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cia THF, SUN, . LON DON, THURSDAY EVEI4INO, MAY 81, 1888. THE OVERLAND MAIL. bring us further intelligence of the state of affairs at Teheran. The naval forc.e on that station has been strengthened by the sloop of war Falkland, which sailed from the port of Bushire some ten days since. There are vague rumours abroad of the probable despatch of an expedition to the same quarter, but they can hardly be said t 3 have yet acquired consistency. " On the north-western frontier fighting seems to have lulled since the sharp skirmish I mentioned in my last. Unsatisfactory as the results of that expedition were, it is yet possible that both the contending parties may have learnt something by it. The mountaineers discover that cattle-lifting, though a pleasant and exciting amusement, and one not unattended with immediate profit, is yet liable to be ultimately visited with severe retribu tion ; while the troops find that a strong position, even when held by a wild mountain horde, is not to be attacked without circumspection. However this may be, the fire smoulders for a time ; but it ir, fire, nevertheless. " The Bth Bengal Irregular Cavalry has volun teered for service in the Crimea. INDIA. By the arrival of the Overland Mail we (Times) have received our prix tte correspondence and jour nals from Calcutta to the 23d of April ; Bombay, the Ist of May; and Hong Kong, the 15th of April. Our Calcutta correspondent writes as follows : "CALCUTTA, APRIL 23. "The latest intelligence from Burmah is rather unfavourable to the prospects of peace. Reports have arrived at our frontier station from the capital of the occurrence of another palace revolution, which has terminated in unseating the King and elevating the heir-apparent to the throne. The King was of a meek and pacific disposition, anxious to cultivate peaceful relations with his powerful British neigh bours, and to promote the interests of commerce. While he continued in authority we were enabled to feel confident that there would be no renewal of hostilities with us, but the heir-apparent, who bad placed himself at the head of the war party in the Cabinet, has been thirsting to revenge himself on those who had wrested the most productive pro vinces from his kingdom, and is most anxious to re gain possession of them. He was indignant at the deputation of an embassy to Calcutta from the air iness Court, and was reported to have left the capi tal when the envoys were returning, placed them in confinement, and taken possession of the presents sent by the Governor-General. He is now said to have succeeded in deposing his Sovereign, in the hope of having an opportunity of carrying out his hostile designs. He has the sympathy of the great body of chiefs with him, and may be urged by the force of circumstances, as well as by his own dis position, into acts of hostility. The arrival of the adventurer D'Orgoni at Ava just at this juncture is a misfortune. He will omit no occasion of inflam ing the spirit of animosity which prevails there against us, and the false representations he will not fail to make may tend to increase the arrogance of the new King and his chiefs, and to hasten the crisis. His own importance depends on the recur rence of hostilities in which he may take a promi nent part ; but we have at present nothing but rumours, although they come from sources on which considerable reliance can be placed. At the same time that the report of the revolution reached Promo, it was also announced that the war party at the capital had determined to commence hosti lities by burning down our cantonments in succes sion ; and this rumour - received a degree of confir mation almost immediately by the conflagration of the station at Prome. It has been three times on fire within a few days ' • on the last occasion the whole cantonment would have been entirely de stroyed, with immense loss of life, but for a pro vidential shifting of the wind, which carried the flames away from the magazine and its vast stores of powder and ammunition. A few days will give us more definite information. The Go vernor-General will not engage in a war unless it is absolutely impossible for him to avoid it. But he will not—he cannot—tamely submit to aggression ; if eur outposts are attacked, we must repel the invaders, and there will in that case be no alternative but to march to the capital and ex tinguish the dynasty. Of this, however, we may be certain, that if Lord Dalhousie is constrained to send an army to Ava he will never restore the capi tal to the Burmese, but annex the Upper Pro vinces likewise to the British dominions. This is not a consummation to be desired, although we shall find in the case of Burmah, as we did in the case of the Punjaub, that the same military force which was required to protect the frontier and guard against hostile attacks from beyond it will be sufficient to maintain our authority in the enemy's provinces after they have been occupierl by us, and that the extension of our power will not entail a proportionate increase of our military establishments. " The quarrel in Cashmere, between Gholab Singh and his nephew, to which I alluded in my last, will probably end in the overthrow of the latter, who has lost to his uncle all his possessions but one fort, which, by the last accounts, was likely shortly to surrender. Of the probability of British inter ference we, of course, hear surmises, but, at pre sent, nothing more ; nor do we know what is the cause of dispute between these august relatives. " Your old acquaintance Jung Bahadoor is re ported to have taken the field at the bead of the forces of Nepaul for an expedition against Thibet. "The 14th Light Dragoons arrived at their can tonments at Kirkee, near Poonan, on the morning of the 21st of April, mustering upwards of 700 sabres. The men apparently had suffered little from their long march, but the horses were a good deal knocked up. A partial remount has already been ordered by Government. " Sixteen more miles of the Bombay Railway, making in all 50, have been completed, and the contractor, a Parsse, invited a large party yester day to go down the line and visit the works. On the new portion of the line three viaducts have been constructed, two of 15 and one of 12 arches. It will not be opened to the public before the rains. " Lord Dalhousie's health is said to be benefitted by the air of the Neilgherries. Sir William and Lady Gomm, it is said, are expected there, and also the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Madras, Lord Harris, and Sir George Anson. "I can report no material improvement in the state of trade, though the approach of the close of the season has had a slightly favourable effect. The money-market has undergone no variation." THE MEERANZAIE EXPEDITION. The Delhi Gazette publishes the following from camp in the Meeranzaie Valley : . . "14th April, 1855. • "Of course you will be glad to know what we are doing out here. Well, then, you must know that although we do not see the promise of a lively campaign yet, that our 'first shot' has been fired. We started from Sohat on the 4th in the following order: A Sapper company; Bruce's battery and Sladen's Pop Guns,' yclept the Mountain Train ; 66th Goorkahs, a wing ; let Panjaub Infantry, Coke's Rifles ; 3d ditto ; Scinde Rifles ; 4th Ponjaub Cavalry ; Elephant brigade (No. 6), the latter said to be intended to hoist the guns over the river Koorm. The artillery men before starting had a few evenings' practice at un limbering and placing the guns in position on the ele phants' backs. The Goorkhas led off with a very un- Oriental shout, and we made a short march out of Can tonment, just to shake usinto our place,' as the Brigade order said. On the Bth, we sat down beside the first village in Meeranzaie proper, called Tog ue, and on the 11th moved on to the second place, calle d Kyee, where we still are, but expect to break ground to-morrow for Nureeab. " Major Edwardes joined the camp at our first ground, and issued a manifesto to the tribes, which said, ' Come in and shake hands, and we'll be friends ; or stop away. and see what you'll get !' and a lot more to this effect. His peroration was grand ;it said, ' 1 have come with 50,000 men and 100 guns, and although you can't muster half this force, if you dare to show fight, I'll wipe down all your beards as I did those of Moolraj's men at ' little Waterloo !' The Mullicks of the surrounding villages met here, and held a jirgah or council. They were told that they must pay up all back revenue, and settle down in future into 'good men and true.' It is hinted, too, that they were told that all their walled fortifications must be felled. But the jirgah broke up, and the Mullicks dispersed, without anything satisfactory being done ; and it was whispered that Major Edwardes wouldn't find it so easy work as his bloodless campaign in the