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CAMBRIDGE MONUMENT.
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
CHAmmAN—The Right lion. the L 010) MAYOR.
DEPUTY-CHAIUmAN —The Rii,ht Hon. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR,

Aldrich, Stephen J., Esq. (Secretary to the Royal General Annuity
Society), 18a, Basinghall-street
Anderson. the Rev. J. S. M., M.A., Brighton
Anderson, George, Esq. (lion. Sec. to the Royal Society of Musicians),
12, Lisle-street, Leicester-square
Bain, George, Esq. (lion. Sec. to the Highland Society of London),
Parliament-street
Barber, the Rev. J. IL, D.D., St. Paul's, Vauxhall
Barnard, J. A. L., Esq. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's
Society), Royal British Bank, Tokenhouse-yard,
*Bartley, George, Esq. (Hon. Treasurer to the yi vent ardeu Thea-
trical Fun,l), 11, Woburn-square
*Bennett, William, Esq. (Secretary to t. e Drury-lane Theatrical
Fund)
Cabbell, B. 8., Esq., M.P., F.R.S. (Treasurer), Brielc-court, Temple
*Charlier, J. Esq. (Secretary to the Royal Humane Society), 3, Tra-
falgar-square
Clift, James, Esq., Bloomsbury-square
*Cochrane, Charles, Esq. (Chairman of the Leicester-Square Soup
Kitchen), 40, Leicester-square
Cox, R. S., Esq., 7, St. Paul's-churchyard
Davies, William, Esq. (Secretary to the Asylum for Female Orphans),
Westminster-bridge-road
Douglas, Lieut.-General Sir Howard, Bart., 15, Green-street, Gros.
vetior-square
Dousberry, Thomas, Esq. (Secretary to the Domestic Servants' Be-
nevolent Institution), 32, Sackville-street.
Edridge, Thomas, Esq. (Member of the ConimAtee of the Leicester-
square Soup Kitchen), 40, Leicester-square
*Farrance, G. J., Esq. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's
Society), e 7, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square
Granby, the Most Hon. the Marquis of, M.P., 102, Piccadilly
irant, George, Esq. (Secretary to the Servants' Provident and Bone-
volent Society), 8, Cork-street
dale, J. W., Esq. (Member of the Committee of the Governesses'
-Benevolent Instituttfa)jollington-park
Hall, S. C., Esq. (Member of the Committee-of the Governesses' Be- ,
nevolent Institution), Marlborough-chambers,
Harley, John Pritt, Esq. (Hon. Treasurer to the Drury-lane Theatri-
cal Fund), 14, Upper Gower-street
Holland, J. W., Esq. (Secretary to the Royal Society of Female Mu-
sicians), 13, NE acclesfleld-street, Sobs-square
Hutton, Rev. Henry, M.A., Rector of St. Paul's, Covent-garden
James, John, Esq. (Secretary to the Society of Ancient Britons),
Gray's Inn-road
Jones, John, Esq. (Secretary to the Leicester-square Soup Kitchen),
40, Leicester-square
Jones, Jonathan, Esq. (Secretary to the Industrial Home for Gentle-
women), 39, Brunswick-square
Labouchere, John, Esq. (Treasurer), L'irchln-lane
*Laing, the Rev. 1)., M.A., F.R.S. (Secretary to the Gov -messes'
Benevolent Institution), 62, Mornington-road, Regent's-park
Lilford, the Right Hon. the Lord, 10, Grosvenor-place
Londonderry, the Most lion. the Marquis of, Holderness House
Long, W. S., Esq. (Deputy-Chairman of Queen Adelaide's Free Dis-
pensary), Bethnal-green
Lott, Mr. Deputy, F S.A., 43, Bow-lane
Lusignan, the Rev. M. W., M.A. (Member of the Metropolitan Sani-
tary Association), Allhallows, Upper Thames-street
Lutwidge, R. W. S., Esq., 19, New-street, Spring-gardens
Mackenzie, the Rev. Charles, M.A. (Hon. Secretary to the London
Orphan Asylum), St. Helen's-place
*Mackenzie, Colin, Esq. (Secretary to the National Philanthropic
AsFociation), Lel:ester-square
*Marsden, W., Esq., M.D. (Founder of the Royal Free Hospital),
Lincoln's Inn-fields
Marsh, Henry Edmund, Esq., 2, Charlotte-row
Meadows, Drink Water, Esq. (Secretary to the Covent-garden Thea-
trical Fund), the Grange, Michael's-grove, Brornpton
Meymott, Edward, Esq. (Secretary to the Royal Infirmary for Chil-
dren), 34, Stamford-street
Nash, Charles, Esq. (Secretary to the Metropolitan Free Hospital),
8, Devonshire-square
Nepean, tile Rev. Evan, M.A., 21, Bolton-street
Nicoll, Mr. Sheriff, Albany
Nisbet, James, Esq., Emus- street
Page, Thomas, Esq., C.F., Middle Scotland-yard
Peeksten, the Rev. Thomas, M.A., 1, Gloucester-terrace, Cambridge-
heath
*Phillips, J. S., Esq. (Secretary to the Public Dispensary), Lincoln's
Inn
Fowles, J. D., Esq., Bank-buildings
Pownal!, Henry, Esq., 27, Gloucester-gardens, Westbourne-terrace
*Rayner, 'l'. 0., Esq., M.D., Associate King's College (Secretary to
the Royal Maternity Charity), 1, St. Matthew's-place, Hackney-

