The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-16 00:00:00

g THE ,OVERLAND MAIL. We have received our papers and correspondence in anticipation of the Overland Mail. The dates are—Calcutta, September ore Madras, Sept. 10 ; Bombay, Sept. 11; Singap, August 29 •; China, August 11. (Prom the Overland Bombay Times Summary of Sept. 11.) As the mail leaves us three days earlier than usual to enable the lazy steamer Auckland to have some chance of reaching Aden in time, the usual interval betwixt our despatches is curtailed by a couple of days, and the ten days over which they extend have been nearly barren of events. The Nizam's dominions are again disturbed. A zemindar named Letchimand Row, at the head of s ome hundreds of armed followers, is plundering and intercepting remittances to the capital. He carried off, about a fortnight ago, 20,0001. in cash, besides jewels, from a single district ; and the Naib of the districts in which he is plundering reports that the Government troops are quite unequal to his capture, and requests extraneous aid. The King of Ava, is said to have determined on despatching to Calcutta his brother, at the head of an embassy, with a 'view of making arrangements for the promotion of a good understanding betwixt the two Governments from henceforth. Should the our prove well-founded, it will afford the strongest proof that can be had of the complete humiliation of the Burmese, who hitherto not only refused to treat with us, but to receive our ambas sadors with ordinary decency. British Burmah at present seems generally quiet, with the exception of those occasional irregularities to be looked for in recently subjected dominions opening out without natural barrier on the frontiers of the enemy. Our intelligence from Affghanistan and Persia are nearlyall pacific and satisfactory, that of an opposite , character current a few months ago having, we have no doubt, been manufactured for those at the time hungering and thirsting for tales of terror regarding Russia, and ready to swallow anything, however monstrous, if only sufficiently alarming. The coal sent down by the King of Ava is of very good quality ; the Bentinck used it on her last trip from Prome to Rangoon. Colonel Sleeman, resident at Lucknow, has been compelled for the present to withdraw from the sphere of his duties, and Oude is thus deprived of the only hope possessed by her of an approach to peace or tranquillity. Colonel Sleeman is a man of remarkable ability, determination, and uprightness, and, we need hardly add, a sturdy anti-annexa tionist, and the people will, in all likelihood, hail with delight the hour that promises to extinguish the Royal dynasty and give them the British Government in its stead. Forty-five years' unin terrupted service has, in the removal of Colonel Sleeman, deprived them of their last protector; The discovery of coal on the banks of the Irra waddy, and the completion of railway communica tion between the Burdwan collieries and Calcutta, together with the efficient working of the Labuan coal-pits and the obtainment of a supply in Japan, will do much towards diminishing the cost of steam navigation in the Indian and China seas, and libe rate a good deal of freight for other cargoes. A commission has just been appointed by the Governor-General for the management of the state of Nagpore, now considered a portion of the Bri tish dominions. It will be created a sort of inde pendent despotism, and exempt, therefore, from the oppression of patronage and external interfer ence ; and, freed of these encumbrances, it will in all likelihood be satisfactorily governed. The excellence of the management of the Pun jaub and the prosperity of its finances are due ex clusively to the fact of its administration being conducted as unlike that of the rest of India as possible. So far from furnishing ground of con gratulation to the admirers of the old system, it supplies a standing reflection on past mismanage ment. A selection from the records of the government of the north-west provinces, just published, shows that female infanticide, supposed to be all but ex tinct, is still very prevalent in the districts around Agra. An instance of it was lately brought to light in the Bombay Presidency. A poor woman was confined of twins. She had been suckling an infant of three years old up to within a short period of her confinement. While tending the little girl, then suffering from small pox, she was unable to suckle the new-born infants, who seemed to have died of starvation ; in the presence, how ever, and apparently according to the wishes of their father and grandmother, the family being of a. caste accustomed to destroy their female child ren. A worse variety of infanticide than any we have put down is at present permitted to prevail amongst us without any attempt at its suppression. Hindoo widows left childless, an incident of the most common occurrence, as maybe supposed where all marriages are compulsory, and girls just passed the age of puberty are forced to marry husbands old and worn out, however wealthy, are stripped of their possessions the moment their husbands expire. Their hair is cut, they are robbed of all their ornaments, and compelled tlfenceforth to sub sist as cooks or domestics in a state of the most miserable servitude. Living as outcasts, without the incentive to good conduct, and incapable of being more degraded, as may be naturally be sup posed, prostitution becomes general amongst them, infanticide being resorted to in its earlier stages to conceal the crime. The redress their husbands themselves might afford has no chance of ever being obtained, and all that is required is, a law to make them the life-renters of their husbands' estates, or to secure them such proportion of their property as is provided by law to widows in Europe. The young Hindoo widow possessed of means would in this case run no more risk of want of lawful - suitors than other widows similarly situated throughout the world, and would, should it be otherwise or should she wish to remain single, continue in the enjoyment of those com forts she was accustomed to as a wife. The present atrocious state of matters is enjoined by no religious precept, and seems to have come into existence like Suttee and infanticide, where widows were murdered to secure their possessions, and female children to save their dowries, that avarice might be indulged by the destruction of the helpless. The tyranny of • custom has perpetu ated what the cruelty of selfishness began. A public meeting has just been held at Kurra chee, presided over by the commissioner, Mr. Frere, with a view of promoting the construction of a railway in Lower Scindo, by which projectors at home will find that a fair prospect of good re turns is held out to them, and that they have the fullest assurance of all the assistance and support Government can give them. A camp or army of exercise, of 6,000 or 8,000 men, is to be assembled at Kurrachee, next cold season, after the manner of the Poona Chobham of last year. The commissioners have just started from Cal cutta to investigate into the charges transmitted by a small insignificant party at Sin g apore against Sir James Brook e , o f S arawa k. The expense of the inquiry is estimated at from 12,0001. to 20,000/. ; of the result every one in India is satisfied already ; that th e " harmless fishermen" of the London philanthropi s t s were a set of as blood-thirsty miscreants as ever infested any sea, and that hanging and shootin g was t oo goo d f or them, Sir James Brooke doing no more than his duty in destroying as many of them as he could lay hold of. The share list of the Western India Irrigation Company having been filled up, a provisional com mittee has been elected. It is rumoured that the prospectus will be so far remodelled as to exclude all allusion to a guarantee from the Court of Directors. The Bombay shareholders feel such perfect confi dence in the success of their scheme that the guarantee of a minimum of 5 per cent. seems ridi culous, when they are satisfi ed that their lowest "return ' s can never fall under 15, and that if left to themselves their dividends will probably soon amount to double this. They now, it is understood, desire to proceed on the ordinary terms of the joint stock comp any, under a limited liability , and have received th e assurances of support and assistanc e administration,fiowmarnitheset members of the local as they h a d d one before from the highest authoriti es pro ceed as auspiciousl y a at home. If matters is . expected, the surveys t will, in all likeliho o d, of the cold. weather, e completed in the course works contracts be taken, and very possibly the be commenced before the rains set in. The copartnery are sanguine of being able to satisfy the public at home that the natives, who constitute more than nine-tenths of that the d e l ays the shareholders, are not always charg ea bl e charg ea bl e w i t h the apathy ascribed to them,and in all things associated in the public mind with Indian affairs are things rather of custom than of necessity. The debate in the House of Commons en the pro posal of Mr. Blackett to