Bunnoo Valley. This place Kyee is strongly fortified, and we understand that the other villages are equally strong. Some shots were fired at a cavalry picket on the night of the 12th, and again last night. And there has been a smart ' skrimmage 'at a place higher up, called Towree. The Dullund men came down and attacked Khoja Ma homeci's camp, hoping for plunder. But our ally thrashed them soundly, and sent fourteen heads and a live wig on a prisoner's shoulders to Coke, as trophies of his victory I Khoja Mahomed lost only one suwar, and a horse slain I The news is that the Governor-General won't consent to our crossing the Koorm, and that this river will be our western boundary. And it is rumoured that the people of the next village on our route have made off. We shall see to-morrow. The climate of this valley is delicious—the mercury stands at 75 degrees io a small tent at m (!day, and the mornings are stinging cold. Our brigadier is a stern soldier on service and not an easy going one in quarters. He is a penetrating, practi cal man, and if he has a chance, will add to his brave reputation. Personally, he is a fine bold-looking man, , and he is a gallant horseman." " The peace of the north-west frontier beyond Peshawur has been again disturbed by the rest less and predatory tribes, whose hereditary voca tion is plunder. Six months ago we flattered our selves that they were disposed to live in peace with their neighbours, but the habits of twenty centuries are not so easily eradicated. i Govern ment is taunted with having indulged n prema ture congratulations on the pacification of those valleys ; but eighteen months of freedom from out rage might well excuse the indulgence of sanguine hopes. At all events, those hopes have not led to , any relaxation of vigilance. We knew that we were in an enemy's country, that the slightest cir cumstance would be sufficient to rouse the tribes, and that nothing was so likely to provoke hostilities as the supposition that we were not prepared to re pel them. On a recent occasion a small force was sent to chastise the Busee Keil Afredees, but they effected nothing except the burning of some stacks of wood intended for the Peshawur market. Another expedition has just started for the Meerauzie valley, consisting of 2,000 or 3,000 horse and foot, light Punjaubee troops, accustomed to mountain warfare, with a good complement of artillery. Major Edwardes, the political agent, accompanies the expedition, which is under the command of Brigadier Chamberlain, one of the heroes who bas been trained to generalship at an early age in the wars in which we have been en gaged for the last 15 years. " The traffic on the rail continues to increase, ex cept in regard to the number of passengers, which is stationary. Between Burdwan and the collieries, the population is exceedingly scanty. Indeed, but for the north-west passengers on the great trunk road, who are happy to avail themselves of the faci lities of the rail, the carriagesbetween Burdwan and Raneegunge would be comparatively empty. Our average receipts are at the rate of about 60,0001. a year. We shall require double that amount to afford a clear dividend of 5 per cent. There can be little doubt, however, that this increase will be obtained as soon as sufficient facilities are available for the conveyance of the coal. The largest quantity of that mineral which has yet been conveyed by the rail does not exceed 200 tons a-week ; but the mines yield 100,000 tons a-year ; we have therefore as yet the means of conveying only one-tenth the supply. We have now sufficient data for determining with certainty the fact that the gross returns on the col liery line of 120 miles, supposing it to have cost at the rate of 10,0001. a mile, will be equal to 10 per cent. on the outlay. From this sum it , will be necessary to deduct working expenses. The expe rience which has been obtained at successive stages of development during the last eight months proves clearly that the Gangette line will yield a clear re turn of 5 per cent. dividend as soon as the rail is opened, and that it will soon rise to 6 and 7, and possibly 8 per cent. The railway engineer in the north 'west provinces, Mr. Purser, has completed his survey from Agra to Lahore, and recommendi that the rail from Agra to Delhi should run on the left bank of the Jumna, and it is to be hoped that this extension of the line will be sanctioned without loss of time. "In my last communication I alluded to the in troduction of the canal question into the Legislative Council, and the proposal made by the Legislative member to appoint a select committee to report on the propriety of tinkering the old Canal Act. It was thrown out by the votes of the majority. The evil which was complained of has now been reme died by a simple order of the Lieutenant-Governor, to whose province the question belonged, and the tedious aid of the Legislature was unnecessary. He has officially declared that the levying demur rage on boats, detained involuntarily in the canals, is an act of injustice which ought not to be allowed. He has left it to the Revenue Board to provide for the immediate correction of the abuse, and stated that if there be no other mode of removing the grievance he will abolish demurrage altogther. The Legislative Council is working with the great est diligence and assiduity in its vocation. New laws for the redress of all sorts of grievances, and for lubricating the administration are coming up rapidly for consideration, some of which will create no small stir in the community. We are to have a stringent Riot Act, and an act for the establish ment of a kind of county courts throughout the interior. The Executive Governments are also employed with the most laudable zeal in introduc ing improvements, and it may now, I think, be said with more propriety than at any former time that India is governed in India ; and that all we require from the Court of Directors is their con• currence, and from the board that it shall neither delay nor obstruct. " The progress of the public works loan is Zu r itrtist, supposing Slow. It is said th a t th e na ti ves avo id it from that the loan is intended not m aterial improvements, but for the current expenditure of Government, and that they have only cen to hold back to force Government to open a 6 per t. l ean Our B omb a _ _ : "The fortnight that h Y correspondent says "BOMBAY, MAY 1. has not been marked by bas e passed since I last wrote indeed —supposing of any event of public importance • not, moment that such stibjects could be finwdbhleoiec_al occurrences of any interest to of y kn i c t riv t lo tell you. to you—could I very readily to be so or topics of conversation wboiremain be Never, as I hear, was Bom b s empty, or the hills so ft4ll. Those hind have, or fancy they have, littl e to talk about but the one stern and uncompromisi ng f th e heat. After an unusually pleasant roonth ae o f t— A April we have it at last, and the ground on the esplan a d e and on the hills is so burnt and brown that One would think the very roots of the grass must be obliterated. A month hence, when you read this, Yon will feel how unpleasantly such a prospect must c. 'ltras t with r em i n iscences of the green luxuriance c... an 1 early English summer. N° vessel has arrived from the Fenian Gulf to to Major General. Ist Grenadier Regiment N.l. Major W. C. Stalker, Captain R. W. D'Arcy, and Lieut. J. Gordon, to rank from Nov. 28, 1854, vice Lieut.-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel W. Wyllie, C. 8., promoted to Major-General. N.B.—This cancels the promotion by brevet of Lieut. R. W. D'Arcy, published in G. G. 0. No. 840, of 30th December, 1854. Major A. Hammerton, to be Lieut.-Colonel, from 28th Nov., 1854, in succession to Lieut.-Colonel and Brevet Colonel W. J. Brown, C.B , promoted to Major-General. 15th Regiment N.l.—Captain Brevet Major H. S. Watkin, to be Major, and Lieut. Webster, to be Captain of a Company, from the 28th November, 1854, in sue cession to Lieut.-Colonel and Brevet Colonel W. J. Brown, C. 8., promoted to Major-General ; Lieutenant Bushe to rank from Nov. 28, 1854, vice Lieutenant Webster, promoted to captain ; Lieutenant J. Barras, to rank from March 7, 1855, vice Lieutenant Fraser, in valided ; Ensign Harrison to be lieutenant from March 7, 1855, vice Lieutenant Wainwright, invalided ; Ma j Maughan to be lieutenant-colonel from Nov. 23, 1354, in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet- Colonel J. Outram, C. 8.. promoted to major-general. 12th Regiment N.l.—Captain and Brevet Major J. Holmes to be major, Lieutenant J. M. Soppitt to be captain of a company, and Ensign Macredy to be lieu tenant, from Nov. 28, 1854, in succession to Lieutenant and Brevet Colonel J. Outram, C. 8., promoted to ma jor-general ; Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel B. Crispin to be lieutenant-colonel from Dec. 25, 1854, vice Lieutenant-Colonel J. D. Hallett, C. 8., deceased. 