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felting his own character. He is a time•server too, but will probably, should a breach take place, follow the for- tunes of Raja Goolab Singh. In the hill countries between Cashmere and Peshawur and the Salt Range, the inhabitants, who are Pathans, are always more or less disaffected, and frequently in open rebellion. They are with difficulty restrained at any time, and will always seize an opportunity of throw ing off the Sikh yoke. In this they are encouraged on the one side by Goolab Singh, on the other by Dost Mahomed Khan. Sirdar Tej Singh, the Governor of Peshawur, is too far removed to take a share in Lahore politics, and watch the turn of events. The Affghans of Peshawur and the Doab would gladly throw off the yoke of the Khalsa, if they were sure of aid from Dost Mahomed Khan. They are capable of freeing themselves, but not of afterwards maintaining that freedom unaided. They have reason too to doubt the Dost's promises, as he took money from Runjeet Singh once before, and left Peshawur to its fate. The Dost's honesty unhappily stands but low in our estimation, and his son's not much higher. We fear money might tempt either the " Good Sama ritan" or his father again to throw over their country men. It is known that Raja Goolab Singh is in treaty with Mahomed Ukbar Khan for troops to march to his aid in the event of the Khalsa attacking him, which troops the Raja has engaged to pay. This may change the aspect of affairs in the Panjaub yet. South of the hill states, we come to Mooltan. No real friendship exists between the Khalsa and the sons of the late Dewan Sawun Mull ; they are, besides, divided among themselves. It was generally supposed, by those well-informed on such subjects, that Sawun Mull medi tated some day or other casting off his allegiance to La hore. lie that as it may, his sons are not now strong enough to do it. Powerful and wealthy though they be, disturbances prevail throughout the Viceroyalty, and it is not nearly so well governed as in the late Dewan's time. The emigration of 3,000 Pathans, a few months ago, from Mooltan to Caubul, shows that there, too, the shoe pinches, and that the Mahomedan sits not easy under the Hindoo and Sikh rule. Hazara and the neigh bouring countries, even if Mooltan be quiet, will keep the young Dewan busy, and prevent, for some years (i❑ spite of his name) his exchanging the Viceroy's title fur a higher one. We have now taken a quick, cursory glance at the most prominent characters and parties who are likely for some months to figure in the arena of Lahore poli tics. Should tke warm sun of the East bring out a fresh swarm of these ephemerithe from the rank corruption and carnage of Lahore, we shall do our best to mark them, as each emerges from his chrysalis state and daguerreotype his likeness. In the meantime, we trust this hastily prepared sketch, in spite of numerous in accuracies which must occur in an article written cur. cal., may prove of some service to our readers —nab•, perhaps (for we are ambitious!) may prevent some of our home contemporaries from calling the city of Herat, the Minister of Lahore, and accusing it, under the name of Herat Singh,f of a conspiracy with the King of Persia and Dost Mahomed Khan to overthrow the Government of India. We must now conclude, and now do so with this sentence:—We firmly believe that, from the Ranee Chunda, down to the lowest beggar in Lahore, there exists not one in the Punjab, save the disorderly troops, who would not hail as a godsend the advent of a British army; yet none dare show the feeling. —Delhi Gazette, Jan. 29. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ADDRESS TO THE STUDENTS OF TILE lIINDOO COLLEGE. We mentioned on Monday that the Governor-General would preside at the distribution of prizes to the Stu dents of the Hindoo College, and yesterday the Town ball, by 11 o'clock, was crowded from end to end. Sir Henry Hardinge, accompanied by his Staff, arrived as nearly as possible at that hour, and took his seat in the centre of the table on which the prizes were laid out. The Hon. Mr. Cameron was on his right hand, and Messrs. Halliday, Davidson, Beadon, Mouat, and many other gentlemen, European and native, formed a large party at this end of the Hall. There were also several ladies present. Baboo Russomoy Dutt read the reports of the Hindoo and Sanscrit Colleges ; they were of considerable length, and we would suggest that on future occasions it might be as well to have them printed and circulated freely through out the hall, and then they might be " taken as read ;" for a great deal of time is occupied in going through these papers, the reader being necessarily inaudible to all but a few, the majority of whom are tolerably familiar with their contents. When the reports were concluded, some four or five of the pupils who had gained scholarships were examined on certain questions, historical and lite rary, reading their answers, which, we presume, were those that had been delivered in at the examination. After this an essay was read on the theme, " Science, as applied to the productions of Nature;" and the Go vernor-Generdl then rose and addressed the meeting, in a speech of the most gratifying and encouraging cha racter. We were unable to make a single note, and feel ourselves incompetent to do justice Co this v ery ad mirable address. At the same time we should be with out jttstificatien did we not attempt to give from me mory some general idea of what fell from Sir Henry on this occasion. He spoke somewhat to the following effect:— " I am desirous before the prizes are distributed to say a few words on this interesting occasion, the first time I have appeared in the Town-hall of Calcutta. We have had ample evidence in the examinations to which we have listened, and the essay that has been read—and I may say in the many essays that have been produced on former occasions—that the native mind, under the in fluence of efficient instruction, is equal to very high in tellectual exertion. Not very long since, when I had the pleasure of presenting a medal that was given by my honourable friend and colleague, Mr. Cameron, for moral philosophy, and another by M r . Ly a ll, t h e Advo cate-General, for law, I confess I was astonished at the extraordinary ability evinced by the successful candi dates, and the more I become acquainted with the fruits of this noble institution, the more I am satisfied with the working of the system adopted in our central colleges. " The Government is deeply sensible of the inestimable value of education; and besides another college at Patna, since last autumn arrangements have been made for the establishment in Bengal of one hundred schools for instruction in the vernacular. I desire to impress on those who hear me, that it is in education only the rising generation can find their profit; by education only that they can become valuable members of society. And the immediate advantages are patent to them. Our courts of law and Government offices—all the advantages of commercial enterprise—invite them ; and I here express my determination to carry out fully, fairly, and impartially, the resolution of the 10th of October last. I earnestly recommend to you the study of the English language—not abstractedly because it is our tongue, but because it opens up to you the whole field of our litera ture and science, and because through it you may become familiar with the greatest efforts of human genius, whether in invention, discovery, or the deductions of the soundest philosophy. But I must also guard against the possibility of being supposed to recommend you to neglect your own language. Learn it, study it, become so familiar with it that all you acquire in a foreign language you may be able to teach in your own, and thus you will divide with your countrymen the benefits you receive at our hands. " The rapid communication now enjoyed by means of steam with Europe, justifies me in hoping that ere long there will be many travellers from this country fami liarising themselves with the institutions of England, her habits, manners, and morals; and drawing yet closer the bonds between India and the British Isles, by the respnt and esteem their acquirements and amiable character cannot fail to inspire. lam not dealing in speculation, but building the future on the past. We have seen within the last two or three years, a native gentleman, e, merchant of this city, introducing himself at home, winning the admiration of all by his intelligence and suavity, and receiving even the most favourable coun tenance from our gracious Sovereign. It was a high mark of her Majesty's favour that her portrait and that of her illustrious Consort were given at the request of Dwarkanath Tagore—which I know from correspon dence that passed through my hands—and I hope that when we next meet in the Town Hall these portraits, which have arrived at Government House within the last few days will grace its wall. " To return from this slight digression. "In addition to the schools of which I have spoken, the Government has decided on establishing two new professorships in the Hindoo College, one of Natural Philosophy, the other of Civil Engineering, and they will be filled up as soon as competetft persons can be found. I think it right to mention that, by the liberality of the Council who conduct this institution, these classes will be open to persons of every religious persuasion. The valuable apparatus indispensable to the former chair has recently arrived ; it was suit out under the zealous care and superintendence of Sir Edward Ryan, a gentleman with whom I am personally acquainted, but whose high character as the late learned Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the