The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET IND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with excitement, but firmly, and prices of Ame ricans were Ad. per lb., and other sorts Id. per lb. dearer than on last Friday. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken for ex port and 2,000 on speculation. The Railway Share Market was quiet but steady, at about the quotations current on Monday. Trade at Man chester is quiet, in consequence of the high prices demanded. Owing to the continued advance in the value of the raw material, and therefore in that of manufactured goods, it is thought that business will be checked for some time to come. From Leeds the accounts state that the stock of cloth is limited, and the demand inactive, but prices are firmly supported. At Huddersfield an improve ment is reported in the woollen market, and P rices tend upwards. The letters from Glasgow an nounce the failure of Messrs. Begbie, Wiseman, and Co., with liabilities to the extent of 150,0001. They were general merchants and manufacturers, and it is feared that the assets will not yield a very large dividend. The Colonial Produce Markets, which opened yesterday after the Christmas holidays, present a remarkably firm and buoyant appearance. The public sales of sugar went off with great activity. Mauritius kinds have realised 6d. to ls. advance, and the finer kinds of East India ls. per cwt., while a large quantity of Madras and Penang was taken in at high prices. Coffee was ls. per cwt. dearer. Rice has been purchased at full prices, and the demand for Saltpetre is active, at lower quotations. The Rates of Exchange on the principal cities of the Continent yesterday afternoon were generally without any important variation ; but bills on Brussels and Paris were in good demand. Th e quotation for Hamburg was a trifle lower. it The Montmorency, just announced from Vic toria, brings 100,000 oz. of gold, or 400,0001. *0 This supply is very opportune, for although it is not likely that more than half will be purchased ' by the Bank, any addition to the stock of the pre cious metals in that establishment is of importance at the present time. The efflux of specie to France continues on a small scale, and a further sum of 20,0001. or 22,0001. was sent away yesterday. As, however, it is confidently expected that this foreign demand will prevail for a long period, it now ex cites little attention, especially as our supplies from Australia are very large. The demand for money in Lombard-street is rather quieter to-day, and first class paper is freely discounted at 5i per cent. Owing to this slight relaxation many are inclined to believe that the Directors of the Bank will soon be enabled to lower the minimum terms, but when all the circumstances bearing on the money market are considered there is evidently no immediate prospect of any uew measure. The English Stock Market is exceedingly dull, and the preliminary arrangements for the adjust went of the speculative account occupy the chief attention of the dealerb. The rate of " contango" is lower, vii. l to 4 per cent., or about 6 per cent, per annum ; and it is exp( cted that a large, amount of stock will be "carried over." The easier state of the Money Market, and the ar rival of specie from Australia, have strength ene d the,quotations, b u t th ere i s an absence of buoyancy. Consols have been privately transferred at 94 to 944. The prices for the Bth (to-morrow) were 94 to 944., and for February 5, 944 3. The New Three per Cents, are 944 4, the Reduced 94i 3. Exchequer Bills, par to 4s. premium, being rather fiat, and the Bonds 99. Bank Stock is 216 3 / 4 . Foreign stocks have attracted very little attention Mid quotations are almost nominal. Sardinian 5 per Cents. are 88i, being a slight improvemen t. Spanish Committee's Certificates realise 6. Turk ish 6 per Cents. have advanced to 954 4, but the 4 per Cents. were not dealt in. Dutch 4 per Cent-. brought 974. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 214 4; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 8 3 / 4 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 404 41 ; ditto Deferred 4 23i 41 ; ditto Certificates, 5t 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6. The Railway Share Market this morning has been rather quiet ; most of the dealers being en gaged in arranging the settlement of the English fußds, which takes place to-morrow. One or two of the principal lines, however, have slightly im proved. Great Northern, Great Western and Brighton improved 10s., and Scottish North- Eastern and South-Eastern ss. North-Western declined about ss. No business has been re ported in the French lines, and prices nominally unaltered. The Canadian lines rule steady. In Joint-Stock Bank Shares only a very limited amount of business has been done, at about.pre vious quotations. Ottoman Bank declined about 58., being 134 4. In Miscellaneous Shares prices have given way to a slight extent. Canada had receded to 137. Crystal Palace, Peninsular and Oriental Steam, and General Screw Steam were a shade lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON E O'CLOi :K. (Irani the Official List ) iltunnes! done Bank St oc k 3 per C ent . R educed Annuities 216 i 94# B Der Cent Console Annuities 9l New S per Cant. Consols for A ccount . ... A.nnuities .K, chequ er Bil ls, 24d ...... ........... . £lOOO ........... y.... .1 .E5OO .................................... Small ...... 5 6 p . ... . ........... 5 6 p Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. . ......•• . 99 Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE o'ol,o, I< . . Sardinian Bonita, 5 per Cent. ... Ditto Acc( ....•• . ..coun.. 88 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. nDt fun 6 Turkish Ronde, 6 par cent Dittch .............. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. Condole Ditto Account (January 8) 94 i x d LLOYD'S —(This Day.) LONDON. Jan. 7.--Wind E.—Fresh breeze and cloudy. POR'PsHouTH, Jan, 6. Arrived.—Spirit of the Age, from London, for Shanghai, with damage, having been in collision with' a large ship in the Downs. Sailed—Eliza beth, for Mauritius; Rudolph, Bahia ; Franziska, Ha- vana ; Charles Been, New York; Liverpool Packet, Mes sina. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—H.M.S. -Urgent from Malta f or S p ith ead ; Elizabeth Ellen, from London for New York, with loss of anchor and chains in the Downs. Sailed—Haidee, Newfoundland. BLYTR, Jan. s.—The Gretina, of Bremen, is ashore, but expected off- crew saved. BERWICK, Jan. 6.—The Jaser, of Lynn, has been totally 'wrecked, and not the Jessie, as reported from North Sun derland. Th e H ermione, of Liverpool, has been totally wr eoked on R oss san d s , an d not the Harmony, as reported from North Sunderland. REDCAR, Jan. 6.—The Marie Louise, from !Stettin to Newcastle, is on the rocks, and will b ecome a wreck— crew saved a lost o WrvErirtoß, Jan. 6,—The Sarah, of London, ha s b een n Whitaker Th e t to-day—crew saved. Hur,L, j an 6. Lavinia, Laura, and Margaret, for London, are all on shore at Withernsea. or Bormoue Jan. 5. —Th E , Nina, f artleool is aground at the entrance of tho harbour, but H will pr p olAly get off at high water —crew saved. BIicoA.TIA, Jan. 6.—The Northern Belle has filled—crew saved. CARDIFF, Jan, 6.—The Bothnia for Gibraltar, has re ceived d amage in Penarth Roads, an American brig having run into her. Will be docked for repairs. BELFAST, Jan. s. —The vessel on shore at Strangford is the Lion, not the Lin, as reported. DUNDEE, Jan. 6.—lt has been blowing a very hard gale born E.S.E. to E.,but more moderate to-day. thirrrey, Jan. 6.—The George, of Colchester, came .or in Robin Hood Bay on the 4th—crew saved. The Mare and Ann, of this port, Seaton, foundered off the Spit on the 4 th —crew drowned. "larntotxxl, June 6 . —Wind E.—Arrived.—Haabet ati a "ien, from Revel. Sailed. —W, S. Lindsay (e.g.) for f Good Rope and East Indies Jan. 6.—Wind E.—Sailed—Minerva, for deri ßig ck, n ett i P. JiLo. 6.- Wind E.—Sailed—Denis Brun tian. alparaiso ; Emil y, Para ; Livonia, St. Babas (PlMA ELECTRin TELEGRAPH., LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E•S.E Arrired—tookaway, from New Orleans. Jan. 5. QUEENSTOWN) Wind N.B. Arrived—Emma, from rnyi.,,,,. Sailed—Victoria, for bourne; C adiz ; C aren Cioilia, for Me Christina, Lisbon. Wind E. Sailed—Minerva, for Valparaiso. (BY SUBMARINE AND BR/TINII rELEGRA.PH.) GRAVESEND, we s ,. h y, 9.49 Lm. Wind N.E.; fur flours' ebb duoud ; cly. 1)&1.14, W ednesday, Arrived—P a t ro l, fr ow Antw erp , 9.42 a.m. DUBLIN, Jan. 6. Wind E. by N., stron g . Sailed—A r d b eg , for Calcutta ; Frode, Rio Janeiro; Marmion, London ; Anne, Ramsgate, to repair damae. 