16th Regiment N.l.—Captain and Brevet Major Munro to be major, Lieutenant R. P. Warden to be captain of a company, and Ensign F. L. Yonge to be lieutenant, from Dec. 25, 1854, vice Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Hal lett, C. 8., deceased. FURLOUGH TO EUROPE.—Lieutenant Robinson, of the 21 European Regiment L. 1., is allowed a furlough to Europe for 3 years, on medical certificate, under the old furlough regulations ; Assistant-Surgeon Murray is al lowed a furlough to Europe for 18 months, on medical certificate, under the new furlougk regulations. Capt. Mackechani, of the sth Regiment N.L.1., is allowed a furlough to Europe for 3 years, on private affairs, from the date of the departure of the first mail steamer in May next. Lieut. Cotes, of the Horse Artillery, is al lowed a furlough to Europe for 18 months, on medical certificate, under the new furlough regulations. Capt. (Brevet Major) Preedy, of the 25th Regiment N. 1., col lector of Kurrachee, is allowed a furlough to Europe for 6 months, on private affairs, under the new furlough re gulations. The following appointments are made : Lieut.-Colonel Commandant J. Sinclair, of the artillery, is permitted to return to Europe on furlough agreeably to the regulations. Lieut. Pritchard, quartermaster and interpreter of the 15th Regiment of Bengal Native In fantry, is allowed a furlough to Europe for 15 months, on medical certificate under the new furlough regulations. Lieut. Creagh, of the 19th Regiment Native Infantry, is allowed a furlough to Europe for three years, on private affairs, under the old furlough regulations. Brevet Major W. Kendall, of the Engineers, com manding sappers and miners, is allowed a furlough t Europe for three years, on medical certificate, under the old furlough regulations. Assistant-Surgeon J. F. Steinhauser, civil surgeon at Aden, is allowed a furlough to Europe for 15 months, under the new regulations, from the date of his departure from that station. Captain R. Bainbrigge, of the 23d Regiment N.L.1., second in command of the Sawunt Warree Local Corps, is allowed a furlough to Europe for six months, on private affairs, under the new regulations. ADMITTED TO THE SERVlCE.—Artillery : Mr. Henry Tanfield Vachell, date of arrival at Bombay, April 6, 1855 ; Mr. Edward Henry Baker, date of arrival at Bom bay, April 6, 1855. Mr. James Cock de Neufville Lu cas, date of arrival at Bombay, April 6, 1855.—Infantry : Ranked and Posted to the 17th Regiment N. 1., in G. G. 0. Feb. 27, 1855 ; Mr. George Ernest Blew, date of rank, April 6, 1855 ; Mr. o.smond Barnes, date of rank April 6, 1855. RETIRED FROM THE SERVICE.—Major J. Estridge, of the corps of Engineers, is permitted to retire from the Hon. Company's service from the 10th prox., upon the pension of his rank, under the provisions of rule 32 of the revised new furlough regulations. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Superintending Surgeon S. S. Cahill is allowed leave of absence for three months, to proceed to the Mauritius, on medical certificate, under the new furlough regulations. APPOINTMENTS CANCELLED.—Infantry : Cadets David Charles Bell and Edward Bell having failed to fulfil the conditions of their appointments, their names are with drawn from the list of cadets, No. 1 of 1855, and their promotion to ensign, announced in General Order No. 251, of the 21st ult., is cancelled. Infantry Cadet Thos. Stanley Clayhaving failed to pass the prescribed examina tion, his name is withdrawn from the list of cadets, No. 2 of 1855. PRICES OP BULLION. Sovereigns, each Rs. 10 5-16ths nominal. Bank of England notes Spanish dollars „ 232 233 per 100. Republican dollars German crowns Sycee silver Gold leaf (range of quality) Gold ingots, according to touch for 97 touch FREIGHTS. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKETS. REPORT ON THE STATE OF BOMBAY MARKETS FROM THE 17TH APRIL TO THE IST MAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Erin, with the London mail of the 26th March, arrived on the 21st ult. Our money market has remained quiet during the fort night, and although no reduction has taken place in the rates of interest, yet money can be obtained on much easier terms, and we therefore think a fall must take place soon. Transactions in Government securities have been limited, and we have no marked difference to report from our last quotations. We have little alteration to notice in the position of our import market, which shows no improvement ; and although the business transacted has been to a fair ex tent in cotton fabrics and yarns, dealers have evinced as little desire to operate to any extent as in the first half of the month, notwithstanding fresh supplies have been freely offered by importers, who have been anxious to avail themselves of the favourable rate of exchange for remittances. Prices have, however, on the whole been steady, and we trust they have seen their lowest. In exports there has been more activity, and consider able purchases of cotton wool and seeds have been made since receipt of the mail, at advanced prices. Hemp, however, continues as neglected as ever. GREY COTTON GOODS.—The bulk of the business has been done within the last week at about previous quo tations, but the demand has been without animation, and which seems likely to be its character up to the end of the season, now fast drawing to a close. Shirting, 40 inch, has changed hands to the extent of 41,600 pieces at our last quotations, except for Bilbs. and up wards, which being scarce and wanted, have improved in value 2 annas per piece ; 45 inch up to Sibs. are only in moderate inquiry, but heavier are scarce, and in de mand. Maddapolaw, 32 inch 24 yards, have been in steady inquiry, as have also the better class of jacconet and T cloth, of 61bs. and upwards ; but low and mid dling quality of each description are heavy of sale, and remain as last quoted. Long cloth and domestic have ceased almost to be inquired after, and we only hear of one small sale in the former. BLEACHED AND FANCY GOODS.—For these there has been less inquiry, as the sales reported below show, and we may enumerate as in some request, middling quali ties of shirting, jacconet and low Maddapolam, satin spots have further declined in value, and twills continue as dull as at our last ; grey and bleached dhoties, mulls of middling quality, and fine lappets are in demand ; while low lappets, lappet scarves, book muslin, dyed Maddapolatus, and mulls, are all very dull. TURKEY RED GOODS continue depressed, and the only sale reported is ono of 4,300 pieces 24 inch 28 yard, at R. 4. 5 6 annas per piece. COTTON YARN.—The market has continued steady, but without life, yet the sales reported are to a fair ex tent in mule, 50's and upwards having improved in value, as also in 20's water. Dyed orange and Turkey red we hear of no sales, and both are heavy of sale. WOOLLENS.—There is no change for the better to notice in this article, and the demand is very languid. METALS.—Iron.—The market continues as inactive as at our last, and we have again to notice a further de preciation in the value of British bar, square and nail rod, as also in sheet and hoop. Steel, in tubs and fag gots, are steady, and the latter rather firmer in price. Speiter lo xer, and dull, as also pig lead. Capper. —We again raise our quotations, but we hear of no sales, and the market is very firm. Nails, however, are rather dull, and slightly easier in value. COCHINEAL and SAFFRON are very firm, and for ge nuine quality which is now only inquired for, we im prove our quotations. 3001 b. saffron, Re. 14 per lb. SPIRITS.—The inquiry is still very dull, and the fol lowing are the sales advised :-20 boxes English brandy, to arrive, rs. 3.4 per gallon ; 113 boxes French brandy, re. 10.12 per gallon. • BEER.' —We hear of very little stirring in this article, but Allsopp and Bass's brews continue to move at rs. 80 per hbd. In other brands there is nothing doing of moment. MARINE STORES.—There is no change to report in any of the articles in this market; all descriptions remain as last advised. A sale of 120 bolts canvas, Nos. 1 to 6, of good quality, is reported at pi, 174 per bolt. SUNDRIES.—The is verAlittle moving under his head. EXPORTS. COTTON WOOL.—The activity noticed in our last cir cular in this staple has continued, and since receipt of the home accounts the market has been more animated, the amount of purchases reaching close upon 9,000 bales, the bulk being taken by European houses, and prices have advanced fully Rs. 2 per candy. Broach and Surat we quote to-day at Rs. 90 to 91 ; llhollera. Rs. 82 ; Oomrawuttee, Rs. 75 to 76 ; and Khandeish, Rs. 65 per candy, with still an upward tendency, and as supplies come forward very slowly as yet, in consequence of the long prevalence of southerly winds„ which are unusual at this time, and the fair season now fast approaching a close, we are not likely to have any very large stock stored during the rains, and a high range of prices we think not at all improbable during the monsoon. For China there is some little business doing, and shipments are still on a limited scale. SHEEP'S WOOL. There is a steady inquiry, chiefly by natives, and prices of some qualities are again higher. 