The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-27 00:00:00

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THE, SUN LONDON, V THURSDAY EENING APRIL
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the suPPly the wants of the service, the internal ad- TFIE OVERLAND MAIL SHARE MARK.ETS.
uni- ministration
of the squadrons, and the instruction 40 to 45 in. Rs. 11 to 2 Ils. 3 annas.
. I first hands, and continue saleable as formerly reported.
Will of numerous recruits and young horses," and that ..—.0.--. (THIS DAY.) Shr. raid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Jlosing Prices Business
Cowan& this day, this day.
hree the " re-establishment of the sixth squadron of re-
giments, By the arrival of the Overland Mail we have re- ,
to Grey mulls in request, and saleable at 1 Its. 14 annas
-e. — - ----.......
suppressed in 1834 for pecuniary reasons, 11 - T 1 1 BRITISH RAILWAYS. 50 all Bedford and London &
, carved our private letters and correspondence from Grey Twills.—At present quite neglected.
and Aladapo amb.— le lower qua- T
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the is intl. ispewahle to procure a proper organisation ,
• Bombay to the 28th March, and Hon,,, lion,
~.. e 11th Bleached Shirting Bletchley.... N. West. ... _
...
oull: for the cavalry,
so that it may readily be changed March. 4i, and the latter Rs. 2t021 ; for the higher qualities Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices BllSilleSe done St. 100 Buckghamsh. LAN. W. 93 —95 93
1 St• from a peace to a war footing, and meet all even- INDIA. lities of the former in request, and worth Rs. 31 to Rs. '
this day. this day. 50 all ClydesdaleJe. Caledon... 95 —97
tnal ~ there is no inquiry. , -------- St. 100 E. Lincoln gr.
t —
Yen- Itles. The decree accordingly enacts that " a BogßAy, March 28.—There is news from Bur- Turkey red prints, 28 yards, Rs. 7to 80 dull, with I— 6 per cent. Gt•Nrslan.
rung
nixth squadron shall be formed in each of the fifty- mah down to the 4th inst., but it contains nothing little inquiry. No sales reported. St. 100 Aberdeen 22i 23. 25 all alas. Barr. & Caldonian.
no inqu
three regiments of cavalry in which there are at Fe' cf•any importance- The King of Ava is reported Dyed Cambrics, 28 yards.—There has been little or
20 Eis Asabg. Nottng. Bost. 4.
43 Neils. Direct,' ••• ••• es
of sent only five"—the said squadron to have the same to be dead, but the report requires confirmation. and Eastn. Junct lf 25 all Do. News._ Do — ...
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sent number of officers and non-commissioned officers as ,If true, it will bring to the throne the brother, who —they are worth at present from R.. to Rs. 4. 50 all Belfast & Ballymena. •... ••• 25 all Glstr,dlDn•Fr Gt. Westn ••• _
...
r for those at • ••
' b h 1 d h in h Dye
present existing. _.
l has always een teeaer of t e war party tat • . ears doing.
air of late for these goods—nso27les are reported
Mulls —Nothing app„l3l all Birming. Wolverh. & el
& Berw. ... ...
P• t 28 yards worth Rs. 3 aunas Stour Valley ...... ... 7i 8i Railway .....
bout Wo read
inthe Moniteur : country. A new station, called Thayel Mew, and Black and White Prints.-28 s.— 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 102 104 ai
31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh• &
"Several foreign journals Bto Rs. 31.14 —l2 dis 25 all. Do. 1 Shares. Do 5l —52 al
have pretended that intended to be the frontier station for our troops, from Cheshire Juliet lOO all lirtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
Mule twist.—ln little request, but few orders
27i
an
limn, the
,French cabinet, in accord with that of London, has been commenced. Throughout the entire the interior coming forward, and as the season advances Do. Chesh. & Birk., 15 d
hick has addressed £5O and 225 Cons. —l7 13i all Lon.&Greeuw S. Eastern L. —l3 12i
a summons to Prussia with the view country the most profound peace exists, and boats 2l 23
of 4: , dealers show less inclination to purchase. 22 184 Do., £2O .
,otir Consbraint
ng that power (de mettre cette puissance go the whole length of the Irrawaddy, from Ran- Turkey red yarns in request, and saleable. •• 121 all Do. i Shares.
„Do ......... 2,5 —26
20 100 Lowestoft gr. rti
Tar €ll, done
, icre) to abandon its neutrality. We have goon to Meanday, with the most perfect security. Orange yarns in little request, stocks heavy in first 25 30 Blyth &Tyne original
.£25 (issd. at £45) g:, —g; 4 per cent. Norfolk... ... •
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sc
d the ~
no need to say that this rumour is both devoid of No news of any sort has been received from Ca- hands. Nos. 30 to 60 saleable from Rs. 9 ans. Bto St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... " 91 90 20 tOO Do. 6 per ct. ......... ... ••