11The Lion h as b een forced on the beach g . Peppers' now gettin g un d er weigh. rilE SUN, SHARE MARKETS—(This Day) ". • NV Y C/o,ing yesterday. Kusiness done this clay 4.111. WA TB. 22 25 100 110() a'l 4 100 if!O all 'lOO 100 1 100 100 100 DO 100 100 Do., 'Thirds all all 100 100 3e, .4. 00 Morth London .?itS.Wstrn.,itarb st lid, and City Jn %forth Staffordshir '4 orth Western S. Westrn, Jun Wore., et Woh -44,17 - 10 , 1 th IthymneY , L. ottigh Central Scot. N E.Abrdn St, Do. Scot. Mid. St 4. , oath Wales 3. '.rksh. Si'. 11-Q. Wok. k,Wo - Stockton & Darting too. do 1854 Do.; do., 1855.: ;to akten & Hartle p rat? Vale ........ )o. Pref., No. 1„ names Hay. D.& It Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn WaterfordttLimer.- IWest Cornwall...._ West End of Loud( and Crystal Palace . Do. A Do. 8.. 'West London.... Do. Fit st Class Do. Second Class... ,75lrraing. Ron:VH.ll,y %as ?.t.re Do. Chesh. a Bilk. do , Blackburn k 1.71-4. &Tyne orzii.. £25 (issd. at £4: Bristol and Esete Caledonian Chester dr Cork and Bandoa. Cork, Black, &Pas,- Cornwall Do. A Do. B Driblivaßelfasthine Dun. P. da Jne. East Au glirtu Eastern Counths.. A St 80., B. Stock , Now East Kent r. 75.91 TAR cstehire !East Suffolk D 0... Edinburgh (Ss kilasg lEdinb.ar d Peebles Erlin.Prtt &Duna . Forth Sr Clyde Jan Furness. Glasgow & S. Westrn Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northam Do., A. Stock fir' f B • ' - Gt,;th. &West Are ) Great Wester;..,., Stour Val. Ita! (Rm. Stk.. List; Siouth-Eastevi. Llno3.stPr & Car IDo. - New Thirds__ ' Law:ash. e.ndYorksl DD., ' , Vat. Riding ti n Do. South' ort London & lilsokwa!! Load. Bright &S.Cs+ Lond. and N. West/ D. Fifths D0.101.13h.,M&8...( Do. gighths.. ..... London and 9. Weatr . thadndrryds Col erai ! , ,ndndrrr.& Enntsk ' Aanch.Shef.&Linch Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 10. Birmuy. & Der , . tlidld. G. West. (It c )o. Half Shs.res qawcastle & Carlisl '?wpt.Aberg. &llrf! siewry &Enniskill, ie wry , Warroapo , n nfl Roatrevor. 4-'orfolk orthn.Conntiosi. North British...„ Devot: Rai) Dock Stock - • to., A Stock B Stock .. S,Zastern—Berer 'e. do. Extensiot ) , ,,,do.G.N.E. 'fur& Go. Leeds )o. York SitingbournekSheer. 4 , utli a3vou 4i ,t 1 8i 9 19} -- 20. 18 13} 14; 93 - 94 621 62/ 371 38t ... -.... . ••• ''''' ... .•• '''"' .. ••• .... ~ 19 2J 91 o; .' 38 40 ' 25 27 7 - 5 93 - 95 , • - 55 35 - 36 94 - 96 7 - 92 92 77 79 20 125 10 112 68 68A 60 65 70 74 51 f 4 5i 6i 97# 97 CI 7 11l - 113 1061 -• 107 i 21 -- 24 10a - 106 107 - 103 d - par 83 - 83; 54 55 • .0 .." 13i - 14 50 -- 52 3i - 40 41 844 - 4} 31.1 1 3 - 2i 181 - 181 i 613 i 61 96 99 4 41 , ! 8 10 71 1 1 28} 293 OB - • 108 70 72 49 LO -. 1 174 8 74 - 75 84 85 5 3 d 3 -2, 14 iG 38 401 2)4 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i NO .... a. 7 9 1101.11Uny Isaroau, Cen.india, g. 5 p. c Do. Ceylon A shares...— Do. B. do )ewerarr. Eastern Bengal 4'ast Indian A and B, g. 5 1 3 . Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. Do.4i p.e.Bnds.,'s7 ) 0 . do. do., '59, (1, Geelong At Melbourn, guar. 5 per cent... .ict. Trunk of Canada ►o. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till '6. Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. IL Tn. Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c .4t.Weetern ot Cattail r Do. New 00. Bds., payable '6 Do. do., '76, p. '6O 00. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withou option.. gadras , guar. 41 p.c Dc. do., 5 p. c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c Sciude, guar. 5 p. c. Do 3t. Andrew's an: i Quebec (AI,. .. COLONIAL. trOit ntwer7_ , Cdtctt rc ral Ardennes ceigiaa Eastn. Junc I, siers to Graisspss, e l Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry.l Carrneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry )utch Rhenish Eastern of France . 'bo. ..... Euphrates Valley it. Central of FraL e -treat Luxembourg._ Italian Junction 541ce Const.. Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Piet. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva rgons Mediterran. Maria Antonin 1 ►o. do, New 4, %mtir & Liege Do. do., 6 p. c. Pref. lorthern of Fraace. !TorwegianTrnnkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati ioyal Danish ..... ..„ Royal Swedish Sambre and Mensc Do. 54 p. cent. Pref 3onthern of France gest Flanders Do. 5 per c. Pref... ur". &N. W. of Franc( Western of Austria... West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. Bper cent. Prof. &Maw" JOINT-81N A.Ttetralasta Bank of Egypt ****** Bank of London": *** 4ri. Col. Bk.& Ln;e British N. America:, Chartd. Bank of Asia Ohrtd. link. of India, Australia, & China City Colon isl Commercial of Lond En g. So o t. &Atm Cht Lord. Chart. Bk. of Australis Ditto New Lon ion and County L nd. & E. Bnkg. Corp London Joint Stook .1 Lond. & Westminster National Proof Eng Do. New National Bank New South ►riental fk. Corp Ottoman Bank 'Provincial of Ireland Do. New I, Ana H tiao Im tc Ann* A.,:etralia Unic.a of Austr.lia Do. New 4; ult,t, 1,71.10 U Unity Mutual Western Bk of Loud 1 - li .1A -7 ii 113 - 115 24 211 - 223 54 - 56 82 - 84 - 221 13 24i - 2i -31 p 99 - 100 118 - 123 118 - 123 108 110 20 - 20 22i -22 i $- i r 1 - lip 4 - 2ipl 11G24 1! 1i 1 2p 1 - 2 p 5 5 - 33 9 —lO Par P 4 - 6 - 6ip 9~ - 101 8 - Si 19 - 194 371 -38 i Si .- 9 55/ -55 i 52 - 54 i - i pl lg - 20 1 - 9 - 9 9 - 90 pm 41 - Si - • 10 33i - 343 -10 p ... •••• ... li HANK?! Sit 100 id pa] 61 63 1 -.. 69 n 171 -- isi 18j - 9i 181 1941 -•- . "" , ••• .. - ' 38 11 35 37 65 - 67 7 - 9 10 8 d 1 6 ri e ; 4 d USES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ~~. RAILWAYS. Inack7, hnra,n Clyties,ll 1. 1 all It)0 Col. Stour \Ty. E. Lim i.f. pc. E. Un. H. Si.. Barr. Pz Neils. Direct Do. Glstr.tt Dn Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Hull k Sellly Do. 6 Share:. Do. d Shares. Lon.&Greenv Do. Preference Lon., 111., A , S. Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft g. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ot. Manch. Batn and Matlor•l; i; I Reck. g 6 p.c. Elidid. Brad r Newmarket. Bury E. G.spe N.& Est.sp.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p c Piest. & yr• Do. 6 Shrs. A Roystn.& Shof.Roth.etn Gooleg.sp.c. Shrews. &H.or S. Staffordeh. Wear Valleygr ! 6 per cent._ Do. all all 100 3 100 Wilts&flomrst N. Are•t. L. &N. E A U &E.( UL.;: E. Count. at. isc❑ Yk. New. & Berw 110 Do 8 Eastov• Dn Peto k Oo ,Do Norfolk._ Do L.& N. NV & Midid. Stekton Dnrlingt. En. Conn. E. Conn.:. I D 0... Do L. 41t N. W Do Gt Northtt La.ncash& Yorksh. T. Brassoy hiCloa.n Stockt. Dartingt Do iChWostn. Closing Prices yesterday. 96 - 98 98 - 102 11 -- 13 133 -- 135 4 4i 1(8 -1) -- 13 22. -24 .12 - 114 1 pl 2i - k. 93 ss 58 132 - 135 121 1121 s -- s# 33 - 34 89 - 91 Business this day PREFERENCE SHARES. BlythandTyn. c. pref. (issd..tsfq Eris. Ex. 4p. c. Do. 4 p. C. Shares .. Caledn. £lO 4i p.c. 4 - Mids.& Ho. Gn. 5 § p Do. do. Pref. 5 per c. Cork it Bandonslp.c I iva.Prth ott Abor.J. E. Anglia'n Cls. A SI, Do. do. Ols. B 6 p. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c Las. Co.Fa,spc No. Do. No. 2. 95 - 100 4i - fi 6 - AA 94 - 98 109 - 113 61 3 * F #1) 2 -12 t Do. New 6 p. o. SI East Un., G. 6 p. e Do. 51., 10 per cep' Do. 161. Debentr.S , Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p.ct F. York..l. stb Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. eh Ed. Prth.ltcDun.4 p.e FurneFF, 5 p. e. Glas. & S.W. 0.6 p.c Great Northn. 5 p. Do. 5 p. a. Rede.m at 10 p. o. prem. Do. , 4 p. c. . . Do. sp. c., Red. at f p. c. pm... ..... Gt. N. of Scot. let Pr at. S. 4W. (Ireland Do. 4per a. Prif. 3t.'X.(R.,z13. Mxspc Do. con. red. ti p.c. Do. eon. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. o. red. pref Do. Him. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c. P. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Do. Ches. Gus. Sh. Do. do. d 0........ j ••• 7s~ 7s 17 - 119 Lo9' --- .111 LOl - 1(3 62 - 64 91 - 10, 6 - 6 95 - 97 85 a 7 99 101 10 - 10§ 16 -- 171 10 10J 73 - 74' 19. - 20 9i - 10,j - Do. do. de Lan. &York. F 1 2 Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l Do. P., 5p c. St. No. De. New Gnar.6 Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.1, Lon.&N. W., Coc. Nuneaton 5 p. ct LMI.