The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL.

By the arrival of the Overland Mail we have
received advices from Bombay to the 28th of Sep-
tember, and Calcutta to the 17th of September.

Bombay, qeptember. 28th.

There is little to notice in the way" o f flews since the last
mail left Bombay, which was on the 12th inst. Our new
acquisitions in Bombay are still infested with dacoits, or
armed bands. of robbers. The final subjugation of the
country seems as far off as ever ; for the Count of Ava,
being unable to cope with our troops in the open field, is
taking every possible means of annoying us, by turning the
undisciplined rabble, which formerly comprised the Bur-
mese army, into our provinces, there to plunder the
inhabitants who acknowledge our rule, and to molest the
smaller posts held by our troops, in every possible manner.
The atrocities which these lawless bands of ruffians commit
are of the most heinous description possible. The Governor
General was expected to leave Calcutta for Rangoon on the
20th instant, and it was hoped he would quickly devise
some means for putting a stop to these plundering expe-
ditions of the Burmese. Thro ighout India there is a sort
of prestige that whatever Lord Dalhousie turns his hands to
will be pretty sure to prosper, and his advent in our new
province of Pegu is looked upon by both the native and
European community as the certain pledge of a better state
of affairs. But there is no use in disguising the matter,
and you will find that what I wrote a year ago will turn out
correct, viz, that it will be only at the gates of Ava that
British authorities can treat with his majesty of Burmah.
-Whether we annex the remainder of the kingdom or not,
the past history of India, and the present experience on the
Irrawaddy, tell us in terms to plain too be mistaken, that an
advance of our troops upen Ava must sooner or later
take place. In the present position of our troops and
steamers on the river, not all the force can restrain
the Burmese from aggression within our frontier. Even
if we retain nothing beyond the frontier of Pegu, the
conquest of that province cannot be considered complete
until the power of the King of Burmah to annoy us
has been for ever crippled. To this fact, I believe, the
Governor General has been fully alive all along; but the.
difficulty of his position, with reference to the home authori-
ties, has hitherto caused him to refrain from acting on his
own responsibility. As it is, we are, in a manner, offering
a premium for the most lawless and ruthless villians in the
East to perpetrate any atrocity within our dominions. In
England, people seem to have an idea that at any moment a
blockade of the riverlrrawaddy would starve Burmah Proper
into submission; and by a large majority of the anglo-
Indian press, this:opinion was well received But a further ac-
quaintance with the country proves the fallacy of this notion.
The province of Burmahrroper produces rice sufficient for
itself ; and at Ave, the capital, there is known to be stored
up sufficient to feed the capital in the event of even a two
years' famine. The European and native princes belonging
to our army, who were taken at the commencement of the
war, and were not long ago set free, declare that at no period
whatever of the blockade has there been any dangerous
scarcity of rice, and this without touching upon the stores
laid by in Ava and other large towns.
Moreover if you glance at the map of Burmah Proper, you
will see how easy of access is the frontier from China, and
it is well known that at Bhamo, the highest point of the
Irrawaddy, an annual fair is held, and that an immense
quantity of merchandise is bought and sold by merchants
from Tartary, Thibet, and China. This road is open all
the year round, and could at any time be made available to
import provisions into Burmah. The inference from this is,
that if we wish to coerce the Court of Ava into not molesting
us in our new possessions, we cannot do so by means of a
blockade or starvation ; and unless we are content to keep
up in ',Pep a larger European force than we have through-
out the Bengal presidency, the King of Ava must listen to
terms dictated at the gate of his own capital. And when
I add that there is at the capital of Burmah a French
officer, Captain D' Organy, who is drilling troops for the
service of that monarch, it will be allowed that he seems
to expect some chastisement from us for his misdeeds.
This Captain D' Organy was in Calcutta not very long ago,
and upon going to Rangoon, managed to persuade General
Godwin that he was only bent on a commercial expedition.
He managed to find his way to Ave, and is now busy, as I
said before, driling the troops of the King of Burmah.
Matters in the north-west frontier are more quiet than when
the last mail left. The Afreedees have come to terms, and our
political agent is building a fort at iMattannee, close to the
Hobart pass. The pass is once more open. It
-is however,
with deep regret that I have to mention the murder of
Colonel Mackeson, the well known Commissioner at
Peshawur, and who did such good service at Cabool, and in
the Punjaub, during the late wars. Colonel Mackeson 'vas
one of the best political officers that ever came to India, end
his sad end will be lamented greatly, both at home and in
this country. The murder took place in the open court at
Peshawur, when the Colonel was about to close the business
of the day. The assassin had watched his opportunity For
some four days, and at last rushed upon his victim, and
plunged an Afreedee knife into his breast. The first intelli-
gence of this sad event, gave out that the Colonel was likely
to recover; but he very soon got worse, and expired upon
the fourth day after he had been stabbed. This is the third.
British officer upon whom murder has been attempted in do,
Punjaub during the last few months by Mahometan fanatics
The murderer, in this instance, is named Abdullah, and is
a disciple of the Akhoou of Swat. He gives out that it
was his intention to have killed Captain James, the Assist-
ant Commissioner, as well as Colonel Mackeson. At
Peshawur it is generally believed (and Colonel Mackeson
himself, before he died, expressed his opinion that it was so)
that the assassin was an emissary from Cabool. The man
himself asserts, as his reason for the murder, that he had
heard that it was the intention of the British authorities to
send a force into the valley of Swat, and that he thought
that by murdering the greatest man in Peshawur, he would
prevent the expedition being sent at all He asserts that he
came all the way from Jellalabad to carry out his diabolical
intentions.

