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gricola and from Liver q, London. 1 Glasgow ; from Mel- Try Castle, llenbervie, Jed 7th, to, ? arm y, and Ley ; Child° lance of tlq , a distano , ,d at and' barrel, and rates. Old ow was dif kl per load• an corn was feeding 10'6 ml dry Del t damp an d oney. Fo e DS the tall is per qr. )rices. and calvOr lb., rearing ambs, Od 0 morning :- O Os to 00s , ierican, 7 65 to 26s oa ; hitch, 000; lids, 52s 4° Per bushel, )d to 358 040 s od ; dig° to os Oclj, 7d to 0.0 , 475 Od * 1) rial, is 1 04 ,, 'meal 15 r . 2$ 9d. CO' , eek. 13° 11/ ;Won to 0 ring, an many 004 i upwar ds 0 HAVaIIII 011$ rket :-.-- , ka. .25 .25 .25 25 .23 .25 .25 26 .24 .21 26 .30 .23 n .....33 Post- 00 Wile l la due c , Ei .... 2 : "1J1, n . Each 3164 rov. 3' Oct. ?, 1 Oct. " Una rt*ltli Oct. 12 . Oct. Oct. Oct. 16 Oct' 56 5 0 t rd• l not • - , c t. t „, t y e Twice e6 Oct. 16 !Oct. IL, : •rac e Nov. f NI011. 1 : 14 Oct. 16 Oct. Oct. 1. rvitC ol6lll Oct. I ° Oct. 16 Oct. 14 IN""o w v . • 1 In,t. 42 Oct. 1 °,16 Vne rt Oct. 22 Oct. 16 Oct. 16 Oct. 26 Oct. :0 Oct. 1 ! Oct. lw 1 .1._: 1 0ct• 16 AIN o Ind/ 3 '' t o PatChed .r ho wi fe Novell ,h© Wife ,errit ee ' '_.---' ,er P A P t doW ( Adel; ed- 115 ' ) h , O l, ) An na Esq.' ;irkorr THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK on the Scott :sit , yst , -rn (incorp.,. ate i by Charter), besides the trans action of all ordinary banki g business, grans 11 CItEDITS, and allows interest t.ll deposits and balances. Detailed terms of au iness ,111 's,e zommanicated on appl.cation to the Head Office, T okenhouse-yard ; or to the Branches, 429, Strand ; 77, Bridge- Street, Lambeth ; and 97, Goswell-road, Islington. HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. CIRCULAR NOTES. —The ROYAL BRITISH BANK , ssues far Deposits and Balances PROMISSORY NOTES, and cIRCULAR BILLS or LETTERS of C REDIT, and P APTS or ORDERS, payable to the Bearers on demand , or at an y Rdate, in any important town at home or abroad; and which, for Mer chants and Travellers, possess some peculiar features of economy, safety, and utility. HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. Royal British Bank, Tokenhouse-yard. ATKINSON and COMPANY, CABINET MANUFACTURERS, UPHOLSTERERS, and CARPET WAREHOU-zEME N. 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75, Westminster bridge-road, Lambeth, London. ATKINSON and COMPANY, DRAPERS, SILK MERCERS, LACEMEN, &c., 69. 70, 71, 72, 7A, 74, and 76, Westminstzr-bridge-road, Lambeth, London.—Shawis, Furs, Atomics, Family Mourning, &c. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. P A TRON —H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. LAST FORTNIGHT of the SECOND P ART of an HISTORICAL IECTURE on " THE THAMES," from its Source to its Estuary, by uEORGE BUCKLA ND, Ksq., assisted by Miss Blanche Vounge, with trEu r SO NGS and NEW iS-OLVING SCENERY, on Tuesdays and ` r idaYs at four o'clock, and every Evening except Saturday at a ine LacTtrass.—By J. H. Pepper, Esq.: On PHOTOGRAPHY, with Illustrations, Mornings and Evenings By Dr. Rachhoffner : On ELECTRO-GILDING and SILVERING. The LANCASHIRE SEWING MACHINE and BATE'S IM rROVEI) FIRE ESCAPE exhibited in Use and explained Daily; ~,,..o P en Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools, and muldren under Ten years of age Half-price. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road). The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON, a uld will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8 ; Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. lath WARWICK RACES on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, ard 19th October.—On the above days the EXPRESS TRAINS, both tip and DOWN, will STOP at W4RWICK, for the convenience 0 . Parties attending the races. An EXCURSION TRAIN will also leave Paddington those days at •', i Lin. for Warwick, calling at Slough at 8.35 a.m., Reading at 9.10, pdcot at 9.50, oxford at 10.15, and Banbury at 11.30 a.m., return the same evening from Warwick at 7.15 o'clock. FARES THERE AND BACK:- First Class. Second Clasq. From Paddington• • •• Slough .. • • ............ 10s. 6d. .... Gs. (kl. •• Reading... •. • • ...... 7s. Od. •... 4s. 6d. •, Oxford .• •• .... •••• • • • • ha. (kl • •• •• Od. .• Banbury .... •• • • 3s. Os. • • 2s. Od. The race course is in the immediate vicinity of the railway station. , 0 . luggage allowed by the Excursion T rains. Tickets onl y avail for'um the day on which they are issued. Paddington Station, 12th October. S ALE OF OLD STORES AT DEVONPORT• Admiralty, Somerset-place, Oct. 13, 1853. The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral er the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the Bth November next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, the Commodore Superintendent will put up to Sale, Ott her Majesty's Dock Yard at Devonport, several lots of OLD STORES; consisting of Old Rope Shakings, Spunyarn, Unlayed Yarns, Ham mocks and Canvas in pieces, Oakum, Hemp Toppings, Tyers and Rakings, Cast Iron, &c., &c., &c. , all lying in the said Yard. Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Superintendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and Conditions of Sale may be had here and at the Yard. CONTRACT FOR BOOKS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, October 11, 1853. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord MTh Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain _and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY, Um 3d November next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat With such persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's 171c'ualling Stores at Deptford, all such BOOKS for forming a Seamen's Library on board her Majesty's ships as shall lki:11 time to time be demanded, for three years certain, and further Vfatil the expiration of three months' warning. ISilecimens of the Books and the Conditions of the Contract may r seen, and a Form of the Tender obtained, at the said Office. No ender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor L 4l 3' noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly autho rised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, ;rid bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Books," ;.*T I roust also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a ,er signed by a respons ibl e person , engag i ng t o become bound :7 1 A the person tendering, in the sum of 2001., for the due perform 'ace of the Contract. TELEGRAPH BETWEEN LONDON AND GRAVESEND. TO yr -- -- , RCIItNTR SHIPPERS, AND THE PUBLIC. COt, A ,.'" , -* of the SUBMARINE and EUROPEAN TELE G i llAr o f aariff, - S' GRAVESEND OFFICE. Great Reducton Lon- Bent fiver, nstant aneous C o mmunication between Gravesend, oL and Deal, and between G ravesend and the Co t Vie,,;;;,2f 2 0 Words from Gravesen d to London, Dover, or Deal, z ach One Shilling. p "ugltio fraction of 10 words, Sixpence. nal 10 words, or the C om „ an .age Charged for delivery for the first mile from any of stati rg ons. l raPort.; - sent from Gravesend to nearly every town of nee on the Continent and in the United Kinsdon, %tot at men on th e r i ver will bring Messages from the Ships to the She r r nie s' Office. Messages sent by boat to vessels lying off the for further particulars, apply at the Office, 45, The Terra ce o (between ) The Terrace Pier and Custom House, and c lose . 0 th . Offices :—London: 30, Cornhill; and 43, Regent-circus. Birming ,,: 104, New-street. Gravesend: 45, The Terrace. Dover : 7, Deal: 100, Beach•street. France: Paris—Rue 411 thelleu; Calais—Railway station. Belgium—Brussels: Place de lit Mormaie. G. L. PARROTT. Secretary. SiiI , WILLIAMBURNETT'SDISINFECTING FLUID.—The best Concentrated " CHLORIDE OF ZINC."— Great Reduction of Price.--The merits of this Fluid, invented by Sir W. Burnett, M.D., F.R.S., &c., &c., for the Disinfection of Sick Booms, Clothing, Linen, gr.,e, the prevention of Contagion ; the preservation of Animal Matter from Putrescence; the purification of BElgewater, Cesspools, Drains, Water Closets, &c , aro now so well known to the public as to render comment unnecessary. Sold at the Office, 18, Cannon-street, . City, London, and by Che mists, Shipping Agents, and others throughout the United Kingdom, In Imperial Quart Bottles at 2s. 6d. ; in Pints at Is. 3d. ; in Half- Tints at 9d.; and in bulk at 6s. per Gallon. CAUTION.—BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.