The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-29 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

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LIVERPOOL, NIONbAV.
The clipper-ship Indian Queen, Captain Mills, one
of the Black Ball line of ships between this port
and Australia, arrived here this morning, with ad.
vices from Melbourne, &c., to the 30th August. She
brought 60 passengers and 38,992 oz. of gold duet
on freight, besides a large quantity in the hands of
passengers. She sailed from Port Phillip Heads at
1 p.m. on August 30, passed Swan Island August
31, New Zealand September 15, Cape Horu October
6, and crossed the Equator November 1. She left
this port
.for Melbourne on the 17th May ; and has
thus made the outward and home passage in 6
months, 11 days, including a detention of 23 days in
port. She made 330 miles per day for several days
off Cape Horn. Her greatest day's running during
the outward trip was 311 miles, and coming home
she made 335 miles in one day.

The passengers speak in the highest terms of the
kind and courteous treatment they have received
from the captain and crew during the voyage.
Gold continued immovable in value, notwithstand•
ing the considerable fluctuation in the extent of the
supply, the last price quoted being 31. 17s. 6d.
Two persons said to have been concerned in the
robbery of a gold escort, have been arrested, and
lodged in gaol in Portland.
Two government escorts had arrived at Melbourne
on the 30th—one from M'lvor and Goulburn, with
1,408 oz., and one from Castlemaine, with 3;),;itio
ounces. Great dissatisfaction had been manifested
by the " diggers," owing to having to obtain a license
to dig gold. Several meetings had been held for the
purpose of obtaining a reduction from 30s. to los. per
month. The executive had despatched some soldiers
for the purpose of suppressing an attempted rescue
of diggers, who had avowed their intention of not
paying the September license.
An almost universal feeling was prevalent in the
colony that the present Governor (Sir Wm. Denison)
was quite incapable for performing satisfactorily the
duties of his office, and hopes were entertained that
he would be superseded, and x man of energy and
decision appointed in his place.
The Cleopatra steamer was to sail for this port
on the let September.
On the lt4th August a congratulatory address was
presented to Mrs. Mitchel, wife of the Irish exile. on
the occasion of his successful escape.
There was little or no change in monetary matters
beyond the extension of the demand for drafts on
London. Exchange on London was quoted at par
for 30 days' bills, or per cent. discount for every
additional 30 days.
Owing to the stagnation of business, several
failures had taken place, and the winter season
setting in, the commercial communication with the
diggings was prevented.
The flour trade at Melbourne was improving, ad.
ditional firmness having been evinced in the colonial
imports of that article.
Tea, coffee, and sugar maintain previous rates,
except British loaf sugar, which is decided:y
lower. English bacon and hams have also se-
riously declined. Manufactured tobacco declined
2d. per pound, and timber is 10 to 20 per cent.
lower.

Shipping.—Arrived: Caton, from Glasgow, at
Port Philip Heads, Aug. 24 (leaky, and with part
of cargo thrown overboard); Mary Goddard, from
hence, and Caroline, from London, at Melbourne;
Adele, from London, at Portland; Confucius. from
London, at Geelong.
An American correspondent writes as follows:
Melbourne is a perfcct phenomenon—an immense mass
of wealth, surrounded by the must primitive p.ases of
ciety. It is generally believed that on account of its geo-
graphical situstim lad growing importance—fir surpassing
Sydney—the chief government Australia will be reatived
hither from thence.

The Raid mines still hold out in wonderful abundance.
but the winter has much impeded the ..q.Lratious of the
miners. The winter season opened with ti., doeovery of
the Mac Ivor diggings. This has been sum eded by the
discovery of the Guisiburne mince, in the adjacent neighbour-
hood. The old mines continue to yield well ; 44,195 ounces
have been brought down during the past week, of which
Mount Alexander and Bendigo contributed 32,000 oz. A
rumour reached the city two days since that another eaten-
sive gold field had been discovered. From the great num-
ber of miners spread over the country, and the approaching
spiting weather, it is expected that some extraordinary de-
velopments will take place. The total amount of gold
exported from the colony of Vic:oria alone is .57 tons 7 cwt.
3 qrs. Illbs., amounting in value to 5,165,3701. The ave-
rage number of persons who have arrived every week in
Melbourne during the winter has been 2,000, which will be
much exceeded as the spring approaches. Indeed there is
a large immigration here from San Francisco.
The markets for ail kinds of merchandise—with but very
few exceptions, such as building materah—are much de-
pressed, and sales are being made at auction at a great
sacrifice.

