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SECURE INVESTMENTS.-Mr. REGINALD 1101lLEY, 44, Threadneedle street, •'.worn Stock, Share, :and Mining Broker, will be happy to forward a list of, carefully selected Securities, paying good dividend:, to those who may favour h m their business, and to advise them on the safest mode of inve4ing their capital. Business transacted in the English Funds at 1-16th Per cent.. and in all Stocks, Railway and Mining Shares, on the most reasonable terms. A selected list of dividend paying (from 12 to 20 per cent.) and progressive mines to be had personally or per letter. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ALTER A_TION TRAIN4--MARCII IsT, 1857. The 10.20 a.m. Cheap Train from Bristol will not start until 12.10 Pan.. the time being proportionately later up to London. The 6 p.m. Train from Bristol will not start in til 6.10 p.m., the time being altered as far es Chip;Anharn. The 2.45 p.m. Train from Birmingham will start at 2.25 p.m , and reach London at 5.35 p.m. • The 5 p.m. Train from Windsor to Paddington will not leave until 5.50 p .m. • A Branch Train will leave Windsor at 4.20 p.m., to join the 12.55 Train from Bristol, at Klough. The Train leaving Beading at 7.25 p.m. will be earlier at inter mediate stations to London. For minor alterations see time bills. BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, New road, London.—MORLSON'S VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE is the only medicine that strikes at the root of all Ws eases. This has been proved , by an experience of thirty years during which time upwards of 401,000 cases of cure have been effected. The Hygeian agents throughout the world are unanimous upon the IlYgelan system of medicine introduced by James Morison, the Ilygeist. who not only taught the public how to cure their own ail ments, but also rescued the world from the dangers of false medical doctrines. The monument lately raised to his memory by a penny Subscription sufficiently attests the importance of his discoveries. • TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW. GENTLEMEN,—An. opportunity having occurred to you of exercising your Political Rights, I esteem it a very great pri vilege thus to respond to the flattering Requisition with which I have been honoured; and now offer myself as a candidate for the Representati on i n Parliament of my native City. I flatter myself that the liberality of my public opinions is not unknown ; and, although I have not hitherto assumed any prominent part in the bustle of Politics, I have taken a deep interest in those great leading questions which have affected, and do now affect, the Constitutional and Social In terests of the Empire. While still in the vigour of life, it Would be to me most gratifying were I called upon, by your auffrar•es, to devote such energies as I possess to the service of a Community amid which I have spent my earlier days, and prosecuted, successfully, an extensive business. The limited period which intervenes between this and the Day of Nomination entirely precludes the possibility of any Personal canvass ; and I take leave, in this shape, to offer a brief explanation of my views on a few of those questions by Which the claims of Candidates are usually tested. And, first, as to Parliamentary Reform : I hold it to be still Progressive, and am favourable to a farther Extension of the Franchise. Economy in Public Expenditure appears to me of Paramount Importance ; and I shall be prepared to auPport any reasonable proposal for Reduction of Taxation. Every proposed amendment of our Legal and Judicial Sys tem, especially as affecting Commercial relations, shall receive 1 " ,, Y favourable consideration. I shall also be prepared to vote on the all-engrossing theme of a General System of Education, having regard .to the peculiar wants of Cities and Populous Places, on the one hand, and of Rya' Districts on the other ; so that any plan Which professes best to satisfy at once these respective nem . cities will secure my most careful attention. I entertain the belief that those principles of Toleration, in matters of Religious Opinion, already so long acted upon in this Country, should not be interfered with ; and that faith ought to be kept with every Religious Denomination to which s - Government guarantees have been given. Impressed with the importance to my native country of her peculiar Institu tions and Individual Rights, I shall be at all times prepared to - defend these against the encroachments of a system of Cen tralisation. • As for the Local Interests of the great Community which I seek to represent, I can with full confidence assure the Electors that these interests, in all their varied. ramifications, and by whatever Class, or Party, or Individuals, brought under my notice, s h a ll always command my devoted attention and utmost personal exertions. • I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient humble servant, JAMES MERRY. 127, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow, Feb. 27, 1857. . VIE LONDON, HARWICH, and CONTI NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. ' - (Limited). %Hal 100,0001., in 10,000 Shares of 101. each, with power to increase. 21. per - share payable on allotment. I ncorporated under the Act 19 and 20 Vic., chap. 47, by which the liability of the Proprietors is limited to the amount of their shares. MMUS. Ralik Walters, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. Colonel William Petrie Waugh, Director of tho London and Easter* Banking Company. bar-id Waddington, Esq., M.P., 4, Spring-gardens. John Bagshaw, Esq., M.P., Director of the Eastern Counties Railway. Mammas. Colonel William Petrie Waugh, Branksea Castle, Dorset, Di rector of the London and Eastern Banking Company. Robert L. Leckie, Esq. (late of Bombay), George-street, Port- man-square. William Shaw, Esq., 1, Kensington-park-terrace. Gregor Grant, Esq., late Chairman of the Oriental Bank, Bombay), 4, Great Russell-street. F. C. Zillesen, Esq., Vice-President of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Company, Amsterdam. Sir Henry Durrant, Bart., Scottow Hall, Norfolk. Henry Ward, Esq., H.E.1.C.5., K 1, Albany. John Edward Panter, Esq., Director of the St. George's In surance Company, Pall-mall and Fulham. Andrew Walls, Esq., Lloyd's, and 11, Leadenhall-street. Captain Raymond, Albion-square, Dalston, Managing Direc tor of the Steam Vessels. (With power to increase.) BANKERS. The London and Eastern Banking Corporation, 27, Cannon street, City. Messrs. Cox, Cobbold, , Rodwell, and Co., Bankers, Harwich, Essex. taamaaas ra Omar—Messrs. Newton and Fuller, 16, King William-street, City. London SHAREBROFEERS. Messrs-Huggins and Rowse% 1 , Threadneedle-street Liv erpool —Messrs. H.Davies and Son, 2 ,Royal Bank - buildings NIPPING AGENTS—Messrs. William Felgate and Co., 4, Cle- ment's-lane, City ; Mr. R. Twiss, H. Son, Rotterdam. STAl'Mnra Comn—Alfred Hill, Esq.. 44, Chancery-lane. SOLICITORS,—Messrs. Rymer, Murray, Rymer, and Jackson, H anover -street, Hanover-square, and 59, Chancery-lane. AUDlTorts.—Messrs. Broom, Bagshaw, and Westcott, 35, Coleman-street, City. SECRETARY.—Hume Greenfield, Esq. Offices of the Company-44, Moorgate-street, City, E.C. „ T his Company is established with a view to afford the pub -I+o increased facilities in the conveyance of mails, passengers, aPecie, and merchandise between England, via Harwich, and t he Ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, &c. A traffic arrangement for a term of years has been entered into with the Eastern Counties Railway Company on advan tageous terms, and the Directors have secured the co-opera tion of the authorities of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Com pany, and the other inland navigation and railway establish- Monts in Holland and Germany, all of whom are so convinced of the advantages to be derived from this line of communica tion, as the most desirable for passenger traffic, and .the speedy conveyance of merchandise and perishable goods, that they are anxious to promote the views of this Company to the fullest possible extent. The town of Harwich is 68 miles from London by railway, and its port is the most convenient for direct communication between London and all the great seaports in Holland and Belgium, and thence to the northern and central parts of the continent of Europe. _ Passengers proceeding to India via Trieste, by Harwich, Rotterdam, and the Dutch-Rhenish Railway, will effect a saving of 48 hours, as compared with the route via Marseilles; the line from Rotterdam to Trieste being on the eve of com pletion without a break. The harbour of Harwich is safe, commodious, and easy of access in all weathers and states of the tide—advantages which no other port possesses on the eastern coast south of the Humber. By the opening of this route via Harwich the dangers and delays of the intricate navigation of the Swin and the mouth of the River Thames are avoided, whereby a saving of time is effected to Hamburgh, Rotterdam, and Antwerp of from 10 to 11 hours ; whilst the route to Oberhausen and thence to the northern parts of Europe is four hours and a quarter less by Harwich and Rotterdam than that by Dover and Ostend, as per tabular statement, and thus the former must become the direct route of postal communication. Tafx PER SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. • TIME PER EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. London to Harwich..24 hours Harwich to Rotter d am.............. Rotterdam to Ober hausen (124 miles)4 „ London to Dover ...2b hours Dover to Ostend ... 