The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-10 00:00:00

ITIO B aal n by a gene ne, has .1 0st _, 8 0 hr, in, a rid vo l f admirers °f •e and erg man° Tnice, is suited to cell plaY ed ro ' dlowing ve has no re Istice preva il ' 'odd. • in, eir sirei) , ust o ,OWn 1110 o°l 111 rw 'hie ! ...... HT. SUN S :ere appeo l l j oei Paclotow! le firing 0 " It 1, ro neousil_ri f o ° l . itu ing freq°79l'ooT s and CJO g h t he 030101' L . ng tois P 10 ieo o l ring of , f ni a mort a l of t kratus is 01 i , ige, l for, / :Ugandae ye but gr. te ° ;aptaia : g lD fotV i invenuooAA :ed, and r reportei l kf) i untry, I elf's inire o IF nting h i ?; 00 1 Itish sec iatioue. T~~ l ~ nd Pria e spe i p's Ch gi to l I Lad/ ► Missee ( 7 1 01 , of H e° „ BotlV er. o l o. first Par ve ,,O r. d the P l a tter , 0 : io t from g '7O , . cc otu ,6 4 pet ot f o r , weep a ,t ! hildree... e tine Se' v '' g ts a Loyal , pro one 0° Je K ite° n W, j o airing 0 11 0 Royal P of GI gee'4l7oo Divine Ldie S ou th - Divine Sergie ;he fCi Duke ° Do lce, s the in I Cf °sll' s oy Chs Cru ;or Itou, retarY. o de" Ales r e la G e o EstV NI g., e ,2,10151 ID of g° attack 0.0 datquil ..n for s l e ft t 0"" lIN AND ive 3 . le C' t: Fine d; far too.rilLjo wile% be Si pre beeo u r !tell it ( 4 , w y reig , 00 ; bee r ' bY tY :olbe'llY od he gi. cc sis some ;) , 11; T i n atlo ; * 'his C42l°iDe ill til ati Ol Of Ild effect il-be illsJ,e/3t t his 6 : n ot% 'with P- ( 1, 1 eti idesc'e' kin g ad h' 9 b err Le for Ae IP a seu'oo l ' hurt• ttpe ught °ll at' )red 1114 P ull' ) Id the eta je den .0 ., lted icing th ib li c io old 14° 0 0 , r ever , '; t he tio t il lit ) st fie v not t 0 ray !fle Y 0 ill ' red l y b Cr who ° a v but c MORNING EDITION and heiress of a Kentish Squire, whose town re sidt.uce. is in. iZusil-squaft—tha Inca aii-igno..ice.ice of whose geography ought, • according to Mr. Croke'', to be a matter ofboast among gentlemen. Clara, however, has fixed. affections on a certain Frank Sherborne, 1 9 r ut being persuaded, by the insidious !•-tuits of the Major, into a belief - that tie i s playing her alse, she resents his conduct so warmly, that, in a paroxysm of disgust, indignation, and despair, she marries his unprincipled rival. Long and bitter remorse is the consequence. Almost hn litediately after the ceremony has taken place, the Major's ,-- real character begins to d..yelope it k'lf• lie wholly neglects his young wife; in troduces her to the society of 'sharpers, blacklegs, arid roues of all sorts ; spends, 1 .,! 1 every species of extravagance, the large fortune she has brought to him ; and then • . hire to prevail on her father to grant 411 11 a fresh supply of cash. But the old Squire, who has by this time become acquainted with the true character of his son-in-law, refuses to 'Vrant him any further accommodation; and even rivesto marry a second time, in the hope th a t he may thereby preclude the Major from Possession o f hi s fo r tune after death. " 40e - sooner has he decided on this perilous periment, th an b e i nstan tly p u t it i n o execu ti o n, t t n4 Major Faulkland finds himself disappointed I n all his expectations, by the Squire's becoming once again a father. To entrap, and even mur der this child, is now the Major's great aim; but just at the moment when he imagines that his , su ceess is sure, h e i s f o il e d by th e skill an d de , r t nination of his unfortunate wife's former ° l'er, Frank Sherborne, who gets a clue to his • la ntivres, and revenges his own injuries and t t hose of Clara by collecting a party of friends at Bpot where the child is to be seized, one of Z . L'orn shoots the M.jor through the head, as „e is in the act of making his escape from re hands of justice. The great stumbling-block ~r ; t his path thus effectually removed, Frank mar ies the widow ; and the story terminates with :1, 0 death of the old Squire's second wife, when course his property reverts back to the young * l t*, who are left in a state of supreme feli d: There is no grea t nove lty i n th ese i nc id ents , they are skilfully worked up, particularly the Fr ank of the pursuit of Major Faulkland by " 14 : and his party, which will be read with Of its hless interest, from 'the uncommon vigour details. - - ' 4 XIMUMS AND SPECIMENTS OF W. MUGGINS. Chapman, London, 1841. p9rle or two o f t h e i nc ide n ts in this autobiogra- Teal sketch ev i nce some thing like humour, of e :road, farci c al c h arac t e r, but the greatest re trnlmendation of th e volume consists in its illus b a tive engravin g s, the designs for which have e en all furni s h e d by Onwhyn, who exhibits as l Uch drollery of conception as the late Seymour. zo.p °GRAPHICAL HISTORY of SURREY. Pala Vll. .Ede, Dorking, 1841. w The present Part of this usef u l top ogra phi ca l o ,°.r.k, which is under the skilf u l superintendence Brayley, contains, among other embellish 'ruts, a view o f W o tt on H ouse an d park, once " - ft seat o f o ld E ve l yn , w h ose memo i rs and dis putations on forest trees are well k nown . Th e e is executed with great tact. When the Iv o • rk is finished, if it be carried on with its pre • sp blisht,e t, t d will be the best history of Surrey u. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - I, II ,ORTHLEACH STEEPLE CHASE..--TUESDAY. 4e Cotswold Handicap of 2 sovs. each, with 30 entitled; the second to save his stake. 4 miles. 22 subs. °I. i Charritie's Black Prince.lOst. 71b. (Crackmera) 1 Cockerell named Grimace, 1 lst. J. Newman named Lr. g. Frolic, lOst. Several others started. Won in a canter. T he sec on d chase f r a sweepstake with 20 sous. added, 71b. each, 3 miles, was won by Mr. S. Onley's t4 "hopper (Holman), beating five others. WAR IN .FRENCH AFRICA. 11.," % ztract of a letter f ro m Algiers, 23d ult.:—The tit d'Aumale was on Sunday received by the 24th Re. 4'lnt as it s Li euten a nt- C o l one l ; a m ili tary ceremony 1 14 . 0 i attracted a crowd of spectators. The Prince was with acclamations from both officers and men. th A vi ng assumed the command of the corps he directed its Net'teuvres with remarkable skill and steadiness. In the ° l °,,g the Colonel gave a dinner to the Prince and all litocers of the regiment. e health of his Royal Highness having been given eo lki t tkef de bataillon , the Duke ret u r n ed th an k s , an d 4)b dad by proposing th e h ea lth o f t h e C o l one l i n t h e I Po i ..„ lo g terms:—" To the brav e C o l one l G eut il— t h e 14 4 , - Lued Cock o f th e 24 t h I M ay b e li ve to rece i ve more lil t `mai fin , 'seill find strong arms enough to support d genero us h earts enoug h to d e f end h i m I " 11. heoe words, uttered with feeli ng , were l ou dl y ap fittded„,and ollowed by shouts of " Vivo' le Roi I" jvre le 'Duo d'Aumale I" O n t h e 23 d t h e R oya l D u k e , tapmed by the I n t en d ant -G enera l, C omman d ant i t 4. Cap tain Neigre, and a great many other officers "fete d the hospitals. Jouchim Ambert, a distinguished officer, who has V i ' s gt scientific chservations on the savannahs of America, Lorived here ‘,Nith the charge of investigating the dif iii:trt districts, ant.' pointing out the best means of bring e4the land s i nto cuNivation. He is also commissioned to the the qu est i on Of f orm i ng cor p s o f nat i ve troops . e Moorish genda..snes of Coleah lately made the fol to!'„,"1 coup de main. Divesting themselv e s o f th e i r uni tty,"44!, and p utt i ng on the ' garb of Arabs, they went before t ''°f day towards Kelsour Dounia, beyond the retreats Hadjoutes, who, seeing them come from a direction N7 1 41 t0 t.) that of Colvah, took them for some of their sbj e °l s la, and were not on the alert. They we re thus al .d to seize and drive off 150 head of oxen and seven lit4: ll '_, Two Belgians (broth ers ) l a t e ly a rr iv e d f r om th e so,.tteed army of Don Carlos, bad a few day: ago the Renee to go out shooting beyond the Aratcb. They wO E on by a party of Bedouins, deprived of their guns, e ed One of them was immediately beheaded, and N i nlier left in charge of one of the party. This man, 1 6., 1111 i to take advantage of the absence of bin .fellow -19%15-ls to strip the prisoner, loosened his bonds The O taking advantage of his liberty, drew a pistol he r e e °ed to have in his pocket, shot the Arab, and made back to Konba. FRENCH STAMP ACT. t be l ° followinic Stamp Duty Bill was presented by 14, Nljuister of Finance to the French Chamber of later. 'es during the sitting of the 6th inst. .• I. From and after the promulgation of the present will not be permitted to make u;e. , her in public NEWS FROM CHINA AND, THE 14: AS T . (From the Times.) By an extraordinary express, in anticipation of the overland mail,, we have received despatches from our correspondents in China, India, and all parts of the East. Our dates are from Chusan to the 20th of De cember, from Macao to the 27th of January, from Singapore to the 25th of January, from Calcutta to the 18th of February, from Madras to the 20th of February, from Scinde to the 22d of February, from Bombay to the Ist of March, and from Alexandria to the 25th of March. The steamer Enterprise had arrived at Cal cutta from Macao on the 14th of February, bringing despatches for the Home Audio- rities, which were forwarded to Bombay by express, and thence transmitted to Suez by the Victoria steamer. In appears, that in consequence of the insincerity and tardiness dis played by the Imperial Commissioner prepara tions were made on the morning of the 9th of January for attacking the outposts of the Bogue forts. About 700 Sepoys, 200 European soldiers, and 400 seamen and marines, were embarked under the command of Major Pratt, of her Ma jesty's 26th Regiment, in the steamers Enter prise, Nemesis, and Madagascar, and landed in the vicinity of the fort of Chumpee. At the same time her Majesty's ships Calliope, Larne, and Hyacinth opened a cannonade on the lower battery of the fort, while the steamers Nemesis and Queen threw shells into the upper tower which commanded it. The latter was soon taken possession of by the British troops, who poured down a heavy fire of musketry on all the lower works, and quickly drove the Chinese from their guns. In two hours the fort was in possession of the English, with a lOss of only 3 