The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA. By the arrival of the Overland Mail we (Times) have received our private 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 Beemali 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 *lneek and pacific disposition, anxious to cultivete . ceful relations with his powerful British nei3.h , • rs, and to promote the interests of commerce. While he continued in authority we were enabied tit feel confident that there would be no renewal of hostilities with us, but the heir-apparent, who had 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 Bur mese Court, and was reported to have left the c:q)i 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 Promo. 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 our 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 occupied by us, and that the extension of our power will not entail a proportionate increase of our military establishments. " 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 pea:;e with their neighbours, but the habits of twenty centuries are not so easily eradicated. Govern ment is taunted with having indulged in 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 Meeranzie 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 has 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 ou the great trunk road, who are happy to avail themselves of the faci lities of the rail, the carriages between 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 Averl;ino; expenses. The expe rience which ha n g been e .2(1 at successive stages of developmentZuring ti ;t eight months proves clearly that the Gangette use 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 recommends 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 jias 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 altogether. 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, sonic of which will ci sa.te no small stir in the community. We are to have a stringent Riot Act, and au 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 Z a c a • It is said that the natives avoid it from supposing that the loan is intended not for material imprOvements but for the current expendit ure of Government,' and that they have , only to hold ba ck to force Government to open a 6 per cent. loa n Our Bombay correspondent says : " The fortnight that BOMBAY, MAY 1. eased since I l as t wro t e haP l ute not been marked b y th e occurrence of any event of public importance ; nor, indeed f or—supposinci moment that such subjects could be of to y o u —could I ver y readil y find l an y interest Mal Occurrences or topics of conversation of whi ch to tell ,was Bombay k n o wn ey o u. Never, as I ow n to u 0 so remain be hindthe hills so full. Those wh o empty, orfancy they have, little to talk ab out but have, or out omp romisin fact—th e but the one stern a nd unc 11 le pant mon g th of April heat. After an un usua we have it at last, and the ground on the esplanade at one Nand on the hills is so bur nt and brown of the gr ou read this ass th must be 1 . lecbid think the very roo ts 011 14 rated. A month hence , when y , You - feel how unpleasantly such a prospect must centr t with reminiscences of the green luxuriance of nri, ly English summer. • "IQ "mei has arrived from the Pero= Gulf to ~., ~ - - . >~ ~ ~ ~ S '. bring us further intelligence of the state of affairs at Teheran. The naval force 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 to 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 lc., fire, nevertheless. "The Bth Bengal Irregular Cavalry has volun teered for service in the Crimea. _ _ "The quarrel in Cashmere,bet ween 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 head of the forces of Nepaul for an expedition against Thihet. " 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 MEERANZNIE 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 Kohat 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 ; Ist Punjaub Infantry, Coke's Rifles ; 3d ditto ; Scinde Rifles ; 4th Punjaub 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 us into our place,' as the Brigade order said. On the Bth, we sat down beside the first village in Meeranzaie proper, called Too b me, and on the 11th moved on to the second place, called Kyee, where we still are, but expect to break ground to-morrow for Minicab. " Major Edwardes joined the camp at our first ground, and issued a manifesto to the tribes, which said, ' Come in and shake bands, 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, ' I 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 homed'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 ! Khoja Mahomed lost only one suwar, and a horse slain ! 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 degress in a small tent at m dday, 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." 