a continuance of the rain, or further rise of the rivers, would probably reduce it to 6,000 or 8,000. The accounts from Bhaugulpore are also unfavourable, and it does not seem probable this district will much ex ceed the half of last season's out-turn. Our advices from the neighbourhood of Mirzapore and Ghazepore are leis favourable than when we last wrote ; the unusually late drought having in these, as in other districts, been succeeded by constant rain, and some large concerns have reduced their estimates by one fourth. Higher up and in the Doab, however, they have been more fortunate, and still anticipate a good season, but as they have scarcely as yet commenced manufac ture, it is very uncertain whether their expectations will be realised. Dacca, Furreedpore, and the neighbour hood, have been in every respect most fortunate; but although these are now closing with fair results, the slight excess from them will go but a small way to make up for the deficiency in other parts; and although still unwilling to name a definite figure, we think we are safe in saying that there is every prospect of the total out turn being under 90,000 maunds. Sugar—There has been a fair amount of business doing in this staple throughout the past month. The demand having apparently been but little affected by the fluctuation in exchange, or even by the accounts from home; all good yellow or dry brown descriptions have found an immediate sale on arrival at comparatively high prices, but the supply of these has continued very limited. Benares has been arriving more freely, although not to near the customary extent, and consists in a great measure of low to middling second qualities, which have been taken at 10r. to 10r. 4a., with a few parcels of really fine white at 10r. 10a. to 10r. 12a. per maund, whilst within the past few days, owing to a more general in • quiry, a further slightly upward tendency has been ob servable. In Khaur there has been nothing doing ex cept for local re-manufacture. Exports to Great Britain of all descriptions from the Ist inst. up to date amount to 46,671 maunds. Saltpetre—The inactivity in this market reported in our last continued for some time, and prices slightly declined; this, however, again brought purchasers into the market, and there has of late been a good demand for Great Britain, at especially for the finer descriptions full prices, notwithstanding that freight has not been obtainable on first-class ships under 41. 4s. to 4L is. 6d. per ton. For America we have heard of but few pur chases. Exports from the Ist instant up to date have been as follows, viz. '—Great Britain, 6,249 mauuds; North Ame rica, 465 maunds. Rice—Notwithstanding that the advices from England have of late been rather more encouraging for this staple, it has continued entirely neglected for homeward ship ment, and prices are completely nominal. For Mauritius and Bourbon a good inquiry has been experienced, and Ballam and Moonghy have been taken to some extent at about our last quotations. Raw Silk—There has within the past three weeks been more activity in this market, owing to several par ties having come forward to purchase, being apparently tempted by the great falling off in the exports from this part (those of the twelve months, ending 31st July, being only 15,954 maunds, against 19,721 and 22,160 for the same period of the two preceding years), and by the somewhat improved demand for some descriptions of Bengal Silk at home, as advised by the past mail or two, as well as by the downward tendency of exchange. Silk Piece Goods—A moderate amount of business has been done in Corahs during the month, at for low Gossimbazar goods, of which, with few exceptions, stocks entirely consist, at 95r. to 105 r. per cargo; su perior, or even fair qualities, continue scarce, and would bring high prices. In choppas or bandannas we have but few sales to report, the only parcels in the market being of very inferior qualit3. Shell Lac and Lac Dye—Shell Lac has been in mode rate inquiry for England and America, and a few parcels of middling Beerbhooms have found purchasers at Br. to 9r. per maund. In Lac Dye there has been even less doing, and al most entirely in low and middling qualities, so that for this article our quotations for most marks are necessarily nominal. Oil Seeds—There has been rather more doing in these seeds for the Engli.h and French markets, owing to the comparatively 'moderate demand for America having compelled holders to submit to a decline, and also to freight having in some instances been obtained on ships anxious to fill up at a considerable reduction on the es tablished rates. Linseed has sold from ir. 10a. to 2r. 2a., but in very few instances has the latter figure been obtained, and mustard seed at about ir. 12a. to lr. 14a. for the best cleared. Safflower—Several transactions have been effected in safflower, at from 14r. Ba. to 26r. per maund ; the latter is, however, an extreme rate, fine qualities being readily obtainable at about 20r. to 22r. Jute—There has been but little doing in this staple, owing to the bazaar continuing scantily supplied even with inferior qualities, whilst of really g oo d there has been none obtainable a- some time past. Hides—A considerable amount of business was done in hides during July, especially in dead green Patna, and in first and second quality Calcutta slaughtt red, but at reduced rates ; the bazaar is now almost bare of good parcels, the present extensive stocks consisting almost exclusively of second and inferior