The large shipments, the bad state of the roads to the
diggings, and the want of store room, are the causes of
this. There are whispers that two leading houses here are
knocked up. The flour market especially has been sorely
depressed, and the loss of the shippers must be consider-
able, as that article has been selling at a positive loss. la
many instances large quantities have been reshipped to
Liverpool for sale, to avoid the enormous expenses of
lighterage and storage. For the past fortnight, however,
a slight revival has taken place, and best flour tow sells at
301., and inferior at 281. per ton. A grand mistake oar
merchants commit by sending here very inferior flour,
which will hardly sell at any price.
A large meeting of influential merchants was held here a
few days since, for the purpose of petitioning the locaigo-
vernment for a grant of money for the carrying out of an
ocean penny postage, and making Melbourne the central
port for the arrival and departure of monthly mails to all
parts of she world. This scheme is an admirable one, and
will no doubt be very shortly adopted. The immense
wealth and traffic in Melbourne demand it.
A great cause of disaffection is the license fee at 30s. per
month which is imposed upon the diggers. Within the past
few days large meetings of the diggers have been held a
Melbourne and at the diggings, and resolutions of the most
forcible character have been passed, and passive and armed
resistance has been determined upon. A deputation from
the diggers had an interview with the Governor, when he
told them that he was prepare .I " to do his auty," and
would enforce the law by an armed force. The diggers are
not represented in the legislative councils, and consequently
they have no triends, but they are determined to have the
franchise.
The legislative council commences its sittings on the ;,titl.
inst., when they will proceed to frame a constitution for
this colony—it a supposed on the Canadian model.

DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY OF A CLERGYMAN.
—As the 11ev. Mr. Morgan, curate of Aberavon and Bag-
lan, Glamerganshire, was returning home on Thursday
evening, about 8 o'clock, alone, and on foot, when about
half way between Baglan and Abeiavon, a distance of less
than two miles, he was suddenly attacked by two men, one
of whom grasped him firmly by the neck and placed his
hand so tightly on his mouth as entirely to prevent hi,
uttering a cry ; his confederate at the same time searched
his po.kets. and succeeded in finding a pocketbook con-
taining 191. 18s. As soon as he found ahe exclaimed, All
right, Dick, here it is.'• They then ran off with their
booty, and no traces have yet been heard of them. From
their accent Mr. Morgan thought they were Irishmen.
Thep were dressed like navvies," and were probably em-
ployed at the Brittonferry Docks or the neighbour.eg
works. Mr. Morgan had two 51. notes in another pocket,
which was not rifled. He had only a few hours before re•
ceived his quarter's stipend, which was the reason of hie-
ing so much money upon his person.
SCOTCH AGRICULTURE.—With the exception of
occasional showers, the weather continues highly favourable
for wheat sowing. From the disappointment experienced
last season as to the restricted breadth under wheat, using
to the continued rains of autumn and winter, farmers have
been more than usually active since the weather clearet up.
Never has the land been in better condition for receiving
the seed than at present, and already about the average
breadth has been got in, and which is more important, in a
manner the most satisfactory. The mild weather has kept
the turnip crop growing vigorously, and they have been
bulbing well for some weeks. The consumption has been
for some time overtaking the supplies, fat stock is going
rapidly out of the hands of the feeders. In the Lothians
at least, the potato crop is keeping well in the nits, and high
prices are still obtained for these sent to the English mar-
kets-61. ss. per ton for the best qualities. The corn trope
are thrashing out well. more particularly barley and oats.—
Seamen.

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Deceit. at Heaosag
INDIA AND (!II IN A.. ' pail:this; foTr"a thheyavematyhtelomrittsvceedititri
we cannot toll. Captain tatter is at Kyean again in pur-
suit of some disturbers of the piece of his district.
We have heard of a gallant affs:r b-tween a cutter of the
Enterprise, under midshipman 1430, and five lounge of
Deceits.

TIIE OVERLAND MAIL.

