The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-27 00:00:00

ount in ia ,he b 5 w hic bY the 100 5 e neee S Th e rt. rn e gat 11°- 1 Jo° - Sal° us , P fi li 30c 1, Jell S ° l i i to should ! , : as Ob' e ; r ote: erg 1 rate, bat ., an 111 pf v oter! t h e ole - Obiecl' d te o l 0 w t o Dugh t ber Ano OS C°6 3. , the I 111 lf ; Mitred f otrea , rd, sil +fX °. ' 600 lose re' f the 0 r ieg ds 0 a Loa ft he is o• t • ,far)". s o , A to 'ee art' b P de r of 0, 'fito $ I C° L° h he neg li' 0 0 ste- to hero er c 0 t o i le t 4 0 119 iir :pOr t : 0 0 Ver r) Ca lf be r. ye ss. y li ?daY' ri v ef . 0 COo he ye „„if On e 0„ 1% a a" • vei „ o ,r ; Li o o r 'asChP MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 3,000 bales, at previous rates. The market was steady. Railway Shares were better, and more business was doing. There are various arrivals to-day, but the Indian ad vices absorb most attention. In many respects there are satisfactory, and not at all calculated to aggravate the existing embarrassments here, although we fear there must be much mischief in the Presidencies, as well as in the Mauritius, hereafter, from the continued failures here, Messrs. Cockerell and Co. being now, un fortunately, added to the list. The respect entertained for one of the head partners, Sir G. Larpent, as a private individual, and quite apart from his political predelic tions, causes the event to be regarded with feelings of unfeigned regret, as well as of apprehension for the future. A very old Hebrew firm in the Morocco trade has also suspended. The least favourable part of the Overland budget is from China, but even there, it is to be hoped, a little timely energy on the part of the British authorities will avert an actual declaration of war. From Brazil we have no very encouraging account of the import market, but in exports there was more doing. The Portuguese mail brings again intelligence of a chequered character, and the state of political parties is very perplexing. From Amsterdam, the report of the Stock market received to-day in more encouraging, some good pur chases having been made ; and as money was easier, both the Home and Foreign Securities were favourably affected. In the dried fruit report of Messrs. Witherley and Ranson, we have the following information:— " The clearances in London of Currants for home Consumption have been very large, in all 770 tons from 22d ult. to 20th inst. against (owing to the exhaustion of our stock) only 230 tons in the like period of 1846, and 410 tons in 1845. At Li verpool they have been rather below those of the pre vious month. Our stock here in bond, which was esti mated on the 21st ult. at 2,170 tons, was, by the above clearances and by shipments reaching 175 tons, reduced to 1,230 tons on the day before the Parga's arrival, against no stock at the commencement of last season, 650 tons on 20th September, 1845, and 2,250 tons on 10th September, 1844, in which latter year the new fruit did not arrive till early in October. " New Muscatels have opened at 70s. boxes of layers, 60s. boxes of bunch. Several cargoes have arrived, but as yet the sales have been on a small scale, the attention of the trade being turned rather to old Muscatels, which are comparatively cheaper, although commanding higher rates than a month ago in consequence of bad accounts from Malaga. Bunches are held at 425., l a yers, 455. The sal es of T ur k e y f ru it h ave been on a limited scale, holders having again raised their pretensions, in conse quence of the high price of Spanish fruit, and the certainty of a short crop in Turkey. New Sultanas opened at 755., declined to 60s. a 655., according to quality, and are now held at 705." The Public Securities have scarcely suffered to the extent that might have been apprehended from the re newal of commercial embarrassments. Consols opened at 85! 4 for transfer, and have been since 851 1. Time bargains have been made at 851 to 86. It must be borne in mind that there were heavy sales on Saturday, which then depressed values. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 4 s- to 7s. premium. There has been very little passing in the Foreign Market. Mexican Bonds are 181 i; Portuguese Four Per Cents., 23 to 25; Spanish Five per Cents., 191 4. Brazil Stock is at 81 to 83. Dutch Two-and-a-Half Per Cents. have been 54+ to 1. The Market for Railway Shares has been rather Pressed upon by sellers, and the quotations may be con sidered tolerably steady under such circumstances. • BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 85 34%%% Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 2d. - 1,000/. 500/. Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account .. . ... .... 18 3 4% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 . . 19% Do., 1838-40, div. fm. May, '4l Ditto Ditto Passive Bonds 4 . IA. .. ..., Do. Deferred Ditto 3 Der Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 / 2 per Cents. Ditto for the Account .. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 111 J811iEs8 DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PTA SHADE. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 2% 1 ...... to Ayrshire and Galloway 2 l /2 to Belfast and County Down 10 to grinYlgpam &Ox - ford June-. 15 Arming ham, Wol., & Dudley 10 ... . 15U...... to Binning., Wol., & Stour Val 8 ...... . .... to t irkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 6% _. ...... to Boston, — Stamf., & Birming... 5 bristol and Exeter D0., Thi r d s Bu ckinghamshire.. ......... —B/. 4s ...... to C aledonian 40 29% N I ... to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 40 Chester and Holyhead... 32% — to Cheltenham and Oxford Clarence. Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 IN b°,i«• Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 5-'ubl « j • - to .•••• lin and Belfast Junction.. 20 DundalkEast and Enniskillen ... 12 1 / 2 — to •c.ast Anglia, 251., L. & E. tad L. & D. ... 25 Ditto, 18!.,E. & H lB ...... Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 1 Eastern Counties 2O 17% 16Y 2 17 1 4 to 17 Do.Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... ...... to „, 13 0., do N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d... 1 4 p to 1 - 1 0., York Extension D O ., Northern & Eastern— 50 Quarters .... .......... 12% — D0., New Eastern Union 5O Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% — to Ditto , Thirds .. ......... ...13s. 4d — to East Lancashire . Ditto, New .. ........... .... . 13 E N., do., Extension Scrip... 1 1 4 — to ,klit Lincolnshire ' 4ll lburgh and Glasgow Ditto, Half Shares ~, Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% . to "4;nburgli and Northern ... 20 Ditto, New..... ... ......... ... 2 1 /0 — ...... to Ed, New port 7 pitto, ditto, New ... 1 1 / 2 — ...... to inburgh and Perth D itto, Extension Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ...... to o ) itto, New ••• 2% — to % k V., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 6s. 8d... to 44 g 0 w, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 — to Ditto, New l D i r , °. A Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12% et IN orthern to o,°. London & York Exten. 2% — f -,`• South. & West. (Ireland) 35 "lia,(s North of England 100 13 1 !tt0, New 40/. 5 1,1 4 0, New 301. 0 - Lt t O , New 151. l l /2 _ . ... to tea Western BS Dt 1,!-t0, Half Shares 5O — to Ditto, Quarter Shares Dtto, Fiftbs 2O 13.114 e New 171 7 ...... Di, riafield and Manchester 19 .. ... 4,,‘t, Thirds ..1 2,,, A c „ , 50 bi t - -s , oeiby to Ditt o to Shares Ip s A °, Quarter Shares .. 12% — to Do.'ol & Bury St. Edmunds 15 , do. and Norwich " 0 ., do., Extension Scrip . 1 . , c(late (Camb. and Ely) 2% — to .I,lsicittastea;ohan:rd:nd Carlisle.... ... 50 4-10.,Thi d 1 . . r a 19 ...... (Laaid Yorkshire ..ntt o ii B2 IT 9,1171.4 tehrsares .... 38 ...... 39%..... to 14% to __ to Fifths ..... 6% 7% to Di Ditto. Sixteenths ...... ...... .. . ::: 6 1 i — ...... to Live to Th' ird s ( R eg. ) 7L 4s 3% dfs. to Do. (i ud rl 4 ol and Bury... 34 Do., w ake 4s d and Shed'. ) 28 and Goole .. , Pontefract, ..... to 0 ., West Ridifig- D u ni0 .. n .... 42% Do., Prestonani Wyre ... 5 d' to and ...4 2 / 5 . 28 1 A is. ..... to Dto,i..f .B...bar! t 9 114 Dt i a., d l, ...... to Leeds and Bradford '. - Leicester and Bedford ... - ..... 45 ** --1% ......,... • t o o -- Leeds, Dewsbury, & m ai i - Z: . 