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Jantry and devotion that have thus met a crisis so little anticipated. We apprenbed Europe will be astounded at hearing that the Punjab power, which we have so long spoken of us only as uns disiplined lawless soldiery, should have take up their position in our territory, and entrenched it, 60,000 strong! We are usute at present to write more. It is just possible that oficial returns may reach us before the departure of the Steamer, but we connot reasonably look for them so soon. Our spaders may be prepared for a lamentable Report We will only say in conclusion that, as far as we have been able to judge, the interest excited by these event has even exceeded that manifested on the occasion of the Cabul disaster. We have heard pothing definite on the subject of when our Army ja to cross the Sutlej. Calcutta Star
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CALOUTTA. –Opium Sale - Great Excitement By the Schooner Mischief, which made a splendid passage to Singapore in 13 days, advices have been received to the 18th January. By the kindness of several commercial friends here and at Calcutta we are embled to give full particulars of the first Optom Sale which took place on the 15th Jany.
Il will be recollected that in a former issue we published a copy of a memorial addressed by the mercantile community to the Government, in con sequence of a rumour having gained ground that Government would bring forward 6,000 additional ests. The answer which the memorialists re- was an evasive one, being to the effect, that Government would inform the public in due time, ere any change in the periods fixed for sales took place, but not the most distant hint was given that the reported 6,000 chests would be sold in Novem- ber. In this state of doubt the first sale commenced Patna, commenced with Rutes 125 and web que to Rupees 1,276 the highest and Rupees 1,200 the lowest. The biddings were slack. The first divi son of Patna sold, Benares was put up, but as soon as a comple of bids for Benares were made, the Government official conducting the sale anno unced that he had received an inumation from the Chief Secretary stating that it was not the intention of Government to make a secret of the additional 6,000 cheats being put up at the November sale, and that as soon as the arrangement received the sanction of Sir Henry Hurdinge, it would be ear ried into effect. This announcement caused the utmost excitement the confusion which ensued defies description. Even the purchasers of the first division dosired that their purchases might be can celled; other maintained that the lots already sold onght be paid for at the average of the remaining
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
Majesty. It is generally expected that Mr Glade By the explosion of a steam-boiler on the pre-
have been killed, and several severely wounded. tone will be his lordship's successor in this departies of Mr. P. Rothwell, at Bolton, three persons The Brazilian sailors left Exeter Gaol on Satur- ment.
day, and preceeded to London; where they were placed on board a vessel bound for the Brazils, their expenses defrayed by the Consul General. Majaval returns to Spain.
Previous to Sir B. Feel leaving town, several of the Cabinet Ministers had interview with the righ hon, baronet, at his residence in Whitehall-garders We are assured that Sir Robert Peal will be enabled to retain the co-operation of all his former colleagues, with the exception of Lord Stanley.
Lord Stanley, we regret to learn, feels himself compelled to withdraw from her Majesty's service. His lordship acted throughout the late painful and protracted discussions with perfect fairness and openness.
All the other colleagues of Sir Robert Pael will remain in office. They are influenced, no doubt, by the saine motives by which Sit Robert Peel was
he informed her Majesty Sa
turday last, that he required no time for consulta: tion or deliberation; that on the instant he should resume the functious and responsibilities of Prime Minister.
The question to be decided at the Council sum. moned at short notice on Saturday night, was sire ply this shall the Queen and the country be left at such a crisis without a Minister and without a Government?
The decision of the Duke of Wellington and of those of his colleagues who had, in the first instance dissented from the views of Sir Robert Peel, was not to leave him to pursue his arduous and patrio- tic course alone, but to share the burthen with him and give him all the aid which their high station, their known ability, and disinterested integrity so well enabled them to afford. The position of Lord Stanley was peculiar; and acting on strong convic tion and on his sense of public duty, he resolved on retiring.Standard,
day it the Privy Council held at Windsor yester it was determined that Parliament should be prorogued from the 30th inst, to the 20th of Janu- ary, then to meet for the dispatch of business. It will be remembered, that at the time of our cele brated announcement on the Corn Laws, a journal supposed to be the medium of conveying to the pu. public the scraps of information which an Under Secretary of the Treasury may be trusted to com, municate, after a day's hesitation, came out with what purported to be an authoritative contradiction of each and every of our assertions. Our first was that Parliament would meet in the first week of January.