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a the au foundation and all probability. It was not at boo] since the last mail left, so lam unable either 14s. 11 ans. 4. St. 100 Caledonian. 53 531 531 3 i
1.15 : the moment at which Prussia in signing the last to confirm or contradict the report given in my Metals.—Since .
last report there has been a better 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 134 144 and Matlock & !bald. 21 21
54 all Manch. Bxtn. L.&N•W•
ai
oet, 'conference of Vienna, had adhered anewrespecting ost Ma homed having sent a
act of the
Itedear . Dariingt. ... —• •• tc
t 1
10(1 all Aidld•Bradfd Aidland— 89 90
ain 40 e • •
that . principles proclaimed by the maritime powers friendly message M •
toMajor Edwardes at Peshawar. has declined from Rs. 2 to 3.
inquiry for metals, with the exception
20 all Cork, Black, do Pass. ••• •••
••• •••
20 12 Cornwall
Linseed 3 Rs 12 ans. per cwt.
in ill'. Lher intentions could be placed in doubt. The From Persia no annoyance may be looked for to- i Crieff Junction ... ... 50 all Northern and
+eases Germ •41 —43 Es_sternsp.e. B. Count. 54 —56
German cabinets are perfectly enlightened as to wards India. The Governor-General has received 50 45 Dublin&Belfastdunc.a
astri* the . • . bar, Rs. 80 to 81. 50 ss• Do. 6 per et. D 0... - •••
25 all DundeePerth&Aber
character and views of the polrzy which France an assurance from the Shah, through the English Pepper.,—But• Col, 65 Rs. to 85 Rs. 6 ans. ; do., Mala-
21105
Cfl —Mocha 8 Rs. 12 ans. to Rs. 9.
prO"'
altillill DDEdaooesi et, New
;A:igB Junctionlin. .H.. ; ..
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England are about to combat. The identity charge d'affairs at Teheran, that, in the event of a
8
i that 25 all ['rest. & Wyre L. W.
a
of interests guarantees sufficiently the community war between Russia and. Turkey, he will maintain most purchases have been made by natives at 15 16 151 &LnizYk .., ad ,
0 join. , of action." Cotton.—Since ° ee.
the arrival of the last Chinaa Mail,v,s
2,
121 12 Do. i Shares. Do . xd
*era- The St. T a strict neutrality. Throughout India—both in the of from 12 ans. to 1 rupee on former quotations ; a de-
n this
St. 100 Do.Shcpth•St Do .....
ectioelaunched at Brest on Tuesday. The operation, profound peace and tranquillity exist. The elec- Hemp.—Re. 30 to 45 per candy, in request. Wool, St.
all Eastern Union, Aa
30 34 25 18 Shef.Psoth.a.na Lancash&
lor this Which perfectly succeeded, took place in presence tric telegraph is making gigantic strides all over Its. 100 to 145. Stock
itiVtle of a large crowd, who raised cries of " Vive I'Em- the country. Messages are already being sent from .
Freights have slightly. receded since last quoted, St. 100 Do., B. Stock
81 Do., New A ... ... 12 91,5. Staffordsh. Nl.MClean 3 iid
4,
P , Pereur 1,, Benares to Agra, from Sepree to Agra, and from St. 100 East Lancashire 5B —6O 50 all WearValleygr itockt. & n
anxiety still • • for shipping to China ; the declinel
53 55 6 per cent... Darlingt. ... ...
E ths" Narvikci_ Pasha took leave of the Emperor, and Bora bay to Malligum. Before the rains set in, we existing
owing to the recent arrivals from Australia, and to the 25
St. 100 Edinburgh&Glasgow
labs.° departed for the East yesterday evening. 10 5i Edinb. and Peebles ••• •• •
23 24 25 all Do Do. .. 27 29 I
Noteshall be able to communicate via Agra, between has been
per
andto viaviz,ecritt the rate oifotsl.iet:)laioant.
St. 106 Edin•Prth &Dundee St. 100 Wilts&Somrst OtWestn. 90 -- 92
An Imperial decree appoints General Morris, Bombay and Calcutta, including all the towns on ..........64...
Iglisls don, and 13„;. to 24 per candy to China. 10 1 Forth & Clyde June. ..,-
~...•
member of the committee of cavalry, to the tom- the Ganges, and the various stations on the great MINES
exists. Exchange—Since last report has had an upward ten- st. 100 lasgew& S. Western kl° 04 i
111,,!,nd of the division of cavalry of the army of the North-West road. Shouldthe Governor-General beB7 86 i 1 all Aqua Fria
]ready dency, the rates of the day are 2s. id. per rupee for St. 100 Great Northern Stk. N
'''alit, and General Ney, Duke of Elchingen, to the at Simla, it is expected, in June next, he will be Do., A. Stock 76 74
1 all An to Austrin. Gold 1.
t ca w: corn 119 121 i
Mand ,-,f +h. 9,1 i-,,icrnrir, ‘,4 eavalry of the same able to have the news from England communicated bills secured by documents.
credits' at six months' sight, and 2s. 4d. to 2s. 11d. for St. 100
St. 100 Do., B. Stock los. all Anglo Californian ... id p
St. 100 Gt.Sth.&West.(lre ,BB,
,903
..,.. 10 2 Australasian 1 d 1

