The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-27 00:00:00

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The following are the latest and most authentic I
accounts of the Indigo crops that have reached Eng-
land :
The manufacture having now been brought to a close in
all the principal districts of lower Bengal, with the excep-
tic° of ILishnagnr, we arc enabled to form a pretty correct
opinion of our outturn, and are inclined to think that the
estimate given in our issue of the 7th ultimo (88,000 to
9e,000 maunds), will not be far wrong, although, if anything
slightly over the mark, as will be seen by reference to the
annexed revised statement, which is what the various dis-
tricts are now estimated at, and which will we think prove
within 5 per cent., one way or other, of the result; for, al-
though in the Upper Provinces favourable weather to the con-
clusion of the season may enable some to exceed it slightly,
we see no chance of their doing so to an extent sufficient to
bring up the total outturn above the 90,000, which may,
therefore, we think, be safely looked upon as an outside
figure ; fine weather towards the close of the season in Jes-
sore has increased our estimate of this district by near:).
1,000 maunds, but this is fully compensated by the falling
off in others. Kishnagur is now at work, but we under-
stand the plant in course of manufacture is very stunted
and small, and the produce of course indifferent, so that
we still think but few concerns in this district will exceed
the half of last season's outturn, and some not the third.
Tirhoot has not improved, for although our latest advices
report favourable weather for the Boohties, but few con-
cerns had sufficient to make it of much importance. Ac-
counts from Allahahad, Goruckpore, and the D 0111) are
more favourable, but many planters are still complaining of
bad produce.
We are happy to say that the Anne Armstrong,
about which some anxiety was felt, arrived at Bom-
bay on the 28th August, with the head-quarters of
the Bth Regiment, from England. The Poictiers,
with the head-quarters of the 24th Regiment, arrived
at Calcutta on the 26th August. The following tran-
sports had also reached Calcutta :—The British Sove-
reign, Edmonsbury, Duchess of Northumberland,
Timandra, Livingstone, Queen, Success, Semarang,
Bland, Amity, British Sovereign, and Salsette.
The news from China is not important. In conse-
quence of the late riots in Canton, Sir John Davis, the
Governor of Hong Kong, had returned suddenly from
the northward without accomplishing the great pur-
pose of his mission to those parts, the establishment of
commercial relations with Japan. The Hong-Kong
Ga:ette says:—
" Ruther Alcock, Esq., le to be her Majesty's consul at the
port of Shamtfue, vice Captain George Balfour, who retires.
Richard Belgrave Jackson, Esq., to be her Majesty's
consul at the port of Fg.-chow-foe, vice Mr. Alcock.
George Grey Sullivan, Esq., to be her Majesty's acting
consul at the port of Ningpo, during the absence of Mr.
Consul Thom, on sick leave, John Baekhouse, Esq., to
be her Majesty's officiating vice-consul at the port of
Canton, subject to the pleasure of her Majesty's government.
it was understood that Mr. Medhnrst, of Shanghae would
return to Enetand on rick certificate, and 'be sucessieng
Mr. Parke', from Foochow-foo, who would be replaced by
Mr. M. C. Morrison. The following proclamation was lamed
on the surrender of Chusan :
PROCLAMATION.
DIPLOMATIC DEPARTMENT.

The island of Chusan, having been restored to the Em-
peror of China, in conformity with treaty engagements, is no
longer to be considered as one of those ports or places with
which trade is permitted. British subjects are therefore
warned, that after the departure of her Majesty's 98th Regi-
ment, which is fixed for the 22nd inst., any persons roort-
ing to the island, or to any of its dependencies. will become
liable to the penalties provided by the ith article of the sup-
plementary treaty. J. F. Di to.
God save the Queen.
Given on board hsr Majesty's steam-vessel Vulture,
this 16th day of July, 1846.
(True copy) A. It. JOHNSTON.