—The only genuine Disinfecting Fluid is sealed over the cork with the inscription, " Sir Wan. Burnett's Disinfecting Fluid," and accompanied with nume rous Testimonials of the highest order, and instructions for Its use. STOCKS AT HOME AND STOCKS ABROAD. THE very uncertain state of the Money Market has given cause for serious apprehension, and report says the Australian Markets are so overstocked that shipments are taking 'dace for England and America. This is quite possible, and arises IrtOrta business founded on wrong principles. It is the worthless and unseasonable articles which will not sell; but the manufactures of MOSES and SON meet with a speedy sale at a surprisinc amount (I ,f Profit. This is in consequence of th e ir p erfect knowledge of the Australian markets, and constant advices from their largeEstablish tnent in Australia. Tice Winter Clothing now displayed at the Establishment of E. ... l ions and SON, and at its West - en d Branch, exhibits Variety, Fashion, and Superiority in numberless artistic styles of Winter Attire. The very extraordinary low prices charged for every article In Dress, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Fur s, B o o ts, and Shoes, &c., &c., Is the most favourable circumstance which could occur when money is scarce and provisions charged at a high rate. E. MosEs and Sow's Winter Stock affords the best illustration of •- ft Magnificent business conducted with a direct application to the Beason, and productive of greater advantages in quality, style, and comfort than any goods offered elsewhere. Merchants, Captains, Shippers, and Emigrants may select from the largest Wholesale Stock in the world, at E. MOSES and Sows'. The general superiority of the goods, and their being made expressly to Suit the markets and the season when they will arrive, associated With the most economical charges, deserves the immediate attention Of all classes going abroad. Ship-sailing Information, and full lists of tilts for Ladies and Gentlemen, may be had on application, or post free. CAIITION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-:lke labehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for tbvious reasons, they beg to state that they have NO CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment. 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 64 ,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506. 507. 508. New Oxford street, 1, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. -Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36 Margate. Colonial Branch, Ma bourne, Australia. I .4erchant Talton, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and S hoe ‘.. 'garters. and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. lIILPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exe hentged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned Without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the to west °Mae, from which ne abatement can be made. Tact Establishments are clOsed from sunset Friday to sunset on Ratnrdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, " The Herald of th e Seasons," containing full lists Of Prices, our system of self.measurement, facts relative to Australia, advice to emigrants, &c., may be had on application, or post-free to any Part of the kingdom. A. handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis on application. lci Pon parlo Francais. Qui si parts Italian°. Tiler erricht man DelltStC ., AQUA se habls Espanol MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND 37, MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT,the University of BEDFORD - SQ U ARE, LONDON, ' Doctor of Medicin e , an d Matriculated Member of Edinburgh, Honorary Membe r Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, e, .Ac . AY of the London Hospit al e 3f . Medical MAY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generativ e p system,resulting from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which nave o: d uced more misery i n yo u th, d egra d a tion in manhood, and Pr_ oli tare decay at a ll stages o f l if e, t h an per h aps any o ther class of die. eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experienc e In the treat ment of these diseases has proved that there are i n axis. - fence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri age's. Impotency, Lo ca l an d Constitutional Weakness, and their endless modifications owe their almost entire origin. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring, grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed Lae heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be remove d, and how the evil and its consequenc es may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure DOCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged In an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate corn- P l aints, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is free. In s e l ect i ng this department of practice, he has been amply re warded by th e great success that has attended his efforts in the treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated publ ications, assum e d f oreign names and titles, and pretended virtues or their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who have been induced t o p l ace faith in their pretensions. home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Rix till Eight. All lett ers must contain the fee of 11., and advice and medicines desirable that It Ines can be f orwarded to any initials or address. Patients wishing to consult Dr. LA'METZT hould first obtain a copy of his work on -PRE. A Medical Treatise on SE the L F Philoso SEß phy of VATION Marriage and Nervous and 'Generative Debility, ill us t rated by fifty-coloured engravings, and e es- ngeign detail the variou s di sorders resulting from secret habits and de dxcess , The Dermal of this treatise will assist in the con ect prscriri)tt,io: of their cases, a n d may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, Bro panish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piperthers __an Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Ilannay, 63, Oxford-street by Post for forty-two stamps, Cornhill ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Ha ket • or free quo% 37 Bra rost.equAlz, LoYDoN. to any address from the Autho r's resit ON THE SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languages—Fiftieth Edition. CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings and Cases. Kew Edition, enlarged to 200 pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in stamps, THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by excessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of mercury, with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, tol lowed by observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and CO.. Consulting Surgeons, 19, llerners-street, Oxford street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster row, and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; Gor eon, 14n, Leadenhall-street ; 95, Farringdo.-street ; W. Sutton, 10, Bow Church-yard; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; R Johnson., 68, Cornhill. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. PART 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in dulgence, anti their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. PART 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured EngraV. lags. Pairr IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PART V. 15 devoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also consideed, and the whole subject critically and philosophically inquired into .r THE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRI ACUM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility:lmpotence, &c., II s and 335. per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, seconder) symptons, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335, per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills. 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls per box, a certain remedy tbr gonorrhoaa, gleet, stricture, anc'. chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter. 11. A minute detail et the case is required : age, habits, and posi tion in society. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish ment only, by which the fee, if., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeon-, arc in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon don, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight; on Sunday from Eleven to One. A NEW' GRAVING DOCK AT SOUTHAMPTON. —On Thursday the foundation-stone of a new graving dock was laid in this port by A. Giles, Esq., engineer to the Southampton Dock Company. The length of the dock will be 400 feet ; and the width of the gates, 80 feet ; thereby rendering to Southampton facilities for vessel: of the largest construction. Messrs. Baker and Sons, the contractors, have engaged to complete their under taking by the Ist March in the coming year. It had been in contemplation to add to the already existing ad vantages of the town a tidal basin, in size equal in pro portion to the above-mentioned graving dock ; but as the immense capital required for the undertaking could not be raised, the project has, for a short time, been deferred. The site for the building of the new dock has, however, been laid down, and there is very little reason to pre sume otherwise than ere long the works will be proceed( d with. A GIGANTIC LOCOMOTWE.—The Emancipation Beige s ays -" The first trial of a locomotive, constructed at Seraing, to work over the steep inclines of the railway from Vienna to Trieste, has just taken place on the in clined plane of Liege. This gigantic machine, which weighs not less than 60,000 kilos., and which has ten wheels, went up the incline just mentioned with the greatest facility, having a great number of waggons attached to it. The trial was perfectly successful." Major-General Napier is very unwell, and unable lo c )ntinue his inspection of the troops in Scotland tli's week. 1a..... No. 19,050.] THE NEW NOVELS.-NOW READY. THE COLONEL By the Author of" The Perils of Fashion." " A superior 'love), which will find an extensive circle of ad Mit crs."—Globe. 2. AILIEFORL ; A Family History. By the Author of " Join Drayton." 3 vole, " A work abounding in fascination of an irresistable nature." — Observer. 3. THE NEW MUSICAL NOVEL," CHARLES AUCHESTER.' Dedicated to the Right Hon. B. Disraeli. 3 vols. " The work is full of talent. To every one who cares for music will pi eve a delightful study."