In the north west provinces, about Cawnpore and Be-
nares, there is much less sickness than when I last wrote.
The cholera has nearly disappeared, and has been lately con-
fined to the very poorest and worst fed of the native popu-

In the Nizam's dominians a very severe fight has taken
place between a detachment of the Hydrabad contingent,
under Brigadier Mayne, on the one hand, and a body of
Arab disbanded troops, who had seized upon a fort near Bc-
japoore, the proporty of the Rajah of Dewalgaum. The
Arabs were beaten, not before two English officers (Captain
Parker, of the Nizam's 6th infantry regiment, and Ensign
Bosworth, of the 26th Bombay Native Infantry) and a
number of Sepoys were killed.
At Allahabad, as well as in Bombay and Calcutta, the
East India Company are carrying out preparations for the
establishment of the electric telegraph with the utmost ex-
pedition.
A Mr. H. Davidson, of the Bengal Civil Service, who
held the appointment of settlement officer in the Sutlej ter-
ritories, applied lately to the Governor-General for an
increase of salary, and in writing on the subject to Major
Ramsay, private secretary to the Governor-General, has en-
closed a cheque for 3000 rupees (L 300). On being called
upon for an explanation for such an extraordinary proceed-
ing, he repudiated altogether the idea of a bribe, but stated
that he had enclosed the money as a fee to the private secre-
tary, believing such to be customary. Upon receiving this reply,
Lord Dalhousie ordered Sir Henry Lawrence to report upon Mr
Davidson's sanity, and, after an inquiry at Lahore, his
lordship had been assured that the gentleman does not ap-
pear to be mad. Under these circumstances, there was but
one course left for the Governor-General to pursue, viz., to
suspend Mr. Davidson until the pleasure of the court can be
known ; and this has been done.
Sir Henry Pottinger, the governor of Madras, expects to
be relieved very shortly, by Sir George Anderson, from
Ceylon. It is also said, that Lord Falkland goes home
before long. He will be little regretted here.
'rho ornDS in the DrOIiTINN iincfor tho Rombay Proraidonon
have, in a great measure, failed, owing to the want of water
at the end of the monsoon. This has rather a serious effect
upon the commercial world. The markets are dull, and
money is more scarce than when the last mail ierti. E.Ol-...g0
on London is at 2s. lid. to 2s. 14d. per rupee, at six months'
sight ; and good bills on China have been sold as high as
Its. 254 per 100 dollars, at sixty days' sight. The opium
trade is nearly at a stand-still, only 171 chests having been
sent to China by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer, on the 16th instant.
A notification had been issued by the Government
giving notice that the Foar per Cent Loan, dated Ist Feb-
bruary, 1843, is closed for the receipt of:cash subscriptions
from this date at the public treasuries in Calcutta, and at
all other treasuries under the three Presidencies of Fort
William, Madras, and. Bombay, as well as at the treasuries
under the Supreme Government, and the Agra Government,
from date of receipt of this notification ; after which no
further cash subscriptions to that loan will be receiued.
This has had the effect of increasing very much the de-
mand for all safe investments, and Bank Shares are at a
considerable premium.
P.S. I open my letter to say that the Honourable Com-
pany's steam-frigate Feroze has just arrived from Calcutta,
all well on board.