11E10.—We again reduce our quotations, and can hear of nothing doing for the English market. OIL SEEDS.—The inquiry has been more animated since the advices by the English mail came to hand, and considerable purchases have been made in linseed at Rs. 4 per cwt., but Re. 4.1 anna is now asked, and in other descriptions there is also some firmness, Teel being still in active demand and scarce at Rs. 23 to 24 per candy, a d c y, rd a y. s also Niger at au advance, say Rs. 15 to 15 1 per PEPPER.—We have again to notice a very dull mar e ket, have received T he e t iiie w h i ? t v h vy a . further declinei i d n v n a e :u l e ate o r n d ß ir h e u e t t co a l :vi a c n e d s m f C r a o l ni cu C tt h a in w a e which reached us when our last report was in press, i d Aced, since ha ve our last a n s e t w r a e report , butto by th e telegraph 2 sthMarch, f ro and, notwithstanding Malwa drug had further declined, and was difficult to place, holders have g ot up prices here to Rs. 885 for hest Diundleisir, and Indore Rs. 870 To London £3 7 6t023 10 per ton. To Liverpool To Calcutta To China Rs. 7 to 8 per candy. per chest, and the steamer on the 3d instant will take a i hai, April 7—Malwa, 328 dole. to 327 dols. per chest ; full laden cargo —say about 1,200 chests. new Patna. 253 dole.; old Patna, 253 dols. per chest. TONNAGE.--Rates of freight on Great Britain until i FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE.—C a nt o n.--To Loudon, no within the last week were well maintained at 3/. 10 8 .. to urinal, Si. for tea. Shanghai— To London, 1/. for tea, 3/. 12e. 6d. per ton of 50 cubic feet ; but further large 41. 10s. for silk. arrivals from the colonies have shaken the rate, and SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. 3/. 7s. 6d. to 3/. 10s. per ton is now the one current of ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. the day. Seeds are shipping at 3/. 12s. 6d. to 3/. 15e., At HongKong.—March 23, the Architect, from Lon and oil at 41. 128. to 4/. 15s. per ton of 210 imperial odon ; April 7, the Waverley, from Liverpool. gallons. . At Shanghai.—March 18, the Skiddaw, from Liver- EXCHANGE has remained firm at about our last pool. quotations, and the business done may be quoted At Whampoa.—None. 2s. lid. to 2s. 1 7-16 d. China and first-class credits, DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN. and 2s. lid. for documents, with a decided tendency From Hongkong.—None. upwards this afternoon. On Calcutta we quote Its. From Whampoa.—March 27, the Land o' Cakes, for 99 at sight, Rs. 93 at 60 days' sight. On Madras, Rs. London ; April 11, the Wellington, for Liverpool. 981 at 30 days' sight. On China, Rs. 220 at 60 daysg From Foo-chow.--None. sight, nominal. From Shanghai.—March 5, the Contest (American) ; BOMBAY MONEY MARKET—APRIL 30, March g t i h m e a o c a st Marches, all 1301 r, Londonth the St a ; h g A o upnr April 17, the Countess o f S ea fi e ld ; M arc h 24 , t h e Forest Queen and the Lord of th e I s l es ; March 30, the EXCHANGE. , On London—At 6 months' sight, per re. 2s. IBd, for docu ment bills. (O,Arivretricaanncl); Aprilthe Regime ' 4 the Juba, for Liverpool, and the P r i nce o f W oron - At 6 months sight, per rs. 2s. lid. for credit bills. zoff, for. Cork. On Calcutta—At 60 days' sight, 974 re. At 30 days' sight, 934 rs. At sight, 98 13-16ths rs. On Madras —At 33 days' sight, 98i rs. nominal. Atesight, 994 rs. nominal. On China—At 60 days' sight, 220 rs. BANK AND OTHER SHARES. Bank of Bombay Rs. 1000 ... 27 per cent. prem. Oriental Bank Corporation 250 ... 60 nominal. Commercial Bank Mercantile Bank 250 ... 200 paid, 4 dis. London and Eastern Banking Corporation lOOO ... 500 paid, 4 dis. N. W. Bank of India, Rs. 400 each—nominal. Agra Bank 5OO each, 40 per cent. pram. Bank of Madras l,OOO „ 1,000 9 per cent. Apollo P. Com. 12,500 „ 12,000 14,500 Colaba P. Coal. Hydraulic P. Com paid up rs. 2,500 6,200 Cotton Spin. Com , paid up rs. 1,000 200 pm, Colaba L. Coin. lO,OOO „ 8,000 Bom. S. N. Com. 'Gr. Ind. P. R. Com 54-8-9 paid in Bombay, or 51, pin. in England. Do. New Shares paid up, 10-14-7 at 1/. per share—fir. pm. Old and New Shares together at par. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Four per Cent. Transfer Loan... Rs. 98 per 100 sicca. Four per Cent. Loan of 1831-33, 92 to 93 per 100 sicca. Ditto ditto 1835-36, 88} .. .. per - 100 Co.'s. Ditto ditto 184243, 88i per luo Co.'s. New Five per Cent. loan— SHIPS OF WAR. At Hong Kong.—Her Majesty' s s hip Wi nc h ester an d cbooner Saracen, and the French frigate Sibylle. At Macao.—The Portuguese corvette Dom Joao I. At Canton.—Her Majesty's ship Cornus, and the United States steamer J. P. Kennedy. At Whampoa--The United States steamer Vandalia. At Shanghai.—Her Majesty's steamers Barracouta, Encounter, Racehorse, and Styx ; the United States steamer Powhatan ; and the French frigates Jeanne d'Arc and Constantine, and steamer Colbert. A MONSTER OF CRUELTY. We (Calcutta Englishman) have the following from Lucknow : "March 29.—We have read of the terrors of the Spanish Inquisition, the horrors and barbarities of the reign of terror, and the persecutioni of Christians by the Roman Emperors, but the atrocities of the fiend Jugger nath, if not exactly unparalleled, are of a nature so revolt. ing and brutal as to instil loathing and disgust. The in ordinate love of cruelty and refinements of torture prac tised by this robber, lately elicited upon his short trial, are supremely barbarous. A little while previous to his arrest, Juggernath seized and carried off to the fortress (the pandemonium where the worst excesses were en acted) the child of a mahajun, who was reputed to be rich. He offered to ransom the boy for a sum of money so exorbitant as to be out of the father's power to pay. The robber, determined not to be outdone in his nefarious scheme of extortion, put in force a diabolical threat which he had previously communicated to the child's parents. He eut off the unfortunate lad's ears and nose, and placing them in a brass dish covered with red cloth, sent the hideous spectacle as a gift to the father, with an intimation that if, in the event of the am oun t demanded being not forthwith remitted, he should be greeted with a stht or the other members of his son's body. As no blood can be knocked out of a stone, and the sum was far beyond the parent's means, he earnestly implored for his son. The inexorable Juggernath was as good as his word, the fingers ana toes followed next, and finally he da4ied out the boy's brains 'against the wall of his fort The boy's parents are the principal accusers against this inhuman criminal. THE LATE REV. I. N. ALLEN. We regret to notice the death, at Poona, on the 23d of April, of the Rev. I. N. Allen, senior chaplain at that station. It may have been forgotten by many of our readers that this is the Mr. Allen who was chaplain to General Notes force at Candahar, and who accompanied the army in its triumphant march to Cabool, and PO to Ferozepore. He seemed at all times to have been en thusiastically devoted to his duty, and published on his return a volume of sermons, which savoured fully as much of the soldier as of the saint. We say this with out any offence. Mr. Allen was for many months in the midst of scenes where no true-hearted man could fail to be excited, and a good deal of, the ardour of the fight mixed with exhortations to gentleness and peace. He received a Ghuznee medal and ribbon, and had the permission, very properly, of the Metropolitan of India to wear them on all public occasions, and was one of the very few clergymen to be seen in public places with a warlike medal on his person. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE TEE DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL, APRIL 17. Her Majesty's Troops—Lieutenant Ensor, 10th Foot, at Bombay, April 23 ; Lieutenant Kirkewood, 32d Foot, at Calcutta, April 13. Madras—Surgeon D. D. Foulis, 20th Regiment Na tive Infantry, at Cannanore, April 10. Bengal—Major F. A. Williamson, 63d Regiment Na tive Infantry, at Massoorie ; Dr. G. Grant, 57th Regi ment Native Infantry, at Ferozepore, April 12. Appointments—Assistant-Surgeon W. C. Coles to act as secretary to the medical board, during the absence of Surgeon F. Manisty or until urther orders ; Assistant - Surgeon Haines to act as as ' ant garrison surgeon; As sistant-Surgeon C. C. M ea d- s been appointed to act as professor of midwifery in the Grand Medical College, and assistant surgeon of thdJamretjee Jeejeebhoy Hospital ; Captain Laurie, of the 21st Native Infantry, to be line adjutant at Neemuch, vice Leckie - Lieut. Stevenson, of the 14th, and attached to.tho 15th Native Infantry, is confirmed in the appointment of line adjutant at Bhooj, vice Brevet-Major Watkin. Promotions.