enlightened friend of every measure promising increased happiness and prosperity to the people of this country, must make his name for ever respected by you. I feel myself bound to acknowledge the honourable services of the members of the Council of Education, and I cannot over-esti mate the zeal and philanthropy which have in parti cular distinguished my honourable friend and colleague on my right. Nor can Ibe silent on the services ren dered to the Hindoo College by the Advocate-General, Mr. Lyall, who volunteered a course of law lectures, the value of which I have the au th or ity o f Si r H enr y Seton and the Hon. Mr. Cameron for saying, was sufficiently marked by the acquirements of several of those who enjoyed the benefit of them. When you remember the many other calls all those gentlemen have on their time, you will feel the debt of gratitude due to them. To all the masters of the college also acknowledgments aro due for the efficiency with which they discharge their various duties ; more especially to Mr. Kerr, the Principal, whose untiring and virtuous efforts to do justice to the responsible position in which he is placed, are as honour able to himself as they are valuable to the great cause we all have at heart. If this general good feeling, and these individual efforts, are continued, we shall year by year have more abundant evidence of the blessings that follow in the train of intellectual culture in the improved soc ial and moral condition of the people of this vast empire." The above is little more than an outline of Sir Henry Hardinge's speech ; but as an outline, we believe, it is not an unfaithful one. We never more regretted that we had not a short-hand writer among us than on this occasion, when we should have had reported every eyi. lable that was uttered by the ruler of India. Sir Henry stayed until the prizes had all been pre sented, and then left the hall.—Bombay Gentlemen's Gazette. DINNER TO SIR ROBERT SALE. The exceedingly brief notice given of the intended en tertainment to Sir Robert Sale, rendered it highly im probable that a very large meeting should be got toge ther. We were agreeably surprised to find that in less than two clear days ninetythree applications were made for tickets, out of which number from eighty-five to ninety attended. Sir Robert has been the honoured guest on so many occasions,—been the observed of all observers in so many brilliant scenes, that our party may—perhaps we should say must—have shown to some disadvantage, albeit, we doubt whether he was ever more cordially received. We could have wished that better use had been made of the time that was before us, and that the compliment paid had not been deferred until it was risked altogether, and one-half of it was necessarily forgone. When the company had taken their seats, the Ve nerable the Archdeacon said grace over a dinner ex cellent in every respect. After the cloth had been re moved, Sir Lawrence Peel (who presided) gave the " Queen," and in following it up with the " Governor- General," paid an eloquent compliment to his soldierly character. We cannot give more than the briefest outline of what fell from Sir Lawrence when he pro posed the toast of the evening—" Sir Robert Sale and the Illustrious Garrison." He said that Sir Robert had been honoured throughout the length and breadth of the country, receiving distinctions from the Crown, the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, and an enthu siastic reception from the people. The Duke of wr, 1- lington, the first military authority in the world, had named Sir Robert in moving thanks in the House of Lords—in itself an honour not to be lightly prized. He (tho Chairman) was not equal to the cccasion, but he spoke his admiration for the long and gallant ser vices of General Sale with as much sincerity as any one who had ever acknowledged them in or out of the Se nate. He would not attempt to go into military details —it world be absurd in a civilian to do so—but though civilians were unequal to that task, they could well ap preciate results, and it was a duty of a delightful kind to confess the services of gallant men to our common country. Sir Robert Sale had entered Affghanistau at a moment of great emergency, when disgrace had for the first time, for centuries he might almost say, lighted on the British arms. It was an emergency that needed not heroism alone, but the highest moral courage ; not only a hand ready to execute, but a calm and foreseeing judg ment—and from first to last all that was-required to add spirit even to the most daring, and give re-assurance wherever there might have been a doubt, was found in their gallant guest. Sir Lawrence then spoke in the loftiest terms of Lady Sale. If ever there was a woman fitted to be the wife of a brave soldier, it was Lady Sale. The Chairman now passed a high eulogium on the force under Sir Robert Sale, happily called, by a late Governor-General, the Illustrious Garrison. This was set down as a separate toast, but he felt he could not pay Sir Robert a higher honour than to couple his name with it, a 3 it was in connexion with it his name would com mand the admiration of posterity. lle sat down giving " Major- General Sir Robert Sale and the Illustrious Garrison." _ _ _ We need hardly say that the Chairman's toast and speech throughout were received with the liveliest en thusiasm, and cheering was prolonged some time after Sir Robert rose to return thanks, which he did with ex treme brevity. He said he was quite at a loss to ac knowledge adequately the gratifying reception he had met with. It had been his fate to serve nearly all his life in India—and he had consequently had must to do with native troops. His last campaign had confirmed his opinion, that, properly handled, they were second to no soldiers in the world. Sir Robert sat down giving " The Chairman." Sir Lawrence said, that when it was proposed he should take the chair, he had felt himself unequal to the task from his inexperience, his ignorance of military affairs, and from doubting whether he should have strength for the undertaking ; but the kindness of the Company had placed him at his ease. He then gave the health of Lady Sale, and said that it was perhaps too much the fashion to deem the heroic virtues as belonging to a past age. In that lady's career, and the same might be said of those other ladies who shared her captivity, there were passages of courage and fortitude not to be surpassed—evidence of every manly virtue added to all that dignifies and endears the other sex. After this, came (by the chairman) " Sir George Pol lock, and Sir William Nott," given at some length, and happily touching on those more prominent passages of their career which had particularly elicited the applause of the world. These toasts, too, were received with a degree of hearty good will never exceeded in the Town hall. Mr. Pattle, the Vice-President, gave " The Navy," and " Sir Hugh Gough and the Army of India," very hap pily ; after which Sir Robert Sale, the Chairman, the Venerable the Archdeacon, and others, left. Colonel Burlton returned thanks for the Army, and proposed the Civil Service, which was acknowledged by Mr. Pattle. Various other toasts, and singing of a quality not often heard—evincing a right hearty feeling of good fellowship—disposed of the rest. of the night.—Calcutta Star, Feb. 3. DELHI. (From the Delhi Gazette, Jan. 29.) MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—We have a number of Interesting facts to record this day, which seem to throw a shadow of coming events before them. The 54th Regiment Bengal Infantry is under orders to march from Delhi to Ferozepore, and will be relieved by a wing of the 51st Regiment from Meerut. The 54th will start out the Bth proximo. The 3d troop 3d brigade Horse Artillery, at Meerut, commanded by Major G. Campbell, received orders on Thursday last to proceed to Forozepore on the 10th proximo. The sth company 4th Battalion Foot Artillery, under Lieut. Remington, has received similar orders, as well as No. 19 (the newly formed Light Field Battery.), under command of Captain Trower, both to start on the same day as the troop. Captain Brind's troop, though first ordered from Cawnee to Meerut, will, it is said, proceed on to Feroze pore ; and Major Grant's to remain at Meerut till further orders. It is presumed that the head-quarters of the 3d brigade will also move up from Cawnpore. Her Majesty's 29th Foot has been ordered to be in readiness for a move. The river detachment only reached yesterday from Ghurmuckteser Ghat. A troop of the Governor-General's body guard was expected at Allahabad on the 26th or 27th, under com mand of Lieut. Bouverie. .-.... The destination of the 35th Light Infantry has been changed from Allahabad to Jubbulpore ; and we have heard that the 49th from Dakka will replace the 37th at the first-named station. Her Majesty's 62d Foot reached Cawnpore on the 24th instant, being preceded by the 10th Foot, both regiments bound for the north west. Barracks have been ordered for the first corps of Ferozepore. A correspondent at that place remarks on the folly of giving secret orders for the completion of these barracks. The 3d Light Cavalry are to march from Ferozepore to progress to Loodianah, and eventually Cawnpore, this year. They expect to reach Loodianah on the sth of February, Umballah on the 11th, and Kurnaul on the 17th of the ideal. The two Horse Artillery troops at Cawnpore have been ordered, one to the frontier, and the other to Meerut. Details of other movements connected with the Artillery will be found under the head of Cawnpore. Our correspondents at that station have our thanks for their numerous favours, and we hope they will continue to remember us upon all occasions, and not trust to one writing, and the other writing, as is too frequently the case. THE MURDERER OF CAPTAIN ALCOCK.