COMMERCIAL.
CALCUTTA MARKETS.
(FROM THE CALCUTTA ENGLISHMAN, OF IIEPT. 17.)

Saturday, Sept. 17.
Very little change has occured in our export market since the
date of our last report, and transactions have been upon
rather a limited scale. Although the prospects of the indigo crop
have varied in several districts, yet altogether the aggregate result
remains unchanged, and according to present appearances, the ut-
most increase that can be expected on last year's figure cannot ex-
ceed a very few thousand maunds. 127 chests H and M Tirhoot
indigo have been sold at 10 Rs per md. The shipments to date
amount to 2'1,850 chests, containing 100,798 'nomads, of which
14,907 chests have gone to Great Britain, and 8,189 chests to France.
The market Is barely supplied with sugar, but prices are supported
consequent on buyers operating for Bombay, a good domand prevails
for rice, and the table kind, has further advanced 1 to 2 annas per
md. An improved demand for the finer sorts of saltpetre has sprung
up within the last few days. The quality of the safflower for sale
holds out but small temptation to shippers, and transactions have
been limited without any decline in price. Hides show a considera-
ble increase in the quantity shipped since the date of our last re-
port, but without any alteration in value. Supplies of linseed are
moderate, and prices remain at 2-12 to 2-14, The available stoct
of rapesued is also small, but it is not wanted for shipment. Thu
scarcity of sticiac in the interior has induced hol .ers of lac dye to be
to be very firm, and little, consequently has been done in the article.
The position of shellac remains unchanged.
In our Import Market, the demand for grey shirtings, jaconets

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

both grey and bleached, and grey madapollams continues good. Our
advices from the upper provinces are less encouragi-g. and, upon the
whole, our market may :be considered not so animated as it was at
the date of our last advices. This, however, it must be remembered,
is always the dullest season, owing to the approach of the great
Doorga Pooja holidays, which will this year continence on the
6th proximo. Copper is quiet, and has sightly declined. Iron
maintains its place, although only a moderate business has
been done in the metal. zpelter and lead are without report
of sale. Salt has slightly improved in value during the last few
days.
The Money Market continues to be well supplied, advances
being readily available, on fair securities, at the current rates of
interest, Government Securities are quoted at 108 to 106.0 ; Transfer
Stocks, 103-4 to 103-12 New Fives ; Sicca Four per cent ; 92-10 to
99-12 ; Company's Rupee, ditto, 100. Since writing the above,
a Government notification of yesterday's date has appeared, announc-
ing that the four per cent. Loan has been closed. Wc have no
alteration to notice in the share market,

Rates of exchange fsr the present mail have been steady throughout
at 2-I for credits. and 2-1 to 2-1 s for documents at six months' sight.
The market to-day closes at the same figure. but sales are difficult to
effect, and as the supply is rather greater than the demand, rates
may possibly advance an eighth before the departure of the mail.
Bank post bills 204t0 2 : 30 days' sight bank bills 2 Off ;On
China, 246 to 25'1 Rs. per 100 dollars : on Singapore, 226 to 230 ditto;
on Madras and Bombay, at three days' sight par.
We have hardly any change to notiee in the rates of freight. We
quote to Great Britain, 43-15, saltpetre ; 3-17-6, sugar ; £4-0 rice ;
4-5-6, £4-10 oilseeds; and £3 hi, jute. Tonnage is scarce
particularly for light freight, such as silk, tftc.

BOMBAY MARKETS.
[FROM THE 12TH TO THE 27TH SEPT. INCLUSIVE.]

Since the date of our last report there has ben less business
transacted than we expeeted at that time would have been the case.
During the last fortnight orders from the districts were at first
received to a considerable extent, in consequence of the very scanty
fall of rain lately: many of those orders have been countermanded,
and others are now coming in but slowly. However, by late accnutss
we have received advices of indications of rain, which, if realiteds
must impart a briskness to trade.
Grey Shirting, 33 yards 40 inch.—The lower and middling qualitie,
of these are saleable at Rs. 4t to 42, the higher qualities are not in so
much request. 45 inch is without any material change in value, and
is in slight inquiry.
Grey Long Cloth.—We arc still without the demand we ought to
have at this season, and the prices offered, are extremely low.
Grey T, Cloth. —N o favourable change has as yet taken place as re-
gards these goods.
Grey domestics remain almost without change, and very few sales
are reported; short widths of the coarser desctiplion are most wanted.
Grey Madapollams continue in good demand.
Grey Jacconnets of a description worth Rs. 1 8-16 and upwards, and
and 40 by 45 inch are scarce, and in request.
Grey Twills.—The market overstocked, and prices have de-
clined.

