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onet. , l een oil not yaw Bill bll 'essead le f ry fo" d by the ,tions t hous ` . her ' 'ell 06 da l i a tionr t is wig ° iaXl fry d , even io not it liov eu a hops ii •ne° ,; ly fiti r ty )ven ,A firi4 nt ale A ori— r , i 0 go., ilt r oe i VC4 oil ° co" 0 , v e u m olio not divid? the Tl,•use. He thought itwould not be right to restrict the polver of the Crown, and .hat it would be better to leave the appointments in :he hands of the Drown unfettered. Mr. SHEIL said he would not divide the Committee nn the matter. Mr. D. BROWNE , said he would divide the Com ' raittee' on the subject. The Reman Catholic clergy Would oppose the working of the measure if there was not a majority of Roman Catholic Bishops on the board, Mr. MORE O'FERRALL hoped that the Hon. Mem ber for Mayo would not divide the Committee. It would place the Government- in an awkward position, for if the Crown were left unfettered, he was sure that three Ho lum' Catholic ecclesiastics would be appointed; but if the Government were forced to divide against the mo tion, they would be placed in an awkward position. Colonel RAWDON hoped the Hon. Member for Mayo would not press the Committee to a division. • 'Sir R. PEEL said that, whether the lion. Gentleman felt it his duty to press the question to a division or not, the Government would do their duty. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL hoped the Hon. Member for Mayo would not divide. Mr. D. BROWNE said he had formed a strong opinion on the Subject, and he should divide the Committee. He regretted that there was so frequently not only a diffe rence of opinion between. Irish Members and the Go vernment, but between Irish Members themselves. After some further discussion, the Committee divided, When there appeared— For the amendment l4 Against it 36 Majority against the amendment —22 The amendment was consequently lost. On our admission to the gallery, we found Mr. WYSE on his legs, mbving the proviso of which he had given notice, that the three Roman Catholic l'isitors of Maynooth should be three of the five Roman Catholics to be appointed a Committee under the pro visions of the Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM admitted that the proviso bad been brought forward in the most candid spirit, but he • thought it would be unwise to adopt it. Mr. WYSE, after a short discussion, withdrew the Proviso. The clause, as amended, was then ordered to stand Part of the Bill. Colonel RAWDON then moved a clause defining the . Persons who were to decide, in case there was any ques tion about any gift. Sir R. PEEL doubted the propriety of the clause. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL supported the clause. Mr. M. O'FERRALL thought the first part of the Clause was unobjectionable ; but with regard to the second part of it, lie thought the trustees of blaynooth were not the proper persons to decide on the validity of the appointment of Roman Catholic Bishops. Sir R. PEEL was glad to find that justice was done to the motives of the Government, and he would put it to the Roman Catholic Members whether they were pre pared to entrust the trustees of Maynooth with the P,,ower of de c lari n g who should be the Catholic Bishop. 41 e thought it would be better to leave the board un fettered in their decision. Colonel RAWDON did not object to withdraw his Proposition. Mr. SHEIL t h oug ht th a t all difficulty might have been avoided if they had consented to make it imperative t hat certain Roman Catholic ecclestical authorities should bQ members of the board. be !dr. M. J. O'CONNELL s upported the proposition, Anse he wished to avoid any cause for future ecclesi astical warfare. ra Mr. BELLEW said the trustees of Maynooth had no eLore wer to decide who was a Bishop of the Catholic num than any other person, f e l *. P. HOWARD said there could be no doubt but ;"at no authority could solve an ecclesiastical doubt as ` o ,wbo was a bishop but the Court of Rome. d 'le proposition of Colonel Rawdon was then with ra,wn, and the clause was agreed to. On clause 7 being proposed, relating to the appoint ment of the secretaries, S ir J. GRAHAM said that the report on the money clauses would be brought up to-morrow. The clause was then agreed to, with some verbal amendments. Cl auses 8,9, 10, 11, and 12, were then agreed to. On clause 13 being proposed, wColonel RAWDON moved a proviso to the effect, at , in all ca ses i n w hi c h a dispute shall arise as to ireh of the secular Roman Catholic clergy is entitled a bequest, the Catholic Bishop who has spiritual ,jurisdiction over such clergy, shall be legally authorised tO determine the clergyman who has a right to the b enefit of the bequest. Si r J. GRAHAM s a id, that all the objections which a ppliedrs to th e f ormer proposition of the Hon. and present Gentlema n a ppli e d w ith t e nfold force to the rresent proposition. Galli!. SHELL supported the motion of the Hon. and ulna Officer. The clause in the Bill had been very e tit a l r , e fully worded, an d th e Ri g ht Hon. Gentleman had en especi a l care not to ma k e th e p r i es t a corpora te) , sole. a C "le'nel RAWDON felt bound to press his motion to diViSiOR. S trangers wer e then ordered to withdraw , and. t he Committeeu divided— 19 For C o l one l RaWdoll ' S clause Against it 3B Majority On our return to the gallery we found Mr. lIINDLEY objecting to the clause, as it confer red greater power on Roman Catholic divines than on Presbyterians. Sir J. GRAHAM said the same powers were guaran teed to Presbyterian s . The ATTORNEY-GENERAL spoke to a similar effect. know Mr. th SHEIL said it would be well for the public to at an individual bequest might be now left in trust fora convent • that w as so b y t h e presen t l aw . He wished to know whether, from grants ? excluded under this Bill, convents would be Mr. WYS E spoke of the utility of convents. They were fu establishm ents o f i mmense utility, and part i cularly rot. lin Ireland ; but they were excluded, he knew not what reason, from the provisions of this Bill. Would the Governme n t pro hibi t these institutions, to wh i ch re ,. li efhad. been granted by the Emancipation Bill ? The ATTORNEY -GENERAL sa id t h e c l ause h a d n o A ? 'falling directly on convents. M on ey could still be d emised for conventual establi s h men t s . r. SHE IL said it was true a bequest could be made, bnO ut the corporation which the Bill created would have Power to interfere in case the bequests were mis th.T,l?e ATTORNEY-GENERAL (for Ireland) said 7,_ 11 1 such case there was a remedy in a court of equity. a :r MORE O'FERRALL said something more was n e ,„ sa arY• He recollected an instance in which a nun tru'-' was ruined by the misapplication of funds by the ste e . A w R . PEEL said the Bill did not interfere with trusts pa,. e xisting. He hop e d the question of the Right the Gentleman would be reserved for a future occasion question did not naturally arise on the present m e sure. woMter.; SHEIL was glad to understand that the Bill p ress ! not affect d ona ti ons t o conven t s . A con t rar y im n ed in Ireland. tw._ u „ io ar ,T. GRAHAM prevail said the Bill did not relax the sta ,pen'..., mortmain in respect to bequests made to con stenr but at the same bequests might be made for con- Purposes, and the Commission might be ap msred trustees to that bequest. *e re WYSE wished to know whether, if a donation h naade for the use of a chapel attached to Stoney coc,..,ll4t• College, fur instance, it could not be legally re -bulged. aid Th n e A TTORNEY-GENERAL (for Ireland) said he i ll a cot think monastic institutions could be recognised d eali un,rt of equity ; nor, by consequence, any bequest th e o s eu to them. They were especially exempted from Mr, of the Catholic Relief Bill. satr, °Glu e -c4lL—Then I will tell you what will be the rlttence : the bequest is made, the Commissioners cannot be recovered, and the Commissioners itin h se of it exactly as they think proper. not a e AT TORNEY-GENERAL—But that law does r 13 1 )1 Y to Ireland. Lor,',,I )I LLON BROWNE rose to oppose the clause. r ue tat hLIOT expressed his surprise that the amend , k t s (3111,1 have teen proposed. to de 1 / 4 4 1E1L r idi cu l e d t h e id ea o f a man b e i ng a ll owe d Vis e Yet i lot alarge sum of money to a parish priest, and sto tie be allowed to devise a small tract of land for the Tik :Ur pose. disti n r TORNEY-GENERAL (for Ireland) said the Nt r. e Vl had been recognised ever since 9th Gee. IV. The °TERRALL en supported the amendment. tomitt Co • Sp ee th divi ed. The numbers were—, Igor the clause Against it ' 9 The Majority for the clause '''"se was then agreed to. discussion 1 6, 17, 18, and 19, were also agreed to without The rea Rouse then - resumed, the CHAIRMAN reportedday~ 8, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow (this , „ MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL. The aLrehant Seamen's Bill was read a third time. Thi s I)P.IITORS AND CREDITORS BILL. epu'mit~ill _ was read a secon d time and ordered to be umiitted to- morrow. , Thi s Z It ANSFER OF PROPERTY BILL. eo n , lmt Was read a second time; and ordered to be ted to-morrow at twel ve o ' c l oc k . es it RINDE obtai ne d l eave to bring in a B i ll to I,bbseh Lords'Districte Regist e r s f or Mi nes. t Amendments to the New So u th Wales lAir.kB l : i Uouse adjourned at a Quarter past Eleven o'elock. --- del;:'alies travelling, or temporarily subjected to any x ai l atlon of equable temperature, will find in Rowland 's lingYdor a renovating and refreshing auxiliary, dispel ;, the cloud of langour from the complexion, and 17alediately affording the pleasing sensation attending :1181..estored elasticity of the skin. The distressing and F,Phty varieties of cutaneous eruptions are also rr,intly eradicated by the Kalydor. Spots, pimples, 8 ,., e —,,,e, discolourations, and sallowness, yield to its Caeine qualities, and are succeeded by a smoothness of tra n sparency of the skin, giving rise to sensations ~. the utmost pleasure and surprise. Being universally `e,erred, its consequent great demand excites the e n fP, i ditY of unprincipled shopkeepers, who give the title „,-- ' Genuine" Kalydor to some compounds of their own i"n4,ll:araeture, of the most deleterious character, con ning mineral astringents utterly ruinous to the ne a ()170 lt plexion, an d b y their repellant action endangering h. It is, therefore, imp era ti ve on purchasers to N 9 r aPPe se that the words " Rowland ' s Kalydor ' are on the r. All others are fraudulent counterfeits ! ! ! Dispatches Were received at the Colonial -office yester aY from the gamm on of the West India Islands. OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA. AND CHINA. The intelligence received from our East India posses sions and China