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13, 1852.
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GLASGOW, APRIL 10.—Cotton—There's little
change to note in cur market, the same dull languid feeling
noticed last having prevailed throughout the whole of this
week, owing to the limited stock and expected imports.
Prices have declined about I/0, per lb. on the inferior kinds of
American, but the better classes being scarce continue
much the same as before. For goods and yarns business
is quiet iii all departments. Pig Iron—There has been little
doing in Pig Iron during the week, and pries have scarcely
varied. To-day the quotations are nominally 365. for wai-
rants, mixed Nos.; No. 1, 365. 9d; No. 3, 355.; No. 1,
Gartaberrie, 3ag. 3d., cub, against bill of lading.

OVERLAND MAIL
INDIA AND CHINA.
(From the Chronicle.)
• We have received letters and papers from India
and China. The dates are—Calcutta, March 6 ;
Bombay, March 15 ; and China (Hong-Kong), Fe-
bruary 27...

• BOMBAY, MARCH 15.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
The present mail from India leaves Bombay two
days earlier than usual. It is taken on to Aden by
a small steamer belonging to a private company, the
Honourable Company having nearly all their steamers
engaged in. Connexion with the Burmah war. The
London mails of the 24th of January and 9th of Fe
bruary arrived here on the 9th of March; the former
mail Was delayed a fortnight at Suez, in consequence
of an accident to th 9 Haddington near Suez, by which
her mainmast was broken.