Hleaehed Shirting.,—The lcwer qualities arc still in demand ; for
other descriptions inquiry has moderated, and the value has slightly
declined.

Bleached Madapollams.—The lowest qualities are scarce and in re-
quest, other descriptions are in moderate inquiry.
Bleached Jacconets.—Higher descriptions have slightly receded in
value, . . .

Cainbrics, 12 yards.—The higher descriptions maintained their
value, but the lower.qualities have somewhat declined in price.
leippits are without any material change.
Dimity of 24 and 12 yards is without material change, and is sale-
able at Its. 4 and Rs. 2.

Mall.—The finer descriptions have slightly improved in value, while
the ordinary qualities remain without change.
Buck Muslins continue saleable.
Turkey Red Twills have been dull for some time past.
Turkey Red Mulls have slightly declined.
Dyed Cambrics of 28 yards are wanted.
Twist.—We have no improvement in value to note, and inquiry hay
been more moderate of late both for mule and water. Turkey red is
in request and saleable. Orange is with inquiry, and difficult of sale.
Ball thread is in fair inquiry.
Canvas.—The stock of this is considerably reduced, and is getting
scarce I the remark applies to cordage and twine.
Paints.—The better qualities a.re in demand at Rss. 10 to Rs. 12.
Turpentine at Rs. 2to Rs. 2./. Linseed oil raw, at Rs. 1 8-16 to Rs
1 10-16 ; and boiled at Rs. 14 to Rs. 2. Bottles, quart, Rs, Ito Rs.
1 2-16 ; and pint at 10 annas ; the demand is not great.
Brandy in cask is reported at Rs. 4.i per gallon.
Metals—Copper. The market is looking up. For sheathing we
quote 624 to 63 Rs.; brazier's, Rs. 624; bottom, Rs. 63 to 64 ; tile,
Its. 56 to 564; South American slab copper, Rs. 54 to 55 ; sheath-
ing, nails, Its 52 to 53; and brass sheathing, Rs. 55 to 58 per cwt.
Iron has slightly advanced Sweedish bar to Rs. 48 to 50; steel in
tubs, Its. 12!; faggot or bun le, Rs. 9 to 11; English bar, R 5.35 to 36
square nailrod. Rs. 34 to 85 ; round rod, Is. 44 to 49; sheet iron,
Bs. 74 to 74 , and hops, Rs. 6 to 7 ; Lead, little business has been
done. Our quotations are pig, Rs. 11 ; sheet, Its. 14; Spelter, Rs.
124 to 13. Quicksilver, Rs, 54. Tin Plates, Rs. 13 to 134. Red
lead, Rs. 12.±. White lead, Its. Il to 114; but little or none now
remains on first hands, Cochineal, Rs. 1 13-16 to Its. 1 14-16.
Saffron.-118, 12 to Rs. 13.
Pepper.—Bhutcole fetches Rs. 75, and Malabar Rs. 70 to 72 Es.
very little in the market.
Cotton.—The last accounts from China of the state of the markets
there quite prevent any operation in cotton, and from England there
is no encouragement for shippers; and as the cotton dealers hold out
for fornier prices, few operations are taking place, but cotton might be
purchased at about one rupee per candy cheaper, making Broach, Surat,
and Jambooser at Rs. 104 to 105, Dhollerah Rs, 103 per candy.
Linseed is held at Rs. 34, at which business has been done, but Rs.
3 10-16 is now asked, at which no transactions have transpired.
Exchange on England has been pretty steady throughout the fort-
night, and no large amount has been transacted, the rate having varied
from 2s. lid. to 2s. lid, per Rs. six months' sight for the first-class
paper, and 2s. 14d. to 2s. lid. for bills secured by documents.

Freights have also remained steady at £2 I7s. ed. to £3 to Liver-
pool, with £3 to £3 Bs. 6d. to London, but not much has been done
to either port.

From the London Gazettee of last night.
BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
William Tugood, draper, 'name, Oxford.

BANKRUPTS.
George Langford, brewer, Portsca, Southampton.
Frederick Freeman Cobb, grocer, Dover, Kent.
Charles Wrightson, grocer, High-street, Itlar)lebone, Mid.*
dlesex."

