The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-28 00:00:00

? ovor nment. The fief s Durand, ann , \ ed by the the Jiiell'lll , zn Chronicle upon is coi:duct, resolved to enforce •nyi a s that might deemed amilicr. , Jle to apply the eh-cult:l - to suppress that jourcal. To this Durand anpllcd rTecifically Govery, to a scertain Whether the kw known as to m ent Beg. XI. of 1335, or the press l aw, applied in as many svords to the Tenasierim pr " in ees• They were held so t o a pply, though, having t a h wav dist rtlit apparently of Captain Durand's judgment,e nengal Government required the Commissioner to e xplai • n to the p art i es concerned in printing, the con struction of that Government. The Government Order was notified Li the proprietor of the Moulmein Ch , oniele, Abren, who finding that he had for some time rende red himself amenable to the pains and penalties avvelt on in the Act, proceeded, with as little loss of time 17110 could, to comply with the provisions of . the Act. _ fault had been that his paper bad issued a single day without the name of the printer (he having none) being _attached to the foot of the print. That single appear ;ace determined its fate. An official was found to n de an°,,aace the o b nox i ous journal and i ts il l egal proceedings, f.tsuit was ae•ordingly filed against them. Instead te one mi g ht i mag i ne, a tr ifli ng mu l ct b e i ng l ai d on tenr'Fbreach of the law, impossible to be evaded, a s n antre rs w as pronounc e d o f t wo y ea rs' i m p r i sonmen t an d • one. je The m aximum punishment for the offence in question W e Y l aw, two years' imprisonment and 5,000 rs. fine. Must, therefore, conclude that the proprietor of the i i " b aela Chronicle was deemed nearly worthy of the o ,,, eBvi est punishment by law awarded for a single day's —,„lssion••of his printer's name on his publication. elq•cbTrA..—We have not had much worth noticing. . Dative committee went up to Government a slo,rt time 44 1' i Btati ng that the police :Is at present constituted was hav en," ; -7 - inefficient. On the deputy-governor wishing to mina facts to support this opinion, the committee no -1,,0,1ate:! a new committee to collect facts, though one ar ra „ t!Proose the facts had been already collected and b ee -gea before any representation to Government had ventured upon. This, however, is not the way can' local progressives. b e „gallery for fine art exhibition has been ordered to sor n - P er ted upon by Colonel Forbes. It is to be erected b„ where on the Esplanade. Government will contri pri, ,00 0 rupees, and the remainder is to be raised by Gitte att bscription—probably in shares. taenZernment has also nominated a committee of seven th e v 7p, four medical and three lay, to examine into be rs a `,Klity of Dr. Esdaile's mesmeric facts. The mem- St e ,,, °` the committee are Dr. Atkinson, Dr. Duncan li r ", a rt, Dr. Jackson, Dr. O'Shaugnessy, Mr. Rogers, ` llllllO , and Mr. Evelyn Gordon. pnear t,) be thes:,:— ~~3 ~)l1; 7 0 48 ILTA Y NTL L G ENE uALTIEsM BY I DEA R TH I IN E THE I C ARMIES . OF INDIA lt"°11 T13 SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL, Ite l !,: l4lB ast T je 27 y . 's Troops.—En s i gn C. T. C orm i c k, 50 t h thelent, at Loodianah, August 23; Lieut. S. A. Ker. th Regiment, at Lahore, August 22. ir —ba Y — Assistant-Surgeon E. J. Wallace, residency ° ll , at Bhooj, August 29. IttlihoadraLs--Lieut. W. B. Griffith, 51st Regiment, at , B e ; g h ee. August 29. bali tt h - g a ,l — Ensign R. T. White, 26th Regiment, at Urn- At unlY 3d; Lieut. W. S. Dodgson, 81st Regiment, titl e -walbugh, August 17; Captain A. llurnfrays, Ar• 4,:!Yi at Delhi; Brevet Captain 11. S. Stewart, 29th i nent, at sea, on board the Queen, March 24; `Stant-Surgeon Goodridge, at Meerut. `N ZSIENTS, PROMOTIONS, &C., ANNOUNCED SIN CE 4:011ATCII OF LAST OVERLAND MAIL ON THE 27th ale u‘" Uajesty's Troops.—Dragcons— 9th Regiment 1 %/ ,. -eers)—Lieut. Anderton has leave to remain at ,tituYnee Tal till December next. 3 1 Regiment—Lieut. to ii„ck,to Calcutta from December to February next, and - giand for two years on private affairs. Lieutenant Re gis to to England for two years on private affairs. 10th lles.;nblent (Hussars)—This corps arrived and took pos kin of the barracks at Kirkee on the sth inst. 14th kasteillent—Lieutenant Thompson is acting as Pay for th,!' %Min G. R. M. Dawson has leave to Bombay afkir'ec Months, and to Europe for two years on private has „ .8. 15 th Regiment (Hussars)—Captain Blackford Iteproeeeded to Europe on medical certificate. 16th to sea (L ancers):—Colonel Cureton, C. 8., has leave k / 4 4 for three months. Captain Meik proceeds to h i - th a e ri o ci b Y, sea- Lieutenant Knight precedes the corps vetiond route. hociyantrY,--4th Regiment—Assistant-Surgeon Light " 4rri ved at Bombay, in the Persia, has proceeded Pouf, B tlu t ,to join his corps in the Madras Presidency. trtiv d egiment— Head-quarters, in the Anne Armstrong, 4-o on e- i i li t Bombay, August 26, and is now stationed at a t Lat .-. 9th Regiment—Lieutenant Taylour remains 17th Land o on medical certificate, till December next. liStroi, Nil:Rent—Captain Wetherall appointed an as may,ln the Sinde survey department, vice Mild % ieu2lst Regiment (Fusiliers)—Lieutenant Dilkes is more at Tina ballah. 29th Regiment—Lieut. Scuda aPPeari- a t Calcutta, with leave _for_ four months, to I officers • Lieu- Letia„ .ruelore a board of medical .' H p °nal-4%R; Duncan, to be captain, and Ensign H. P. reus ed .' M'Donald has Pret,,,,, lent. C. F. qualified . as an inter -32d Regiment.—Lieut. Coils . faas leave . , to a ppear before a board of medical officers. 50th . - 1 1--- Ensign C. T. Cormick, deceased, at . LoodEt 4no.Nust 23. 60th Regiment (Rifles)—Lieut. . Ist:! u, appointed aide-de-camp to his Excellency Sir G.C.8., vice Captain W. Napier, appointed s ecretary. 63d Regiment—Leta. P. meat '',', 4 PPointcd adjutant to the corps. 78th Rep 4re ; cli ghlanders)—Lieut. G. A. Lockhart is on Ills 4 ° ; llonabay ; Assistant-Surgeon Bowie has rejoined •kerm6unent at Poonah. 80th Regiment—Lieut. A. S. t0era...1.!„,w, deceased, at Lahore, August 22. 84th Regi at 1p This regiment proceeds to Bellary when relieved ee ede Ult St. George by the 94th. Lieut. Silos ! , has FT:). cat,„ u to Europe on two years' leave on medical certati y. to Macbean K. H., to England far two l a : 4 1 v, on private affairs. 80th Regiment—Ensign E. si eaver to be lieutenant, vice Archer, deceased. En gri Atildway has resigned his appointment in the Sinde -llre e „ d - I 7 eartment. iA. S. Aplin has date etrie to Bombay till the end of the year, on urgent pri ; • H d affairs. 94th Regiment— ea -quarters of this corps has been ordered to be relieved from Aden. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta Ore, land Price Current,. Sept. 7.) The Government express of the mail, ri d Bombay, With London dates to the 7th July, came in on the 17th alt. ; but, although the intelligence received b ll y th d is e o e p d - Portunity of a change in the Ministry, naturally in u :t belief in the extension of free -trade measures generally, 4t Was not at the time supposed that any very material alteration would be attempted in the scale of sugar duties tuaPPosed to have been determined on by the previous ;41,'''. ihistry • and as this was almost the only point on which ZYrevis'al of the tariff could materially affect this coun , and the advices of most our other staple exports '"c much the same as by the previous mail, business ii‘likbut little interrupted . • on t h us 3 instant, however, 44 iii"c_rarrival of the Hindosta'n put us in possession of fur advices to the 24th July, with intellience of Lord ft 0,41 Russell's intention of at once doing away with . the Ilicrenti 1 ybetween free and slave-grown foreign all o 4 i ttrs, atalciduutltimately of that between foreign and i Z-b,"(::Illial this, if carried into effect, would of course f in Vice read y increase the competition, and reduceeohn. te• d e e ()four sugars ; so that, although opinions vary ou _ .. tiv4!tblY as to the period likely to elapse before . the ased l , 404atiou in the slave states can be materially 144 _ltrt deny that the proposed alteration will t in so er o e . ner or e be Prejudicial to the produce of this coun,an i d n , exc°„aacquence, notwithstanding a steady decline rate . f? gel Purchasers have appeared . indisposed t s o ta o p p le e- s of e 4 "I at the previous currency ; in other Ike 4104, how t i d o ever, a fair amount of business has observable that, fur tie, and more activity has been b ut e some time past. In imports, generally, th e i sZtuetnprovetnent has been discernible, a l n o ' e o r c a z reased inquiry for one staple being, generally mend k r thing' accompanied b a slackening in the demand o tllOl-ers, kl that on the y whole the sales effected t during ad tiecl:rttil have been far from heavy, whilst the steady y a Furth in the rate for remittances has, of c o o f ur t s r e a , de. In our 14,Pre.ludicial effect on this branch r ate N l' We quoted 2s. Old. to 2s. Old. per rupee as the N l' it e l° d ten months' date paper :since th eT is a , d h oa or ly: Rive4' , 4, contrary to general expectation, c., teasn"ay, to the extent of lid., without any . apparent lkaitiZ with the e e tion of the 14Pori: hit our mo n x e c slightly improved m p atketbusiness WhichllaalitiN continued on a moderate scale, B and o . the theA-- Otri home, until the last mail (pre b viou n s ex to . .4144 f: greatest fall had taken e t e o 10s. ik h r , toil', i Freights have declined from place) having ;meii,'" w ith;,, - ",i,ag to the umerous vessels anxious to clear