supply the wants of the service, the internal ad-
ministration of the squadrons, and the instruction
a numerous recruits and young horses," and that
the "re-establishment of the sixth squadron of re-
giments, suppressed in 1834 for pecuniary reasons,
is indispensable to procure a proper organisation
for the cavalry, so that it may readily be changed
from a peace to a war footing, and meet all even-
tualities." The decree accordingly enacts that " a
tsixth squadron shall be formed in each of the fifty-
three regiments of cavalry in which there are at pre-
sent only five"—the said squadron to have the same
number of officers and non-commissioned officers as
those at present existing.
e read in the Moniteur
:
"Several foreign journals have pretended that
the French cabinet, in accord with that of London,
has addressed a summons to Prussia with the view
of constraining that power (de mettre Bette puissance
en demeure) to abandon its neutrality. We have
no need to say that this rumour is both devoid of
all foundation and all probability. It was not at
the moment at which Prussia in signing the last
et of the conference of Vienna, had adhered anew
%▪ 0 the principles proclaimed by the maritime powers
t,hat her intentions could be placed in doubt. The
erraan cabinets are
"t perfectly enlightened as to
e character and views of the poliely which France
and England are about to combat. The identity
cfinterests guarantees sufficiently the community
of action."
The St. Louis, ship of the line of 90 guns, was
4•
11nehed at Brest on Tuesday. The operation,
.
perfectly succeeded, took place in presence
t a large crowd, who raised cries of " ViVe rEM-
PereUr
Narvik Pasha took leave of the, Emperor, and
departed for the East yesterday evening.
An Imperial decree appoints General Morris,
member of the committee of cavalry, to the com-
m
and of the division of cavalry of the army of the
Zs% and General Ney, Duke of Elchingen, to the
a—,,,,and of the 3d brigade of cavalry of the same
y• The Ist and 2d brigades are under the cora-
,'"l
7!4 of General d'Allonville and Cassignolles.
f Inc Moniteur publishes a report to the Emperor
forth Magne, Minister of Public Works, setting
has the advantages of the amalgamation which
l'as taken place between the Strasburg Railway
and those of Basle and of Wisemburg, and that
a 11°h has been agreed to between the Lyons line
that from Dijon to •Besanvon and Belfort.
to•dae report concludes by recomme riding his Majesty
T,,glYe his approbation to the se arrang
" ements.
° imperial decrees follow, carrying out the sug-
gestions of the report.
Prices maintained themselves yesterday on the
B°llrac• The Three per Cents. closed at 63f. 45c.
to
r the end of the month ; the Four-and-a Half per
ents• at 90f. • and the New Loan at 64f. 20c. ;
`-'xrleansßailwaY Shares, 1,047 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 837 f.
''°e• ; Havre, 410 f. • Great Northern, 736 f. 25c. ;
Strasburg, 728 f. 75'e. • New Shares, 532 f. 50c.;
Paris to Lyons, 802f.' 50c. ; Lyons to the Medi-
terranean'
662 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 555 f. ;
.air,,ueaux to Cette, 505 f.; Great Central of France,
; Lyons to Geneva, 422 f. 50e. ; Bank of
Credit Mobilier, 498 f. 75c.

INDIA.
BOMBAY' March 28.—There is news from Bur-
mah down to the 4th inst., but it contains nothing
of-any importance. The King of Ava is reported
to be dead, but the report requires confirmation.
If true, it will bring to the throne the brother, who
has always been the leader of the war party in that
country. A new station, called Thayel Mew, and
intended to be the frontier station for our troops,
has been commenced. Throughout the entire
country the most profound peace exists, and boats
go the whole length of the Irrawaddy, from Ran-
goon to Meanday, with the most perfect security.
No news of any sort has been received from Ca-
bool since the last mail left, so I am unable either
to confirm or contradict the report given in my
last respecting Dost Mahomed having sent a
friendly message to Major Edwardes at Peshawur.
From Persia no annoyance may be looked for to-
wards India. The Governor-General has received
an assurance from the Shah, through the English
charge d'affairs at Teheran, that, in the event of a
war between Russia and Turkey, he will maintain
a strict neutrality. Throughout India—both in the
Bsitish provinces andin the native States—the most
profound peace and tranquillity exist. The elec-
tric telegraph is making gigantic strides all over
the country. Messages are already being sent from
Benares to Agra, from Sepree to Agra, and from
Bombay to Malligum. Before the rains set in, we
shall be able to communicate via Agra, between
Bombay and Calcutta, including all the towns on
the Ganges, and the various stations on the great
North-West road. Should the Governor-General be
at Simla, it is expected, in June next, lie will be
able to have the news from England communicated
to him (by means of the electric telegraph, from
Bombay to Agra, and thence by express to Simla)
in forty-eight hours after the mail reaches the
Western presidency. A year ago it would have
taken about twelve days to accomplish it.
Colonel Ontram left Bombay on the 17th inst.,
and took charge of his office at Baroda on the 21st.
His old enemy, the far-famed Nursoo Punt, died
at Ahmedabad on the 19th inst. Another person,
whose name has often been before the public in
connection with Baroda matters, died a short time
ago—l mean the Hindoo lady, Joitabhae Seltani,
who was plundered by the rascals who were about
the Guicowar.

