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meetings in Edinburgh and Dundee at which resolu- tions were passed demanding extension of the suffrage and redistribution of the seats which were declared to be less in proportion to the population and taxes paid in Scotland than in England or Ireland. I need scarcely add, however, that there is a very influential as is, dentist exposed to any lowering of the ranchise, or even to touching the repreeshitive

machinery.

The China Mail

The state of the money market is not bad, the raising of the rate of discount certainly stopped some gambling speculations and does not seen to have done much harm to any one, or at any rate nothing to outweigh the beneût per contra.

There are such numbers of sound schemes alcat

fa a great benefit-the & per cent did this, I suspect that the knocking of the button out of a retten one

in tકતનું સમરન,

charge of passing counterfeit dollars. The dollars are coined in Canton, and it is hoped to discover the individuals by whose means they were im- ported.

;

From HANKOw the news is a little more The North- China Herald says,-- satisfactory than heretofore.

T:Cloths.-$3.25 to 3.00 per pièce.

(No. 1100-March 15, 1866

particularizg. There have been no fresh arrival,

Spotted Shirtings White, $5.16 to 8,50 por from either Hankow, or Kiukiang. Wa quse- piece,

Damasks.-Dyed. $7.50 to 3 per piece. Chintzer-$2.50 to 4 per pione Handkerchiefs.$0.90 to $1 per dozen. Camlets $23.50 to 24%, 68, $22.50 to 23;. $85, good assortment, $20,75 to 21.75, BBB, good colors $22.25 to 23,75 per piece.

Lung 19 to 10.50 per piece. Turkey Red Shirtings-$4.25 to 5.30 per piecc. Brududes.White, 1.85 to 5 per piece; Colored, $6.50 to 7 per piece.

Camlet Cords, $7 to 7.50 per piece. Taffuctielass.$8.99 to 1.59 per piece.

prices, Ningehow, Ts:28, 11ohow, Tis. 19 tn, Donam, Ts. 22 to 24. Settlements, 788 ches, and 1,067 half chests, stock 2 chops or 12 pa kages.

Green Tess.There appears no desire on he part of Texines, to realise, and the few settlements reported show no decline on last pricca particul and prices of settlements as follows, I chop Moy- une at Th. 46. chops Fycbow at The. 32 to 38g respectively and 1 chop Shangtas packed at Th 31, The stock is Fychow 26 210 hall chests, and 3,200 balf chesta Shanghae packal, Japan.

Raw Silk. There is nothing important to report,

Velvets Bluck, $11 to 11.25 per piece; Purple, Settlemente very trifling, not reaching 200 inha $11.75 to 12.25 per piece,

Lasting-$16.5 to 1.50 per piece. Yam.16 to 24, 80 to 85 per pical; 20 to 32, 42, $110 to 120 per $140 to 115 per picul; 38

Metals.-Lead, $6 to 6.25 per picul; Iron, Nail Rod, $3 to 4.75 per pical; Tin block, seminal, $14 to 26 per picnt.

The indefatigable Dr. Pennie has follow ed up his "Peking and the Pekingese," with another work on Bbotan and the war there. It is not so gossipging as his books on China; but, in a proportionable degree it is uninteresting. Indeed it is very full, being chiefly a compilation from published official reports, especially from that of the

The Nieufui excitement is steadily declining, Honourable Ashley Eden, together with a

Glasgow is about to turn its house out of windows; Mr Childers late Lord of the sdtairalty has been nces and not very bril-appointed financial secretary of the Treasury, and has s company been formed to connect the four great although the insurgents recently distinguished them*- experiences fetrations of the Doctor's own. been replaced at the admiralty by Mr Fenwick nem lines of railway that touch the city with each other selves by tempting the Imperialist General and a number of soldiers into an ambuscade where they His work

ver, has received ber for Sunderland. Mr Childers with Mr Geschet and also with the tramwaye which are to be cons however, on Peking,

It seems that the insults will form a strong support to My Gladstone on cour

tructed at the banks of the Clyde. The operations were slaughtered without mercy. The party was a great praise. which Mr Eden had to complain of from the recrtial and financial questions, and he will have of the company will include the pulling dau of small onio, sent out for the purpose of reconnoileting

some of the worel quarters of the city and the mu

but the reveras although unimportant ja itself, ia Bhotan Durbar was having his hair pulled enough to do to defend the proposed reduction in the and his face rubbed with a species of dough. wine duties against the complaints of the brewers, nicipal authorities have seized upon the opportunity likely to have e depressing effect on the Imperial

misters and destillers

to commence the sanitary operations go long under troops. There is likewise a report of a serious en gagement said to have taken place on the 19th ultimo, The Fenian movement which has made itself su- consideration. A number of new streets and the He was also compelled to sign a treaty, which it was beyond his power to grant,premely ridiculous in America and brought down the formation of a parke ara siready determined on, and in which the Imperialists were driven back thirteen in order to escape alive and to save the re

ridicule of all the New York press upon its bead still the combined rental of the houses to be destroyed, but of this we have no authentic details. Apicul. mainder of the mission.

Cuses considerable anxiety here and in Canada, is given at about £30,090, per, somm. There are though not threatening the city or settlement the There is no doubt that sumie of the tapouts are un-ayuptorus of the Clyde requiring looking after in rebels are still in the neighbourhood and daily force funded and still more exaggerated, but the simple the matter of drainage also, for the waters are alrea- large uuinbers of the villagers to ke tuge within It is now believed that no atinek fact of mischief being still in band ie beyond doubt, dy considerably deteriorated. The Glasgow people the foreign limits.

bave a tough job befers them, and one which wil apon Haukow is contemplated, and that so so as More than three hundred pikes were seized in one shop in Dublin a few days since, besides a large make a hole in the public pocket, but Glasgow can the resources at present stable in the surrounding cities and villages shall have been exhausted, the insurgents will again this into the interior. A quantity of percussion caps and materials for making well afford to brush up.

distressing accident becured while the crew of the them. Several people have been arrested in connet- tion with the seizure of arms, and even young work.