O . ' " l e 1 1 xt da ys, lBn to escape the detention of ' 4l ' l ' anarah Poeor'a holidays, which commence on !1vi11,',4-4 l ast for l j o or 12 days,during which all business tb t hat It, :111141, be at a stand ; it is, however, possible equally 4410 es , tithe approaches shippers will be tt abli"zt CT their goods, to effect which they m y tit ot Mit to some advance for vessels on the a ny 0 • !Unli t , IA the Ni t% g, and it is therefore impossible to . form tn. as to the currency likely to be established of he et iral. °' oth- "' y e no mt • • notice in the position 11, - 1404,„ a ertal alteration to in,-Itki hav' )4arket, but the directors of the Bank of pge l '?at at I;ll4ain r educed their rates one per c o en f t. eo t in he . azie: Pap er Iljlt charged for loans on deposit sitic7,.4lt Sto71: 14 11 9 per cent.. ; GON fl - ern t m ua e Securities of L "r last, .. have but slightly uc ted . in value r auoUt last, 7, Will be seen by our quotations, which ° any l'e v : r ates of the da although we do not hear 1.. extensive operation's. NaITRE llnic , A MARKET. th —''''./3 Y rland Price e Chamber of Commerce Ove bo b% Current) onsider 4ble bu s 4 : 2 ; St PT. 15—. There has been a dektitit;tness done ince our last ini improvement the p rel: principal e c ule n c fr om in Pktiesr':),, tof imports, but the -oe f ".tetl was expected to have arisen d f the atitie..oollrable nature of the monsoon, an been l'aalCurte°llition of the money market, has not ma r a ys 0 anything like the extent anticipated. Indeed n , tatt4l; obtained for cotton piece goods have beencull.- tea t tees a. good deal lower than those before _6. trjet. 4-he accounts received from the agricultural di s• generally satisfactory. a1t04,18--The prices of copper have improved . about . 4 : u t‘ B * Per Cwt.; and most kinds have been in good thbreu_d• In we have heard of no . sale, .nor does at t i, 93Peat loonbe any material chang t either in prices 4pei kand. British bar is a shade higher than before. arti, t i ‘r and quicksilver are slightly lower ; and in other 0:t there tens 00 alt:1'14;m1 to notice. doNbt °n-Nluufaetures—Tl:E,re have b ur some connsie hold,re ate s, but ,iwing to the c .urse pursue d by tati g i 14 forcing their goods on the natirket, a pretty 1414: Al t i t 44 reductten of prieut has taken Place. Gray .and longeloths of low quality, and light 11°111448 both gray tuad bleached, can only 1 :e of at unren - lure,!Ei.r, r a te s ; fine bl.!aci., a 1-rig,l.,;hs arui hit*, rua(l,po::a.l; r,rp, howLvtr, a vod deal incoli? d for. •'sray dt;tne:,!ies maintain former rates, but are just now in little &wand. The low and middling qtv.iities of jaatonets, gray and Lleached, have still further declined in value; white jae collets, of fine quality, ar, - ," scarce, and in servo denrind, hut prices are still uoremunerative. For haul.: muslins, lappets, &c., there is no inquiry. Prints. with the excep tion of good styles, are neglected. Zebras ha% e s , ld at low rates. Yarns—There have been some sales of mule twist at a slight advance upon previous rates, and in water some improvements h,ive also taken place. In dyed yarns we hear cf no change. Woollens—The market for these continues inactive, and the off;,rs made by dealers are generally low. We have heard of the following transactions:— 3,000 yards of woolen cloth, at I r. 6a. per yard. 1,500 ditto ditto at lr. 4a. ditto. Marine Stores—Prices rem•rin wiJiout change, with the exception of that of Swedish tar, which is about one rupee per barrel lower than b , fore. There has been a sa!e of 90 cwt. of White paint at 12ir, per cwt. Beer—No transactions arpear to have taken place .ince our last, and prices remain unalt,.red. The dealers app.ar to be for the present pretty well supplied. Spirits—The deinaad for these has been languid, and no improvement lias taien place in existing rates, which are far from rymuneratintr. We hear of no transactions. Cocliin , al—This article has continued to itnprovu in price ; 3r. 3a. per pound has been refused for it, and we now quote it nt 3r. 4a. . _ SatTron—The m.trk,t for this is also more favourable, but prices are still unrennineralve, and for the best qua !ities no more than 17:1-r. per pound can be obtatoed. The stocks both of this article and of cochineal are vet.) light. Maeao has compelled the Governor to impose a heavy income VA roi:.rty-tax, amounting to 10 per cent., which is erc::Etir.g an outcry in the Holy City, be cause it is felt to be especially hard twon the Por tuguese, now the only permanent population of the place, whose remonstrances against the former ex cessive restrictions and imposts, which drove away the entire foreign community, were disregarded, when they might have prevented the subsequent decay of rade. Murders and highway robberies—hitherto corn : witted exclusively upon Indians and Chinese —are, as you will see from the papers, becoming alarmingly common, and the perpetrators are probably encou raged by the impunity they enjoy for their depre• dations on the river. The police—who, to do them justice, are certainly efficient in protecting life and property within the town—have no force adequate to the purpose on the roads and villages upon the island, and they have as yet been able to devise nothing bet ter than to counsel the inhabitants not to go alone or unarmed beyond the bounds of the town. A few thousand dollars spent in maintaining a rural police would render such counsel unnecessary; but permis sion from home must be obtoined before even this step is adopted by the local authorities. Warren Delano, jun., Esq., who goes a passenger in the Lady Mary Wood, is the bearer of dispatches to the Govc , rnment of the United States. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have permanently appointed Mr. Olding their agent at Ilong-Kong, an arrangement which we are very sure will give general satisfaction to the foreign community in China. CHINA COMMERCIAL. HONG-KONG, AUGUST 28. At Canton the market continues dull in the extreme. None of the staple imports are in demand, or can be disposed of above prime cost, while the prices asked for exports offer no immediate prospect of eligible invest ment. No present inconvenience is thus experienced by the scarcity of money, caused by the drain for India; but it may be severely felt should an improvement take place in the export trade. Matters are rather better in the north. At Amoy cotton and cotton goods fetch remunerating rates, but the market is a limited one, and must so continue, until the native dealers are induced, bx a sustained demand, to bring exports to that market. At present returns are chiefly made in cash. At the date of the very lest advitfes from Shanghae there was a perceptible, though slight, improvement in the market. 'The loss of the Duke of Lancaster will probably give :t a further impetus. Stocks of shirtings are light both n first and second hands, and there is a demand fur both white and grey, especially the former, in which a con siderable business has been done since the hot weather commenced. The transactions, too, being principally for cash, are on a much sounder basis than during the monopoly of the now bankrupt Hongs, a pernicious system which we trust will never be revived. Un bleached goods also have been sold, but to a limited ex tent, and at from 50 to 60 cents. less than white. The stock of opium is very large, most of the receiving vessels isuirr, full; there is, therefore, no immediate prospect of amended prices. In the new crop of tea scarcely any transactions have taken place. The musters hitherto produced are not of a first-rate quality, and the prices asked are such as no one, looking at the advices from England, is disposed to hive; and it is probable that among the first operations f)r this article it will be taken in exchange for opium. It is said that the number of chops to be brought forward at Shanghae will fall greatly short of the amount last year. A similar indisposition to enter into transactions in silk is manifested, the prices asked being such as to h ave no prospect of profitable investment. The native dealers, who have gone to the interior to make purchases, are said to have hitherto made little progress, the producers holding out for prices higher than the foreign merchants are disposed to give, and therefore leaving no profit to the dealer. It is said, however, that a leading firm in Canton has made a contract fur from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, speculating on the higher prices last year obtain able at the southern ports. Another sale of about 500 bales is stated to have taken place, consisting of Tsatlee, first and second qualities, in equal proportions, at 400 dollars for sycee, or say 420 dollars. Of this year's crop but little really good has made its appearance, being probably held until better prices are offered. Instead of being deficient, as was reported, the crop is now said to be abundant; and therefore it will soon be proved whether the unfavourable advices from England will have the effect of forcing the Chinese to lower their de mands, or whether they wia be able to hold or take the silk into consumption among themselves. CANTON AIARKET—AudusT 24. (From the China 111 ail.) IMPORTS. Cotton— Low rates continue, without the slightest in dication of improvement.. They, however, appear to have had their due effect upon clearances, which stand as 'ollow for tie month ending the 20th inst. Deliveries. Stocks. 26,689 53,840 421 4,440 3,170 8,115 373 165 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOII, TUEDAY.—PiThee ..Moert, att4 ?ra by the Earl Of Itiorton and Colonel ;•.