The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-02 00:00:00

OVER LAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. The Indian Mail to the Tith of August has arrived, bringing letters and papers from Bombay to that date. The intelligence which they communicate, though not of a striking character, is of considerable interest. From Calcutta it relates principally to the new and late Governors-Geheral. Sir Henry Hardinge arrived there at eight o'clock in the evening of the 23d of July, and was imme diately sworn into his high office. His first act was to continue Mr. Bird as Governor of Bengal. On the next and subsequent days he held levees and durbars, and has thus far gained golden opinions from all parties, although there are some who appear to doubt his future pi oceedings, as being nearly Connected with Lord Ellenhorough. The most ex traordinary criticisms continue to be made on that Noble Lord and his acts, which have been charac terised as the result of his caprices, although to any one who will take the trouble of examin ing the dates, &c., it will soon become evi dent that the acts most condemned were all under taken and carried into execution with the privity and sanction of at least some members of the British Government, although the Directors of the East India Company may have been supposed to have been left in ignorance. Hence also the rumour got lop by a certain party in Bombay, though against all Probability, that Sinde and the Indus were once a g a in to be placed under the odious yoke of the Ameers. P rior to his departure, Lord Ellenborough was enterta ined publicly by the officers of the army at C alcutta, an d he then declared that his chief regret on quitting India arose from his separation from the military service, which he highly prized. He em barked on the Ist of August on board the steamer Tenasserim, and immediately started for Suez. Every effort was making to stop the subscription got up to have a testimonial erected to him. The rainy season in the north-west provinces pre vented all military movements. It was stated at Agra that Sir H. Hardinge was about to undertake a jour ney to Allahabad, whither the Lieutenant-Governor of the north-western provinces was about to proceed, in order to meet him. It appears probable that the new Governor-General will not content himself until he shall have visited the principal military stations in those provinces. As he is freed from the minor regulations of the government of any of the presi clencieE, it is highly probable he will carefully examine the details of the army. The popularity of Sir Henry Harding° with the military is likely to be increased, as it had been ru moured in India, and as it was said on good autho rity that he was empowered to raise new regiments, to add one captain to each of the actual corps, and to re-introduce the punishment of flogging into the native army. This last measure appears to be con sidered imperative by the generality of the officers, especially since the occurrence of the several mutinies which have latterly disgraced the troops of Madras and Bengal. The mutiny of the 64th Regiment of Bengal In fantry, which had been repressed by the decided measures of General Hunter, had produced the most stringent proceedings on the part of Sir Charles Napier, the Governor of Sinde. The colours were taken from the regiment, and the trial of the forty ringleaders of the mutiny was going on with the greatest care ; it had commenced on the 22d of July, at Sukkur, and a strong example would, it was expected, be made of those who should be proved guilty. It will tend to show how little credit is due to clamour when it is known that in consequence of the introduction of proper arrangements, and the erection of suitable buildings, there is not near the former quantity of sickness in Sinde this season. It is true that the worst period is generally considered to be after the subsiding of the Indus in the last months of the year. The 86th Regiment and two companies of Artillery had lost several men. A small expedition sent to attack a fort called Burshoree, thirty-six miles north-west of Khanghur, had been obliged by the great heat to retreat back to Khanghur. Sheer Mahommed was still at large in the mountainous districts, but he was not able to collect forces sufficient to do injury. The news from the Punjaub represents that country as a prey to anarchy and confusion, and the lowest intrigues of assassination and plunder by the chiefs. Heera Singh does not appear to be fixed in his power, and expectation was afloat of the great com motions agitating the Shiekhs in the month ofOctober next, at the time of the great Hindoo festival of the Dusserrah, when all the native States are in the practice of making war against their enemies. The British Indian Government is the chief object of the Shiekha' hatred ; and if credit can be given to the rumours current on their frontiers, that spirit of hatred is fomented by intrigues that take their origin from Persia and Russia. Dost M ahommed, and his infamously notorious son, Akbar Khan, have formed alliances (the latter a matrimonial one) with Yar Mahommed, the usurper of the sov ereignty of H erat, while they are also making arrangements with Heera Singh for aiding the Shiekhs in case of a conflict with the British, with a large army, in the hope of conquering and plundering the north of India. These intrigues are well known, and cannot fail to influence the future policy of Sir Henry Hardinge ; for however pledged he may b e t o avo id a dispute with the Sheiks, circumstances more powerful than his promises are likely to force him into a war. It is therefore highly probable that Sir Henry Hardi nge, like all prudent men, will not wait f or an invasion of the British territory, in order to make effective preparations for the approaching emergency. The rulers of Caubul, Cand a h ar , an d H era t, are know n b efore describ e d as acting with more unanimity than ever the di , and He era Singh, notwithstanding fficulties of his with, and Governme n t , i s eager to s id e to be supported by, thos e c hi e ft a i ns . It i s , British G overn therefore, an absurdity to suppose that in India the went can govern by a merely passive systems, of etem. d There is by far more security in the prac ic rapi conquests, submission. which awes the natives into Another report stated that Yar Mahommed had driven away the Persians attack, who con t emp l a t e d an on his city. It was said also that the Wullee of Khooloora was preparing at the head of a considerable force to invade the dominions of Dost Mahom said to med. Th e cause of the dispute is be the abduction of a youth of great beauty, who belonged detai ns to the W u ll ee, but whom the Dost d since last year, when he came ou a visit to Caubul. In Gwalior there were some intrigues respecting the command mutini e d of th e J hinsee troops, who had against th e i r chief, Bulevunt Rao, on account of his great oppressions. It was said that an uncle of th e young Maharajah would obtain the command. Btu-1(1101mnd was tranquil, and great praise was bestowed on the police battalions, and especially on the portion of them under the orders of Major Ferris, fordistur their activity and energy i n putt i ng down the that disturbances and arrest i ng the numerous Dacoits used to infest those districts, before the measures introduced by Lord Ellenborough led to those favour able results. The succession to the throne of Holkar, at Indore, has b een settled by the ele va ti on to i t of a son of 13how nolkar who had married a daughter of Mur ree Rao Holkar. The young Maharajah has assumed the name of Tookajee Holkar, and promises well. Ho is deterihod as e manly boy Rml has enneiliated 11,0 good-will of the People. The arrival in Bombay of Sir Henry Pottinger from China has been the signal of great rejoicings. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1814. Hel - was we !corned w . ith addresses, and with dinners, balk;, &c. The C l aamber of Commerce presented an addross, 4 0 3 wVich his Excellency returned a most remaa 'hal ale a'ciswer, in which the late proceedings and rkegot ial:iov 3in China are reviewed. This document is lvot*Vbj - r of great attention, as placing the question of he op alum trade in a fair light. Sir 11 eery Pottinger embarked at Bombay on the 27th of August, on his return to Europe. Th !rt has been considerable discussion respecting the era mei mode in which some of the sick Coolies, who sere sent back from the Mauritius to Bombay, had 1_ cell 'put on board, without any comforts, or even the e art tmon necessaries for the voyage. One of them died, a nd the coroner's jury warmly expressed their dissati; faction at the manner in which he had been put on hoard. The ship Royal Admiral, which sailed from New port on the 16th of March, with coals for Aden, being forced by stress of weather to come to Bom bay, wns wrecked on the rocks at the entrance of that:aarbour on the 25th of July. The new's from China does not come down later than the 91st of June, and was brought to Bombay by the steamer Driver, on board of which Sir 11. Pot finger arrived there. Great dissatisfaction was ex pressed at the meddling of the French and Amerif .am in the now settled affairs with China. It is mere 'c,ioned that Sir H. Pottinger, prior to his de parturv, had introduced his successor, Mr. Davis, to Keying, when they held a conversation without the aid of .an interpreter. This is considered a great ad- Tanta Thtwe was considerable satisfaction felt at Bombay in con segue., ice of the mails from London having ar rived ithervi in 28 days and 16 hours, and it was ex pected that the voyage would be performed in much less time by powerful vessels when placed on that station. The Semiramis frigate, which took back the mai is of the 19th of July, subsequently for warded by the Sesostris steamer, had her broken shaft im.tantly repaired, and is again in an effective state. The Sesostris left Bombay at a few hours' notice, on the 31st of July; she brought the mails which the Driver had conveyed there from China. Amongst the o,eaths on the western shore of India during July and August may be mentioned those of 111 r. W. S. Popyd, C.S. ; Dr. Jephson, Assistant- Surge on ; They. M. Valentine, and Captain Halliday, 86th liegiment. Thet fall of rain during the monsoon was scant in that part of India, but hopes were still entertained of a hean- fall. with the artillery, are distributed around the town. The 13th Native Infantry are at Alyar-ka-Tanda. At Kurrachee we ha ve a company of European artillery, her Majesty's 78th (Highlanders), and the 14th and 25th Native Infantry. Another mischance—the fourth that has befallen us within these few months— had occurred near Shikarpore. On the 18th of July, Captain Mackenzie marched from Kanghur with 150 horsemen to attack the fort of Burhoree, 36 miles to the north-west. On the 19th he was followed by Captain Smith of the Artillery, with 160 horsemen, 70 sepoys of the 69th Native Infantry, and a couple of guns--these detachments joined near our frontier post of Rojhan, 11 miles north-west of Kanghur. 'The detachment, now consisting of about 400 men, remained here during the whole of the 19th, the men subject to the most intense suffering from heat and want of water. They had only proceeded about seven miles on their onward march, which they had begun about five in the evening, when Captain Mackenzie became alarmingly ill and insen sible from the effects of the forenoon's sun. Captain Smith having assumed command, the men were found in such a state of extreme exhaustion, and no signs of water being procurable having made their appearance, it was resolved to fall back on Kanghur, near twenty miles in their rear. Shortly after the return of the unsuccessful detachment, the Belochees plundered a village near Larkana. These are inci dents which may be looked for as of incessant occur rence. According to one report, Poolajee, the head quarters of, the Murree and Doomkie robbers, is to destroyed when we get at it ; according to another and more probable one, Beejah Khan, with another of the principal freebooting chiefs, was to be taken into our pay, to protect the country. The orders which had been sent for the immediate dispatch of the Bundle cund Legion, a regiment of Europeans, and another of Irregular Cavalry, have been cancelled. Active measures have been taken to prevent the undue spread of the Indus, which this season bad risen to an un usual height. the Duke of' Wellington, he cannot fail to make a correct view of the real interests of India. His practical acquaintance with service in the fiekl, and with all the details of military finance, and of the in ternal economy of regiments, must necessarily render him much more competent than I could ever have become, even with the best intentions and my utmost industry, to deal with all questions connected with the comfort of the troops, and with the efficiency of the army ; and our past experience of his conduct in office in England affords the most satisfactory assur ance that his power will always be exercised in a spirit of liberality as well as of justice and of kind consideration and favour towards the troops of both services, that this result is to be attributed. These are the last words of earnest advice I shall address to you in India. I now bid you all most sincerely and cordially farewell. I shall soon be far from you ; but my heart remains with this army, and wherever I may be, and as long as I live, I shall be its friend." Loud cheering repeatedly interrupted him, and when he sat down the huzzas became so tremendous that it was evident the previous exertion had in no degree impaired the physical powers which conveyed to him the warm feeling of admiration and regard that glowed in the breasts of those who had just listened to his splendid address. sales to quote, but British Bar has advanced rs. I at l since our last, and is steady at rs. 25 per candy, and a corresponding advance has been submitted to on other sorts. An advance of 6 annas per cwt. has been given on Pig and Sheet Lead,: and the price is firm at rs. 10k. The following are the only sales we have to report under this head : IRON-31 tons Square Nail Rod at rs. 31 per candy 20 tons Round ditto. at „ 46 ~ 100 kegs Iron Nails at „ 12k per cwt. SPELTER-500 cwt at „ 14 4 „ 200 ditto at n 14.15 ans. COTTON MANUFACTITRES.—Grey and Bleached Long cloths have been in good demand at an advance—on the former of 3 to 4 annas per piece 40 inches, on the latter of 2 to 3 annas per piece 36 inches ; and a fair business has been done in Grey and Bleached Madapollams, at a slight advance. In Grey Jaconets there has been but little doing till within the last few days, and the prices obtained show no improvement on those ruling some months ago, but purchases have been made to a consider able extent. Bleached Jaconets are very dull of sale, and scarcely inquired for, and the prices offered unremu aerating. Grey Domestics have been sold to a limited extent, at unimproved prices. Striped Zebras continue uncalled for, but some orange ground dresses anti pines have met with purchasers at fair prices. Turkey red goods, particularly cambrics, mulls, and twills, are in good demand, but at prices slightly below those obtained three months ago. The sales of Turkey red handkerchiefs have been very limited. YARNS.— The transactions in these have not been large during the past month. A slight advance has taken place in Nos. 70 to 100 mule, and on No. 30 water, while the prices of other numbers have declined a little. Coloured Twist has been inquired for ; Turkey Red not at all, and Orange only a limited scale. WooLLENs.—There are no sales of these reported this month, nor any alteration in prices to notice. MARINE STORES.—With these the market is :over stocked, and prices continued extremely low. The only sales made are for the immediate supply of the shipping. A sale of 5 tons Cordage, at rs. I>i per cwt. is the only one reported under this head. COCHINEAL.—We have heard of a sale of 4,8001b5. at rs. 2i, and another of 1,6941b5. at rs. 24, the latter being 4 annas per lb. above the quot a ti ons o f last month. SAFFRON.—Good quality is rather scarce, and in fair demand. A sale of 57 lbs. at rs. 22 per lb., and an other of 215 lbs., at rs. 29, have been reported. COMM—No sales have been reported, and the quota tions are nominal. BOTTLES.—The following sales of bottles have been reported :-50 gross quarts at rs. 1 per dozen ; 104 gross ditto at rs. 1 and 3 annas ; and 49? gross pints at 141 annas per dozen. BEER.—Allsopp's and Bass's beer may be quoted at rs. 60 per hhd. Sales of 100 hhds. Saunders's at rs. SO per hhd., and 175 hhds. Tennent's at rs. 45, have been reported. SPIRITS.—Brandy of good quality is still in demand at rs. 2i per gallon, and stocks are moderate. and Moderate SepteMbrists i should be formed, the Dake himself taking the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Sada Bandeira the War Department, and Silva Sanches and three others, the other four porte feuilles. The Cortes are to meet on the 30th instant, and it is expected that the debates Upon the address will at once decide the fate of the Alinistry. The auction for the tobacco contract terminated on Thursday last, when the contract was knocked down to the former contractors, Barons Folgosa and Jun queira, for the annual sum of 1,428 contos, but with out-the condition of advancing a loan of 4,000 contos at par and five per cent. interest, as proposed by the Government. As, however, since then, Count Far rabo, Rio Tinto, Izidoro Guedes, and other bidders, have again come forward and protested against the lAting of the contract to Folgoza and Junqueira, which was done clandestinely after the number of days appointed for the auction had elapsed, the Government has announced that it will be put up again on the 26th inst. for the last time, the present contractors having made a new offer of 1,400 contos, and a loan of 4,000 contos at 6 per cent. The soap and gunpowder monopolies, the first of which is worth 137, and the second 60 contos a year, have been, on this occasion, joined to the tobacco contract, which is the reason why the pr;ce of the last-named is apparently so much greater than it was last time. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS• FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—We have received several letters, animad verting rather severely on the practice of quoting the shares of those railway companies who have as ye re ceived no Parliamentary sanction. The objection is made on the ground that such quotations are an indirect encouragement to gambling. The fart is, that the transactions which are recorded by these quotations are among the most important in the Stock Exchange, and, perhaps more than any other, attract the attention of those who reflect on the present state and ultimate pro spects of the Money-market, during the abundance that is likely to continue under the influence of the low rate of discount, the plenteousness of the harvest, the peace ful relations with foreign countries, and the payment of the dividends. To use a common phrase of the day, every one is " running into railroads, ' and as it is im possible to distinguish between bona fide transactions and those merely speculative, we must adopt the alter native of pursuing our present course, or of withhold ing information which, we believe, the majority of City readers consider highly important. If, in spite of repeated warnings, this mere dry record of business tempts people to reckless gambling, we can only say that we regret it ; but if we allowed this consideration to prevail too much, we should be obliged to cease from quoting the time bargains in the different stock-markets. Our office is to report business actually done, and if no tions of some indirect mischief that may arise from such a course were to induce us to pass over a number of transactions in silence, we should no longer convey a correct impression of the state of the money-market. With respect to a remark that certain quotations must be incorrect because the shares could be obtained at the office whence the scrip is issued at a lower rate than the reported market price, it is to be observed, that many Persons purchase scrip in the market who would be un willing to put their names to a deed in the infancy of a concern. Besides, it is possible that a company may not have so many - shares to dispose of as the applicants re quire, and in that ease the latter have no other course but to go into the market and purchase. Many of these sort of bargains are, it is true, purely speculative, but still they are as much bargains as anything else, and mark the direction of capital. The premium on gold at Paris is lof per mills, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 41 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 50, 1 . it follows that gold is 0.35 per cen'. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 434 i per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3L 17s. 14d per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 91 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 10, it follows that gold is 0.11 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on Landon is 110 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 0.43 per cent. in favour of England. But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the above difference. A brief history of the American cotton trade for the year furnishes facts which are well worthy being made matter of record. It is stated that the spring of 1843 was late and unpropitious for planting, but it was not till August that the subject of the crop attracted atten tion, when, in consequence of a speculative feeling being excited at New York, great anxiety was manifested for information, especially during the picking season and the period when frost first appeared in the south. The month of September was the time when prices first ad vanced, on the opinion that the crop would be short, and the business transacted on this assumption caused an improvement of three-quarters of a cent. per pound. A check, however, was subsequently given to specula tion by the success attending the gathering, and the little impression produced on our side of the Atlan tic by the movement. Prices having receded to their former level, no material change took place till November, when the advice of heavy and conti nuous rains in the principal southern and western states having acted upon the New Orleans and neighbouring markets, created much speculation, and the result was, that quotations rapidly advanced, exports were restricted, and stocks accumulated in the south. It was • now that estimates of the crop were first ventured on ; 1,600,000 bales were said to be about the quantity, while even the most sanguine ad mitted that 1,850,000 bales was a fair average, and hence it was calcul a t e d, cer t a i n ly, th a t the English and ether transatlantic markets would be forced up, and a large profit made out of the foreign consumer. From the middle of November to the middle of January this condition of affairs continued, and in New York on the 12th of the latter month the highest point was attained, fair uplands being quoted at lOic. to 104 c., and fair Orleans at lle. to I lie. per pound. The first re-action produced in the American markets was by the news re ceived on the 16th of January from Liverpool of a slight decline in that town, the advices stating that the Man chester spinners, instead of being willing to pay a specu lative price for the staple, or even the advance already established, were combining together, not only to prevent the market going higher, but to effect a reduction, by working short time, using up their stocks, and limiting their weekly consumption to th e extent f one-half of their usual purchases. This had the effect of rendering the speculators more cautious, and many were inclined to pause in their operations. The decline in price was, however, but temporary, and at the beginning of February the feeling in favour of advance was again predominant, because it was considered that the fact of decreased exports and the firmness manifested in the mar kets of New York, New Orleans, and Charleston, would establish an opinion in England concurrent with that prevailing in America relative to the crop. On the 20th of February Liverpool accounts were received in New York, stating that fair uplands had reached 6d., and fair Orleans 61d. per lb., with the report of the exten - sive sales which had taken place in that town during the latter part of January, the quantity disposed of during the week ending the 3d of February amounting to 109,500 bales, exceeding by 8,660 bales the memorable week ending the 23d of April, 1825, and the greatest amount ever sold in the same time. It appears, how ever, that this intelligence did not create the wished-for stimulus, and prices drooped under the disappointment prevailing. The steamer that left for England on the Ist of March took out increased estimate s of the crop, and the amount was roundly stated as being 2,000,000 bales, which, with positive orders to sell at the market price, under the peculiar feeling in America and England, soon - brought the fall that for some time previously had threatened to occur. In America it was evident that prices could not be much longer supported, since the total receipts of the article amounted to 1,181,694 bales, while the total exports were only 419,882 bales, of which but 282,474 bales had been shipped to Great Britain, the stocks in all the ports in the meanwhile having run up to 620,994 bales, of which New York alone held 152,000 bales. The consequence of this po sition of affairs was, that a general desire to sell became apparent, and the decline in the New York market in the month of March was fully lid per pound. In the month of April prices further declined, the Liverpool accounts showing the effect of the increased estimates, and the large shipments making for export f r o m Ame rica. During the months of May, June, and July prices remained without material alteration, the fluctua tions not exceeding fie. per pound. Since August a further fall has taken place of lie. per pound, the re sult of the unusually heavy stocks, and the flattering prospects of the next crop. It is said, and most truly, that the fluctuations here exhibited satisfactorily demon strate the folly of transacting business on the faith of the early estimates which are from time to time made of tho crop, and those probably the . production of in terested parties, who are ready to seize every opportu nity they can, at whatever risk or cost, to make an ad vantageous market for themselves. The total receipts of cotton for the year 1843-44 have amounted to 2,030,409 bales. The manufacturers of America have taken for their own consumption during the year 346,744 bales, which is an increase of 21,615 bales com pared with last year. Many new mills aro said to have been built, and more are in course of erection, which is made the foundation of an opinion that the domestic consumption of the United States is destined in fu tur e_ of ture_ to exercise a much greater influence upon th e pa ce the raw material than has hitherto been the case. SUN.