—We learn with great regret that the murderer Chansah has actu ally succeeded, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts of the local police, aided by a detachment of the 4th Irre gular Horse, in evading his pursuers, and making his way across the Jumna and Chumbul, where the spies do not consider it safe to follow him. It is, however, satisfactory to know that the magistrates of Furrucka bad, Meinpooree, and Budaon, have succeeded in seizing Khansah's " nae," who has confessed fully, also two Brahmins and one rajpoot, who were concerned in the murder of Captain Alcock, according to their own con fession. One of the Brahmins was captured by the ma gistrate of Budaon crossing the Ganges with Chansah's carbine, in which were found nine bullets.—Delhi Ga zette, Jan. 22. No rain has fallen, and no chance of any. The station has been sompvhat excited by the order for the departure of the 54th. One hundred men have been entered at the Magazine For the purpose of making balled percussion ammunition. DINAPORE. A letter from Dinapore, dated the 18th inst., says:— " We are all in great fidgets here, I mean the mili• tary, in consequence of an Order having just come down to the officer commanding this division, to have a corm in readiness to take the field at a moment's notice. The Ist N.I. is the first for active service, but it is said they will not be allowed to go, as they are not complete, and have at present very few officers with the corps. The wise heads seem to think that the 36th Regiment will go, as they have only one soldier short in the regiment, and are very strong in officers. I don't envy the lucky ones that have to march down, they will not have to go very far—only to Sewgowlie on the frontier; it will be a trip there and back again, I dare say, without even one shot being fired."—Bengal Hurkaru, Jan. 27. The following is an extract from a Dinapore letter of the 27th ult.:— _ " The artillery who went up to Benares for their annual practice some time back, and sent after forth with on account of the disturbed state of the Nepaul frontier, are now, would you believe it, under orders to trace their steps to that station to finish what they had left undone ? A fine thing this to be subject to. Where the fault lies we know not ; but that one has been com mitted there can be no doubt of, as we have heard from very good authority that the disturbance was greatly exaggerated. The 49th reached this on the 25th, and started again the evening of the 26th. Their present destination is Benares ; they have suffered greatly from cholera since they left Dacca, having lost about,2oo sepoys, and left a considerable number at Bhagulpore in a very precarious state. Captain Mitchell commands the regiment, as Colonel Fernie appeared before a medical committee, and is off to the Cape. The Ist regiment N. I. were reviewed this morning by Colonel Right. Her Majesty's 39th Regiment went through a great many evolutions with steadiness and celerity, reflecting great credit on its worthy commandant and officers. Their file-firing was excellent, and kept up with great spirit ; their light infantry manceuvres had a pretty effect. The officers of that corps entertain Colonel Right and staff this evening. The 23d N. I. are to be reviewed on the 306, and the 36th shortly after.—Englishman. Feb. 1. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta Overland Price Ciarent of Feb. 7.) Immediately after the dispatch of our last number a noti fication appeared, to the effect that Government were pre pared to make advances, under the previous regulations, on goods hypothecated to them at the reduced rate of Is. 10d. per rupee. This, although not effective in inducing parties to avail themselves of it to any great extent, has materially affected the ruling of our exchange on England, and in con.. sequence caused a very active demand for all staples of ex port from this country, and at, generally speaking, an ad vance in price, with the exception of those articles which are principally influenced by the scarcity of available tonnage and consequent high ruling of freights. This decline in exchange has, however, been equally felt in our import markets, and has been the cause of increased dullness, holders (from the ruinous rate at which they are at present forced to make their remittances) showing no dispo sition to meet purchasers, who on their part seem equally determined to hold back. The Government express, bringing London dates to the 7th of December, came in on the evening of the 19th ult., but the intelligence received by this opportunity not being of a very important nature, very slightly, if at all, influenced our markets. Indigo—The accounts received by the last mail, although rather discouraging for this dye, had no effect on this market, and at a public sale of 680 chests held the day after the ex press arrived, former rates were fully maintained ; our opi nion nevertheless was, that prices would give way as soon as the French had completed their purchases, and no doubt such would have been the case ; but on the 22d ult. the Go vernment lowered their rate of exchange from Is. 11d. to Is. 10d. per rupee, which caused many English buyers to re appear in the market, and prices have in consequence been supported. We have now but few fine marks remaining, and the quantity available consists of bought-in lots, native manufacture, and up-country and Buxar sorts ; but even of these we do not think more than 15,000 maunds will be of fered for sale, so that we may consider the season closed by the end of this month, and the crop will be divided as fol lows :—England, 29,000 chests ; France, 10,000 chests ; America, 500 chests ; and Gulfs, 500 chests. The principal part of the English shipments have been made rather as remittances than on speculation, many per ties preferring this to any other mode of sending home money. Exports from the Ist of „November, 1844, to the sth of February, 1845, have been as follows, viz.:— Chests. Factory maunds. 19,157 70,789 9,624 33,705 535 1,822 To Great Britain France North America Red Sea, Bombay, and Gulfs All other ports 96 312 2 5 Total 29,414 106,633 Sagar—This article has throughout the past fortnight been in extensive demand, and sales to a considerable ex tent have been effected at in moat instances an advance of about four annas per maund. The new crop of date which is now arriving being of a superior description, is readily taken as it comes to market at from Company's rupees 10 to 10 8 per maund. A few parcels of Dobarah (or chris talized) have also arrived, and found a ready sale at from 11 to 11 8. Fine white Benares continues scarce and in inquiry, Com pany's rupees 12 to 12 2 being readily paid. Several manufactories under European superintendence being now at work, the demand for low Khaurs and Ghoor continues at high rates. Experts from the Ist instant up to date amount to 25,000 maunds. Saltpetre—The accounts brought by the last mail being more favourable with regard to this staple have caused an increased activity in our market, and a good business has been done for Great Britain. For France and North Ame rica there has been but little inquiry. Exports, from the let inst. up to date, are to Great Britain 9,075 maunds. _ _ _ Rum—One or two small sales have been effected since our last, at about 7 annas per gallon, bat manufacturers still prefer shipping. Exports have of late been heavy, being in December and January no less than 150,000 gallons against for the corresponding period of the previous year 34,000 gallons ; and from the Ist instant up to date amount to 8,000 gallons. Raw Silk—The late accounts having been more favourable for the finer descriptions, a large amount of business has been done in Cossimbazar, Jungypore, and Gonatea of the Nov. bund, at full prices. The native manufacturers at last appear to have found the advantage of paying more attention to the reeling of their silk, as a decided improvement is discernible in the quality of this bund. Of Hurrypole and Radnagore our market is now nearly cleared, and the parcels remaining being generally of an inferior description arc difficult of sale. We of late notice several small pnrchases for France and North America, which will, we hope, prove the forerunner of more extensive shipments to these parts. Exports, from the Ist instant, have been as follow, viz.:— To Great Britain, 671 mds. ; France, 5. Silk Piece Go'ods—We have no alteration whatever to notice in the demand or price of these goods since our last, corrahs of every description being readily purchased on arrival, at about former rates. Choppas and bandannas continue scarce, and any parcels offering find a ready sale. Exports, from the Ist instant up to date, have been as follow, viz : Great Britain France. Coraha Choppas and bandannas 255 Coloured and Printed Goods —The Caubul dealers have taken off a limited quantity of suitable styles of chintzes ; and the stouter makes of Turkey red twills continue in de mand, although at rather lower prices. Imports of all kinds in January amounted to 737 packages. Woollens—We have no change whatever to notice ; the market remains in the same depressed condition, with in creasing stocks. Imports in January, 478 bales. White Mule Twist—Transactions since our last have again been on a very limited scale, but we can scarcely notice any alteration in value. No. 40 is comparatively in best demand. Imports in January amounted to 1,824 bales, or 863,0801 b. Coloured Yarn—Turkey red, German dye, has sold to a fair extent, at from 1-9-4 to 1-12-6 per lb. In British there has been less doing, but sales are reported at 1-7.3. In orange