-oyirtour, er.j oyt tho tp:. , rt of she , .tin,!.!,. this rnornint::. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, P riace Allred, the Pritict.ss Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their usual pony exercise this morning in the gro ends around the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Prit ices Helena was also taken an airintr. ller Royal Ilighne.is the Duchess of Glouceste' !, at tended by her Lady in Waiting, is expected to ari .vc ai the Castle today on a visit to the Queen. Viscount Palm , '-rston and Lord and Lady How and de Walden are also expected to arrive on a visit to It sr Ma jesty• this evening. Iler Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince .Albert rode out in a pony phaeton in the afternoon, the prince driving. The royal dinner party at the Castle this ever ring is expected to in Jude her Royal Highness the Duc ness of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glot teester, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, •t 64 ., Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Gloucester, the Banonrss de Speth, Vise . ount Palm ers t on , Lq'd and Lady Haward de Walden, and Sir George Coap(r. Th, band of the First Life Guards atte'.nf during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will aft, , rwards attend in the Castle. Their Royal nighties Fes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Streli:z, hft Kew yesterday to honour the Marquis and Marchioness of Aileshury with a visit, at their seat Tottenham-park, Marlborough. Earl Grey arrived in town on Monday evening from his se,t Ilowiek Hall, Northumberland. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey arrived in town yesterlay evening, from his seat Fullodon, Alnwiek, Northumberland. The Chancelior of the. Exchequer has arrived in town from Mickleton LLtll, Doncaster. Lady Mary and the lion. Mr. Abc , reromby arrived at Farrance's lintel, Upper Beigrave-street, yesterday, from Scotland. Tha Lords of the Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday in the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords present were the Lord Chancellor,, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Campbell, the Vice-Chancellor of England, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. 11r. Turner, Queen's Counsel, was heard on a petition of Henry Davidson, William Davidson, and Henry Berkley, Esquires,',prayin g the re-instatement of their appeal against Maria Fraser, executrix of Simon Fraser, deeeaied, from a sentence of the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of British Guiana, on the grounds that the same has been erroneously dismissed. Their Lordships granted the application. The Court then rose. Bombay, bales ... Bengal, ditto ... Madras, ditto ... American, ditto ... Total ... 30,653 66,560 The rates may be quoted 4 a 6 tads net for Bombay ; Banda 6.8 a 7 taels ; Tinnivelly, 6 4 a 6.6 raels. The stock at the corresponding period last year was 70,458 bales, and in 1844, 117 ; 893 bales. Cotton Yarn-Owing t..) the heavy arrivals, dealers became unduly alarmed, and prices recede i below what the circumstances justified. During the last day or two beginningC s id era b o f e eett thrt ohe7sped weighingeal u7.et e l oael month,erra:slehlstl elaeodtloewggn.nbreogucerrl.tye: 91b.,) north t ilwvs, idenhhigigduringal Consider ablet placedhievtsseo. an improvement has been manifested for low numbers, 2 but the high numbers are in very limited request. The following are the prevailing rates, duty paid :-Nos. 16 to 24, 26 dolls. ; Nos. 28 to 42, 28 dolls. at the against tea tea C t t nh l oge e e again .mi; quantitieso ori6nbeo. suspensionl t s, month. 2. weighing d e er d ori 14h : o h : se t iat quotations gueo u oc t r B h .t e ael been t i a . ir,6o6e2nf purchases . removedrdolls.oandfr i may be quoted 1 doll. 90c. for common, up to 2 dolls. 90e. for fine 745.-also long. American Goods-Domestic 40 yds. are becoming rather scarce, and are worth 2 dolls. 50c. to 2 dolls. 75c. long ; drills 40 yds. have declined to 3 dolls. 15c. Long Ells continue in fair demand with :a slight ad vaece in price. Good assortments of 1111 mark com mand 8 dolls. 25c. long ; brown are scarce, and command 8 dolls. 50c ; scarlet and purple, 8 dolls. 40e. ; mazarine blue, 80 dolls. 20e. ; black, yellow, and green, 7 dolls. 20c. ; ash, 6 dolls. 20e. Spanish Stripes also continue to improve, and good assortments saleable at 1 doll. 25c. to 1 (hill. 35c. long ; purples are worth 1 doll. 30e. t) 1 doll. 45c. ; mazarine blue I doll. 25c. to 1 doll. 35c. ; scarlet, 1 doll. 20c. to 1 doll. 30c. ; gentianella, 1 doll. 15c. to 1 doll. 20c. ; black, l doll. sc. to 1 doll. 15c. ; brown, 95c. to 1 doll. 10c. ; green, and light blue, 85c. to 90c. ; yellow, 70c. to 80c. ; ash and white, 60c. to 70c. Carnlets continue dull and without demand. Lead is still saleable at 5 dolls. 50c. long. Iron has improved considerably. Bar and bolt are worth 3 dolls. 50c. long. The large sizes of nail rod 3 dolls. 20c.; smaller, 2 dolls. 80c. Hoop is worth 3 dolls. Tin Plates have slightly improved, being quoted from 6 dolls. to 6 dolls. 50c. Betel Nut-A parcel of old has been forced upon the market at 2 dolls. 30c. A cargo of new has arrived by the Sophia Fraser, for w hich about 3 dolls. is wanted. The prospects for the artic le are ver y ba d. Rattans are duller than we ever saw them, and there is a considerable stock. Good Banjarmassing are quoted only 3 dolls. to 3 dolls. 25c. long. ; and Straits 2 dolls. to 2 dolls. 500. Putchuck remains neglected at 6 dolls. to 6 dolls. 50c. hang. Cloves have improved, and will command 32 dolls. long. Rice seems to have fallen to its lowest point. Arracan I doll. 20c.; cargo Manilla and Bala 1 doll. 50 0 . Opium-Malwa-The accumulation of stock seems at length to have alarmed holders, and the price has re cedd to 650 dolls. to 660 dolls. for the best. In Bengal drug the market continues to be ruled entirely by specu lation, and the Chinese are making strong efforts to sup - port it. Nearly all that the foreigners held has been bought by Chinese at three weeks and not cleared, who thus have all the stock in their hands. Notwithstanding that in many instances the time had elapsed and the buyer not able to clear, the system is still pursued, though hitherto unsuccessfully. The clearances have been extensive, but have latterly been greatly falling off. Patna may be quoted at 602 dolls. 50c. ; Bemires scarce, and worth 5 dolls. more ; Turkey is in demand at 500 aolls. BIRDS AND THE ELECTRIC TELEGRArR.—A para graph having lately gone the round of the daily papers, stating that birds sitting on the electric telegraph wires would, were the instruments at work at the time, fall dead to the ground, we have been informed by a party who is thoroughly conversant with the electric telegraph that such cannot be the case. The only reason he as signs for the above supposition is that birds in their flight fly against the wires, and being stunned fall to the ground to all app earance lif e l ess . Th e f act is simple enough, there being nothing to connect the birds with the earth, which must be the case for such an occurrence to hlpp, n. ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND. — Yesterday, shortly after twelve o'clock, the following melancholy accident occurred in the Strand, opposite the Adelphi Theatre, during the bustle usually prevalent on the conclusion of the perform ances at that establishment. A young woman with a child in her arms had just left the pit department of the theatre, and whilst attempting to cross the road was knocked down by a cab, at that moment drawing up. The woman was instantly assisted to rise, but before the child could be picked up it was trampled upon in a shock ing manlier by the fore-hoofs of the horse. The injuries sustained were of such a nature that the child (a boy of about four years of age) is scarcely expected to live. THE LATE VICTORIES IN INDIA.—Mr. lVelfbrd, of the Royal Minr; has i eceived an order from the East I n di a Company . for the execution of 30,000 'medals, to c ommemorate ads o th h e ra, vic tories irtt.be p es of r e sMmoi d dlc e t e o , F t heer officers, oshah non-commissioned n missioned officers, and privates of the Com• pany's service and the Queen's - troops which took part in those actions. Tli E SU 0.11,N1N 61 OCTO N LOIN DON, EDN ES R 28 18-16 5 FRENCH PLAYS. Encouraged by the success of last year, _Mr. Mitchell follows o u t hi s plan of commenein,t , season for the French Plays early in the winter. We are rejoiced at this, because it shows that the former efforts of Mr. Mitchell have been justly appreciated by the public, while, at the same time, it secures to that public an earlier commencement and a longer continuance of a most delightful and intellectual amusement. The season commences on Wednesday, 11th November, with the engagement of our old favourite Perlet, the actor who first made French plays popular in England. He will be supported by Cartigny, Rhozevil, and Mademoiselle Brohan, from the Theatre Francais, (her first appearance in this country), and during his engagement, there will he produced, Bertrand et Baton, Le M'alade Irnagin lire, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, L' Ecole des Femmes, and Les Folies Arnoureuses, and sc vend popular vaucle • villes. May we venture to express a hope that during the course of his engagement, he will appear in Molieres chef d'euvre Tartuffe. It is the character in which Perlet produced his first impression on the Engli'h public, and one of which those who have once seen his embodiment will not easily lose the re membrance. Frederic Lemaitre and Mdlle. Ciarisse will follow Perlet and Mademoiselle Brohan, and during their engagement will be produced Dumas' Comedy of " Louise de La Valliere," " Marie Jeanne," "Le I3arbier du Roi d'Arago," " Don Cesar de Bazan," " L'Auberge des Adrets," "La Dame de St. Tropez," and the new play of " Le Docteur Noir." The engagement of Monsieur Fre derick Lemaitre, will be succeeded by those of Mon sieur Lafont, and Mademoiselle Fargueil, (her first appearance in this country), for whose performances will be produced the plays of " Un Mari qui se Derange," " Casanova," " Les Deux Brigadiers," " Mathilde, ou, La Jalousie," "Un Mariage au Tambour," " Pierre le Rouge," &c. &c. &c.