The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

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618.] LONDON, MONDAY, AUG. 21, 1848. [THREEPENCE.

Thu town of Kandy had been the scene of riot and
mischief on tho 6th of July. Discontent had been
made to overflow by the imposition of an additional
61 for registerit,g for the gun tax. 'the following
is an account by a correspondent of the Colombo Eva-
miner:

per Bad. Of old Benarre salts hAve been made at 6nto 6 12 Co.'e ra.
per Bad. for middling while. Refined vacuum pan descriptions have
been in the Bala. good request, and considerable sales have teen made
al fi Bto hi Co.'s rs. per m.l. Gurpatta date has been sold at 4Mto 5
Co.'s re., and Whim at 7 10 to 7 It Co.'. rs. per md. Brown descrip.
tin.. suitable for ielining, have been more saleable, but prices are
still ow.
. .

Kandy has been in a state of siege. By ten o'clock there
were several thousands of Kendians congregated about the
government syent'o residence and tho Cutchtary, all evi-
dently much excite d. Most of these were of the lower
order*, althouet well d, wind ; there were, however, many
Headmen with the m Towards the middle of the day the
numbers had greatly increased, and the clamour about the
eutcherry was excessive. Stones wire thrown, and the win-
dows of the event's office were broken in. Mr. Buller, on
this, made his escape to the Oc anion Tower, at the Temple,
wh• re he was join. el by a nu her of Bumper's'. The mob,
of course, followed has. tie wen advised to address them,
but (tiled in el. ing so. Mr. J. Singles, 'weever, harn.igued
the Kandians ler some time, though to hot little purpose,
for shortly afar a strong party of the lib Regiment was
coiled out, and with the police drove the mob before them
down the Konelcsale.roirl for a mile or two clot of the

RAW &Lg.—There h.s been a moderate Inquiry foe raw silk, and
talcs have been made without much change in value. Coorambaker
has mold at 7 to 74 Ca.'s rm. per f. oecr. ; Itadnagore, at 6-12 to 7-4
Co.'s rs., and Ilurripa., at 7-8 Co.'s re. per b. seer. Ile stack at
market is insult, and no; likely to be much increased until the July
bond comes in.
Situ h.,. Coons,—Corabe have come into more demand, and
miler to a moderate extent have been effected, at our quotations. The
stock at market is not large.
5.01.0 1./al:E.—The demand for homeward shipment hes almost quite
ontelaird, uod a decline 11 .11 consequently taken pl.ce in the value of all
csci pt the fin st qualilien, WlliCh are still rather scarce, though with
others the :harket iv fairly supplied. TistufacUons are now chiefly con-
fined to 'he Americans._

lac e. Tie -re have been a few shipments to Etweand, but no
contuse in value to retort in the article, the better sort, of o:d Table
now procurable in the bamoir Ming Co.'s 1 14 to Co.'s 2 per rad.
Freight to Mauritius having continued low' the iequiry for llallam
fur suioment thence has been good, and prices are high.
Orws.—The eighth cafe 01 the sea en was held on the 12th June,
and pawod of[ with same spirit, there being a fair competition among
all chows of buyers.
Chesta. Highest. Lowest. Average.
Patna........ 1802 4170 965 94 14 9

t,wn. A picquct eras placed at the large arrack attire, and
one or two iu other parts of the town. All then became
quiet.

FROM Cute our intelligence is Hong-Kong
24th, and Canton the 20th. N. ither the state of the
markets in China nor the news from Europe, whether
mercantile or political, h-is been such as to encourage
speculation for some time past. In local politics
at Hong-Kong maters were quiescent. The return of
Chief Justice lltilme to Hong-Kong by the last mail
steamer had given universal sate-faction, and was
celebrated by an illumination. (in the 24th, ll.M.'s
steamer Medea left Hung Kong with the gassenor, fr
Mr. Bonham, on beard, who. wus bound on a friendly
mission tq Shanghai.
At Canton all continued quiet. While on an excnr.-
sion up the river the acting consul was threatened
by the villagers, and ninny significant gestures were
used to intimate that it' he proceeded farther he would
lose his life. The cause of the consular nolification
given in our last, stopping the payment of
duties to the Chinese, is now understood. Mr.
Wardley had contracted with a Chinese merchant,
Sunsiiing, for 1,501) pcculs of cassia, which the latter
could not deliver as it appeared the monopoly of
cassia had been granted to a company known as the
Shuntac-hong. To an application by the consul on
this subject the imperial commissioner replied by
desiring him to notify to the British merchant
Wardley that if he is in need of cassia ho has
full liberty to purchase it at his pleasure and con-
venience from the regular (licensed) merchants,
the Shun-tae and other firms." The consul justly con-
sidered this an infraction of the sth article of the
treaty of Nanking, which provides that British mer-
chants are permitted " to entry on their mercantile
transactions with whatever persons they please," and
stringent measures ought to be adopted in checking
such a manifest infringement of the privileges granted
by treaty to British subjects. The mid states that
the monopoly was known to Sir John Davis, and
agreed to by him. It is not known what the governor
hes done in the case in question. If allowed to pass
unchallenged it will form a dangerous precedent in
the hands of the Chinese.

Pioceedp.
15 66 iltoo

.. ... .
&hares 7.3 WO 825 627 3 7 6,41,t00
Prices after the sale adrano3l a little, and w,!..t.0i, at Co.'.. m 870
to 87:, for Paths, until receipt from Singapore of the steamere neon
from Cbia., by which Patna war quoted at WO dole. per chest. An
tiumednite adreisce took placehere s—Pat Co.'s re. 91.5 to 9:0 per
chest; llenares, Co.'s ri. 895 to 900 per do.