road
Reed, Andrew, Rev., D.D. (lion. Secretary to the Asylum for
Idiots), Poultry
Richardson, Henry F., Esq., F.L.S.(Founder of the British Benefi-
cent Society), 9, Lincoln's Inn-fields
Bowden, th 3 _Rev. Dr., Temple-grove, East Sheen
Rowland, Lieut.-Colonel (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St. Ann's
Society), Woolwich
Shed len, Alexander, Esq. (Secretary to the Middlesex ILspital),
Charles-street
*Solomon, Samuel, Esq. (Secretary to the Jews' Hospital), 5,
Soul, Joseph, Esq. (Secretary to the Orphan Working School), 32,
Ludgate-hill
*Stone, David Henry, Esq. (llon. Secretary to the City of London
Hospital for Diseases of the Chest), 6, Liverpool-street
Street, W. Jesse, F.sq. (Member of the Committee of the Governesses'
DeneVOlent Institution), Lincoln's Inn-fields
Talbot, the Right lion. the Earl, Park, Old Brompton
Tapster, S. E., Esq. (Hon. Secretary to the Hotel and Tavern
Keepers' Provident lostitaion), Craven-street
Tett, Charles, Esq. (Aectetary to the Choral Fund Society), Polygon,
Clarendon-square
Thornton, Boyes, Esq. (lion. Secretary to the Hospital for the Cure
of Diseases of the Skin), 25, New Brides-street
Twining, R., Esq. (Treasurer of the Public Dispensary, Linc
Inn), Strand
Watts, Francis, Esq., F.S.A. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St.
Ann's Society), I, Warwick-square, Pimlico
Wire, Mr. Under-Sheriff, Swithires-lane
*Wood, George Watson, Esq. (Governor of the Royal Asylum of St.
Ann's Society), Victoria-square, Pimlico
Wood, John, Esq. (Treasurer of the Royal General Dispensary, Al-
deregate), 8, Falcon-square
Wright, the Rev. T. P., M.A. (Hon. Secretary to the London Orphan
Asylum), Dalston
Those marked with asterisks form the Acting Committee.
Treaaarere—.l.l. Bond C .r ~ and John Labotrchere, Esq.
Bankers—Messrs. Coatts and Co.; erisrs.TWlNY; ask wags!
Williams, Deacon, and Co.
The Members of the Committee are anxious to collect such an
amount of subscriptions as will enable them to raise that description
of monument which will do equal justice to their own feelings and to
the many exemplary virtues of his Royal Highness the late Duke of
Cambridge.
The above-named bankers and gentlemen are 'tilling to receive
subscriptions and Mr, John Smart, the only authorised collector,
will wait on esuch parties as may be desirous of contributing to this
national object.