The Burmese war had not yet advanced beyond
the stage of preparation. The latest news received is
very unsatisfactory, but I cannot do better than give
you the Friend of India's summary of the most re-
cent intelligence .
"It was thought by some that the question of
peace or war was still dependent on the receipt of
communications from the Burmese authorities, and
that when they found we were so fully prepared for.
war, they would be disposed humbly and submis-
sively to accept the terms we had offered.- All these_
expecTations, hoWever, have now vanished. The ins-
heeile King's letter may have been of a pacific ten-
dency, but those who \yield the power of the state,
end with whom alone we have practically to do, are
evidently bent on trying conclusions with us on the
field, and they have left us no alternative but to resort
to arms. Every preparation has been made by them
at all asseilable points on the coast, to meet and to
repel our troops, and we are fairly embarked in a
second Burmese war, in spite of the most anxious
desire to maintain pence.
" Tne preparations for war on our part, since the
Governor-General's return, have been carried on with
a degree of vigour and dispatch never exceeded and
..eldesti equalled in India. At this Presidency the
37th Native Infantry has been sent to guard Arra-
can, which will probably be invaded as soon as
hostilities are officially declared. A portion
of the 18th Royal Irish has been sent to Moulmein,
which is now protected by a force little short of
2,500 men. Her Majesty's 80th Foot is coming
down from Dinapore by water with all speed ; and
so likewise is the 40th Native Infantry ; they
may be expected to reach the Presidency by the
15th or 201 of the present month. One other
native corps will be needed, but it is not known
which will be selected: Yee arsenal resounds with
the din of preparation, and it has been deemed neces-
sary, as we hear, to borrow some hours from the
Sunday for this work of necessity. The artillery
about to be dispatched will be of the most efficient
and formidable character, and cannot fail to fill the
minis of the barbarians with overwhelming astonish-
ment. The guns and the troops will embark in
steamers which are coming up to convey them. An
express has reached Madras, with instructions to hold
the following force in readiness for immediate em-
barkation:-3 companies of European Artillery, H. M.
Slat Regiment, and two regiments of native infantry.
For the conveyance of these troops a large squadron
of steamers was ordered by express to leave Bombay
without delay. Within three hours after these orders
reached that Presidency every arrangement was corn-
plete. The next morning the ships were reported to
be in such a state of equipment that they were
in orders to start on the third day. Of these vessels,
two are of 500-horse power and 1,500 tons;
one of 300-horse power and 1,200 tons, all armed
with large swivel guns of 8-inch calibre, throwing
hollow shots, shells, or grapnell, to the distance
of a couple of miles. Two of the other steamers
are about half the size of the others, but both in
a highly efficient state. Including the Hugh Lindsay,
seven steamers will be dispatched with troops from
Madras across the bay. The whole, when assembled
in Burmese waters, will form the largest, the most
efficient, and the most terrific fleet of steamers which
has ever been collected together in the east. It will
consist of the Feroze, the Moozuffer, the Sesostris,
the Zenobia, the Semiramis, the Medusa, the Hugh
Lindsay, the Tenassetirn,lhq Fire QUeen,
prise, the Proserpine, and the Phlegethou, 12'steiunera
belonging to thelknourable Company, 'and one, the,
Hermes, of her Majesty's navy. The sudden assem-
blage of so magnificent a fleet of steamers, fully
armed end equipped, will serve to prove the astonieh-
ing increase of power which the Government of India
derives from steam navigation, and the complete com-
mend which it Bolds of the wholesea coast from Suez
to the Yellow Sea. •
The squadron now consists of twelve steamers and
three sailing vessels. A letter, dated Rangoon 23d
February, says :—" About a week ago a boat came
down from the Governor of Rangoon, on the plea of
asking the commodore what flag he would hoist on
going up the river, that orders might be given to
the stockades not to fire into the frigate, if she
passed up with any pacific intentions ; but if they
had not a distinguishing flag they would certainly
be fired at from the stockades. The Commodore's
answer has not transpired. It is supposed to be
the intention of Government to attack Rangoon; this,
I think, will be wrong. The Burmese have made
every preparation there to receive us. We should go
up the Bassein river, where there is plenty of water
for the largest steamer up to Bassein; we could then
cut off the communication between the upper and
lower provinces, and settle ourselves at Procne, and
there dictate terms during the monsoon.
In my last I mentioned that the troops under Sir
Colin Campbell, in the little war on our north-west
frontier, had returned to their quarters. Since then
I hear from Peshawur that the hill people, taking ad-
vantege of the withdrawal of our troops, have re-
turned to the former scenes of their robbery and
rapine, and burned several unprotected villiages. No
troops will go out again bsfore April, when it is said
to be the intention of the authorities to build a fort
in the opposite direction, at the mouth of the Koh it
Pass. A north-West summary of the events which
have transpired during the fortnight says :—" Our
letters from the neighbourhood of Dhera Ghazee Khan
mention that the border tribes have made a successful
capture of forty camels belonging to the Hon. Com-
pany. Brigadier Hodgson was at Asunee, inspecting
the poste."
From Herat we learn that the Persians have eva-
cuated that city, and returned to • Meshed, having
first concluded a treaty with the son of Yar Mo-
hammed. It is not easy to account for this retro-
grade movement in the hour of victory, especially as
they were actively supported by the Alikeyes, and
might easily have obtained reinforcements of native
Persians. It has been surmised that our Ambassador
had represented to the Shah that the'British Govern-
ment would never Consent to his retaining possession
of Herat. _ _

The whole of Ali Moorad's artillery has been
received and lodged in the•arsenal of &Akar. The
force at Roree had broken up. The Mooltan bri-
gade was hastening back with all speed to canton-
ments.