—Britannia. 4. THE ROSES. By the Author of " The History of a Flirt.' 3 vols. (Just R.tady.) Hurst and Bleckett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Mar:borough-street. To be had at all the Libraries, THE ARCTIC DISCOVERIES. The ATHENJEUM of this day, October 15, contains fui part•eulars of Captain M'CLusE's DISCOVERY of the NORTH WEST PASSAGE, with an OUTLINE MAY. This Day is Published, price Is., by post Is. 6d., THE RESULTS of the CENSUS of GREAT R[UTA:N in Issl : With a Description of the Machinery and Processes emrloyal to obtain the Returns. By EDWARD CHESHIRE, Fellow of the Statistical Society, and one of the Secretaries of the S'atistical Section of the British Association. John V. Parker and Sons, 445, West Strand, London. THE READING PUBLIC is informed that superbr facilities for perusal of all tbelievr Books are afforded by the GRESLIA4 (late Holum's) PUBLIC LIBRARY, 102, CHEAPSIDE, established half a 'century. It has an average circu lation of 50,010 volumes, comprising History, ancient and modern : Travels, Live, Philosophy, Novels, &c. Subscription from one guinea upwards per annum, according to the number of volumes at a time. Book Societies and Country Libraries supplied. A Library Box gratis. - Card of tents on application to Alfred Smith, Gresham Library, 102, Cheapside. THE RUSSIAN QUESTION.--- See "THE PRESS" of this day, Saturday. Also, for Articles on the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Manchester ; the Peace Congress at Edinburgh ; Cuba and the Slave Trade ; Arctic Discovery; the Russian Statement of the Eastern Question; the (Unanimous) Cabinet; the Conference Blundered; the Radical Historian; Verses by a Member of the Peace Conference ; Reviews of Eesmeli, or the Doom of Turkey ; Tucker's Memorials of Indian Government; Countess D'Orsay's Clouded Happiness ; Donaldson's Hebrew Grammar ; Kingston's " Blue Jackets ; Religious Aspect of the War in China; Irish Quarterly; Soyer's Pantropheou ; Sarah Coleridge's Pretty Lessons in. Verse ; Foreign Literature and Art, &c. ; Midsummer Night's Dream at Sadler's Wells ; Novelties at Drury-lane and the Adelphi ; with all the News of the Week. "THE PRESS" is published every Saturday, at the Office, No. 110, Strand, price td. May be had of all newsmen, and at the railway stations. Money orders to be made payable to Mr. Alfred lye. VAST INDIA CADETS receiving APPOINT '. '4 MENTS, on application to Messrs. CHRISTIAN, will be fur- fished with ESTIMATES, giving the entire cost of an outfit, with quantities required for the routs, via Egypt or the Cape.—Christian and Rathhone, Manufacturing Outfitters, 11, Wigmore-street. Parties waited upon with samples within one hundred miles of Lon don, ii required. IMPORTANT TO HOUSEWIVES. No MORE DRESSES, &C., DESTROYED IN THE WASHING. CREWS'S RINSING LIQUID, for fixing the ‘.../ Colours in all kinds of Fsbrics.—The clear starching of Laces and Muslins is rendered far more beautiful by its application—simple in its application—very Inexpeasive. TWENTY DROPS sufficient fur ONE GALLON of Water. Sold by all Chemists and Oilmen, at 6d. and 9d. per bottle, Agents—Drew, Heyward, as Barron, Bush-lane, Cannon-street. Manufactured at Commercial Wharf, Mile-end, London. ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE, in Casks of 18 Gal lons, 305.; and in ful: sized Bottles, Imperial Measure only, •,), which the Public gain one-third-- Quarts.. ... .............. ..... ....... Bs. per dozen. Half-pints ......... ~.......... Supplied, in the highest state of perfection, by HAItRINGTON PARKER, BEER MERCHANT, 5}6, GEORGE REEVES, 3,4, and 5, POPE'S HEAD ALLEY, 19, CORNIIILL, LONDON, (nearly opposite the South Entrance to the Royal Exchange), being determined to supply tte Public with the very best WINES and SPIRITS, at the lowest remunerating prices, begs to submit the fol lowing list for their consideration:— WINES. Good Draught Ports and Sherries .. • • .• • . .• • • 245. per dozen. Superior ditto (second to none) • . 325. per dozen. Very fine Old Crusted Port, 4 years in Bottle .• 925. per dozen. Fine Old Sherry, Pale or Brown ..... 425. per dozen. SPIRITS. Gin of the finest Quality, 9s. Gd., 10s. Bd., aad 12s. per gallon. Fine Old Jamaica Rums, 10s. 8d„ 125., and 16s. per gallon. Glenlivet and Campbelton Whiskies, imported direct, 5 years old, and 5 over proof, 20s. per gallon. G. It. having purchased, previous to the rise, 50 Hogsheads of Nfartell's Pale and Brown Brandies, 4 and 5 years old, feels disposed to offer them at the Original Prices, taking no advantage of the 3s. advance in the markets. Finest Pale Champagne Brandy • • .... •• . • •• • 28s. per gallon. Coloured ditto ............ 265. per gallon. Hampers charged Is. per dozen, and bottles 2s. per dozen. RENUTTANCES in all cases to be made in advance, by Post office Ofder, or by - Chequapershia.ortLondon— . pAiNs in the BACK, GRAVEL, LUMBAGO, RHEUMATISM, GOUT, INDIGESTION, FLATULENCY, NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITY, &c.—Dr. DE ;ZOOS' COMPOUND RENAL PILLS, as their name Renal (or the Kidneys) indicates, are a most safe and efficacious remedy for the above dangerous corn- Plaints, discharges of any kind, retention of the urine, and diseases of the kidneys, bladder, and urinary organs generally. For depression °' spirits, incapacity for society, study, or business, confusion, giddi ness, drowsiness, nervousness, and insanity itself, when arising from or combined with urinary diseases, they are unequalled. Price ls. , 25. 9d., 4s. 6d., l le., and 335. per Box, through all Medicine , Vendors, or sent (free) on receipt of the amount in postage stamps, 'Y Dr. De Roos, 35, Ely-place, Holborn, London. At home for con sultation daily from I 1 till 1, and 5 till 8, Sunday excepted. Advice and Medicines, 41. JOZEAU'S COPAHINE-MEGE, or Saccharatt, A.PSITLES, approved by the French College of Physicians, and successfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and a cknowledged by them to be the best remedy for the cure of Gonorrolicea, Gleet, and Leucorrhceal Discharges, on an average of six days (see " Lancet " of 6th Nov., 1852, an extract from which will be forwarded immediately on application).—Prepared and sold by G. Jorean, sole French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London ; and Jozeau, Phannacien, 161, line Montmartre, Paris ; at Liverpool, M. Clay and Abraham, chemists, Bold-street ; and the principal chemists of France, England, and the Colonies. Price of bottle of 100 capsules, 4s. 6d.; 50 do., 2s. 9d. with direetions, and stamp with the name of Gabriel Jozeau printed ' thereon. SECOND EDITION.—WITH ADDITIONS. Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d. ON TRITE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers frora Debility of the •enerative System, or Sexual Hypochondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Pickford 's known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nos-meth' al reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his sower to correct." —London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851. The tribe of Quiet Syma thlsers,!and • yl edical Friend s,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book eould find its way into the hands of those who gaffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering 01 Mody and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money.— .. This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat .therefore, unlit upon a more rationalmaneddicpahlycsliorlcoulgiacral, Junehsbs. likely to do much good. " — Medical 16. 1 1 t 8 i 5 5 2 ' Bondon : H. 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THE OVERLAND MAIL. the rate is consequently 14s. per mile, or more than double the contract rate of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, which only amounts to Gs. 2d. a mile. There is no regular semi-monthly mail from Bombay to Suez, but, for their own conveni ence, the Indian Government usually find it neces sary to dispatch one of their own steamers or sail ing vessels, and sometimes a collier or native pil grim-ship, to meet the Madras aad Calcutta semi monthly half-way at Aden. It will be remembered Ithat a native craft engaged for this purpose found ered, with all the Bombay mails and nearly 200 passengers on board her, about 6 weeks ago. The accommodation afforded by the East India , Company's steamers to passengers is very dear, very limited, and of the most inferior description ; the charge per 100 miies for a first-class passenger is much greater than that of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and I speak from personal ex perience, and without the slightest exaggeration, in stating that the accommodation afforded to a first-class passenger on board the East India Com pany's steamer is as inferior to that of the Penin- INDIA. We have received by express, in anticipation of the Overland Mail, files of papers from Bombay to the 12th of September, and Hong Kong to the 24th of August. The accounts from Burmah are most unsatisfac tory—the famine, though abating, is still very severely felt ; the troops are sickly and disgusted, and the country everywhere out of sight of our posts is literally possessed by large bands of robbers, who, there is too much reason to believe, are insti gated by the Government of Ava, with the object of laying waste our new territory, and compelling its inhabitants to emigrate into Burmah Proper. As nearly all the intelligence we receive from Burmah consists of letters from the