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DAY.) ESDA Y market this of samples wants of ince movtd 'he imports rters. Fme ing and U 1 th English w quantity rade ruled notice in passing nominal: request, a t ) purchve. aided vat 1. Floor. ; Sacks. n 75° I -- _____. r which is )ric; 0. Ia s is doing• 6/ 6s to must ng prices, to 35 10d; 3 2d per ;cribrd OS ng a bO% y of the een laid a WO --- lc road, _ . [e could ,gOll9 to id any Wll use, could wigl I xamiLe tcmale rest at at the was ing the made. )tit the r were on this ed the )n, the prose iy and all its le first uency places , have xeue- terest ) time ces of (cttd, ill be 101 l at OVERLAND MAIL FROM C ALCUTTA. (From the Herald.) We have received, by extraordinary express, our files of papers from Calcutta of the 7th of August, private correspondence of the Bth, and China of the 25;h July. No Bombay journals have come by this arrival. The delay of the present Overland Mail was caused by the violence of the monsoon, the Precursor being obliged to go to the south of the line to avoid its fury. The Ripon brought home the bags from Alexandria, whence she sailed on the 16th inst. The intelligence now received is of no particular import ance. India and China were quiet. Exports at Cal cutta were extensive, and imports in good demand. Money market easy. Can►_on was tranquil. Sharghae had suffered much from floeds, and the crops of cotton had been consi derably injured. Rice had risen enormously in price. Imports dull, but exports tolerably good. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) CALCUTTA, AUG. 8, 3.30 P.M. I have but little in the way of news to add to that which ycu will fled in the printed summary of the Hurkaru, which I subjoin. An ugly rumour as to disaffection and insutordination evinced by some of our troops in the Punjaub has found its way into the papers, and possibly may go home in a form calcu lated to excite some uneasiness. The truth of it, as I learn on excellent authority, is that the lath and 22d Native Infantry refused to receive their pay on account of some mistake about their " Sinde al lowances." Sir Charles Napier purposed to pay a visit to Rawul Pindee, where those regiments are stationed, for the purpose of arranging the matter ; but it has been done without his help, and, as I hear, quite satisfactorily. The police inquiry is going on to day, but I have not heard what is doing. There can be little doubt of its ending in an entire remodelling of the establishment, and in our having a new chief magistrate. Some of your readers will be glad to learn that Dr. Duff, the emi nent Free Church Missionary, bas just returned to Calcutta from a tour in South India. He comes back with renovated health and energy, and is to give an account of his travels at a meeting to be held this evening. (From the Bengal Hurkaru of August 7.) SUMMARY. Nearly a month has passed since we dispatched our last summary, but long as the interval has been it has produced little to give interest or importance to its records. The sinister rumours in and about tbe Punjaub and Cashmere seem to be dying away. The report of our Government having demanded the surrender of Goolaub Singh's artillery has been positively contra dicted by the Delhi Gazette, which states, as on authority, that so far from their being any idea of hostility between the parties, they never were on better terms than now. It is probable that these rumours have origi nated in surmises as to the probability of a rupture with the chief of Cashmere, now that we have Sir Charles Napier as Commander in -Chief, looking out, as it is of course assumed that he is doing, for an opportunity of winning new laurels. Goolaub Singh is the victim of a bad name. Such is the ill repute in which he is held that the most unequivocal demonstrations of loyalty and friendship avail not to neutralise that distrust with which his every act is regarded. It may be shown that his fortune, - his sovereignty, his life depend upon his preserving the favour of his British neighbours, and it will be ad mitted that he is at least knowing enough to under stand his own interests; but still people cannot divest themselves of the impression that Goolaub is our enemy and only waits an opportunity of show ing it. But while all these disagreeable rumours have been banded about the country, the latest dis closures relating to the Mountain Monarch exhibit him in the peaceful and philanthropic character of a sub scriber to the Lawrence Asylum for the children of English soldiers, and to the British Indian Govern ment's five per cent. loan—to the former he has pre sented a magnificent donation of a lakh of rupees, in the latter he has invested, we believe, something but little short of a million sterling. Moolraj has not been executed, nor is it likely that Le will be. In the latest intelligence from Lahore it is stated that a belief prevailed there that the order for t e commutation of the sentence had actually been issued, and would shortly be made public. The Funjaub continues quiet, and there is no im mediate p. ospect of its peace being disturbed ; but our Government very prudently keeps its troops occupying ti :e country on the alert, and a part of them are rea ty to move at the shortest notice. The Marquis of Dalhousie and Sir Charles Napier continue at Sim'ab, but it has been reported that they both c el'emph.te a journey to the Trans-Indus pro vinces of the Penjaub. Sir Henry Lae rsnce has left Simlah and ss ill pro ceed to Cashmere, partly it would seem, for the benefit of his health, an 1 1 artly to transact business with the Maharaja. A second and final distribution of Sinde prize money has been ordered. The amount for division are upon various deductions, including one of 2,73 677 rs. for Sir Charles Napier's additional six. teenth of the former instalment, is 10,89,360 rs., of which Sir Charles takes an eighth, or 1,36,170 rs. The entire amount of the conqueror's share of the sp Als of Sande is 6,83,522 rs., very little short of the 70,0001. at which it has been estimated. Many of our home readers will learn with regret, if no more bitter feeling, that Captain J. D. Cunning ham, the author of perhaps the best history of the Seikhs that has been written, has been removed from his appointment of political agent in Bhopal as a punishment for having in his book " made unautho rised use of official documents entrusted to his charge as a public officer." People here, knowing that other officers have been allowed without rebuke to do that for which Captain Cunningham is punished so severely. attribute his removal to his having written a book which the Government co not like; and others see in the measure a testimony to the authority of the work which the booksellers might make much of by skilful management. The shareholders of the Benares Bank, in meeting assembled, have resolved to close the concern. We mentioned in one of our late dispatches that the pro ceedings of certain military directors of this bank had led to its irretrievable embarrassment and the loss of a large part of its capital. It is believed, however, that it will be fully able to meet its responsibilities to third parties, and the shareholders have been pro tnised a deliverance from their difficulties at the small cost of about 30 per cent. on the amount of their investments. In Calcutta the one grand object of public interest is an inquiry into the state of the police and the con duct of the magistrates, which is now in pro gress. We stated some time ago that the local press was agitating for such an investigation, being incited thereto by the general expression of dissatisfaction and distrust among people of all classes, who com plained loudly of the tyranny and inefficiency of the police, and attributed it to the alleged fact of at least two of the three magistrates and the heads of the police being deeply in debt to a wealthy native, who was supposed to exercise a malign influence on their administration in all its branches. Government has at length been induced to take up the matter. One of the magistrates, who sought the aid of the insol vent court to relieve him from the burden of his liabilities, was removed from the bench ; and finally a commission has been appointed to inquire into the state of the police and the magistracy, especially in reference to the supposed existence of the improper influence alluded to. To two civil servants, Messrs. J. R. Colvin and W. Dampier, has this important duty been entrusted The inquiry has been carried on with open doors, and men of all ranks and classes have been invited to aid in it with their testimony. It has excited interest sufficient to collect a crowded audience, and old In dians at home will leers probably with surprise that a Bengal civil servant of 30 years' standing is virtually on his trial for official misdemeanours before all the tag-rag and bobtail of Calcutta. Such is the newest sign of the times, such the latest achievement of a free press. - The weather has been somewhat unsettled of late, but cool and pleasant for the season. A vessel belonging to his Majesty of Burmah has, within the last few days, gone ashore on Saugor Island ; all hands saved, but the ship a wreck. There was a general complaint of want of rain all over India late'y ; but from recent accounts there is reason to hope that sufficient has fallen to avert the prospect of famine which was threa'ening in some quirters. The commercial report is still favourable, both as to the import and country produce markets. A considerable-amount of business has been done in ex change, which is now quoted at ls. let 1. to Is. 101 d for first rate six months' sight bills. Freights have declined again under the pressure of numerous ship ping arrivals—the quotations are for sugAr, to London 4/. 