is all very satisfactory. Sinde is perfectly quiet under the judicious and paternal government of Sir CHARLES NAPIER; and so much is he esteemed even by the Beloochees, that above thirty thousand of them held a conference with the gallant veteran with- . out the slightest irregularity. They parted on good terms, and on good terms they will remain. The acquisition of Sinde will do Sir C. NAPIER and Lord ELLENBOROUGH immortal honour. The Punjaub is still in- the utmost confusion, but what the result may be we have no means of ascertaining. We regret to learn from the Hong-Kong Gazette, of the 23d of April, that Commander the Hon.EnsKINE MURRAY, who had proceeded with a couple of vessels to Borneo, to form a settlement there, and to establish friendly relations, was betrayed and treacherously murdered, with Several - of his party, by the Sultan of Coti. Little alteration had taken place in the state of the markets since the last mail. A portion of the follow ing extracts appeared in part of our impression of yesterday : (From the Bombay Monthly Overland Times.) SUMMARY. The hot and rainy months are always the newsiess ones in India; field operations are never pursued then unless hi cases of extreme emergency, and communications by land and sea become tardy and difficult. The rumours of the Truster of a grand army of from 60,000 to 80,000 on the Sutlej have died away; and though it is still understood that orders were given for the collection of 12,000 baggage camels in Sinde, and stores for 50,000 men at Ferozepore, the fur ther report must either have arisen on insufficient founda tion, or the Governor-General, as his hour of danger be came known, must have abandoned his schemes of conquest. The meeting of the Beloochee chiefs at Hyderabad on the 24th May has passed off very peaceably, with what good results remains to be seen. Sickness has not increased with the rapidity that was apprehended amongst the troops. The Mahratta city and district of Boorhampoor has been quietly taken possession of, no obstruction having been offered. It is said to have been restored to the Mahrattas. Gwalior continues tolerably quiet. The recent outbreak in the Pun. jaub appears to have terminated for the present with the de feat and slaughter of Ittur Singh. The entrenchments at Fe rozepore have been heavily armed, but no other movement of any moment had been heard of since our last. The Bengal troops continue sulky and discontented in Upper Sinde. Gang robbery has been for some time past prevalent in the Northern Concan and in some parts of the Deccan. The practice of a system of opium adulteration in Bombay, so extensive as to threaten infinite injury to the trade, has just been ,disclosed. Intelligence from China ex tends to the Ist of May, but it is of little interest save in a commercial point of view. The accounts of Lord Ellenborough's' recal reached Bombay on the 6th June, and would be received in Calcutta by express op the 15th. The determination of the Court of Directors occasioned some sur prise—but infinite relief—to the peace-loving portion of the community. Cholera has prevailed amongst some of the Madras troops to an extent almost unprecedented. A severe storm was experienced at Calcutta on the• 18th May, while another of lesser violence visited Madras in June. The monsoon set in at Bombaj , on the 4th of June, when two inches of rain fell. No subsequent fall of any magni tude has occurred, and great inconvenience for want of wa ter has been felt in consequence. SINDE. Our intelligence from Sinde at the date of last month's dispatch, extended to the 16th of May, and now comes down to the 4th of June. The news of the month is much less in teresting than we had ventured to anticipate. The meeting of the Beelooche chiefs at Hyderabad on the 24th of May went off very quietly s from 15,000 to 20,000, including at. tendants, are believed to have been present : from 30,000 to 35,000 were expected. The principal object of getting them together is said to have been to warn them solemnly against persisting in the territory-appropriating prac tices to which they have hitherto been occasionally addicted; spoliation requires to be practised on a large scale before it becomes legitimate, and our new subjects are required to attend to the precepts, net the practice, of their conquerors. The Governor and his unruly guests are said to have parted mutually pleased with each other. Her Majesty's birthday was celebrated at Khyrpore in a manner similar to that in which it was kept at Hyderabad. The thermometer at Hy derabad ranged from 86 deg. to 110 deg. in the shade ; sick ness had not increased this year so fearfully as last at the corresponding period. Her Majesty's 86th had lost fourteen men very lately, of whom nine had fallen victims to strokes of the sun. From Kurrachee we have intelligence by boat to the 4th of June. His Excellency the Governor had returned thither on the Ist, from the meeting at Hyderabad. Mr. John M'Leod, late of the Bombay Land Revenue Depart ment, had been appointed Collector of Sea Customs for the mouths of the Indus. The communication by sea betwixt Bombay and Kurrachee will continue closed for some months to come. Our latest letters from Sukkur are to the 31st of- May. The Beelooches seem for the present to have sus pended their marauding operations around Shikarpore ; we must of course pocket the affront of the repulse at Foolajee, or be prepared for worse.' The Bengal 64th were at Shikarpore, still sulky and discontented. One sepoy had lately shot another, and his comrades had refused to surrender the murderer to justice. The mutineers were detained , at Sukkur. The 7th Cavalry, which had just come down from Ferozepore, had crossed the Indus from Roree, and were about to proceed to Shikarpore. General Hunter had arrived on the 7th at Sukkur, and taken command. General Simp son continued at Shikarpore. Shere Mahomed was said to have still a larger number of men and amount of money at his disposal than could have been imagined. Sir C. Napier was said to have solicited from Lord Ellenborough active employment in the Punjaub ; and to have proposed moving a force into Mooltan simultaneously with the advance of the main army on Lahore. The recal of the Governor- General is likely to have given the death-blow, for the pre sent, to the system of general aggression and periodical war known by the name of " Peace in Asia." • however, we are happy to say everything had returned to its wonted quiet. —Canton Press, March 16. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CHINA. We have received intelligence from China, rid Calcutta, to the Ist. of May. An extract from a price current, dated Macao, the .20th of April, we give below. Advices from. Shanghae of the Ist, Ningpo•the 3d, and Chusan the sth of April, had been received at Macao. • The" accounts of the state of Markets differ but little from those last received, For opium there was a better demand at Macao. The price current dated Macao, already allUded to, says—. " Few sales are made here or at Canton in Malwa opium and the inferiority of quality must-tell in 'favour of Bengal, for, which the demand continues steady, though not large. Wo are inclined to think new Patna will not go below GOO dol lars, and Benares 560 dollars, this season, unless the cost of tie third sale drug is much under the Calcutta prices of the 23d of February, and comes onto a great number of small holders, who, by forcing sales, may "send prices down for a short time ; but we think Patna bought at or under 1,200 rs., and Benares at about 1,100 rs., very safe, particularly if the -consumption of Daiwa falls off as much as we are led t o expect f rom- t h e very serious losses that have everywhere been sustained by the dealers, and from the consequent want' of confidence in its quality. For Turkey there is just now a better demand, occasioned pro bably by the difficulty of getting good Malwa." The drug at Shanghae was declining rapidly. The quotation for Malwa, at Woosung, was 700 to 720 dollars, 690 to 700 dollars at Chusan, and for Bengal no inquiry. The imports of salt petre had been very heavy. Of good quality this article is saleable at Bto 8 dollars. The cotton-market was exceed ingly dull; nothing ofietinsequence doing in it. MACAO, APRIL 20, 1844.—Exchange.—On at six months' sight, under .credits from Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., have been negotiated at 4,5. 4d. to`4s. but the rate is soon likely to be at. 4s. 3d., perhaps 4s. 2d. On Calcutta.—Sir H. Pottinger is still drawing at 30.days' sight, at 222 rupees for 100 Mexican dollars, which rate con tinues during the - . present month, after which the rate, it is supposed, will again be fixed for another month. - Freight to London continues, .as before, 31. per 50 cubic feet, and tonnage abundant. "CALCUTTA MONEY-MARKET. (From the Calcutta Star.) ___ CALCUTTA, JUNE 6. The Money-market continued easy till about the 25th ult., since which period it has become more active, consequent on demand for payments for opium and other objects, and there is every likelihood of interest and discounts advancing be fore our next issue; the following shows the market Value of bullion and foreign coin, and the rates of banking trans actions ; in the latter we have no alteration from last quo tations to notice Co.'s R. A. R. A. Dollars 219 oto 221 4 per 100. Sovereigns .. .. Gold mohurs, old 2O 4 20 5 each. New ditto lB 8 18 10 Five franc pieces- (silver) 2 0 2 1 each. Bank of England notes lO 12 10 14 per pound. (China, Leaf l3 8 16 0 per sa. wt. I Straits, Dust l3 0 15 0 per sa. wt. s ........... 103 8 105 2 per ~sa. wt. Ge LOANS.—Consequent on the altered bearing Goldofy teoeE he s iren 3 e lE money-market, arket, the value of these investments, ex cepting that of stock paper, the premium on which is upheld by the still low rate of homeward exchange, has declined considerably from last quotations ; the second wive per Cents. are 8 annas to 1-Br. per cent. lower; third Five; 4 annas per cent.; and New Five per Cent. paper, 8 annas per cent. lower; Four per Cent. paper has fallen 6 to 12 annas per cent. An apprehension has prevailed that the Government may resume payment of the second Fives, but it is believed that this expectation is unfounded for the present, its it may be some years before the Government be in the position to do so. The following are current : Sell. • Buy. Stock Paper—Transfer loans of 1835 and 1836, interest payable in England at 2s. Id. per Sa. SR.I4 0 15 0 per ct. Five per Cent—Second loan accord- do. 2 0 4 8 ing to numbers, p.m. ..... do. 2 8 5 8 Third ditto, p.m. New of 1841 and 1842, p.m. ......C.R. 7 8 8 0 Four per Cent—Old loan, discount S.R. 2 8 2 2 New loan, discount C.R. 2 0 112 Bank Spares continue in good demand; Bengal Bank shares are still at the rates in our last issue, but approaching the period of half.yearly dividends, it is probable that the value may advance before our next issue. Shares of the Union are 15r. per share higher; Agra Bank shares are still at the rates in our last issue, but accounts from Agra report the sale there of several shares at 50 per cent. premium, ex clusive of interest on stock from January 1, at 10 per cent. per annum ; Mu 580 0 .63 and Bank of Western India shares are still at the quotations in our last issue. Per Share. Sell. Buy. Bank of Bengal Shares (capital, 1 ,07,00,000 Company's rupees), subscription, 4,000 • Company's rupees per share, premium ...... 