gun boat Algerine were practicing with Congreve Rickets. One of the rockets burst in the lube, and ing men have been taken up for casting bullets; they were seized in the very act. Large quantities of arms

Bo Buverely injured the digerine's boatswain who was he report of Mr Gordon's trial is a nostand ammunition were falling upon the people fire.

standing by, that there at first, appeared little or 30 printed proclamation of danining document not for him but for his land to rise against the government. Under such

hope of his recovery. He bas, however, since rallied, thanks being in a great measure due to the ladies of judges and for Governor Eyre. In a forner circumstances, it is not surprising that the govemment

Hankaw who provided him with that delicacies I mentioned some facts of Gordon's is redoubling its precautions; the city and country of Letter T

which it is impossible to obtain on board ship. A life reflooting high credit upon him, aud Dublin were declared to be in a state of siege on called attention to the evident illegality of

the 16th instant, the force under Sir Hugh Rose has

subscription in aid of his wife and family has als heen got up. his trial and convictions. Now, almost every been lagly reinforced, and all cans are being taken to prevent if the insane and infanious intent. ane,

young officers,

An immense deal of excitement has been caused d in London during last fortnight by the publication of two documents, the one of these being a report of the trial of Mr Gor don who was hanged in Jamaica; and the other, an account of a night in Lambeth workhouse by a

a "casual pauper," a literary man, who disguised-himself in rags for the purpose of feally observing the treatment and of worklouse poor.

the

habite

ext out the evidence on which he was hung would not have justified the like of a cat. It is not only papers hanging the Daily News and the Morning Star, which from the first have written strongly agains lis execution and the conduct of the Ja

authorities that now left up their in holy horror at Gordon's ridiculous. trial and illegal execution. The Pall

Gazette, for

for instance, which has from the first to be impartial in this very much

tion of the Feniums taking effect. da reganie Cann- do, it is declared that the rents are determined on attasking Quebec, but the reports are not to be trust

SUMMARY OF NEWS. No very startling intelligence has come to hand since the departure of the last mail to Europe, but the fortnight has been by no means totally devoid of interest. general tendency of news from the North has been reassuring, while in the Colony we

The

have lately been remarkably free from cases of piracy, robbery, &c.

From JAPAN the nows is but scanty; the

Respecting CHINKIANG, the same autho-

tétine C

the

EXPORTE-Raw Silk. Since the last mail, the Japanese holidays have almost entirely closed the market, most of the dealers are absent, and only about 100 bales have been settled. Prices are. merely nominal. Export is now about 9,000 bales; against 10,500 balos last season at sime date.

Ida-Best, none; Medium $630 to 860; Inferior, $750 to 800 per picul

My bash and Sincha-Beet $920 to 940; Medium, $20 to 540; Interior, 0 to 820 per pics.

Oshio-Best, $810 to 910, Medium, $860 to Bu; Interior, $750 to 850 per picul.

Sodai - Best $340; Medium, $783 10 820; Inferior, none.'

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Caster: Bert, $760 to 780; Medium, $740 to 750 Tutorier, none;

Hatchogee.$700 to 719 per picul. Etches-Dest, $860 to 880; Medium none; Inferior, noue,

Chios Silk Purchases made lately slow a full of The. 50 so 40, but some 50 les sold to-day th Marab) show a full of fle. More tending down- ward, The Silk market is nearly cleared, the stock being only about some 700 bilee. The export is -51,498 bales, against 34,859 iples, an increase of

16,659 bales this season."

Tattler, No. 1 and 2, None, No. 3, T. 380 to G15 por picul; No 4, Tis. 570 to 585 per picult No. 5, Ils-330 to 250. Yucnfa and Haineene, Tle. 480 to 575 these are merely nominal rates.

Tagsaam No. 1, none, No. 2 T. 485 to 500 per picul, Ne..S T. 460 to 475 per pical, No. 4 T 135 to 15, No. 5 Tle. 118 to 420 per pienl Shaonings and Laviyungs none.

Freights. To London, £3 per ton of 50 “culi fest. New York 2 to 42 10s, number of disen- gaged vessels 17,

Vessels Louding. James Wishart for Landon, Locket and Maiden Queen for Liverpool and Reso late for New York, one for San Francisco..

Exchange London Bank, Bills, 6 months' sight 6/5 to 6/54; Private Bilis, 6/51. Un Bombay, 3 days sight, R 301 On Calcutta, 3 days' sight R3020 days eight, s. 309. Un Hongkong on demand 27 per cent discount.

6th

FoocHow.Latest dates received are to Mashia Nobe.

instant. la Teus there was no new feature of in Tens.Common, nominal $18 to 21; Good comterest to advise. Repoprted settlements were two mon, nominal $22 to 25; Medip, $20 to 80; Good medium $33 to 24, Fine 85 to 42; Finest romi

al 43 to 46.

The Chinese new year time passed over without any occurrence with nothing further than a few

Chinese for crackers and gunpowder generally. On evening issue, from the Japan Herald, the night of the 19th instant the salt junks which The Japanese holidays have been the prominent line that bank to the numberLit is thought, of meaty feature of this fortnight, but the people are begianing middle of the line, caught fire, but fortunately

2,000, were in imminent peril. A junk, to settle to their employpigute once more,

The erMonday in dint of great exertions the damage was confined to the glisani arrived cryday morning ideat one only, or the consequences might have been fearful. The noise and coufnainn caused by the December, telegrams 12th 4.

