The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-01 00:00:00

REGULATIONS FOR MUTINIED REGI-

MENTS.
The following remarkable order was issued on
the 18th instant : _

Nov. 14.

The General Commanding-in-Chief is pleased to lay
down the following rules for the disposal of men on fur-
lough, belonging to regiments which have mutinied or
have been disarmed. _

1. Native officers, non-commissioned officers, and se-
poys who were absent from their regiment when it muti-
nied and became non-existent shall, on rejoining their
station at the expiration of their leave, or on reporting
themselves at any other station, be di,charged, receiving
their pay in full to the day of discharge. The corps is
dissolved by its own act, and they must take the conse-
quences. In the certificate of discharge furnished to
such tnen it should be simply stated that, their regiments
having mutinied, their services are no longer required.
As, however, in several rectimente that have mutinied
a few men of a regiment have remained true, and as even
where none have remained faithful there may be among
the men who return from leave souse whose cases deserve
special consideration, it wilt be left open to the officers
of regiments to which such individuals belonged, and to
officers commanding stations at whioh such men may
report themselves, to bring under the consideration of
Government the cases of any such persons. But it is
to be observed that all such exceptional claims to consi-
deration must be supported by clear and specific reasons,
and that in the absence of such reasons the general role
as above stated is to be adhered to.

2. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and sspoys
belonging to regiments which have been disarmed, but
are still doing duty, or to iegimonts which still retain
their arms, will be allowed to rejoin at the expiration of
their leave.

Should any overstay their leave; men so returning late
are to be reported—none being allowed to resume their
duties nor to receive any pay until their cases shall have
been considered by the Commander-in-Chief. All such
men will be liable to dismissal and to forfeiture of pay,
unless they can give some satisfactory proof of the
manner in which they have been employed during their
unauthorised absence.

3. Men reporting themselves at stations distant from
those from which they took their departure are not to be
received, nor allowed to remain at such distant stations,
nor is any pay to be given, nor extension of leave granted
to them.

The impassability of the roads which such men bring
forward as their excuse for not returning to their proper
stations is a difficulty occasioned by the crimes of their
companions in arms, and they should suffer the conse-
quences. It should be certified on the certificates of
leave which suoh men possess that on a certain date
they reported themselves at such a station ; but no
promise of restoration to the service, and no encourage-
ment to hope for the recognition of the validity of the
excuse they give for not' having proceeded to their
proper station, is to be held out to these men. Their
having reported themselves being duly entered on their
certificates, they are to be ordered to quit the station.
The men alluded to under this head are those belong-
ing to regiments still armed, or still doing duty without
arms. The cases of those belonging to corps which have
mutinied are provided under the head.

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V. Claims to grants under this head by military
officers on regimental or staff duty should be made to
their commandirg officer, or the head of their depart-
ment, who, after such inquiry ae be may think neces-
sary, may admit or reject the olaim, sulject in the case
of rejection to an appeal to this Government.
VI. No grant under this head veld be made to the
estate or family of a deceased officer, the ot ject being to
enable officers to supply themselves with necessary
equipment without incurring debt, and no grant will be
made to any officer whose loss may seem to have
occurred through any fault or negleot of his own.
VII. With respect to the pensions to be granted to
the destitute widows and children of uncovenanted
officers who have loot their lives in coneequ,nce of the
mutinies, his Lordship in Council observes tha: no fixed
rule exists for the determination of the amount of pen-
sions provided for their families by the subscribers to
the uncovenanted service family pension fund; but that
the subscriptions to the fund appear to be for the most
part in proportion to the salaries of the several members,
and his Lordship in Council is of opinion that it will be
equitable, in granting pensions in the cases under con-
sideration, to divide the applicants into classes with
reference to the salaries drawn by the deceased officers,
in somewhat the same manner as is proposed for the
regulation of donations to officers who have lost pro-
perty, and to award pensions equal to the average
amount of pensions subscribed for by members of the
fund of each class.
TIII. The clauses will be as follows :-
1. Cases in which the deceased men were drawing
salaries of 500 rupees a mouth and upwards.
2. Znesseineewleiele she dpeased men -were drawing
salaries of 300 rupees a month and ices itin-5-00.ruPees.
Cae es in which the deceased men were drawing 200
rupees a month and less than 300 rupees.
4. Cases in which the deceased men were drawing 100
rupees a month and less than 200 rupees.
5. Cases in which the deceased men were drawing 50
rupees a month and less than 100 rupees.
IX. Cases in which deceased men were drawing less
than 50 rupees a month will be decided with reference to
the peculiar circumstances of each, on the understanding
that, as a general rule, pensions to widows shall not be
granted in excess of one-fifth of the pay of the deceased
officers, or to children in excess of one-fourth of the pen-
sions of the widows.

