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THE OVERLAND MAIL. We (Times) have received our private corre spondence and journals from Calcutta to the 22d o f September, Bombay the 3d of October, and Hong Kong' the 12th of September. . ,CALCUTTA, SEPT. 22. This side of India, has this year been heavily afflicted. The work left undone by the cholera has been completed by the inundation, and from the i Punjaub and every part of the Gangetic valley we have nothing but tales of suffering and loss. The pestilence broke out in Agra in May last, and in a few months slew upwards of 16,000 people. Thence it struck the native cities of Raj ipootana, Bhurtpore in particular losing 50 men per diem. About July it began its march to the north-west, moving along slowly and quietly to Kurnaul. Then it took a spring, missing Vmballah, but striking Feroze pore, and finally concentrating its strength on the cantonment , of Mean Meer. One-third of the European artillery perished in a fortnight. It ihen turned on the city, but its fury was spent, and on its return march the mortality was much less and the disease not so fearfully rapid. At Mean Meer men died two hours after seizure. I can send you no certain statistics, but I. have a very moderate calculation before me which gives the total loss of life at upward& a 90,000 persons. It seems certain that the entbnist was in many respects exceptional. Thus the Mean Meer arillery barracks, where its ravages - were : most terrible, are notoriously the largest, best ventilated, and. best drained in India. Again, the disease everywhere appears to have spared the women and. most certainly did not attack Fairopean q iemales—a strange fact, which suggests the ides thathad,liquor may be a predis posing cause.s.Jir mere cast of the outbreak to the Companyi:w4, - Cxceed 0,000/. The surgeons universally- bOaveit, nably, and the scourge, as usual, brought oue.many acts of individual heroism. A young liedinant, wnose name it pains me to have,, forgotten, distinguished himself espe cially. - For weeks - he xtever quitted the Mean Meer Hospital, helping tklurgeons, comforting the men, reading to them, Writing their wills, and lending them the sympathy, the want of which we all in this country feet.sEo : bitterly. The second calmi4iiiivzs even more widely dif fused. The rains this,-ear have been universally severe., The downpourAn Affghanistan was unpre cedented, and„,i_a Atig,itst its effects began to be visi ble. The torrent of - witir ,which at this season rolls dOwn the Water, system. of the Indus gradually increased, then overtopped the banks, and then burst on the. pla ft ius ,with a force which swept whole towns from. the face of the earth. The cantonment of Naoshera, only half built, was carried away. The great cantonment of Dehra- Ghazee Kahn - - was totally ruined, the sun burnt bricks of - the building melting in the flood. The - bund, or dyke, which defends Leia burst, and Leia has disappeared. Tile loss of life has not been in proportion, 4,000 or 5,000 villagers not counting for much in India, but the destruction of property is incalculable. There will be no re venue from the submerged districts, and the Public Works Department is grievously discredited. In Jullundeur all the bridges burst up. Meanwhile the " Gangessystem," as we call it, or the system of the Himalaya rivers, began also to swell. The storm in:.this case spent itself on Bengal. The country of Tirhoot, which is as large as Suffolk and partially under water. In the Moor shedabact Zillah the people ran for their lives to the few - hillocks. Boats traversed every portion of the caltiyated plain. The river still rose, and a few days since fears were entertained for the safety of Calcuttaitself. The proprietors of houses on the strand erected loW,vialls to save their property, but, though the w j afeiercissed the road, the inundation was averted ,::There are no means of estimating the loss,Of ifs, - but it must be very great, anctviill be greater, the subsidence of the water being fol lowed by the low fever, against which the Benga lose cannotoontend. The rice, too, has been rotted in the fields, - the crops will not be large, and the demand 'increases apparently without cessation. Indeed, thieiport of ricer s becoming a pheno menon altering all social deranging every scheme for public works. ;' In 1853 54- the export 14111134tetting. 1-854.55 ), , • 1855.56 3 441 9 ' "? The demand on the continent still increases. The cropain China have beetidfcninished by inun dations, our own crop will be:lin:kWh-in:id rice is ris ing to half as much again as its'iignal price. For months past - labourers have been striking for wages, and it is not too much to say that the cost of labour throughout the metropolitan districts have increased a third. In Bengal, as I have pointed out before, a partially deficient crop benefits the cultivator. His difficulty is not to get enough grain, but enough specie to pay his rent in, and increased prices are better for him than an increased crop, which from our deficient communications he cannot sell. The dealers declare that the demand baffles all their calculations, seeming to extend in spite of all ordinary drawbacks. The revenue account of the railway has been published ;, it stands thus PAYMENTS. R. A. P. To maintenAnoe of way-and works To locorriotive department 87,711 9 10i To coachiak tixpenses To merchandise traffic expenses To ge tusta l , i 4 k041 ,I k, bn 206,951 10 10 • (1 oil; ', . R .,,, T iuraxt --Vr. i.. . , R. A. P. By PgAitattkerpZ.4. „ 257,459 0 8 By parttd , o44,P 9 4auPeerP. luggage, Atock, carriages, e CU es, a me f live , fares By. merchandise' . ........ 1. . ..... .. . ...`` ... By mineiala c .. 114,248 13 7 By rent of refreshment rooms, engine drivers' bungalows, demurrage, profit audio's account, and transfer fee TPtak‘ , 510,128 0 5 latinee :303,179 5 6 T seiSitthe line, if it has cost, according to the pOPhlai i eistirnatei 10,000 t. • a mile, is returning a d#id4q'tfarly 1 per cent. in excessof the guaran teed' 3''per cent. It 'is .understood, however, that the eafttitilf - be more than this, or 11,0001. a-mile, whiCh Will'recince the dividend to 4i per cent. EV'en that,lieweiret,• is sufficient to prove the pay *Wet'Pive,`,which has only begun to at traq !0446:C» The ,sharehAders, I fear, are still unaNfittOtthe profftS. they will secure when the ie'clp4ti l to Bena'res, or they would not rest contefit with the present tardy system. lam afraid to_etate my own belief on the subject, but there is, it al/ events, nothing to prevent their obtaining 10 per eent. The expenses of the line for this half yeir have amounted 'to only 42 per cent. on the receipts —a rate .almost without precedent. The chief' pelletal topic of discussion' here is the expeditibitioPersii: Your Bombay correspondent ProhrtblY Send you ample details ' and I content Myself Ilferefbre -with recording a few facts which I know_. ,_,te, 'br ... - eprrect. The expedition is-to be accom panied 0;000 troops--not 10,000, as some of the papers bitsit'stated. The rendezvous is the island of Katradk: 'Softie assistance is to be gi ven--in arms, I believe—t o D os t M a h ome d , and Persia is to be compelled to surrender Herat. Beyond this fact I do not believe that any a forhuman being out of the secret department know s any ono f a d connected with the p urpose of th e expedition. its,futuie movements must be re gul ated by those of the s o bah, and it is, believed here that the Scbah I do yield . .without hesitation. 13 t O i t indivi • . dual l y entertain ~that, impression, bu t it s that of -ail the: best-inforreed.efficials. It is consider e d ß r _ - ishat the 'selection of a General is unfortunat e, gAffierStalkeEbe...ing. blameless officer, but n o thi ng -md t e i -innd a attleitoo. old for such work. .000 Home Government has transmitted orders 101*.great ettension of the telegraph. 3 added to 'the 4 000 l mile s • 0 'Lae are to ' "be , a ready i n ' whence, One line from Mirzapore to Bellary .eats ladiav,C,ccupy,ing the position the backbone bOdy. Another; from Bellary t o doea in ,will cannect,CeylOn with Calcutta. A third, t from-Lahore to linxrachee connects the Indian - * system with the: point whence the. Anglo-Indian ' ' eirbinerine line .vrill spring.. I believe, but Ido not' ,lcnovr, that orders. have be en sent out to p re p are 5 on the irrivat:of , the cables which are ,to connect ,'Ttuiscrrah and Knrraehe e. The Project is regarded ‘)iiire with:very-milted feelings. Everbody is ready to lend the most active assistance, yet everybody .flqubts.the result. The fear is lest the excessive " 613 ,Yjilith must intervene be tween the receipt of nerc uy telegraph and the arrival of letters should make e uncertain, and render the action of Government- still more dependent Lyon England. The internal" telegraph will facilitate every kind of but it is not yet cheap enough. It 1Y the cheapest li nein the world, but we want itto • be cheaper 3till, and to make it as far as possiblt. Supersede , the.post.., '7 fuldefitand - that the Government of Bengal 4 ritieet .theivetition of the missionaries . for an the social condition of the people, but ' :it tdAhe Govern men t o f I n di a . It may T: there meet with a different recepti on : Should it be . ,sizai • • 4 ,; r j ec t,„_,..l , it will be submitted to Parliament, •• , perhaps, by more facts th a n the home Niz . , authorities will at all approve. The missionaries would probably Address the Court fi rst, b u t th e ,!..