There

threatened catastrophe were plainly audible all over the port. A few fires occurred on the northern disturbances were apprehended at Tail-haou-ko about the 26th ulto., the day on which the Chinese merchants were required to move across to the There was a rumour the other day that Sitsuma quietly over, and the Enese town, it is said, is Chinking side; but a good many have moved bad sold all his places at Yeddo,--On enquiry we find that he has sold two or perhaps three those gunboat Chuyer is in port.-N. C. beginning to have a songwhat more lively appearance. parobased by him not those received-from the

Herald. Tyscon, which he cannot sell,

and there is no sign of any positive dread of such a thing in Canada. In fact no body anywhere looks following paragraphs have appeared in our accidents, caused by the puerile fondness of the epon the Fenian movement as based any real political foundation, but all agree that the Fenians are creatures who are to be guarded against just as we protect ourselves from thieves, incendiaries and vaga bouds of all classes and in all countries. Fenianism is essential a vagabond pievement; a rising of the drege of society that is very mischievous, very disgusting, and demands strong merores of repression, Ireland of

no hope of any remission of the indemnity think that the progress that is being made there in money being made by the treaty governments as tho trade and other matters should be arrested by the third instalment, due on the 20th day of the 12th bank, but were chiefly confined to mat sheds. Sornd sequence of the New Year holidays that they are;

matter, and which represelligent portion course will be the sufferer for a time, and it is sad to

the

of

pinions

of the more the higher •classery

came out very strongly asserting that the on the subject last night, asserting evidence produced would not have justified an English magistrate in committing a pri- Boner for trial for larceny, and that upon such evidence as Gordon was convicted and

ons 26nt should fall upon the per-

the

acts of these twinds of rascule who have failed to prove to any one in Europe that they have a single pretext for their savage conduct.

There appeare a fair chance of the unfortunate dispute between Spain and Chili being settled by the intervention of England and France, but the block- ade of the Chilian coast has been marked by a very painful circumstance; a corvetie balenging to Chili captured a small Spanish gunboat, and broke the blockade, when the occurrenice was reported to the Spanish esmiral on the stating, Admiral Pareja, be exhibited the dustoncontrollable despair and

effect in caiming him, be felt himself nothing had anv disgraced committed suicide. The admiral was in the full vigour of life, and besides being an orna- ment to his professton be bad exhibited considerable

mouth-Japanese last year has been paid to the Oriental Bank by a three mouths Bill or promissary

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Freights To London, £1 to 4/10 per ton Hongkong, $450 to 5.00 Shanghac, 3 1sels. 4/7, Private, 4/63; hochments, 1/8.

Exchange-Un London Bank, & nonthe sight, Shanghas, Dank, 18 days sight, 731 . Taels for Sivu; Private, 795 to 733. Un Hongkong, Bank, 10 day sight par; Private, 11 per cent discount.

Tea-Transactions have been so limited in con-

small chops of Foochow-packed Congous at previous rate. The Toinen wage bosily occupied in making preparations for the coming new season, sud the Brat

boats with Treasure and Upium for the interior would probably take their departitze in a week or ten days.

CANTON, 18 MARCH."

Business bera ia dull we have oily to report a few sales of Raw Cotton ac reduced, rales Letton and Woollen Goods have aleg declined. In the Metal market the prices of Iron are advancing while Lead, is weaker, Rice, is also quoted at lower rates,

FaPORTA-TI Touren still demand prices high- er even then quoted in our last impression, and we HANKOW 2ND MARCH.

think it it is probable that no business will be dans There is now no nows from this port, in consequ-antil indsters of the new seusona Tea are exhibited ence of the season being cloasd,

not worthy of particular comment

KIURIANG 2ND MARCH. Green Tess. There has been very little business done here during the inst fortnight, wo have only heard of two purchases, st The. 30 to 41 pevertheless The holdera of Tex are at firm, In their demands, and quotations closed as follows:-Frobow, and Tucking. Tis, 30 to 35 Muyune, fine to finest, Tla. 36.8.9 to 42.5.0 stock 13,881 packages against

Kioto seama as pndecided as ever-now leaning

We learn that an èmente has taken place towards the Tycode and now towards the hostile Daimios.

The manner in which the Mikado on board another French Coolio ship the to-day makes, to-morrow unmakes and depreca high functionaries is begining to excite

Gorgie Flore. The following paragraph respecting nach indignation among the loyal servants of the it is from the Evening Mail of the 14th-140,910 the corresponding month last year. Tycoon.

Executed he might have been found guilty of having caused the massacres of Cawn- pore and Delhi. Finally it wound up by assorting that unless the whole aspect of the pass should undergo an unexpected change, it would be necessary

that some serious

for it, in order to savo honour and presige of the character of land. Even the Times, which hise backed up Governor Eyre and the Jamaica planter

compelled to say, it is impossible nat to come to the conclusion that, if there be nothing a

legislative talent and had filled the office of minister of marine; it is sad to think that such a than should, frain an exaggerated idea of honour, thus annihilate to bypochondriasis or some other acute disease which upset the balance of his mind. There was nothing extraordinary about the taking of a dispatch boat ur gun-boat of two cannon by a carvelle of 18 guns, and besides the Chilian captain surprised the enemy by haisting English colours. One of the gunboate screws was disabled by the broadside of the Chilian corvette, and the Spanish captain tried to sink his vessel and save the honour of his fag at the coat of his life and that of his crew, but the Chilians stem to have exbibited remarkable determination and activity, for they immediately seized the boat and all on board. The news of the flight of General Prim into Portugal where of course he and his com panions had to give up their arins places the revolt, of this officer in the most incomprehensible light, obody is to have joined him and the royalist troops never came up with him, did not try possibly and the whole affair, so far, ends with the retreat of two regimente ont of the country. Spain is cer

ainly still a land of romance though not of the igest kind, there is more oddity then chivalry exhibited there now-a-daya, although no one suspects the Spaniards of being cowarda, far from that. In the midst of these events the Queen has just been confined with another young prince,

The President of the United States has his work to do, and rough work too, his ministers will not pull ogether or with him, and it is said that the cabinet

We have to report that a great want, loog felt in

We allude to the want of a Dock. Two of the

Yokohama, is about to be put in train for removel. foreign residents, whose trade led them to feel the discover a favourable spot for the construction of a dock that should be of sufficient capacity to take in ships of the largest sise that come here--and this they have found a few sodes down the wnnat. Diff. culties have here to he overcome, inasmuch as the ground will bare to be acquired at a distance from the port-but we do not think much opposition need be apprehended on the part of the government. The capital that will be requisite is dot very large, am several of our leading men have already expressed themselves as favourable to the enterprize, and will ing to assist it. We therefas hope, ere long, to see this great desideratum fnished and in active operation.