and green a few transactions are reported at about pre vious rates. Imports in January were as follows, viz.:— Red, 137 bales, or 55,4001 b. ; orange 91 bales, or 89,0001 b. ; green 21 bales, or 8,2001 b. Copper—Transactions since our last have been quite unim portant, and sales can only be effected by submitting to a further decline. Imports in January were as follows, viz. i Tile and ingot, 1,853 maunds ; foreign, 1,720 maunds; sheet and plate, 1,398 maunds ; pig, 680 maunds ; old, 1,240 maunds ; japan, 324 maunds ; nails, 79 maunds ; South American, 1,646 maunds. _ _ Iron—A speculative demand has lately been experienced, and about 35,000 maunds of common bar have changed hands ; the present price for good sound iron is 2r. 2a. per maund. Imports in January were as follows, viz.:—Bar, bolt, and rod, 33,294 maunds ; hoop, 1,694 maunds ; sheet, 19,108 maunds; Swedish, 12,280 maunds ; pig, 1,497 maunds; Bails, 735 maunds ; old, 96 maunds. Spelter—ln very moderate inquiry, prices have declined, and have still a downward tendency. Imports in January were 17,478 maunds. Lead and Tin Plates—Stamped pig has sold to a moderate extent at 6 rupees per maund ; but in other descriptions there has been scarcely anything doing, and prices have not altered. Shell Lac and Lac Dye—A moderate business has been done in these articles, but principally in low qualities ; former rates are fully maintained. Exports from Ist inst. up to date are as follows, viz. :—To Great Britain—Shell lac, 414 maunds; lac dye, 52 maunds; France, Shell lac, 208. Hides, Horns, and Tips—There has not been much doing in hides lately, but prices are maintained, and shipments to Great Britain go forward pretty freely. Buffalo horns and tips are in moderate demand, the former at 9r. to Or. Ba., and the latter at Br. 4a. to Or. 4a. per maund. Exports from the Ist inst. up to date:—Hides, Great Britain, 16,669 pieces; France, 1,796 pieces; North America, 1,740 pieces. Cowries, Tincal, and Cutch—Cowries—We have not heard of any sales lately, but shipsments to Great Britain go for ward freely. Tincal and Cutch—Nothing doing. Experts from Ist instant up to this date are as follows, viz.,—Cowries, Great Britian, 660 maunds. IMPORTS FROM EUROPE. Imports in January were as follows, viz.:— Tin plates, 96 boxes ; lead, sheet, 1,268 bags ; lead, pig 6,316 maunds; ditto, sheet, 842 maunds. British Cotton Piece Goods—We have again to notice an inactive market in all the leading stapl es , and, netwith standing the reduction in exchange, pri c es sh ow no amend ment, and, with considerable tightness existing among the bazaar-dealers for money, no material improvement can, we fear, be safely looked for for the next month or two. Gray shirtings have been sold in moderate quantities at rather lower prices than were current on the 20th ultimo. White shirtings have engaged little attention, but we hear of no alteration in value. - White jaconets continue saleable at about last month's sales, and stocks are moderate. Grays are quiet. Imports in January were as follows : White. Gray. Lon ;cloths and shirtings 518 packages. 1,644 packages. Maddapollams Cambrics 94 0 Jaconets Lappets Lenoes Book Muslins Mulls and mediums Beer—Transactions have been confined to some few hogs heads of Allsop's at 59, and, until the new beer arrives, there will be nothing doing. The imports in January were as fo lows, viz. : Bass's . 108 hhds. Allsop's l9B Barclay's Rees's 4O Tennant's 47 Taylor's Palmer's Saunders's 143 Sundries .. 300 Checks, spots, and stripes 229 Scarfs and chuddurs ...... 179 Dhooties Twills SHIP NEWS. ARP,IVALS AT SAUGUR FROM THE 18TH OF JANUARY TO THE 4111 OF FEBRUARY, 1845. Jan. 19 —The Hon. Company's ship the Amherst, Pater son, from Khyouk Phyoo, on the 15th of January—the Earl of Hardwicke, Drewt, from the Cape of Good Hope, on the 13th of November—the Tenasserim, steam-vessel. Jan. 20.—The Bentmck, steam-vessel, Kellock, from Suez. Jan. 21.—The Chatham, Gifford, from Singapore, on the 26th of December. Jan. 24.—The Success, M'Kerlie, from Cork, on the 10th o f September—the Ceylon, from Newcastle, on the Ist of August. Jan. 25.—The Dhur, Cumberland, from Madras, on the 10th of January—the Sophia, Chaplin, from Penang, on the 9th of January. Jan. 26.—Arratoon Apcar, Durham, from Singapore., on the 31st of December—the Australia, Blanchford, from Bom bay, on the 27th of November—the Ingleborough, Rea, from Liverpool, on the 28th of August—the Recorder, Sharp, from Bombay, on the 9th of December. Jan 27.—The Ilasheny, Saxton, from the Cape of Good Hope, on the 20th of November—the Colonel Newall, from Liverpool, on the 28th of August. Jan. 28.—The William Wilson, Shilstone, from Rangoon, on the 12th ofJanuary. Jan. 29.—The Bengalee, Boadle, from Liverpool, on the 18th of September. Jan. 30.—The John Brightman, Viall, from Singapore, on the 7th of January—the John Hepburn, Livingstone, from Singapore, on the 14th of January—the Espiegle, Shaw, from Moulmein, on the 13th of January. Feb. 4.—The Pallas, Henley, from Penang, on the 16th of January. DEPARTURES FROM SACGUR FROM THE 16TH OF JANUARY EXCIIANGE. Immediately after the issue of the late Government noti fication the rate for good bills declined to Is. lOid., and even Is. 101 d. per rupee ; but at the former figure we consider the principal business for the mail to have been done, although buyers are now indisposed to operate except at Is. 100. French bills with documents have been let off at Is. 100., but not, we believe, to any great extent. MONEY MARKET. TO THE 31) OF FEBRUARY, 1845, Jan. 17.—The Spiteful (her Majesty's steam-vessel) ; the Maidstone, Nash, for the Cape and London. Jan. 18.—The Enterprise, steam-vessel ; the Asia, David son, for London; the Cowasjea Family, Durham, for Singa pore and China. Jan. 19.—Fyzel Rohoman, Nacoda, for Muscat. Jan. 20.—The Joseph Manook, Young, for Rangoon —the Coquette, Eldridge, for Macao. Jan. 22.—The Fattle Rohoman, Nacoda, for Bombay —the Harlequin, Morris, for Singapore—the Anne Louise, Ireland, for llavre. Jan. 23.—The Lord Althorp, Elliot, for Liverpool —the Dorothea, Smith, for St. Helena and London—the William Wallis, Pringle, for Liverpool—the Asie, Guyodo, for Bourbon. Jan. 24. —The Sulimany, Monk, for the Mauritius--the Monarch, Walker, for St. Helena and London. Jan. 25.—The Ripsima Anna Maria, Heckford, for Moul mein—the Raize Rohany, Nacoda, and the Pattie Mobareck, Nacoda, for Muscat. Jan. 26.—The Juddle Rohoman, Nacoda, for Muscat—the Arid, Burt, for Singapore and China—the Gloriana, Webb, for the Cape and London—the Fettle Hair, Ingalls, fur Ba tavia—the Tenasserim (steam-vessel)—the Amherst. Jan. 27.—The Blorenge, Banks, for Liverpool. Jan. 29.—The Blundell, Hunter, for Jamaica and London —the I'Asie, Duperon, for Bordeaux. Jan. 30.—The Lord Hungerford, Pigott, for the Cape and Demerara—the Elphinstone, Fremlin, for London—the Ivan hoe, Simpson, for Liverpool—the Kandiana, Rigley, for London. We have no alteration to notice since the 20th .ult. Go• vernment securities and hand stock of all denominations con tinue to change hands to a fair extent at our quotations. CURRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, BANK STOCK, &C. _ . Transfer Five per Cent 2or. Ba. to 21r. Oa. prem Second do., according to Nos 4r. Ba. 7r. Ba. „ Third do., do New do., do 9r. 12a. —10 r. Oa. „ Sicca rupees, Four per Cent Or. 12a. Ir. Oa. dis. Company's rupees, do Or. Ba. Or. 12a. , Bk. of Bengal Shs., 4,000 Co.'s rs., 2,750 to 2,800 pm., ex. div, Union Bk. Shares, 1,000 Co.'s rs., 260 to 265 pm., ex. div. Agra Bk. Shares, 500 Co.'s rs., 270 to 280 pm., ex. div. Mussoorie Bank Shares, 500 Co.'s rs., nominal. Bank of Western India Shares, 300 Co.'s rs., nominal. Jan. 31.—The City of Palaces, Major, for Bombay. Feb. I.—The Rustomjee Cowasjee, Hill, for Bombay—the Futteh Salam, Nacoda, for Cannanore and Judda—the Ot terspool, Wickman, for Liverpool. Feb. 2.—The Enterprise (steam-vessel)—the Fattle Barry, Nacoda, for Allepee, Aden, and Judda. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford, March 20. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.) REGINA V. WILLIAM WALKER. TV am' Walker, a labouring man, 29 years of age, was placed at the bar, ckarged with the wilful murder of William Sudbury, on the 15th of August last. Mr. Beadon conducted the case for the Crown; the prisoner was defended by Mr. J. Neale. The prisoner and the deceased were both labourers in the employ of Mr. Thomas Cammack, who keeps the Bassett Pole Inn, in the parish of Drayton Bassett. On the afternoon of the day on which the unfortunate affair took place, Walker and the deceased were drinking at this public-house. Walker had a sickle in his hand, and some dispute arose between him and Sudbury regarding meat, which the latter accused him of not having paid him for. Walker went out, but returned soon after, still holding the sickle. The altercation continued, but whether the prisoner actually received a blow from the deceased, as was attempted to be shown for the defence, did not very clearly appear. However, Cammack heard him suddenly exclaim, `• What does he mean ?" and imme ciately saw him strike Sudbury on the head with the sickle. He fell from the blow, and the prisoner made his escape, but afterwarth gave himself up of his own ac cord. Sudbury died in about six hours from the effect of the wound, the point of the sickle having penetrated the parietal bone, and caused an aperture through which the brain issued. Mr. NEALE having addressed the jury for his client, His Loans Hip summed up th e ev id ence, an d , after pointing out the distinction between the crime of murder and the inferior offence of manslaughter, the jury were told to consider their verdict. They returned ono of manslaughter, and the prisoner, who had previously borne a good character, received from the Learned Judge the merciful sentence of six months' imprisonment, without hard labour. Frederick Gregory, convicted last night of a wholesale burglary at Stone, Zwas again tried to-day fur a like of fence, and found guilty. Mr. Meteyard prosecuted in both cases. The prisoner made a most artful defence, but it availed him little, for he was transported for ten years. CIVIL. SIDE. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) HILLIARD V. VIE REV. - SNEYD. This action was brought to recover the amount of an attorney's bill. It did not seem to possess the least in- terest to any one beyond the parties concerned; but the trial had not terminated when this report left. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Whitmore were for the plaintiff ; Mr. Godson, Q.C., and Mr. Gray, for the de fendant. With this case the business of the assizes will terminate. The commission-day at Shrewsbury is fixed for Sa turday. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Huntingdon, March 20. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) John Wrightson and William Lewis were indicted for the manslaughter of William Hall. Mr. Gunning prosecuted, and Mr. O'Malley defended Wrightson ; the prisoner Lewis was undefended. The spot in which the deceased met his death is situ ate in a yard leading out of Poorfolks-lane, in the town of St. Ives, and in which yard Lewis resided with his mother, and Wrightson, who is a corporal in the Gre nadier Guards, at the house of a widow named Asplin. On the morning of the 22d of July last, the prisoner Lewis and the deceased had been drinking, and pro ceeded, in a state of intoxication to the yard, when the deceased knocked at Mrs. Asplin's door, and requested p6rmission to lodge at her house for the night. This she refused, in eousequence of the state in which he was ; and, on his persisting in knocking at her door, she called up the prisoner Wrightson, who proceeded, half dressed, into the yard. A " scrimmage" then took place, which was witnessed by several persons from their windows, and one stated that the deceased was struck on the head—by whom it did not distinctly appear—and immediately fell. The voices of the prisoners were heard during the scuffle. One or two persons went out to see what was the cause of the disturbance, and found the deceased on the ground in a state of stupor, and the prisoner Wrightson was seen to kick him twice, but he had no shoes on, and seemed to be only endeavouring to rouse him. A surgeon was called, who proved that the death was caused by extravasation of blood on the brain, which might have been produced by a blow or a fall, or brought on by drunkenness or any great excitement. The Learned JUDGE, having inquired whether, in case of its having been produced by external violence, death would be instantaneous, and being answered in tho affirmative,---it appearing that the deceased had spoken after ho was on the ground, he thought the case too doubtful to allow it to proceed against the prisoners further, and directed an acquittal. Thomas Hill was indicted for setting fire to a stack of haulm, the property of John Bull. Mr. Guivinso opened the case to the jury for the prosecution, and, from his statement, it appeared that the fire in question broke out about nine o'clock in the evening of the 6th of March, and consumed a large haulm stack standing in the prosecutor's rick-yard, at Yelling, in this county. In order to bring home to the prisoner the perpetration of this outrage, it was proved that, on the evening of the fire, be had purchased a box of lucifer matches, and, a few minutes before the fire broke out he was seen loitering about the prosecutor's premises. Several witnesses were called to prove that the prisoner had frequently invited them to set fire to the prosecutor's premises. On one occasion, he asked a labourer of the prosecutor's "to go with him, and do something to be sent out of the country, as transports lived better than he did;" and the prisoner also stated to the same person " that he should stop a little while be fore the March assizes, then he should not have to lay long in prison." The case against the prisoner was wound up by the testimony of Robert King. This witness deposed to his THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 2.2 1 1845. having had a conversation with the prisoner the night after the fire, on which occasion he asked him " if he should not have been sorry to have seen his master's premises burnt to est es?" And he replied, " I should have been sorry if I had broken my muck fork." The prisoner afterwards said, " If I had done as I had wished to do, I should have been at home and in bed, and it would never have happened." He further stated when in custody, " that he did not care what became of him ; they might send him to h— if they pleased." The Learned JUDGE pointed out to the jury the various facts on which the guilt or innocence of the man must turn, and left if for them to say whether or not they en tertained a reasonable doubt of the prisoner's guilt. The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty; and the prisoner was sentenced to transportation fur twenty years. IRELAND. DISMISSAL OF A MAGISTRATE. DUBLIN, 11Liacu 19.—The Tipperary 'Vindicator states that Captain IVeatherall has been dismissed from the commission of the peace for the King's County, in consequence of a memorial to the Lord- Lieutenant from a poor man named Dunn. The same journal states that " Dunn also complained of another magistrate, Sir Edward Synge, Bart., about whose case there hus been as yet no decision." No particulars are given as to the nature of the charges or the memorial. The Tipperary Vindicator adds— " The Lord-Lieutenant has ex?rcised a wise and an admirable discretion, and has given unbounded satis faction to the inhabitants of Birr, who delight in recogni!•-ing this wholesome exercise of his power." PROVINCIAL COLLEGES IN IRELAND. A meeting took place in the Corporation-hall, Londonderry, on Saturday last, to adopt a memorial to the Government, praying that one of the new colleges may be established in that city. The principal inhabitants of the district, without distinc tion of party, were present, including the Lord Bishop of Derry, Sir Robert Ferguson, M.P., Mr. T. Bateson, M.P., Dr. Boyd, M.P., Mr. Acheson Lyle, Chief Remembrancer, &c. The Mayor presided. All the gentlemen named offered their most earnest co operation in carrying out the object of the meeting. Mr. A. LYLE, Chief Remembrancer, whilst advo cating the claim of Londonderry for one of the new colleges, stated his views for enlarging the usefulness of the University of Dublin, by founding a large number, say one hundred scholarships for Roman Catholics, and the like number for Presbyterians. The Rev. \V. M'CLURE, who formed one of the re cent deputation to London from the General Assem bly of the Presbyterian Church, stated, from his re collection of conversations with some members of the Government, that the new Colleges are to be endowed by Government ; the Professors to be appointed with out reference to religion, and subject to removal by Government. The Colleges not to have the power of conferring degrees, but to be associated with some other College, or affiliated to a University, for the purpose of granting degrees in law and medicine, but having no power to grant degrees in theology. A memorial and resolutions were adopted, and the meeting separated. Every other county had, to a great extent, given up that abominable practice. It seemed that in Mayo this reformation had made little way, if any. There were here the same drunken habits that existed in Ireland half a century before, and the high and glorious examples given in other parts of the country had no weight here. lie was extremely sorry for it, when he saw what it brought so many men to. There was scarcely one of those murderous cases that did not originate in it. But he hoped in God that the day would soon come when the people would be as free from those abominable habits as they were now unfortunately addicted to them. He could not but also regret the great difficulty he felt in arriving at the facts of the cases, or at the truth, owing to the unfortunate want of education among the peasantry of the country. There was scarcely a case in which he was not obliged to examine the witnesses through the medium of an interpreter. He did not find this to anything like the same extent in other counties in Ireland. The interpreter here was quite competent to discharge his duty, was a good Irish scholar, and well able to interpret the language ; yet from the ig norance of the people, he (the Learned Judge) felt it almost impossible to undertand the cases, or get at the truth. That was a misfortune which he hoped would some day or other cease, and that the people in this county would be as well able to communicate their ideas in English as the people of other counties. It would be for their own benefit to learn the EngliA language and receive education, for when they left the country, and went to England and elsewhere, they would find themselves in great difficulty from their not knowing that language, and from not being able to transact their business in it. HIS LORDSHIP then proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoners. It will be seen that thirteen have been sentenced to transportation for various periods. This is a sad picture of a county which is to all intents and purposes under the entire spiritual con trol of the lion of the fold of Judah. And let it be borne in mind that Bann Richards is a Whig, and something more. FOUR CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH. SKIBBEREEN, MArton 16.