—Consols closed well this afternoon, tbough i scarcely so high as in the morning , viz., 'po to Bank Stock touched 210*. The Foreig.n Market continued lively. Spanish Ac tives were 24* ; Portuguese Converted, 4 . 81 ; Mexican, Five per Cents., ex div. 35i ; Belgian, 1041- ; French and : a-Half per Cents., 621 1. 118 E 50c.; and Dutch Two. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these : —Birmingham and Gloucest er were 4 • Bris tol and Gloucester , 14i- to 14 ; Chest er and Holyhead, 0., ef; to L• Dublin and Belfast, 21 ; Great `Western, 70 ; H ' 36 ; Kendal and Wi n d ermere, 2 to 2i ; Harwich, 1 ; South-Wester n , 351 ; Croydon, 31 ; Midland, 9 to 9i ; North British, ; Norwich and Brandon. ex New, 7 ; P or t smouth Direct, 1- ; South- Eastern, 6i, Do., New, 9 ; Central of France, l • Bou logne and Amiens, ; and Orleans, Tours, and Bor deaux, premium. Caledonian have been ; and Brighton, 21 discount. National Provincial Bank o England Shares were 1 discount ; and Provincial of Ireland, 19i premium. There was an improvement in the rate of exchange on Frankfort, Hamburgb, and Amsterdam ; a slight de cline on Antwerp, and no alteration on Paris or Trieste. The following is the official return of the exports of bullion from the port of London fur the week endin 7 ., Thurmlay last ; Silver Coin to Rotterdam Bars to Hamburgh FLANDERS MAIL. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BRUSSELS, SEPT. 30.—The Marquis , de Ricce had the honour of-an audience of his Majesty yesterday to de liver his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Maj, sty the King of Sardinia. The King also gave audience to Count Colombe, the Minister of Spain. Conflicting reports have been in circulation for some days, relative to difficulties which arc supposed to have been suspended for some days, viz., the ratification of the treaty of the first of September by Prussia. The Magdeburg Gazette says, " That a person has been sent from Berlin with the ratification, but that it is only conditional respecting some points, which, however, are of minor importance. "If we are rightly informed, the ratification'of the treaty by Prussia is not subject to any difficulty, but it must be also ratified by all the other States of the Zull verein, so that some days may pass before this last for mality is completed. " We cannot yet estimate with certainty the effects of the treaty as -regards the interests of Belgium and the Zollverein. Some think that the advantage is on the side of Germany ; others that it is more in our favour. On one point all are agreed, namely, that in a political point of view Prussia has acted with ability in obtaining this treaty. This is acknowledged in France, as every where else." CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 1 1.-011 the sth of this month Prince Handschery, the first dragoman of the Russiat4 Legation, in his full official c.istunae, waited on Rifaat Paella. He showed to the Minister the insignia pf a Turkish colonel, and said they belonged to a colonel who had been taken on board a Turkish steamer laden svith ammunition, which attempted to land on the Circassian coast. Rifaat Paella replied that that was no proof either that the bearer of the insignia was really a Turkish colonel (if he were so), acting with the authority of the Turkish Government. To this the dragoman answered, that the Russian officers had examined the ammunition found in the vessel ; that the powder had been found to be of Turkish manufacture ; and that the muskets had the marks of those used in the Turkish army. To this Rifaat Pacha could only answer in ge neral terms, that neither he nor his colleagues had the slightest knowledge of the matter. The Prince then declared that the colonel who had been taken would be sent to the terrible mines of Silesia, but that the Porte, if it pleased, might claim him. BELGIAN FUND3.—BRUSSELS, SEPT. :8. Actua Debt, 234 per Cent., — Rothschlld's Loan, Five per Cent. 102% Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 03% ... Three per Cent — .--- Thlrty-seven Milli, ns, ditto .. ......... (1840) l(3 ' Ism ...„ 104 Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. 1025, Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent. Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 603( Issue of 1841 - -Brussels Papers, Sept. 30 AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT 24. Fire per Cents. Metalliques ..„ llO4 Four per Cents. ... 10014 Three per Cents. Bank S hares - ... ...... ........ IG , 3 dfllgemeine Zeitung, Sept. :27. LYMINGTON.—On Monday evening, soon after nine o'clock, an alarm was given that a fire was raging at Pilly, about two miles from this town. Upon arriv ing at the scene of devastation, we discovered that two I cottages, a barn containing a quantity of wheat, hay ricks, cart-houses, &c , belonging to Mr. Gos li ng : were completely enveloped in flames, and that any atteopt to save a portion of the property was useless, and In a short time the whole was levelled to the ground. The fire was so rapid in its progress, that the in mates of the cottages had only time to escape from being burnt to death. When the fire was first discovered it was burning at three places to windward, and there being a strong breeze, the work of destruction was al most instantaneous. We hope the wretch—for it is supposed to be the work of an incendiary—whose band could thus be guilty of the most horrid of crimes, will be discovered. A reward of 100 guineas is offered for the conviction of the offender. The property is insured. Hampshire Independent. One of those fatal accidents arising from the cul -1 pable conduct of chemists in leaving incompetent persons to serve in their shops during their absence happened a few days ago at Limoges. A physician of the town having prescribed for a young woman who was slightly indisposed a small dose of a gentle aperieet medi cine, his prescription was taken to the shop of a chemist to be made up. According to the inscription on the packet delivered at the shop, the whole of its contents were at once administered to the patient, who was imme diately seized with the most violent pains, followed by vomiting, which could not be stopped, although the pre scribing physician and two others who were called in used all their science and skill, and in the end the suf • ferer expired in the most frightful agonies. On investi gation, it turned out that the chemist's assistant, instead of giving thirty grammes of cream of tartar, which, ac cording to the doctor's prescription, was to be divided into small doses; delivered thirty grammes of tartar emetic, without any indication as to the manner in which it was to be administered. The chemist and his man are both under prosecution.—French Paper. ELECTRICITY AND LOCSED-JAW.—The following account of the efficacy of this extraordinary remedy we should do wrong in withholding, though it should never again prove effective. We have the account from some friends who chanced to be present, and saw the patient eat ing the first meal she had taken in five days a few minutes after the spasm had ceased. She had been previously nourished by drawn milk through the apertures of the closed teeth, through which the edge of a knife could be passed with the greatest diffi culty. The young woman was thus affected in consequence of exposure to cold and fatigue, and was completely recovered by the electro-galvanic appa rates applied to both angles of the jaw. The machine had not made forty revolutions when the jaw opened to its full and natural width. We learn that it has been successfully applied for many nervous diseases of the eye ; also in a case of poisoning by laudanum, where two entire ounees had been swal lowed. In this case, the patient was revived by the ma chine, and collapsed alternately during five hours, the intervals becoming shorter, till speech was re-established. Curvature of the spine has also yielded to its power. Indeed, its proper application is as varied as diseases of general debility and irregular nervous action. It was applied by Dr. E. H. Discon, of 5, Mereer-street. New York Journal of Commerce. _ . . SLIAKSPEARE'S JUG AND CANE.