It is stated that a formidable outbreak of the
Moplabs is expected to take place in Southern Mala-
bar very shortly. The authorities are taking measures
to apprehend their high priest, who was the prime
mover of the late insurrection, and it appears that
4 000 of that exasperated class of people have reaOlved
to protect and defend him. -
The intelligence from the Nizam's dominions is
contained in the subjoined extract of a letter :
" About two o'clock in the afternoon of the 26th
February, the Nizam took it into his head to return
to the city, and directed his Prime Minister, Suraj '
00l Aleoik, to follow him immediately. A dungve, or
party of about 50 patens, was however waiting at the
gate for arrears of pay, and as soon as the Minister's
palkee made its appearance, the patans fired into it,
and wounded Sursj in the face, the ball passing a
little below the cheek bone, and lodging near his ear.
A terrible struggle was the consequence. The
Miniater's Arab soldiery immediately fired upon the
patans : the whole of them were either immediately
killed or severely wounded. Rumour reports that 31
of the patens, and 21 Arabs are airedy dead. Tnere
is, however,
nogetting, a correct account. Dr.
a xesidency ai
surgeon, attended, cudal ex:
MtLean, the
traete ~, the ball. The wouud, I believe, is not to say
a dangerous
I.lane, but the pain is very acute, and will
lay: iii
xizg 'less up for many days."
The
by him to the hasu paid 10 iakhs more of the debts due
nhge bold
Intelligence• honourable Company.
of
50acs been received of the accidental
a Deoveessel, during a hurricane off
ofoaoliea (labourers), of a cargo of
s2l.3n4o,tiiiaerit
MacTderiaiseroalii
Athuectuty
has been
of the forces. sworn in commander
ltlaa John Warden has taken hil place at the
Boleti us provisional thataber ai euo:i,
'
oMadras for the
benefit of his health.
The lion. Mr. Bilane has gone t ` '

General H. Godwin, C.B' who is to command the
force now proceedin
on the 3d March. gto Rangoon, arrived at Calcutta

Sir W. Gomm is just about to conclude his trip in
the Punjaub.

Lord -Dalhouse is in Calcutta superintending Bur
[new affairs.

Sir H. M. Elliott's bad health has compelled him
to go to England; he left Calcutta by the Tudor on
the 3d March.
Sir Henry Lawrence and Lord Stanley are travel-
ling at Peshawur and Ko,,that.
P.S.—TEN m.—Letters from Madras, received
this morning, state that the steamers which were dis-
patched from this for Burmah reached Madras on the
7th March.