1 ,, 6 i s Do., Branch 14 Shares ........ - ii 4 ...... -- to Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 24 .. ..... Ditto, Extension (green)... 21 4 ... ". - Do., New Exten. (pink)... 2g ...... Leeds and Thirsk 3i . ...... to ...... Ditto, New .... ..... .. 17% -..... to —. .... Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. „.. Liverpool. Crosby, and to South- Port. 2 .. Li verpool, Manchester, and .... Newcastle Junction. ...... ... 2% — ...... t o Lannon & Blackwall...l6l. 13s. 4d 5%..... to Ditto New, No. L. Ditto New, No. 2 3/. 13s. 4d.... Do. Extension L .ond., Bright., & South Coast 50 Do. Consolidated Eighths... 20 ...... 14 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ...... 876 to Do. P re f . C ony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... 49 London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... ...... to r.o _ n4o o, Salisbury, & Y eovi l 1% — to .ndon and North Western..loo l6O 120. Quarter ......L. and B. 12 1 -0. do. New . h •...• •••• ...... 2 " 0 . do. pip ~ 8 t °. Quazters .... ..... G. J 2O t°. 41 .11. Shares L. &M. 16 ...... o. 401. Shares...M. and B. 40 ...... •••"• to -- boo. (A.) 5 . .... _ . 10/. . M. and B. (B.) 5 „ DO. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1414 ° 11 1 Oxford, and Chef m. 2 T 11 -E S U N, London and S. Western.... 41/. 6s 8d 57% ...... to Do. NOW ConsolidatedBths. 40 Ditto New 501. ....... .. ..... 32 1 4. 31 to Ditto New 404 ..„... .. .. 26 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds 5 ...... 4% • to 5 Londonderry and Coleraine 25 Londonderry and Enniskillen 22 1 / 2 Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 42s Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 1 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 13 2 to Ditto, "ditto (No: 2) 2:5 - Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 7%. Ditto Grimsby 25 — to Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto ... Ditto, Sheffield, and Linc. 7%...... Manchester and Southampton 2 1 4 — .. ... to Midland 100 . .... 115% to 117 Ditto, Consol. Preference...100 Ditto, 401. Shares Ditto, 501. Shares... Midland, Birm., and Derby...100 Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent.... 100 121%...... to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 34 Ditto ditto W. 9a.... .. Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per et. gua.).... 50 .... . Midid. Great Western (Irish) 30 Newcastle and Berwick Ditto New Ditto North Shields.. Newmarket and Chesterford 13% to Ditto Extension Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares - Newport Abergy., and Heref 4 - Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Norfolk Ditto New 201. Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Norflk 2 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Nrwry, Warrenpoint, and Ro itrevor .. ... - ••• .. to Northern Counties Union North British Ditto Half Shares. 1 2 1,E 13% to 13 Do. Q. arters 4% 4% , to Ditto, Extension % to Ditto Thirds ...... ...... ...... 1 ...... 1% to North Staffordshire... 7% 9 to North Wales 3% ..... North Western .... Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton ... Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7 % — to Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central Scottish Midland 17% to - Ditto, New lO Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 5 ...... - Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6 — to Ditto, ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) _ 16 Ditto Halves, - Ditto 8 ... .. . ... to Ditto, Oswestry l2 Ditto (New) 1 — Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire Union . 4 ...... South Devon ... .... ......... 40 Ditto, Preference lO ...... South Staffordshire 2./. 125... 1% dis... to South Eastern and Dover Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, No. 2 l7 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. 6 14 4 14 ..... to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal .. .. `2 - Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 1,1 — raw Vale Extension Vale of Death Waterford and Kilkenny 1 3 14...... Waterford and Limerick..... 32 1 /..... Vaterford,Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin rest Cornwall. Nhitehaven and Furness 8 ... ..... to Windsor, Staines, and South Western _ 4 — - Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 25 ...... --- .:. .. to York and Newcastle... 25 ... . 34%06... to Ditto, Extension Ditto, Preference 8 ..... 10%A... to York and North Midland Ditto. Extension Ditto, Preference G Ditto East and West Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 ...... ... .. to -... Barbadoes Boulogne and Amiens Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette __ . ' (Constituted) Central of France ( Orleans ___ _ . - and Vierzon) Central of Spain Ceylon Demerara. to --- Dendre Valley - — to Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish East Indian . ss. — Great Indian Peninsular Great Southern of Madras Great Western Bengal ss. Great Western Canada 3IA ..„.. ...... to Italian and Austrian 4 Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ..... .... 6 Luxembourg - Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) __ Madras - 1_ ..... to Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... % — to Madrid and Yalentia Namur and Liege... . l2 ...... 3 3 / 4 % to Northern of France. Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d..... ..... Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans... 2O - Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg Rouen and Havre 20 Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt ... .. 12 ...... ...... to Trinidad.. ........ ..... 21 ,4 West Flanders 8 export. Wit.h Barley we were again scattily supplied. The best "Malting qualities were in moderate re quest, at full price: , , but grinding and dis tilling sorts were somewhat neglected. Notwith standing the quantity of Malt brought forward was again small, the Malt trade was in a very inactive state ; nevertheless, last week's cFrencies were pretty generally supported. There were fewer Oats on offer than for come time past. Selected parcels were in mo derate request, at very full prices, but the damp and otherwise out of condition pat eels of foreign commanded very little attention. The eupply of &fans being on the increase, the demand for that grain was in a sluggish state at previous quotations. The show of all kinds of Peas was very trifling, and the sales were conducted at full rates of currency. Indian Corn and Meal were very dull, and the turn lower. The Flour trade was heavy ; town-made parcels receded to 45s per 2801bs, and American qualities were Is to 2s per barrel lower. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Nrheat —Essex & Kent, Malt—Clievallor • • 67s to as Red. ........ 48s to 55:4 Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 4Sis 5%; Lincolush., Feed. 22s 2te Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Ited••••• 4Ss 53s Youglad and Cork, Ditto, White.. •• .. Wills 57s Black . ...... 20s 23s Irish, Red— .•• • • . —s —s Cork, White ... .. 23s 268 Ditto, White ••• • .. —s —s Scotch, Feed..... 23s 25s Rye—Old •••• • • • ....• —s - s Beans—Tick .•• • • .... 36s 45s New. • • • • • • ...... 34s acs Barley—Grinding. • • •• 23s 301 Malting . • • • 32s Sts Chevalier • • . • • .. 35s 36s Slalt—Suffolk and Nor folk . • • • ...... G3a &Gs Brown ... • • Os G3B Kingstonand Ware GGs Cis Pigeons Peas—Grey 43e 461 Maple •• •• 42s 46: White••••• •• —s —s Boilers .•• •••••• 46s 50s Flour—Town-m%de.•. 40s 45s Suffolk • •• 38s 44r Stocktu & Norfolk 38s 42s SMITH. FIELD. The imports of live stuck into London, during the past week, have been as unt!er : From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Harlingen 2Bl ... 1,981 ... ... 91 Nieu Diep Hamburgh * Rotterdam 4lB ... 2,735 ... 63 ... 139 Ostend ... Antwerp — Total 942 ... 