3,050 ... 3,100 Union Bank Shares (capital, 1,00,00,000 Com pany's rupees), subscription, 1,000 Com pany's rupees per share, ..... 125 ... 130 Agra Bank Shares (capital, 40,00,000 Cm pang's rupees), subscription, 500 Company's rupees per share, premium . 240 250 Mussoorie Bank (500 Company's rupees), sub scription per share, premium Bank of Western India (500 Company's ru pees), premium SHARE MARKET.—WQ have no alteration to notice in these investments; the Steam Tug Association has declared a dividend on the operations of the last half-year at the rate of 50r. per share, equal to 10 per cent. per annum, and the Bonded Warehouse at the rate of sr. per share. Calcutta Docking Company, premium, at 60 Company's rupees per share. Steam Tug Association, par. Bonded Warehouse, discount, at 50 Company's rupees, to 60 per share. _ gxcHANGE-MARKET.—Since the departure of the last homeward mail, transactions have obtained at ls. llid. to Is. Hid. per Company's rupee, in bills at 10 months' date, and which are still the prevailing rates of operations; but under the altered disposition of the money-market, it is pro bable some transactions may obtain at a higher exchange in remittance by the mail under dispatch to-day; the market is susceptible of such advance. Treasury bills are still wanted, and are scarce. The following may be considered as current exchanges : Treasury bills, at 30 days' sight, according to amount, at Is. 9id. to Is. 10d. per Company's rupee. Navy bills, at three days' sight, at Is. 9d. to ls. 91d. per Company's rupee. Mink - ditto, at 30 and 60 days' sight, at Is. 9ad. to Is. 100. per Company's rupee. Union Bank, at 3 days' to 6 months' sight, at Is. 9ad. to ls. 101 Ed. per Company's rupee. Private drafts against shipments, at 6 months' sight to 10 months' date, at I s . llad . to Is. Hid. per Company's rupee. Agency on London correspondents at 30 days' to 6 months' sight, according to amount, at Is. 100. to Is. Hid. per Company's rupee. Agency drafts for remittances at 6 months' sight, accord ing to the report of the Chamber of Commerce in the past week, have averaged Is. Hid. per Company's rupee. Government advances against shipments to London or Liverpool, on hills at 6 months' sight, are still at 2s. per Company's rupee. FRElGHTS.—Consequent on numerous arrivals since our last issue, and unfavourable accounts by the last outward mail regarding the produce market, which at present limits exports of sugar and other products, the rates of homeward freightage have consideiably fallen since our last report ; present quota tions being 20s. to 30s. per ton lower than former rates, with difficulty to obtain loading even at the reduction; shipments of grain to the Mauritius continue. OPIUM.—The fourth Government sale of the season took China h place ina o and n th the h e2Ost Straits, a i u t l ‘ t ia . , tvi ghe a her n aye d gs hte yielded d declined : fil lowing results ; since the sale, consequent on unfavourable accounts from Co.'s Rs. highest ... 1,500 0 0 per chest. Patna, 1,500 chests lowest • Benares, 700 chests lowest { B OMBA a Y ver M ag O e NEY MA 1111:: R 73328: 1 9 C 5 ET 3030 . 3600 I= Government securities have slightly advanced since last publication. The present quotations are— Rupees. Rupees. 5 per Cent. Loan of 1825-26......... 110 to 110 4 do. . 1 18 8 3 4 2 2 : ... 104 106 1835-36 .. 9 9 i 100 4 do. 1841.42 mi l 110 99i 100 Exchange.—During the past month exchange on England has continued firm, an d may be quoted—For six months bills at 15. 100. to Is. 10. per rupee; for bills at 30 days' sight at Is. 10d. On Calcutta, at 30 days' sight, 100ir. ; on Ma dras, at sight, 100ar.; o n Chi na, at 60 days' sight, 214 r. per 100 dollars. Banks.—Shares of both banks have advanced during the month, the present quotations of the Bombay Bank being 48 per cent. premium. Shares of the Bank of Western India are quoted—old at 42 to 45 per cent. premium, and new at 45 to 47. __ Price of Bull ion. -Sovereigns, 11Lr. each ; Bank of England notes, 10.1 r. to 11r. per pound. (From-the Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, Just 19. Although the month of June was ushered in with a fall of rain, the weather has since continued d 7 and sultry. The ' communication with the coast and the interior of the country, however, ceased in the latter end of May ; and the few sales of imports that have been made since the departure of last mail have been for local use. Piece goods of.all kinds con tinue unchanged in value. Metals.-There have been but few transactions in metals since the departure of last mail, and those generally at a de cline on former quotations. Brazier's copper has been sold at 524 r., being a fall of 4r. per cwt. on the quotation of May. Tile has been sold at 47r., showing a decline of 2r. to 24r. Sheathing at 54r., and raised bottoms at 56r. South Ame rican has also fallen 2r. per cwt., the present price being only 35r. British bar iron . was sold early in June at 204 r. to 24r., but on receipt of the intelligence by last mail holders declined to sell except at a considerable advance, and conse quently but few transactions have been made, the highest being 21r. per candy ; an advance is also firmly demanded, upon all other descriptions of iron, but very few sales have been made, and prices arenominal. There is'a good demand for nails, and they are readily purchased, according to sizes, at from 121 r. to 16r. per cwt. Both pig and sheet lead_are nominal at 10r. 2a. to l O i r. p er cwt. No sales of s p e lt er h ave been reported, but we un derstand that a few tons hav e be en sold so low as 15r. per cwt., at whi ch price the dealers would willingly purchase, but holdhrs ar e not inclined to sell unde r l6r. 11ie following aides of metals have b een r e ported for publication :- Copper.-970 cwt. tile, at 47r. 2a. per cwt. ; 360 cwt. brazier's, at 52i i r. to 52r. 10a ; 100 cwt. ditto, at 52ir. per cwt. Iron.-140 tons Swedish, at 47r. per candy ; 130 tons Bri tish bar at 21r. per candy ; 100 ditto, at 20Ar. per candy ; 34 tons nail rod square, at 25r. per candy ; 10 tons hoop, at 4r. 6a, per cwt. ; 30 tons sheet, at 4r. 13a. per cwt. ; 200 cwt. iron nails, at 14ir. per cwt. ; 100 cwt. ditto, at 12ir. per awt. ; 100 cwt. ditto, at 13ir. per cwt. Steel.-300 cwt. Swedish, at 11r. per cwt. ; 600 cwt. ditto, at 11r. per cwt. Tin Plates.-200 boxes, at 15r. 2a. per box. Cotton Manufactures. -It will be observed from the few sales made during the past month that transactions in all sorts of piece goods have been almost suspended.. Prices have not receded, however, from the quotations of last month. Yarns.-Some sales of twist have been made during the month, at slightly reduced prices, for NOs. 40 mule and 30 water; but other numbers are firm, and No. 50 mule is dearer. Speculators have bought up all the orange yarn in the market, at 15a. to 16i t a. per lb., for an average of No. 40 ; and several parcels vet to arrive have been purchased at 15Ja. for No. 40. In 'Turkey red there is no change to report. Woollens.-No sales have been reported with the excep tion of the following, and prices nominal :- 48 pieces scarlet and green, .56 in. at rs. 2 15 per yard .12 blue - 240 pairs of blankets . Marine Stores.-We have no alteration to notice in the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIED /CY E N IN -G, A. IT GUST 2, 4844. LAHORE. No sooner has one scene of blood and strife been con cluded on the theatre of this miserable country than ano ther presents itself to view. More blood has been spilt, more insurrections have taken place, more money has been squandered on the vacillating troops of the State, to se cure their services for the nonce, and each circumstance has weakened the present Government, and reduced it to a point below which it cannot well descend. In our last we mentioned that further troubles might be ex pected, and they have indeed burst on us with a violence which we did not expect. To proceed, however, with a narrative of events as best illustrating our position of the necessity of interference. It may be re membered that an influential member of the Sindhanwallah family, Ittur Singh, uncle of Ajeet Singh, the murderer of Maharajah Shere Singh, succeeded in effecting his escape from the Punjaub into our territory, and thus preserving a life which would have been forfeited to the oath of Raja Ileera Singh to put every member of the family who might fall into his hands to death, for the act of Ajeet Singh in murdering Dhyan Singh, and which was kept, ex cept as regarding a lad of about nine years old, who was spared at the urgent intercession of one of the Sirdars. The family residence of the Sindhanwallahs, at Raja Sansee, near Umritser, had been destroyed, and the whole of their lamed property seized or resumed. Ittur Single continued, therefore, with a son and some nephews who had also managed to escape, to reside within the British territory, first at Patteealah, or Umballah, and lately at Thanesur, a holy city near Kernal. It is supposed, but not ascertained for a fact, that when Sirdar Lena Singh, one of the most powerful and influential chiefs in the Punjaub, left the country on a pilgrimage to Hurdwar (in April), he entered into communication with Sirdar Ittur Singh (probably had an interview with bins), and kept up the same until his return northwards from the great gathering to which he had been at tended by a retinue of upwards of 5,000 men. On Sirdar Lena Singh leaving Hurdwar, and before anything was surmised of the movements of Ittur Sigh, it was generally asserted that he had no immediate intention of returning to Lahore— a declaration equivalent in any native state to one of dis affection to the existing Government, and he spent his time in visiting the valley of Dhera and its neighbouring settle ments. Shortly after his arriving in the vicinity of the residence of Itturpeogh, it became known that that chief entertained an intention of re-crossing the Sutlej, in the hope of creating a diversion in his favour amongst the troops, who it is said, had, as in the case of Raja Suchet Singh, made overtures of a favour • able nature to him, and in default of any heirs to the throne, Ittur Singh was the next claimant through a descent from a mutual