-.7rdisiike. -of. the . cumbrous double system extends , I ?•;si s piz y iaid , men advised to applly there dfelare tvo lA it iiire : on ly defeated, withciuf . bab l g a ui t o fix any responsibility. The Friend" of Nie l , al ways the stanch defender of the Court as an able and upright governing body, confesses that its ?resent position is convenient, as well as hurniliat- TII the midst of heavy anti unceasing rain. At the are :-31. 10s. for sugar, saltpetre, and rice ; 31. ss. for former station the natives were the first t o suffer seeds, 2/. for jute, 3/. to 3 /. s s . f or hide s , a nd 4/ . for silk and indigo. For Liverp ool the rates are about ss. ' —at the latter the Europeans. It is further de - to 111 s lower. Country freights have assumed a down serving of note that the cold season whi ch p receded ward - tendency, the last engagements of rice for China this terrible visitation was unusually warm and having been made at 821 c. per bag ; and for Mauritius free from the rains which ordinarily fall about at 14 annas per bag, payable there. The amount of Christmas in the plains of Upper India. , tonnage still disengaged in our port is rather large, and The inundations in the Punjaub, of which I as vessels now arriving are not expected to load until the wrote in my last, have subsided, not without leav- I Doorgapoojah holidays shall be over, about the middle ing traces of their power. The cantonment of !of next month, and in the interval many arrivals will Debra Ghazee Khan is annihilated, and great part : take place, there is not the slightest likelihood of any of the town is gone also. Much of the damage is improvement in the rates. ascribed—l know not how truly—to the failure of ' I3IDORTS. a bund, or embankment, built by an officer of the BRITISH COTTON PIECE GOODS. Punjaub Public Works Department expressly to Gray Shirtings—An active demand having prevailed protect the lines from the sudden rushes of the throughout the fortnight for low and medium 39 and 40 mountain streams. For this purpose it proved in- inch cloths, holders h ,ve succeeded in effecting large effectual, and the river rising simultaneously the sales at the advance quoted in our last. 45 inches goods station was quickly submerged. The steady re- continue in moderate request, but 54 inches have been sistance of the troops to this novel foe was un- i taken largely by dealers fur up country and north-west ies. availing, and at the close of the second da y the y pr e Shirtings—Have attracted no attention, and were beaten out of every post they had occupied, the unaltered therefore have been on a very small scale, at and were forced to evacuate the station. The ar tillery, infantry, and a portion o f the cavalr y took White Figured Shirtings and Brocades—A good busi refuge in the old fort of the town, the remainder ness has been in progress for both descriptions, and the of the cavalry encamping on some neighbouring competition on the part of the dealers has led to an sandhills. Admirable order seems to have been advance of one anna a-piece, at which large sales have maintained. During the height of the deluge the taken place. walls of the town gaol gave way, yet not a prisoner Grey Jaconets— We have had no alteration in those escaped. - Every man was brought in to the fort. goods, 39-inch cloths continuing to sell freely at the last Nor was any loss experienced of treasure or public advance of one anna a-piece, but for 45-inch we have 1 documents. had rather a limited demand. Lord Harris and General Grant are both at White Jaconots—R - main in a depressed state, even lo low prices a be la ing oi n ia o inducement to purchasers. Madras. The former is about to proceed on a tour y n c l e much are d off favoured, importers' an d of inspection through the central portion of his presidency, visiting the districts of Cuddapan, Bel- a large ,quantity has been lately hands. 32 inch cloths, worth 1-13 r. to 1-14 r., have sold lary, and Canara. An old officer of the Madras very freely at former prices ; but 34-inch ave been army, Lieut.-General West., who entered the ser- taken at an advance of 2 annas a piece. vice before the commencement of the century, and- White Madapollams.—Continue neglected, and small had remained in India to an advanced age, died parcels occasionally taken for local consumption at a lately at Madras, and was buried with the honours slight concessio on the part of d holders. due to his high military rank. White Cambr n iche deman has again fallen off, and but a very small amount of business has been trans- I mentioned in my last Colonel Jacob's rifle shooting at Kurrachee and his blowing up ammu- acted during the fortnight at former prices. nitiou-waggons at 1,200 yards. The feats I then White Twillr,—ln moderate request at 4r. to 48 a piece. Finer cloths rather dull of sale recorded have since been surpassed. The Colonel Lappets.—Have been placed to a fair extent at the ad was desirous of trying his rifle-shells at a greater vance last established, although we have not had much distance, and accordingly 1,800 yards were marked activity on the part of dealers. off from the object upon which their power was to Mull mu!ls.—Of late we have had little inquiry for be tested. That object was a box 10 feet square. these goods, and prices of all kinds are lower by one It was double throughout, a space of one inch be- anna apiece. ing left between the outer and inner boards, each Book muslins remain unaltered, a fair amount of sales of which was an inch and a quarter thick. This in- having taken place at the figures given in our lastmod . Perate ur tervening space was filled with gunpowder,and chaers for Butanah have ta a very was found to contain a charge of m ore than 5001 b. quantity. Turkey Red Goods.—We have had no further improve- The box was placed against the butt, well tarred ment in prices, but all descriptions have continued to over, and the shooting-began. All shots were fired sell freely, and the market at the present moment is in a from the shoulder, no rests of any kind bein g used. healthy Four rifles were at work—one a 32 gauge, two 24 's, prints p it ion Chintzes on have been in active demand, both and a 16. That used by the C olonel was one of for up country, north-west provinces and Bengal, and the 24's. After the practice had g one on for some con siderable sales are reported at former prices. time, and steadily improving , Col. Jacob's 21st Woollens.—An improved demand for low and medium shell struck the box, and blew it up with a violent cloths has led to an advance of la. per yard, at which a explosion. The morning was at first. dark and good business has been done, but finer kinds continue in cloudy, but shortly after the firing began it grew mo lerate req Y uest and without improveent in prices. Coloured arns have attracted more attention lately, clearer, and became ultimately very favourable as and orange and green have been placed to a fair extent regarded the light, though a fresh breeze blew steadily across the range. at an advance of 0 pice per lb., but red continues un- I altered. Mule Twist.—We have had a quiet market of late, and moderate sales at former prices. Nos. 30 and 40 have, however, slightly improved in demand, and dealers have shown more inclination to operate. EXPORTS. mg. I quote a paragraph as a fair exposition of the ideas of the most influential Anglo-Indians : t " With all deference we would submit that the whole of these objections may be removed, with out a revolutionary . measure, without an ex haustive act, and without any precip•tate altera tion of existing, administrative form . by two very simple expedients. We would at first change no thing in India. Local reforms always require conside ration on the spot, and are best made without any Par liamentary interference whatever. We would pass a short declaratory act, transferring the whole power of the EAst India Company—name and all if necessary—to the Governor-General in Council. The remaining pa tronage of the Court would, of course, be transferred to the Secretary of State for India, and the Court of Pro prietors would exist only for its dividends. The Indian Government would thus at once occupy the position of direct responsibility to the Minister in England. No thing would be changed. The army would remain the Company's army as before, obedient not to the Horse Guards, but to the Government and Secretary for India. All matters of finance, foreign diplomacy, and external administration would remain unaffected, to be gradually improved, as time, circumstances, or public opinion might, demand. The Court of Directors would simply be eliminated, without violence, and without those changes in matters of detail from which English states men appear to shrink. It is not necessary even to abo• lisp the Court of Proprietors. It might be inconvenient to pay them off. They are already