7 ~ Ostend to Oberhausen (264 miles) ..... ~..I.oi „ 20 hours 154 hours ch ens. Pea SOUTII-EASTERN RAIL- PER EASTERN CommEs RAIL WAY. WAY. London, Dover, Ostend, to London,liarwieh,Rotterdam, Cologne. to Cologne. Ist Class, Rail and Ist Class, Rail and Steam £3 10 6 Steam . X2 10 3 2d ditto ditto 2 9 8 2d ditto ditto 1 12 5 Saving in favour of Harwich. Ist Class, Rail and Steam £1 0 3 2d ditto ditto •A• deputation has been in Holland, and submitted the views of this Company to the Postmaster-General, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of the Interior, who have promised their cordial co-operation in support of the undertaking. It is intended • th first instance, to confine the opera tions of this C o mm London, -,,. O m pany e to rs the direct communication fro . la Harwich to Rotterdam . Th is c ora . , and its m Pony will have swift and commodious packets, pony Will' so as to secure e will be carried out with the utmost care, pedition, safety, and comfort, and the di rectors submit tha x t th sh areholders. some dividend to the The capital will be e traffic cannot fail to realise a hand on which 21. per to re is ded into 10,000 shares of 101. each, lingo per share is b and their receipt ls to be paid on allotment. Five shil muset Paid to the bankers of the Company, If less than the numb er accompany the letter of application. proportionate part o f the Blares applied for be allotted, a turned. No call will exceed 21°84 will be immediately re a less interval than three montaer share, and will not be at Forms of application for brokers and offices of the shar es c on i may be obtained at the . ees of Oliver Joh n Wil- City, London, E. C, ; and at thePoalfinY' 44 , Moorgate-street. llama, Esq., agent to Lloyd' s, an lands, Harwich, Essex. and Vi ce Consul of the Nether- Application for shares and prospectuses to be made to the •eceive immediate Secretary, who will give informatio n . All letters addressed " S ecre t ary " will i !t7;,,, Continental attention. , 44, AL orgate-street, FORM OF APPLICAT ION FOR SRA To the Directors of the London, Harwich, Steam Packet Company (Limit e d) , City, E.C. Loudon 'and Gentlemen,—l enclose you a receipt for £ Corporation paid a th nd IPllirdobtyo the Condon and Eastern Banking Corp sh o : request.you will allot me y smaller • Ilarwich, arid Continental Steam Packet Company 'and I hereby ree to accept such shares or an Pay the calls _number that may be allotted to me, and to thereon, and to execute the necessary deeds of the Company I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, - * Name in full Address in full Occupation Date RANKERS' RECEIPT. 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Illus trated by numerous Cases selected from the Records of upwards o Twenty Years' extensive and successful Practice, and which embrace every variety of Urethral Contraction, together with appropriate Means of Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. H. Bail Here 219 Regent-street. "We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stricture to have equalled, if it has not exceeded, that of any of his contemporaries; whilst we most certainly know of no man to whose care we would sooner intrust the treatment of a severe case of stric ture."—Medical Circular. WEST HAM DISTILLERY COMPANY. SHARES Bought and Sold is the above Company.—Apply to ➢ir. Lowrance, No. 2 Room, 25, Poultry, London. N/IR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, BADEN - , up the RHINE. and PAWS, is NOW OPEN , :VERY EVENING (except Saturday) at 8 o'clock.—Stalls, as.; area, 25.; gallery, Is. 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CANCER HOSPITAL, London and West Brompton.—Secretary's Office, 167, Piccad!lly.—This Tnstitu ion has been established exclusively for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous diseases. Out-door patients to attend at 167, Piccadilly, on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock. In-door patients are admitted at the Brompton Establishment, for one month, and for a longer period if recommended by the medical officers. The number of per sons under treatment as in or out-door patients have averaged for the last three years about 400 cases each year. Since the foundation of this Hospital in 1851, 1,799 poor persons, suffering under every form of this dreadful malady, have received the benefits of this Charity. A Weekly Board manage its affairs, and every informa tion connected with the Institution may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Contributions to enable the Committee to continue this great work of benevolence are urgently solicited, and may be paid to William Loxham Farrar, Esq., the Treasurer, 66, Lincoln's inn -fields; Messrs. Coutta and Co., Strand; and at the Secretary's Offices, 167, Piccadilly. By order. W. J. COCKERTLL, Secretary. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, AND DEBILITY. U BARRY'S delicious HEALTH-RESTOR ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and cures the above complaints and their consequences, such as hemorrhoidal affections, flatulency, disten sion, acidity, heartburn, palpitation of the heart, nervous headaches, hysteria, neuralgia, deafness, noises in the head and ears, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoul ,, ers, erysipelas, erup tions of the skin, impurities and poverty of the blood, scrofhla, dropsy, rheumatism, gout, nausea and sickness during pregnancy, after eating, or at sea ; low spirits, spasms, epileptic fits, spleen, general debility, inquietude, sleeplessness, involuntary blushing, paralysis, tremors, dislike to society, unfitness for study, loss of me mory, delusions, vertigo, blood to the head, °alma:ion, melan choly, groundless fear, wretchedness. It is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids generally; as it never turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor in. erferes with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion and nervous a n d muscular energy to the most enfeebled. Supported by testimonials from the celebra ted Professor of Chemistry or Andrew Ure, Dr. Shorland, Dr . Her vey Dr. d r. o D eam ee 'p l b es, ell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurzel., Dr. Ingram, L ar d Stuart the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, and 50,000 other well-known individuals, whose health has been restored by this vainus fefuoiramndaneycoyneoamrs, and allicaldiet hopesofreceveryafter aliother m abandonedeansadbe . en tried - - Analysis by the celebrated Professor of Chemistry Andrew Ure, Bcc " London, 24, Bloomsbury-square. " I hereby certify, that having examined Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica I find it to be a pure vegetable Farina, perfectly whole some, easily digestible, likely to promote a healthy action of the stomach and bowels, and thereby to counteract dyspepsia (Indiges tion), constipation, and their nervous consequences. ANnasw MO, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Analytical Chemist." Ukase by the Emperor of Russia. Russian Consulate General, London, Dec. 2,1847. The Consul-General has been ordered to inform Messrs. Barry, Du Barry and Co., that the Revalenta Arabica they had sent to his Majesty the Emperor, has, by imperial permission, been forwarded to the Minister of the Imperial Palace. Suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions. In canisters, llb 2s 9d ; 21b 4s 6d ; bib lis ; 121 b 22s ; super refined quality, llb 6s ; 21b Ila ; 51b 29. s ; 101 b 335. The 101 c and 121 b canis ters6os and Co.. are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. 