6,422 ... * Pigs, 10. -I. Ditto, 20. At the various outports the an ivals have consisted of about 3,700 head, chiefly from Rotterdam and Ham burgh. We have to call the particular attention of our readers to the fact, that a most contageous disease has been lately introduced into this country by the Merino sheep, imported from Germany. The disease has, we find, been communicated to large numbers of English sheep, and which has resulted in very serious losses to the graziers. As a proof of which we may state that, to-day, some hundreds of sheep (which were turned out unsold on Monday and Friday last, and which had, it appears, been placed in pens previously occupied by some of the foreign breeds), were exhibited in a fright fully diseased state, and were with difficulty disposed of at from 4s to 8s per head, though worth ten days since quite 40s each. The imports of foreign stock at Hull and elsewhere have been again liberal, viz., about 800 Beasts, 2,200 Sheep and Lambs, 95 Calves, and 129 Pigs ; but the quality and condition have turned out very indifferent. To-day we had on sale nearly 1,000 Beasts, 4,000 Sheep and Lambs, 120 Calves, and 40 Pigs, with which the trade was in a very inactive state, at barely the late depression in the quotations. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of Beasts fresh up this morning were extensive, nearly 1,000 head more than at the corresponding market day in 1846. As the general quality of this description of stock was very inferior, the demand for the best Scots, &c., was steady, and, in some instances, the currencies paid on Monday last were obtained by the salesmen, the best Beef realising 4s 6d per 81bs, 'without difficulty ; other wise the Beef trade was in a sluggish state, and the prices ruled quite 2d per 81bs. At the close of business a clearance was not effected. The droves and railway arrivals from our northern counties comprised about 1,800 short horns ; from the eastern, western, and mid land districts, 1,000 Herefords, runts, Devons, Scots, Irish Beasts, and short horns ; from other parts of England, 500 of various breeds ; and, from Scotland, 220 horned and polled Scots ; the remainder of the Bullock supply being derived from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The numbers of Sheep were considerably on the increase ; yet, as the weather was somewhat favourab'e to slaughtering, the Mutton trade was firm, particularly for the best old Downs, the supply of which was small, at the prices quoted on this day se'nnight. The best old Downs sold at 5s 4d per 81bs. The inquiry for Lambs was heavy, and this is the last occasion this year, as the season is now concluded, that we shall make any distinction between their prices and those of Sheep. Calves, though in full average supply, moved off steadily, at late rates. Prime small Porkers commanded full prices. In other qualities of Pork comparatively little business was transacted. • 63 ... 275 •. d. to s. d. Second quality dig° 4 4 4 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 • 410 Southdown Nether 5 0 5 4 Date eut of the wool Large Hogs ... •• . 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers 4 • 5 • Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 19 0 Lambs .•••.• • • • • 4 4 5 6 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Per 8113 s. to sink the offal. s. d. to e. d. Inferior Beasts.— 3 0 3 6 iecond quality •.. 3 8 310 Prime large Oxen. • 4 0 4 2' Prime Scots . • •• 4 4 4 6 Large coarse Calves 310 •4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 8 0 ;tickling Calves ..18 0 28 0 Inferior Sheep .3 10 4 2 Beasts. 4.881 I Sheep. 31,G60 I Calves. 255 I Pigs. 320 NEWUATE AND LEADENUALZ. From all distant parts, the arrals of slaughtered meat for our markets during the past week have been on a very limited scale; but the supplies on offer killed in the metropolis have been extensive, though of very inferior quality. With the exception of the primest Beef and York—the quantity of which on sale has been unusually small, commanding a steady sale at full prices—the general demand has ruled heavy, at a de• cline in the quotations of 2d per Blbs. Nearly 4,000 carcases of Foreign meat have been brought forward, and sold at comparatively low figures. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d..to s. d. lleef,inferlor.. •• .. 2 6 2 8 Mutton,' inferior .. 3 6 3 8 - middling 210 3 2 middling.. 310 4 2 -- prime large •• 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 4 4& - prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Pork, large• •• • .... 4 0 4 8 Veal.• •••••••• • • • • 3 10 4 10 - Arnsll Lamb. 4s Od to 5s 4d. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Notwithstanding the supplies of Potatoes are somo what extensive, a very large business has been again transacted, and in some instances the best qualities have produced 5s to 10s per ton more money. Prices now rule from 318 s to 5110 s. per ton. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. From Kent and Sussex full average supplies of new Hops still come to hand, but the colour is by no means first rate. Although the principal brewers are short of stock, the demand is by no means active, and prices rule very low for the season. Owing to the tightness in the money market, very few speculative purchases have, as yet, been made. Yearling and old Hops are very dull, and much lower to buy. The duty is called 170,0001. Sussex pockets, 41 4s to 4/ 123 ; Weald of Kent ditto, 41 5s to 41 16s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 41 lOs to 51 10s. per cwt. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London 2O — to London Joint Stock ..... ..... 10 London and Westminster... 20 Ditto, New National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 2 2 1 , ,. Provincial of Ireland _ _ .. ... to Ditto, New Union of Australia Ditto, New Union of London fJ - n - n of Madrid 4O .. MINES. Anglo Mexican 100 Astrian Mining Company ... 10 Australian Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 British Iron Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 21 ...... Cobre Copper Galvanized Iron Real del Monte, Unregistered LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, SEPT. 27.—Wind N., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, SEPT. 26.—A.M., Wind N.N.W., strong. P.M. N.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Fairy Queen, Owen, Cape of Good Hope. Sid. Shakspeare, New York. The In dustry, of Campbeltown, St. Petersburgh to Liverpool, has been run on the main of Sandwith Flats, full of water, and much damage, having been on the Goodwin Sands; cargo discharging. The Navigator (ship) of South Shields, was fallen in with abandoned, in lat. 54 N., long. 4 W., by the Sjourments, arrived in the Downs. Sld., 25th, Alice Maud, Port Philip, and the rest of the outward bound, except Alpha, for Quebec. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Halifax, Singapore; Earl of Hard wick, Calcutta; Pio IX., Bahia; Tanjore, Calcutta; Morley, Madras; Athenian, Cape of Good Elope; Lan chester, Lombock ; Mayfield, Bombay; Charlotte Har rison, Havannah; Levant, Philadelphia; Richard Cob den, New York; Hugo Grotius, Batavia; Tweed, Cape Coast Castle; Colonel Howard, Charleston. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 26.—Wind W.--Arrd. Black Prince, Martin, Callao ; Barkhill, Macaro; Andover, Hayton, Maranhana ; Gratitude, Harvey, Trinidad; St. Vincent, Shepherd, St. Vincent's ; Marion, Antigua; Osprey, Porto Rico; Henry Lee, Very, New Orleans; Rainbow, Lombard, Virginia; Columbia, New York. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 25.—Wind W.N.W.; 26, N.NE. —Sid. Leddell, St. John's, N.B; Tweed, St. John's, N.B. COWES, SEPT. 26.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. Francais Xavier, Batavia; Georgetown, Newport and Havannah; Andora, Martinique. RAMSGATE, SEPT. 26.—The Auriga, Newcastle to Odessa, put in here yesterday. leaky, &c. PETERHEAD, SEPT. 24.—The barque Lella Catharine, of Dram, Archangel to Dordt, leaky, and pumps choked, was spoken, 18th inst., lat. 60, long. 1 E., by the Thetis, arrived here. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) English Wheat up to our market last i The arrivals of CORN EXCHANGE —MONDAY. week were somewhat on the i ncrease, but by no means larger, the time of year of home produce the receip t s t s were o U h f a a all e o r t y h e m r o articles extensive, or upwards of 1,000 quarters.. l viz., 40 119 scale, if we except those of Beans, which w T er h e e to i l m er p a e b r l t y s of foreign Grain and Flour were quarters of Wheat, 3,530 ditto o quantitybarrels of Flour, chiefly from Oats, 1,710 ditto of rye, 4,018 ditto of Indian Corn, and 6,254 sacks and 43,926 faßgaairnleya,rgl3e9,43Bditio of from Essoefx the United States. Fresh up to-day a fair average , En g li s h iier, t, N a V h h d e a t Cambridgeshire i d t g o e s h il l 1.1 ' ; stands were by no means well supplied by coastwise, ye t the samples. By land carriage very little reached us, owing, however, to the increased importations of Wheat and Flour from abroad, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home . produce was in a very de pressed state, at a decline in the quotations obtained on Monday last of from 4s to fully 5s per quarter, and at which a clearance was not effected. The supply of Foreign Wheat brought forward was very extensive; hence, the sales progressed heavily, at a fall in prices of rom 3s to 4s per quarter. The transactions for con uraptiou were trifling, and Naively any wo g plug Or WOOL. The past week's imports of Wool into London have been on a liberal scale, viz., 283 bales from Odessa, 26 ditto from Gibraltar, 1,400 ditto from Port Phillip, 300 ditto from the Cape, 1,600 ditto from Algoa Bay, 300 ditto from Hamburgb, 2,215 ditto from South America, and 19 ditto from Smyrna. Really fine qualities of English and Colonial Wools have moved oft steadily by private contract, at iull prices. Iu other kinds we bare very few sales to report. TALLOW. Although there is more inclination on the part of the chandlers to get into stock than for some weeks past, the amount of business transacted since this day se'n• night has not been very extensive. A few sales have taken place at a trifle more money. P.Y.C. on the spot is 46s 6d to 46s 9d, and for delivery 45s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow is 47s 6d to 48s 6d per cwt ; rough fat, 2s 9d per 81bs. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams). FORGERY.—Francis Thomas Griffiths, aged twenty, a clerk, a respectable-looking young man, was in dicted for feloniously forging an order for the payment of 1151. 10s. with intent to defraud the Lond on Joint Stock Bank. Mr. BODKIN, with whom was Mr. RYLAND, stated the case for the prosecution, and from his observations it appeared that the prisoner was, up to the year 1845, a clerk in the service of Mr. West, a jeweller, on Ludgate-hill, and had, therefore, opportunities of seeing him write, and knowing the manner in which he drew his cheques on his bankers, the London Joint stock Bank, there being reason to suspect the prisoner of committing the offence, the present charge was brought against him. Since leaving Mr. West the prisoner had been in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, but had since left. The Learned Counsel called the following witnesses in support of the charge : Edward Chilman, a clerk in the London Joint stock Bank, stated that on the 16th of August a letter was brought to the bank, requesting a cheque-book, purporting to be from Mr. West, of Ludgate-hill. Witness believing the writing to be Mr. West's, gave the party bringing the -note a cheque-book, No. 24,832. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the prisoner—lf he had not been told by Mr. West that the writing of the note was not his he should, at the present moment, believed it to be so, and have given the cheque-book. Mr. Kaye, a clerk in the London Joint-Stock Bank, stated that on the 16th of August a cheque for 1151. was brought to the bank purporting to come from Mr. West, who banked with the house. Wit ness paid the cheque with a 501. note, No. 38,649, and 651. in gold. The cheque was drawn in favour of Mr. Wylde. A clerk in the Bank of England stated that on the 16th of August a 501. note was brought for payment, on which was written Wylde, Charing. cross. Wit ness paid it in gold. Could not swear whether the prisoner was the party who brought it. Mr. Thomas West, a jeweller, in Ludgate. street, stated that the prisoner had been in his service up to 1845. Witness banked then and did now at the London Joint-Stock Bank. The letter and cheque produced were not in witness's hand writing—he believed them to be in that of the prisoner. The words Wylde, Charing-cross, on the 501. note wit ness believed to be also in the prisoner's hand writing. George West, a brother of the last witness con firmed his statement as to the letter and cheque being in the prisoner's hand-writing. Daniel Anson WAwn, a clerk LI the leryice of the LON DON, MONDAY -E-V-ENI NG, SEPTEMBER 27, Eastern Counties Railway Company, knew the pri soner, and had had opportunities of seeing his hand writing. He believed the note, the cheque, and the endorsement on the back of the fifty pound-note, to be in the prisoner's handwriting. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—The prisoner and witness were in the same office, in the Eastern Counties Company's service, for upwards of two months—the inward department. Witness had no thing to do with the prisoner being turned away from the service of the company. Reported him when he absented himself for three days. Had broken open the prisoner's desk, by order of Mr. Moseley, the manager. Had heard something about a prosecution for it. COURT CIRCULAR. The royal dinner party at Osborne, on Friday, in cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningen, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Sir George Couper, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual air ings on Saturday, and the royal children walked and rode out on ponies. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took an airing on Saturday. . LOrd John Russell arrived at Osborne on Saturday afternoon, from his residence in Richmond, on a visit to the Queen. Sir James Clark also arrived on Sa turday. The Marchioness of Douro left Osborne on Satur day. The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe arrived on Friday, and has succeeded the Marchioness of Douro as the Lady in Waiting on the Queen. The royal dinner circle on Saturday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningen, his Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, Lord John Russell, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir James Clark. Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended Divine service yesterday morning, in Whippingham Church. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the lessons by the Rev. W. Hall. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, who took his text from St. Mathew, chap. 7, verse 24. The anthem was " Hosanna" (Gibbons). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. The Queen Dowager was attended by the Countess Brownlow and the Earl Bowe. Among the nobility present were the Earl and Countess St. Germans, Lords Gosford and Ebrington. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, and their Serene Highnesses the Duchess Ida, Prince Gustavus, and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, attended Divine service yesterday morning, in the German Lutheran Church in the Savoy. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by .the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, took a drive in a carriage on Saturday. Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, trans acted business at the Foreign-office, on Saturday. Lord John Russell left his residence at Richmond, on Saturday, for Osborne, Isle of Wight, on a visit to the Queen. Re-examined by Mr. RYLAND—Had no ill will to wards the prisoner, and did not break open his desk until he had twice sent to his house for the key, and he had refused to send it. Witness had a salary of 851. a year, he believed the prisoner had 651. Edward Harrison, a clerk in the luggage department of the Eastern Counties Railway, saw the prisoner in August last, after he had left the service of the Eastern Counties Company. They went and had a glass of ale together, and after talking some time with him about the company, he pulled some money, from 101. to 201., out of his pocket, together with some jewellery, observing that that was better than being in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. Michael Hadden, a City constable, 274, took the prisoner into custody at his lodgings, Hoxton New Town. Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury for the pri soner, and called Mr. George Griffiths, the father of the prisoner, who had formerly been a jeweller, but had since re tired from business, and was now living, upon his property. He did not believe that the letter, the cheque, or the endorsement on the 501. note was in his son's handwriting. Cross-examined by Mr. RYLAND—The prisoner had had nothing to do since he left the Eastern Counties Railway. Witness kept him, although he did not lodge in his house. The house witness lived in at Pentonville was his own, and several others in the neighbourhood. Ebenezer Griffiths, the brother of the prisoner, believed that neither of the documents produced was in his brother's handwriting. Edward Stevens, had been in the employ of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. Was there 'during the whole time prisoner was, and had plenty of opportunities of seeing him write. Re believed that the documents produced were not in the prisoner's hand writing. Cross-examined by Mr. RYLAND—Believed that the prisoner told him, on theirgoing:on an excursion to Gravesend, that he had spent 1001. lately. On wit ness asking him how he got it, the prisoner said that he had been left some money by his grandfather or grandmother. Witness did not know which. Re-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—Witness had been living with his mother ever since he left the Eastern Counties Railway Company, and was in expectation of getting a situation in the Customs. Mr. RYLAND having replied on the evidence pro duced on behalf of the prisoner, Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up. The jury acquitted the prisoner. THE LATE ROBBERY at ROGERS AND CO.'S., THE BANKERS. EXTRAORDINARY RECOVERY OF THE NOTES. On Saturday, considerable excitement prevailed throughout the City, in consequence of a rumour which was generally circulated that the whole of the notes which had been stolen from the Messrs. Rogers, Towgood, and ad by the latter firm been paid into the Bank of Co., England, the amount being upwards of 40,0001. The robbery alluded to, it will be recollected, took place in November, 1844, and cash to the amount of nearly 2,6001. was stolen, in addition to the notes, the numbers of some of the latter not being known. The particulars, as described in the vast number of handbills which have been from time to time cir culated, offering a reward of 3,0001. must be fresh in the recollection of the public. Since the period of the robbery, Isaacs, and several others of the City detec tive force, have been actively engaged in endeavour ing to trace the property and the perpetrators of the robbery, but without effect, for although some of the suspected parties, or (it may be said) the known participators have been long under surveillance, and hare been most closely watched, yet nothing oc curred to warrant their apprehension. It was, how ever, expected, on one occasion, that the officers had ascertained where the booty was concealed, when Isaacs and his colleagues discovered, at the house of a party in the Lower-road, Islington, no less than 600 sovereigns hidden under a bed. The notes, how ever, were not to be found, and the gold, of course, could not be identified. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) RODDING LODGINGS. —William' Robinson, a well dressed man, aged 22, was convicted of stealing two sheets and a coverlet, the property of Robert Cavis, and another person, who keeps a lodging-house for the poorer class of people in Glasshouse-yard. It appeared that the prisoner became an inmate, and availed himself of his position to purloin the articles referred to. The RECORDER said the offence of which the pri soner had been convicted was of a serious character, inasmuch as he had purloined the property of poor people who let out lodgings, and whose effects were more exposed to depredation than that of others. The offence was one, too, greatly on the increase, and it was necessary that those who committed such offences should, for the sake of example, be severely punished. The sentence of the Court was, that he be transported for seven years; and he hoped the sen tence would be carried out to its full extent. The Learned Judge advised the prosecutor to have bills printed and affixed in his house, stating that the pri soner bad been so sentenced, as a warning to others. Thomas Williams pleaded guilty to purloining several sums, during the last ten months, amounting in the aggregate to upwards of 251., the property of his employer,' Mr. Twitty, a cheesemonger, and was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. The guilty parties, it would seem, have been wait ing all this time, expecting that a larger reward would be offered, one of the parties actually telling one of the officers that he knew they were in it, and they could wait for three years, or until they could get 5,0001. Ultimately, all the notes of which the numbers were known were returned, the thieves keeping the other notes, and all the cash. How the whole has been delivered up has not transpired, but to inquiries at the banking house in Clement's lane, the answer was, that the notes had been returned, and paid into the Bank of England. A great deal of mys tery still envelopes the transaction. Mary Jones alias Garden, a young female, pleaded guilty to stealing a gown, after two previous convic tions for the commission of petty larceny. The RECORDER told the prisoner that she had ren dered herself liable to be transported for life ; he would, however, give her another trial, and sentenced her to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. William Webb, a young man, wearing the garb of a soldier, was convicted of embezzling three small sums of money, which he had received in his capacity as errand lad to Mr. Judd, a cheesemonger, carrying on business at Kentish-town. It appeared that the prisoner received 7s. a week and his board and lodging. He absconded in July, and was arrested after he had enlisted in the 22d regiment, in which he was serving at Chatham. Whilst coming by the boat he surrendered himself, and said he supposed he should be transported for the job. From inquiries it appeared that most regiments take men back after conviction. _ _ _ FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On Saturday information was given to Mr. Cartar, the coroner for Surrey, of the following dangerous accident which bad happened on the river. and terminated fatally:—lt seemed that two men, named Holmes and King, were rowing in the lower part of the river, when the scull of one broke, and King received a severe blow on the chest, either from the arm of the scull or from Holmes falling back on him, which it was could not be ascertained. King was taken home, when peritonitis came on, and caused his death, the surgeon having no doubt the blovy was the primary cause of it, thus showing by what simple means are the vital functions destroyed. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 24.--The trans actions of the week have been small, but this arises chiefly from the limited supply at market, as the demand continues good. Rum has become very dull, and prices have a downward tendency.—Bristol Mercury. CHRISTCHURCH.—COMMITTAL 01' A BANK MA NAGER ON A CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—There has been much excitement in this place for some days past, in consequence of various rumours affecting the cha racter of the manager of the branch of the Wilts and Dorset Banking Company in this town. All doubts as to the truth of these rumours have now been dissipated by the full committal of Mr. Edward Owen Bishop, the gentleman in question, to take his trial at the next quarter sessions on a charge of embezzlement. Private examinations took place before the magistrates oil Mon. day and Wednesday last, when, it is understood, several clear cases were proved against him by the officers and customers of the bank. Bail to a heavy amount was demanded, in default of which he was on Thursday morning conveyed to Winchester. The investigations were said to have been long and painful ones, and the magistrates, after a lengthened and patient hearing, de cidided on fully committing him on all the charges.— Hants Independent. The whole of the cargo of Wheat (700 quarters ex " Johanne," Hanschild, master, from Galatz), offered by public auction by Mr. H. Roper, at Cowes, on the 23d instant, was bought in, the highest price offered for any of the lots being 41s. per quarter. DEATH OF MADAME ALDERTAZZI.—This favourite and kind-hearted vocalist died on Saturday morning, at her residence in St. John's Wood, aged 33. Her health, which had been declining for a long time, ended in a rapid consumption. Albertazzi made a most successful dead at her Majesty's Theatre, in Cenerektola, April 19th. 1837. After that she sang at the Ancient and Philharmonic Concerts, and, in 1840, she appeared at Drury-lane, in the opera of La Garza Ladra, and was eminently successful. She was also engaged at the Princess's Theatre, but her voice was then failing fast. Her maiden name was Howson, and her father was a music-master. She was married to Albertazzi when not sixteen years of age. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND GRANTON RAILWAY.—A melancholy and fatal occurrence took place on the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway, on Friday, about noon, within a hun dred yards of Leith Docks. A servant of the company, of the name of Peter Marr, in charge of the goods train. anxious to ascertain if the switches were in their proper places, rushed forward for that purpose, but, un happily, he was caught by the break of one of the trucks, and whirled round like a cylinder, and in five or ten minutes ceased to breathe. The deceased was about thirty years of age, and has left a widow and two infants to lament his loss. The event has cast a gloom over the minds of the other labourers, by whom deceased was greatly respected. PORTSMOUTH, FORMA, AND GOSPORT HOSPITAL. —His Royal Highness Prince Albert, at the special re quest of the gentlemen forming the committee of ma nagement for building, by voluntary subscriptions. an hospital at Landport, to be called the Portsmouth, Portsea, and Gosport Hospital, has graciously consented to perform the ceremony of laying the first stone. The time fixed for the performance of this ceremony is four o'clock this (Monday) afternoon, when the Prince will come up from Osborne House and land at the dock yard, proceeding to Landport in the commander in chief's carriage. Prince Albert has also graciously consented, at the same time, to receive an address from the Mayor and members of the corporation. THE " REPORTED MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON WITH MISS BURDETT CouTTs."—We think it right to state that the " correspondent" who last week favoured the Observer with the statement under the above head (and which, we see, is going the round of the provincial press) is one of those inventive gentlemen called " reporters for the public press.' d lined received a manifold copy of this " report, to use it. How the " preliminary arrangements of a t ts ec of the marriage" could come to the knowledge o f cor respondent may perhaps form paragraph in the columns of our somewhat b suject of another credulous contemporary.—John Bull. for the late bountiful A General Thanksgiving harvest will be ordered by the Queen in Council, at Osborne, on Tuesday next, when the form will be pro claimed and th e da y fixed, after consultation with the heads of the Church. So m uch has been urged as to the propriety o f selecting Sunday for the solemnity, instead of appropriating a week day. as formerly, that her Majesty will co m ply with the wishes so expressed. Either the 10th or the 17th of October will most likely be the Sunday decided on.—Observer. SOUTHAMPTON. —The Madrid steam-ship, under the command of Captain Joy, arrived at Southampton early on Sunday morning, foul the Peninsula, with inails in charge of Lieu tenant Inglis, Admiralty agent. The latest dates she brings are—Gibraltar, Sept. 16th; Cadiz, 17th ' • Lisbon, 19th ; Oporto , 21 st ; Vigo , 22 d. The Madrid brings nearly thirty passengers, and a large cargo, consisting of grapes, lemons, &c., and twelve packages of specie. Stations of her Majesty's ships : At Gibraltar, the Virago steamer; Lisbon—the whole of the experimental fleet, which returned to that port from a cruise nn the 19th. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. 111ARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY BY A FOOTMAN. — Henry Pavior, a respectable looking young man, was placed before imr. Hardwick, charged with stealing a quantity of silver plate, consisting of coffee-pots, tea pots, candlesticks, epergnes, and other articles, of the value of 2001., the property of William Burns, Esq., No. 6, Stratton- - street, Piccadilly. It appeared that the prisoner had been a footman in the service of the prosecutor. On the 11 th instant the prosecutor, who had been on a tour, returned to his residence rather unexpectedly, at an early hour of the morning. Feeling in want of some refreshment he desired the butler to get him some breakfast. On the latter person going to the plate cupboard to get the necessary articles for the breakfast table, he discovered that the tea and coffee pots had been taken out of their covers, and wooden dummies" substituted in their places. He became alarmed, and immediately informed Mr. Burns, who desired him to proceed to - Vine-street station, and request a constable to come in and inves- i affair. n to a t S i o t n r a t i i t t o n n w s ttpihrgeoareteeeexdt examination p..asestcrteo discovereder t, I I V ahnadl and, on and nhda making na sergeant keainrlgy aevf Gray every rr; article of plate I:ad been abstracted, and their places supplied with wooden models, so well contrived as to deceive any one not aware of the circumstances. Suspicion of the robbery naturally fell upon the footman who had the cleaning of the plate, and on the police-officers inquiring for him it was found that he had taken the opportunity of making off. Ser geant Gray_ was sent in pursuit and traced the pri soner to Wooton, Woodstock, from thence back to London, on to Upminster in Essex, where he lost all clue of him. Re then heard that the prisoner was secreted in London, and after a deal of trouble suc ceeded in getting a clue that the prisoner was to be found located in a house in Litchfield-street, Soho. He watched this house closely for a considerable length of time until Saturday night, when his perseverance was rewarded by seeing the pri soner come out and look stealthily about him when he pounced upon him and took him into custody. On being told the nature of the charge against him, the prisoner expressed his sorrow and admitted that he had pledged all the articles missing, and delivered into his (Gray's) hands a number of duplicates re lating to the stolen property, which was pledged for various amounts, at Dobrees, Flemings, Rochford's, remand was granted, would come forward and ulen- Stevens's, and several other pawnbrokers, who,. if a tify the prisoner. At the request of Sergeant Gray, Mr. Hardwick remanded the prisoner till Friday. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROU OUP. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) SEPTEMBER 25. ROYAL YACHT SQ UADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Sept. 17. Witch cutter, Henry Oglander, Esq., from Hyde, and came into harbour to lay up; Aurora cutter, Le Merchant Thomas, Esq., from the eastward. 23. Merlin sc hooner, Viscount Milton, from the coast of Scotland , and cm e into . harbour to be hauled up on Mr. Ratray's patent slip. SAILING S. Sept. 18. Xarifa schooner, Earl of Wilton, for Ports mouth and Plymouth , le ft for the se ason. 20. Camilla schoone r, Thomas Hal ifax , jun. , E s q ., t, harbour, Esq., for Southampton, t o lay s up 24. Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, for Ply mouth ; Flirt schooner, Sir B. R. Graham, - Bart., came into harbour , t o be hauled u p on Mr. Jose p h White's slip, to be lengthe ned b y the bow. forC. B. Cowe s M.T al bo YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Ariel, Merlin, Maud, Magic, Coral Queen, Cutters—Ganymede, Noran, Turquoise, Aurora. Yawls—Flower of Yarrow, Susan. SEPTEMBER 26. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and suite, attended Divine Service at Whippingham church this morning. The church was crowded, and many could not obtain admittance, but remained outside during the service. The attendance was clearly not to be attributed to any religious feeling. Our earthly Queen was far more attractive to the visitors to the church from Newport and Cowes than our heavenly &pg. 847. OVER LAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Morning Post.