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Ee Rort*u (Tian THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1856 THE Passing Tolls and Town Dues Bill hag been taken up by the London Times, and as a matter of course against Liverpool, where that journal, by some singular perversion of English common sense, has more admirers than readers. How far we are indebted to Mr. LOWE'S connection with the " leading journal" for the well disguised laudation of the Vice President of the Board of Trade, we cannot pretend to say, but as the writer of the article in the London Times of Saturday speaks of the, and to the, " Manchester men" as though they were so many squatters who had forgotten their first duty to their Queen and comi try, or a set of incorrigible ticket-of-leave men who had absented themselves without the sanction of the police authorities, we must confess that the editorial missive savours strongly of the arrogance of a Polynesian grandee, and the disappointment of the rejected of a penal settlement. That the writer in question has been to the convict reforma tory at Parimatta and in Manchester is pretty evident, and looks on the inhabitants of one with quite as much respect as he does on those of the other. If he commanded the Man chester Corporation in the trenches before Sebastopol he would most assuredly have had Mr. BIBLE . ; Mr. HERON, and the whole City Council, with Messrs. COBDEN, BRIGHT, and GIBSON tried by court martial for desertion and high treason. He says :—" These gentlemen have lost an opportunity " which may not speedily return, and for the " consequent delay in the abolition of the unjust " tolls, against which they make their tardy " protest, they have nobody to blame but them " selves. * * It ill beseems the men to A, w h os e apathy and indifference this result is ie to come forward at the thirteenth " hour, and pass a ce •' mainl nsure upon those whom they have betrayed. *' * " may be almosf " Mr. Mes said t of As ton, seconded the resolution " —regret and all. Mr. TUOMAS FAIRBAIRN was all " for energetic co-operation, now the good occasion " was past. All these valorous gentlemen stood " chuckling by while the battle with the Philistines " was being fought in their behalf." Our cotempo rary has, it appears, discovered that there are traitors to centralisation in the Alibanical City of the North. But Manchester's friend continues in a still more reproachful strain :—" Mr. REYNER WOOD " compared the present condition of affairs on the " Mersey to that which prevailed on the Rhine in • the good old times, when every knoll and hillock I " on the banks of that celebrated stream had its " castle, and each castle its robber-lord " Manchester men complain that a large portion of these dues, which are wrung out of their " pockets, are coolly employed by theirJriends at " Liverpool for the improvement and adornment "of their own town. The Liverpool Corporation " do not provide for the correct measurement of " goods shipped abroad, and therefore throw the " door wide open to deception and fraud. All this " is very dreadful, very hard ;" and, what is more, it is false, and a charge of so damnatory a charac• ter ought to be proved, or denied, by its author. But " why, in the name of all that is patriotic— "why, in the name of all that is selfish,"—asks the editor, " did not the wise men of Manchester say "all this before, and strengthen Mr. LowE's hands, " when he was urging these very arguments upon " the House ? An immense amount of town dues "is collected without a tariff. The arrangements " for collecting the town dues at Liverpool are " costly and cumbersome. * * * Very shocking, "no doubt; but why was not all this said before ? " These Manchester HAMPDENS may feel very sure - - "that the defeat of the measure was a cause of no " small mortification to its immediate proposers, " and of embarrassment to the Government. As "they appear to understand so clearly the great "principle that taxation and representation go "together, and to be aware how grossly this " principle is violated by the Liverpool Corpora- " tion every day in the week, why did they stand "aloof when the question was under discussion in " Parliament ?" We feel constrained to offer some apology to the reader for the unusual length of these quotations, but we think it necessary, to show the determined anti-Liverpoolian spirit which rankles in the bosom of Printinghouse-square. With regard to the unpardonable treason of Manchester, we must also allow the same writer to have the benefit of his own words. "Where " were the Apostles of Free Trade while the ques " tion of open ports was under discussion ? Had " there been a proposition for backing up the " Russian CZAR, or taking part with any foreign "power against their own- country and their own " Government, we should have seen Messrs. " COBDEN, BRIGHT, and GIBSON hurrying with the " fiery cross through Yorkshire and Lancashire ; " we should have heard of indignation-meetings, " and of the wickedness and bloodthirstiness of " our own people more than enough." All this is certainly very amusing. The London Times care fully leaves out of sight the principle embodied in Mr. LowE's property-destroying bill, and inquires, " Does the West Riding wish for open ports ?" To be sure they do, but on fair commercial terms. They would accept the boon constitutionally. But the manufacturers and traders of Yorkshire do not want to see local revenues transferred to Government boards, and by a system of municipal plunder, of which they may be the very next victims. Manchester is opposed to the centraliza tion spirit shown by the Government in their proposed Counties Police Bill, and with respect to all other rights of local self-government, except seaports and shipping. If the West Riding of Yorkshire wants " open ports," the whole of York shire—all England—wants them, and the national boon can be obtained on simple conditions— compensation coupled with a guarantee to ship owners and shippers, that after the opening of our " ports " has been paid for out of the national exchequer, that Passing Tolls and Dues will not be continued for the special behoof of Mr. LowE and other