—The under-mentioned cadets for the in fantry are promoted to ensigns, with dates of rank as specified opposite their respective names :—E. Kerrie!), date of rank Jan. 20, 1855 ; J. S. Graves, date of rank Jan. 20, 1855 ;C.G. T. Rooke, date rank Jan. 20, 1855 ; W. Jacob, date of rank Jan. 20, 1855 ; J.W.M. Anderson, date of rank Jan. 20, 1855 ; W. V. Daven port, date of rank Jan. 20, 1855. Not arrived.—E. S. Ostrehan, date of rank Jan. 31, 1855 ; A.Barnardiston, date of rank Feb. 4, 1855 ; G. T. Estridge, date of rank Feb. 4, 1855 ; H. M. Fullerton, date of rank Feb. 20, l l B iie s e nu s tt ; .. G e. co . H otir,: K ;An e n d. m n ß e ar d ie y evo , ei d tm. a 6 t e ot oi o . f Ar a 7 nT n k. k ßfr F eoi e md b : N 2 c 0 .013 , v 1 .. 8 ,2 5 p8 5 r, 0 . 1 Infant ry 1 vi promoted to w A r:G N en ea . le 3d Regt. N.l.—Major C. Bird wood, Capt. 1V128a:j0855, , and Lieut. Hobson, to rank from Nov. IReid, procoeteLdietuot.34-CaoiloorGl en a e ri r d ai ß ; re L ve i t eu C t o .. l c on ol e o l n A el . F j. .. Foulerton, to rank from Nov. 28, 1855, vice Lieut.- Colonel and Brevet Colonel W. Wyllie, C. 8., promoted CHINA. Tile following is a letter of our correspondent, dated Hong Kong, April 15 : " The London mails of the 25th of January and the 9th of February arrived per steamer Norna on the 2d inst. " From Shanghai we have dates to the 9th inst., received per steamer Lady Mary Wood on the 13th. All was quiet there, and, the troops having been withdrawn towards Naukin, the country around was resuming its • former tranquillity, and the city was being fast rebuilt. In the interior, however, matters had assumed an unfavourable change. The Nankin rebels had commenced the season's operations by an inroad into the green tea districts, and the capital, Kwei-chow-foo, had fallen into their hands. Fears are entertained that, elated with this success, they may continue their course to Hang-Chow-foo, the possession of which would enable them to stop the export trade to Shanghai. "At Canton political affairs remain much as before. Since the defeat sustained by the rebels at Whampoa, a considerable portion of them have congregated at Kow-kong, a place of some consi deration near the mouth of the river, and against these the Mandarins are preparing an expedition. Others have spread themselves about the coast, committing all kinds of depredations, and even attacking foreign flags. " In consequence of this an expedition consist ing of her Majesty's steamer Hornet and the brig Bittern, accompanied by the boats from her Ma jesty's ships Winchester, Sybille, and Spartan, was sent against them, and succeeded in doing con siderable execution. About 20 junks were taken or destroyed, few of their crews escaping. The most inveterate hostility was shown towards them by the people on shore, who killed all who fell into their hands. " The river traffic is clear to Canton , but Chinese craft dare .not v en t ure outside. The west coast trade is stopped, as the junks, even when in large nurnters, cannot cope with the heavily-armed pirate boats. Exorbitant prices are paid for tow ing by steamers and foreign convoy. - - Transit from Canton to the interior remains much as before, bands of lawless characters in festing the country. "Another enemy has now to be contended with by the people of Canton in the shape of famine. In the rural districts rice is by no means plentiful, and the population, fearing for their own neces sities, have prohibited its exportation. The popu lation of the city and suburbs have, therefore, to depend on imports from the coast, Manilla, and other places. The supply has been most inadequate to the demand, and prices have risen to an unprece dented height, common cargo rice being retailed in the city at $6 per pecul. Very great dis tress is felt by the poorer classes, and food riots are apprehended. " The Mandarins are doing all in their power to alleviate the privation and encourage the import of rice, which will, no doubt, be brought in consider able quantities from the east coast and Formosa, provided no prohibition is placed on its export, which is more than likely. "11(r Majesty's ship Comus is anchored off the Factor es, also the U n it e d St a t es ' guar d s hip J. P. Kennedy. The Tandalia is at Whampoa. " The business in imports and exports at Canton has been very limited. Freights nominal at 5/. ss. " Many of the foreign firms are establishing branches in Hong Kong, which benefits much by b the influx of trade and population. " At Shanghai the import trade had been con siderable, principally in barter. Tea had been bought freely at an advance on most kinds, and large arrivals and sales of silk had taken place. " From Foo-chow and Amoy there is nothing of moment to report. "Another tea-laden vessel has been lost on the Pratas Shoal, the Countess of Seafield, Captain Innes, which left Shanghai for London on the 17th of March, and struck on the 21st. The captain and part of the crew arrived here on the 7th inst., having been picked up outside by the American ship Challenge. The remainder of the crew are on the. shoal, and a steamer has been sent down to them. "His Excellency Sir John Bowring is daily ex pected from Siam in her Majesty's steamer Rattler, and we believe proceeds to Japan with his Excel lency Sir James Stirling, who is still here, in her Majesty's ship Winchester, The rest of the fleet have left, and it is understood that they are to rendezvous at Japan, and afterwards proceed against the Russian settlements in the north. "The fleet will be a large one, probably compris ing the Winchester, Sybille, and Spartan frigates, Encounter, Barracouta, Styx, Rattler, and Hornet steamers, and the Saracen surveying-schooner. "The French Admiral will probably join from Shanghai. His Imperial French Majesty's frigate Sybille is still here, and the health of the crew is improved. "It is hoped that the Encounter and Barracouta, which left Shanghai on th 3 21st of March, with sealed orders, have gone to Japan to watch the crew of the Russian frigate Diana, and prevent their escape to the north. A French corvette has been sent from Shanghai for this purpose. " Captain Adams, of the United States' Navy, proceeds home by this mail with the ratified treaty between the United States and Japan. " We regret having to report the death of Com mander Woolcombe, of her Majesty's steamer Styx. Lieutenant Bruce, who is in temporary command, we believe gets the vacancy. " Our latest dates are—from England, 9th of February ; Calcutta, 25th of February ; Bombay, sth of March; Singapore, 2Gth of March; 12th of March; Sydney,l6thofJanuary; Shanghai, 9th of April. "Exchange—At Canton, 4s. 10d. on England ; at Shanghai, Gs. 3d. ; at Canton, 232 r. on India ; at Shanghai, 300 r." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Up to the present date, says the Overland Friend of Cana, of April 14th, in 21 ships, about 13,264,600 pounds of t ea h ave been shipped to Great Britain from Canton for the whole of the current season. Up to a similar period the year before, in 64 ships, 40,208,7001b5; and in 1353, to same date, in 41 ships, 30,549,000 lbs. Since the commencement of the present year only four ships have been despatched from Ca ton to Great Bri tain with teas, total on board of them 1,898,900 lbs. During similar period last year 14 ,232,60010. found despatch, and in 1853-10,100,000. EXCHANGE AND BIILLION.—Canton, April 12.—0 n London, 4 9 ; on Bombay, 229 Rs. ; on Calcutta, 232 Rs. April 13—Carolus dollars, 24 p r cent. prem. Shanghai, April 7—On London, 6.21 ;on India, 297 re; drafts on Canton, 25 dis. OPIUM. —Canton, April 13—New Patna, 3361 dole. ; old Patna, 330 dols.; new Benar es , 34 0 dole ; old ditto, 330 dols,; Malawa, 420 dols.; T ur k ey, 460 .dole, Shang- AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Fnß. 17.