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) BOMBAY, AUG. 2. I write you on this occasion by way of Ceylon, per favour of the steamer Braganza, which will in all probability arrive in perfect time to meet the Pre cursor from Calcutta, on her way to Suez. After all, there is nothing of importance to write you about. The English mails of the 24th ult. reached thin on the afternoon of the 23d July. India throughout may be said to be perfectly tran quil. An abundant supply of rain appears to have fallen everywhere. The prospects of the ryots are highly promising, and general contentment and quiet seem to prevail through the length and breadth of the Company's dominions. From the Punjaub there is next to nothing to com municate. The affairs of the country seem to he settling down to a state of general quiet, while the most rigid economy is being exercised, and no doubt is entertained but that the young Maharaja will find, on attaining his majority, a considerable surplus in his coffers. The French officer General Courtland, who, it will be remembered, was refused employment lately by the Lahore authorities, and who had been subsequently taken into the service of the Jamoo King, has at length been taken into favour again, and had conferred on him the governorship of the whole of the Trans-Indus territory belonging to the Lahore state—the same extending from the boundary of Kohat (the estate of Sultan Alahorned Khan, brother of Dost Mahomed), as far down as Dhara Ghazee Khan at Moo'tan. Local magistrates have likewise been appointed for every district, and these again have had placed over them Nazims to look after the impartial administra tion of justice—thus affording a much less expensive and speedier means of obtaining redress to the poor in - ha ,bitants than that of being compelled to resort to the capital. This measure, of course, judicious as it is, is purely English, and does credit to the administration of affairs by Colonel Lawrence. Even our system of capital punishment, that of hanging, has been patro nised by the Seikl)s. Not less than eight murderers were dispatched at once by this means on the morning of the 14th ult. ; be it remarked, however, that these were punished for no political offence, nor conspiracy against the powers that be ; and the better to ensure their being doubly dead, they were to hang suspended, by orders of the Durbar, for three days together. Our Resident, Colonel Lawrence, is, I am happy to say, rapidly recovering from the effects of his late ailment, which had arrived at such a pitch at one time that his speedy removal to Simla was considered ab solutely indispensable. Lahore, as a residence, is now, since the completion of the improvements lately made by us, much co veted, and the term " filthy city," applied to it when first entered by us, turns out now to be a complete misnomer. It has been thoroughly gutted and drained; abominable lanes converted into airy and handsome streets, and all the filthiness with which thoroughfares in the east usually abound, confined, where it ought to be, underground. The intelligence from Slade is still scanty and of no great interest. The navigation of the Indus by steamers appears to absorb the whole attention of the natives along its banks ; the river itself has fallen about two feet within three days. Between Shikar pore and Kussmoor a considerable body of freebooters have their abode, and every now and then we hear of some little dashing affair, which, in the present in stance, seems worth recording. Information was given to the police at Shikarpore that a band of these marauders were then a few miles distant from Kuss moor. Lieutenant Younghusband, in command of the police, set out at daybreak one morning and came up with the robbers a short time after ; these, after a tough encounter, he seems to have completely routed, chasing them as far as the Seikh territory, having killed 29 of them and taken about 25 prisoners. Very few of the Shikarpore police were killed, and on the whole the matter appears to have been much thought of at head-quarters. The accounts from Sukkur and Hyderabad are every way satisfactory. Those from Kurrachee are equally so. Lady Napier, whose health was so much impaired, so much so indeed as to induce the Governor to apply to the Governor- General for an express steamer to convey her to . . Europe about September next, has now much im proved, and there is considerable doubt entertained that either Sir C. Napier or his amiable partner will even then quit Kurrachee ; they will not, at all events, till after that month has expired, from the nature of the weather at this season. Matters begin every day to get more gloomy in the Goomsor territory, and the immense sacrifice of human life occasioned by the existence of the Meriab sacrifice appears to be but little abated. Several tribes, which have hitherto stood aloof, have, from fear or otherwise, joined the standard of revolt, headed by Chokra Bisshye; so much dreaded, in deed, has this chief become among them, that an order from him to stay all agricultural and other ne cessary operations, to follow his standard, is with them enough; no one dare dispute, none dare grumble at, the behest of their master. The rebel chief is everywhere well seconded both with men and money, and on no occasion has the sympathies of the heathen been better appealed to on the occasion of a religious war (though this is one on a small scale), than has this under the leadership of Chokra Bisshye. That there was something rotten in the manner our local authorities there have hitherto pro ceeded, a short time must show, and from the character given of the new agent, Mr. Grant, you may rest assured of a searching inquiry being in stituted, and the veil drawn up which has so long hid in mystery the real cause of the non-success which has hitherto attended the humane efforts of our Government to stem the sacrifice of human life. We hear of nothing satisfactory in any of our movements in this quarter ; nothing, in fact, saving the daring and successful exploits and defying threatenings of the rebel chief—a village or two burned here, another there—occasionally sacrifices at one spot, and rob beries at another—and all under the very nose of our sentries. Strange that affairs such as these should not long ago have been finally subdued. Dhoonghur Singh, the Wizard of the West, as he may justly be termed, is still at large, driving splendid trade by the levying of black-mail on every village he comes across. Poor Colonel Sutherland, our President in the Rajpootana States, with all his aids and strategems, cannot, by any possibility, over take the rogue. He is not, be it remembered, reduced to the necessity of bolting from the approach of our troops. His resources are large, and his private in fluence extensive, and would not at all hesitate, when he can catch an opportunity, of hinting to Colonel Sutherland, when the latter little expected him, "that Doongee was here," and backed with a force, too, sufficient to swallow up, so far as numbers were con cerned, the straggling detachments sent against him. n A o l r w e aoduyd wonder. s . the Col Information o onello s i a s b l r l o p u a g t h i e t n i c w n e th a i t t h o h n i m and , sucha day he will be found at Nusserabad—a party is sent off instanter—when, lo ! the wizard is then found to ` k be quietly located at Harrowtee, very far beyond reach from that quarter. As matters are to be, however, it is to be hoped you will soon hear of his capture. Instructions have been issued to all officers in com mand of detached parties of our troops to march on without waiting for orders from superior authority. As it is, throughout the independent native states no traveller can pass the roads ; life and property every where are alike at stake. The intelligence from other parts is unimportant. Our local news is chiefly absorbed by the inves gation pending in the coal conspiracy case—several other parties appear to be deeply implicated, and Government seems to have been robbed in this de partment alone to a most alarming extent. The intelligence from China is important thus far, that the rumour of another attack by the Chinese on foreigners turns out to be without foundation. By latest accounts all was quiet at Canton, though busi ness was at a complete stand still. Governor Davis appears to be completely forgetting himself ; he seems to have fallen into disrepute with every one— even the Chinese themselves have lost all confidence in him as the powerful representative of the barbarian throne. The affair of Ronan especially, the full and official account of which I append, will best show wherein Sir John Davis has forgotten himself. For further intelligence from this quarter, I have only room to refer you to the China local papers, which will of course reach you