The Sun. — London, England, 1844-12-04 00:00:00

trifling. The spirit of disaffection appears unfor- r , tunately to be rather on the increase than otherwise, i since the capture of Samunghur ; and as there are still six other forts occupied by the insurgents, far i stronger and more inaccessible than that now taken, I (From the Post.) the occupants of which have expressed their dete rmi- I Bol d neee Nov. 1, 1844.—The intelligence for the nation to hold out to the last, there are but slender may except th e procee di ngs arou nd Kholapore, in the Past month h as b een ver y deficient in interest, if I hop es of the affair being soon settled. The origi n o f this disturbance requires no explanation further , than _ .b th fallen into our hands, after holdin out Southern M a h ra tt a coun t r y. The port of Samunghur that it has arisen from the same source whence the ma- i jority of the disputes in India usually ari se, viz., an I g g !las at fen oppressed peon le against designing Ministers, who, 1 _longer th an we supposed. The enemy are said to Ito fill their own pockets during the continuance o f a I have lost between five and six hundred men, with as I ! considerable minority, have imposed taxes on an al- l aanY prisoners. We have—although the number of r c asualties are very few—to regret the loss of three ready overburdened people — the one counting o n t he 1 aid of a powerful ally, while the other party resort _el! cers during the continuance of these operations — to the only alternative left them, of shutting up them - Lieutenants Shakspeare and Irvine, from wounds re selves and families within those mountain strong - e 2 i "d, and Captain Silrer, from cholera. Colonel ' holds which are endeared to them, having been the ! .Uutram has been appointed Political Resident, and safeguards of their ancestors against similar oppres h ving succeeded in rescuing the young Raja, who is sion, and out of which the fear of death will never !minor, f rom th e h an d s o f th e t w o discontented par- ties of his su bj ec t s , is about to set off in company dislodge them. Though Colonel Outram has now been appointed ! *it h Col. Outram, with the view, if possible, of re the Political Resident in this district, and justly Cl,eving grievances which have led to the insurrection. famed as he is for his ability and unexampled success 1 a ki . (l . Outram is at Kholapore. Troops and supplies of in all pacificatory matters, he will certainly perform II kials continue pouring in. There are six other forts a feat of statemanship of no mean order, should he !till to subdue, should the rebels hold out. The Pun succead in bringing about an adjustment of those dif- J i a ttb is s a id f or a ti me t o be saved from the anarchy ferences at present existing between the Ministers :Pending over it, from the reported cementation of of the youthful Raja of Kholapore and his apparently i r differences between Goolaub and his nephew desperate subjects. lie has already released th o e _ se ra Singh, who had already, for the purpose of Raja and his chief minister from the hands of the PP°sing his uncle, marched the majority of his malcontents, and is stated as about to set off on a troopson their way to Jumbo°. Goolaub is re tour through the country, with the intention at re rrted to have under his command at present moving the grievances which had been the cause of r °,ls ° o men, with ample supplies of money, and is the insurrection. In whatever manner these dif "dY for every contingency. The rumour of the ferences may for the present be settled, it appears , I ,ssinati on o f D ewan S a wur Mull, Governor of most pro b a b le t h at a cont i ngen t f o r c e will be raised his son h as d ur i ng thi s month been confirmed, and an d ot h er necessary means resor t e d to for the future B on appointed in his room. protection of the Raja and his Government. he accounts from Sinde continue favourable Though the intelligence from the Punjaub has, 'With the exception of those from Shikarpore— throughout the month, and up to within a day or so Zost the w h o le of the brigade being laid up from back, been as war-looking in its character as the In all our other posts the troops were sic kness, imaginations of native news writers about that toler ably healthy. The disturbances in Bundle quarter could possibly picture it to be, it is with t h li nd, it is to be hoped, are now finally at an end ; pleasure that we find it in our power to contradict fei ; ex -Raja of Jeitpore Pareechut, with his con statements, or, at least, to curb for a time those 'pe tit:rates, having been taken up. The intelligence culations which the perusal of the mass of Lahore htit ill Affghanistan can scarcely be depended on— intelligence, appearing 'this month in the newspapers, mor e it represents the Dost and his son Akbar as would certainly create in the minds of the public at h. r e firmly • seated in their authority than they home, did it not receive the additional check through 0 : a for a long time been. Gwalior continues dis- the medium of the anticipatory letters. b i l l tended under the supervision of Ram Roo The death of Dewan Sawur Mull, the Governor 2 lk ea, who has not as yet found out the perpe of Mooltan, is now confirmed, having met his death as or or instigator to his attempted assassination, by the discharge of a pistol fired at him by a criini iik the Tara Bhaee had conceived a marked dis nal which he was examining. His death, from a h e ! for him. The chief subject of local interest matter of policy, was for some time kept a secret, ti _ r e has been the trial and conviction of the note- matter is supposed by his sun, who seems to hare been o r ti s Aloe Paroo, for his participation in the villanies yearning after his father's office—to which he has hi thene Bander gang, and being deeply concerned since been appointed by Heerah Sing. The revenue , burning of the ship Belvidere, burnt in the he contributed to the Lahore treasury has been on an i i (l e luis i of Singapore some considerable . time back. average half a million annually, while his own in -10 has realised from his villainies no less than come is said to have been as much. )°° ° l . sterling, besides property to a great 4 tnou • - —the whole of which has been con- Up to this time the warlike preparations said to o r nte have been making between Goolaub Sing on the ethe _ t ed, and himself banished for life. An one hand, and his nephew, Heerah Sing, on the h er : ease, which deserves a prominent place other, has naturally led to the most lively interest. ' is that of a species of wanton and And the startling statement, that the majority of the 4 1 r i t e ,... Matie cruelty perpetrated by the captain of the troops had already quitted Lahore, and were pretty t tr. P . l •NePtune, from Liverpool. His name is Thomas well on their way for meeting those of Goolaub ' t hwaite. The cruelty referred to was exercised . ° I I his h rtita , steward, and consisted of divers means of Sing, who was stated to have at present under his flit nty. That exercised to his apprentice—a youth- command an army of upwards of seventy thousand fighting men, with funds to the amount of 8,000,000/. Tire Fr enchman—consisted in giving him 250 lashes. sterling, independently of the support which he had sad at has been tried before the police-court here, at his nod, in the influence and wealth of his sister por he has mere ly been mulcted in a paltry fine. in-law, the widow of the late S oochet Sin g . These, the boy's case he will be brought before a jury. and numberless other statements of a similar nature, bu tr t _he intelligence. from China reaches to August 28, have been at the eleventh hour, as it were, consider ,r". continues barren in interest. ably smoothed down by the reports that matters have ittonfie disturbances formerly stated to have arisen at length been amicably arranged betwixt these two t ry, ' ll Kholapore in the Southern Mahratta coun- dagger-drawn personages—a report that every one tin having assumed a form much more formidable must feel happy in hearing fully confirmed. But there the was anticipated, it may be as well to continue appear to be some doubts existing as to the actual ;:_were so try narrative of operations from the point at which truth of the