killed and 23 wounded; that of the Chinese is estimated at from 500 to 700. Many were killed in the attempt to escape by jumping down from their embrasures, a depth of 20 feet, to the rocks below. The ships and crews escaped unhurt, although the fort mounted 35 guns. At the same time the fort of Tycocktow was attacked by another squadron operating about 3 miles to the southward, under command of. Cap tain Herbert, of the Samarang, supported by the Druid, Modeste, and Columbine. A heavy fire was opened on the fort, and promptly re turned, but the Chinese guns were speedily dis abled, and a party of seamen landed to seize the fort. The Chinese made a spirited resistance, but were soon overpowered, and the fort cap tured. The first lieutenant of the Samarang was wounded in the assault. The steam-vessels then attacked the fleet of junks lying in Anson's Bay, but owing to the shallowness of the water, only the Nemesis could approach them, towing twelve armed boats from her Majesty's ships. Her first rocket set fire to the powder magazine of one junk ; eighteen others were blown up by their own crews, and the rest escaped into the inner waters. Next morning her Majesty's ship Blenheim began to throw shells into the batteries at Wantong, and was preparing to attack the chief fort of Anung hoy, when the Chinese Commander-in-Chief made a communication to Captain Elliot, who thereupon desisted from further hostilities. On the 20th of January, a circular was addressed by the British Plenipotentiary to her Majesty's subjects in China, announcing that preliminary arrangements between the Imperial Commis sioner and himself had been made to the follow ing effect : " 1. The cession of the island and harbour of Hong Kong to the British Crown. All just charges and duties to the empire upon the com merce carried on there to be paid as if the trade were conducted at Whampoa. "2. An indemnity to the British Government of 0,000,000, $1,000,000 payable at once, and the remainder in equal annual instalments, end ing in 1846. "3. Direct official intercourse between the countries upon an equal footing. "4. The trade oldie port of Can ton to be opened within ten days after the Chinese New Year, and to be carried on at Whampoa till further arrange ments are practicable at the new settlement. Details remain matter of negotiation." 55,000 effective men. On the other hand, we are assured that Ahmed Menikli Pacha, who has been sent as Governor to Beni Youssouf in Upper Egypt, has received orders to send down as many men as he can lay his hands on, and that al ready droves of conscripts, fettered with pieces of wood (in slave fashion) are escorted to Cairo. It is believed that the independent Chief on the Upper Nile, Melik Nimr, has defeated Ahmed, the Pacha's Governor of Kartoum, and that a general rising may be expected there against his authority. Another sign of Mehemet Ali's high opinion of his own strength, and his intention to set the hatti-scherif of the 22d of January at defiance, may be found in the fact that 40 vessels; laden with 230,000 ardebs of corn, the tribute in kind which Egypt yearly pays to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and which had already left Suez for their destination, have been recalled, and the holy cities are left to the care of Provi dence. A vast number of residents, as well as pilgrims, in Arabia, depended on this supply, which had grown into a trade, and from which the Pacha frequently reaped a profit of 30 fold, as the whole monopoly of supply was in his hands. Now it appears of more importance to him to make his power felt by causing a famine in the Holy Cities. Dr. Grassi has returned from Tanta, where the plague had ceased. He has left 800 men at arms in the desert engaged in burning, purifying, and compelling the villagers to wash themselves, clothes, and cattle. Disease is now confined to the Delta. This year it has been accompanied in various places by the small-pox, which has been nearly as fatal. In Alexandria since my last the plague cases have varied from eleven to thirteen daily, chiefly among the soldiers and sailors, who are allowed to sleep with their families in the filthiest huts in the world, per haps. Eighty-eight are still in hospital in the city, but the majority die before they are brought there. In the country parts there are no hospi tals, and anybody attacked is looked on as dead. Hardly one has recovered during the present visitation. Dr. Grassi saw twenty-eight persons carried dead out of the house of an old Bey at Jahn Jallech, and himself, the Governor of the village, was carried off the last of his household. The mortality is now ceasing, of course ! The Oriental steamer arrived here before sun rise on the morning of the 17th, with the Indian mails and passengers, after an excellent passage, of which the following are the points :—Left Falmouth at two o'clock p.m. on the 2d of March; arrived at Gibraltar at half-past three o'clock a.m. on the 7th ; sailed thence at two o'clock p.m. the same day, with the Company's steamer Lotus in tow, and arrived with it at Malta at seven o'clock a.m. on the 12th, about fourteen hours later than if the Oriental had been unencumbered; left the Lotus there to un dergo some trifling repairs at noon on the 13th ; and arrived at Alexandria at three o'clock a.m. on the 17th inst., all well. The passengers started off with the mails all together for Suez. The latter, however, now proceed by land to Cairo, after leaving the land at Atfe, whilst the passengers, unencumbered with luggage as they are, proceed up the Nile to that city. Great dissatisfaction prevails also in the Pacha's own ranks amongst the Syrians still detained in Egypt, contrary to the Napier Convention and the Pacha's repeated promises to send them all home without delay. This, and the non-fulfil ment of the promised freedom of commerce, I understand, were the chief points upon which the coolness between the Pacha and the Corn modore arose. 1 On the 2:2d inst. M. Cochelet made his formal visit to the Pacha pour prendre conge, and Baron Tanbenheim, Stahlmeister of the King of Wur temberg, was presented, on his arrival from Syria, with two beautiful horses, which he had purchased for his master, and with which he de parts in the Oriental for Malta and Europe. The next day M. Cochelet had a long confidential audience with the Pacha, at which only Boghos Bey and Artem Bey (the Prime Minister and the Chief Interpreter) assisted, and the following day a third. The four alabaster columns destined for the new church building by the Pope have arrived from Tourah at Rosetta, where they will be em barked for Italy. The Indian steamer Victoria arrived at Suez on the 22d inst., having been delayed on her trip from Bombay two days in the Red Sea by a strong N.W. monsoon, and obliged to put into Kosseir, where ten passengers landed and entered Egypt by that route; 33 more have come on hither with the mails. EGYPT. Our extraordinary express has also brought letters from Alexandria to the 25th ult, where the Pacha was awaiting the decision of the Divan, but had declared his determination to concede nothing beyond the payment of a fixed yearly tribute, and to allow .no interference in the de tails of his Government. As if in defiance of the' ktatti-scheriff of the 22d of January, be had ordired the army to be increased to '70,000, was daily bringing in conscripts in fetters •to Cairo, had stopped the supplies of corn shipped at Suez for the Holy Cities, which form their yearly tribute from Egypt, and had raised the French Colonel of Engineers, M. Galise, who recently fortified Alexandria, and was no w strengthening Cairo, to the rank of a Bey on full pay, 150 purses (7500 per annum. Three- regi- • ments had been ordered from Cairo to garrison Alexandria, and none of the Pacha's sailors were permitted to leave the city for a moment. The frontiers of Egypt were much disturbed. Melik Nimr was said to have beaten Ahriled, the Pacha's Governor of Kartoom. The two great Bedouin- tribes on the west of the Nile were en gaged in warfare on their own account, and the peaceable inhabitants engaged in the collection of natron at the lakes south of Alexandria had been extensively plundered. The Pacha had formed an alliance with the Bedouins of the desert, on the borders of Syria, exempting them from tri bute, &c., and was preparing them to fortify Gaza. His present force is said to be 55,000 men. Dr. Grassi had returned to Alexandria, leav ing 800 men to purify or burn the infected vil lages in the Delta, where only the plague now exhibited itself. This year the small-pox had also spread its ravages at the same season. In the villages infected by plague, the inhabitants had been compelled by military force . to wash themselves, clothes, and furniture. Hardly one of those attacked by the disease recovered. All 'en ..1 put tjt'itkitill. h afore - any P t e rib m una " l " ;constitutedLthority, / Of bills one household, at - Jahu Jallech, of 28 persons 4Nr 44 ge, or bills payable to bearer, or to order, , r any were carried out dead, and lastly the owner, an it:lt4,Zg?tiable bills, o r of any o th er till s or obligat2.ons 01(1 Bey, who governed the village. At Alex far enable, unless stamped according to the laws no.' , andria the plague was now nearly restricted to A t ` e r qi _ ~e ,14 , ~.. N , qatOetarie;, huissier/4 or other public officers, or or :linary filthy family huts ; the cases from 10 to IPPraiser s ). are n o t t o b e perm i tte d to d raw up 13 p • , .r day; 88 are under treatment. in the hos orla virtue of bills of ex c h ange , bill s to or d er, or ot h er pita - l ' , but , . the majority die before they can be • k i vit4t?hligations negotiable or otherwise, which may be 1 1, 4 ,Y ti t ,'" of the laws relative to the stamp duty. They the merchants of Liverpool had sent ye i i ;potice them in their acts or minutes, or: receive Althoitgli remove a there. t o 4 ii e - "ePcit. And thk under a penalty of I.ooofr. for a very complimentary address to the Pacha, §t 'i 6 00' t. f ir. for huissers and other public officers, and nothing real or practical had as yet been done ',AK c , r .... by him to open the trade of Egypt according to 1 .ai t , experts. A lii t hl 4 s to ,, ts are not be allotted to deliver any judgment the treaty of commerce and navigation of Balti t tl ? , l a u 'lls or obligations under the rnalty of 300 fr. Liman, and great dissatisfaction was felt amongst ii,: l l4„ a etA, there shall be any mention In' „le of bills of were to be seen in the regiment of cavalry en kt14,1,.3, When in the minutes of public legal, or extra y, t r. Promissory notes, bills to order, or cOer 04 liga• ' 1 it 4t :ti, t e n amount of the said bills and obligations, and of the S p yLr i ia o n u s ts s id ti e ll detained in Egypt. Numbers Alexandria. These two points, , %vat chiefly the latter, had given rise to the cool . i i t htg, ,i: ,on which they are given, Mimi Le cs i ‘re"'Y uses and dissatisfaction observed between the rd It :Ig , every violation of this regulation shall b e su- Pacha and Commodore Napiel• previous to the I'4 " 41 a fine of 30efr. Ide ' arture of the latter. The Maronite Emirs tribe •4, . -, • . ki l a , ire penalty of six per cent, fur all violations .l) Sheiks 11 -a . 