By order,
EDW. FREPK. LEEKS, Honorary Secretary.
2, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, August 22, 1850.

ARGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great
Windmill-street, St. James's.
Open every Evening with Laurent's celebrated and unrivalled
Band. Principal Cornet-a-piston, Mons. BOULCOURT, from Paris,
and Artiste Attache to Mr. Strauss's Orchestra at the Baths of Vichy,
France.
The Subscribers are respectfally informed that Mr. Laurent, jun.,
having become Lessee to the above Rooms, begs to announce his in-
tention of applying to the Honourable Magistrates for a Licence
very to
the same Rooms, and, if granted, he wdl give CONCERTS of
superior description, in conjunction with his Dancing Academy. Mr.
Laurent, jun., solicits the patronage of the subscribers and nobility
in this new undertaking, pledging, himself strenuously to cater for
their amusement, and hopes to deserve a continuance of that liberal
support which has hitherto been bestowed on this distinguished and
popular establishment.
Terms of Subscription:—S's months, 5/. 55.; one month, 1/. is.;
one eveaing, Is.
Doors open at Half-past Eight, Dancing commences at Nine pre-
cisely, closing at Halt-past Eleven

CREMORNE GARDENS,
On the Banks of the Thames at Chelsea.
Open Daily at Three o'clock.
ONE SHILLING ADMISSION.
Children, Half-price.
Sundays at Half-past Four. No charge for admission except by
ecto
Refreshment Card—Sixpence. Children under Six years of age free.
Dirr, Mr. T. B. Simpson, Albion, Great Russell-street, Co-
vent-garden.
THIS DAY, September 23,
In addition to the usual Entertainments, a perfect repetition and re-
presentation of the Old English Sports performed before her Majesty
and Prince Albert, in celebration of the anniversary of the
of his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, at Osborne, August 6. -Birthd
No ad-
ay
ditional charge for admission. The Sports will commence at Four
o'clock, and conclude with a Morris Dance on the Platform by the
Ladies and Gentlemen of Herr Deulin's powerful Ballet Company.
First appearance of Signor Henri Zeleslci, the Bottle Equilibrist.
Immense Success of Deulin's new Fairy Ballet, " The Origin of
Harlequin." New Groupings from the Antique. Dancing to
Bottles Band of Fifty Instrumentalists. Madame Antonio
will make her marvellous Ascent and Descent on the Rope amid
hurricanes of Chevalier Mortram's gorgeous Fireworks. Chattaway's
celebrated Brass Band.
a HE LATE LIEUTENANT GALE.
The Proprietors take this early opportunity of intimating that this
Establishment, with all its attractive resources, is placed, for oue
day, at the service of the Widow and Eight Children of the late Lieu-
tenant Gale, the aeronaut, whout disa,strous and lamented fate is re-
corded in the public journals. Due notice et' the Benefit will be
given, and the cOloperatien of friends is earnestly solicited.
In active preparation, a Grand chipim Fete.
On Saturday, for the future, the Usual entertainments will be pre-
sented, instead of the Bal al Fresco, and the usual charge for admis-
sion restored, viz., is. •
NEPAULESE ARCHERY GROUND.
Ladies and gentlemen can here enjoy the health-Promoting elegant
exercise of the graceftil bow, with the advantage of proper instruc-
t ion, gratis ! Shooting three dozen arrows before Five o'clock, Is. ;
after Five, 6d. per dozen . Matches for Dinner, Wine, and a Prize
Bow are always open. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr.
Teetgen, Archery Manufactory, 164, Bishopsgate street.
The Magic Cave—The Shooting Gallery—Burns's Cottage,
with Groups of Figures illustrative of his Works—Surnmer
finest and
Winter in the Arctic Regions—The Maze—Statuary
of ho
Classical descriptian—The Araerican Giant—The Log Hut of the Ca-
lifornian Gold Diggers,-Anctent and Modern Groupings, by Duffel,
Sec., &c. '-
Be it recollected, on Sundays, admission by Refreshment Ticket,
Sixpence.
Never were these delightful grounds in such high perfection
as at the present moment. Visitors to London should not omit a
stroll 'neath the shade of the lofty trees and amongst the variegated
beds of flowers at Cremorne. Everything has been to render
this magnificent place of amusement worthy the most extensive
patronage.
The attention of the French in London is particularly requested to
this metropolitan ducosse.
The grand Bowling Saloon of this establishment is open free to the
Public.
N.B. The Mammoth Sycamore, the Largest Tree in the World,
in the River Esplanade.
A Table d'Hote on Sundays at Six o'clock—Half-a-Crown.
Cremorne can be reached by road or river for 3d.
A Boat leaves Battersea-bridge every Night after the Fireworks.