deprived of the last vestige of political power, and a short clause prohibiting motions unless three-fourths of the entire body were pre sent would reduce them to permanent silence. They would exist till the sinking-fund had accumulated to an amount sufficient to permit of their being paid off. No existing interests would be affected. . BOMBAY, OCT. 3. The preparations for the contemplated exped tion to the Persian Gulf continue to be vigorously Maintained. I have before explained to you that the question being one entirely between the Home Government. and_ the Schah, the authorities in India are merely acting under orders, and it is im possible to say with certainty whether the flotilla will ever leave the harbour of Bombay. But in anticipation that the final instructions from England, which may possibly be brought by the mail that is due in a day or two, but are rather looked for three weeks hence, will be of a warlike character, the departments, military and. naval, have been, and are still, actively employed. The Com mander-in Chief, the Quartermaster-General, and the Adjutants-General of the Queen's and Com pany's forces all came down last week from the headquarters. of the army at Poonah for conference with the Governor and inspection of arrangements. The regiments to compose the force are not yet in orders, but it is understood that the corps I men tioned in my last, or the majority of them have been selected, and that they will number in all 5,000 men. The ships taken up for the transport service at 1/. per ton &month now amount to 20, with an aggregate of 16,000 tons, and ranging indi vidually from 1,400 to 600. Several of these are rapidly fitting for horses, after the model of one which, having been prepared for the inspection of the Commander-in-Chief ; was highly approved by him in a visit he paid to her some evenings ago. One steamer—the Feroze—has already been des patched to the Gulf with officers of the Quarter master-General's and Commissariat Departments on board. She is expected, however, to return shortly, nor, is it easy to perceive for what reason, other than to spy out the nakedness of the land, her officers were sent up. Arrangements at Kar rack for the quartering and victualling of the arma ment on its arrival are, however, the ostensible cause, and if the Persian authorities are amicable suck arrangements may possibly be feasible. Having writtenthusmuch ot the preparations for coercing the court of Teheran, I believe I have well nigh exhausted the intelligence of the fortnight, so tranquil is all upon this side of the Indus, so dark and silent all upon the other. Thus from Cabul the Delhi Gazette has no correspondence of later date than theist of September, and that, like every thing that has come of late from the same quarter, gives but vague rumours of the state of affairs at Herat. A frontier journal, expecting reliable infor mation, learns that its messenger has been mur dered in the Affghan territory to punish and to prevent correspondence with the infidel. Such a proceeding may be credited perhaps on the part of the mountain tribes, and possibly, in the absence ot his master, even the Governor of Cabul might in stigate or ignore it. But it seems highly improbable that the Dost himself, whatever may have been his views at former junctures, would now desire to conceal any movement of his Persian enemies from his English allies. Doubtless, however, the people at large have not yet learnt to trust us. They have much to forget—our armed interference in their quarrels—our first successes--their own revenge, so signal and so sweet—and our final devastating advance and unarmed withdrawal. But when, as will now shortly he the case, British gold and British powder and ball find their way into the Affghan valleys, we may hope to meet with much confidence and with a fuller belief in the sincerity of our present friendly professions. Such as the reports were at Cabul at the date I have mentioned I may shortly give their purport. That Herat had fallento the Persian army wasstill asserted loudly, but was contradicted no lessstoutly by the Court and the majority of the citizens. In deed, the question appears to have become ono of party politics, the leaders of the Kuzzilbash tribes, who are opposed to the Dost, spreading, if not originating, the rumours of Persian success, and the Ameer's friends denouncing them as altogether false, and as concocted merely to endanger the authority and popularity of their chief. Nor (pursues the Court party, parrying and returning) would the Kuzzil bashes have ben content could they have had their will with such feeble attempts at creating dis union. With the Dost away at Candahar and the Persians before Herat they would infallibly have got up a very serious insurrection but for the alli ance of his Highness with the English and the threatened position of the powerful British force at Peshawur. This vigorous riposte and stout asser tion of the wisdom of the A.ineer's policy seems to have silenced the malcontents for a time. The Dost was still at Candahar, no longer thwarted by his brother and nephews, but still losing men by desertf on, and still finding supplies scarce and dear. An envoy from Morad Mirza, the Schah's uncle, who had joined the Persian army with reinforcements, had visited him—the person, probably, of whose reported summary dismissal I wrote in my last. Iu the north the views of the King of Bukhara upon the Affghan province of Balkh were again said to be developing themselves in the shape of a large invading army, of whose coming Afzul Khan had certified his perplexed father by express through Cabul to Candahar. Within the British frontier, on the extreme verge of our territory, it appears doubtful whether a force shortly to be as3em bled is intended for real or fpr mimic warfare. Brigadier Cotton, commanding the Peshawur Division, is about to proceed into the hills with a very considerable force of exercise, con sisting of the 87th Fusiliers, two regiments of native infantry, three squadrons of horse, some Sappers and Miners, and several guns. According to the Delhi Gazette, the object of the Brigadier is merely to exercise the troops in the various opera tions of irregular mountain warfare; and for this purpose the locality chosen is, according to the same authority, the range of hills inhabited by the powerful Eusofzye tribe,—a race which, martial and turbulent under the Sikh dominion, has shown itself undeviatingly faithful and peace ful in its relations with us. Their country lies just across the Cabul river, to the north of the entrance to the Khyber. Other accounts, however, speak of an ill feeling existing towards e British in quite the opposite direction from Peshawur— namely, in the Meeranzye Valley, which you may remember was made the scene of a martial prome nade last year by Major Coke, with, for a time at least, the happiest effects. Now, however, it is said, the anarchical spirit of the tribes of the valley has broken out again, and a certain chief has fallen a victim to it and to his notorious attachment to the English. If this be true, it may be that the Brigadier intends his force for work more serious than skirmishing with blank cartridge among the Eusofzye At the date of the latest accounts from the Pun jab the . cholera was fast abating at the great majority o d f ea tt t i h e a st ss a tei t iv i l o e n rre s i a ag s nedd at Mean Meer, where it had been so very whole, F h e r g o h z e a p s. o a r en averageAt Lahore the day, but, of 100 a on the the disorder is disappear ing. Its ravages have been very terrible, and are that plconfirmatoryacesinof which,a theory e oars n y which th e haseicities e been n d broached,stations of the north-w es t provinces, the disease is never endemic appear t o suffer most' severely from its occasional visitations. It is yet too soon to com pute with even au approximation to exactness the number of persons who have fallen before it since first, in the middle of May, it broke out at Agra. But it is said. that in that city alone 16,000 natives, or a fifth of the population, perished. Of the losses incurred by the purely native cities of nor thern Rajpootana and elsewh ere we h ave uo me ans of judging, but they were und ou bt e dl y very great. The mortality among European s i s assume d by the Friend of India, in the abse nce of specific data, to amount to 500 for the months of July and August. The same journa l tr aces the progress of the disease from Agra westward, "as regularly as if it had travelled by day." The station of Linaballah, however, at first escaped, the disorder appearing to leap over it to Lahore. There, how ever, it doubled upon its own track, and was next heard of at Uniballah. Its appearance at different stations was accompanied by totally different at mospherical conditions. To Agra it came ore he height of an unusually dry season—to Lahore in COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE CALCUTTA MARKET. (From the Calcutta Englishman , of Sept. 22.) The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Bentinck, with the London mails of the 10th nit., arrived at her moorings on the 16th inst., and her packets were