The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-13 00:00:00

INDIA, CHINA, AND ACTS.. TRALIA. -By the arrival of the Calcutta mail we (Times) have received our private correspondence and files of papers from Calcutta to the 10th of April ; Hongkong, Ist of April; Shanghai, 22d of March; Melbourne, 25th of March; and Sydney, 21st of March, The following is the letter of our Calcutta corre opundent " CALCUTTA, APRIL 10. "If the character of her statesmen may be re• garded by England as a most preciOus possession, if importance is to be attached to all charges which would. impugn the moral rectitude of even one among those statesmen, principally because a blot on that would be a blot on the fair fame of Eng land, then I am sure I need make no apology for commencing this letter by a reference to Mr. Laing. The mail of the 26th of February brought us the account of the charges which had been directed against that gentleman by the railway committee, of the question put to Sir C. Wood in the House of Commons, of Sir C. Wood's reply, and of the comments on the subject which had filled the columns of the public journals. That such charges should have been brought against our Financial Minister at such a moment seemed, at a first glance, to partake the character of a national misfortune. Not so impressive as Mr. Wilson, and failing to storm the public confidence as he had done, Mr. Laing b a d, nevertheless, been gradually, though slowly, acquiring for him self the respect and good opinion of the mer cantile classes. People had begun to believe that, notwithstanding the absence of all pretension and appearance of preparation on his part, he would yet be able to discover the ways and means whereby our deficit might be encountered. At this very moment, when confidence was reviving, and when all classes were at least hopeful, the newspapers from England armed with this poi soned shaft against Mr. Laing's integrity were distributed all over India. It seemed for the moment as though some fatality attended the career of our Indian financiers, and that, as the result of Mr. Wilson's scheme had been marred by the Madras pronunciamiento,' so Mr. Laing, on the eve of introducing his financial reform, was to be struck down by a shaft directed from Eng land. Fortunately, however, Mr. Laing's armour has been proof against the projectile. Like the spear hurled by the feeble hand of Priam, this accusation has fallen innocently to the earth. Two days after the arrival of the mail, a copy of the explanation sent by Mr. Laing to Sir Charles Wood was published in all the local newspapers. The plain and simple statements contained in this explanation do most certainly rebut all the charges preferred by the railway committee. They have at least satisfied the Indian public that Mr. Laing has been the intended victim of an unfounded and reckless assault, and that he has emerged from the conflict without a stain. The explanation speaks for itself, and you will be able to judge whether it is Mr. Laing, arduously engaged in his country's service and attacked in his absence, or the gentle men who drew up those monstrous charges against him, upon whom it is right that the public indig nation should fall. " We still, then, here expect the announcement of the Budget with confidence. In my last I en tered at length into the reasons why I believed that Budget would be satisfactory, and nothing has since transpired to cause me to doubt on the sub ject. The day of its introduction has not yet been fixed, but little doubt exists that we shall have it before us some time during the current month. The utmost activity prevails in every department, and the anxiety to help Mr. Laing in his difficult task is universally prevalent. There is, fortunately, no other public topic to divide public interest. Even Sikkim is peaceful, and—the Bengal indigo dis tricts excepted—tranquillity was never more firmly established within our own provinces than at the present moment. The spectacle to which I adver ted in a previous letter of whole families in the North-West being supported by those whose lives, four years ego, they were seeking to destroy, has made a wonderful impression, even upon classes ac customed to regard all our actions _with suspicion. Thus the horrors of, the famine are not wholly evil in their results, and we have the consolation of feel ing that, although these horrors may pass away, the good feeling of which they have been the cause will have taken too firm a hold of the minds of all men to be easily uprooted. Should we but tide over this year, and should the reforms we hear whis pered of in England be brought to maturity during the present session in such a manner as to reconcile classes and to render justice more easy of access to all, Irldia has a chance of again becoming, under a wise administration, the land of promise, and of holding a higher position in the estimation of England than that of being an outlet for adven turous spirits. " The eyes of the officers of the army are still turned eagerly towards amalgamation, but nothing has transpired as yet on the subject, although the commission, formed it is supposed to mature the scheme, has now been nearly six weeks in existence. None of its proceedings have transpired. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (E . 0.il the Calcutta Englishman of the 10th The missing steamer Simla arrived with loss of screw on the 4th inst., being four days overdue. English news, via Gallo,. to the 11th inst., was re ceived in Calcutta on the 6th, Produce Market.—Business for some kinds of produce has been more active; some transactions in saltpetre are reported at from 4a. to Ba. reduc tion on former rates. Rice finds ready purchasers for shipment; other products are not inquired for, and rates have a downward tendency. Jute is not readily bought up, but as the stocks are light rates are firm, Import Market.—Bueiness having been greatly interupted both h ere and in the interior by native holidays, transactions in the bazaar have only been to a small extent. Some speculators, taking advan tage of the anxiety shown by large importers to reduce their stocks, h ave b ought largely at some reduction in prices, expecting, doubtless, that the market will open bett er after the Bengalee new year (19th inst.) It is to be hoped that the short exports from England will before long tell favour ably here, CHINA, The following is the letter of our Hongkong eor• respondent : " HONGKONG, APRIL 1. " The most important intelligence we have now to communicate is that the river Yang -tee has been declared open above Chinkiang and as far as Hang kow to British vessels. A notification has appeared to this effect, and also giving the provisional regu lations for British trade in the Yang-tse river. The towns where consular establishments will be placed are Chinkiang, Kinkiang, and Hangkow, and vessels of war will be stationed at these places and Nankin. "In a communication held with the Taeping authoriti es, by order of Ad m i ra l Hope, the former agree not to interfere with British vessels. from Ha n " By the retu rn o f a private steamer to Shanghai g— 1, nw we learn that Admiral Hope, with the fleet, was close to u --angkow on the 11th ult. The foreigners who visited liangkow were courteously received by the Chinese authorities. It does not appear that the insurgents hove yet got possession the places they have taken exhibit of Kinkiang, but a sad state of destruction. We learn the following particulars of journey.. the to Hangkow and the places visited :—Nankin is totally destroy e d , as is Ports ; both also Chinkiang, the first of the open are a mass of ruins. The rebels at Nankin proved civil, but appeared a degraded.te enslaved, set. A ll ma trade is stopped and. the people -, being f orce d to work without pay, getting only a little food. I n moving about the place, nothing was seen but m i sery and desolation. Istgallking is the last port held by the rebels, and the country- as far as this presented the same features of destruc tion. Above this the appearance of the country improved, but the towns along the route had all suffered in former attacks from the rebels, and with the exception of Hangkow only small portions have been rebuilt. liinkiang, one of the new Poyang about 20 miles above th e entrance of the 1 important place, b e i ng ?au Lake, and will be 4 11 ireP ME SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 19. 