Ministerial hangers-on of the day. We have seen provincial agitators and Town- Clerks swell into really frightful dimensions when a Dues, but the commiseration speaking of To% we feel for the agonies we have seen our Lanca shire neighbours undergo, would scarcely induce the shipping interest of the Mersey, and leading seats of seafaring trade, to allow a wretched clique of Ministerial spoliators to fatten in official rapa city on the revenues taken from local bodies. The revenue derived from Town Dues and other local tolls and the securities which represent the money borrowed on them, are as much the property of the public as the dividends raised for the national creditor, and the stocks on which they receive them. They date as directly from the wisdom and the follies, the exigences and the corruption of as all the other imposts levied the State, on trade and industry, and if one species of taxation is to to be swept away, let all share the same fate. Is this what Mr. LOWE and the London Times would advocate ? Would they pass a Municipal Encumbered Estate's Bill for England, and confiscate all con porate property before any defalcations have been proved ? And open the door for a few SADLEIRS to manipulate Parliamentary titles, to wlat has for centuries formed a portion of the entailed property of the subject ? We wish the promoters of such schemes their due reward, but we question their success. The authors of the nefarious bill in question, and their supporters, were sorely disappointed at the reception it met in the House of Commons, and the influence of the PAL MERSTON Administration will be utterly lost if they should attempt to revive it, except they throw aside all dissimulation with regard to the actual benefit to be conferred on the shipping interest, and undertake to compensate those for their loss in surrendering their property for the public good. The London Times thinks the propitious moment for doing a great national wrong has past by. May it never return, say we ; but the Liverpool Corpo. ration must not suffer its vigilance to be relaxed by any suh assurances. We have the entire nation on our side, with the exception of Manchester, Mr. LOWE, and the London Times, and from these three foes we have little fear, where truth and honesty always prevail. THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 181)6, MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The grand event of the day has been a review of the imperial guard, of the garrisons of Paris, and of the detached forts and the troops in the first military division, passed by the Emperor in honor of the celebration of peace. The troops as usual were-drawn up in lines in the Champ de Mars, and presented a brilliant appearance. To English people not familiar with the military paygeants of France, the sight of such a host, in cased uniforms, with swords and breast plates and bayonets glittering in the sun, with flags flying and bands playing, must in particular appeared perfectly marvellous, and must have inspired them with reflection on the awful responsibility which weighs. on the one man who is master of such a mighty force, and on the sad waste of money and enterprise which, in time of peace, keeping up of it occasions. The Emperor was attended - at the review by his cousin Prince Napoleon, by all the Marshals and Generals now in Paris. by his military household, and by one of the most numerous and brilliant staffs ever seen in this city—a staff which comprised Russian, English, Sardinian, Turkish, and Austrian officers, in uniforms of every cut and every hue. The English scarlet blazing prominently amongst them. As far as I could judge from what I heard said about me, the sight of the English seemed to afford the most pleasure to the crowd, but for my part, I paid most attention to the Russians. Count Orloff is a good looking old fellow, but his suite, chiefly young men, looked marvellously like our aristocratic make-believe soldiers, without, however, their frank open bearing. The review was what such things always are—that is to say the Emperor and his suite passed down the lines, and the troops then filed off before him ; but from the number of men on the ground the opera tions occupied about two hours and a•half. The review was favoured with splendid weather, and an immense multitude, " all Paris " in fact, turned out to see it. The Fmperor was loudly applauded. The number of troops was about 60,000. After the review cigars were, I am informed, distributed to officers and men. By Imperial decrees, Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is nominated Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, end Baon de Bourqueney, Ambassador at Vienna, is appointed Senator, with 30,000 fr. (X 1,200) a year. Both these nomin ations are made as a reward for their services in the Congress. The news of the conclusion of peace was yester day formally communicated to the Senate and the Legislative body by the Minister of State in the name of the Emperor. There has been another serious decline on the Bourse to-day, both in the Bente and in all kinds of securities. The soldiers of the class of 1848, who were de tained in their regiments in consequence of the war, though having completed their seven years' service, have been discharged. Baron Brunnow has made known to the French Government that the interdiction on Russian nobles visiting France has been removed. The Journal des Debate has an article expressing its gre9t gratification at the conclusion of peace, and expressing the belief that in peace, as in war. the alliance between England and France will continue. I am informed that the Emperor has this; day ordered, that the condemnations on the Figaro shall not be acted on. It will consequently escr)pe the suppression with which it was menaced. The Emperor's indulgence to it is caused by its having addressed a petition, half serious, half burlesque, to the baby Prince Imperial. • PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The morning newspapers publish no details of interest respecting the signing of the treaty of peace beyond what I was able to communicate to you yesterday. But I have obtained, from a