X. In all cases the pensions of widows shall cease on
remarriage ; those of sans on their attaining the age of
18 years ; and those of daughters on marriage.
XI. In exceptional cases pensions vs ill be allowed to
other female rela ives.

ferred by civil officers arid military offi,iera in civil
employ to the authority of the district in which the lcs,
occurred, and submittefl by him, after such inquiry, and
with such remarks as he may thick necessary, to the
oommis-ioner of the division, who should be authorised
to admit or reject the claim, subject in the case of
rejection to an appeal to the local Government, whose
decision should be final.

XII. All applications for such pensions must be sub-
mitted in the usual manner through the local civil
authorities.

XIII. As regards the grant of relief to the military
fund, the Governor-General in Council considers that it
will be more advisable to undertake the annual payment
of the pensions of those who have become entitled to
them than to make over to the fund a sum equal to the
present value of those pensions.
XIV. With reference to erants of money to Europeans
not in the service of the Government, his Lordship in
Council considers that such grants should be given on
the same principle as those allowed to the European and
native otheera of the Guveromeut—that is to say, to
those who have lost all, or nearly all their property, in
consequence of the mutinies, and who have not the
means of setting themselveb up again either in business
or otherwise.

XV. Similar grants will be made to those persons, not
being Europeans, who may be certified by any officer
authorised by Government to give the certificate to have
sustained damage in consequence of or while rendering
active assistance to the Government.
XVI. In no case should a grant under this bead
exceed 2,000 rupees, the maximum allowed to uncove-
nanted officers, and the amount should be regulated
according to the oiroum4tances of each case.
XVII. Applications for grants under this head shou'd
be made to the local civil officers, and submitted by them
to the commissioners of divisions, after such inquiry and
with such remarks as may be deemed necessary. The
commissioners will submit a general statement of such
claims for the final decision cf the local Government.
XVIII. Pensions to the destitute families of Euro-
peans not in the service of Government, killed in the
mutinies will be granted on the same terms as to the
families of uncovenanted civil servants of the Govern.
ment, regard being had to the circumstances of life in
each case, and special consideration being shown for the
families of those who may ha►e died in the temporary
service of the State.
XIX. Free passages in Government and private
steamers have been granted already to all women and
children proceeding from the stations np the country to
Bengal. A similar indulgence will be allowed to such
persons returning to their homes, when the prohibition
against residence in the disturbed districts is removed.
XX. This indulgence, however, will be restricted to
passages on board Government steamers, or in private
steamers taken up by the Government for the convey-
ance of stores, on the understanding that it will not be
allowed to interfere with the conveyance of troops or of
persons proceeding up the country on the public service.
CECIL BEADON,
Secretary to the Government of India.

COMPENSATION FOR SUFFERERS BY THE
REBELLION.
Read an extract from the proceedings of this Govern.
ment in the Home Department, No. 2.321, dated the
9th inst , forwarding for consideration copy of a
despatch from the Hon. Court, together with a
memorandum by the Secreta•y in that department, on
the subject of granting assistance to sufferer in conse-
quence of the mutinies.
Resolution.—The Hon. Court in their public despatob
No. 118 0f1857, dated 26th of August, having expressed
an anxious desire that every measure of succour within
the power of the Government should be promptly
afforded to the survivors of those whe suffered from the
loss of relations and property during the recent distur-
bances, especially to the widows and orphans of civil
and military officers who have fallen victims to the
outbreak, the Right Hon. the Governor-General in
Council considers that the different ways in which aid
may be suitably afforded by the Government are as
follows :-
1. By grants of money to European and native, civil
and military, officers of the Government, who have lost
the whole or a large portion •f their property by the
mutinies.
2. By pensions to the families of uncovenanted ufficers
of the Government who have been killed in the mutinies,
and have not left means either in property or in claims
on any insurance or charitable fund.
3. By the grant of relief to the Bengal Military Fund
to enable it to meet the liabilities thrown upon it in con-
sequence of the mutinies.
4. By grants of money to Europeans and others not
in the service of the Government.
5. By pensi ins to the destitute families of Europeans
killed in the mutinies.
6. By free passages on board Government steamers.
11. With regard to grants of money to Europeans and
native officers of Government, his Lordship in Council
is of opinion that the following principle should be ob•
served ;-
1. That grants of military officers should be adjusted
according to the scale allowed under the pay and audit
regulation to officers of artillery and infantry, as com-
pensation for the loss of baggage and camp equipage
when on duty in the field, viz. :
To a Colonel
„ Lieutenant-Colonel
„ Major
„ Captain
„ Subaltern
„ Deputy and Assistant-Com-
miesary
„ Conductors, Apothecaries, and
Stewards
„ Assistant Apothecaries and
Stewards 606 14 1
To native officers one month's pay and full batta.
2. That grants to covenanted civil officers should be
regulated in the same scale according to their relative