—Dllrillg the week of the Gloucester musical festival there have been ex hibited the jug and cane of the immortal bard of Avon. Subjoined is a description of both of them, obtained by an actual inspection of the articles, with their history up to the possession of the person, in whose hands they are now placed :—Shakspeare's jug is worthy of the great genius himself. From a variety of inquiries it appears that no question need be raised as to the fact that the design of this vessel had its origin with Shakspeare himself. It is of cream-coloured earthenware, and in shape it resembles a modern coffee pot. The height of it is nine inches and a half, and in the widest part, or belly, it measures 15 inches. Longi tudinally it is divided into eight compartments, in each of which is represented the principal deities of the Grecian mythology, beautifully executed, and quite perfect. These are Jupiter, Juno, Bacchus, Diana, Mars, Mercury, Apollo, and others attended by . their train, and their characteristic insignia is plainly distinguished in the chariots and animal attend ants. Forty-four years ago, the possessor of this an tique and most interesting English relic had a silver top, or cover, placed upon it, to preserve the rim from injury, and to keep the interior free from dust. Upon the top of this covering is a medallion bust, most ex quisitely executed, and the inscription, " William Shak speare at the age of 40." The history of the descent of this jug from Shakspeare, in 1616, to the present time, is very interesting. Until 1841 this relic wart kept in the family. The present possesssor of it, Mrs. Fletcher, a descendant of the immortal bard, then tried to prevent it going from the family. She was outbid, and Mrs. Mary Tuberville, of Charlton House, bought it for 30/. At the second day's sale of her effects, however, at a cost of nineteen guineas, Mrs. Fletcher re-bought the jug, and, during the week of the fes tival, hundreds of persons availed themselves of the oppor tunity of inspecting it. The cane is of the Malacca spe cies, in beautiful preservation, the enamel being untouched. In length it is 4 feet 7} inches, 4 inches in circum ference at the thickest part, and at the set off for the hand of 10 inches, it is 3A , inches round. It has evi dently, at some time or other, been mounted, and has had a ferrule 5 inches long, but these mountings have been removed. There is no doubt of the genuineness of both these articles, as Sir Richard Phillips has spoken of them years ago as being in the family of the Ho rts of Tewkesbury, and it is only a few days ago (Thursday last) that the stick was purchased by "Mrs. Fletcher, one of the few surviving descendants of the veneratrilteimnees.: MYSTERIOUS DEATH.--An inquest `vas held eM27ster terday afternoon, before Mr. g Tavern, George-row, Pimlico, was O found dead under the 'li n g tne a body of Sarah w po o , cf Smalley, aged thirty-six, h e s a s a c i d l s , oinlniSiaitcUor,ddayrinekvienng following circumstances : — D eceased , , ing last, was at the Bag w ith her husband and a y oun g man named Innis, an engineer. She left shortly after on au errand for her husband, Innis leaving shortly after her. About nine o'clock she was found in Waterworks lane, near the wooden bridge, Pimlico, sitting on the ground in a dying state. She never spoke, and expired before medical aid could be procured. A wed ding-ring, which the husband swore was on her finger an hour previously, was not to be found, and force must have been used in removing it from her hand. Innis was subjected to a severe cross-examination by the jury, he being the person who found the body; but nothing could be elicited throwing any light on the mysterious affair. The mark of the ring was on the finger of the *eased, but no marks of violence on any part of the body. Vet . - dict—" Died by the visitation of God." A POINTEDBLOW.—An invalid sent for a physician, the late Pr. Wheelman, and after detaining him for some time with a description of his pains, aches, &c., be thus summed up:—" Now, doctor, you have hum bugged me long enough with your good-for-nothing pills and worthless syrups ; they don't touch the real difficulty. I wish you to strike the cause of my ailment. if it is in your power to reach it." "It shall be done,' said the doctor, at the same time ;,lifting his cane,: and demolishing a decanter of gin that stood upon the side board. Mr. G. Alexander Macfarren, the composer, was married on Friday morning -to Miss Andrae, the vocalist, at Marylebone Church. The young lady is a German by birth.—Musical Examiner. DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. - This undertaki►►g is now fairly before the publie.,—Bailivay Record. MONEY MARKET. Hurkaru Office, Calcutta, Aug. 13, 1844. Since our last summary, the money market has been in an unusually quiet state, and capital is abun dant, with considerable difficulty of employment in sate channels. All Government Securities are rising—the new Five per Cents. are touching on, and probably will soon. pass, 10 per cent. premium. The uncertainties which crippled all monetary transactions seems to keve taken themselves off with the ex-Governor- General.—Times. MONTHLY SUMMARY. (From the B(intbayii;zeilof Tuesday, August 27.) The intelligence in our present summary refers to a period of nearly six weeks, extending from the 19th July to the 27th August. Though broken in upon by the dispatches from Bombay on the 31st ult., after the - return of the Semiramis, and those from Calcutta by the Tenasserim on the Ist of August, we shall keep the thread of our narrative uninterrupted, since our last regular publication, to preserve perspicacity to faur readers. The unusual lapse of time supplies b'at little news. The troops in Sinde are, on the whole, eminently healthy, with tho exception of Brett's and Rowland's artillery, and her Majesty's 86th, all of whichlhave of late been suffering severely. The mutiny in the 64th has been quelled, but not till after severe measures ; Were resorted to; the lesser offenders are to be diamissed the service, a portion of the larger ones will; all likelihood, be punished capitally. Another detaghment sent out in the neigh bourhood of Shikarpore has been compelled to retire in consequence of heat and want of water : an attack from the enemy made on them during their exhaustion might have prored fatal to them. General Napier con. tinues at Kurrachee, but is expected to: proceed to Sukkur in October.—Lord Ellenborough left India on the Ist August, having received an entertainment from 200 officers of the presidency division, and a testimonial of 1,5001. subscribed for by about 100 gentlemen in the Bengal presidency—both the most insignificant marks of individual approbation ever bestowed on a Governor-General; surpassed by the acknowledgements conferred on private individuals of the most common-place popularity. The rains threaten to be unusually scanty in Western India, and alarms for security begin to be experienced. Affghanistan has, of late, been considerably more tranquil than formerly ; and the power of Dost Ma hommed and his family begins to be established on a firm and substantial basis. The Punjaub is consider ably less noisy than hitherto. The new Governor- General has had no opportunity as yet of doing any thing to call forth a general expression of opinion. From China the news given in our last extended to the 28th of May. Our present intelligence comes d own to the 21st of June. It is of no great general importance. Sir Henry Pottinger and staff, who sail for England by this day's steamer, arrived here on the 29th of July. SINDE. Our intelligence from Sinde extends from the 4th July to the 14th August, having been brought down to the former date on the 19th ult. We must discard the consideration of that dispatched by the Sesostris cn the 31st of July, as at that date it was not in our power to make up a systematic precis of intelligence. It is of a somewhat mixed complexion, but on the whole eminently s atisfactory. The health of the troops throughout was excellent. Her Majesty's 86th had lost altogether 60 men since their arrival at Hyderabad, and two of its most popular officers Captain Halliday and Dr. Stewart. Captain Brett's company of Foot Artillery had also suffered severely, and dysentery prevailed to such an extent in Captain Rowland's troop that it had been ordered down to Kurrachee. The casualties, however, were not numerous. We gave in our last a short notice of the mutiny of the 64th, down to the time when it was marched frem Shikarpore to Sukkur, and at the last place disarmed, 39 of the ringleaders having been given up. The regiment, though now disarmed and coerced into this act of obedience, still continued to manifest symptoms of insubordination and discon tent. Having been desired to surrender some of the minor defaulters, and to supply evidence against the chief mutineers, they refused• compliance, and the colours were directed to be taken from them and lodged in the fort of Sukkur. The painful task of carrying this into effect was, on the 13th July, en trusted to a company of her Majesty's 13th. On the day the 64th were deprived of their colours, the regiment was wheeled into a hollow square, the European company fronting the colours, when Captain Shortreed, who had been in command of the corps since the arrest of Captain Burt, explained the station orders, and the colours were taken out of the square and delivered over to the officer commanding the party. The scene is said, and we should think truly so, to have been most humiliating. A general