direct with this. BOMBAY, AuG. G. I wrote you on the 2.11 iazL by way of Ceylon, I write you by way of itiadra* but fur the safety of neither of these documents can I become surety. The weather down the coast just now is anything but propitious, so that for the safety of the former, going as it does by sea, I will not be over sanguine ; for this one, going as it must do over the Ghauts, in fested as they are at this season by bands of barefaced thieves, I can only hope against hope. It matters but little, I suppose, whether or not this reaches you, four days' intelligence at any time —much less in a period of peace, and during the most teazing weather—are never likely to be pregnant with importance. _ The Punjaub accounts have in them nothing better nor worse than when I wrote you four days since. All is quiet and peaceful ; the Queen-Mother alone seems to be the only malcontent at the capital. Col. Lawrence, our able Resident there, continues to im prove in his health, while retrenchment and the most rigid economy appears to be the order of the day in all measures likely to affect the interest of the state exchequer. Considerable gratification has been dif fused among all parties by the Announcement of the intended elevation of the Gallant General, Sir J. Littler, to a seat as provisional Member of Council, and to the honours of the Bath ; as much as this, if not more, has been long expected, and though they have come now, at the eleventh hour, they are not the less very well deserved. The accounts from Affghanistan contain nothing that is new. The Dost appears to be still very much put about by the menacing attitude shown by the Ghilzie portion of his subjects. Sultan Jan seems to be blustering much at Khelat, and is said to have emissaries and sympathisers even as far as Caubul itself. The arrangements, whatever these may be, which have been made betwixt our Government and the Dost, seem to have afforded him every sort of satisfaction, and there can be no doubt , th th at e b p i s o sttu willr u lent m a k s e o son it h his b b ee e n st gathered o u t o r hist a t f , a t n h o e w r s to foster the good position with our Government which has now been established, valuing, as he must do, at its proper value, the fact that we were the first to act on the initiative. From Peshawur there is also scarcely anything that is new. Lieu tenant Lumsden, our agent there, appears to have met with an accident while crossing the Hooslie river on his way to Ilussun Abdal. By some accident or other, he fell into the water, and was with difficulty rescued by two natives. Orders appear to have been issued for the division of the territory into thamahs, as has been done in some of the districts within the Punjaub, for the purpose of trying and punishing offences on the spot, by magisterial autho rity, instead of as hitherto, having to prosecute and bring every grievance before the authorities at the capital. The measure, you will admit, is a highly judicious one—affording, as it does, a safe, speedy, and economical mode of obtaining redress to the poor inhabitants, who heretofore had been deprived of all chance of appeal. Robberies still prevail within the Khyber Pass— so much so, indeed, that the place to travellers is virtually shut up. All the accounts from the Goomsoor country give a very melancholy picture indeed of the non-success which hay hitherto attended all our efforts to stop the sacrifice of human life. Every new day brings fresh accounts of the daring exploits of Chokra Bisshye, the powerful leader of these disturbances ; and it is much to be regretted that the season alone prevents those measures on the part of our Government from being put into more effective operation. There appears to be considerable stir making from the rumours of an outbreak taking place in China ; even our authorities here appear to be , among those who put the most reliance in them, and the reported movements of steamers in due course for that direction are keeping every one here on the qui Live for further intelligence, and more authentic we hope it will be than that which has lately found its way hither from China. You will by the arrival of this have much more authentic particulars regarding China matters than any I could send you ; besides you will be aware that this is the route by which my budget must needs be confined within the smallest limits. In subjects of local interest I have nothing to communicate. The economizing and rigid entrench ment begun by Lord Hardinge has now found its way to this Presidency, and disposal of the services of our junior magistrate of police is one of the first of a series to which report assigns a most extensive field. Since I wrote to you on the 2d we have been blessed with one continued plump of rain. Fortu nately, on the score of health, our Presidency has little to complain of just at present. (From the Times.) We have received from Marseilles our letters in anticipation of the Calcutta mail of the Bth of August. The dates are from Calcutta to the Bth and Madras to the 13th of August. Our advises from Bombay only reach to the 6th of August, by post-office dank to /lladras, there not having been any monthly direct mail from that Presidency in consequence of the South-Went mon- soon. We have received more precise information as to the amount of retrenchment which the Governor- General has determined on effecting in the army. Che Bengal reductions, including one Queen's regi ment, will amount to 30,000 men; in the Madras army, to 10,000 men , entirely from the native force; . and in Bombay to 70,000 men, including a Queen's regiment. The total reduction in expense will amount to a sum of about 1,160,0001., which, with other additions to the credit budget, will this year relieve the finances to the extent of at least 1,780,0001. These retrenchments, which the Governor- General considers it safe at present to adopt, will, with the Five per Cent. Loan, about equalize the revenue with the expenditure. The Punjaub was in repose, and our influence there in so satisfactory a state as to give promise of its benefits being soon appreciated by the people. Nor are there any complaints from Sinde. The Lower Indus will shortly, as we announced on the arrival of the previous mail, be handed over by General Sir Charles Napier to a purely civil Governor. The only movement of any description in the Peninsula was a combined attempt by small bodies of irregular cavalry to catch the wandering Dacoit chief Doongur Singh. It was expected that after the rains important alte rations would take place in the distribution of the forces on the frontiers. It was also thought probable that at the same period active steps would be under taken for a settlement of affairs in the subsidiary pro vinces of Hyderabad, at present in a most disordered state. The Bombay news to the 6th of August is remark able principally for the disposition exhibited by the journals of that presidency to comment on the pro ceedings of the authorities of the Indian navy. A. lieutenant of that navy was deprived of his commis sion for having allowed a steamer (the Cleopatra), under his command to get aground four years ago in the Red Sea. The same steamer was lately lost with 300 souls on board, in consequence of having been sent to sea in an unfit state. There appears to be no doubt of the loss,: of the Cleopatra during the rough weather in the middle of April last. She has not been heard of since that hurricane. The Delhi Gazette of the 28th of July contains the following paragraph, descriptive of the state of the north of India : _ _ " We believe we have rarely put forth any issue of this paper so singularly barren of news of all kinds as the one that now leaves our hands. There is absolutely nothing to record—no plots at Lahore, no risings in Mooltan, no threatenings from Caubul, Persia, and Russia. All as quiet and peaceable as it is possible to desire, both within and without our pos sessions." The steamer Auckland was under orders to proceed to the eastward ; some said to attack the pirates oft Borneo, but others maintained that she would have to go to China. She is to make inquiries about the missing Cleopatra on the voyage. The steamer Nemesis, with Mr. Brooke on board, had a severe action on the 30th of May with a fleet of piratical prahus off Labuan. The pirates were coin- Lpletely routed, several of their prahus having been LY•)