—1 n the midst of some despondency at the prospect of an interruption of our monthly mail communication with England, in consequence of the announcement that the General Screw Company would not furnish a steamer for the, December mail, our spirits have re vived in that respect by reason of the remarkable passage of the James Baines, the new clipper ship of the Black Ball line. The " latest news" bad previously been brought to its by the Oswell and the Thalmar ; the James Baines was clue, according to her contract, on Monday last, the 12th inst., and on that very day did she drop anchor in Hob - son's Bay, and in a few hours afterwards her bud get of news was in the hands of every one by means of an Argus extraordinary. Thus the James Baines made her passage in 65 days; or if, as I have heard stated, she did not get her anchor till the 10th of December (instead, of the 9th), in 64 days ; wbich is the shortest' passage yet made by steam. The James Baines has, in fact, tied with the Argo and Victoria, and beaten all others. During the last week we have had the excitement of the most sharply contested election that has yet occurred in the colony. The scene of the contest was South Bourke, a metropolitan county or dis trict, bearing the same sort of relation to Melbourne that East Surrey does to London. The candidates were Mr. Chapman, formerly secretary inVan Die men's Land, who lost his office on a difference with GovernorDenison on transportation, and now prac tising here as a barrister with considerable success; 14r. Ireland, an Irish barrister ; and Mr. Young. The numbers announced yesterday by the return ing officer were—for Chapman 521, for Ireland 347, for Young 212. This election has been watched with very con siderable interest in the other colonies. The Colonial Secretary has just laid on the table the amended estimates, and the Council is now busily at work upon them. As compared with the first estimates for the year 1855, the new estimates show a saving of 1,089,5541. 3s. ld., and, as com pared with the expenditure of 1854, they show a ' net saving of 1,113,6751. 11s. 2d. The Council seems disposed to do its duty by ex amining and sifting every head of expenditure to the utmost. In the reckless expenditure of 1853, and more particularly of 1854, it was not so much that salaries were too high as that establishments were on too extravagant a scale. An income of 1,0001. a-year is scarcely equivalent, in its com mand over the necessaries and comforts of life, to one of 5001. a-year in London ; but the public offices have been overloaded with clerks beyond all previous example, and, from the numbers added from month to month during the last year of Mr. Latrobe's government, it would have been impos sible to secure efficiency even had it had been care ' fully looked for. The inefficiency of the public de partments had produced laxity of expenditure, with a total absence of check in all those departments which had the dispensing of the public money. Money advanced from the Treasury in what is called " imprest" was not accounted for from month to month. It is reported that at one time about 1,000,0001. was advanced upon imprest and not accounted for, and even about 300,0001. is said to be still outstanding and unaccounted for, a large proportion of which never can be accounted for, the accountable officers being dead, or no longer within the jurisdiction. The present disposition, both ou the part of the executive Government and the Legislature, to ob serve economy is pregnant with very beneficial consequences to the country; because, from the great elasticity of our resources, I feel convinced our revenue will not fall off, and I think it will improve. If so, the colony will have a very large fund at its disposal for public improvements. Trade is certainly improving. The failures are now few in number compare]. with what they were. Goods are being " knocked off" at auction in la.ig,e quantities at low prices ; consumption is very large at such prices. Importation is checked, and I fully expect in a very few months to find a very healthy state of things. The following accounts of the arivals and ship ments of gold, made up to the Nth. of February, i j from _fault's Gold Circular : "The escorts have brought from— Mount Alexander and Bendigo 13,470 oz. Ballarat, including Geelong 10,002 Maryborough The Avoca Amount this week 27,565 and year 190,028 Gold shipped in 1855 205,033 Per Island Home, for London Elizabeo from Geelong*for London John Bell, from Geelong for London On Sunday morning, the 4th inst., just before day break, a large fire broke out in the stationery warehouse of Sands and Kenny, and destroyed four houses fronting on Collins-street, the principal business street of Melbourne, running east and west, and also swept away several buildings in the rear. These fires will probably induce the Legikature to bring in a bill to authorise the coroner to hold inquests as to the causes of fires, and this would, I have no doubt, check incendiarism, or, more properly, arson, to which some of them are attri buted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER RACES.-WEDNESDAY. Tha Trafford Handicap of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for all ages. The winner of any race, subsequent to the publication of' the weights, value 1001. clear, 51b extra. One mile Admiral Harcourt's Dame Judith, by Van Tromp, 3 yrs, 7st 2lb Mr, Booth's Mystic, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Ford ham) 2 Mr. Copeland's The Lune, 2 yrs, 4st 61b (R. Bullock) 3 Mr. Arrowsmith's Wheatear, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Bearpark) 0 Mr. Doughty's Blossom, 4 yrs, 7st ltrlb (Quinton) disq. • Betting— sto 2 against The Lune, 3 to 1 agst any other. Blossom came in first, but being short of weight the race was awarded to Dame Judith. Wheat ear,was left at the ost. Produce Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft. with 100 added for three-yr-olds ' colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Cer tainyenalties and allowances. The owner of the se cond horse to receive 50Z. out of the stakes. One mile and three quarters. Thirty-six subs. Admiral Harcourt's Ellermire, 7st 121 b (Aidcroft) 1 Sir O. Monek's Vandal, Bst 41b (Harrison) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Lord Alfred, Bst 41b (Osborne) 3 Mr. Peck's Igo, Bst (Flatman) 4 Betting-26 1 agst Lord Alfred, 2 to agst Eller mire, 3to 1 agst Vandal, A good race, won by half a length, the second beating the third by the same dis tance. The Union Cup of 200 soya in specie, added to a Han dicap Sweepstakes of 5 Burs each ; for three-yr-olds and upwards ; certain penalties ; the owner of the ..... second horse - to receive 20 sous out of the stakes About one mile and a quarter. 74 subs. Mr. Copperthwaite's The Early Bird, by Birdcatcher, .4 yrs, 7st 41b (Alderoft) 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (Flatman) 2 Mr. T. Stevens's Hercules, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Wells) 3 Tbefollowing also ran :—Pumicestone, Tom, Berezina, Whitelock. Betting-2 tot each agst The Early Bird and Orinoco, 9 to 2 agst Pumicestone, and 10 to 1 agst Wh;telock. The Early Bird made all the running, and won, after a fine race in, by a neck ; the second beating the third two lengths. Pumicestone a good fourth. The Sapling Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 100 added ; for two-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Extra weight for certain winners. The owner of the second horsetoreceive 25 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 29 subs. Mr. R. Wilson's Heir of Lynne Mr. Copeland'aSt. Ducstan 2 Van Diinck.. The following also ran : Bonavesta, First Fly, Salmon, and Adam. Betting-5 to 2 agst heir of Lynne, 7to 2 agst St. Dunstan, 3 to 1 agst Bonavesta. Won by a length. City Plate (handicap) of 80 sow, for all ages. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. T. W. Redhead's Dear Me, 5 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. E. Gill's Bourgeoise, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b Oaklands The Quack.. Bolton . Won by a length. Same between second and third, Maiden Plate. Two miles. Chisel Kidnapper Huntsman The following also ran :—Exmouth, Lancashire Lad, Vanessa, and f by Sir Tatton Sykes. GOODWOOD RACES.-JULY 31.. - SECOND DAY. Nominations for the Goodwood Stakes. Two miles and a half. Weights to be declared on the Monday after Ascot. Age Dr. O'Toole* Sultan, by Crescent 3 Hessel Cassel Defiance Vandenhoff 3 Surgeon• General 4 Calamus Mortimer 5 Saucebox 3 Top Sawyer, 3 Malmsey Gamekeeper Age Badinage 3 Lucy Banks filly • 3 Hercules Homily Kaffir Quince 4 Epaminondas Crown Pigeon Syvagee King of Trumps 6 Pantomime 5 St. Clare Little Harry Cobnut 5 Domino *Nabob The Chicken Nettle Nell Gwynne St. Andrew 5 Wantage Robgill 4 Instructress 3 Jonathan Martin 4 Corbampton Diana Saraband .. Jujube 4 The Hermit 4 Vulcan.. 3 Royalist *Besik.b Imogene Venison Baalbec The Hind Red Lion 6 Talfourd D. 0 4 Incubus Challow Boy Sailor Mishap 4 Goorkah Marsyas *Clotilde Midsummer 4 Humboldt Cardigan 4 Herald 4 Rolton 3 *Hungerford Scythian Virago 4 Rataplan ......... 5 Cossey Exile of Erin Corcebus Bianca 4 Neoptolemus Freddy. Amalgamation Early Bird La Belle Rotherham 3 Naomi 4 The Archer 3 Knight of the Shire 6 c by The Libel, out of Splitvote 3 Fulbeck Hospodar 4 High Priest 3 Raglan 3 Ivan 4 Mo ige 3 Le Fripon Katerfelto Louvat 3 Pantheon 3 Andover Supplicant Kingstown Ireland's Eye 5 Newbold Siding Elvaston Mincemeat' 4 Aurifer 3 Bonnie Morn 3 Hervina Oulston Georgium Sidus 3 Vandal 3 Ammonia Typee Palmerston 5 Pumicestone Shoreham 231,155 Or 9 tons 12 cwt. 2 qr. 12 lb. 11 oz., at 803., 924,6201., being at the rate of about 8,000,00/, per annum." The banks take draughts aroinst gold at I per cent. discount. At this rate the banks exchange, and they sell at 1 per cent. premium. The same rates prevail at Geelong, and the price of gold in both places, for shipment by the Champion of'the Seas and the Sussex, has been 755. 