1 • Druse had, however, arrived safely 4 4 iiy r 4 e ative to the scamp duty upon bills by the law and G 4 ri 4 , i S iy, e t . , • 34, against the drawer, acceptor, and first at Bey , rout. -ench steamer Acheron, which brought ,- , :'tat 1 . 1 .. s equally applicable to all who may have received The 1., ii 1 1 4 , , t 6 °' the bills, or endorsed or receipied them. Count R 1 o 1.. , u Chabot on the loth ult., to Alex ' k It a • The a . • •ailed thence for Be Tr t ..,‘ ou , had re s, 34 . cd applicable dispositions of Articles I, 2, :3, abd 4, are . tnd '' ,Id s t ria, r , p l:. pr to all bills of exch di . 'd with letters for the Consul and oange, promissory turned on the 2. -.. ' I %t ` 3 41 " t her obi' • - h m. c:lclielet had repeated long and or , , ~..,t he igations, whether from foreign countrfes t h e p a th a. ~e i, l 'A,,‘' , 4t, 41. !,lands or colonies where the stamp-duty does • , • „,:th the Pacha before his de pm ate in . e t rviews v , ' , I , t i , s 'a which shall not have been stamped previously 1) 1 ) parture. i A; c%iB3 discounted, negotiated, or paid, coutormably •Ived at Suez on the 2'2.d eff ^'• 6 ' l l la. 1 , ~,i ~, -,s. The In (Nan mail arr. on the 25th , accom ole 1 . I ‘. tr w hen 'd. ' Alexandria ) , 4 .. , t , t o ~,, an extraordinary summons, or a demand ult„ an al , I ipassengers ; ten more ail" 1 0 4 t qe r 4.. Larn payment on deliver •, or the execution of panied by t nirty-t three ._ 'ced at Cosseir, v.here they were ao re i k Z , I tl tl ,g eernent of which the title or eh eracter has had disemhar, ! ,‘, ). I, 'ted , 0 L ~. in (having lost two days on the i (le' ;i n t k e t b, / r WzilCu shall be stated as having been oblit - red to ut la , - 4 1 ,4 t h e '', shall be presented for enregistrement, there voyalPe) bya st song and a rather early north ;lir' ee ~ I, i ~ t ' . E , „, t ":TF duty levied as if the. title or character west ' moo, soon. '.t" ISS, • ~,',.' la wnting. k tis, . y agreement or understanding, with a view • t . t.. A tit "itli a h l ti , 5i,, 11 .e necessity of protest in case of nun ," • kOt,: a ihe considered null and void. , , 10) apoi.he preceding clauses and di • • sposition3 shall i r if ige s ', . , Op; ° P h ' e4 ble as regards - bills of r.,.-ht . /,,, tN,_ and s ..... e/e. iti : et 1 til e;' he signed after the orom 1, 1 j t4 . . i p q,; 4b lag Th.. , ~ .i . . , u gat on of if! . 0 eviousl in existence ,;.i • g eto all , "Ws Fit y shall ion / I , i 1 1 , 4 k,,, j ,_, tnpaguments awerior to the present law. . 1- H oe 4 4011; 0 , 'a t• All clan es and dispositions in exist uSt 1).)r 'nail Beare not in contraciction with the present, f Maintained. ~,, are -Nve , „ , ,„, 1 ...,,,,.......„..................._. • its - ~, w' tii, , ni ce • - in .. , 4t 3 , 1 trkt ungs have hen held in the dif :!.. . ' % ye s ci s t ' l 'i 8 w • Williams,i. oil, . ~t r 4 ), 4 ., Sir `~~',akin W Wynn's estates i •,!,. 1 R of ril ake arran • for • ;hat I d' 'k 11, a ge ~. gcn e.,b, the celebration of .0 0- of the worthy Baronet, in the ensuing ::, , cII e j j tio' ki . (141'1 °f' D t q - it• -o'er i z v e, N,,, arlington, N 1. 13 , and the Hon. )u 'le ' t `'• P. h.. ten to L i iv , i, ow, rd / .bse respectively given the liberal II •Ilt b s defrayi wie- t ;t , ii „ e , it „. n g the expenses of ihe building " i 5 ,:9, 'I I , wel ) .„,. , .!tiddletori, Chirhury, Salop. i, wt eii i . , "I" in the occupation con" , t1 , 1 ' . 11 til k ' r re at m _ e of Mr. Joseph for° ', A „ (i: 0 see or r ''vern, rosy now be seen a skylark's dis - Lt,,it t , i ' thi s ti eur youn g ones iu it, an unusual cif inpt- nkilbP'e of 0-e of . ' 1 , (1 - th "It. 4 1)0 e h oary re- white wheat grown in t , tf, 41,„_ oci ~f . t , , t iler , „'t j".. t i mrY, 0 ",erne was shown in the corn mar. 0 ~,_ 4 Sacur w ho - i t 'ty 41 1 , (1 c,„,,, day, for w Web 735. per quarter c ure , kk.tl y i th at u'rr,Y Journc.l ' ' 4 ' , l 4 p • % 10 6 ' . /, eY k ald a(II ' d dof 10 • 1 en s. in the pound , rid Co f rom the eatate of the late firm of / ir.4oolilia ALEXANDRIA, INIAI CII 25. Meh em et Ali pt I,tieutly awaits the reply from Constar ttii lople, on which so much of good and evil de / ,ends—not mily . for himself and family, but for Egypt. He freely declares his fixed resolve to concede fit/thing beyond the pay ment of five or six hundred thousand dollars in the shape of yearly tribute, and to exercise all the accustomed powers of Go vernment commissioners of the himself, without permitting any interferer c P r ° ea rt t e e . d l C 'o of the late .6.l:atvtlilstie7utl:aiiir't, of he, on the 19th instant, ;070tritice;;Gue:7:encement, as ifindelbowe French ewrineer who has been furtin fit Ale): 4/ - idria ' a - . e•Y upon Nil t l l 7-it4 ofii — . oe l l 4. : still pro, PaY (730/ with annum.) , - -41- , s r l , to to re st z r t e di n o v i t ti i i i i e ig n eeeding , t t l l .t i e e 1 a q zL. ; ran w orks• on the euces o I the city. ettoin the Easternharbou ~ , „.. ordere! t hither from Cairo, and ineantn c not a sailor tempt . Three r,,,7nntt:nts are , as allowel Ito pass the gates. All N-;'110 at and to go out are obliwed to show their halids, *-fit, I, lark o. f the anchor with which the poor roar-iners z tre br, mded or tattooed suffices to keep t . h, eni Pis Dners " for the defence of t he cit y ." r ale Pash a i s a 4 o strengthening Cairo. The nu merical fore ,:e of the standing army has rec eived a furth er i ; 70,000, Nvii iereas e par ordonnancefroin 6o , ooo up 0, wet tre told, are only to_be p icked men, and henceft ,rth to be paid up every week. The Pa& ,la's oili cers boast that he has already ' THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1841 INDIA. No intelligence of importance has been re ceived from Scitide or Affghanistan during the present motith. Nusseir Khan is still at large, but there are Strong reasons to hope he will sur render himself: Dost Mohamed had, on the lOth of February, proceeded from Fermepore to Loo deanah. He was desirous to go to Calcutta to see Lord Auckland, but it was doubtful if this would be permitted. The Punjaub is in a very unsettled state. Sheir Sing had deposed the Ranee after an attack on the citadel of Lahore, which lasted three days ; but the authority of this new Rajah is far from being generally recognised. General Court had been obliged to make his escape from Lahore to Ferozepore, in consequence of a mutiny among his troops. The Governor-General of Bengal has issued an order breaking up and disgracing the natives of the 2d Light Cavalry, which recently deserted its European officers while leading them against Dost Mahomed's cavalry. Major-General Sir Robert Dick has arrived at Madras from Bengal, and assumed the command of the army of the former presidency. LAHORE. " The news from Lahore, which we extract from the Agra Ukhbar is of the highest importance, as it is highly probable that the British Army will be soon called on to interfere. It appears that Shere Singh having induced the troops outside the city of Lahore to join his standard, commenc e d an attack with a determination to remove the Ranee Chund Kooar, mother of No Nehal Singh, from the throne. The city gates were suddenly ordered to be dosed on the evening of the 14th of January ; guns were planted at them, and no persons were allowed to approach the walls from the outside. On the 15th nothing was decided, but during the night some o f Sh ere singh's partisans having ente re d one of the gates, that chief succeeded in establishing himself in the city, where he held a durhar. The fort still held out for the Ranee and continued to fire upon the adherents of Shere Singh. The contest, which it was at first thought would speedily ter minate in f tvour of the assailant, was continued up to the date of the latest intelligence. Orders had been issued to several British regiments to prepare for marching, as it was expected, towards th., capital of Punjaub. The following extracts contain the details : ( From the Agra Ukhbar, of Jan. 28. ) " Our predictions regarding the course of events in the Pun jaub are o!, the eve of being verified, and the first gun of the inevitable coliision that must occur has been fired. A Corre spondent gives us the particulars as follows : " ' Camp, Lahore, Jan. 18. "'I hasten to inform you that a company, with one of our Commissariat officers returning to the provinces from Affgha nistan, arrived at this place on the 14th instant, since which period affairs here have taken a warlike appearance, and of which, for the information of the public, I will endeavour to give you as exact a detail as lies in my power. On the evening of the 14th, on a sudden, all the gates of the city were ordered to be closed, and guns were planted at every gate will a party of men, each of the gates being made over to a Coomeedan, with express orders not to allow any person to enter into the city. During this time a continual fire was kept up in the cantonments, which e learned from the different brigades which joined Shere Singh, who just before arrived from a place called Buttalah, and on whose account the gates of the city had been closed ' by order of the Ranee Chund Kooar, mother of the deceased INo Nehal Singh. The firing from the heavy guns was kept up until 8 or 9 P.M., and yesterday we learned that the quarter part of the force (Seikh) had joined Shore Singh. The Ranee, however, was at this time sale in the Palace with, as report says, about 10,000 men, whom some persons, called the Sunna Walleas, had collected together, and they were bent upon making every resistance should Shere Singh have attempted to force a passage into the city. Yesterday affairs remained in this state ; now and then a stray gun was fired from b o th part i es, an d V a k ee l s were in the mean time passing between them. The Ranee, however, remained irre solute, and would not surrender the throne to Shere Singh. s o However, this m orn i ng a ff a i rs have taken a serious turn, it agea f r o s re l e ast th 7 t h w t e t r h e a toant the o s one ofid eof the gasthesere sog they let in m the e of , and inside party finding so this morning, thought resistance use less, and most of them gave in. Shere Singh came as far as a garden called Huzooreebaug, and, oil attempting to enter, re. ccived a fire from the fort, Thi s was i mmediately answered and the part i es were engaged a goo d couple of hours. At eigeht' or half-past eight, a heavy fire o f cannon was kept up for a gook' half hour, since which all has again become quiet. Rumo urs ay now that a favourite Jemadar ehief (Khooseal Singh) o f Runjeet, poisonoct hhnselt, and 4 few other lives have been lost ; th a extent has not yet been ascertained, but s h ou ld I h ave anything further I'll give it you in detail. This you m ay rely correct. Shere Singh may by this evenin g or to-morrowupon a ' morning be quiet again. P.S.