— Early in March the popular comic actor, Monsieur Alcide Tousez, (of the Theatre du Palais Royal), and MademoiselleDuverger, (also of the Theatre du Palais Royal), will make their first appearances in this country, and will perform in " Le Roi des Frontins,' "La Scour de Jocrisse," "Le Philtre Champenois," "Escadron," " Volant de la Reine," &c. The per formances in April will be commenced by the engage ment of the admired artiste, Mademoiselle Rose Cheri, (of the Theatre du Gymnase), whose performances last year were so eminently successful, and during whose limited engagement will be produced the new domestic drama of " Glarissa Harlowe," now perform ing in Paris with extraordinary success; and also a new play, written expressly for Mademoiselle Rose Cheri, by the popular author M. Scribe, in addition to the following pieces :—" Yelva; ou, l'Orpheline Russe," " La Belle et la Bete," " Une Maitresse de Maison," "Les Deux Scours," "La Loi Salique," and others. The engagement of Mademoiselle Rose Cheri will be succeeded by those of Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre Francais), and Mademoiselle Denain, also of the Theatre Francais (her first appearance in this country), for whose representations will be produced " Une Chaine," " Oscar," "Le Mariage Force," " L'Enfant Trouve," "La Famille Poisson," "Le Jeune Mari," " Le Barbiere de Seville," " Les De moilelles de St. Cyr," " Le Mari a la Campagne," &c. &c. And, at the end of May, the distinguished actor, Monsieur Bouffe, who has not appeared in London since 1843, will give a limited number of representations, consisting of the most popular pieces of his celebrated Repertoire, namely—" Michel Perrin," "Les Vieux Peches," "Pere Turlututu," " La Fille de L'Avare," "Antoine; ou, Les Trois Generations," " Clermont," Les Merluchans," " Le blousse," "Le Gamin de Paris," &c. In addition to these artistes, Mr. Mitchell has again engaged Mademoiselle Rachel, for a few performances. She will appear in the tragedies of " Tancred," by Vol taire ; " Brittanicus," by Racine ; " Athalie," by Racine; "Marie Stuart," by Le Brun ; " Ariane,' by Corneille. In addition to some others already pro duced at this theatre, Mademoiselle Rachel has also undertaken to perform, during her engagement in London, and for the first time, the character of Celimene, in Moliere's comedy of " Le Misanthrope:' But Mr. Mitchell has not devoted his attention ex. elusively to the engagement of stars. They will be supported by a company which, in its ensemble, can not be equalled in any save a Parisian theatre, and which, perhaps, cannot be surpassed by any single theatre even in the French capital. The fellovi ing is a list of the general company : Mons. Cartigny ; Messrs. Rhoz , wil, Felix, Beron, Sourillon, Larochelle, Preston, Dumery, Masquilicr, Dorgebret, I'agenier, Gabriel, and Mons. Langeval ;. Madame Grassot, Mademoiselle Duverger. Mes lames Cane Vallee, Amelio Khin, Celine Fou quet, Fanny Cordely, Josephine Leyder ; Mademoiselles Edith Duffand, Fanny Merimont, Marie Pascal, Madl. Dumery, Augusta Leon. Chef d'Orchestre, Moms. Bourotte ; Regisseur, Mons. Cloup. Such is the programme for the season, and it will be kept to the very letter. Mr. Mitchell is one of the very few managers who has never promised more than he feels himself assured of performing, and with such a company there can be no doubt that the season of 1847 will surpass even that of 1846 in brilliancy and success. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—This popular theatre, having been re-decorated, is about to open again for an operatic campaign ; and as the object is decidedly to give every encouragement to English authors and composers, arid to establish a native opera, the enterprising proprietor has our heartiest wishes for his success. The opening piece augurs well for his taste and liberality; for Mr. Loder, though less known to the public, has long been esteemed by musicians as a composer of undoubted genius. The author is no less known as a lyrical and dramatic• poet, so that we have not only a right to expect an interesting drama, but poetry also, which, in a modern opera, is somewhat of rare occurrence. THE STEAM SHIP HIBERNIA.—Boston letters an nounce the arrival of the Hibernia at that city on the morning of the 3d instant. She would leave again on her return on the 16th, and consequently may be antici pated at this port about Wednesday next. Her accounts will probably be of much political importance. The Mexicans at the city of Monterey appear somewhat in clined to dispute with the American forces the very in different progress they have been making during the early part of September toward s th a t pl ace . H er com mercial accounts, in which so many conflicting hopes of corn and cotten are bound up, will possess much interest, —Liverpool Albion. THE LATE SHIPWRECK.—RAMSGATE, OCT. 23. This afternoon, at two o'clock, the bodies of the three unfortunate French sailors, Captain Isau Thomaso, Noel Thomaso, and Jean Marie Philippe, seamen of the chasse mar* Eole, which was wrecked at the back of the East Pier-head in the gale on Wednesday last, were interred with all the solemn rites of the Catholic Church, in the cemetery of St. Augustine's Church, now erecting on the West Cliff. The procession consisted of the two sur viving crew of the ill-fated vessel, and a great number of foreign captains and seamen, 24 of whom volunteered as bearers. A considerable number of the townspeople attended on this mournful and interesting occasion. It is worthy of remark that this is the first funeral which has been celebrated according to the Catholic ritual in Ramsgate since the Reformation. The church of St. Augustine, when completed, will be a source of great spiritual benefit to the crews of the numerous foreign vessels frequenting this port, who are at present desti tute of any suitable place of worship. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER IN CHE SHIRE —The following information was received at the police office last night, that at twelve o'clock yesterday noon, Mr. Thomas M'Gill, a travelling draper, residing at Edward-street, Hanvover-street, was shot in the head (supposed with a pistol), and then robbed of two 201. Bank of England notes, two 51. notes, 181. in gold, and from 31. to 4/. in silver, and a 10/. Bank of England note—total 824 _effected by a man named John Wright, who, aft& robbing him, attempted to drag him to a brook, no doubt with the intention of drowning him, but was prevented from effecting his purpose by some men who were at work in an adjoining field, near to the high road at Tabley, Che shire. Wright is described as a Scotch traveller, and was living at Benton Cross, with his father, about three miles from Northwick ; he is a native of Warrington, about 28 years of age, 5 feet 10i inches high, sandy whiskers, light made, and has a habit of swinging his arms (very much) when walking. Wright is well known by Mr. M Gill, having been formerly in the same busi ness as a Scotch traveller ; be met him near Tabley, and entered into conversation with him, and shortly stopped until Mr. M'Gill passed on, when the report of a pistol was heard, and MeGill fell. Wright then rifled his pockets, but some labourers coming from a field, he afterwards made off. Inquiry was then made of the wounded man, who stated where he lived, and he was brought to Manchester in a coach. Mr. Hanson, sur geon, attended him after his arrival in Manchester, and states that he is in a dangerous state from a 'severe wound on the back of the head.—Manchester Courier. SUBSIDENCE ON THE IPSWICH AND BURY RAILWAY. —Our readers are already aware that considerable diffi culty has been found in forming a necessary embankment near Stowmarket, owing to the whole miss of earth re peatedly subsiding. It was supposed that the spirited c ontractor had mastered this difficulty ; we regret to bear, however, that on Friday Last another sub-ndence of from four to five feet occurred. Three splendid new en gines, for the railroad from Ipswich to Bury St. Ed round's, arrived, during last week, at the Ipswich station. Preparations will shortly be made for constructing the telegraph along the line from Ipswich to Colchester. , 1 SPO RTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT. - ` ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. Sweepstakes o f 10 sovs. each ; m inne r to be sold for 801. Needful, 5 yrs—Devil-to pay, 5 yrs—Little John, 5 y - s Rini Kranki, 3 yrs— Wooden Wall, 3 yrs—Arkwright, 3 yrs —Nell Cook, 3 yrs—Peasant, 3 yrs—Themites, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. D.M. Winner to be sold for 200/. - Dipthong—ch f by Sir Hercules, out of Deerslayer's darn— Louisa Newell—ch - c by Hornsea, out of Indqtry—Bendigo —ch f by Elis, out of Antler's dam— Marie Louise—Circas- sian Maid. Handicap Pla, Age st. lb. Age st. lb. Inheritress ........,aged 10 0 Buttress . ...... 4 9 0 D r ifli . 3 6 11 eld Little Hampton ... 