1861. the tea districts. From Einkiang to Hangkow the distance is 135 miles, making the total distance from Woosung to the latter place 600 miles. Hang kow comprises three cities—Hangkow proper, ;on the left bank of the river—Wuchang, opposite to it on the right—and Hanyang, on the same side as Hangkow, but divided from it by the Han river. It is an enormous place, although not half the size it was, as seen by the ruins. Life and activity pre vailed, and, if not interfered with by revolutions, its already immense trade is likely to increase. Communications by water lead from it in all direc tions. The principal difficulty in the navigation up the river was at Fooshan, but suitable steamers and a little more experience of the river this will in a great measure be obviated. " From Tien-tsin we have dates to the 15th ult. The ice had broken up, and business was likely to be resumed with activity. _ _ S'E'E NEW ZEALAND WAR. A letter from Melbourne, dated March 25, says : Since the last mail no affair of importance has oc curred at the seat of war in New Zealand. The sap has been steadily advanced against Kingi's strong pah called Pukerangiora, and we are in daily expec tation of news of its storming and capture. In ad vancing the works there have been several skir- Imishes with the natives, who invariably exhibit great boldness in their attacks; but, although the " casualties" are often severe, the Maories have on all occasions been repulsed with loss. I shall pre sently give the generally scanty details of these skir mishes, but first it is necessary to state that the pah called Pukerangiora was the stronghold of the Ngati-awa when Taranaki was attacked by the Waikatoes about 30 years ago, when the former were beaten with great slaughter. It had been neglected for many years until lately refortified by Wirimu Kingi. This pah is situate on the left bank of the Waitara River, about 12 miles from its mouth. When taken by the Waikatoes under Te Whero- Whero, better known as Potatau, the Maori King, the pah, with a sort of surrounding suburb, con tained from 1,200 to 1,500 people—of these upwards of 500 were killed and many eaten, and Te Whero- Whero, then a man of great strength, is said to have killed about 50 with his own hand. Most of the rest were carried away as slaves, but some escaped to the south. In 1845 not a single native occupied Puker angiora, and I believe:the present pah occupies the site of what may be considered as the citadel of the former pah. The day after the last mail left Melbourne we re ceived intelligence of a sharp skirmish in which the troops had been engaged whilst constructing an ad vanced redoubt, by which Capt. Strange of the 40th Regiment, unfortunately lost his life. I give this news in the words of the Taranaki Herald of the 11th February : " General Pratt had resolved on constructing a redoubt about a mile in advance of redoubt No. 6 in the peach-grove, and about 400 yards from the Te Arei pah, near Pukerangiora. The pah is not now in a fortified state, but there is a village of a few huts on the site of an old pah, half way up the slope of a ridge. There are many rifle pits on several eminences around ; the ground is covered with fern, in some places very high, and there is a deep gully between the position chosen for the re doubt and Te Arei pah. A force, consisting of about 1,200 men of the 12th, 14th, 40th, and 65th Regi ments and Artillery, with the Royal Engineers, advanced at daybreak yesterday, and was imme diately met by a heavy firing from the enemy en sconced in their pits. Oar men were obliged to lie down, and the working parties were covered chiefly by the fire of the artillery, as the natives could only be seen at rare intervals. The Rifles, however, were constantly in readiness to fire into the enemy when seen. The natives were full of determination, and at times came within speaking distance, inviting our men to come on, who replied by recommending them to stand out. " Mr. Bruce, it was expected, would go to Pekin on the 20th ult., and it is reported that the Em peror was to return to the capital. An Imperial edict has appeared, establishing a Board of Foreign Affairs at Pekin. 4 , From Yokohama we have no later dates than the 2d ult. ~ From Saigon we learn that the Anamese have been driven out of the district, but what the subse quent proceedings of Ihe French are to be is not known. " There is nothing of local interest to communi. cate. " The London mail of Feb. 11th arrived here on the 27th ult., and the outward mail leaves to-day," HONG-KONG, APRIL 1. Daring the past fortnight a fair amount of busi ness has been done in imports ; prices, however, with the exception of cotton and yarn, show but little alteration. Canton silk—Quotations are nominal. Tea—Business during the fortnight has been small, owing to the firmness of teamen. Settle ments amount to 11 chops. Prices of the finer descriptions show a slight advance. Country green teas.—About 3,000 packages of fair to fine quality have arrived, for which extreme rates are demanded. In scented kinds there is no change, and settlements are very trifling. Sales, stocks, and prices are as follows :—Congou, 11 chops ; Ohnams, 19 to 24 taels; Oopacks, 26 to 31 taels ; Moning, 25 to 261 taels, stock, 47 chops. The total export of silk from China to Europe is 74,834 bales, against 56,140 bales last year, or an increase for this season of 18,694 bales. AUSTRALIA. (From the Times Corvespandent.) MELBOURNE, MARCH 25. The Northam, with the January mails, did nol reach Hobson's Bay until Monday last, the 18th inst. She brought to these colonies Sir J. Young, the Governor of New South Wales, and Gen. Came ron, the commander of the forces in New Zealand. Both proceeded in the Northam to Sydney. Gen. Cameron proceeds to Auckland without delay to confer with Governor Browne before taking the command at Taranaki. It is by no means impro bable that Pukerangiora, the stronghold of Kingi, may be demolished before the general's arrival. Nothing of material interest to the English reader has occurred in our legislature since last mail. The House of Assembly has been engaged in discussing the estimates item by item and salary by salary, according to the approved colonial fashion. The reductions are extensive, but are governed by Ca" price rather than by any system, and the recom mendations of the Civil Service Commission ap pointed by the O'Shanassy Ministry, which pro duced a very able report, which, if carried out, would have placed the civil service on a permanent basis, combining efficiency with economy, have for the present been set aside. In one attempt at economy the Ministry has been defeated by the Upper House. In the " golden age" the Gover nor's salary was fixed at £lO,OOO a-year, with £5,000 for his staff, the Government also renting, a house for £3,000 a year. Now that the cost of living is not above half what it was when the above extravagant remuneration was fixed, no one doubts that £15,000 a year is too high for the Go vernor and his staff. The Government accordingly brought in a bill to reduce it to £B,OOO and a house to live in—for we have no Government House. But as the salary of £15,000 is very properly viewed in the light of a contract with the present Governor, the bill provided that the reduction should not take effect until the expiration of six years from the date of Sir Henry Barkly's arrival in the colony; or from the Governor's removal, if before the usual period of six years. Thus if Sir