—At this late hour, 2 r. tit., no adjustment has been made, and guns are still firing from the fort upon Shere Singh, who is in the city holding durbar.' " " Since writing the above we have received confirmation of iho main facts therein related, and civil war is now raging in the Punjaub ; this account differs from the precedi ng in sonic poin points, but the important fact of the crisis having oc curre d i s established. " At Lahore the contest:for power has brought on hostilities ; Shore Singh having won over:the troops and artillery outside, and being joined by Generals Ventura and Court and a few Sirdars, attacked the fort on the 15th and 16th, and s uccee d e d in displacing the ;Ranee. On this occasion John Com._ be required, ch n eee sasoodieist beingis con conjectur e d pl3bolurisffehssm,tate, that .. a. report, N e T n e t r s e . yesterday or right. Meanwhile the 3d Dra tPolnal a n t i ) h . J o h n questions ad' l l e l riot► a nd aid b e a mightid fastidiousandl a g e o r o e n d s, to is e t n a t n e d rta 9 i t n h t ° h a jr al m rY a ' reh an i F n d g er 3 e o d s z t: hi l c 9 h th w similar to o t f ha t t h i e r e fro m m entioned above, of . the dethrone ment of the self-elected Queen of the Punjaub, had just reaglied that 'Wit:in. All were of course on the qui vise ; . all entertaining sanguine (we had almost said sanguinary) hopes, of early employment in the direction of Lahore and Umritsur. The arrival of Major-General Elphinstone at Ferozepore is announced as having taken place on the 19th inst., under a salute of 13 guns. " Two days ago Koonwur Shere Singh arrived at Lahore at twelve o'clock at midnight of the 15th instant, surrounded the Royal Musnud, and ultimately established a footing in its vicinity, and at five next morning they raised the standard of Raj Koonwur, entered the city by the northern gate, and with the assistance of the artillery of Mewa Singh gained the Mus nad.. Many of the Sirdars (the Kaee Saba) are within the fort, and the guns are playing on every side—part of the fort having been knocked down. Rajah Golaub Singh, who defends the fort, has resolved to stand out to the last extre mity. And though Jemadar Khosyal Singh had entered, yet no to last accounts he had nut appeared in the presence of Koonwur Shere Singh. Gens. Court and Ventura, and other offi cers, have come in, but the fort has not yet been reduced. But, the writer says, Koonwur Raja Singh will have entered the fort by the evening. Within the city all is tranquil." There is now no hope for the Punjaub ; we suspect the long expected internal dissensions have commenced, and in such a State, and with such a people as the Sciks, who can say, unless British influence i• benefi c.ally used, where they will terminate? Whether Shere Singh be illegitimate or not, we think will not now be come the question of our policy, which must hinge upon supporting the party most favourable to our interests, and we suppose the Government are pretty well aware by this time of the opinions of both parties as to our right of a certain degree of control over the Lahore Court, or as to•their willingness to bear it. However, let matters turn out as they will, and with either party up permost, the day for some movements a little in advance to wards Affghanistan is not very far off, and we are glad that so respectable a force is stationed in the vicinity of a Court from which we suspect more than one annoying intrigue has issued. The Loodianah Mbar of the 21st instant, just in, gives no further particulars; but we hear that more than 500 people have been slain.—Delhi Gazette, Feb. 27. SINGAPORE. The following extract from a private letter dated Singapore 27th of January, will doubtless prove interesting to our com mercial readers " The brig William, from China, arrived last evening and brings accounts of the negotiation with Ke-shen being re newed on a favourable footing; the particulars of which Capt. Elliot would make known in a few days. "We have several junks from China in our harbour, and many more are expected early next month. Reports say we shall import this season 30,000 to 40,000 boxes of tea of 20 cattle.; each. This, in addition to the other articles of regular trade and the junks, must create a considerable demand for cotton, opium, and British manufactures. Cotton (Bombay) has been already sold at $3O per bale, and higher prices are looked for in the months of March, April, and May. Our opium is dull at present, and prices nominal. On the arrival of the Clipper from Calcutta - the market will open, after which sales will be probably very extensive until the end of the year. JANUARY 21.--By the Spanish brig Ramiero, from Ba tavia the 18th ult., we have received advices to that date. The Nerva left for Singapore on the same day, but has not yet arrived. There was nothing doing in piece goods, and not much in produce. Padang Coffee had been sold at 23f., but some par ties held for 24f. per pt. The Mary Dugdale had been char tered to load for Rotterdam at 51., and the Superior to load at Samarang and Sourabaya for the Cape and London at the same rate. Tonnage scarce, and ra►her wanted.—Free Press. ADEN. By letters from Aden we learn that all is quiet there ; vege tables and fruits are supplied in abundance. The trade is in creasing very much. A ship and several bughalahs were in the harbour, and had disposed of their several cargoes. There is still danger beyond the wall. Captain Stiles, European Regiment, very imprudently rode a distance from the camp and shot at by an Arab ; luckily he just escaped the ball by bobbing his head. A European soldier was killed last year by going a distance from the wall unarmed. —Bom bay Courier, Feb. 13. BURNIAH. By a private letter from the frontier we learn that the Burmese are perfectly quiet and their authorities are on very friendly terms with us. The new road from Cachar to Mun neepoor, under the superintendence of Lieut. Guthrie of the Engineers, i3 . now nearly finished; it is a great undertaking, and the manner in which it has been executed reflects great credit on that officer. It ought to be carried on to Ma. Besides its military advantages it may be itstrumental in creating a trade between our provinces of Cachar and the Burmah territory. The Munneepoor authorities, in spite of the frequent devastations of their country before the war by the Burmese, will oppose no obstacles to the trade.—Agra Ukhbar, Jan. 30 SCINDE AND AFFGIIANISTAN. We have received no intelligence of importance from Scinde and Affghanistan during the present month. Nusseer Khan is still at large, but there is strong reason to hope that he will ere long surrender himself. Dost Mahomed arrived at Feroze pore on the sth ult., and remained there until the 10th, after which they proceeded towards Loodeanah. He is said to be desirous of going to Calcutta for the purpose of seeing Lord Auckland, but it is doubtful whether his wish will be gratified. Opium.—The Governor-General of the Portuguese settle ments in Asia has declared that all descriptions of merchan dise, including opium, may be deposited in the ports of Goa, Diu, and Damaun, on the payment of an ad valorem duty of one per cent., and that no further tax will be levied on their exportation. BOMBAY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Cotton.—Early in the week several purchases were made for the English market at rather improved prices, and on the 24th inst., the above intelligence from China having reached some parties on the previous evening, buyers were in the mar ket fur that quarter. Each succeeding day business appeared to increase, and there are now scarcely any unsold bales on the Green, many parcels having been bought without selection. Contracts have been effected for new cotton, but the rates pa;d to-day have not been reported to us. Generally they are said to be 5 to 10 rupees per candy above the following prices which are those paid before the present excitement in the market, namely— Old. New. Broach, inferiot and seedy Rs. 95 good, Rs 120 Oamtatrutty, good. Dholero ............- 92 106 Komorah.. 9l to 92 103 Ranee ... 9l Kutch ..- .... 95 Mangarole and Sholapore... 87 Tinnevelly — 110 —. 120 Our previous numbers particularize the purchases in the intervening period of the month from Ist instant, which ag gregate ab ou t 6,000 candies. Opium.—Great as h as b een the activity of the cotton mar ket it has fall en s h ort of the eageopium, in which ar ti c l e so many gambling transaetious always a occur in periods like the present. We understand that from 750 rupees to 760 p er c h est have been paid by bona fide pur chasers, being an a d vance of no less than 70 to 80 rupees per chest on the prices recently ruling. The fo ll owing is the stock on hand, viz. : Chests. 