descriptions. Our quotations are about the prices paid throughout the past month, but holders are now demanding advance for any good qualities. Opium—ln our last we quoted Patna at 1,200 r. and Benares at 1,120 r. per chest; these rates, however, were only maintained for a few days, and the drug has since been pretty steady at froth 1,150 r. to 1,160 r. fur the former, and 1,075 r. to I,llor. for the latter, the market being apparently but little affected either by the accounts or remittances from China, or even by the alteration in local monetary affairs. The stock in the Company's go down last evening consisted of 2,905 chests of Patna, and 770 of Benares. A report is current to the effect that the prompt on future sales will be reduced from one month to 15 days, which will most probably materially affect speculation. MONEY MARKET.—The declaration of a half-yearly dividend by the Bank of Bengal, at the rate of 13.6 per cent. per annum, as reported in our last, was followed by the Union Bank at the rate of 7 per cent. The pressure in the money market has'gradually,decreased, and we have now to report a reduction of 1 per cent. in the Bank rates, accompanied by corresponding or even greater de cline in the rates of discount generally. Government securities have been steadily advancing in value, and are firm at the following quotations in Bank Stock; we still seldom hear of operations, there being but few parties willing to invest at the rates demanded: CURRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, BANK STOCK, &C. Transfer, Five per Cent.... ...Rs. 8 00to 10 0 0 pm. Second do., according to Nos... 0 80 to 30 0 Third ditto ... 1120 to 24 0 New ditto ... 5 0 oto 5 8 9 Siena rupees, Four per Cent... 6 00 to 70 0 dis. Company's rupees, ditto... ... 4 80 to 50 0 Co.'s rs. Bank of Bengal shares, 4.000 each Pm. 2,450 to 2,550* Union Bank ditto ... 1,000 ditto 145 to 150 t Agra Bank ditto 500 ditto 240 to 250 Oriental Bank ditto ... 590 ditto 180 to 190 S old 190 to 290 N. W. Bank of India ... 500 ditto / newloo to 130 FREIGHTS.—The rates of freight to Great Britain have in most instances been pretty steady throughout the past month, with the exception of an occasional reduction fur an inferior vessel or one anxious to fill up in a hurry, under which circumstances a considerable decline has been submitted to. Shortly after our last the tendency was decidedly downwards, but within the past -week or ten days rat es h ave rallied considerably, notwithstanding numerous arrivals, and are now appa rently firm. * Exclusive of dividend. t Ditto. INGULAR CASE OF RESTORED ANIMATION.-0/1 Thursday last there was a regatta at Southend, ac companied with a variety of amusements of a rustic character. Shortly after the conclusion of the regatta a party, who had been out fishing in a boat some distance below the pier, discovered the body of a man, respect ably dressed, floating on the surface. It was imme diately taken on shore to the Ship Tavern, where, after using the usual restorative means for several hours, ani mation was at length restored. It appeared that Lieu tenant Drake, RN., had been walking on the pier, which is a mile and a quarter in length, and by some accident fell off unobserved by the spectators. He was borne away from the pier by the tide, and floated to a consi derable distance till he was thus fortunately rescued, whilst in a complete state of insensibility. Lieutenant Drake is now convalescent. THE LAST OF THE REBECCAS.—Henry Evans, committed to the county gaol, September 3, 1844, for being engaged in some of the Rebecca disturbances, and tried in March, 1845, and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, was discharged on Monday last, the period of his imprisonment having expired. He is the last of those unfortunate persons who were committed for various terms of imprisonment, on account of their con nexion with Rebeccaism. When he entered the gaol he was not able to speak a word of English, nor did he know his alphabet; but when he was discharged be could speak English fluently, and was able to read the Bible, and repeated to the chaplain, who expressed great satisfac tion at his progress, the 3d chapter of Matthew, which he had learned.— Carmarthen Journal. PROPERTY LEFT IN PUBLIC VEHICLES.—Since the 22d of May last, up to the Bth inst., 69 umbrellas, 63 parasols, 61 coats, 7 parcels, 3 pocket-books, 11 cloaks, 8 opera-glasses, a prize oar, and 326 articles of different descriptions, have been left in:cabs and hackney-coaches The Royal Yacht, with her tender, the Fairy, is now in Portsmouth Harbour, and will go to her winter moorings up the harbour in the course of the week. DURHAM.—A MINER'S FUNERAL.—A distressing scene is uescribed by a correspondent as having taken place on Tues•lay evening, in the graveyard, St. John's, Weardale. The body of J. Kidd, a mast( rman washer, and a man highly esteemed by all the miners for honesty, sobriety, and orderly behaviour, was to be interred. The Rev. J. Green, the curate, sent word to the friends of the deceased that he would not allow him to be carried into the church, as he had died of fever. His medical attendant then certified that the disease of which he had died was non-contagious; on which the reverend gentle man answered, that as the deceased never came to church when alive, but did all he could to oppose it, he weuld not allow him to come in when dead. The relations and friends, not wishing for any unpleasantness on the occa sion, sent for the Rev. W. Eckersell to perform a cere mony over