report itself, which will of course require abruptly broken off in my last. The the next mail to clear up. The Pundit Jolla—the bone )D oi Colonel . t under Colonel Wallace having occupied a of contention between the uncle and nephew, ap 4gh directly in front of the fort of Sarnunghur ;adt, ' pears still to strut about Court—a circumstance which ineri _me ' guns having been placed in position, com hlited to play until the evening of the 12th, formerly so highly incensed the uncle ; while the ~. a PParently with but little effect. The command- reported departure of Jowahir Sing, the Minister's younger brother, to live under the roof of his uncle, ti,!: engineer was therefore directed to reconnoitre at Jumbo°, a coalition which Heerah himself had so i sie hlit breaches which had been made, who suggested th t hewhole of the might be turned upon at gunsthreatened to prevent at all hazards, renders often trilt de cia a small tower to the right of the south- Rest the whole of the Lahore intelligence this month at best but very doubtful. e, krds b astionof the fort, which being shortly after- The accounts from all parts of Sinde during the so consideredfor escalade , practicable , while the other was k lfiallymonth continue extremely favourable, with the ex lame for preparations . were accordingly . caption of Shikarpore, which presents a rather un leelis, attacking the fort at daylight the following favourable view as regards the health of the troops (11 - ",, , 1n g. The troops under the command of Major 11 4 ::" s t of the 20th Regiment Native Infantry, stationed there. Of the 69th Regiment N. 1., fifte d , i n - i 'lg been formed into two columns, were accord- file only could attend muster on Ist October, and is 7th Cavalry had only sixteen men fit for duty; e ll tl irected to be in readiness at four o'clock, the first un der the command of Captain Jones and the while the majority of the force stationed there the forces C a pt a i n Gillanders ; other dispositions were sufferin g much, thou g h not nearly to ef i'le forc es h av i ng b een ma d e w ith a view of cutting were becoming frequent, this extent. Deaths th u tue retreat o f the besieged. Everything being and the want of medical officers much felt. r e ; ed operations, and within half an hour the fort j u diciously arranged, the storming parties com- Much inconvenience was felt at Hyderabad from the excessive heat, and a considerable diminution 1,,, : as e nter and taken possession of. But little annoy- in the depth of the river apparently observable. The troops at this place continue healthy. At Suk esheiet st erns to have been experienced from the enemy h ee -t effecting the breach—a' few shots only having kur the utmost interest seems to attach to the pro these -h fir meting from the bastions flanking the places where jected assembling of the court-martial to be shortly Kith Were and so completely were those holden here for the trial of Colonel Moseley, W ere made; ki k taken by surprise, that our troops entered when twenty-one field officers are expected to t e 1 1s t without opposition. The enemy, however, seem be collected hither for that object ; the hirli v e provid e d f or e very exigency in the event of our President of which, it is expected , wi l l be General te rg 'l an entrance ; the long rolls of cloth which Simpson—Colonels Doug las and Woodburn had been fa eto ix ' se their turbans having been found suspended ordered even from K urrachee, all the wa y , for the e atiur numerous places around the walls, by which purpose. A detachment of her Majesty's 78th th,,„ 6 ) though some managed to escape from the fort, Highlanders arrived on the 18th ult. Seventy-one r ' were all either secured by the reserve of our men of the 64th had been discharged the service st • tie ttei stationed around the base of the bill, or ulti- for their participation in the late mutiny. The of th Y cut off; while those who had been deprived troops were all healthy, though the heat during the itseej e tk in eans of escape, or were totally unable to day was very intense. Kurrachee has become the th e 'ernselves of such, were taken prisoners, and to El Dorado ofiour Sinde possessions ; what with the ge tte e „ ted , i t of the Europeans portion of the force, it is completion of broad airy streets, capacious canton spett,i-'`, 1 3' admitted that the life of every one was merits, the extension' of the pier, the erection of spa the ,„. w hich could by possibility be so, even although cious buildings on the verge of the race-course, the ritkv elltiti e CatiOn given i n some instances but slightly adornment of the grounds with t he choicest p lants enteriti ° S ome of the enemy to such forbearance. On and shrubs, and the great addition latel y made to the 1e 0 , i4 "f# the fort the scene presented is described as supply of excellent water , wit h numerous im p rove- We b een heartrending in the extreme. Numbers ment.s, it had now become the p lace alone entitled to r e ~ Whil e t i ) und mortally wounded from several shots, be the Government bead-quarters. to th e , ue Poor wretches were at the moment reduced The intelligence from Affghanistan seems on Were f ' a st extreme from starvation. Several women the whole to hold forth the pro s p ects of Dost * 01 , 114 °141 d with children in their arms severely Mahommed, and the members of his famil y , as in p arts ed, and one had thrown herself from the ram• every way in the ascendant—at least so it is II ; b Y which she had fractured both her thighs. given out by those in whose statements at no ea rn C ho uses were soon entered by the Sepoys and time ought implicit reliance to be placed. He ratlit'e-rfohllowers, against whom, by the way, some is now said to be firmly seated on his throne, with , ea vY charges of wanton cruelty have been the most formidable of the other states exceedingly Prefer, j og offs---but nothing whatever, at all worth carry- anxious to do him homage. The Dost and Akbar have den f aPPears to have been found within the are said still to be within their capital, and that the ore . the operations against this fort, we Dost had expressed himself anxious to proceed to the ee 'en deprived of the services of three much- eastward of his dominion, on another expedition most — sPeeted 2 ( I °ffieers. Lieutenant Shakespeare, of the likely. He was said to be particularly incensed at Europeansf 11 • • el eet arismarks , e a vict im to the deadly aim of the the Lahore Court, and the proof of this is drawn !i on . arksmen—having come out from a posi- from the fact of his refusing to dispatch the ac on comparative safety to assist in carrying off customed nuzzurana or present expected by the latter th e a, fro m' the ' I3(I Y a a Sepoy w h o h a d b een mor t a ll y woun d e d - at the advent of the Dusserah festival. The real s ame quarter ; Li eu t enan t I rw i ne , another 5!°llnEC officer i cause of the rupture on this occasion, like most affairs „ nv cer of the M a d ras A rt ill ery, an d C apta i n ! pertaining to this distant country , remains enveloped " er, w h o died of cholera. After the occupation . Of thi s fort b gents, between y our troops, in mystery. another body of the incur- . 1 The disturbances, if such they can he called, ti 500 a n d on, and6oo stro n g, took u p a '.. which have for such a length of time afflicted Colonel g, post sc ene of Outram—who had arrived at the Bundlekund, and regarding which su much dif the Samunghur, for ' the insurgents --came tee purpose of negotiating with happily terminate • dby the seizure of Pareechut, the rgents--came se e up with them, and after a ' ex- lop p 7 " • h of Jeet ore and the accomplices in co nflictth ern ___ u succeeded in completely punishing his marauding expeditions. It was rumoured about field, __ , ~_, 100 having been left dead on the the departure of last mail that he had voluntarily r .,,, 4 " jult)"' 200 havin • • i lus• et ? ~., ~, g !, P en taken prlsoners, come in with hie fellows in guilt, in order to take is st 'tt'd to . ne,ny during thuio proceedings n Ivare..