military officers quartered there, some allowance must of course be made for the colouring which it naturally acquires from the circumstances in which the writers are placed. Troops occupying a newly-acquired terri tory within the tropics are always at first extremely unhealthy and uncomfortable ; such was the case when Scinde was first occupied by our troops, and sular and Oriental Company's as the interior of a third-class railway carriage is to that of a first class ; and I am sure that all who have ever passed from the dingy cribs of an Indian navy steamer to the splendid saloons and comfortable cabins of the great floating hotels of the latter company vill not consider the comparison at all overdrawn. When Lord Dalhousie came out to India the Moozuffer, the largest and best of the East India Company's steamers, was sent to Suez to meet him; but the accommodation was S 4 ,inferior that his lordship made a formal complaint to the Bombay Government on the subject, stating, among other little matters, that the vessel was not furnished with sheets and bedding, and that he should have been obliged to go without either had not the Pen insular and Oriental Company's agent at Suez kindly lent him some. The accommodation is so limited that there aro seldom cabins enough for more than half of the first-class passengers, and the remainder have to sleep on deck. In our last dispatch we believe we alluded to the Governor-General's minute to the Court of Direc tors in reference to the construction of railways in India. It is now known to be a most comprehen sive recommendation, and before many years it is to be hoped we shall have the Great Dalhousie Trunk line from Calcutta to Peshawur. Lord Dal housie is at the present moment engaged in having estimates drawn up for bringing the Hooghly at Calcutta. The river h e re is twice fis broad as the Thames at Hungerfora-bridge ; but here the great engineering difficulty would be tle foundations. How this obstacle would be surmounted it remains to be seen. The nature of the subsoil in Calcutta is so much of the quicksand character that it would not carry the piers of a bridge. A false foundation would have to be constructed, and it now remains to be seen whether it is possible. Should it prove so, there is every probability that the Governor- General will advise the Court of Directors to carry out the work. If it should be undertaken, it will be a great monument to the Dalhousie administra tion. the same thing is happening over again inßiirma - h. The most healthy sites for barracks have not yet been discovered, officers and men are badly housed and ill-fed, and the exposure and hardships they have undergone begin to tell when once the stimu lus of active service is withdrawn. They are separated from their families, harassed, perhaps, by a guerilla warfare, and deprived of many comforts which, though they might be considered luxuries in England, are here almost the necessaries of life to a European. Yet, after making all possible allowances for the animus of our military corre spondents in Burmah, it must be admitted that the state of the country is as unsatisfactory as well can be. The Rangoon correspondent of the Hurkaru writes as follows : "The entire country actually swarms with hordes of dacoits, who stop at no atrocity or cruelty in carrying on their trade. Their hands are against every man, and they scruple little about accompanying their outrages with murder ; in fact, I think their taste lies that way. The country is now in a most deplorable state, and insurrections and troubles may be looked for in plenty for an incalculable time to come, fomented and aided, possibly, by Ava influ ence and support. An officer at Shew-a-tong writes to the same paper, that the officers are sickened with ennui, and the `hope deferred' of getting out of this terrible place ; and the men, poor fellows, take to drinking, in the hope of drowningtheir despondency, and sink into disease. It is a dreadful position altogether, and, so far from any prospect of improvement, matters are daily growing worse and worse ; the means of civilised life are deoreas nig- or disappearing altogether, and there is nothing left for the province but to starve or turn dacoits. They are here actually dying of hunger at our doors, although the officers of the 80th have, with true British feeling, a daily meal cooked out of their scanty resources for about 200 Burmese." The two following extracts are from the Eng lishman's correspondence : " IRRAWADDY, AUG. 17.—'Tis true we have peace in a way, but the question is, how long will it last ? An Armenian, who has just returned from Ava, in forms me that the people there are organising a very large army, and intend attacking us as soon as the rains are over. Sir John Cheape had received the same information, and puts some faith in it, for a vessel was , 4ent down to a place called Shonedoung, eight miles below Prome, to bring up the 18th Royal Irish, so as to be prepared in case of an attack. The river is in a dreadful state ; no boat can move without being at tacked by dacoits. A very large town, called Kaing gaing, was attacked the other day, and the consequence was, they were obliged to send down four companies of the 67th Regiment of Native Infantry to protect the place. Trade in Calcutta has been a little affected by the uncertainties of the Russian affair, but nothing material. No one here at all anticipates war, but long before this reaches you we have no doubt peace will be secured. - We have lately lost the oldest European inhabi tant in India, Mr. Blaquiere, who was formerly in terpreter of the Supreme Court, and afterwards made a Calcutta magistrate. In his early days he was intimate with Sir William Jones, and remem bered Warren Hastings and Sir Philip Francis. He has died without leaving papers or records of any value. His knowledge of Calcutta, had it been committed to paper, would have been invalu able. "By the by, Meatoon has been to Ava, and was re ceived, we are told, very graciously. He has left the capital with about 4,000 men and lots of money to make an attack on us. We only pray that we may be more fortunate than at Donabew, where we last crossed swords with him. General Godwin has taken his departure for Um ballah. He was feasted by all the members of council, and other grandees in Calcutta. At the farewell dinner given to him at Rangoon, and in his final order to the army on surrendering his command, he showed plainly enough that the attacks which have been made upon him by the press were most unmerited. General Godwin, it is now well known, was ready and anxious to advance to Ava, and had prepared the commissariat, and thrown pontoons across the streapaA,above Promo, with the intention of doing so ; Nit immediately on this becoming known to the orernor-General he was stopped in the most peremptory manner. " RANGOON, AUG. 25.—50 the peace of Burmah, so lately and so loudly proclaimed, has been already on the eve of a rupture, and Prome has been kept on the qui vive by an expected invasion of the Burmese. It seems that our old enemy Meatoon is back in his former quarters, and in connexion with other chiefs has actually h6.or or;;lnising a farce to fall, in the first place, upon those who have sent in thcir allogianoo to the British Government, while from Ava a large body of Bur mese soldiers were to make a simultaneous attack on the different British posts. Immediately this came to the knowledge of Captain Latter, he wished to obtain a flying column, and surprise Meatoon before he could expect, or be prepared for his appearance ; but Captain Phayre opposed the plan, and set his face against any expedi tion, unless Sir John Cheape could spare troops to gar rison the place, on its falling into the hands of the British. We believe the general declined to divide his troops further, and for the present the raid has been abandoned, though Meatoon is closely watched. The general opinion seems to be, that the expedition would have proved fruitless, and, as Captain Latter was to have taken with him the whole of the elephants, a re verse would possibly have left the General without the power of moving from Prome, in the event of any urgency calling for his services in other quarters. How ever, the General deemed it necessary to strengthen Promo, and orders were immediately dispatched to Shoendoung, recalling her Majesty's 18th, which em barked at once on board a steamer dispatched for that purpose, the flat being left behind to bring up the hos pital and military stores." It is stated in the Hurkaru that the robber chief stockaded near Prome, and whom it was proposed to dislodge, is not Meatoon, but another of the same class. The following is the Friend of India's account of the present state of our new provinces, and it must be remembered that this paper has all along taken a more favourable view than any other Of the value of the acquisition of Pegu, which it de scribes as a province twice as large as Holland, and much more fertile than Bengal. The distress has, however, been most severe, and particularly in our own provinces. In some districts the entire popu lation has been living for weeks upon the roots found in the jungles, and the loss of life, though it may have been exaggerated by native rumour, has still been considerable. The early harvest, however, commences about the beginning of Octo ber, and the sufferings of the lowest class will then be at an end. One great source of distress remains almost unabated. From Hemzada to Meaday the coun try swarms with dacoits. . The