6,667 the 25th May to the 23d i ns t. .. ...... 14,2801 Im Balance port e d o f f last rom year's importation 20,94 Exported for the same p er i od 12,7597 1 i Remaining.. ......... 8,188 THE PRODUCE OF SCINDE. Indigo—Ls rather lower in price, and some small shipments have been made to Europe. Wo:,l—A few small parcels have been bought during the month, at 125 rupees to 135. None here of first quality. PERSIAN AND ARABIAN GULF PRODUCE. Mocha Coffee appears to be in less inquiry, but there is no supply of consequence. 43 rupees per cwt. is asked for garbled. Elephants' Teeth command high prices, and are in fair de mand. CHINA AND STRAITS PRODUCE. In China produce generally little has been done during the last week. The Silk Market was beginning to wear a firmer aspect, until the China news arrived to which we have alluded above ; and prices have now a tendency to decline. Sugar—Our quotation s are lower. Spices.—Cassia Lignea has been in some inquiry, as well as Mace and Nut megs , b ut holders require higher prices than purchasers are inclined to give at present. Betel Nut.—Continues rather scarce. Cotton Piece GoodsEU—TheR.OrEAN extent GOODS of business during the month has been below the usual average at this season of the year. ___ _ Long Cloths—The sales amount to about 10,000 pieces of gray, at 5:4 rupees to 7 per piece, and 1,000 pieces of bleached, at 7 rupees to t3i. heetings-2,000 pieces at Rs. 9i to 10 per piece of 55 to 60 yards, and of 36 to 45 inches. Isladapollams-9,000 pieces at Rs 23. to 3.9 As. per piece. Grey Jaeconets-12,000 pieces at Rs. 1. 14 to 3 per piece. In bleached Madapollams and Jacconets the transactions have been very limited. Mull Musuns—Have sold at from 3 to 4 rs. 9 annas for good, and bi rupees for fine quality. Lappets --At 2} to 3-1 rupees ; Lappet spots 2.4 to 4fr perpiece. Book Muslins—At 1 rapee 7 annas to 2 14 rupees, lb per piece, Printed Cottons—Tw o colour turban chintz, at 4% rupees, and neutral sets 51! rupees per piece, but of most descriptions the market is overstocked. lied Lead—ls hear: tml: at 1114 . rupees per cwt. and quick silver at 75 rupees, Cochineal—Fv:,•th e r arrivals have depressed the price of silver to '2 rur f ees 10 as. Brand; and Geneva—Market completely overstocked. Ifrer—A small parcel has been sold for arrival at 70 rupees hogshead. THE MONEY MARKET. Money has been excessively scarce in the Bazaar, but the recent large sales of cotton and opium will tend to relieve many of the dealers. Government Securities.—No recent transaction of magni tude is repotted to us. Bills on Bengal.—A few have been negotiated at sight at per cent. discount, and 60 days hills at 2 discount. Bank of Bombay..—Shares are nominally a t 30 prem i um. Bank of Asia.—The shares allotted to Bombay ha ve b een apportioned, and a request is to be transmitted ho m e f or a fur ther quantity ; The applications are said to hav e amounte d t o 4,000 sha m , many of the parties being induced to apply, it is supposed, under the impression that they will soon be sale able at a premium. Bills on England—The transactions reported are very con iderabmleattheiriasn,owing principally to different circumstances month, and the exchange appears to have fluc tuatedunder which bills were negotiated. The rates, as far as we can ascertain, have varied for six months' sight. Bills, from 2s. Oid. to 2s. Id. ; and for longer dated bills, 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. FRMIGHTS. To Great Britain—Engagements have been made to London at 41. 55., and to Liverpool. at 41. 10s. To Chin a —Th e p r i ce is nominally 26 to 28 Rs. this after. noon, but no transactions are reported. A few days past 28 Rs. was paid for a small freight. CALCUTTA MARKETS. Indigo.—Th e ov e r l a nd mail of Decemb er arr i ve d h er e a day or t wo a ft er th e pu bli ca tion of our last c i rcu l ar, an d t h e ac counts brought by it o f the state of the Engli s h mar k e t gene rally, had th e e ff ect o f t urn ing the attentio n o f diff erent parties to Indigo, o ° being the safest mode of remittance under exist ing eirci lms t an c es . S u ch being the case, an d th e French having again come into the market, a brisk demand sprung up, a," r... very large quantity has since found buyers for the Eng l's'.l, French, and Gulf markets, at prices as compared with those '..f last year, showing generally a fall of not more t h an 10 t o Mrs. per md. for fine Indigos, and of 15 to 2Ors. per md. for mid dling and infertor qualities, upwards of two-thirds of the crop of this season have been shipped, and, taking into account the quantity sold but not yet shipped, we do n o t thi n k that more that 15,000 mds. of the crop remain undi spose d o f . We think it necessary, now that the season has come nearly to a close, to state that, from the short weighing off of a num ber of the largest factories, and the small out turn of native produ ce , the crop will barely exceed 115,000 Inds., but of this we shall be able to write more confidently in our next issue. The Exports of Indigo have been as follows, viz.—From Ist November to 11th inst. inclusive. To Great Britain... London ... 15,497 Chests. Fy, mds. 56,791 Liverpool... 602 2,168 Newcastle 20 France Bordeaux... 2,259 Ilarve 2,180 F. Europe Bremen.... 65 Genoa 24 N. America.. Boston.. .. 666 Salem 263 Halifax 27 Bombay, Gulfs and Suez 92 21,695 Chests. Fy. mds 78,446 Spelter. —A good deal of business has been done in this metal since our last, and prices have risen to Ct. Rs. 11 to 11-1 per Fy. md. Iron hasbeen in very good demand since our last, and many large sales have taken pl ace , b ut no great improvement in price has been manifested. Lead.—There has been a little business done in stamped pig, at Sa. Rs. 6-14, during the past month; for other descrip tions the market is very dull. Beer.—As is usual at this season of the year, there is little or no beer in wood at market. Prices are therefore nominal. The imports last month were 89 hogsheads of Allsopp's. Bottles.—There has been little demand for bottles lately, and prices hare declined further. The quotations are as follow, viz. : London, quarts and pints, 9s. 81 to 10s. per 100 ; Liverpool, 9s. to 9s. 4d. ditto. The imports last month were 6,234 dozen. Exchange.—Shortly after our last issue the Honourable Company reduced their rate of purchasing bills from 2s. 2d. to 2s. Id. ; this of course has caused a material change in the general rates; and by this mail the transactions, although not large, have been at the following, viz.:- 1 tAgency Bills on London, with shipping documents, ten months' date, 2s. Id. to 2s. lid. ; ditto on France, six months' sight, 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. ; ditto, without documents, 2s. ld. to 2s. l id. ; Treasury bills, 30 days' sight, Is. 1 lid. to Is. 111 d. Freights.—No material alteration has taken place in the rates of freight during the last month—quotations being nearly the same as they were then. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. To Sell To Buy. Sa. Its. S. Its. Transfer 5 per Ct. Paper 11 Bto 0 0 12 8 to 0 0 p.eintpm. Second 5 per Ct 212t0 0 0 50to 0 0 Third 5 per Ct., or Bom- . - hay Loan Paper 4 Bto 0 0 50to 0 0 4 per Ct. Paper Little alteration has occurred to transfer loan paper since our last. Second 5 per Cents. have experienced a slight im provement. Third 5 per Cents. are stationary, 4 per Cents. have undergone a slight depression. BANK OF BENGAL SHARES. Shares have experienced the decline umal after the pay ment of dividends and have returned to the quotations ruling before the half-yearly Meeting took place—viz., 2,350 to 2,400 prem. UNION BANK SHARES. In our last we mentioned, that the dividend would be proba bly 8 per cent. It was however ultimately agreed to divide 9 per cent., which caused inquiry for Shares at advanced prices. Shares upon which dividends have been received may now be quoted at 1,275 to 1,285. Saltpetre—ln our last number we noticed that this article had become very dull of sale, and that prices had receded con siderably. The mail from London of the 4th of December having since arrived, bringing accounts of the dull state of the home markets, would have caused a further decline but for the arrival cf six American vessels since our last, which are purchasing freely. Sugar—The accounts received by the last mail, have caused a great dampness in the demand for all descriptions of this im portant staple, but more particularly for the Brown and Rhar descriptions, which are now being manufactured. For fine qualities there continues a fair demand, but of these our market is quite cleared, and in the Bazaar of all descriptions the stock does not exceed 5,000 bags, and in European hands for disposal there may be about double that quantity. The exports last month were heavy, but up to the present time of this month, they are light, and are likely to continue so fcr the next three or four months. Hides of every description have been in good demand during the last month ; good qualities however are very scarce, and such as arrive at market are being shipped to London and Liverpool by the owners, as the prices asked, viz. 60 Co.'s Rs. per corge, for the first quality, cannot be obtained. Horns.—Horns have been in good demand, but operations during the past month have been restrained by the scarcity of the article. Oil seeds.—Linseed has continued in fair demand through out the month, and prices have been maintained. Mustard Seed and Teel Seed have been quite neglected of late. Hemp.—ln this article nothing has been doing since our last, and we have not heard of any transactions. Opium.—Prices have receded from 30 to 40 rupees per chest since our last, and the following is the result of the second Government sale of this year, which took place on the 9th in stant, viz. : Chests. Highest. Lowest. Average. Net Proceeds. Behar 1,345 785 725 752 14 8 10,12,675 Behares 7OO 680 660 666 14 3 4,66,825 Rice.—We hare no change to notice in the price of this grain : shipments continue moderate. IMPORTS FROM EUROPE, &c. White Cotton Piece Goods.—Under this head the only de scription of goods that are at all in demand are book muslins, mulls, and lappets, but all at very low prices, particularly the latter description, long cloths, jaconets, and cambrics, are very dull of sale, and prices have receded since our last, particularly for the first mentioned. Printed and Coloured Goods.