The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-17 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL DIA AND CHINA. i ee r: € ` ll ave received by express from Marseilles our • e 'en arid papera in anticipation of tee mail w I t 46°In buY on the 17th ult. Our correlesudent writes as follows : I n ocareely anything of public interest has occurred et Witt since th e di spatch of the last ma i l. The inter tiett between Ghoolab Singh and the Governor-Geeerel I lia cel e b rated with great splendour on the 26th of De teZeber a n d Succeeding days. An accour.t of the inter ...pilihisng° of court es i es w h ich took place on the oseasion e. si be fou n d b elow. The Maharaja left Vizierabad, 13 return to Jummoo, on the 29th, but at the date of latest aeon to the Governor-General was still de r4ined there by heavy rain,which appears to have been eral throuahout the Northern Puejauh. Ghoolab Singh , an lost 50 of his followers from intense cold in bra belle:l4o,o:h: Wises between Jummoo and Cashmere. A Z-eu Proveimpment has taken place in the health of e Punjaub. V, Xan Si r Charles Napier arrived at Sukkur the 3d of ei tb ea ly, and left the followieg day after an interview me Arneer of Khypore, Ali hloorad. He was at isderabad on he 7th, eachd Kurracee on tho 12th, h el i . l d aily expected at e Bom e bay. He h has been every e enthusiastically received. At Hyderabad the to du hi e diets assembled from all parts of the province 4 0 , 0 him honour. He was similarly received Kur bv.nee, co da parting entertainment is to be given to him 7e,,,rotnnuity of Bombay. tlis u " l ' u nligal a commission has been appointed to make tlpp of Most complete investigation into the whole organize depart Commissariat. The alleged frauds in this for F,, l33 eat, and the claims constantly made against it good deal unadjusted balances, have lately occasioned a i a. of comment. a ctir ”a Act f or ta ki ng land for railways in Bengal h as th„ ce 'Y yet come into effective operation, some dou b ts, vagh a , Itt vParently without s uffi c i en t reason, having been • "thirst e ntertained regarding its sufficiency. Mean to th e :tine Kennedy, the consulting railway engineer Nile; his Government, has three lines of railways kid uts consideration—the first, through Pandooah d': lir dwan, direct to Mirzapore; the second through tlis zl e - ; e4 n to Burdwan, and then to Rajemahal; and ke"dli through Pandooah and the coal distrins to Je A r uahal. hi t C' o n Anterican, named Booth, was found murdered in th e ~,,e`4 at the Calcutta Ice-house on the 3d of January; kte - V n u wee committed by four American seamen, who N et been since apprehended. The reckless and bucca • leti s Palt evinced by the culprits was most character -I,4l„their sole object in corn mittieg the crime (which tho.ueliberately planned beforehand) was plunder; and • fte r f e _ tn iked openly of it in the sailors' taverns they • ktrellted, which it appears they were in the habit of the ndi ng With pistols and bowie knives concealed under 1 r dress '4, le g tilhe ultimatum of the Supreme Government regard tlot e . e N izam's affairs is anxiously expected, but has Ug pm 3'et transpired. It will of course involve an as the F e nt of territory, eitber temporary or perpetual, for Ouidation of the existing debt, and a further lien tre te "! of security for the future payment of the con , f " 1, to guard against arrears. Meanwhile, the neces dm or the interference of the Supreme Government is th be°r aieg more imperatively essential, not merely 44: Fell being of the country, but even to the very Sep t nee of the Nizam's Government, th© financial re °f %colBwhich are daily diminishing through the sue- Ne e — u PPosition of refractory Talookdars; he of Elich %hi nor content with defeating his master's troops, has 1111 4 .: 111 the offensive, and seized forcibly four or five N e i" not belonging to the Elichpore Ta!ooka, and so tliserebensive is he of present molestation that he has 411,cled about 1,500 Rohillas he had taken into pay, i td , are now dispersed into parties and plundering t -"Jstent country atter the fashion of the Pindarees; • f ere th e e e Newab of Elichpore is nut likely to enjoy his N4;l acquired possession much longer, for the triet i ; Berar (which is the fi ne st co tt on dis eposti di India) h as b een 1 • • ng k nown to b e t h at hv e °ll of the Nizem's country which the Briti s h ttte selected for themselves; and this suspicion is by n t egthened in the minds of the native community Q C° feet that the Niztm has lately ordered the toettlerdar who has charge of the Eliah pore revenue ac iiifluota 1 , 0 submit a statement of them to him. The N ett "' is not likely to cffer any opposition to the sur to (1,1" a province from which he is himself unable felted any benefit, and the present occupier has for 0p th o e ll claim to consideration by loosing his Rohillas :41 COnntry. 144,.°111 Grosvenor has arrived at Calcutta, and is N o " to proceed on a visit to Nepaul and the upper pro hitt l : . At Bombay the cholera is much abated, and its given an impulse to the progress of sanitary u ciaC ern ent, which is likely to be permanently bens,- 111 : e llie Bombay R a il w ay i s p rocee di ng sa ti s f ac t or il y; tie* olstr act for th e ea r t h- wor k h as b een ta k en by tiliteers• -P avel and 0. Fowler, at the rate of 3,000/, per retj k yr hich is a b out 20 per cent, b e l ow t h e eng i neer ' s tbg lin4ele• including the permanent way. The cost of %il k • exclusive of stations, will be about 7,000/. per %of ~41 Prospectus for a railway from the head of the 01,'s_Ot egra , elay to Baroda has been published and the b sare ap t_ note submitted to Mr. Berkley and Mr. Cony ' Iteil w ‘ l ° o present and late engineers to the Bombay 4 Y) for their report. 4 2 , t 4 VIEW BETWEE THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL e,,, AND GHOOLAB SINGH. nd appears that Ghoolab Singh reached Vizierabad on the • fee`.'lt-, attended by between 2,000 and 3,000 of his troops. . 4 tee, ii ll ,, t , er view, fixed for the 24th, was put off for two days on "it l e' Of the ill health of the Marquis of Dalhousie. Ou Ig:h e .e r ," lo ol3 of the 26th a deputation of officers, consisting ( Tat "mrigadie'r commanding the station, accompanied by his 'elle; `Lie Commissioner of Lahore. and the Governor- Niehalis s ecretaries, proceeded to meet the Maharaja, and hol e h l 7d him through a street a mile long, comprised of the Z m att e t ile troops in camp. Ghoolab eingh was received a V 4g:stance from the Durbar tent by Sir Henry Lawrei ca A hanr. - } ,J ° I . Burn and welcomed, on alighting from his el, Sit Henrylliot secretary to Government, with tQo°vernor•Generyal. On'arriving at the door of the Dur *be ri f t hi s Highness was met by the Marquis of Dalhousie, h ell , a ter eseeVgoing through the impressive ceremony of shaking oladneted his illustrious guest to a seat on the right ef • 418 Own- The Governor-General was in the costume t 1144 .luister of State, while the ruler of Cashmere was ra tbeol.e U. i g•een and golden dress, set off b a many-coloured Zht ahr,the presents on both sides wee then brought to ugh 47 i t tt ' erth' 4 o 3 ne o people have been ill-natured enough to say n our side they were to an immense amo . unt, N l A vie eere not losers by the exchange. Ghoolab Singh 10 ree l th :r kent rn i :d to his camp, punder a salute of 19 guns, Our Ere 1 18 not enlightened us as to what passed between - ' II R "ks • but it is supposed that all the changes were atieolstallr,?te'etatioris of friedship and mutual bepraising ,Ilaytee emit eetsi lir the 27th of December, the Most Noble the b) , (1 . 1 , 11i 8 , 1 t h Dalhousie, attended by a brilliant staff, all eget. e e - (3!1 elephants, 21 it number, proceeded in State, trel,f-rs:lkutesof 19 glns, to return the visit paid him th . e ord er .uy Maharaja Ghoolab Singh. The following is • , in which the procession moved : Si r e s GOVERNOR-GENERAL. 116 Sir henry Lawrence. bZtEadier Hearse Sir W. Giibee. Lawrence'. Mr. Montgomery. e. S.I or ainsey. Mr. Colirteriay. Itt.P.tain Atkinson. j Major Fane. T homas. •1 Captain Metcalf. Majorant. Captain Bowie. Lord Xuthall. Captain Davison. kojeW,• all. Mr. Lambrecht. ""e 'a Gran" e. Mr. Macdonald. le ej°l•llo erd. g Nlajor Burn. erp li t a t ' i n a r ... nt Tucker. t Mr. Inglis. Captain seevve. Captain Loveday. Lieutenant Walker. • Ile ••'''enald 'e• Bill Mr. Prinsep. ef K t Pr • Captain Burroughs. •"e e— sslon was preceded and followed by detachments th il e w Z I Y Guard. eZY ri els of the troops were out and formed in line, as le — Qee - ne the day before, from the camp of the Gover tlliates b 9'41 towards that of Ghoolab Singh, the troops of the 411 1-1 1 . 4 g also paraded and completing the line. 4 0ti e l g s h i n o efi a a had deputed his son . Meer Runbeer Singh, Ite lie taeort .`,t_arP, to go as far as the viceregal camp to meet ce te 'Y a Iti,`‘ut,ii Governor-General, and he himsetfca n T e, l !i F e h i. ,'e t 1 advance of his own tents to receive d f r d . NI la ti ; Lordship to his camp, showing a marked . e 1141.43, is a.i lno . de of reception, and establishing his inte uecided manner in the eyes of the swarm of Gig of 13 a ? n kers-on trOrn his bowdar, which greatly eclipsed any 4taesal e kind in Ghoolab Singh's suwaree, the Governor )" sebo"s conducted into the Durbar tent by the Mahe -•ntee_rey 'illi‘iged to . him a seat on his own right, while Sir o. e t: rs in ..o .e took his place on the left, the other British vereor.All ndance seating themselves on the right of th 4174444 i, eAner,al. The Durbar tents were most tastefully 41 11 th e Mail' when all were seated, the Governor-General 141e deu e: 1 00 oi,aerearja at t t he ei t r op l of t e a ri l n o g ng vista of tents, o withg acla l ino o ' i pt a • 8 ' - g it r either side, must have presented an f imposing apsattend tft er eo ants of the Maharaja then presented nuzurs, /111 4 4i1 l Dre g , c onversation, c onversation, during which Ghoolab Singh • Q.O bilevi t e or ' d ee sh. on the Governor-General his anxiety to see asbniere—an anxiety acquiescingly acknowledged tril 3 , er oOr.G e iP his Highness directed his presents to the y ettf s, " h broieral to be brought in. They consisted of 51 it - t lita i ter in a t f e t n r di ti s ( o e and elephants. The tribute shawls of the r her Majesty, were again the chief sot. eli„ In brilliant colour and excellent soft. le., • eta __ ,n 3 7. of texture," says a correspondent, " they rocin leas "u 3 thing of the kind I ever saw." Several eti:shee, form or guns of hill manufacture, very tastefully ri ec rs, a oed another portion of the presents, Among . ort b II Z gun called a " Yemsee " because usually car- Is zs e _ lo or bullock, the calibre of which was perhaps ' o r r were also two " sherbuchas," literally "lions h t , e n Ilete r , e . Young lions," of the calibre of about 40z., with esaarispori:,, m ade of steel. These guns are intended to . 