We have receind our despatches from India and
China by the Overland Mail. The dates are—Cal-
let 20 ;
Madras, 21; liongliong, 11 ; Sin.
.
, Is ; Bombay, 2S; and Burmah, 8.
The following is the summary of the /;,totity
We are in the receipt of intelligence from Bur- i
mph up to the sth instant, and although there is not
much in the shape of news to be detailed, yet the
StroLitio by the daeoits had not diminished. It is
auppostil hi those most capable of forming a eor-
yelpient, that as soon as the waters of
the Irrawaddy fall, tne Burmese will take
advantage of. the subsidence and attack us
in force. The real ruler at Ava is the
Prime Minister, the brother of the King, and
neither he nor his party make, it is said, any
disguise of their hostile intentions. One of the
causes surged for the immense increase of dacoits
in the neighbourhood of Pegu is, that the last harvest
of the nuts was no' gathered in consequence of our
presence, and that therefore these poor people have
been driven ex necessitate to plunder. It is a pity
ifsuch he the case, but it is cheering to know that
next season will remedy it. The two Jesuits who
were associated with the Burmese commissioners
in the em.lerences held at Prome for the sign-
ing of the treaty have arrived at Rangoon. 1 heir
statements confirm all that has been hitherto alleged
regarding matters at Ava. The King is surrounded
by a war party, so powerful as to deprive him of
independent action, and a tacit consent has been
wrung Iwo him to permit hostilities to he renewed
with us; consequently warlike preparations are
being carried on extensively at Ava, and December
or January next is the period fixed upon to attack
ns. The Ministers state that by that time the
Irrawaddy will be too low to admit of large
steamers navigating it, and that without their aid
the British forces cannot cope with the Burmese.
Sir Jot'o ('heape will evidently soon have an oppor-
tunity of distinguishing himself. The French cap.
saio,lrOorguny, is still employed drilling the Bur.
mese. Latest accounts mention that a serious dis-
turbance has broken out in the gaol at Rangoon, but
particul.trs have not yet been received. The mur-
derer of Colonel Mackeson was hung at Peshawur on
the Ist inst., and his body afterwards burned, the
ashes Ix log thrown into a dirty water-course.
The murderer himself remained silent, has impli-
cated no one, and laughed and joked with hie guards
to the latest moment of his lite. Matters on our
north-west frontier still continue portentous, and
troops have been moved to Peshawur ; there has,
however, been as yet no open demonstration, but the
want of organisation, and of a leader whom they
all can recogni e, alone form the grave objections
is the hill tribes takirg the initiative. Reports
of an intended disturbance were rife at Rawul Pindee,
and great fears seem to have been entertaiaed of an
outbreak ; of course the plunder of the cantonment
was the tuna of oriyo of the intended incursion, but the
capture of Nadir Khan, the leader of the insurgents,
reassured the timid and convinced them that there
was nothing to fear, and as troops have since been
withdrawn from the cantonments, we may reasona-
bly conclude that all is quiet at least for the
present. It is said, however, that the Governor-
General has expressed himself very warmly regard-
ing the measures adopted in the north west, which
he considers to have excited needless alarm, and that
be has administered a " wigging" to the authorities
at Peshawar.

Mr. John Colvin, late judge of the Sadder Adaw-
let and commissioner for the Tenasaerim provinces,
has been appointed lieutenant governor of the
north west provinces, in the place of the late Mr.
Thomason. Some: disturbances have taken place in
Allygurh, Moradabad, &c. &c., attended with
slight loss of life. The intelligence of the death of
Sir Charles Napier has been received with geuerui
sorrow in India, although from previAts reports ail
were prepared for the sad announcement; a special
meeting has been held in Kurrachee, presided over
by Mr. Frere, the Commissioner in Scinde,
for the purpose of taking into conside-
ration the best means of recording the estima-
tion in which the late General was held.
Her Majesty's nth Regiment has been transferred to
the Bengal Establishment, and ordered to proceed
to Agra. The troops of the Horse Artillery have
been ordered to stand fast until next year, so that
the reliefs ordered by Sir Frederick Fitzclarence
will not take place in this particular branch of the
service. There is telsu a rancour that her Majesty's ti4th
Foot is to proceed to Peshawar. His Excellency the
Commander-in-Chief hold:. his military camp at Poona
a la Chubham next month. The new Mercantile
Bank gets on flourishingly. Meer Jaffer Ali Khan,
son-in-law of the late Nawab of Surat, goes to
England this day to support his claims against an
alleged nnjast division of the property of the late
Nawab of Surat. Trade is slack, but the money
market is easy.

The steamer Queen has returned from the Persian
Oulf, out nothing in the shape of news seems to have
been received by her. Something of importance was,
I am told, looked for by the Persian community
here, as to the attitude the Shah would assume
in the event of Russia actually declaring
war against Turkey. One of their number
remarked to an European gentleman, to whom be
WWI talking :—"lt is all well for the Padishah to pre-
tend to side with Russia, but, as a Mahomedan, he
dare not fight against Mahomedans, and if war does
break out the Persians will, as a matter of course, be
found ou the side of the Turks."