On Monday, the 26th instant, the Officers al H.M.S. Princess Royal gave an amateur theatrical performance; at the Olympic Theatre, for the benef of the two charities to which the proceeds were to have been devoted on the previous occasion, but the funds of which were not then materially augmented the expenses leaving a very bere surplus for such appropriation.

NAGARAKI,

The S. S. Promise was lately sold to the Japanese for 1tz 178,010. 4 ia said that the buyer is Prince: Roko whose place is opposite to Chosni.

"The S. S. Japan, remains unsold, and is to sail

two members, Mr Aured with the exception of immediately for Shanghné,

Adams to he replaced in London

there was no sufficient proof of Gor- don's guilt. It requires no legal knowledge to judge this question. Anyone of sound ordinary common sense, who looks at the of the trial will sce that it was report

vas a per- fect farce,

efor

in the circum- which, in stances, there was not a shadow of excuse,

The casual pauper "Whoever he may bo--has made himself the talk of all Lon don; and his three paperi, which originally appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette, describ

the awful night he spent in Lambeth isg workhouse, have been sold in enormous both in their shilling and iu numbers their

penny editions. One report acts casual as Mr Anthony Trollope: down the but a bald-headed gentleman, fat, fair and fifty would have very great difficul- ty in passing himself off as a pauper, besides having very little

report clination for such work capacity or in- sets him down as Mr Leslie Stephen the great man of the Alpine Club, and yet a Cambridge Dou of considerable standing Mr Stephen is certainly rugged, red and thin enough as to be able to pass easily for proper clothing; a pauper, with the aid of but it is evident that the inau who

must keep himself very formed this feat must

by Mr Stanton of all men in the world, and a series quiet, in order to be able to repeat any thing of the kind again, and it

possible

of other changes. A report has been presented to the senate by the President on the question of Mr that were be to gratify the intense cu-

Davis's trial, recommending the adjournment of the riosity there is to know who he

he is, he

trial of the ex-president and the other prisoners until might find that the notoriety he would

he civil authority is completely re-established in the be an insuflicient coun- thus

might be obtain

states in which the crimes charged against the ac terpoiss to the reputation for eccentricity

eused were committed. If the correspondence from which night be conferred upon him.

New York is to be trusted the American govern- does

went has threatened France with war unless she wish- not say much either, for the manli ness of literary man or for the knowledge draws her troops from Mexico, and declares, further, that under no circumstances will the government of possessed of the lower orders by those of

classes who should have good know- Washington recognize the Emperor Maximilian. bsiter

A strange resolucion been adopted in congress; ledge on the subject, that so much should be

made of 1

this

feat," and so much sur- it will be remembered that the Emperor Maximilian gave the title of Prines to a grandson of the former prize expressed at it.

Emperor Iturbide, the mother of this child, iz casual The description given of the

appears, now accusus the Emperor of having kid- of Lambeth workhouse at night is hor- rible indeed, but you will see it probably napped her she resolution adopted, was that at length in the Overland papers. I have the President should he asked to communicate the no doubt it is within the truth. And pondence that had passed respecting the taking

And away the son of an American lady (Madame tur

bide) in the city of Mexico by the surper of that republic who calls himself Emperor and, also, waether the United States have been appealed to on the subject.

The Blocks continue to give a great deal of trouble, and there is little doubt that a vast number of then will be victims to their newly pledged liberty and ignorance combined. On Christmas day there were serious riots at Alexandria, Wilmington, Mankheeter, Memphis, and Philadelphia, but they were put down without great mischief. At New York the negroes had a meeting, which lasted two days, and cudés with an address to the president demanding to be represented in congress.

The Prince of Wales was knocked off his horse while hunting the.other day in consequenco of a run away horse of another huntsman dashing against the Prince's mount, fortunately his Royal Highness was unhurt.

these creatures it notices are the elite of the lower portion of the criminal olaases and of the very poor. There is a lower depth, an order of boings-I can scarcely call the human-that are too far sunk, too hideous even to show themselves in work houses. God knows where these areatures spond the day; but in certain crowded dir tricts of this great Babylon they emerge out of their holes about two or three in the

, with shape

appearance that

and

a civilized man shudder, as the Hindoo might on encountering a tiger, or the solitary Arab coming suddenly, amony the tomb of Petra, upon a Ghaul or à Sheytan Jinn.

These are the creatures that emerge into daylight only when a is going on in a great city. The

The Japanese are to make a Race-course here for Europeane, at the extreme head of the bay, and Bund road to it from the Eampean settlement, with a bridge conjecting the upper end of the Euro, pean settlement with Decima. The new cond will ren through Deema, and thence skirt the outside of the native town, right up to the top of the bag.

We are informed that ground has been obtained from the Government for a Bock si Nagasaki,

Advices from Yokohama indicate a prospect of A settlement of the long pending dispute between Chouiu and the Tycoon, All intention of resum ing the former daimios estates and degrading higy from his rack must we presume, bare abandoned, if indeed it were ever intended to give effect to the decree of degradation which was promulgated. The Tyenon's partisans assert that Chusiu la desirous of yielding, but is opposed by his adherente. The third instalment of the indemnity money has been paid,

We bear with regret that a fresh outrage bas taken place on board one of the French coulie-ships named the Flare loading at Whampoa for Havana, A disturbance, of the nature of which information: hus not reached us, broke out on board this vessel two

measures resulting in the death of at least one of the coolier. Secrecy is, as a matter of course, no previs lent in these cases, that nothing more than a bare mutline of facts is likely to reach the public, but we should be glad to know whether this attempted

or there, dust

rising has any connection with the recent kidnapping

of same Chiness labourers from the East River, ot which a Tatouglas reached longkong. It has been reported that two heavily armed junks, in the guise of mandarin war boats, with Portuguese on board, recently visited Shes-long, and that a number of latitur rers were induced to go on board them by the presex: that a mandarin who was stated to be in command of the junks as engaging braves and array enalins. No sooner had a number of victims been thus decoyed on board than the junks made off again for Canton, Grent excitement pievais in the District, berwen the East River and Hongkong with regard to the operations of the coolie kidnapperē

Black Toas. On one seulement, has taken place a small chop, of 413 half-cheste, at Ths.. 22.5. and there is now nothing left in stock.