—We have no change to notice under this head ; the demand, however, is dull, and prices throughout exceedingly low. The imparts last month were, of all kinds, 550 packages. Woollens.—The market has been very quiet since our last, and very few transactions have taken place. The imports last month were, of all kinds, 123 bales. Mule Twist.—We have had a very dull market for this staple since our last, notwithstanding large sales have taken place, not less than 2,000 bales having been sold since our last, but at re duced prices. Raw Silk.—The article in the London Mail of the 4th Dec., which arrived a few days before the letters were delivered, stating that this staple was active, caused several parties to operate at rather advanced prices, but so soon as the dull state of the home market and the short deliveries were known, prices again receded, particularly for the inferior kinds. Silk Piece Goods—At the reduction in price, noticed in our last, considerable transactions took place, and our exports of Corahs last month were very large; of Choppahs and ban danoes there are none going forward to Great Britain. Since the receipt of the December Mail, our market has again be come low, and prices are lower, particularly for inferior de scriptions, of which our stock chiefly consists. Coloured Yarn—Rather more business has been done in both orange and red dyes, but, we are sorry to say, at no ad vance in prices. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Malta Times of the 25th.) MALTA, MARCH 20.—The P. and 0. Company's iron steam packet, Lotus, (John Moody, Commander), is worthy of a particular notice. She is only thirty-four tons burden, and twenty-four horse power. She draws only two feet of water. She was built by Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, of London ; the engines are by John Penn and Son, Greenwich. These engineers and shipbuilders also built the celebrated iron stea mer, the fastest boat in the world, going at the rate of 13 miles an hour !---the Father of the Thames. The engines and boilers of the Lotus are of very superior construction, having oscillating cylinders, well known and valued for the exceed-• ing small space which they occupy, as well as their lightness . simplicity and elegance. I n d ee d, th e w h o l e cons t ruc ti on o f this steamer is a miracle of art and mechanical skill. The Lotus is, perhaps, the smallest steamer in the world which made so long a voyage at sea. She encountered the dreaded Bay of Biscay, and got safely across ; from Gibraltar she was towed by the Oriental to Malta; she leaves here shertly for Candia, thence she will proceed to Alexandria and the Nile, the place cf her destination. On Tuesday noon the Lotus cruised in the Great Harbour, and about its mouth, attracting the attention, and commanding the admiration of every body. She made eight knots an hour ; she went as smooth through the water as a duck, or rather an arrow shot through the wa ter. Outside the harbour the Lotus was saluted by " the monsters of the deep," a shoal of porpoises, who frolicked and gamboled about her prow, reminding one of Venus sailing in her shelly car across the briny wave, with all the finny tribes in gay and silvery attendance. The Natives at Syracuse are interdicted from visiting the British ships of war which go over there to water, without applying at the Police-office for a permit. Very few, there fore, go on board, fearing that a mark may be set against their name ! The Inconstant and Wasp sailed on the 18th inst. for Beyrout, the former calling at Syracuse for supply of water. The Implacable will sail for Syracuse to-morrow morning to water, having transferred the supply she brought from thence to other ships in port. The Vanguard, Revenge, Hastings, Hazard, and Weazle, were at Suda, Candia, on the 14th instant. The Hecate is expected shortly from Beyrout, with the remainder of the British force employed in Syria. The Elizabeth, of Hull, was delivering coals at Marmorice on the 10th inst., and the Maitland, of Malta, was taking is ballast and would proceed to Alexandria. The Apollo troop-ship arrived at Corfu on the 26th ult. ftom Cork, with the 97th Regiment, to relieve the 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles, which will proceed to Jamaica. The Apollo was to leave Corfu for Malta, shortly, up to the 10th inst. The Carysfort.—lt has been found necessary, after having given her Majesty's ship Carysfort a new plain topmast, in lieu of one shot through at Acre, to take out her bowsprit, in con sequence of having a shot eight inches into the wood, which so weakened the spar that it was found to be very badly sprung. This must have occurred in that heavy gale of wind off Alex andria, although the vessel herself, as we are told, behaved most admirably well, and did not strain a top yarn. The Carysfort at Acre appears to have had several shot in her hull, part of her standing, and a great part of her running rigging, and sails cut up, and one of her boats shot through in two pieces. But all the repairs aloft being completed the same night, we had never before heard, and should not now have found out if it had not been for the bowsprit, having been induced to make some inquiry respecting her. The small vessels, drawing less water, were enabled to get nearer the batteries and consequently suffered most. The Stromboli arrived yesterday from Beyrout the 12th and Marmorice the 13th inst. Commander James J. Stopford and Mr. Beale, late of the Zebra; Licuts. Winthrop and Shad well, and Messrs. Foley and Hoare. of the Castor, . came passen gers in her. The Stromboli fell in with the anguard near Cape Matapan on her way to Malta. PLAGUE ON BOARD B.M.S. CASTOR.—The Mediterranco of the 17th inst. having stated that there is a man on b oar d H.M.S. Castor about to fall a victim to the plague, we are authorised to contradict this statement in the most absolute manner. Our Correspondent adds—" the man has been quite well for flit last fortnight." It is exceedingly injurious that such unfounded statements should get abroad on so perilous a subject, but as far as our ex perience goes we are convinced that the p u bli c are to blame, for when an editor in Malta applies for info rmat i on h e i s either insulted, or very imperfect information is given to him. The public, therefore, most righteously deserve to be misinformed. There have been no more cases, and all the convalescents are nearly well. It is reported that Mr. Macready has made an offer to rent Drury-lane Theatre for the ensuing season, but such aone as, it is feared, the committee cannot ac cept, it be ing too low even to admit of a hope that the shareholders will obtain a dividend. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.--We have been informed, on good authority, that the line from Bristol to Bridgwater will be ready to open for traffic on Whit Monday, 31st May.—Bristol Standard. In reply to a letter, which appears in our co lumns of yesterday, signed " Churchman," a member of the University suites that such an association does exist, and that Messrs. Keble, Pusey, Hook, Newman, and Pal mer, are members of its Committee of Management. The Bishop of Calcutta's name appears merely as that of a subscriber. The Oxford rumour respecting Mr. Mait land, we gave as we received it. —Morning Chronicle. Lord Ward, after leaving Mivart's Hotel, pro ceeded to Himley Hall, Staffordshire, and has since gone to inspect his recently-purchased estates in Aberdeenshire, formerly in the possession of the Marquis of Huntley. ' MORN ING EDITION THE PUSEYITE_CONTROVERSY. friends, once more, from my heart I thank y (Loud applause.) The Bishop then implored the Divine benediction, and the meeting broke up a little betore nine o'clock. (Abridged from the Leeds Intelligencer, a Tory Journal.) [The following account appears rather late in our pages, but it is so necessary to complete the picture and the history of the controversy now raging on the Church, and it exhibits the party spirit of the priest hood in such a clear light, that we shall gratify our readers by inserting it. Dr. Hook, our readers will be aware, is a Puseyite, and they will admire the de cency of the clergy in thanking him after the Bishop had been obliged to call him to order.] On Wednesday evening the Anniversary Meeting of the Leeds District Society for the Promotion of Chris trian Knowledge, was, held in the Music-hall, Albion street, Leeds, and was very numerously attended. The Lord Bishop of Ripon presided ; and amongst the clergy and laity present were the Venerable and Reverend J. R. Wilberforce, Archdeacon of the East Riding ; the Rev. Dr. Hook, Vicar of Leeds ; the Rev. Dr. Holmes, Master of the Free Grammar School ; and a great number of other clergymen and gentlemen. IMPORTANT STATE PAPER. DESPATCH FROM PRINCE METTERNICH TO COUNT DE BOMBELLES, AT BERNE. b e n V c o l I N v N e nAe' dFaEtS.B2cr7n, Berne and,l .