20, 'Great Marlborough-street.
Mr. SIMBERL has the honour to announce that he shall publish
immediately, in 3 vols ,
RE BARONESS PROCHAZKA'S
NOVEL "THE ABDUCTI)N; or, THE MARVELS OF
Ji t SMER ISM."

DEDICATED TO LORD STUART DE DECIES.
" There are more things in Heaven and Earth
Than are dreamt cf in your philosophy."—Hamlet.
W. Shoberl, Publisher, 20, Great Marlborough-street.
Immediate orders should be sent to the Libraries to prevent disap.
pointment.

I INDIA AND CHINA.

(From the Times.)
On Wednesday last we published in our second
edition a telegraphic dispatch, via Trieste, in anti-
cipation of the overland mail ; and on Saturday last
intelligence from Calcutta appeared in our columns
brought to Marseilles by the French steamer, which
having had only fifteen hours' start of the English
boat, contrived to reach that port forty-eight hours
before her competitor.
We have now received our dispatches and papers
by the Ripon ; and though they cannot be said to
have anticipated the overland mail, the following let-
ters from our correspondents will not be ',found un-
interesting :

" BOMBAY, AUG. 5.
" India continues tranquil throughout. The civil
war in the Nizarp's territory has been terminated by
the result of a battle fought at Akote on the 20th of
July, in which the Nizam's troops utterly defeated
and dispersed those of the refractory Nawab of El-
lichpore. This success will enable the Nizam either
to enforce better terms from the defeated Nawab or
to give his districts to a richer competitor, and will
at the same time relieve the Resident from the di-
lemma of employing the contingent in a doubtful
quarrel.

" Another explosion of an ordnance flotillaoccurred
on the Ganger, near Chuprah, on the 10th of July.
The fleet consisted of about 30 boats, of wh;oh up-
wards of half were loaded with gunpowder; 12 boats
are lost, seven with 1,800 barrels of powder on board
exploded, and five sunk. The crews discovered the
fire in time, and escaped. Suspicion attaches to the
native boatmen, from the circumstances of their
having received their pay in advance at Dina-
pore, and having all escaped injury. A committee
of inquiry has been instituted to investigate the
matter.

" An outrage most disgraceful to the civilized cha-
racter of the district has occurred at Alipore, in the
immediate neighbourhood of Calcutta ; it originated
in some Sepoys of the Alipore Militia (off duty)
having got a well-deserved thrashing from the inha-
bitants of that locality for insulting respectable
women of the place. The Sepoys fled to their lines
for assistance, whereon their comrades turned out,
and proceeded to treat Alipore and its inhabitants as
if it had been an enemy's town taken by storm. The
court of inquiry appointed to report on the conduct
of the Seikh state prisoners at A Ilahabad have come
to the conclusion that a plot existed fur the rescue
of the Attarree Sirdars. Several letters were pro-
duced, which showed that there had been a cor-
respondence kept up between the Ranee Chunda at
Nepaul and the prisoners ever since their arrival at
Al I ahabad.

" A con-iderble sensation has been occasioned in
India by a duel which has lately taken place at
Bandah, le`.w•een Lieutenants Iluxham and Lich-
ford, of the 48th Native Infantry, in which the
former was wounded severely (it \; as at first sup-
posed mortally). Lieutenant lluxham is out of
danger, but the affair is likely to lead to more than
one: court-martial.