5 8 4 Farthing Candle Board. -school Miss 5 8 2 Tragical Cranebrook .... 3 8 2 Leaeonfield .. 3 6 7 Giantess .... ....... 4 8 2 Little Vulgar Boy 3 6 7 Leopard ......... 4 7 9 Taglioni fillV The Mangler ...... 4 7 Polka ... Plantagenet ...... 5 7 6 Libation ... 3 6 4 Nannette colt 3 7 6 Sis. to Pergularia 3 6 0 Glory Footstool ........ 3 7 Seven's -the-Main 5 513 Sister to Nob Ennui FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE CA 11IRRIGESLIIRE STA RES. The race was timed in the list for three o'clock, but as the town and coffee-room clocks happened to be twenty minutes in advance of the real time, the start, which, it is almost superfluous to observe, was effected in good style at the first signal, actually took place about a quarter before. Best Bower was one of the first off, and, for about three hundred yards, made running at a good rate ; Duc-an-Durras and Sotades then went in front, and, with the favourite, Terrier, Colleen Bawn, Sting, and Garry Owen laid up, cut out the work until near the Duke's stand. Here the Joanna colt passed them, and in a few strides was leading a couple of lengths, followed, for about a distance, by Sotades, and the Irish horse, and afterwards to the close of the race by Sting and Lady Wildair, the three being singled out before they reached the cord. The favourite went in with a clear lead to within fifty yards of home, when Sting made his effort, got to his girths, and looked very like winning, but swerved at the finish, and was beaten by half a length. Lady Wildair was third, beaten about two lengths from Sting ; the Terrier fourth, and Colleen Bawn fifth, next to whom were Garry Owen and Duc-an-Durras. Alarm was beaten at the Duke's Stand, and lago all the way. Mr. Nunn, the owner of the winning horse, nets up wards of 7.0001., in addition to the stakes, which amount to 1,4151. The settling will be heavy. BETTING ON THE CRPSERION. sto 2 agst Clementine Isto 2 agst Coningsby 4 to 1 agst Main Brace (the Sheet Anchor filly). Planet's starting officially declared to be doubtful. ,e of 1001. D.M. Bto 1 agst V a n T romp (t) BETTING 50 to 1 agst Miss Iris c (t) 18 to 1 agst Epirote (t) 50 to 1 agst Liberator 30 to 1 agst Glentilt (t) 66 to 1 agst West India 40 to 1 agst Marpessa c Planter. 40 to 14gst Lunedale TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, 7st I Olb ; 4 yrs. Bst 4W ; 5 yrs and upwards, Bst 81b ; last half of Ab. M. The winner to be sold for 801. (9 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's Arkwright, 3 yrs (Nat) 1 Mr. Wreford's Wooden Wall, 3 yrs Mr. Crockford's Belli Krankie, 3 3 , rs 3 The following also started :—Mr. O'Brien's Needful—Mr. E. Dyson's Devil-to-pay —Mr. Eddison's Little John—Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook—Lord Eglinton's Thersites. Betting -4 to 1 each agst Devil-to-pay, Killi Krankie, and Wooden Wall. Arkwright, Wooden Wall, and Killi Kran kie laid in front, and ran almost abreast to the bushes, where Arkwright took the lead, and kept it, and won by half a length. Considering that the fog was so thick that the jockies could not see fifty yards, the pace was good. Sweeps. of 10 sovs. each, for 2 yrs- old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. &c. (8 Subs.) Mr. Mostyn's Circassian Maid (Abdale) 1 Lord Chesterfield's c,- by Hornsea, out of Industry 2 Mr. Jaques's Dipth ong 3 The following also ran :—Mr. B. Green's Bendigo—Mr. Booth's ch f, by Elis, out of Antler's dam—Mr. Douglas's Maria Louisa. Betting-2 to I agst the winner, and 3to 1 agst Ben digo and Dipthong. Maria Louisa took the lead, at tended by Bendigo and the favourite Dipthong and the In dustry colt waiting. Th ey ran in this order at an indifferent pace to the bushes, where the Circassian Maid took up the running, ran home a clever winner by a length, and was claimed. Thelndustry colt beating Dipthong by two lengths. Match, 300, h ft. I.Y.C.—Mr. Payne's f Vanity, Sat 31b, received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's f, by Pheenix, dam by Acuson, Bst. Handicap of 1004, for three yrs old and u p war d s . D.I. Lord Orfora's br c Footstool, 3 - yrs, 7st 21b (Mann) Lord Sandwich's Plantagenet, 6 yrs, 7st 61b 2 Sir J. Hawley's Prospect, 3 yrs, sst 71b 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. S. Standish's Little Hampton—Mr. G. Ongley's Fama—Sir C. Monck's Glossy—Sir G. Heathcote's bc, by Hetman Platofi; out of Nannette—Mr. Coombe's Sister to the Nob —Mr. Mos. tyn's Ennui—Mr. W. Oate's Driffield—Mr. Dinkald's Far thing Candle Count Bathyany's Tragical—Mr. W. S. Stanley's Leaconfield Lord Albemarle's Little Vulgar Boy—Sir S. Spry's ch f, by Sir Hercules, out of Taglioni— Mr. Greville's Polka—Mr. S. Howlett's Libation—M r Francis's Seven's-the-Main—Mr. J. Day's Zela. Betting -7 to 2 agst Footstool, sto 1 agst Plantagenet, 7to 1 agst Glossy, 12 to 1 agst Sister to the Nob, 14 t 1 agst Ennui, 15 to 1 agst Leaconfield. Libatio n and Seveno's the-Main made the running along the flat, the others spread all over the course, but in which order it would " puzzle a conjuror" to make out. At the turns of the lands Plan tagenet went in front, and with Prospect, Glossy, Footstool, Ennui and Seven's-the-Main in attendance, kept the lead to the Duke's stand ; Footstool now showed in advance, was never afterwards caught, and won cleverly by a length ; Plantagenet beating Prospect for second by a head ; Glossy fourth, and S even ' s th e -M a i n f i fth. The Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs. each, '2O ft, for two yrs old, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 51b; the second to save his stake. From the turn of the lands in. (41 Subs ) Lord Stradbroke's Coningsby Mr. Payne's Clementina (71bs extra) 2 Mr. Gully's Mainbrace Mr. Steer's ch cby Redshank, out of Dublin Betting -6 to 4 agst Coningsby, 7to 4 agst Clementina, 3 to 1 agst Mainbrace. Coningsby made play at a good pace, followed by Main Brace and the Redshank colt, Clementina waiting. In this order there was no change till they reached the Duke's stand, where Mainbrace and the Redshank colt were beaten, and Clementina went on in waiting on Coningsby, gradually drawing up from the distance; she came a few strides from home, but. never quite got up, the horse winning, not without severe punishment, by a head. Mainbrace was a very bad third. Match, 100, h ft, Bst 71b each. D.M.—Duke of Bedford's Captain Phebus (Butler) beat Duke of Rutland's Paultons (Robinson). 6t04 on Paultons. Won by a neck. Match, 100, h ft. Last half of Ab. M.—Duke of Bedford's Bethphage, 2 yrs, Bst (Butler) beat Mr. Osbaldeston's Gizelle, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Marlow). 5t02 on Bethphage. Won by a head. 50/. ; for two yrs old, a feather; three yrs, 7st 51b ; four, Bst 9lb ; five, 9st 31b; six and aged, 9st 71b. The winner to be sold for 300 guis, if demanded, &c. Last three miles of B.C. Lord Eglinton's Eryx, 2 yrs (Treen, jun.) 1 Mr. Wreford's Wit's-end, 3 yrs.. Mr. Crockford's Mistress Jean, 2 yrs 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Weller's Columbus, Mr. Ewbank's Louisa Newell, Lord Exeter's c by Hetman Platoff, out of Marmora, Mr. Merton's Missed Stays, Mr. Daley's Dromedary. Betting—Even on Wit's-end, and sto 1 agst Eryx and Louisa Newell. Eryx made all the running, was never ap proached, won by five lengths, and was claimed. A more complete " tail " was never seen. Match, 200, h ft, Bst 71b each, D.M.—Mr. Bloore's Wolf dog receives 75 sovs. of Duke of Bedford's Oakley. So thick a mist hung over the course during the whole of the day, that it was doubtful, at one time, if the jockeys , would be able to find their way home, or the judge to distinguish their colours. Nothing was discern able at a distance of fifty yards ; and it is miraculous that the D.I. and feather weight Plates were brought to an issue without a casualty. Of course, we were in the same difficulty as on Monday. It was quite impossible to time any of the races. The sport, notwithstanding, was ex cellent, and the attendance very numerous. The settling for the Cambridgeshire commenced in the morning, but owing to the early hour at which the first race was fixed, and the unaccountable liberality of the manager of the Church and Coffee-room clocks (by which the races are run), • in keeping them 22 minutes in advance of the London time, was not half finished; the accounts were heavy, but money appeared to be " easy." DAVIS'S STRAITS WHALE FISHERY. ABERDEEN. OCT. 33.—The Pacific, Reid, of this port, has just arrived from Davis's Straits, and brings the fol lowing report of the fishery, which is a considerable im provement on the previous accounts : "STATE OF DAVIS'S STRAITS WHALE FISHERY UP TO SEPTEMBER 29, 1846. "Peterhead—Traveller, 4 fish; Joseph Green, 5 do.; Superior, 1 ditto.; Resolution, 1 ditto. "Aberdeen—St. Andrew, not seen; Pacific, 7 fi s h. "Dundee--Horn, 8 fish; Princess Charlotte, 5 ditto ; Advice, 5 ditto. "Boners—Alfred (bore up on the 27th), 5 fish. " Kirkaldy—Chieftain, 4 fish ; Caledonian, 4 ditto ; Regalia, 4 ditto. " Newcastle—Lady Jane, 6 fish. " Hull—Lord Gambier, 2 fish ; True Love, 2 ditto ; Prince of Wales, 4 ditto; Abram, 5 ditto. POST-OFFICE PATRONAGE. --Apoor postman, named Tuthill, residing at Axbridge, in Somersetahire, in his daily perambulations as a letter carrier, goes twenty-two miles on foot, his route being through Cross, Lower and Upper Ware, Badgworth, Stone, and Chapel Allerton, Stoughton, Wedmore, Blackford, and Mark, being compelled to return to Cross by half past five o'clock, P.M., winter and summer, and for which laborious service he is paid 12s. a week. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,-.111 order that the line of telegraph communication now in course of erection on the railway from Hull to other parts may not obstruct the navigation of the Ouse at Selby, it will cross the river at such an elevation as will allow the largest vessel trading there to pass below the wires without striking their masts. This will be effected by a large mast, 75 feet in length, surmounted by a topmast 68 feet long, secured to the piles in the river, and by a second mast 80 feet long, with a 56-feet topmast, fixed in the masonry on land. On the top of these twelve wires will pass, protected by suitable lightning conductors, and the whole stayed with patent wire rigging. To give as nautical a character as practicable to the erections, the masts and topmasts arc fitted with crosstrees and caps, similar to those of art immense schooner. The whole have been made in Hull, at the establishment of Mr. T. A. Wilkinson, under the superintendence of Mr. J. Aughton, the contractor. The telegraph will be completed in two or three weeks from Hull to Milford Junction, which will place us in communication with York, Scarborough, Newca . .tle, arid the ports of Dur ham northward, and with Leeds on the west ; and also, in a few more weeks, with Liverpool westward, and Wakefiell, Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham, Derby, Llndon so u th ; a l so w i t h Bi rm i ngham and other s ' o ' n u a th ‘ - western towns. The telegraph is erecting on the Bur lington line, and will be opened throughout in a, month or two.—Eastern Counties Herald. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—Rather more animation has prevailed in the market for this staple since the arrival of the mail from home ; but, owing to the scarcity of good cotton, buyers find themselves somewhat embarrassed in their opera tions. There is little change to record in prices. Coffee—Mocha is rather cheaper than before, but in Malabar there is no alteration. No transactions have come to our knowledge. Opium may now be quotei at I,loOrs. to 1,200r5. per chest. Wool—Prices remain unaltered, but the qualities at market are very inferior, and no purchases have, conse quently, taken place. - In other articles of eastern produce the only changes worth notice are a reduction in the price of Concan hemp, deer-horns, and ginger ; a rise in Indigo, Siam sugar, and cardamoms ; and a decline in Nankin and Canton silk. FREIGHTS. There has been an improved demand for tonnage for Great Britain, and freights have consequently advanced to 31. 10s. per ton for London and Liverpool. The rate to China may be quotod at 6rs. per candy. From the number of unemployed vessels in the harbour, it does not appear likely the improvement will be long main tained. MONEY MARKET. Annexed are the current quotations of Government paper ! Five per Cent. Loan of 1825-26 Four per 'Cent. Loan of 1832-33 Four per Cent. Loan of 1835.36 Five pr Cent. Loan of 1841-42 Four per Cent. Loan of 1842-43 EXCHANGE. ... 110 rs. ... 99 ... 96 106 ... 96 The bulk of the transactions for the mail have taken place at Is. I Id. to Is, llid. for bills at six months sight. The rate is now Is. li d. to Is. 11 1 1 4 . d. On &sr- - cutta Exchange has fallen to 98i rs. at 60 days' sight, and on China the rate is 209 rs. per 100 dollars. BANKS. Subjoined are the current rates of Bank shares. Some shares in the Oriental Bank have changed hands at the figures quoted:— Rupees. Bank of Bombay Oriental Bank, Old Shares Ditto, New Shares 27-k to 28 Agra Bank 54 to 55 f , PRICE OF BULLION. _ Sovereigns, each Bank of England notes, per £ lot f! CHINA. HONG-KONG, AuG. 28. The late riot at Canton has led to a long corre. spondence between the Consul and the British mer chants. The merchants claim, as a right established by treaty, that one of her Majesty's vessels should be permanently stationed off the factories, to be at hand in the event of any outbreak ; but the Consul maintains that according to the treaty, which pro vides for a vessel of war at each of the five ports, Whampoa is its proper anchorage, which, though ten miles off, he, in common with the Chinese, holds to be the port of Canton. This seems vastly absurd and is ably exposed both by the merchants, and in an article in the China Mail for July 30. Any future riot, like previous ones, would probably be over before assistance could be procured from the outside anchorage; where, however, it must be ob served, no British vessel of war has ever been per manently stationed, any more than off the factories, their occasional visits being always made after they are wanted ; so that both now, and on a similar oc casion four years ago, her Majesty's subjects have been obliged to seek assistance from an American ship one time, an d from a Danish another. It is the moral influence o f such protective furce within hail that is especially valuable, and Sir John Davis has over ruled the Consul's scruples, and ordered the Nemesis steamer to lie close to the factories ; and though she has no marines or forces to act on shore, so long as she remains in sight there will be no more rioting. The British community having no assurance that. they will be protected by their own Government, have resolved to do their possible to deferid themselves, having formed into three regiments of volunteers, which meet regularly for, it must be admitted, a rather irregular drill. They have sent to England for 300 muskets and accoutrements, and will then only require a drill sergeant to teach them how to make the best use of their weapons. The musters, however, are already productive of good effect upon the Chinese, who, while they are not themselves very knowing in military tactics, have great re spect for the powers of a body of Englishmen with arms in their hands, and a design to use them. It is to be hoped our countrymen will not presume upon this to insult or maltreat the Chinese without good cause. With all their ill-feeling against the English, they are seldom the aggressors in any row with the Fanquei. Recently, the proximate cause of the riot was a Chinaman being struck or severely poked with a stick, because in a crowded street he was in the way of a merchant, who has made himself disliked by the populace for his offen sive conduct towards them. This fact is not alluded to by the Consul in the course of the correspondence; but his attention has since been specially called to it, both by Sir John Davis and Keying, who require an investigation into the cause of the riot, in which several lives were sacrificed, and considerable damage done to property. The news from Canton induced the Governor to hasten his return from the north, without accom plishing the principal part of his errand; for it was his original intention to have visited Japan, and en deavour to establish commercial relations with that country. The design is postponed until the arrival of Admiral Inglefield, and we must, therefore, be anticipated by the Americans, French, and Danes, who have each sent vessels to Japan, it being our turn to improve upon their negotiations. Subjoined is the proclamation issued on the surrender of Chusan, and the Gazette intimation of consular changes, these being all that has yet transpired of the Gover nor's northern tour. PROCLAMATION. DIPLOMATIC DEPARTMENT. The island of Chusan, having been restored to the Emperor of China in conformity with treaty engage ments, is no longer to be considered as one of those ports or places with which trade is permitted. British subjects are therefore warned, that after the departure of her Majesty's 98th Regiment, which is fixed for the 22d instant, any persons resorting to the island, or to any of its dependencies, will become liable to th e penalties provided by the 4 th article of the supplemen tary treaty. J. F. DAVIS. God save the Queen. Given on board her Majesty'; Steam-vessel Vulture, this 16th day of July, 1846. True copy, A. R. JOHNSTON. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. DIPLOMATIC DEPARTMENT. _ . His ExcellencyTerMajesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., is pleased to make known the following appointments : Rutherford Alcock, Esq., to be her Majesty's cc.nsul at the port of Shanghae, vice Captain George Balfour, who retires. Richard Belgrave Jackson, Esq., to be her Majesty's consul at the port of Foo-chow-foo, vice Mr. Alcock. George Grey Sullivan, Esq., to be her Majesty's acting consul at the port of Ningpo, during the absence of Mr. Consul Thom, on sick leave. John Backhouse, Esq., to be her Majesty's officiating vice-consul at the port of Canton, subject to the pleasure of her Majesty's Government. By order, A. R. JOHNSTON. Victoria, Hung-Kong, Aug. 24, 1846. In addition to the appointments gazetted, the fol lowing changes take place among the interpreters at the respective consulates :—Mr. illedhurst, of Shang hae, returns to England, on sick certificate; Mr. Parkes, from Foo-chow-foo, is to act in his stead; and Mr. M. C. Morrison proceeds to Foo-chow-foo. The recent adoption of free-trade principles at lIA MBURGH MAIL. BERLIN, OCT. 19.