-3ge of the offer lately made him by (3overn. ~ lil_,amount to between fioo and (500 with merit of two hundred rupees a month, provided he x nurrv., ,sr 1 4 , 41 „ . , p , 'l , ..oners, while our own ' u a ve es- resided within the Company's territories, hut having bee; in co mparison, exceedingly come so far on the way with this view, he is said to OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA AND CHI-NA. have changed his mind on once more reverting to the extensive tract over which in his state of freedom he had so often roamed ; but on his return again to his wild haunts, the authorities deemed it best to secure him by force, while they had the opportunity. He - was secured by a native in the service of the Pre sidency. In Gwalior matters continued much in the same condition as formerly, paltry intrigues of every de scription being now and then carried on. Her High ness the young Dowager appears to have no very great liking towards her Minister, Ram Ras Phalkea, believing him to be striving his utmost with the Bri tish authorities, to effect her expulsion from the Lushkur—and a document, proved afterwards to have been forged, had been*. presented to Captain Shakespeare, as having been sent by the Bhaee her self; and an individual had latterly confessed, he had wrote it at the instigation of the son-in-law of the Minister. The people generally would much rather prefer being governed by a person appointed by us than submit to the authority of Ram Ras Phalkea, and complaints are numerous against him, and con tinually in the niouth•of every one in the Lushkur, as being in the habit of attaching the other Ministers to himself by presents of repeated bribes. Several important measures have lately been passed by the Durbur, viz.—the total abolition of the traffic in slaves, and a prohibition against the public sale of opium and other injurious drugs, without a special license from those entitled to grant them—a measure which it is hoped will tend to put an effectual stop page to the numerous murders and suicides, lately of common occurrence, from such incitements. There is nothing of moment from other parts of India. (From the Times.) From Calcutta the chiefs news relates to the quiet proceedings of Sir Henry Hardinge, who appears now to be studying the politics of India. His only public acts have been directed towards extend ing the blessings of education. The Madras Government was, like that of Bombay, busy in regulating troops for the Kolapore country. Among the deaths is mentioned that of Dr. Lane, private secretary to the Marquis of Tweedale ; he has been succeeded by Mr. Conway, son of Colonel Conway, formerlS , Adjutant-General in that presi- dency. From Bombay the chief points are the conviction of the infamous Aloo Paroo, for being implicated in burning the merchant ship Belvidere in ,Singapore harbour. This scoundrel appears to have made a practice of burning ships which he had insured, and of which five or six:were destroyed within four years. Another subject of interest in Bombay arose from the commitment for trial at the December criminal sessions of Thomas Braithwaite, the master of the ship Neptune, from Liverpool. He, it appears, treated the steward with great cruelty, and actually gave upwards of 200 lashes to a French lad on board for some supposed offence. The case of this boy was brought forward by a French merchant, named Roussac, who received every assistance from the magistrates. The French Consular Agent is a mere nonentity, having been born and educated at Aleppo. The trial of Braith waite, for his cruelty, was loudly demanded by the public of that presidency. From China the intelligence comes down to the end of August. The American Ambassador had negotiated a treaty such as that sanctioned with the British, with the addition of some clauses explana tory of it. The French Ambassador arrived at Macao on the 15th of August, in order to begin ne gotiations about his treaty. The Governor of Hong-Kong, Mr. Davis, was about to proceed to the northern ports in order to ob serve how the Chinese authorities were conducting themselves towards the new traders. From Singapore we learn that an English expedi- tion had been sent to attack the piratical tribes on the north-west coast of Borneo ! It . consisted chiefly of her Majesty's ship Dido, Captain Keppel, and the Hon. Company's steamer Phlegethon, which went up the river Sukarran. The boats were at first repulsed; but, being reinforced, they returned and demolished the fortifications, and took above 60 guns. Mr. 'Wade, first lieutenant of the Dido, was killed while leading his men to attack a fort, and Mr. Steward and several men belonging to the same ship were slain by the pirates. Her Majesty's ship Sema rang was not far distant from the scene of action. The Dutch had also sent au expedition to Borneo hit search of a missing ship, the Charles. The King of Koti, who murdered the Hon. F. Murray, having re fused all satisfaction, had his town destroyed. The ship Ceylon, D. Ferguson master, from Lon don to Bombay, was totally lost on the Ist of October on the northernmost reef of the Laccadirees, which even on the best charts is marked 18 miles too much to the eastward. The captain and crew arrived safe in Bombay. No blame is attributable to them. The ship Brilliant, from Calcutta to Bombay, was lost on the 16th of October, on the point of Saugur Sands — crew saved. The monsoon had terminated. The fall of rain in Bombay was under sixty-six inches, and fears were entertained of the want of water next spring. In the interior of the country the fall, though not great, was seasonable, so that no apprehension was entertained of that most dreadful scourge—a famine, which is periodical in India. The latest news from Kolapore is, that all hopes of a pacification by negotiation are at an end. Her Majesty's 22d Regiment marched on Wednes day from Sattara for the disturbed districts, where there will be soon 13,000 men assembled. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE., CHINA. Our intelligence since our last comes down to the 30, at 41. per ton of 50 feet ; to Amoy, 6 dolls, per ton .of 40 feet; to ports north of Amoy, 8 dolls. per 40 feet. For grey cotton goods there was rather an ac tive demand; but for bleached qualities there was no inquiry. The importations of both description had been very large. White shirtings, 40. inch, 3.50 dolls. to 3'Bo dolls. per piece; grey ditto, 40-inch, 2.90 dolls. to. 3.40 dolls. per piece. The stock of yarns was very heavy, and there appears to be no improvement in prices. Nos. 18 to 30 are quoted 24 dolls, to 26.50 dolls. per picul. Nos. 38 to 42, 29 dolls, to 30 dolls. per picul. The heavy importations of opium, and the knowledge that large shipments were on the way, had caused a de cline in the various qualities of the drug. Prices were merely nominal. A few chests of Patna were sold at 760 dolls.—some circulars quote the rate 765 to 810. Malwa is quoted at 750 dolls. At Chusan, Patna was quoted at 810 dolls., and Malwa 840. Turkey drug at Hong-Kong was selling at 380—the latter is increasing in consumption in consequence of the inferiority of Malwa. On the above prices no rise is anticipated. All the Hong-Kong merchants were summoned into the city of Canton on August the 12th, when the authorities de manded a further payment of 5,000,000 of dollars as their portion of the Canton ransom money. The Hongs refuse to pay, and the general impression is, that they ' will be imprisoned. Meanwhile Ilowqua, Sanqua, and stone of the more wealthy of the Ilongs, have left their ' Hongs. It is understood that Mr. Cushing, the Ame rican Minister to China, is shortly to return to the United States. CALCUTTA. (From the Calcutta Englishman.) The Government express of the August mail, with in telligence up to the 7th of that month, reached us on the evening of the 18th ult., by which opportunity the bulk of English commercial correspondence came to hand, allowing sufficient time for parties here to reply by the Government express which left for Bombay on the 21st. Notwithstanding that the Honourable Company have lowered their rate of exchange on advances to Is. 11d. per rupee, and reduced the margin required to 25 per per cent., we do not at present see much probability of its being taken advantage of to any extent, owing to the abundance of money in the hands of commercial houses, for remittance, causing them to take bills with documents on much more liberal terms. The following details show the present state of our market for imports and exports, in which however no very material change has taken place since our last : Nmoo.