send a commi ssion Madras to inquire into the state of the land to re venue has occasioned no small amount of amuse ment amongst us. The proposal was resisted on the plea that the governors of India were now invested with all the powers that could be desired by them, and that it would be indelicate to in terfere in their administration. The powers of the authorities here. have not been increased by a hair's-breadth for the past twenty years, and all the complex and cumbrous system of ad ministration existing here and at home since 1775 remain exactly as they have been for the past three-quarters of a century. Simultaneously with thipublication of the debate, the new Post Office Act was laid before the world, by which it was shown that no delicacy was felt by the autho rities at home in interfering in the most vexatious and annoying way that could be conceived with the views of the Governor-General. The same mail which contained a report of the debate, brought us out the court's education manifesto, an equally gross and indelicate interference with the local au thorities, though in all other respects as unlike as possible to the Post Office despatch. For the past week the rains have returned with all their violence, and we now have attained an abundant supply. The monsoon indeed has proved so favourable that in our present good fortune there is some fear we may suffer the plan of our Salsette Waterworks to go to sleep till another drought awakens us. The Governor-General, and the Governors of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, are all at their re spective seats of government hard at work, as if convinced that statesmen in India had other duties than jobbing appointments, drawing their salaries, and taking their ease, according to the system just passed away. The mail of the evening of the 9th of August arrived on the morning of the sth of September, a transit of 26 days 6 hours. The prospects of trade are very encouraging ; there has been no change in the money market ; money is abundant and may be had on easy terms, but there has been no demand for it. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by Death in India since the departure of the Mail on Aug. 30. Her Majesty's Troops—Assistant-Surgeon R. B.Wig strom, 14th Light Dragoons, at Bombay, Sept. 8. Madras—Assistant-Surgeon Alfred Cheyne, M.D., do. ing duty 3d European Regiment, at Bellary, Aug. 21. Bengal—Lieut. E. Whelan, sth Regiment NJ., a 1 Peshawur, Aug. 14. MADRAS. (Prone the Overland Athenaum, of Sept. 10.) The weather is quite unusual for the season, much rain having fallen, and the temperature being far below the average. The supply of moisture has come, however, too late to sustain the hopes of the ryets, the rice crop promising everywhere to be a scanty one. The same inaction continues in the export trade, there being hardly any produce to send forward. We are encouraged to hope that what is usually the third indigo cuttings, but which in the present season might be more properly termed the first growth of the plant, will turn out tole rably well ; but taken all together we do not count upon a tenth of last year's production. Rice is still too dear to admit of exportation, and in seeds and oils there is literally nothing doing. That fearful scourge, the cholera, broke out in a de tachment of the 3d European Light Infantry, when only a day's march from Bellary, committing sad havoc among the men, who, panic-stricken, fled in all directions from the fatal spot. We regret to have to record the deaths of Major E. T. Cox, 2d N. V. 8., at Chicacole, Aug. 28 ; Lieutenant C. J. Farrington, 45th Regiment Native Infantry, at Secunderabad, Aug. 17 ; Brevet Major J. Ferrier, 48th Regiment Native Infantry, at Malacca, July 24 ; Lieu tenant C. Holland, 4th Regiment Native Infantry, at the village of Vodrammacottah, near Coimbatore, Aug. 30 ; and of Assistant-Surgeon Alfred Cheyne, M.D., 3d Madras European Regiment, at Bellary, Aug. 21. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY MARKETS. BUM ON_THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, PROM AUG. 30 TO SEPT. 11. The Overland Mail, which dates from London of the 9th ult., reached this by the Hon. East India Company's steam frigate Semiramis on the morning of the sth inst., and the additional arrivals from the west are the Phan• torn, from the Clyde, on the 2d, and Foam, from Liver pool, on the 4th inst. In the money market we have no change to note dur ing the past ten days. Money is abundant, and may be had on very easy terms, but there is very little demand in any quarter. The market for government securities is unchanged, the quotation remaining at 98 to 98f for Four per Cent. Loan, with few transactions. In joint stock company's shares we hear of little doing, except in shares of the Mercantile Bank, in which a good deal of speculation has taken place, in the prospect of an amal gamation with the Bank of Asia, a proposal to that end being about to be submitted to the shareholders. The seasonable change in the weather which has taken place since our last market report, of the 31st ultimo, has contributed greatly to remove the uneasiness which was beginning to be felt in commercial circles as to the result of our moonsoon, but if our later rain continues to fall as copiously as it has done for another week, it will tend materially to the general prosperity of the country, and the natural sequence—a beneficial influence upon all branches of our IMPORT MARKRT—The amount of business in which, considering that two Sabbaths have intervened since our last, has been to a fair extent, the bulk of the transac tions, however, having been brought about by the desire which a few of our largest and hitherto apparently firmest holders have shown to realise, but it evidences a better feeling on the part of dealers who, with large stocks in hand, for which there is yet no outlet, are in creasing their supplies. Under these circumstances it is satisfactory to notice that prices have been well sup ported, and with only firmness on the part of holders there is no reason to doubt a much improved state of matters as the season advances. COTTON Pares GooDs.—A large amount of damaged goods by recent arrivals has in some measure interfered with the legitimate demand, but, notwithstanding a fair inquiry Las existed, and prices for such as are wanted and light in stock have an upward tendency. Grey shirting, 40 inch by 38 yards have been taken to the ex tent of 13,000 pieces ; 61b. at 3 rs. 81 ans., 611 b. at 3 re. 9 ans., 611 b. at 3 rs. 10f ans., and 71b. at 4 rs. 1 ans. per piece. In 45 inch there has not been so good an in quiry, sales only reaching 2,200 pieces, and in these also prices are firm, 10/lb. having brought 7 rs., and 7.1 b. 4 re. 2/ ans. to 4 re. 3 3 / 4 ans. per piece. lkisrupoLtaxr, 33 inch 24 yards.—The transactions reported in this cloth reach 40,600 pieces, of which 11,000 are coarse make, weighing 411 b., and which have sold at 2 rs. 21 ans. to 2 rs. 3 ans. per piece; holders having pressed, the market prices have given way a little. 31b. have sold at Ir. 2 3 / 4 ans. to 1 r. 13 aas ; 311 b. at 2 re. 21 ans.; and 2Pb. to 211 b., at 1 r. 6 ans. to Ir. to 9 ans. per piece. JACCONET, 40 inch by 20 yards, has been lightly dealt in, only 2,000 pieces being advised as sold at Ir. 13f ans. per piece ; but of 45-inch 6,500 pieces are reported at 2rr. 6 ans. to 2 rs. 7 ans. per piece, the inquiry run ning chiefly on the finer qualities. LONG CLOTH.— Although the inquiry continues good, the transactions are limited to 2,000 pieces of 8/Ib., 40 inch by 36 yards, at 4 rs. 4 ans. to 4 rs. to 41 ans. per piece, and the market for this make is very firm. T CLOTH.—In these also the sales are limited, reaching only to 1,600 pieces 32 inch by 24 yards, at 2} rs. per piece, and prices for under 51b, weight have advanced an aura per piece. . _ Domeiric.:—These cloths have not come into demand, but there are symptoms of inquiry appearing. GREY MULLS.-40 inch by 20 yards have sold to the extent of only 8,000 pieces Nos. 2 to 4 at lr. 11 ans. to 1 r. 15 ans. per piece. BLEACHED GOODS.—A steady, but by no means active inquiry exists for the several descriptions under this head, and the general rule of prices is low. Bleached jacconet has been sold to arrive, at prices ranging from 1 r. 13 ans. to 2 rs. 9 ans. per piece, and at which 3,200 pieces are reported. Bleached lappets, bleached dhoties, bleached mulls, coloured mulls, and book muslin have all been slightly inquired after. Satin spots are very dull and easier in price. Twills aro neglected. COTTON YARN.—The depression existing at our last has continued, and the market is very dull for both mule and water, the sales in which aggregate only 365 bales. Prices on the whole are tolerably steady, but for 50s and upwards in the former are slightly easier. DYED ORANGE is without improvement, and in Turkey red the demand has been languid in consequence of re cent imports. In neither are there any sales. METALS.—The market continues buoyant, and for most descriptions there is a good inquiry, with improved prices ; but only a moderate business Ins been done. IRON.