Henry's usual period of service should be extended, that extension would, under the proposed bill, have been deemed a new contract at the reduced salary. If Ministers had fimly adhered to their bill, there is little doubt that they would have carried it; but when it was in com mittee in the Assembly there was a good deal of dis cussion as to thea moan t which,considering the altered circumstances of the colony, would be fit and proper. When the schedule fixing the amount (X 8,000) had been provisionally filled in came before the com mittee, Ministers themselves—evidently to curry favour with some of their supporters of the " corner" —proposed £7,000 ; which was carried by the Ministers' votes. They could as easily have carried their original proposal; and it was their vacillating conduct (the very thing, by the way, which helped to wreck the Nicholson Ministry), which induced the Legislative Council to reject the bill which they could not amend. However, the passing of the bill by the Assembly must be taken by the Secretary of State to the Colonies as notice, for there can be no doubt that a somewhat similar bill will be passed during next session, though there may be a reaction in favour of a somewhat larger sum. A Ministerial change has led to a privilege question, which has "got itself settled," as Carlyle would say, without much practical inconvenience to the member most concerned. "Mr. Loader, the Postmaster-General, was appointed also Com missioner of Trade and Customs, " without salary," so the Gazette announcement ran. One of our constitutional enactments provides, following the language of the statute of Anne, that any member who shall accept an office of profit under the Crown shall vacate his seat. Now, by the Constitution Act, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs is one of the offices expressly designated " S YDNEY, TUESDAY. as a Ministerial office, and a salary is assigned to it e The Victory with news from Nelson to the 11th in the schedule. Moreover the officer after a cer- and Taranaki to the 12th inst., arrived during the twin term of service is entitled to a pension. Mr. night. There was reconfirmed interchange of shots Wood, the late Attorney-General, brought the sub- He contended jest before the Assembly as a question of privilege. with natives, but nothing fresh had been effected except that the British line was gradually that the strengthening and advancing. On the 4th three , with great cogency of reasoning, of the 40th and one of the 65th had been badly altered by his agreein t I think it g o tic office was by the express words of the wounded. Only one of these is named—Private status one of profit, and that its character was not M'Mellan, of the 40th, dangerously hurt in the breast. The next d another of the 40tfi was profit cept it without salary . Mr. D u ff y who threw in the argu- . Messenger,Volunteerßifleman, ment that the contin was • Conte was right to a pension made •. * t k i i o l n l k illed, and Edwardtw o were an o ffi ce of it without the statute. The 12th a flag of truce was hoisted by the enem . y, question was referred ea t was shot dead on the 3d. On the afternoon of the and the house affirmed° a tti c The committee reported that the seat was vacated, secretary. The nature of the proposed communi eumrmepiotrte: of m p r. riv L il o e a g d e e s r . and General Pratt at once sent for the nativ . e . eonstituents, and was cation from the Maories was not known when the accordingly went back to hi s Victory left. Three of the rifles used by the returned without oppo s iti o : Mr. Ireland, the Atto rney -General. He offered Not so, however, troops had burst, one of them depriving Private Ir. Fern, of the 65th, of three fingers. himself for Warnambout, a small trading town on " The New Zealand papers on "SYDNEY, W the west coast. Th e O pposition putup a very tails of the operations showing nothing, but prov tainEDfuNrEtshDeArYd. e. popular local man, named Manifold, then absent ing that, while the resistance of the Maories was as from the colony, but daily expected, and Mr. Ire- determined as ever, the tactics of General Pratt land was defeated. This is really a m i s f ortune to were successfully driving them in, and have the the Ministry, for Mr. Ireland is unquestionably an approval of the army. Fresh reinforcements of able man and a good debater, added to which they Waikatoes were e x p ec t e d by and by." have no law officers in the house. - This is all the news I have. It is just possible that the Sydney mail, with the New Zealand mail At present tbere is no organised Opposition in a this no doubt keep s condition to take office, and for Engla n d, w ill b r i ng i n more t o -day, in which case I shall add it. lam at present - without any Ministers in their places. private intelligence. there The supply of gold is about equal to last year's General Cameron, appointed to the command in 11 13 to this time. For the first nine or ten weeks New Zealand, arrived here by the mail ship se emed to be a fair prospect of increase, but Northam on the 18th. He landed, but remained the a ss ",.,,_ cease of only a few hours, and proceeded in the Northam accounts made up to Friday-show' a d ee the quattity brought down last . The total quantity late, and week was to Sydney, on his way to New Zealand. This ap against 435,2170 z last year . only 27,8610 z • 4 13 9360 z, pointment has taken by surprise those who take an is , The follo i "":" ships have sailed since my * w L ' qs go 7, ld : a interestin before Yorkshire, 38,6260 z. These vessels also took ' hon. 'e 'i Prince of Wales, 22,asi oz . last . —Boreas 10 4 --c— fortnight General Cameron's departure the the affairs of New Zealand. At least . Themis ' 23 ' 59 ' 'oz; overnment must have been in possession of spatchesde communicating 6,243 bales of 'wool, includi n g Pratt at Mahoetahi, with the most ample details log the Lawrence d re- Browne, which had no gold. Th e ; specting the very judicious and well conducte d have LllVortations have been moderate, and the rate of ex e l go the success of General times as before. rove IN c on- attack upon and capture of the three pahs on the ,E a ihihi, All military men in these parts an " The redoubt was constructed on a small hill, crowded with fern trees, commanding the gully, and within easy shelling range of the village or pah Te Arei. " The 40th, and Captain Strange and Captain Turner's companies, 65th, were extended in front across the roads from the peach grove to Te Arei, the 40th on the left, the 65th on the right. The detachment of the 12th, and the light company (65th), kept the road in rear of the working parties. Almost every little eminence and the edges of the bush were occupied by the enemy—one party as near as 150 to 200 yards to the men of the 65th on the right front. Captain Strange's men had formed themselves little rifle pits, and that gallant officer was lying in one of these when he received a wound in the thigh, the bullet cutting the femoral artery, and causing death by hemorrhage. Eleven others were wounded—three of the Royal Artillery, one of the 12th Regiment, one of the 40th, five of the 65th, and one bullockdriver. Nine of the bullocks were hit, but not so as to injure them seriously. The wounds, except two, which are dangerous, are not of a character to disable the men permanently. " Captain Strange was universally esteemed, not only in his regiment, but by every one who came in contact with him in the whole force. "At present nothing is known of the Maori loss. It is conjectured by a good authority that they did suffer, and a rumour reached town this morning by a native that two or more had been killed. Little, however, was seen of them during the day beyond the smoke of their guns. Ono individual placed at the foot of the hill is said to have caused a large part of the loss on our side ; but, though a great deal of attention was paid to him in consequence, he seemed to escape. The whole of