ancestor with Runjeet Singh. He consequently assembled a number of men (about 700, chiefly horsemen), and with them (who must, we apprehend, have been a part of Lena Singh's retinue) crossed the Sutlej about the 30th of April, but where was not exactly known to us, though it must have been in the neighbourhood of Loodhenah. Indeed subsequent accounts have it that be crossed out of the terri tories of the Raja of Lodwa. It cannot further have been for gotten that a Sikh priest of great influence, named Bhace Beer Singh, had assembled a number of followers, with whom he had attended the great bathing ceremony at Urn- , ritser, and subsequently taken u a position on the banks of the Beeali (a tributary of the Sutlej, which it joins at or near Hurreekeputtun). This party of Bhaee Beer Singh's bad for some time past been strengthened by the coalition of the two Princes Kashmeera Singh and Peshoura Singh, illegitimate sons of Runjeet Singh, who having been driven out of Seealkot, which they had defended for some time with spirit, took refuge with the Bhaee Beer Singh as a holy character, under whose protection they would be safe from the machinations of Raja lleera Singh. The number of followers of Bhahee Bheer Singh and of the Princes has been variously estimated at from 5,000 to 7,000. The former probably the true number. The first step of Sirdar Ittur Singh, after.crossing the frontier river, was to join this party, and he did so within two days, when the whole body moved slowly down the right bank of the Beeah in the direction of Hurreekeputtan. The intelligence of the invasion of Sirdar Ittur Singh became only known at Lahore on the afternoon of the 3d May, and we will give an account of the transaction at the capital from the notes of our correspondent there,which may be depended on, as we have concomitant testimony of their accuracy In the evening important news arrived that Sirdar Ittur Single had recrossed the Sutlej, and was on his way to join Bhaee Bheer Singh and the Princes. Raja Heera Singh was greatly concerned on hearing this intelli gence, 'and immediately summoned a council of those who were his . friends,. and , having consulted them, repre sented that Ittur Singh had no doubt crossed the Sutlej with some bad intentions. The officers of the different battalions were summoned tip the durbar, and directed to bring with them two sepoys of each battalion, brigade, or rissallah. They accor dingly assembled, and were ad• dressed by Raja- They Singh, as follows :—' That he heard on good authority that Ittur Singh had given to the British authcrities a promise in writing to divide the revenue of the Punjaub, their share to be six annas on every rupee ; that he was now with Bhaee Beer Singh, and was doing his utmost to unite the whole of the Sikh troops, when, with the assistance of the British, he would take possession of all the territory of the Punjaub. He, the Minister, was only a ser vant of the Sirdar Rhalsajee, and was prepared to attend any orders the Sirdar Khalsa might communicate to him, but he must ask them where they (the troops) were to get their pre sent high rate of pay from, if Ittur Singh should succeed and give up six annas on the rupee to the British authorities He, therefore, should desire them to think over the subject, and by their answer enable him to make such arrangements as should overcome all opposition. As for Bhaee Beer Singh he did not know why be was opposed to him, as he could get every thing he required from the Sirdar, and his aiding in destroy ing the country was wicked.' On this the officers and sepoys said they would take the night to consult, and give a posi tive reply on the following morning; they then took their leave, but Heera Singh kept the chiefs for a long while in cc/malt - Mien. Purlyeanalls were ordered to 1e addressed to the officers in charge of the ferries.of Sutlej and other places, reproving them for their gross neglect of duty, in having allowed Ittur Singh to cross the river and join the Bhaee. If they wished to avoid punishment they must now do their utmost to seize him on his flight from before the troops who. were about to oppose him ; but should Ittur Singh escape, the officer whose ghat he should cross at might depend on being punished. Other purwannahs to a similar effect were written to Sheikh Emam-ood-doon and Nehal Singh Aloo wallah. " May 4.—This morning the officers and sepoys who had been present on the previous evening, again attended and informed the Minister that they were the servants of the Sirdar, and were ready to march any moment they were ordered by. the Sirdar ; they would certainly punish Ittur Singh, and not spare even the Gooroo if .he should join the Sindanwallash. In regard to. Ittur Singh being a friend to the British, and having promised them six annas in the rupee, they did not care one- bit, and if -he should happen to escape and cross the Sutlej, they were fully prepared. to follow him into the British territory, and never stop till they had seized him. The Minister was highly de lighted at this declaration, and praised them much. They further declared that in case of Ittur Singh crossing the Sut lej and their wishing to follow, they were in no way to be checked by the Minister. He, however, remarked that it was necessary to be very particular, as the territory on the other side the Sutlej was the property of the British and was defended by numerous troops. It was then ordered that 2,000 suwars should march in the evening, and make all haste to reach the Hurreeke Puttun ghaut, from whence they were to spread in small 'detachments right and left to prevent Ittur Singh from recrossing the river. At the same time four battalions of Lauret (?) Saheb, and others were ordered to move direct on the camp of Bhaee Beer Singh to seize the Sindanwallah. Gen. Mehtab Singh was directel by letter to leave Umritser immediately, and proceed in the same direction. Two Kohistanee battalions were directed to follow. It was generally said in the town that the Princes, as well as Ittur Singh, would certainly be seized if they remained with the Bhaee. The troops which left Cashmeer in a state of mutiny have reached Lahore." The troops marched, accordingly on, the morning of the sth ; their numbers have been variously estimated ; but we believe there were about twenty-four regiments of infantry, a large body of irregular cavalry, and 120 guns, of which 24 were heavy pieces of ordnance. On the evening of the 6th they encountered the enemy, who, however, averse to a battle so late in the day, retreated and took up a strong position at a village named Nourangabad, some distance from the right bank of the Beeah. In the meanwhile Prince Peshora Singh seeing, it is supposed, the desperate state of his party, leftlhe camp of Bhaee Bheer Singh, and reaching Lahore off the evening of the 6th, gave himself up to the Minister, and was well received by him. On the morning of the 7th the troops of the State advanced, and the insurgents being drawn out in line a cannonade was com menced, and such was the fear entertained by the troops of coming to close quarters, that they absolutely maintained the same distance during the whole conflict, mowing down the followers of the Gooroo in large numbers. The Gooroo Bheer Sing having been mortally wounded by a cannon ball, which crushed both his legs, and received besides a sabre cut across the shoulder, one of the Generals of the army of Heera Sing asked leave to go and see him. This officer, named Golab Sing, was on his way met by Ittur Singh, by whom, after an altercation, he was shot; his fol lowers immediately fell on Ittur Singh, and put him to death, and his head having been struck off, was forthwith sent to Lahore. Kashmeera Singh also fell in the conflict, having first offered to surrender, but afterwards re sented an endeavour to make a prisoner of him ; and the soldiers, being deprived of their leaders, fled. Many of them were drowned in the Beeah in attempting to cross; and two hundred women belonging to a-regiment which had followed the fortunes of the Princes after the fall of Seeal kote, fell victims to their zeal in the cause. The heavy cannonade, which lasted for upwards of three hours, was distinctly heard at the station of Ferozepore. The news of the victory, and the head of Ittur Singh, reached Lahore almost simultaneously between ten and eleven at night, and a. salute was immediately ordered to be fired in commemoration of the great victory obtained at Nourungabad by some forty. thousand men, with one hundred and twenty guns, over not seven thousand insurgents. At Lahore it was said that the loss on both sides was one thousand men killed. The wounded were not taaken into account. In the meanwhile events were occurring in the Sikh camp likely to lead to the very threatened destruction of such relations as exist between the Government of Lahore and that of British India. The, occasion of the heavy firing heard during the morning of the 7th was communicated by the political to the military authorities, and it was at the same time intimated that such was the bad feeling of the Sikh troops towards us, from the idea that we had assisted and intended following up Ittur Singh's hostile views, that they had come to the determination, before they quitted Lahore, of crossing over, and " even of marching to. Delhi !" Indeed, matters had come to such a head in the Sikh camp towards the afternoon of the 9th, that it was communicated to the political :agent, on good authority, that 12,000 irregular cavalry, and 8,000 infantry were fully prepared to cross the river during the following night, with 60 guns, and had collected a sufficient number of - boats to ferry over at least half that number, at a ghat about seven koss -north of Ferozepore (probably Hurree Keghat). The information seems to have been - of such a nature that it would have been the height of imprudence to have doubted it, and suwars were consequently sent out in all directions to procure authentic information, and all the troops. in the station held in readiness to assemble on the first sound of alarm, and which they actually did in a very few minutes, in consequence of a bugler on the right sounding without orders. The night, however, passed off quietly; and in the morning it was ascertained that a dis patch from Hera Singh (who had heard from his Vakeel at Ferozepore that we bad nothing to do with Ittur Singh's mad attempt), had been received in the Sikh camp ordering the troops to return to Lahore, there to receive the rewards he had prepared for them for their gallant behaviour against the rebel forces. The videttes sent by Major General Vin cent, commanding the station, during the night to see how the land lay across the river, reported that the drums of the Sikhs beat at a very early hour in the morning, and that by sunrise scarcely a