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 persecutions 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 aid 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 gut 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 amount demanded being not forthwith remitted, he should be greeted with a sight of 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 anu toes followed next, and finally he dashed 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 Nott's force at Candahar, and who accompanied the army in its triumphant march to Cabool, and so 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 THE 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. . 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 further orders ; Assistant- Surgeon Haines to act as assistant garrison surgeon; As sistant-Surgeon C. P. Mead has been appointed to act as professor of midwifery in the Grand Medical College, and assistant surgeon of the .Tamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Hospital ; Captain Laurie, of the 21st Native Infantry, to be line adjutant at Neemuch, vice Leckie ; Lieut. Stsvenson, of the 14th, and attached to the 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. Kerrich, date of rank Jan. 20, 1855 ; J. S. Graves, date of rank Jan. 20, 1855 ; C. G. T. Rooke, date of 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, Fe 1.712 u 5 t ; . G e0 :11 1.D .K .A e11 .1 , 4 " date of rank Feb. 4, 1855 ; G. T. Estridge, date of rank . b. 4, 1855 ; 11. M. Fullerton, date of rank Feb. 20, Lieut.-Col. . 28, 1855, Mai a d i y e , oi d m ateof rankFeb. N 2o,lB 2 s B s iB l s n 4 fan y t i r c y e to rank from OV. , , and Brevet.Col.A.T.Reid C.B promoted to -,,, -" - Gen- 3d Re iftt I SI . I liir : A Bird . ' Reid, promoted tuot. W. A . N eale -. •- • •—...,..a j 0r C. wood, Capt. vice Lieut.-Colonel Lieut. Hobson, to rank from Nov. olonel W. Wyllie; Foulerton, to rankAlrai -Colonel and Brevet Colonel A. F. or-General ; Lieut.-Colonel J. Colonel and Brevet C from Nov. 28, 1855, vice Lieut.- C,8., promoted tiE SUN LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1855. to Major General. Ist Grenadier Regiment N.l. Major W. C. Stalker, Captain R. W. D'Arcv, 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. 8., 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 suc 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 ; MR j , ,r Maughan to be lieutenant-colonel from Nov. 28, 1854, in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel and , Brevet- Colonel J. Outman 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. 23, 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 2d 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 fur 18 months, on medical certificate, under the new furlough regulations. Capt. Mackecha,ni, 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 allo wed 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 to 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. Osmond. 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 or ABSENCE.-- Superintending Surgeon S. g. 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 Clayhavingfailed to pass the prescribed examina tion, his name is withdrawn from the list of cadets, No. 2 if 1855. 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 811bs. and up wards, which being scarce and wanted, have improved in value 2 annas per piece ; 45 inch up to 81bs. are only in moderate inquiry, but heavier are scarce, and in de mand. Maddapolam, 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 Maddapolarn, 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 Maddapolams, and mulls, are all very dull. TURKEY RED Goons continue depressed, and the only sale reported is one of 4,300 pieces 24 inch 25 yard', at R. 5 6 annas per piece. COTTON YARN.—The market has continued steady, but without life, yet the sales reported are to a fair ex- I 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. Spelter lower, and dull, as also pig lead. Copper.--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 firer, and for ge nuine quality which is now only inquired for, we im prove our quotations. 3001 b. saffron, Rs. 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. BEM—We hear of very little stirring in this article, but Alleopp and Bass's brews continue to move at re. 80 per hhd. 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 0, of good quality, is reported at rs. 171 per bolt. SUNDRIES.—There is very little 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 hume 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 ; Dhollera. Its. 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, anti prices of some qualities are again higher. HEMP.—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 Rs. 4.1 anna, is now asked, and in other descriptiobs there is also some firmness, Teel being still in active demand and scarce at Rs. 23 to 24 per candy, as also Niger at an advance, say Rs. 15 to 151 per candy. PEPPER.