the redoubts be tween Kairau and No. 6 are to be destroyed to-day. Colonel Wyatt was left in command at the new position, with about 350 men. "A short time before the steamer left Waitara intelligence was brought down to the camp from the front that ' 17 dead natives were picked up at daylight in the tern." On the 20th of February there was a slight skir mish, in which Captain Richards was slightly wounded, one corporal (Lawrence) killed, and two privates wounded. On the 23d of February a force under Major Herbert engaged with and drove in a body of the enemy. Five of our men were wounded. The Maori loss was not known. Four or five men had also been wounded while working at the redoubt. On the night of the 26th of February a party OF natives crept up to the advanced sap, set fire to some gabions which filled a p artier. of the trench, and retreated with a yell of defiance, firing a volley. The operations at this pab were steadily advancing, and it was generally thought that it would be taken in a few days, but we have 12 days later news, and, as will be seen, it had not been taken, though its fate cannot be long post poned. I now add the three last telegrams from Sydney. The first was received on the 14th of March by Sir Henry Barkly. The second and third arrived on the 20th and 21st inst. : " SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY, 8 A.M. " Mail Steamer with intelligence from the seat of war to the 27th ult. Field movements are active, and skirmishes frequent ; deaths few. The audacity of the rebels appears to be boundless. They now swarm everywhere, and perpetrate deeds of atrocity almost without name. Since the recent arrival of troops from England they have got into their heads that the Maori war is now to be one of total exter mination of the native race. They begin to see they are playing a hopeless game. Desperation has seized their ranks. New Zealand's dark night roll ing fast away, bright morning at hand. Since the 25th Captain Mercer's artillery, with six Armstrong guns and 250 rank and file, has arrived at Auck land ; also 150 men from depots at home to reinforce the 12th and 40th. Immense supply of munitions of war in general. these proceedings, and it is the general opinion at I the seat of war that General Pratt has acted with great skill in accomplishing what he has done with the force he has at his disposal, and the many ob jects which he had to accomplish in the way of defence as well as offence with that force. In truth, the only deduction which stern criticism is com pelled to make from his character for military prudence is due to his constitutional pluck, which has sometimes led him to expose himself to a greater extent than becomes a prudent general. In deed, in military command, prudence and courage must always be in conflict. That man is the best general who applies each in its proper place and at its proper time, but I think Englishmen are most disposed to pardon errors which proceed from an overdose of bravery. There is a third element which has had its influence on General Pratt—l mean his fine, genial sympathies for the suffering people around him. To protect them was, as he (and I think very properly) regarded it, his chief duty. I have already shown how small a force the due performance of this duty left at his disposal for distant operations. Now, no doubt, more force is pouring in. He will have two additional regiments. He will have a fine body of artillery, with the best arms. He will have other means of successful attack, and just as he is about to use them, in steps another general to reap the harvest which Pratt has sown and fostered almost to maturity. The Home Govern ment has employed one general to heap the loading on the camel's back at great labour, and then sends another to add the straw which is to break it. There is nothing to justify General Pratt's recall. Since the affairs of Mahoetahi and Raihihi every mail has carried home some account of successes, nearly all accomplished before the reinforcements reached the seat of war. In what lies the secret of these sue asses with a very moderate force ? It lies in this, that General Pratt has had the benefit of eight or ten months experience. He understands his enemy. He knows the country in which he is operating. He has been accumulating new facts which before baffled his experience, drawn from other countries and other modes of warfare. Is it not, therefore, no less injudicious than unjust to recall him just as increased means have reached the Colony to give effect to his well-earned experience ? General Cameron begins with about three times the force which General Pratt had at the date of Maheetahi. He has also the benefit of all the collective experience gained under General Pratt, which resides in the breasts of his. officers. But will he avail himself of that experience ? This is doubtful. His own experience will, in all probabi lity be " bought and paid for." He goes out, lam told, under the impression —or, at all events, loudly expressing the hypothesis —that there has been too much delay, He may, therefore, contemn the opi nion of his subordinate officers who are to some extent connected with that delay. Hence he will in all probability act upon his own views. At this moment even a dangerous experiment may be suc cessful, simply because he has two regiments and a large body of artillery more at his disposal than General Pratt had; but I regard this possible suc cess as so very doubtful that I shall be very anxious for the news of the next three months. It will be observed that at the date of the last telegram the Maories had hoisted a flag of truce. It does not say whether this was hoisted from head quarters (Pukerangiora) or elsewhere. We are ignorant of what may have resulted from this. It is difficult to understand how the natives can ob tain ammunition, and by this time they must be fully aware of the immense advantages which our heavy guns, mortars, shells, and rockets give us. It would not surprise me if this same flag should prove the precursor of negotiatio3s, but I have also a strong impression that the natives of New Zealand generally w ill fi g ht f J r the " tribal ri g ht s " as long as they have an ounce of pow ler left. MONDAY AFTERNOON. P.S.—The mail from New Zealand has brought some explanations as to the flag of truce. I have before me a short letter from the seat of war. On the 11th of March General Pratt received a communication from Pukerangiora desiring a short truce. This has been granted for 48 hours. It is to open communications as to the terms of peace, at least so it is believed. The General granted this short truce, as it evidently leaves bim in no worse position at the end of the 48 hours than he was. His arrangements for storming the pah were then complete, or nearly so. His sap had advanced to within 200 yards of the pah, and it is understood that he has determined at the end of the time granted to commence operations. The natives are much discouraged by their successive disasters, and it is believed that they now perceive that success is impossible to them. There seems therefore to be a reasonable probability that before Gen. Cameron reaches the seat of war hostilities will be at an end. A similar desire has been evinced by the Waikatoes to see an end put to hostilities. They have made a proposal to Governor Browne to with draw the Waikatoes if it be agreed to leave the question as it stood before hostilities commenced. The Governor has declined to do this. The details appear in the Argus summary of this day, to which I refer you. _ The Waikato chief William Thompson, a man of influence and decision, had gone down to Taranaki —not in a hostile mood, but, it was thought, to withdraw the Waikatoes. If the temper of the Waikatoes be decidedly in favour of a termination of the war, Kingi alone cannot maintain it ; and it people are tired great disasters i s of a generallycontest te s t which believed ho h h a tsh onlya