4 Of fo rt; On camels, and can be perched on rocks, the Ises4" th e 4. 11 4 similar places. 4e n 2 of 21 t; !rings to the Governor-General had been die line. 1 f or sir aLs were brought in for Sir Henry Lawrence, hee;, n li the r. u snry Elliot. The other officers in attend s ober,„seovernor-General also participated is his High eeia't to t h 4 e 4 l3.', a list of their names having been previously (1 0 .7(1 by hisallpharaja's. Seine kheluts were further pre rnor-Gee'ness, after which Lo was served, and the g lah e P L ice at whose to depart. Hisrdship was escorted fr o ,..araj a, a .... hich his elephant was in waiting by the 111 4 . " the c"" by his Runbeer Singh to some distance err' an: IP. The Go vernor-General was saluted, both on . hot iv al and de o ,r s gaeh h is parture, by a discharge of 21 guns, and del " Batu e g a name till sunset. q iit i l er e b ad wa to the 27th of December, the entire force at i h t4 ll ' I : te ar e u e le, under Major-General Sir Walter t o) si pre,enceof Bri gadier Brigadier Hearse for for brigade exercise, e Governor-General and Maharaja Ghoo hehi4g* The troo thi ef the cau l buenfedreer arms, on the parade ground tiTiltiles:t.clelarBll O t t: A.M., and the Cashmere of five corps of infantry, viz.:—Her k ik _ % op , ,gr_ound. about half an hour afterwards. ith we of ei miv _ th Foot, the 21st, 32d, and 34th Be t*, eteeoLes e Infantry, her Majesty's 9th Lancers, the till vc9ol, mougaolthodar 1 1, 0 1 z f 9e ‘teri es of - mutirs. and the 6th Irregular Cavalry, with two (4412 4 fettl ierY--alt zia ppo gvf me tui n. After hen Patift sie2law4t t leer a ei THE SUN, again formed line, advanced, covered by the light companies of the different corps and by the guns, formed square to re ceive cavalry, again formed line, then columns of companies, the cAvalry advancing, charging through the intervals, and retiring under cover of a fire from the artillery. The review concluded with the general salute, after which the Governor- General and the Maharaja returned to their respective camps, and the troops to their several quarters. 'lt was r fine breezy morning,' says another correspondent, diversified with a few mares' tails, as seamen call the light floating clouds that portend wind. The hills between this and Cash mere, at not 50 miles off, with their sides covered with snow, added to the brilliancy of the scene.' CHINA. The following is our correspondent's letter, dated Hong-Kong, December 30, 1850: " The mail steamer arrived here on the morning of the 18th, bringing dates from England to the 24th of Oet,,ber. "Notwithstanding the. etll,l and bracing v‘eather we now have great sickness still prevails among ter Ma ' jesty's fi9th liegiment—upwards of 200 being generally in the hospital. It is confined chiefly to those who were laid up last summer; but it is evident that there is something radically wrong when, at a period of the yeir when all other invalids rapidly recover, sickness and mortality still exist to so great a degree among one regiment, and is confined to them. " It is easy to conjecture what the results of another hot season will be should a proper inquiry not be instituted into the causes of the sickness, and suitable remedies not be immediately adopted. The manner in which you have celled the attention of Government to the subject has given ganeral sa,:isfaction to all in this settlement; and the same feeling must exist everywhere—that a serious responsibility rests upon those who neglect the melan choly facts brought to their knowledge, and thereby sa crifice lives for want of proper treatment and proper re medies. "The Statesman has left with 92 invalids, of whom 58 are of the 59th Regiment, after having only one year in the East. Three military doctors aro among the sick, and have left, and those remaining are per fectly inadequate to the duties devolving o❑ them, par ticularly as the compounding of medicines, keeping of accounts, and making returns, form part of their duties. "It is generally reported at Canton that Commissioner Lin is dead. He was sent by the Emperor to put down the rebels in the Kwangsi district, not very far from Canton. From the energy of his character, and the dread entertained of him by his countrymen, his death may be considered a loss to the Empire. He is well known to foreigners by his acts in 1839—by the durance he kept them in for six weeks, and by the seizure of the opium. " Two Swedish missionaries at Foochow, returning from a vessel with a small amount of money for their personal wants, were attacked a few weeks ago by pirates. Oae (Mr. Fast) was killed, and the other wa s severely wounded, but escaped by jumping into the water and swimming ashore. The Chinese authorities were very prompt on this occasion in discovering the perpetrators and inflicting punishment. " Some months ago we alluded to the duty of two mace that had, contrary to the spirit of the. treaty, been put upon tea by order of the Viceroy at Canton. We understand that Lord Palmerston has written for all particulars connected with the question. The merchants at Canton have deposited with the consul there a formal protest against the tax and this violation of the treaty. and a copy of this document will no doubt go forward to his Lordship. " At Canton the Chinese holydays, which commenced early in February, are expected to pass over quietly. " There is an active demand there for most articles of import, and the advices from Shanghai, which reach to the 23d of December. are also more favourable. " At both places there has been a good deal done in tea. The total exp'.rts, to date, to Great Britain ale 41,000,0001 b., against 39,000,0001 b. last year. The transactions in silk have bren limited. Total export from Shanghai, to date, 12,500 bales, against 8,600 to the same period last year. " Her Majesty's screw-steamer Reynard returned with the Bishop of Victoria, on the 19th. from Shanghai and the other ft ee ports. Captain Ince, of her Majest)'s brig Pilot, died here on the 11th. Lieutenant Hickley, of the Hastings, is appointed to the command. " Her Majesty's brig Contest leaves to-day for Shang hai to relieve the Pilot. Her Majesty's steamer Sphiox returned from the north on the 26th inst. In Harbour—Her Majesty's ship Hastings, steamer Sphinx, and her Majesty's brig Contest. "At Whampoa —The screw steamer Reynard. "At Canton—The steamer Phlegethon. " At Amoy—Her Majesty's brig Serpent. " At Shanghai—The Pilot. " Our latent; dates are—from England, October 24; United States, October 13; Calcutta, November 8; Bombay, November 18; Singapore, December 7; Ma nilla, December 2; Sydney, Sap ember 30; and Port Philip, October 9. COMMERCIAL IN I'ELLIGENCE. (From the Teley aph and Courier. ).. BOMBAY, JAN. 17. The Bombay market for British manufactures has during the fortnight under review been unusually dull. Indeed, business has been almost entirely suspended; and the few sales made have in most instances been forced, and the native dealers exhibiting great reluctance to purchase. This state of matters has arisen chiefly from the monetary pressure in the Bazaar—the banks having increased their rates of dis count to 7 and 10 per cent. on Government and private bills respectively. The yarn market is greatly depressed. Money continues very scarce. The banks have raised their rates of interest another I per cent. all round, and are understood to be very unwilling to increase the accommoda tion already granted to their constituents. The tightness in t' e Bazaar is said to be greater than for a length of time, and is accompanied by an unusual amount of distrust, as the stoppage of D. and .0. Pestonjee has caused an uneasy feel ing. Government securities and Bank shares are difficult of sale at the foll.o.ving quotations :—New Fives, 96i to 97; Sicca Fives, 1011 to 1 , ; Company's Fours, Bto W ; Sicca Fours, 84 ; Transfer Loan. 1 LO ; Bank of Bombay shares, 14 to 11 per cent. premium; Oriental, .0 per cent. dis count; Commercial, 12 to 13 per cent, discount; Agra, 1 por cent. disc wit. Ihe tendency of English exchange has been rather downwards since the date of our last reoort, and sellers are now firm at 2s. 21d. to 2a, 2 9-61 d.; for China drawn six months' sight bills, 2s. 2id. ; eight to 2s. 3d., for local bill with documents; and 2s. :Id. for Scotch bank credits at 60, amount sight. Freights we quote at 2/. to 21. 53 to London and Liverpool, and 13r. per candy to China Grey Shirrings, 40 inch.— Only ',OA) pieces of these have been sold at 4r. la., and a small lot of 45-inch at 4r. 14a. to 5r 154 a per. piece. Grey Madapollams—These have been influenced favour ably by the fact that imports have fallen off, but only about 7,000 pieces have been sold at 2r. sa. since the last mail left. Grey Jacconets—ln these no sales have come to our know ledge, and there is no demand whatever for them. For Domestics and T cloths there has been a little in quiry. We understand that 4,000 pieces of the former and 6,500 pieces of the latter have been sold at about former rates. Bleached shirtings and madapollams are very dull, only a few boxes having been sold at 4r, 14. and 2r. 3a. per piece. Bleached jacconets are in very feeble request, only 500 pieces having been disposed of at a very low rate. There is no demand whatever for prints and woollens. A few sales of Turkey red cambrics, 24 by 33, have been made at 84r. We also hear of a sale of 200 pieces of Turkey red mute, 38 in., at sr. Cotton Yarn—The market for yarns is very much de pressed. It is reported that 1(10 bales of water No. 3S have been sold at 104 a. A few bales of orange have been disposed of at 10La. per lb. Metals have also partaken of the general dulness. Beer—There is no beer of Beer's brew in the market, but it is in good demand, and the first arrivals are expected to bring high rates. Cotten—Dhollera cotton may now be quoted at 113 r. to 114 r. ; and Compta at 108 r. to 109 r. We hear that contracts have been made for new Broach at 115 r. per candy. Opium Holders of Malwa opium are giving way, and the price of the best Mundlaisar may be quoted at 1,020 r., and Indore at 990 r. per chest. The operations for the China steamer, which leaves to-morrow, are on en exceedingly limited scale, say about 150 to 200 chests. The Marwarries are sending forward the drug on their own account. The present stock is estimated at 5,400 chests. (From the Calcutta En9lishnzan, Jan. 7.) The Hindustan. wits the mail, bringing London dates to the 2ath of November, reached her mi orings on the after noon of the 4th, and the mercantile advices being of a less