—British and Swedish Bar—Nail rod, round and square, and sheet, have all advanced in value, while nail and hoop are rather easier. COPPER.—There are no sales, but sheathing, from being scarce, has further advanced in price about 2 re. per cwt. Tile and nail are also in good inquiry, while braziers remain as before. LNAD.—Pig, dull. SPELTEL-Dull and slightly lower in price. COCHIN - RAZ had at one time a tendency to improve. went, which has, however, been checked by recent ira. ports. SLEPRON.—Declining and dull. SPIRITS. —The market is dull, but prices are tolerably steady. Brandy is unaltered in price, but gin has slightly improved. There are so sales. BEER.—The sales reported are i n bottl e , viz.:— 500 dozen Tennants's, at ... . R s . 4 per dozen quarts. 300 ~ ditto porter $i ditto 400 ~ Marzetti's stout 4 ditto 750 „ ditto 214 ditto MARINE STORES.—The position of the articles under this head is much the same as at our last. Cordage continues high in price, but canvass quiet, and with fresh supplies prices are without improvement. A sale of 300 bolt Nos. 1 to 5 is advised, at 16 rs , per bolt. and GREEN PAINT are improving, and the sales are of the former 150 cwt., and the latter 15 cwt., at 10i rs. per cwt. s uNDßo s.—The only sale reported is one of 20 cases thread, EXPORTS. at 8 annas per lb. COTTON WOOL.—A steady inquiry has continued for this staple, and since the receipt of advices from the home market an increased business has been done, and pric es h ave a d vance d a b ou t 2 rs. per candy ; 96 rs, per S candy ha s b een given for Broach and 86.1 rs. for Dhell era and Oomrawattee, t; omrawattee, 924 per candy, Surat and the amount of purchases reach 8,500 bales or thereabouts , mostly on E uropean account for the English market. For China there is nothing doing, and until affairs in Canton assume a more tranquil aspect shippers are not likely to di rect any further missions. SHEEP'S WOOL. —The market is bare of good qualities, and the present stock is very inferior. OIL SEEDS. —Of these there is little on the spot. LINSEED still keeps up in price, contracts for future delivery being made at 41 per cwt. TEEL we quote at 19 and 20 rs. per candy, and rape 3. 1 1 rs. per cwt. HEMP continues in good demand and scarce, and what is offering is of very inferior quality. Orium.—The market has been very dull since the ac counts arrived from China, but prices nevertheless have suffered but a slight decline. Mundleisur stands at 925 rs. ; Indore 915 rs. per chest, and at present there is nothing doing. TONNAGIL Rates of freight to Great Britain have been as low as 3/. per ton since our last, and even lower for an uninsurable vessel for Liverpool ; but with more activity in our chief staple, cotton, and a pause in the arrivals, a firmer tone has been imparted, and for Lon don 3/. 7s. 6d., and 3/. 103. to 3/. 12s. 6d. per ton for Liverpool is now paying, and the tendency is still to advance. For China, in the absence of anything doing, the nominal quotation is 7 re. per candy. Exchange has again declined for this mail, in conse quence of the supply of bills brought by the last China steamer being very small, and a ♦ery limited amount of local paper being offered. The sales have not been large, and quotations are is. Hid. for bank bills, is. Hid. to ls. Md. for credits, and is. llid. for document bills. A fete bank bills were sold at ls. 11d., but the above are our closing rates. On China no bills are offering, and on Calcutta we quote 99 at 60 days' sight, and 99i at sight. BOMBAY MONEY-MARKET. EXCHANGES. On London, at six months' sight, per rupee, is. 111 d.; at six months' sight, per rupee, Is. 111 2 d. to ls. 11 15-16 d. for document bills. On Calcutta, at 60 days' sight, rupees 98i ; 30 days' sight, rupees 984 ; at sight, rupees 991. On Madras, at 30 days' sight, rupees 99 ;at sight, rupees 99i. On China, at 60 days' sight, rupees 230 to 231. BINS AND OTHER SHIRES. Bank of Bombay Its. 1,000 each, 30 per cent. pm. Oriental Bank Cor- „ 250 do. 90 do. poration Commercial Bank .... „ 500 „ 19i percent. pm. Sales. Mercantile Bank ...... „ 250 „ 200 15 Old. Agra Bank „ 500 „ 45 div. exclusive males. Bank of Madras „ 1,000 „ 1,000 12 per cent. pm. Apollo P. Corn. • „ 12,500 „ 12,000 19,000 Colaba P. Com. „ 5,500 Hydraulic P. Co. „ paid up rs. 2,500 6,600 Colaba L. Com. „ 10,000 „ 8,500 Cotton Spin. Com „ paid up rs. 1,000 pm. 1,300 Bombay S. N. Cora „ 510 „ 400 58 p. cent. dis. Gr. Ind. P. R. Com „ 51-8-9 paid in Bombay, or 5/. in England--51 at 8 rs. pm. Do. New Shares paid up, 10 14 7at 1/. per share-3 at pm. Old and Now Shares together at 4 rs. prem. per share. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1854. from. Liverpool ; barque Ann Nelson, Nelson, from Glas gow (spoke the Thos. Sparks, Liverpool to Bombay, lat. 0.&2 N, long. 20 W). 29—The ship T. Sparks, Kelly, from Liverpool ; Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Malta, Purchase, from Gallo ; barque Sea Queen, Rowe, from Kurracheo (called at Bombay for anchors, bound to Calcutta) ; Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pottinger, , Stead, from Hong Kong. Sept. 4 —The ship City of Palaces, Hamer, from Mauritius ; ship Foam, Findlay, from Liverpool ; ship Jamsetjeo Jeebhoy, Fitzmaurise, from Wharnpoa ; ship America Gardyne, from Geelong ; Hon. Company's steam frigate Semiramis, Frushard,froru Aden, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Four per Cent. Transfer Loan Rs. 106 3 / 4 per 100 Siccas. Four per Cent. Loan of 1832-33 ... 103 per 100 Siccas. Four per Cent. Loan of 1835-30 . ... 98 to 981 per 100 Co.'s Four per Cent. Loan of 1842-43 ... 98 to 981 per 100 Co.'s PRICES OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each lO 31-16ths r. Nominal. Bank of England Notes 101 r. ... per 4 . ,, nominal Spanish dollars R.puldioan dollars •-- -236 r. . _ per 100. German crowns Sycee silver losr. to 1054 r. per 100 tolas. Gold leaf (range of quality) Gold ingots, according to touch, for 97 touch 16 15-16ths r. ... per tola. per tola. FREIGHTS. To London a Ns to £3 123 6d per ton. To Liverpool 23 12s 6d to 2315 s per ton. To Calcutta nominal, per rass. To China nominal, per candy. THE CALCUTTA MARKETS. (From the Bengal Ilurkarn of Sept. 4.) Since our last issue we have received by the steamer Bombay the London mail of the 25th July. The com mercial adeices from home, as far as the colonial mar kets are concerned, are much more unsatisfactory than had been anticipated. The accumulation of stocks of almost all Indian staples had checked speculative de mand, and in many instances a fall in prices had been the consequence. These unfavourable accounts have had their effect on our market by increasing the distrust which was already generally felt in commercial quarters, and causing greater depression in our market. Under such circumstances, the amount of business done during the week has been on a very moderate scale. By the eteamer Paou Shun, which arrived here from China on the 31st ult., we have Canton dates to the 4th ult. Trade was almost at a stand still, and the attack on the city was hourly expected. Great excitement prevailed both amongst the Chinese and the foreigners. Opium had declined to s33s—the lowest we have known for some years past, and which will, no doubt, entail heavy losses on the shippers. Our market for British cotton piece goods remains quiet and dull, dealers keeping back with the expecta tion of obtaining their wants on more favourable terms. Large arrivals are expected next month, which will pro bably bring down the prices considerably. In metals very little has been done this week, and prices are almost the same. Though the demand for copper does not seem to be so brisk as some time ago, yet holders are firm. Our Money Market remains the same as before, abun dance of funds and accommodations obtainable on very reasonable terms. Not much doing in Government se curities, of which the following are the ruling rates : Transfer Five per Cent....Rs 3 0 oto 3 8 0 prem. Old Sicca Four per Cent 2 0 oto 2 8 0 die. Co.'s Rs, ditto 1 0 oto 1 8 0„ The Share Market stands as follows : Bank of Bengal Shares Rs. 6375 to 6400 each. Agra and U.S. Bank North-Western Bank India General Steam 1075 Aiasam Company .. Bengal Coal Company Bonded Warehouse 200 to 210 „ 1760 to 1770 „ 315 to 325 „ Calcutta Steam-tug Association 1050 to 1070 EXCHANGE.—We have no alteration to notice since our last, and quote six months' sight papers. Bank bills at is. to is. llid. per Co's Rs. Ist class credits at is. Hid. to is. 11Rd. ditto ditto. Documents...... at is. Hid. to Is. Hid. ditto ditto. FREIGHTS.—The rates - continue almost the same as reported last. The arrivals during the week have not been large, and ail the tonnage available has already been secured, though there is not much doing for Great Britain ; tonnage for seeds and jute is wanted, and of the former a large quantity is offering. As regards the country trade some activity prevails, and a good trade is reported. INDIGO.