private source, some additional particulars, which will be read with interest. Each of the Plenipotentiaries was accompanied by his secretaries, but the latter were left in an adjacent room. The pro ceedings commenced by the reading of the treaty by M. Benedeth, Secretary of the Congress. The signing took place at a small side table. M. Feuillet de Conches, chief of the protocol department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,, presented "the pen--the famous plume d'aigle. As soon as all the signatures were put to the first treaty, it was sent to the Emperor at the Tuileries, then by the Plenipotentiaries to their respective govern ments ; Mr. Ponsonby, Lord Clarendon's private secre tary, was charged to convey ours to London. After the Congress had terminated, all the Plenipotentiaries were conveyed in state carriages to the Tuileries, and received by the Emperor. The pen with which the treaty was signed, has been enclosed in a glass case, accompanied with a declaration by M. Feuillet de Conches, In these words (in French) :—" This pen was plucked by' me from the Imperial eagle of the Jardin des Plantes, and served to sign the treaty of peace of Paris, of the 30th March, 1856. In proof of which I sign the present." These lines are surrounded with the arms of the'Pleni potentiaries and of their respective countries. I am told that, as the ratifications of the treaty cannot take place for a month, and as, until it does, the treaty does not officially exist, a formal prolongation of the armistice to the '2Bth April has been agreed on. I hear that the questions which remain to regulate are tolerably important, though it has been determined to consider them as " mere matters of detail "—they are, I am assured, those relative to the Black Sea, to the posi tion of canals in its ports, to the Principalities, and to the internal regime of Turkey, as regards the Christians. The Congress has not held a sitting to-day. To-mor row the Plenipotentiaries are to attend a grand review, which is to take place in the Champ de Mars. The Emperor has specially wished Count Orloff, and his military suite, to accompany him on horseback. On Wednesday the congress will sit. This evening the Plenipotentiaries will be entertained at a grand dinner by Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The illuminations last night were very numerous, but on the Boulevards not so brilliant as they might have been. To-day some houses, here and there, have added to the French and English flags, with which they are decorated, those of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. With the exception of the semi-official journals, only one, the Union, publishes an article on the peace. These papers are, of course, delighted. Strange to say, there has been rather a heavy decline on the Bourse to-day; but this is owing to the state of the market. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of discount to 5 per cent. Although nothing is of much interest at present, apart from the peace, I may mention, that the Prince of Capua, husband of the famous Penelope Smith, is intriguing incessantly against his brother, the King of Naples ; also, that he wrote a pamphlet, so full of calum nies against him, that he could not find a printer to print it. THE WATER Coton ExinniTtoN—We have been favoured with a private view of the beautiful collection of water color drawings, which will be opened for the inspec tion of the public to-day, at the exhibition rooms, Post office-place, and, we can safely say, a more choice selection was never before brought together; and, whether we look to the amount of good likely to result to the arts, or the benefit certain to accrue to our deserving charities by the exhibition in question, we are equally pleased at the effort being made, and we sincerely hope the expectations of the gentlemen interested may be fully realized. To review the merits of the works themselves would be premature ; it is sufficient to say,, hat we have never seen in London, or elsewhere, so superb an exhibition, or one every way re dounding so much to the taste of the collecrors. HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL FROM THE AMERICAN GOVERN MENT TO A LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN.—A very gratifying scene took place in the board room, at the Sailors' Home, yesterday afternoon, in the shape of a testimonial presented by the American government to Captain Ferguson, of the Liver pool bark Emperor, for an act of gallantry and humanity performed by him to some American seamen in distress. The members of the board present were Messrs. James Aiken, Joseph Mandel, and Tomlinson, besides the officials. Mr. Aiken, in presenting Capt. Ferguson with the testimonial, said that he and the other members of the board felt proud at being chosen the medium of carrying such a valuable gift to one who so well deserved it. Capt. Ferguson, who is a man far advanced in years, and hat a countenance on which benevolence is strongly stamped, appeared to be too much overcome by his feelings to att empt any formal re ply, b u t expressed his gratityde in brief, yet heartfelt, terms. Such acts of international eludes) , as the above testify far more traly to the real state of feelings entertained between ourselves and the Ame r i can people, than whole columns of bullying inuendoes and coarse braggadoc,ia, ia, occasionally indulged in on both sides of the Atlantic, for mere party purposes. A letter was read, enclosing £5O, forwarded by the new American Ambassador, Mr, Dallas, to Lord Clarendon, and by the latter to the Local Marine Board at this port, with a request that the views of the writer:might be earned out ; it expresses, in a manner highly creditable to all parties, the nature of the whole transaction. THE COURT Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Friday next, at Buckingham Palace. The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess R'Jyal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, left Windsor Castle at half-past three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon for London. The royal party travelled by a special train on the South Western Railway to the private station at Vauxhall, and from thence proceeded in seven of the Qaeen's carriages, escorted by a party of the 3rd Light Dragoons, to Buck ingham palace, where the Queen and Prince arrived a t twenty minutes before five o'clock. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred visited and inspected Mr. Ibotson's paper mills, at Wraysbury, on Monday. BIRKENHEAD CoarmsslON;lts.—The observations attri, bated, in our report of the proceedings of this board yesterday, to Mr. Bryant, were made by Mr. Bradley. THE CRIMEAN MILITARY COMMIBSIONERS.—We under stand that the Crimean Commissioners will meet to-day pro fortha at eleven o'clock, aad will then adjourn to Monday next. THE IRISH BENCH.—The motion fur the issue df a new writ for the borough of Athlone in the House of Commons, last night, announces that Mr. Keogh, the present Attorney General for Ireland, has accepted the puisne judgeship of the Court of Common Pleas, vacant by the death of the late Mr. Justice Torrens. Mr. Fitzgerald succeeds Mr. Keogh as Attorney General, and, in consequence, a new writ wa s last night moved for the borough of Ennis, LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, There has been an active demand for Cotton to day, and with a liberal supply, prices have been fully maintained. The total sales reach 12,000 bales, and include 4,000 taken for speculation and export. - The Liverpool Share Market opened this Morn ling with a very firm tone, but during the day it became rather easier, closing steady at the following quotations : Aberdeen, 131 .14. Chester and Birkenhead, 15 2 16. Caledonian, 304 301. Chester and Holyhead, 151 151. Eastern Counties, 10 7-16 10 9-16. East Lancashire, 198 191. Great Northern, 23i - 231. Ditto A9l 10f. Great Western, 641-; 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 881 881. Liverpool, Crosby, and South port, 16 161, London and North Western Stock, 1021 1021. Man Chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 291 92. Ditto Preference, 111 111, Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., a fip. Midland Stock, 751 75k. North British, 8f 81. North Stafford shire, 6 51d. South Eastern, 221 221. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 191 20. York and North Midland, 281 29. Leeds Capital Stock, 151 16. Dutch Rhenish, 11 lip. Ditto New Shares, 38 np. Great Western of Canada, 25 1-16 25 3-16. Ditto New Shares, 21 23-p. Ditto 2nd issue, 21 21p. Great Luxembourg, 78 7 d. The following is a statement of traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway of Canada, by pas senger and goods 7 trains for the week ending 14th March, 1850, and for the corresponding period last year :-14th March, 1856 total receipts, 83071 13s 2d ; 16th March, 1855—d0 74301 Os ld. Increase, 8771 13s ld. Aggregate gross receipts from the commenement of the current half-year to above date, 53,86617 s 6d ; do. for the correspond ing period last year, 36,2231 19s, all sterling. In another column we give details of news from Australia to the 7th of January, by which we have a confirmation of the news of the loss of the Schomberg, and the announcement that the Sultana, of the White Star line of packets had arrived out at Melbourne from Liverpool after a passage of seventy days - We - quote the following report of the London Tobacco Market for the past month, from the circular of Messrs. Grant and Hodgson : With a comparatively quiet market, and very limited demand for Home Trade last month, previous prices were fully supported. For Exportation there was more enquiry, and sales which may be estimated at fully 250 hhds., chiefly Virginia, would have been further increased, if suit able descriptions bad been obtainable. Sales for the month nr2y be stated at 600 hhds., 250 hhds. for Exponati on , and 350 hhds, for Home Trade ; of th e l a tt er upwards of 200 hhcls. were Western Strips, mostly of old imports. As we stated, after the sampling of the last importation of Virginia, that a very large portion consisted of middling and ordinary sorts, and that although the import was considerable, the quantity of good and fine constituted not more than one third, it is now very apparent that the remaining stock con tains a very limited quanti y of the latter, and difficulty is already experienced in making selections. Advices of the 3rd ultimo, from New Orleans, state that " the arrivals are trifling, and with a market bare of stock, the transactions are necessarily of an extremely limited character; prices firm. Stock in warehouse and on shipboard not cleared, 1,857 hhds. Commercial intelligence from Batavia by tele graph, via Trieste, has been received to the 10th February. The coffee plantations are reported to be in a favourable condition, and their produce purchased at advantageous prices to the grower. Best qualities at the rate of 32t per pereul, and ordinary sorts at 30f. The ruling prices at the close of the market, for delivery, was Mfrs. In sugar, trade is brisk; 250,000 piculs sold for 16t; and 200,000 piculs at 15f. Rice is in demand, and good qualities realise advanced prices. Sales of 3 000 coyangs brought 200 to 205 f. for prime, and 170 to 195 f. for inferior sorts. Indigo was also in request at an improvement upon fine qualities, which realised at the rate of 3f. 75c. per I kilo. Accounts from Havre state that notwithstanding the conclusion of peace, and the general rise in raw materials for manufacturers, the cotton market was exceedingly dull on Monday. Holders of stocks were expecting an advance of 1 franc per 50 kilos, but there was not much disposition on the part of purchasers to give it. However a sale of Georgia of middling quality brought 50e advance on previous quotations. The foreign wool trade continues b uo y an t, an d there has ben a slight improvement on Russian produce—at 63 to 74 tha,lers for inferior sorts, and 95 to 102 thalers for good qualities. At Marseilles there has been an average advance of about 15 per cent this year on the ruling prices of last year. A reduction in the minimum rate of discount having been made by the Bank of France, it is very generally anticipated that the directors of the Bank of England—at their " parlour" meeting to-morrow will remove the restrictions on long dated paper imposed in October last. This measure, it is contended, can be adopted without the least difficulty, and will materially tend to produce an easier feeling in the general Money Market. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received adviees from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 3rd ultimo. Congress was installed on the 18th of February last, and confirmed the nomination of General Comonfort as President Substitute. His Excellency the Minister of Finance writes that a government force of 10,000 men is besieging Puebla. which is expected soon to surrender. The packet brings 45,000 dollars from Vera Cruz, 12,400 dollars from Tampico, and 13,584 dollars from Mnatlan for the dividend fund. The closing quotations stood as - follows;—Caledo nian, 614 611 Eastern Counties, 10 5-16 10 716 East Lancashire, 76 77. Great Northern, 94 94k. Ditto A, 79 80. Great Western, 64i 65. Lan casire and Yorkshire, 884 887 7 . London and North Western, 102 102 k. Manchester Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 291 291 Midland Stock, 75 751 North British, 34 351. South Eastern and Dover, 721 731 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 79 80. York and North Midand, 571 571 L kTEST INTELLIGENCE, THE PEACE CONGRESS PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING To-day the Plenipotentiaries again assembled in Conference, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and there recommenced the discussion on the several points which yet require and remain for their consideration. Of these deliberations it is needless to add that nothing in the shape of results was promulgated, ♦ TURKEY A despatch dated Constantinople the 25th ult., received via Marseilles, informs us that a Te Deum was chaunted in that city on the receipt of the gladsome intelligence of the birth of an Imperial Prince of France. On the same evening a grand banquet took place in celebration of the event at the French Embassy. Our Envoy at the Ottoman Porte, Sir Stratford de Redcliffe was present, and delivered a speech bearing upon the subject which had created the hospitality. The quarters at Pera were brilliantly illuminated in honour of the occasion. Omar Pacha was about to proceed to the command of the army in Asia. THE CRIMEA Through the same source of intelligence, we learn that the news received from the Crimea serves to confirm all the statements which have previously reached us with reference to the improved sanitary condition of the troops, and we rejoice to be apprised that the improvement still , continues. Ou the 16th ultimo, General De La, Marmora arrived at Balaclava, and a review of the allied forces had taken place at Eupatoria. THE PETNCIPALITIES. Our news from the Principalities reiterates the intelligence that the Russians had permitted 163 vessels, detained in the Danube, to set sail. Wre regret to learn that at Kustendjee there had been some heavy disasters fallen the shippi ng . From Kertch, under date of the 17th ultimo, we arc apprized that the expedition which had been projected and designed against the Spit of Arobat had been postponed, until such time as a certainty, with respect to the peace negotiations at Paris, should be arrived at. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. In anticipation of the Overland mail we have received our usual advices, bearing date respec tively, Calcutta, Feb. 23 ; Bombay, March 6 ; Hong Kong, Feb. 16 ; Shanghae, Feb. 7 ; and Canton, Feb 13. The Bombay Times, of the sth March, supplies us with the following summary of general intelli- The arrangements for the administration of the affairs of Oudc proceed as tranquilly and peaceably as if the kingdom annexed a fortnight since had been one of the old provinces of the empire, undergoing a slight transformation in its organisation. There seems no reason to apprehend hut that everything will go on smoothly and auspiciously, and much to hope that Oude may escape the official swad dling clothes and red-tape bandages which sa fearfully trammel enterprige, retard improvement, and encumber all proceedings in the elder portions of our dominions. The amount found in the various treasuries of the Oude kingdom amounts to rs. 28,000,000, which, according to the balances as entered in the treasurers books, shows a defalcation of rs. 39,000,000. It is suspected that the King, minister, and eunuchs have made away with the amount and buried it in secret vaults. A very large treasure, said to amount to rs. 150,000,000, is reported to have been buried between the 18th and 27th January, under some plumtrees' in the - Dill-Kosh palace. General Outram, it is asserted, has taken the bold step of arrest ing Wajid Alli Shah Padshahi as an accomplice in the sanction of the state frauds. The King's ladies buried almost all their jewels three weeks before the annexation. We have heard of no disturbances in any part of India for the past fortnight. There is still some incertitude about the capture of Herat, and not the slightest appre hension entertained by any well-informed person of the consequence of Persian hostility or Russian intrigue. The advantages of the railway, though not yet a year in operation, seem :to be begining to manifest themselves in the commerce of Bengal, and Calcutta, exports having, chiefly on this account, increased considerably within the last six months. reLord Canning reached Calcutta on the 29th of February, and was immediately s worn in as Governor-General; the Marquis of Dalhousie was expected to leave to-morrow or next day, proceeding direct to Suez. Sir Wm. Gomm, the late Commander-in-Chief in India, arrived yesterday from Kurrachee, - - and - proceeds by this day's packet to Europe. From :the scantiness of last season's rain, India is threatenedthroughout with a scarcity, which may, it is feared, in some cases amount• to famine. Trade, both import and export, has improved, and the money market is easier than at the date of our last. Lord and Lady Canning arrived in Madras on the 15th of February, when guards of honour paraded. flags were hoisted, salutes were fired, and ladies and gentlemen