the corpse before it was removed from home; after which they moved with the coffin to the grave, wishful to dispense with the latter part of the service, as they were denied the first. When they got to the grave they immediately placed it in the coffin, and com mencedio fill it, on which the reverend gentleman in sisted that he should be allowed to perform his duty. The men respectfully answered, that as he had refused the whole duty, they would not have a part performed. The gentleman, evidently greatly ex c i te d, ca ll e d on a policeman who happened to be present, to support him in his duty; whereupon the mass of the people imme adhiaritedlgyedretririteeds. . and left Thoughtheh gentlemane only per to to finish hishal half ehlfis g s p oe a n y e — to an s d ee th th e e f t r h ie e n N d v s ido g w av w e i i th t. It was he e h c e l a a r i t m . her three children hanging over the g rave , surrounded by . scores of the miners, while thi s ' a l tercat i on was r e e d n d fullin going forward. The excitement among the miners is very great. YADDI OUTWITTED.--011 Monday morning a poor Patlander went into the Gurbals Police-office, Lilasgow to complain in the first place that he had been robbed of six pair of shoes and one pair of boots, and in the next place to solicit for himself a pass by which as a pauper he might be conveyed home to Ireland. He made the latter application because he was starving, and had not a single farthing in the wide world to help him. Lieutenant Reid being on duty, at once proceeded to in vestigate the facts of the case, and in so doing asked Paddy to lay down a large bundle he held in his hand, to see if none of the lost shoes were contained in it. This the complainer declined to do, at the same time declaring on his honour it contained nothing of any value whatever. After some discussion Paddy was in duced to give up the bundle, which being opened was found to contain two bags, a milk jug, a considerable quantity of horses' harness, and other articles, the pro perty of Mr. James Gray, farm er , M a i ns b y Cathcart, from whom they had been stol en . I t seems Paddy had been employed by Mr. Jam es G ray at the harvest, which accounted for his possession tit' the property i n question. Not being able to give any sat sfactory ac count of how he came by these articles, he was detained for examination. Previous to being lucked up, Paddy's clothes were examined (much agAnst his inclination), when a purse tumbled out containing ono sovereign in gold and thirty-five shillings in silver. On this the man who had been robbed, and was starving, and a ish,d a pass to take him home to Ireland, was passed into the custody of the house constable, who brom-,ht tem before the sitting magistrate on Tuesday morning, by whom he was ordered to be transmitted to the sheriff of Renfrew , . shire.—Edinburgh Advertiser. LAUNCH OF TUE "JOHN WESLEY."--Wre under stand that Wednesday next, the 23d inst., has been finally fixed upon as the day for the launch of the new ship which has been built by Messrs. White, of Cowes, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Missions in New Zealand, and in the Friendly and Fejee Watchman. ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COURT OF REQUESTS, WESTMINSTER.—Yesterday the annual ap pointment of resident householders to act as Commis sioners for the Westminster Court of Requests for the ensuing year took place. The parish of St. Martin's-in the Fields appointed 40 ; St. Ann's, Soho, 9 4 ; St. Paul, Covent-garden, 20 _; bt. Clement's Danes, 24 ; and St. Mary-le-Strand, 12. REMOVAL OF THE CONVICT SMITH TO THE MILL• BANK Paisox.----In the course of the afternoon of Satur day Mr. Cope, the Governor of Newgate, received from the Home -office a reprieve, and also the order of removal to the Millbank-prison, for John Smith, who was tried and found guilty of the wilful murder of Susan TollidAy, , at the Guildhall Coffee-house, on Saturday, the Ist 0 1 August. MARKET .N E S.--( fitt.zi DAY nex.A.;:o7.t; 111cadow 51 to '4h 'New ditto, 21 lOs to 31 Ls; Old Clover, 41 10:s to 51 10s; New (lit to, ;.:z lOs to 4112 s ; .OaL straw, - I/ Ss to 1110 s; Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 12 s per load. 'A full average supply, and a heavy demard. CUMBERLAND.—OM Meadow Hay, 31 to 4/ ; NET ditto, 21 10s to 31 12s; Old Clover, -1/ 103 to 51 Ss ; -New that , . 3/ 103 to 41 10g; Oat Straw, Ii by to 11103 ' - Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1113 s per load. !trade dull, at the above quotations. W.tirrEcnarEL.—Old Meadow Hay, 3/ to 41; New ditto, 21 8s to 3/ 10s; Old Clover, 4/ Iss to 5/ 12s; New ditto, 3110 s to 4/12s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/10s; \%'heat Straw, 11103 to 1112 s per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. GAME. Mr. Wright. head gamekeeper to the Earl of Galloway, reports to a friend as follows respecting his heat, one of the most extensive in the south of Sc.,tlan':---l'aroidges on dry sharp land, a fair average crop, in good condition as to size and weight, while on wet groin - Li they are not only scarce in number, but small in size. Arrn.ng the extensive wilds of Minnigaff, which he has traversed many a time and oft for the last ten years, he nf , ver met with so many diseased grouse in aTI his experience. The murrain, on examination, is evidently tape-worm, how ever contracted. The birds thus weakened are easily obtained, although of little work; while healthy heath cocks are packed in flacks of a hundred and upwards-- their