—We have again to notice a very dull mar ket, with a further decline in value on . Bhutcole and Tellicherry. OPIUM.—We have received no later direct advices from China since our last report, but by telegraph from Calcutta we have had news down to the 28th March, which reached us when our last report was in press, and, notwithstanding Malwa drug had further declined, and was difficult to place, holders have got up prices here to Rs. 885 for bast Kundieisir, and Indore B. 870 per chest, and the steamer on the 3d instant will take a full laden cargo—say about 1,200 chests. TONNAGE.—Rates of freight on Great Britain until within the last week were well mainta,ined at 3/. 10s. to Si. 12s. 61 per ton of 50 cubic feet ; but further large arrivals from the colonies have shaken the rate, and 3/. 7s. 6d. to Si. 103. per ton is now the one current of the day. Seeds are shipping at 3/. 12s. 6d. to 3/. 155., and oil at 41. 12s. to 41. 15s. per ton of 210 imperial gallons. • EXCHANGE has remained firm at about our last quotations, and the business done may be quoted 2s. Id. to 2s. 1 7-16 d. China and first-class credits, and 2s. 1 ad. for documents, with a decided tendency upwards this afternoon. On Calcutta we quote Rs. 99 at sight, Rs. 98 at 60 days' sight. On Madras, Rs. 98i at 30 days' sight. On China, Rs. 220 at 60 days! sight, nominal. BOMBAY MONEY MARKET—APRIL 30. EXCHANGE. On London—At 6 months' sight, per rs. 2s. 13d. for docu ment bills. At 6 months' sight, per rs. 2s. 1)1(1. for credit bills. On Calcutta—At GO days' sight, 9 - n: rs. At 30 days' sight, 9SI rs. At sight; 98 Ij-16thsrs. On Madras —At :30 days' sight, 93 rs. nominal. At7sight, 991 rs. nominal. On China—At 60 days' sight, 220 rs., LANK AND OTIIER SHARES. ,Rs. 1000 ... 27 per cent. prom 250 ... GO nominal. 500 ... 8 dis. . 250 ... 200 paid, 4 die. Bank of Bombay Oriental Bank Corporation Commercial Bank Mercantile Bank London and Eastern Banking Corporation lOOO ... 500 paid, 4 die. N. W. Bank of India, Rs. 400 each—nominal. Agra Bank 5OO each, 40 per cent. prem. Bank of Madras l,OOO „ 1,000 9 per cent. Apo110 P. Corn. Colaba P. Corn. Hydraulic P. Com paid up I's. 2,500 6,200 Cotton Spin. Corn... Colaba L. Com. Born. S. N. Corn Gr. Ind. P. R. Com._ 51-8-9 paid in Bombay, or 5/ pm. in England. Do. New Shares paid up, 10-14-7 at 1/. per share— , ;r. 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 1832-33, 92 to 93 per 100 sicca. Ditto ditto 1835-36, 88)2... per 101 Co.'s. Ditto ditto 184243, 88A per 100 Co.'s. New Five per Cent. loan— PRICES OP BULLION. Sovereigns, each Rs. 11 s.l6ths 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 hai, April 7—Malwa, 328 dols. to 327 dols. per chest ; uew Patna, 253 dols.; old Patna, 253 dols. per chest. FIZEIGEITS AND TONNAGE.—Canton.—To London, no- Inilyo, 51. for tea. Shaughai—To London, 1/. for tea, 4/. 10s. for silk. _ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. At flongKong.—March 23, the Architect, from Lo ndon ; April 7, the Waverley, from Liverpool. At Shanghai.—March 18, the Skiddaw, from Liver- pool. At Whampoa.—None. DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN. From Hongkong.—None. From Whampoa.—March 27, the Land o' Cakes, f'or London ; April 11, the Wellington, for Liverpool. From Foo-chow.—None. From Shanghai.—March 5, the Contest (American) ; March 17, the Countess of &afield ; March 24, the Forest Queen and the Lord of the Isles ; March 30, the Orient and the Iteanna ; March 31, the Staghound (Imerican); April 4, the Orestes, all for Landon ; Apri' 4, the .Julia, for Liverpool, and the Prince of `Moron zoff, for Cork. FREIGHTS. To London £3 7 6to £3 10 per ton. To Liverpool 3 7 6to 310 per ton, To Calcutta. To China Its. 7 to 8 per candy CHINA. The 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 Nankin, 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 continual 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 venture outside. The west coast trade is stopped, as the junks, even when in large numbers, 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, aid 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. "Her Majesty's ship Comus is anchored off the Factories, also the United States' guardship J. P. Kennedy. The Tanclalia 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 aro establishing branches in Hong Kong, which benefits much by the influx of trade and population. " At Shanghai, the import trade had been con sidera,ble, 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 Tunes, 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 beer 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, whe 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 the 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. gland, 9th of February 2 h of March; Olir . a t c e s a t l udtattae: 25t sth of March; Singapore, 26t eh—ofrom eb E ru n ary ; Bombay, 12th of March; Sydney, 16thof January; Shanghai, 9th of,April. "Exchange—At Canton, 4s. 10d. on England. ; at Shanghai, 6s. 3d. ; at Canton, 232 r. on India ; at Shanghai, 300 r." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Up to the present date, says the Overland Friend of China, of April 14th, in 21 ships, about 13,264,600 pounds of tea have 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 1853, to same date; in 41 ships, 30,549,000 lbs. Since the commencement of the presc .it year only four ships have been despatched. from Canton to Great Bri tain with teas, total on board of them 1,898 , 900 lbs. During similar period last year 14,232,600 lbs. found despatch, and in 1853-10,100,000. London, 6.2 k ;on India, 297 re; shEanxgchn:AcaiprAilNlD__BOTlLLlON.—Canton, April 12.--On London, 4 9 • pn Bombay, 229 Rs. ; on Calcutta, 232 Rs. April i3—,Carolus dollars, 24 per cent. prem. old ° P P lautmn a.-3C3aondt dole.; i n s ~ ; A n p e r w i l A. E . drafts on Canton, 25 Cll2* ~ o ~,, 3 Patna 1 , 8 . .33 01 6 d k dole. ditto, Ben., 330 dols.; , Malawa, 420 dols,) un • r k - . ey P 460 dole. Shang- SHIPS OF WAR. At Hong Kong.—Her Majesty' s shi p Winch ester and Echooner Saracen, and the French frigate Sibylle. At Macao.—The Portuguese corvette Dom Joao I. At Canton. —Her Majesty's ship Comus, and the United States steamer J. P. Kennedy. At Whampoa--The United States steamer Vandalia. At Shanghai.--Her Majesty's steamers Earracouta,, Encounter, Racehorse, and Styx ; the United States steamer Powhatan ; and the French frigates Jeanne d'Arc and Constantine, and steamer Colbert. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, FEB. 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" had previously been brought to us by the Oswell and the Thalmar ; the James Baines was due, according to her contract, on Monday last, the 12th inst., and on that very day did she drop anchor in Rob 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 GoyernorDenison on transportation, and now prac tising here as a barrister with considerable success; Mr. Ireland, an Irish barrister ; and Mr. Young. The numbers announced yesterday by the return ing officer were—for Chapman 50., for Ireland 347, for Young 212. This election has bees watched with very con siderable interest in the other colonies. The Colonial Secretary has just laid on the table the amended estimates, and the Conseil 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. Id., and, as com pared with the expenditure of 1854, they show a net saving of 1,113,6751. lls. 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 o f 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 500/. 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 •fficers being dead, or no longer within the jurisdiction. The present disposition, both on 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 compared with what they were. Goods are being " knocked off" at auction in large quantities at low prices ; consumption is very large at such prices. Iniportation 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 lath of February, is from Khull's Gold Circular : " The escorts have brought from — Mount Alexander and Bendigo 13,470 oz. Ballarat, including Geelong 10,1302 Maryborough The Avoca e, Amount this week 27,565 and year 190,028 Gold shipped in 1855 205,033 Per Island Home, for London • 2,620 Elizabeth, from Geelong for Loudon, John 8011, from Geelong fof London 231,155 Or 9 tons 12 cwt. 2 qr. 12 lb. 11 oz. at 804., 0cA4,620/., being at the rate of about 8 , 000 , 0 E1/. per annum." - The banks take draughts against gold at 1 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 4d., per ounce, delivered at the Bullion-office of the Bank of England. Insurance, 24 guineas, without war risk. The diggers are now turnina their attention to the use, of machinery. Hand quartz-crushing ma chines are being made by the engineers :of Mel bourne, and they have as much work as 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, aid 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 P rizes ) no " monster nuggets," and no " jewel lers' shops." 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 ral opinion seems to be that the production of gold will continue steady at the rate of about2,ooo,ooo/. per quarter, with a tendency to increase rather than to decline. There has been some little fluctuation in the price of flour. First quality has been sold during the last few days at 421., 431., and 441. per ton— the latter being the price at De Graves's mills. The state of the wool-market is exhibited by Clough's circular : " MELBOURNE WOOL CIRCULAR, FEB. 10. "At the public wool sales held on Thursday last, at Messrs. Goldsbrough's stores, there was a smaller attend ance of buyers than we have seen for some weeks, which may probably be partially accounted for by the recent re• duction made by the banks in the rates of exchange, operating, to some extent, against all speculative re mittances, the certain though