whole predatory population of Burmah Proper appears to haVe emptied itself into our territories, and it is as serted that the leaders are working upon a regular system dictated from Ava. Their plan is to lay waste the country, and harass the population until they cross the 'boundary, and. leave Northern Pegu an uninhabited and im pervious jungle. It is said, in proof of this statement, that there are no gangs above Meaday, and that the inhabitants of Northern Burmah enjoy perfect security from their depredations. The fact, even if correct, is of little importance, Whether the dacoith are favoured by the Court, or are act ing on their own responsibility, they are equally the enemies of society. They must be exterminated, and this fact furnishes the best excuse for the seve rity with which they are at present hunted down. The belief that no solid peace can be obtained with the Burmese except under the walls of Ava is again gaining ground, but, if another campaign should prove inevitable, it is to be hoped that Gene ral Godwin will not be again placed at the head of the army of Burmah. Sir J o h n Ch eane i s spo k en of as belonging to the same school as General God win ; but General Steele has the character of being a very able general, and one who thoroughly under stands the importance of go-ahead tactics when dealing with an Asiatic enemy. The prevailing topic at Bombay during the last fortnight has been the disgraceful and increasing inefficiency of our postal arrangements with Europe. T yisedbrifreoflm Suez to the oth er p res id enc i es o f briefly as follows : —Th e E ng li s h ma il s are heco case conveyed Calcutta, and Madras at a cer t a i n spec ifi e d speed by. the Peninsular and Oriental Company, in conside ration of an annual payment from the Imperial Treasury amounting to 6s. 2d. for each mile tra versed. The East India Company prevented the conveyance of the Suez and Bombay mails being included in the same contract, with the object of retaining that line in their own hands, in order that the payment made? by the Imperial Treasury for the performance of the mail duties might help to defray the expenses of the Indian navy. In his evidence before a select committee of the House of Commons in 1851, Mr. Melvill, the secre tary to the Court of Directors, admitted that in re taining the Bombay line in their own hands the East India Company were bound to do the work as cheaply and as efficiently as it could be done by other parties ; yet, notwithstanding this admission of Mr. Melvill, the work is not done one half so cheaply or so efficiently by . the Indian navy as it is performed by the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany. First, as regarding cheapness, the Imperial Trea sury pay annually to the East India Company 50,0001. for the conveyance of the direct monthly mail between Bombay and Suez ; the distance an nually traversed in this service is 71,000 miles, and ~~ GENERAL SUMMARY. ( From the Overland Bombay Times of Sept. 12.) Since the date of our last summary (August 30) nothing very important has occurred. We are in receipt of intelligence from Burmah up to the 17th ult., and are happy to state that the distress of the peasantry consequent on the scarcity of provisions had been considerably alleviated by the large quan tities of rice imported to Rangoon by Government and by the British merchants of Bengal. Not withstanding the state of starvation the poor Bur mese were in, the 'Mahomedan and Hindoo traders at Rangoon endeavoured to keep up the price of provisionaby combination ; but they were obliged to abandon the attempt, as they were undersold by the British merchants. Some fears are entertained that the Burmese are about again to prove trou blesome. It has been reported to Sir John Cheape that the Court at Ava have organised a large force to attack us after the rains, and he has ordered the 18th Royal' Irish' from Sheonedoung to Prome in consequence. It is also said that Meah Toon, the great Dacoit chief, who at one time gave us trouble at Donabew, is about again to pay us a visit, and that by a supply of money received from Ava, whither he had gone to pay his devoirs to the monarch, he has succeeded in levying a force of 4,000 men. The entire portion of the country we possess is a prey to Dacoits, the robber tribes of Burmah Proper having entered it en masse. We regret to announce the wreck in the Burmese waters of the barque Isabella, bound from Akyab to Falmouth, and the loss of her chief mate and one seamen, who perished on their way to Amherst for a pilot, the boat in which they were embarked having capsized in a gale of wind. The barque had sprung a leak, and she has since been sold, together with her cargo (rice), for 2,600 rupees. Recent ac counts from Cawnpoor and Benares announce that the cholera, which proved so fatal during last month, had almost entirely disappeared. We learn from the North-west that Shah Jan Khan, the son of Dost Mahomed, is at war with h the Ghilzaies, at Mookur. The two envoys, A Dad Khan and Mir Dad Khan, lately dispatched to the Shah of Persia, have procee ded to Cabo ul. The result of their negotiations have n ot trans p ired . A very beautiful comet has been observed a t Lahore, and in various parts of India. It is visible in the Punjaub 10 to 12 deg. above the horizon to W. N.W. but owing to the extreme cloudiness of the weather, it cannot be discerned in these parts. The latest accounts from Bhawulpoor represent the anarchy and confusion in the country as worse than ever. The Nabob it more than a drunkard, and stops short at nothing necessary to accomplish his purposes; the honour of no female is safe in his dominions, and it is very likely that before long a revolution will take place. In the language of the I Delhi Gazette, " no one can doubt that the territory is already ripe for annexation,' but so long as it is not completely rotten, John Company will, we sup pose, forbear. The Marquis of Dalhousie is still at Calcutta. His lordship's intended visit to Pegu has been post poned until the cold weather. Though the visit will be of an official charactek, a trip to sea has been strongly recommended to Lord Dalhouse. Our own Governor and Commander-in-Chief are still in the Deccan. The report of the nomination to the residen;cy at Hyderabad (Nizam's dominions) of Mr. G. A. Bushby seems to be generally believed ; it seems strange that in the present state of the affairs of that country, a civilian should be selected for this appointment. The nomination of Col. Outram or Major Malcolm would have been more judicious ; all things considered, it appears to us that the country is rapidly approaching a crisis in whiCh the knowledge of military as well as civil duties Would not be found detrimental to its resident. One of the brothers of the Nizam had waited on Col.' Low to represent to him the poverty of his (the Nizam's) family, and the ill-usage they received at the hands of their Government, by not having their allow ances regularly paid. It is said that the resident referred the matter to the Governor-General, who has ordered him to solicit the Nizam to make over to us a portion of territory, so that we may pay his brethren out of our treasury, but no faith is to be reposed in such a report, as it is unlikely that the Governor-General should interfere in the matter to the extent he is represented to have done. We are glad to say that our anticipations of a scanty supply of water during the ensuing dry sea -1 son will not be realised. For the past ten days it has been constantly raining, and the supply of wa ter in our tanks at present leaves na room for fear. The total quantity of rain already fallen amounts to about 70 inches, which is within seven inches of a fair average, estimating from the falls experienced during the last 36 years. The state of the market is encouraging. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. FURLOUGHS GRANTED TO OFFICERS, &C. ; SINCE DEPAR TURE OF LAST MAIL. Her Majesty's Troops —Major J. C. Brook, Bth Foot ; Lieut. W. Bell, 64th Foot ; Assist.-Surg. J. Dunlop, 32d Foot ; Capt. Kelsall, 83d Foot. Bombay—Capt. E. Fitzgerald, 12th Regt. N.I. ; Capt. A. B. Rathborne, 24th, N.I. ; Capt. E. H. Simp son, 2d Light Cavalry. Madras—Lieut. A. R. Clephane, 24th Regt. N.I. ; First Lieut. W. C. F. Gosling, Artillery ; Lieut. G. Kallender, 22d ; Lieut. S. W. Lennox, 23d N.I. ; Second Lieut. R. S. Sankey, Engineers. Bengal—Capt. F. Johnston, 62d Regt. N.I. (Austra lia and New Zealand) ; Lieut. J. V. V. M'Dowell, 2d Light Cavalry ; Assist.-Surg. H. H. M`Pherson ; Second Lieut. D. J. Welsh, Artillery (Australia). DEATHS. Lieut. C. W. Barr, 20th N. 1., Superintendent of Police at Surat, Aug. 13. Second Lieut. J. F. Wing, Ist Madras Fusiliers, at Rangoon, July 21. Lieut. J. P. Quill, her Majesty's 52d Foot, at Cal cutta, Aug. 25. Sir James Thompson, K.C.8., Physician General, Bengal Army, of apoplexy, at Calcutta, Aug. 25. Capt. G. K. Tell, Bombay Invalids, in Europe, July 22. CHINA. PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION. HONG-KONG, AUGUST 23.