A case of suspended animation from exposure to severe cold occurred last week, at Ferrybridge in Yorkshire. The patient was a woman who had fled, naked, from a brutal husband, and had passed medical treatment had been applied for nearly three the night lying behind an out-house. The usual hours, without effect; a galvanic battery was then brought into play; and after two shocks, animation and consciousness were restored.
gineer of the rif Assiges, James Wheatley, the en- Roystone on the Midland Railway, on the night of the 20th October, was tried for the consequent manslaughter of Mr Boteler, the Bankruptcy Com missioner. The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENUE.
The unsettled state of political affairs has tended to stop all business transactions of moment; the home trade have only purchased for their immediate wants, and until the question of the Corn Law is settled wo Money has become more scarce, and the Bill Bro- cannot expect any activity in the Colonial markets. kere show much timidity in distaunting. The Bank of England's rate is still 31 per cent. The Colonial markets close this day, and will not open till January 6, 1846.
LONDON TRADE REPORT.
Cinnamon --Little business is doing, but holders Lignea. About 100 boxes have sold, at 679 6d for are fit, and demand former quotations --- Cassica fine mid, this then have been
made with much caution, but the limited sales made have brought former terms, fine bright thin quill is held for 678 6d to 688; good, 659 to litis (d; and ont coarse and foxey, 52s to 53s 6d per cut.
coarse
Hemp The market is depressed for all descrip At the Central Criminal Court Martha Brown- tions Jute is steady, but little has been done, good ing was tried for murder of Elizabeth Mündell, ord coarse is quoted at 121 10s; mid and good, RS to The evidence was clear, and the Jury returned a 14 10s; and fine, 152 to 151 10s per ton. Sunn is verdict of "Guilty," "Sentence of death was re. held for former terms, but there are few buyers. As corded. At the same court Samuel Quennell was auction 46 bgs were all saken in at 131 for good ord tried for the murder of Daniel Fitzgerald, at New The market for all descriptions continues in
fully ington, three weeks ago. The case was proved against the prisoner. The defence was in a very quiet state, and if the uncertainty in the money sanity. The prisoner's brother asserted that there market continues, pieces are expected lower; but was insanity in the family; both the witness and when settled, there are very fair prospects of a good his wife stated that they had observed a change in spring trade. the prisoner's conduct, three weeks before the mur der he was occasionally morose and dejected, without any aparent cause The Jury found him guilty and the prisoner heard sentence of death passed with the greatest composure
A project is in contemplation for laying along the line of the Birminghan and Gloucester Rail way pipes for the conveyance of brine from the salt.pits of Droitwich and Stoke Prior, to Glouces ter; to be manufactured there into salt.
Sugar The market since our last opened at a decline of 18, white Benarce selling at 56s 6d to 573 6d; and yellow Mauritius kind at 498 to 50s per wt; since when but a limited business has been done privately in white, and brown has been purchased with caution, common Khaur at 37s per cwt. The stock has been further increased, and consists chiefly of strong Mauritius and colery kinds. At public qualities, at, good yellow Mauritius kind, 49s; damp, sale, 2428 bags sold, the chief part consisted of white
white, 589 Od good, 51s; good mid, 569; mid 54s It may be mentioned, as a proof of the immense 48s 6d; washed, and washed and sifted, 489; fine amount of business now being carried on by mato 64 6d; damp, 53s Gd to 54s; washed 539 to 558; facturers of locomotives that no firm engaged in the trade will contract to supply engines in less than mid coloury white, 54s 6d to 55s; mid yellowish, Madras has been purchased with caution privately; three years, Newcastle Journal. [It should be 533 to 53s 6d; and damp, 53s 6d per cwt.