vestige of the camp was to be seen. Since the above transactions, everything bas been in a state of utter confusion. The troops returning to Lahore have increased in their demands, and Heera Singh, quite tired out with the proceedings of this unmanageable rabble, was actually preparing to leave the capital when the troops heard of his intention, and placed guards not only round the city to prevent his egress, but even round the Minister's house to watch his movements, while Heera Singh brought to his assistance in case of an attack on him, as many of his own particular troops as were in the neigh bourhood of Lahore, consirting chiefly of hill men. The artillery seem also inclined, heingchiefly Hindoostanees from the Company's territories, to stand by him in his emergency, fbeing the in relgreatigionm a o j p o p n o t s y e d o t f o t t h h e e true a S r ik t h r o s o posr ofS i t n h g e h L s, a h w o h r o e army. These troops are now greatly exasperated at the death of one of their most celebrated Gooroos, or religious instructors, Bhaee Beer. Singh, which they lay at the door of Heera Singh, maintaining that they would never have fought against him, had the Minister not incited them to do so by representing that Ittur. Singh and Beer Singh, were supported in their rebellion against the Khalsa by the British. They also pretended that Hera Singh bad put Peshora Singh to death when he surrendered, and de manded that he should be given up to them. The Prince had in reality gone to his own district, and when a deputa tion of the troops waited on him to see him and request his returning to the capital, he honestly told them he feared to become the victim of their wiles, as had been the case with Suchet Singh and Ittur Singh, and after declining to ac company them lie fled, it is not yet known in what direction. The troops of Goolab Singh are in a general ferment. Se veral regiments have left their posts at Cashmeer, at Peshawur, - and elsewhere, and returned to Lahore and fresh disturbances have broken out in the Derajat on the western bank of the Government, leaving the army all powerful. Sirdar Lena Singh having considered it unadvisable to return to Lahore in the present state of affairs, has proceeded on a pilgrimage to the holy shrines at Muttra.—Delhi Gazette Overland, June 7. GWALIOR.—We noticed in our last the occupation of Boorhanpoor by detachments of Bombay troops from Mhow and Asseerghur. The particulars were as follow :—On the 17th of May, Major Morris, with a detachment of 400 men, proceeded from Asseerghur to Boorhanpoor, arrangements hav ing been made by Col. Sherriff for the evacuation of the Mali rata troops on the approach of our detachment. The town was peacefully surrendered to us and the force sent from Mhow on the 13th, as formerly enumerated, was countermanded when four marches from their destination. The Agra Mbar affirms, that the city is to be returned again to the Mahrabtas, it having been seized upon by mistake of the Governor-General, and the measure, which had occasioned the greatest sensation at the Gwalior Court, had been re scinded, and the troops desired to retire, upon the remon strances of Colonel Sleeman and Sir Richmond Shaksper,e. Intrigues proceed amongst the Council of Regency. Extract from general order by his Excellency Major-General C Sir C. Napier, G.C.8., Governor of Sinde. Head-quarters, Kurrachee, May 3, 1844. No. L Lieutenant-Colonel Derinzy is to make the follow ing arrangements on the 23d of May, or sooner, if the assem bling of the Beloochee chiefs begins earlier :- 1. The 13th Native Infantry are to be so divided between Meerpore and Aly-yar-ka Tanda as may be necessary to de fend these posts. 2. The detachment of the Bth Regiment at Fort Kotree is to remain there and be on the alert. 3. The steamers to be so anchored as to assist the detach ment if necessary. 4. The Captain of Police to send men to Kotree and the Fullalie to prevent armed men crossing, unless they are chiefs, and these are to be allowed one follower each, that follower to be unarmed. If any suspicious circumstances arise, immediate notice is to be sent to the Captain of Police. The police, if they see any armed bodies crossing either river, are civilly to warn them back, and at the same time to send to the Captain of Police. 5. The 6th Regiment to be withdrawn from Mahomed Khan's Tanda, and encamped at the entrenched camp, and a few police to take charge of the Tanda. 6. The Company of Artillery to be withdrawn from the same post, marched to the entrenched camp, and guns placed in battery. 7. The 17th, 12th, and Bth Native Infantry remain where they are ; but in the event of any disturbance, the Bth and 17th are to close on the 12th, under the guns of the fortress. 8. The'Sinde Horse'to remain in their lines, and in case of alarm retire upon the entrenched camp, and join the 2d Light Cavalry, which, with the troop of Horse Artillery, is to ad vance as far towards Hyderabad as possible without compro mising their retreat to the entrenched camp. 0. The hospitals of the 6th Sinde Horse, and the battery at Mahomed Khan's Tanda, are to be removed into the fort. 10. No Englishwoman is under any pretence whatever to be out of the fortress or the entrenched camp while the Belo chees are assembled. 11. Provisions to be in Hyderabad, the entrenched camp, Aly-yar-ka Tanda, and Meerpore, for a month's consumption. Lieutenant-Colonel Derinzy will be so good as to pay parti cular attention to these two last paragraphs. C. J. NAPIER, Major-General, Governor of. Sinde. EDW. GREEN, Major, Assistant-Adjutant-General. CHINA. RIOT AT CANTON.—On Monday last one of those riots similar to those which, on one occasion (in December, 1842), caused the destruction of three foreign hongs, occurred at Canton, again caused by the disorderly conduct of some sea men, although we are happy to say that on this occasion it was quelled without producing any such disastrous conse quences. It appears some Manilla seamen, belonging to a Swedish ship -at anchor at Whampoa, had a quarrel with the Chinese, who began to pelt them with stones, upon which the Manilla men charged the mob, and it is said stabbed a Chinese. The mob, however, after having been dispersed in the first instance, soon returned, and threw stones at the seamen in the Company's Garden, and the latter had to take to their boats. As usual in such cases, the mob then assembled in front of the Factories in considerable numbers, and some apprehen sions were entertained that they might proceed to violence, but a detachment of police and soldiers was sent by the authorities from the city, and the mob was dispersed soon after dark without having done any damage. Her Ma jesty's Consul had meanwhile, we understand, sent to Wham poa for assistance, and in consequence about 200 men from the ship =ll%l in boats early next morning, at which time, prices of marine stores, which•continue very dull of sale. Some sales of Archangel have been made at 8 rupees, and of coal at 6 rupees per barrel. Siffronl—We have no salsa reported, and prices are no minal. Corks have declined since last publication ir. 10a. per gross : a sale of 694 gross has been reported at that price. Bottles still maintain the quotations of last month, and are scarce. A sale of 150 gross, at lir. per dozen, has been re ported. . _ Beer.—Of Bass's and Allsop's the importations have lately been very large; but nearly the whole is in execution of orders hence. The milk bales that•have been reported are 335 hhds. 4f Bass% at 60r. to: 65r.; 200 hhds. of Mlsop's at 64r. per hhd.; and .100 hhds. at 65r. A sale of_ 100 hhds. Tennant's beer; and 10.htids, porter, has been reported at 50r. per hhd. ; and '6O hhds. Saunders' beerat 55r. Spirits.—There is a scarcity of brandy and gin, and both are teddy of sale at 2r. to 2ir. per Bombay gallon. Sundries.—Red and white lead are In good demand At llir. per. cwt. White paint is still scarce, and would meet with ready sale at 15r. to 16r. per cwt. A sale of 100.1 b. cochineal, at 2r. 9a. per pound has been reported; also of 3,5001 b. hams at 6a. per pound. 272 barrels pork, at 32ir. per barrel. 40 kegs ox tongues, at 10r..per keg._ . • EASTERN PRODUCE. .Cotton.—The prices.of this staple have slightly declined, but the rains which fell the first two days of the month caused the holders to store the whole in godowns immedi; ately thereafter, and prices have in consequence been kept firm at our qUotations. Transactions to a pretty large ,amount have, however, been made during the month, both for England and China, previous to the receipt of the late unfavourable advices from those places. Coffee.—Price,s of Mocha declined in the end of last month to 9r. per maund, at which purchases to a fair extent were made.- The amounts by the last mail from England of the reduction in diity upon it to 6d. per pound caused an im mediate advance of 8 annas per maund, and transactions took place'at that - rise. The imports of late have been large, and prices are drooping. We believe it may now be bought at 94r. Of Berbera there is very little here ; it has been sold as high as llir. per maund. Opium has advanced 105 r. per chest ; the present price being 1,390 r. Pepper.—Purchases of Malabar to some. extent were Made in the beginning of the month at 51ir. to Ur. Since then it has been firmer, and 53r ,we believe, have been paid. i In Bhutcole there is very little doing. Wool.—All descriptions of wool continue at our former quotations. FREIGHT. Freights have slightly given way within the last eight days, and may be quoted for London and Liverpool at 2/. 150. to 3/. for first-class ships, and at 2/. 10s. second class ; and for China at 14r. per candy. BORNEO. MURDER OF THE HON. MR. MURRAY. By the arrival of the Young Queen, Captain Hart, the total failure of the expedition fitted out at this port by the 'ion. James Erskine Murray and Mr. C. W. Bowra, to open a com mercial communication with the island of Borneo, had been confirmed. . We regret to state that the report of Mr. Mur ray's having been killed in an engagement with the natives is also too true. We have been enabled to acquire some of the particulars from an authentic source. After their arrival on the coast the two vessels, the schoonei Young Queen: and the brig Anna, entered the river Coti for about 80 miles, and anchored off Tongarron. During the ascent no opposition was offered • and on arriving at the town n ame d, w h er e th e Sultan resides, he expressed himself gratified by the visit; and willing to trade with the vessels. Deceived by these friendly appearances, they were moored ; but after some time having elapsed, there appeared no intention on the part of the in habitants to buy or sell. From the large body of aimed men congregating around the Sultan's house suspicions began to be entertained that all was not right. 