6d. per ounce. The freight is 4: 1 2 d. per ounce, delivered at the Bullion-office of the Bank of England. Insurance, 21 guineas, without war risk. The diggers are now turning their attention to the use of machinery. Hand quartz-crushing ma chines are being made by the engineers of Mel bourne, and thy have as much work :Is they can do. Machines are being also tried, worked by oxen. i am sorry to say, however, that the quartz-crush ing machine, worked by steam, which was pur chased of the Quartz-crushing Company, and was being worked by private enterprise, has just burst its boiler. Enough has been done, however, to show that quartz-crushing may be conducted with profit—not, perhaps, by London mining compa nies, but by local associations, where the partners themselves superintend. The diggers, too, begin to perceive the advantage of working for steady wages instead of embarking in a lottery, which of late has (fortunately, I think) offered no enormous prizes, no "monster nuggets," and no "jewel lers' hops." Altogether, gold-digging is assum ing the character of a regular and steady branch of industry, and the " diggings" that of permanent settlement and organised communities. The gene- Virago ~ ral opinion seems to be that theproduction of gold Andover... will continue steady at the rite of about 2,000,0001. Typee ... per quarter, with a tendency to increase rather Nabob . than to decline. Knight of St There has been some little fluctuation in the George price of flour. First quality has been sold during Scythian 4 8 6 the last few days at 421., 431., and 441. par ton— Ivan the latter being the price at De Graves's mills. Hospodar The state of the woo l- mar k e t i s e xhibit e d by Met 2ors ......... Clough's circular : Little Harry 6 8 3 " MELBOURNE WOOL CIRCULAR, FEB. 10. ' The Early Bi r d "At the public wool Ireland's Ey e 57 13 sales held on Thursday last, at p a • . E micestone Messrs. Goldsbrough's stores, there was a smaller attend paminondas 4 4 7 7 1 1 0 2 anee of buyers than we have seen for some weeks, which Hercules may probably be partially accounted for by the recent re• ! Humboldt 4 7 8 duction made by the banks in the rates of exchange ..... operating, to some extent, against all speculative re- Exile of Erin 4 7 mittance., the certain though small ex p ense of 1 per Vanderdecken ... 5 7 5 cent. pm. on bills being preferred by many h ouses to the.; Calamus 4 probability of a profit with th e p oss ibili ty of a loss orb Cardigan 4 7 4 produce shipments, the pres en t unse ttl e d state of affairs ' tstrilsford 4 7 3 at home, caused or increas e d by th e uncertainties of the 'Criisslanes Rufus war, reducing mercantile calculations in a great measure William . to matters of chance. The quantity of wool was also Octay. . z ..... .. : 5 7 0 much less than usual, only about 260 bales being offered, Catherine Parr ....,......._„_____,. notwithstanding which we consider the market more favourable to the buyer. We noticed in particular two C RYSTAL PALASHILLING DAL—MAY 30.—Ad i , *ssions on payment, 6,047 ; ditto' by season Vekets or three lots knocked down at prices lower than were s m 2 l 4.—Total, 6,571. cffered for them some weeks ago. Our prices current RECIPE FOR MATRIMONIAL HAPPINESS. Preserve are, for superior flocks, is. 4id. to l s . 6d . per lb .; fa i r to the privacies of your house, marriage state, 'heart, from' good, ls. 3d. to is. 4d. do.; inferior to average, l ls. lid. father, mother, sister, brother, au n t, an d a ll the world. to ls. 2id. do.; brok en , l ow, & c., ls. to 13d. do.; greasy, Y ou two, with God's help, b u ild your own quie t world ; 6d. to Bd. do. ; lock s , sd. t o 7d . do.; handwashed, 10d. every third or fourth one whom you draw into it with to is. 2d. do.; scoured, is. 2,d. to ls. 4id. do. Freight you will form a party, and stand between you t vo. to London, id. to ld. per lb.•' • That should never be. Promise this to each other. Re- We have had another very large fire in the very new the vow at each temptation. You will finl your centre of Melbourne, as we ll as , severa l of a minor, account in it. Y our souls will g row as it were, toge- character, which hav e a dd e d t o th'ff effects pro- ther, and a t l ast t h ey will become as one. Ab, if many duced by the T a ndrid ge fi re , a l arm ed quiet people a youn g p a i r h ad, on their wedding-day, k nown this . — a great deal, and hav e i n d uce d th e insurance offices secret , how many marr i ages were happier than—alas l to raise their premiums from2s to 30 per cent. • they are I—The Moralist. Those horses marked * being entered without the knowledge of their owners will be struck out by the time appointed unless specially ordered to remain in. THIRD DAY. Nominations for the Goodwood Cup. Two miles and a half. Age Baalbeo Bat oncino (bred in France) Royal Quand Meme (bred in Franc) Oulston Virago Scythian 4 Wild Dayrell , 3 The Chicken Nettle 3 Scherz Corcebus . Rataplan Melfi, by Jason (br©d in Belgium) • Age Ivan Fandango Rattle Andover Kingstown Lord of the Isles Indian Warrior 6 Early Bird.... 4 Hercules Homily Muscovite Neville Habena 3 Nabob Besika ASCOT RACES, JUNE 5. Firm Dar.—NOMINATIONS for the GOLD VASE. TNO miles. Age Age Age The Tumbler 3 The Chicken 3 Ouleton Habena Besika ...... SECOND DAY.--WEIGHTS for the ROYAL HUNT CUP. New Mile. Age st lb 4' 9 7 4 9.5 5 9 2 6 9 0 Age st lb Flatterer Noisy 3 6 12 Bracken 4 6 11 Little Gerard Mr. Sykes 5 6 11 Fulthunter 4 6 11 Cock of the North 3 6 11 Roebuck Cat'spaw Orson 4 6 9 Lady Alicia Crown Pigeon c by Paragon e, out of Sneer ...... 3 6 5 Chalice Strutaway 4 6 5 Brother to Little Harry 3 6 5 Velvet Rodo-meli fielener Moonshine 3 5 10 Paltwirston 3 5 10 Catastrophe Doralice 3 5 6 ./fr COTTNTRY ,11AREETS __---. 4 ,______ 29. , EDINBURGH MEAL MARICET--A0 - ,1 00 1 There were in the market to -day 16 sacics ostroew, weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 4;s. EDINBURGH HAY RAW 31'°'15fr. ....---. AND .. sT t There was a large supMplPYof2s9t.raw of all _. descriPti°lls the market. The prices to -day were as follow : . , ot a, Oat straw, from 8s Qd. to 11s Od per keroPl e °_ o f d l t 6 o l ,7 o t h tron; wheat do. 6s 6d to 7s 6 ; barley do., 68 atone• Hay from 12d to 1 1 d ; new ditto, Od to Od Per .----. DALKEITH MEAL MAREET---111 23 ' Ill' Y ' Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. I Second. 1 ,/, 01 Bneaiarmiseepymeriet; ........ . d..i.a.0..................... ,18: OOd 1 ..... 8 6 (24 ... 3 , ), '47 6 / 4 1 r 0 -1E:loa meal, per ditto ......... —s oa 3 U o t i , h c u :i Flour, per ditto ......... ---s Od --8 O 1: .1 Pot-barley,per ditto .................. —s Od -- 8 7hito wheat, 44s DoftoBL41:0-5..M; s 116 to 19" m tO 4 flour 9 per Uri; oatmea , es if. 01?aosrleid't106-8 Od to 20s Od ; oats, 14s Gd to 1631P,',j; b 4 , -4s Od to 27s 01 t % dila par 4801bs. per cwt , '1.1:(12(81i.ttO, .15,t°01pe5'?,.°::J1;,, COAL AARKE.—MAI 3 4 aisr . Prices of Coal per ton a t the doe of °'' e ~ . ~ d. Wellsetiu 19 Chester Main l s i ( 6 Belmont ............... i ............ ."'l 9 . Hastings West Hartley 18 0 Braddyll . ................. .: Haa.oosiwytaiwiii.egdi:iss..Hvir..a.er..st.tl.e.yii.a.,l...t...l. e....y 1187 g Lairiceempttibe0trn00n.i.5......v....g.....,.....i0.......,...: .. ..... North Percy Hartley llB7' ..... , Netherton ' Tanfield Moor l5 9 Plummer • ........ 0.,,10 Tanfield Moor Bute; l5 9 Riehmusd .. ........ Il ttoo ... West Pelton l5 6 Russell's Ile ...,„,,., Grey's West Hartley . 17 6 Stewart 's . ......... ... .... 4 Wylam ....• ~.t Trimdon ........ : .... ~,,,..119 Wallsend, &O. Hartlepool , .......... 1, 60 pfleentsthonerL.y..o.n.s.7........ .. .. • .............. Acorn Close Gibson Gosforth l7 9 South Ifelloe ..... ...w; Harton Heaton Hedley Hilda th .... " ..." 17 31Vihitwor _ ... ...,. 1.11 Riddell Wharncliffe lB ODerweati*, ...,, .... , Eden Main 20 ,ice l ie ..... -.. . 78 c o ld • . Ships at mar1 .........________,. t:•.2 . : . 1 .... ..„.••• •••1 ' ............ ...-•• 1 .. . 18 1 ;: I ale:1;6i: :I.' ;.111..... ....... ....... .. .. ... '.. ::. j_ ,!' 111888 9 0 ° WTTreeients'tdo.ne.tr..i.l.e.ll°..:°:..l.:.:l , SEAB I 0 7 BN 9 ll Eve On:::: 11°41 r e 1 t ii, --o------ to den ol ns are sent f r ,.101 6) the morning—''" (N signifies that the mails aro sent 11 ;,7;ate114 t o by the night—and Mby the mornmil—'—' .. as ivbi t 11 , °,0 1° Day when rne 6 ,t r J ' ..- Tert . 1. P,, COUNTBEES. in General Pos,. ,oh _,„,..- or 051ce, tondolf:„ .0"2.:....,...-- po America(byßrit•pack)N ”:very Friday •• America (by United Ste. ••• 0 6.13 packet) ...... • • ••N ii, trO PW 0 America (by U. States • .. SOU ow, )(41 packet) ..........N th stS• Australia (via South- ' • •.. B aer 9o • ampton) .........