t his oven brought upon them. There has never yet been so favourable a prospect of peace. VOTING A.AD VOLUNTEERING. There is a body of Presbyterians in Scotland, who, adhering to the generally Sole m n L e c a a g l l u e e d a C n a d m c e o r v o ne Covenant, aatinst, and to the doctrines of Presbyterian supremacy, have, since the Revolu tion of 1688, refused, and to this day refuse, to take the oath of allegiance to the reigning Monarch. Their doctrine is that Monarch and nation are alike pledged by the Covenant to the establishment of Presbyterianism in the three kingdoms, and to the extirpation of Popery, Prelacy; and Erastianism, and they therefore refuse to acknowledge a consti tution which associates the State with an uncove nanted and prelatic Church. This peculiar sect, which takes the name of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, numbers about 700 members, and prevails chiefly in the south-west of Scotland, and amid the scenes of the great persecution of the 17th century. Their views have hitherto excluded them from all the civic privileges that have since 1821 been con ceded to the Dissenting bodies, it being against their principles and testimony not only to sit in Parliament or burgh council, but even to exercise the elective franchi se, w hi ch l ast they d ec l are un lawful on the irre gu l ar ground that the voter be comes an accessory to all the evils of the British constitution. Th e i r v i ews a l so di s qualify them from joining in the vol un te e r moveinent, on account of the oath of allegiance administered. It will not be deemed wonderful that in days when the franchise is so much prized, and when the youth of the country are fired with zeal to defend it, numbers of even this strictest sect should be found breaking through the straitlaces that re strain, them. It was accordingly reported to the Reformed Presbyterian Synod which met in Edin burgh last week, that the law and testimony of the Church had been broken both by members exercis ing the elective franchise and joining volunteer corps. A lengthened discussion took place as to what should be done, and numerous reverend mem bers urged the modification of the testimony as re gards the assumed identity of the representative and the voter, and as regards the interpretation of the oath of allegiance. Highly patriotic and almost loyal views were expressed on the volunteer ques- tion, and warm expressions of admiration and love for her Majesty were uttered, and of will ingness to defend her person and protect the soil from invasion, so far as their service could be given apart from rendering fealty to the constitution. Another party in the Synod denounced the pro posal to modify the testimony as a backsliding and defection from the testimony. It was ulti mately resolved, by 30 to 11, to appo i n t a com mittee to inquire into th e soun d ness o f the views contained in the testim ony on th e p o ints mooted, and to relieve kirk sessions from the obligation to expel members who entertained doubts and difficul ties on these matters, but meantime to recommend members of the Church to abstain from voting at elections. No similar recommendation having been made as to holding aloof from the Volunteer move ment, it may be presumed that that point has been conceded. WEST COAST OF AFRICA THE MASSACRE AT DAHOMEY. The Royal Mail steamship Armenian, Wild, commander, arrived at Liverpool on Saturday morn ing with the mails from the West African Coast, Madeira, and Teneriffe. The following are the latest dates by this arrival : Benin, March 24; Old Calabar, April 1 ; Cameroons, 3 ; Fernando Po, 3 ; Bonny, Brass, and Nun, 6 ; Lagos, 10 ; Accra, 12 ; Cape Coast, 14 ; Cape Palmas, 16 ; Sierra Leone, 21 ; Bathurst, 25 ; Teneriffe, May 1; Madeira, 3. The Armenian brings home a full cargo and 1,500 ozs. in gold dust, and 36 passengers, By the Armenian we learn that affairs were in a very unsatisfactory state in the Bight of Benin. Mr. Foote, the British Consul for Lagos, had been up to Abbeokutah and Porto Novo in her Majesty's ship Brune, to endeavour to bring to a satisfactory termination some long-pending disputes. When at Porto Novo, the Consul, finding it impossible to persuade the King of that town to come on board the Brune, caused a shot to be fired over the town, to let the King and his people know that he in tended to be serious. The Porto Novo people re sponded to this by firing into the Brune. Five shots were then fired from the Brune into the town, and the vessel then steamed away to Badagry. Our latest intelligence from Badagry states that trade at that place was at a complete stand-still. Not a single gallon of oil was to be had. The affair at Porto Novo remained unfinished, but Mr. Consul Foote had expressed his determination to bring the King of that place to his senses by a " little outside pressure." The Governor of Cape Coast had been settling a dispute with the King of Anamboe. It seems that the chiefs of Anamboe had been for some time gradually usuruing authority over other districts to which they had no right. A short time prior to the departure of the Armenian the King of Anamboe seized some persons, natives of the Winnebah district, • and fined them. The affair was reported to the commandant of Anamboe, and this officer made the matter known to the Governor of Cape Coast. His Excellency sent orders to the King to deliver up the people, and the money he had got from them in fines. The King (Coffee Afferry)'gave up the people, but flatly refused to refund the money, at the same time re turning a " very insulting" reply to the governor's message. The governor, therefore, sent 100 men of the Gold Coast Artillery Corps under the command of the Hon. Major Cochrane, Captain Gatehouse, Lieutenant Sharpe, and Ensign Davis, to ger an explanation from the refractory monarch. When the troops reached Anamboe (ten miles distant from Cape Coast) they surrounded the house of the Anamboe chief. The King was not to be found, as at the sight of the forces, he jumped out of the window of his house and ran away. Some of the gentlemen of Anamboe interceded, and pro mised to find the King, Major Cochrane telling them to make haste, as the Governor would shortly be there in a man-of-war. When his excellency arrived he was met on the beach by the principal people of Anamboe, among whom was King Coffee Afferry himself. A palaver was held, and the King, after being called upon to explain his conduct, was severely reprimanded, and fined £5O and costs. The territory of Bandoo, late under the govern ment of a Sherbro chief, has been ceded by him to the British Government, and is therefore now under the British rule. Formal possession was taken of the territory on the 26th March by Commander Heneage, of her Majesty's ship Falcon, in the pre sence of a large number of persons, who displayed the greatest enthusiasm while the British flag was hoisted and the royal salute fired. The Sierra Leone African says, speaking of the above annexation : " We are sure that it is a measure that will prove as beneficial to Sherbro as advantageous to the colony, and are therefore highly gratified to learn that the occupation of Bandoo has been fully sanc tioned by her Majesty's home Government." According to late advices from Lagos, we learn that no fears were entertained of any attack upon the Abbeokutans by the King of Dahomey. The Ijage and Ibodan war seems to be no nearer a conclusion than at our last advices. From Liberia we learn that the president and the troops had returned from their expedition against the Nyffans. The difficulties are said to have been all settled, and peace established on a firm founda tion. A native missionary, who witnessed the " grand custom" of the King of Dahomey, says that more than 2,000 male human beings were slaughtered, and about as many females and young children, besides enormous numbers of deer, turkey, buzzards, and other fowl. In a commercial point of view it has also been