'Phese suspicions were soon confirmed by attempts being made to board on two several nights, which were prevented by the vigi lance of those on the watch. The,Stritan had now thrown aside every appearance oUriendliness, and there was no longer any doubt of his intention to destroy the vessels, if possible. Mr. Murray, deeply impressed.with their dangerous position, addressed a letter to the captains of the Young Queen and the Anna, stating his conviction that they could only escape by fighting their way through the gun-boats and floating batteries with which they were surrounded • he also .endeavoured to get hostages from the Sult an , for a safe passage down the river: in this he failed. The attack commenced upon the vessels on the 16th of February, while they were still at anchor, by masked batteries from the shore and gun-boats. They slipped their cables, and commenced their almost hopeless attempt to fight their way out of the river, surrounded by numerous boats, which kept up an incessant fire from their long brass guns. On every turn of the river they found a fresh battery to contend with, the boats keeping up the pursuit out of range of the swivels, but not of the long guns, from which, in the Young Queen, there were fired 550 shot, and a laro portionate number from the Anna. At one time the Anna got on a mud bank, but her consort nobly bore up and ranged alongside for her protection, until she got off. But for this she would inevitably have been taken. The night being calm, with a strong ebb tide, the two vessels were lashed together, and allowed to drift with the current, determined to escape or perish in company. Ahead of each was a boat to pull them round when they got broadside on to the cur rent; the men in these boats state positively that they heard English voices hailing them from the shore. After thirty six hours of continuous fighting, they reached within a few miles of the mouth of the river, and escape appeared certain. But they found a numerous fleet of boats ahead of them which had entered through some unknown creek. This was the last and moA desperate attack, and the number of pirates killed must have been immense. With personal safety almost within his grasp, here poor Murray was killed. He was fighting the midship guns when he was struck by a two pounder on the breast; death was instantaneous. They at length passed the bar and flats at the mouth of the river, though at sunset the boats were still in chase. During the whole affair the conduct of the officers abd men was excel lent. An unflinching determination was evinced to escape or die in the attempt. Mr. Murray was the moving spirit by which they were all influenced, lind it is deeply to be regretted that he was cut short in the very vigour of life : with his talents and energies he might have done much to retrieve past mifortunes. We regret to state that on the 23d of March an attempt at mutiny was made on board the Young Queen, in which one man was shot. He is still a prisoner on bard. As a matter of course, . the Admiral upon this or the East Indian station will not permit this daring affair to pass unpunished. There is not a sufficient depth of water for heavy ships to carry them to the town of Tongarron; but the small iron steamers. of which there are several in India, and one here, are admirably fitted for the service. After their escape, the Young Queen fell in with her Majesty's ship Samarang, Captain Sir Edward Belcher; this energetic officer will, no doubt. put himself in communication with Sir , William Parker, if he be still on the Indian station, and with Sir Thomas Cochrane, who is unfortunately absent from this port. We do not suppose that Sir Edward Belcher will at tempt anything with his own vessel; her draft of water would render the chastisement, which must be ample and complete, impossible. The following is a list of the killed and wounded on board the two vessels:— KILLED.—Hon. James Erskine Murray, Young Queen ; James Dance, seaman, Anna ; and John Thomson, boat swain, Anna. WOUNDED.-Mr. B. C. Hart, Anna; Mr. M'lsTyles, Anna; John Miller, gunner's mate, Young Queen ; William Thom son, gunner, Anna; and Constance, boy, Anna.—Friend of China, April 20. CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVENTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l read in your paper a statement made on the information of some Shoreham pilots, extracted from the Brighton Herald, which the editor of that paper thinks to be " calculated to throw a suspicion upon the genuine character of my experiment." A Mr. Young, " a well known and respectable inhabitant of Shoreham," went on board the John o'Gaunt, from which no person was excluded, as soon as she arrived in Shoreham-roads, and " remarked a quantity of new warp (a rope about three inches round) lying on the - deck; and wondered what the rope could be for." This mysterious rope vi as simply a coil, consisting of two new tow ropes, for the purpose of towing the ship. Other ropes, which seem to have perplexed these Shoreham visitors, were merely guy ropes, for conducting the large or tow ropes on board the steamer ; others were man ropes, hanging over the sides, for the more convenient escape of the crew ; and I dare say there were ropes tow ing overboard, both ahead and astern, as will hap pen in slovenly ships, and the John-o' Gaunt was slovenly enough, I dare say ; though I pledge you my honour I never was on board her from the time she left Gravesend, ten days before. To remove the real doubts of every sceptical spectator of my experiment, or to answer the pumping questions of every insidious in quirer, would be either an endless or an unprofitable task to me ; for to do so effectually- would be tantamount to explaining how the John o'Gaunt was destroyed, an explanation which I shall not impart to Mr. Young, of Shoreham, however respectable, nor to his four pilots, who convert a few common tow and side ropes into a formidable " apparatus," as Don Quixote mistook wind mills for giants. , This visit proves one thing, at any rate—that every one was not excluded from the John o Gaunt, one of the many false assertions under which l am for the present doomed ,to labour. I perceive many of the correspondents of the public ournals suggest a variety of methods and materials by which my experiment off Brighton might easily, " with out any difficulty whatever," to adopt their own phrase, be performed. I invite these gentlemen to "go and do likewise."—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, July 29, 1844. S. A. WARNER. HISTORY OF CONTRIVANCES FOR KILLING MEN. (From the Liverpool Journal.) They have a contrivance in China for killing woman. Europe, with more gallantry, is content with implements for killing men ; and, strange as it may appear, the more perfect the implements, the fewer men are killed. Dr. Birkbeck discovered that man was made for box ing, the articulation of his wrist joint demonstrated it; but the fighting propensity, which the fact intimates, has never been content with the " bunch of fives." Man has sought other and more destructive weapons ; hence, in stead of Mr. James Ward at Waterloo, we had the Duke of Wellington ; instead of the " ring" of the " fancy," we had the Artillery and the Life Guards. But the fact is, the prize-ring is not a primitive institution—it is itself a proof of advanced civilisation. The art of boxing is very properly considered a science, for it is unknown everywhere, since the days of Adam, except in England. Sir Walter Scott founded his tale of "The Drovers" on this nice distinction between the tutored and the untutored man. The Englishman used his fist —the Highlander his dirk. Originally—that is, long ago—men armed themselves in the best way they could for war ; and victory, since the first battle, has ever depended upon the nature of their arms—their man-killing machinery. Science has always triumphed over physical force, and men aimed according to more perfect art, have, however few th e i r numbers, ever been invincible. " The Retreat of the Ten Thousand" is a case in point ; Cortes, in Mexico, is another and the same. Identified with this fact is another still more instruc tive. The general who first adopts approved methods, or new machinery, is certain of victory. The Greeks, Athenians, and Spartans , d efied the Persians by means of their phalanx, and they themselves were subsequently humbled by Espaminondes, who doubled the ranks in the phalanx, making them sixteen in place of eight. Philip was his pupil, and adopted his plan ; the -Athenians neglected it, and the disposition of men in a column defeated all the eloquence of Deniosthenes , —Rll the patriotism of Greece. Alexander, by the same method, conquered all Asia, save one 'town ; and, mark the fact, that town was defended by a novel man-killing machine—the Greek fire, of which more anon. The phalanx gave Persia, and Egypt three centuries of civilization under the Generals of the " Macedonian madman." The Roman art of war differed little from that of the Greeks, save that their materials were better and more abundant. Their successors at Constantinople protracted . the fall of the empire for ten cen t ur i es , by th e a d o pti on rather than the discovery Ora new man-killing implement —the Greek fire: The Saracen brought up his* fiery and fierce thousands in vain; the mysterious fire drove them back, and preserved from desecration the domes of Constan; tinople. It fell only when the enemy availed himself of the same destructive power, and the empire had ne glected the new explosive—gunpowder. Had Constan tine Paicelogus only had half-a-dozen pieces of artillery on his walls—which he might have had—the fate of the world had been different. The birth of- gunpowder was the eternity of civilisa tion. The barbarian was from that moment impotent. and never, again could he destroy the works which science had raised, and refinement consecrated. War then became a thing of science, and the battle was his who best understood the law of projectiles. This was Napoleon's grand secret. He was a gunner, and his artillery, under his own direction, con quered, as he prophecied, Italy in a month. He had another secret essential to success—theeknowledge of concentration—he had but one line of operations from a single base, and the tendency of all was to one deter-. mined spot. So fixed was this rule in his mind, that the evening of the great battle in Russia he was heard thinking aloud—" What, after all, is victory ? It de pends on the power of concentrating, on a given point, a greater number of men than your opponent." The history of man-slaying contrivances will exhibit the humanising and civilising influence of science when applied to war ; in fact, superiority of war is the test of civilisation, for it implies cultivated intellect, mechanical skill, and scientific