assemb'ed on the beach to witness the landing. The new Governor General and his lady departed on the morning of the 25th under the same ceremonies, having during the nine days they were here visited all the institutions of local interest, held a levee, and produced (says the Madras Athenaeum) a pleasing impression on all by their affability and courtesy. To an address presented him at Madras, Lord Canning replied in the following terms : You cannot pray more earnestly than I do that the course of peaceful iMprovement in which of late India has advanced so rapidly, may suffer no interruption or check, from without or from within, during, my tenure of the trust which am about to assume. lam well convinced that steady progress in that, course is the surest means by which to promote the happiness of her people, and the honour of her rulers. I thank you for your confidence in. the interest which I cannot fail to feel in the prosperity of this great empire, Undoubtedly, if anything could make that interest more keen, I should find it in the recollection of the circumstances under whit;ll the name I bear was for a time associated with the government of India. It is painful to know that, as regards this presidency, the anxiety which must always press upon those who are charged with the administration of India Government is at this time more than usually heavy, on account of the droughts with which the country has been visited. Short as my expe rience of India has been, this is not the first instance which I have met of well-founded apprehensions of suffering from the same cause. But it is certain that a mitigation at least of such sufferings is in our, own hand; and that the resources of the country, carefully fostered and wisely expended, may go far to lighten them. There is some consolation in this, and much encouragement for the future. I beg to thank you in Lady Canning's name for the welcome which she has received at your hands. The Delhi Gazette of Feb. 26, has the following : We have reason to believe that the following from Lucknow may be confidently relied on :—The country is perfectly quiet. No opposition has been offered anywhere to ourofficers. In some places the people have met them along"the roadside with greetings. The only difficulty at present is the payment of the troops.' The accounts are immfnsely involved. The commandant, where a native, has always cheated his men, and withheld much of their pay. He has had to fee others, awl so the list of em bezzlers who will have to disgorge before we can go through the simple process of paying the troops is swelled. The re ,, ular troops express the utmost willingness to enter Our service. The Nujeebs or Provincial guards, whose discipline has been most lax, and who have been accustomed to license and plunder, show less readiness, and a proper bad lot they are. The country is everywhere represented as most fertile and beautiful, especially across the Ghogra. But . towns half deserted and &void of shims in the most fertile parts of the country, and lands of the highest fertilitylthrown out of cultivation 'are constantly reported. Various councils preiail with the King, whose chief advisers continued to be his eunuchs, women, the Queen mother particularly, and his MOosahlbs. The chief officers of his government, though they daily attend, are, with exception of the -Naib (or ministers) never admitted. It is stated that some of his subjects were most indig nant at the King's submission. One of the most refractory Zemindars, it is rumoured, sent him a women's petticoat with a message that his quiet submission, entitled him to wear it, for no man would have yielded without at least showing some fighting:- COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, March 4.—gur money market for the past fortnight has becoine if anything a little easier, and although the banks have not lowered their rates of interest, yet we are of opinion that present rates must give way soon, from the fact of large importations of bar silver continuing to arrive by the Suez steamers. The Commercial Bank's Directors have de clared a dividend at the rate of seven per cent. per annum for the past half year. Government and other securities have improved considerably, CHINA. Our advices from Hong Kong are to the date of the 15th February. From them we learn that the London mail of the 10th of December was received on the 30th of January per steamer Cadiz, which returns to-day with the outward mail. Mr. Chisholm Anstey arrived per Cadiz, and has been sworn in as her gajesty's Attorney general for this colony. Political events have been unim portant. We have received no well-authenticated intel ligence from the interior, but report speaks of the ascen dancy of the Imperial cause in the Ottoman province, from which the rebels are said to be again retiring towards Kwangsi. Regarding the rebellion i n th e more northern provinces We have no information whatever. ,The Chinese New Year's Day (the 6th instant) has passed quietly, both here and in Canton. Transactions in imports have been to a fair extent, considering the cessation from business during the holidays. Yarn Eand shirtings are quoted somewhat lower, in consequence of some holders having been desirous to <realise and avail themselves of the advance In exchange to make remittances. The general tone of the market is healthy. Iron has advanced con siderably, and tin plates have been in demand. Rice is somewhat scarce and dearer. The tea market has been active. CANTON AND SHANGHAE MARKETS, EXCHANGE AND BULLION : Canton 'Feb. 12. Oriental Bank Corporation on London, at 6 months' sight, 4, 11* to 5. Mercantile Bank of India, on London, at 6 months' sight, 5. Hong Kong, - Jan 22 :0. B. Corporation on London, at 6 months' sight, 4,11. Shanghae, Feb. 6; 6. 74. OPIUM Canton, 13th Feb. New Patna, $4274 ; old Patna, $108:1 ; old Benares, $4174 ; Malwa, $4BO ; Turkey, $460.