100 Aberdeen
Nottng. Bost
and Eastß. Junct
all Belfast & Ballymena ,
all Binning. Wolverh.
Stour Valley .... ..
28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. &
Cheshire Junct..
all Do. Chesh. &
£5O and £25 Cons.,
181 Do., £20..
30 Blyth &Tyne original
£25 (issd. at £45),
100 Bristol and Exeter...
100 Caledonian
all Chester & Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon
all Cork, Black, & Pass '
12 Cornwall
ff Junction e
Pu
l all
Eaau4s
LOl, CDDuo* e.
e,
Fast Lancashire
ssbneidni Anglianlle&-13ubue c 1
dction
all Do. New. .....
0
all Do., (£lB &
all Eastern Counties
all Eastern Union, A
Stock
100 Do., B. Stock
8 LNanewcastire
100 Edinburgh& Glasgow
56 Edinb. and Peebles
100 Edin.Prth &Dundee
1 Forth & Clyde June.
100 lasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern Stk.
100 Do., A. Stock
100 Do., B. Stock
100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire )
100 Great Western
12 Irish South-Eastern
all Lancaster & Carlisle
11!, Do., Thirds
2 Do. New Thirds
100 Lancash.andYorksh
186 Do., Fifths
111 Da., Wst. Riding Un
all Leeds Northern
all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
all London & Blackwall
8i Lond. Tilb. & Sthend.
100 Loud. Bright & S.Cat.
100 Jond. and N. Westn.
12 Do. Fifths
1 D0.101.5h.,M&8...0
2i Do. Eighths
100 London andS. Westn.
42i Do., £5O
34 0., £4O
all Lnudrry& Col eraine
all Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
100 Hanch.Shet&Lincln
4 Do., Man. & Lin. Un
100 Midland
100 Do. Birmng. & Derby
476 Midi& G. West . (Ira .)
176 Do. Half Shares
all Newcastle & Carlisle
100 Newmarket
56 Do., Bury Extension
176 Nwpt.Aberg.
76 Newry &Enniskillen
all Newry Warrenpoint
and Rostrevor
100 Norfolk
36 Northn.Counties Un.
100 North British .
16 North Devon, No. 1.
all Do., No. 2 . . .....
all Do., 6 A Deferred . .
8 0., 6 B Guaranteed
all orth London
56 Do. New £lO
it 18 N.&S.Wstrn. ,Hamp-
stead, and City Jn
176 North Staffordshire
all North Western
10 N. &S. Westrn. June.
1 Nuneaton, Hinckley,
and Leicester
100 Oxford, Worcester,&
Wolverhampton
21 2s Portsmouth
100 tcottish Central .
100 cottishMidland
100 Shrewsbury dr Bitmg.
100 Do. L. &N. Western
Guaranteed St ask._
10 Shrewsby. & Berefd
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(N. W. Min ;
all Do. Halveso.
all Do. Oswestry
61 Shropshire Union .
Do. A, B, C,&
paid up at per cent
all South Devon
100 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun
5 Do
2l 2s Staines, Wok &Wok
all Stockton & Darling.
161 Stockton & Hartlepl
100 Taff Vale
8 Do. £lO shares.
100 Do. Pref., No. 1
21 Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
17 Vale of Neath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford&Limerick
16 West Cornwall.
1 West End of London
and Crystal Palace
all West London
51s. Wimbledn & Croydon
1100 York Newctl.&Berw.
20 Do. Extensions
136 Do. G.N.E. Purchase
100 York &N. Midland 1

58 62
86 87
75 76
119 - 121
88 - 90
72k -72 i

all Agua Fria
all Anglo Austrin. Gold
all Anglo Californian
2 Australasian
6 Australian
all Australian Cordille
all Australian Freehold
all Ave Maria
all Baden (Gd. Duchy on
all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal
all ' tish Austrin. Gold
13. , 1: ritish Iron .
24i Brazilianlmp.(issued
at ,C 5 pra
all Do. Cocaes do Cuiada
15 Do. St. John Del Rey
Carson's Creek
Clarendon Con. Min.
Co. of Jamaica
all Cobre Copper
1 Colonial Gold
15 Copiapo
all Copper Min. of Eng.
all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent.
all English and Austrin.
Copper Smeltg. Co.
all General
all Great Nugget Vein...
all Do. Registered
all Great Polgooth
all Liberty
all Linares
all Lond.&Californ.Gold
Quartz Crush. Co
all Hariquita
9 Mexican&S.Americn
all New Granada
all New .Linares Mining
and Smelting Co
all Nouveau Monde
all Pontgibaud Silver
Lead Min. & Smelt.
1 Port Philip
all Quartz Rock
all Rhymney Iron
15 Do. New
I.oi Santiago de Cuba
all south Australian
7 Tin Croft
all United Mexican '
all Waller
all West Granada
all West Mariposa
12s. Worthing Mining of