At auction, 26 remembered that this trade forms in many respects ord to good brown at 379 to 40s. an exceptional case; its state having but a slight bags sold: good grainy yellow Dobab Ried, 54s 6d; and indirect reference to the general state of trade.]
A gentleman in our office has with great labour and good mid, 535 per cwt. made the following computation of the capital res quired for the railways deposited with the Board Now, we confess that we are not prophets, we of Trade For England, 334,400,000; Scotland, The utmost indignation prevailed, and represented the state of affairs as they existed on 30,000 000; Ireland, 25,000,000; total capital every one prosent denounced the sale as scandalous the 3rd inst, and neither the Cabinet for ourselves 389,100,000! Of this amount many of the lines and unthir. The sale was consequently suspended, were able to foretell the strange series of events are duplicates; and in some cases, three, four, five, and the official conducting the sale quitted the which have amazed the world during the last three and six plans, are deposited for the sama scheme; We point, however to the early summon or schemes to the same place. That will not affect roop to take the opinion of the Chief Secretary as weeks to the course he should purane. After more thaning of Parliament by Sir Robert Peel's Govern the amount of deposits, if they are all made; which an hour's delay that functionary returned and it ment as a proof that had it remained continuusly would be 29,250,0001, or 10 per cent. on three was formally announded that the sale was to go on. in office our announcement would have been, lite fourths of the amount of the capital. But the de. Bidding was warmly sustained by the Bazuar pep rally fulfilled. That Ministry tendered its resigna-posit is only required to be on three-fourths of the ple and Patun on the second division sold as high tion at Osborne-house on the 10th inst,, it returned estimates; which deposit may not be 20,000,0007. as Rupees 1,805 and no chest was knocked down to power of the 20th, after an interregnum of 10 We think we may fairly say not two-thirds of this at less than Rupees 1,295. A general opinion pre days; and now on the 23d it fixes the meeting of sum will be deposited.Herapath's Journal
Parliament for the 20th of next month. Can it be vailed that the future Opium gales will be nine in number, commencing from 1st of Nov. proximo, doubted that but for the loss of the intervening 13 We annex the result of the Opium Sale
days Sir R. Peel would have mot his. Parliament on or about the 7th of January ?-
divisions.
Chests Highest Lowest Average Proceeds Patria 4.435 1,306 1,260 1,282,4-5 6.686,975 Benares 1,970 1,200 1,170 1,179 2.9 2,322,975 The vessels laid on for China were as follow:- Water Witch" "Sylph!" " Poppy," "Arraton Apcar, Dhur"Rob Roy," "Cowasjee Family," "Eagle," "Maid of Julpha," and Emily Jane, For the Straits:-"Dido," "Hero," und "Ripsina
Anna Maria,
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Bscharge on London at 10 months 2s, 5d months 2s. d., Bills on China with shipping do cuments at Rs. 208. Freight to England £5-155.
Prior to the sailing of the "Mischief" a large premium was given on the late sale prices, and on the 18 th January the current rate of Poura was Rupees 1,330 at 1,350.
STRAITS TIMES OFFICE 9th Feby, 6, POSTSCRIPT. - We understand that the Marwarres passengers and the remainder of the crew of the late Castle Huntly, lost on the Paracells arrived at Sin gapore on Sunday last (February 8th) by one of th. ~ ships belonging to the king of Cochin-china, they having reach the coast of Cochin china by means of - the boats Captain McIntyre left at the wrech.
H. M. War Steamer Vulture will quit Singapore on the 12th instant for Chins
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steamer Braganza, Capt Lewis, arrived at 12 o'clock yor erday morning left China on the Ist instant
(From the London Mail, Dec. 24.) LATEST INTELLIGENCE. DECEMBER 2
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The contradiction was, "Parliament will not meet in the first week of January, or much, if at all, before the ordinary time of meeting.”