distributed the same afternoon. On the 19th inst. the electric telegraph from Bombay put us in possession of London advises to the 26th ult., and we regret to observe thatthe cammercial intelligence is not of such a nature as to cause a reaction in our produce market, which has con tinued without animation since the despatch of the last mail, and, with perhaps one or two exceptions, ourstaple articles have attracted littleattention. Raw silk has again been dealt in largely, and we are at present bare of stocks. In silk piece goods hardlyanything has been done worthy of note. Sugar is in but moderate demand at declining prices. Saltpetre in general demand. Jute has only been bought by the dealers to fulfil their contracts. Oil seeds in less request, and value lower. Of rice, table sorts have not undergone any alteration, but the exten sive demand for Ballam and Moonghy has reduced stocks considerably and enhanced the value. All other articles continue in much the same position as at the date of our last report. In our import market. no alterations of any conse quence have taken place... The operations during the pent fortnight have been. satisfactory, as consequent OIL the near approach of the Doorgapoojah holidays, which commence on the 4th pros. Dealers .have been actively engaged in getting their requirements supplied, and the sales of grey goods, Turkey red goods, prints and chintzes and woollens, have been to a very fair extent at the advance quoted in our last, although we have not experienced further improvements in prices, except in one or two instances. Bleached continues, as before, ne glected, and the purchases have been only for local pur chases. Mule twist has remained inactive, but a very moderate quantity having been taken since our last. On the whole, we might have had greater activity in this branch of our trade but for the unusually heavy rains, which have inundated the whole country and thus curtailed the orders from the Upper Provinces. In metals we have had a quiet fortnight, iron alone having been rather firm, and value slightly lower. Money Market.—The position of this market has re mained as satisfactory as could be wished, notwithstand ing the per cent. Government loan which we an nounced in our last, and the subscriptions to which as yet have been more limited than those who highly dis approved of such a measure on the part of our Govern• ment could have anticipated. While money is abundant and the market is almost in a glutted state, so much so that the capitalists are at a loss to find employment for their funds, and are willing to operate on most moderate terms, the loan, from its unpopularity and uncertainty as to the future course of the Government financiers, at tracts no subscriptions. Three weeks have now elapsed since it was announced, and we hear scarcely 10,000 r. have been paid into the Calcutta Treasury, and of this amount a good portion is by Government officials. In the Bazaar 3 per cent. per annum seems to be the general rate on advances on deposit of Company's paper and other equally good securities. We have had no alteration in the rates of the Bank of Bengal, and the last weekly statement of its liabilities and assets, ending on the 17th inst., we give below for the information of our sub scribers : Indigo.—ln our last we gate a corrected statement of the total out-turn of the season, aggregating about 98,000 mds. Since then nothing further has transpired to render any alteration in the estimate necessary. Exports from the Ist of Nov., 1855, to the 18th o Sept., 1856 : Chests. Fy. maunds To Great Britain France Hamburg North America 2,426 9,378 Suez and Mediterranean 1,064 4,603 Red Sea, Bombay, and Persian Gulf 679 2,592 Total 33,730 127,432 REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKET FROM THE 13TH SEPT. TO THE 3D OCT. The Overland Mail from London of the 26th of Aug. reaohed Bombay on the night of the 18th of Sept., per Peninsular and Oriental steamer Cadiz, in the unprece dentedly short period of 22 days and 21 hours. Since last report our money-market has become more settled, and money for legitimate purposes can be ob tained in abundance on easy terms, but, as produce may now be expected to arrive:from up-country in large quan tities, money will be more in demand, and we do hot therefore anticipate lower rates of interest to prevail at the banks, viz., from 4 to 6 per cent. The amount paid into the new 4.!: per cent. loan is so trifling that it may now be considered a nonentity, and, if Government are really in want of funds, there can be very little doubt but that a 5 per cent. loan must be opened, and even then it is questionable if the public will subscribe to any considerable extent, as the duplicity practised on holders of Fives in 1855 is not yet quite forgotten. Government and other securities are languid, and quotations are a shade lower than those last reported. The fall of rain throughout the Presidency has been ample, and the most favourable accounts continue to be received of the state of the crops. We are now in the midst of our Elephanta storms, which may be fairly ex pected to blow over in the course of the next week, when our rainy season may be considered fairly over, and traf fic along the coast and else where will then be fully opened. SUN, LONDON, THURSDA-Y - EVENING, OCTOBER, 30, 1856 (Correspondent of the China Mail, August 13.) The mail closes this afternoon, and the steamer starts in the morning for Hong Kong. Our har bour has a large amount of shipping, and more is coming in ; commercial business, however, lags and drags heavily for the present. The drought has been so long and extensive, that in many places there is not water sufficient to fill the canals, and the forthcoming of tL'e teas is delayed. The northern cavalry proves to be mere moon shine ; and it is now 'authenticated" that its brave leader, Tsangkihlinsin, is still close by the side of his Imperial master, at Pekin, and that not one of his 20,00 J horse has come down upon the plains of Kiangnau. It is said he will not and dare not come. Be that as it may, it is now certain that the old doughty hero, Hiang Yung—already full six years in the field against the rebels, has lost ground, lost favour, lost honours, and is in danger of being com pletely cut up. The details are too many for your crowded columns or even for this brief note. But there has been, within the current month, since the Ist of August, some rather hard fighting, and very serious disasters to the Emperor's cause. Whilst the Im perialist ranks have been thinned, 30,000 men, from the regions south of Chinkiang, have been enrolled under the banner of T'aeping Wang. General Chang, Hiang Yung's mainstay, is reported among the wounded. All the civil and military functionaries of Kin tan, Li-yang, Kau-shan, Li-shui had fled, and the gentry were in communication with the rebel chiefs. Yang, the Eastern King, with a long train of attendants, had entered the city of Ku-yung ; and the people throughout these regions are sail, by these refugees, to have sustained no harm, while they had come forward, and paid their taxes to the T'aeping officers, and are also letting their hair grow long in token of submission. We learn from Bangkok that the first ship which has departed for the west under Sir John Bowr ing's treaty is neither bound for Great Britain nor the United States, but for France. The Pur Sang had left Siam with a cargo of Siamese produce for Nantes From Shanghai we have advices to the 6th inst. In silk a large business has been done, and prices were $l5 to $2O higher than last month. Arrivals of new silk were 34,000 bales ; and settlements 33,000 bales. In tea the transactions had been very limited. A short supply of black tea is again spoken of, not only in the North, but also at Foochow and Can ton. Imports passed off to some extent in barter. From Ningo we learn that the Dutch ship Sara Johann, conveying presents from the King of Hol land to the Emperor of Japan, has been totally lost. Captain and crew saved. Her Majesty's steamer Encounter was at Shang hai ; also the United States steamer Levant, with the American Commissioner. From Foochow we .have intelligence to the 2d inst. The tea market had been active during the month, and the remaining stock was small. Two vessels had sailed for Great Britain, and five were on the berth. Freights 1/. 10s. to 2/. Among dates are to the Bth inst. A fair busi ness had been done in yarn and shirtings, but other descriptions of imports were dull. The ship Emi grant struck ou a rock in the harbour and went down fully laden ; all hands saved. Manilla letters of the 6th inst. have reached us. Exchange on London was quoted 4s. 4d. per $1 for six months' prompt bills. Our latest dates are from London, July 26 ; Calcutta, Aug. 23 ; Bombay, Aug. 9 ; Singapore, Sept. 1 ; Manilla, Sept. 6 ; Sydney, July 5 ; Melbourne, July 28 ; Shanghai, Sept. 6. CANTON MARKET REPORT. HONG KONG, Sept. 13. At Canton during the past month the demand for im ports has not been active, except for cot ton yarn, of n—Tohrn:r salesci e l ot e s l as had amadroeulwno amount declined t e o r f l o Br ,50ot most oo6b a descriptions. mleas.c ev bu e t q have e w hich there have been fair sales, and prices have ad vanced. rallied. t L t Bombay, Its. 1 to Its. 8 ; Bengal, 6ts. 6 to Its 2 ; Madras, Its. 1 to Its. 9. Cotton Yarn-1.400 bales sold. Quotations are, for Nos. 16 to 24, S23A to $261 ; Nos. 28 to 32, $2B to 301; Nos. 38 to 42, $304 to $35. Longcloth—Sales have been 26,000 pieces in all. Light at d heavy greys have declined sc. to Bc., and whites from 15c. to 25c. Greys qu tted $1 65 to $2 54 ; whites, $1 85 to $2 80. Amoy a 'vices are to the Btb inst. There had been im proved demand for cotton yarn and shirtings ; for the former at advanced rates. Woollens—Spanish stripes, assorted, $1 to $1 12; long ells, assorted, $7 25 to $8 20. Metals.