—The season is now approaching to a close, and it is evident from the result that the estimates of the crop will have to be materially reduced. Even the factories in the upper provinces do not hold out such good prospects as before. We have nothing doing in our market. Exports in August : Chests. Maunds. To Great Britain North America 63 252 THE MADRAS MARKETS. (From the Madras Price Current, Sept. 8.1 Since the date of our last issue the market has received some accession of British manufactures, but there is no marked improvement to notice, though there appears to be a better demand for some descriptions, but holders being desirous to realise their stocks have been obliged to reduce prices in many instances. In piece goods there is a steady demand for shirtings of good quality. For cambrics, bleached are the only kind that are in demand. Bleached jacconets of superior quality con tinue in fair request. In mulls the bleached descrip tions are more saleable than the grey. In book muslins there is no change to notice. In lappets there have been no transactions reported. Turkey red goods of superior quality and colour continue in good request, and the stock in first hands are very low. For navy chintz the demand is inactive, but cloth of good stout texture inter mixed with orange sprigs is saleable. Some grey twist has been sold, and prices appear steady. In orange very little has been done, but thread of good quality and colour is saleable at our quotations. In Turkey red there have been no transactions. In metals, copper iron, lead, and spelter continue in fair request, and, as there is very little doing, prices have not undergone any mate rial change. Tin plates are improving, but quicksilver continues dull. COTTON.—The western crops, as mentioned in former issues, have completely failed this season from drought. The Tinnevelly district was more fortunate, and the crop there promises to be above the average in quantity, and to be good in quality. The price for first sort Tin nevelly, deliverable at Tuticorin, continued stationary fur some time at about 54 re. per candy, but our last quotation is 561 re. The crop of this description of cotton is estimated at 30,000 candies, two-thirds of which, or thereabouts, will probably go to England, and the rest to China. Corno.—Purchases of this article are being made at from 80 rs. to 87 8 rs. per candy, as it arrives from the Mysore and Salem districts, where the cultivation is increasing. Mon.—The high prices still current, the result of the drought with which we have been inflicted, cheek exports of this article, except to France. INDIGO.—The present season may be considered the most disastrous on record. There will be no Madras— e., southern indigo—and very little Kurpah, and that of inferior quality. The cause is drought. The cultiva tion of this dye almost always suffers either from too much or too little rain, and it is really quite time that the water element in this part of the world should be brought under control, by science applied to public works. The export of indigo from Madras, for the twelve months ending with 30th May last, amounted to 21,10,9031 b., and the export for the three months end ing on the 31st ult. is 1,20931 lb., against 4,42,853 lb. during the some period last year. OIL SIZEDS.—Some small sales of linseeds have taken place at 20 rs. to 21 rs. per candy. In other descrip tions there is scarcely anything doing, as the market is bare of supplies. At the northern ports prices have advanced in consequence of increased demand ; but as the prospects of the ensuing crops are looked upon favourably, it is expected that in a few months hence Gingely and other seeds will become cheaper. • Plzen GOODS.—From the depressed state of the horse the ze r u gtst same market from Indian cotton manufacturers there is very little doing in blue cloth cr handkerchiefs at present. i d s l s e i s v o k t e sr n n B : monthsw, 8o a i: nf s a M oue an a n n d di mg s f sugar , v g ts SUGAR.—This has also been a disastrous year for what pm e i saet4s4mo, export of which, for the period 7 n B n i d m last t a u a l y i d h e s a a ' r m . u a g ainst n T d h ry e have been more fortunate, and from them no great fall ing off of export is anticipated. The hydraulic works set on foot by Colonel Cotton in the latter district have been of essential service. SALTPETRE.—In fair demand for export, but the mar. ket is bare of supplies. For good quality our highesi quotation would be given. RED WOOD.—In good demand for shipment to Eng• land, but there is very little procurable at present. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. ebip George AWN Hooper, CALCUTTA. Arrivals at Kedgeree. - August 18—The schooner George Swinton, Maige, Arracan ; barque Steadfast, Spencer ; ship Cressida, McFee, Clyden, 19—The barque Thetis, Gregory, London ; barque Alfred, Flads reede, Mauritius ; ship Turenne, Dubarry, Bourbon ; schooner John Hepburn, Galastaun, Rangoon. 20— The ship Sultana, Rice, Mauritius ; barque Marquard Family, Millar, Rangoon ; ship Henry Ware, Dridloy, Liverpool ; schooner Plicenix, Mdrch, Castle ; ship Henry Moore, McDougal, Port Philip. 21—The barque Henry IV., Manblance, Reunion Island ; barque Estelle, Gerard, Mauritius ; ship Diana, Grant, Madras ; ship Clara Ann, Hatch, Lon don. 22 The ship John Haven Ricker, from San Francisco ; barque Ayrshire, M`Pherson, Madras ; ship Valparaiso, Landry, Reunion Island. 23—The barque Sophia, Segust, Sydney. 25—The ship John Gilpin, King, San Francisco ; ship Rodolphe, Gallerand, Bourbon. 26—The barque Sabina, Batter shell, Melbourne ; barque Min; Marshall, Tuticorin. 28—The barque General Godwin, Hicks, Penang ; steam ship Bombay, Paterson, Suez. 30—The ship Fleur de Sud, Paterson, Sydney. 31—The steam-ship Paou Shun, Burt, China and Singapore. Sept. I—Hon. Company's ship Tuba! Cain, Mendham, Rangoon ; barque Eugene, Pourgmer, Marseilles, Bourbon, and Pondicherry ; barque Hamoody, M`Qmeen, Mauritius ; ship Julius Caesar, Gachel, Bourbon ; barque Enfantes Nantes, Bernier, Mauritius ; ship Glenorchy, Grey, London. 2—The ship Thompson Hankey, jun., Thomp son, Mauritius and Madras ; ship Godavery, Mathren, Mauritius and Pondicherry ; ship Cape Cod, Sears (port not mentioned). 3—The ship William Miles, Creighton, Liverpool ; ship Travancore, Voisin, Point de Galls ; ships Atiet Rottman and Robert Barbour (particulars not received). CHIN A. (Prom the Overland China Mail, Aug. 22.) HONG KONG. The number of sick in the military hospital yes terday morning was 87—viz., 59th Regiment, 72 ; artillery, 8 ; gun lascars, 7, the prevailing diseases being fever and dysentery. Two deaths had oc curred since our last overland, both in the 59th Regiment. The Rev. William Baxter, late rector of Fyfield, has arrived in the colony, and his appointment has been notified in the Government Gazette. We un derstand that the Bishop of Victoria has formally signified to the local government his intention not to license the reverend gentleman to the colonial chaplaincy, nor to allow him to officiate in the cathedral, at least until replies have been received to certain communications with parties in England, which may enable the bishop to form his final deci sion on the case. The British. ship Lancastrian has been wrecked below Fuh-chau, and we are told that Sir John Bowring has applied for the Saracen to proceed im mediately to survey the entrance to the river Min. The United States steam-frigate Susquehanna, with his Excellency Mr. M‘Lane, the United States commissioner, on board, arrived in the harbour on 10th August, having left Shanghai on the Ist, and touched at Fuh-chau and Amoy. Sir John Bowring arrived on the 20th, in the Rattler, having left Shanghai on the 6th, and visited Fuh-chau and Amoy on his way down the coast. We understand that the reception of his excel lency and his suite at Fuh-chau-fu on the 14th in stant was in every respect satisfactory; and this is the more important, as our commercial relations with that capital and its neighbourhood are de veloping themselves on a very large and promising scale. It is said that more than 15,000,0001 b. of tea have been contracted for and are likely to be shipped during the present season from Fuh-chau. Wang, the viceroy, has been hitherto most inimical to foreigners, and has repudiated all intercourse with them ; but as he is in direct communication with the Emperor and the court of Pekin, the esta blishment of amicable relations between the British plenipotentiary and his Chinese excellency is a fact well worthy of record, and may lead to valuable results. Many communications as to the forms of reception, we are told, took place between the pre fect and other subordinate mandarins with the British functionaries at the consulate ; and after much discussion and some delay it was ultimately arranged thatSirJ. Bowring should be received with the highest honours, and treated in allrespects as the equal of the viceroy. A long suite of chairs, bearing Capt. Mellersh, of H.M.S. Rattler, Messrs. Lay and Medhurst, Mr. Gingell, the acting consul, and other functionaries, accompany the plenipotentiary, and on reaching their viceregal Yarnun, a salvo of ar tillery welcomed their arrival. The grand cen tral doors were thrown open, and the Viceroy advanced to the outer entrance to receive the Bri tish Minister. What passed within