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CHINA.
(From the Overland Friend of China.)
The latest newspaper to hand from Peking is of
a date equivalent to our 14th of January, nearly a
fortnight before the commencement of the New
Year of the old dynasty. In a memorial in it, from
the Censor Yungpaou, inspector of the central part
of the city, setting forth the want of discipline in
the military preparations for defence of the capital,
and the distressed condition to which the inhabi-
tants were reduced, it is incidentally mentioned
that (in confirmation of what we have before re-
ported) at that date the rebel camp was only 70
miles distant ; the Imperialist military command-
ers were not agreed in their views, and had not
succeeded in any plan for exterminating the rebels.
From Nanking, the southern capital, we have no
other intelligence than the report that the Tartar
General Ileang-yung was at last about to vacate
the position he had tried to maintain between it
and Chin Keang, and that a desperate and final
attempt would be made to retake Shanghai.
The authorities at Fou-chau have been obliged
to give up their endeavours to subdue rebellious
parties in the country adjacent, and are now look-
ing carefully to their own entrenchments. The
Emperor's uncle, the Viceroy, was preparing for a
trip to Shingking, in Manchouria, to which place,
as we mentioned some time ago, the Emperor Hien-
fung has directed the revenue to be forwarded.
About Canton matters remain quiet, though the
authorities are now convinced their day is fast ap-
proaching.
The winter, favourable for the insurgent south-
erns, unused to severe cold, has been of extraordi-
nary mildness. The ice crop about Shanghai is a
complete failure, and, singular circumstance, it
will be necessary for foreign residents to import a
cargo of the luxury from America.
The Imperialists are trying to prevent teas and
silk from reaching Shanghai, where, although their
Custom-house is formally acknowledged, the chances
of their obtaining duties are doubtful. As many as
5,000 packages of green teas are said to be detained
at no great distance from the port. Quotations for
hysons, gunpowders, and imperials have advanced
fully three taels.

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Throughout Guzerat the greatest possible interest
is being evinced by all classes, both European and
native, respecting the Bombay, Baroda, and
Central India Railway Company. If the scheme
is carried out, it will certainly do a vast deal of
good to the country. It is proposed, I hear, to
strike oft the new line to Callian, a town about 35
miles from Bombay, and to which the Great Indian
l'eninsular line runs already. From Callian the
line is to run along the coast to Surat, and from
Surat to Broach, Jumbooseea, Dholerah, and
the very heart of the cotton districts. It is tohave
tramways as feeders on the right and left. From
a gentlieman who has great experience in the
cotton trade of Western India, I hear that this
railway would bring to Bombay about ten times the
quantity of cotton we get now, and would also bring
Int'a cultivation vast tracts of land which are at
present lost to any purpose whatever. At present,
also, there being no carriage but by sea from Surat
to Bombay, great quantities of cotton which
arrive at the former port after the rains set
in have to be kept there until the opening of the
season, a period of at least four months. The con-
sequence, of course, is a great loss of interest upon '
money thus employed, and a total cessation of the
cotton trade for some time previous to the rains.
This is moreover particularly inconvenient to the
native 'merchants, whose commercial year ends at
the Dewallie festival, a period some short time after
the monsoon. Should we have railway communi-
cation between this and Surat, cotton can be
brought down at all times of the year to Bombay.
This will, in point of fact, just add four months to
the Indian trading year, and accelerate by the same
time the return upon all money laid out in cotton
speculation. I hear that the Bombay, Baroda, and
Central Indian Railway will not go further to the
north-west than Ahmedabad, and that the task of
opening out the communication with Berar, Indore,
Candeish, and so on to Agra, will be left to those
who were first in the field, the Great Indian Penin-
sula Company. This is but fair. The new com-
pany should not be allowed to cut the ground from
under the old, who, as the pioneers of railway mat-
ters in India, are certainly entitled to every pro-
tection at the hands of Government. Our present
Governor takes the greatest possible interest in
railway matters, and although he has barely been
three months in the country, has found time to make
three inspections of the different lines by which it is
proposed to ascend the Ghauts from the Concan to
the Deccan. This, too, his lordship has managed to
do at a season when the heat makes a residence in
tents by no means pleasant. Lord Elphinstone
seems to be a very hard-working, practical man of
business. He spares neither himself nor his subor-
dinates at the desk. I hear that he has deter-
mined to recommend that the extension lines of
th. Great Indian Peninsula be carried on forthwith
from Callian to the foot of thr. Bore Ghaut, and
from the top of the Ghaut towards roonah. The
Hoolie holidays, of which we were in the midst
when I last wrote, are now over ; the hot weather
has commenced in earnest, and the supply of
water in Bombay is failing very fast indeed. The
want of rain at the end of last monsoon is now be-
ginning to be felt, both here and over the whole
country. , Grain, rice, and provisions of all sorts
are very dear indeed—some 25 per cent. more so
than at this time last year. Lord F. Fitzclarence
has just issued an order which has given the greatest
possible satisfaction to those concerned ; it directs
that all officers, non-commissioned officers, and sol-
diers belonging to the Hon. Company's European
Corps (Artillery and Infantry) in this Presidency,
shall in future wear the moustache. To men serv-
ing in a tropical climate the boon is a very great
one indeed. Another order which his lordship has
just issued, reducing the number of drilla, has also
given great satisfaction in the Bombay army.
Lord Frederick has certainly done more good in
the army of this presidency than any general officer
who has yet been amongst us. By perseverance
and firmness he seems to have inspired all the offi-
cers of the several corps under his command with
a love of their profession, and a great desire to ac-
quire every kind of military knowledge. His
military school at Poono, and his drill depot at the
same station, will certainlyprove the most substan-
tial benefits to the army of Western India. They
might serve as examples to any country in the
world. Mr. Luard has resigned the Company's
civil service. He applied to the local Government
to re-employ him, but it appears that the orders of
the Court were imperative, and that the autho-
rities here had not the power to restore him
without a further reference to England. The
whole affair has made a great stir in this presi-
dency, and it will no doubt prove interesting to
many old Indians at home. I should, however,
tell you that there has for some time past appeared
a series of the most atrocious libels upon Mr.
Goldsmid, the present acting chief Secretary to
Government, and one of the most able men. who
ever came to India in the Company's service.
The launch of the Honourable Company's steam-
frigate Assaye took place on the 15th instant, by
moonlight. It was a very grand sight indeed.. Our
worthy commodore, Sir Henry Leeke, gave a
grand ball in the dockyard on the occasion, at which
all the members of the Bombay society, from the
Governor downwards, were present.
There is no improvement in the commercial
markets since my last. Freight is falling. The
recent shipping arrivals have checked the advance
taking place in freight. Tonnage may now be had
to Liverpool at 41. to 4/. ss. ; to London, at Si.
10s. ; and China, Rs. 23 per candy.
Exchange on England has been steady at 2s. Id.
for the best credits, at six months' sight ; and 2s.
Old. to 2s. lid. for bills secured by shipping
documents.