—lron—Nail rod, $ 3 60 t o $ 3 80; bar squ r a r r o e, $3 to $3 30; flat, $3 60 to $3 9 0 ; round, $3 50 i to Iron wire, $7 to $9. Tin plate -t, $ll to $ll. Lead, $B3 to $8 80. Rice is lower. Turkey opium, $390. Tea—A fair a mount of business has been done during the month in tea, the transactions being chiefly in con gous and scented teas. The actual settlements of new congous have been 59 chops. Oonams realised 17 to 21 taels ; oopalks, 22 to 25. taels. Five chops of old oonams bought at 12 to 15i taels. The remaining (pan. tities of scented of good quality are held for high rates. In country greens little has been done. Foochow advices are to the 2d inst. The price of tea was maintained, and the settlements continued good. Export from Canton from July 1, 1856, to Sept. lbs. 11, 1:56 Do. Shanghai, from July 1, 1855, to Sept. 6.1856 900,000 Do. Foochow, from July 1, 1856, to Se p t. 2, 1856 4,700000 Total 1)o. Canton, from July 1, 1855, to Sept. 11, 1855 6,200,000 Do. Shanghai, from July 1, 1855, to Sept. 6, 1855 2,600,000 Do. Foochow, from July 1, 18 ,5, to Sept. 2, 1855 7,800,000 'Total Freights to England-21. to 2/. 10s, Exchange on England—For 6 months' sight bills, 4s 10d to 4s 104 d ; on India the closing rate was 226r5. per $lOO. Bar Silver-11 per cent. premium. Shanghai advices are to Sept. 6. Long clothshad been taken to some extent in barter for silk. The settlements of the latter were very large. Dollars were scarce. Tea—Arrivals of new congou had been small, and business had been restricted almost to old congous, of which 24 chops wore taken, at 10 taels to 14 taels. Of greens about 12,000 packages were settled. Silk—A large business had been done, and at prices $l5 to $2O higher than last month. The arrivals were 34,000 bales, of which 33,000 found buyers. Exchange on England, for 6 months' sight bills, 7s 6d to 7s 7d. Exchange on India, 350 r. per $lOO. Freights to En&land-1/. 108 to 21. for tea, and 51. to 61. for silk. p says he has not. This is the s e c ond attack o lit for the delivery of co rn at a, n the 1,680 pieces at 16 c: to 19 c. Black , 338 p ieces at 13c. I last three days. Contracts have been mad e to a. fleet, his first having been unsuccessful. to 131‘:;. The Great Britain brou , lit 2.282 rrieces. considerable ann 'ct io to enalty if not complete . Long 111.1-4.-A few hundred pieces disp,,se.d of. Hit f u t ur e period, sul,k. a , scarlet are qu ted $5O 90. •Isales The China Mail, Sept. 10, says :- -" Them is Cam,ets -Without inquiry, and prices nominal. The following is a lof produce -- return of . the estimate , . scarcely anything of note in or about Canton. The Woollens.-About 900 pieces Spanish stripes have i ' examiners, who it was thought must :have fallen changed hands ; prices 70c. to 80c., according to colour ' asha's prodUce, ready stuff, abou into the hands of the rebels or other otttlaws, did and quality. Medium cloths, $1 30. per quarter, free on board arrive on the 4th, having traversed the oast of the Metals-Lead is again lower, and in no demand, no- trade, ditto, 43s 6d to 445 6d r minal price $5 79. Nail rod iron, $3 25 to 3 50. Tin, on board province, which is known to be in a very disturbed Sts, $l4 to $l5 ; Ranee and China, $22 to $2B ; about :onttaets for delivery ia Octo' state. One of the latest placards received l purports 2,500 piculs have arrived and been disposed of. Best freer, and January, 39s 6 to be au invitation of some of the titeratj to their quality o continues in good demand. er, n board .............. .., brethren in general to join them in an appeal to the pium.-Mal wa is quoted $330 to $333, and Patna )b Pashati; produce, ready stuf high authorities on the subject. Tae district of X 273 to $275. The deliveries during the month had been quarter, i..-ee on board ... Poh-10, in liwui-chau Fu, is particularif Jed, and 2,599 Malwa and 980 Patna, leaving 2,310 and 1,372 private . trac,!e, ditto, 41s 6tl sr, free on boa.rd .... its magistrate denounced for his supinenoss. The chests in stock, ssha's produce, ready stuf banditti there are mentioned as having proceeded COMPARATIVE IMPORTS FROM JAN. ITO SEPT. 5 DURING LartAsr, free on board , from brigandage to rebellion t had been once put THE YEARS rrivat,e trade, 32s to 32 down, and had now risen again. It is doubtless 1854. 1855. Long cloths, white pee. 14,468 • 83,689 on berazd with an eye to the inconvenience of encountering n• future delivery, 31s grey ••• ,, 201,165 649,191 free on board such folk that Pihkwei, the governor, whose recall " dyed to Pekin was noticed some time since, .has chosen a Twill's, white ...... -,, 5,094 - - quarter, tree on board westerly route. He started on the 24th of August ~ grey ,, 420 - 32,25 . 5 Ch . tzes and fey cottons „ 1,416 68,972 87,563 i produces ready stuff (after delivering himself of a valedictory effusion in on board ....., Handkerchiefs doz. - 5,7A0 verse), with an escort of 1,000 hired braves, intend- - I trade, 215 s 6(2 to 27r Long Ells Pea. 700 10,440 3,990 Mg, it is said, to pass through Hu N an, Hu Peh, Caml ets ,, 1,153 6,388 3,490 surd . , qo stocks. and Ho Nan. The comparatively fro e p assa g e of S p anish stripes stuff, 40a to 53s pe teas through Hu Nan to Canton wontld lead us to Velvets and Velveteens , 208 5,424 21,873 infer that the east side of that province may be Lon PL. 2,370 13,414 15 921 iture delivery (serf crossed without much hindrance. On the common L ead „ 1,272 17,283 12,9 , 7 carter, free on boa Sandal-wood ,, 3,570 4,111 7,003 'eau stuff, lls I borders of Kwang Si and Kwang Tung disorder Rattans „ 11,921 8,938 11,175 ion board continues. The city of Wu - chau, admi tted b y the Sugar „ 46,213 274,309 220,565 ew bales have a Imperialists to be surrounded by 40,000 rebels, is Teas-Congous, of the old crop about 18 chops have t in general mix without doubt no longer in the hands of the Go- been taken at from 92 to 11 taels, leaving a stock of about however, is fire vernment, and other places higher up the r iver are 10 chops, the bulk of which are out of condition. Of the iounted to sbout Nd to 71 only mentioned as being overrun by gangs who ma y or new crop but little has arrived, and great reluctance to operate has been apparent throughout the m•rnth ; teamen may not have a share in the T'aeping movement. y be quoted From the vicinity of Canton itself come ceaseless demand extra prices, while the high rates of exchange act port; 4s 6 • prevent buyers from meeting their views •; 12 chops have ortion. Cott , complaints of the ruinous effects of the in unda found purchasers, say, 4 chopspekoe, 6 souchong, and ;. ; with ba t tions. The rains have done no small damage within / icy of the ft 2 Leeman congou. Quotations are-G cod ordinary to he city itself. but middling and Ho How kinds, 12 to 14 taels ; r higher ra flavoury kinds and Kaiaowa, market not opened ; Ning• ha g• ve de ers i, ' chows, old, 9 3 / 4 to 11 ; Monings and Oopacks none in don at ;the market ; souchongs, arrivals 8 chops ; sales, 6 chops, at eilles, 5.1 13 to 15 for fair, and 16 to 18 for good ' • flowery pekoes, NTS FRO arrivals 1,300 packages ; sales, 700 at 15 to 22 taels ; Great I Ning Yongs and Oolongs, no arrivals. Total arrivals, ers 29, 2d chops ; sales, 12 ; ,stock, 12-against last year, 210 chops ; sales, 90 ; stocks, 117. Greens.-About 5,000 packages of the old crops have been taken at from 1 to 2 qrs. taels reduction on previous rates, leaving a stock of 10,000 packages. Of the new crop about 8,000 pack ages have been settled, principally Pingsuey and Hoo chow kinds for the English market. 1856. 121,053 791,347 8,342 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. Quarters. Wheat, Said Pasha's proddoe, ready stuff, about 44s to 45s 6d per quarter, free ore board ....... .. 7, 300 Wheat, private trade, ditto, 43s 6d to 44s 6d per quartor, free on board Wheat, .ditto, contracts for delivery in October, November, DecemOer, and January, 398 6d to 44s p e r quarter, free on board .............. •••. Wheat, „13eheireh Pasha'io produce, ready stuff, 424 to 43s 'd per quarter, t• - ee on board ... ..• ... 7, 400 1-, Wheat, ditto, private trac,!e, ditto, 41s 6d to 42s 6d per qua ter, free on boa.rd ..„. . Be ms, Said l'ash3's produce, ready stuff, about 33s 6d per qu,artssr, free on board , . 