is, of course, among the secrets of diplomacy, but we are in formed Sir John Bowring has expressed himself well pleased with the results of the interview. A t its close, the Viceroy accompanied Sir John Bowr ing to his chair, and a second salvo of artillery announced his departure ; and in. the afternoon of the same day, the Viceroy, in all the panoply of state, returned at the consulate his Excellency's visit. We augur well for the future from so pro pitious a commencement of diplomatic relations at the capital of Fok'ien. Sir John Bowrina's reception by the admiral and the taoutae of Amoy, on the 18th, was no less satisfactory. THE NORTHERN PORTS. The city of Shanghai, at the date of tho Rattler's departure, still remained in possession of the Im perialists. Samqua had been degraded, and was at Soochow, with orders to proceed direct to Peking. Lau has been appointed his successor. Their Excellencies Sir John Bowring and Mr. M`Lane had determined to postpone the settle ment of the duty question till after their return from the south, expected in about six weeks, though probably the state of Canton, may detain them here much longer. At Ningpo, Fuh-chau, and. Amoy everything remained quiet. THE REBELS IN THE NORTH. The extracts from Peking Gazettes, in th e N or th China of the Heraldl of 29th July, c on t a i n reports o f t h e defeatrebels in Hoopih province and re capture of Keen-le and E-ch'hang ; and at Ke-wo; on the Yang-tz-keang, where they attempted to build a fort, they were driven from their entrench. ments, and on board their boats, many of which were burnt or sunk. Attacks by the rebels on Yang-keoh and Chenyu-taou had failed. The de struction of the rebel encampments outside of Loo chow is also reported, together with the re-taking of Lull-ngan in Nganhwuy. The Imperialist Gene ral Shang-paou had defeated the rebels at the city of Flung, on the Yellow River, and Tsang-kih-liu sin had been successful over them at Leenchin. - The insurgents had, however, made some pro gress in Keang-se province, and had taken Tih-ngan Keen-ch'hang, and Wooning. CANTON. The state of Kwang-tung becomes daily worse, and the Triads, now numbering about 50,000 men, including all the ruffianly desperadoes of the pro vince, have extended their ravages over one-sixth of the villages, embracing those of the 6 districts of Sam shwui, Hwa,-hien, Nanhae, Pwan-yu. Shun-teh, and Sin-hwui. The -wealthy city of Shun-teh-hien, to the south-west of Canton, has been taken posses sion of and is still held by them ; but Sam-shwui hien, in the north-west, beyond Fuli-shan (Fat shan), mentioned in last Overland, has been retaken by the mandarins ; as has also Shau-king-fu, about 75 miles west of Canton. Heang-shan-hien, by last accounts, was said to be quiet ; but an exten sive conflagration in that direction, seen from Cum singmoon on the night of the 19th, leads us to en tertain serious fears for its safely. The outrages which the Triads are committing have had the effect of raising no fewer than 96 villages in arms against them. These villages, including that of Wang-chuli-ki, lie to the west of Canton, and their inhabitants having banded themselves together in self-defence, have vowed to put to death any of their number who shall join the rebel ranks. This, together with the want of heavy guns and ammuni tion,has hitherto prevented any serious demon stration against the provincial city, but the rebel agents have been busy hero purchasing gunpowder, &c., and the seizure of Cowloong, opposite to, and within three miles of this colony, by a body of 1200 men from Hong Kong, on the morning of Satur day, the 19th, will give them the command of 70 guns. The fort was garrisoned by 120 soldiers, and the commandant, having timely notice, made preparations for defence ; but the village's braves who had promised him theirassistance, aid to whose care one of the gates was entrusted, joined the rebels, who, notwithstanding that notice of the intended attack had been given by the mandarin to our au thorities, managed to assemble some 500 in the Wong noi-chung and 300 in the Hawan, whence they pro ceeded towards the Joss House at East Point, and there embarked for the villages of Hoong-hum and Chim-sha-tsui, on the opposite shore, where they were joined by reinforcements from the Sheong-wan, &c. There they supped off provisions supplied by shops at East Point, and remaiued until two when they proceeded towards CowloOng, and began the attack about a quarter before four. Though greatly cut-numbered and betrayed by the villagers, the garrison defended themselves for four hours ; but were ultimately compelled to retreat on board a war-junk, in which they the same morning came over to Hong Kong, leaving an officer of the rank of lieutenant prisoner in the hands of the Triads. Six of the soldiers were.killed—how many of their opponents we have not ascertained. As a mark of gratitude for the assistance rendered by the vil , lagers, the Triads have since deprived them sans payment of every fowl and pig which they pos sessed ; and yesterday a body of men proceeded from Cowloong to attack Tai-poong, a mandarin station in Mir's Bay, after which they will probably make an attempt on Nam-tao, a walled city in the interior. A contribution of Money and provisions has been levied on the wealthy and populous town of Whampoa, under threat of its destruction in case of refusal. Many of the inhabitants voted for re sistance, but the timid portion prevailed. The de mand upon the inhabitants, however, though large, must individually have been scarcely felt ; but many of the smaller towns and villages have been entirely ruined in complying with the requisition made upon them. Meanwhile, though all trade at Canton is for the present stopped, the city itself remains in pos session of the mandarins. The foreign factories are guarded by a strong force of British and Ame ricans, and the Comus, Supply, and Queen are anchored close to. The effects of this state of disorganisation are beginning to be felt in Hong Kong itself, where provisions have risen in price at least 50 per cent., and the supply of market produce is likely to be stopped altogether unless some means are adopted to put down the pirates who intercept the traders on their passage to the colony. A large fleet of 15 sail has been cruising for the past fortnight near Tam-koon-tow, the fishing station whence the colony is supplied, and during the greater portion of that time Sir W. Hoste, in the Spartan, is un derstood to have been gallanting at Macao. In his absence the boats of the Racehorse have, or were to have, been despatched iu search of the junks ; but we hope that the intention has not been car ried into effect, as it will only lead to a needless sa crifice of the lives of the seamen. Nothing but a steamer should ever proceed on such expeditions, and we are glad to learn that the Rattler is for the present to remain on this station for such purposes. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF THE TRIADS AT - WHAmroA.—The following extract of a letter from Whampoa, dated the 15th of August, will suffice to show the state of affairs at that anchor age, and the treatment to which the native servants of foreigners are subject at the hands of the patriots : "The rebels took the fort in Blenheim Reach yester day, and have got tents pitched close to. " Robberies of the Chinese take place in the presence of the shipping, and the sufferers arc afraid to resist or even call for assistance. " The man who has supplied me with water for the last year, had his water boats taken away from him yes terday, and my Chinese head sailmaker is obliged to come to me for protection, as the rebels have ordered him to make them 30 tents—a squeeze of course. He is to find materials and workmanship sans payment, or submit to the loss of his head. "Bamboo Town is deserted by the quiet folks, and nothing is to be had, not even fresh beef, for the shipping. Even our clothes have to be sent to Canton by the hteam er to be washed. No sampan will go from one reach to the other after dark, and captains all go up in the steamer." After the rebels had taken possession of the fort in Blenheim Reach, they fired upon a Dutch barque passing up the river, and her captain was com pelled to send a boat ashore to ascertain the reason. How long such outrages upon foreigners will be permitted it is impossible to say. Every act having the slightest semblance of aggression on the part of the mandarins in former times called forth a de mand for instant 'explanation and apology ; but foreigners are now wonderfully quiescent under gross injuries and insults from the Triads. On Friday evening, Aug. 11, in a frightful storm of rain, thunder, and lightning, the rebels attacked the north gate of Canton, and upwards of 600 Im perialists were killed in defence. The rebels were with difficulty repulsed ; their estimated loss 100 men ; but from reports of agents who now con stantly visit Hong Kong, they are sanguine, and say Canton will fall within a month. The 18th instant was fixed upon for a grand attack on the city. All European ladies have left Canton and are re siding at Macao, which is threatened with an attack. At Macao during the storm of the 11th, twenty persons were killed by lightning, and a consider able damage done to buildings there and at Can ton. The house of Maximilian Fischer, Esq., and. the Peninsular and Oriental Company's stores sus tained considerable damage. A grand ball was given at Macao by the French consul on the Emperor's birthday; Captain Sir W. Hoste in the Spartan left Hong Kong to attend. Her Majesty's ship Comus was off Canton ; also the United States steamer Queen. CHINA MARKETS. CANTON MARKET, AUG. 20. IMPORTS. Nothing doing—trade completely stopped. OPlUM.