" The Bengal papers are filled with disgraceful
exposés of the extent to which gamblir;g ii carried on
amoog3t the young officers of the Queen's and Com-
pany's services on leave at Simla and other hill sta-
dons. Some of these have been openly charged with
cheating at play. This affords a further proof of the
propriety of Sir C. Napier's very unpopular general
order restricting the have of officers to the hills dur-
ing the hot season.
" There has been another lull in the monsoon, and
complaints of want of rain are general throughout
Upper, Central, and Western India. Lord Falkland
is still at Poona. He has been suffering from a
severe attack of fever, but is now much better. Sir
Charles Napier and Lord Dalhousie are at the hills,
and Colonel Lawrence still in Cashmere, where,
amongst other things, he is said to have been pre-
scribing for Gholab Singh, who has been seriotbly
indisposed.
" The discussion on Mr. Bright's motion has ex-
cited much interest in India. The loer.l press gene-
rally advocate the appoinment of a cotton commission.
The real difficulty, however, of increasing the pro-
duction of cotton in India is, that even in districts

(such as Broach) which enjoy the facilities of complete
water carriage, a crop-of cottonlllWiltirliinttiMitti--
rator a smaller return, in proportion to his outlay,
than is generally afforded by other crops which the
soil is equally capable of producing."

place. 290 whole chops are down, and more expected.
The teamen are asking rates that foreigners cannot
afford to give ; another month may elapse before
anything is done. The export from China continues
the same as last month. The stock of congous in
Great Britain by the end of November, before which
period no tea can arrive, is likely to be reduced to
seven and a half months' consumption.
" About 500 bales of new Tsatlee silk had arrived
at Canton, for which a large price was asked.
" Import market very flat.
" Fung,-chief magistrate of the district of Nanhae,
and Show, chief magistrate of the district of Pwanyu,
hereby issue a perspicuous proclamation :
" Whereas the system of the old Co-hong, carried ,
on under Woo-Eho (Howqua) and others, having 1
been absolutely abolished, and the tea trade having
become scattered amongst a number of traders,
whereby no one could be held responsible for the
public moneys due, the old Hong merchants, Howqua
and others, petitioned the Governor-General, re-
questing to be permitted to establish Government
warehouses, and levy taxes in order to liquidate the
old debts due to Government, and to maintain more
easily a surveillance over the tea trade.
" We had the honour to receive the Governor-
General's reply on the subject for :our examination
and deliberation. After having deliberated on the
proposal, we presented a statement to the Governor-
Gneral, giving our opinion thereon, and we subse-
quently received a reply to the effect that we should
issue our orders to the tea warehouse masters to act
in accordance with vvbat.had been agreed upon.
" A petition whibb weliave now received from the

tea warehouse masters states that the establishment
cf the Government tea warehouse being the com-
mencement of a new system, they have therefore
called together the tea merchants, and drawn up in
conjunction with them regulations for carrying on
the warehouse system ; and the tea merchants have
since engaged to act in accordance with such regu-
lations.

"`We have presented a full statement of the high
officers of the above system, in order that the same
may be placed on record; and we have also issued
licenses to certain warehouse-masters, granting them
permission to establish warehouses and to act accord-
ing to the regulations; besides which, being appre-
hensive that the tea merchants and Canton merchants
might not be all cognizant of the fact, we have deemed
it proper to issue a perspicuous .notification on the
subject —We hereby issue a notification to the tea
merchants of the various provinces and to the Canton
merchants for their information—
" Hereafter, w hen the tea arrives at Canton and
the Canton merchants purchase it, both parties must
act according to the annexed regulations drawn up for
that purpose. Do not oppoe this!
" 'A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION.

" 'l. When the tea merchants store their teas in
the Government warehouses, the warehousemen will
take an account of the name of the parcel and the
number of chests, after which they will repair to the
oil Hoeg merchants' Consoo, and make an accurate
report of the same in detail. When any of the teas
have been sold and weighed, the warehousemen will
report at the Consoo to what Canton (Chinese) mer-
chant the tea has been sold, the name of the parcel,
the number of chests, and the quantity in eatties, in
order that the same may be cancelled in the books.
" Should any of the tea merchants first repair to
our warehouse, and afterwards remove to another,
their tea 3 mast be again reported correctly, in order
to be taken an account of.