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LATEST BETTING.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
10 to 9 agst Boiardo (taken).
3to 1 agst Ruby (taken).
7to 1 agst Middlesex (taken).
15 to 1 agst Champagne (offered).
20 to 1 agst Marble Hill (taken).

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CANTON MARKET—MARca 9, 1854.
Teas.—Black—Of congous, settlements have been
made of 20 chops at 17.5 to 21.5 taels for kaysows and
oopacks, 16.5 and 20.5 taels for hohnams and monings,
and 15 to 16 taels for hohows ; stock 85 chops.
Souchong, 13 chops sold at 18 and 25 taels for cargo to,
good, 27 and 32 taels for superior ; stock 50 chops.
Caper, 300 half-chests sold at 15 taels ; stock 600 boxes.
Flowery pkoe, 1,500 chests sold at 20 to 23 taels for
cargo and 30 to 36 taels for superior ; stock 800 chests
new and 700 old. Orange pekoe, 1,500 half-chests sold
at 16 to 18 taels ;no stock. Ning gongs and oolongs,
16,000 half•chests sold, namely-10,000 ning yongs at
22 to 25 taels for cargo to good, 4,000 ankoi at 14 to
15 taels, and 2,000 powchongs at 15.5 to 19 taels ;
stock of all kinds, 50,000 half-chests.
Green.—The, present stock is estimated at 25,000
half chests. The settlements since our last are—of
hyson, 4,000 packages at 25 to 29 taels for cargo, 32
to 42 taela for superior to fine. Young hyson, 8,000
at 26 to 32 taels for good cargo, and 35 to 45 taels
for superior to fine. Hyson skin, 4,500, at 15 to 17
taels for cargo to good, and 19 to 24 taels for superior to
fine. Twankay, 2,500, at 20 to 22 taels for good cargo,
and 24 to 28 taels for superior to fine. Imperial and gun-
powder, 4,000, at 30 to 33 taels and 33 to 36 taels for good
cargo, and 35 to 40 to 38 to 43 taels for superior good.
Canton Teas.-800 half-chests Congou sold at 17 to 20
taels for good. Young Hyson, 3,000 half-chest at 14 to
16 taels for cargo to good. Gunpowder, equal to 3,000
half-chests at 14 to 20 taels for cargo to superior.
Scented Orange Pekoe, 1,500 boxes at 22 to 26 taels
for superior. Caper, 1,000 boxes at 17 to 20 taels for
good cargo to superior.
Raw Silk.—But little of Nanking in market. Tsatlee
3953. Sewhing 3305, Taysaain 3505, Loongkong 3255,
Kumchuck re-reeled 3455.
Exchange and Bullion. —On London, 4.11, and little
doing. On India Co.'s accepted 233 to 234 Rs. Syce
3i to 4 per cent. prem. Gold, $2l 40 per tael.
Freights.—Tonnage scarce, and much wanted. For
Great Britain, 6/. 10s. to 7/. To the United States,
$22 to $24. To California, $3O to $35.