—Patna, 320 dols. ; Benares, 330 dole. ; and Malwa, 375 dots. EXPORTS. TEAL—Settlements of new congou since tit° de spatch of the last mail have amounted to 6 chops, leaving but 3 on the market ; and the prices have ranged from 182- taels for hohows, to 29 taels for fine Kysows' and Honahnis. The 3 chops on market consist of 2 Hohows and 1 Honahns of inferior quality, all held for extreme rates. Of last season's congou, of which there yet remain about eight chops on market, three have been taken at 16} to 18 taels. Canton-made congous have also lately found ready purchasers ; and of these sorts, as well as of fancy goods generally, shipments have lately been very heavy, the greater portion by far of the cargoes of the vessels lately dispatched and now loading consisting of such descriptions. SILK.—In raw silk or silk piece goods nothing can be done, there being none of the first in market, and the Chinese refusing to make contracts for the latter. Nearly all contracts in hand are suspended, the work• men having mostly joined the Triads, or retired to their homes to protect their families. EXCLEANGE AND BULLION.—On London, 4s. 9d. to 4s. 81d. to 4s. Bd. On India, none offering ; such busi ness as has been done was at 238 to 240 dol. Sycee, 2 per cent. premium. FREIGHTS.—To England, nominal, at 5/. 103. To United States, 10 to 18 dol. CHINA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Hong Kong—Aug. 2. The Candace, Arquit, from New York ; Ann, Walker, Singapore ; 6. Shanghai, Munro, Calcutta ; 8. Singapore, Baker, Bombay, &c. ; Isabella Hercus, Robertson, San Fran cisco ; 9. Soemting, Tabius, Batavia ; 11. Shooting Star, Kingman, New York ; 12. Saracen, Richards, from Labuan ; Marion, Bisset, Bombay; 13. Aurora, Cowe, Sydney ; Maggie, Huelin, London : Regina, Ingerman, Labuan ; 14. Lady Pierce, Burr,• Japan ; Alfred, Upham, San Francisco ; James Booth, Booth, Port Philip ; Andes, Davis, Port Philip ; 20. Wal demar, Schmidt, Macassar ; 21. Kuut Bonde, Kolli nins, Melbourne. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 7.—On the 23d of September the public reading of the Sultan's firman, constitut ing Said Pasha Vizier of the Ottoman Empire and chief of the vice-regal family, took place at the pa lace at Ras-el-teen, the firman of the Viceroy hav ing been read at Cairo on the 7th of August. A suitable place was prepared in the Palace enclosure, which was carpeted and surrounded by benches for the grandees and all the European consuls, who attended in full uniform, and the enclosure was filled with all descriptions of troops—Lancers, Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Artillery, and Infantry. On the approach of the Sultan's envoy, bearer of the firman, the Viceroy advanced towards him, and, on receiving it, respectfully put it to his mouth and forehead. His Highness than handed it to one of his suite, who, rising on a bench, read it out aloud, after which an ulema got up and pronounced a short discourse, ending by a pe tition to God to protect his Highness, and to grant him a long life. This firman was a remarkable specimen of fine workmanship, the words being elaborately written in gold on vellum. After the reading Said Pasha entered his palace, and in his reception room all the Ministers and officials in the country made their obeisance to his Highness, and the Princes, his brothers, nephews, and cousins, had to follow the example, with the exception of Ahmed Pasha, the heir apparent to the Government, who was not present. Several steamers have arrived here with invalid soldiers from the Egyptian army that was sent to Greece. The appearance of these poor men was desolate and squalid in the extreme, and great numbers of them have died in Macedonia. The reinforcements of Egyptian troops for the Turkish army are only awaiting the arrival of some steamers for their conveyance to the seat of war. Said Pasha has been absent from Alexandria for the last four days, having proceeded by land to the westward to inspect the fortifications along the coast, and also, it is believed, not to see the Hon. C. A. Murray, late Consul-General in Egypt, who is expected on his way out to Persia, between whom and the Viceroy there exists no friendship. The Viceroy has given his sanction and authority to a company composed principally of Frenchmen, to start steam-tug boats on the Nile, for the con veyance of the produce of Egypt down the river. There has also b e e n some question about Said Pasha farming out the revenues of the Transit au ministration, and thus making of it a greater Pao. nopoly than it is at present ; but it is to bo hoped that such representations will be-made to his High ness that ho will not carry out this project, which would do great injury to British interests, and would undoubtedly Check further improvements in the transit through Egypt, for which improve ments there still is ro9m. Lord and Lady Haddo arrived here on the 29th of September, in the Faid Gehaad, from SOuth ampton, and the Viceroy has placed at their dis posal one of his .a ling boats to proceed up the Nile. Trade has been .very brisk, at advancing prices for wheat, the Greeks anticipating a rise. Wheat has been sold at 41s. per qr. free on board; beans, 31s. per qr. Freights aro heavy at Gs: per qr,, and large vessels find employment with difficulty, as there is very little cotton for shipment. Exchange on .London, 93 piastres per pound sterling. TFRECZ OF THE AJAX STEAM-SIIIP. PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY.—This splendid vessel has Lc come a total - wreck. The Ajax belonged to the Cork Steam Company. She was a paddlewheel steamer of 800 tons register,, with engines of 400.horso power, by Berry, Curtis, and Co., of Liverpool. She was built at that port nine years ago by Messrs. Vernon and Co., and has since been engaged running from London to this port and Ireland, and was considered the fastest steamer on the line. The circumstances of her loss call for the strictest investigation. The Ajax left Gravesend on Thursday morning with about 350 passengers, 400 chests of tea; 61 tons of guano, about 140 casks of salt provisions, and a full valuable cargo, worth many thou sand pounds. She experienced no bad weather in the passage, and, when she struck the weather was 'beau tifully fine. If the weather had been otherwise, the con sequences are too, fearful to contemplate. About a quarter of an hour before she struck, the captain and first and second mates were on the bridge, as they ought to be, when about to enter a port. The second mate at this time, as he himself informed us, observed the ship was hugging the land too much ; and he informed the captain of it. The ship struck on a rock at half-past Emir o'clock on Friday afternoon. The rock is situated about• eight miles south-east of Plymouth, and about 200 yards from the Alevrstone Island, and is faithfully set down in the charts. The ship first struck about ten feet from her bow, and proceeded onwards a little beyond amid ships, when she was stopped. Four of the ship's boats were immediately lowered, and two boat-loads of passengers succeeded in landing on the island above mentioned before any askistanc 3 from the shore could be rendered. The cad occurrence was observed by the , look-out then at the Government station, and reported to the Port-Admiral, who ordered the - Confiance, steam tug, to proceed :with all possible speed to render assistance. Boats from her Majesty's ship Calcutta were soon alongside the unfdr tunate ship, as were also a Government hey, several fishing smacks, and the Monarch river steamer. Mr; T. Nicholson, the company's agent at Plymouth was on board soon after the event, and was' indefatigable in his endeavours to provide for the safety of the passengers as well as for that of the ship. At about 8 o'clock the passengers were out of the ship, and were properly pro vided for. The captain and crew remained alongside during the night, and the ship's plate was taken out and secured. At this time it was hoped that in the morning she might be got off from her perilous and exposed situ ation ; but at early dawn this hope was dispelled. It was then found that she was firmly settled down on the rock, and all her divided compartments were full of water. On Friday night water was only in her forward compart ment. About noon yesterday the foremost funnel and standing rigging wont over, and shortly afterwards she parted in two on the foreside of the paddle boxes. The two midship parts arenow buoyant, consequently higher out of the water than her stern and bow. A portion of her cargo is floating about, and some has been picked up, but it is comparatively worthless. Capt. Rochford, wo was in command of the Ajax, was the master of the company's steamer Minerva, which it will be remembered went on a rock between Holyhead and Liverpool about two months ago, and became a total wreck. He only, we believe, took the command of the Ajax during the ill ness oiCaptain Tooker. Both the east and westerly entrances to the port of Plymouth are unquestionably as fine as any in the world, and for an accident of this kind - to occur is unaccountable. Captain Rochtord has been employed in steamers trading between this port and London for years, and therefore ought to know the whole coast well. Notwithstanding that, this mishap occurred at broad day, and, comparatively speaking, near the shore, for it was not more than a quarter of a mile from the island. Had the weather been boisterous there must have been a great sacrifice of life, fur that part of the coast is much exposed. The Irish passengers, in number more than 150, are at present accommodated in the Plyinouth old workhouse, at the expense of the company. BETTING IN CALIFORNIA.