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EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 23.

The Bombay mails, which reached. Suez by the
Pekin on the 18th inst., were forwarded hence on
the following day by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Euxine. This boat has been
sent on to Marseilles to take up her station there,
and will open the new line of communication with
India, returning to Alexandria about the 10th
proximo with the first iatermediate mail far
Bombay.
The Abeona, with her Majesty's 94th Regiment,
en route to India, has just come into port. All the
necessary preparations for the transit of these
troops have been made beforehand against their ex-
pected arrival. The men will be sent up by rail iu
two detachments, with an interval of one day be-
tween them. As you are aware, however, the ex-
tremity of the line still falls about 25 miles short of
Suez, and for this portion of the journey about 900
donktys have been provided by the Transit Admi-
nistration. The idea of one of her Majesty's regi-
ments scouring across the Desert on these rather
unusual chargers may be permit+ ed to excite a smile,
and will no doubt be productive of much jocularity
among the men, but setting aside all ludicrous ideas
that may suggest themselves to a European mind
in connection with the matter, the choice of this
means of conveyance is by no means an injudicious
one, It would be most difficult, not to say impos-
sible, to supply a sufficient number of vans and
horses, and unless the men were marched, the only
alternative would be to mount them on camels.
The latter has, doubtless, a dignified and even a
solemn demeanour, but in point of comfort as well
as of speed no one who has travelled in Egypt will
hesitate in giving the preference to the smaller but
more active and easy-paced animal.
It has already been sufficiently shown that the
transit through Egypt of a few hundred men at a
time offers no serious difficulty of any nature what-
soever, and, indeed, hitherto little or no extra pre-
paration has been required. The only one of sty
importance is the organization at Suez of a military
hospital, under the direction of a medical officersent
to Egypt for this purpose by the British Government.
The establishment has been abundantly provided
with all descriptions of stores and provisions bed-
ding, &c., but people here are sorely puzzled to
divine what useful service it is expected to render.
It is by no means likely that the health of many
of our sturdy soldiers will be affected by the fatigues
of the journey through Egypt, which is annually
performed by hundreds of invalids returning to
Europe after a long residence in a debilitating
climate, and if any of the men are landed sick at
' Alexandria, they will, of course, not be subjected
to the unnecessary fatigue of a jouFney to Suez.
The thing is no doubt a mistake, which fortunately
however possesses the merit of being a harmless

one.
The Viceroy has latterly been chiefly at Cairo.
He was to leave yesterday for Upper Egypt, but
as it is not yet certain that Prince Napoleon will
not fulfil his intention of visiting Egypt this winter,
Said Pasha will not go far, and his absence will
necessarily be a short one. Our consul had an
interview with him at Cairo last week, and it has
transpired that he has obtained authority from his
Highness for the purchase of 1,000 cavalry horses,
for account of the British Government for shipment
to India. I must add in explanation that the ex-
portation of horses from Egypt has been prohibited
for several years past, under the mistaken notion
that such a measure would tend to maintain and to
improve the breed in the country. Latterly, how-
ever, though the rule still exists, the Government
has been less strict in enforcing it.
The direction of the Transit Administration has
just undergone a change. Mr. Green, who has
been connected with the Transit since its first
establishment, and who has been at the head of
that important department for the past four years
with the rank of Bey, has resigned his laborious
post on account of his health, and is succeeded by
Nubor Bey, a gentleman possessed of a first-rate
European education, and whose energy and abilities
have obtained general approval to his appointment.
It is Nubor.Bey's brother who, it will be remem-
bered, was last year appointed by Said Pasha to the
governorship of Khartoum, the first instance of a