4,500 ) Beans, ditto, private trade , 32s to 32s 6d per qua rter, free on bOazd Beans, ditto, for future delivery, 31s to 32s 6d per quarter, free on b oard , 10,600 Beans, Beheireh Pasha's ditto, ready sta.fr, 28s 9d to 31s 6d per quarter, free on board ....... Barley, Pasha's produced, ready stuff, 27s ,6d per quarter, free on board . Barley, private trade, 25s 6(.. ) to 27s 6d per qiisar ter, free on board .. .. ..... ...... Indian corn—No stocks. Linseed, ready stuff, 40s to 53s per quarter, free At Hot ig Kong—Aug. 13, the Venilia, from London ; Aug. 14, t`te Magpie, from London ; Aug. 15, the Me- teor, fooro London ; Aug. 17, the Stad Fiel, from Car diff ; Aug'. 25, the Chhllenge and the Pride of the Ocean, from Lomion ; Aug. 28, the Testimonial, from the Downs ; s e p,' , . 4, the Kelso, from Sunderland ; Sept. 5, the Mabratta, . from Sunderland, and the Sir James, from London ; Sept. 9, H.M.S. Calcutta, from Plymouth, and the Hollow-is tron, from Hartlepool ; Aug. 11, the Aerolite, from Lt..' nd "' At Sh ' anghai—A.Cg' 7, Aug. 11, the Assi4. an, the Saxon King, from Cardiff ; from London ; Aug. 19, the Great Britain, from Livt.Tpool. DEStRTURES T% 1 GREAT BRITAIN. From Hong Kong--Aug. A ug , 29, the Fort William, for London ; Sept. 1., the Sout:lern Cross, for London. From Whampoa—Aug. 10, t::e LoreAzo, for London ; Aug. 16, the Rolling Wave, for Z.!vero 00l ; Aug. 18, the Celestial, for London ; Aug. 21, the • Age, for London ; Aug. 30, the Tartar, i Spirit of the e t ir Liverpool ; Sept. 5, the Northfleet, for London ; Sept. 0, the Aden, for Liverpool ; Sept. 10, the Beverley, for ..T.,ondon. From Foochow—July 1, the Congo, for London ; July 4, the Sea Witch, for London ; July 12 the Vi sion, for Liverpool ; July 17, the Kangaroo, I don ; Aug. 12, the Fiery Cross, for London. or Lon. tihanJoai—Aug. 6, the Julia, fur London ; AIL 22, the Agra, for London., SIIII.S OF WAR. At Hong Kong—H.M.S. Calcutta, Sybille, and , the steamer Coromandel ; the French frigate Sibylle, O. 'e United States sloop Portsmouth, and the Spanish steamers Jorge Juan and Reyna de Castilla. At Macao—The Portuguese brig Mondego. 1 At Whampoa— H M. brig Bittern. At Foochow—H. M. sloop Racehorse. At Shanghai—H. M. steamers Encounter and Hor• net, and the United States sloop Levant. EGYPT. . ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 18. Three smart shoCks of earthquake were expe rienced in Alexandria at three a.m. on Sunda ) , 12th. The oscillations were from north to south. The second shock is said by those who carefully marked the time to have lasted 55 seconds. The, ,16 9 ,16 0 16 0 ,17 61 .... , dogs which infest the streets howled fearfully, fled, and were seen no' more that night. The European inhabitants abandoned their houses, and assembled in the great square; The men in dressing-gowns and the ladies in their nightclothes. Among those who wept bitterly were Mademoiselle Rachel and her sister. The earthquake was preceded by a noise like that of distant thunder, the sky was bright and starlight, and the sea perfectly calm, but the air was excessively hot and oppressive. Theinhabitants having remained more than an hour in the square, and finding no repetition of the shock, returned to their dwellings. Fearing a return of the visitation several of the inhabitants slept on aunclay night on board ships in the harbour, and others lodged themselves under tents in the great square. All the mischief done in Alexandria by the earthquake is confined to the walls of several houses rent, and to a quantity of china and glass broken. Ac counts from Cairo state that four houses were thrown down by the shock, and 134 damaged ; six persons were killed and ten wounded. Houses were levelled at Fantah and other villages, which is not surprising when one considers the flimsy materials of which the houses were composed. The English steamer St. Andrew, which sailed from Liverpool on the 24th of September, and ar rived here on the 13th inst., experienced the shockcra at Sea 320 miles on this side of 111alta. The w rock, and imagined that the ship had struck ou ch aliren were some of the female passengers and They distinctly felt thrown from their berths. arr i v ed here on three shocks. Travellers swhteaomer Jourdain state Thursday in the French that e a d v at e t r y ß f e e y e r b o l u e t s h a o h c d k_o a f t an ti e e r a u r s t a h l e q m u a k o e n was n p d e a r y morning. - Accounts b which yarr the Austrian Lloyd's s t ea mer Bombay, arrived here on Friday, state . t a b: c t otrhfue. e ar thquake had caused serious da- The e stablishment of a national bank in Alexan dria, under the title of Bank of Egypt, has already, though not in operation much more than three months, commenced a revolution in the ideas of the fellahs or cultivators of the soil with respect to money matters. It is well known that the fellahs have hitherto hoarded or buried the cash they have received for their produce. Since they have been paid by draughts on the Bank of Egypt, and they find the mode in which those draughts are cashed is so satisfactory, some of the more wealthy have opened accounts with the bank, and deposited their savings there for safe keeping. Should this prac tice become general, and the many millions which are known to be hoarded by the fellahs be brought into circulation and laid out iu profitable invest ments, it must produce an enormous effect on the in general. I n a p o li t i ca l prosperity of the country point of view it will raise the British name and in fluence among the population, for the fellahs' are already beard to say,"Wh a t much honest m p o e r o o p , s l a e t those . English bankers a re , and how tory are their payments than those we have hitherto been accustomed to." I have heard an eminent broker say that the fellahs now ask how they are to be paid, and, when told by draughts on the Bank of Egypt, they make a difference of from 1 to 2 per cent. between that and any other mode of pay men t. There is an interesting experiment at present un der trial in the cultivation of rice. Mr. Lattis, a Ve netian, has undertaken to produce two crops of rice in the year in the place of one. The Viceroy has placed a certain quantity of land and a sufficient number of labourers at his command. Lord Can ning having heard of the experiment on his passage through Egypt to India, and perceiving the enor mous advantage that might be derived in our Indian possessions from the experiment if successful, re quested our Consul here to watch the result. Mr. Lattis brought his first crop to maturity in. July last, and I understand he has been equally successful with his second crop. The British Consul will pre pare a full report on the subject, and forward it to his GoVernment. OCT. 21. The Calcutta mail arrived at Suez on the night of the 18th inst., and the Bombay mail on the morn ing of the 19th. They will leave to-day for Mar seilles and Southampton in the Valetta and Pera. The outward-bound India mails leave Suez to-day. Hi s Highness the Viceroy arrived here froinCairo on Saturday a fternoon. He will leave aga i n to morrow. Hi s Highness has resolved t o g i ve a more regular form to his government, and, as a com mencement, he has appointed at Cairo a Grand Council of State, composed of 24 of the most ex perienced statesmen in Egypt. He is further bringing nearer to his person men o f grea t business likehablts to assist him in effecting the improve ments of which the country stands so much in need ; among them, Abderahman Bsy, Minister of Commerce, a man of great practical experience and undoubted integrity. It was he who ten years since removed the impediments to the free trans mission of newspaper despatches through Egypt. There has been a serious rise in the corn market within the last 15 days, but holders now show a disposition to realise. Purchasers, on the other hand, are becoming cautious, and this feeling, com bined with a growing tightness in the money market, has given a more qui e t t o ne to the corn market. There.has eves been a decline during the IMPORTS. Cotton Piece Goods—During the past three weeks the market has been steady, and business has been done to a considerable extent, holders freely meeting all demands. Grey shirtings from 511 b. to 81b. are in fair request ; up to 71b. and 70b. prices have advanced ; for the higher numbers there has been less inquiry. Grey Madapollams of all descriptions are in very good demand, and prices have slightly risen. For grey jaconets, which are scarce, there is tolerable inquiry. Grey longcloths of all descrip• tions are in demand, and at advanced prices. T.cloths— prices rule as before, but all descriptions are in very fair inquiry. Domestics have declined, and are dull of sale. Bleached and Fancy Goods—The inquiry generally continues fair. Shirtings of low quality are in demand ; middling and upward are in moderate inquiry. Mada pollams, low, are in inquiry, others are dull of sale ; as tve jaconets of high quality, while for the low and mid dling there is some demand. Spots are in fair request, and twills are in moderate inquiry. Turkey red--plain and mulls are slightly sought after ; twills of good qua lity are in demand. Of fancy goods, book muslins of low quality are scarce, and in demand; others are less in quired for. Bleached mulls are in moderate inquiry. Lappets are in fair inquiry, principally of low quality. Dyed IVlaiapollams and mulls