encouraging tendency than they were by the previous dis patch, we cannot look forward to any increased activity in our export, market, which since our last issue has been in a quiet state ; particularly during the past week, the daily ex pectatien of the receipt of later home news proving detri mental to any free course operations. The value of the leading staples has, however, n t experienced any material altera ion, the continued very moderate supplies indueing the generality of holders to maintain firmness, though some, passed by the tightness of the Bazaar money market, show a willingness to meet slightly easier offers. On these terms sugar has met with extended sales, with a decided show of inclination to proceed upon more important transac tions. Saltpetre again looked after for home shipments, while a fair demand for America and France continues, and Prices have thereby been kept to the extreme value of the previous week. Rice in general inquiry, and large business done at very full but generally unaltered rates. The indigo market has been in an unsettled state, the want of later home advises determining h lders to refrain from sales, and buyers to act on the reserve in their biddings. In silk business has been on a limited scale, supplies of the new bund continuing small, while purchases are less eagerly pursued. Corahs have met with a moderate inquiry at last week's rates. Shell lac and lac dye continue in demand, with prices looking up. Oil seeds still command extensive inquiry at extreme previous rates. Jute in general request, which is stimulated by a slight concession in prices for the middling and lower quali ties. Under the influence •f a tight Bazaar money market, and the last little satisfactory China accounts, opium has further receded 10r. to 15r. The slackness which prevailed in our import markets when we last wrote has continued without any int , rmission. The market for cotton piece- goods in particular has remained ex tremely dull. Mule twist is also flat, and has sustained a further slight decline in value. Turkey red yarn has again fallen 6 pies per lb. Copper improved a little after the de parture of the last snail, but it has again slackened. Iron continues extremely low. Spelter is at 6-4. The demand for pig lead is dull at 6-0. In our money market the demand is increasing, an d the Bank of Bengal has raised its rates of interest 1 per cent. per annum. _ _ _ Exchange has been more largely dealt in than for some time past, width t ended to lead rates slightly in favour of sellers, negotiations ruling for six months' sight credit bills at 2-2 to 2-2 h; document drafts, 2-2 i to 2-2 i. Freights have been kept to last week's improvement, with an upward tendency in requirements, to which, however, general shippers have not acceded. Indigo—The demand has, since our last, been less brisk, mainly owing to the continued absence of later home news, and the transactions by private treaty have been confined. Public sales offering the undermentioned quantities, for which prices in the middling and lower sorts ruled at the cheapest previous terms, and in tome instances sr. below, the market being in an unsettled state determining holders to refrain from sales and buyers to act on the reserve in their biddings. CANTON MARKET REPORT. HONG-KONG, DEc. 30, 1850. Durintthe month the demand for imports has continued ntiTs. CAton—The transactions since last month have been con siderable, and at improved rates. Bombay quoted Ts. 9to Ts. 9 9 ; Bengal, Ts. 9 4 to Ts. 9 8 ; Madras, Ts. 9 5 to Ts. 10 3. About 20,500 bales have been sold. Stock, say 41,500 bales. Cotton Yarn—Owing to the firmness of holders the sales have been small. Quotations show an advance for the higher numbers. Nos. 16-24 quoted 29 dolls. to 30 dolls. ; Nos. 28 32, 31 dolls. to 33 dolls; Nos. 38-42, 34 dolls, to 37 dolls. Shirtings—Prices for greys and the better descriptions of Ns bites have improved somewhat. Greys ase quoted 2 dolls. LOc. to 3 dolls. sc. ; whites, 2 dolls. to 3 dolls. 10c. Sales of both kinds estimated at about 56,000 pieces. Woollens—Spanish Stripes—Stock in Chinese hands is large. Prices remain as before —90 c. to 1 doll. Long ells, assorted, 6 dolls. 80c. to 7 dolls. 30c. ; scarlet, 7 dolls. 85c. Iron—The sales are reported at 8,000 peculs; stock large. Rod, 2 dolls. 40c. to 2 dolls. 70e per pecul ; bar, 2 dolls. lOc. to 2 dolls. 20c.; round, '2 dolls. 80c. to 4 dolls. 30c.; hoops, 2 dolls. 60e. to 2 dolls. 80e. Tin plates, 9 dolls. to 9 dolls. 59c. Cochineal-90 dolls. to 115 dolls. Turkey Opium-310 dolls. per pecul, and stock large. 'lea—During the month there has been a fair amount of busines:i done in black tea. About 26 chops of congou have been settled at Tl 6 and T IS. Of the new greens 200,000 packages have arrived, but no settlements of consequence have taken place. . _ . Black. Green. Total Export from Canton from July 1, 1850, to Dec. 24, 150 • • 28,112,000 3,097,000 29,209,000 Export from Shacghai from July 1, 1850, to Dec. 18, 1850 .. .. 11,019,000 1,321,000 12,340,000 37,131,000 4,418,000 41,549,000 Export from Canton from July 1, 1849, to Dec. 24, 1849 . • 27,651,000 2,971,000 30,621,008 Export from Shanghai from July 1, 1849, to Thcember 24, 1849 8,245,830 181,000 8,429,000 35,06,000 3,145,000 39,0500-00 Exchanges on England—First class paper and American credits, ss. Id. and ss. 1 1 / 2 d. India—Company's accepted paper, 232 r. to 233 r. per 100 dolls. Freights nominal. Some vessels are offering at 1/. 10s. for immediate dispatch. Our advices from Shanghai are to the 23d inst. There had been a good amount of business done in imports, but prices showed little.improvement. Shipments of produce continued heavy. Tea—Large purchases of low Cengous bad been made at rather higher rates, The settlements of green were estimated at 160,000 packages, of which about 35,000 packages were for the English market. Silk- Prices remained without change, and the business done had been inconsiderable. The market was nearly clear of the finer sorts. .No. 1 and 2 Tsatlee,nominal at 445 dolls.; No. 380 dolls, to 410 dolls.; Taysaarn, '270 dolls, to 330 dolls. Export since Ist of July last 12,120 bales. Shirtings—The demand for the better descriptions of greys had been good. Greys quoted 1 doll. StBe. to 2 dolls. 83c.; whites, 2 dolls. 10c. to 2 dolls. 60c. The sales of both descriptions about 125,000 pieces. Spanish Stripes—About 4,000 pieces were sold at 85c. to 90c. for assorted. Enchinge on England—• Oriental Bank and first class paper, ss. ; American credits, as. Id. India—Company's accepted bills. 236 r. per 100 dolls. Freights-41. for tea, and 41. 10s. for silk. SHIPPING. ♦RRIVAIS FROM GREAT BRITAIN. At Hong-Kong—Dee. 7, the Rjasthan, from Liverpool; Dec. 9, the Margaretta, from Hull ; Dec. 14, the Investiga tor, from London Dec. 25, William I. (Du.), from Newport. At Shanghai — Dec. 12, the Cathava, trom Liverpool; Dec. 16, the John Dugdale, from Liverpool ; Dec. 19, the Confucius, from Liverpool; Dec. 19, the Viscount Sandon, from London. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN. From Hong-Kong—Nov. 28, the Pilgrim, to London; Dec. 5, the Wisconsin (Am.), to London; Dee. 29, the Statesman, to London. From Whampoa -Dec. 6, the Crisis, to Liverpool; Dec. 12. the Esperanca (Hanover), to London. From Shanghai—Nov. 11, the Sir J. Beresford, to Liver pool; Nov. 12, the Pilot Fish, to Cork; Nov. 21, the Shah Jehan and the Brahmin, to London; .jov. 23, the James Turcan, to London; Noy. 30, the Duke of Portland. to London; Dec. 3, the Iris, to London; Dec. 4, the Lord Ashley, to London; Dec. 18, the Ann Lockerby, to Liver pool.— Times. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, FED. 6.—The Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steamer Haddington, with the Calcutta mail of the 7th of January, arrived at Suez on the 3d instant, with 72 tassengers, who proceed to Malta and Southampton, per Indus, this day. The Indus, with the London mail of the 24th of January, arrived here on the 4th, and landed the whole of her valuable cargo for India, including about forty tons' weight of specie, of the value of 300,0001. sterling, which proceeded on the same night on its way to Cairo, thence to cross the Desert to Suez, for shipment on board the Haddington. The Egyptian Government gets three-eighths per cent. on the value of its conveyance across the country. Among the passengers by the Indus was the Hon. C. A Murray, our Consul-General, and his bride. Said Pasha, the Admiral of the fleet, sent off' his barge for them to land in, a guard of honour received them at the landing wharf, and Abbas Pasha, the Viceroy, has sent down his private steamer to convey them to Cairo—an honour which has not been shown to any consul. Abbas Pasha has a decided leaning to the English, which is very satisfactory, as no other measures will be recommended to him but such as will confer an actual benefit on the country; and to please the English his Highness will keep the transit in a most efficient state, as it is at present. Mr. Robert Stephenson, the eminent engineer, has left for Malta, with a party of friends in his yacht Titania. This gentleman came from Cairo to Alexandria by land, in order to survey the country, and is very decided in his opinion of the expediency and great advantage of a railroad between the two towns. AMERICAN NEWS. By the United States mail steemer Arctic, Captain Luce, we base advises from New York to the sth inst. Tile Arctic has brought specie to the amount of 25.000. The Canada arrived at Halifax on the 3d inst., after .1 rough pihsage. In Congress Lo proceedings of interest had taken A steamer called the John Adams had gone down with 100 persons on board. N►caragua Lcc:)unts to the 31st of Dec., report that he port 4 San Juan had been made free to all nations. The canal operators were rapidly progressing, the *te4itner directors having succeeded in getting on the lake. The frigate St. Lawrence, with articles for the Exhi bition, wa, nearly ready for sea, having taken on board nearly all the contributions, numbering about 500. . COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. • NEW YORK, FEB. s.