—At the date of our last monthly circular, manufacturing had been brought to a close throughout Bengal,and the result led us to anticipate that the total out turn of the season would prove between 135,000 to 145,000 mds. In this calculation, however, we allowed for more favourable weather during the second cuttings in Tir hoot than has been experienced, they having been im peded by constant and heavy rain ; but this again has proved beneficial to other districts, and some exceeded our estimate. The districts which have suffered most this year are Dacca, Rungpore, Kishnagur, Hoogly, Burdwan, and Ilidnapore ; Tirhoof, although turning out considerably less than last year will still give 26,000 mds., which is equal to the largest crop known previously. Factories situated in the western part of Tirhoof and thence up to Allahabad were fortunate in having season able rains, and also fine weather during manufacture, and many of them will send down double the quantity they did last yeur, but such is not the case with respect to the upper provinces, where some concerns will scarcely yield one-third of their average outturn. On the whole we are of opinion that although some districts have been fortunate, this has been counterba lanced by the falling off in others, and we see no reason to alter the estimate we; gave in our last,ivix., 135,000 to 145,000 mnds. Some small parcels of last year's indigo have changed hands at the prices paid for them in December last, and have been taken for an American ship on the point of starting. A small lot has else been shipped to France on the only vessel at present loading for that part, and which is advertised to leave in a few days. The Americans will, we think, be early in the market this year, as they have had several ships waiting here for some time past, and are apparently unable to find any produce at priceslikely to pay, which will we think induce them to give last year's prices, considering the very favourable rate at which they are now able to dispose of their credits. We are given to understand that the last - Mail brought several extensive orders, authorising parties here to give last year's rates, but we arc not aware of a single in stance in which such offers have been accepted by the planters, nor whether those limits were unqualified or dependent on the out-turn of the season. We expect the indigo down this year, as very fine drying weather has been experienced since the conclu sion of the manufacture. SUGAR.—The lust accounts from England, although not particularly favourable, being rather more so than was anticipated, have caused a steady demand for this staple throughout the month, and owing to the great scarcity of fine white Benares, the few parcels of that description which have been offered for sale have been readily taken at a slight advance; the bulk of transac tions have, however, been in good and fair second quality Benares, and Bhagas (the latter description having this year proved very superior), which have in most instances been taken at about last month's rates. In low browns and Khaurs there has been scarcely anything doing, the high ruling of freights having prevented operations in these descriptions. of August. At Canton several heavy purchases of silk had been made. The prices quoted are, for Tsatlee, 520 dollars to 550 dollars per picul. Of Taysaam there was none in the market. Canton was quoted 280 dollars to 350 dollars. The new crop was arriving slowly. Of Under this head we may notice, that owing to the very favourable results of one or two factories established by Europeans in Tirhoof, the manufacture of sugar in that district has been very considerably increased, the greater number of indigo factories carrying it on to a greater or less extent, and we therefore look forward to receiving next year a larger supply of sugar, of very su perior quality, from that part. SALTPETRE.—The shipments of this article to Great Britain, which have of late fallen off very considerably, have, since the arrival of the mail, been on the increase, notwithstanding the high rate of freight ; and exports since the date of our last exceed 45,000 maunds. Our bazaar has consequently berm more active, and prices are rather firmer, although we cannot quote any mate rial advance. The demand for America as noticed in our last, con tinues steady, and exports from Ist to 13th instant have been 5,239 maunds. For France there has been nothing doing for some time past. Rum.— We have not heard of a single sale in this market during the month, but shipments go forward on about the usual scale, being from Ist instant up to date 24,514 gallons. RAW SlLK.—Owing to the damage done to the silk districts .by the heavy inundations, and the probable falling off in the supply, native holders in this bazaar were disposed to stand out for higher prices, but ac counts from home not being of a nature to warrant shippers in submitting to this, transactions during the latter part of last month were very limited. SILK PIECE GOODS.—A conti❑ued and active demand has been experienced throughout the month for all de. scriptions of Corahs, and parcels as they arrive are readily purchased at for common native manufactured Cos;dinhazar goods from 133 r. to 135 r. per eorge round, whilst well-known makes have been sold as high as 143 r. to 145 r. Our market throughout the month having been bare of choppas and bandannas, except of very inferior de scriptions, transactions have been very limited. We no tice, however, a few small shipments of superior choppas on manufacturer's account. Exports to Great Britain from the Ist instant up to date have been as follows, viz. : Ortum.—During the latter part of last month a mo derate business was done in the drug at about our former quotations, and a large contract to the extent of 1,000 chests of Patna, was, we understand, entered into at the high figure of 1,600 rupees ; since then, however, there has been little doing, and the market gradually declined to 1,550 for Patna, and 1,440 for Benares ; :when on the arrival of the Water Witch from Hong-Kong, bringing unfavourable accounts, a further fall took place in this bazaar of about 100 rupees, and the market is in a very unsettled state. The stock in the Company's godowns on the evening of the 13th was, 1,169 chests Patna, and 300 chests of Benares. 1,250 bales which had come to market, 1,100 bales were bought at, for No. 1, 540 dollars; No. 2, 520 dollars. The silk is reported to be of an ordinary quality of Tsatlee. It appears that the quantity of silk offered for sale between the 7th and 14th of August, was about one-half of the entire shipments of the year 1843. The teas which had been brought to market were all bought up at prices varying from 39 to 43 taels. The following are the prices at which purchases have been made :—Congou old, 12 dollars to 16 dollars ; new ditto, 39 dollars to 43 dollars ; Caper new, 19 dollars to 27 dollars ; souchong old, 15 dollars to 20 dollars ; souchong new, 30 to 50 dollars ; orange pekoe new, 27 to 34 dollars ; orange, fine scented, 30 to 70 dollars ; twankay, 14 to 24 dollars ; young hyson, 50 to 56 dollars ; hyson skin, 15 to 32 dollars ; gunpowder 43 to 70 dollars; imperial, 40 to 67 dollars. The follow. ing is a copy of the cotton report from Ist to 31st July Bales. Deliveries. Stock. 741 Twist ............ 4 4,372 American (not reported) Bombay 21,594 Bengal 65 Madras ••• - 78,396 ..• 16,256 ... 17,007 Total inclusive of importations by the ship Fattel Mobarick. The market was dull for all descriptions of cotton. Si nce the receipt of last advices (on the Ist of August) a little more had been done in Bombay qualities, but at no advance in prices. In fact cotton. was altogether unsaleable, except in barter for teas. The quota tions were—for Bombay, old, 4.5 to 5.5 dollars ; new, 6.5 to 7 . 8 dollars. For Madras qualities there was no demand, and no quotations are given. Ben gal was quoted 6.8 to 8.5 dollars. Bills on London at six months' sight, 4s. 3d.; Navy Bills, three days' eight, 4s. to 4e. ld. Freights to England were Toted COTTON.