—A melancholy occur rence, and one attended with awful loss of lives, took place in this neighbourhood last night. A family living on the lands of Lahenagh, after re tiring to bed, were awoke with the fumes of burning straw ; the father made his way to the place where the smoke proceeded from, and found the kitchen, which he left a few moments previous, en veloped in flames, so much so, that he was not able to effect an entrance into the sleeping apartment of his wife and children, and, horrible to relate, four of his children were consumed in the flames. One and his wife succeeded in escaping the conflagration by jumping through the window in the sleeping apart ment, and by this means saved their lives. The house has been burned to the foundation, and the remains of the children, when witnessed by the medical gen tlemen who attended there (Mr. Crowly, of Skib bereen), cannot be described. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL EN GINEERS, MARCH 18. The President, Sir JOHN RENNIE, in the Chair. A paper on the drainage of the Ancholme Level, Lincolnshire, by Sir John Rennie, President, was read. It commenced by describing the position of the Ancholme Level, which consists of a low tract of land, of about 200,000 acres in extent, situated on the south side of the river Humber, about ten miles below its junction with the river Trent. The river Ancholme runs through the centre of this level, and, with its tributary streams, empties itself into the Humber at the village of Ferraby. The alluvial matter brought down by these streams formed a bar at the junction of the Ancholme with the Humber, which, by preventing the discharge of the drainage waters, caused the level to be inundated with water, rendering this tract of land totally unfit for tillage. The paper then, after entering into great historical detail as to the works which were executed at various periods, from the time of the Romans, to render this tract of land available for agricultural purposes, stated that in the year 1801, the late Mr. Rennie being applied to for his opinion as to the best plan for improving and completing the drainage and navi gation of the level, reported that he attributed its defective drainage tolhe deficient capacity of the Ancholme and the subsidiary drains to carry off the floods; to the till of the old Ferraby sluice having been laid too high, and to there not being any catch water drains to prevent the floods from the adjacent high lands from descending into the level. As a remedy for these evils, he recommended that the river Ancholme should be still farther improved, by straightening, deepening, and enlarging its channel, and that two new locks should be placed upon ; also, with a view to preventing the floods from the high lands inundating the level, two catchwater drains should be made—one on the east side and the other on the west side of the river Ancholme, with separate and independent sluices at their junction with the Humber, by which means all the highland and lowland waters would be separated, and each body of water would thus be effectually discharged into the Ilumber without interfering with the other. The catchwater drains involved an important and novel principle, for in his opinion by the old Dutch method of simply cutting a seties of straight drains to some convenient point, for discharg ing their water, the highland and lowland waters were mixed together, and the highland waters coming from a hi4lier level with a greater velocity down upon the lowlands, forced their way first to the outfall. The less rapid waters of the lowlands were thus kept back, and were left to stagnate, the sluices being unable to discharge the whole body of water during the time when the tide with the Ilumber per mitted the sluice doors to be opened, and it was thus impossible that the level mild be drained; but by separating the highland from the lowland waters, each body of water could be effectually discharged by an independent sluice. These catch water drains would answer also the important purposes of irriga tion during dry seasons, and for navigation. The plans which were also at the same period being beneficially carried intotffect by Mr. Rennie, and on a more extensive scale in the east and west and Wildmore fens, near Boston, and also on the Witham, near Lincoln, were partially executed; but the works not being completed, and for want of funds not being subsequently kept in repair, the drainage was found very- insufficient, and at length Sir John Rennie was called in to complete the system. He proposed that the plans of his father should be carried out; that the Ancholme should be further im proved, and a new sluice made at Ferraby, with a cill placed at a lower level, and new bridges made throughout the lines ; also that an overfall and weir should be constructed, with a large reservoir to catch the sand which was brought by floods from the sur rounding hills, and had previously blocked up the main and lateral drains. Minor weirs and reservoirs were also recommended for the smaller drains and brooks where they united with the level. These works having been executed, the effect was that the drainage was rendered complete and effective, and the district was converted into a tract of fine arable land, Subsequently another sluice was constructed below Ferraby, with its till two feet below the low water mark of extra spring tides in the Humber. This sluice, which had three openings of eighteen feet each in width, with draw-doors and sell-acting gates, was perfect in its effect, discharging about four times the quantity of water in the same time that had been previously accomplished. The whole of these works were completed by Sir John Rennie, forty three years after Mr. Rennie's report, and 556 ' years after a regular system of drainage had commenced, and the district was freed from water without the aid of mechanical power, thus establishing what was contended to he the surest principle of drainage, the separating of the highland from the lowland waters by catch-water drains, and discharg ing them independently of each other by their several outfalls. In an interesting discussion which ensued, the cor rectness of the principle was fully admitted, and it was shown that by selecting proper localities for the out falls, and by placing the cills of the sluices below low water mark of spring tides, there were not any fen districts in the kingdom that could not be drained without mechanical aid. It was announced that there would not be any meeting on Easter Tuesday, and the meeting was ad journed until Tuesday, April the Ist, when the monthly ballot for members would take place, and the following papers would be read : No. 706. " An Account of the new Cast-Iron Pier at Gravesend." By J. B. Redman, Grad. Inst. C.E. No. 711. "On Gas Meters." By A. A. Crole, Assoc. Inst. C. E. NECESSITY OF ASCERTAINING THE AGRICULTURAL CAPABILITIES OF THE COUNTRY. (From the - Journal of Commerce.) It is very discreditable that in such a country as Great Britain, so little should he known of its agri cultural statistics; and that, in fact, nothing should be officially known on a subject of so much interest and importar.ce to the national welfare. Every ses sion of Parliament we hear the most contradictory assertions advanced as to the agricultural capa bilities of the country— the one party stoutly maintaining, as an argument for the repeal of the corn-laws, that England, in the most favourable seasons, does not grow a sufficiency of food for its inhabitants; the protectionists as firmly maintaining that in ordinary years it does grow sufficient, and in good years more than sufficient, for its entire population. Where a subject of this kind is left to vague conjecture, where there are no official means for accurate information, It might naturally be expected that each party would adopt the views that best accorded with the political object it wished to achieve. Our own observations FREIGIITS. Arrivals having of late been far from numerous, and there being at present but few vessels available for Great Britain, rates have advanced to our quotations, which will, we think, be fully maintained, should arrivals continue on a moderate scale for a short time. To London. s. d. s. d. Saltpetre 4looto 4 12 6.. Sugar Rice Oilseeds To Liverpool. .£ s. d. £ 3. d. .4 5 oto 4 10 0 per ton .4126t04150 .4150 to 5 00 —. .5 00to 0 00 .4 12 6 to 4 15 0 4 hhds. .4 5 oto 0 0014 cwt. 5 0 oto 0 0 0 5 lbs. Rum 4 17 6to 5 0 0.. Hides Jute....... 5 50to 5 7 6.. Shell Lac & Lac Dye 4 15 oto 5 0 0...4 7 6to 4 12 6 50 c. ft. Indigo 5 00to 5 5 0 10 cwt. Raw silk ... 5 0 oto 5 5 0 To Mauritius. R. A. R. A. Rice 2 0 to 2 2 per bag. Light Freight 25 0 to 30 0 per ton. To China. Cotton 4g3 per bale. Opium—We believe there have been no extensive transac tions in this drug since our last, and prices have kept re markably steady. Benares, however, which was compara tively lower than usual, has advanced about 40 rupees, while Patna remains as before. The stock in the Company's Go down on the evening of the sth was as follows, viz. :—Patna, 1,390 chests ; Benares, 824 chests ; total, 2,214 chests. The second Government sale of the season is advertised for the 10th inst., when 1,800 chests of Patna and 850 Benares will be brought forward. Cotton—There has been scarcely anything doing in this staple for some time past, and shipments to China are quite unimportant, being in all January only 1,257 bales, and from the Ist inst. up to date 100 bales. Rice—The continued high ruling of freights (with every prospect of a continuance) has at last somewhat checked purchases for Great Britain, but shipments still go forward freely without alteration in price, and from the Ist inst. up to date amount to 14,000 maunds. We have of late noticed considerable shipments to the Red Sea, Bombay, Gulfs, and other parts, which in January were as follows, viz. :—80m bay,17,159 bags ; Red Sea, 26,261 bags ; Gulfs, 13,949 bags ; Bourbon, 10,000 bags; and other ports, 15,000 bags. For Mauritius a moderate amount of business continues to be done, but from the Ist inst. up to date the exports amount to only 400 maunds. Oil Seeds—ln Linseed we have not heard of any transac tions for Great Britain, but the extensive purchases for America have caused prices to advance somewhat. No sales of mustardseed have been reported lately, but we notice a shipment to London. Exports from the Ist inst. up to date have been as follows : Great Britain. France. North America. Maunds. Maunds. Maunds. Linseed ...... 