are both dull. Dhottes grey and bleached are in inqniry. Cotton Y arus—The market has been steady both for mule and water ; 30's and 40's of the former have some what advanced. Dyed Turkey red in fair inquiry- Metals—Without any change in value. Englsh bar —nail rod, both square and round, and sheet and hoop iron, are all in fair request ; Swedi , h bar, which has ad vanced, is in good demand. Steel in tubs has declined, and is dull of sale. We have no change to note in the value of fagots. Lead, both pig glad sheet, is in inquiry at last prices, as are also tin plates. Spelter has ad vanced, and is in good demand. Copper, braziers', sheathing, and bottoms, are all in pod demand, and have advanced. Tiles, nails, and rods remain without change. South America has none in the market. Red and white leads of good quality are both in good demand. Woollens—The market steady, hut the inquiry quiet. Marine Stores—Canvass of good quality is scarce and in demand. For middling and lower there is oaly a moderate inquiry. Patent cordage is very dull, as are also paints of all kinds. Oil of linseed is scarce and in demand, Spirits of turpentine is difficult of sale, the market. being overstocked, owing to ri-oent heavy im portations from America, Twine has advanced to 10 and 11 an. per lb., is scarce, and in demand. Coal, Stockholm tar, and pitch are very dull of sale. Cochineal continues to remain in fair inquiry. LIABILITIES. Proprietors' capital Reserve fund 3,97,662 2 0 Current account Cash Credits, undrawn 15,99,616 2 8 0-,her claims ... . • . Bank-notes and post bills Total Co.'s 3,57,20,380 3 1 ASSETS. Government securities 17,23,368 9 6 Duce from Government '52,710 9 11 dint certificates, undue Cash Loans on deposit of securities ' 1,17,41,022 7 6 Accounts; of credit on ditto 20,20,519 6 5 Government bills discounted 2,25,112 10 4 Mercantile bills ditto Dead stock Total Co.'s Rs 3,57,20,380 3 1 Shares.—Bank of Bengal shares continue without im provement. At the last meeting of the Calcutta Steam Tug Company a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent., or equal to 70r. per share, was- declared, and the shares are still held at 1,150 r. Bengal Coal Company's shares have improved further, sales having lately been made at 1,400 r. each. The capital of this company has been in- Creased by a lac of rupees by the issue of 100 new shares, which the old shareholders are entitled to take up at par, in the proportion of one new share to every 15 old shares. East India Railway Company's shares paid in full are now held at 232 r., or at 12r. prem., exclusive of interest. Government securities have depreciated slightly, Company's 4 per Cents. having been sold to some extent at 13 per cent. In Sicca Fours large transactions h ,ve taken place at 14r. 8 in., dealers preferring these papers in the expectation that Government will be constrained ultimately to receive subscriptions to the 41 per Cent. Loan, half in cash and the other half in 4 per Cent papers. This mode has been suggested by the public, but whether the authorities will find it expedient to adopt it remains to be seen. The chances of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Lean being filled up, judging from the progress it has made, seem to be very remote, and it is expected that even a Five per Cent. Loan in the present state of public feeling would not meet with much favour, especi ally as the exports of specie for the purchase of rice in the Akyab market will commence shortly, when money usually becomes less abundant. The fact of capitalists preferring to make advances on securities at 3 per cent. only, when Government are offering 4i per cent., and when four per cent. securities could be had at a dis count of 13 per cent. and Five per Cents, at 3 per cent. premium, is a sufficient evidence of the distrust with which the financial working of the State is viewed by the public. Exchange.—On London.—During the past fortnight our market has nut presented any new feature. The supply of paper has continued on a moderate scale, and just kept pace with the demand, quotations remaining unchanged—l. e., for first class credits 2.l e } to buy, and 2.11 per rupee to sell, and for document paper 2.1 to 2.11 per rupee. For some choice paper of the latter de scription 2.11 was paid, but this is an extreme quotation. The American houses here have been, and are very much inconvenienced by the non•arrival of the United States mails by the last two steamers, and consequently the non-receipt of the letters of credit which were to supply funds for the purchase of cargoes yet to be laden. It is surmised that some alteration in the regulations as to I I CHINA. payment of postage has caused this irregularity. We hope, however, that the next steamer, the Nubia, due Mo, formerly an here on the 26th inst., may bring the mails that are in I We are told that Lee Ming $ ous for his share in arrear, and thus release our American neighbours from actor at, and afterwards notori d the an embarrassing position. For next mail, which may be the plundering of, Fah Shan, succeede ,on The Ouerland China Mail, of Sept.l3th, says:— considered closing for all business transactions on the Ocl of October (the holidays commencing the following day), at the city of Wu-chau district, on the eastern bor a few sales have been made of bank bills at 2,11, sal der ofSi.One S" of the Imperialist officers American credits at 2.1 i per rupee. - but the other is 24th of last month, iu burning the . lmperial fleet Freights. With numerous arrivals from differentd to have shared the fate of missing, and is suppose parts of the world, and with little inducement to shippers cumber of his men, who were to Great Britain, the rates to England have not expert- a considerable iu . command escaped . into the city, encedstuy.material Teductipti,,and the engagements of drowned. ton n ag e during the fortnight under revifiw have - boon on We are not aware that Lee Ding Mo, has any the whole very moderate, For Lon don our quotations connection whatever with rasping Wang, Report EXPORTS. Cotton wool continues scarce, as owing to the late fall of rain arrivals were impeded. The weather is, how ever, clearing np, and immediately after the termination of the Elephanta we look forward to larger supplies, contracts for arrivals being daily made. Prices of all descriptions have risen. Sheep's Wool—Prices have declined, the stocks in the market beieg of very inferior quality. Opium has been in good demand, and prices had ad vanced for Mundleseer to 1,115 r. and [adore co 1,110 r., but they have since decline d to I,lOSr. and I,llor. per chest respectively. Coffee—Malabar is scarce. Mocha stock moderate and in fair inquiry. 011 Seeds—Linseed is scarce. Contracts to arrive can be made at 4 6 16th, delivery between the let and 31st of December. Of rape there is little in the market of Scinde, and of Guzerat none. Contracts can be made or the latter at 4, 1 ; to arrive in all December. Small supplies of Teel and Niger are coming in. Tonnage—Freights have been steady, a nd kept firm owing to frequent reports of Government requires ing toentn- nage for transport to the Per•ian Gulf. For pr shipment to London and Liverpool we quote 2/. 10s. per ton ; to China dull at 7rs. San. per c andy. Exchange--A good amount of business has be d en dons for this steamer at rates vary in g fro 2. li. to s. , 11d. Calcutta, 60 day E s' sight, 99r. ; Madras, 30 days eight, °r. ; China, 60 days sight, 227,1,r. SHANGHAI MARKET, SEPT. 6. Cottons.—Long Cloth —The importations per Storno way, Assyrian, and Great Britain amount to 58,000 pieces grey, and 18,000 pieces white. There has been a fair demand for. suitable qualities, chiefly 6i catties goods, but the bulk of the deliveries are against silk. Our quotations remain the same as last month. American Goods. —Drills.—From the Florence and Haidee sales have beefi 26,000 pieces at $2 40 to $2 35, leaving in stock 25,000 pieces. To-day's quotations $2 20 to $2 25 ; 30 yards $1 65. The demand is not equal to the supply for the moment, but we hope for an im provement. Meetings—Sales light, 5,000 pieces at $2 05, and in.demand ;, heavy quoted $2 25. Jeans — None here, ,qUoted . $2 75 to $2 05 for 40 t o 30 yar d s . English Twills.--;•Nothing doing. Grey T Cloths.—Deliveries are 2,100 pieces 24 yards at $1 30. Spotted Shirtings.=—White, sales have been made at $1 70 to $l. 69, beirig . l reduction of 5 cents on our last quotations. Deliveries 8,600 pieces. Dyed, a small quantity sold, at $240 to $2 60. Importations, 15,000 pieces white and 3,5 ; 00 pieces dyed. Chintzes..—No transactions reported. Velvets.