Arthur Ryder Homersham, woolstaplcr, Russel-street, Ber-
uluodbey, Surrey.
William Mundy, cow-keeper, Palace-row, New-road, St .
Pancras, Middlesex.
Charles Gardner Cresswell, chemist, Kidderminster.
Joseph Corbett, coal merchant, Birmingham.
James George Retchford, shoe dealer, Stone, Staffordshire.
William Brook, stuff merchant, Manchester.

GREAT FIRE AT DARWEN.—On Wednesday after-
mon, about two o'clock, a fire broke out at the Paper-stain-
in Works of Messrs Potter, Over Darwen, and speedliy en-
veloped the whole of the extensive range of premises in one
bhize. The works comprise a large range of buildings, three
stories high, and afford employment to a considerable num-
ber of hands ; and as the people were at work when the fire
brolie out, it was with difficulty many of them escaped,
leavilg behind them watches, and wearing apparel in end-
less lariety. Three engines .were on the spot, one from
Darwin, and two from Blackburn, and poured on to the
burning pile large volumes of water ; but notwithstanding
the grtatest exertions by the firemen, the workpeople and
the inhabitants generally, the fire was not subdued till pro-
perty estknated at from £15,000 to £20,000 had been de-
stroyed.

. A QurEn FUNERAL.—=A correspondent of the
Norwich (Gmnecticut) Examiner writes :—" Between 16 and
20 slaves commenced a stampede from one of the Southern
States not loig since, and arrived safely in a city of the West,
which is somtwhat famous as a gateway out of the house
of bondage, vhen, to their utter consternation, they found
that their movements had been anticipated, and every avenue
leading from th city was watched day and night for their
apprehension. What was to be done? It was hard to think
of going back. Scouts reported that it was impossible to
elude the vigilanke of a well-paid, numerous, and unscrupu-
lous police, whichwas surrounding- the city as a body-guard.
Those who think (coloured people do not know enough to
take care of themielves would have given their case up as
hopeless. But not ;o they. Thinking that even a hireling
slave-catcher would 3uffer a funeral procession to pass unmo-
lested upon the pubic road, a number of carriages were
hired, coffin and hearse also procured, and, on a summer's
afternoon, the careless passing throng saw, as they supposed,
a coloured funeral procession slowly winding. its way out of
the city. The cortege attracted little attention ; quietly and
without interruption it passed several miles beyond the town,
where waggons were in waiting. Hearses and carriages
were then dismissed, and near a score of the happy children
of the model Republic (') went rattling along, under the
ricndly cover of night, as fast as possible towards Victoria's
old anains."

F. A R,LY OLOSING.

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES

• 311,-11 ig with Liverpool,plea,siirel obs e2r9vteh.
fOl,
nett. ,
,018,.0 52.
rt.
ing hoises in the Drapery Trade have agreed to
close atan earlier hour than usual during the year,
and have further
deto,,mined to abolish the system
(gradu.lll3l of late shopping on o.4...arday evenings.
Shopkeeiers have adhered to late hours on tl-1.
the last day tf the week, after all other branches of
trades and pofessions have, without exception,
adopted on Saurdays an earlier, rather than a
later hour of reirement from the duties of busi-
ness. I sincerelyliope they will persevere in their
strict adherence to
umetuality in the hours quoted,
and the public will
ulquestionably give them their
full support.
It is with regret I Peheive that the Early Clos-
ing Association stigmatse "an old-established
concern" in Bold-street, at-having " a wicked thirst
for gold," and as being " illberal and covetous" in
disposition, because they hall, by holding back in
the present instance, prevento them from obtain-
ing
in this clotonucresr.n" nay be painful to
thinkg s thattill "
such ear
man-
ner ; indeed it is wonderful, that new and large
concerns should be allowed by then thus to take
the lead in what is just and right. It certainly
bespeaks the higher intelligence whith conducts
the other establishments in comparison 'fith theirs.
At the same time, the Association would lertainly
benefit their own cause, by withdrawing fr their
advertisements, expressions so likely to creae bad
feeling between themselves and any of the. em-
ployers in town. I cannot but remark, that the
half hours quoted in their Time List are great eyi_
sores, and ought to be changed as soon as possiblt.
to six o'clock in the one case, and seven in the
other. With thanks for your advocacy, on former
occasions, of early hours of shop closing,
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
ONE INTERESTED.