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares ... L tidy Color. sh. Londy. & Ennis. A 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 34 per cent. ITarypt.&Carl.4p Do. 41, per cent........ Do. do. Consol.6 !)o. Con.Br.Ztir. Apr Do. 4i p. c. Pref. t Ditto L. &H.Pref. 511 Now., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. e. red. 5 p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfk. Deb, 4 p.c. sh Do. Pref. sp. a. St •• Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 D. 54 per c.pf ,1847 Do. Wv. V.Kpc.,1847 North British ... 37 139 139 142 118 - 120 1157 - 153 - 1 60 - 70 g 7 - 139 98 - 100 89 - I±l 1 -1; 1102 -104 Do 7/. Preference .., N. K. Perw s 4p.c Y. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.o I Do. do. Qre.,1848... Do.Yorkll.s L. enr. North Staffordshire. Ox, Wo, 4W.,‘; pc_ , Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. (Scot. (lent. ,New Pref Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p. c. pr. st. Do. do., 3 t p.c. pf. st south Devon 93 5.3 • t di 1; LOT - 109 114 - 116 105 - 110 :ii - ii Do. fixedoli percent. S. Eastern (Readitut Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. , q• per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c eh 3 Wales Ona. 4p. 0 1 Do. do. 4i p. 0.... 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. itock.& Dar., 5 p. Do. do. do Stock. & llartl. g. 6 o. o. till July 1, '66 Mated& & Kilk.6pci 23 - 24 102 - 105 10k 10$ 1100 1100 1 all all 15 all ISO "..m •. 2 3P • MINES, 10s all hinglo Californian 20 7 Australian - 11 1 all Baden (Gd•Dnohy of 50 all Rh-mar. iron & Flow 20 14 British Iron 74 - 81 35 264 Brazilianlmp.(irened at pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab 3i 31 20 15 Do. St. John Dol Re , 15 - 17 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica p - io 40 all Cobro Copper . - 58 5 16 Colonial Gold - .•• St. all Copper Min. of En, 30 - 35 25 all Do. Praf. 74 p. cent 25 - `z7 ... 1C Copiapo l3 - 15 2 all Fortuna 4 - id 20 all Genceal - ••• 1 all Glt • NuggetVeinßeg. * 41 all Great Polgooth I - 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite 51 - 5i 1 j all Liberty 3 all Linares Bl - 8/ 5 14 Lusitanian ld - p 1 all Mariquita ........ ••••• - , 1 all New Granada - 4 1 all Nouveau Monde I 8.) all, Pontgi.Sil.& Le• Min 8 - 10 6 1 Port Philip - ••• 1 all quarts Rook 60 all Rhymney Iron 22 - 24 15 all Do. New 7 • 9 30 15i Santiago de Cuba. . 1i - 2 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 14 - 14 1 all South Australian....., 1 all Do. Scrip ••• 1 all Do. 10 per cent Prof - ... 46 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 4 - 1 10 9 rin Croft 34 4 . 288 all United Mexican 36 - 4 1 all Waller ••• 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Mining of _ Australia •••• ••• MISCIRLLA NROUR. 25 19 • ostralian A gricun, 10 ,i 1 Ans train. Royal Mail .. 10 all Berlin Water Works 44 - 51 50 40 3rit. American Land 40 45 100 3;6 Canada l3B - 142 137 St. , 10 (.oo.6p,c.JanSanly 110 111 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug „. St. 100 Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept 5 1.11 I jryfita) Palace 2 - 24 21 5 all Do. Preference 5l - 5 1 4 ' a l , ";rystal Pal. of France „. - 1 4 Duston Iron Ore - 20 154 Eastern Steam. • - St 100 electric Telegraph 8) - 91 1 all glectria Teleg. of Ir - 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 14 - 14 25 all Gen. Ir So Col (lim.) - 15 14 t.4en. Steam Navigat. 11 all General Screw Steam 6i 7 66 20 5 London Discount ... id - p 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 34 - 31 34 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig - 10 all doditeran. Elec. Tel. -- 10 all Aexican&S.Amerion. 31 -- 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... • lip 6 25 1 Do. New ... ••• 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 1 - 14 10 all Do. Do. - 4 5 3 Do. 8 pcPissatld 1 - 5 1 Do. Do. p I P 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land •• • ... N.S.W. Gov.sp.c.D. . • - 1 all N. E. A us t ra l as i an .s -- a 20 174 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 4 - 3 d all 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" 15)08 all 1 C P F(h. D e e n ei o e cnsu l: N ra e i w a L : d & as. Ori M e i n ar ta l. l 67 1: ---, 2 6; 67 - OP Pm 10 5 y 146 100 Royal Mail Steam 67 -69 1 11 Scot. Austral. Ind Sat I I 14 14 1 all Ditto New ll . 16 25 all South Austral. Land 36 - 38 1 al; Submar. Tel. Scrip 1 1 al D. Registered.... 20 Trust& L. Co.U.Car. 100 284 Van Diemen's Land V.G 2 . 6 l ) .Q.Jantaull ... a all 16 10 15 all all all N i all all all all r. 2 all all • •• ... 68 i ii St• 20 gt. St. 100 100 100 400 !.u-i} St. St. St. St. 1 22 i 33 ad LONDON, WEDNESDA EVE IiNG, JANUARY 7 THE BOMBARDMENT OF CANTON. 1 DESPATCHES FROM ADMIRAL SEYMOUR AND SIR JO RN BOWRING. (From the London Gazette of last night ) • ADMIRAL ri - , JAN. 5. The following. despatceee have been received from Rear-Admiral Sr Michael Seymour, K.C.8., Comman der-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the East India and China Station :-- OPERATIONS AT CANTON. Niger, at Canton, Nov. 14, 1856. Sir,—ln the sixth paragraph of in) general letter (No. 91) of the 15th ultimo, I alluded to the Chinese authori ties having a few days previously forcibly seized the na tive crew cf a lorcha, under English colours, and that I had demanded redress. I have now the honour to report, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that on the Bth of Oct., the lorcha Arrow, with a colonial regis ter from the Governor of Hong Kong, was boarded whilst at anchor at Canton, by a Chinese officer and party of soldiers, who, notwithstanding the remonstrance of the master, an Englishman, seized 12 of her crew, bound and carried theta away, and hauled down the British flag. Her Majesty's consul after... Yards remonstrated with the officer who had seized the men, but without effect. This outrage was immediately brought to the notice of the Imperial High Commissioner by Mr. Parkes, her Majesty's consul, whorequired the 12 men to be returned to the Arrow by the same officer who had carried them away ; that an apology should be made and an assurance given that the British flag should in future be respected. Tneir lordships will, however, observe, on perusing the documents which accompany this despatch, that although the 12 men were eventually sent back, it was not in the pubic manner in which they bad been carried away, and all appearance of an apology was pointedly avoided. On the 11th of October this unpleasant occurrence was officially reported to me by Sir J. Bowrine, her Ma jesty's Plenipotentiary in China, and his excellency sug gested that the seizure of an Imperial junk would pro bably produce the desired reparation. I accordingly directed Commodore the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, of her Mejesty's ship Sybille, senior officer in the Canton river, to carry out Si r J o h n Bewring's suggest on, and I de spatched the Barracouta steam sloop and Coromandel tender to afford him the means of 'doing so. A junk was '.eeized,* but it led to nothing. I then sent tier Majesty's steam frigates Encounter and Sampson to join the Commodore (the former to lie off the factory), in the hope that the presence of such an imposing force would show the High Commissioner the prudence of com• plying with our demands ; but his Excellency appeared determined on resistance. At this period Mr. Parkes proceeded to Hong Kong to consult with Sir John Bowring and myself as to the best measures of compulsion to be adopted, and we all considered that the seizure of the defences of the city of Canton would be the most judicious, both as a display of power without the sacrifice of life and of our determina tion to enforce redress ; experience of the Chinese character having proved that moderation is considered by the officials only as an evidence of weakness. I immediately moved the Calcutta above the Bsgue Forts, as high up as her draft of water permitted, and on the morning of 23.1 October, proceeded on beard the Coromandel steam-tender for Canton, with the Sampson and Barracouta in company, and the detachments of Royal Marines and boats' crews of her Majesty's ships Calcutta, Winchester, and Bittern, and, the boats of the Sybille with the commodore. On approaching the Blen heim Reach I diverted the Sampson and a portion of our force up the Macao passage, to prevent the Chinese from stopping up the channel, and to capture the Blenheim Fort. I then went on with the