" 2. With regard to the discount in the money
transactions between the tea warehouse masters and
the Canton merchants (Chinese), within these last few
years a discount of more than 5 per cent. has been
given ; it is now agreed, however, that hereafter it
will be regulated according to the custom of the old
Hong merchants, that a discount of 2 per cent. shall
be given, and that 20 per cent. (20) of broken silver
may be used in making payments.
" If the tea merchant should require, however,
the payment of his money in perfect &liars, a further
discount of I per cent. will be made, but not more
than that.

" By regulating the discount in this manner the
tea merchants will be benefited, and the price received
for their teas will be enhanced ; they will for that
reason be rE quired, according to the regulations agreed
upon, to pay to the tea warehouse masters the sum of
2 mace for each pecul of tea sold, and these latter will
'band the fall amount into the old Hong merchants'
Consoo, in order that it may be delivered into the
Government treasury.
" 3. The black, green, and Tsing yuen tea ware-
houses having been established many years, all the
outlays fur lodging the tea merchants, storing the
teas, the warehouse rent, the wages for coolies, and
other petty expenses, having been borne by the ware-
house masters, a charge of 5 mace per pecul will, for
the same reason, in future, be levied by the Govern-
ment tea warehouse masters on the black teas, being
in accordance with the custom hitherto existing, and
the charge formerly fixed in the old regulations will
be levied on the green Canton and Tsing yuen teas.
" 4. Should any of the tea merchants take ware-
houses themselves and store:teas in them, or the Hong
merchants trade in tea, they must also repair to the
Government warehouse people to report correctly
their quantities of teas, and these people will again
report the same at the old Hong merchants' Consoo.
When the teas are sold the Government warehouse
masters will levy a charge of 3 mace per pecul.
Should any of the tea merchants engage other Go-
vernment warehouse people than those who reported
their teas to sell them, the latter will only levy a
charge of 5 candareens per pecul, without quarrelling
respecting the amount.

The—Canton (Chinese) merchants must procure
a bill of sale from the Government wareliJusc-s au-
thorizing them toopurchase the particular parcels of
tea (i.e. for the quantity they purchase at one time
for each transaction). Should they not have pro-
vided themselves with a bill of sale from the Govern-
ment warehouses, the transaction will be viewed as
smuggling.

It is agreed, that should any of the Govern-
went warehouse people sell teas for another ware-
house they will receive the sum of 5 candareens per
pcul of black tea sold, in order to requite them for
their trouble. The rest of the charge levied, amount-
ing to 4 mace 5 candareens, will belong to the ware-
house people in whose warehouse the teas have been
stored, in order to recompense them for their trouble
and customary outlays.
" The green Canton and Tsing Yuen teas will
have a charge for labour, &c., levied on them accord-
ing to their value, and regulated by that levied on
black teas. Besides that, there will be a tax of 2
mace per pecul levied on them, to liquidate Govern-
ment debts.

" The old llong merchants petitions stated that
90 catties of tea should be considered equivalent to
one pecul ; that the tea moneys should be weighed by
the weights of the Superintendent of Finances, and
that the merchants should not be allowed to employ
the tea weights, by which means they would be able
to pay a smaller quantity of silver.
" 6. When chests of tea shall be delivered to the
Canton (Chinese) merchants for musters they will be
allowed to take about five catties of tea from each
chest for examination. If they take more than that
quantity then they will be required to pay to the tea
merchants for the same, according to the value of the
tea. They will not be permitted to avoid the payment.
" 7. Should any of those persons who have en-
gaged to establish Government warehouses subse-
quently desire to carry on some other business, they
will be permitted to cease holding Government ware-
houses ; but they must first deliver their licenses to
the old Hong merchants, in order to get them can-
celled.

" 8. The present regulations have been estab-
lished in order to guard against smuggling and other
malpractices, and to keep a surveillance over the tea
trade. Should there be hereafter individuals who re-
fuse to obey these regulations, the tea warehouse
masters are permitted to present a petition to the au-
thorities on the subject, in order that the parties may
be prosecuted and punished.