superiority. The Greeks were the greatest in peace because they were the greatest in war ; the same may be said of the Romans ; and the Western Empire, by the Greek fire, sustained civilisation until it found again refuge in the free municipalities of Italy. The application of gunpowder gave dignity to Europe ; rendered the study of sciences necessary to nations; and capital essential to captains, for without money there can never be war, and without trade and manufactures there can be very little money. When Captain Warner's destructive explosive mys tery was first mentioned in Parliament, the worthy Member for Salford protested against it as an in fernal machine ; and declared that the inventor de served execration rather than honour. He was wrong : more men were killed in ancient than in modern battles, and battles will cease when means of the utmost destruction are discovered, for who would then go to war ? Captain Warner's discovery seems to be of this kind ; and, if available, there can be no more battles. Men will then be compelled to submit to reason —the majority must then rule—rule in righteousness— in the good opinion of all. Before the application of the Greek fire to purposes of war, various contrivances were adopted for the purpose of demolishing fortresses, undermining walls, &c. The ar tillery, so to speak, was a restrained bow, which, when released, flung a stone some hundred yards or so, and men approached walls, castles, &c., by concealing themselves in covered sheds moved on wheels. Of this descrip tion was the Trojan horse, but in the middle ages it was called a " sow," and the object of the men inside was to " bore" a hole in the wall, or work the battering ram. These were used in Ireland in the fifteenth century. The Greek fire was an anticipation of gunpowder. The secret of making it was known only in Byzantium for cen turies, yet was it borrowed in India. Alexander the Great retired from the city of the Oxydracm. because they fired thunder and lightning from their walls. Gibbon de scribes it as sweeping the Bosphorus ; but in all this there was exaggeration, for the secret is now well known to chemists. The confinement of the secret of the Greek fire so long to the Western Empire indicates a most ignorant and unequivocal age; and yet gunpowder, like steam, was a play-toy with boys in the streets two thousand years before its man-destroying qualities were known. Usually the dis covery is ascribed to Roger Bacon ; and, like true-born Britons, we contend against the claims set up by the Ger mans to the Liebig of the 14th century—the scientific monk Barthola Schwartz. But the truth is, neither are entitled to any praise. Roger Bacon, in 1270, mentions it, not as a discovery of his, but as a thing so well known that boys used it in the streets in making squibs and rockets. Long before him Magnus Grrecus describes the mode of making it ; and, what is not a little sin gular, recommends what is now used in preference— charcoal of willow wood. In a treatise on Pyrotech nics, he describes the manner of using it at the Zoolo gical Gardens of this day. In the year 80, of the Christian period, the Chinese had ordnance which they used in war. The Arabians, in 1312, employed artillery ; we used them in 1346, and the Venetians had them on board their vessels in 1380. All this time, however, they were of comparatively little use, and would have remained so, but for the rage for mathematics in the succeeding centuries in Italy. Military men knew nothing of the art of gunnery, and the philosophers were the first who investigated the law of projectiles, Galileo's treatise on motion having especial reference to the subject of artillery. It took more than 100 years before small guns were used, and then not to be fired from the shoulders, but from rests driven into the ground. They were fired by a slow match, and more than another century elapsed before the wheel lock was discovered, and the wheel-lock - was nothing more than a notched steel, which struck fire as it re volved. Flints are only a very recent contrivance, and percussion caps are: of yesterday. The manufacture of gun flints is of itself a curiosity ; and, strange enough, the tip of the savage's arrow is the source of powder ig nition in the hands of civilised man. It may thus be seen that knowledge progresses slowly even where we should suppose the most active stimulant; and, consequently, the non-adoption of a discovery is no proof of its unfitness for the greatest purposes. Perkins' steam-gun undoubtedly possesses the capacity to do the work of a potent explosive powder. It discharges bullets every day at the Adelaide Gallery—it projected a 40Ib. ball, in the presence of the Duke of Wellington, with a velocity unknown to gunpowder ; and yet it has never been fairly tried. It now never will, for Captain War ner's mystery will render its use unnecessary. _ _ What is this mystery ? Captain Warner is ready to reveal it for a sum which they have refused to give, but which they will give by and by. The cold water thrown on it by military and naval men was in perfect accord ance with all that has gone before. The common mind is essentially conservative ; devoid of faith in man's ca pacity to progress, and ignorant of the secrets of science. The blowing-up of the ship on Saturday is a fine satire on Sir Howard Douglas's speech last session in Parlia ment. Captain Warner was described as something very like an impostor, but he had the true energy of a discoverer ; be was not to be diverted from his purpose, and he has righted himself, not by means of Field Mar shals, or Admirals—not by the bounty of Government or patronage of the Court, but by the liberality of a British shipbuilder. From the first moment that Captain Warner satisfied himself of the practical importance of his discovery, he has pursued it with all that irrepressible ardour and earmestness wherewith Providence seems to endow ori ginal genius for the achievement of its destined ends, despite of every obstacle that may accrue from limited means, public apathy, private incredulity, and the ap palling discouragement of the world's dread laugh that ever awaits on even partial failure in a vast undertaking. But from the commencement, Captain Warner found many zealous, liberal, and sanguine friends. Among these was a solicitor, named , whose history, if published, would make a com plete romance . in itself. This gentleman was second in a duel that obtained considerable notoriety about eight years ago. in which the younger brother of a then recently created Peer, figured in a manner more con ducive to his love of eccentricity than creditable to his manliness or decency. The attorney assisted the Captain in raising very large sums of money for the purpose of prosecuting his experiments. 'We are at a loss to know what it is in these experiments that renders them so ex ceedingly costly as they are represented to be—for it will be recollected that their expense was one ground upon which the Government declined to embrace the inventor's proposition for testing the value of the dis covery. But this we do know. that the solicitor referral to raised many thousand pounds, which were invested in the prosecution of the experiments ; and he becoming ruinously involved in pecuniary and other legal liabili ties, the Captain was, we believe, greatly embarrassed through the very course from which he had looked to receive ample assistance at the usual premium only paid for such aid. But still, what is his mystery ? Can we not pluck out its heart? Let us, like others, have our guess; and the history of gunpowder encourages us to suspect that we may not be very far wrong. Though, truth to speak, we are not without a bias; for a friend of ours was once fool ish enough to flatter himself that be had made—a dis covery ! It is known to chemists that the chloride of nitrogen possesses an explosive power greater than ant of any body hitherto discovered. For instance,'a gr of it, not larger than the smallest mustard seed, if placed on a soup plate, and touched with a wet or oiled point of a fishing-rod, will instantly explode, and shatter the plate into a thousand pieces. Owing to the difficulty of manag li ing it, very few chemists have made experiments on it. Sir Humphrey Davy, in trying its power on phosphorus, had nearly lost his life ; and 1)ulong, the French che mist was deprived of an eye and finger by it. Turner gives the mode of preparation, and all subsequent che mists are content to repeat his process in —words. Now, here is an explosive power sufficient to accom plish the destruction of a whole navy ! All that is wanted is a sufficient quantity, and the quantity req_uird is perfectly portable, and, where there is water, s its no tion, silent, unperceived, and inevitable. therefore, that Captain Warner has discovereduiVaossillagfe. mode of manufacturing —say half-a-pintof it, the subse quent b il t a lt s r o t n h l e y force necessary to shell o process r a o ce s s strengthis ob vi adequate obvious. to place it in a propulsion, and in this shell let the aperture through which the ac oil account t v o s f p c ou a r p ed be left open. tainwarner,s power, whatever it experiment K. that the explosive pt firstdshows on the water, and subsequently' by concussion solra e on tbe vessel. If this be not the Captain's secret" it is cer tainly a power w hi c h would operate exactly in the way his is described to have done. Still a secret would re main—how to manufacture the quantity required. But Captai n W arner w i l l b low up f orts as Well as ships, and in forts he could not drop his "mystery" into water. True ; but the smallest drop of oil in a fragile glass globule, and disposed so as to burst on striking any body, would answer the same purpose as contact with water—would, we believe, answer, if possible, still better. METROPOLITAN NEW PUBLI' CANS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. • The tenth annual General Meeting of the Metropolitan New Publicans' Protection Society was held yesterday, at the White Conduit-house Tavern, Pentonville. The attendance was extremely numerous, and the greatest interest appeared to be felt in the proceedings of the day. The chair was taken about one o'clock by Mr. W. J. Penry. The Cu tinmes said it was his duty to inform them that the Committee had . called them together on that occasion, to transact the usual general business con nected with the Society. Trusting that they would take the same interest in the proceedings of the Society as they had manifested on former occasions, he would at once commence the business of the day by calling on Mr. Bishop to read the report.. Mr .Brsnop (the Secret - ..:y of the Society) then pro ceeded to read the report, of which the following , is an abstract : After referring to the position of the beersellers at the first