—Though great sensation was caused here by the resolution of the town of Naumburg, on the Saale, to refuse to elect a deputy to the Provincial Assembly, yet greater surprise has been excited by the fact, that within these few days four or five other towns in the province of Saxony, among which Zeitz, Weis senfils, and even Magdebourg, have taken similar reso lutions, or at least, have it in contemplation to take this matter into their serious consideration. Another piece of news, which is the subject of consideration in the learned world, is that several Governments of the German States have followed the example of the Grand Duchy of Baden, to abolish the censorship of the press in the several states, and to introduce instead a general legislation for the press in all Germany. As a principal motive for this measure, it is alleged that it is a great inconvenience that works which have been submittal to the Provincial Censor, and have received his imprimatur, are afterwards prohibited or confiscated. This circum stance has lately excited great attention on account of the seizure of two works relating to religious subjects, one of which is entitled, " The real nature of the pre sent religious Reformation ;" the other is called " The relation of the friends of light to the Protestant Church." The prohibition is the more regretted because these works relate to the answers of the most important ques tions of the day, and are both written in a very clear style. _ _ SCHNEIDEMUITL, OCT. 13. On the 27th of last month he Christain Catholic Community of this place met to deliberate on the subject of Divine worship, and resolved that Pastor Czerski, at the consecration of the church and afterwards, shall lay aside both the alb and cope, and wear only the surplice and the gown, and also to omit all ceremonies which approach the Romish forms, and introduce a purely Christian worship. All this Mr. Czerski has promised to abide by. His congregation can no longer be isolated, unless the intrigues, of an elder, who has great influence over Czerski, should succeed in def2ating the intentions of the congregation. POSEN, OCT. 10.—In consequence of the late con spiracy of the Polish nobility, the use of the language in the Roman Catholic Gymnasia of our province, is re stricted, according to a Ministerial rescript, which has been put in force since Michaelmas. The German language is to be employed in teaching in the Gymnasia of Trzernesznound Ostronow, in th e f o urth class, whereas formerly it c ommence d i n t h e secon d . COPENHAGEN, OCT. 19.—(Circular of the Roy a l Danish Chancery of Oct. 15, to all the Royal boards and magistrates in Denmark).—"ln consequence of the request and desire of her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Denmark, Caroline Charlotte Mariana, born Princess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, on ac count of the indispo.4 ion with which she has 1) , en afflicted for ninny years, and her shat tered state of health, and after his Royal Highness the Crown Prince, though most reluctantly, has acceded to this request, his Majesty the King, though with the most heartfelt sorrow, has been pleased, on the 30th of September, entirely to dissolve the marriage con tracted on the 10th of June, 1841, between his Royal Highness the Crown Prince Frederick Charles Chris tian and her Highness the Duchess Caroline Charlotte Mariana of Mecklenburg Strelitz." Tarantino, Ocr. 2 3.—The Weser Gazette says, you already know that Prince Woronzuw has resigned the c hi e f e)mmand of the Russian army in the Caucasus, and has been appointed Russian ambassador at Vienna. 7. His Royal Highne s s arrived here in the Aus trianPr Ci s e s t e QT a AtI m Ni E - TP b i° o Nl a d° ;, P L:f' Ferdinand°cr. Bavar i a, 1., from Galacz, and with his suite alighted at the palace of Count Stunner, the Imperirial Internuncio. PssrH, OCT. 16 --We regret to state that the hopes which were entertained yesterday and the day before, of the health of the Archduke Palatine, have been an nihilated. The accounts received to-day are most un favourable, as appears from the annexed bulletin which has just been received :—" The expected continuance of the; amendment announced yesterday did not take place, hence his Imperial Highness by no means gains strength, especially i n th e a f ternoon an d even- Part o f t h e n i g h t his sleep was much various suff e ri ngs , an d t h e august pat i ent interrupted e. rrulpn sufferedtetdh,e b y m f o u rl b er felt himself much weaker. After midnight he was more composed—his pain decreased, and towards morning he had some very broken sleep. This morning (the 16th) his Imperial Highness's sufferings are somewhat alle viated.' —Ofen, Oct. 16, Nine in the Morninn --- SPANISH BONDHOLDERS. The deputation from the committee of the Spanish Bondholders Association has, since its arrival in Paris, been greeted with the warmest sympathy, and with offers of support from all quarters. Lord Brougham has taken a most active part, as will be seen by the following letter, which he addressed to Mr. Chard, ono of the deputa tion:— "Cannes, Oct. 14. " Lord Brougham presents his compliments to Mr. Chard. He received his letter this morning, and he has written as st ron o y, and indeed urgently, to the French Minister as h e possibly cou ld . L or d B roug h am t a kes a deep inte rest i n t h e success of the application, both on Mr. Chard' s account and because he considers i t ' to b e the cause o f j ust i ce. He will be most happy to d o what ever else, either in Paris or in Parliament, Mr. Chard and his colleagues deem likely to further their most righteous claims. Having, however, no kind of interest himself in the affair, Mr. Chard will be pleased to wait on M. Guizot as soon as he arrives in Paris, and send in his card, as recommended by Lord Brougham. Lord Brougham desires to be informed of the way Mr. Chard thinks he can serve his suit.* Lord Normanby has stated his willingness to receive the deputation at the Embassy, and the Dutch com mittee of Spanish bondholders have addressed them a letter in which they say they are about to send delegates who will meet them at Paris. THE REGISTRATIONS. MIDDLESEX. Mr. Shadwell held his Court on Monday at the Vice- Chancellor's Court, Lincoln's Inn. Mr. W. H. James and Mr. George Fitch attended for the Liberals, and Mr. J. Payne for the Conser vatives. The Rev. H. G. Watkins, claiming in the St. Mary Bothaw list, under the pro vi sions of the Fire A c t, was objected to by the Liberals. A second qualifi ca ti on was attempted to be shown , t hat of an interest in th e b ur i a l fees, but which failed. gral‘nirtedJames applied l case of foracaseolf r. appealßoberts was which was con solidated with it. A claim appeared upon the li st , made by a M r . Had land, but no one appeared to support it. Mr. Payne complained that he had been put to the trouble for the last three years of objecting to this claim, which was still persevered in; he should, therefore, ask for expences against the claimant. Mr. James observed that it should first be proved that Mr. Hadland bad made a claim ; the claim might have been sent in by Mr. Payne for the purpose of get ting costs. without it - Mr. SHADWELL sa id being proved that it was a vexatious claim, he could not allow costs. The greater portion of the time of the Court was oc cupied in taxing the overseers' bills, long arguments and discussions arising betweea the overseers and Barrister upon the items inserted therein.—The Court then ad journed. night, betw e en E t :vim — Monday eig F hl a a n nd lN n T in H e E o, ? l n o n ek , T , fire broke out upon the exten sive range of premises belonging to Messrs. Dawson and Sons, wholesale shoe and boot-duders, Old Jewry, City. It originated in the front warehouse, and was caused by a flue in the building. When discovered the flames had obtained a strong hold of the floorin g and joistings, and they were working their wa y u p th e wainscoting into severaligade and caws West of filled with goods. England o pa Engines of the London Brigade n promptly at tended, and the firemen from Watling-stregt_ station at once set to work, and by pairing water upon the fire, and cutting away the woodwork, they succeeded in ex tinguishing the flames, but not before the premises, and also the stock in trade, were considerably damaged. It could not be ascertained whether or not the firm was insured. THE GREAT SOUTH UNION and BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders in the above under taking was held yesterday, in pur s uance of the provisions ( of Lord Dalhousie's Act, for the purpose of determining whether the Company should be dissolved or not. The meeting was held at the Company's offices, in Fludyer street, 'Westminster, and the chair was taken at half past 11 o'clock, by Edward Hall, Esq. Messrs. Wynn, Haywood, and Allcock having been ap pointed scrutineers, and the usual formalities havingiveri gone through, the f o ll ow i ng report was read by L . T. B. Stevens, the solicitor to the Company : " The committee have very little to add to the report made to the shareholders on January last, to which they beg to refer. In that report they stated that the en gineer's plans and sections were so extremely defective as to leave no honest course open to them but that of checking all further outlay, and proceeding to wind up the affairs of the Company for the present yeisr. In accordance therewith, your committee immediately returned to you the sum of 28s. per share, being nearly three-fourths of the original deposit, and they have since that time been engaged in ascer taining, investigating, and liquidating the claims upon the Company. In this they have had some difficulty, owing in several cases to the delay in the accounts being sent in, and to the exorbitance of the demand made upon them, and they are sorry it is not yet in their power to state with any degree of accuracy what the ultimate re sult may be. A t present the payments and liabilities of the Company are considerably more than the funds re tained to meet them, but the committee are endeavour.. ing to re.luce there accounts. In compliance with the wish expressed by many of the shareholders desirous of being released from all further responsibility, your com mittee have called this meeting, to enable you to decide on. the question of dissolving the existing Company ; but it has been proposed to form a new company with as little delay as possible, having for its object the construction of a railway, with certain extensions and modifications, to meet existing circumstance; through such portions of the same line of country as still remains unaceommodated, and that each shareholder desirous of being interested therein should be entitled to a number of shares proportionate to that he had pro visionally held in the present Company. The committee must deeply regret that their labours should have been rendered abortive, and the hopes of the shareholders blighted, by the negligence of the engineer, but they have the consolation of feeling that nothing has been wanting on their own part to ensure the success of a line which they confidently believe would have been a remunerative one, and is still in part requisite to com plete the system and accommodate the district." Mr. HAYWOOD wished to know what was the amount of the outstanding claims on the Company? The CHAIRMAN said that the law charges were 1,7571. 