105. to 41. 12s. 61. ; to Liverpool 41. ss. to 41. 7s. 6d. The mail of the 7th June arrived on the 16th ult., and that of June 25th, per Bentinck, yesterday. The following are further extracts from the India and China papers : THE RACE BETWEEN THE BLUE BELL AND THE WAVE. _ The long pending race between the two yachts, Wave and Blue Bell, came off on Saturday afternoon, but ter railasted in n sad disaster, which nearly prayed fatal to all those on boat el the first-named beat. The weather, when the vessels started, was rough anti squally, and to attempt the cot test on such a day was obviou-ly a very Fel ilaus tel» ise. Actuated, however, by a keen pas sion 'or sport, anti t y a t - )irited rivalry, the owners of the boats determined to breve the apparent danger, and entry out their object. The start took place at two o'clock, and the Wave rounded the flag-boat one minute and a half before the Blue Bell, but the moment that the boats " hauled their wind," the superiority of the latter on this tack was seen by her gradually coming up with the Wave, slightly weathering her, and tacking to windward, when the Wave wore round. Both boats now steed over to the westward, the Blue Bell fast fore reaching. After some li tle while, the vessel just named again tacked, and fetched a long way to windward of the Wave. In this position of affairs, the weather, which had been all along much too re ugh to be agreeable, grew a great deal worse, and a very hard squall was seen to be coming up, for which it was Leers sary for the boats to prepare. The gentlemen on beard the Blue Bell, we believe (consisting of Mr. Howard, Captain Gillett, and Lieutenant Rennie, 1.N.), resolved on giving up the contest, and returning. Mr. Keys— , who, with Mr. Cork, a pilot, was on board the Wave — had no thought of going back; but in shifting the sheets to prepare fur the squall, the nan ordered to disengage the ropes appears to have bungled in his task, and the wind consequently took both sails with tremendous force, and the boat capsized—the Lascar who had caused the disaster jumping overboard the moment he saw she was going. There Here now fourteen persons thrown into a high and foaming sea—the wind blowing, and the rain driving, with the utmost fury. There was no hope for the boat, for it seems that her ballast was secured by ropes, and as soon as she upset, she went down like a shot. The twelve Lascars swam round the two Euro peens ; they cut and atipped off the clothes of Mr. Key s, while in the water, with the greatest alacrity; and they did their best also to disengage Mr. Cork of the heavy garments which he wore, and which added greatly to his danger. In this, however, they were not very success ful, and as the pilot was a much less expert swimmer than his companion, it was necessary that a considerable number of the natives should keep constantly beside him, to prevent him from sinking. The party once attempted to swim in the direction of a vessel which they saw some little distance from them; but they could not near her, and as they were some three miles from shore, in a high sea, and with the weather occasionally so thick that they could not see six yards before them, it is hardy sur prising that they should have given themselves up Hs lost. Notwithstanding the impression that all must go to the bottom, the greatest coolness and presence of mind appears to have prevailed. The natives in particu lar behaved nobly; and they gave their assistance to the "Sahibs" with a degree of energy, and an absence of all selfish feeling, which contrasted strongly with the usual traits of the native character, as displayed in times of difficulty and dagger. Unexpected help was now at hand. The Blue Bell was returning, and providen tially bore down upon the track of the lost Wave— the disaster to which, owing tq the thickness of the weather, she had not witnessed. The crew were seen struggling in the wa er, and every man was picked up and saved. Mr. Keys was soon "all right" again, and the natives, we believe, were unhurt. Mr. Cork, however, had swallowed a good deal of salt water, and he continued for some time very ill. Perhaps men were never in more imminent danger of a watery grave; for had the Blue Bell not come so opportunely and unex pectedly to their rescue, nothing could have saved them from destruction. It seems to us that to attempt to sail boats in such weather betokens a degree of temerity which only the requirements of duty could justify, and which, is quite unwarrantable in the pursuit of mere pleasure. We hope in future there will be no more such tern ptings of Providence."—Bombay Telegraph and Courier, July 30. The Telegraph and Courier announces the demise of Lieutenant H. R. Wilan, of the Madras IL A., which took place on the 13th of July at Secunderabad. This young officer had accompanied the detachment which under the late Captain Howorth had some time since captured the fortified pagoda of Budrachellum. On this service both the gallant officers just named caught the maladies which proved fatal to them, Captain Howarth having died suddenly en the 10th of June, on the banks of the Godavery, and Lieutenant Wilan, at Secun derabad a short month afterwards.—Bombay Times, August 1. NALwA.—By letters from Mhow of the 23d ult., we learn that Captain Timing and Lieutenant Edwards, of the Mehidpoor Contingent, were at Indore very sick. Captain Fenwick, who held an appointment under the Halkar government at Tandler, was about to resign, he having obtained another on the Godavery river.—/bid. We have received authentic intelligence of the death, near Naoshera, on his way to Kashmeer, of Ajeet Singh, the ex. Raja of Ladwa, whose escape from Allahabad created a considerable sensation at the period it oc curred, especially as it was accompanied by the murder of a Chokeydar in charge of his person.—Delhi Gazette, of July 18 DEATH OF LIEUTENANT GuasaaT.—Lieutenant Gil bert, whose sudden death we recorded in our last, was, as we mentioned, assisting to extinguish a fire in the lines of the 9th Regiment Native Infantry. While pulling a chopper off one of the huts, he fell and literally im paled himself on some bamboos that were sticking up. He only survived the dreadful accident about half an hour. He had just strength to call for help to lift him off from under the chopper, but became quite insensible immediately after.—Delhi Gazette, July 25. North America ••• ... Red S, a and Persian Gulfs ... U6Ler places ... 561 1.766 2 ; 093 7,113 121 434 SPORTIZNG INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. TUESDAY. Total ... 