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3. That grants to uncovenanted civil officers should
be awarded according to the undermentioned scale :
Rs. Rs.
If on salaries of 500 a month or upwards 2,000
If on salaries of 250 a month or upwards 1,000
If on salaries of 100'a month or upwards 5OO
If on salaries of 50 a month or upwards 2OO
If on salaries of 25 a month or upwards lOO
If on salaries in excess of 10r. a month 25
It being understood in every case, whatever the
amount of the officer's salary, that no dotation or pen-
sion shall be sanctioned until it be ascertained that the
applicant (whether European, East Indian, or native)
has in no way been concerned in the mutinies.
111. In every ease also a declaration on honour should
be required from the officer concerned, to the effect that
he has lost property to the full value of the sum award-
able to him.
IV. Claims to grants under this head should be pre-

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probably have to ho detained in Egypt till tLe n:xt mail.
BusineEs continues much depressed. Hitherto, how-
ever, the late failures in England and on the con'inent
of Europe have produced to evil results. further than
causing general feelings of anxiety with a consequent
restriction of credit. Our grain markets, in which there
had teen a rally, caused by the receipt of more favour-
able intelligence from England by telegraph, via Con-
stantinople, is again dull since the receipt of later and
fuller advicos. Supplies from the interior are, however,
excessively light. Saide wheat may be quoted at from
about 2,33 to 30s per quarter free on board ; beans, 253
to 27s ; barley, 14e to 153 61
Cotton is neglected, with a downward tendency in

prices.
Exchanges are drooping, and none bu', first-class bills
are readily negotiable ; remitters generally giving the
preference to shipments of spec'e, even though a sacri-
fice. Good paper on Lindon, nt three month's date,
may be gnoted at 1001 to 101 piaster in the 1/.
Freiglhti are dull.

CHINA.
(From the Overland Okina Mail, Nov. 14.)
The most important occurrence of the fortnight
has been the arrival, on the sth, of Mr. Reed, the
United States Minister, and suite. Beyond what
is already koown at home about the peaceful in-
tentions of the Americans with regard to China,
nothing has transpired to give us an inkling of
the peculiar policy to be pursued by their pleni-
potentiary. The representatives of the three
Western Powers are now assembled on the field
of their future operations ; two of them have
large forces at their command, and are resolved
to use them, and the foreign community are
anxiously awaiting the result.
fo.re,e goes on increasing.
The Imperatrice with-55Vmarines and 50 boys,
arrived on the sth, and sailed for the river on the
7th ; the gunboats Watchful and Woodcock, in
tow of the steamer Furious, arrived on the 4th ;
the store steamer Hesper and floating factory
Volcano on the 10th ; and gun-boats Janus and
Clown, and dispatch-steamer Surprise on the 13th.
The steamer AdelLde, which left Portsmouth on
the 15th Aug., with the remainder of the Marines,
is hourly looked for. There has been no alteration
its the French force ; the American now consists
of the steamers Minnesota and San Jacinto, 50
and 15 guns ; the sloops Levant and Portsmouth,
18 and 1G guns. The Mississippi, another fine
steamer, is expected. The Americans will, never-
theless, greatly feel the want of small steamers
suited to river navigation.
There has been less done in the river, except
perhaps in the way of preparation, since our last
Overland, than for some time back during a like
period. A note dated Nov. 4 informs us that Gen.
Ashburnham and staff arrived per Coromandel in
the upper part of the river on the morning of
that day. He proceeded into Fatshan Creek and
remained there some time, and afterwards, in
company with several naval officers, visited the
Seymour and Macao forts, remaining at the
latter the greater part of the day. Our corre- •
spondent adds, that Chuenpee fort, which was
abandoned, is now being destroyed. Another
note just received mentions nothing except that a
Chinese baker, who had taken up his quarters off
Sixty-six Point, had had his wife carried off, to-
gether with some money and a cargo of flour, by
the mandarin,. The wife, however, had been
offered him back for a ransom of 200 dols. The
following is the disposition of the ships :—Elk and
Bittern at Sixty-six Point, Highflyer and Sampson
at Hamilton Creek, and Acorn at Escape Creek ;
the two troopships and Nankin at Wangtong
Fort, and Sybille at Tiger Island. All the vessels
are to be in the river by the 26th, except the
Sybille and Tribune which will remain at Hong
Kong.
In Hong Kong, everything wears the aspect of
busy preparation, and it is confidently affirmed
that the first step towards the investment of Can-
ton will be taken on Tuesday, upon which day the
Calcutta, accompanied by the gunboats and
steamers now here, will proceed up the river. The
greater part of the small military force here will
likely be required to assist in the attack upon
Canton, and upon the naval force will principally
devolve the protection of the colony.
Various rumours reach us from Canton ; some
say that Yeh has left the city to proceed against
the rebels in the North of the province ; and
others that he is about to go. The rebels are giv-
ing Yeh sad trouble. He has memorialised the
Emperor, requesting that no more troops be
draughted from Kwaugtung into the other pro-
vinces ; and troops have been sent from the
Northern provinces in foreign vessels to Swato,
whence they will probably be sent against the
rebels. Some think that these internal troubles
will make the city yield to us without any fight-
ing ; but we anticipate a short struggle and look
anxiously beyond it to the state in which the pro-
vince will be when, much more than now, at the
mercy of the rebels.