SHANGHAR 8TH March, - IMPORTS Business has somewhat recovered from the dullness incidenta), to the Chinese New Year, Prices in Cotton Goods have ranged lower, Wool- lens remain changed, but norainal Metals remain as last quoted, but bigher rates are anticipated. The Provision market very flat.

Sales and quotations. Shirting Grey, 54 to 5 catties, Tls. 3.3.0 to 3.4.0 63 to paties, Ts. 3.5.0 to 3.7.0; 6 to catties, 16 3.7.0 to 4.1.0.73 to 74 catties, Tis. 4.2.0 to 44.0; 7 carties, T. 45.5 to 4.7.0 per piece, sales 4,500 pieces; White, 64 to 72 raed, 'Îk. 3.2.0 to 4.0.6; unles 12,60 pieces.

7-Cloths-6 to 61 lbs., Tle. 2.5.0 to 2.6.0 6 to 7 lbs., The 2.7.0 to 3.3.0; 36. in. 6 lbs., Tis, 3.7.0 to 3.8.5 per piece; sales 1050 pieces.

American Drilla.40 yards, T. 0.0.0 to 8.2.0 per piece o sales.

Brocade White, Tla, 3.9.0 to 4.0.0.per piece; no sales. Dyed, The 6.0.0 to 3.2.0 per piece; sales

Spotted Shirtings-White, Tls. 3.9.0 to 1.0.0 The mortality of the troops in China has per piere sales 300 pieces, Dred, T. 5.0.0 to been severely commented on by the Lon-3.2.0 por oce sules 600 picces. don press. The arrangements which have been made by the distribution of the Gar-100 pieces. rison have given the greatest dissatisfaction to everyone concerned. Several articles will be found in our columns with reference to this matter.

Bis

The great event of the fortnight has bean the arrival of the now Governor. address on being sworn iu, and the manner in which he has expressed his determination to take. vigorous measures ral's report for 1865, bas afforded corres- pondents a chance of expressing their die sent from the views we put forth, undoubtedly a great advantage to the pub- lie to be able to judge of inatters affecting the Colonial Revenue, by a free discussion of all matters relating thereto, and we hope that next year the heads of other depart

It is

no salve.

Damasks-Dyed, Els. 7.0.0 to 7.5.0 per piece; Chiutues.-T. 2.0 to 2.75 per piece; sales 1700 pieces.

Velvet 22 in. Black, Tls. 0.2.0 to 1.2.1 Blue, Tls. 0.2.1 to 0.2.3 a sales1500. pieces.

Velveteen 18 in. Tlei 0,1 5 to 0.1.7, 20 in. Tle,

0.2.4 10 0.75; sales 180 pieces.

Handkerchiela, Blue, T. 0.7.5 per donen; Brown, Tis. 0.7.5 per dezen; sales 600 dazen.

CantetaST 17.7.8 to 18.4.0; SS, Tis, 17.0.0 to 17.5.0. Dutch, Tis. 21.0.0 to 27.5.0°; ÉBE, T. 18.5.0 to 19.0.0 per piece; estes 18 pieces,

Lastings. 14.0.0 to 18.0.0; Crape, The. 8.0.0 to 11.5.0 per piece; sales 400 plasça.

Long Ella H, Scarlet, Tie. 7.8.0 H Scarlet, Tx 75.0; HH, Assorted, Tls. 7.5.0; Assorted, 7.2.0 per piece; sales 140 piccès."

Spanish Stripes Tla, 0,7.5 to 1.0.2 per yard sales. 368 pieces.

Woollen Damaska,-30 yds. Tis, 5.5.0 to 5.0.0 per piece; sales 1,900 pieces.

Metals-Lead, WB 18. 5.9.8 to 6.0.0; LB.

Tls 5.0.0 to 5.7.14 IronNail find, Tis, 2.6.0 to 2.7.0 Square and Round Bar, T. 2.5.0; flop, The. 2.0.0 Wire, Tix. 75,9 to 8.0.0; Tip; Straits,

4.7.0 Steel, s. 5,5.0 to 4.2.0 per tab; Spelter, prohibited, Tis. 6.5.0. per picul; Quicksilves, Tls,

which will be about 6 weeks time. regards the Silk marker there is no stock and none is expected until the Basons ecing arrives, a few purchases liave been mide of the commoner sorts by Parsee firms and then only at reduced rate.

Teas Canton Congoos, 700 boxes, at Tla. 22 per picnt, fouchong, 600 fchieste, at The 23 per picul. Scented range Pekoe; 1,000 boxes, at Ts. 20 to 22 per pical. No stock.

Shipping Departure For New York, 'Georgo and Henry,

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Loading At Macao, for London, Fort Regent." For New York, hastward Ho ' and Tailee.

Freights. To London, £2.15 per ton of 50 cubie fest. Naw York; 14 currency per ton of 40 cubic feet.

HONGKONO, 14TH MARCH,

Busi esa during the past fortnight has beet vary limited, Chinese dealers doing nothing whatever, the fast advices have indsted purchasers to het with great

caution,

For Cotton Yarn the demand remains small; for Cottan godds, there has been moderate sale, brat Chinese Purchasers are very backward. For Grey. T-Cloths there is a good demand supplies being small Log le remain dull; for Camlets the dem- and is moderate prices rather lower.

Tu Metals, the recent,large deliveries bare nearly cleared the market of Iron Nail Rod, For Heo and a lon no sales, lead in request at increased pricas In Quiksilver riding sale at an advance on Inst quotations.