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9 to 2 agst Autocrat.
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33 to 1 agst Neville (taken).
33 to 1 agst Canute (taken).

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONI)0N, April 27. Then Tis at length a change in the
'weather. The win tis now from the estward, with
Cloud y weather. There has been a very slight fall of
I"°•—The Calcutta, Boston to London, which was on
*mere near Barrington, Bth inst., was afloat on the 12th,
laall,onasu, little water, and would return to Boston or
.
°2 1" DOVER, April 26.—Pons Allis, from London, for
ort Philip.
PLyIIOUTEI, April 26.—Wind, N. Arrived—Geelong,
,London, for Melbourne. Sailed—Buchante, Africa ;
ea Taylor, Ceylon.
27.—PerApril Elec. Tel.)---The Carlos (Russian Fin-
-4141
...argue), from Lisbon to Finland, has been towed
Matt by this morning, having been captured off the
"Z" bY H.M.'s steamer Avon.
,:cORTMIOUTH, April 26.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—H.M.'s
'l4• Brisk, from Halifax ; do. Alecto, Sierra Leone.
Sou deals, battens, and
wTRWOLD, April 26.—A number of
ards, marked "R. S.—S. S.—S. H.," also part of a
tttdeck, with a bell attached, marked " Albertina,
enborg, 1840," have come in shore, supposed from a
vessel wrecked on the Crossing Sand.
taccrWES, April 26.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Uhla, from
rnelds for Newport, to stop a leak.
9A
0P SALCOmBE.—Panic, from China.
LMOUTII,
April 26.—Wind, N.E. strong breezes.
don ITived—Constance, from Moulmein, and sailed for Lon-
; Bloomer Callao and Cork ; Lion, Buenos Ayres ;
°Pie, Jamaica ; Glen Huntley, Gothenburg for Mel.
"olirne, to stop a leak. A schooner of about 140 tons,
)ainted black, was passed 21st ult. in 43 N. 18 W., dis-
basted and abandoned ; also a large ship, dismasted and
abandoned, 27th March, in 41 N. 14 W. Off Port—Black-
Vail, from Port Phillip ; Princess Royal, Batavia for
Tfamburg ; Ernest Borkdman, New York, and sailed for
Itetterdatu ; Asphalon, Enpatoria.
'l739SEsx.x/cD, April 2 L—Win I, N.N.W. Sailed—
Phceux, for Calcutta ;'
Kipper, do. • Anna, Aden ,• Re-
fuge, New York ; Niger, Quebec • Arethusa, do. ; Corin-
thea, (10. ; Empress, do ; Tay, ad. ; Hartlepool, do. ;
Exchange, do. *
SwANBEa, April 26.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—United,
from Coquimbo. Sailed—Goleonda, for St. Jago de Cuba.
CIIRIsTIANsAism, April 22 The Christian, from Hor-
sens to Leith, has put in leaky. n
WIBBY, April 20.—The combinedmustflee discharge.
tspa passed the
East
side of this island, 14th inst. steering N.E. No Russian
ships of war have been observed.
LERWICK, April 24.—The Pomona,
arrived. here from
Greenland, is said to have received
haveid:rable damage
in the ice, and reports the weather to considerable
bois-
terous—that the Violet, of Hull, and the FeelTzu voefri'reburgh, have been lost, with all hands, except' partaosf re.
boat's crew belonging to the latter vessel. Some doubts
exist as to the saft.ty of the Agostina, of Peterhead, and
it is feared that other losses have taken place. The Ger-
Ilan* of Hull, lost three whale boats and three of her
crew on her outward passage to Greenland.
JERSEY, April 25.—Sailed—Asia, for Trinidad.
GIBRALTAR, April 17.—The Genoa (s. s.), from Liver-
Pool, which arrived
an here 10thrging inst., is dairetained with
damage to her screw, d discha to rep.