—Two bets have been made recently at the Union, one of which exceeds in amount anything of the kind ever made in California. Mr. W. L. Chrysler bet fir. Joshua P. Havel', the Whig no minee for mayor, 100 dol. that he could overcheek him. The bet was accepted. Mr. Chrysler drew his check on Page, Bacon, and Co. for 100,000 dol., and Mr. Haven for 50,000 del. Beth checks were immediately honoured by the cashier, who was pre sent, and Chyrsler won the bet. Mr. Haven then pro posed to bet Chrysler 50,000 dole. that he would beat Major C. K. Garrison for the mayoralty, at the ensuing election. The bet was promptly taken, checks drawn and honoured by the cashier of Pago, Bacon, and Co., and put up. This is one of the largest bets ever made within our knowledge on a local election. The facts were stated to us by a gentleman who was present at the time.—Cali forrcia Placer and Times. SCENE IN A COURT OF JUSTICE.—A. man named Ar mand appeared on Saturday before the Imperial Court at Amiens as appellant from a condemnation to fifteen months' imprisonment for rupture de ban, passed on him some time before by the Tribunal of Correctional Police. As he had been condemned eight or ten times for the like offence, the Court, instead of reducing the punish. ment, raised it to five years' imprisonment. No sooner had the president pronounced the sentence than the pri sbner hurled at him, with great violence, a stone as large as his fist, which he had secreted beneath his blouse. " There," cried he, " take that for your five years." The president turned his head aside, and fortunately the stone only struck him on the left shoulder. Some gendarmes immediately rushed on the man, and bound him. As they did so he cried, "I. have' kept that stone secreted fifteen days ex pressly to throw it at him, and I deeply regret it did not hit him on the head and kill him ' For this out rage the Court at once condemned the man to seven years' hard labour. It might have imposed the sentence of death or hard labour for life. It doee not appear the man had any personal animosity against the president, but had determined to be avenged on the judge who should condemn him, whoever he might be.—Gulig nani. QUEEN ELIZABETH AND SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. —Among the objects of interest exhibited at the Museum of the Wilts Arclim3logical Society at Salisbury last week, was a lock of hair of Queen Elizabeth's, which was found some time since at Wilton house, betweenthe leaves of "The Arcaida." The hair is light brown, ap proaching to auburn, certainly not red, although with a reddish tinge. Its authenticity is set forth in a paper. in an early hand, which states—" This Lock of Queen Elizabeth's own Hair was presented to Sir Philip Sid ney by Her Majesty's owne faire hands, on which He made these verses and gave them to the Queen, on his bended knee. Anno Domini 1573." And pinned to this is another paper, on which; written in a different hand, said to be Sidney's own, we have the verses— " Her inward worth all outward show transcends, Envy her merits with regret commends ; Like sparkling Gems her Virtues draw the Sight, And in her Conduct she is alwaies Bright. When She imparts her thoughts her words have force And Sense and Wisdom flow in sweet discourse." —Notes and Queries. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Medicine always aggravates chronic diseases, such as dyspepsia (indigestion), habitual constipa tion, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, consumption, &c., but Du Barry's Delicious Revalenta Arabica, Food invariably cures them in a very short time. 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Du Barry's excellent Food.—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth." Cure No. 81.—" Twenty years' liver complaint, with disorders of the stomach and nerves, have been perfectly cured by Du Barry's Revalonta Arabica.— Andrew Frazer, Haddington, East Lothian." " Treva,gler, Gulval, near Penzance. Feb. 20th, 1851.—Eighteen years nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, throb bing of the temples, violent pains in the left side and back, shortness of breath, coughs, numbness of the . extremities, cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching, and such genera weakness, that I was constantly fearful of fallinz when on my legs; all these symptoms have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. —Mary Gilbert."—ln canisters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full imitkuctions —llb., 2s. 9d. ; 21 b., 4 s. 6d. ; 51b., Hs. ; 121 b., 22 5 . ; super-refined,. , 11b., 6s. ; 21b., lls. ; 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on post office order. Barry du Barry and Co ., 77, Re g ent-street, London , • and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Pic cadilly Fort u ' 'a Maso lsea n t , 68, Cornhill; 60, Gracpchurch-st ree t ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 55 , Charing-cross ; 4. Cheapside ; 49. Bishopsgate-street. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Holloway ' s Pills infallible for the cure of bile and sick headache.—Mr. Patrick Wiiernan, formerly of New Ross, now of Columbus, Ohio, states in a letter to Professor Holloway that he suffered for upwards of three years from a bad stomach, pains in the head, and a severe nervous debility, during which time ho consulted the most eminent medical men, but all in vain. He therefore resolved to take no"more of their medicine, and give Holloway's Pills a trial, by taking them for a short period. They had the desired effect, of accomplishing a perfect cure, and he strongly recom mend > emigrants not to leave England without a supply. Sold by all vendors of medicine, and at Professor Hollo- way's Establishment, 244, Strand London, COTJ2 HADDINGTON COR. MARE vnin.i.T. BARLEY OATS. First 72s 01 36s 61 j 32s 01 Second 65s 6d 32s lid Third sos Od. 28s Od 303 Od 283 Od ELM'. Ns 04 52; od 524 01 Total quantity of wheat in markot, 615 qrs., 1592 sold barley „ 421 qrs., 424 sold oats ~ . 461 qrs., 435 sold beans ff 12 qrs., 12 sold AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. PP PP Wheat, 3/. 5 6 5-12ths Barley, ll. 12 11. 3-12ths Oats, ... V. 10 0 4-12ths Beans, 21. 12 0 0-12ths DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET-00T. 12. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 334 Wheat 80s 0.1 1064 Oats 3ls B.i ooi Od. 670 Barley 343 6d oos Od 8 Peas & beans s)s Od Oki' Od -44s 01 ABERDEEN-00T. 12. The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, Oos 04 to 003 04 40 lbs per Lusbel; new oats, 25s Od to 25s 6d, 401bs bushel ; bere, 25s Od to 25s 6d, 531bs per bushel ; barley, 1 24s 6d to 21a Od, 531bs per b us h e l ; w h ea t , re d , 40 a 04 to 45s Od, 621bs per bushel ; wh ea t, w hit e, b 33 Oil to 55s Od, 621 bi per bushel ; oatmeal, 20a Oct to 21s Od per boil; I flour, 414 Od to 46s Oil per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb, 74 to 9d ; mutton, ditto, 7d to 9d ; teal, ditto, Bd. to 94; pork. per lb, OS 7d. to Os 81; salmon, per lb, is 14d to Os 04; rabbits, each, Od to 04 ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9d to Os Ocr; 1 potatoes, per peck, 7d to Os B‘.l • butter, per lb, lid to 124; eggs, per doz, Os 101 to Os 1111 •' hens, per pair, 3s 0 ( 1. to 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s oil to 2s 6cl ; ducks, ditto, 2s 0.1 to 2s 61 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; turkelss 3s 6.1 to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 2s 6d. to 3s Od ' • butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 85 s t o 00s Od; ditto (summer cured), Oos to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 6: 1 ,d to 0,1 ; 41b loaf, 7d ; 21b loaf, 3id ; pork, fine small, Os 04 to Oa 04 • pork, large, Os Od to Os ; lamb, per qr., Os to Os Od; cheese, per imperial stone, 58 6cl to 7s. DUBLIN, OCT. 13. Oar market was by no means brisk, but everything main' tained the currencies of Tuesday, except oats, which were 6d to 9d cheaper. A good many samples of oats and barley remained unsold. Indian corn and foreign wheat met a slow sale, without change in price. White wheat, 32s 61 to 36s 6d ; red ditto, 292'01 to 30 ; barley, 15s Od to 18s Od ; oats, 114 ed to 19s Od • rapeseed 27s Od to 28s 6d per brl ; oatmeal, 14s 6d t o 16 s e ' d ;, bakers' dour, 20s Od to 25,3 Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 38s Od to 42s OM per 4801bs. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 14. STOCK EXCEIANG-K.—The market has been very inactive, and prices have slightly declined. Caledonian ' 301; East Lancashire, 16 13-16 ; Lancashire and Yorks hire, 71i ; London and North-Western ' 100 1 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24 31; ditto, 6i. New, pm.; Midland, 69i; Shrewsbury and Hereford, 2i dis. ; South 'Eastern, 18i. MANCHESTER, OCT. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices again a downward tendency, and but a limited business transacted. Leeds, 71 ; Shot' fields, 23i; Manchester and Birmingham C Quarter; a die•i Eastern Counties, 11k. , BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 14. STOCK EXCHA.NGE.—To-day there were more :sellers thin buyers on 'Change. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley sellers, 9; Great Western (BirMinghana guaranteed), buyers 72k, seller■ 73 ; ditto, (Stour Valley guaranteed), buyers 70; ditto, Pref., buyers 10a; Midland, sellers, 69 ; ditto, (Birmingham and Derby), buyers 42, sellers 43; North Staffordshire, sellers 34 dis. BRISTOL OCT. 14. • " STOCK EXCHA.NOL—The market was again, loyar, and but little business transacted.• Midlands, 69i; . 11401 Ann• Exeter, 96 961 ; Caledonians, 6O ; Great Westerns, 7O 711; Midland Stock, 69i SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the malls are sent from the General Post-off:lc by the night—and 31 by the morning—despatch.) Day.whenlna.l, - • u porn whs.: When `,l, COUNTRIES. • 'in General Pk , - 'Dort . due lit 'Office, London.* Dlspqtehol. England. America(byltrit.paclON Every Friday ... Liverpool Eath Mort America (by United Sts. packet) Oct. 14...,....... Liverpool ... ,Oet. 25 America (by U. Statee packet) Oct. 11 ..• • • Southampton pct. 19 Australia (via South ampton) Nov. 4 ...... Southampton Dec. 4 . Ditto (via Marseilles) N Nov. 9 .. Dover ;Nov, 30 Ditto (via Caoe of Good Hope) •• •••••••• ••NDee. 4 •• Africa (West Coast) ..N lid of the month.. Plymouth.. Nov. Alexandria..........N 8,9, 24, & 30 of ria. Dover Alexandria ..M 4th & 20th of mon. Southamptol: . • • Bahamas ...........M 17th of tbe month Senthampton, Oct. 16 • Belgium Daily • . Dover ...... Daily.. • . Brazil ..............M 9th of the mouth.. Southatnptob l fior. Buenos Ayres 9th of the month.. Southampton l • Cape of Good Hope ..N Various ports Uncertain Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verde ....N 9th of the month Southampton Oct. 16 Ceylon (see India) • Ceylon ..............N • Channel Isles ..N Mon ~Wed.,BtFrid: Southampton To .Th.sat 2d & 17th of moat!. Southampton Oct. 16 China (see India) Constantinople 8,18,18,23,&28 of m Dover ..Oct. 16 Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon South:imp to,,i cont. of Europe m & N Twice daily Dover ... • .• Twlcedalll - (see India) ' France M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover .. Gibraltar .. M 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of n). SOuthaMpim • Oct: 20 Greece (see India) Greytown M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton, Oct. IC' - Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London • - Elavannah .......... M 2nd of the month Southamptoh Noy. l• Holland Dover 7 . Honduras ...... of ;.he month. Southampton 'Oct; 16 India (viaSouthampt.)sC4th & 20th of mon. Plym Guth Oct. 26 India (via Marseilles)M 9 th& 25 th of month Dover 36 lonian Isles (see India)l7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... Ireland & N Twice daily lioLy head HT wicedelli Lisbon ..............M 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton.Oet. 1.8 Madeira 9th of the month Southampton Oct, 14. Madeira 23d of month .... Liverpool ... 'Not 3 . • Malta (see India) , • Malta 8,18, & 28 of mon. Dover Det. 18 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius • 14th of the month - ". • Mexico ............Mi2nd of the month., Southampto, Nov. 1 Naples •• •• • • • • N .sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover .......Oct: - 1 2 New Granada •••••• M I 2EI & 17th of month Southamptol ;Oct. 16 • New Zea1and.......... By private ship Varibus port' I tlin!ertidn Papal States ....... • N sthlsth2sthofinon. Dover Oct. 22 Peninsula 7thl7th27thofmon. Southamp to , 'Oct - 16' Peru ..M & 27th of. mon. Routh ampto. Oct. 16 Port Natal ..........N,By privAto ship.., Various ports Uncertain. Sicily ............ •.N sth 1 ath2sthonnon, Dover 'Oct. 22 'Tuscany .. •• .• •.1%1 5 thlsth2sthofmon, Dover . ... . ...Oct. 22 Venezuela .• • • •• M 2d& 17th "of month Southampton ,O. t. L 6 Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) .. - West Indies 2d& 17th 01 month iSouthampten Oct, 16.. I • 0ct. 1 16 When any of these dates fall o't a Sunday, the malls will he de spatched on the following day. with the exception of the Indio vie Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatolied the preceding da Y. PRESERVATION OF THE COLOUR OF OAS D00n5.4 , - 2 111 6 discoloured parts may be stained with raw sienna, ground in water with a little umber, and applied with a brush ail a g'rainer would do in distemper ; and after that is tho• roughly dry, which will be in less than an hour, give tl 0 whole a coat of good copal varnish, and the next day an• other. Oak being of a very porous nature, requireamore varnish than other woods to resist the variableness of our climate, and we frequently see the bottom p ar t s of oak doors almost black from neglecting this necessary preservative to their colour and durability. Another correspondent says :—" Let the doors be well cleaned--' say with a cabinet-maker's scraper and glass-paper—then give them one coat of equ a l p ropor ti on oft boiled and raw linseed oil mixed ; after it is well dry, apply one coat of best copal varnish, and the, doors will be re stored almost to their original state, and will be pro tected from the weather for a considerable time."—The Builder. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 14th inst., in Wilton-crescent, the Viscountess Chewton. On the 12th inst., at 79, Chester-square, the Lady Louise Dillon. On the 12th inst., at Newcastle, Staffordshire, the wife of Richard King, Esq., surgeon. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 11th inst., at Warnford-park, Hants, the wife of George J. Christian, Esq., Bengal Civil Service. On the 12th inst., at Swanbourne Vicarage, Buis, the wife of the Rev. James Niven. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Joseph J. Win. Watson, Esq., Ph. D., C.E., F.G.S., of 44, Upp er Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, to Georgina Anne Welch, only daughter of the late John Gregory Welch, of Arle, in the county.of Gloucester, Esq. On the 12th inst., at Mnndsley, Norfolk, Geo. Humby, Esq., Captain in the Queen's Own Light Infantry Militia, to Eliza Anna, relict of the late Rev. Wm. Hamond, and daughter of the late Major Bngden, of Holmesdale-house, Surrey. DIED. On the 28th ult., in the Black Sea, of cholera, the Hon. Robert Annesley, Lieut enan t 11th Hassars, third son of the late Earl Annesley, and brother of the present Earl. Immediately after the battle of Alma, at which he was present, of cholera, Major Edward Wellesley, 73d Regt., Assistant Quartermaster-General, and Acting Deputy Quar termaster-General during the illness of Major-General Lord De Roe, aged 31. On the 20th ult., killed in action, while storming the Russian entrenched camp on the heights of Alma, Robert Abercromby, Lieut. Fl.M.'s 93d Highlanders ' and second, surviving son o f Si r R o b er t A . b ercrom by, Bart., of Birken bog and Forglen, Banffshire, aged 21. On the 11th inst., of epilepsy, Major Isham, late of the 79th Highlanders, aged 18. On the 20th ult., at the battle of the Alma, Frederick P. Russell Delme Radcliffe, Esq., First Lieutenant 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, aged 22. On the 23d ult., of wounds received in the action at the Alma, Lieut. W. S. Worthington , of the 3M Regiment, eldest son of Wm. Worthington, Lower Gloucester-street, Dublin, Esq., aged 22. On the 10th inst., at Westgate, Wakefield, Lieutenant Henry Walker, R.N., aged 64. On tho 20th ult., killed at the battle of the Alma, at the head of his regiment , the 23 d Reyal Welsh Fusiliers, Lieu tenant-Colonel Harry Genge Chester, son of the late Ma jor-General Chester, Coldstream Guards. On the 25th ult., of cholera, after the battle of the Alma, having carried the Queen's colour of the 19th Regiment on that day, W. F. H. Phipps, second son of tho late T. H. H. Ph ipps, Esq., of Leighton House, coun ty o f Wilt s, age d 19. LONDON : Printed and•Pnblished by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinst of the Savoy ) in the oounty el Bliadlosex, Alcudv, Oct, 16, 1854. • • • 'TB. :T—Oar. 13.