** Sales, and Quotations."

28 to $2, $270 to $12, Nos. 38 to 43, $585 to 315 Cotton Yarn-Nos. 16 to 24, $215 to 235; Nos.

per bale sales 20 bules.

bs.. $1.20 to 4:00 8 to 9 lbs., $.10 to 5.40 Shirtinga-Grey, bs., $4.15 to 4.25 8 to 94 to 10 lbs., $5.45 to 6.00 perpiece; salus 7,800 pieces, White, 83 to 56 raed, $4.20 to 4.40; 64 to 66 reed, $5,23 to 5.80; 68 in 72 reed, $6.00 >> 7,00 per piece; sales 3,370 picces,

7-Cloth to b. lbs, $8.45 to 3.65; 7 to 7 Ibe, $4.00 to 4.20; 8 to 2 lbs., $4.80 to 4.75 per picce; sales 4,600 pieces

There has been no quotations for American Brill Jeans and Sheetings, there being none in the market. Spotted Shirtings White, $1.95 to 5 per piece; sales 200 pieces, Dyed, $ to 6,15 per piece sales 600 pieces.

Brucades. White, 4 to 5:10 per piécs; byed, $6,20 m 6.30 pet piece; sales o pieces.

Damasks.$.50 to 9.10 per pisce." Chintzes.-Scarlet, $3.86 to 5,80 Assorted, $3.25 to 3.35 per piecs.,

Handkerchiefs.$0.95 to 1.20 per dozen; sales 18,000 dozens, including 11,000 dozens of Bronze. Camlets.-S. $28 to 23 50; $8, 21.50 to 22.0 BBB. $24.50 to 25. Dutch, $28 to 82 per piece; sales 1,170 piecie.

Lantinga-$19 to 20 per piece; sales 200

piecca

Long ElisHH Scarlet, $10,2011, H Scarlet, $10 to 10.00; HH Assorted $9.50 to pieces.

The news from PALING is in one sensements will be instructed to prepare report Tis 21.0.0 par pical; Tin Plates, Ts. 4.2.0 IU 1 Aenorted, to 9.50 per piece sale 200

already rendered him popular in Hongkong, a feeling which, we have, good grounds for hoping will continue.

of considerable importance if true. It is for publication also.. stated that a Mission is to be appointed to for the reform of abuses of all kinds have proceed to Europe, and that Mr Wade and Mr Hart will accompany it. We are also in- formed that it is intended to take with the Mission, six of the Pupils now studying English and French at Peking. We must howevor confess that we are more than scep- tical as to the truth of this report, as pri- vate letters have not mentioned the subject; and one so important would hardly have been overlooked by our correspondents Nothing more has some to hand about the insurgents in ANTUL

It is said positively that the Princess Helena is to of "Life in Normandy," met one

From SHANGHAE we learn the following

of them--an old woman in Paris in 1848, be married on the 9th of June next, the brides maids items which we quote from the Commercial | are to be Lady Caroline Lennox, Lady Margaret She had a handkerchief filled with eye- baile, tongues and similar portions of the scott Lady Alberts Hamilton, Lady Laura Phi Record human body which she had cut, indiscripps, Lady Muriel Campbell, Lady Fanny Fitzwil liam, Lady Alexandrina Murray and Lady Ernestine minately, from wounded soldiers and re-

Edgecurabe. Frogmore is being embellished for the volutionists.

residence of the Princess and her future husband Prince Christiau of Augustenbourg,

A. W.

The Tuonti has recently addressed a dispatch to H.B.M. acting conel etating that the Tung kị

The Garrison Amateur Theatrical Club have given several performances in rather a shorter space of time than they had anti cipated doing, on account of the orders from England. The Colony will much regret the departure of the present troops, and people are hoping to find the 20th as hospitable and pleasant friends as their predecessors here have proved themselves to bó,"

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Spanish Stripes-Sarlet, $1 to 1.50; AC anrted, $0.80 to per yard; sules 120 pieces,

Blankets to 13 lbs. $4 to $6 pair; sales 0,6 gairs.

Raw Cosion-Bombay, $24 to 827 per picul Bengal $22.50 to $35 per pic: Shanglue, $25 to 27 Ningpo, $27.48 to 20.80: Tientsin, 20.50 to

120 pieces.

Velveta-Black, 32 inch, 8.204 per yard salsa

Quicksilver-266 to 67.50..

Coal English, Tis. 19.5.0 to 10.0.0 Nominal American Anthracite, 1. 12.5.0: Sydney, Tha. 8.5.0 to 8.7.5; Japan, Tls, 7,0- to 7.5.0 per kan,

Sugar Canton, White, Tis.

5.3.0 to 7.8.0 Brown, Tls. 4.3.0 to 414.0 Formos, 218, 4:0.0428 per picud, Brown, No. 1, Ths, 4.5,0; No. 2, Ths. 2.5.0; No. 8, Tha. 3.1.0; Manlis White, Tis. 5.0.0 to 6.8.0 per picul

Rice. Bengal, Tis. 1.5 to 24,0; Smull Sales

Metalstead, $6.70 to 7.20 per pical: Inn, of Rengal at quotations. Manila, The. 1.7.0 to 1.Nail Rud, $2.9 to 3.30 per picul, Square and Flat, African, no quotations, Craton, White, 1s. 2.0.3 $8 to 3 10 per picul Hoop, $8 to $8.50 per picul; to 2.3.5, Sam, Th. 1.715 to 1.3.8 per pical:

Dimities, T. 1.4.5 to 1.6.5; no salen. Musias, $23 50 to 24 per picit; in commen, $19 5 to.

Wire, No. 12, $17 10 7.05 per pical; Thi Maluca Tia: 1.2.5 to 1.30 no sales.

Straits Produce.Pepper, Black, Tle. 6.9.to Sales 100 boxes; Steel, 34 to 5.1 per sub,

20.40 per picul; Tin Plates, $5.70 to 6.50 per box, White, Tls, 7 to 9.0; Rattana, Benjarmassin, Tla 3,5.0; Coolel, Tla. 8, other kinds, la 2 to 2.5.11.50; Welsh $13 to 14 per ton.