—The heavy stock in this bazaar, and rather low prices, have induced more extensive shipments to China than are customary at this season of the year ; prices, however, are now somewhat higher, and we have not heard of any transactions lately. Shipments from the first instant up to this date amount to 5,836 maunds. RlCE.—Owing to the favourable accounts of this article received by the last mail, and the low price at which it is obtainable in our bazaar compared with other staples, buyers have been induced to come forward freely, and business to a very large extent has been done, shipments since our last having amounted, to about 75,000 mauads. We, however, have no improvement to natice in prices, they being checked by the high rate of freight. IMPORTS FROM EUROPE. BRITISH COTTON PIECE GOODS. The general inactivity in all fabrics under this head as noticed in our last, continued until within the last week or ten days, when the near appraach of the Doorgah Poojah holidays (in consequence of which all business will be at a standstill for twelrs days), oblig e d sons of ; the native merchants to come forward and execute up.. rod (round) still maintains the quoted rate, and is much country orders, which has caused a slight improvement , wanted. in the demand for some descriptions of long cloths and , WOOLLENS.—These have continued in a depressed skirtings, which previously were extremely difficult of state during the past month ; some trifling sales have sale, and the transactions of the past week in both gray been made, but at; remunerative rates. The stock on and white have been to a fair extent, the former at a hand is large, but as the cold weather approaches there slight advance, and the latter at former rates. Jacconets, will, doubtless, be a reaction. The importations have which have for some time past been in pretty fair de- I been heavy, but have fallen off during the latter part of mand (at for the finer description remunerating rates), the month. have of late been less inquired for, and coarser kinds are MARINE STORES.—The demand has not been to any difficult of sale, except at a very low figure. Madda- great extent, and most of the sales effected have been polams have been in very limited request for some time at lower rates than reported in the former month. Of past, and the only sales reported have been of a few such transactions as have taken place, the following have hundred pieces at from 2rs. to 3 Brs. per piece, Mulls been reported :-120 bolts of bleached canvas, at 16 have sold to a fair extent, the principal demand having rupees per bolt ; 80 bolts at 15 rupees ; 100 cwt. of red been for middling and fine descriptions, and low quali- lead, at 111 rupees per cwt. ; and a later sale of 200 ties in moderate inquiry. Cambrics have been but little cwt. at 114 rupees per cwt. The imports from the 27th inquired after, and any sales which have been effected of September to the 24th of October were not remarkable. 4 have been at a low figure. WINE AND SPIRITS.—These continue in moderate re- PRINTED AND COLOURED GOODS.—AR improved de• mand has been experienced for all goods under this. head ; chintz, which at the date of our last was almost unsaleable, having changed hands at rather better prices for some descriptions, especially blue, purple, and green, which have realised from 7to 8 rupees per piece. Red cambrics have continued to command attention ; and tweeds, of which the stock has been much reduced, are a shade higher. WOOLLENS.—The slight improvement noticed in our last has not been maintained, and all descriptions are nearly unsaleable, except at very low prices, and stocks are fast accumulating. WHITE MULE TWlST.—Large sales continued to be effected 'at about the quotations given in cur last until within the last ten or twelve days, when the demand fell off considerably, and prices have rather a downward tendency. COLOURED YARN.—.Turkey red has been in good de, mand, and prices have slightly advanced ; other colours have sold at former. quotations. COPPER.—In our former issue we noticed a decline in this metal of about 8 annas per md., since which, al though the demand has been fair, prices have again gra dually declined from 8 annas to 1 rupee. IRON.—Our market has not manifested the least im provement, and prices are much the same as last month; sales of flat bar and bolt are reported to some extent, but consist, we believe, of more or less damaged parcels. BEER.—There is still a fair demand for Allsop's and Bass's, and sales continue to be effected at 59r. to 60r. for the former, and 58r. to 59r. for the latter ; considerable quantities of other briinds have been sold by auction, but at very low prices. ExcnANcE.—ln the early part of the month agency bills without documents were obtainable at Is. 10 d. per rupee, but latterly most parties have evinced a disincli nation to draw at that rate, and good bills with docu ments are not now obtainable on better terms than to Is. bo. to Is. Mid. MONEY MARKET. A superabundance of money continues, and bank shares and Government securities have consequently again advanced, as will be seen from the following quo tations, at which they are in demand : CURRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, BANK quest, and the market is well supplied with most de scriptions. Good brandy is rather scarce and is in in quiry, owing to the large importations some time back of inferior French distillation. GINGHAM UMBRELLAS.—These have been in mode rate request, but do not realise good prices, a sale was reported towards the middle of last month:of 1,200 dozen at 11 rupees 8 annas per dozen; at the end of the month sales were effected at 80 dozen at twelve rupees, and 70 dozen at 12 rupees 8 annas per dozen, with wooden sticks, and 16 rupees with brass rods. SAFFRON.—In moderate request ; there is little on hand, the importations being chiefly disposed of on ar rival. At the beginning of the month a sale was ef fected of 501 b. low quality at 22i rupees per lb ; at the end of the month 1121 b. of good quality at 30 rupees per lb., and 100 lb. inferior at 22 rupees 8 annas were disposed of, also 2001 b. at 9 rupees per lb., 501 b. at 22 rupees $ annas, and 501 b. at 22 rupees per lb. BOTTLES.—Bottles are in good request, and the mar ket is but thinly supplied, PERFUMERY.—The market is overstocked. MILLINERY.—Some recent sales have been effected at remunerative rates, but there is still plenty on hand. QUICKSILVER.—In improved demand, at an advance on former rates. The importations have been very trifling. EXCHANGE.—Money is abundant, but the rates of ex change are very unsatisfactory. The principal transac tions on London by the present mail, have been made at ls. 9id. to Is. 10d. at six months, and ls. 9f d. at 30 days' sight. The former rate is lower than by the last mail, the latter without alteration. FREIGHTS.—The current rates are noted in our quota- tions, but owing to the low state of the export market freights are not easily obtained. To China nothing is doing. FREIGHTS. To London 3l. To Liverp00l To Clyde No ship. To China No quotation. To ditto Opium, per Clipper Dollars 3to 4. , ,r.._3 1 2, 1 ample in telling them. , - I.r "Criri the ;, *._,„....d i . 4 f and ' greatest interest by those The following resolutio 8110'1. • . •.,. . : ..r , %4 Resolved, Ist. That we AtibrieK :11. 0 ng assembled, have met to our wants, trusting that our' - 114-- - Wijt L . • the public eye, and reach the hea legis ors, to the end that they may PA4 . 4.tet 41;aggrei shall secure to industry its full and fair reward, and thus im prove the condition of ourselves and four fellow-coun trymen. 2nd. That we meet not to ask for charity, but for justice, in the shape of profitable and independent labour—so that we may supply ourselves and our families with the comforts and necessaries of life, which we find at present to be utterly impossible, in consequence of the scarcity of employment, and the lowness of wages. 3rd. That we firmly believe the restrictions imposed upon industry by the corn and provision laws are a principal cause of our destitute condition, inasmuch as scarcity, dearness, and uncertainty are the result Of tam pering with the people's food ; and that we further be lieve if those laws were abolished, remunerative employ ment would be more abundant, competition for labour less severe, the farmer rendered more secure, by steadi ness of price and fair rentals, and the happiness and prosperity of all classes of society materially and per manently advanced. DREADFUL MURDERS IN THE KING'S COUNTY. (From the Dublin Pilot of Monday.) TULLAMORE, DEC. I.