It is still said that the French intend to assist
the British force, but whether actively before
Canton, or only in protecting Hong Kong, thereby
enabling us to make the best of our force, is mat-
ter of doubt. At all events, no active movement
has as yet been made by the French with refer-
ence to Cochin China ; and the greater portion of
their fleet is still anchored at the Brothers, where
Baron Le Gros also is.
H. E. Sir M. Seymour has been promoted from
the rank of Rear Admiral of the White to that
of Rear-Admiral of the Red. The alteration in
the flags was made yesterday, under salutes from
the ships of war.

The Russian war steamer America arrived from
Shanghai tc-day, having on board his Excellency
Count Pontiatiue, Ambassador Extraordinary, who
is reported to have failed in his attempted nego-
tiation at Peking. Her Majesty's steamer Hornet
is also in from Ningpo, and the Spanish steamer
Don J. Juan from Manila.
The Neleus, with 180 military and naval inva-
lids on board, left to-day for England. She was
towed out of the harbour by B.M.S. Inflexible.
We understand that General Ashburnham, with
several of the heads of departments, will proceed
to Calcutta in the Ava on the 18th inst.
We have just received information of the wreck
of the Dutch schooner Helene, Captain Roging.
addroowido on
the 11. th, almost trouter, at Breaker's Point. Shortly after she got
ashore she was attacked by pirates, and plundered
of everything.
Thenaked
er:w arrivedwer e
thereat Swa
provided
for on board the Twee Cornelissen.
The loss of another vend (tile Portuguese ship
Man Hon, from Hong k - ong) on the coast of For-
mosa, and the plunder of the crew by the natives,
will doubtless remind the Government of the
necessity of making provision for such cases. The
Chinese Government at present have certainly not
the power to control the natives of Formosa, and
we shall have to trust in a great measure to our-
selves. In the expected opening up of trade, that
of Formosa is likely to meet with great attention,
and an expedition to the island to put matters on
a proper footing may be looked for. The state of
affairs, too, at Swatow—a place where a consider-
able trade is done, but which, like the places on
the coast of Formosa, is not a treaty port—is
such, it will be seen, as requires some attention.
From Amoy we have advices to the 9th No-
vember. The demand for imports was undimi-
nished. Patna was quoted 735 dols. ; Benares
725 dols. ; Java rico, 2 dols 60c. ; Arracan, 2
dols. ; and Formosa 2 dols. 95c.
Our latest advices from Fuhchau are to the 3d
November. Very little had been done in teas, and
the stock of congou unsold was 95,000 chests. A.
decline of two taels on finer qualities, four to five
taels on medium, and three to four taels on com-
mon had taken place. Patna was quoted 790
Benares, 770 ; and Malwa, 860. The Rose of
o
Sharon aDd Spitfire had sailed for London;
k th
Resolution and Golden State for New Yor r
.
d the Gertrude fo yd
Kremlyn for Boston ; an _ Liverpool,
ney. The Queen Margare!, DOU
nd to
to the vessels men-
was ready for sea. In addition