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STAMPRD 5 And in sem first gleane, 4,Witht, aroy pm g gi on him On t i!h T' voyage to eessfally. ie French nil- , lrer teed pipes m4rping, it mealy ctritted:aoci attack the of cleaning half-past that day the steamer Shamrock came up, and after asoer tainiag that nothing was r equ i re d she took in tow her Ts.jestyfs steam-sloopTiornees boat, p rev i ous l y a l ong - - side the Thistle; and p*eeded on . Stopping Only a Couple of hours in Canton, the Shamrock again reached Whampoa by dtask'on. Tuesday ev e n ing , an d was hardly A at anchor when information.was breuLt to th e pil o t to the effect that the Thistle had been taken into Second Bar Creek; and set on fire, and that the foreigners On board had been decapitated. When first told. of: "'bat had 0 el:Pta v i e n sSe's Wlgo4thought the repo r t was getting aground, 'or cf th e previous .occurred, on her. Ea the silo', Early next '- alleging tha earnestly " passengers . was their" the Tbiath "At da; part was p Chinese ser jog tale nnder way :Manila-m, towards th aot of stoo; from behis :swords of _. Bong -korg has one or more pairs. - The first engitieer,„ Mr. -Abrelanl, an American, was on' the other side of the batchway at the ticie, and was sithilarly assailed; two Ilanilla•men secunnies were working at a handpnn3p be:ow and soon shared the same fate ; 'one man got into one of. the coal-bunkers, and there, b afterwards unable tb- ';'on firs' afterwards, A t . murder lilts bay; perpetratedf here, the victim Wing a German servant of , Dr. Ryder.. • The WhaMp' , a anchorage has been abandoned. It is not expeefed that any. active 'measnresWp be taken against the cityof C an t on unt il th e arrival of troops an I gunboats .places in'the hands of Ad miral Seymour the means of .striliing a decisive blow by laud and water. At pre -, ent 'it is by no means an easy task to hold his present position, but this, we doubt not, he will do if vosuble, as any retrograde movement would be deemed a victory by the Chinese. • Of the Viceroy Yeh. we 'have heard nothing lately-, nor has any_ commissioner arrived from Pe kin, although the Chinese assert that a very high official is on the way. Of the rebels in the sauthwe have no intelligenCe teyond a rtunour that they have, come to an under standing with Yeh, and 'coinhined to "expel the ba ,- bari.n !' Whether this be true or not, 'it is a peculiar fact that they do not seem to, take advan tage of the,present state of affairs to press the Im-.: 1 • . _ perialists anywhere n ear Can ton : - Our present force in China is quite inadequate to carry on with success any important operations, and. we trust we shall not lon,g be left without large. a d effective -reinforcements of men and ships.. Light draught ginabOats are much wanted. in Hong Kong all remains qniet as yet, and the stringent precautions which have been taken.lave hid a beneficial effect.. Some of the 'Worst Charac-' firs have been apprehended,- ,and will be Three.nien h -aye- boen seized, emk , saries G one Canton, sent here in.erif. The result of their examin. transpired. Tie , colonial Govern - and armed a small steamer to err" The M Andarins have issued in various districts the most bloodth;rstyedictsagainst the English, and have, offered ltrge rewards to those who may suc ceed in assassination or incendiarism in Hong Kong. All Chinese have been ordered to quit the ser vice of fereigners and return to their homes, and so powerful is the Mandarin system that disobedience entails much trouble, if not positive destruction, Upon the relatives of the offender. Nearly all 'the Chinese servants have left or are leaving, and this creates no'small inconvenience, and also renders private property more insecure. Her MajEsfy's ship Calcutta is in the harbour, and Admiral Guerrin : has in the most handsome manner offered the services of the crews of La Vir ginie and steamer _Catinat whenever they may be required ' • indeed there is n ow a F renc h guar d s'ationed at one of the most unprotected points. The Amefcans have also landed a guard at their naval stores and at another point. A depot ition of merchants waited on his Excel lency Sir J. B owring on the sth inst., and presented a letter from those interested in property destroyed or abandoned at Canton or els,4where, and requested his Excellehcy's views with reference to compensa tirm. Sir John replied that the matter . had been already broeg'it to the attention of , the home Go vernmen t. mate (Peters's-) suc ceeded in getting into the cabin, and fired several Mus kets at the wretches as they attempted to get hold of him. A stinkpot thrown into the cabin at last drove him ov rboard, andhe must have - been drowned, as he was never seen to rise. The Manilla man at the wheal was killed from behind, without seeing the hand that wielded the weapon. In all, as we have said, 11. persons were thus disposed of, and search was made for the Chinese boys in the cabin, one of whom, by jumping overboard and hiding under the counter of the vessel, succeeded in escaping, as did the ,others in other ways. The Chinese firemen were then directed to remain at their work, and the vessel was steered up the creek called by the Chinese Chowmee, to the village of Lamkongtow, distant some half-a-dozen miles inland. There her wood work was set on fire, and when that was destroyed, every particle of brass work that could be removed was taken away ; in fact, the vessel is so much disabled that it is ques tionable whether it is worth while to repair her. The assassins, said to have numbered under a dczm in all, lost no time in walking off with the heads of their victims in handkerchiefs, and at Canton, we suppose, will receive the rewards said to be offered for such commodities by the gentry and people. Having turned all the Chinese passengers out of the steamer, as suggested by the piht, Captain Wood started for Hong Kong, first communi cating the above to the Hornet off Sanchow, and to the aim-A-war lying at the Bogue. " The other of the postal steamers, the Rose, on her way up on Tuesday morning, desci ied the burning yeer and made all speed up to report the fact to her Majesty's -hip Sybil!e at Whampoa. But nothing could be done without the orders of the commodore, busily engaged with his men in the Dutch Folly—and the Rose was di rected to pr teed on her way to Canton without delay. Unfirtunately, owing to th,. low state of the tide, it was not possible to get up the usual route, and she bad to make detour by Blenhtint Mach. Before she could get round the Barrecouta was observed coming up with the Thistle, her Lull having been found at the mouth of the creek. The people of the village off which she had been taken, fearing lest the consequences might be visited on their heads, bad prudently resolved to have her moved by fishermen into the stream, where in a short time she would have sunk, a stop cock being open, and a hole made in the starboard bow, by which means she was nearly full of water. After some little delay to arrange the manner in which the Barracouta should be sate for any salvage to be awarded, Captain Ricoby was per mitted to take cl.arge of his owner's vessel and return to Hong Kong. Five headless bodies were found in the hal', and in the coal bunker, as before stated, the char red remains of another. Summoned to an inquest on due of these bodie', we shall be in a better position next week to confirm or amend what is now written."—Friend of China, Jan. 3. "The coroner's inquest on the burnt remains of a human body found in the coal bunker of what was the steamer Thistle stands adjourned till after the current criminal sessions. It has transpired that when the as sassins completed or were upon their bloody work they threw off their garments and displayed the uniform of the Che Ireovg- 4 Wise Braves —a militia under the coateo4 ot4imobotisiglaug-Long, the society at Canton that fa l l always been foremost in a display of hatred to bar. barians. The report of the safety of the Portuguese pas slnger Senher Francisco Di , z de Sobrecaz ts, Consul for j._;pain at Macao, proves incorrect, we resret to find."-- ,Friend of China, Jan. 7. We have just received. intelligence from Canton informing us that the whole of the Suburbs west of the city had been burnt by our force on the 12th inst. In this service we regret to say that a party of the 59:h Regiment missed their way, and Betting under the city wall were 'assailed with ston s and matchlook4, losing two men killed, 11 severely wounded, and 10 slightly wounded. A large fire had also taken place inside the city. Admiral Seymour has decided on blowing up the ) Dutch Folly, retiring from the gardens, and making the Bird's-thst Fort his outpost, where we hope he will be able to remain until reinforcements arrive. I We take the following items from a supplement to the Overland Friend of China : .