—With feelings of poignant re gret I have to announce to you the shocking murders of two human beings, brothers, named Thomas and William Sheppard, on the lands of Coolfin, barony of Ballyboy, in this county, about two miles on the mountain side of Frankford. The particulars of the sad circumstance, as gathered from the evidence of a surviving brother at the inquest held yesterday upon the scene of the catastrophe, are in substance as follow: A family named Daly heretofore held a small farm, about twenty-four acres, on the lands of Coolfin, but, getting into arrear, they were ejected for non payment of rent, when Ambrose, Thomas, and William Sheppard (three brothers), got into treaty with the sub-agent, Mr. Fawcett, near Tullamore, for the farm. The negotiation getting publicity, a threatening notice was served at their then residence, Derrycooly, near Rahan, in this county. The Sheppards, no way daunted, got into the occupation in the latter end of Au gust last, when another notice was also served at the said place, vowing death and destruction to them should they persevere. They still treated these notices with indiffer ence, at the same time using, as they thought, all due caution (having the house on the lands on which they then lived at Coolfin well fortified against danger, baying plenty of fire-arms, with a supply of ammunition, and a fire-proof room erected therein, in which they nightlylay). Things latterly seeming to wear a friendly aspect, Ambrose weak ened the garrison by quitting the place a few days ago for Derrycooly, to bring up his wife, family, and furni ture, and on his return on Friday evening last, seeing their horse walking about the place with his tackling on him, and neither of his brothers appearing, he was much astonished, and going to the door he found it partly shut; he pushed in the door and called his brothers,from neither of whom he received an answer. He immediately ran into Frankford to alarm the police, who quickly repaired to the spot with him, and, on searching the house insid they found Thomas dead, with his head broken int Pi Leces, and the brain escaping ! They then made e search about the place for William, but it proved a fruit less one, owing to the darkness of the night. They stopped there till morning, and when the daylight ap peared they found William lying in a field, near the house, with his head eq ua lly broken, and the brain also escaping ! No other evidence calculated to throw" fur ther light on the dreadful occurrence was obtained. It is supposed that the unfortunate men were murdered while at their work on Friday morning, as, from the caution they observed at night, it could not have occurred then without loss of life to the assailants; besides the horse being tackled, is another proof of the deed having been done in the day; and it is supposed that Thomas, on the attack, ran towards the house for the arms, and that William's retreat was cut off from it. No alarm was made until the brother's return, and the farm, too, is in an elevated position. THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT THE CWM AVON COLLIERIES. ABERAVON, DEC. 2.—We are happy to inform our readers that the account of this fatal explosion, taken from a Monmouthshire paper, has been much exaggerated, only four lives have been sacrificed by it. The following are the particulars of this lamentable accident :—At a little after eight o'clock, two of the unfortunate men who were killed went into their stall to work, taking a safety lamp with them ; but another man, Thomas Williams, who was also killed, incautiously entered his cell, close ad joining the other cell, to work with a naked candle, and had scarcely entered it before the fire-damp ignited, the explosion took place, and the two men who had the safety lamp, as well as himself, were instantly killed, their bodies being hurled out of the stalls in which they were into the horse .way, in a dreadfully mutilated condition. There were two other men,who were at work very near them —one within six or eight feet, but who most providen tially escaped, and one man, who was just going from the horse-road to his stall, heard the voice of one of the unfortunate men call out " Clear," which is a signal of warning, and almost instantly one of the dead bodies was hurled past him into the horse-road. The man in stantly threw himself upon his face, and was thus for tunately preserved from accident. After a minute or so he got up, and, with another man, ran to the other parts of the level, to where the other men were working (who had become aware of the explosion by the sudden and violent concussion of the air) for assistance, which was of course immediately given. The alarm was spread, medical aid was sent for, and the whole neigh bourhood, as may be supposed, presented a scene of fearful consternation and excitement. The surviving workmen then made instant exertions to recover the bodies of their unfortunate companions. The air within the level was, however, so foul and sulphurous, that upon entering it their lights were instantly extinguished, and it was several hours ero they could recover the 'dead bodies, during which period another victim, William Jones, was unfortunately added to the fatal list. Hurry ing to the aid of his brother-workmen, he unfortunately fell senseless fro?n the effect of the foul air, and was suf focated. The bodies were, however, at last recovered, and it is needless to say, that although two surgeons had remained in attendance from the first moment, their services were entirely unavailing. The four men who were killed were— _ _ _ Thomas Williams, who has left a widow and one child to deplore his loss. John Thomas, William Gregory, and William Jones, who were all single. An inquest has been held upon the bodies, and a ver dict of " Accidental death" returned. The remains of the poor fellows were buried yesterday, their funerals being followed by almost the entire body of the inhabi tants, over whom this unfortunate and lamentable occur rence has cast a universal gloom. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 3.—The Oriental steam-ship, Captain Soy, left the docks this day, at three P . M . f or Alexandria, having on board the mails for the East Indies and China; also a full cargo of bale goods and 120 passengers; among the latter, Sir Robert and Lady Sale and family. The Oriental Company's steam-ship the Queen ar rived in the docks at ten P.M., last night, from Gibraltar, which place she left on the 24th ult.; Cadiz, 25th; Lis bon, 27th; Oporto, 28th; and Vigo, 29th. The Queen landed the Peninsula and Mediterranean mails, which were forwarded to London by the two A.M. train this morning; she brought ten passengers and a small fruit cargo. The Qaeen saw the Lady Mary Wood, at noon, on the 30th of November; and at three o'clock P.M., the The Royal West India mail-packet, the Teviot, left our river yesterday at three P.M., outward bound for the West Indies, with the South American and West India mails ; also 67 passengers, 1,350 bottles of quicksilver, and 15,000 L in specie. The Fear-not arrived in the docks, at six P.M. yester day, from St. Michael's, with a full cargo of oranges, which are now landing, and will be forwarded this day by railway to London. She left St. Michael's on the 19th of November, on which day the Countess of Liver pool left the same place for London, for the purpose of proving which port, this or London, is most advanta geous for the importation of fruit. The amount of tonnage at the present time, in steamers alone, trading between this port and foreign parts, is above 19,000 tons, and equal to 7,226-horse power. BANQUET TO SIR ROBERT SAL , G.C.B. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 3.