A note from Calicut mentions the death, on the 3d
March, of Major W. W. Perre2u.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CALCUTTA, Males 6.
In resuming our usual weekly commercial report, in-
terrupted for a short period by causes which it is not
port a decided improvement in the
necessary to explain, we are happy in being able to ro-
of mercantile matters.
There has been a gradual
amendment for some little time past, and,' as compared
with the same period of last month, things aro con-
siderably improved, and appearances give promise of still -
further improvement.
nts
As regards the position of the
position and prospects
export department of our business,
of monetary
operations have re-
ceived a stimulus from the relaximatters, and the reduced rates of exchange on England. Both these circumstances have tended in a great mea-
sure to stimulate demand for produce, and to bring
speculators into the market who had hitherto refrained
from operations. Under the influence of the above
causes, there is little doubt but that business would have
state
been. _conducted 0n,....a stitigaizore4l444ll. stilt' extended,
scale, but for the eeubteracting effects of reduced stooks
of produce, scanty arrivals, and enhanced demands of
holders. Latterly, too, a
, slight advance in the rates of
homeward freightage has lent its aid to repress the
scale of business. Upon the whole, the position of
the market for produce may be pronounced
as satisi.tict
be-
fore long it will show no small degrco of vigour and
andne long period of dulness and
ids at present in pretty active
passed,ve we are confident
ratan a
s thatla
latterly
t er
l
osrant just
iitamnocratpyci
:tojiattynietd,dya
innwdhdiaectmhona ehn progressive,d9f
request, while prices have ruled rather more favourably
for sellers. Business has been doing both by private
and public slim Demand has been more general for all
sorts of sugar, in consequence of which value has ad-
vanced a shede. The market appears to be firm,
although the scale of op rations is not particularly
heavy. Saltpetre has also been in more animated de-
mand, particularly for the North American market, and
value has been steady, except for the finer sorts, which
have advanced an came or so per maund. For the
home market business has been conducted on a restricted
scale. Table rice has fallen into neglect, in consequence
of the advance of freights; very little business has been
doing, although we aro unable to report any decided
decline in value. Banana and Moonghy kinds have re-
mained in good, and active requisition, and prices have
evinced no alteration, but are maietained steadily. Ship
mews to Mauritius are on a heavy scale. Although
demand remains brisk for raw silk, the reduced state
of supplies hes tended to cheek operations; prices are
well supported. and in some instances have advanced
on former figures. Filature sorts are about four
aortas the maund higher. Business in jute has not been
on a heavy scale; demand, however, remains good, and
value has not flactueted. Castor oil remains unnoticed,
thatav prices are ruling some four annas
easier. e been in very brisk demand, and
notwithstanding thsotainisdeiengs h
latterly increased spirit has been manifested, in conse-
quence of a reduction in value of linseed of about two
annas per maund. Saffi ewer is quiet, owing to the ex-
hausted. state of supplies—the few parcels which have
lately found purchasers have been placed at full value.
Shell Ise has been rather quiet for home shipment, but
the Americans have operated sufficiently to keep the
prices from declining. Lac dye is in good request at
steady prices, with a tendency to improve. Silk oorahs
have been taken up to a very fair extent at a previous
valuation. Choppas and bandanas have been sparingly
dealt in. In catch we have not much business doing,
principally owing latterly to the enhanced requirements
of holders. Cowries are in very moderate request. The
same may be said of turmeric, which has been going
forward very sparingly of late. Ruin has been quiet,
and so has dry ginger. Other articles of minor impor-
tance remain in fair demand; and although operations
have not been on any extended scale, they appear to
participate in the general improvement manifesting itself
in the produce market.
The Import Market—We are glad to be able to notice
a corresponding amendment iii the position of the im-
port branch of our business likewise. The gloom and
dulness which have hung over this market so long now
begin to disappear, and although the improvement is not
great, appearances are decidedly more promising, and
we have hopeseeleateleefiegkeug we shall be able to swore-
, 9,..riessid-edlyi better state of-things.' At present, business
in British manufactured goods is restricted by the ex-
orbitant rates of discount ruling in the ule country sta-
tions, and, in some instances, the impossibility of 'sego-
elating Hoondies at all on Calcutta. Added to this, the
position of monetary affairs serves to act as a check to
any extended scale of operations. We are glad to notice,
however, that notwithstanding these drawbacks on
business, demand has improved, and
promises to
increase.
The Money Market—Within the past few days the
money market has progressed decidedly towards an
easier state ; slight, however, as this is, it is satis-
factory, after a period of distrust and --alarm.
The Bengal has reduced its rates of discount one per
cent all round, in
consequence of which the value
of Government Securities has experienced an
advance. Bank of Bengal Shares are steady
at a premium of Rs. 2,350, to 2,375. At these figures
however, but few willing to realise. Agra
Shares are readily obtainable, and are quoted at
pa
he had. -It is expected that a
thereßarn k
at arse,
wb ic h t h
~,, y
may
turther reduction will take . place) shortly in the Bank
rates. Large sums aro expected by the steamer for the
purchase of bills of exchange.
. Exchange—A fair amount of business has been done
for dispatch by the present outgoing steamer. Credit
bills we quote at I.loi to 1-11: and document paper at
1-11 to 1-111 per rupee, both at six months' sight. The
tendency appears to further decline, and sellers antici-
pate, by a little firmness, to command more favourable
terms.
Freights—For some time rates of homeward freight-
age have had an upward tendency; and within the pest
week they have advanced 7s. 6rl. to 10e. per ton. Seeds
and rice are held most firmly, and the market is gene-
rally steady.
Indigo—This article has remained in great and rather
improved favour, and prices may
be said to be a shade
better. Some of the last sales showed prices to have
ruled rather unevenly, although without any actual
change as regards the averages. By private contract
we have the following transactions:-20 chests Bissenda,
&mares, at Rs. 115; 79 chests Khooripore Azimghur at
Rs. 1374, and some Burdwan et 135 per maund.
Sugar—bore firmness has been manifested by the
market for this article of late, prices having rulsd for
almost all descriptions, at an advance on former quota-
tions. Fr ices have ruled as follows:—Benares, Es. 6.8
to 6-1 at Rs. 9 to 6 3; yellow, 5-10 to
2; Guputta G
.5-14; Domer brown has rey
been placed at Rs. 3-10 to 3-14
.per bazaar md. • In vaunum
rket.
R pan sorts, little or no busi-
ness has transpired of late.
Saltpetre—The position of this article has been
owing to the 'scarcity of 'the article at ma
steadilymaintained by the demand making on American
account. Prices of the finer sorts have elightly. ad-
isas been disposed of at Rs; 7-2; Ghazipore at
Rv ad-
vanced.
ficn
6 fny;.
prah at 5.4 to 5-11; and Gudnah at Rs. 6.14
perßico—The advancing rates of homeward freights have
ee.
edd,
embd.
u
Bc tr
iot
ifs
h causingarke
ta; decline in the inquiry for
to retrograde materiall but without causing value
Demand for Ballam and
Moonghy has been veryy a
-risk, and prices have been
maintained.
very steadily Shipments, particularly for
thaabdletfhoer tehffee
the Mauritius, have been on a very free scale.
Raw Silk—Owing to the reduced state of supplies,
business, notwithstanding a brisk demand existing, has
been done on a moderate scale. Filature sorts, which
are very scarce, have improved in demand about 4 annas
has a cossirebaz-r
per seer.-eon placed at Rs. 9-2 to
9-4; t
Crenatelb at Rs. 9 per fy. seer.
former v
s—lk c
Silk Piec G
lue to a
e ood
modeSi _
rate co , rahs have been placed at
a
tortt, and the absence of
stock alone operates against
any
heavy s t
extended busi-
ness. Sales have been effected at CO.'S Rs 105 to 110
of Choppas
Cossimbszeir Corals • • '
er corge for , while a few pieces
ld at 105
have so , and Bandanoes at 97 per
corge.
demand for this a •
Jute—The . article has not been
fair bullies, ,_
very brisk, yet a has been on foot at
former prices.
for these goods Hides—D mend brisk, g does not appear at
particularly although present to be been
home in February have on a fair scale. Prices re-
main steady.
hes been in general Oilseeds—Linseed . e and animated.
inquiry, particularly since value has slightly declined,-
owing supplies.
Mustard - owing to increase oseed has been
also looked for, though not SO generally. -The former
has been placed at Es. 2.4 to 2.9-6; and the latter at
I Be. 1-12 to 1-13 per pad. ,„__ . . .
Shell Lac and Lao bye—l."
hell lAmericana have been
the principal operators, in
demand.
t. c, and value has been
kept up by the extent ot. Lao dye is in good
request without change in
value, except for European
make, which is higher.
Castor Oil—Demand
for this article has moderated,
although prices have declined about four banes the
i maund. Ra. 6.8 per md. has latterly
he, la paid.
' Cowries--hardly any inquiry extets for these shells,
than nominal._
and value is no more Some sales have
been effected at Rs. 16-8 Peruld
Opium—The value of this drug has for some time been
on the decline. Quotations may be put down at Co.'s l.OOB for Benare Re. 1.010 :Or Petee, end es, n to Ait- $ per chest:
rtsees ,e of epecie teeter, -ttt., . pile le yaw, //a,
i 450,000; Airman, 115,000; Moulmein, 84,900; Madras,
33,450; and Colombo, 1,600.