—The exchange market is heavy and the supply lair. Sterling is to 10 for first-class bills; France, 5 12i. The money-market is easier. Good stocks loans are ne gotiated with more ease. The rates are sto 6 per cent.; paper goes at 6 to 7 per cent. for good names. Cotton is very heavy, with sales of only 350 bales, at a de cline of ga to but no large sales could be effected without a greater concession. Subsequent to the departure of the Asia, Wednesday last, prices receded Ac., and remained steady till Monday last, at this reduction, pending late advices from abroad, but when these came to hand yesterday, they completely unsettled the market, the decline in Liverpool being unexpected, sales of some hundred bales were made at uneven prices, averaging about half a cent lower. Our quo tations, though reduced, must be considered as entirely no minal, buyers claiming a still further reduction. The re ceipts at all the shipping ports are 1,254 384 bales, against 1,217.731. To same date last year—an increase this season of 3,653 bales. The total foreign exports this year are 9,858 bales more than last—say, 29,964 bales increase to iireat Brita.n, 46,391 increase to France, 6,834 increase to the North of Europe, and 10,669 increase to other foreign ports. The shipments from southern to northern ports are 9:,920 bales less this season than last, and there is an in crease in stock of 45,836 bales. The sales for the week ending Friday last were 5,100 bales, and for the last three days 1,400 bales. The ashes market is heavy for pots, with sales at 5 dolls. 32ic. Pearls unchanged, and saleable at 5 dolls. 62Ac. Sales 50 barrels. Iron—There have bean sales of 200 tons of Gartsherrie and Coltness iron, at 21 dolls. 58c., at six months, to arrive. The market is firm. Flour and meal were a heavy sale, at easier rates, the market being unfavourab,y influenced by the Canada's ad vices. Wheat was a dull sale, at late rates. Indian meal was steady, but quiet; 3,500 bushels of Southern sold at 67c. Provisions—The market for pork was dull. Beef firm, and in fair demand. Lard was in good demand. 160 tierces new sold at Bic. to 81c. Freights steady, but shipments small. Flour, Bd. to 9d. Cotton, i t ; dead weights, 123. 6d. to 18s. Tobacco—There is a fair amount of business going forward ; holders are firm and prices well supported, with an increasing inquiry for low grade Kentucky and Maryland. The stock iu the inspection warehouse on the Ist inst. in first and se cond hands consisted of 5,259 hhds, 612 ditto Virginia and North Carolina, and 73 Maryland—together, 5,914 hhds., being 430 less than on the Ist ult. NEW ORLEANS, FEB. I.—Not much doing in corn. Prices are 63c. to 68c. CITY OF WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCIEN TIFIC, AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. Mr. Catlin, the celebrated travelh.r and delineator of the North American tribes, gave his third and concluding lecture on Friday evening, to a crowded and highly. respectable audience, in the theatre of this institution. The first two I.ctures of the course were devoted to the tribes of the North American Indians generally, among whom Mr. Catlin had resided for eight years; and were rendered deeply interesting by the numerous illustra tions, consisting of paintings, dresses, weapons of war, and the chase, &c., besides living representatives of their chiefs, warriors, and medicine men; with war dances, songs, &c. _ _ _ The last and concluding lecture, was devoted to a full and graphic description of the strange and mysterious religious ceremonies of the interesting tribe of the Man dans, with an account of the heroic exploits and stoicism of some of their valiant chieftains; and the awful and sudden extinction of the tribe. These de scriptions:caused great excitement, particularly when the lecturer exhibited, with much feeling and emotion, the decorated sheath and war-knife of the chief of the tribe; who, in his dying moments, had requested that they might be sent to his friend—•• the Great White Medicine," the name by which Mr. Catlin had been known among them ; and which, atter having been sent from place to place, and from hand to band, for many thousand miles, and across the Altantic, had at last been delivered to him in England. The curious and most interesting information imparted by Mr. Catlin to his audience, was received with mi ng l e d emotions of surprise and satisfaction ; and when he an nounced that his extensive collection, which once occupied the Egyptian Hall, was shortly to be re-opened, at the spacious rooms, No. 6, Waterloo place, with numerous additions from the Rocky Moun tains, he was greeted with unanimous shoats of ap plause. The lecture was not concluded until a late hour, which the audience, however, under the influence and u excitement of the subject, seemed to overlook; whilst th e i r nv.-earivd atte-tion and unmixed approba tion must have been highly gratifying to Mr. Catlin. - --- REPRESENTATION OF GLAMORGANSHIRE. - The election for Glamorganshire is appointed to take place on the 25th instant. At presen t th ere i s on l y one can didate, Sir G. Tylst; sald oppo4iti9A is ituticipgod. LITERATURE. THE FIRST ANGEL. A Novel in Two Vo lumes Saunders and Otley. Whoever may have written this agreeable fiction hes, in it, displayed abilities deserving of every ea courTernent. To pretend that the work is altogether unblemished by evidences of immaturity would be a mere affectation of compliment. Nevertheless, these very tokens of immaturity are the precise features which win for the effusion the reader's interest, and extort, however unwillingly, the reviewer's sym pathy. For they indicate rather clearly the absence of that skill in composition which is alone capable of acquisition by practice in authorcraft, that adroitness in style which, in many instances, practice degene rates into mannerism, but which, when that practice is accompanied by critical judgment, becomes ripened to the perfection visible in the masterpieces of our literature. Had we taken up one of the volumes hap hazlrd, and glanced through a single chapter, we should have recognized with facility the hand of a student-novelist, an adventurer upon the career of Letters, an aspirant for those intellectual honours which in their highest manifestation crown the scho- lar with bay-garlands in the capitol. Without as piring to compete thus literally with the fame of Petrarch, the writer of now-a-days, be he poet, or romanciet, or playwright, or historian, aims at achieving for himself a success quite equivalent to that most illustrious of all coronations—the success of a wide and genuine popularity. Ambition has been called a " glorious fault," but an ambition like this, so peculiarly innocuous of its kind, can scarcely be regarded as a fault at all, partaking, on the contrary, as it does, rather of the character istics of a virtue. Whenever; therefore, we perceive any indication of hopes having this particular ten dency, our regard is enli s t e d at once i n t h e cause o f the aspirant. When coupled with these yearnings for popularity we detect, through the unavoidable flaws and weaknesses of a first work, the ardent spirit and crude powers of a youthful imagination, that interest is in a manner redoubled. But when added to all this we find the tyro exercising his partially developed abilities for the inculcation of a pure and evangelic morality we instinctively turn towards him and his efforts that, genial warmth of welcome which of all things is the best calculated to incite him to arouse his dormant energies. Such adolescence of intellect, such generosity of ambition, such depth and sweet ness of morality, we recognise in the author of the volumes before us, the half-grown but still blooming fruits of a mind capable, we conceive, of better and loftier achievements. " The First Angel," taken as a first work, is removed from the iron and inexorable grasp of ordinary criticism. It appeals to the gentler feelings of the reviewer, demanding at his bands for every merit the applause which leads to larger excellences, for every blemish the hint best tending to prev en t t h e poss ib i li ty o f t h e i r recurrence. Fortunately n o t on l y for the writer of the story, but for ourselves in like manner, there are of these merits not a few in the course of the narrative. For tunately we say for ourselves, seeing that of all the ta,ks imposed upon us in our capacity as critics that of tomahawking a young and ambitious writer is the most uncongenial and repulsive. " To sit and laugh in Rabellais' easy chair," is delightful enough when the subject of our annota tions happens to be acme ,mature and callous book maker, whose sensibilities to ridicule have been blunted by frequent disappointments, and whose self esteem is defended, so to speak, by an epidermis vs impenetrable as the scales of an armadillo, or the skin of a hippopotamus. With regard to a young writer, such as we believe the anonymous author of "The First Angel" to be, our sentiments are altogether dif ferent. In his instance we acknowledge at once that our principal anxiety is to discover, if possible—not blots, but beauties. We open the volumes vigilant for all that can extort our admiration. Respecting the novel at our elbow we may say that our solici tude in this particular has been not unfrequently gra tified. We have found the tale simple in purpose, and for the nonce sufficiently unaffected. What ap pears to us to be the principal merit of the production is the structure of its machinery. The plot is at once ingeniously complicated and naturally elucidated. Here the romancist has shown himself to our thinking to be especially successful. Shifting his scenes from Africa to Europe, from a provincial village to the great metropolis, from a dewy lawn at daybreak to a London ball-room in the height of the season, and at midnight—he has contrived to diversify the interest, and to bring out in broad lights and sha dows the principal personages introduced, by suge gesting appropriate yet contrasting backgrounds. His dialogue, moreover, generally speaking is na tural enough, whether it ,be articulated in the heart of a desert, or in the bosom of a domestic circle. Se veral of the imaginary characters are especially good, as the creations of a beginner. The villain of the book, above them all, is entitled to commendation as a study from the Varney of Sir Bulwer Lytton. Like the profligate in " Lucretia," Roger Conway is an artist, but, unlike his extraordinary prototype, Conway repents before his dissolution. In his in stance, the heart's blood of the reader is not curdled with horror by a description of the earthly hell of Norfolk Island, where felons are transformed into devils incarnate by the hopeless prolongation of their sufferings. Seeing that the fiction opens with the betrothal of Helen and Harry Fernley, we are led to imagine fora while at its outset that those are its hero and heroine. A little progress' in the narrative assures us to the contrary. We then discover the heroine in the person of a young girl named Anna Morville, the daught e r o f 'a refugee from the first French Revolution. Her father dying in the wilderness from inanition and fatigue, Anna is res cued from death by Harry Fernley, who has strayed from the army, in which, as a junior officer, he bad proceeded