Coromandel and Barra couta to the Four Barrier Forts, about five miles below the city. Anchoring the two steamers above the forts, I despatched the boats and took possession of them. An ill-judged attempt at resistance from two of the forts, which tired on our ships and boats, resulted in the death of five Chinese soldiers. There were about 150 guns, from One font bore to 4 pounders. I now directed Commander Fortescue, in the Barra conta, to follow the Sampson, and having spiked the guns, destroyed the carriages and ammunition, and burnt the buildings in the forts, I proceeded to Gunton, where I arrived at 2 p.m., and learnt that the boats from the Sampson and Barracouta had taken quiet possession of the Blenheim Fort, and also of Macao Fort, a very strong position on an island in the neddle of the river, mounting 86 guns, which I have garrisoned and shall retain for the present. Her Majesty's Consul, by my direction, immediately informed the High Commissioner of my arrival, and of the aggressive measures which he had compelled me to take in consequence of his refusal to redress the wrong committed by his officers ; also that I should continue such proceedings until reparation should be made. His Excellency's reply was very unsatisfactory. On the morning of the 24th I landed a portion of the Marines to aid the detachments from the Sybille and En. counter, already at Canton, in the protection of the fac tory, and proceeded in the Coromandel to join the Bar racouta, off Macao Fort. Then, at a preconcerted sig nal, the Bird's Nest Fort, mounting 35 guns, and a small fort, opposite the city, wtiich might have annoyed the factory, were taken without opposition, as were sub sequently the Shemin forts, at the head of the Macao passage. The whole of the guns were rendered unser viceable, and the ammunition destroyed. As the state of affairs now appeared so very unpromis. ing, I considered it advisable to take effectual measures for the protection of the factory. The remainder of the Royal Marines, and a body of small-arm men, were therefore landei. Advanced posts and field pieces`were stationed at all the assailable points, barricad es t h rown acr oss the streets, and the boats kept vigilant watch to guard against the approach of fire rafts and attacks isy water. The execution of this important duty I en trusted to Captain W. K. Hall, C. 8., my flag-captain, whose zeal and activity throughout the whole of the operations I cannot too highly commend. The Royal Marines were in charge of Captain P. C. Penrose, R.M., of H.M.S. Wi nc h es t er, w h o showe d grea t ability and promptitude. Captain Cowper, Royal Engineers, who bad been sent from Hong Kong to afford me the benefit of bis profes sional experience, was of great assistance in pointing out and remedying the weak points in our position. A body of American officers, seamen, and marines, under Commander Foote, of the United States corvette Portsmouth, provided for the interests of the American community. On the 25th I took possession of the Dutch Folly, a fort witb 50 guns, on a small island opposite the city, where I afterwards placed a body of 140 officers and men, under Commander Rolland, of the Calcutta. All the defences of the city being now in our hands, I considered the High Commissioner would see the necessity of sub mission, and I directed Mr. Parkes to write and state that when his Excellency should be prepared to arrange the points in dispute, in a satisfactory manner, I would desist from further operations ; but the reply did not answer my expectations. An attack'was made at 12.30 p.m. by a body of troops, supported by a much larger force, which occupied the streets in the rear. Mr. Consul Parkes was on the spot at the time, and warned them to retire, but ineffectually. The guard of Royal Marines, in charge of Captain Pen rime, then quickly drove them back with a loss, as we understand, of 14 killed and wounded. The 26th, being Sunday, was observed as a day of rest. Early on the morning of the 27th, I caused another letter to be written to the High Commissioner, to the effect that, as satisfaction had not been offered fur the affair of the Arrow, I shouldresumbye offensive al enisilievgeopera tions ; and his Excellency baring, mea sures, and determination to refuse reparation, produced this display of force, I concurred in opinion with Sir John Bowring, that this was a fitting opportunity for requiring the fulfilment of long-evaded treaty obliga tions ; and I therefore, in addition to the original de mands, instructed Mr. Parkes to make the following communication : "That to prevent the recurrence of evils like the present, which have been o ccasioned by the disregard paid by the Imperial Commissioner to the repeated applications for redress and satisfaction, made to him by letter in the matter of the Arrow, by her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and the Consul—writing, in consequence of the closing of the city to foreigners, being the only means of communication—l demanded for all foreign representatives the same access to the authorities and city of Canton (where all the Chinese high officials re side) as is enjoyed under treaty of the other four ports, and denied to us at Canton alone." No reply having bees made, I determined to open fire on the High CommissionoesCo hismpo Eandx(ctehleleYncayin,sunr)e,sia. large space of ground within the old city, surrounded d by en a ce h , high hd wall, consequently hili thefirst government sotw asfired from h property. r 0 A t ce °or 10-i i n i e n h ivglYp'aottl p.m., of the Encounter ; and, at intervals of from five to ten minutes, the fire was kept up from that gun till sunset. The Barracouta at the earns time shelled the troops on the hills behind Gough's Fort in the rear of the city, from a position she had taken up at the head of Sulphur Creek. A proclamation was this day issued, under the High Commissioner's own seal, and placarded publicly, offer. ing a reward of thirty dollars for the head of every Eng possession of her iiB h Majesty'san. COonnesuolf. the Nearly originals al is l the in Chinese servants now quitted the factory. A detachment of 18 gunners of Royal Artillery, under Captain Guy Rotten, joined me. I stationed them at first in the Dutch Folly, where they performed good eerVice. No change baying taken place in the aspect of affairs from the proceedings of the 27th, I resumed operations on the following day from the Dutch Folly, where I placed in position two of the Encounter's 32-pounder h guns. I had previously given the fullest warning to the inhabitants in the vicinity to remove their persons and property (Captain Hall having landed twice for that pur pose), in which occupation they were engaged during the whole of the night. I began firing shortly after noon, m y object being to open a clear passage to the wall of the city. This was materially furthered by a conflagra tion of a large portion of the houses in our line of attack, which opened the wall to our view. I ceased firing at sunset. Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, of her Majesty's ship N an kin, joined me on th e morn i ng o f t h e 280, with 140 of his crew and two field-pieces. Sixty-five of the crew of the United States corvette Levant also arrived to Protect American interests, making their total force 140 officers and men, under Commanders Foote and Smith. Our fire re-opened earlier on the morning of the 29th than was intended, owing to an appearance as if guns had been mounted on the city wall during the night. At 11 a.m. Commander W. T. Bate aneMr. C. G * This vessel was afterwards proved to be private property, and was therefore released. Johnston, Acting-Master, late of the Bittern, having ascertained, by personal examination, and at considerable risk, the practicability of the breach, the force partion larised in the enclosed return was told off for the assault under the command of Commodere the Hon. C. Elliot. The landing was effected at 2 p.m., and the men hav ing for Med, were at once led to the attack (accompanied by field pieces in charge of Lieutenants Bushnell and Tarysden), the seamen by the, Commodore, Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, and Commanders Bute and Rol land ; the Royal Marines by Captains P. C. Penrose a.,d R. Boyle. The way was most gallantly shown by. Commander Bate, whom I observed alone, waving an ensign on the top, of the breach. The parapet of the wall was immediately afterwards covered with'the ma rines and