—At the date of the dispatch of the last steamer, we were in a per plexity anent the rebels and rebellion, owing to the non-arrival of the usual steamer from Shanghai, which vessel reached here on the 13th inst. with late advices from the northward. So far as the progress of the Nankin insurgents are concerned, the late arrival adds little to our information, and the best informed parties at Shanghai write, that no reliable information had reached that city be yond the fact that considerable bodies of the in surgents had quitted Nankin ; their movements were matter of mere conjecture, but it was undis puted that they were in high spirits, in full pos session of Nankin, and had strongly fortified that position. It is certain, however, that the main army of the insurgentS has advanced northwards towards Pekin, and the imperial Gazette admits that it has defeated the Tartar troops from Man chooria, which were encountered a short distance from Nankin. It was very generally rumoured that the insurgents would not be able to meet the northern Tartars, but there appears to be little doubt that they have defeated them, and advanced so rapidly northward that the accounts are vague. It is rumoured, and very generally believed, that Pekin has been taken. The accounts received on this subject are not only vague but conflicting. Souse letters received from Shanghai state that ac counts had reached from Pekin of the arrival at that place, so long ago as the 13th June, of the first division of the Mongolian or Northern Tartar army, and that the grand struggle for the mastery of Pekin had not commenced. Another fortnight will probably place the matter beyond all doubt. It Pekin had not fallen at the date of the last re ceived advices there can scarcely be a doubt enter tained that the meeting of the insurgent and Mon golian forces near Pekin will determine the fate of this vast empire, by either the repulse and de struction of the insurgents, or their triumph over the imperial army. As far as we are correctly informed, it is certain that the insurgents have not lost ground ; on the contrary, they are acquiring constant accesions, and town after town submits to the sway of the rival . dynasty. Since th e d a t e o f my l ast letter reliable inforination had reached Shanghai of the fall of Kai-foong and Foong-yang, the former being the capital of the Honan province, and the latter the capital of the Ganwhy province. It is stated that they possess undisputed sway over the country near the Poyang Lake, in Kiangsi, and thus command the control over the whole tea districts. It is not expected, however, that any interruption will be offered to the cultivation or exportation of teas. From Amoy, late but very unsatisfactory ac counts have been received, and there appears to be little hope entertained of any change for the better or the re-establishment of trade. The rebels still 'remain in possession-of the-island, And keep up,fre quent skirmishes with the Imperial forces ; but these latter do not evince any disposition to deter mine hostilities by hard fighting. In the mean time the rebels receive daily accessions to their numbers by square-rigged vessels and junks from Singapore and Penang, with supplies of money and ammunition, and thus threaten a very protracted and desultory warfare. Canton remains quiet, but there are indications of uneasiness, and the greatest precautions are taken by the Mandarins to prevent surprise ; but, should Pekin fall, it will no doubt be a signal for an immediate rise and outbreak, which must put a stop to trade for some ti me . Th e E m p eror , it is said, has called upon the Mongol Princes to assist him, and they have promised troops to meet the rebels. At Foochow all was pretty quiet on the 4th inst., owing to the stringent measures adopted by the authorities. As we had expected, Admiral Pellew left the harbour on the 9th inst. in search of the pirates on the west coast, who, no doubt, had warning of his movements. He took and destroyed 12 boats, with about 50 guns, and released six trading junks. The main body of the piratical fleet had dispersed into their fastnesses, and the squadron returned to the harbour on the 17th. We hear the pirates havelagain appeared, and a division of 15 junks is on the east coast. We have had this month unusual and disastrous floods at Canton. Great injury has been done to the paddy fields and rice in store. Prices have advanced considerably, and in some districts the public granaries had been thrown open. Imports remain very depressed both at Canton and Shanghai. At the latter place barter transactions are reported of Bilb. cloths, at $1 10c. At Can ton a large native establishment in the cotton yarn trade has just failed. The transactions in exports have been large, and at advancing rates. The export of tea shows an increase on last year to the same time of about 4,000,0001 b., all from Can ton. The shipments of silk from Shanghai amount to about 8,000 bales, against 10,400 bales last year. Exchange has advanced. Six months' bill on London here are quoted ss. 9 d. ; at Shanghai, Mone yjust ia continues brought exces s ively e o s n i only e a l y small scar scarce, and t7hse. 2d.steam e r of bullion. amount The Americans have requested Commodore Perry to have a vessel stationed at Canton or Whampoa. Her Majesty's ship Spartan has proceeded to Shanghai, and is to call at Amoy. The health of the troops continues satisfactory. In harbour, her Majesty's ship Winchester, the steamer Styx, the brig Rapid, the United States' sloop Vandalia. At Whampoa, her Majesty's brig Lily, the United States steamer Mississippi. At Macao, the United States' steamer Susquehannah, the French frigate Capricieuse, and the steamer Cassini. At Amoy, her Majesty's steamer Rattler. At Shanghai, her Majesty's steamers Hermes and Salamander, and the United States' sloop Saratoga. Our latest dates are from England, July 8 ; Cal cutta, July 16 ; Bombay, July 31 ; Si ngapore, August 15 ; Manilla, July 11 ; Sydney, June 16 ; Melbourne, June 14 ; Shanghai, August 7. Our l e tt ers of yesterday from Canton mention that the commander of the Imperial troops at the Meiliu Pass had sent to Canton for assistance and instructions how to act, as the rebels were march ing on the pass. We have nothing more to add to the details of the Arratoon Apcar tragedy, and the only way in which we can account for the atrocity is by ascrib ing the acis to a horrible spirit of Thuagism, which we believe to exist in China in as great a degree as ever it was heard of in British India. Under the Tartar government this spirit has been fostered and encouraged. The Tai-wan-foo, Hwang-chu-kee, Wongmakok, and Barrier tragedies acre particular instances in which the principal Thugs have been largely rewarded for their deeds ; and it will in no way surprise us to learn that Apoon Aping and the 11 others at some early date become trusted man darins in the pay of the Tartar usurper. (The pa triots would not have anything to do with such wretches, we are sure.) The health of the troops in garrison at Hong- Kong continues much the same as reported at the departure of the last mail. There have been two deaths—a soldier of the artillery, from consump tion ; and a private of the 59th, from chronicdy sentery. The following was the number of sick 20 Gun Lascars, 2. u • the several hospitals :—Ordnance, 10 ; 59th Regi ment, 57 ; Ceylon Rifles, , Total, 89. Between seven and eight o'clock on Sunday even ing passengers on board the H. and C. Company's Hong-Kong, en route to Hong - . Bong, steam-sHong-.Bong, Whampoa and Secondßar, observ e d - a wl be ien au b t e if t u w l between n niet setting in the west, exhibiting, through a large telescope a very brilliant body, equalling in size that of a star of the first magni tude ; the tail of which running perpendicularly upwards, extended over the whole diameter of the field of the glass. Instruments were not at hand to take correct observations ; but, at 7.45 p.m. a line produced from the pointers in the constellation Great Bear for a length about one-fourth beyond what the extent would be from the northern pointer to the tail of the Bear, and touching the horizon, had the comet above it at an altitude of about 10 deg., and mid-distant between the south ern pointer and the setting planet. The comet continued visible until 8.10 p.m. then, at about 5 deg. above the horizon, it was as much above the indicated line (so slowly was it setting) as it before was seen to be above it. [The comet was again visible in Hong Kong last evening, almost directly after the sun set, in much the same position as mentioned above.] The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Malta, Captain Potts, ar rived with the English mail of the Bth ult. about 2 a.m., yesterday, August 21, bringing 1379 chests of Malwa opium, and 184 boxes of specie (110 . of them being from England of bar silver and English coin). Since leaving Singapore the Malta has had fine clear weathe r , with a light moonsoon all up the China Sea, and has signalised three vessels at good distances off; one of which ;was the Roman Emperor, another the Cossipore, and the third sup posed to be the Acasta. The Red Rover, from Calcutta, had not arr i ve d at Singapore when the Malta arrived. The Erin reached Singapore on the 14th inst. JAPAN. THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION. Commodore Perry's squadron, to which public attention has been directed for some two years past, has returned from Japan. The following particulars of the expedition are extracted from the China Mail:— " The squadron, consisting of the steam frigates Sus quehanna and Mississippi, and the sloops - of - war Ply mouth and Sa ra t oga , sailed from the harbour of Napa kiang, in Lo oc h oo , on t h e 2d o f J u ly. On the morning of th Bth they made Cape Idzu, near the southern en trance of the Bay of Yedo, and sailing directly up the bay, anchored in the afternoon off the town of Uraga, more than a mile beyond the former anchorage of the Morrison and