35,805 132,136 The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway having delayed any announcement of their intent'en to start a specivil train this morning until Monday afrernon, the majority of the frequenters of the trittetir.g here made arratigemt nts to leave by the five el{ afternoon train. It proved an unlucky sett ctien, its pr...gress having been so miserably slow that it did not reach its destination until half past nine. When there, owing to the neglect of the managers to provide a sufficient staff, the passen gers had to be their own porters, and a scene of great ciaitision ensued. It is to be hoped that this will be remedied on future occasions, and that the public may be favoured with timely notice of their intentions. The special train, which left this morning at half-past eight o'clock, and arrived in a trifle over two hours, brought a considt rable number of pailengers, scarcely enough. however, to make it a profitable one to the company. The sport disappointed our expectations ; the Trial Stakes did not fill, end of nine matches three only came off—a list which at one time promis?el a dozen races being thus reduced to half that number; their results are subjoi. ed. The weather was favourablein the ex treme, and the attendance, without being so great as many had anticipate d, the best we have teen at a Fist October Meeting for many years. The cour,e was in capital order. The new betting ring on the flat affords more space for horsemen, and is decidedly an improve ment on the old one. _ _ _ CHINA. (From the Overland China Mail of July 25.) Tbis month has produced no new subject of in terest; and the newspopers have been chiefly occu pied in dismssions arising out of Captain Keppers in vasion of Macao. But these can now attract very little attention out of China, as judgment will have been pronounced on the question by the Government ar.d by the press at home a month before they can be edified with the further lucubrations of local editors and their correspondents. The only point presenting any novelty or importance, which seems to us at all likely to be noted elsewhere, is the subsequent trial before the Macao Court of four British seamen, who have been sentenced to three and four weeks' impri sonment, without any attempt being made by the British naval co 'inlander on this station to release them, or to questi in the juri: , dic'ion.of the Portuguese over British subjects at Macao. Canton continue: quiet, notwithstanding the vati cinations of our I idian and local contemporaries, ho anticipated nothing but an aggravation of inso lence and hatred o• foreigners on the part of the populace, to follow up in their having kept us outside the City gates. Very few edicts frcm the Mandarins, or placards from the p ‘ople, have been issued in re ference to foreigners, and these few are moderate in their tone. Shanghae has been suffering from the effects of heavy rain and floods, unexampled in the experience of foreigners. The crops of cotton have suffered greatly, and the native trade been impeded ; while rice, the staple of life, has risen enormously in price. Last month we mentioned the wreck of the schooner Torrington in the Yang-tse-kiang, and we have now to record the loss on the 7th instant of two other vessels, also on the north bank of the river— namely, the Mary Whitney and Persian, from Singa pore with Straits' produce • crews saved. Her Ma jesty's steamer Medea, we learn, succeeded in saving part of the cargo of the Mary Whitney, but finding it impossible to nave the ship, blew up her decks. Her Majesty's brig Arab was endeavouring to float off the Persian, but it is feared she will not succeed. It is further stated that the loss of the Torrington, at any rate, may be attributed to there being no bea con at the time on the north bank, the vessel having gone ashore within 200 yards of the spot where the beacon used to be but was not. .11a•idicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous. (ach, and only five if declared, &c., to go to the second horse; for three yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C. (13 Subs., six of whom dcelared.) Sir J. Gerard's Jest, 4 yrs, 7st .. ...(Dockeray) 1 Lord Cliklen's Sagacity, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (Flatman) 2 Colonel Peel's lone, 3 yrs, Est 71b (G. Brown) 3 Duke of Rutland's The Fidler, 4 yrs, Bst Sib 0 Duke of Richmond's Highland Fling, 3 yrs, ist 21b 0 Mr. Bulkeley's Cigarette, 3 yrs, Est 101b...(W. Parr) 0 Lord Exeter's Conde, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (J. Mann) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Jest, 3to 1 agst The Fiddler, end sto I each agst Sagacity and lone. Cigarette and J. st started almost abreast, and, with lone and Sagacity in waiting, carried the running on until within fifty )a) ds of home; Cigarette having had enough of it, Jest W. nt on with the running, and alter a fine race with Sagacity and lone, won by a neck, a head between second and third; the Fiddler a good fourth. Run in min. 11 secs. Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Colonel Anson's Iby Jereed out of Muff, 2 yrs, 7st llb (Pearl). beat Lyrd Exeter's Sultana, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Flatman), by two lengths. 5 to 4 on Sultana. Run in 1 min. 49 be es. The Hopeful Stakes of 40 sous. each, h ft, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst sib; winners extra; the second to receive 50 auvs. Otit Of the stakes. The last half of Ab. M. _ _ Lord Albemsi le's Bolingbroke, Bst 71b (Robinson) I Lord Chesterfield's Penang, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 2 Lord Exeter's Nutshell, Bst 71b (S. Mann) 0 Mr. Bulkeley's Hope, Bst 51b (Marlow) 0 Mr. Greville's Cariboo, &it 71b (Flatman) 0 Duke of Richmond's Harum-Scarum, Bst 51b 13 Her Majesty's brig Pilot has been engaged in the suppression of piracy, sinking and capturing suspi ciousnative vessels, and handing over the crews as pirates to the Chinese authorities at Amoy. CANTON MARKET, JULY 24. IMPORTS. Jaron Rothschild's cby Pantaloon—Decoy, Bst 71b 0 Mr. Nevill's fby Nutwith—Agnes, Bst 51b (Sly) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Penang, sto 2 agst Cariboo, 4to I agst Bolingbroke, and 8 to 1 agst Ilarum-Searum. Bolingbroke and Penang laid in front from the start to the finish; Bolingbroke, who bad made nearly all the run ning, winning by a head; Cariboo, the Agnes filly, and Nutshell close up, and so near together that the judgo could not place a third. Run in 51 sec. After the race 30 to 1 was taken about Bolingbroke for the Derby. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Payne's Glauca, Bst 71b (Flatman), beat Lord Exeter's Slashing Alice, 7st 9lb (S. Mann), by a length. Betting-3 to lon Glance. Run in 1 min. 13 sec. The Grand Duke Michael Stakes of 50 soya. each, for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 7ib ; fillies, Bst 31b. A. F. (14 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Vatican . . .(Templeman) 1 Lord Clitden'a Honeycomb (Robinson) 2 Betting-4 to lon Vatican. Vatican made all the running, and won easily by a length. Run in 2 min. 22 sec. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C.—Sir J. Hawley's Cran berry, 7st 71b (Flatman), beat the Duke of Bedford's Minto, Bst 71b, by half a length. Betting-7 to 4on Cranberry. Run in 1 min. 14 sec. M.tch, 100, h ft. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's New. port, 3 ) rs, Bst 12. b, received forfeit from Mr. Archdale's Rose Pompon, 2 yrs, 7st. Match, 200, li it. T.Y.C.—Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, Bst 131 b, received forfeit from Duke of Bedford's Bon-Mot, Bst 31b. Match, 100, h ft. D.M.—Sir J. Hawley's Queensberry, 7vt 111 b, received forfeit from Duke of Bedford's Beau vale, Bst 71b. Match, 100, h ft. Suffolk Stakes Course.—Lord Clif den's St. Antonio, Bst lib, received forfeit from Lord Bateman's Goodwood, Bst 7ib. Match, 200, 50 ft. A.F.—Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, Bst 7ib, received forfeit from Mr. Shelley's Remembrance (dead), 7st 131 b. Match, 300, h ft, T.Y.C.—Mr. Payne's Sergius, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Sir J. Hawley's f (dead), by 13irdcatcher out of Young Defiance, 7st 121 b. The dulness in our import market still continues, nor does there appear any sign of improvement. EXPORTS. Teas—Black—The market for new Congous opened immediately after the departure of the last mail, and up to date 150 chops have been settled at rates showing an advance of 3 to 5 tads upon those of last year, 30 to 32 taels being paid for first class teas. 250 chops have ar rived, and there being less demand within the past few days, prices have receded, and are now 2 to 3 taels below the highest range. Canton Greens—The transactions for the month are small, prices here being higher than in England. The latest advices from the north speak of damage having been done by the late heavy rains and floods to the com mon kinds of green tea. Raw Silk—We look for no Tsatlee here this season, and two months must elapse before the arrival of the Taysaam. The Canton is expected shortly. Freights—To England, tonnage plentiful at 41. Exchange—On London at six months' sight, 4s. Op. 4s 2d. Company's Accepted, 215 rs. per 100 dolls. SHANGHAE MARKET, JULY 12. The late inundations, which caused such extensive destruction of life and property, - have for the present