1,353 ... 19 ... 3,357 Mustardseed . 3,820 ... 0 941 Jute—Good jute continues to sell at about 1-12 to 1-14 per maund, or 8-8 to 9 per bale; and shipments go forward to Great Britain to a fair extent at 41. ss. to 41.105. per ton. Exports from the Ist inst. up to date amount to 9,893 maunds. Safflower, Munjeet, Ginger, and Turmeric—Safflower, no thing doing; munjeet, without report of sale ; ginger, in moderate demand for America ; turmeric, in fair demand for France. Exports from Ist inst. up to date are as follows, viz. : Ginger, North America, 129 maunds ; turmeric, France, 902 maunds; North America, 101 maunds, nrurAN STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. The following were the closing prices at the Stock Exchange this day :—Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 1021; Bank Stock, 211; Grand Canal De bentures, Four per Cent., 711 ; Four per Cent. City Debentures, 97/.—Railways: Dublin and Drogheda, 90/ ; Great Southern and Western, Extension, 74 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 61 i; Irish Great Western, Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone, 2/ 1; Belfast and Ballymena, 3k ; Dundalk and Ennes killen, 2i, 3,2 i ; Waterford and Limerick, 4 ; Wex ford and Carlow, 2i 4 ; Kingstown and Bray, 9, 8*; Dieppe and Paris, 28. THE ASSIZES. In the absence of that agitation to which we were so much accustomed up to a late period, we must be content with every exciteable event that turns up, even at the other side of the Channel. Hence it is that the trial of Tawell—his bearing before and since conviction, have furnished us with a topic of very general conversation. Indeed, our own assizes, although light, with the exception of two or three districts, have created a very unusual degree of interest in Dublin. A capital conviction being happily a circumstance of rarer occurrence than here tofore, when such an event takes place it becomes a leading subject of conversation. This day's post brings an account of the conviction of a man for murder at Derry, on Friday, and the fol lowing is a sketch of the trial:— MURDER IN FANNET. Michael Dogherty was indicted for the wilful murder of James Friel, at Tullinadal, on the 27th February last, and pleaded not guilty. John Friel, brother of deceased, examined by Mr. Schoales, Q.C.—The deceased, witness, and their brother Michael, held ground jointly under the Earl of Leitrim. Last year, or some time before, there was a division of farms in that part of the estate, accord ing to which witness and his brothers got thirty perches more or less of the ground held by prisoner's father, who got some in lieu of it. Witness and his brothers cropped those perches last year. Before breakfast, on the 27th of February, witness and his brothers were turning a lea rig beside an old ditch on the acquired ground. Michael had a crow bar—the others spades. The prisoner came down to them with a gun in his hand, and a bayonet tied on its muzzle. He was holding his gun in both hands. 'Witness was then four or five yards from de ceased. Prisoner swore by the five crosses that he would stick or skiver some of them. Michael was nearest to prisoner, and James next. Prisoner made an attempt to stab Michael, but he escaped the blow. He then stabbed James, who cried, " 0, John, I am done!" Witness got hold of him, and, opening his shirt, saw a wound on the left breast, and blood rushing from it. Saw several persons at a distance, and called I to them, and laid deceased on the ground, still having him in his arms. He may have lived about twelve minutes, but not more. He and his brothers did or said nothing to provoke prisoner, but tried to keep him off with their spades. Cross-examined by Counsellor Doherty.—They had been neighbours of the Doghertys for 12 or 13 years. The Doghertys had been longest on the land. Mr. Law, the agent, had been making new arrange ments and division lines. There were trees, some of them pretty old, on the ditch he has spoken of, and witness and his brothers were going to uproot them. They had a hatchet with them. The trees were ash and sycamore —some, perhaps, twenty years old. The Doghertys never came to them to say that the trees were theirs. They were on the piece of ground which they, the Friels, got, and they got it without any exception. They were all friendly before that. When the prisoner came down, he did not say, "Don't touch the trees till the landlord decides about them." They, the Friels, were working upon the ditch, but not near the trees; they had taken away three of the trees the day before, at which time he cannot say whether old Dogherty was taken from home. Was not then warned by prisoner against taking the trees. They might be worth a shilling a piece. They intended to take more of them that day. Prisoner never mentioned Mr. Law's name. Witness and his brothers had also got some of Michael Shiel's land. Did not see prisoner pushed or struck. Never saw marks of violence on his arm, but has heard there were. Is sure that he (witness) did not cause them. Had not heard that old Dogherty was to go that very day to Mr. Law about the trees, but next day heard it. Several other witnesses were examined. After some time spent in deliberation, the jury re turned with a verdict of guilty, to which w , s added a recommendation to mercy. The Judge inquired the ground of their recommendation, and was answered by the foreman that it was the youth of the prisoner; on which his Lordship shook his head doubtingly, and the prisoner was removed from the bar. On Saturday the unthrtunate culprit was sen tenced to be executed. When the Judge had con cluded, the prisoner fell on his knees, and with hands uplifted and pressed together, implored that he might be transported for twenty years or he imprisoned for five years. The witnesses against him, he said, could say what they pleased ; but, if wronged by them, he knew "he would not be wronged when he came before the high God of the high heavens." He was then removed. The Derry Journal says tbere is a strong desire in its locality that the life of Dogherty may be spared, as he showed no premeditation. DEPLORABLE STATE or MAYO. (From the Castlebar Constitution.) In passing sentence, on Monday morning, on the persons convicted at the assizes, Baron Richards made some very feeling and suitable observations. He regretted to find that there was so much crime in the county of Mayo. It was true the lives of none of the magistrates had been attempted; nor were there such crimes as were perpetrated in some other counties ; but the cause of regret was not the less. Though the people did not take the lives of magistrates, or persons in the upper walks, they at tacked, dreadfully beat, and murdered one another. This was not less heinous than if they attacked and killed those above them; for the life of a poor man and his person should be held as sacred as that of the rich man, and should be protected. He regretted, also, to find that the people were not improved by the lessons they got in the house of God. But that was not the case. In many instances, at this and other as sizes here, he found that the course of proceeding was for the people to come hot from the house of worship to the house of whiskey near it, and from that begin to fight on the public highway, and with sticks and stones attack their fellow-creatures who knelt with them in the same chapel a few minutes before, and to pursue that system until they deprived each other of life. On a former occasion he had alluded to this unfortunate custom, and was sorry to find that it still co n ti nue d. He did not know what to attribute it to, ui*less to the unfortunate propensity which distinguished this county from all others—a propensity to indulge in the use of ardent spirits. would incline us to think, that when there is„ i may be called a good average crop, Great 8r . 1 ,,j; does produce, within herself, an ample suf' of bread corn for all her wants ; but,„ tt i when th&re is a bare average, this supply is particularly if other branches of trade are fift l ' 4 , ing, and the demand consequently brisk. Iv e ;r t y ther think that by an improvrd management land, emanating from the proprietors themselves , 1 1 present supply inigl.t be considerably increased, goo to keep pace, for a time at least, with the wants ° f r o growing population. In 1843, the preceding h 5 _,,,a having been a good one, though we believe ne t w* .ni than a fair average, the total quantity of foreign,7 o colonial wheat and flour entered for home consa le Piip was 990,52:3 quarters, about one-fifteenth of the e n fo t consumption of the country, and the average P r h ice p je the year was 50s. la.; and during this year t "'"jie mand for bread stuffs from the manufactur in g tricts was tolerably good, from the improvemeno trade which was then beginning to be felt. W e f lit also -observe, that however productive the harvesie, home may turn out, some Baltic corn is alwar j it qiiired during the early part if the winter, al l t o damp weather, to enable the millers to work 1, 0 0 newer wheats. Last year the harvest produce was "J et t means so good as the year preceding, and there !, i ,l entered for home consumption, of foreign and coh.)01115, wheat and flour, 1,026,976 quarters; while w e ar ers l gine the trade and manufactures of the c ountri,,o never in a more flourishing condition, producini'it consider:ll)la demand. Mr. M'Culloch says at 18U and 1813 Great Britain raised sufficient w ig i o o for its own consumption ; and though the p O l 3l O l has considerably increased since those year s, P„ o of improvements have taken place in the cultivate-of the soil, by which its productiveness has b een s oil mented. All this, however, is vague conjecture! s o] must continue so until there be some c ertain y official guide in agricultural statistics; until thig obtained, legislating on the corn-laws is really l e g lating in the dark. r tso ce We consider it would he of the utmost imp ort to ascertain, annually, the capabilities of the c0 01 : 3 . 