• "ATTEMPT TO RETAKE TRATOTIIM FORT. "Our news from Canton was just a week old when her Mejesty's steamship Coromandel, Lieut. Douglas, R N., commanding, arrivtd about half-past 10 o'clock last night, bringing the following information :—The Coromandel was lying with the Niger and Encounter off the Factory Ruins, Canton, when at 20 minutes past 1 p.m., on Sun day last, a boat arrived from the Macao-pasFuge Fort, adviing the admiral of the approach below the fort of a large number of-Chinese war janks. ateam was got up im mediately, and, with all the available boats in company, the Coromandel proceeded to a rxonnaissance, the En counter beinz directed to follow as soon as possible. By the time the Coromandel got down to the fort the Chi nese had ranged that portion of their squadron, some GO vessels, that had come down the Fatsban Creek, in a line between Marines' Island and Barrow's Island, about midway between the Macao passage (Teatotuno) - Fort and the Itations of the Hornet and Curtus off the barrier —say a mile and s-quarter from the fort, a mile and a-half from the Barrier, and were cx3hanging shots. The time chosen f , r this approach had been will considered ; it was a dead lo :v neap tide ; consequently a "vessel of the llornees draught of water was unable to get up the pas sage, the Encounter being similarly disaqed from ga ting down. Bat just as the Encounter was under way some 20 or 30 vessels were seen coming into Starling Reach, and instead of proceeding directly it was deemed best to send a few shot into them. The Niger, and the make-shift gunboat at the boom, too, took up the fire, and continue . ' it till they retired. The Encounter then attempted to get down the Macao Passage, but unfor tunately groun led somewhere off Birds' Nest Fort, and W 11.3 unable to g. t the assistance of the others engaged. The accident being observed from the Coromandel, Sir M. Seymour did not deem it prudent to do more with the Coromandel than stand on the defensive, and accordingly dropped back with the tide, still firing from the bow gun, and sent the boats' crews into the fort. The Chi nese, of course, attributed the movement to irresolution, and came on bravely to within 400 yards of the fort, when from Vie minis of the marines and small arm men, till then under cover, they received repeated volleys, which must have committed frightful execution. It was half-past two, that d 201 b. shot from the Chinese struck down Mr. Pearn, master's assistant of her Majesty's ship Calcutta, in charge of one of the cutters of his ship—a wound in the breast proving mortal. The cutter was immediately sent to the Encounter that he might have surgical attention, but he only lingered till sundown, sensible, and speaking of his family to 'the last moment. This gallant young fellow bad been in charge of the same boat throughout all the previous operations, and was an offi cer of high promise. It was about 4, or a little after, that the Chinese, finding they had again met more than their tch, and knowing that as the tide made they could .not show fight a minute, gave signs of an intention to re turn the nay they came, to freshen which movement the Coromandel and boats stirred up their wake, firing shot, HONG KONG, JAN. 15, 1 P.M. An attempt was made this morning to poison a considerable portion of the foreign community. The author of this diabolical act is a Chinese baker mimed Esing, who (being doubtless induced by the promises of reward held out by the mandarins) mixed with his bread a large quantity of arsenic, and after sending it round to his customers left for Macao in a steamer at 8 a.m. All CA) partook of this bread were shortly afterwards seized with vio lent retchings and other symptoms, but prompt remedies being applied we are happy to state that up to the present time no deaths have ensued, al though great numbers have been ill, and some are still in a dangerous state. The quantity of arsenic was too large to answer the intended purpos-, its presence being, immediately betrayed, and anti dotes forthwith administered. It is fearful to con template what the results might otherwise have been. A steamer has been despatched to Macao in hopes of intercepting Esing,; but we fear he will have gained the mainland ere she arrives. Trade remains entirely suspended here. Exchange on London, 4s. Bid. to 4s. 9d. ; on Bombay, 218 r. Very little doing. Freights to Eng!and are nominal, but some vessels are taken up to convey emigrants to Australia. From Amoy we have nothing important. Last dates are to the 13th inst. A fair business was doing at declining rates. Foochow letters are to the 10th inst. All re mained tranquil, and no disturbance was appre hended there. Much competition existed in the tea-market, and prices were 2 to 3 taels dearer than last month. Stocks are small, and the previous re ports of short supply are confirmed. Two vessels had sailed for London. From Shanghai we have advices to the 7th inst. Intelligence of fair authenticity had been received from Nankin, from which we gather that the rebels had fallen out among themselves and committed many savage deeds. The leader Hung-siu-tsinen, or Taipingwaug, still, however, remained at the head of affairs, and had again defeated the Imperial troops; yhe authorities at Shanghai remained as cordial as ever towards foreigners. Shirtings sold to a moderate extent, and at some what improved rates fur 6i catty goods. Silk.--Settlements for the month are 7,000 bales, at a decline of 10 dole. to 15 dols. Arrivals, 71,000 bales ; sold, 68,000 bales ; leaving 3,000 bales on the market. Quotations are—No. • 3 Tsatlee, 365 dols. ; Nos. 4to 5, 340 dole. to 355 dole. ; Tay saams middling to fair, 280 dole. to 300 dole. • in.- 360 do le ferior to . mto iddlindolt ' dole, to 270 d o l e . ; thro 0 .. shell, and rocket as fist as they' could be poured in; and as the Chinese boats were crowded with men the havoc among them cannot have been trifling. At all events, they were too busily engaged in escaping to answer the fire. By 5 o'clock they were out of reach, in water too shallow for our approach. " The Comus and the Hornet all this time were hard at work, too, the former, sprung broadside to Hamilton m edr, pouring the contents of her gams* into another division of Chinese junks which had made their appear ance in that direction—the Hornet's long 68 in the rear of the division which had gone towards the fort commit ting terrible ex-cution, while the boomboats, headed by Capt. Forsyth in his cutter, did their best in an unsuc cessful attempt to cut off the stragglers in their retreat. Just as the engagement was over and the Commando 1 returning to her old berth off the Factory ruins, the Encounter came down, anc h ore d f or a short time off Teatotum Fort, and then returned to Shameen. "In addition to the lamentable casualty meroioned six men w ere wounded in the boats, and one boy of the first class severely burnt on board the Coromandel, while in the act of screwing in a rocket-staff, which accidentally ignited, either from the friction of screwing or the back fire of a previous discharge. It is supposed that not less than 7,000 Chinese, in altogether some 150 boats, were engaged in this the most plucky action on their part that has ever been witnessed by English naval officers. As the Coro mandel pasted down yesterday they were again observed with their sails at the mastheads and flags flying, as though they intended trying another attack. Nothing else of importance has occurred during the past few days and there is no further word of the absent Mr. Cowper, Fen. Her Majesty's steamsioop Barracouta was passed at the Blgne, taking in guns from the Calcutta for Tea totum Fort. " Of course no one can feel astonishment at the Chi nese doing their best while they have the opportunity, for but lade will remain for them in this way directly our gunboats arrive. Only one of the Chinese junks was sunk, perhaps by themselves intentionally, in the fair. way off Sixty-sixth Point, Barrow's Island. The Coro mandel was struck three times, each slightly. The shot which killed Mr. Pearn went into the Bittern's pinnace and there remained. The intention of the Chinese, it would appear, was to retake Teatotum Fort, and, had they been a little smarter, and kept back our reinforce ments, they might have succeeded.