But we were told, with much parade of autho rity, that Parliament would not meet "much, if at all, before the ordinary time." In 1842, it met on February 3; in 1843, on February 2; in 1814, on February 2; in 1845, on February 1; so that with all the delay Sir Robert Peel's Government has experienced, it will meet in 1846 fifteen days earlier than last year. So much for the first portion of our much-controverted announcement; wo look with perfect confidence to the fulfilment of in two latter and more important clauSES,
The changes in the constitution of the Ministry which its recent return fo power will occasion, will be few, and not of any very great importance. Mr Gladstone has succeeded Lord Stanley in the Co lonial-office, Lord Dalhousie will be called to oc- cupy a seat in the Cabinet, Lord St. Germains will be appointed Postmaster-General also probably with a seat in the Cabinet, and, for the present at least, there is little probabilugof further change. The health of the Lord Chancellor will, perhaps, induce him to avoid the fatigues of his laborious office during another session; but his Lordship will continue until then to allord his colleagues his valuable assistance in their deliberations-Times, The Queen has appointed to receive the free trade address of the City of London on 3rd Jan,
The sum of 60,000 has, within a few days, heen subscribed to the funds of the Anti-Corn-Law League
The sale of the antographs of Gray, the poet, realised upwards of 1500L-There are 30,000 miles of tumpike-roads in this country, and there are at present 6,000 miles of railway-Some fisher- men of Sidmouth, while out with their herring nets, captured a shark, eight long-Mr William Croft Fische, the propietor of the Finsbury Branch Sav. ings Bank, shot himself with a pistol a few days since. Peconiary embarrassament is spoken of as the motive, Robinson Watson, Esq., and F. Thompson, Esq., have each puid 1007, rather than fil the office of Mayor of Stockton de Roths. child has purchased the new palace of Duke Ferdi sand of Saxe-Coburg, at Vienna.
Mauritius, There has been little desire manifest- ed to purchase by private treaty, but for the few parcels sold hokters have been enabled to get form er rates. The first parcel of the new crop, 2639 bags and 100 casks, at public auction sold, fine yellow, 53s, good, Sls to 5is du; good mid, 40s to 503 0; miu, 40s to 48s Gd; low, 46s 6d to 47s Gd; low mid grey, 47s to 47s 6d; syrupy, 489 6d; washed, 469 41 to 49 id; drainage damaged and sifted, 46s 6d; fino yellow in barrely 53s; good, 51 6d; mid greyish yel, 479; and very low dubs, 4s per awt, The qualny was fully equal to that of
last year.
The market for foreign free labour sugar con- tinues depressed, but in the absence of transactions prices remain the same.
Tea-Holders refrain from offering at public aale, and purchases are made with much caution, In some cases a trifling reduction has been submit- ted to an both Black and Green. Some small par cols of Congou out of condition are reported sold at 80 to 8; com sound, Dd to 934; good com, to Is tid. For scented orango Pokne, 29 84 to 25 10 to 104; and low yellowish leaf Twankay, is id 11d has been accepted for good and line, and 3s for catty boxes. Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder LIVERPOOL.The present unsettled state of
po- have gone off slowly at low prices. litics has thrown trade into the utmost confusion, A subscription has been commenced for the pur. and has produced a feeling of distrust in all bran pose of erecting a monument to the memory of Sirches of business. This most serious interruption Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart., in Westminster Abbey to be placed with those to the memory of Mr Wilberforce, Mr Granvills Sharp, and Mr Zachary Macaulay, as recording his labours in conjuction with those distinguished individuals The great number of persons who take a deep and enduring interest in the labours of Sir F. Fowell Baxton will, no doubt, be happy to embrace this opportunity of et once testifying their devotion to the great cause to which he applied all his energies and honouring his memory.
to business has come at the very worst time of the year, and unless some decided settlement both of the composition of the Government and its policy takes place, the consequences will be very serious during the winter months. Already one heavy fat- lure has taken places in Liverpool, and if theso frightful fluctuations in the prices of great articles MANCHESTER~The continued stringency in the of trade continue, we must have many more.