small expense of 1 per cent. pm. on bills being preferred by many houses to the probability of a profit with the possibility of a loss on produce shipments, the present unsettled state of affairs at home, caused or increased by the uncertainties of the war, reducing mercantile calculations in a great measure to matters of chance. The quantity of wool was also much less than usual, only about 260 bales being offered, notwithstanding which we conside r the market more favourable to the buyer. We notic e d i n particular two or three lots knocked down at prices lower than were cffered for them some weeks ago. Our prices current are, for superior locks, is. to ls. 6d. per lb.; fair to good, ls. 3d. to is. 4d. de.; inferior to average is. 1)d. to ls. 21d. do.; broken, low, &c., l s . t o 13d. do.; greasy, 6d. to Bd. do. ; locks, sd. to 7d. do; handwashed, 10d. to is. 2d. do.; scoured, is. 43. to is. 4id. do. Freight •to London, id. to ld. per lb.' We have had another very large fire in the very centre of Melbourne, as well as several of a minor character, which have added to the effects pro duced by the Tandridge fire, alarmed quiet people a great deal, and have induced the insurance offices to raise their premiums from 25 to 30 per cent; On Sunday morning, the 4 ill 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 Legislature to bring in a bill to authorise the coroner to hold inquests as to the causes of iires, and this would, I have no doubt, check incendiarism, or, more properly, arson, to which some of them are attri buted. SPORTING INT ELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER RAC-ES.—WEDNESDAY. The Trafford Handicap of 5 sovs eacb, with 50 added, for all ages. The winner u,.f any race, subsequent to the publication of the weiLdits, value 100 g. clear, 51b extra. One mile. Admiral Harcourt's Dame J"-uclith, by Van Tromp, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. Booth's Mystic, 3 yrs, 5 Et 101 b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Copeland's The Lune, 2 yrs, 4st 61b (R. Bullock) 3 Mr. Arrowsmith's Wheatear, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Bearpark) 0 Mr. Doughty's Blossom, 4 y rs, 7st I.lb (Quinton) disq. Betting— 5 to 2 against ' ['he 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 post. Produce Stakes of 10 sovs e. ach, It ft, with 100 added ; for three-yr-olds, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Cer tain penalties and allowan c es. The owner of the se cond horse to receive 501. cut of the stakes. One mile and three quarters. Thirt:y-six subs. Admiral Harcourt's Ellermir E‘, 7st 121 b (Aldcroft) 1 Sir C. Monck's Vandal, Bst tlb (Harrison) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Lord Alfred, Bst 41b (Osborne) 3 Mr. Peck's Igo, Bst Betting-2 to 1 agst Lord. Alfred, 2to 1 agst Eller mire, 3to 1 agst Vandal. ,N. good race, won by half a length, the second beating the third by the same dis tance. _ _ The Union Cup of 200 sovs in specie, added to a Han dicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; for three-yr-olds and upwards ; certain pc a:taffies ; the owner of the second horse to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes. About one mile and a quitrt,r. 74 subs. Mr. Copperthwaite's The Eit.rly Bird, by Birdcatcher, 4 yrs, 7st 4 1 b Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, 5 yrs, 7st 11Ib (Flatman) 2 Mr. T. Stevens's Hercules, 4 yrs, Tat 81b (Wells) 3 Thefollowing also ran : E'umicestone, Tom, Berezina, Whitelock. Betting-2 tol each agst The Early Bird and Orinoco, 9 to 2 agst Pumicestone, wad 10 to 1 agst Whitelock. The Early Bird made all th , ) running, and won, after a fine race in, by a neck ; the second heating the third two lengths. Pumicestone a good fourth. The Sapling Stakes of 10 sovs 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 horseto receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 29 subs. Mr. R. Wilson's Heir of Lynne 1 Mr. Copeland's St. Dunstan 2 Van Dunck 3 The following also ran : Bonavesta, First Fly, Salmon, and Adam. Betting-5 to 2 agst Heir of Lynn; 7to 2 agst St. Dunstan, 3 to 1 agst Bonavesta. Won by a length. City Plate (Handicap) of 80 sovs, 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 5 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 Age Badinage 3 Lucy Banks filly 3 Hercules Homily Kaffir Quince 4 E paminondas Crown Pigeon Syvagee King of Trumps 6 Pantomime , 5 St. Clare Little Harry Cobnut 5 Domino *Nabob The Chicken Nettle Nell Gwynne 3 St. Andrew 5 Wantage 3 Robgill 4 Instructress 3 Jonathan M artin 4 Corhampton Diana Saraband 3 Jujube 4 The Hermit 4 Vulcan Royalist *Besika Imogene Venison Baalbec The Hind 3 Red Lion 6 Talfourd D. 0 4 Incubus Challow Boy Sailor Mishap 4 Goorkah Marsyas *Clotilde Midsummer 4 Humboldt Cardigan 4 Herald 4 Bolton 3 *B.ungerford Scythian Virago 4 Rataplan - 5 Dr. O'Toole Sultan, by Crescent 3 llessel!Cassel Defiance Vandenhoff 3 