--Jan, 7. "The Fei•ma, just arrived, tried to get up the Junk Passage to Canton, but fi n di ng 200 junks there came back to Whampoa, and went up passed Macao Passage, - through which she with difficult y P ae d th e half-a-dozen junks found sunk a t th e barrier. The Admi ral is to be here in the Barraconta presently. Nothing has been heard of Mr. Cowper, sen. No other news of importance. "THE THISTLE MASSACRE. ' "The last paper of the year was in the course of de livery on Wednesday evening, when news reached this colony of a more frightful local traed than any t hat had been t o ld i n prev i ous numbers. This was the cold blooded murder of the eriptain, officers, foreign crew, and passengers, of the postal steamer Thistle—in all 11 s ouls. The particulars of this dreadful deed having been tohbe tained from Chi nese w h o escape d, and who du act will, most pr o b a bly, h ave b ee n in such a fright but little po wer w a s l e ft f or observation, ar e ringthat imperfect, __._.------: Tea.—During the month 36 chops settled for at previous rates ; dealers, however, now ask more 'exorbitant prices for what i s in thei market. Teas which a few weeks since would have brought 14 to 15 taels are now held for 20 to 21 taels. Greens are 4to 5 taels hi g h er. Stocks.--Block, 14 cho ps, against 130 chops last season. ; greens, 20 , 000 packages, against 120,000 packages. Exchange on London 6s. Bd. against Canton epee° at 110 doll per 100 taels. ' Bullion..—Canton sycee, 125 dots. 80 per 100 taels for chopped dollars ; ,Shanghaisd sycee, 114 dole. 80 ; Mexican dollars, w count. Freights to London, lk tea. and St. for silk. a Great Britain The export of tea from Chin to as coin -13 o °° , • shows a decrease of nearly and the ac paredast2 Year, los. i per ton for with the same time a l u m , previous advises counts from all quarters co regarding a short supply'• k shows an increase to Great The export of sil 1 a nd to Marseilles 4,725 bales „Total increase, from London, Nov. 10; Britain of 28,72 3 Our latest dates n 20 ; Bombay, Dec. 10 • SingaPorei b : 33, es ' 448 bales. Calcutta, Manilla , --ec*.Jan. 5 : Sydney, Nov. 12 ; Me 1.242 .242 . Dec. -,- , 7 ; Shanghai, Jan. 7. bourne, Nov. —Holloway' s Oi n t men t a nd Pills ast f ord zriE n a a l gr s em m e E tie r a 3 for Bad Legs.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Charles Sacre, of Church-street, Woolwich, to professor. Holloway :—" Sir, I beg to offer you my sin cere thanks for the miraculous cure which yourinvaluabl ointment and pills have affected in my leg. For fon months I was in a London hospital, and turned out after. wards as incurable, with very little hopes of saving my leg ; but I am happy to state that your remedies have effected a perfect and speedy cure." Sold by all medk tine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holies way's establishments, 244, Strand, Lopdon, and 80 Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stamps, Constanti nople ; Guidicy, glmyrna; and E. Muir, Malta. * "The Comus, h av ing replaced those t hrown overboard in the typhoon last year, again mounts 14 thirty-twos." le respect; conflict - Pg. ~, the :FAA:boles in herb e , ,tio,,ffmk Teed t ed Captain,. Wesli, n, un a :SEC :' the night- of thiS 22d .ult. ‘Wa Thistle -on Sunday last on tis clionl, , S . Canton. The up trip was concluded snc• On the way down, the wa , er being low Direr„ the vessel took the mud and so choked ,es that a little below Whatnpoa, on Tuesday became necessary to anchor for the purpose them. At half-past 10 in the forenoon of D atearner Shanoro,t- ~ . 1, attack on her. Eitly next morning, however, who had regne-ted permission to go on shore, hat his lather was dead, came off secretly and implored Capt . . Wood to turn all the Cainese :s en shore, for, he a , serted, he was sure it r intention to take the vessel in the same way le bad been captured. sylight all doubt regarding the truth of the re- pot at rust by the appearance of three of the 3rvatria of the Thistle, who then told the follow- 7 -The steamer, they said, had not been long y when the captain left the upper deck with lan secuany at the wheel, and proceeded he engine-room hatchway, where he wain the iping forward, looking down, when an assassin ad stabbed him with one of those ehort-pointed which every Chinese householder in Hong d will be deported.; to get out when the vessel was set'on fire, was burnt. A who are doubtleas passenger in Lae, cabin, a Portuguese gentleman, whose w ith Tn i„hii vi i, : name we do not publi.sh until further assured of the iclen- inatiori has ncil-yk tity—together with his servant, a Portuguese, was also rnment has hired murdered, as was a sick artilleryman, who was lyi ng . eicse_iii the.k d i o wn forward, and w . h . .,24v,aittlie first `." The Captain en being stabbe:l ran aft, but fell before n d; , 4 , ; , + ,,, he reached the cabin door. The mate (Petene , l sue- LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, M ARCH 2, THE OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA. We have received our correspondence, and files of newspapers from India and China. The dates are indicated. (From the Bombay Times, Feb. 2.) SUMMARY. —Since last mail a new 5 per cent. loan his been opened, likely soon to be followed by another at a still higher rate of interest. This is as,rieed to the war with Persia—a wild chimera with which India has no concern, over which she has no control, and the charges of which should have fallen on the Royal treasury. We eave in our last the particulars of the arrange ments-for the increase of the strength and extension of the operations of the Pet siert Gulf expedition up to the departure of .General Outram and his staff. It may be remembered that the force origi nally de , patche 1 in the middle of November con sisted of about 6,000 fighting men, including 2,503 Europeans under Gen. Stalker, convoyed by 40 transports, with 13 steamers and other vesse's of war, under command of Admiral Sir H. Leeke. In our issue of Jan. 2 we gave details of the opera tions of the force by land and sea up to Christines, including the capture of Bushire and the adventures which preceded it. The events in themselve3 are now asserted to have been of sinplaely trivial im portance in comparison with the inflated accounts which were given of them, the marine portion of the despatches presenting a series of inaccuraciesbelieved. o be unprecedented in English official documents. We are not as yet in a position to give details so minutely and in such authentic form as we could desire ; but according to the nearly universil testi- AnallY of eye-witnesses, the authority of-theofficial papers should be for the present declined. Public es : oue p rbingnseeiasolpti lioetcorrespondence, has da et on t b nch e ee e l hnoi immediate sot:appointmenti ea strongly aiant de d appearance semi=official, .p oo r r fm e a G s no s ice e aen d j ,o. here fo tuh seemste r o ai n ni thedls. entiret immediatelybecanee known that an arm of five times the magnitude of that first despatched was intended for the invasion of the country, of which 20,000 were to be sent from India and 3,000 or 4,000 from England overland. Gen. Outraue's staff left on the 17th in the Semiramis, touching- at Kurrachee on the 19th, and leaving the next morning with the Nitocris, Indus • flotilla flat, - the river - being now nearly swept of its steamers for service in the Gulf. The gallant general is understood to proceed to Bussorah, the chief source of our supplies, and will in all likelihood establish head-quarters with a base of operations in the neighbourhood. From Bushire an advance into the interior is obstructed by a rugged and difficult range of mountains running right across our path. From Bussorah a tolerably even line of march stretches from nearly the mouth of the Euphrates by 6hurtra right into the centre of Persia. Since the departure of the general the 14th Light Dra go,,ns and 78th Highlanders have left Bomi ay. A battalion 1000 strong, consisting of the light and left flank companies of ten of our native regiments, is preparing for embarkation, to be commanded by Lieutenant-Col. Le Gran Jacob, oee of the ablest officers in the presidency. The Scinde Horse are on their way—the southern Mah ratta Hose, uucler Col. Malcolm, who so distill guisheclibemself at Goozeret in 181 Q, when in com mand of a portion of the Scinde Horse, were on their way to the presidency for despatch, when they , were for the present countermanded. The 26th Na tive Infantry sailed on the 19th Jan., and a por tiere of the 23d Native Infantry and the light bat talion are on the p , int of embarkation ; the whole of the infantry from Neemuch and Nusseerab ad and Rajpootna, consisting of the 87th, 10th, 21st, are under orders for the presidency, their places to be supplied from Bengal; and these are nearly all Bombay can supply. It is just two years since the Governor-General declinedserading reinforcements to the Crimea, on the ground that not a single European could be spared from India with safety. Of the eight European regiments