—lmmediately upon its be coming known that Sir Robert and Lady Sale were on a visit to this county, a deputation from the Borough Council* of this town, consisting of the Mayor, Thomas Griffiths, Esq., Henry Wooldridge, Esq., and Charles Deacon, Esq., town clerk, waited upon Sir Robert Sale on Saturday last, at the seat of Major Portman, near Christchurch, and invited him to a public banquet at the Audit-house on Monday. The deputation were most kindly received by the gal lant General, who readily and cheerfully accepted the invitation. Sir Robert and Lady Sale returned to the Royal Hotel on Sunday last, and the banquet came off yesterday. The Audit-house was most tastefully deco rated with flags, laurels, &c., and in great abundance. At six o'clock General Sale entered the room, accom panied by the Mayor, Sir W. Richardson, Col. Hunt, Major Doherty, Captain Pitt, the Rev. C. Fanshaw, Captain Keele ; Martin Maddison, Esq., N. Atherly, Esq., J. Edwards, Esq., collector of the customs, &c. The Iklayor presided. The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal toasts drank, The MAYOR proposed the health of the Gallant Gene ral, " Sir Robert Sale," to which the General responded with his usual feeling and ability. Sir Robert retired, with the whole party, at half-past nine o'clock, to the theatre, where Lady Sale and party had been during the evening. Sir Robert and Lady Sale embarked this afternoon in the Oriental steam-packet for the seat of their former exploits, amidst the cheers of huadreds of the inhabi tants ; the whole of the spacious quays of the docks being literally crowded with elegantly-dressed parties. As the splendid vessel went out of dock a salute was fired from the platform, in honour of her gallant pas sengers. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. MEETING OF THE WORKING CLASSES. (Abridged from the Wiltshire I n d e p en d en t. PRIZE BATTLE FOR ONE HUNDRED P OU N D S —• Yesterday a pugilistic contest for the above sum took . Another of those meetings— s e vera l o f w hi c h we have — place between Maley, of London, and Merrym an, tr i 0 - noticed during the summer important from the start- longing to Nottingham. The agreement between ling facts connected with them, as well as from the cir cumstance that they are the spontaneous emanations of parties was, that the affair should come off about six t t the humblest of the working classes—got up by them- miles from London—being about half-way betwe en selves, London and Nottingham. Accordingly the parties took managed by themselves, and themselves being the Birmingham line, and having arrived at the select e d the principal and, generally, the only speakers, and in- locality, a ring was formed, and every preliminary teresting, from the good and orderly conduct of thosead justed, when the magistrates, having got "scent" of the who attended them, was held on the evening of Monday last, at the Independent Chapel, Godacre, in the parish affair, proceeded with the police, and put a stop to of Hillmarton. The time of meeting was seven o'clock, the fight. Ultimately a place was found, and the fight commenced in real, good-earnest, and continued and by that hour every inch of available space in the for about one hour and a-half, when night made its ap , chapel was closely packed with the labourers of the pearance, and it was found that darkness must stop the neighbourhood, many of whom were attended by their affair. A consultation was held, when it was agreed wives and grown-up children. Had the building been that they should be parted, which was done without twice as large it would still have been,full to overflowing; coming to any issue, and thus the affair remains at for in addition to the crowds who hung round the door present. The two men have fought before, and each and windows, unable to wedge themselves in, swarms of has been victorious. these honest industrious workers were obliged to go We are glad to hear that Horace Walpole's " Me home, from sheer inability either to get in or sufficiently near the door or windows to hear the speakers. moire of the Reign of George IIL," are immediately to Mr. Read, the minister of the chapel, was unanimously appear, under the superintendence of Sir Denis Le called to the chair. Merchant, Bart. Horace Walpole had the good fortune Several working men and women addressed the meet- to possess the opportunity, as well as the ability, to ing. The following are two out of several speeehes : study the greatest men of the last century. In his let - CHARLES GINGELL, of Preston, in the parish of ters he has painted them in their more familiar atti- Lyneham—He said he felt great distress and grievances, tudes, but in the pages of the forthcoming M emoirs of George lIL, he has assumed something of the gravity but could scarcely find words to express himself. For the last twelve months his wages had amounted to of history, though the gaiety of his own nature peeps 19/. 2s. He was 34 weeks working for 7s. a week; and out at almost every occasion. Few men had more to 18 weeks for Bs. per week. This gave an average of tell of the manners, and opinions, and idiosyneracies of about 7s. 4d. a week. Out of these great wages he had the men of his time, than Horace Walpole ; and none to maintain himself, his wife, and six children.—(Hear, h ad the talent of revealin g what he knew in a happier hear.) If he could spend all ' that sum for food he would manner. It may be confidently anticipated that the not grumble, but there were many other things to be masterl y relation of the events of the early years of the paid for; 31. a year rent; the shoe bill of the family he reign of George the Third, about to be laid before the could not put at less than ls. per week, and is. a week public, with the advantage of Sir Denis Le Merchant's for firing, reducing the sum to about 4s. a week, or 6d. well-digested notes, will meet with a wide popularity in per head for food per week; to say nothing of the p resent da y . The work must be considered one of tea, sugar, butter, soap, candles, &c. He wished to pay the most valuable, contributions ever made to modern everybody their own, but he could not do it.—(Hear, history. hear.) It was high time some remedy was provided to We have reason to think — although we ha ve n o alter the condition of the labourer; and he thought if authority for stating—that an active correspondence is they could once get free trade, the condition of the people going ou between the Government and some of the would altogether alter and improve. Eighteen years Bishops upon the subjects of leases and perpetuities in ago he married a wife from the manufacturing districts, connexion with the sees, the funds arising from which and women at that time were earning 12s. a week. At are now appropriated to the building and repairs of that rate his family would earn 265. a week, while his churches. It is said that it is in contemplation to di wages from the land would increase. Was not free vert a portion—if not all those funds, to the endowment trade, then, desirable?—(Yes, yes, and cheers.) of the new National universal (Catholic) Omnibus Col - MARY FERnrs, of Chalcut, then stood up to speak ; lege about to be established. The Bishops will , of and, in language such as only a woman and a mother course, resist this monstrous innovation against their could use, addressed the meeting. She said the fathers rights and those of the Church. It is much easier to did not know all the distress which was endured. When raise the College than raise the funds, and it is the duty her husband was at work her children were frequentlf of every honest man and every conscientious Christian, crying for food. Last year her husband earned eight to oppose a measure so fraught with ruin to the count r y . shillings a week. The rich knew nothing of the misery —Dublin Evening ail. SHOCKING DEATH.—Last week two women had which they endured. They thought if they saw the la bourers with a decent smock frock on, that there was no occasion to go up Llangattock mountain (Breconshire) distress among them. She had often gone to bed, and and one of them took her little girl with her, who, 'by laid awake for hours with the stomach - ache for want of I s ome means or other, unfo rtunatel y g ot se p arated from food. She had three children, one thirteen years old, her mother, and on acc ount of the densit y of the fo g , the who ought to earn fivepence a - day ; another ten years night ass ed without any trace of her being discovered. p old, ought to earn fouronce a-da and the third, On the following mornin g , however, she was fou nd i n a eight years old, ought to earn threepence. This would sitting posture , with her hands crossed over her bosom, ite d FFead.