9. It is ordered that the Canton (Chinese)
merchants who purchase the teas shall pay the 2 mace
which is levied to repay the Imperial treasury at the
time the teas are weighed for sale. They shall hand
the amount to the Government warehouse masters,
who will again deliver it into the Consoo of the Hong
merchants, to be handed into the Imperial treasury,
with the view of enhancing the moneys in the Im-
perial treasury.

(A true translation),
- -

" ' JouN A. T. MEADOWS, Acting-Interpreter.
" ' June 9, 1850.' "

" Our dates from Shanghae are to the 13th inst.
" The tea market had opened, and 40 chops had
been settled for at prices considered here high.
" About 1,000 bales of new silk, contracted for in
the country by foreigners, had arrived, and more was
expected. Prices were high. A few hundred bales
go home this month by the overland route. The
quality of the crop is superior. The stock of old silk
in the country is quite exhausted—an unusual cir-
cumstance at this time of the year. As the Chinese,
ther:fore, are likely to be large buyers of new silk
for their own wants, the export this season is not
likely to exceed the last, which, to the 30:h of June,
amounted, from China, to 17,400 bales.
"Import market dull.

"In Harbour--Her Majesty's ship Amazon, screw-
sloop It-iynard, brig Serpent, and the Hon. Com-
pany's steamer Phlerthon, at Canton ; her Majesty's
brig Arab, at Amoy ; and the Pilot, at Shanghae.
" Our latest dates from England are to the 25th
of May ; Calmitta, 18th of June ; Bombay, 17th of
June ; Singapore, 10th of July ; Sydney, 11th of
May ; and Manilla, 18th of July.

BORNEO AND THE STRAITS.
The following is the summary of the Overland
Singapore Free Press :

" Thursday, Aug. 1.
" There is little local news this month to send from
Singapore. The Admiral has gone to Penang to
enjoy the cool breezes of the Great Hill before pro-
ceeding to China. Her Majesty's ship Contest, Hon.
J. W. Spencer commander, arrived here on the 25th
ult., and sailed for Labium and China on the 29th.
Her Majesty's steamer Fury will proceed to Penang
upon the arrival of the China steamer, with the Ad-
miral'a dispatches, but will return here and take her
departure for England by the Straits of Sunda.
" Sir James Brook will sail for Siam on his mission
immediately, after the arrival of the English mail.
He will be accompanied by the steamers Sphynx and
Nemesis. Native report represents the Siamese as
being in a state of great alarm on account of the visit
of the English envoys and they are said to have ob-
structed the passage up the river Menam by means of
chains, stones, &c.
" Accounts from Batavia state that the Chinese on
the west coast of Borneo had repulsed the troops sent
against them, that the latter had been obliged to leave
the river Sankawang, and it was reported that two
steamers would immediately proceed from Java -with
a reinforcement of 800 men.

" Dr. Wilson had died at Labnan from the effects
of a sun stroke."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CEYLON.

(From the Colombo Monthly Examiner, Aug. 15.)
Very little can be said at this period of the season
concerning plantations. Low country estates coffee
is ripening fast, and we may expect of this kind and
native some quantity in Colombo within a month of
this time. Owing to the variableness of the season,
we heard the other day of a considerable and unsea-
sonable blossom having come out in some districts,
which is indicative of a certain weakness in the trees
and the prospect of a very tedious picking season.
Large bodies of labourers are pouring into the country
long before their services are generally required,
which is a source of perplexity to the employers, who
cannot see them leave or starve, and are compelled to
take them at a cost which, though it dors not exceed
the smallest sum required for the maintenance of the
people, is, nevertheless, so much loss to the employers,
who are thus compelled to pay for what lite•
rally they c4n do without. In process of time
we hope this evil will correct itself, in the meantime
it is gratifying to know that our supply of labour is
assured to us. A good deal of land is opening in all
the higher districts, some merely additions to old
properties, and some new estates, indicating great
confidence in our ability to compete with other coun-
tries in production. Estates generally are looking
well, for which the weather has been favourable.