Bombay possesses four have already been despatched, together with three corps of our finest irregular horse ; and we are thus denuded of the bodies of men on whom we chiefly depend for safety, and who for a twelvemonth to come will be as much beyond our reach as if in Europe. Our latest dates from the Gulf extend to the 17th ult., up to which our men were resting on their arms. The soldiers, though complaining of considerable discomfort from the extremes of cold and heat, were on the whole in the enjoyment of good health. The 2d Europeans, who were suffering from seerere sickness on leaving Scinde, form an un happy exception, nearly half of their number being in hospital. Supplies were becoming more plentiful than at first, or than we had any reason to expect. Bussorah formed the principal source, abundance being sent into camp dawn the Euphrates from Tnrkish Arabia. The Persians themselves were more serviceable in this way than could have bean conceived, and were bringing in forage, grain, beet, carrot, and other vegetables, of a quality that might do honour to the Bombay market. Ponies and baggage cattle of all kinds are at present being collected in the presidency, the want of carriage forming the great difficulty of a foray into the interior. It does not appear, from the ad vanced state of the season, by what means a move ment on any considerable scale can be made be fore the hot season sets in, and the heat of the sea board of Persia is something very fearful. We fail altogether to perceive —should Russia b 3 the enemy we are advancing against—how our posi tion is improved by our 11aving our stores 400 miles in our rear, and a wild mountain range cut ting off the advancing force from its base of ope rations. With a battleffield of her own choosing, rest ing on her supplies, our adversary may select any course of tactics she deems best. She may either re tire wi'hin her .own frontier and wait till we are weakened by the climate, or become prepared to withdraw from sheer weariness, or throw on us masses so overwhelming in magnitude that no courage or discipline could resist them. A finer army for its size, or one more ably officered than that which Genet al Outram commands, pro bahly never took the field. But what is 20,000 or 30,00 men where one-half must be left behind to protect an advanc3 or cover a reverse, and where, on the lowest computation for casualties, 8,000 could never reach the ultimate point of conflict, as suming that to be the north of Teheran ? We take no account of the resistance of the Persians — wretched cowards, who will never let us get with n musket shot of them, and who, if any fall, must be brought down by a, well-laid gun. Mr. Murray, the head and front of our offending, has reached camp, and taken up his quarters at the Residency; his occupation is gone. Tranquillity prevails throughout India, the country is prosperous, and the people contented and happy. In contrast to the Persian expedition is a field force still more numerous engaged in our neighbourhood in protecting us against all our enemies, through instrumentalities far mere efficient than those of sword or gun. Under Mr. Faviell and Mr. Bray, contractors for two portions of the Great Peninsular Railway, 40,000 natives at present find work preparing the commencement of a line which before 10 years are out will connect the Bay of Bengal at two points with the Arabian sea. administration of these gentlemen is perfect, as is the example they set in everything that is praise worthy and excellent to those around them. Tee people are earning in money, well and punctually paid, four times the income they ever did before, and the ends of civilisation advanced by the grand civiliser, industry, under the stimulant of gain. We noticed in our last a singular decision that had been given in the case of a portion of the earth works of the lake about to be created in the Vehar valley for the supply of Bombay with water. The valley is to be ponded up by three embankments, the largest of which is 90 feet in height and some 400 in breadth at base, the other two being some 20 and 30 feet in height respectively. It was first expected that these would be chiefly constructed etnlirgionuegehrlwohcaol designedinstrumentality,thework, rk, Mr. Conybeare, the out that much lar ger d ams h a d been formed ormed y native princes in the n or th- west prov i nces. H av ing a ta gonerflaEen trifled g ae o l dw m i s away o e y o c deputationannndtlbctetr sm f great to hasten respectability with, asb began a twelvemonth ve arisem on o t f h o h n a e had been h te water famines whi c h come round quinquennially— oner alarms a r a nge m w the native pointedents h a e s , of the lower dams was constructed by order of the government to hasten on the work. Mr. Conybeare had ceased meanwhile to correspond with his constituents, and by an extrordinary series of blunders, when the contractor arrived it was found that the agreement, in so far as it re ferred to compensation for work performed, was open to almost unlimited misapprehension. The contractor was to receive ls. 9d. a cubic yard for the earthwork, the portion already completed under Government, in which the utmost skill and economy had been exercised, had cost ls. 3d., when it was pronounced that the contractor by the use of English plant could have constructed • this for 6d., - and at this rate accordingly it was made over to him, thus realising 7,000/, bider° he put spade into the ground. • As the tiri4 30 feet of all the dams mist have been constructible at 6d. per yard, it doe's' • not • appear how Vie tapering uppermost 60 of the highest could come to swallow' up anything I:ke the odd ls. 3d. between the sum • allowed to the . contractor by government and tie sum paid to government by the contractor for a kindred species ot werk. The operations are pro cee ro.pidly, complete I the whole will cost half a millioA sterling. • Since our last we have hadseveral deaths of men of name amoegst •us. lir. Strake-, physioian gene ral,- died on the 17th ult., after a term of 33„years' servitude, and when close on the eve of h i s retire ment. He was a Man of great worth and upright ness, of excellent t ttent4,' and a measure of classical accomplishment • not very often to he met with in_ the services. Captain Width° of the Artillery, who left on the 10th by the Cape, suffering from severe sickness and suhjeet to fits of mental aber ration, while under the influeuce of one of these dangerous!y wounded himself in the neck and dropped into the sea. He was Ticked up alive, but breathed his last a few minutes alter being taken into the boat. Cholera has been very violent at Mangan, near Bombay, and mos t unprecedentedly fatal. It had :of 'late been prevailing in the lines of the 15th—the deaths being repotted at nine a day. There has, been conSiderable discussion of late on the rumour a Admiral Sir H. Leeke's continuance in office beyond the customary quinquennial period of service. Though, kind-hearted and popular per sonally, a more nnnopular commander-in-chief has rarely ple!ided over the Indian navy, and his late exploits in the Gulf have so shaken all confidence in him as an officer that the earlier he retires from aroougst us so mueliAtobv.tter for his ecnnfertiiigs fain°, satt:the int4ots_ of our local naVY. reierffg singular that for aie honourable office with enaolu merits of 3,0001. a yeilt attached to, it, we should not at all times be able t 3 securethe services of the very elite of the Royal . navy. Sir H enr y h as as sisted, f our withoutpatrionnteage system ndingit • bringi ng w ith him a , in exposing the rotten son, soft and perfectly hat nil bait who, with out a fortune, bad never thought o f a pro f ess i on ft r himself—his father's influence was sufficient to secure for him a series of valuable appointments to which be had no claim, and w hi c h ought to have h fa s ll t t h wi e c lo e t s of fe riff, the d a e n s de once vi an acting magis trate, g Mr. Leeks, who' has just been appointed a ss i s t ant superin tendent of police at Taunah. He h as no know aebnee to n know ledge of the languages, nor one atom of experience i n anything connected with his office, and is under stood to have obtained this as a means of support till a magistracy at the presidency or some better paid and more permanent appointment than that which 'he now enjoys falls Vacant. It is from in cidents such as these that the natives come to the conclusion that we care nothing for the country unless as a source of support for those incapable of supporting themselves. . • has been d t - A t t i e le cl: e ing ning of itl itie je 4 u l. ot v oncethnte: limn Government Loan, le 5 per cent, Loan. The former fli.ancif , l measure . of otir Government has proved What, it was Pnrral y espectO —a failure—.tire total amount subscribed iu all the p' siden&e4, it . ' is said: scarcely . exceeding .20 lees.. 