seamen, who, diverging to the left and right, bad, within ten minutes, complete possession of the de fences between two of the gates, with the field pieces in the breach. Captain Penrose, on gaining the wall, hastened to the gate to the right, on which he hoisted a small flag, to show its position to Captain Hall, who then promptly landed with the boats' crews of the Calcutta an 3 Barra. couta, and, having pushed his way through the streets to the city gate, quickly effected an entrance, with the as sistance of Commander Fortescue,. Lieutenant a C. Fowler, my flag-lieutenant, Captain Rotten, R.A., and four gunners of that corps. The gate was tben blown to pieces, and the archway partially deetroyed, by two large charees of gunpowder. Little opposition was offered by the Chinese trorpa (though the guns were loaded on the parapet) beyond keep ing up a scattered and desultory fire from the streets and houses, by which we sustained a loss of 3 private marines killed and 11 men wounded. The wounded were conveyed to the Dutch Folly, where they received every attention from Dr. C. A. Anderson, staff-surgeon of the flag-ship, and Assistant-Surgeon Newton, of the Bittern. I had the satisfaction of entering the city through the gate, soon after its passage had been secured, and accom panied by the Commodore, her Majesty's Consul, and a portion of the force, I visited and inspected the house and premises of the High Commissioner. We re-eua barked at sunset, and the officers and men werereturned to their respective quarters; my ohject, which was to show his Excellency that I had the power to enter the city, having been fully accomplished. Before the landing took piece, I assembled the officere and urgently impressed upon them (as I had previously done by written order) the necessity of restraining the men from molesting the persons and . property of the in habitants, confining warlike operations against the troops only ; and I have pleasure in bearing testimony to the forbearance and good conduct of the seamen and marines. No straggling took place, and when the orders were given to re-embark the men returned to their boats with regularity and despatch. AbJut 5 p.m. a second fire broke out in the suburbs, bordering on the first one, which consumed a large number of houses. At daylight on the 30th, it was discovered that the breach had been filled up during the night with sand bags and timber ; a 'few shot, however, soon cleared it again, as well as on the mornings of the 31st and the Ist of November. I now judged it expedient to personally address the High, Commissioner, in the h - ipe of inducing him to ac cede to our demands. I p tinted out that the steps which . had been taken were occasioned byhis refusal to afford reparation in the case of the Arrow ; that the city of Canton was at my mercy ; and that it was in his power by an immediate consultation with me to terminate a state of affairs so likely to lead to the most serious calamities. His Excellency's reply consisted of a resume of his letters to Mr. Parkes ; be defended his conduct, and intimated that he had already appointed his deputy to consult with me (this was an officer of very inferior rank to my own). I sent an immediate answer, and informed the High Comtnissioaer that unless I received an explicit assur ance of his assent of what I bad prOposed, I should at once resume operations. I added that the deliberation with which I had so far proceeded should have convinced his Excellency of my reluctance to visit the consequences of his acts on the inhabitants of Canton, but that should he persist in his present policy, he would be responsible for the result, and would learn, when too late, that we had the power to execute what we undertook. His Excellency rejoined on the 34 November, and after re capitulating his former correspondence, avoided touching on the subject of our demands. Fears being entertained that the Chinese would set fire to the houses round the factory, to insure its de struction, a party was employed for three days in purling down such houses as were necessary to our safety, leaving an open space between the town and the factory. One of the rows of houses (called Hog-lane) penetrated 'he whoie length between two of the factories, and ha-1 long been a source of disquiet to the mercantile commu nity. The officer commanding the troops at Hong Kong subsequently sent me a company of gun Lascars to clear away the debris. Captain Thomas Wilson arrived on the 31st with 90 officers and seamen of her Majesty'sahip Winchester. As the Chinese boats continued' to furni , h supplies to our ships during the operations, I considered it of great importance to inform the public of the nature of our grievances, ;the mere particularly as various placards had been issued against us with a view to excite enmity against us. I therefore had copies of my letters to the High Commissioner printed, and Captain Hall distri buted them from his boat. They were eagerly sought for. Mr. Parkes also promulgated a precis of the whole affair. At 11 o'ciock in the morning of the 3d of November, I commenced a slow firing on the G3vernment buildings in the Tartar city, and at Gough's Fort, from the En counter, Sampson, and the Dutch Folly, and continued it till 5 p.m. At midnight an explo,don took place in a .rnall boat inserted under the platform of the Club•h ,, use, where the seamen and marines are lodged. It was evi dently intended to blow up and set fire to the building. Fortunately it did no damage beyond slightly burning one of the sentries. Ail the, Chinese boats which bad heretofore been allowed to remain unmolested round the factory sea-wall were now driven away. Being most anxious to avoid the necessity 'of further coercive measures, I again addressed the High . Commis- Sieper on the 3d, but as he could not be brought to en tertain the justice of our demands, I was compelled to re-open fire on the 4th, and again on the stb, from one of the Sampson's 68-pounders, mounted in the Dutch Folly. It was principally directed at a fortification crowning a bill in the rear of the city;, hitherto consi dered impregnable ; but, although at extreme range, several shells burst within the works, the effects of which must have undeceived the authorities as to their supposed security in that position. . . . . . On the sth inet. I received information that an attack was intended to be made on our ships and the factory, and that twenty-three war junks were at anchor belo the Dutch Folly, protected by the French Folly Fort, mounting twenty-six heavy guns. Captain Hall haying ascertained the correctness of the s tatement about the junks, I directed Commodore Elliot to take the Barra couta, Coromandel, and the ships' boats, and either dis perse or capture them. The narrow channel baying been buoyed by C )mmander Bate at daylight of the 6th, tho Barracouta proceeded, followed t , y the Coromandel with a detachment of Royal Marines, and towing the ships' boats. Commander Fortescue anchored his ship about 800 yards above the French Folly, and within 200 yards of the nearest junks, which were perfectly prepared for attack, and drawn up in line of battle. As the Chinese were observed training and pointing their guns, the Barracouta was obliged to open fire from her bow pivot gun to check their deliberate arrangements, before her broadside could be brought to bear. A most animated fire was returned instantly by the junks and fort from more than 150 guns, which was maintained with great spirit for at least 36 minutes ; but when the ship was sprung, her grape and canister, with the aid of the boats in charge of Capt. T. Wilson, which pulling in opened a most effective fire, soon drove the people out of the junks. The Barracouta was then enabled to give her undivided attention to the fort, and having silenced it, Capt. Hall pulled in and took p oisession. The guns and ammunition were destroyed. Two 32-pounders in the Dutch Folly, from whence I had the opportunity of witnessing the engagement, greatly assisted the Barra conta by the excellence of their fire. Many of the junks being aground, and ethers sunk by our shot, they were all consequently burnt, except the Admiral's ship, which was brought off. Only two escaped, and one of them was afterwards burnt by Capt. Hall. I was much pleased with the conduct of all the officers and men engaged on this service, especially of Comman der Fortescue, his officers, and ship's company,* under the heavy fire to which they were