IMPORTS FRO VI EUROPE.
British Cotton Piece Goods—We are glad to have it
in Our power to report some little improvement in the
state of this market; this is, however principally mani-
fested in the increased demand which bas lately sprung
up, and not so mach in any advance in the scale of value.
Business has net been doing on such u large scale us
might be expected, but this is owing to the u&avourahle
stets of the I.3azaer tegirds credit, as also to the diffi-
culty of negotiating• Iloondies in the Upper Pro-
vinces to meet purchasers here. Grey ehirtiege bare
continued in demand, and business hes been done
freely at former figures. confined chic fly to 49 inch
.which have sold at from 3 to 5'7 each;
45 have been placed at 4-6 to 6.8, and a few pieces of
50 at 6 12 per piece. Ifs white shirtitags operations have
been confined to 36-inch cloth, which has sell to the
extent of about 18,000 pieces at 3 5 to 9 8 per piece.
White figured shirtiegs hav4 been &most completely
negl,eted. A tew trifling sales have taken place at 7 to
7-8 per piece. Iu grey jeccenets afar average mount
of besinese has been done, say about 40,000 pieces at
its. 1-3 to 2-12 per piece. White jaceonets have not
been so generally looked for, and about 14,000 pieces
have tnoved away at Rs. 1.12 t 0.5, 96 per piece. Cam-
larks have been very moderately placed, at prices vary-
ing from Rs. 2 to 2.6 per piece. •In twills we have nut
had much busines:, and prices may be quoted as at fer-
mer figures. White madapollams are without inquiry ;
and the business gone into in grey has been very mode-
rate, showing a smell decline in value. They have been
placed at Re. 1-4 to 2-3-• per piece. Heavy supplies of
lappets have operated against any improvement in
value ; demand, too, has been very slack for them. In
mull mulls business does pretty fairly at prices fluctuat-
ing from 1-4 to 2-9 per piece. Book muslins beve been
placed to extent of about 5,000 pieces at 5-4 the highest
Printed and Coloured Goods—Business has not been
en anything more than a very limited scale, and prices
have ranged from 3.4 to 5.4 per piece. Turkey red
goods have also been in limited inquiry, and value
shows no improvement during the weak. Twills have
sold at 0.3.3 to 0 5.0 per yard; cloths at 0.2.11 to 0.6 k,
and mulls at 4.12 to 5.12 per yard.
Vs'oullens—The season for these having passed, we
seldom hear of any business doing in them. The market
is dull and without transactions.
White Cotton -Mule Twist—Demand having been
good, operations have been on a lair scale, and promise
to improve. The market may be pronounced as steady,
and value us having an upward tendency. We may
look for a further rise, as holders are firm in their de-
mands. The following shows current value:—No. 20,
6 4 to 6 6; No. 30, 4 6 to 48; Nu. 40, 3 9 to 4 3; No.
50, 3 8 to 3 10; No. 60, 3 4 to 3 7; and 70 to 80, 2 11-i
to 3 1 per month.
Colaured Yarns—German red shows an advance of
about a couple of amiss, but British remains at former
figures. Rs. 1-3 hes been paid for the latter, and 1-4 to
1.5 for the former. Fancy colours have been in very
moderate inquiry.
havet i Cr rs"bhP•,,alnein not ch)lbedeaeetrn: so extensive v
hasing soldman afaests otherwisetfirmness,manifested
and theyllowapote would
par fy. md.
Iron—Rather less than an average amount of busi-
ness has been done in this metal. English flat bar and
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Rh inos o. pv6a2ai 2
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present quotation.
Lead is quiet.
Tin plates ditto.
Salt—Sales have been frequently
taking
this head; Liverpool flue has realised Co.'s
os
61
de. -
, and butter Rs. 57.8 to 58. Madras has sopa
lilc. 60 Bto
at 47
100 r