Moiled in our last Overland issue, the Chapman
and Velez were in the berth for London, and the
Bench was loading for the colonies, and the Wy-
naud for Cowes for orders. The authorities, in
answer to a petition regarding the currency from
the native bankers, had forbidden any difference
being made between the two dollars. This de.
cision had met some opposition, but at the latest
date had every prospect of being successful.
The principal incident in the north has been a
notification at Sliangliae from the Chinese Govern-
ment, prohibiting foreigners from going beyond
treaty limits in their excursions into the interior.
The Peking Gazette of October Ist contains
a memorial from Yeh praying the Em-
peror to allow the usual inspection of the
Kwangtung troops to be postponed until a
more seasonable time. A letter has been received
by the Shanghae Chamber of Commerce from Lord
Palmerston, conveying his thanks to that body,
for their approval, expressed at the public meet-
ing held at Shanghae ou the 26th May, of the
Government measures; in the Canton affairs.
Yeti's memorial, which we take from the North
China Herald of Nov. 7, is as follows
The Peking Gazette, dated Oct. 1, 1857, gives
the following memorial from Yeh-ming-chin, Mini-
ster of State, and Governor-General of the Two
Kwang :
"I, Yeh-ming-chin, humbly memorialise your
Majesty, respecting the impracticability of inspect-
ing, as established by law, the military of Kwang-
tung during the current year ; and request that
your Majesty will grant permission to defer the in-
spection till the military are loss actively employed,
when I will examine them as to their abilities, and
then act in obedience to your Majesty's commands;
I therefore pray your Majesty to cast your august
glance on this my respectful memorial."
I received a despatch from the military board,
forwarded by the Privy Council, informing me
that on the 19th Feb., 1857, it had received an
Imperial edict as follows :
" The period has again arrived when it has b--
come necessary the Fuhkeen, Chekeang, Kwang-
tung, and Kwangse military should ba examined
and inspected. We have, therefore, appointed
Ye h-ming-chin to inspect the military of Kwantung.
and select those soldiers who are fit for duty, and
discharge those who are unfit. If men are found
in the ranks who are unable to perform their ex-
ercises, and incapab'e for military use, then the
officers in charge of them must be degraded and
reported. Do not view this matter as of no im-
portance. Respect this.
" it is accordingly my duty to examine into the
state of the Kwaugtung military, and take steps
accordingly ; but I find on exaanivation that, dur-
ing the last few years, the military of Kwangtung
have been actively employed ; and that several
of the regiments wore sent to other provinces,
where they have been since employed on active
service.
" Since the autumn of last year, when the British
barbarians first commenced to create trouble at
Canton city, the Manchoo and Chinese troops,
t ',wither with the river and sea force', have been
still more moved from one spot to another, and
although at present the barbarians aro a little
quieter than before, still it would be in the present
state of affairs wrong to recal the troops from de-
fending Canton. I find that there are in the whole
province of Kwangtung 31 military cantonments,
the troops of which are being every now and then
removed from one station to another, as there is
fighting going on everywhere. Hence I cannot res-
eal the troops frcm the stations ; and consequently
cannot now exercise and inspect them.
" May I therefore pray your Majesty to be
pleased, i . n consequence of the troops being at pre-
sent actively engaged in defending the city of Can-
ton, and in destroying the barbarians, to allow that
the usual inspection of the Kwangtung military be
put off till the times are quieter, when I will exa-
mine and see them perform their exercises. Should
there be any useless soldiers, men who cannot de-
fend the nation nor destroy the barbarians—l shall,
when I inspect them, do_;rade the officers or dis-
miss them from the service. I shall not dare to
show them any protection."
Considerable anxiety hasbeen caused at Shanghae
by the appearance of a proclamation by the chief
magistrate Hwang, forbidding foreigners to 'o
farther into the interior than the distance stipulated
by ti eaty. Of course the Chinese have a right to
insist on the exact terms of the treaty, but M this
proclamaiion they have broken it themselves by
the frequent use of the obnoxious term "Bar-
barian ;" and moreover there has been for so long
a time permission given to go further than the
prescribed limits, that this sudden pull on the
check-string created no small astonishment and
some uneasiness. The following is the preclana-
ion