Surgeon-General 4 Calamus Mortimer 5 Saucebox 3 Top Sawyer 3 Malmsey Gamekeeper Cossey Exile of Erin Corcebus Bianca 4 Neoutolemns Freddy 3 Amalgamation Early Bird La Belle Rotherham 3 Naomi The Archer 3 Knight of the Shire 6 c by The Libel, out of S plit vote 3 Fulbeck Hos podar 4 High Priest 3 Raglan Ivan 4 Monge 3 Le Fripon Katerfelto Louvat 3 Pantheon 3 Andover Supplicant Kingstown Ireland's Eye 5 Newbold Siding Elvaston Mincemeat Aurifer 3 Bonnie Morn 3 Hervin a 0 ulston Georgium Sidus Vandal 3 Ammonia Typee Palmerston 5 Putnicestone Shoreham 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 Cap. Two milei and a half. Age Ballbec Baroncino (bred in Francs) Royal Quand Meme (bred hi France) 5 Oulston Virago Scythian 4 Wild Dayrell ' 2 The Chicken 3 Nettle Scherz Corocbus. Rataplan Melfi, by Jason (bred in Belgium) Ivan Fandango Rattle Andover Kingstown Lord of the Isles Indian Warrior 6 Early Bird... 4 Hercules Homily • 3 Muscovite Nevillo Habena 3 Nabob Besika ASCOT RACES, JUNE 5. FIRST DAY.--NOMINATIONS for the GOLD VASE. Two miles. Age I Age Ae The Tumbler 3 I The Chicken 3 I g Oulston Habena Besika ...... SECOND DAY.—WEIGHTS for the ROYAL HUNT OUP, New Mile. Age a lb Virago Andover 4 9 5 Ty pee 5 9 2 Nabob Kniglit of St Age st lb Flatterer Noisy 3 6 12 Bracken 4 6 11 Little Gerard Mr. Sykes 5 6 11 Fuxhunter 4 611 Cock of the North 3 6 11 Roebuck Cat'spaw Orson Lady Crown Pigeon ••• 3 6 6 o by Paragone, out of Sneer ...... 3 6 5 Chalice Strutaway 4 6 5 Brother to Little Harry , Velvet Rodo-ineli Helene Moonshine 3 5 10 Palmerton 3 5 10 Catastrophe Doralico /3 5 6 George Scythian 4 8 6 Ivan Hospodar Meteora 4 8 4 Little Harry The Early Bird Ireland's Eye 5 7 13 Pumicestone Epaminondas 4 7 12 Hercules 4 7 10 Humboldt . 4 7 8 'Exile of Erin ... 4 7 6 V:triderdocken Calainus 4 7 4 Cardigan Wilsford 4 7 3 WilliamCros sl a n Rufus. .. . . . 5 4 7 7 3 0 C°aetthaeriaine.............7 00 CRYSTAL PALACE. —SHILLING DAY. —MAY 30.—Ad missions on payment, 6,047 ; ditto fly season tickets, 524.—T0ta1, 6,571. RECIPE FOR MATRIMONIAL HAPPINESS. Preserve the privacies of your house, marriage state, heart, from father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, and all the world. You two, with God's help, build your own quiet world ; every third or fourth one whom you draw into it with you will form a party, and stand between you two. That should never be. Promise this to each other. Re new the vow at each temptation. You will find. your account in it. Your souls will grow, as it were, toge ther, and at last th e y w ill b ecome as one. Ah, many a young pair had, on their wedding-day, known this secret, how many marriages were happier than—alas ! they are l—The Moralist. COUNI 'BY if ARR ETS. -----C. , - ----- EDIN BURGH MEAL MARKET —MAT 29 ' o h There N s v e,76 , in the market to-day 16 saess ostsial, wei , ;hing 280 lbs imperial, which sold a t 475. wig.ET-•• EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MAY 29. - the market. The prices to-day were as follow :-- ~„r a, There was a large supply of straw of all description/ ill Oat straw, from 8s Od to 11,s Oh per kerople of 16 , 7 „,. vasoin D e A aL L l K ,e troll ; wheat do., 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; barley Od to i vu . Hay from 12d to 14d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stop ° Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. I S e cond• ~,_ 01 imperial E r :lit: o 48s Od 1 47s Od 1 . 1 : o a MEAL... MARKET-31AT 28. , rhi o. Barleymeal, per ditto ____ s oc i _ s Oct ......8 od lour, per ditto Pot-barley, per ditto DUBLIN- MAT 26. to 4 5 ' ei; White wheat, 44s Od to 47s Od ; red ditto, 400 _ O O l 00s Od to —s barley, 16s Od to 20s Od ; oats, 14s 6d tot 63 o€l_;.7.kert flour, 24s Od to 27s Odcwt •1, acorn 5250dt per ,-1 , D3r 4SOlbs. Od. per brl ; oatmeal, 163 Od 185 0 4.. .07i10,1 --------------"-- COAL MARK: Pr'elm of Coal per ton at t KT.—MAY 30 he close of the marlet. Wallsend, g. 19 ° Belmont ..................... 6 Ropier Grange .......... Br Hatton 14° ...... Inain ..... „, a l e i te ue u n n a d u t s b r i d l r aitnYeu°lller.... ..................................................................................................... 0;96: • Russell's Hetton ......... 21 a Stewart s . ................ Caradoc ....... .. .7 . 1 9 Trimdon ......... ••••• .. ,21 Hartlepool . ................ 19 60 Hugh ................ 6 Kelloe ....................... 0 South .. ......... ; 1 9 .......... s .. ..... ..... .1 6 Tees Trinido.n. BartleP° .18 6 West Kenos ................. . 6 Wlaitwo th ............ . 6 Evenwood •••• Biraof..l7 C4Daeirr;:osel Chester Alain a. 17 9 3S 0 1S 0 ,17 0 Davisou's West Hartley Hasting's Hartley Holywoll Howard's West Hartley Netherton 1S 0 North Percy Hartley _l7 6 Tanfield Moor l5 9 Taufield Moor Butes 15 9 West Paton l5 6 Grey's West Hartley l7 6 Wylam 15 6 Wallsend, &c. Acorn Close l9 3 Gibson lB 0 Gosforth l7 9 Harton lB 0 Heaton Eledley ...18 0 Hilda 17 3 Riddell l7 9 Marnelife Eden Main ' 2O e l Ships at market... E SEABORN , ADIO S' .A. 001.1 (N signifies that the mails are sent froralentbe) by the night—and M by the morning—A` ____--...