completely put a stop to all internal communication. The low lands along the banks of the Yang-tsze-keang are covered to the depth of several feet, the rice and cotton crops entirely destroyed, and the inhabitants con sequently ruined. The Chinese Government will doubt less exert itself in relieving the necessities of the poor people; but the efft cts upon foreign trade will be felt for a long time to come. The price of provisions has nearly doubled. (From the China Mail of July 12.) The denial of Portuguese authority over British subjects at Macao has been the leading argument in de fence of Captain Keppel's recent proceedings. ‘Ve believe it to be utterly futile, and have already explained our reasons for thinking so. If it ba otherwise, however, it is of course the duty of our authorities to use the powers entrusted to them to prevent British subjects being ar rested and punished by a pretended foreign Government, whatever may be the offence with which they are charged; for to do otherwise in any case at Macao, espe cially at present, would be admitting the jurisdiction of the Portuguese, and thereby imply condemnation of the conduct of Captain Keppel. The remark has been suggested by a case subse quent to that of Mr. Summers, the circumstances being as follows: The British barque Cumbcrland, Captain J. W. Lewis, from Singapore, came into Macao Roads on the 19th of June. On that day and the subsequent oae several of the seamen refused to work, and became exceedingly obstreperous in their conduct and insulting in their language towards the chief officer and captain. The most forward among them was a man named Turner, who, after the vessel anchored, not only con tinued to disobey the orders of the officer, but challenged him to fight, and drove him to his cabin; and upon Captain Lewis coming on deck, the fellow turned upon him, and not content with abuse, struck the captain a blow. Other three of the crew—Wilson, Matheson, and M‘Kane, joined with Turner in his insubordination ; and whe n Captain Lewis was going over the ship's side for the purpose of reporting their conduct to the authorities, one of them called out, that if all the black sheep were to be punished he must be included iu the number. These facts are detailed in the ship's log, and were declared before the port captain, who, at the request of Lewis, and with the governor's sanction, sent a corporal's guard to arrest the men and bring them on shore. The charge having been regularly gone into by the Procurador de Coroa, the men were brought by him be fore the Court of Correctional Police, where, the case being sufficiently proved, the judge sentenced Turner to a month, and the other three to twenty days' imprison ment, with the alternative of shortening the term by pa) ing a tad in lieu of ev( ry day's imprisonment. The men, who are all British subjects, are now under going their sentence in Macao gaol ; and few will say it is not deserved; but that of course has nothing to do with the national question of the right of the Por tuguese to adjudicate in the matter at all. It remains therefore with Captain Troubridge, who is now in command of the station, to determine on the steps to be taken. In the case of Mr. Summers, he could only act a secondary part, in giving advice to Captain Keppel ; and if that was to set at nought the authority of the Portuguese, it is clear, were Captain Troubridge to pass over the present case, he would sur render what has been put forward as the strongest posi tion of his senior officer. THE TWO YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL. 5 to 2 agst Hardioge 1 7 to 2 agst William the 7to 2 agst Knight of Avenel 1 Conqueror. It has been officially declared that Ghillie Callum's running is doubtful. THE THREE YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL. COMMERCIAL REPORT. (From the Bengal Ilurkaru of Aug. 7.) CALCUTTA, AUG. 7.—The Bentinck was reported yes terday, but the letters are not yet to hand. The London mail of the 7th of June arrived by ex press on the IGth ult. The news it brought of commercial affairs in London was considered to be satisfactory. Political affairs in Europe appear to approach a crisis, baffling all caleula ti4_n in their results, but from the expectations that England will remain aloof, our trade scarcely seems to feel the struggle. The transactions in exports have been extensive — Exchange has been very stationary. Freights are not high—and with the bazaar amply stocked with produce, prices have mostly taken a somewhat lower range. A large and increased business has been done in sugar, and though prices have ruled lower for Benares, the market is now firm. Silk is neglected, and can be bought lower, as the new silk will be at market before long. A general inquiry bas prevailed for torahs, and parcels have been selling steadily on arrival, without change in value. Saltpetre has sold largely, and at high rates for England and America, but with a fuller supply in the bazaar, prices are now more moderate. A little rice was sent to Liverpool when freights were at their lowest. Shell lac and lac dye show little change, ship ments of both being large. The best part of the sallower crop has now gone, and it continues to sell at full rates. Mustard seed has gone very largely to England. Jute is freely shipped. Accounts from China are to the 23d of June, and opium having gone down there, prices have sank here some 60 to 70 rs. per chest. Patna has lately ruled at 965 to 975 rs. per chest; and at the tenth sale of the season, held yesterday, averages were—Patna, Co.'s Rs. 973 15 1; Benares, ditto, 981 13 3 per chest. The import trade has maintained a fair position. The supplies until receotly were light, and in most British goods the business done has been large, and at steady prices. There are, however, some elements of uncer tainty now exciting a little alarm. A protracted drought has prevailed throughout northern India daring July. Fears of a famine are entertained, and though some rain has by list accounts fallen in the nearer districts, the relict must be general, before business with the upper provinces resumes its wonted extent at this season. For cotton goods a steady market has prevailed. Local demand is good, and though latterly there has been some disposition shown by up-country dealers to con tract their operations, the business done has been con t:d -raLle. The sales of mule twist have also been large. De mand has been more general, and a further advance has taken place in the finer numbers. Red twist sells slowly, and at low rates. The effects of drought in the north-west have been most apparent in our metal market. Though this is the season when demand is usually most active, there is no thing doing. So dull a season has not been known for years, and though stocks are unusually small, prices of copper, speller, and iron have all gone lower. The money market is quite easy. Discounts are low, and Government securities only fluctuate a little one way or the other, as rumours prevail respecting the closing of the 5 per cent. loan. Prices of Company's paper are—New Fives, percent., rs. 0 3 to rs. 0 6 dis.; Sicea Fives, per cent., rs. 1 0 to rs. 1 4 dis.; Company's Fours, per cent., rs. 14 8 to rs. 15 0 dis.; Sicca Fours, per cent, rs. 15 8 to rs. 16 0 dis. The tendency in Exchange has continued to be down ward; a good deal of business has been done, and rates have ruled, for the best 6 m. s. paper—American credits ls. top. to is. 10 7-16 d.; Baring and Browns ls. loid. to ls. to 7.16 d.; other first class credits, chiefly Bombay ls. toid. to ls. 100.; dccument bills, ls. 100. to is 100. per rupee. Tonnage was scarce for some time, and 41. 15s. to 5/. were paid for sugar to London. A good many ships having eome in, some decline has taken place, and pre sent rates may be quoted, for sugar—to London 41. 10s. to 4/. 12s. 6d., and to Liverpool 94 ss. to 4/. 7s. 6d. per ton. 5 to 4 apt Tadmor 1 5 to 2 agst Borneo DERBY. 30 to 1 apt Bollingbroke j3oto 1 sgst Sweetheart (t) Nh:Vi'MARKET BT. LEGER. Even on Quasimodo. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGUT. LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER STAKES. Even on Quasiinodo. THE TWO YEARS (1.13 TRIENNIAL. 2 to 1 apt liardinge 7to 2 agat wiliiam the Conqueror. 