productive of evil. The Vest African Herald says :—" We learn that besides the terrible sacrifice of human life caused by the Dahoman grand custom,' it has also had the effect of, in a great measure, putting a stop to trade in that part of the country. All the principal people have been compelled to repair to the capital Abomey), and remain there to witness this custom. In Wydab, we understand there were, when our informant left that town, few people but women and slaves. The palm nuts were rotting on the trees; commerce and agriculture were languishing grievously. It will be a mercy, indeed, when some civilised power shall undertake to put down this abominable king dom of Dahomey, the terror and scourge of one of the finest portions of Africa. We learn that the British Government are sending 200 men to Abbeo kuta to assist the natives of that town in defending themselves against any apprehended attack from the King of Dahomey. This will have a great effect, and if followed up properly will result in the destruction of the Dahoman power. There is no doubt all the surrounding tribes fear and detest Dahomey, she will not let anybody alone. Without even the shadow of a pretext she invades the territories of her neighbours at pleasure, ravaging the country, burning the vil- lages, and carrying away the unoffending and un prepared inhabitants to death or slavery. The kingdom of Dahomey is the mainstay and support of the slave trade in the Bight of Benin. Her wars are predatory excursions to keep the slave market constantly supplied. The Dahomans live entirely by war. They are essentially a nation o f plunderers and warriors. They culti vate little ; their commerce is in significant, they subsist altogether on the proceeds of their predatory excursions. Let us be rid of Dahomey, and the slave trade will receive a ' blow which will go far towards destroying it in the Bight of Benin." The article then proceeds to enumerate the various custom 4 (including the King and all his retinue) which ought to be abolished in the kingdom of Dahomey, and in their place it says make factories and Government stations in the Bight of Benin. You (the English Government) will soon be able to take away your cruisers ; you will no longer turn pale at the failure of the cotton crop in America; and millions of the African race will bless the hand that brought them freedom and regeneration. Among the King of Dahomey's army there is a troop called the Amazon Guards. The est African Herald thus describes them :—" The Amazon Guards, as they have sometimes been styled, are the most extraordinary troops that we have ever heard or read of. They are 3,000 in number, all females, and display such a degree of ferocious bloodthirstiness and hardihood as to bear a greater resemblance to a host of mad Ogresses than to human creatures. They utterly despise death ; they show no mercy to any living being in war ; they are mad after blood, and seem not to know what fear means. They are in fact a troop of devils, so to speak, whose hideous wildness of manner, and the savage madness of whose demean our in times of excitement is so appalling and in human, as to have led many well-judging persons to opine that these dreadfal creatures are periodically subjected to the influence of some species of drug which has this effect. The dress of the Amazons consists of a pair of loose trousers, an upper garment covering the breast, and a cap. They are armed with a gun, knives, and da gg ers ; some have blu n d er b usses ot h ers long elephant guns, while th e rema i nder carry t h e or dinary mus• ket. In their military exercises they di s p la y g ood discipline, as well lity, ' as won d er f u l dexterity and agi- RAIL WAY IN7ELLIGENCE. STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AND WHALEY BRIDGE, A Wharncliffe mectinf , of this company was held on Friday, at the aces, No, 2, Leadenhall street, for the purpose of taking into consideration a bill before Parliament for empowering the Lon don and North-Western to make railways at Bur ton-upon-Trent ; to confer additional powers upon them with reference to parts of their undertaking. and for other purposes. Mr. Robert Russell Not man, chairman of the company, presided. The clause which in the bill affects the company states that it is expedient that the company, the Midland Company, and the London and North 'Western Company be empoweredto make and carry into effect arrangements and agreements with reEpect to the construction of a station at Buxton, in the county of Derby, for the joint or separate use of those companies, or any of them, and with reference to the appropriation to that purpose of the lands, or some of them, now or hereafter belonging to those companies, or any of them, and with reference to the working, use, management, and control of the said station, and of the traffic in, to, or from the same, and with reference to other matters connected with the said station. The bill was, on the motion of the chairman, unanimously adopted. HORSHAM AND GITILDFoRD. A special meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Friday, in accordance with the Wharncliffe order, at the offices of the company, 41, Parliament-street, Westminster, for the purpose of considering and approving, or otherwise acting, upon the following bill, now pending in Parliament —viz., " A Bill to enable the Horsham and Guild ford Direct Railway Company to work over and use the Godalming Branch and Guildford Station of the London and South-Western Railway Company." Mr. Joseph Cary, chairman of the company, pre sided. The Chairman announced that an agreement had just been concluded with the London and South- Western Railway Company, which rendered it un necessary to proceed with the bill, which would therefore be withdrawn. MADRAS. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held on Friday at the London Tavern ; Major General Duncan Sim in the chair. The report (taken as read) was a very voluminous document. It stated that the work of construction had been proceeding actively on the different lines since the last genera report ; and by tnis date the company had about 257 miles open and at work, as against 137 miles at the date of the last report. The traffic of the railway during the past half-year had unavoidably suffered from the unfortunate pre valence of cholera, and the comparative failure of the crops.. Other traffic, however, had sprung up, and had supplied, to some extent, the temporary deficiency in the receipts from grain. Other por tions of the line were being rapidly proceeded with. The gross receipts for the last half-year exceeded those of the previous six months by £1,358, and those of the corresponding half of the previous year by £5,118. The receipts for carriage of rail way materials formed 121 per cent, of the gross receipts for the half-year. Various causes had arisen which had increased the cost of working The running of first and second-class carriages being at present unremunerative, certain sugg , stions had been approved for developing that description of traffic. Last year it only represented 11 per cent. of the entire passenger traffic. The total number of passengers carried during the past year was 887,452, of which no less than 875,506, or 981 per cent. nearly, were of the third class, at a fare of one farthing a mile. The capital account showed the receipts to have been £4,771,891 17s, 4d., and the un appropriated balance to be £350,669 15s. 3d., making the expenditure £4,421,222 2s. ld. The re venue account for the half-year ending Dec. 31, 1860, showed the receipts to have been £36,956 9s. id., and the expenditure £29,922 13s. Bd., leaving a balance of .E 7.033 15s. sd. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, pointed out, upon a large map suspended in the room, the portions of the line already finished and those in course of construction. He men tioned that the timber sleepers had showed unusual symptoms of decay, and that better description of sleeper was being laid down. The traffic had not been quite so satisfactory as the directors had anti cipated, hut that had been occasioned by causes over which they had no control, and he looked for ward with confidence to the future. There had been a decrease in the passenger traffic of £879, and an increase in goods of £2,65, so that the gross in crease had been £1,746. Mr. Arbuthnot having seconded the motion, a long discussion took place upon the prospects of the undertaking. The report was said to be of a discouraging character, and several shareholders doubted whether the line would pay for a length ened period. • Dr:Beattie thought the fare of a farthing a mile too low, and suggested the propriety of abolishing either the first or second class carriages, keeping two classes only, as both first and second traffic was at present unremunerative. Mr. M. Lewin doubted whether the line could be improved for the future ; and in this view he was supported by another proprietor, who called attention to the fact that the working expenses amounted in the half-year to upwards of 80 per cent., while the first and second class passengers combined were only 30 per day. The Chairman replied that he was not quite so desponding as some of the shareholders. Various unforeseen causes had operated prejudicially to the company during the past half-year, which might not happen again. The present fares were only experimental. The higher and richer orders of In dia had very great objections to associate with the lower orders, but they had a still greater objection to part with their money. That was the reason why the first and second class carriages bad not been patronised, for the highest and richest in the land, in order to save their money, would take off their jackets, go into the third class carriages, and squat down with the lowest characters, like so many pigs. (A laugh.) The seats had now been taken out of the third class carriages, so that they might contain more passengers; the present first would be made into second class, and a new first class car riage substituted. If that did not answer, the di rectors would consider the desirabi.ity of adopting the suggestion of abolishing one of the classes. The farthing per mile was not quite so little as it seemed, for money in India was supposed to be as much as five times less value than in England. The shareholders might be satisfied that the directors would lose no opportunity of increasing the revenue of the company. In reply to a question, the Chairman said the first-class fare was lid. per mile. Several Shareholders—lt ought to be more. The CHAIRMAN —. But they will no t pay more . W e h ave already tried th em . W e b egan w ith higher fares, and have been compelled to reduce them. Ultimately the report was unanimously adopted ; the retiring directors were re-elected ; a resolution was carried for the conversion into stock of all the shares in the fourth extension capital, in respect whereof the whole money subscribed shall have been paid up; and a cordial vote of thanks was given to the directors. In reply, various members of the board expressed their belief that as the resources of India became developed the traffic on the lines would increase to a very large extent ; that great attention was being bestowed upon the cultivation of cotton in India, which would also improve the prospects of the rail way; and that the government was f u lly a li ve to the importance of opening math!, &c., to j o i n t h e line, which would have the effect of bringing a con siderable amount of traffic, The proceedings then terminated. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The misery, the disappointment, the intermina; le expense of " physic-iaking, are now hap pilyFeedsuperseded by a the use pleasing and Du sys tem, removes chronic and exhausting Barry's Revalenta " Arabic langour n at u natural diseases,action and on replacesthe - and pain by vigour and health. Thefollowing are e n x o e t es t s h iv e e l n ea erv st eruesmneasrsk,awbiltei:t—paCinusrein3m2,yB36. "Three years' nea and left arm, and general debility, which rendered my life very miser able, has been radically removed by Du Barry's health restoring Food,—Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skib bereen. Cure 3,906. Thirteen years cough, i n . digestion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's exce llent- Revalenta Ara bica Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate ano perpetuate di seas es ; their annoyance, disappointment, and expense may be avoided by using Du Barry's Food which, at a few pence per day, saves be times its cost in other remedies, removing effectually, u.thout purging, indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, bilious and cliovnesrticpoamtipalnaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Ure, MD., F.R.S., Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Shorland, Dr. Campell. Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of spu rious and injuriou- imitations offered under a variety of false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery under a penalty of 55,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his agents ; and tho pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arahica Food and that Du Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly fake. No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, ontheseal and wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article must expect to be distrusted in all others. Packed in tins 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s, 61, ; 51b. lls.; 121 b. 225.; 241 b. 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. .:anistors are sent carriage hfricilleposnanredcecion,t of Po s t- o ffi ce or d er by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Re 'cent-street, London; Fortnum Mason, and Co.;_ Abbf,. Gracechurch-street ; 4 , Cheapside , 63 and 150, 13,' ;ard-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishop sga t; street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; r tea-dealers • Petty, Wood, and Co., King William City ; Nigh ibib9rll; and gr 9 cc ro -"lhreet THE JUDGMENT ON T. 12 1 ,.: KOSSUTH NO IL'S. It was a matter of course that the judgment de livered on Saturday last by Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, in the case of the Emperor of Austria versus Messrs. Day and M. Kossuth, should be ap pealed against. We believe that the general opinion of the bar is entirely unfavourable to the judgment, and that no man of any eminence, except the plaintiff's cou nse l, h opes to see it confirmed. Sir John Stuart argues that the Court of Chancery has a jurisdiction in the matter, on the ground that the right of the sovereign power to regulate the currency of any realm is not a municipal right, but a great pub'', right, recognised and protected by the law of nations ; that England re cognises the right by enacting statutes against the counterfeiting or forging of foreign money ; and that, in the absence of any other protection for it, the Court of Chancery is bound to step in and shield it. The argument is a very strange one on many accounts. The English statutes against counter feiting and forging foreign money are rather an argument against our recognition of the supposed international law than in its favour, seeing that the statutes would scarcely be enacted if the common law of nations already afforded protection. Besides, their purpose is rather to protect the victims of false coin or forged notes in this country than to protect the foreigner, who is usually held competent to protect himself. Again, the interfereece of the Court of Chancery is limited to the defence of pro perty rights where there is no other remedy, and it might possibly be argued that for the manufacture of counterfeit notes or coin in England the only sufficient remedy would be in England. But the issue of notes which bear expressly on the face of them the political assumption under which alone they could be available stands on quite different ground. The Emperor's property rights (if they are recognised by England at all) in the currency of Hungary are not endangered by these notes in any way, though they clearly contemplate a time when these property rights may have ceased toexist de facto. 