Ales—Vtre have heard of no recent tranaactions.

REPORT ON THE STATE OE THE BOMBAY
MARKETS.
FROM THE 3D TO THE 13TH OF MATCH INCLIII-IVn

Bombay, 7.1:4m: 13.
Th., general tenor of our markpts has t,v n
much the same during the past as in the pr. e,
night. the native dealers having beau fully occupied
the Holy (flindeo) festival till the 9th when
business was resumed. Grey shirtings, domestics, and
the heavier descriptions of the long -r cloths have been
chiefly in demand; but little comparatively has been
doing in them, as some buyers ate holding off for the
additional supplies, which have arrived within thl last
few days in eight vessels from Great Britain. Tne ita•
portations of twist have been chiefly on native account;
and the sales effected show a small decline on the prices
ruling when the last mail left.
Grey Shirtings, 40-inch—ln the'e the demand has
been chiefly for 7 to 7ilb. qualities, and a slight advance
has been established. The sales amount to 22,000 pieces
at Ri. 3i to Rs. 5.14. 61bs. at Rs. 3.14 to Rs. 3 31s. 71b.
Rs. 3.14 to Rs. 3.15. 81b. Rs, 4.10. 91b. Rs. 5.16 to Rs.
5.12. 45 inch cloth has also been inquired for, and we
understand that 4,500 pieces have been disposed of at Rs.
4.12 to Rs. 5.7.