order was issued by Sir C. Napier on the 24th, highly applauding the conduct of General . Hunter and his officers, who was, with justice, said to have saved the regiment from dismissal ; had the misconduct of the Sepoys gone a single step further, the whole would have been disbanded—power to this extent having been vested in the hands of the Go vernor of Sinde. General Hunter was directed "to extract from the regiment the native officers, com missioned and non-commissioned, and private soldiers, whose conduct had been such as to deserve a less se vere punishment than that which is expected to de scend on the ringleaders now in confinement—to have them immediately dismissed from the regiment, and ordered off from the cantonments." Colonel Moseley having demanded a court of inquiry on his conduct, as concerning the late mutiny, the demand was complied with, and Colonel Waddington, of the Bombay Engineers, appointed president of the court. The conduct of the European officers, and state of discipline of the regiment, have been severely cen sured by nearly the whole of our Upper Sinde cor respondents, and appear to have deserved the severest condemnation. The following is the disposition of the troops in Sinde :—At Sukkur are her Ma jesty's 13th Light Infantry, Nos. 1 and 5 Field Batteries, Captain Forster's (European) Light Field Battery (Bombay), 4th and 64th Regi ments Native Infantry. Shikarpore-4th troop Ist brigade Horse Artillery, 7th Light Cavalry, 69th Regiment Native Infantry, Col. Norton command ing. Kanghur—A detachment of Artillery (3 guns), 6th Irregular Cavalry, and two ressalabs 9th Irre gular ditto, and also a company of the 69th Native Infantry, Captain Mackenzie commanding. At Larkanah there is one ressalah of the 9th Irregular Cavalry, with the Camel Corps. At Hyderabad the 86th alone art• quartered in the fort ; the entrenched camp is occupied by the '2d Cavalry, and two com panies of the 6th Native Infantry. The remainder of this last corps, with the Bth, 17th, and 18th, together LAHORE. Matters are going on here pretty smoothly, as far as the immediate vicinity of the capital is concerned. Military preparations continue the order of the day; the rebellions beyond the Indus in the Hill country, north and south of Karabagh, on that river, have been suppressed. Gool a b Si ng h s till h o ld s a l oo f ; and the widow of Suchet Singh continues active in her in trigues, in her own jagheer of Sambhar, which is just within the hills, a n d no t f ar f rom Jumboo. The internal state of the country, at a distance from the capital, is anything but tranquil, though certainly not one of open rebellion. A considerable uncertainty hangs over the fate of one of the princes, Peshora Singh, lately in opposi tion, and it is supposed by some that he has been put to death by Heera Singh, as the shortest way of set tling all accounts. Several of the chiefs are sending all their disposable property over into the British ter ritories, and we know of one instance in which one of them has deposited:upwards of 200,0001. with bankers on our side the Sutlej ; he was attempting to send over two more mule loads of gold, when want of care led to their seizure, and the whole found their way into the private treasury of the minister. A quarrel of a serious nature has arisen between Sheik Emam ood-deen, governor of one of the central provinces of the Punjaub, and Dewan Sawun Mull, the governor of Mooltan. Several thousand men arrayed on each side are only waiting the nod of their respective superiors to fall on each other. The only point to which Heera Singh can look with any satisfaction, next to his suppression of the trans-Indus rebellions, is the success which has to all appearance attended his late negotiations with Dost Mahommed Khan of Caubul. We judge of this matter by the fact of the breaking up of Mahommed Akbar's army at Jellalabad, and the withdrawal of most of the regular troops from Peshawur—two circumstances which speak for themselves, and are strongly supported by an offer said, by our Caubul correspondent, to have been made by Dost Mahommed to Hecra Singh, to assist him with any number of troops he might require in case of his being engaged in hostilities with the British. How far this offer may be an indication of the truth of the generally received opinion that a great combi nation has been formed against us in Central Asia, it is impossible to say.—Delhi Gazette Overland, Aug. 15. CAUBUL. We have very little of real importance connected with this part of Central Asia to communicate. The only item of any consequence, and which tends to prove that the machinations of Persia and Russia, if any such have been lately set on foot, have failed, is that relating to the conclusion of a much closer con nexion between Yar Mahommed, of Herat, who, it ap pears, by our latest letter, extending to the 2d of July, has succeeded in beating off the Persians from his immediate vicinity. He has proposed that one of his sons should marry a daughter of Dost Mahommed Khan, and sent a Vakeel with an offer to that effect. The Amcor of Caubul had not given any decided answer to the offer. Some cause of quarrel has arisen between the ruler of Caubul and the chief of Koo loom, who is supported by the King of Bokhara, and preparations of an active nature are being made at Caubul to enter with vigour on a campaign which is to be:conducted by Mahommed Akbar Khan, who has completely recovered from his late indisposition. The advanced troops had even marched from Caubul. The Ameer had been persuaded to reconcile himself with the Kuzzilbashes of (Caubul), whom he had hitherto greatly distrusted, and to bestow a dress of honour on their chief. INDORE. We have to announce that a new Sovereign has at length been placed on the throne of Holkar, the son of Bhow Holkar (who married a natural daughter of Hurree Rao Holkar), with the concurrence of the Mah Saheb and the Taee Saheb (who both pronounced the lad to be next heir to the throne after Martind Rao), and amid the acclamations of the whole coun try. The installation, at which the name of Tookajee Holkar was conferred on the young Sovereign, is said to have been a grand affair, and extremely well managed. FAREWELL ENTERTAINMENT TO LORD ELLENBOROUGH. A splendid farewell entertainment was given to Lord Ellenborough on Monday evening, at the Town hall, by the Military Society of Calcutta, Barrack pore, and Dum-Dum. General Cooper, the Presi dent, proposed, " The health of her Majesty the Queen," which was drunk with loyal enthusiasm. Next came the toast of the evening—" Lord Ellen borough"—prefaced by a few words from the Gallant President, much to the point. His Lordship's rising drew forth fresh peals of applause, after which he addressed the company, substantially as follows : " Gentlemen,—l thank you most cordially for this last testimony of your kindness, which is, I assure you, only the more gratifying to me because offered altogether on grounds personal to myself, and haring no reference to any political or military measures of my government. " I thank all the officers of the united army of India for the uniform cordiality and kindness with which they have at all times everywhere received me. I thank them for the confidence they from the first reposed in me, and which no circumstances have, I believe, ever led them to withdraw. They fairly ap preciated the difficulties of my position, and they gave me credit for having at heart the national honour. I thank you all for the invariable zeal and devotedness with which every instruction I have ever given to a military man has been executed ; and, above all, for that spirit of enterprise and that noble ardour in the field which, emulated by the troops of both services, has led in these later times to achieve ments never surpassed in the most splendid periods of our military history. " Gentlemen,—l congratulate you on the high testimony borne to these later achievements by the great man who can best appreciate military services, and who is himself connected with the brighest glories of past times. " Let it not be supposed that the glories so obtained are barren glories, obtained only at a great public cost, and productive of no benefit to the people. In India the continued reputation of our arms is an in dispensable condition of our existence ; and if at this moment the revenue, and the commerce of this coun try, and the condition of the people, be, as they are, changed indeed from the state in which I found them, to a state of unexampled prosperity, it is to the peace dictated by our arms to China under the walls of Nankin ; it is to the general sense that our rule, which has been re-established by two years of vic tories without a single check, that that unexampled prosperity is to be directly traced. " Gentlemen,--The only regret I feel in leaving India is that of being separated from the army. The most agreeable, the most interesting period of my life has been that which I have passed here, in canton ments, and in camp. I have