'I hey assume a political convulsion as the only agency which would turn them to account, and, therefore, if they supplant the Emperor's pro perty rights at all, it is only through his political rights. If any Austrian, dreaming of a conquest of England, were to prepare orders in his own name on her Majesty's Exchequer for money no one would imagine that such orders, openly signed by a per son without authority or right, would be am inva sion of her Majesty's property rights, which a Ger man Court of Chancer 3 could restrain, because they could by no means injure or affect that property, even though after a certain political catastrophe they might conceivably take the place of Treasury warrants • yet this is ex act l y a s i m i lar case. Instru ments which have no tendency to excite a revolu tion (or even if they had would certainly not be liable to the jurisdiction of a Chancery Court on that account), which, if they ever have any effi ciency at all, can acquire it only through political events, strike, in Sir John Stuart's opinion, not at the political stability, but at the civil property of the Emperor of Austria. The precedent quoted by Sir John Stuart is a thoroughly unfortunate one. He tells us that in the case of Farina v. Silverlock an injunction was granted against the issue of cer tain eau de Cologne labels professing to state that the contents of the bottles bearing them was eau de Cologne manufactured by Farina, although it was not proved that they had been or were intended to be put to any use injurious to Farina, simply on the ground that it was probable they might be so put. That judgment, however, was overruled on appeal, and overruled expressly because the defendant showed that under certain contingencies they were capable of a p rfectly lawful use. The same may be said of these Kcssuth notes. They are only an inchoate instrument, capable of uses, if they should ever have any, which may be either lawful or un lawful in Austria, according to the course of future events. It is indeed quite clear that if Kossuth has been guilty of any breach of law at _all, it is a criminal offence, a political conspiracy—if that be an offence under our law—to upset the power of the Emperor of Austria in Hungary. This is a case for a Common Law Court and a jury. It is a case, doubtless, which could not be successfully pressed by the Emperor of Austria before an English jury, both because the notes are very insufficient evidence of any conspiracy to upset the power of the Austria' Government, and because it is by no means certain that such a conspiracy, if proved, is a criminal offence by English law at all. But if there has been a breach of law at all it was of the law of conspiracy. It is incredible that the Court of Chancery can have any jurisdiction in the matter, and it is something of an artifice in the Emperor of Austria's representatives to take their case into the only English Court in which, from personal rather than legal considerations, there was any lope of their getting a favourable judw.ent. We coal. dently expect that the decision will be reversed by the Court above Economist. COUNTRY MARKETS. OXFORD—MAY 11. The trade was good, and wheat of prime quality com man fed more money—GOs to 70s per qr. Barley advane3cl from is to 2s per qr. 0 is at previous rates for fine sam ples. Beans in good demand. Flour was worth 46s per sack. NORWICH -MAY 11. At this market to-day wheat was in short supply, with a better sale, and last week's rates advanced is per qr. The supply of barley limited, and late prices were barely supported. Flour is dearer. White wheat 68s to 62s J Red wheat 54s to 683 Malting barley....4ss to 47s I Chevalier b ar l e y 41 s t o 44 s Distilling do.. ....31s to 348 1 Oats.. 26s to 30s Flour, 43a to 43s 6d per sack from the miller. LE ICE STE 11-I%4Ay 11. The supply of wheat of an average character, and prices were fully , is per qr higher. White wheat, from 60s to 72a —red, bOls to 60s per 36 stone; a rather slow demand for barley, grinding, 30s to 325; malting, 36s to 40s per qr.; oats, 32s to 37s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 58s to 60s; new, 45s to 508 per 38 stone. Fine flour, 50s I Seconds, 47s I Thirds, 458 per 20 stone. YORK—MAY 11. The market was scantily supplied with wheat, and last week's rates were exceeded by is to 2s. Very little barley came to hand. Beans scarce. Oats met a ready sale. Wheat, red 45s to 56s i has.... White do .58 s to 64s Beans 8 58- Barley .38s to 42s Peas ......... .... -- to - 9 Malt, 70s to 72s per qr. ; rye, 36s per qr. ; flour, 48s to tos per sack. NORTHAMPTON—MAY 11. At this corn -market wheat was in limited supply, with a fair business doing—prices ranging from 64s to 68s for old, and 40s to 60s for new. A small show of barley— malting 40s to 445, grinding 26s to 34s per qr. Oats in moderate show, and prices as t,efore—quoted at 22s to 38s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 51s to 56a ; peas, 40s to 50s. Rye ' 378 to 425; malt, 68s to 72?; flour, 338 to 34e p e r sack THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) . .. ... Do. (via Marseilles) May 13. Brazil and Cape Verde . _. • • . • • June 4. Buenos Ayres, M on t e Video, &o. .. .. Cuba and Mexico .. . .. .. .. M a y 15. . •• •• •• May 29. Canada, &c. (via L'der r y) Cape of Good Hope, &c... .* .. .. June 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via' S'ampton) May 19. Do (via Marseilles) May 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. May 19. India (Calcutta), Ceyl on , & c . ( v i a S out h ampton) May 19. Do. (via Marseilles) May 13. ' India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. M a y 26. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. May 20. Lisbon .. • (via tbam ton) .. M a y 11. .50. u... .. May 11. Malta, Ent, and Aden Do. (via Marseilles) p .. June 4. Vigo, a nd Oporto . .. .. .. •• .. May 11. United States, California, &c. .. .. .. May 15. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Overdue. West 'lndies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. May 14. BIRTHS. Commßs.—On the 9th inst., at 17, Chesham-street, the Lady Conyers, of a son. CuuncH.—On the 10th inst., at Highgate, Mrs. E. B. Church, of a daughter. MORETON.—On the sth inst., at 69, Eaton-square, the Hon, Mrs. Reynolds Moreton, of a son. MARRIAGES. IRELAND—HILL.—On the Bth inst., at Trinity Church, Sheerness, Mr. James Ireland, RN , to Emma, third daughter of the late Mr. Walter Hill, of the Isle of Sheppy, Kent. LEWIN—PELLEW.—On the Bth inst., at Clift on, Captain Granville Lewin, of H.M.'s Indian Army, eldest son a the late Sir G. A. Lewin, Q.C., to Gertrude, only child of the late Hon. Percy Pellets. DEATHS. BRICKWOOD.—On the 10th inst., at 4, Dorset-terrace, Clapham-road, Edward Clanfield Brickwood, Esq., for 46 years a proctor in Doctors'-commons, aged 75 . GWILT.—On the 9th inst., at Ickhlgham, Robert Gwilt, Esq., aged 80. HUNTER. —On the 9th inst., in Torrington-square, Joseph Hunter, Esq., F.S.A , o ne of the Assistant-Keep ers o f her Majesty's Records, aged 79. ROBINSON.—On the 4th inst., at 7, Cambridge-terrace, Widcombe, Bath, Captain Thomas Pitt Robinson, R.N., aged 66. SANDES.—On the 6th of April last, at Raneegunge, near Calcutta, of dysentery, Amelia, wife of r alkider Chute &lades, Esq., aged twenty-five. VIDAL. On the 7th .i.T in: g t a .,a ed t B w. righton, suddenly, Emerio E. Vidal, Esq., R LorinoN : Printed and Published by Mt nDo YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TnE SUN OniCe, No. 112,Strand, in the Precinct of the "VC% hi the County of Illiddlems ktooday, kLay 13,1561,