The only news from Shanghai is the consular noti-
fication forbidding British subjects to go beyond the
proscribed limits—a very proper restriction after the
demand fur punishment of tho felons who lately as-
saulted our countrymen there.
The coasts continue to be infested with pirate e, and
scat ce a junk dare stir out of harbour without convoy.
, Four schooners under the English flag, and we be-
lieve several under the Portuguese are employed to
protect them, and we believe are well paid. We are
happy to sec that the Scout has again brought in a
party of these vagabonds to Amoy.
Our letters from Singapore and other parts of the
Indian Archipelago, have reached us. From Singapore
the news is as lute as the 4th of July. Business was
slack, and there was no political news of interest.
Rajah Brooke was still at Singapore. Her majesty's
brig Mariner had come from the Cape, and sailed to
China, to relieve the Espiegle, which returns to Eng-
-1 land. The Alexander was at Singapore. From
Labuan we have news to the 20th of June • the Phle-
getlion was there. The day fixed for throwing open
the colony was the let of August.
The news trom the Dutch settlements is interesting.
Intelligence from Java reaches to the 2lith of June.
rhe Dutch had signally failed in their attack on
Bally; their force comprised 2,700 infantry, 300
cavalry, and the like number of artillerymen, and was
directed against the capital, Bally Balling. The
result was disastrous ; the Dutch being obliged to
retreat after a loss of 236 killed rod wounded, in-
cluding 14 officers and 114 European troops. The
Dutch have not been more fortunate in an attack
made by two armed vessels on Sooloo.
Intelligence has been also received from Australia;
Adelaide., April 29; and Swan ltiver, May 29. From
Van Diemen 's Land the news is dated Hobart Town,
April 27. From the latter place there is no news of
interest.
A German emigrant ship had arrived at Adelaide
with eighty-three handicraftsmen. A marine and
general building society had been established at that
town. The salary of the chief justice had been raised
from 8001. to 1,0001. The legislative assembly was to be
convened on the 10th of April, the present governor
being desirous of passing several bills before the
arrival of his successor.
The affairs of the Bank of South Australia proceed
at a flourishing rate. The following is a return of the
average weekly amount of the province during the
half-year ending April 10th :
Half-yearly return of the aggregate average amount of the
weekly liabilities and assets of the Bank of Australasia,
within the colony of South Australia, from the 12th day of
October, 1847, to the 10th day of April, ISIS, inclusive.
(Published pursuant to the Royal Charter cf Incorpora-
tion.)
Lt*arr.lTtnn.
Bills in circulation not bearing interest
Notes in circulation not bearing interest
Bills and notes in circulation bearing interest 0 0 0
Balances due to other banks
Cash deposited not bearing interest 40,522 10 5
Cash deposited bearing interest 0 0 0

Total liabilities within the colony ...... ...... £e1,679 11 II
ASSETS. £ s. d.
Gold, silver, and other metals Wege 41 t,
Landed property (bask premibes)
Bills of other banks
Balances due horn other banks se so
Debts due to the corporation, inelnding dole% blll4
and other eccurithe 160,054 4 0

Total swots within the colony £187,914 4 4
M. M.Dsa.rotT, Manager.
J. SMITH, Accountant.
Mining operations continue to be carried on with
great vigour. The published report of the South
Australian Mining Company, presents a reality no
where else to be found except in this colony. During
the nine months ending with March 1848, the above
company has paid five dividends, or a total of 600 per
cent. upon the paid-up capital, and aggregating
73,9201. Such is the unparrall'led produeiveness of
these mines that the directors declare their intention
to pay on the first day of every third month divi-
dends of 21,6001., aggregating 98,6601. per annum, or
one third of what is paid by all the mines in
Cornwall.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CALCUTTA, Juts I.— Government securities have ex-
perienced a rapid and considerable improvement during the past
tortreght, particularly in the ire Vice per Cents. Loan.
Exchange has fluctuated but little and the business done has been
limited. There have been tee document bilis offering, and American
credit bills have coreequently been in much requret. The Oriental
flank rate for six months' eight is le. old. Church Missionary Bilis
at 35 days' eight, is. 80.
The rules of the day for six months' sight paper on London are—
Documents la. Idd. to Is. 10/d. per rupee.
American credits
Baring's or Brown's
Freights to London had an upward tendency shortly after the date
of our last, but subsequent arrivals made consignees more wilting to
accept the rates offered. fo Liverpool rates bare remained low, but
are now • little higher. The last quotations we bear for sugar are—
To London if. 7s. 6d. to V. Ifte. per ton.
To Liverpool 41.05. Od.
lantuo.—The important month of lune has nearli.pameg, with
weather generally favourable for the progress of the indigo cultiva-
tion. In the upper provinces west of Beaaree there is, it la said,
every reason to expect a material falling off in production, from de-
creased cultivation in these districts.
Amounts have been received of an alarming rise of the
Ganges at Bhaghtilpore, twelve feet in three days, and the
river was then (the 26th) rising at the Mina rate. On the low
lands much plant was going under water, and accounts from
the low lying factories In Malda and Eishnagitur, in fact, everywhere
subject to the influence of the great river, are looked for with much
anxiety. Its influence has already been reported from Kishnaghur,
where a great and sudden rire of the Matabansgb took place on the
28th. Other accounts are also rather unfavourable, too much rain
being reported from le-tore, Eastern Kiubnagbur, and 15urdwan.
Bross.—The demand for sugar baa been gradually on the increase
since the arrival of the mail, and a brisk market now obtains fur all
good white dewariptions. The new Bemires We been in much request,
and prices are now fully 1 rupee per md. higher than at the opening
of the market. The prices of usual Ant quality are to 811 Co.'s re.