7 to 2 agst Knight of A revel. GhillieCullual is scratched. The argument in favour of Captain Keppel, founded on the incompetency of the Portuguese authority, has received confirmation in a high quarter within the past week, in the course of a trial before Chief Justice ilulme, in which it was stated that one of the parties had been residing beyond the jurisdiction of the Court ; but upon learning that Macao was meant, his Lord'. ship said, "But Macao is within the jurisdiction of the Court ; " in which opinion Mr. Cay, the Registrar, con curred, and in proof produced the ordinance about which there has lately been so much discussion. We still ad here to our own opinion notwithstanding ; but think it only fair to mention that of the highest law authority in the colony. INrnoo.—Since the departure of last mail the weathero in Lower Bengal has been all that the indigo planter could desire. The drains have been light, and the only complaint has indeed been that there was too little rain. The growing plant required more, while in some places the manufacture of the ripe plant had been delayed by the unusual lowness of the rivers. With all this " luck the production has not hitherto benefitted to the extent anticipated. Tnis is chiefly owing to a very general complaint, that the plant cuts badly, and does not yield its accustomed produee, even in Jessore, where the season throughout has been most favourable. The important district of Tirhoot has been again un fortunate. The rains were excessive, though in the first fortnight of July, and much injury was done in some parts. Manufacture has since been attended with indif ferent r.sults, causing a general reduction of the estimate of tne district to not over 19,1200 mds. In the other northern districts, Bhaghulpore, the Benares Zillahs, and Doab, the extreme drought las done much and irreparable injury. The general estimata of the crop has scarcely been in creased, the reduced prospects of Tirhoot and the Upper districts counterbalancing some increase in Lower Ben gal, though with a plant of so much capability, and at the same time so precarious, as indigo, any estimate un til the next three weeks have elapsed must be consi dered very hazardous. Exports of Indigo from Ist November, 1848, to 2d August, 1849: Chests. Fy. Mds. Great Britain France „, ••• ... 26,669 100,313 •. ... 6,356 22,51 Q E!SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1849. Stoke Damarel Stoke-upon-Trent St. Germans ... Stourbridge ... Swansea ... Tavistock ~. ••• ...... Teesdale (Barnard Castle) ... Tenterden Thorne ... Tonbridge Tynemouth W ... Watford ••• West Bromwich West Ham ... Whitehaven Wigan ••• Wigton... ... Windsor ••• Wirral ••• W ibbeach W olverhampton and Sieiden NV) combe and Great Mar:ow Yi , rmoutb, Great ... Total ... ••• ....• •• • . Hawick Tain ••• `'''' SCOTLAND. ••• ....'. Munlochy ..: ... ::. Dundee ~, „• •.. Dunbar (from 16th to23d inst.) Total ... General total:— Metropolis Country Scotland 4 0 3 1 2 0 10 3 2 0 1 0 13 0 O 1 2 0 O 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 O 1 9 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 16 0 iO2 43 336 76 25 0 Total ••• 4 63 119 NOTE.—The number of attaeks reported by the union officers are—tor the metropolis 12S, and for the country 462; but their returns do not, in general, comprehend the cases that are treated by medical men in private practice. The deaths are returned according to the superintendent registrars' districts, as it is found im• practicable to distinguish every place separately. CHOLERA. Sat. Mon. Sept. Sept. 22d. 24th. 7 19 13 15 8 36 23 52 45 DIARMICEA. Sat. Mon. Sept. bept. 22d. 24tb. 3 4 7 8 2 4 12 9 19 18 THE THREE TEARS OLD TRIENNIAL. 5 to 4 ngst Tadmor 15 to 2 opt Borneo. CESAREWITCH. 8 to 1 agst Vatican 2to 1 agst Glenalvon 2 2 5 5 t t o o a 1 gst Q La u d a y Eve lyn. 2 tnodelyo(n. o ,7 to 1 agst Glen Saddel. Repletion is scratched. DERBY. 18 to 1 agst Italian 33 to 1 ugst William the 20 to 1 agst John o'Groat Conqueror (t) 25 to 1 agst Mayors 33 to 1 agst Ilardinge. *0 to 1 apt Bollingbroke(t) j 40 to 1 agst Bro to Epirote 111 to 1 agst Sweetheart (OA 40 to 1 agst Clincher. ENTRIES, WED&ESDAY. Matches—Barley receives from Truthtuller—Minto from Dahcotah Chief—and Scampa Via from Daughter of the Sea. The match between Barley and Hippie has been brought forward from Thursday to to-morrow. The Granby Stakes. The following have paid:—Cowslip Colt, Egalite, Slang, Thackray, Daughter of the Sea, and John-o'- Groat. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. R. M. Winner to be sold for 150 son , . Lord Clifden's Tiresome, 3 yrs—Sir J. Gerard's Grim stone, 6 yrs—Duke of Bedford's La 8e11e,2 yrs. Two Years Old Triennial. All have paid but the following :—Valen tine, Mickleton Maid Colt, Sampler, Ugly Doe, Knight of Avenel, Cora, Nutbourne, Esta►fette, Cranberry, Spikenard, Zldoe, Hardinge, Sisyphus, thrum-Selma], Mr. Roberts's three, Stingo, St. George, and William the Conqueror. gweepstakes — of 50 sous. T. Y. C. - Mandarin, Give•and.Teke, and Side Saddle are scratched. Handicap of 15 soya. each. T. Y. C. Ondino, Bst 101 b—f by Gladiator, out of Malibran, Bst 31b—Scampis. Via, Bst 31b—Albreds, 7st 121 b. The St. Leger Stakes. The following are scratched : Don Juan, Mahratta, Loup Garou, Indus, Caramba, Guizot, Hidallan, and Egglestone. 501. Plate. D. I. Lottery, 4 yrs—Retail, 3 yrs—Brandyface, 5 yrs— Van Dieman, 3 yrs. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—ThESDAY. THE TWO YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL.-5 to 2 agst The Knight of Avenel (t), 3 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum (t), 3 to 1 agst klardinge (0, 7 to 1 apt Brother to Epirote. THE THREE YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL.-6 to 4 agst Tadmor (t), 3 to 1 agst Borneo (t). C/ESAREWITCH STALES.-10 to 1 agst Glenalvon (taken to 1001.), 10 to 1 agst Vatican, 14 to 1 agst St. Rosalia (t), 14 to 1 agst Essedarius (t), CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAILES.-14 to 1 offered on the field. GAS EXPLOSION AT GREENWICII.—On Monday night, about ten o'clock, an explosion of gas took place at the residence of Mr. William Matthews, of the firm of Penn and Co., engineers, at No. 18, Valentine-place, Blackheath-road. Mr. Matthews was sitting busily en gaged with tools and instruments used in engineering, when he perceived a strong smell of gas, and on rising from his seat with a lighted paper to discover from whence the escape of gas proceeded, a loud and alarming explosion took place, dtiving the two window sashes into the street, and demolishing upwards of fifty squares of glass. Mr. Matthews was much burnt about the face and hands, and one female servant suffered by being scorched on the neck. RUDE, ISLE 01 WionT.--The - 13ishop of Oxford has recently been on a visit with our vicar, the Rev. W. S. Phillips. During his stay his Lordship preached at St. Thomas's Church in aid of an important local object. The contribution amounted to 83/., to which a further offering of 201. was Made by a lady of Mr. Phillips' con gregation, giving a total of 1031.—Hants Chronicle. ACCIDENT TO A CLERGYMAN.---We 2 regret to state that an accident of a eriutts nature occurrt d }esterday morning, opposite the Mackworth Arms Inn, to a Rev. Gentleman, niched Morgan, of Carmarthen. Ile had taken his seat on the mail for some minutes before the coach started, and just as the driver was about to mount he suddenly fell (ut a fit it is supposed) from the top to the pavement on his head. Fortunately, the fall was broken by his coming in contact %vial the shoulder o. Dunlopp, otherwise ho must have been killed. As it was, he was s , riously injured, and bled very muck. Ile remained insensible for some tine;but we are glad to hear that he was able to sceak 3esterday evening.— Local Paper. RIVER. PLATE.—By the arrival of the Caledonia at Liverpool we are put in possession of dates from Buenos Ayres to the 20th of July. There was no news of especial interest. Business was quiet. There were 109 vessels in port ot which but 6 were American. Freights wore quoted at 10 dolls. per 2,0001 b. dry hides, and 6 dolls. for salted; wool, 4 dolls, per foot. Tht highest price of doubloons durinir the week ending July 14 W 65 2981 the lowest, 296 to 2961. MALTA. MALTA, SEPT. 90.—0 n the 18th inst. arrived in a sinking state, the Sardinian brig Concordia, Castag liolo master, having on board 160 officers, non-com missioned officers, privates, and volunteers, composed of Hungarians, Poles, and Lombards and bound to the Piraeus and Constantinople. Before reaching she was kept afloat by stuffing straw into her leak, lashing sails under her bottom, and keeping both pumps going night and day. Her damage requiring her to be hove down, and the standing orders of the late governor absolutely prohibiting the landing of any refugees, the living cargo was transferred to pontoons; where, till the 20th, they were exposed to the sun and destructive September scirocco by day and the heavy dew by night. On that day, on a petition to Colonel R. Jones, R.E., the officer administering the government, they were allowed to land on the Caradino mole, a boon gratefully accepted by them all; whilst to those suf ' tering from wounds, 18 or 20 in number, a lodging was offered, and gratefully accepted, in the lazaretto. Some 100 of those alluded to in my last have left Malta for Athens, by a Greek vessel. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 23. Tho Queen and Prince, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Dawson, Earl Grey, Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Mr. Anson, Mr. Birch, and Dr. Robertson, attended Divine service at the parish church at Crathie. The service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Anderson. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall-place. Lord John Russell arrived in town from his residenc4. Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park, and attended the meeting. The Noble Lord returned to Pembroke Lodge in the afternoon. Dispatches wire received yesterday, at the Colmic otlice, from the Governor of Gibraltar. ROYAL MuNtricEiscE.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, with her customary munificence, has for. warded a donation of 2001. to the Association for Pro mating the Relief of Destitution in the Metropolis, to be applied towards the relief of the widows of those who have died of cholera. Poor Box, the cricketer, died on Monday morning, at Brighton! CHOLER POPULATION OF LONDON. Population.* Districts. 1831. 1,655,000 5.'x,000 306,000 &6,000 331,000 410,000 53,000 32,( 00 58,000 4,000 21,000 37,000 122,000 9,000 104,000 37,0'30 35,000 63,000 42,000 43,000 48,000 47,000 38,000 28,000 57,000 C 9,000 62,0''0 64,000 139,000 72,000 25,000 32,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 45,000 sr,ooo 33 ; 000 28,000 13,000 64,000 18,000 1841. 1,948,000 301,000 376,000 374.000 892,000 503,000 75,000 40,000 67,000 57,000 25,000 31,000 138,000 10,000 1;10,000 56,000 42,000 51.000 44,000 44,000 57,000 50,000 40,000 29,000 56,000 83,000 74,000 72,00 J 41,0::0 91,000 31,000 33,000 20,000 35,000 47,000 55,000 )16,0 , 0 40,000 40,000 14,000 81,000 23,000 1 " See Appendix to Registrar-General's Ninth Annual Repert for information respecting the population of the dis tricts and sub-districts of London at the several censuses. Estimated population of London at the middle of the year 1849-2,206,076. RETURN OF CASES, SErr, 24. THE METROPOLIS. SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Cholera. Dlarrh. London ... West Districts ... North Districts Central Districts East Districts ... South Districts .. West Districts— Kensington ... Chelsea ... St. George, Hanover-square Westminster ... St. Alartin-in-the•Fiel.ls St. James, Westminster North Districts— Marylebone Hampstead ... Pancras Islington .• ••• Hackney ... •• Central Distric's— St. Giles ... ... Strand ... BolUorn... Clerkenwell St. Luke ... .. East London ... West London London, City East Districts Shorediteh .. ... Bethnal- green ... ... Wlaitechapel ... . St. George-in-the-East Stepney •• • ... Poplar ... • ... South Districts St. Saviour ... St. Olave Bermondsey ... St. George, Southwark Newington ... Lambeth Wandsworth ... Camberwell ... liotherhithe Greenwich ... Lewisham ... Attacks. WEST DISTRICTS. Kensington. ... Chelsea... St. George, Hanover-squaro ... Westminster ... St. Martin-in•the-Fields St. James, Westminster ... - NORTH DISTRICTS. • • • ... • • • ••••• Marylebone Hampstead ... St. Pancras ... Islington ... Hackney ... ••• CENTRAL DISTRICTS. ••• ..... St. Giles Strand ... Holborn Union Clerkenwell St. Luke ... East London ... West London City of London Ehoreditch Betbnal•greci ... Whitechapel St. George-in•the•East Stepney ... ... Poplar EAST DISTRICTS. ••• .-.. ••• ..... ••• ... •f• r SOUTH DISTRICTS. St. Saviour, Southwark St. Olavo ... ... Bermondsey ... St. George, Southwark Newington ... Lambeth ... Wandsworth ... Camberwell ... Rotherhithe Gret nwich Lewhham ••• '.'... •e• _ ••• ..."' ••• ••• ••• .... ••• ..... ••• ••• .. ••• ..... Total ... Total deaths from cholera, registered from Sept. 17, 1848, to Sept. 24, 1849 ... 13,778 Total deaths from cholera, registered from June 17, 1849, to Sept. 24, 1849 ... 12.687 ••• "'" 102 43 NOTE.—The last day (Monday) includes more than the duo number of deaths, as registration is, in a great measure, suspended on Sunday. NoTE.—The district of Kensington comprises the parishes of Kensington, Hammersmith, Fulham, and Paddington. Westminster district comprises the pa. isbes of St. Margaret and St. John the Evan gelist, with Privy Gardena and Whitehall, and the close of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter. St. Giles's district comprises the parishes of St. Giles in the-Fields end St. George, Bloomsbury. The following are co. extensive with the unions .f the same name:—Hackney, Strand, Holborn, East London, West London, City of London, Whitechapel, Stepoey, Poplar, St. Saviour, St. Olave, Wandsworth (Wandsworth and Clapham), Greenwich, and Lewisham. The remaining districts are co•extensire with the respective parishes of the same name. THE COUNTRY. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhoea reported to the General Board of Health the 25,h day of September, 1849 : Deaths. Cholera. Diarrh. 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 ... ---- 0 1 Attacks. Abergavenny Alnwick ••• Amorsham Anglesey ••• Ayishatn ••• Bernet ••• ••• •, Barnstaple Berwick upon-Tweed... angliam Birmingham ... B:ackburn Boston... ••• ••• Boughton, Great . . ••• Bradford and North Bierley Bridguorth •.• Bridgwater ... ..• Brighten Bristol .. Cambridge ••• ••• Canterbury Cardiff „, Carnarvon Castlewat d Chesterfield Chester. le-Street ... Chorley ••• ••• Chorlton ••• ••• Clifton ••• ••• Cockermouth Coventry ••• ••• Croydon Croydon aed Mitcham Derby ••• ••• Dewsbury ..• Doncaster Dover ... Dudley Edmonton ... Epsom Eton ... Faversham Gainsborough Gateshead ... Goole Gravesend and Milton Hayfield and Glossop... Hitchin ..• ..• Holy well ••• ••• Huddersfield (Almondbury) Hull ... Hunslet ••• ••• ••• Isle of Thuitt (Ramsgate) ... Isle of Wi4ht (Grotisbill) Keynsham Knaresborough Leeds ... Leek ... Leighton Buzzard ... Lichfield •.• ••• Liverpool ... •,• Llanelly ••• ••• Melton •.. ••• Manchester ... Medway ..• ••• Nantwich • Newcastle-upon-Tyne •k Newcastle-under-L3 ne •., Newport, Monmouthshire Northampton ••• „, Nottingham „, Ormskirk ..„ Peterborough ... •• ••• Plympton t Ma-y (Dev,i )... Ponofract Portsea Island ••• Redruth ..• ..• Runcorn et• ••• Salford Salisbury ~, Sculcoates „, Selby Sheffield Shopton M .11tt ..• Sheppey Southampton ... Staines... Stockport ... StOCklal 111 r! ••• .... ••• •••'•• ••• ..."'. ••• ••••• ••• ... ••• "". • • • ""' ••• .".". ••• .''' ••• '''... ••• .. ••• ..... ••• .... ••• ..... • • • ".". ••• ..... ••• '''. ••• ..'"' • • • ..."' ••• "' •• • ..".." ••• ."' ••• .."" • • • .""' •• • ...'.... ••• ........ ••• .... ••• ''.... ••• "'''• ••• .-. •• • ....• ••• ...." ••• .m.m. ••• •.....' ••• ..... •• • •••••• • as • ••• ..." ••• ..... • • • ...... ••• ..'... ••• ••••• ••• .-... • • • ..... ••• ''.... ••• .... ••• ''''. ••• .' • • • ^... • • ••• .". ••• .... ••• .... ••• ''' ••• ...' • • • ....... ••• .. ••• '''''' •• • ••••• ... "•.• ••• "... ARRHSEA LONDON. West Districts ... North Districts ... Central Districts ... East Districts ... South Districts ... Total There is no truth in the rumour at present current that cholera has manifested itself at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. INTRAMURAL BURIALS. FRIGHTFUL STATE OF LAMBETH AND ST. GILES'S CHURCHYARDS. Last evening the usual weekly meeting of the Me tropolitan Society for the Abolition of Burials in Towns was held in the society's board-room, Bridge street, Blackfriars—G. A. Walker, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Thicke read the memorial to the Home Se cretary, prepared by the sub-committee, for the immediate abolition of burials in cities and towns, hich was adopted, and signed by Mr. Walker, the president, on behalf of the society. Mr. Thicke read a letter from Mr. T. B. Lyeth, Plymouth, complaining of the horrid condition of the graveyards there, and praying the interposition of the society to have them closed. The writer stated that the graveyards were so overgorged that half-rotten bodies were upturned to make room for fresh ones, which comprised not only general sub jects, but those who died of malignant cholera. In one small churchyard 1,000 bodies had been buried in a year. Lately an under grave-digger, while pur suing his vocation, was seized with cholera, and died in a tew hours. Mr. Thicke read another communi cation from Bristol, which stated that in one of its crowded churchyards a body of police were brought in to preserve the peace when a disturbance was antici pated. That one of them, while near a newly-opened grave, caught cholera and died in a few hours, and that the inspector and several other officers were seized with nausea, vomitings, &c. Upon the motion of Mr. lIAMBER, the letters were referred to a special committee. The Rev. Mr. CRAIG said that he understood that St. John's churchyard, Clerken well, had been closed. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question from a member, said that Dunhill-fields had been opened during the plague, in 1665, and that since then it had realised one million pounds. The Rev. Mr. CRAIG said that a grave-digger in formed him that he could at any time bury in a cer tain grave in the graveyard where be had already interred twenty bodies. The CHAIRMAN said it was quite a systematic and rule-of. three affair—dig a hole, put them in, and take them out. Mr. THICKE said that he had just received a letter from Mr. J. R. Chidley, 4, Guildhall-chambers, l3asinghall-street, which, with the permission of the meeting, he would read. The writer stated that as he crossed Islington Churchyard one morning lately he came close to a newly opened grave, the stench from which was so dreadful that he was quite over powered and got very ill. The grave was near tLe dispensary. Since then he avoided the churchyard, %%Inch was a mass of hunrin remains. Mr. 0,1) )RN sought an interview with the so ciety to expose the frightful state of Lambeth and St. Giles's churchyards. He was accordingly ad mitted, and said that when cholera broke out 100 were buried in Lambeth churchyard the first week, 160 the second, and 200 the following week. The poor were buried at night. Some idea might be formed of the work done there from the fact that sometimes the gravediggers' fees were 2/ 1 1 73. a week. Bodies were brought to it from all quarters for 10 miles round. Those living near it were ill, and complained of nausea and vomiting ; the stench it emitted after rain was dreadful ; it was crammed with bodies, so much so that the medical officer and tie shopkeepers near it declared it to be a dangerous nuisance, and that it ought to be closed. At night the paupers were buried six, eight, and nine at a time. The general feeling in Lambeth was that it poisoned the air. In the churchyard of St. Giles-in-the Fields he saw three men excavating a pit 12 feet deep, 8 long, and about 5 feet wide. The sides of the pit presented an embrasure of skulls and bones protrud ing in all directions. At the bottom of the pit was a quantity of off nsive water, as black as ink. That hole Has near the schoolrooms. The whole ground was a compound of human remains, equally offensive to the sight and the smell. The CHAIRMAN had no doubt that the malignant miasma emitted from the Lambeth churchyard, and wafted across the river to Millbank, was one of the causes of the dreadful mortality that prevailed there. The Rev. Mr. CRAIG wished to correct the false impression that was getting popular, that the society's efforts were directed against the burial-grounds of Dissenters, and not against consecrated ground. Such an idea was completely erroneous.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN, to prove how fearfully his predic tions concerning the danger of the dead being buried amidst the living were verified, said that he became a kind of Old Mortality amongst the tombs, and visited the graveyards in Cork and Waterford. So frightful was their condition, that he cautioned those in power against them, and assured those who had the power to correct the evil, that if they did not do so, those " consecrated cesspools" would prove so many hotbeds of disease. They neglected his warning, and his predictions were fully and fearfully fulfilled. In like manner he told the authorities in Hull that their graveyards, unless closed, would be a frightful cholera factory. Alas! the desolation of that place was an awful evidence of the truth of what he had months before the outbreak of cholera predicted. Dr. Johnson, Dr. Evans, Mr. Tennant, Mr. Feltoe, and other gentlemen, having urged the necessity of the society not to relax in the efforts making to close every churchyard and burialplace near the habitations of the living, it was moved and seconded that the secretary be authorised to write to the London and provincial press, thanking them for their past services in the cause of humanity, and begging as a favour that they would forward to the society all papers containing articles or letters upon the subject of intra mural burials. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting adjourned. GOLDSMITHS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.- - Last evening a special general meeting of the members of this above institution took place at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose, among other business, of electing six additional annuitants. J. W. Thomas, Esq., the presi dent, occupied the chair. The report showed that the iestittuieni was established in 1833 tor the purpose of relieving the distress el poor, agi d, or infirm persons of good character, whether tradesmen, workmen, clerks, she pmen, or other persons connect' d with any brandies of toe goldsmiths' and jewellery business; and also to re:ieve their widows. The amount of pension allowed to males is 151. per annum, and to feu:isles tee, whetin r subscribers or non-subscribers; but as an encourage ment to become subscribers half of the gross amount contributed will be annually added to the annuities of subscribers. The receipts ot the past yeas, including a previous balance of 2511. Bs., amounted to 9601. Is. 6d.; and atter the purchase of stock and defraying the ne cessary expenses there remained in the treasurer's hands 2441. 6s. 10.1., in addition to the funded capital of 3,900/. The produce of the last festival was about 2501., and the president, J. W. Thomas, Esq., had recently given e donation of 1001. After disposing of the routine business, from a list of 10 candidates, four male and two female annuitants were elected in addition to the 37 now on the funds. The chairman, in a feeling address, con gratulated the successful, and expressed sympathy fur the unsuccessful, concluding by presenting the latter with a donation of 10s. each. After the usual courtesies to the chair the meting broke up. • LAB 0 OLD The bee produces honey— Honey commands money : The labourer produces food— Food commands money. The shadow comes before the substance; The substance comes after the shadow. Paper money (to pay the wages of the labourer) is the shadow; Food, clothing, &c. (produced by the labourer in return for the paper money) is the substance. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Owing to those existing laws of England which enact that gold (exclusively almost) shall be a legal tender in discharge for all debts, our Govern ment may be compared to a supposed colony of human beings, who, dependent for sustenance upon the honey gathered from the wild flowers by the bees of the colony, robbed the bees of all the honey they had accumulated, and extirpated every flower to prevent them gathering future stores, whereby the doom of both bees and colonists would be manifestly scaled. The death of the bees would speedily ensue, and starvation of the colonists would become inevitable after the stock of honey was consumed. It would scarcely be thought possible that any human beings could so overlook the vital necessity of preserving and extending the flowers, that the bees might continue to gather honey for the future sustenance of the commonwealth of bees and men; yet, strange as it may appear, in this highly civilized and enlightened age, the Government of England act with even more purblindness, for though the whole fruits (quasi honey) of the labourers of this country are required for the sustenance of themselves and families, and to meet the expenses of the nation, yet the Legislature permit the continuance of a law which, when operative, withdraws from circulation the money (quasi flowers) by means of which labour is elicited, and food, clothing, &c. (honey) is produced; and notwithstanding that (and what evinces greater imbecility) the Government expects that the labourer (it has thus deprived of means) shall continue to maintain himself and family ; and demands besides that he shall, in such starvation state, furnish money forsooth (which he bas no power physically or legally to make) to defray the national expenditure. It such folly and insanity be persevered in, the con dition of England and its labourers, it is self evident would soon become like unto that of the bees and the colonists as prefigured. The labourer cultivates and manufactures food, clothing, &c.; thus he makes money's worth; but if he could (which he cannot), he is not allowed to make coined money. Hence it is imperative upon the Government to make sufficient legal tender paper money (based on and convertible into national pro. perty, food, clothing, &c.), so as to facilitate and maintain a ready and adequate legal tender medium of exchange at all times for all commercial trans actions. The precious metals, fixed property, and merchan dise, are the fruits of labour capitalized ; hence it must be obvious that if there be not sufficient con vertible legal tender paper money based thereon, or con vertible thereinto by purchase at the necessity of the holder, free from any statutory contraction, and adequately maintained, the labourer cannot continue to be employed either adequately or profitably to himself, or to his employer ; consequently the honey in the national hive (i. e., capitalized labour) would decrease, and all commodities would fall in value, ex cept gold, which is protected at a standard price by Act of Parliament. War is not halt so devastating as this bullion law, which bears with ruinous injustice on the labourer, throwing him out of employment, and at the same time reducing the value of his pre vious products, whilst gold, by the present law, be comes appreciated. DELTA. Liverpool, Sept. 15, 1849. CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. Yesterday a court was held; Mr. Deputy Pea cock in the chair. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff FINN'S presented a me morial, signed by a great number of mercantile men who transact business in Mincing-lane, complaining of a most intolerable stench which constantly assails them through the vents in the immediate locality, and praying that the court would take immediate step to remove so disgusting and injurious a nuisance. The memorial was referred to the surveyor of the court, to examine and report upon. THE SCENE IN THE CHURCHYARD OF ST. °LAVE, SILVER - STREET. The churchwardens and other parishioners of the parish of St. Olave, Silver-street, attended for the pur pose of giving to the court an explanation of the alleged condition of the churchyard. Mr. LAW, one of the churchwardens, and several parishioners, stated that the church) and had been closed without the delay of more than one day after the issue of the notice of the Board of Health ; that the parish authorities had acted consistently with their duty, and that in the description which had been given of the ground, much exaygeration had been used. THE CHOLERA. Mr. Simon, the medical officer of health, then made his report to the court. lie ft It much pleasure in informing the court that the we: kly returns of deaths within the C►ty indicated a still further decline in the mortality from e pith mic causes, and that the corrected total of deaths within the City during the last week was 117, sixty of which proceeded from cholera and diarrhma, viz , forty nine from the former, and eleven from the latter. After tome conversation amongst the members, the report w•as referred to a committee to examine and report upon. CHLORIDE OF ZINC. Lieutenant Jackson presented a memorial from Sir W. Burnett on the subject of the use of chloride of zinc as a deodorising material of extraordinary efficacy. Referred to a committee. Adjourned. Politeness is too often but a perfidious generosity, which leaves the heart cold and the prejudices untouched. •Eliza Cook's Journal UrLUCICT ROGUES.—On Thurday night the Queen's Head, 131dckfriars-rosd, was broken into and a quantity of cigars, 51. in silver, and Si. in farthings, were stolen. Had the burglars examined an iron chest behind the door, which r.ad been lift unlocked, they would have found 15/. in silver, 301. i❑ gold, and about 1001. worth of plate. Mrs. Burbige, the landlady, heard a noise in the night like the snapping of a 'lucifer match, and awoke her husband, but, after listening attentivsly for some time, and hearing nothing more, the worthy Boni face thought his better half had been dreaming, and re turned to his slumbers. PROPOSED PALACE TOR THE QUEEN IN IRELAND.- We mentioned a few weeks ago that it was in contemp lation to erect for her Nl4jesty a marine residence on tho Irish coast, at or near Killiney, about seven miles from the metropolis, and within a mile and a half of ihe har bour of Kingstoan. We are now authorised to state that Mr. William Deane Butler, the eminent architect of Stephen's green, Dublin, is engaged in the preparation of plans and drawings ut the proposed building, and that he will shortly arrive in London to submit them for the approbation of her Majesty.— Weekly Chronicle. A MAYOR SUMMONED BEFORE liisissar.—ollr neighbours of Worcester uccasioutdiy perpetrate some 11BCOMUTAL witty things. On Monday they summoned their mayor (Mr. Padmore) to appear before hirnsek to show cause why he should not pay his share of church racs fur his parish; and at the same time his iyatner in business, Mr. Hardy, the Radical candidate tur Wor cester at the last election, was summoned. Neither party obeyed the summons, having " conscientious scruples" against the rate, which they were,malyri their dignity, ordered to pay forthwith. In default distresses will be issued.—Gloucester Chronicle. We are nearer to true virtue and true happiness when we demand too little from men than when we exact too much.— Eliza Cook's Journal. ANOTHER DOG ANECDOTE.—A correspondent of the Liverpool Chronicle says:—" It may perhaps be un known to many of our readers that a dog of the terrier species has for the last three years been a regular at tendant at the Albert-dock. How he first came there, or the precise time, is a mystery; however, his peculiari ties were numerous. He attended each morning, without intermission, at the gates, and entered with the men; he visited the several landing-waiters twice a day, as surely as the surveyor, and was as constantly upon the quays as the chief superintendent himself. He would sit for hours watching the delivery of goods, and killing, as each tier was removed, the rats which might have there sought an asylum. In fact, so numerous was the quantity of vermin destroyed by him, that Mr. Cowan had, during the last month, ordered a weekly allowance to be in future paid towards his support. ifis eccentri cities were almost incredible: he would bold the chain at the various bridges to prevent persons going over until the closing of the gates, and would perform sundry antics daily for the amusement of the dock ,apprentices. He usually spent his Sundays in Cheshire, tut was never known to miss the early boat on Monday mornitig. B ut be is now no more, having ro b ti e ) en wi ttid it d , i a s d st i: t i lp tt , d ,tech k e on Wednesday morning, had leapt in the pursuit of a rat, and being unnoticed had been unable to extricate himself. We believe we ore stating the truth when we say that there is not an individuat engaged atotit the docks who dues Lot mourn him as a dope ted friend." AN INcounitallen CONVlCT.—Yesterday evenirg an inquest was held by Mr.l.4l‘lo.aus, Deputy•Ceroner. at the D rlilank Pricer, en view of the burly of John Smith, aged 23, a Cur:Nlet. It : , ppelzred from th., evid , :nee that deceased was originaliy a collier, anti that he en tered a regiment of the line, while in which he was flogged seven times for bad conduct. He was after wards convicted tour times for Welt, for the last of which t. he was sentenced to seven' sears' inn porcation. He was admitted into the prison on ibe 171 h or June, 1847. He was then suffering teem an . ititernel scrofulous disease, onacceunt of winch be was jEcrnedi,tely placed in the infirmary, whure till Saturday last, when he died. While in the infirmary he made try quest atttcks upon the officers of the ward. Death was the cif, et of the disease he was labouate " g under upon his admission. Verdict, "Natural death. It was etatrA that there was nut a single. case of cholera in the prison. The Earl of Egmont has considerately made a reduction of 20 per cent. o 4 his rend; B 4 iili recent halt* yearly audit. ,137, , ably ill to _~