•M Ditto (via Marseilles) N ~,1 ,•• j,,,,, Ditto (via Cape of Good A kfri l n ea °c an aPe( d ) t e a .s .. t ... C T o .. as. . .. t. . ) .... :14 I i i .....• ,_,,,,,et1i "1 ..... th • Fil' - t. 8' ' 0 ° ~,', spati , ,,toe polll il 23d of the too l f ;, Doll-;;pto o Alexandria „•• „ „„m ith fiz 20th of 01 .', 0 , path , ~,, ~,, ~, Bahamas —„„•. „M 17th of the ra o ' De ver 5 ,,,,, ,/,,,, ,',,,, Belgium „ ...... „N 0 lily •••••• ' ' ~ , 90 04 '. ~. 1,1P -fl Brazil _ _ ::,,m 9th ofthe n 1 01 1." gotltti port' Buenos Ayres:: :: ....34 9th of the month •• ys eoss Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope ..N 511 , Ceylon ..............N F r ia. 90 0th P oi° Ceylon (see India) ' oftroiji, Cape de Verds .. f. "IC 9th of the Month 9011'1°14°' I r Channel Isles,. , ... N yronoyeci.,& ~,s9ato Chili.... • ' .• .....M One 17th of moo' a month •• t • i ' n D oer ; o ' ' o 01 0 1 Constantinople ~ •. „N 8,13,19,23,&28° ~, gout ° ...., )4 1 Constantinople ...•. 4th .t 20th of 1 11 °' Ro ve , i c or •• Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ... . 'I Egypt (see India) . poce:;0 0 1 France .. „„ ,_m & N Twice daily.. •i n ,. goutt' , psi Gibraltar ___ Ja 4,7, 17,2 0,27° DIP "' 1 _ aoto?t, ..... Pe, Constantinople ......N Constantinople ........ Cont. of Europe M & N • •,' ve i " * oP Egypt (see India) ' O,II I P 1 ~1 France ........ X& N . fie e ,1 0, Gibraltar ..........M -. ...s1 ,111PV : ..a. I Greece (see India) G ll r a e m Yt° bu wu rgh :::::::::: M N Tuesday a l ; t 864 O F f i', 114 ,11 14 ; ; ; ; • 1 , tar ' ° .. : , ° .. 9 :: .':i ; 1 11 0.-giel 1 1 Flavannah ..........M 2nd of the tu." . p o l o pte t ot Holland ............M DailY ,•• "• • 0 ;;D• PA I4 0 0 0 ', A Honduras ....„ „ „mii7th of the 11! . .,,,1p1y , : „.... ,,, India (viaSouthampt.)Ml4th it 20th 01 iZoiporex..„ ' fni India (via Marseilles)M 7t 17 2 & of o 7‘; no ftfi' v aesit;; O f , lonian isles (see India) 7, 1 7 , 84 21 . 11° '',100 0 0.1 -,0 Ireland ........M & N Twice daliy . 0(0 , sou to pi • Lisbon...... „ ... ..2,1 7,9, 17, Sc 21 a th i P e pO Ol Madeira .. , ... ...... IA 9th of the in° ocer Madeira .............N 23d of month _ ...., Malta (see India) Ir' .l I m M e al u t r a itius (see India) .N 8, is, &28 of 0 1 ° 13 ' . ~.' „or ye p 6 o tito .--- ~ 40 Mauritius ..........N 14th of the tb „ S° v et O,, ~f, Mexico ............M 2nd of the rag o :Poi m aiP' r - i n , IP' Naples'. -• ' ".. •• ..N sthlstl22sthei no),Bosous r New Granada ......m 2d & 17th of i, r l ' ° irstr, l „ r ~, • o ' ;,' , New Zea1and.......... By private s' l P on . : Pe t i o griP t o n d e Papal States ........17 sthlsth2sthou'„,JSoll,,iollP;al;ll' Paninsula-.... .. M Ithi7th27thefine'oo,l•ooZo9 pe- Peru ...........„.M Id Rc 27th Of ~.. 'itt' ar ~.: ' A I Port Natal ..........N By private s i ..,' 00 , ir s ', o .. ', o *,; Jv Sicily ..........„...N sthl 5 th2sthe •w oa , Wool' Tuscany ~ .. „ .. „„ „N sth 150,25000000 so Venezuela ..........M 2dltl7th ofro ° 011° ..,,,,ter f Van Diemen's Land (see L t rawr • 4 ; I . Australia) .. .. „, o ith '''' i ‘( 0 .. , West Indies •• • • .. XI 2d k 17th 0I I ) , A p t l r 0 0?' 0' „ t ip 1 t e th e 1/ on When any of these dates fall o 1 a 43 " aceP, Di spatchel on the following day, with the 7, 11 0"' Southampton), and the Malta, both of v lv. g tr° preceding day. , 7 81 1 - 14 P . -- -- b oo v" 0 0 [A.Dv p'll s „,01 0 ,I,V, f l ERTISEMENT.I-Holloway's - , 1 , co 0i'11.," fa ordinary effect on Liver and Stonis e 'Clo g gd Or c b, ' Charles Wilson, of 39, Princes.street'be li g A,irog rofer a letter to Professor Holloway-, that er 51i .aieslll,ol,ll a long time from a disease of the l ic tho til l ic,Oho, ' l ie which he could obtain no relief fr ° ;g o ° ,,,ea'L l 10 ,il sion, therefore he determined oil t r Y, l ,hed, liell at which time he was in a most w re sl ve e ur pri:i b 1 ~b, humanly speaking, these pills 113 Te t he g $0 , 0 1, 11 ,0 is now restored to perfect healt h t° c,136 illa il y'il e d,P who had witnessed the st rte h e 0 0 11 0 ! i dair 1P• of medicine vendors, and at Profess°rBo, ga l ro ol‘.o. ments, 244, Strand, London, Arl d 5 c l 'tie v i l 0 0 ,os fi t , York. s ag gr . . lo l ow lira [ADVERTISEMENT.I-Medicine alw e Y, , job l' ba t Y b i l efo.,,c eases, such "as dyspepsia (indigestilts, j i c., cor eo; to oy nervous, bilious, and liver coulPl3.,riabli„f co t po,V delicious Revalenta Arabica FOoa 13 1 - o f 11 3 :':: ;11 6 , fp t e very short time. We extract two,/t51,,-fre;trefer collo' pressions of gratitude from inVOllO--1000errble: Countess of Castlestuart. Cure v o ''' 4, I'D ° tof 5 ~- p i %W A ; of Down, Ireland, December 9, I °, d „, fate,levalro( l' i 0, 1 " of Castlestuart feels induced, 10 - a liell' a ft ileii , di e ref:' inanity, to state that Du liarrY'sic.,s4oes 11,...iity of ad O f ill tr , Food has cured her, after all Ineel'irritaub•ca Of `,;,ieS, fe w ' tion, bile, great nervousness fa''' . co n6c len 104 1 0 0 ',IP i r standing. This food deserves the sing. , o e ti t i g °', and may be considered a real too, se' 0 1% p ol o s. , cheerfully answered.-Trevegle%, dehil, it i'vi' le : 0 1 .„ ° f,, ° 1 , 20, 1851.-Eighteen years lierit" teirePt'cog.„lllioClor otrrtbe,;ti;;3olAtiePcotkree3.. 0, 1 et tion of the heart, throbbing a tue f bresto,„o3,, ' 6 0 0 ,0 1 ft the left side and back, shortness 0, o ,tule e P ot if f re ty: s , Fs, of the extremities, cramps, ...sPasncaased's.a De , os C ii p, e' r ,f such general weakness, thatl. vi3s toe' s")' 1 PA lug when on my legs, all these synly_bie, Fo i), i ia or j e,t I i; Dl D nu u clizßanntrirrrsytye'srsae,xcieurie6bo.lBol,e9,.2;an27;,nst,dßes946i,vBg.a:c.snot.itriA,lsi-lano• ; 00 5 , 1 - t o i lo s c tree e i; l5° :E; The 1 21b . , carriage Oxford-street c ,fe c ub a rch d edn i - ll past y rsrel ; ndege 6 : o c; Gracechuruchp-ps ..., to e.. ." )( it , mall ; 7, Pall-mall-East ; I,l ' , comb-street ; 13, King Williaa', , Forloroie street; 21, Cockspur-street ; 1-I ° . stre et ' .strA Po' r fia ' ) "P,ul's Churchyard ; 6, Edwari of , a S. li .81-1121 tb , I, * or A 15° . 14 +Pcit' S ' ' 1 t4it 'fP ° 4' rro c6 O P 10 0 se n pil th ri o 30th inst., at 41, Ta l ' B ` enry, Esq. ..;co - t e .. IV Jr 1 ,-, , A vai• ~,„ J . It 0 On the 29th inst., at 8, hd. r. eV Mrs. W.. 0. J. Tucker. f Ar e WI" O . On th 2th inst., the wife 0 lfor t or an tPh.,P Captain Royal Engine,ers. fjott-' f bo t itep- On the 27th inst„ at Lesbur/ o f De co the wife of Adam Atkinson. .11'',011515,i./4.1. IV -On the 25th inst., at 2, ° r; c ti`h ° Va t ' ,ifo „ wife of H. T. Stuart, Esq. , - 0 "` . f .g.uoo ls ' ,a° 40 01 1 A m'" i Aria' ) t he 1, ohester" e- On the 29th inst., at - 00-34 aore' )o ° ' Rev. J. P. De Pledge• bl oat hoo i ' / at 21, deo On the 29th inst. Onley Savill Onley, Esq. st.w ood , SI On the 30th inst., at We 1 0 il l Fullei:.-- --- 0 0 0 11 , : Ifi 1 ob tif 1 '°° 0 11; Al .4 li - , Dlooi, t ° Or ft ri Ile S ' fO 3 ' P 9.. bod' 0 0 ° secondß Ritter, ii he e o f 2291 daughter t , h h Pijnuanssrtftki- ttapc:ttrerSsaite.estl,oex.,ll: 30,111:,0:i11:1110,0;31:001 0000710: High-st reet, Kensington., ~,,.o r ge ' , .,- o rte 0 13 Ad; +of Overs,,, B o a r s o " , 0410 i it• William Ager, cura.e L , er o r n fer, 0 , ,t i o Mary Ann, eldest tlaugL",.s,,,,p; Oita% ot ~f t , Great Coram.street, Ilus°,e,'.io'oorg.oo..,loberobtor" On the 29th inst., at '..,!..5s 11, 10.°; Jed Rev. J. T. Richardson Fussell, ceatbefir, Somersetshire, to lizably. R. W. Hall Dare, Esq., ill iis DI E I)* et'? 11l Ore , ilarle !Ito° ,i On the 29th inst., at 6 8, pig ,oli Viscount Strangford, aged 74. __ goose, 0, d ,n , On the 23 1 inst., atVtrinaleshswe j 5, roorti,so,l, tenant Chas. R. Malden, 11•Vtftel•race, 13000 61,110" On the 23d inst., at Selwooni sth prtg..ooo. ter j Brand, Esq., late Quarterrasete_t VP noel jjr,; formerly Troop Quartermaster, a-o_ o plf ' ~‘,6,1,, On the 9th inst. at Coifu, I , t'o:i 1.,3_5,00A ~ tho lion. Berkeley' Wrodebousetro,l7a ° 3 iiiolvvitijoof fl On the 13th a Feb. , it° Viiiata,thiftrect' " 5 $ 4 son—and on the 9th Jas., vitiec,llo- aie, 9if Mr. Thomas Munday, of Thre, t, , ~ jult,;,e, 01 ,opP On the 9th inst. at NV-or-ou, uona al " ,01., itjoilichnarf,lienskoeathreL, Betshrbtr.idgs, J.33r"', , st, IoP 00 / av r O . n Johnthe 2B9itrhd i , n a s g t e d, astit!ato.,11:::::::06,14,1,01"C 141 On the 29th inst, win 10,1-Tiirged ""ofjlefr pit gone ' tall, to street, Lissongrove, , hi , ee • . a do 'ir ~ On the 28th inst., Air. 0 ° a c,)4 91 Wilts, aged 66. too, Aln gl. 0 ,, On the 23th inst., _at 13roral_toe ag e d° / Inland Rev. ep., Sornersetrvets'boaro On the 28th inst., at 7, Red /1. AI ham Captain Peter Slade'', orb' o vr i o, ~.00 pio'li ----- by o $0 lisboi , 0 0 co LONDON : Printed and Pub 0t v i e So , 0 00 of No. 112, Strand, Printert,_ 0 is Strand, in the Precinct of: 3131, 1766, Middlegex, Thumiy Ilk 1