—An extraordinarynur opinion, the Diet qn h e s a tion upon which it has to decide is the most important of any which the Diets of the Confederacy have had to treat on since the regeneration of Switzerland in the year 1815, for it will depend upon the decisions of this meeting whether the compact which forms the bond of union be tween the Swiss cantons from that date is to be looked upon as still subsisting, or as extinct. " Such, in fact, and no other, is the position of the question. One of the members of the League has been culpable in a notorious material violation of it. Some of the cantons who entered into the covenant in common with Argovia complain of its having been transgressed by the Ist er canton, and call upon the collected body of the confederacy to enforce the fulfilment of the dispositions of the cover - man since, at the same time that it imposes cer tain duties upon all Cie confederates, it certainly gives each reciprocally an equal right to require that the obligations entered into by all parties should be acted up to. From the moment that the central force of Switzer_ land, thus invoked, Las either no desire or no power to in sure respect to that bond upon which the rights and the duties of the cantons and their own existence are based— from that moment the national compact would be nothing but a dead letter, and would certainly not be obligatory on any of the original participators in it, any further than each petty might deem agreeable to its interests and wishes for the momene " This position of things is a very serious one; and it awakens in every great degree the solicitude of his gracious Majesty the Emperor. I will not mention to your Excel lency here the painful feelings excited in his Majesty's mind by the total overthrow of the religious establishrrente which have received their existence, or in part their for tune, from the illustrious ancestors of the Emperor. I have already expressed my opinions upon this subject iu a late communication to your Excellency, and I have no thing to add to what I there said. Nor will I lay before your Excellency the judgment formed by the Emperor as a Catholic Sovereign and a friend of right respecting ac tions which inflict a deep woued upon all religious senti ment, and which will for ever remain a melancholy memo rial of the erroneous path into which violent party spirit and a contempt for principle may lead men. History will bestow upon these deeds the mend of jusice, while at the same time all impartial witnesses of them—Protes tant as well as Catholic, already condemn them. Swit zerland, however, is an independent State, and we do Oct arrogate to ourselves the right to press our opinions upon her with regard to whatever, either good or bad, may be done upon her territory. " The question, however, which at present lies before the Diet for decision has unquestionably one side, which has to do with the general political position of Switzerland, and it is in this respect that the Emperor has commissioned me to lay a few considerations before your Excellency, which your Excellency will urge iu the a at t spirit with which they were dictated—namely, in th t of kindly disposed friendship, a feeling of which most cer tainly Austria has given too numerous and too convincing proofs for its sincerity to be doubted by any one. When the events of the year 1814 annihilated the act of meiistion forced upon Switzerlaud, the Four Courts of Vienna, Berlin, London, and St. Petersburgh, actuated by the principle of regard for the independence of ell States, confined their influence and operation upon the internal concerns of Switzerland to placing at the disposition of cantons their friendly counsel and well-intentioned intervention, for the purposes of reconstructing for them one common mother country. The work was completed in a spirit of impartiality and wisdom. Newly-established rights the very existence of the canton of Argovia is a litir g instance of the fact—found favour and protection by the side of the old right, as far as the latter was still possible to be maintained ; a national bond embraced within it the several cantons, without in any way injuring their sovereignty in any of its essential attributes. Justice, and an equality of rights and duties, formed, in a word, the basis of the new bond between the sovereign can tons ; and it would be natural, consequently. that the ecclesiastical establishments of the Catnolic Members of the League should be taken into consideration under the full impression of this feeling, nod that, considering their value to the people, and the fact of their having fallen in part under the rule of authorites of another faith, they should be placed under the protection of the common co venant of the c mfederacy. " The Imperial Court preserves in its archives the de clarations of the representatives of the Swiss nation as to their satisfaction at the restoration of their mother country, and their gratitude for the part Austria has taken in the good work. " And, although at the time when Europe was assembled a: the Congress of Vienna the last stroke had not been given to the newly formed Swiss con stitution, tee Powers were sufficiently acquainted with the ground plan upon which it was to be con structed to be assured that a political body, based upon just and wise foundations, which on that account offered every guarantee for the peaceful coutinuat on of its ex istencs, would take up its place in the greet union of all the European States ; and it was in consequence of this conviction that Europe, in its final decisions, presented to Switzerland a number of advantages which might well de serve the eternal gratitude of the Swiss people. The fun damental convention then concluded—a convention which the representatives of the country have yearly cor roborated by solemn oath—it is now the purpose of a party in the country to destroy; and as it conceives itself un able, on account of the opposition it meets with, to obtain its ends by the regular and legal means, it strives to effect them by depriving the pact of its efficacy, and thus allow ing it, as it were, to fall into oblivion and decay. The dee ciaions come to in Aarau upon the 13th January are a very decisive advance in pursuance of this system. " It is precisely now the being deprived, after this fashion, of the bond of its political unity, which, in our opinion, would be the greatest misfortune which could befal the Swiss nation, for no other bond would take the place of this, but only that hatred and those bitter feelings which are natural when a covenant is made between several `parties, and one or other of them breaks it with violence, without its being possible for redress to be obtained. It has been said, and repeated again and again, that the European Powers were not the guarantees of the Swiss compact of 1815, and that they consequently had just as little right to trouble themselves about its maintenance as they would be authorised to prescribe laws to any other in dependent State with respect to its internal constitution One point, however, is forgotten in this line of reason ing ; and that is, that in a State compact of this kind, the document of alliance between these States in their posi tion with regard to other countries boars not only the character of a constitutional, but also of a political act, the continued existence or non-existence of which is of interest to all foreign States, generally hic w h ith sta t n he d i s n p e a n k e i a n r g e , r but and m m o e r r e e especially e t o c o t n h n o e s e e t i o w n United States in question. Let us admit that Europe has no right to compel Switzerland to maintain its compact of 1815 ; but uo one can ever contest the right to ask, what is Switzerland ? Where is that bond by which 22 sovereign cantons were bound together in political unity ? Where is that central power which, legally established by the combined body of the Swiss cantons, represented the nation in its relation with regard to foreign States ? " As yet these questions were all answered by the coin vention of 1815. But from the very day upon which this act shall have ceased in fact to be of legal validity, and upon which, instead of being a bond of union between the Swiss, it becomes an apple of discord,—from that day, we cannot say of a truth where the foreign Powers are to look for a basis for their relations with the body of the Swiss State. We, as good and well intentioned neigh bours of Switzerland, are desirous, out of our most inti mate conviction, that the deputi is of the twenty-two can tons, shortly about to be assembled at Berne, should take there reflections into serious consideration before coming to decisions which, at all events, comprise the future des tinies of Switzerland. In our opinion they have only the choice between two paths—either to maintain the cove nant by act and deed, as it exists by right, with the re servation that, if necessary , it s h ou ld be revised in a legal and regular m a n ner , w i t h ou t the violation of any right, or to let it go, leave it to annihilation, and . thuag G iv e e ne tr r e a ? course to every attempt and l e ti v o e n ry of pi t i re jo A l vviss Coefe anarchy and the complete whatever be his political or Can any true Swiss patriot,lldoubt, under such a position of religious creed, at of path to be pursued ? choice the deracy would, we fear, b d e is t o he d termination of this path. things, as to the h principles which it has recede from the basismayliiippoefn,choosweever. Austria will never Fully impressed with all respect for the of other States, Austria has by no means the independence r in terfering in the internal concerns cf Svtitzer l es elation co tam© this Power • - But at the same assumes to itself lewd. fjudging from the point of view of its own in eight 0 always "W'h p a r t o e f v e e s r sed. which the further development of these matters ma y exercise upon the relations subsisting the tee n States. Should the unity of Switzer -1 tetween d for instance, be torn asunder, or placed its doubt by 1. en destruction of the compact, Austria would consider ths e banner ens elf bound to look upon the of the cue or the other in ter eats the influence pat tof the disunited bond, by preference, as that of the swiss nationality , or should it be, wh at G od forbid, that a civil war should break out in Switzerland, or that the o poressions exercised towards the Catholics in Argovia seeould lead to religious disturbance, his Majesty would ka. 3W how to take such measures as, in spite of all hiss respect for the just relations between States, his Ma jcs ty'a solicitude for the security of his own states would re, ider it incumbe n t upon h i m to take. Your E xce ll ency , th en, will express his Opinions in the sense of these obser ve tions as often as you may have an opportunity of indi ting the opinion of the Imperial Court, and the attitude esi suited by it under time circumstances of the present crisis int Switzerland. Your Excellency is commissioned, at tho ra.x sc time, and most especially, to communicate the pres ent e,es patch to t h e P res id ent o f the Vorort, in order that he r. if ate y hims e lf b e i mpresse d with the conviction, and may; with circurmst t se .Austrian Court, under the complicated which is r n t anc f ee o f tee moment, entertains no sentimentand in conformity oca :ne please, inspire his eonstituents the same, that the strictest righ —noseiniment which nith all the rules of moment to profess aloud before the in could hesitate for a ft inn dly nature towards Switzerland,t as: ,ambled Swiss confederacy, as before all Europe." The accustomed prayers having been offered by the Rev. Dr. Hook, The Lord Bishop opened the meeting by a speech. The Lord Bishop announced that the second reso lution would be moved by the Rev. Dr. Hook, the Vicar of the parish. The Rev. Dr. HOOK immediately rose, and was re ceived with the most cordial cheering, which lasted for some time. When the applause had subsided, he said, My Christian friends, I thank you for that loud and long applause.