exposed. Commander Fortescue mentions the gallant conduct of Lieut. W. K. Bush, senior lieutenant of the Barracouta. The commo dore has also brought to my notice the cool courage of Lieut. H. H. Beamish, of my flag-ship, in carrying out an anchor during the heaviest of the fire, to enable the Barracouta to spring her broadside. lam happy to state that our loss only amounted to one seaman, of the Calcutta, killed in Lieut. Beamish , s boat, and four men wounded on board the Barracouta. H.M. steam ship Niger arrived on the 7th from Eng land ; and 44 officers and seamen from the French fri gate Virginie, came up to the factory to protect t heir interests. At 4 a.m. on the Bth, a bold attempt was made to de stroy our ships with fire-rafts. Four were sent down with the tide ; one was anchored close ahead of the Bar racouta, and but for the promptitude with which her cable was slipped, might have been productive of disas trous consequences. One raft burnt at her anchor, the others drifted clear to leeward. To prevent *similar oc currence, I caused a line of junks to be drawn across the river, both and above and below the squadron. One of the junks in the upper boom was burnt by a stinkpot thrown on board on the morning of the 12th. and two fire-boats exploded alongside the Niger at 9 a.m. on the 13th. This led to all boats, with which the river is thronged, being ordered beyond the lines of junks. Between the Bth and 12th Nov., the Consul received three deputations from the principal merchants and gentry of Canton, who seemed anxious to bring about a settlement of the present disastrous state of affairs. They were obliged to admit that our demands were not unreasonable; but that such was-the inflexibility of the High Commissioner's character, that they feared it would be useless to attempt to alter his expressed-deter mination n o t t o a d n ,i t our representatives in the city. They denied th e accusa ti on made by the High Commis sioner, that he had been compelled by clamour to offer a reward for our head s , an d l ou dly expressed their disap probation o" it. Even if they h a ve the d i sposition to settle this dispute in our favour, I fear they lack the power to do so. Strenuous efforts having been made, without effect, to compel a compliance with our demands, bir John Bowring, on the Bth, submitted that the next step should be the destruction of the Bogus Forts. Concurring in this opinion, I informed the High Commissioner that unless he submitted within 24 hours, I should resume hostile measures. I waited more than the stipulated time, and proceeded in 'the Encounter below the Bogue Forts on the afternoon of the 11th; leaving the Sampson and Niger, with the Commodore Elliot, to protect the factory. I found there the C t cutta (in which I re hoi4ed my f 1.44, Nankin, Barracouta, Hornet (just arrived from Shanghai), and Coromandel tender. On the following morning I sent a summons to the Chief Mandarin to deliver up the forts till the Viceroy's conduct could be submitted to the , Emperor of China, rpleds:ing myself that the forts should remain uninjured, and be given back when the present ,differences shall be terminated. This being refused, the squadron then attacked the two Wantung Island Forts from the Bremer Channel side, and they were taken possession of by the boats and Royal Matinee, after a considerable though ill-directed resistance of about an hour. 'Nese forts were fully manned, had upwards of 200 guns mounted, and were found stronger than when captured in 1841. The Chinese troops stood to their guns up to the moment our men entred the embrasures. The Mandarins had boats in readiness to facilitate their own escape, leaving their unfortunate followers, who rushed into the water tantil they were assured of their safety by the efforts made to save them. They were afterwards landed on the main. One boy killed and tour men wounded on bnaid the Nankin, was happily the extent of our casualties, though stinkpots were freely thrown at those who first entered the forte. On the 13th the Annunghoy Forts, on the oppo.ite side of the Bo.oe entrance, mounting together 210 gans, were similarly attacked and taken, and, though some resistance wai ofhred, I am thankful to state, without a casualty on our side. Toe command of the river being now in our hands, I have no other operation in immediate contemplation beyond the security and maintenance of our position ; and it will remain with her Maje.ty's Government to determine whether the present opportunity shall be made available to enforce to their full extent the treaty stipulations which the Canton Government has hitherto been allowed to evade with impunity. I have to express my entire approval of the co.tduct of the officers and men engaged in the series of laborious operations I have felt it my duty to undertake. From the c)rnmodora, captains, and commanders I have re ceived the most prompt and efficient assistance, and their example has influenced the officers and men. I have already mensioned the officers who have brought them- selves prominently to notice. The health of the men is remarkably good, and the squadron continues in an efficient state for any further service. During the whole of my proceedings I have received the most cordial support of . the British and foreign com munities, from their confidence that future benefit must be the result. Her Majesty's Consul has rendered me most valuable assiitanc.,, particularly from his intimate acquaintance with the Chinese language. My thanks are especially due to Commanders Foote and SQaith, commanding the United States naval forces, for the good order and harmony they have so largely contributed to preserve during the present crisis. I have endeavoured, as briefly as its high importance will permit, to lay before their lordships every particular c.mnected with my proceedings. The original cause of dispute, though comparatively trifling, has now, from the injurious policy pursued by the Imperial High Com missioner, assumed so very grave an aspect as to threaten the existence of amicable relations as regards Canton, Though I shall continue to take steps, in conjunction with her Majesty's plenipotentiary, in the hope of being able to bring matters to a satisfactory termination, I shall be mo-t anxious to receive the instructions of her Majesty's Government on this important question. I enclose a copy of a notice I have had issued to the British community by her Majesty's Consul.—l have, &c , (Signed) M. SEYMOUR, • Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief. Ralph Osborne, MI., M.P., to,, Admiralty, London. Superintendency of Trade, Hong Kong, Oct. 11, 1856. have the honour to forward to your Excel lency sundry despatches, with their enclosures, con nected with the seizure of several Chinamen at Canton in a vessel (the Arrow) bearing the British flag. As I have bad the honour of discussing with your Excellency the various points at issue, and the satisfac tion of finding a perfect o incurrence of opinion as to the course of action to be adopted, I shall be glad if you will give the needful instructions to the naval authority, and return the despatches when done with.—T have, &o. (Signed) JOHN BOWRING. His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, K.C.B , Commander-in-Caief, &c. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 8, 1856. Sir,-I have the honour to inform your Excellency that the British lorcha Arrow, while lying with her odours flying in the river near the Dutch Folly, was suddenly boarded this morning by a force of Chinese officers, in a war boat of large size and heavy armament, who pinioned and carried away nearly the whole of her crew, leavi , ig two out of fourteen men on board, and added to this act of violence the significant insult of hauling down the national ensign. Having satisfied myself of the facts, and ascertained that the war boat remained with the captured crew still on board, in the immediate vicinity of the lorcha, I re paired on board to claim the men before they should be conveyed to a distance, and to explain to the officers, if it were possible that they had acted in error, the gross insult and violation of national rights which they had committed and the heavy responsibilities they incurred. I informed them, and had a magistrate's officer with me who could verify my statement, that I had already de manded from the civil authorities an investigation of the subj,..ct, and called upon them, if they had any charge to prefer stv,ainst the prisoners, to bring them in their ells telly to the consulate, where due examination might be had. To this they refused to accede, stating that they had reported the matter to their superior officers, and must wait orders, and intimating very distinctly that they would oppose with force any attempt en my part to take the men under my charge. I returned, therefore, to the Cansu!ate, and have addressed the Imperial Commissioner the letter I beg to enclose in copy. The officers on board the war-boat stated to me, as the reason of their proceedings, that one of the crew of the lorcha, is the father of a noted Koolau pirate, and being authorised to seize this old man wherever they found him, and hearing that he was on board the Arrow they considered themselves at liberty to carry him away, without any previous reference to me, lest that I should lead to his escape. _ _ 1 did not understand that they had any distinct charge against the other eleven men, but heard that they wanted them fur evidence or information they considered they would be able to give against the said pirate. Since writing the above (at a late hour in the evening), a coolie whom I bad left, on board the war boat to watch proceedirgs has returned, and reported that all the pri sooera have been conveyed into the city. I shall be glad to receive any support or instruction that your Excellency may consider the case r equires.— I have, &c., (Signed) H. S. PAUSES, Consul, Hid Excellency Sir John Bowring, LL.D., Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Hong Kong. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 8, 1856. Sir,—l hasten to bring to your Excellency's ❑otice an insu!t of a very grave character which calls for immediate reparation. This morning, shortly after 8 o'clock, a Chinese war boat boarded an English lorcha, the Arrow, lying at anchor in the river near the Dutch Folly, and regardless of the remonstrances of her master, an Englishman, seized, bound, and carried off twelve of her Chinese crew, and hauled down the English colours which were then flying. Hesitating to rely solely on the master's account of so gross an outrage, Tat once despatched people to make inquiries, and found that the facts were as he bad stated, and that the war boat, said to be under the command of Leang-Kwo-ti: g (how-pe), in the imperial service, after leaving the lorcha, had dropped down the river, and was lying off the Yantsing gate with the crew of the lorcha still on board as prisoners. _ _ _ On receiving this intelligence I proceeded in person to the war boat, accompanied by her Majesty's vice-con sul, and explained to the officer who I found in charge, named the Le-yung-shing, the gravity of the error com mitted by the said war boat in boarding and carrying off by force of arms the crew of an E glish vessel, and the gross indignity offered to the national flag by hauling down the lorcha's ensign. I also required him to bring his prisoners to the British consulate, there to await examination, but this he refused to do ; and on my claiming them, and insisting on their being delivered to me, he made a display of force and threatened me with violence if I attempted to take them with me. I hasten, therefore, to lay the case before your excel lency, confident that your superior judgment will lead you at once to admit that an insult so publicly committed must he equally publicly atoned. I therefore request your Excellency to direct that the men who have been carried away from the Arrow be returned by the captain, Leang-kwo-ting, the officer who seized them, to tbat vessel in my presence, and if accused of any crime they may h 3 conveyed to the British Consulate, where, in conjunction with proper officers, deputed by your Excel lency for the purpose, I shall be prepa red to investigate the case. At the same time that I address your Excellency on this subject, I am submitting both to her Majesty's ple nipotentiary and the commodore of her Majesty's naval force in this river a report of what has occurred ; and I should also add, that the said lorcha being at present detained here in consequence of the seizure of h er crew, has a claim on y our .Excellency's government for the expenses which this delay occasions her.—l have, &a , (Signed) H. S. PARKES, Consul. His Excellency Yeb, Imperial High Commissioner, Governor-General, &c. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 9, 1856. Sir, —With reference to my despatch, No. 150, of last night, reporting the grave violation of national rights, committed yesterday by Chinese officials on board the British lorcha Arrow, I have now the honour to enclose a copy of the letter I addressed to Commodore Eliot, of her Majesty's ship Sybille, at present at anchor, I believe, at Chunpee. The whole of this day has passed without the receipt of any communication from the Imperial Commissioner, or any other Chinese official, relative to this outrage. In the hope of inducing the Imperial Commissioner to view the matter in the grave light which it deserves, I have again called his attention to it in a letter this mo• went despatched. I have also taken in the course of the day several depo sitions confirmatory of the facts set forth in my letter of yesterday.—l have, &c., (Signed) H. S. PARSES, Consul. His Excellency Sir John Bowring, LL.D., Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Hong Kong. British Consulate, Canton, Oct. 8, 1856. 5ir,—,4132 outrage, involving a gross insult to our flag, has been committed this morning by Chinese officers, on board the British lorcha Arrow ; the Rirticalars yonwilt find related in the enclosed copy of a letter, which, failing reparation at the hands of the actors in the matter, I have just addressed to the Imperial Commissioner and Governor-General of these provinces. Since doing : ao, I have just heard that the captured crew of the Arrow have been taken from the war-boat into the city. Ica at present form no opinion as to the course affairs may take, but fear that even if the Imperial Commissioner do not entirely countenance the proceedings of his officers, he may still withhold from me the satisfaction I have claimed. The pres , rice cf her Majesty's ship Sybille at Whampoa, at this juncture, or of any prompt mark of support that you could render me, might have the effect of materially strengthening my position, and I hasten therefore to lay the circumstances before you, in the hope that you will be pleased to take such steps therein as you may consider the exigency authorises or requires. —I have, &e., (Signed) H. S. PARKES, Consul. Gjamodure the Hun. Charles Billet, Her Majesty's ship Sybille. British Consulwe, Canton, Oct. 10, 1856. Sir,—l have the honour to inclose in copy and trans. lation the reply of the Imoerial Commissioner, received at noon this tby, to my representations relative to the Arrow outrage. The nine men enumerated at the close of his letter were returned to me at the same time, but I refused to receive th.m. bee Luse they were not delivered in the manner I bad demanded ; but I doubt not the assistant magistrate will put them on board the loreha, in obedience to the orders given bun to this effect by the Imperial CJintnis sioner. Nothing, it appears to tx.e, can be more unsatisfactory than the reply of the Imperial Commissioner, who offers no redres, or apology, but upholds the acts of his officers throughout, and denies that the lorcha is British owned. This he maintains on the evidence of one of the lorcha's crew, who, being a pri , nner in the hands of the manila. Fans, was ready, doub less, to conform his statement to their wishes. He declared that the lorcha belonged tl one Toonching, respecting whom, however, no information is afforded. I should mention that the Arr)w is sailing under a colonial certificate of registry, renewable annually, bear. ing thcodate 27th Sept., 1855, and a number 27. She is therein said to belong solely to Fong-Arcing, of "Victoria, Hong Kong, Chinese trader, but the place and date of build are not given Her master's nline is Thomas Kennedy, a native of Belfast, and a very respectable man of his class, who in forms me that he was engaged by Mr. Block, Danish Consul at Hong Kong, as nominal master of the lorcha, which he has hithett ) believed to belong to Mr. Block's compradore, and he supposes that it is the compradore's name which appears on the register. 