Grey Longcloth—The sales in these amount to 2,800
pieces, 36 by 40, at Rs. 4.5} to Rs. 4.131; 3,000 pieces,
36 by 361_ at Rs. 4.1.

Grey Madapollams have advanced 2 annas per piece
in price. The sales, we bear, amount to 30,500 pieces;
24,000, 24 by 32, at R. 1.5 k to Rs. 1.12; 6,000, 24 by
36, sit Rs. 1.7; and 500 pieces, 24 by 45, at Rs. 3 to
Rs. 3.1.

Grey domestics have not been much inquired for. 150
pieces, 60 by 40, have been sold at Rs. 1.2 k, and 1,400
pieces, 84 by 32, at Rs. 51.
Grey T cloths are scam.; 800 pieces, 24 by 32, have
found purchasers at Rs. 3.14.
Grey jacconets are dull of sale, but we hear of a sale
of 10,000 pieces, at 20 by 40, at Rs.
Grey Drillings-500 pieces, 30 by 30, have been dis-
posed of at Rs. 5.6 k.
Grey dhouties ate also very dull of sale; 350 pairs, 10
by 40, have been sold at Rs. 2i.
Bleached goods of every kind are very dull of sale;
indeed, we have heard of no sales in madapollams and
shirtings. 15,000 pieces of bleached jacconets, 20 by
40, have been sold at Rs. 1.14 to Rs. 6.5. 4,000 pieces,
10 by 40, bleached Inppets, have found purchase.:rs at
its. 1,7 i to Rs. 2.11. Allover lappets are scarce.
Bleached lappets are quite neglected.
Dyel goods have declined in value.

Twist—ln cotton yarn very little has been done since
our last report. Mule, No. 50 and upward., has receded
to anus per lb. For No. 20 water and No. 30 mule
the price has slightly improved.
There has be en a better demand for orange yarn, and
50 lbs.• have been sold at 12* to 12k annas per lb.;
10 bales Turkey red have changed hands, at Rs. 1.7
per lb.
Metals are dull of sale, and the transactions h•ive been
very trifling. Swedish bar iron has been inquired for,
and nail rod (round) has rather improved in value. We
hear that 50 candies English bar iron have been dis-
posA of at R.. 19i per candy; other descriptions are
as when last reported on, and copper is uncheuged in
value. Pig lead in moderate demand, but unchanged in
value. Spelter and tin plates declined in value. We
notice that some heavy shipments have been lately made
to China.

Saffron-2501be. of this article have been sold at Rs.
7 per lb.

Ouchineal—ThiF article has again receded in value;
4,5001b5. have been sold at RI. l.Bi.
Brandy-50 Wadi. have been cold at Rs. 2i per gallo:),
but the price has f .I!en 2 annile per gal►on Eabeo.
Beer—None of Ads,,pp or Bass of the October brawl
has as yet arrived. The Stornoway with the tirst ship-
ment is anxiously lookozi for. There have bean a few
arrivals of inferior brands.
Marino stores are very dull of sale.

Cotton—There has not been so much doing in cotton
this month, and owing to recent comparatively unfavour-
able advices from China the prices have declined. Very
small lots of now crop have as yet come to market. the
stock of old cotton is now very much reduced.
Opium—The accounts from China are unfavourable
for the drug, particularly for Malwa. The price, how-
ever, has not been considerably affected.
Freights—Rates of freight have advanced; our quo-
tations are given further on.
Exchange on England has given way to Is. Hid. to
Is. 1111.