—(Renewed cheers.) It tells me that whatever others may say of me, I am still secure of your support.--(Applause.) It tells me that in what ever Protestant pulpit Popery may be preached, in my Catholic pulpit you only hear those doctrines of the Church of England by which Popery can be success. fully refuted.--Renewed plaudits.) My Christian friends, we can no longer shut our eyes, after what we have heard in various parts of the country, to the lamentable fact that the Church of Eng land is now divided into two parties. It is a la mentable fact, and I should very much have wished that it had been otherwise. In my own humble sphere I have endeavoured even to avoid the appearance of form ing a party, the appearance even of " lording it over God's heritage," and God Almighty knows that it never was my wish.—(Applause.) Both parties now are formed. A party has been found acting in a party spirit, and on party tactics, in various parts of the cone try, and in self-defence a party now must be formed to meet it.—(Cheers.) We can no longer halt between two opinions ; we cannot attempt to hunt with the hounds and to run with the bare ; we must take our part ; and as far as I am concerned I will nail my co lours to the mast of high principle, and blow high or blow low, come sunshine or come storm, through the grace of God, I will adhere to them.—(Loud ap plause.) Now, my Christian friends, I will tell you what I mean by our taking a decided part. It is often said, I have heard it frequently said by laymen, "What are we poor laymen to do ? Laymen who arc but per fectly determined to take their own course—but "What are we to do when we find that on some particular points the clergy are themselves divided ?" I will tell you the safe course, which is this—to discover what party act upon those general principles which we in general approve, and to that party to give our support, notwithstanding the occasional extravagancies to which individuals of that party may be led by their enthusiasm for all that is high, elevating, and holy, for the demon stration of their principles, for the edification of the Church, or the glory of God.—(Applause.) Now the two parties lobo— The Bishop of RlPON—Perhaps my Rev. Friend will allow me to observe that this is scarcely consistent with—(The renewed plaudits of the assembly pre vented the rest of the sentence from being heard, it ut tered.) My Christian friends, we are come here to promote the cause of Christian knee ledge, and I do earnestly—(A repetition of cheers prevented his Lord ship proceeding.) Hear me, while I, in Christian kindness beg my Christian friend to consider whether he may not confine himself to the subject we are met to promote.----(Great excitement prevailed.) The RCN': W. WILLIAMSON, in a stentorian voice, exclaimed, from the upper part of the orchestra.— " Hear the Bishop, hear the Bishop, hear the Bishop." The BISHOP rejoined—" I have been heard—l have spoken," and then resumed his seat. Dr. Howe (after a burst of applause)—lf I had been allowed, 1 should have shown how the subject on which I have been speaking may be made to bear upon the object of our present meeting ; but after what our respected Diocesan has said, I shall content myself with saying nothing more than requesting you to adopt the resolution that I proceed to read to you—" That this meeting is deeply impressed with the liberality which the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge has shown, both by the grants of various purposes to this town and neighbourhood, and by the reduction which has been made in the prices of Bibles and Testaments." On this point it will be unnecessary for me to detain 3ou any great length of time. You all know how libe rally the grants have been made by this Society. You are all well aware of that, and therefore I feel quite cer tain that you will gladly and cordially adopt the resolu tion which I now submit to you.—(Loud and long eentinued cheers marked the conclusion of the Rev. Vicar's address.) The Rev. R. NEWLOVE said he should only antici pate, by his own personal expression of love and vene ration for the Right Rev. Diocesan, the burst of good feeling that would greet the resolution that he had the honour to move :—" That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to the Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Ripon for his continued patronage, and for his kind ness in taking the chair oa the present occasion."— (Cheers.) Mr. WAirinousE, solicitor, bad much pleasure in seconding the resolution. The VICAR rose to put the motion, whereupon ,the cheering was renewed. When it had subsided, be said he felt sure that he need do nothing more than read to them the resolution. The vote of thanks was adopted amidst applause. The LORD BISHOP, who was cheered on rising, re turned thanks. Mr. H. SKELTON then presented himself, and said, that with the kind permission of the Bishop, he rose to propose a resolution which was not on the pa per of business to be transacted, yet he felt persuaden' that there was not any resolution which had been passed that night that would be received with more ,'or dial approbation than the one he was going to propose. Mr. Skelton then, in highly eulogistic terms, enlarged on the extraordinary exertions made by the Rev. Vicar in the cause of this Society and the Church generally, in which exertions he had been zealously supported by his clergy, and concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the Rev. Gentleman for his kindness in presiding over the Leeds District Society for the Protection of Christian Knowledge, and for that, as well as many other acts of kindness and good-will which be Ives at all times ready to exercise, even towards the humblest parishioner, he thought he need not doubt ,their acquiescence in the resolution.—(Loud applause.) He was confident that he spoke the feeling& of the Vicar when ho said that, deeply as he re garded the sympathy of his parishioners, warmly as his heart responded to their thanks, yet he looked not to human approbation merely, but he looked for the approbation and approval of his Maker and the Judge of all.—(Cheers.) If, amidst the trials he bad to encounter since he came into the parish, he bad proved that he was not only a mortal, but a fallible re an, where was the person who dare take a stone and the ow it at him ?—( Loud applause.) The Venerable Archdeacon WILBERFORCE hoped his Lordship would allow him to second this sort of extemporaneous motion, which he had allowed Mr. Skelton to make. He was sure that it must give his Lordship great satisfaction to see the attachment that was felt towards one of his Lordship's clergy.—(Hear.) This sympathetic feeling towards one who had spent his life in labouring for the good of his parishioners must be taken as a sort of pulse-beating of the Church of Eng land. For his own part, he had long been bound to the Reverend Vicar of the parish by ties of private affec tion, he was therefore glad to see the feeling expressed on his behalf, and, being a member of the same great party of Christ's Church upon earth, he felt thankful that his labours were in this parish not ineffectual. He begged leave to second the motion.—(Cheers.) The Bishop of RIPON—My Christian friends, the re solution which has been proposed and seconded has al ready been responded to so fully, that it can scarcely be necessary to put it to you formally. Many hands have been lifted up in acclamation and in praise of your Vicar, but I am persuaded there are also many warm hearts who respond to those zealous labours and those devoted toils which be bestows.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Dr. HOOK, with the permission of h i s Lordship, stood forth to express his ac knowledgment. He was greeted with the most animated Christian friends, I should n ot s w i( h ie ic d h , foral b as e te s d aid— m lo time, and when they y ng had plau s d u lt b s -: have the heart of a man if I did not feel most deeply affection and due end r g e r g a a t e r d f u . for t t h t ze e kind same t e i x m p e r e s f i e o e n l s that o f yaonu apology p o lo to I unintentionally my Lo rd the di s t ß u i r s b h e o d p and , a or netaorlyyouo h done er so, the the very unintentionally disturbed, or nearly done so, the hi.. of the meeting when I addressed you on a former occasion. --(Hear, hear.) Perhaps I did too much re joice when I found that I retained your affectionsei of little n spite of all that has of deprivelatebeendotnsectsorrymea m them, and I allowed my feelings way.—(Cheers.) But I am confident his Lord s hi p will permit me to assure him, and to assure this meet log, that if I had continued my address, my object Mn. T. DIBDIN.—A paragraph has appeared would have been to promote peace ; to have shown i s the Standar d, British Q ueen, and some other papers, where parties may differ , to have shown how th e y ma y ting that her Majesty bad been graciously pleased to differ, and be all the while in perfect l ove an d peace co „f er a pension on the son of the famous Dibdin. We w ith one another, and how we mi g h t atten d such meet- ge ;ro t to say there is no truth i n th e statement. The pre ings as this, where all parties are joined together, aro , re leave of the report, however, shows the public feeling, united under our beloved Diocesan.—(Cheers.) I an fi Lord Melbourne would d o hi mself cred i t by paying take the liberty just to say these few words, lest hay- som e regard to le ing been interrupted b e f ore I h a d entere d i nto my ar - DUKE ii ds OF BEA UFORT .—W e are h appy gument, I might b e m i sun d erstoo d. 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