'Th© immediate departure of this evening's post-boat obliges me to close this despatch without further remark —but I may add that Commodore Etliot has communi cated to me his intention of moving her Majeity's ship Sybille up to %Vhampoa at once —I have, Etc., (Signed) 11. S. Ptaxee, Consul, His Excellency Sir John B3wring, LL.D. Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Hong Kong.. Teh, Imperial High Commissioner, Governor-General of the Two Kwang Provinces, &c., addresse. this decla• ration to Mr. Parkes, the British consul at Canton. At about 8 o'clock on the morning of the 11th day (9th Oct )ber), and again about 4 o'clock on the same day, I received the two written repreientations of the said con sul, and well considered their contents. The Prefect of Canton was ordered ,by me to examine the 12 men, Le-Mingtae and others, seized on board the lorcha ; but prior to the issue of these directions, I had already been informed by certain subordinate naval au thorities that these same men, Le-Mingtae and others, were the perpetrators of the piracy committed at San chow-tang (in St. John's Island), on the Bth day of the Bth month (Bth Sept.), on the merchant vessel belonging to Hwang-Leen-liae, who wears the decoration of fifth rank. In the matter of this piracy llwano.Leen•Kae deposed as follows : " I belong to the small town of Lin Hin, in the rural division of the Chintsun, in the district of Shiwtih. On the Bch day of the Bch month (Sept. 6) I arrived (in my vessel) off San-Chow-tang, in the district of Sin-ning, where I fell in with a large pirate fleet. Being supported by my crew, lopened fire upon the pirates in self-defence and fought them from 7 o'clock until 4. I observed that they had with them a lorcha and a Teigh-pang (name of a certain class of boat), and two or three foreigners. On our side we had but two sailing junks ; and being un able with these to resist the superior force of the pirates they carried us by the board, and plundered us of all our cargo, consisting of between five and six bundrea motile of indigo, aniseed, hides, coarse paper, and paddy lam able to recognise one of the pirates. He wore a red turban and a red girdle, hae lost one or two of his front teeth, and sh• seed on his crew to keep up their fire. I threw myself into the water and escaped, but of those w h o were with me, Ayun received a sword cut, and a lad from Keang-man, and two other men named Aseet sae and Ta-a-sye, received gunshot wounds. Ali these four have since died of their wounds, wnich were very severe. "On the 10th inst. (Bth Oct.) I came up to Canton and recognised, as I sailed past the lorcha (the Arrow), one of the men who had fought against me on the Bth day of the Bth month, as above mentioned. I imotedi. ately reported the circumstance to the naval authorities of the sea-cruising force, and with them went and selaYl the 12 criminals, Le-Mingtae and others. Of the 12 criminals who have now been taken into custody, I am certain that Le-Mingtae, alias Leang-Mingtae, was one of those (pirates) who attacked me in the manner de scribed." The following deposition was made by Woo Ajin:— " I come from the end of Cha Chuen, at Macao, in the district of Heangehan. This lorcha (the Arrow) be longs to Lou-Aching, who began to build it ou the 14th day o f the 7:,h month of the 4th year of Hien•fung (7th Aug., 1354). On the very day that the lurcha was com pleted he obtained a register for her, through the foreign firm Polo (? F. a Block, of Hong Kong), for which he paid 1,000 dole. He also engaged the foreigner Aloo to serve in the lorcha, at the rate of 30 do s. per month. Hitherto she male voyages along the coast to Foo-chow, Amoy, and Shanghai, trading in rice, pulse, and general merchandise. I am aware that Le-Mingtae is also known by the name of Leang-Mingtae. "On the 23d day of the Bth month of the present year (21st Sept.), Kaon-Laimph, the helmsman of our vessel,* engaged Le-Mingtae and Leang-Keenfoo to assist in the navigation of our vessel. `• on the evening of the 25,h day of the Bth month (Sept. 23), we were sitting al'sne in the bow of the ♦essel, when 1.4-Mingtae told me that on the Gth day of the Bth month (4th Sept.), he, with Leang-Keenfoo and inure than thirty other men, joined themselves to five or six Tsih.pang boats, and plundered the junks belonging to Wang-Leen-kae, off San-chow-tang, in the district of Sin-ruing ; ❑one of the remaining ten men (of our crew), Tang Akee and others, took partiu the piracy, and I certainly had no share in it. What I state is per fectly true." It is clear, from the above reports and depositions, that the officers had good reasons for seizing these ms - a, amongst whom there are several great offenders. Woo- Agin, Le-Mingtae, and Leang-Keenfoo, must be again very strictly examined ; but 1 have directed that the assistant magistrate Hen take the remaining nine, namely, Leang-Apaoh, Leang-Meike, Leang-A.tae, Leang-Agew, Leaon-Aow, Ho-A-pih, Yuen-Ake, Leang- King jen, and Tang...A.-Kee, and return them to their vessel. As to what (the consul) states relative to the lorcba being reimbursed the expenses consequent on her deten tion, I find that as the lorcba was built by Loo-Aching, who •obtained a register for her through Polo (Ms. Block), to whom he paid LOOO dollars, she •is not a foreign vessel (loicha), , and it is useless, therefore, to enter into any discussion respecting her. Names of the nine men who are herewith sent back : Tang-Akee, Leang-King-j en, Yuen-Ake, Ho-A-pib, Leaon-Aow, Leang-Agew, Leang-Atae, Leang-Meike, Leang-Apaon. Hien-lung, 6th year, 911 month, 12th day (Oct. 10, 1856). (True translation) (Signed) H. S. PARKES. Superintendency of Trade, Hong Kong, Oct. 11. Sir, —I have your despatch, Nos. 151 and 153, dated 9th and 10tb, with their enclosures, on the subject of the arrest of sundry Chi , amen on bcard a vessel called the Arrow, bearing the British flag, and commanded by a su bject of her Majesty. Th e question pre,ents two importa n t i nqu i r i es : fi rst, the rights of the vessel in question ; and, second, the conduct of the Chinese authorities. It appears, on examination, that the Arrow had no r i g ht to hoist the British flag, th e li cence to d o so exp i red on nti t t h ie e from whi c h p er i o d s h e h as not b een ion. Y ou w ill sen d b ac k t h e reg i ster to Butbe delivered th e C hi nese tot had d Colonial-office. Sept.,e of the exp'ry of the licence; nor do they profess that they had any other grounds for interference than the supposition that the owner is not a British subject ; that, however, is a ques- tion for this Government, who granted the register; and it is clear that the Chinese have violated the fith Article of the Supplemental Treaty, which requires that all Chinese malfaisants in Briti s h ships shall be claimed through British authorities. You will inform the Imperial Commissioner that I re quire an apology for what has taken place, aad au assur ance that the British flag shall in future be respected; that 48 hours are allowed for this communication, which being passed you are instructed to call on the naval authorities to assist you in enforcing redress. You will add, that on sufficient evidence being givet , that British ships or British subjects have been engaged in piratical practices, th.y will be proceeded against without hesitation ; ai d th it, on application to the pro• per authority, Chinese offenders will not be harboured on board British vessels; but that all proceedings must take place according to the conditions of the treaty. If these representations fail, the senior naval officer will Le authorised to seize and keep in his possession one of the Imperial junks, which he will hold until redress he ob!ained, or further instructions be received from his Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief. This letter has been communicated to his Excellczr: Sir Michael Seymour, who will give the needful instruc tions to the senior naval officer.—l have, &C., (Signed) J O HN BowRINGt. Harry S. Parkes, Esq., H.B.M.'s Consul, Canton. --- British Consulate, Canton , Oct. 12, 1856, Noon. Sir,—l have the honour to sta te to your Excellency that, on receipt, at noon on the 10th, of your Excellency's decle, ration relative to the seizure by Chinese naval officers of 12 of the crew of the British lordsa, Arrow, I at once fur. elieved, is here meant.- - , H. S. P. The Arrow, * commander Bate was on board the Barracouta. 100 'lOO 100 100 100 ht.) 100 100 1 100 1 100 100 100 ;100 int; 100 100 10f, 1374 991 103fi [o3i 8 7 C 0 ;0' Zr 3t. 4t. St. 924 f 97/ i li 101 741 54 i 82J 3 101 i 18h I