- Shanghae, 6th Feb. Malwa, $395 to $3974. • Patna new, $3174 to $320; old high N o s. ' $305 to $306 ; low ditto, $303 to $304, all in good d eman d. • ' FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE : Canton to London, £4 lOs for tea. Shanghae to London, £4 for tea, and £5 for silk. Manila to London, £ 4 2s 6d for s ugar ;£ 4 for tobacco. To Australia, only chartered ships loading. To United States 612 all round. ImvrntTs ; A fair amount of business has been done in cotton piece goods ; accounts received by last mail had the effect of inducing holders to become firm, and grey goods of nearly al! descriptions immediately advanced in value. GREY SEHRTINGS : All descrip!inns are in demand, and prices on 40 in. have advanced from I to 3 annas, and on 4:1 from to 2 annas a piece GREY MADAPOLLAMS have advanced from 9 to 1 anna per piece, and ail descriptions are in good inquiry. GREY JACCONETS are in fair inquiry, CoTroN YARNS : The market has been steady, and prices on mule 20 tl 60 have slightly advanced, as has also 30 water Dyed orange is in moderate enquiry, but Turkey red is dull, 'EXPORTS—COTTON WOOL: The market has been very active, and on the new crops, of which supplies have been freely received, there has been an advance in price. OIL SEED: All descriptions are in good demand. EXCHANGE : We quote as the rate of the day 2s 21 to 2s 2g.d. On Calcutta, 60 days' sight, rs 981 to rs 99. Oa China, fio days' sight, rs 223.. FREIGHTS are firm at £4 2s 6d to £4 5s per tou for Cot ton to London and Liverpool. No tonnage is procurable to London for seed, for which £4 15s would be paid. To China we quote rs l 7 to rs 18 per candy. CALCUTTA, Feb. 22.—1 n imports there is no mark e d improvement as to prices, and in exports, owing to the light stock of the principal articles of produce, holders have shown some firmness in their demand; There has been no change in the money market since the departure of the last mail. The present rates of exchange may be quoted at 2-2-1 with credits, and 2-2 k to 2-2 a with shipping documents. 'Nemo : The public sales have been as extensive as those reported in our last issue, and comprise nearly 2,800 chests, chiefly of up-country produce. The principal quantity now --- left is composed of drab produco and native Benares. O n e or two Tirhoot marks still remain for sale • but it is uncertain when they will be brought forward. There has been no alters• _ .. . tion in prices. ExciIANGE: : A fair amount of business appears to h been done for th e outgoing mail at 2 24- to 2 21 for et' ear! .d ! : bills, and 2 21 t o 2 2i for document paper at oil m onths sig ht ' We do not anticipate any immediate change. the FREIGHTS : Hardly any change appears in the rates of homeward freightage during the period under not ice. signees have shown much firmness, which has caused rates te . maintain their position, but has tended to cripple The increasing d u l ness o f themarket cannot bu p tend greatly to effect the rates of freight. We may conse quently pronounce them as uns t ea dy, a nd with a d ee ' °- ne g liin tendency. business, roduce AUSTRALIA. THE DEATH OF SIR C. HOTHAINI LOSS OF THE MAIL-SHIP SCHOMBEB n f We have received via Batavia ccipics, or• Melbonrne 214agus to the date of the 7th Jan cur The intelligence they bring corroborates of former announcement of the lamented dcoean3, his Excellency Sir Charles Hotham, ted, Governor of Victoria. As already promulgarn, the sad event took place suddenly at . 4 -lelb o ti bis on the last day of the year. The - remains -t , ' R e (l Excellency were interred on January 4, Ina h : jag by the most public regret, all the shops "„ ' or, closed out of respect for the departed' is The temporary government of Victoria the hands of General Macarthur, comni al-1111 vo the military. , The Red • Jacket was to' leave Melbour ne " u England on January Bth. - • 110 Wing From the Sydn e y H era ld we quote t h e lb . commercial news : we re, The mining and c ommerc i a l news from Melbourne at on the whole, satisfactory. Trade was dull, es usti had this season of the y ear , an d very few of the diggers r 5t quitted the minin g di str i cts f or Mel b ourne, as custon 23 Christmas. News f rom B a ll arat states that mining ° o l3 ,,ihg tions were somewhat s l ac k, and the miners were eu i ' t he the festivities of the season. Disturbances betwee n t he miners and Chinese were still of frequent occurrenne:ara. Europeans being the pri - icipal aggressors, Great P r . e :i a gs, tions were made at the digging fur new yer's rt.l n ° l ax l e s which were interrupted by uews of the death of Sir ' 13 3 Hotham, and the rejoicings were everywhere postpo e- * .e. At Melbourne gold - remaiued quiet at 31 18 3 Pe r ° ,l °lj v c' io On January 5, H.M.S. Fantome sailed for Engl 3 , i n p a ey; Sydney.. The price of wo o l h a d a d ownwa rd ten" - , ar 174 d was realis e d on one l arge flock, which, at tile Ring of December, would have commanded a peunY. Eci ve rl Tallow, good mixed, was sold at auction at 391 "st'iii,lcg superior mutton tallo w a t 421. A, large parcel e: us e rs was sold on January 6 a t 1 3s 6d: Agricultural lab ° the were in, great demand, a s a l so f emale serv ants fo r diggings. T re h t e e . r s e a n m ee e tnjournalthe Schoenberg: su supplies us tile folio inwitigr _ bite The loss of the royal mail ship SchoMbere ward about thirty miles 'of Pcirt*PhilliPtleads, on her 4)- -1 passage, has caused th e utmost excitement i n the ca-c°ted and the peculiar and aggravating cireuMstances Gonna gors with the disastet hi ve b een notified by the Passloa3J in, an " indignation " meeting huld at Melbourne . • ad days after the , loss was. known Captain . 