05 , to supply the people with food, not merely fa rinsee ip but animal. The population of Greatßritain is OP i ll increasing, and agricultural improvements a,)7 least, in a state of progression ; the desideratum known is the relative proportion between the one "the the other. It appears extraordinary to us tha n so Government of the country should have bee long carried on, indeed could have been s° carried on, without some attempt to lie; accurate information on so important a °feel as the means the country possessed t ° its inhabitants. In no country in Europe is 311°,0 formation so absolutely required—where the Peroott lion is continually pressing on the means of ale and supply. Through the medium of our eas je ; houses we have accurate returns of our foreign t'4lyil through the medium of the excise offices it 1111 10 1 known what quantity of hops has been gro wn, 1( 0 quantity of barley has been malted, how mueb: l) / 0 has been distilled, how much soap made; 1 1 1 1,0 4 the all-important question of bread and bee' we left in utter ignorance. We have given much attention to this subject , to we consider the information we deem so neeessiloto be perfectly attainable. We need not e nter minute particulars, but we shall give a gen e ra vi otiF line of what we think would be required. o .por have every person possessing ground for farni",eno the poses, whether as proprietor or tenant, to gi ve ' ll atlO r clerk of the peace for the county, or to some dis c official appointed for the purpose, in countieg'seel tricts of counties, or market towns, as m i g ht ry a best, an annual return, some time in Ja nus g(ir each year, which would embrace the follolvibeepre tails :—Size of farm, number of acres duri n g t 01101 ceding year under tillage, pasture, hay'crop, orobet unavailable from plantations or other cause beakC of acres sowed under the several crops of w st pl barley, potatoes, turnips, &c. ; amount of harv e s , duce, including hay and straw,- quantity ofeseßtio; sent to market and sold from the preceding Jfl tt sB sl quantity retained for domestic food and other fl P r uitt" d ° o f quantity remaining over , r market at the e n ; bt year ; dairy produce; number of cows; w e ' r eill r butter and cheese produced ; meal produce; i n her of cattle, sheep, and pigs on the fer ill '§o o crease of each during the season ; n umb and whether fattened or otherwise. With s ",, t or turns the Government and the Legislature have a complete and distinct knowledge of the V; tion of the country in its most essential ingrie„,d, —the means it possessed for feeding its peel 3 , e t os e it could then deal with the corn-laws and cattl h e- er tt e accordingly. It would be further seen, Wh et al ieil l .l country was advancing or retrograding 10 : ti ll? tural prosperity, and in what ratio; and abe „ would show what probability there w as of Poe" the supply of food of home production ansWer the demand for it. ag ril We imagine it would be no great trouble to culturists to furnish the returns we have des% est!' they can generally come to a tolerably c are 0 0 mate of the produce of the farm before theif r s o ' is thrashed out, or their turnips or potate es ', I tA weighed ; any inaccuracy arising in thOrts, would be of little comparative ialPekt, Again, every farmer keeps books ; h e e if/ Ij° what he sells and what he buys e 0 do not, very imperfectly understand their h ' , o e Nor are we requiring anything that can be,_ inquisitorial. We require not to know wha l e outlays, or the receipts, or the profits of ti; oc o t i; we merely wish to ascertain what IS tl ; 1 . 0 0 t( annual production of the kingdom arising ', he oa.'i land, and we believe England is almost LovoitiL,,r European country where this could no t be ,oula to from official documents. 1° This, of c ourse, " is o ne o f a subject for Government legislation, an Aft it e tioll j e a e . , which we would earnestly solicit th Ministers, not only for their own li2forgioo IP6 whi ch instruction, but because it is a matter country must have a deep and lasting inter"- 15' ROYAL POLY TECHNIC INS TION. tb ° TIIE ARTIFICIAL HAND . '0 Several accounts have recently aPPe are a ci be l e a de' French journals, and from them they I ' 3 % i :es pied into those of our English conteMP°l4iiieli'lros scribing the invention of a contrivance 1 1 11 01 4 '4 , sons deprived of their hands, or of the lowor4 0 1 o r of their arms by amputation, and persons inonc, l out hands, are furnished with an artifiehil pri* hands which, by means of straps and S te and 0.1)1# bound to the joints above that amputated, - joi ;# rated upon, by the muscles of the otherselebt:), and in some instances by the pectoral ng. $ °,,„a made to act as a natural hand. 'Without j ;1 - 01 ;et ment depreciating this most useful inv el 7 ° Jiir c ie awarding to our French neighbours ° l n - no t 430 praise for their ingenuity, vve ca— prive one of our own countrymen in heel claim claim to applause which he has as good, ° f t .,' Ol t a better right to claim. During the le c e tiz t - be r c. t l ; Professor Ryan delivered in the theatre ; I d 00,0 technic Institution on mechanical power , a m $v! II , o l y adaptation to the relief of human beings , 5 0 th,b9 himself of the opportunity of introducing, sa, tration of the subject, a man whose hon',, 9 0 0"„ 0 0 large portion of whose fore-arm had been a ibo `vil' f i To the stump of the limb, just below the e ni . fasned an apparatus, composed of band, s : ri ed ° l d andsmall steel springs, which were let - 10' 3 ' 0 0f e it h to lay hold upon the muscles, whilst at the .a . o d, e ' ll ite of the apparatus was a hand, made of ." ;‘ , O ° I of joints, fingers, &e., worked by the in c- $0 3 .. muscles upon the connecting springs, 0604, means of which the man could bold sho es, ° it; wine glass, write his name, tie and untie f ie tic and use as a natural hand. This inventi °ll j A s e P hi. that of the French mechanics, and was t° 3 7 1 r l e; George Cayley, Bart., Chairman of the ~1t v . ,%( 1 ,1 1 a red technic Institution. The person nient in „ - b00 ° ,:04 , whose name is George Downland, has b e n - fi c is l ,% - by Prince Albert shaking him by his a r i:iiire A )3 o. and also received the notice of the Duk e `: 0 to "; ton. This invention will be of great ser vi ; A riftVoi of our countrymen serving in our navY fe OP ° their profession renders them so much in n ' to a loss of this kind. fe t t0 .411,0 1 i Sir R. Peel leaves Whitehall-gardense s e. Si re Parliamenta r y Manor for the Parliaentary rec lf oor . t oo Peel and family have already arrived a t th°f Visc°l26oo are happy to hear of the safe accoucheinent o r o f Villiers, the Right Hon. Baronet's claug li r t n' e 'u ' g. and heir, at an early hour on Thursday 113°'- Ch ick the wife of W. C. Dewey, BIRTHS. e ar C - AA On the 20th inst., at Appledrom House, n r P , 0 f On n aa th og e h B t t e h r. inst., at OpoEr'tsoq,.t'hoeflaaddyauogfiljtee---11nr. Sh°fte- O ' O ff , 10' o jil On the 13th inst., at Park-hill, claplia--' T Webb, of a son. f Th °ll3sl . 1 3 On the 16th inst., at Clifton, the lad,' 0 - V I Walton, jun., of a daughter, still-born. ife of CA d On the 17th inst., at Camden-town, the ° 1 01 l Cecil Johnson, of a daughter. Kent, t li° vls On the 17th inst., at Farningharn•hill, jose, William Waring, a -A., of a daughter. ~ gr'' .0 On the 18th inst., at Elm-field, Upper Clap n ' P floe' Savory, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Withington Recterif t he ~ of 0 to ri ' Gustavus Talbot, of a son. „ r; mreut On the 19th inst., at Woodford, Mrs. Mom — /or _.,,e, f' Thomas, Esq., to Mrs. Norton, of Sloane"-Ijsuttregettl:6°lel°l' ‘, ter DIED. On the 19th inst.., Sarah Falconer, eldest ~„0, Rodgers, Esq., of Devonshire-s( uare aged ill ' i 1 : t cl:"g o b i i ; On the 12th inst., at Cheltenlliam;Jamesl°l relie t Of t , late Major in the llth Hussars, aged 52. v i za betli' - P . On the 14th inst., at Cheltenham, ---- th e late W. H. Addison, Esq., of Demerara. r , f all, On the 14th inst., at Antony Vicarage , 03/11 Gerald Pole Carew. dl.~ X ~v. of - - i - Isnoi _ ____-- -- 0 0 , 1 o f - --vgDO ;` w 0 No. London: Printed and Published by M of6ee'cow - No. 112, Strand, P r inter, at The Sul+. the Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy' , 1 1l Dliddlegez, Saturday, March 22, 1845' RAILIVA Car NYLsionally r Tjjj4,c,..ii.i. ihalia:lll.a.alc.,r(.,a.ll,l,,rsilioos,l;t:::ioi;,,isil,,, 1 .,,,V. C. Al2tor F. P. Pario, Colonel Chat W. E. Boyo , •Ir George 1) George G 1 , I lAN l'rence H, Charles Law Jbhn Leehm William Mar William Mat Charles Aim) J. W. lines Jelin Moss ' 1 u IA itilff, valor Genet '. G. Thorn George wai, , 3 !ers. 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