It was stated yesterday in the Express, copied from
the Daily News, that the enterprising and ingenious
Mr. Mackintosh, the well-known contractor, had
undertaken by arrangements with the managing pro-
prietary to recover from her desperate position, and
float the Great Britain. We have now before us a
striking lithographed view of this vessel, representing
her in motion from the effects of Mr. Mackintosh's
plan, as prepared by himself for the directors of the
British Steam-ship Company. The view is accom-
panied with ground plan and longitudinal section, the
explanation and description of which arc thus given
" The lower decks will he suitably stay, and the space
C., occupied by the machinery, &c., will be filled with
empty casks below the line of flotation, which will render
her sufficiently buoyant for any purpose. An embankment
of stones (D) will be raised up to high-water mark, securing
the concave vessels E E, with their mouths towards the ship,
in which arc placed waterproof bags (F F), filled with suit-
able powder, the contents of which being ignited by the gal-
vanic battery (H), its expansive force will heave up a mass
of nearly 2,000 tons of water, which, directed towards the
ship by the concave vessels, will form an artificial wave,
rolling from the embankment, upon which the ship is car-
ried from her position and placed in deep water. Large
masses of water are heaved up at intervals by tha ignition of
the powder in the bags, K. K., by which'the ship is kept in
motion, at the will of the operator, while steam-tugs are so
placed astern as to assist in getting her to a place of safety."
In the following " Remarks," Mr. Mackintosh fur-
ther explains the nature and effects of his operations:
" The mode of rendering her buoyant is so simple as to
require no explanation. From the powder being placed in
loose bags, the water is only heaved up by ignition, and its
action on the ship will not be greater than what she has
often been subject to on crossing the Atlantic. The
displacement of the Great Britain, when loaded, is
three thousand tons. By the means proposed above, a mass
of water of from two to five thousand tons, may be raised
and propelled in the right direction by the concave vessels,
this is more than sufficient to float and propel the Great
Britain were she twice the sire, and is a safe and certain plan
of saving the ship in a few days. Abutments for the powdar
might be made with Dr. Pott's tubes, which can easily be
sunk in the sand."

SOUTH UNION AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAIL-
WAY CONPANY.—At a meeting of the shareholders, held
under the 9th and 10th Vic., c. 28, at 17, Fludver-street,
Westminster, this morning (Mr E. Hall, a member of the
committee in the chair), it was proposed by Mr. Alcock, and
seconded by Mr. Haywood, that the company should be
dissolved without an act of bankruptcy.. On •
scrutiny, there appeared 3,840 votes in favour of
dissolution, and 30 in favour of bankruptcy. The chair-
man then declared the company to be dissolved. In a
report read by Mr. T. B. Stevens, solicitor of the company,
proposing the formation of a new company for the construc-
tion of a railway through such portion of the same line of
country as still remained unaecommodated.
MINING.—THE PATENT GALVANISED IRON COM-
PANT.—At the half-yearly general meeting of the proprie-
tors of this company, held this day, a dividend of 6 per cent.
en the hard up capital of the company was declared, being a
reduction on that of the last half year. The chairman ex-
plained the cause, which arose from their increasing their
capital from 200,0001. to 300,0001., which increase would not
become productive to the company until January, 1847. A
report on the state of the mineral property in South Wales,
from the pen of Mr. Job Taylor, was also read, which
showed there was an abundance of minerals, and great faci-
lity in working them. He held them to be unsurpassed by
any in the United Kingdom.
WHALE FISHERY.—ABERDEEN, OCt. 23.—The
Pacific, Reid, of this port has just arrived from Davis's
Straits, and brings the following report of the fishery, which
is a considerable improvement on the previous acconets
STATE OP DAVIS'S STRAITS WHALE FISHERY LP TO
Sarmsose• 29, 1846.—" Peterhead.—Traveller, 4 fish ;
Joseph Green, 6 ditto; Superior, 1 ditto ; Resolution, 1
ditto. " Aberdeen.—St. Andrew, not seen ; Pacific, 7 fish.
" Dundee.—Horn, 8 fish ; Princess Charlotte, 5 ditto ;
Advice, 5 ditto. "Bonees.—Alfred (bore up on the 27th),
5 fish. " Kirkaldy.—Chieftain, 4 fish; Caledonia, 4 dito ;
Regalia, 4 ditto. "Newcastle.—Ladp Jone, 6 fish. " Hull.
—Lord Gambier, 2 fish ; True Love, 2 ditto; Prince of
Wales, 4 ditto; Abram, 6 ditto.