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SHANGHAI MARKET—Mims 2.
There have been but small transactions, and the deli-
veries are very trifling, at rates slightly improved since
the holidays. Holders are not offering their stocks, an-
ticipating a still further advance.
Teas.—Black—Congous, the settlements are estimated
at 20 chops, leaving unsold about 10,000 pkgs. We
have no change to note in prices. Ordinary to fair, 11
a 11/ taels, hohow kinds 12 a 131 taels, Ning Chong 14
a 17 taels—very few offering.
Green.—The few ohops which have been offered have
brought extreme prices, and nothing of clean quality
can be bought except at an advance of 10 per cent. The
stock is about 5,000 pkgs., chiefly low grade skins.
2,000 to 3,000 pkgs of fair Twankay quality are said to
be on the way hither.
Raw Silk.—But few bales have found buyers since our
last. The only deliveries have been in fulfilment of con-
tracts, and few parcels remain on hand for sale. The
silk-men being unwilling to submit to a reduction in
price, are keeping back supplies, and the stock in the
silk country intended for this market is reported as very '
considerable.
Exchanges and Bullion.—On London, since the last
mail's departure, the transactions have been small. The
rate 5s 7d was maintained for some time, and we hear of
a small amount of Bank bills being sold as high as 5s Bd.
Sycee, $l2l per 100 taels. Gold, $175 to $177 for
9.7.3 taels.
Freights.—To England, nominally, 81. To the United
States, $2O to $2l. Tonnage to both places not to be
had, and much wanted. The Aristides gets equivalent
to 101. for Halifax, her charter having been taken over
at a considerable profit.

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PUBLIC DEPABTMENTEL-Mr. Ewart has a notice of Sat,.
motion on the order book of the House of Commons to
the effect that he will forthwith move for a select core- 50
mittee to inquire how far a system of examination or
other test of efficiency may be adopted, or further ex- 12
tended, in the case of appointments and promotion of
candidates for the different departments of the public 12!
service. 25

THE LATE OMNIBUS ROBBERY IN THE CITY.—It was
a few days ago incorrectly stated in some of the papers
that, in the case of Day, who was committed upon the
charge of stealing the purse of a lady in an omnibus, Sir
R. W. Carden said he would accept bail for the prisoner.
On the day after the committal of Day, Sir R. W. Car-
den declared on the bench that he never for a moment
entertained a thought of accepting bail in such a case.
THE STOCKPORT STRlHE.—Sevs.ral rather serious tu-
mults have already arisen out of the strike at Stockport,
and the police have had to interfere for the protection of
such of the workpeople as have chosen to accept the
terms offered by the employers. At three of the largest
mills—Messrs. Eskrigge and Co.'s, in Heaton-lane, and
Mr. C. Howard's and Messrs. Marshall's, in Portwood
—in place of their full complement of thousands, only
about 120 in the aggregate are working ; yet, few as the
" knobsticks " are (to use the current phrase), the turn-
outs have assembled each dinner hour and evening in
front of the mills to watch them out and to intimidate
them. On Monday night the conduct of one of the
turnouts was so violent that the police apprehended him,
10
and he has since been committed to prison. On Tuesday
night much larger crowds assembled, and in front of 13
Messrs. Eskrigge and Co.'s mill, in Heaton lane, a I.OM
riotous mob proceeded to assaults upon the workpeople,
which induced the police again to interfere. Mr. Brown, st.
the chief constable, had sent Sergeant Walters and six 20
police constables to protect the workpeople on leaving 25
the mill, and this force found it necessary to seize two of
the most active of the mob, who were at once conveyed 25
to the Lockups. The police were folloSed and stoned, 12,]
but resolutely did their duty ; and on their return they
apprehended a third man in the act of throwing stones. 5
The riotous multitude were discouraged by these ex- st.
amples of the way they might expect to be dealt with,
and soon afterwards began to disperse. The prevalent 17
opinion is, however, that more serious riots will yet 25

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 a.m.
Wind W.S.W., moderate, and raining.
Arrived—Shamrock (s). from Havre.
Sailed—Mermaid, for Melbourne.
There are no accounts to the present time of the steamer
Atlantic, now 11 days out, with the mails of the 15th inst.
from New York.
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(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
Wind W.N.W. ; cGloßultdyV,EwSiCillthp'ralihnu;rtsiddaey,,ql2afteraefit.i.
Arrived, 26th—Nadisoha, Russian prize from
Aina, Russian prize, from the Baltic; Norwartz,
I°ta Wismar ; Blanche, Jamaica ; Baron Osy, steamer,
Antwerp ; Triton, steamer, Calais ; Earl of Auckland,
steamer, Rotterdam.
Sailed—William Jolliffe, steamer, for Calais.
Wmd DEAL, Thursday, 9.45 a.m.
W.S.W., fresh and cloudy.
Passed—Spirit of the North, from Calcutta for Loudon ;
Tallentire, from Magaltan, for London ; Villisneria Nichol,
from
Cape of Good Hope, for London ; Larne, from Callao,
forf Leith; Susanna, from London, for Nassau; Queen of
e South, from St. Michael's, for orders.
Anchored—Rubicon, No. 38 transport, from London,
tor Malta • Nos. 37 and 39 transports, from London, for
kalta.
Remains--Admiral Zoutman, for Port Phillip.
The Anemone lies in the same state. 75 railway irons
Vwe n landed this morning, and it is expected she will
_.! go ee
ff this high water, and towed into Ramsgate, with
4uou et t 30 tons of iron remaining on board.
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