---- ~. 60.- (N signifies that the mails are sent fr0m,,,,,i") by the night—and Mby the morning—le s P a ' -' i 0 .....„010 4 1 1 0 1, Oay whin made LIT ffl.-roft pi A America m e C r ie a l 1 ( b ( y b r R I E B y r J u t .. p i 1 . in General P;' „.„„ a tello ch !„....‹Ts America (by United Sts. T----:::e;r11-----:::72... 2:::ra- I:l erPe°l.----115641 6' packet) ...... a :.:N e l : 1 106 arP oa . aniP t° smith- I Si packet) N „.1, .• 1/• .• Australia (via • South- thist44° lig .. Soo •• ampton) M „,.• •• • • ....„...,e. .• , 1 11 Ditto (via Marseilles) N ........ ... Dom • vece Ditto (via Cape of Good ~,,'.• 6 Hope) ..., •••• • • • •,,.. oath' :', l Africa (West Coast) _l.l 13d of the roon.o - _:,,,. ~.•• _ Al exandria .. .... .. „N •,, 9, 24,8; 30 of in. Do7,soptoun Alexandria .........,H ith 8:, 20th of mon. So w ,l4oP° 1)11 111 0 Bahamas ......... 3l 17th or the montrSooo-re .....•100. Belgium „ „ „ ~ ~ „ N, ~a i ii „ .. • • .. • • • • 3 1„00,1119 ° , 1 ,1 00 ,„0 Brazil .. ........ .. 3l,9th of the month.. Du n ' th onfl 4 llo o. " Buenos Ayres .... .. 3l Jth or themonth . • 7 01 , 0 5 po. Cape of Good Hope N Cape of Good Hope N o°P° Cape do Yards N 'nth of the mon th Soli Ceylon (see India) ' I) f illit" Ceylon N ~ , sop to. }, 0 Channel Isles ...... „N gon.,Wed.,&Frid.,So°.,r4tapt°llo/i Chi1i..........., „mi id Sa 17th o f ontl,ISoo•- I China ... . . lOnce a month .• • • o ver • • toril f o f '" . 00 11 Constantinople .... - N ;8,13,18,23,5;:i8 of in •,,,„itDAOP , , Constantinople ........lith k 20th of alai , : 7 ,-,,,, e r.... ... m asi / Gibraltar or Franco eece ( . s . e : .. 1 .. n . . d 1 . . : a l( ) Cont. of Europe It & N Twice daily •••• Egypt (see (see India) Ter •lon 1 IhRO P- 1 1 on. P t ' .. 'lO O Greytown M,2nd & 17th of ill ~- 00 0 0 * tee of Hamburgh NlTuesday & FridaY •!..„„ttisiOP p 4 l flavannah ........ „ ml2nd of the month ;',, e r ....I r . ; I glo o' 4 & 31N 14Tw7ic1eid2a0i1y2.7.0.1.,03.., Dosoatwomii 00 1 Holland •.......1..., MI DallY •••• '• " '... Honduras ..., ,M 17th of the month' ,„,, 0 0ti- .:,, 0 India (viaSouthampt )31,4th 8r 20th of raon.Ais ..••.. I 0 India (via Mareeilles)3ll9th&2sth of month I ,..' i u ov er ..•,' ~ Ky 0 lonian Isla (see India)l7, 17, & 21 of i i ' °P lioll ll %pt o , P- ,i Ireland .... 31 ez N Twice daily • • •m. w atlo. - teil!,mei - Lisbon...... „ .... „m 7,9, 17, &27 M. , ,„ : 911 1 0 1 1 0 1 1) Jr Madeira .............31,9th of the raonthitv; ''' Madeira ............ N 123 d of month •"• .• " Malta (see India) I PO I." i Malta ............ ,N 8,18, 8;28 o f Mon. Oi l Mauriius(Bee India) , n, Mauritius ius .........N 14th of the m onth , „,,, a tive... j. , 1 , Mexico .......... .. Id 2nd of the month. ~,,,,, o r ! f o p ef tv Naples -. .... ...... ..N sthlstll2sthonn°Wl;,--0107ort liii New Granada .... St 2d & 17thof month.„,ooo ..., New Zea1and.......... ,BY Private shiP • 'l.;, n fer ,"„,00 Jo Papal States .... .. .. N 15th 1 sth2Athofnion•fr,ool7oo ,veer, Peninsula Mllth ,7th27thofmon•l,%oooo.oo. Fern ...........„,Mild Fr 27th of Mor i. ', -- .1:00 0 • 4 r - ,. -••• '' • l 1 Port ).Tatal ..........N,By private shiP• • •;•00y.• .••401 0 v v A Tuscany 3 u t s l t n ra ed : i ;a s . : • • • • Sicily ..............11,5th15t1125th0fni011,:,,,0f "„toll, Venezuela .. .. .. ....M 2d' .7th of niontlir" • 01 Van Diemen's Lan LI (see .. ..Ysth 15th25thofraon.,r ,torg , „. thlPlti;°Ptgi j et _ II ::.. . Bll2d t U 17th o , mon- , ,ii, _ milk. , ILI ti° .- O ,P: - ......- f ill e l '- 0 IrV e j 0 . ttic 0 000 fiY , t io 0 00 .%ce 4 1 4 11 too . iell 0 04 ; -... --... et iI , b lo:, : :: ;tic i:td , if : aac ordinaryhliioeaA.tnrtlDgeeVrstEit Wilson, T e effect ip i l fi sfrro E oon l fi n r e o: s n o N safr3d .l 9iri - s, Liver eop l l a is a rl e : i n n i w d o l c ;: v S yst t . l s o Y tet m: h g el a s r a t h: : 6 : 0 - 1 11 1 P : I tS O r e s chrog 04 ' : iver ho 0 01 ~/ 0 0 00 0 which he could obtain no relief from t goillitioll' be sion, therefore he determined on tryi n g e a 0, 13 life, 1 0,1 at which time he was in a most vrr etc „,;ecl 6 ,P r ise i .te humanly speaking, these pills hai r ° Ti le 0 0 1 0 14 b oi , is hee n ndo o itc w hs i:nrd2ee4swv4te:otnrsndeetdorgrastseao:ldap,ntehLdrefoae London, dttpaohrtneo:af e l ab t sii h secio t r o B,op.iso: soon i ono i: , at,eB 05,, ,, ,ei1it0 e el e it ir.„: s o, 4r 0 :4 1 0: York. i a ggra"4 co.,,m d Or' it , 0 rADVERTISEMENT.I-Medicine alvraY' )303. - t V' oil ' p. eases, such as dyspepsia (indigestion), ,101,00,..