thate merchant's paper at long dates, unless at money market, which renders it difficult in nego- exorbitant rates of discount, necessarily tends to abridge the investments for export usual at this souson of the year while other reasons for the inactivity prevailing may be found in the yet doubtful position of our relations with the United States of America, and the unsettled condition of our homes polítics Spinners and manufacturers exhibit considerable firmness under these depress- ing influences, owing to the conviction they enter the present political agitation shall have suboided, and that, shortly after the torn of the year, there will to a considerate change for the better in place induce much caution on the part of agents demand. The numeron failures which bave taken and manufacturers, and it cannot be concealed thera is much prudential distrust prevailing. Stocks are moderately light of man descriptions of our Natwithstanding the tone of the American Prestaple manufacturers, but the supply continues to exceed production; the safest and best policy to prevent alarming sacrifices, and uphold alike the interests of the capitalists and the operative, is to reduce production by working only during days Highs; and this course it is expected, is being pretty gronally adopted.
Among the projects in this day of projects, when nothing is thought inpossible, and scarcely anything for the moment seems absurd, we see mention made of a*Ship Railway" from Liverpool to Manches ter, by which vessels of large burthen may be trans ported direes to the latter towo, saving the port and other charges at the former. And among We understand that the Earl of Harewood will useful pestormances, we may mention that the succeed the late Lord Wharnclife as Lord Lieu-ground has been cleared, in Whitechapel, in the tenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The late heart of a very pour and thickly populated weightain that there are extensive orders withheld until Earl of Harewood was the Lord Lenterant of that boathood, for the erection of a set of Bals and Washhouses on a space 120 feet square, and as a News from Calcutta, 8th, Madres, 13th, and Ruding for many years, -Bombay, 15th Nov; and China, Oct. 31st, was loa circahr in the Central Agricultural Prome, by contract, for the building alone of not leas published in the morning papers 25d inst. Leiters, tection Society, president the Duke of Richmond than 20.000. The fire stone will be laid, in a few
calling together a meeting of the several chairmen | days, by the Lord Mayor. zey were delivered on the following morning,
Lord Wharncliffe's decease was occasioned by of local association, to crecert measures for op- effusion on the brain, the steals of mental anxiety, posing free trade in corn-the following remarkable A number of vessels have been lost on our costs passage occurs, which denotes pruity clearly the „during the dreadful gales of the last few days. The coarse deceled upon regarding that important dent's Message, the fands have risen. The mar. pomewardbound Indiaman, Hasimas, was wrecked on by Sir Robert Peel'e Adesinistralised akes, bowever, is in a complex position, which res on the Kinch Sunda, off Margate: the passengers further structed to ad, as the past of the cadets is a very imperfect test of the general festing est. The return of Sir Robert Peel to power seems as exchurely to copy the station A Privy Council was held at Windsor yesterday will as relax in those exertion already wasse sttended by the landing members of Sut Reban cô to them by the Cestel Society is regard to capitations as to have premeted their thinking of l'eff's Administration. The following extract will memorials and patiens to the Quem sad the par- anything else, and a more agreeable feeling on the convey all that is kuor on the subject of the arment, insuch as there is every as to be rangements which have been cate in the recces. Here that the ty for session has
mosus aliad, but has on the contrary, **ry fraction of the Conservative Ministry
totally uneryand”
mitee, their carnost hope that the country se
Sir Robert Peel, Sir J. Grehas, the Cancellas of the Excliquer, tha Bark of Aberdeen, and more other of the Cabinet Sissure, left town by the PRECIS OF MISCELLANEOUS BEST Great Western Raway at one o'clo
MONEY MARKET.
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to the continent, bat for a domestic purpose the 70sch shirtings are rather mare impaired
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We understand that at the Connell Parliament will be farther prerograd Erosa Thelay, the 305 ins, to Tuesday, the 40th of January, then mot for the death of business.
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Lord Sunder teh tows this mourning hung other memory for the parpe of restring they ask geals of the Coloréal Vilce into the hands of Fire Ri
for, bat price we gulbant change, 4 meh gray. base lees any real smecity, renal long anths are still neginetul, spf priese are calles natura, me freely co dopred, owing to the entrouble report from all are for the hem more the markets in the me. We quote 30 inch, 40 LO
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