'f he amount now: required at 5 per cent. is three matt, which will not be pail off for 16 y,ars. The' presett loan does not seem 'to meet with much fsvoar in general, and there seems. an opinion prevaLnt among persot , well acquainted with the present state.of monetary mat ters here that it will share the same fate as its predfc,,r sor, and that Government will be ultimately oornrelad to adopt e bat Pas been so repeatedly e , to receive from subscribers a moiety in cash and the other moiety in 4 per Cents. at par. We are inf rmed.that up to the present moment a very small amount has been pail into the Treasury on accout of the new 5 percent. Loan. By the last published statement of assets and liabili tifs of the Bank of Bangal for t'te week erding on the 14th inst it appears that the calls on the bank both fsr Cash and other accommodation hav e be e n o n th e increase lately, the amount of silver having decrea-ied from 108,12,357 r. 104. Ip. on the 314 ult., to o.lz.apany' s rupees,_ 98,50,400 7a. 4p., and the loans on deposit of seeuritie+ having increased from 170,20,224 r. 14a, Ip. to 182,39,909 r. 2a. 10p. Shared—We have scarcely had any alteration in the value of any joint-stock shares. Bank of Bengali) continn at 6,500 r. ; Bengal Coal Company's at 1 1 300 r ; &earn. tugs at 1,150 r., and India General at 1,125 r, Ea4t ludia,n Railway Company's shares have sliglitly declinel, baing now worth 227 r. to 229 r. per 201.-hare. Government securities continued to rule at the Fame rates as at the date of our last until the announcement of the Government 5 per cent., Loan, when the vrltte of all descriptions of paper gave way ; and we no quote Company's Fours at 17r. Ba. ; Sicea F mrs at, 18r. Ba.'; and CCinpany's Fives at 4a. tola, percent . discount., We haFtuicarcely A ny_nurs,lukas Laur ...11&144.41 wucegissi -.:.•zwititia`ill'lrrre quoted at 10 per cent. discount. The operations on the whole have been on a limited scale. Exchange on London—A good business was done at slightly lower rates, credits having been pieced at 21. 2.0. to 2s. 21d., and documents at 2.. 2.F1 per rupee, but the last two days the first-named ens of papers has again, been sold at 2s. 21d. to 2s. 2,1.1. per rupee, which may be considered as the closing rates. On China—Some 60 days' sight bills were negotiated at 211; but since the opium sale of the 12th inst. 210 r. per $lOO have been accepted by sellers, and a fair amount of transactions took place at the last named rate. There being, however, very few buyers, sell re have given way, and-some business has been done at 205 r. per $lOO. Freights—The engagements during the riast and pre sent weeks have been extensive in compari,on with the moderate supply of tonnage now ava I tble, many vessels long overdue not having made their appearance yet. Shipments of rice to Great Bri-&n have been reeum •d with activity, the rates to London varying from 3/. 103. to 31 15s. ; and to Liverpool 3/. to 31. 5.. pct. ton ; and 3/. 153. to 4/. f3r seeds to the former place only. We hear of a vessel having been retailed for America at sl2i per ton, but there is no active demand for tonnage in consequence of the accumulation of a hirge number of chartered ships at $l5 to $l6 per ton, which are being loaded on account of the charterers. Nothing hat been done for the West Indies orAustratia, nor any ship taken up for Mauritius since oar last. Some inquiry has pre vailed fur loading at Arracan and the Burmah coast, but as the accounts from the former place for grain are rather discouraging, and shippers ask a long period for loading, few ships would be prevailed upon to enter into engagements, more especially as our supplies of produce are becoming more abundant. No ships have been taken up for France or the Meditetranean, and we have bad but few charters for other placer during the fort night :under review—i. e., Rob,rt Morrison, for Bombay, for 9,250 r. ; Capabiribe and John Temperl-y, for Ham burg, at 41. 23. 6d, all round ; Henry and O. car, to Ar• ratan and thence to Hamburg, at 41. 15 s . 6d. a ll round ; Arracan to Hong Kong, Macao, or Whampoa, to load with rice at 85c. a bag. THE FIVE PER CENT. LOAN. (Front the Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary.) Notification No. s.—Fort William Financial Depart ment, Jan. 16.—Notice is hereby given that the Sub- Treasurers at Fort-William, Fort St. George, and Born bay, the several residents at native Courts, and the seve ral collectors and other officers in :charge of treasuries under the several presidencies-and government, and is the provinces subordinate to the Government of India, have been authorised to receive from the date of this notification any sums of money in even hundreds of not less than 500 of Company's rupees, which may be ten dered on loan to the East India'C:mpany, at an interest of 5 per cent. per annum, subject to the provisions here inafter specified. ( . Tne promissory notes of this loan shall not be renewed, subdivided, or consolidated, except by the Acc )untant- General of Fort-William. The practice and rules heretofore in use in regard to the renewal, subdivision, and consolidation of promissory notes will be adhcrel to. This loan is 'limited to three crores of rupees. No part of this loan will be paid off before the 16th of Jan., 1872, nor without a previous notice of three months, to be issued at any time after the 15th of Oct., 1871. The Founand-a-Half per ICent. Loan, opened under notification dated the 30th of Aug., 1850, is closed from this date at the Public Treasuries in Calcutta, and at all other Inasuries under the several governments, from date of receipt of this advertisement, after which dates eo further sub4criptions to that loan will be received. .._ ... . - . Published by order of the Right Hon. the Governor- General of India in Council. C. HUGH LUSEMCGTON Secretary to the Government of India. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. HONG KONG, JAL 15. ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN" , At Hong Kong.—Dec. 11, her Majesty's sloop Acorn, from Plymouth ; Dee. 15, the Herculean, fr.)m Liver- pool ; Dec. 24, the Wagoola, from Liverpool ; Jan. 1, the Regina, from Hartlepool ; Jan. 2, the Hero, from Li rerpool ; and the General de Stures, from Hartlepool; Jan. 13, the AEsaye, from London. At Whampoa.—None. At Shanghai.—Dec. 12, the Arrow, from Liverpool ; Dec. 18, the Crystal Palace, from London. DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN. Prom Hong Kong.—Dee. 9, the Henrietta Gustav HamburO, to Falmouth. • From Fooehow.—Dec. 13, the Agnes Garland, to Liverpool ; Dec. 10, the Polonaise, to London ; Jan. G, the Aliqui., to London ; Jan. 9, the Competitor (Ame rican), to Cork. From Sharghai.—Dec. 13, the Leichardt, to London ; Dec. 16, the Palmeraton, to London; Dec. 21,the Abd-nl- Medjui, to London ; Dec. 22, the Cernbalu, to London; Dec. 26, the Avery, to Liverpool ; Dec. 27, the Jelin Robinson, to London ' • Jan. 5, the Agnes (Prus s i an ), t o London ; Jan. 9, the Spray of the Ocean, to London. SHIPS OF WAR. At Hong Kong—The British ship Calcutta, and the steamers Sampson and BArraeouta ; the French fri2ate Virginie, and the steamer Catinat ; the American steamer San Jacinto, and sloop Levant ; the Spanith steamer Magalhaens. At Canton—The British ships Nankin and Sybille ; the steamers Hornet, Encounter, Niger, and Coroman dtl ; the sloop Comus, and the brig Acorn. At Macao—The Portuguese brig Mondego, the Spa nish brig Scipion, and the steamer Jorge Juan. At Fooch3w—The British sloop Racehorse. At Shanghai—The British ship Pique. CHINA. HONG KONG, J. 15. Our last dates from London are to the lbth of November. The steamer Madras leaves to-day with the outward mails. At Canton little change has taken place since the 30th of December. Our troops remain intrbnched in the Garden. Her Majesty's steamer Niger, with the flag of Admiral Seymour, is at anchor •off the ruins of the factories, and the other men-of-war are distributed in the river, commanding the most im portant points. Several exceedingly well-planned attempts have been made to blow up and burn our vessels, and although they have been as yet unsuc cessful in doing any material injury the great est vigilance is necessary. The Mandarins have collected a large number of war junks in the creeks of the river, and on t he 4 th inst. they attacked the Macao Fort a t low water. u the steamer Coromandel, ro the m ann the rise Her Majesty's steamer Encoun t er attempted to move down from her anchorage, but