Whilst we are receiving the first of the Kudaganava
crops the Badulla estates are giving us the last of
their season's production, which comprises nearly the
whole of the coffee now shipping. In the low country
the weather indicates an early changa of monsoon ;
lightning from the land side and a land wind have
prevailed during the last week irregularly.
The cinnamon planters are bringing in their cut-
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tings rapidly, large quantities have already been put
on ship board, and much remains to ship. The pro-
duce of the crop has been very good in quantity and
quality, neatly every garden showing improvement in
both circumstances. The appearance of the gardens
is good, and the quantity of wood coming forward
promises favourably for November cutting. The health
of the country has been good, with the exception of a
slight indisposition in Colombo, proceeding from the
prevalence of unwholesome winds.

IMPORTS.
The business of the port in European imports and
exports requires little notice since our last. The
Janet, from Glasgow, with part of her cargo for Ma-
dras, has arrived. She brought a few coloured goods
and sundries, but stocks of staple gcods have not been
increased. The arrivals of grain from the coast con-
tinue good, business in other respects dull.
Gray goods are in excellent demand ; the buyers
are willing to take large parcels at advanced rates,
at which a fair business has been done. Few or no
goods now remain in first bands.
Bleached goods have been taken almost entirely
out of the market.

Printed and coloured goods remain abundant, and
little business can be expected in this description
until the new crop of coffee begins to arrive in
quantity in Colombo.

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Turkey reds remain unimproved.
Metals—lron of all kinds remains over abundant, and
our unremunerating quotations must be considered
quite nominal Copper sheet remains at our last quo-
tations.

IMPORTS.

Our shipping list from month to month becomes
beautifully less ; there is, however, some cargo offer-
ing, and three vessels have been enabled to clear—
the Royal Saxon, the Anne Jenkins, and the Effort,
taking altogether about 14,000 cwt. of coffee. The
Alice Maud and Fleur-de. Lis will fill up with
probably 6,000 cwt. more. The chief cargo offering
is cinnamon, the new cuttings of which are coming
in, and the end of the Onvah coffee crop. Within a
month we may expect that some of the new crop
from the Kudaganava districts will be shipped.
Dealers are unwilling to contract at present rates for
native coffee, and we do not expect any business to be
doing until the crop begins to arrive from the interior.
The shipments by the official returns have been to
the 10th of August—

1850. 1849. 1848.
Plantation
Native .... , ...

324,577 356 578 272,805
The very excessive over-entries of 1849 were not
deducted, whereas the exports for 1850 have been
corrected by quarterly returns.
Cinnamon—The quantity of this spice which has
gone forward is large ; the Alice Maud has already
upwards of 800 bales on board, and will probably in
a few days take 1 500 to 1,800 packages. The Fleur-
de-Lis will also take a fair quantity. We do not hear
of any transactions in new spice. The quantities ex-
ported for the last years to the 10th August, have
been :-1850, 480,6041 b.; 1849, 403,1881 b.; 1848,
183,6381 h.

Cocoanut oil partakn of the general inactivity in
exports, but small quantities have been put on ship-
board. Copperah is cheaper ;it may be purchased at
334. per candy. Oil is quoted at 71. to 71. 103., but
not many transactions of importance are recorded :
Quantities shipped to the date are as follows :—To
the 10th of August, 1850, 512,418 gallons corrected ;
ditto, 1849, 281,886 gallons, corrected ; ditto, 1848,
276,781 gallons, corrected.

Ebony, sapan wood, and coir goods, and horns, are
generally neglected.
Plurnbago has been put on board the last ships
very freely.
Exchanges have varied per cent. in favour of re-
mitters since our last, Bank purchasing rates being
and selling 2:1, per cent. discount, 6 months' bills.
Private and East India Company's bills on Madras
are doing at Is. 111 d. per rupee, on Calcutta and
Bombay at Is. 1 I to ls. 11'1,;(1.
Freight is difficult to quote accurately—say, coffee,
31. to 31 I Os. ; cinnamon, 4/. 101. Tonnage will be
scarce after the departure of the vessels now on the
berth.