Columbus. The appearance of the steamers —the first ever seen in Japanese waters—with the other vessels in tow, moving with all sails furled, at the rate of nine or ten knots an hour, appeared to produce con siderable sensation among the Japanese, and all the trading junks, with which the bay was crowded, care fully kept out of their way. " As the vessels were coming to anchor, two shells or rockets were fired into the air from a battery about a mile distant, but apparently as a signal, and not a token of hostility. Several government boats immediately came off, and endeavoured to put on board the vessels the usual notification to foreigners, warning them to de part. They were not received, however, and the Deputy Governor of Uraga, who was the only person allowed to came on board, was notified that if the Japanese autho rities endeavoured to surround the ships with the usual cordon of boats, it would lead to very serious conse quences. A few boats, nevertheless, lingered around the Susquehanna, but the sight of some warlike prepa rations satisfied them that Commodore Perry was in earnest, and they quickly retired. During the stay of the squadron in the hay, it was never afterwards visited by any boats, except those conveying the officials, through whom the negotiations were carried. The next morning, Yezaitnon, the Governor of Uraga, and a nobleman of the third rank, came off, and after ascer taining the object of his visit, asked for time to dispatch an express to Yedo in order to obtain instructions how to act. During the three days which elapsed before the answer arrived, the Mississippi made a trip about ten miles further up the bay, finding everywhere deep sound ings. Beyond the promontory of Uraga, a point which no foreign vessel had passed before, she discovered a large and beautiful bight which was perfectly land locked, and offered the most secure and commodious an chorage. "On Tuesday, the 12th, an answer arrived from Yedo, stating that the Emperor had appointed an officer of the highest rank to proceed to Uraga, and re ceive the letter of the President of the United States ; and satisfactory proofs having been given to Commodore Perry, that this appointment came directly from the Imperial Government, it was arranged that the inter view should take place on the morning of the 14th. " The Jppanese selected the small town of Gori-hama, about three miles south of Uraga, for the interview. On the morning of the 14th, the Susquehanna and Mis sissippi took up a position off the town, and lay with their broadsides to the shores. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of Uraga, with the Commandant of the Military Forces, came off to accompany the com modore to the landing place. Three houses had been erected by the Japanese, one of which was prepared for the interview, while the other two were apparently in tended for the accommodation of the Princes who had come from Yedo to receive the letter. The officers and men who accompanied Commodore Perry amounted to about four hundred, while the force of the Japanese was variously estimated at from five to seven thousand. Their foremost files extended around the head of the bight, for the distance of nearly a mile, and with their number of scarlet pennons, and banners of various devices, presented a novel and beautiful show. The commodore was escorted with the American colours flying, and the band playing the national 'Hail, Columbia,' to the house of reception. Here he was re ceived by the Prince of Idzu, first councillor of the Emperor, who was accompanied by the Prince of Iwami. The letter of the President, and Commodore Perry's letters of credence were formally delivered, and an official receipt given in return by the two Princes. The interview then terminated, as the latter were not empowered to enter into any negotifr to g negotiations. Th v e e heCotrn modore stated, however, that, in r_ Japanese Government ample time for deliberation, l he would depart in three or four days , an d return in a few months to receive the reply. " The Governor and Deputy-Governor of Uraga, with the interpreters and attendants, after the interview, were treated to a trip in the Susquehanna, where they wit nessed for the first time the performance of the steam engine. The officers of the two vessels speak with admiration of the beauty of the shores, and the rich cul tivation and luxuriant vegetation which they everywhere witnessed. The natives with whom they came in con tact were friendly in their demeanour, and the Governor of Uraga is spoken of as a model of refinement and good breeding. " Notwithstanding the repeated concessions which the Japanese made to the demands of Commodore Perry, they are said to have been very cordial and friendly in their intercourse, and to have taken their final leave with a show of real regret. "The squadron sailed from the Bay of Yedo, on the 17th, and after encountering a severe gale during the 21st and 22d, arrived in Noochoo on the 25th July, and the two steam-frigates returned to Hong Kong on the evening of the 7th August." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. (From the Bombay Times.) REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM THE 29TH OF AUGUST TO THE 11TH OF SEP TEMBER, 1853. Since our last report most descriptions of Govern ment securities have fallen in price, and we quote ac cordingly considerable sales of all descriptions at the re duced rates. The greatest depression has been in 5 per cent, pape r , w hi c h h as b een so ld to some extent at 1031 to 1031 per cent. In Bank Shares there has been little doing, except in Bank of Bombay Stock, which has advanced to 38 per cent. premium. Money continuer abundant in all quarters. Bullion and Mexican dol lars have sold freely for the China market at advanced rates. Since the date of our last market report there has been a considerable tall of rain, which continues at intervals, and thus all our former fears as to the harvest are quieted, and we have every reason to anticipate gdod crops of grain and cotton ; the last reports from Broach estimating that the production of cotton in those 0 districts, if nothing usual happens in the meantime to damage the growing crops, will be from 30 to 40 per cent. greater during this than the last season. In piece goods there has been a fair a mountof .o b u u s s. y being busi ness done, without, however, the brisknes r s g pre ey v 1 r noticed,-the most active inquiry fo mada pollams and jaconets, which command e nhanced prices, Turkey red, while yarns are rather dull, excepting whichis very saleable. Metals also demand more atten tion, the imports being very small. Grey shirtings, 3 511 b. to silb. -Sin ce th e trap_ spired. of our last reportBby4o, but feW sales of these ha ve spired. The quantity in the T handshe value we l ast quoted of now supposed thedeal ers is cillw supposed to be very small. remains unaltered, and there seemed every probabilit y of its being steadily m aintained for the present. For 61b. the inquiry remains steady as before, at 3 12-16. The h i g h er qualities likewise continue to maintain their value in the market, although we have not many sales to report. 45-inch goods are in fair inquiry at former rates, the higher qualities have `lightly declined in value. Metals generally have improved in value. Qopper has a dvanced lr. to 2r. per cwt., sheating and braziers' being now worth 62r. to 624 r. ; bottoms, 63r. ; bolt, 60r. ; tiles, 554 r. to 56r. ; South American slabs, MS% ; spelter is now worth 12Ir. to 13r. Lead-pig, Hr. ; sheet, 12r. to 13r. Tin plates, 13r. to 131 r. per box. Iron -English b ars, 35r. to 36r. ; Swedish bars, 49r. to 50r. ; square nail rod, 34r. to 35r. ; round nail rod, 45r. per candy ; sheet iron, 7r. to 74r. ; hoop iron, 6r. to 7r. per cwt. ; steel, in tubs, 12r. ; in faggots, 9r. to 10r. per cwt. Cochineal is held in heavy stock, but a sale of 20,0001 b. of it is reported, at ir. 14a. per lb. 1 Cotton—Few transactions have taken place since the k arrival of the last mail from England, as the dealers have ..-- , - - , - ---- -- , - 2'7 ze_,l )--,---j-- - - ' , /,' . 4 c r , /re,,,.. --t r PRICE SD• )ted their prices to a ra t e w hi c h i ffi /nO t met by pis ch asers ; but the decline in rates oYfreights have lately given firmness to holders of cotton, which cannot now he had under 103 r. for Dhollerah, and 105 r to 106 r. per Candy for Broach and Surat, which will cost, free on board, with freight and insurance to Liverpool, 48. ogd. and 4s. 0 7-16 d. per lb. The exports since the 30th ult. are 20,745 i bales. Linseed is now out of stock ; the price asked for seed to arrive in November and December is 3 8-16 r. per cwt. Mocha coffee is to be had at 9 4-16 to 8-16 r. per maund of 411 b. Exchange on England has fluctuated. On the arrival of the last China mail on the 3d inst. a good amount of credit bills were disposed of at 2s. 1 10-16 d. per rupee; but the rate has since given way, and may now hi quoted at 2s. 1 5-16 d. to 2s. lgd. per rupee at six months' sight, with a downward tendency. Exchange on Calcutta is at 991 r. for Calcutta. 100 r. at 60 days' sight. On China no draughts are to be had at 245 r. per 100 dols. at 60 days''Sight. Freights—Eight days ago scarcely any tonnage was to be had to Liverpool at 3/. ss. to 3/. 10s. per ton ; since which time ,many vessels have arrived and little cotton is offering: Rates have now declined to 2/. 15s. to 21. 