Coal-English $13,00 to $400; Sydney, 49 to Bapanwood, 4 10 6 pieces per pitul, Tis, 1.80 to Sugar No White, 8 to 9.40; No 1 Brown 247 to 3 pieces par picul Tis. 1.2.0 to 1.8.05.20 to 5.40 per picul. Betelnuts, la, 25.0 to 450; Betelwood, in chests

Rice. Bengal, $2.75 to 3.05; Java, $2.55 to

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY, T. 16 in bags The 12 per pivul; Sandalwood, 2.65; Arrach, $2.50 to 2.85; Buity, $2,65 to

Sanh sen, T. 1.1.0 to 8.4.0; Timor, Tis. 6.5.0 to

2.65; Sian, $2.4 to 2.95 Rangoon, $2.35 to 2.93 The P. & O. Co, steamer (flowo, with the Lan Malabar, Tls 11.5.; Cloves, Tis, 5 to 6.

Provision. There have been no transactions in Saigon, $2.60 to 2.95; Manils, $2.70 to 3 per picul decided that in future, foreigners should not be of the 11th instant, Telegrams anticipated. Yamen had, with the soncurrence of Bir R. Aleck, don minils of 26th January, arrived on the afternoon Beef, and none on hand except California for which Sales 160,000 picule, 99,000 of which ware Saigon

there is no demand. Unational Mills four, Retail allowed to travel on the river in foreign bullt

les Tie, 6 to 6,2.5. per barrel. No demand for boats. As no instructions had been received from

Eastern four.

The Orlean's family has another pledge in the birth of a Prince son of the Duke and Duchess ofsir R. Alenek on the subject, H. B. M. Acting Chartres.

Consul expressed his opinion that the Taoutai must be under some disapprehension.

Several business meetings have occupied public attention, natong which we have to notice those of the Shanghae Stent Navigation Company, the China Fire rantance Company, and the Shanghas as Company.

In the obituary are the names of the Earl of Lime rick, only 5 years of ago Major Generel F. Westenrand Sir E. C. Whingates, who was wounded at Waterloo, aged 84.

We have had a series of terrific elorats on the Const and in the Bay of Ristay, and the account of the loss of the London emigrant ship with 200 livos,

From Out LONDON Correspondent.

LONDON, 26th January, 1866, Earl Russell bas sketched out his reform bill and presented it to the cabinet, and he bas done more, he has declared that the Ministry will stand or full b the said bill. This renders an exciting Resking ine vitable, and a short one not at all impossible, for Ahere is beyond question a very strong party against and other vessels fill the pale hands early but both reforms and extension of the suffrage. We dowing. Laudlote hus had its share of bad weather and a snow storm broke down the telegraphe, stopped not yet know the clauses of the new bill, but it in

all communication by that Dies, and nearly by taken for granted that besides a lowering of the fran

every other, for twenty-four hours. The condition of chise, several small constituencies are doomed to ex-

the streets was indescribable, and the strenger con tinction or amalgamation, The signs out of doors

tractors were fined for not doing impossibilities; the. certainly do not go far as to predict a defeat, but they

hali meited suów sad siush lag a foot deep in many are important enough to promise a ferce fight; look.

places. Three days afterwards we had warm spring weather too warm for the time of year. The mulig ing at the subject, fron all points of view, the pro

a splendid ste ner constructed expressly to carry the bability seems to be that the end will be a compre mise end a swatt move forward on the path of reli-rm.

upurtent deputations have waited on Earl Hasseli Indian mails foundered in the lay of Biscay, for tunately the crew and passengers were rescued by whose declaratione apparently gave waistortion to. the parties present. There have also been important the Laconia,

It is under contemplation to make arrangements for the members of the Shanghe Cloth in lease the building from the Shorebalders, and K meating is advertised for the 101 instant, to take this cabject into consideration.

YOKOHAMA, 28TH FEBRUARY.

Business has not yet recovered its usual tone, since

Opium. Malwa,The market has been flat and the New Year holidays; this must be attributed to the fall to the value of sebena during the fortnight, declining recent increased supplies prevent however a few sales in Grey Shirtings, Taffichele,ing Native dealurs from purchasing for re shipment Turkey Red Cambrics, Velvets and Camlets have prices have been as low na Tls. 615, but a slight de been made at a slight decline in prices If money and having sprung up the prices have partially matters were easier, an active trade would be done. recovered themselves. The deliveries quoted include The arrivals since our last report, have been the Fusi about 900 chests re shipped to the Northern ports.

PatnxThe market is brisk as a decline of Tls. puma and Grenadier from London, Elizu Hunde from Liverpool, and Feraan from Sinsterdam; a fur 15 to 20 on rates quoted in our last issue. The portion of there cargoes have been sold to arrive, and prices now however appear to have an upwards. the remainder is firmly held by importere. An in tendency. Creased demand exists for Cotton Yarn, but no les have taken place, it being held too firmly, Camlets continue depressed, some being sent to China.

Ja Metals, Sugar, Straits Produce, and Medicines. nothing has been done. He exports of mebula to China have taken place. Deliveries have been small. during the last fortnight.

The annual meeting of Land Renters will take place on the Uth instan This meeting will be more ihah itenally important as the Draft of the now Land Regulations will be ind before it. The following gentlemen have been nominated for the new Council hely Messrs Keswick, Probst, Coutts, How, Stewart, Lavers, Dancasson, Hayes, Meinte, and Javison.

We learn that a small native banker living in Fobkien Road was arrested a few days siuse, on a 6,49 per pieurs

· Sules and Quotati Shirtings. Grey, 54 cities, $3.06 to 4.05; 6 cattive, $5,05 to 5.15 per pibee. White, $4.80 to

Trices Malwa Highest, T 640 to 645 forest is 615 closing rates, Tia 620 to 625. Patna, highest, Tha. 800; lowest, 478; closing rates, Tis. 485. Stocks, Malwa, 2,780 chests: Pat B8 chaste. Gules, Malwa 1607;. Paine, 855.

EXTORY-Tees Black.The business sines our last issue, bas been but trifling in eonsequence of the market containing a very few samples, of Ton of a desirable quality. One chop Ning chow, has been settled at Tis, 28. the remaining purchase being a mall, ne mat to be worth

Rice.