to Egypt und er Ab ercrom bi e . U pon a casket of jewels, containing a will, written in sympa thetic ink, the fortunes of the chief personages in the romance are dependent, and this casket is saved to Anna Merville by her rescuer (ram destruction. The hero of this story we have not yet mentioned ; and this is about the moat elabo ra t e l y d rawn c h arac t er i n the volumes. His name is simple and plain enough in all conscience,,being nothing more euphonious or un common than that of Smith. Morris Smith, before we have followed him long, contrives to secure to himself at the commencement of the t a l e h a s in it some thing chief serenity and completeness, and the terrible, from of it our u r Sympathies. His happiness is contrasted horribly with his subsequent calamities. The rapid demise of poor Jenny, her twin sister Mary, and their gentle-hearted mother, invests the narrative with a strange and oppressive melancholy. After wards, however, thegloom is relieved by a return of joy to the hero, though this aga i n i s di ss i pa t e d b y th e sudden death of his long-loved and dearly-purchased bride. What appears to us the prominent blemish in colouring in the sentime n t. to such a length as to de gtshmeoenewer at o in t r e k l e i is s ntt a hois certainmere is cs r o mr v i over d a ew kishn ess . The badinage between Jenny and Morris, again, is in the highest degree unnatural and ridiculocii—brother and sister never ccquetting in any such absurd manner in real life, or only doing eo,we should opine, when conspicu ous fur frivolity and silliness. Mr. Forland, likewise, appreciabl e , is the veriest stick of a parson, attractin g t owar d s himself not one momentary feeling of i n t eres t. Con trast him with the Mr. Dale of B u l wer L y tt on ' s nove l of the portraiture Notwithstanding, however, this occasional weak ness o f portra i ture, the od, production before us is adorned with ma n y agreea bl e in becomes Bc kw p ° f a u n l ld y t he inadequacy limnings of character. Anna Mareille especially, the First Angel, so called from her casual appearance in childhood, is conceived [with a true and exquisite ap preciation of aesthetic beauty. Her temperament throughout is shown to be ; reeat womanly, and not a merely fantastic idealism. Once or twice the charm of interest surrounding her fortunes rises to the height of excitement, in particular at that portion of her history when she apparently becomes the victim of the licentious artist Roger Conway, Of the novelist's style of composition we can speak in terms of ap proval, seeing that, although unmellowed as yet by cultivation, it betrays a capacity admitting of very large development. His diction, almost always elegant and perspieuous, is at times even eloquent and picturesque. Here, for example, is a rich and poetic simile regarding sunset on an Eng lish landscape—the writer describing the house of Helen Fernley as being situated with a westerly aspect, "so that the setting sunbeams fell full upon it in summer evenings, turning the windows into fiery beacons, and pouring rubies upon the large, sluing lawn in front when the dew begante Subjoined is a specimen of the authors powers in didactic com position. His argument runs to the effect that the divine commandment " Thou shalt not bear false wit ness against thy neighbour," is more frequently broken than any other law of the Decalogue. He says : "You are, perhaps, a Conservative in politics. You think that authority is the right of the few, and obe dience the duty of the many. You have a reverence for kings, and a contempt for mobA; you see that change is dangerouz, and public opinion fickle, and you sigh for golden days that are departed. " Your neighbour is a Radical. He thinks there is no rightful authority save the will of the people. He dis claims obedience and turns up his lip at kings. Instead of the danger of change, he can see nothing but its be nefits. The past is to him all misery and corruption, and all his hope is in the good time coming, " You dislike one another, and avoid one another. You think him a dangerous fellow; a friend to violence and commotion. He thinks you a selfish obstacle, a lover of tyranny and a foe to human improvement. "You convey these improvements to others while you act on them yourselves, and the truth meanwhile is pro bably this—that you are two very honest and very ill informed men; tint you equally desire the good of your country and of the world, and thatyou eh if fly becauee education, and taste, end circumstance, have led each of you to see only one side of a very difficult question. " You would soon learn this it you took any pains to do justice to one another, but you do nothing of the YOg, the Couservetive ) read ii2o MOnting Post FEI3RUARY 17, 1851. ! and the Quarterly; your neighbour, the Radical, reads the Daily News and the Irestnzinster. You associate with Tories; he with Chartists. You imbibe political wisdom at agricultural dinners; he at demonstrations for the ballot. That is to say, you both seek for ii:for rnatiun just where you are sure to find your own opinions glorified, and your neighbour's milreprcsentEd. " The consequence is, that each of you knows as little as possible about the real opinions of the other, and nothing at all of the grounds ma which they have been formed. Yet you Crest each other as if you knew them perfectly, and knew that they were evil. Can you say tha: in this mutual distrust and dispa ragement you are not bearing false witness against your neighbour? " Or again; perhaps you are a Churchman in religion. You acknowledge the creeds and the catechism; you have faith in the efficacy of sacraments; you bow to the decision of councils, and respect the apostolical succes sion. You take much interest in the building of churches, and you reverence time-honoured ceremonies and autho rivd forms. " Your neighbour is a Dissenter. He accepts no creed but the Bible, and no interpretation of it but his own. He loves simplicity, is indifferent about architecture, and sees the dress of antichrist i❑ a bishop's gown. He ex pects no heavenly graces from the services of another, and looks to obtain them only by the prayer and travail of his own soul. " You call him a schismatic, and ho calls you a bigot. Yon are satisfied that his opinions are the result of a presumptuous will; be is sure that yours have sprung from the influence of a blind prejudice. You will not believe that any humble and devout mind could arrive at his conclusions; he is quite as certain that honesty and common sense are incompatible with yours. " If you could but know each other's spiritual history. If, with the searching eye of that God to whom yon both appeal, you could gaz3 openly upon each other's souls, how different might your judgment be! "Y , ,u would see, perhaps in each the same thirst for truth—the same dread cf error—the same consciousness of sin. You would find that, in both cases, belief had grown up out of many tears and prayers, many doubts and strugg,les,—through the discipline of lito—by the bedside of death; with the same sense of God's presence Ind of man's eternal reaponsibilites." Among a variety of odd conceits scattered through the pages, the following may be taken as the one de scribed with possibly the most animation. Conway is depicting to Jenny the circumstances under which be painted the likeness of Helen for Harry Farnley. "It was about a year ago—a month or two before you left the South—l was in this neighbourhood for a short time, and was visited by a fine young fellow, an officer in the army, who declined giving me his name, but told me he wanted a miniature likeness of a lady who refuted to sit for it. It was therefore to be done by stealth, at a concert to be given in the town next day. I have reason enough to remember it! The day was hot and the room was full. To screen me from observa tion, I was placed behind the kettle-drums. The dis- ranee was too great. I was compelled to use an opera glass to see the features of the subject. The concert — alas! that I should call it so—had begun before the lady arrived. The little drummer in treat of me rapped away as if ho would crack the parchment; the mouth of a huge trombone was bellowing an inch or two above my ear,—most men would have thrown their pencils at the kettle-drums, and kicked the hrs,,s abomi nation through the window, under similsr eircumQtances; they affected me indifferently, however. For a minute I was al cost mad; my fingers shook with the heat and the noise. I drew a line that was as much like a grass hopper as Miss Farnley's nose, or any nose in the uni verse. Then a sudden frenzy of enthusiasm seized me; I shook my fist at the trombone, and d, fied all the drums of Islam to interrupt me— a grand chorus, in which •-very instrument joined with red-übled fury, seemed to be the acceptance of my challange. Ha, ha 1' I shouted in the midst of it, and tell to work more fiercely than ever. It was a splendid victory. The portrait was a masterpiece." Once, and once only to our recollection, does the novelist attempt anything like a humorous descrip tion. Here it is. He is speaking of summer in the metropolis. "It was morning in London—a fine, hot, dusty, sum mer's morning. The streets full of bright sunshine and dreadful smells; the walkers very dry in their throats, and very moist upon their faces; the shopmen unusually pale, and much given to sighing; the horses standing with lather on their necks, as if waiting to be shaved; or trotting hopelessly over the stones, with lolling tongues, whipping their own sides unsparingly with their dis contented tails." Such are among the principal characteristics of "The First Angol "—a fiction which, with care and industry on the part of its author, may prove only the pre• cursor of many brilliant romances. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Intelligence from China reports the death, at Hong-Kong, of Commander J. M. R. Ince (1 1 46), of the Pilot, 12. Com mander Ince was appointed to this ship November, 1849, on the promotion of Captain Lyons. This is the third commao. der's vacancy that. has fallen to the patronage of the Admi ral since hit appointment. Commander Thomas Coakley (1840), on the retired list, died on the Bth instant, aged 73. He entered the navy Ja nuary, 1;98; was at the capture of Le Mentor, 14, privateer; was acting Lieutenant of the '1 emeraire in the battle of Trafalgar; and was in Lord Gambier's operations against Co penhagen, 1807, and at the reduction of St. Paul's, Isle de Courbon. Commander Soady (1822), lately retired from the service of the Ordnance department, died last week in the 64th year of his age. He entered the navy September, 1800, and served afloat 19 years during the war. He was in Sir R. Calder's action, was made a lieutenant in 1807, served in the defence of Rosas and Cadiz, and was in the North American expedi tions. His last gallant service was at the battle of Algiers, in the Nyn:phe, in which action, when the Captain and se nior Lieutenant had been placed hors d.: combat, he com manded the ship; notwithstanding, he was not promoted until 1822. He held the appointment of Superintendent of `hipping belonging to the Ordnance Department, from July, 1830. APPOINTMENTS. Mr. J. G. Messum is announced as clerk in charge to the Banshee, steam-packet. This officer was said to have bee❑ promoted a few weeks since. Second Masters—Thomas C. Cave to the Bonetta; T. D. Browne to the Banshee. _ Clerks—Thomas S. Vinall, in charge, to the Bonetta; Alexander Allen to the Apollo ; Charles Fisher to the Fisgard. Midshipmen—N. D. F. Lillingston and W. M. Wright to the Bonetta. _ _ _ Masters Assistants —George A. F. Day and John E. Chapple to the Bonetta; R. G. Pashley and F. H. Buist to the Banshee. Captain Sir E. Home and his little band of sufferers are progressing favourably. Sir E. Home has a core formed in the wound in the head, which is expected to work out in a day or two. He will then leave the hospital, as the wound will be reduced considerably. He now expects to join his ship the beginning of the week. Commodore Lambert, in the Fox, 42, left the Cape, Dec. 15, for Trincomalee, all well. Assistant Surgeons M‘Mahon and Sole, of the Dee, steam tender, and Arab, 12. exchanged ships at the Cape. Arab, Commander Morris, sailed on Saturday evening for Chatham, to pay off. She landed her invalids that she brought home at Hasler, and took round some supernume raries that the Pike brought up from Plymouth for the Cum berland, 70. Echo steam-tug, took off to Spithead and put on board the Cornwall about 80 convicts from the hulks at Portsmouth, for conveyance to Gibraltar. PORTSSIOUTIT, SUNDAY.—The Birkenhead, iron steam troop frigate, Master-Commander R. Salmond, completed provisioning yesterday for ten weeks for tOO troops, whieh she expects to embark this week for Gibraltar. She will be swung on Monday to ascertain the deviation of her coin passes. She will be ready for sea on Wednesday. Captain Yates, of the Britannia, 120, has been granted six weeks further sick leave. He continues very ill. The Seaflower, cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Fletcher, sailed yesterday to resume her station off Jersey in protect ing the fisheries. The Pike steam vessel camei ► Friday night from Devonport with supernumeraries r the Cumberland at Chatham. These were transhipped to the Arab, about to sail for the latter port, and the Pike came into harbour to obtain new boilers. The Kingfisher, 12, Commander Harvey, bas arrived at Ascension, on her way home from the coast of Africa. The Admiralty have appointed Mr. Macdonald, late master of her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, and now ma4er-attendant of Woolwich Dockyard, to ►e one of the officers to be consulted by the Privy Council "en all mat ters relating to navigation, questions of collisions at sea, salvage, &c." WOOi.wictr, Fun. 16. —Tne Resistance, 10, troop-ship, Master-Commander Bradshaw, left Woolwich this morning for Cork, and was towed down the river by the Monkey and Jasper steam-vessels. The Resistance is to convey the service companies of the 68th Foot (the Durham Light In fantry), under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Huey, from Cork to Malta, after six years and upwards of service on home stations. The Birkenhead troop-ship, Master-Commander Aylen, when ready at Portsmouth, is to proceed to Cork to embark the service companies of the 55th Foot, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C. Warren, C. 8., for conveyance to Gibraltar. The Vulcan steam-frigate, Master-Commander John Penn, when ready for sea at Sheerness will proceed to Cork to embark the service 'companies of the 74th Highlanders, under the'command of Lieutenant-Colonel J. Fordyce, for conveyance to Gibraltar, where they are to be stationed. The Apollo troop-ship, Commander James Rawstorne, when ready at Sheerness, is to proceed to Cork to embark the service companies of the 92d Highlanders, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel M. K. Atherly, for Corfu, where they are to be stationed. Commander Edward Dixon (1841), having finished a course of study of steam at the Woolwich Dockyard, was ex amined by Mr. Humphreys, chief engineer, as to his profi ciency on Thursday last, and, having passed, received his certificate accordingly. A BARN OF GLASS.—We understand that Mr. N. Tuckett intends to cover a large barn, 110 feet long, and 28 feet wide, on his farm at lleavitree, with a glass roof, after the model of the Palace of Glass. The expense will not be above two•thirds of the cost of slate, and he anticipates several advantages from the novel roof; among others, it may be applied to the drying corn during a catching har vest. The corn can be placed in the barn immediately upon being reaped, where it will have the benefit of the sun when it shines, be protected from the showers, and also dried by artificial heat, if required, and then stacked in ricks under a covered stackyard. This will enable the land to be imme diately ploughed up, and sowed with turnips or rape. which will prepare the land for another cereal crop the following year, so that he anticipates three crops in two years.— Wes tern Times. Dispatches ware sent of on Saturday from the Colonial office for the Governors of the West India Islands. rADvErtTisEmENT.j—Titx EARL OF ALDBOROUGH AND Hou.owAT's PILLS.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine, atter every other means had failed. See extrc. . 2 trom hit Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Leghorn,Feb.o 1, 1845. Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquatnt you that your pills hay( ef- fected a cure of a disorder in ray liver and stomach which all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not been able to effect: nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOROUGLI. These wonderful pills will cure any dive ase of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloilayl Ointantat) at PIOAMIOT SolloWay'll Establishment, 244, strand aaa Irk W medicine mica tarouglivit thoctall4 wclo4 COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales. Prince Al fred, the Princes= Royal, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa. took their usual walking exercise yesterday, and his Royal Highness Prince Arthur was taken an airing. Her AL:jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the do mestic household, attended Divine service yesterday, in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also attended the service. The Countess de Neallly and the Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her Majesty and Prince Albert at Bucking ham Palace on Saturday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Countess de Neuilly and their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, went to the Exhibition for the Industry of all Nations in Hyde Park. attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon. The illustrious party were conducted through the building, and afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. The Countess de Neuilly and the Duke and Duchess de Nemours paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Clarence House, St. James's, and in the afternoon returne,l to Claremont. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice visited and inspected the Zoological Gardens in the Regent's-park, on S a t ur d ay afternoon. 'The Equerries in Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieutenant- Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon, were in attendance on her Majesty and his Royal highness. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Princess's Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, lion. Caroline Dawson, Lord Dufferin, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Alexander Gordon. The Queen's private band attended in Buckingham Palace on Friday evening, and perfumed the following pieces : Overture.... Finale 2d Act " Zatoerflote" Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Roya] Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday, at Glou- cester House. A Cabinet Council was hell on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing -street. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Mimi), Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hothouse, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Council sat three hours. A deputation from the Royal Agricultural Society, con sisting of Mr. Shelley, Colonel Challoner, and Mr. W. Brand reth Gibbs, had an interview with Lord Seymour, on Satur day, at the Office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. Dr. Bayford had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home-office. The Transatlantic Packet Station Commissioners had a meeting on Saturday at the Board of Trade. Present—Earl Granville (chairman), Hon. William Cowper, M.P.; Sir James Gordon, K.C.8.; Sir John J. Burgoyne, K.C.8.; and Captain Stephenson Ellerby, Lord Hobart, Secretary to the Commission, was inattenclance. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Re venue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, at his official residence in Downing-street, on Saturday. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Sa turlay. Present—The Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryaa. " Siordet's Extension of Crawford's Patent (galvanised] iron)," and "Austin's Ex tension of patent (raising sunken vessels)," were heard. The Duke of Wellington attended early service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon preached by the Hun. and Rev. A. Phipps. The Marquis and Mar chioness of Normanby, and the Marquis of Saiisburyattended the daily service. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REF ORAL ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Wedneiday --- tbe 12th, the debate was re. sumed on the question of bringing in the Ecclesiastics: Titles Bill, and adjourned at Six of the clock. On Thursday the debate was renewed on the " Dis. tress of the Owners and Occupiers of Land." Sir James Graham made what, without borrowing from the hackneyed epithets used in the press till they become in significant, may be called a crushing speech. He did the work which the Leaguers ought to do and don't. He earnestly pointed out the fact of a coming storm, not the less dangerous because preceded by a deceitful calm. He urged the palpable certainty, that the veritable meaning of the proposed motion was, to defer the effort to restore Protection till the dissolution of Parliament, and in the mean time to be laying the foundations for the success of that effort. He recited the strong reasons for hoping that such an effort might not succeed ; and did the vverk the League or Leaguers ought to have been doing every day and every hour, of clearing and enforcing the interest the powerful and the numerous classes had in opposing its success. No instance has been seen, of such an exemplification of the ancient fable of the Tortoise and the [lure, rts has fa en given by the commercial and manufacturing interests in Parliament. No system of answering the stream of fal lacies perpetually poured out from the Protectionist benches. No advantage taken of the opportunity held out in the House of Commons, of discrediting the ope rations of the adversary, by exploding every one on its first appearance. It might almost be supposed that the object was to get up another contest, for the sake of the results of another victory. Those that might, will nut; and those that would, may not. The division, which was only carried against the Pro tectionists by 281 against 267, shows on how narrow a base the safety of the community is allowed to rest. I adhere to an expression in a letter to you a few days ago, that the word of the Minister is all that stands be tween the commercial interest and defeat. Should any circumstance, a nervous headache or a sleepless night, induce the Minister to waver, or drop au unadvised and perhaps misinterpreted phrase, the enemy would be upon us and at our heehe On the night of the division, it was not at all certain dint the Government was not de feated, end there were even sinister whispers t o th a t effect passed roun d the lobby. If it had been so, there would have been a dissolution of Parliament, and ifurrah for the restoration of the Corn- j aws. There are those will s h a k e the i r heads, and say " What then?" Bat this is not th e way men reason and act in the or insrY concerns of life. N o man sa y s , al " Let in the housebreaker or the pl un d erer , f or t h en there will be a rally of everybody in t h e h ouse , an d h e will be driven out again. " Men keep him out when he is out. They takemeasures for breaki ng u p hi s h aunts , and his sources of strength and encouragement. They try the chances of amendment in himself, and they throw before him the temptations of an h ones t i n d us t ry , i n t h e hope of tempting ,him into the easier way. The last thing they still think of is to invite him, in order that they may drive him back again. The majority of the Government is not virtually smal ler than on the lest occasion, but the contrary. That is stated to have been 21; and calling the difference 8, more than half that number of Irish Members may be considered as hiving avowedly voted against the Govern ment through pique at the interference with the Pop e ' s movements, and a number more, English, Irish, and Scotch, voted through confidence in the verbal arrange ment of the motion, which may be allowed to have been suffi-dent to deceive even the elect. There are always a number of Members, who as if in emulation of that happy disposition in a horse which is described as looking tor something to" shy" at, appear to tie on the look-out for anything which will present to them the opportu nity for being deceived. On Friday the debate on the Eeclesiastical Titles As sumption was brought to a division, which will tell at Rome both on the powers military and clerical there established. A majority of 395 against 63 is some thing like a " great fact," and may be set off spinet many assurances that the mass of the English people wanted either the Pontiff or his Gallic body-guard to help them to manage their affairs. The thing, though troublesome, will not be without its good. It will have shown the dispositions, and the capacity, of actors of various denominations, and will be a sort of guide for confidence in periods to come. I um, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, 17 Feb., 1851. SUPPOSED NEWS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. An extra, published by the Colombo Observer, con tains, under date Singapore, Jan. 6, the following:— News from the utmost ends of the earth are always ac • ceptable, more especially when the subject-matter is the relief of the distressed, who have risked and it may be feared lost their lives in a search after knowledge. I have it in my power this month to give you later information of the search which is being prosecuted for the recovery of Sir J. Franklin and his party than even the Admiralty itself is yet possessed of. Her Majesty's surveying ship Herald arrived here from the Arctic regions, via the Sandwich Islands and Hong-Kong, during the last week, and she has the latest accounts from the far north. Near the extreme station of the Russian fur company they learned from the natives that a party of white men had been encamped 300 or 400 miles inland, that the Russians had made an attempt to supply them with provisions and necessaries, but that the natives, who are at enmity with the Russians, had frustrated all attempts. No communication could be opened with the spot where they were said to be, as a hostile tribe intervened. From the Esquimauxs they had this vague story very sat!_sd factorily confirmed, with the addition that the white!eau,. natives having quarrelled, the former had been re ° As to the possibility of these unfortunates being o h S Franklin's party I leave you and your read ert:dwg a-rveJpoaihnd W o p e a t n her y , attention to the case in all its bearings Sir them alive, as these men spoken of were or were not finding gnn one year, and their little hopes can now be entertained offli their provisions must have been expended fuel, which is as necessary, mos t have all been burned out nearly two years since. x Stone, an old inhabitantof the parish o Saturday Fr. Newington, and who held the situation for some E TENSIVE DEFALCATIONBTAT A% COLLECTORf. St. Mary's,' property- , tax in that parish, was Camden town, by See . taken at his thePaprkro on a warrant issued by the Commissioners of In come Q ui nnear, re 1 P, and safely lodged at Horsemonger_years as c oll i e l c 6 to w s r i l d n o e f nee, lane gaol, and Property-tax, and charging him with being a de rail- lt e er of the money collected by him to the amount of L ao. It appears that a discovery of the defalcation had been made nearly twelve months ago, and at that time Mr. Stone absconded. A warrant for his apprehension had been issued at that time by the Commissioners at Somerset House, and it was placed in the hands of the parish con stable for execution. For some cause or other, however, it had never been put in force, and the Commissioners, from in formation which had reached them, issued another warrant which they forwarded to Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of police of that district, and that gentleman at once placed it in the hands of one of his sergeants Quinnear. This active and indefatigable officer lost ve r y little time in putting it into force, and soon captured his man. In this, as in many instances of a similar description, the sureties of Mr. Stone are unable to pay a single shilling of the defalcations, and the consequence has been that the unfortunate rate-payers have been compelled by a re-asses went to make up every festbipg of thy 115004 8 0 67 73 THE COUNT LIVXRPOOL, FEZ. 15.—N0 demand inactive. Wheat, per 701 b : English, white ,• 5 6 to 6 0' Do. red •. 5 4 5 7 Irish, b , ...5t red 5 0 5 3 Do, lower quality 5 0 5 2 Manx, red and wh. 5 4 5 7 Dantsic, high mixed 6 8 7 0 Do., mixed • • .. 6 0— 6 3 Rostock, &c • • .- 6 2 6 4 Hamburgh and Lower Baltic .. 5 6 5 9 American 8c white 5 9 6 4 Canadian, Jed 5 4—5 10 Antwerp &Louvain 5 6 5 i s French, red.. 5 4 5 6 Hungarian and Mariaropoli • • 5 6 5 9 Odessa, Polish •• 5 5 5 61 Do., common .. 5 0— 5 4 Egyptian .. .. 3 9 4 2' Flour, English & Irish, per 2801 b 29 0 —3() 0 Do., extra tine 31 0 32 0 United States, per barrel .. .. 20 0— 23 0 Canadian .. 21 0 22 0 Indian corn, per 4801 b, white .. 29 6 32 0 MANCHESTER, FEE. 15.—Nothing has yet occurred to re lieve the trade from the monotonous inactivity which has been so long experienced; the transactions during the present week have consequently been on the same restricted scale as pre viously noted, any change in prices which may nave taken place being in favour of buyers. From Ireland and our own coast the arrivals into Liverpool are only scanty, whilst the imports from abroad consist of a moderate quantity of wheat and beans, with a liberal supply of flour, the latter article being chiefly from France. At our market this morning wheat re ceded in value Id to 2d per 70lb. For flour the demand was extremely limited, and in the few sales effected some conces sion in prices was necessary. Oats and oatmeal moved off very slowly, and must again be noted the turn cheaper. NOTTINGHAM, FEE. 15.- We had a small attendance of farmers at market to-day: and fine samples of wheat were scarce ; such maintained their prices, but secondary and out-of conditioned were very unsaleable. The barley trade was very flat, with but little business doing; we do not alter our quota tions. In oats and beans no alteration. WORCESTER, Fin. 15.---The highest general price of wheat must be quoted at 16s per bag, but 14s 6d to 15s is nearer the mark for average samples of English -grown. Malting barley from 3s to Si 6d per bushel, and distilling about 2s 9d per bushel. English beans 4s to 4s 4d per bushel, and foreign from 3s 6d to 3s Bd. Old English oats 3s 2d to 3s 3d per 39110, and new 3s to 3s 2d. Irish 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Spring vetches 4s to 4s 2d per bushel, and winter sold at 4s 6d to 48 10d. White peas averaged 4s, and gray 31 8d per bushel. At Stourbridge on Friday there was a fair demand, and all kinds of grain maintained last week's quotations, except a few damp samples of wheat, which could only be disposed of at Is per quarter less money. Average price of barley 26s 3d per quarter. At Wolverhampton the supply of wheat from the farmers was not large, but the miller s were care l ess b uyers, though farmers would not submit to a reduction in prices ; in a few instances 6'l per quarter reduction was made. Fine dry samples of English wheat sold at last week's rates—red being worth 14, 64 to 15s 6d, and white 15s 6d to 16s per bag of 9 score 101 b. Malting barley in less supply, and sold freely at 24s per quarter. Beans moved off slowly at Ils 6d to 12s for old, and 101 6d for new English. In oats little doing at 18s to 20s per 3121 b. The price of the 41b loaf (brown bread) in this neighbourhood is 41rd. DALKEITH. FEB. 13.