—AY W Merli Monmouthshire n. add six shillings a-week to her income, and then they quite d e ad._MonmoAththmal Merlin. add six shillings a-week to her income, and then they AFFR ITH POACHERS AT WOLLATON.— On would not complain of being badly off. If the factories were now open, as they were thirty years ago , t he elder 1 Friday night last, about seven o' c lock, an a ff r ay to o k children would have employment in them, leaving t h e place at Wollaton, near Nottin g ha m , b e t w een a gang of younger to fill their places on the farm. Now her has- , poachers and the keepers of Lord Middleton, of Wol. band frequently had " the trembles" so from want food, 1 laton-hall. The keepers (four in number) had appre that he could hardly do his work.—(Voices, "I've often I, hended two poach e r s , w hen about sixteen or eighteen of had the trembles too.") Her children were dirty and ' the accomplices of the latter came up, released the of ragged ; for she could neither buy soup nor firing t o fenders, and brutally beat the keepers. One of them wash them or their clothes properly. This woman gave has his mouth shockinglystorn, another lies in a very many other affecting details respecting their suffering;, dangerous state. All the poachers escaped , but the a nd called earnestly on other mothers to follow her ex- police are on the alert. STOCK, &C. Rs.' A. Rs. A. Transfer, 5 per cent Second ditto, according to Nos 5 oto 8 0 ditto. Third ditto 7 8 to 8 0 ditto. New ditto 4 per cent. (sicca rs.) 0 10 to 0 14 disct. Ditto (Co.'s rs.) .. 0 14 to 1 1 ditto. Bank of Bengal Shares (Company's rupees 4,000 each), premium 2,850 rupees to 2,950 rupees. Union Bank (Company's rupees, 1,000 each), premium 290 rupees to 300 rupees. Agra Bank (Company's rupees 500 each), premium 250 rupees to 260 rupees. Mussoorie Bank (Company's rupees 500 each); Bank of Western India (Company's rupees 300 each). No sales have been reported in this stock lately. BOMBAY. (From the Overland Commercial Price Current.) Bonner, Nov. I.—The report of the state of the im port market sent home by the last mail was of a most encouraging nature, and such as the circumstances of the case appeared to warrant ; but unhappily the intel ligence we have to communicate on this occasion is rather unsatisfactory, and to.be accounted for thus. Up .to the departure of the steamer to the Ist of October the reported state of the crops was most encouraging, and buyers evinced considerable anxiety to make purchases. The then current prices were easily obtained, and in some instances an advance of rates was effected with little difficulty. This healthy state of things promised to continue. However, shortly after the departure of the steamer, the rains were interrupted and the crops lan guished, and even the Government Revenue Commis sioner publicly notified his conviction that the very favourable reports which had been furnished by the subordinate officers of Government were open to a sus picion—a surmise which was confirmed by subsequent investigation. Whether the object of such reports was to run down the price of all descriptions of grain in the market, in order to purchase at low rates the stock on hand, and then to dispose of it at an advanced rate on the discovery of the illusion, we will not presume to determine ; but certain it is that the flattering state ment contained in official reports furnished to the officers. of. Government were not borne out on full and subse quent inquiry. The consequence of such erroneous re presentations were immediate in their effects on the market, and the import trade, which up to that period had worn so cheerful an aspect, became depressed. Sales were subsequently and have since been effected with difficulty. This unhealthy state of the market will in all probability continue until the harvest is completed ; for so long as the crops continue in a condition liable to damage for lack of water, the native merchants will not be induced to purchase largely. The rains are now over, and recourse must be had to artificial irrigation. The harvest, we believe, will be equal to the average of former years ; but, so long as the crops are on the ground, our market will continue to' be dull. The Dewallee holidays occur about the middle of the present month, and will not tend to improve the condition of the-market. In some parts of the Deccan the crops are drawing close to the period of maturition ; should they be gathered towards the end of the month or the begin ning of December a reaction of a satisfactory nature will doubtless take place, and the Bombay market will again wear a favourable aspect. In the meantime holders must continue to maintain stocks with firmness, as it is probable that if goods are offered even at a much lower rate than is now obtained by strained sales, pur chasers will not in the present state of the crops be tempted to extend their dealings or indulge in specula tive investments. COTTON AND PIECE GOODS.—At the commencement of the month a brisk business was doing in grey mada pollams, jacconets and longcloths, also in white mulls and lappets, at moderately favourable rates ; but to wards the middle of the month business fell off. Sales were effected, but in some instances at low and un remunerative prices. Ginghams, cambrics, and domestics have been in less inquiry than during the former month. Turkey red plains are neglected; thelast sales were effected at rather lower rates. Of Turkey prints there are none in the markets, and are wanted. Other descriptions of prints are somewhat dull. Shirtings go off less freely. The last sales of gray goods were unremunerative, and effected probably to close accounts before the departure of the mail. The Dewallee holidays will commence on the Bth of the current month, when business will be wholly suspended for several days. The importations since our last monthly issue have been very heavy, espe cially of grey jacconets and madapollams, white jacco nets and mulls, Turkey red plains, and lappets. If heavy shipments of the above are continued it cannot be ex pected even under favourable circumstances that good prices will be obtainable. TWIST AND YARN.—At the beginning and towards the end of the past month, a trifling amount of business was transacted at the then current rates ; prices, however, were steady, and promised some improve ment. At the middle of the month there was some activity. This, however, was arrested by the Dassera holidays and the causes above noticed; business has fallen off, but rates continue firm in the face of large im portations. The sales for the month were below the average; the chief transactions being in middling num bers of raw mule and water. In orange and Turkey red yarns not a single transaction is recorded. Al tl'ough rates are firm, they cannot be maintained, un less the exportations at home decrease, as our recent imports have been heavy, and stocks are accumulating. The amount of twist imported during the past month was much above the average, being 946,6781 b.; and 4,1221 b. of sewing thread, or 337,1651 b. raw mule ; 90,0731 b. orange mule ; 1,6001 b. green mule ; 7,5001 b. grey mule ; 449,9401 b. water ; 5,4001 b. orange water ; 4,6001 b. green water ; 36,6001 b. grey water ; and 14,8001 b. of Turkey red yarn. METALS. In metals there has been a steady business doing at our quotations. Towards the close of the past month the transactions became less, with a slight altera tion of prices for copper bottoms and tiles, these being a little higher, and Swedish and British bar iron a trifle lower. Some few sales of spelter have been made, but although at a little improvement on the former month's sales, the market has not been affected; the current offers are far too low, and holders appear resolved not to part with stocks unless at improved prices. Tin plates have been greatly neglected, end Floes are lower. Iron nail s 134 rOO the sari toefr lan e ! che" o ld rorth, 1 ,10 - 0 f o r- 94 air R (tr ,en, ol tf" 111 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA V EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1841. EY IC