learnt to estimate the high qualities of the officers of the united armies. Amongst them I now leave the friends I most respect and regard. I have learnt to estimate the admirable character of the native Sepoy, elevated as it is by his confidence in the British officer, and by Euro pean example in the field. Amongst them are some of the noblest of soldiers, deeply attached to those by whom they are ed, and full of enthusiastic devotion to military honour. Che rish that confidence; cherish that attachment and that devotion by every act of kindness, of considera tion, and regard. Be assured that the zealous obe dience of a contented native army is the magic charm by which in India a few govern millions; by which this empire has been won, and by which alone it can be preserved. Gentlemen,—l sincerely congratulate you on the appointment which has been made of Sir Henry Hardinge as my successor. A good soldier himself, he will justly appreciate good soldiers. Confiding in the judgment, and having the advice and support of CHINA. We have intelligence by her Majesty's steamer Driver, which came into port on the 29th July, from Victoria, the 2lst June. Admiral Sir T. Cochrane had returned from the north on the 2d June. The visit of the French frigate Alcmene to Chusan and Shanghai had occasioned much excitement amongst the Chinese along the coast, so that it was considered eminently desirable that a strong naval force should be kept in the north for the protection of British life and property against the outbreaks of the mob. The American and b rench men-of-war Brandywine, St. Louis, Cleopatra, and Alcmene, had arrived almost simultaneously in the Chinese waters. At Canton the populace continued very unruly, manifesting, on every occasion that presented itself, a spirit of extreme discontent at the presence of foreigners. An arrow as a wind-vane had been placed on the top of the United States' flag-staff, and great umbrage had been taken at this by the Chinese: on what ground is not explained. On the Gth of May the American Consul, Mr. Forbes, had caused the obnoxious weathercock to be taken down. While a party of sailors were engaged in this, a riot com menced among the rabble, some of whom pushed themselves into the square and threatened mischief. A placard was shortly afterwards issued by the gentry, strongly recommending the maintenance of Food feeling. intelligence of the 17th from Canton is contained in private letters from Hong-Kong of the 19th, more recent than any we can discover in the papers of the last-named date. The mob had broken into the square of the American factory on the after noon of the 17th, and endeavoured to pull down the United States' flag. They were resisted, and a Chinaman, who turned out to be an innocent and un concerned shopkeeper, was shot. At 10 P.M. the Chinese soldiers made their appearance and cleared the square. The populace continued in a great state of excitement, and Canton was placarded with threaten ing notices that the factories would be attacked and burned. The Chinese authorities appear to have no power whatever over the mob, and it seems to be thought, that unless some strong and decided mea sures are taken by us, there will be no safety for either life or property at Canton. What may be the nature of the measures referred to as desirable is not stated. Sir H. Pottinger and his private secretary returned from China by the Driver. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CHINA.—Wo have received lettersfroindiina to the 21st of June, brought on by her Majesty's steamer Driver. The stocks of cotton in Canton were very heavy. The following is a copy of the report of stocks and deliveries from Ist to 31st May : Deliveries. Stocks. American 465 bales Bombay 10,983 do. Bengal Madras 3,579 do. 15,526 103,898 In June the deliveries would exceed 25,000 bales. Malwa opium had advanced at Hong-Kong. The quo tations were—Malwa, old, 715 dolls. to 720 dolls. ; new, 700 dolls. ; Patna, 715 dolls. ; Benares, 695 dolls. Prices were also improving on the coast. There appears to have been a good deal of excitement in the opium market, owing chiefly to gambling speculations among some foreign residents, who had been selling more drug than they had in their possession at the time, in the hope of a fall in price : to meet their engagements they were thus compelled to buy on the best *ms possible. Complaints of the quality of Malwa ere still vary great. We hare been informed that of ten chests sent on by a friend in March last, that on being surveyed they were found to be short each chest fourteen catties in weight. The adulteration of opium in Bombay ap pears to be carried on to such an extent, that if steps are not taken to put an end to it, the existence of the trade will be endangered. The Hong-Kong port regulations are so defective that the information with regard to im ports and exports cannot be depended on. Robberies are still of frequent occurrence. Sickness continuo to prevail to a great extent, and the climate is very unfa vourably reported on. Trade at Chusan was dull—opium selling in small quantities at 725 dollars per chest. The inhabitants there were quite peaceable. The Friend of China says :—" Considering its commanding position on the coast of China, facilities for trade, salubrity of the climate, and respectability of its inhabitants, it is a matter of regret that it was not ceded to the Crown of Great Britain in perpetuity. As compared with this barren and unhealthy island it is a hundred times to be preferred, and might have been obtained with equal ease." A serious riot had occurred at Canton on the 17th of June. Business was in consequence greatly obstructed. Tho advices from Shanghae are good—trade, though not very brisk, was progressing favourably. There had been several attempts to smuggle opium, which, in most instances, had proved successful. The demand for goods at Ningpo was somewhat less active than at Shanghae ; the prices obtained were similar. Amoy.—The Friend of China says—" That though the nearest of all the new ports, Amoy is the one of which we hear the least. There is a constant communication kept up between this colony and that port by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, and Co.'s opium vessels, but there is a mystery thrown over all the movements of their ships engaged in the illicit trade, which is not to be penetrated ; they come and go, 'without mail, passenger, or even the ceremony of intimating their arrival or intended departure to the harbour -master.' Like the phantom-ship of the Cape, they pass to and fro, and nothing more is known. The great proportion of the legitimate trade with Amoy has consisted of cotton wool and Straits' produce. In cotton piece goods, for the first five months after opening the port, the gross amount of sales did not exceed 35,000 dolls. ; of cotton twist 52,000 dolls. ; woollens 14,000 dolls. In all ar ti c l es o f i mport — w ith the exception of opium —for the first year the amount will not exceed 1,000,000 dolls. The exports, so far, are trifling, being rather.under 30,000 d o ll s ." MANILLA.—From hence we have received advices to the Ist of June. The market is very . favourably reported on. There were no new importations of cotton goods, and the market was bare of grey and white shirtings, American domestics and drills, all of which are much wanted. Coloured goods were also in great demand. Woollens were plentiful, and not in great demand. A lot of English bar iron had sold at 3 dollars per picul ; this description was in great demand. The market was well supplied with Sweedish bar, nail rod, and hoop iron. The market was pretty well supplied with copper. Pig and sheet lead was in no demand, and the stocks large. No de mand for spelter, and the market was well supplied with steel ; the current rates were 3,4, and 6 dolls. per picul. some lots of coffee had been sold for 7} dolls. per picul. Segars were very scarce ; and we are advised that there will be no more exportations of cheroots from Manilla until the new crop comes in, and that cannot be sooner than eight months. There was little doing in Exchange, in consequence of the great scarcity of bills. Tonnage scarce at 31. 108. to 41. per 20 cwt. CsLeurrA.—A committee has been appointed by the supreme Government, to examine and report on the pro priety of constructing wet docks at Calcutta sufficiently capacious to hold all the shipping of that port. We learn from the Friend of India, that the gentlemen placed on the committee are Colonels Forbes and Irvine, Cap tain Goodwyn, of the Engineers, the Master Attend ' ant, and three mercantile gentlemen—Messrs. Beckwith, Ma,ckilligin. and Stopford. As usual at this season, the advices of the probable out-turn of the Indigo crop are very conflictory. The districts have either had too much or too little rain. The want of rain in the dis tricts of Bhaugulpore, Purneah, Tirhoot, Patna, Be nares, Ghazeepore, Moorshedabad and Shahabad, had been greatly felt ; mnch mischief had also been done by locusts, which have been very numerous this season. however, in progress throughout Lower r fac it tu e r n i g n a g was, Bengal. The crop is estimated at between 130,000 and 140,000 factory maunds. The exports from Calcutta to Great Britain and elsewhere, from Ist No vember 1843 to 10th July 1844, are given at—Chests 44,885 aa. 164,321 factory maunds. (From the Overland Price Current, Aug. 27.) TIIE MARKET.