9s. ; local agents (subject to reference), 1,160/. ; engi neering and surveying, 3,1581. 75.; advertising, printing, wages, rent, &c., 1,9341. 15s. ; travelling and other ex penses, 3301.; total, 8,3401. 135.; 28s. per share returned on 9,360 shares, 13,104/.; total, 21,4441. 13s. On the other side there were deposits on 9,360 shares, at 21. per share, 18,720/. ; 12s. per share on 470 shares, 2821.; interest, 781. 14s. 5d.; total, 19,0801. 14s. sd.—leavinga deficit of about 2,4001. They had, however, brought an action against Mr. Gravatt, the engineer, by which they hoped to reduce his claim. Mr. WILLIAMsoN wished is know how many of the provisional committee had not paid up their calls? The CHAIRMAN said that there were 84 provisional committee, 20 of whom had not paid their calls. Some of them were in France, others non est inventus, and against some actions had been brought. It was then moved, seconded, andcarried unanimously, that the names of those members of the provisional committee who had paid up their calls should be read, in order to distinguish them from those who had not done so Land this having been done, Mr. WiT.T.TAMSON moved, and Mr. HAYWOOD seconded the motion, "That the Company be dissolved, and that the dissolution should not be considered an act of bank ruptcy." - The motion was carried unanimously. llan ofd repod The rte Scr th u a ti t ne t e h rs ere the w n e p re roc 3 eZed rot t es lkeprtehseen, votes,ta whom were in favour of the dissolution of the Company; 3,840 of these votes were in favour of the dissolution not being an act of bankruptcy, and 30 in favour of its being an act of bankruptcy. The CHAIRMAN then declared the Company dissolved; and thanks having been unanimously carried to him, the meeting separated. It may not be unworthy of remark, that the two gen tlemen who held the thirty votes given in favour of bankruptcy, came in after all the business of the meeting was concluded, except taking the votes. THE RIVER PLATE. The barque Melody, Captain Hooper, arrived on the 24th at Plymouth, after a passage of 61 days from Monte Video, having left on the 24th cf August. A short time before her departure, Mr. Hood, the British Envoy, had been in communication with General Oribe. The interview took place beyond the lines out side Monte Video ; it was private, and its especial ob- Mr. her Hood was preparing ject unknown to the Monte Videans , who se cit y con tinued under to depart siegesteamer Electra, for the purp ose of ne g oti ating with General Roses fora susp ension of hostilities. e Her Majesty's frigate 'Vernon and two o th er B r i t i s h for Buenos t h General Ayres i n men-of-war were at Monte Video ; also her Majes t y's steam-ships Gorgon, Devastation, and Electra. The Firebrand had left for Buenos Ayres. About 30 English merchant vessels were waiting for cargoes, and upwards of 100 other ships of all nations, including Danes, Swedes, Norwegian, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Belgian. Freights were quoted at 525., but difficult to be obtained in consequence of the block ade. There was nothing in the market but hides, and those very scarce, excepting dry hides, some of which had apparently been ten years in store. Bread, 235. per cwt. ; flour in proportion ; beef, not very good, ls. 2 d . per lb. _ - The Melody has a full cargo of green hides for her owners, Messrs. Heycroft and Pethiek, of Plymouth ; and, looking at the large number of recent casualties among shipping in the Atlantic, she has bad a very favourable passage. The only rough weather she ex perienced was during the last ten days, after making the Western Islands, from which, and from other recorded data, it may be inferred that the late fearful storm was confined to certain latitudes north pf the Azores. The Melody observed many vessels, especially outward bound ships, near the Channel, but spoke none during the voyage home. BRISTOL FREE-PORT ASSOCIATION.—This bar numbers already upwards of 1,200 members. Among the first to enrol himself, was P. W. S. Miles, M.F., whose example has since been followed by the Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley. (From the Beligst Northern Whig of Satu.) We are enabled b y t h e kindness of Mr. Ga rdaybriel, to give the an nexe d account of the state of they at Britain up till noon yesterday. The writer, as the public are aware, is the gentleman who carried off the Gorgon steam-frigate, when she got high ashore. In a former letter tou she expressed his confidence in being able to do the same by the Great Britain, if the oppor tunity of doing so were afforded to him; and he now reiterates his conviction, stating that two or three weeks would serve tor that purpose. The following is his letter : "TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN WHIG. "Dundrum, Thursday Evening. "Sr,—This ill-fated steam-ship, Great Britain, has had some very severe weather to contend with during the last three days. Yesterday it blew a strong gale, veering from W. to S., accompanied with heavy rain. At high water, it appear s , the ship was struck with three or fou r h eavy seas, which have moved her stern from ten to Sfteen feet further in shore, and lifted her I over the ro c k w hi c h was u n der her starboard bilge. Sne has suffered no damage further than a large dint or bilge on her larboard side. No other vessel in the world could have stood this 'voucher but herself. She is still perfectly upright, and reflects the highest credit for her stability on her constructors. It is very plain that withal the cannot stand through the winter, subject to the heavy gales that attend the spring tides on this coast at that season of the year. It is proposed to erect a floating breakwater astern of her. This cer tainly may tend to her security, but I fear the holding ground is not to be trusted. "I still persist in saying that if I meet with due sup port from the directors this noble vessel can be saved; and, in my opinion_, the lon ger s h e remains upon the sands the greater the doubt will be with respect to her salvation. It is quite evident she must have floated abaft, or she could never have been hove over the bank of sand that had accumulated on her lee or starboard side. Her stores that were landed last week, are, with the exception of th e b on d e d stores, all embarked for Liverpool. " There have been in many of the London journals, and other periodicals, several animadversions passed upon the Great Britain's having been placed as she is, tending, in no slight degree, to raise public excitement. It is well for those parties who pass' their anonymous opinions upon such an occasion that they can do so with out seeing blue water, or leaving their firesides. The captain of the Great Britain is a well-known seaman and navigator. It therefore reflects but little credit upon any parties (ignorant as they are of the particulars of the case) making any allusion upon that officer's conduct. "In conclusion, I beg to state, through your valuable journal, that I am fully prepared, if supported by those interested, to place the Great Britain once more afloat, and that within a space of from one to twenty-one days. Frid, Noon. " During th e w h o l e o f yesterday it" ay blew a fresh gale from the N.N.W., accompanied with heavy showers of rain. The Great Britain retains the same position she took on Wednesday's tide, and in which she will remain until the next springs, unless some exertions are made for her rescue. It is the general opinion here that she will never be moved off her present bed ; but as I can find no person of sufficient knowledge to convince me of the correctness of such opinion, I remain still firm to my own ideas upon this subject, and which I have before expressed. There is no doubt that if she is allowed to be knocked about like an egg-shell by every spring tide between this and next March (which, by the bye, is a most stormy season of the year on this coast) there will be but a ' beggarly account' of this splendid , pecimen of naval architecture. " . It has been the wonder and surprise of every one here that the parties most closely interested in this affair have shown such apathy upon the subject of getting the Great Britain off. Fine weather has now set in, and I can see no difficulty in putting her afloat, if met with that cordial support which ought to be shown on such an im portant undertaking.—Your most obedient, " THOMAS S. GABRIEL, RN." r