17s. 6d. per ton ; to London there is no vessel on the berth, but a few ships are required to load on the coast. To China there is little doing, and vessels loading can with difficulty get 12r. per candy. .N MARKET REPORT. --- HONG KONG, AUG. 22. Our import market continues in a very depressed state, and, besides the causes previously affecting it, latterly heavy floods have further interrupted trade. Cotton is lower. Bombay, sto 6 taels ; Bengal, 4.8 to 5.8 taels ; Madras, 5.4 to 6.4 taels. Sales only 10,000 bales. Stock, 100,000 bales, against 150,000 bales last year. Cotton yarn has declined. No. 16.24 $l7l to sl9i ; No. 25.32, $2O to $224 ; No. 38.42, $23 to $25. Longeloths—The low rates induced a speculative de mand, and about 47,000 pieces were taken. The stock, however, is heavy. Quotations are—greys, $1 20c. to $2 20c. ; whites, $1 45c. to $2 60c. Woollens—Spanish stripes, assorted, 70c. to 90c. ; long ells, for an assortment, $5 70c. to $6 10c. ; scarlet, $5 10c. to $6 10c. ; camlets, English, $l5 to $lB4 ; Dutch, $l9 to $2l. Metals—lron has again declined. Nail rod, $2 20c. to $2, 40c. ; bar, square, $1 70e. to $1 80c. ; flat, $1 70e. to $1 80c. ; round, $2 to $3 90c. Tin plates, $5 90c. to $6 100. Turkey opium, $330. Cochineal $9O to $125. Tea—During the month large transactions have taken place in congous, and at higher prices. Late advices from Shanghai caused much activity in the market. The settlements have been about 80 chops at 18 to 30 taeli. 39 chops remain on the market, affording but a poor assortment, and for which extreme rates are asked. Of fine teas none remain. The export f rom C anton from Ist of July to lb. the 18th of August, 1853, was 10,700,000 The export from Shanghai from Ist of July to the 6th of August, 1853 12,400,000 The export from Canton from Ist of July to the 19th of August, 1852, wal 5,400,000 The export from Shanghai fromrlst of July to the 4th of August, 1852 •: . 8,400,000 Exchange on England has advanOji to ss. 9d. per dol. on India, Company's paper, .275f2,Far $lOO. Bullion—Sycee silver, 6 13.erf,pent. premium ; gold, $2l 40c. per tael. Freights to England are looking down, and quoted 3/. From Shanghai we have dates to the 7th inst. 'The reported successes of the insurgents counteracted any inclination on the part of dealers to take imports. Un usual exertions had been made to procure funds for pur chasers of silk, and a fair business had been done, but, owing to the scarcity of money, and the advance in price, the settlements of tea limited. . , Longcloths—Sales of damaged goods supplied the de mand. Cloths weighing lilb. were quoted $1 25c., but no sales of importance could be made. The imports since the Ist of January last are estimated at nearly 2,000,000 of pieces, and a stock remained of about 1,500,000 of pieces. Tea--An advance on the opening rates had taken place, ,and settlements of congou were done at 14 to 20 taels.4zAhout 43 chops had been settled fot, against 133 chops last year. There remained on the market 24 chop for which full rates were demanded. likely s Siilig con tinued to arrive, although not so freely as at r e t x o pe b c e te s d care N e, os bu l t a nd fai 2 r sUpla . ly F ort e quality h;other kinds was wa 'Tsatlee, $ 3lO to $ 315 ; No. 3, $ 2 BO to . * an d 3290 ; inferior, $250 to $265 ; Taysu am , fin e , $270 ; good, $260 to $265 ; fair, $220 to $230 ; common, foini, $230 to $270 ; th s2oo to $2lO ; yun rowns, $270 to $ 9 90 The ship ments amounted t o 2,600 bales • - . About 5,500 - were on board against 10,400 last year. ready to leave. Exchange on E ngland on India Co ' had advanced to 7a . and 7u. 2d. ; I mpany s accepted bills 335 r per $lOO. • B ullion—Syce e silver , ' ' • - $l2B 60c. ; gold, $lB4 per bar. Freights to England, 31. ngland, 3/. for tea, and 3/. 10s. for silk, but nominal. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY. Arrivals.—Aug. 30.—The Lady Harvey ; the Lord Elphinstone, foundered at sea July 17, officers and crew arrived at Copang. Sept. I.—The John George. 3. — The Duchess of Northumberland ; the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Erin, from Hong Kong the 6th, Singpore the 15th, Penang the 17th, and Gsdle the 28th of August. 4.--The Julia ' • the Jamsetjee Jejee bhoy ; the American ship Jame s L. Bogert. 6.—The Sassoon Family, from Woosung ; the Punjab, from Cal cutta July 29 ; the Senator, from Liverpool May 27, 7.—The China, from London, May 20 ; the Albert Ed ward, from Liverpool, June 2 ; the Joseph Shepherd. from Liverpool May 25. B.—The Gomilra from Ade laide July 13. 9.—Th e A mer i can s hi p D e lhi, from Bos ton May 8. ~--t-z.-z-- z . CALCUTTA. (Front the Englishman.) MONDAY, Sept. 6.—The steamer Madras arrived on the 29th ult., with London dates to the 25th of July last. The commercial intelligence generally must be looked upon as satisfactory. We have but little alteration to report as regards the coming indigo crop ; the prospects of the planters in the lloab have improved, while, on the other hand, some Bengal concerns are doing with less than was expected. The exports to date amount to 26,737 chests, containing 100,417 maunds, of which 14,832 chests have gone to Great Britain and 8,151 chests to France. Since the arrival of the mail a greater disposition to ship rice to Europe has been manifested ; Mauritius continues to draw largely on the inferior qualities. The last raw silk bund has been unusually productive ; the article re- Mains in . favour, and every parcel on arrival readily finds a purchase at full rates. Combs also command extreme prices, and can easily be placed. A. very trifling Wellness fires been dens - in sugar -for Groarßrifidn dasigg ' the past month ; the exports to , Australis treble - the quantity to Great Britain in that period. As this rising colony is assuming so important a position among the consumers of Indian produce, we shall in future give it a place in our list of exports. A considerable demand for Benares sugar has sprung up for Bombay and the ..Per sian Gulf, causing an advance in that quantity of 3 to 4 annas per maund. Buyers show less disposition to ope rate in hides for Great Britain, but an average quantity goes forward to the American market. Linseed has been in considerable demand, and the price of the article has advanced to 212 and 2 14. Rape seed has been less inquired for, but with no alteration in price. New jute has made its appearance, and a small parcel, not of the best quality, has been placed at 2 11 per maund ; the quotation is now 3r. per maund for old. In lac dye the finer marks are only asked for ; stocks, however, are decreasing, and it is reported that the raw material in the interior is dear. The stocks of shell lac are also moderate, and this circumstance, added to the American demand, tends to maintain prices. Saltpetre is less ac tive for the home market, and prices not so buoyant as they were. Safflower attracts but partial attention. Our report on cotton goods will be found to be of * more cheering character than our late ones have Wag. The market continues in a healthy state, although de liveries have been checked by the cause alluded to in our last Price Current. Importers remain very fit* and in respect to some descriptions of piece goods Are looking for better prices. Lappets are still being Aver.- done, the imports considerably exceeding the deliveries. A considerable business has been transacted in mule twist, at improved value for all numbers above 3g. German Turkey red yarn has been freely placed, at un altered prices. Orange yarn is more inquired .for than ) 1 ilte,and has been looking up during the last fevi-days. Light green is wanted for Burma'', but the darker shade of that colour neglected. influenced by better advices from the Upper Proifineet. the demand for copper has improved within thelast few . ;lap, and dealers are more disposed to enter into, :it. iron can be more easily placed. Sheet and plate liat,3 improved 2 to 3 annas per maund, and bar 1 to g annas. Importers are, however, looking for a further advance. Spelter has risen to Company's rupees 10-6 per maund. Lead is in good request, and pig is quoted ata-14 to 8-Q. Salt has declined ; 89 rupees ,to 90 rupees is, offered for stoved, and 86 to 87 for butter, but hailers prefer storing in bond to accepting these prices. The money market is kept well supplied i en, former terms of interest and discount., The share market con tinues firm. Bank of Bengal shares have been sojd at 6,150. New Oriental Life Insurance scrip isfreelyAnken at 435. In other joint stock scrip we have no change to report. Exchange for the present mail has been very steady. The bulk of transactions have been negotiated at >2-1 ; for credit, 2-1 k for document bills, at six months' eight, but a small amount was done at a higher figure. Freights have slightly improved. The quotations for London now are-31. 15s. ' saltpetre ; 3/. 17 s . 6d. t o 41., sugar ; 41., rice ; and 41. ss. to 4/. 108., oilseed. Rice to Afauriti% 2 rs. te.2 re. 2 an. per bag. CANTO' MADRAS. Arrivals.—Aug. 19. The General Screw Steam Ship* ping Company's steamer Calcutta, from Calcutta, Aug. 15. 20.—The Royal Albert, from Nelson, New Zea land, June 20 ; the Defiance, from the Mauritius, July 23 ; the Bellairs, from the Mauritius, July 22.. 21. — The Cceur de Lion, from London, May 9 ; the bride, from Port Philip, June 20 ; the Ann, f ro m London, April 6. 22.—The Magellium, from Glasgow, Apri 12, and Colombo, Aug. 16; the Amamy, from Coringa Aug. 9 ; the Flag of Truce, from London, April 2 . 23.—The Ganges, from Munsoorcottah, Aug.. 10 ; Oct.l 25 15aill la Oat. ,6 Oct. ,'6 Oct. ' o,ria Flop. r she v JO; qn" ;sae, ,s set )bei , 1 111 04