CHINA

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BONG KONG, Ocr. 11.
Our correspondent writes : The news carried by
the mail leaving to-day is not of much interest as far
as incidents and occurrences are concerned, since
we arc no better informed of the progress of
the rebellion than at_ the departure of the
previous mail. But that the rebellion more
than holds its own is a great fact, and
the negative news conveyed by the present
outgoing steamer is a great fact demonstrative of the
advance of free opinions. From Shanghai we learn
that the place is still in the hands of the Triad gen-
try, who were bartering with the Imperialists
for evacuating the place upon the latter paying
them a large sum of money. Tho insurgents or patriots
at Nanking have discountenanced the proceedings
of the Shanghai triadists, and accordiag to the North
China Herald, the latter consist of a regular set of
ragamuffins, who are disappointed in their expected
plunder of the city. If the imperial forces make any
bold attempt they will carry the city, and put the
rebels to flight, but such is the apathy and in-
d:fference of the imperial authorities, that no
faith is placed in their vaunted attacks. At Amoy
matters were much the same. Several fights had
taken place, but the firing from the Imperial junks
was so ill managed that no success appears to be
hoped for. In the meantime trade is altogether at
a stand, with no present prospect of matters taking
a favourable turn.

At Canton all was quiet, but expectations were
general that this quiescent state wilt not long con-
tinue, there being general apprehensions that
the ill-disposed will seize an early opportunity. to
plunder and rapine. Business continues but on a limited
scale, and very sluggish for all kinds of goods. Sir
George Bonham has been to Canton, with the view
(it is said) of personally acquainting himself of the
state of affairs, but nothing has transpired respecting
his visit.

The Oren lurid Friend eI China says :
At Shanghai, the aspect of affairs is very bad.
Since we were informed that on the eighth day after
the capture of the place the rebel leader hoisted the
flag of the Nanking dynasty, and it was supposed
that " the leader had been waiting for permission from
Nanking" before so hoisting it, it has become known
that the Nanking rulers will not promise to accord to
the party in possession of Shanghae any kind of sup-
port, and have intimated that, as they have acted
hitherto on their own responsibility, so must
they continue to do so, and be prepared
to give up possession (if able to keep it)
directly the i.e ping Wang resolves on its
occupation by his officers. This having be-
come known to the general commanding the large
body of imperialist troops encamped between Chin-
keang-foo and Nanking, he has valiantly resolved on
doing his best to get Shanghae again under the con-
trol of his royal master. If money can be raised,
it is not improbable that he will attempt to buy such
possession ; but money is a scarce commodity
with the imperialists, and it is more than likely
that there will be some fighting, and, in the prospect
of an evacuation, a ransack before Shanghae's cus-
tom-house is again superintended by the Taoutae
Woo. Already there have been several encoun-
ters, in ono of which, at but a short distance from
the walls, the rebels were worsted and driven in.
This took place within eight of several foreigners,
who bad a pointed opportunity for observing the
total want of faith exercised by the imperialists.
Atter firing away at one another for some time, the
chief of the rebel party was seen to give his sword to
his followers and to walk forward, making gestures
indicative of desire for a parley. But his good inten-
tion met no similar response—a party of the impe-
rialists rushing on, seizing, and cutting him in
pieces before the eyes of his comrades, who did their
utmost to revenge his death but with little effect.
From Ningpo, the next consular port south of
Shanghae, the news is very threatening, the country
all around, by &deices to the 20th ult., being in a
disturbed state, and a rising daily expected.
Amoy is still in possession of the rebels, and likely
to remain so, although their PI-equipped fleet, it is
probable, will be dessroyed in detail by their
opponents. The possession of the water frontage,
however, is not possession of the town, and there are
but few prospects of an early resumption of the
usual trade of the place.
The Island of Formosa is also the theatre of
an insurrection. H.M.'s steam ship Hermes, en
route from the Madjicosmahs to Amoy, called at
Tai-wau-fu,
so and found the inhabitants battilcne/
with the soldiery ; Captain Fishbourne being begged
most earnestly to supply some gunpowder. This
request was refused; but only on handing them 18
cartridges was he allowed to take some coals he had
requested might be furnished to him.
Between Canton and Hong Kong there is still
continued fighting.
A gentleman, who a few days ago received some
reliable intelligence from the disturbed districts,
informed us that the rebellious feeling was increasing
rapidly—that the people of That-sing, a place near
the Bogue, with 10,000 inhabitants, had surprised a
large village, and lad killed and wounded a good
many people.
A story is told of a rebel who, having killed an
imperialist soldier, dressed himself in his coat, to
which he had added some buttons that were
wanting, and went into the imperialist camp to ask
for some ammunition. But the wretch having sewn
on one more button than the regulation allowance,
was found out and decapitated instantly.
In Canton all is at present quiet. The period for
northerly winds and incendiary fires, however, bad
commenced—that period which the peaceably-dis-
posed inhabitants have so much reason to dread.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY, Oct. 27.
We have little change to notice in the state of our
money market since the date of our last report. Money
still continues easy, sad the accounts received from China
by the last mail have for the present given a check to the
large shipments of buUion that have been going forward
to that market daring the last two or three months.
In joint-stock shares and government securities few
transacti,ns arc taking place—the near approach of
the Dewallee holidays interfering with business.
Present quotations are as under:—Government Five per
Cent. Loan of 1841.42, Its. 1031 per 100: Government Four
per Cent. Loan of 1832-33, 1081 per 100 siccas ; Govern-
ment Four per Cent. Loan of 183536. 1021 to per 100 ;
Government Four per Cent. Loan of 1842.43, 1021 to 1 per
100; Busk of Bombay shares, 391 to 40 per cent. prem.;
Oriental Hoak Corporation, 93 to 94 per cent. prem.; Com-
mercial Bank, 31 to 32 per cent. prem.; Agra Bank, 48 to
60 per cent. press.
&nee the 41te of our last report the business done has
been extremely limited. After the Dewallee holidays,
which occur immediately, it is confidently expected that
there will, however, be a grest:r activity developed than
has of late eeisted. . .