—Blue have' been placed to the' extent of 1,00 0 800 3,000 3,000 _ on board Linseed, for future delivery (screened), 51s 6d to 53s 6d per quarter, free on board Cotton seed, reac,y stuff, lls 6tl to 12s 6cl per q uarter, free on board BOO Cotton —A few bales have arriveki ( f the new crops of this staple, but in general mixed with old cotton. The tone of the market, however, is firm, but with a very poor sup ply. Sales amounted to only 2,000 canters; private pro" duce at from about 54d to 74d per lb., free on board. Freights may be quoted at 3s 6d to 4s per quarter for beans to a direct port; 4s 6d to 5s 3d for orders, and other grain in proportion. Cotton to Liverpool, Fil in full to id and 5 per cent. ; with ballast of grain, 3s to 2s 6d. T he general tendency or the freight market at this moment towards rather higher rates. There are 23 British vessels in port seeking. Exchanges have declined, owing to the scarcity of moneY-, Paper on London at ,three months is quoted at gaiP• Pe r ' pound ; Marseilles, 5,10 f. to 5.11 f. per dollar of 20p. SHIPMENTS FBOAIr THE 4TH TO THE 19TH INST. _,_ Great Britain. France. Austria. Its Wheat, quarters 29,296 19,626 1,336 6,"*",., Beans „ ... 7,175 756 lizo ` Barley , ... 5,353 640 Cotton seed, qrs. 2,125 3,626 Cotton, bales 1,615 604 Wool ~ Gum Arabic 2 r OOG County Markets. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW 3,IA.RSET -- OCT. 28. Supplies of all kinds these last six days moderate. I Oat straw, from 12s Od to 16s Od per kemple of 16 stood' tro t) ; wheat do., 12s Oct to les Od; barley do.. 10461 to OS Od. Hay from 10(1 to Is. ld. EDINBURGH MEAL--OcT. 28. There were in the market today 13 sacks oatmeal, 0 41 weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 465. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET-00T. 2T. There were in the market to-day 16 bags of oatmeal, le i barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales dull. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. I Th ll imperial Barleymeal, per ditto -s Od —s Od --s ' °ll Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto.... —s Od —3 Od • — 5 m , • Pot-barley, new, per ditto —s Od —s • Od — 0 "" T. -OCT. 29. the dome of the amket. Wallsand, &c• i• ~18 9 .18 3 48 9 ~18 g .19 0 ~ Russell's Hatton ionth Hetton Rraddyll Framwellgate Lambton ' ll Montague 9 18 " • v 'Cassop ; .9 etton • l g 6 Plough Hall Whitworth roes .L. 11 •1 9 1 ig - Hartlepool ............... 3ontb Kelloe .............. • 9 • 0 1 • • ,vn ICowndon Tees ........... Bell's Primrose . ........ i 4 itewart's .................: .1- 9 Eden Main ....... ...... 18 I Sold ' :47 00AL MARK -Tines of Coil per ton at e. (1. 16 14 16 6 Davison's West Hartley Byass's West Hartley "toward's West Hartley Netherton ranfleld Moor Canfield Moor Butes Hastings' Hartley l6 9 Longridge's Wst Hartley 16 6 Holywell ... . ..... .17 6 wille W. Hartley 17 0 tia....es's West Hartley 16 6 Htl'ilool West Hartley 17 0 Wl'llsend, &,,. Closfortli • secileY • 17 6 Loverson l7 - N o , , thumberiand l7 0 Riddell .. 17 6 &ha, Int lB 3 4111pe at market... 66 ,RRABORNt MAIL B. 4 -9 a ogni nes gnat e mail. are Sent from the General POl4 -0 C • the night—tuid M V the morning--deepetah.) , iheltight—and hi 13, v the osoming--aesper - - I •ntY when m a-ic p rrom Whenwha... • .t • in General Por - ter due l' • .101INVILIIC ,, Office, Loudon .* •nsp tch . E 4.nd• ........•••,- -•...---- —...—.... -----. 1 WeeklY ..nerica(byill Pack;,` KA ary Frida , Liveroot• ... it EVery TUesday - liouthamioan Weal,' dackot) ....• ••• • • • _mortal% (by U. •States •• L4verpo. • ... , traction (by I:3loltedS. oacket) - - - • • • t'' tastralia (via ,Liver- ...dr act pool) , . DOVE' •••• .......... ~ 4th and lath Liverpool •f• - - Attu (via Marseilles ) N ~,,t g lll , itto (via Cape of Hope) .. o, •• .. oe ek (. nu 12th N ..... • ... UDC. 4 In . • rtice ,. . •• 6 th ° 9414 drica (West Coast). •,, 4,4 o, th•• ~.1,.444., o • _ 0 __ ...." ,_ . . Ito & 20tn of fla°' • i' t u a rno,cr 16th Uzu'indria.. - - • • .. M th of tbe month on. . - I.,exandria...... - •....•• I ahamaa •••• • • • • • •• 34 1 'ally • •-•' • • • • • . I :Z 9 'l'V:rt . ; .. • . ja'Y leighino r .•. .. .. •'. .b - 6 l i mouth ••• • t loth. 10th St 26th o 1 .‘ • y.stivtigfam, u. 4 : 2 1 t't oft • ,•,• . Southampio) 16th 3rit-sil ...• - ... •• •• - • M • 9 'lv. 'do /.. 507- Varlotul ports ;ape of Good Hope • _ „..,:ortain Mends Ayres ........M '' o f the • month . Cfnterlai n . 84u ii.scri., , . 16th Of ill 'Jape of Good Rope • f _lnes de Verde • • '..- -', 10th s and 26th. • '3°3'l" (sod ril"a) .-- . 4th a,l, d' 20 th •• • • . 4th & °lg rush • e ~,,,. it . 2 AA, , 00 rt SJutriam,, . 0 l'U.- • e 4 an ' I :ll °Y a i n7; l' : is\as....• 7.1.7..:14:' 10 t 17', 'I or month iouthsano 01 land 1 :9 - Mill., •. ••..• •......„„ . „ . .4th and 1 oth (;bins •'" ' • • 1, t•i 40th and I'6th D3vin . .. 2 and . 4 lonitatitinoPle • • . , ith &20tit .01 n n„ 30 , 1•.:11a131 , ' , • 1 an:;Di ont• of letalit E in :r P o l p e e' • i • it • , s/ Fwice daily. ~ DOVer ....... rwi ggypt. (see India) • rwice dli 6 ', r anee .. -.... hi t r rwiee daily . 00 Vol • 6 7, 24 ' - 4ibraltar , •••••••, ...Si 4, 7,17, 20, 27 - , Cm. .304ritram , • ' }recce ( ace India) st and 16 Ireytown ........ -.M Ind Sc 17th of mort• Snu n ,-. N ' I oi ..v ~ damburgh .. - - - •. N Daily 'loliand .. u......... Ii Dilly- - - - - favannah ..........'. l^ 2nd of the molitllSouthamP ' Daily londuras ........ _ M 17t.4 of the month. Soutnamp 07 - And 2 1 .-- . ndia (viaSouthampt.)hl Ith t 20th of mon. i b te‘ : 19 ID :tidia (via MarseillesiM 10:h& 26th of moo. Dover ....... - ' luian teo3 (see Indi %, .... ...• roland -•• •• ..X & N rwice daily '''''' 4l •• •• •• •• • • •,...h1 2d ), 0." fedora .......„ .. NI it.. of , noq - lSolthampio n,• ''''' 134 ' 1 ' 11 ••-•• •• - ' 231 et month -•• I ieverooo , •.. lalta (sea India) ; 1 • 1•if • • 1. 31 ". ' • • •• •• •• 4. 10, 20, and 26 Dover - .44.44 • lauritius (see !Min' • ..nd 0 I otitirt, „ . 2O , II - h - .44 , 0 4ori• 4tll ..-- - • . !.oxiso , 14 , ," ,f the rrion, ... s o nthamp, n ' :Vies . . .. .„. '' Daily- .•• • • . ,Dover ....., t wad It iew Granada ...... 24 & lit ~ .4f monttogouthampton ts l'ew Zea1and.......... 4th and 19th ninth' Various port . a ult ,- 'aPal State , _ . . .1 , Daily •• ...... •• • • Dover ...... 4 vr• " - a4ll 'eninsula ........ -Iv iouthanip , Ai ..- ?ern .. ~ ~...., ... hi I k 17th of mo,. t ou th am m, , Ist •••- 1.:40v1de0rn,......., Pot Natal ......... - .1' sth of month .... Various no" .... p al,' icily ~ .., ~..... „ lc , every Saturday. • 'Dover ....... " '--- ruseany ••••• .. -•. _iv D ily • ....... .. • • .4, ..:er , . .., 1 6610 4 "enezueli ... . .. , .1:. 2d & 17 , h rif•north Veithsr,,- , 1 , 1 1 al• , ran Diemen's Lan,l r •e• ....141/ • ' A.tuitralia) - 4th and 18th of m. mo•••- - 1 6 , i, nci .Nett Endler . ,Y. •toßthairto - p_ll.- 1i "; efhonany of these dates fall on a Sunday, the milli iv'. 4 , • ( I,atched on tho following day, with the exception of the in,",A nnthampton), and the Vita,both of which will he despite' r pr.ceding da' 1111 1 [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment an d Extraordinary Cure of a Disease of the Skin of 19 Y ell o f• sranding. —Edgar Martin, of Luton, 13,-Afu r dshire, ° b i g fered for 19 years with a frightful disease of the skilt i tie body being covered with painful eruptions of a 5013 " - t he nature. He had a variety of professional advice, but, t o disease increased, he could bear it no longer, and then recommended to use Holloway's Ointment y d Pills, which be did, and in nine weeks was compl° : ,b, restored to health, leaving his body without a blend; —Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the ‘0 71. ',1, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Sti lb *A. London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; a - Stamps, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna • an Muir, Malta. BIRTH 7 S4 NON. On the 29th inst., at 47, Gower-street, the wife N. Kerr, Esq. n olco On the 28th i ns t., a t 24, C am b r idge-street, HydP . F . the wife of T. George Staveley, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 29th inst., at 7, Orchard-street, Portman-ses/S6 the wife of C. H. E. Rhodes, Esq. t yß On the 26th inst., at St. George's place, Canterb llos wife of J. B. St. Croix Crosse; 11th Hussars. MARRIED. On the 29th inst., at 80, Harley-street, Frederio A W i tbo aa, Mocatta, Esq., son of A. Mocatta, Esq., to Mary 40 - ( 1 ' second d a ughter of Fred. D. Goldsmid, Esq., and g daughter of the Baron de Goldsmid. On the 2qth inst., at the parish church of St• Hackney, Joseph Standish Lauphier, Esq., to Ce, os younge st surviving daughter of John Bananas, se4 Lower Clapton, Middlesex. DIED. On the 25th inst., at Cold Harbour-park, Tun Charles Frederick Wile, Esq. aged 7. . . 1 On the 28th inst., at Blackheath, Lieut.-Colon e Williams, Royal Engineers, aged 53. Ife .tf On the 2Qth inst., at E a li n g, the Rev. Edwari A e j 3.' ' the 27th inst., at A v i gnon , i n the south Of 6 - M A late Fellow of St. J o h n ' s C o ll eg e, Oxford, . 413 0 On 00' the Hon. Henrietta Countess de Salis, of D a vrlel Uxbridge, aged 72. 13 0111er On the 27th inst., at Upper Holloway, Miss S. aged 15. I s t ra ter On the 28th inst., at Waloot-place, Lambeth, Le Sonef, formerly of Great Winchester-street , a n badge, Kent, aged 91. 43e, On the 28th i ns t., a t B a th Cottage, New -4 1 133 14'W! ar Middlese;, Lucy, the wife of Mr. Undervtood;of • • market, London. VOI/ 1416 LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO - 00, ;PO' of No. 112; Strand, Printer, at The Sun ffi — 1 1,114 A t e 112, Strand, in the Precinct,of the Savoy. in ." • Xiddielex, Thuribil Ootoba 39 ) liegb.3,•:.