favourite resort being the patches of corn er,p growing among the moors. When in Mirmigaif so late as the sth curt., he found the tendency to packing for mutual protection increased and increasing. Pinaiants are plentiful, well grown, and form a great ornament to the woodlands of Galloway. Or hares no complaint is made, whether of the smaller mountain breed, or the larger which inhabit the plains below. During the whole season the grass lands have thriven, greening apace, even while other kinds of vegetation either remained stationary or retrograded. Hence the number and plumpness of the mawkirs which, in stealing at dawn on their early fare, are not necessitated, as yet, to make marauding visits to kail-yards green. Mr. Wright has abont fifty young pheasants running about his doors, as tame as the chickens with which they associate. But they will be planted out by and by to their native woods, there to shift for themselves, and increase the number of beautifully plumaged breeders which had become rather scarce in the noble ph-asut e groun.!s around Galloway House. From the above it will be observed that the south, as regards grouse, contrasts rather unfavourably with the north of Scotland, where so many notable feats of sportsmanship have been per formed since the campaign opened, some of which are recorded in our present number. It seldom happens in our varying climate that the weather suits alike every description of cropping ground ; and the re mark, we suppose, extends to the winged tribes tak, n under the protection of Acts of Parliament. Nor is this all. The game on some Highland estates, includ ing deer, pays proprietors better than :slicep—hn ad van• tage that calls into action the most vigilant prottciion, in maintenance of the character of the sportsman's rounds. During the present season fcotpaths have been shut up and guarded by gaineleepers, previously open to pedestrian tourists time cut of mind, when in Tieq of health, and the pleasurable emotions derived from scenery by turns picturesque, sublime, and romantic. And should these things be ? chiefly that such crack shots as Mr. Campbell, of Monzie, may kill more than 200 head of game in one day, aided by servants, some of whom keep relays of guns constantly loaded, while others beat the bush in search of coveys, taking care that not even fragments of time are lost. Such per formances are but battue wmk at best—wholesale slaughtering, which is not the legitimate object of sport ing, compared to the health and strength gentlemen fowlers acquire in threading the moors, by trusting simply to the instincts of their dogs, and their own in dividual efforts.—Dunzfries ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-- An accident occurred to the boiler of the engine attached to the mail train, which left Paddington on Sunday night for Exeter, between the Paddington terminus and the Hanwell station, causing a stoppage of upwards of an hour. The up luggage train, however, arriving with two engines, one was got upon the down line and at tached to the mail train, which then proceeded safely on its journey. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A FEMALE FROM A STEAMBOAT.—Yesterday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, great consternation was caused on board the Jessamine, belonging to the London and WeAminster Steamboat Company, and plying between London and Westminster Bridges, in censiquence of an elderly, respectably-dressed woman jumping overboai d, when the boat was between Paul's-whart and Blacktriars-bridge. The Bachelor steam- boat passing at the time, the cap tain, after some trouble, succeeded in rescuing her, and, upon arriving at the Blbckfriars-bridge Pier, gave her in custody. She stated that her name was Beach, and resided in Chester-place, Herbert's-buildings, Webber street, Blackfriars-road. Thirty-four duplicates were found upon her, some of which were fur the must trifling sums. REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.—The sea, at a short distance from the coast here, has presented some re markable appearances during the present week. On Tuesday last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, about low water, the sea, for about thirty yards from the shore, and along the coast from the Cove to the bay of Nit;, appeared of a purple colour, and continued to darken as the afternoon advanced. Our informant, who, with a large number of fishermen, observed the appear ance, thinking it might arises from any reflection of the sky vent out in a boat and examined the water. To his astenishment, he found the boat actually in a sea of purple, and the water of a glutinuous nature, c staining so much colouring matter that it actually died red what ever object it touched. No effluvia Could be perceived arising from the water. As the tide rose'the coloured water packed closer in shore, and continued to become darker and darker. Next afternoon, the same appear ances were observed to occur, but not. to such an ex tent. We wish some of our scientific friends would afford use clue to the cause of this phenomenon. Nothing of the kind seems ever to have ben observed in this quarter before, although, perhaps, in other places such appearances may have been witnessed. We may state that, on Monday, the fishermen between this and the Cove observed the sea, at about seventy or eighty yards from the shore, breaking out in dark spots, which may be supposed to have multiplied and magnified till they presented the appearance above-mentioued.—Aberdeen Herald.