(10,. .ntS, " le en', 0 0 , 4 017, nervous, bilious, and liver comP l3l-- , m .jahi. , ,f tP" 90„,,,0 ,v delicious Revalenta Arabica Food in', -- a f 11 , '"" 0 0 vrt, very short time. We extract two •11";_yronia,refor5.40,0, pressions of gratitude from invalids .....,s,oP; o rer ' 1 ; 0 9 Countess of Castlestuart. Cure o, 6 4 l 'ihe PI o f eitg e A f r of Down, Ireland, December 9, 1 85 ' oter e '' 4° l l iiilot 4 of Castlestuart feels induced, in the oo t Ili:ilea, of manity, to state that Du Barry's es °'',,i'l' of I° s9 , il l). Food has cured her, after all medicine,,ibiliti,,f all , iv, ben, bile, great nervousness and iro"„ience2l,oo_ee,r.t, standing. This food deserves the coll i 1 0 1, 6 noir o o and may bo considered a refer,ble o . 7 s ,,i; Sea r c ioloo,l lo o e# cheerfully answered.-Trevag auciebilitl,cieleo.'olol/011 20, 1851.-Eicliteen years nervous erav i e s, otig h, ' O O tion of the heart, throbbing- of the % oa th, 5 , 4 , rfit e .f flo f f e ad the left side and back, shortness of fis tniel l 'ilifeSooo o of the extremities, cramps, sP3Vs'onsequenDeea,i6o' such general weakness, that I wAs ' tow s ha e i.e oll Vd, ing when on my legs, all these sylnP bie , roc 1 10. ' ro t. 1,-. Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Aro , „.. 5117.,,, e0 0.. A t A il; In canisters, Ilb. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. ulp o st-o'; 1:91; The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of: 1,0 011 ip ,i , 0 8, Du Barry & Co., 77, hegent-stre!! :3 3, ! l l, e pareo 4 l , o l ' Piccadilly; 60, Gracechurch.stre?y, ~ 4 9 , J3is b; 6g i g, ? lop 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornna'kor-stret°oo; 000 P 55, Charing-cross; 54, ITPP ei caincl e° , B tro ei o ; o ° o, l* Oxford-street ; SO, Hig,h-street, ~,,D c l ' h .. mall; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, street,' of ti lew:t comb-street ; 13, King. WillianVviriogdo ion' s .0 411 ' street; 21, Cockspur-street ; ° t Paul's Churchyard ; 6, Edwar9d-s'tree-' r r of a $. frif' 81 11 21 - , 0 ° rief or A ° C°ll. Ic•fge AitO f Ts yjoto o pr l or On the 30th inst., at 4 1 4 ,00, Joseph Henry, Esq. ---, ~s , rino"t e' r,o °°' ..4 On the 29th inst., at 8, .Na y p il ~fIY Mrs. W. 0. J. Tucker. ~ f Arch a ' At te' 00 On the 2rlth inst., the wile ° 1.704, ...0, Captain /Loyal Engineers. goos e ' hog' per I 1 11° tkeo O lyn n i t tf h he e oo 2 2f 7 sA t t h hda i i n nau s s t tA ,. , ,tk a st i t n2 L s,o e no sh i bo li_ ev o g ii . o w. ; .l 4 . l l . if . °' 1 wife of H. T. Stuart, E ,( l . ' 00, the ,0 - OW A ;AUG.- trot, y ii erle' s I f6 o . On the 29th inst., at Cli est d are' 0 0 ROY. J. P. De Pledge. gontal -A 0' On the 29th inst., at 2 1 , 5 11°111111 Onley Savill Onley, Esq. - West-W °°4 li i 1 En o ll n er t . he 30th inst., at Ot, ---------"-- R IffP' barNliOt li' if AR - 0 100 0 1 ; to 0, °,, George% _tait , 9 , On the 27th inst., at St. gonvaerffeall ro/ vir O ill n ia t in he A 2 g 9 ia th i K ., ,sHßeicitgothne-dfs,tcrloaefeutg6,h,tePraorfk-tthereralese.4 ....L„drag:0.0000:1,7),400,03,71,-000 oll e ft 1 Or e ', jecnnussrti:geatoCDS.t.ril-ers°_trcgeAtVertbli fall,,,Jiiho°ll/ Mary Ann, eldest clitughte..rcrt;sro. dell °1 : - of vitv Great Coram-street, Rososellaeorg?'°!_:beObter ° On the 29th inst., tbt °t* i, 10Gi'diblig FV s A t herin e f Rev. J. T. Richardso n Soniersetshire, to Elizabelill,. 1 ,11 R. W. Hall Dare, ES+ A l , gi. 0 0........-... Dl° D ' 00 4 0 0 o ler bt 'of t 63, ff 0 4 1.°0 , 1 On the 29th jot, at 74. , If 0 05° ' teklot s Viscount Strangford, k , . iles bara , 67, , t 0p,..01 gil l, tAl r i n ` 1 ,1 ago" f3r" (.'" ur On the 23d inst., a it. ~ ra ce, ~0 0 0 " o f tenant Ch as . R. Mableg' o l„ood -ter th Pr y lor tl V •0 On the 23d inst., at oerwastorst i„ife (log ell 0 Brand, Esq., late Qtritrtruoter 1 0, 00 1 1 oldie ° formerly Troop Quar,°&N, La ura , 1 , 9 ,, , ,, A 0P01 j o i , s if On the 9th inst., _„ 3 . , ho use ''' l ? 'CP - L i so li fAt i 011 4 vv oue - ti v ia, 1. t 4 0 .4,,, the Hon. Berkeley ti.triasni g i u iton : i lb r iiee , ' i lo p P e On the 13th af l'° u , i-' l , Wiliiseedle t he Sir 400 1, son-and on the 9th i!),..,'l,llreada,, ju lia; te r o Mr. Thomas AlundaYs,, ..`ives.rooavl'oa sister .09 P te ir On the , 9th inst., ~`. , 'o , 'D a rt. , et.. J 0 , P" John Hesketh Lothbrio t• orr l ' ee "W I ee On the 29th last°, , Nirni. go o . e. ssfe ta . of er * 4 1 3 11, 1 i ro e . 13 n ; torililleill-T2iatrhriei i: na ß sst :r s,t street, Lisson-gr.ov , Mr. / °ll a ' • • On the 23th lust , Alf fe a 3 1 ' r oe' Wilts, aged 66. a t BroluP ou se r oe - InOolannndtthe'io22vBB.lt IL D h eiii-u,:t.,!"-te der,r F s :: 0 14 ' 75 : ; rte, l•auge ter ,00 4 ,1 G ;I t inst'' a ' e - - - --- 1 11 )1v Ofi li3e' co l° ---- ...,4 raw. ,TM ,- jo LONDON Printed a . •' - „,, r i n ter, 9 9 ".,,,,f, of No. 112, Straint,.. L cf the 1 71,,, Strand, in tile Preciu ;:,,__. 0., 817,, ham, Captain__ P____eter7aate: :Ito it.,oy_the 1,40,1:, 0 Middloel,Thursdalt 31'7 tilt, gitrief . asectiliofi'l go When any of these dal Spatched on the follovaln Southampton), and the lt, preceding day. ie..... ites fall 01 a Salll.l Age day, with the Alta, both of w] 'I