MANILA, 7TH MARCH.

IMPORT-Business in this port has somewhat recovered itself since our last report. As the thiness New Year is now over a fair business at good prices has been done in piere goods. Prices rule mach the same as that quoted,

Bules and Quotations. White Shirtings-13 by 10, $4.25 to $1.87) 14 by 14, $4.75; 16 by 15, 9.5.121. Fine makes,

$8 to $8.70 for 10 yards. Sales 6,717 pieces.

Grey shirtings 7 lbs, $4.521; 8 lbs., $5.25 -to 3531; 84 The $5.50 for 40 yardı, welas 2,350 pieces.

Grey Long Clothe84 lbs, $5.25 for 40 yörda. Grey Twilla--6 lbs., 4.62; 10 lbs., $6624 for 3 yards; enfes 502 preces

White Jaeconets,

$3.25 per pieces. pieces, at $2,583 0.480 21 yards; sales. 2,086 Victoria Lawor,89,j. by 12 yards; sales 2,600 pieces, at $1.75 to $2 per piece.

White LambriceNo Bates,

Turkey Red Cambrios.--45.87 to 8,621 per piese; mies 1,080 pices», «

No. 1,100-MAR

Blue Grandtills-$6.30 ta Sards; sales 4,530 pieces

Ginghams 27 in. Solà ch 39-in. spitd Checks $4.75 to $3.62 to 4.23 39 in. Faucy 24 yards.

Bice and, White Checks, C 1,480 pieces $1.25 to 4.87 Tapis Stripes, 27 in. by $5.2.4 per piece.

Canbayas, saler 804 carge 21 corges Silk and

per curge

$185 to 137 per corge.

Handkerchiefs. 1,888 do 364 cents to $2.25, and de 1.50 per dozen.

Transerings, 27 in, by 30 pieces at 11 to 313 cents par s Regatias-25 to 26 in. 30 at $3.50 to 3:75 per 82 yds.

Imitation Linebe.-29 in. pieces Coloured at $ per piat Print 32 iydi. bayers at $2.87 to 3. per pie Coloured Muslins 27 to Sss 7964 pirces 10 yd. goa 20 yds. at $3.50; 24 yds. at 3ds, at 4.5 to 6 per place.

Cotton Bos-Sales 1,400 $1.874 per dozer,

Sawing Thread.Sales 5 150 at $1.25 to 1.37; and

at$1.97 to 2 par pound.

Twist-1 bales have be Turkey Red No. 40; and $38 60 par bale

Wortens-These goods a pieces Black Chath are repert edles of 270 pieces Black cents per card.

Umbrellas-Sales 15 doze per dozen.

Marine Store-Sales 728 to 12 per piece. Twine, 480 lbs. 225 casks Bear, at $12. MetalSales 123 pienis and 12 quintals Copper Sha

per

"quinta?"

FSPORTS-Sugar. The unfa thand this mail, and the advancing freights have cause the demand a quotatione 1 decline suny be anticed. Current Clexed ture heen and a fair quantity of Saperi In melayed the receipts are harice been sold at $3.00 - and $3.50 for Iloilo, the latte

Hemp. Eight demand minal prices $8.50 per picut, willingly realize at less

Cordage $12.50 to 13 p- Coffee$10 per picul. RicePangasinan, $2.50

Freight Oland" (Spe £3.10 per ton for Scgar, ar "Her Majesty (British); £3.10 Hemp, at £4, meas per 50 cubic feet.

Escliange-On London, -6 months sight. Hongkong,

premium.

SHIPPING CHARTERS From Parker & Co."

Since our last advices of t business has been transacted tates. The demand from Se vessels were inquired for as

all vessels readily comma picul. The tates uering fo low; notwithstanding the exists for that part, only one particulars of which we give Lothing has been done; vess register are wanted to lead p ton for Sugar, or other Phili ten to the United Kingdaot; to report per this opportu Fort Reptat with Tea, an cargo, are on the berth, both no other vessel his as yet be

New York are nominal say and no settlements have fortnight. For San Frant reported, the Francis Palı been chartered, tems wh From Manila to Sau Frar has been chartered at charters can still be obtaine

United

< Francia Palmer,” Amr to San Francisco on privat-

*Anne Longton,” Brit. » San Francisco, at $12.0 Puget Sound with "Lamber

Hice F Canoe, Hamb, brig, 18 Singapore

Der West Prus, slip back, at 40 cents per picul option all outside, at 371 o

*Exonian, Brit. barque, at 473 cents per picul,

* Daybreak, Brit. bargs beck, at 45 cents per piou Eachrute, Fich, ship, at 3 cents per picef.

Henty Handley, Brit and back, at 30 cents per +Madeira, Brit. barqa back, at 50 cents per pica

Typhoon, Norw, br beck, at 50 cants; if Bia

Florence Baginton, Saigon and back, at 46 =

Christips, Pros bri Micro é back, at 574 i cents per pizu!.

Black Prince," Brit, s back 30 cents per pieni.

•Gazette, Briti bark, 1 180 cents per vical.

Casar, Par. schooner 45 cents per picul.

Amiral da: Macka, and back, at 10 cents per Chase, Driz, bark,

274 cents pez plcul (two

James Miller, Brit.

back, private terms

*Lugu," span, bark. S cants per picul.

Ignacio. Span, bark 80 cents per picu!.

Norile Migrator, Brit, bask chow with Chiness Gow

full..

Paradise, Hamb. be Chinhas for order either *eria per picul.

Paris, Brem, schooz .and back, at 62 cents p

¿per picni

Richard, Bri. Biro

and back, at 62 per pic Bfargaret Campbell, Chevo and buck, at 60 Tientsia 80 cents per pi Alicia, Brit. barque

at $5 per picul unpresse Surlee, Hamb. bar Bietto and back to Swa

if Hongkong 75 cents p

Goajarra, French (Formosa) Chinhne f Shanghae, at 60 cents F Luchow, Hamb. sel

Whampes, at 68 cente