Hwang, Chief Magistrate of the district of Shang-
hae, in the pi efecture of Sangkeang, in the pro-
vince of Reangsoo, issues the following perspi-
cuous proclamation :
I have had the honour to receive a dospatch from
his Excellency See, the Superintendent of Customs,
informing me that he has had the honour to receive
a despatch, together with copy of a memorial to his
Imperial Majesty, from his Excellency the Gover-
nor, as follows :
" With respect to foreign merchants purchasing
and transporting cocoons out of the country, I for-
merly took the matter under consideration, and
decided that a duty, in accordance with the spirit
of the treatie-, should be levied on cocoons ; and
explained distinctly that the laws prohibited, and
did not allow foreigners to secretly proceed into the
interior. On the 16th September, 1857, I, in con-
cert with the Governor General, respectfully memo-
rialised. his Imperial Majesty, for the second time,
on the subject. Besides waiting till I have received
his Majesty's commands, when I will respectfully
make a copy of them for transmission to my subor-
dinates for their guidance, it is proper that I should
now, however, make a copy of my memorial and
send it to you, the superiniendent of customs, for
your information and guidance. I have, therefore,
now to explain to you the prohibitory laws, that
you may continually bear them in mind and take
heed that they are strictly carried out ; at the suite
time you will rigorously order the prefects to
transmit your instructions to the several magis-
trates to issue proclamations to the people of their
districts, that should any evil-disposed Chinese
league themselves with barbarians and together
dare to proceed into the interior, no matt• r whether
they have caused any disturbance or not, they will
b.: immediately arrested and punished with the ut-
mo-t rigorousness, while the barbarians will be
taken into custody and handed over to their consuls
to be kept under rigorous control and be punished
as laid down by the treaties.
I, the Superintendent of Customs, find on exa-
mination of this case that it is ou record that an
Imperial Edict was formerly received respecting
foreigners proceeding into the into! for ; and that
his Excellency the late Superintendent of
Customs, respectfully caused copies of it to be made,
and transmitted to his subordinates, ordering them
to act in accordance thereto. As I, the Superin-
tendent of Customs, have now received the above-
mentioned despatch and memorial from, his Excel-
lency the Governor, it is my duty, besides writing
to my other subordinates, to now write to you, the
Shaughae magistrate, and euclose a copy of the
memorial in question, that you may take measures
accordingly."
Having received his ExcAlency the Superinten-
d, n of Cu tows' dtspatch, together wilt a copy of
the memorial, it is now my duty to issue the ful-
lowiue• " proclamation :
I, the magistrate, have therefore now- to inform
ou the military and people of the Shanghae cis
trict that, from the issuing of this proclamation,,
you must examine, and act in accordance with, the
foreign treaties ; that foreign merchants are not
permitted secretly to proceed into the interior ' •
that evil disposed Chinese are not allowed to guide
foreigners secretly into the interior : and that,
should any persons dare intentionally to violate
this prohibition„ no matter whether they have
clawed a disturbance or not, they will assuredly be
ariested and 'rigorously dealt with ; and the
foreign! rs will be handed over to their consuls to
be rigorously controlled and punished, as laid down
by the trtaties. No indulgence will he shown.
Let all yield a reverential obedience. Da not dis-
obey. A special proclamation.
Shanghae, Oct. 21, 1857.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
IMPORTS.

COTTONS.—Shirtings : In the early part of last month,
sales to a modera:e extent were effected at prices
gusted in our last report, but the demand soon
subsided, and latterly the market has been quite at a
Stand. Advices of large transhipments from Calcutta
have made the principal holders eager to sell, but at
present there are no buyers even at our quotztions which
are 15 to 20 candarcens lower than last month's, and
at considerable supplies must be close at hand we look
for a further dtciine. TLe arrivals from Great Britain
are the Isabella Ile:cus and the Ab lul Medjid, which
have brought about 77,000 pieces. The deliveries from
sth to 31st ult, amount to 51,000 pieces of grey and
11,000 pieces white, and the stock in foreign warehouses
may be estimated at 315,000 pieces grey and white.
°Plum- wa, 59th. a 575 t. Shanghad silver; Patna,
5351. a 530 t., do onward tendency. Stoc:c on 21 Oct.
was— 3,080 ohs. Mal wa, 900 chs, Patna. Arrivals since
then are-1,665 ohs. Malwa, 1,312 chs. Patna. Total-
-4,745 chP. Maiwa, 2,212 ch. Patna. Deliveries since
ditto-515 chs, 3.llilwa, 408 Patna. Present stock-
-4,230 chs. Malwa, 1,804 Patna.
EXPORTS. _

TsAA—The past month has been one of the dullest