17erb f, - 00 31 dressed a letter to the Argun, which that „orf deems most unsa ti s f actory. From the Argus of by 7, it appears th a t t h e matter was to , be taken 11 - Jai government. The emigr a ti on agent was about vie informations at the instance of the passeng ers -rloyel' s wreck of the Schomberg had been visited by D° agent; she was not t o t a lly b ro k en up. b ut th , :se u a - s - o t opportunity of communi ca ti ng w i t h the wrec k —it expected that anything would be saied. WRECK OF THE SCHOMBERG L ths Sydney H Herald.) The &hombur ( g From sighted at noon on WednesclaY, e t. light Head. The w i n d" was blowing strongthleva Stood out to the south and east, close hauled, reCflag bo at topsail, and taking i n roya l s and topgallant sai l s . three o'clock mainsail was split, and a new one se t, the ship made sail f or .51 hours, a strong b reeze blowi e s F e and then stood in on th e o pp os i te tack, till, as the es P`o thought, he was within th ree m il es ' o f l an d. About ' the past ten p.m.; as the ship approached la nd ',,icee wind fell. About a quarter to eleven orders were v e3L i t to put the ship about, - but there was only br r rent of wind off the land, and she missed stays, the eT fou r drifting the whole time to the westward at the rate of r ,„g, miles an hour._ At this time th e b reakers were seen 3 to ' way off to the westward.. The captain then atteniPt e ", Wear the ship , and she had almost pass e d th e li ne o f bre3: 6 ii r o When she ran upon a sandpit eastward of the reef.„.. e ly' captain was perfectly cool a nd co ll ecte d . He immen'",;3s sent out a boat to ascertain w h ere they could land th e r eaa sengers, and began to get out th e ship's boats. la the rj o . l era time all sail was taken in, and roc k ets an d bl ue ligh' , be in let off and guns fired, in cas e an y sa il might tueeo sight. Generally the passeng e r s b e h ave d we ll. The ° n o!.' and crew behaved admirably, o b e yi ng a ll or d er s Prn w o r for The captain was still proceedi ng w ith arra agemen ho dis landing the passengers, wh en smo k e was see n in t eccud tan Ce. The captain then'ordered Mr. Laurie, the mate, to pick out the best crew on board, and anterchaerseo steamer. Captain Do ran o f t h e steamer Queen , sit' l the blue lights, and s t oo d out i n the di rect i o n woe per saw - them, and immediately offered to take the witalaerutiaej. passengers to Melbourne, although on her way to r oree• He accordingly brought them all - up. Great and i:ig ot io. to Captain Doran for his extreme kindneas and at w e f the to the passengers, and it is Very' much to the cred i t they passengers, twenty in number, on board his vessel, th' ivit bia willingly' consented to go back to MelbOurne, wh en a few miles of the termination of 'their voyage. ag The captain is reported as h av i ng con d ucte d hint" whoa thorough seaman, and was always up, night and day ay ba in the neighbourhood of land. The catastrophe l e `C ta $ said to have arisen from an anxiety to bring his veBs t bei e g reasonable time to port, and Captain Forbes u ° ,, d irs: 'acquainted with the strength of the current on the J' a nt otb ban coast o and from the breeze suddenly failing t ? t ,iag' the critical -moment. There seems no possibility of ge‘_ . , e were , vessel off. When the last of the passengers left twelve feet of water in her, but she is very StrOnV if 0$ on the diagonal p r i nc i p l e , an d she will ho ld toget i , her me nth s southwest gales come on, a n d even t h en it will be t he before she's broken np. It appears. that the Pa' coast on which th e S e h om b erg was drifted (abou t fic t e - spa t east of the mouth of the Gellibrand river), is th e bas t,„ in the neighbOurh oo d f ree f rom sun k en roc ks, an" eea st t' , catastrophe occurred on any oth e r part of .that , 2 0, 311 ,1 ship would have, inevit a bly b een b ro k en UP. („efs , great danger w ou ld h ave accrue d to the Pass e, " she . .Nearly the wh o l e o f the assert ers. together aileeet crew. . • . w ith European mails, were transferred to t h e steamer 101)0; p g and landed at M e lb ourne , without loss of life ► indeed it is due to the chief officer, Henry COOP: sills,' and to one of the chief cabin passengers, Ai d 0 state architect and civil engineer, of Belfast, Relit' '„ se oce: that it has been chiefly owing to the great Pi; do rleg naind, and cool undaunted oouraqe displayed by th e s „s the trying scene that no loss o f lif e occur red. s 0 4(1 „ From another gentlema n we l earn that Sae tir. #O lll- 6 left, in the Champion, a b ou t e l even "ThuradaY Were I-0 Many sailors had lef t the ahlp. There '.1,„ w ea- e . t men of the officers an d crew. Of these f o rty rjj on shore, 'headed by the boatswain, hai n , e bo u t ax i % d These took their claeBts. and other property. brandy 30, casks,' containing biscuit, bottled ;porter, . 0 , , d other stores, were sent on shore by the purser, wl r etus' we m ast panied them. The men erected a hat on share, an na to return on board when requested to do so. ‘fer ioa e Ke T ec h a e to ag tehtletsseehave o despatched fthe disas disaster r t , h a e nd steamers it t V ,6 return for further particulars. Captain Mathew s ' co agent, has gone down in one of these steamers. ~oteilizelito The Champion (steamer) brins the latest,„ l , 4 „ t uan', from the scene of the' - wreak, . and captain I :; r e r sse d whose experience great 'weight - is due, has e „` - ‘ ,. this Bas opinion that no' chance whatever exists of ea!'" ship, from which snmuch was expected. SATT)O I3 ATTEMPT AT MURDER BY A On Tuesday a frightful attempt at murd er 3' --:1 Tsa b op : npe a eysat s trr a hse i eet l sailor nz r awpt i hrs n ooecrar D eeee u tdi t sle t ae o diy n l o - thr s oas t ree t . The facts e 0 i " dm D t h ae u a td t t t ii osntilnwua- ,idn-laiorotivisefoiliti:creocie; the ire j was resumed. It seemsmen, 11 1 4 . e ilf Moses Doyle and Daniel ISlTarthy, were ilif,:ejilstie engaged in the row than any others, being s ' n "" knife, and madea to each other. After fighting some time, it se' sottPer'oueafebnti thewhere Doyle was getting fe t a h r e fu w i o p r l s u t ag o e f o i f t, it at ivi, w h en he drew ,i, c a rthYt in blade entered his side, and ran along the a bd°lli s ei%e a flitting a desperate wound. Doyle was at 0 0°0 t - 0 the by two of his comrades, and was handed ec e , r - , t heri l the his ease' to police; and M'Carthy was conveyed ca s to hi s . • g Hos • pita', where prompt attention was paid who the P re. 0 o f Yesterday Doyle was brought before magistrate (Mr. Aiken,) when a certificate frog' °l3 d ph the surgeons of the Northern Hospital was li ande t end' stating that the wounded man was quite unable t ° 3 t a d t The prisoner was then remanded till this daY oi se, in the meantime, if the wounded man sh ould gel DO a nd depositions, magistrate will proceed to the hospital ad " ke depositions, t ttl" trig ._:4