grounded, a was and maintained m on fwar's y the boats fort 'until of the tide enabled the steamer to come to th e i r a ssistance, when the junks retired into shallow water beyond range. Pearn, master's assistant of her Majesty's o fi d gh el t , ship Sybille, was killed during the action, and two officers and three seamen were wounded. The loss on the side of the Chinese must have been consider able, as the Minie rifles of our marines told severely. On the 30th ult. the postal steamer Thistle, while on her way from Canton, was cut off by a party of Chinese, who had been received on board as passen gers for Hong Kong, but proved to be emissaries of the Chinese Government hired to perform the tra gedy in which they succeeded. All on board were murdered with the exception of some Chinese pas sengers' and the vessel was then run ashore and burnt. There were two foreign passengers on board at .the time—viz., a Spanish gentleman, Signor Dim, formerly Peruvian Consul-General, and an invalid of the 59th Regiment. Since this dreadful occurrence another river steamer has been attacked and narrowly escaped capture at the hands of a Mandarin fleet, and com munication with Canton is now almost outirely sus ; tended. There aro no foreign residents there now what ! ever. No trace has been obtained of Mr. Cowper, who was kidnapped at Whampoa, A cold-blooded BOMBAY-LOCAL, We are informed on good anthority that Colonel Sir Henry M. L%wrence has been appointed chief commissioner iu Oude. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT' ON THE STATE Old BOMBAY MARKET FROM THE 16111 OF JANUARY TO THE IST OF FEBRUARY, 1857. The Overland Mad from London of the 26th of De cember reached Bombay at one o'clock in the morning of the 22d of January per Peninsular and Oriental Com pany'a steam-ship Singapore. Our money-market during the fortnight has been, if anything, slightly easier, and no fu r th er r i se has taken. place in the rates of interest ruling at the banks. On the 13;,h ult. the Government opened a 5 per cent. loan for three crores of rupees, no part of which can b 3 paid Cff b Are the latter end of 1871, but it is generally sup p3sel that the pibiic wilt not contribute to this loan to any, extent ; therefore the Government mu-t either open a 6 per cent. loan or take 4 per cent. paper in the propor tion of one-half as part payment to the new loan to se. cure the amount of money required. We quote 5 per cent. paper at 4 per cent, discount, and 4's at 81i—few buyers. IMPORTS. Cotton Piece Goods.—The market in general may be said to be in the same favourable position as we last notice', and the business done bas been to an extent that shows that operations have been conducted with activity. Grey long-cloths have changed bands at ad lauceJ rates. Grey domestics have also shown a slight improvement in pri_7e4; inferior quality i 3 in little re quest. Grey jacouets have realised from 10r. to 12r. for pick goods. In grey shirtiogs, 40 and 45 inoh makes, the prices have somewhat advanced. Grey T-cloths have bad a fair amount of business transacted in them, the market not being well Supplied. In grey madapol lams, also, the business done has been to a fair extent. Bleached and Fancy Goods.—ls *et scarfs, 2k yard goods, are much in request - , and fetch if. 4an. per piece. Book mnains are dull of sale. Of lappets, though the stocks are not heavy, no advance in price has been reported ; coloured lappets also show no improvement in the rates. Bleached madapollams are difficult of sale and bleached jaconets have been sold to a slight amount. Cotton yarns remain steady as last reported. Metals—lron is in moderate inquiry. Nail rod, sheet, and hoop are in fair demand, while Swedish bar may be said to be firm. Pig and sheet lead, and tin plates are scarce. Spelter has advanced. Marine Stores.—Of 'canvas sticks have been much reduced, but the,prices do not show any improvement as might have been anticipated. Twine is evidently im proving, though cordage is rather dull of sale. Cochineal—No sales have been reported during the fortnight. EXPOETS. Cotton Wool—The market has risen up from 4r. to sr. per candy on good.; of al qualitie , , owing to the prices ruling in England. We quote old Dhollera at 121 r. to 122 r., new, 123 r. to 124 r. ; new Surat and Broach, at 127 r. to 128 r. ; Oomrawutty, at 122 r. ; Can deish, 115 r. to 116 r.; aawinned, 126 r. to 127 r. ; Compta, 118 r. t0.119r. ; and Mangarole, 112 r. to 113 r. Oil seeds have undergone no ch ange in prices, but re main firm.,Linseed, how ever , i s a little lower in vain°. No transactions have been reported in rapeseed, though teel has changed hands frzm 22Jr. to 23ir. per candy. Opium—This article has fu;•ther declined since our last, and we at present quote the drug at 925 r. to 930 r. per chest. TonDage—Since the arrival of the last overland mail the rates of freight have advacced from 3/. 2s. 6d. to 3/. 51. per ton for Liverpool, and 3/. to 31. 2s. 6d. for Lon don. Exchange—Owing to the continued heavy receipts of bullion from Europe the rate has given way, and bills have been sold as low as 2s. lid., but latterly first-class paper has been done at 2s. lid., and local bills and docu ments at 2s. 24. Coutes billt on Calcutta, 60 days' eight, 98i ; Madras, 30 days' sight, 98k ; China, 60 days' sight, 2111. THE CALCUTTA MARKET. (From the Caleut*Eiglishnian of lan. 23 ) Since our last report of the Bth inst. we have been in receipt of intelligence from London via Bombay to the 10th ult. The steamer Bengal, with the mails, was an nounced the evening before last, and came to her moor ings yesterday afternoon. The advices by the London mail of the 26th ult. were received here this morning by electric telegraph from Bombay. Our advices from China received via Bombay extend to the 30th tilt. No material change had taken place in the state of affairs in that country, trade being ent;rely suspended at Canton and little business doing at Hong Kong. The news of the total de , truction of the foreign factories at Canton by fire given in our last issue has been confirmed. The interval that has elapsed since the despatch of the last mail has not been marked by much activity in our produce market, which has continued, generally confined operations to speaking in much about the same positi on . Th e l ow le advic es rece i ve d f rom stocks of staple articles and the comp ara ti ve l y hi g h er a e rk fa e v t o h u a r v ab e home would have led us to expect. I n di go cont i nues to a pr s i ni ce a s il r e u r li s n ea g move off steadily at the decline last qu o t e d. R aw s ilk ientohuanr market have confined operations to a smaller scale than th has been in better favour, but very little business doing. Corabs have been rather flat, the amount of transactions during the past fortnight being very limtied. Saltpetre has not been generally dealt in, in consequence of high prices. Little doing in sugar for Great Britain. Hides continue in very active demand with an upward ten dency in value. Jute still commands extreme figures, but we have little of fire quality offering. In oil seeds a small business is in progress for the British markets. Rice has been easier and supplies more abundant. Wheat rather drooping. An improved demand has prevailed for castor oil. ...... ____ In our imp - at market a better feeling has been ob served during the fortnight under review. The nature of the advices from the upper and north-west provinces for British .cotton piece goods being more favourable, coupled with moderate stocks in our markets, has in duced dealers to extend their operations, -and larger tdairkmeecn place. Nothing has been done in metal'. Money pur chases bad been ma de of g re y goods, in some instances at hi g h e r figures. Grey shirtings have b een i n b e tter in quiry and value ha s im p rove d. Gray jaconets and ma dapollams have continued to sell freely, the latter at a slight advance. I n white ther e has been no alteration , the demand being ver y limited. Turkey red goods are gra d u ally improving. A. better feeli ng b as b een di sp l a y e d for mule twist , but no im p rov ement in prices has yet Market—On the day our last m a il c losed the directors sy of the Bank of Bengal raised their rates of in terest and discount two per cent, all round, making their charge for loans on deposit of Company's paper 8 per cent., and of other goods 9 per cent per annum. Yester day again the Bask's rates were raised further 1 per cent. alt round, and it is evident that money is getting dearer in the market, and we shalt soon be in a less favourable position than we are at this moment. The event of the fortnight, however, in connection with our money market .~ c-- .~C 1