—OBSERVATIONS. BOMBAY, AuG. 27.—Since the d e parture o f the l as t mail the average quantity of rain for the advanced state of the monsoon has fallen, and the accounts received from the interior hold out every prospect of good crops of almost all kinds of produce. The business of the season cannot be said to have fairly commenced till after " Cocoa-nut day" (this day), but the native dealers have shown a disposition to purchase before the usual period, and holders, generally, look for, and demand, advanced prices for most descriptions of goods. The low rate of e x change now current will render this the more necessary. Owing to this firmness on the part of importers, the transactions have been more limited than they would otherwise have been. METALS.—There have been but very few transactions in Metals during the month. Copper of all descriptions has declined. BraziQrs about rs 2, sheathing rs id, and tile about rs 2, rs 12, per cent., per cwt, from our quota tions of last month, but the holders decline submitting to the reduced prices offered. There has been but little demand for Spelter. A sale was made about fourteen days ago at rs. 14 12ans. per cwt., and another about a week ago at rs. 14 15ans. An advance of 14 annas per box has been given on Tin Plates. lu. Iron we have no EASTERN PRODUCE. COTTON.—There is very little doing i n this staple, and the stocks in first hands are low. Prices are de clining, and as the season will *ow open for imports, it is probable that more extensive operations may be resumed. COYFEE.—Fair supplies of Mocha have been received of late, and the stock now here is to some extent. As the accounts from England by the last mail were not very favourable, the dealers are inclined to take lower rates, and it can be bought at rs. 9i per maund, but shippers do not appear inclined to give that price, and a further decline may still be looked for. Of Berbera, there is none in the market. Gums.—Animal, Arabic, and Olibanum—Large ship ments have been lately made to England, chiefly cn native account, and they are now scarce in the bazaar, and very little of good quality to be met with. Ivonv.—The stock of ivory at present in the market is very small, and of inferior quality, for which extra vagant rates are demanded. OPIUM.—The drug continues at our last quotation, with a slight tendency upwards. PEPPER.—The stocks of both Bhutcole and Malabar in the market are at present very trifling, and supplies to any extent cannot be looked for from the Malabar coast for a month at least. Bhutcole may be quoted at rs. 67, and Malabar at rs. 57, per candy. WooL.—Prices of this article are almost nominal. Some small supplies have been received, which have been taken for shipment to England by a native mer chant at a very high rate. Supplies to any extent will not be received here until November or December. FREIGHTS. Freights have not fluctuated much during the month. The present rates may be quoted at 31. to London, 21. 10s. to 31. for Liverpool, and rs. 12 to 12i to China. MONEY MARKET. There is scarcely any alteration in the Government securities. The present quotations are -5 per cent. Loan of 1825-26 rs. 109 at 110 4 „ „ do. of 1832-33 105 at 106 4 „ „ do. of 1835-36 99i at 100 5 „ „ do. of 1841-42 110 at 1101 4 „ „ do. of 1842-43 99} at 100 Exchange on England has slightly declined since our last quotations. The present rates are—for 6 months' Bills, Is. 10Id. ; and for Bills at 30 days' sight, Is. 9 3 4 d. per rupee. On Calcutta, at 60 days' sight, rs. 100-14 as. On Madras, at 60 days', rs. 1004 ; and on China, at 60 day's sight, rs. 217 per 100 dollars. BANKS.—The shares of the Bank of Bombay are at present at 52 per cent. premium. The Bank of Western India has declared a dividend of 7 per cent. The shares are at present quoted, old without dividend, and new, at 55 to 60 per cent. premium. PRICE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each Bank Notes, per Is. 11 2as. 11 2as. LEVANT NEWS. ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 21, 1844. The Geyser sailed hence early yesterday morning for Malta, having on board Lord Ellenborough. The Berenice, from Bombay, arrived at Vienna on the 17th inst., with the mails and 25 passengers, amongst whom is Sir Henry Pottinger, who proceeds this day to England by the Great Liverpool. Lieutenant-Colonel Powell, of the Ist Bombay Eu ropean Regiment, Adjutant-General of the Bombay army, died of dropsy, off Jedda, on the 13th instant, on board of the Berenice. This officer, who was about 54 years of age, had just retired from service. M. Bourne is in constant communication with the Egyptian Government to complete the arrangements for the transit through Egypt of the India mails, but it appears that he is progressing very slowly, and up to this time nothing decisive has been done. MALTA. WEDNESDAY, SEFT. 25.—The Alecto, from Corfu, has just arrived, 10 A.M. The Great Liverpool, with mails from India, ar rived this morning after one of the most rapid pas sages she has ever performed. She passed the Geyser steam-frigate at 8 A.M. on Monday, in lat. 34 35 N., long. 20 17 E. This vessel, with his Excellency Lord Ellenborough on board, has just moored in the great harbour. I have not been able to ascertain if his Lordship will perform his quarantine here or not. Her Majesty's ship Formidable, bound to this place, had quitted Gibraltar before the departure of the Sy-' deßham, which brought us back our Commander in-Chief of the naval forces in the Mediterranean yesterday. Lieutenant Franklin will not now be sent for trial to Gibraltar. His court-martial will take place here. Commodore Smith, with the United States squa dron, is still here. The Tanus is expected to-morrow from the Levant. The Acheron's mail will close at 1 r M. this morn ing, and the Great Liverpool will leave port at 9 A.m. to-morrow. NEWS FROM PORTUGAL SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 2. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Liverpool, Captain F. Meehan, arrived this day, at forty-five minutes past three o'clock, A.M., from Gibraltar, bringing the following mails :—Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Oporto, and Vigo. Her dates of departure are as follow :—From Gib raltar, 22d; Cadiz, 23d; Lisbon, 25th ; Oporto, 26th ; and Vigo, 27th ult. Ships-Of-War lying at Gibraltar—Her Majesty's ships Albion and Warspite (the Polyphemus sailed on the 21st for Malta) ; the Danish steamer Hecla and brig Mercurius ; the Norwegian corvette Nordj stein ; the Austrian corvette Adira ; and the Prussian corvette Amazon. At Cadiz—Two French line of battle ships and the Belle Poule frigate. LISBON, SEPT. 25. The downfal of the Cabral Administration is ap parently close at hand. The uncompromising hos tility of the Chamber of Peers—at least of its great majority—to the present Ministers, rendering it ne cessary that some coup d' dal should be ventured on to neutralise it. Cabral, it appears, drew up a list of 10 persons, all of them of course in his interest, and having caused the decrees nominating them severally to the peerage to be made out ready cut and dry, proceeded on Sunday last to the palace for the purpose of urging the measure upon the Queen as one of vital necessity. The Duke do Palmella, however, who was aware of his intention, had been there before him, and just as stonctly recommended her Majesty not to do anything of tle sort, as it would be esta blishing a precedent which other Ministries in their turn would act upon, and which would eventually lead to the complete swamping of that Chamber ; and as, moreover, the maintenance of Cabral and his colleagues in power was by no means an object of such import ance as they themselves would make it appear, the consequence of this was, that when Costa Cabral pro posed the measure to the Queen, and, in full confiden ca of her assent to it, laid the decrees before her for sig nature, she coolly replied that the matter was of too serious a nature to be decided upon without further deliberation, and that she would therefore submit it to the consideration of her Council of State. This was the same as pronouncing his doom at once; fbr as the Council of State and the Ministers have been at open strife for a long time past, he has evidently no chance of favour from that quarter. Immediately after this interview had taken place, the Queen, it is said, sent the Duke of Palmella to treat with Viscount Sada Bandeira about the for mation of a new administration, which he did ; and the result of their conference was, that a coalition Cabinet, composed in equal proportions of Chartists l~