opening of the trade, and the opposition against which they had to contend, the report went on to say that the past year had proved to what extent the efforts made in, the name of the public against the beerhouse and the beerseller, were really and indeed the true and spontaneous act of that public. The monopolist had not only failed to establish a case against the beersellers calling for the interference of the Legislature, but in their over-eagerness they had proved themselves the suborners and movers of every attempt to injure that class. The interested opponents of the open trade in beer had been proved to be the sinister, the vindictive, and the only enemies which the beerseller and the beer house had had arrayed against them. To prove this assertion, it was only necessary to mention the fact that so long -as their opponents w ere at work against them, petitions and similar manifestations were brought. forth ; but when that opposition was proved to be hopeless, its exertions, tending only to the advancement of the trade, the so-called manifestations of public opinion became " like angels' visits, few and far between." The .beer sellers and the beerhouse still existed, and what was the result of the extension of their privilege in the last three years? Why, that there was much less complaint either of or from the beerseller, than at any previous period, and that there being no concoctor or fomentor of discord, no opposing manifestation exhibited itself either in or out of Parliament. But few exterior attacks hav ing been made during the past year, the immediate at tention of the Committee had been directed to the petty but mischievous efforts of certain overseers, who, by putting into play the negative power with which the beer-laws had clothed them, had raised a destructive movement, and upon several occasions interposed be tween the beerseller and the operation of the Beer Acts. The Committee had, in many cases, applied the gentle pressure of the penal part of the Act, and convinced the refractory functionary that he mistook or misconstrued the reading of the Act, when he considered that to be a discretionary power which the Act itself only made a ministerial one. Attempts bad been made in several parts, in and about London, to restrict the hours during which the beerhouse was entitled by law to remain open. In every case, however, the efforts of the Committee- in favour of the beersellers had been successful. In some districts the police had supplied the place of the base informer, and capriciously assumed the invidious task of harrassing the beersellers of the locality. The beerseller had the same right as another to have a lodger, a relative, or a friend in his house, but in several instances this had been tortured into an offence against the laws. In such cases, the Committee deemed it their duty to step in, in order to defend the harrassed beerseller in the fairtnd lawful exercise of his business. The financial prospects. of the Society were very encouraging. The progress of the Society had been such as to secure to every widow the full advantage held out by the rules. In the year 1842, four widows were assisted from the funds set apart for that especial purpose. The like, or even a greater number, would have been equally benefited in the last year, had there been so many applicants ; as it was, all who applied were assisted. In the present year, no less than six bereaved widows would, by right of the claim left them by their deceased husbands on the funds of the Society, reap the benefit of their associating together for mutual assistance, protection, and support. The report then referred to an alteration made in the proceedings of the annual meeting. Ile concluded by reminding the subscribers, that if portents might be credited, a period was approaching when the beerseller and the beer house would be again brought before the public, and probably under legislative notice,- and that it was essen tially necessary that every member of the trade should attach himself to the Society. From the financial statement, it appeared that there was a balance in hand of 1921. 17s. Id. Mr. PEARSALL moved, and Mr. BARNSHA* seconded, the adoption of the report.—Carried unanimously. 'The SECRETARY said it would not be necessary to proceed in a formal way to the election of widows. The Committee were empowered to devote one-eighth of the funds to the allowance for widows, and it happ ene d, for tunately, that, after the allow ance had been made for the widows who then had claims on the Society, there would still be a balance in hand.—(Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. STALWOOD, seconded by Mr. COLVIN, the report was adopted unanimously. The following were then announced as the names of the persons elected to fill the places of those members of the Committee who had retired as required by the regu. lations of the Society :—Messrs. Monk, Pearsall, Lush, Knight, Higley, Glass, Matthew, and 3ennett. Mr. PROSSER moved that the last day of May should be appointed, instead of the last day of July, for re ceiving applications from widows. Mr. KYNNERSLEY seconded the resolution, which was carried. The CITA/RMAN said the formal business of the meet ing, so far as the Committee was concerned, was now brought to a close, and it would be open to any gentle man present to make any remarks or proposal to the meeting. Mr. HawmNs could not help referring for a moment to what took place at the last annual meeting. He could assure the gentlemen present that he was not in fluenced by any feeling of disrespect to the Committee, or any other persons, by the course which he then pur sued.—(Hear, hear.) The step which he took was one which was, he believed, congenial with the feeling of the trade generally, namely, that the annual meeting of th e Society should take place without any-interruption from strangers.—(Hear, hear.) Ile was very happy to see the alteration which had now been made. He wished to see the beersellers conduct their own affairs. Let the business of the society be carried out by its members, nd by them alone, and there would be no repetition of the scene which occurred at the last annual meeting. He had a motion to propose, before he sat down, With re spect to the power of calling annual meetings. He thought that, at present, there was not sufficient power given in that respect to the subscribers of the Society; and he propOsed to alter the existing regulation by eta• powering thirty members of the Society, by requisition, to call a general meeting. Mr. MAYHEW seconded the resolution. The SECRETARY said he was quite sure that in the former part of the remarks of Mr. Hawkins the Com mittee as well as himself fully concurred. He could not, however, agree with him as to empowering thirty sub scribers to call a general meeting, lest that power should be exercised in an improper manner, so as to prejudice their interests. As far as scrutiny went, the Committee was perfectly willing to meet the subscribers as often as they pleased ; and indeed the subscribers already had the power of being present at all the Committee meet ings. Having made these remarks, he would leave it to the discretion of Mr. Hawkins whether or not he would persevere with his motion. If the Committee refused to call a meeting in any case of urgent necessity, the matter might easily be brought forward at the next annual meeting. No complaint of that kind had been made up to the present time. Mr. LINDSEY opposed the motion. He thought the subscribers did not require any more power ; they did not exercise that which they had already.—(Hear.) After some further discussion, Mr. Hawkins's proposal was put from the chair in the following form:— That in rule 10, after the word subscribers, the follow ing words should be inserted:—" Upon receiving a re quisition signed by 30 subscribers." The motion was rejected by a considerable majority. Votes of thanks wero then given to the Chairman, for his impartial conduct on that occasion, and to the Committee for the manner in which they had performed their duties during the past year, after which the meet ing adjourned. At the close of the above meeting the subscribers and friends of the Society proceeded to the large tent, con structed in the White Conduit Gardens, where an excel lent dinner was served up by the host of the establish ment. Mr. Lindsey, the treasurer of the Society, pre sided. After the cloth had been drawn, and the usual loyal toasts had been gone through, Mr. KYNNERSLEY proposed " Lord Mont eag l e , th e Pension Fund, and our other proposing th e t oas t, h e ad ." I verted to the great service Lord M onteag l e h ad rendere d a a r t j o a n i n o e f n t t h a r e y B F e r e i e e r n s d e s l s' n n r utheiresea Warburton,uosfe gratitudeh Commons tihad T a l t sor. was seal justlyni sa odr i b d been t oy , e andh t m ihnr e e . greatlyaot to nt e l a i r them imo members assisted these d go 3 f - eb . tyi ach d —Drunk with three times three. The SECRETARY proposed " The Metropolitan New Publicans' Protection Society." He observed that when this Society was first established, not more than four or five staunch friends could be found to rally round it ; but believing both their principle and end to be right, they had persevered, and were now rewarded for their exer tions. He then adverted to the struggles in which the Society had been engaged, and in which it bad formed a nucleus for the trade, enabling them to state their case in the most effectual manner. To prove its necessity, and the advantage which it conferred, ho observed that, on the principle of consumption, after all its efforts, there was only a Parliamentary majority of two. What would have been the result if those efforts had been wanting he left the meeting to judge.—(Hear.) If the Society had conferred no other benefit on the trade than that of relieving them from the visits of the common informer, and from magisterial influence, it would have a substantial claim upon their gratitude; but the provision it made for widows was another ad vantage, of which all must be sensible. lie trusted that its aid would soon be further extended to old and de cayed members of the trade.---(Hear, hear.) On -all these grounds he felt great pleasure in p roposing the toast.—(Cheers.) —Drunk with great-tiithusiam. It was then announced that Mr. Rouse, the proprietor of the White Conduit Tavern, had put down his name for 51. to the Pension Fund. Other toasts were proposed, including a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and the utmost conviviality prevailed until the company dispersed. Sir Robert Peel is to dine with the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers on Thursday, the Eth instant, and all the rest of her Majesty's Ministers will meet the Right lion. Baronet at dinner in Clothworkers' I.lall.