CUTTON has at length given way in price, owing to the
discouraging accousts received of its value both in the
Chins and English markets, and purchases have been made
of Broach cotton at Rs. 100 and 101, and of Dholerah at
Ra. 03e to 95e per candy, with prospect of a still greater de-
cline, although contracts have been made fur the delivery
of new Dholerah cotton in April neat at Rs. 94 to Re. 05e
per candy. In other produce we hear of little or nothing
doing.
Freigh's have been pretty steadily natintained to Liver-
pool at 21. Iss. to 21.171.6' 1. tiil within the last few days,
when the arrival of several large vessels Irons Australia
gave a cheek. P.O that we cannot quote higher than 21. 12s.
for vessels is mmenced loading, and 21. 15s. per ton for
vessels nearly ready for sea to Liverpool and London. To
China there is nothing doing, the rate is nominally Rs. 12
per candy.
Eachange on England has ruled pretty steady, at 2e.
per rupee, at sin months' sight, for best bills. Lately an
attempt has been made to reduce the rates for Baring lUD-
them credits to 2s. led. at which some sales were effected,
bit the banks refused to purchase any paper under
2a. I 5.16 d. which may be considered as the rate for the
best local paper on Eugland at six months' sight. On

China esehange is nominal at Rs. 242 to 243 per 100 doh.,
at 60 day's sight. Oa Calcutta, at 60 days' sight,
Its. 99 10.16 per R. 100.
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CALCUTTA, Orr. 12.
The Bombay steamer arrived on the 16th instant, with
London dat<s to the 8:It ultimo. The commercial intel-
ligence is most satisfactory.
The holidays having commenced on the 6'h, two thy'
after the date of our last price current, and business
having enly been resumed this morning, we are
unable to supply our readers with our usual commer-
cial report, including full statistics of our imports sad
exports. The 12th instant being deemed a lucky day in
the Hind,* Calendar, small purchases at pr.vious rues
were made by most dealers for luck's bake, but no transac-
tions of any importance have transpired. As usuul after
the Pooja, a few drys will elapse before business will
re-commence with any energy. The prospects of
our cotton goods msrket have improved. Rain has
happily fallen abundantly in the north-western provinces,
and all fears rtgarding the fate of the grain crops have
been dispelled. This fortunate dispensation will give
confidence to deaden, and a good business in imports,
it is anticipated, will arise before the termination of the
current month.

In exports we have nothing to say, as the markets have
been elssed during the vacation. Tonnage is, however,
more abundant than it was, and the rate of freights
lower; this fact, coupled with the encouraging advices of
colonial produce received by the Bombay, will doubtless
give an improved impulse to our import markets.
We have no change to make in our last estimate of the
earning indigo crop, which we still think will range
between 1,U5,000 and 1,03,000 mds. Our advice'
from the Daub are of an improved character,
but those from Tirhoet report a storm of wind and rain
having warred in that district, which had the effect a
largely reducing the returns from the vats, and
it is too late in the season for the uncut plant
to recover its full colouring properties. Before the
next mail leaves • e shall he in pusseuion of more
precise returns than we have as yet been able to obtain, and
we hope then to be able to state with a greater approach to
accuracy the figure which the crop is likely to assume.
The quality of this season's produce is generally superior to
that of last year's, and the cakes are consequently exp,cted
to weigh lighter.
Excit &NOE with London has advanced to 211 to 2 at
which rates transactions for this mail have transpired.