—The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were 18st:91b, list 81b, and 16st 121 b. Oats, List 01b, Ilst 131 b, and lOst 61b. Barley, 16st 61h, 16st Ilb, and 14st 121 b. Peas and beans, 19st 01b, 18st 6ib, end 16st 41bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 488 Wheat ... ...... Z 2 2 0 £1 15 0 £1 8 0 1224 Oats 485 Barley 1 6 0 1 3 6 0 18 0 51 Peas and Beans 1 9 6 1 8 0 1 4 0 Average of wheat 34a Hid. ABERDEEN FEB. 14.—Grain—O a t s ( o ld), O s Od to O s Od ; 401bs per bushel; oats (new), 158 6d to 16s Od, 40Ibs per bushel; barley, 20s 6d to 21s. 521bs per bushel ; bear, 19s Od to 20a 0d,521bs per bushel ; wheat 4(15 to 00s; oatmeal, 1236 d to las 6d per boll; flour, 31s to 32s per sack. Provisions—Beet, 4d to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, 4d to 6d ; pork, per stone, 3e to s 6cl; lamb, per lb, 4d to 6d; tallow, per stone, 3 6d to 48 ; potatoes, per peck, 6d to 7d, hay, per cwt, Cato Os ; rabbits, each, lid to 8d; hares, each, la fid to 2s ; grouse, per brace, Us to Us ; butter, per lb, 8d to lon; eggs, per doz, Sd to 11d ; cheese, per cwt, I s.s to 23s Od ; hens, pv pair, 2s 6d to is; chickens, ditto, 2s Ud to 2s 6d; ducks, ditto, Is 6d to 2s Od; ducklings, ditto, Os Od to Os; turkeys, ditto, BOd to 9s Od; geese, ditto, 6s Oci to 7s; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, Os to 645; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 6d to 6id ; 41b loaf, cash, 5d ; credit, 6d ; pork, per stosae of 141bs, 3.. d to 3s 6d; pot k fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; pork large, barley 3s 6d to 4s 3d ; ship pork p e r b arre l o f 204 lb s , O s t o O s . Meal—Oatmeal, Is 4d to Os od ; ba r l e y d us t, 7d t o 8d ; tope alssern3dea; flour, l,lsBd Istsodltsol2osdo;d:idbsar, barley, p tn e O r d ib, Od; I be d r t e o na 2 e d a ; l, ls 2 d flour, is 4d to Is sd. _ _ .Y MARKETS. Lange whatever to-day, and the s. d. a. d P. d. I. d. Do.3feal, perl96lb 15 0 to 16 0 Barley, English, pr ' imperial quarter 26 0 26 0 Irish, Scotch, and Al anx,per 601 b.. 3 4 3 6 Foreign, grinding 3 2 3 4 Itye, per 601 b •• 3 3 3 2 Beans, English, pr (imperial quartr 29 0 30 Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b • • 25 0 27 0 !Dutch .• .• 26 0— 28 Egyptian 22 6—23 6 Peas, Engli s h , per i mperial quartr 30 0 32 0 Foreign ••27 0 —3l 0 Oats, per 451 b : English, Scotch, and Welsh, old 2 9 -- 2 10 'ran, new., , est mealine- •• 2 6.1 2 7 Do., feeding .• 2 5 2 6 Do., foreign .• 2 6-- 2 8 Oatmeal, English, &Seotch,pr24olb 23 0 24 0 Irish, new •• 21 o—2l 6 Do., oia • •• 2) o-- 21 0 GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, FEE. 13.—The numbers at our cattle market to-day were—Oxen, 800 ; sheep, 1,497. The large supply of cattle caused sales to be rather slowly ef fected. Best ox beef aold at 45s to 46 , , current from 42s to 445, inferior from 30s to 36s per cwt, sinking the offal. The sheep market was well supplied, but no alteration in the prices of last week. Best wethers brought 6d per lb, current from 5d to sid, inferior from 4d to 4i per do, s.nking the offal. A few of both oxen and sheep tinned out unsold. Prime fed calves in demand. Pigs dull at from 28s to 36s per cwt. DUBLIN, FEB. 14 —We had an extremely dull market to.day for every description of grain but we do not alter our quotations of Tuesday. White wheat, 21s 0.1 to 24s 6d ; red ditto, 19s Od to 22s 6d ; barley, 12s 6d to 14s 6d ; oats, 8s 9d to lOs 3d ; rapeseed, Ms Od to 20a Od per barrel; oatmeal, lOs Gd to Ils 6d; second flour, per cwt, 12s Gd to 15s Od ; Indian corn, per 4801 b, 29s to 335. CORK, Faa. 14. The trade during the week has been quiet, and the business passing of moderate extent, India❑ corn, stocks of which ere small, being the only article in which anything like activity manifests itself. The supplies of home gram are very limited, the receipts for the week being only : —Wheat, 152 brls, at I fis 9d to 20s per brl ; barley, 943 bris, at 8s to 12s per brl; vats, 3,857 brls, at 7s 6d to 9 8d per brl. Wheat is un changed in value, but oats and barley manifest a downward tendency. The business tieing in prepared and foreign wheat is very moderato in extent, and restricted to the supply of the immediate wants of the trade. Egyptian, however, owing to the demand for coarse flour, has sold pretty freely at about 17s per brl. In barley we have no transactions of moment to re cord. Oats are very dull, and it is almost impossible to effect free on board sales of the article. Prices are nominally the same as last quoted. The flour trade continues in the same state as last noted. Coarse qualities are scarce, and continue in good demand, but the business passing in the finer descrip tions is restricted and dull. The stocks of Indian corn are light, and this, coupled with the fact that a steady consump tion demand exists for the article, has led holders to look for an advance of 5s to 7s 6d per ton. We quote the value of the article 71103 to 71. 15s per ton. Barrels. Currency. 0 White wheat oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stone '8 Red wheat 17s 6d to 18s 9d 00s Od-20 do Barley ll s Od to 00s Od CO3 0d—.16 de Bere ... Os Od to Os Od Os Od Oats Pigs 2Bs Od to 31s 6d 28s Od per cwt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:- 0 barrels white wheat ; 3 red ;; U barley; 0 bere; 5 oats ; 2 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs cold last week:— Wheat, 205. Barley, (..)81.. Oats, 4,696. Pigs, 619. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. First quality Second quality Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality .. s6s Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for the week ending Feb. 8 : ;g reo. o: Pigs, 1,319. Sheep, 344. Cows, 116. Coax.—Flour—.First II s 6d to 12s 6d ; extra 136 Od ; seconds, 1086 d to 1 Is 6d; household: 9, to 106 Od; thirds, 71 to.9s per cwt. Oatmeal lob 6d to 00s; Indian meal 7s 3d to 716 d; wheat meal, 10, to 103 6rl per cwt. Indian corn 71 5s Od to 71101 per ton. Brar 90s to 95s Od per ton. Hay—Farmers 23s to 445; average 36s ; dealers 40s to 508 Od; average 48s per ton. Straw—Farmers 22s thl to 34s Oa; average 28s; dealers 35s Od to o')e Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bid to 6ci ; household loaf 41d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, Ifld to 12d per lb. Eggs —4s 10d to tos Od per hundred. Coal,— Newonrt 16s Od; Lydney 17s ; Landore 14. ; Neath Culm, 13s 6d per ton. Tallow 37s Od to 38s per cwt . Whisky, 25 o. p., be 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4id to 6d; mutton 5d to 7d; veal 4d to 5d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hops 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/2. 6d to 315 s per ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 810 s; Valonia 151 to 0/; French 61 Os ; Spanish 01per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 15s per stone. Hemp 32/ to 341 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 21s to 00s; red ditto, 24s to 004 pet barrel ; Newfoundland, 10 , to 11/10s per ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton; red pine, 31 10e ; yellow ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 12s to 153 per 100. }Mee — Market 221 to 325; salted 23s to 82s per owt ; calf skins 31d to 34d per lb Potatoes, white 7frd to lOd; 10d to 12d. Guano—Peruvian, 11/10 5 ; i c h s boe, 8/ to 9110 s per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. h Feb. 1 3 , 1851 woolwic-, ...... De puty Adjutant's-General's-o ffi c e . bas directed the accom panying His Lordship, the Master-General,fa. v., dated 24th January e Foreign-o ~ . ROYAL ARTILLBRY.—GENFRAL. ORDER.—" order from th . foreign medals, to be Li f ation and guidance of the Royal promulgated for the . _isigned) H. D. Ross, Deputy Ad- Regiment of Aran! Y k a R e gulations respecting foreign medal jutant-General."beeo pleased to direct tha t —l. medals, last, containing regulations respecting The Queen bas A p p lic at io n ofatty foreign order, are Conte b eing by a foreign the decoration . for permission to accept and wear medals which, not ~, on British subjects, in the army or the arm • sovereign 3, for military or for n aval services , should be a dd ressed, as the ma y be, to the Commander-i n -Chi ef, the Master-Ge neral of the Ordnance, or the Lord s o f th e Admiralty, who, if case they see fit, may submit the same to her Majesty's Principal secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for her Majesty's sanc tion, upon obtaining which they may grant such permission without any other formality. 2. Permission to wear a foreign medal cannot be granted to a British subject, unless such medal is bestowed for military or naval services, but no permission is necessary for accepting a foreign medal , if such medal is not to be worn.—PAnstEßsrow." DARING ROBBERY.--About one o'clock on Friday a man of respectable appearance entered the counting-house of Mr. Parry's coal-wharf, Harrow-road, adjoining the canal, and requested the clerk to let him look at a cargo of coals then lying in a barge in the wharf. The clerk complitt given at and accompanied him to the vessel. Directly be lefttn office, a neighbour saw two men enter it; upon the ret urn.. of the clerk to the counting-house he found that during st his absence his desk had Leen broken open, and _t7..beseg stolen con taining upwards of 601. in gold and env i e e h . d was b n promptlya _ description given to and other the Paddington station, and went in quest of therefrom. Immediate constableinformationoftbHe vigilant officers of the D divisionn orte eshertine accurate appearance, cannot, it f ro m the the officers of their dress andp the offenders, who, is presumed, long escape detecti on. _ ... s TAE CONVICTS, ME . AND MRS. L0ANE...... The un h a ppy convicts remain for the present in N ewgate. We probability that the term r their • 0 im prisonment there is a . this will be undergone in gaol, but nothing posi tive until the 1 be determined meeting of the visiting 'na tive "1 day (Monday). We are enabled to state, in gistrates this _ question which has been frequently asked, that ' answer to a t h e male prisoner, w h i le undergoing imprisonment, win not be allowed to follow his proles,ion in any way, but, on the contrary, will be subjected to the discipline in force at the gaol within which he may be confined.—Sunday Paper. PROLIFIC COW. --A cow in the possession of Mr. Richard Hill, of this town, has produced the extraordinary nuraber .of.fifteen calves—thirteen heifers and two bulls. She calved two heifers on Wednesday last, making six heifers within the last three yew - D.—Leeds Maw". ,ugh• dEsi r, as 41 -- vita ~ertp, 1011 38 pOt ob• for here . 'jar, elionS I PI% eV l eft DO led' fee' the ter feet pea uot erl 00 ma of er