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95th regt (rifle corps-1st and 2nd batt, and 2 companies 3rd batty) lieutenant colonel--Sir A. F. Barnard, k en, colonel w; majors-A. G. Norcott, lieutenant colonel w: G. Wilkins, lieutenant col. w; J. Ross lieutenant colonel w; A. Cameron lieutenant colonely; captains-J. Leach, major, F. Glassie, G. Miller, major w; C. Beckwith major. J Logan, C. G. Gray, J. Fullerton, major H. Lee, H. G. Smith, major E. Chawner. w W. Johnson, w; T. M'Namara, J. G. M'Cullock, W. Eeles, major, C. Eaton, C. Eeles, k; F. Le Blanc, J. R Budgen. lat lieutenants -W. Humbley, w; J. C, Hope, T. Cochrane, J. Layton, J. Molloy, w; T. Smith, adjutant, J. Cox, F. Bennett, A. Bewtart, F. Dixon, W. Chapman. C. Coxon, wa H. B. Freer, J. Gardiner, w; D. Cameron, wa. J. Kincaid, adj. G. Simmons, w; J. Stilwell, w; R. Cochran, w; J, 4 Ridway, w; J. Fry. w; J. P. Gardner, w ; W. Haggup, G. Vickers, T. T. Worslev, adj. J. G. Fitzmaurice, w; G Drummond, E. Madden, V. Webb, w; G. H. Shenley, C. C. Urqhart, J. Lynam, w; O. Felix, w; G. Drummond. 2nd lieutenants C. Macfarlane, A. Stewart, C. Rochfort, W. Wright, J. Church, R. Fowler, A. Milligan, T. B. Sheean, C. Probart, W. Shenley, B. C. Lyre, w; J. P. Walsh, w; paymasters-J. Mackenzie, A. M'Donald, adjutants-T. Smith, J.-Kincaid, quar- termasters. Ross, J. Bagshaw, surgeons). Burke, E. Scott, asst surgeons-J. Robson, E. H. Hett, J Armstrong, T. P. M'Cabe, F. Scott,
ANTILLERY,
Staff colonel Sir George A. Wood, kut, com. lieutenant colonel Sir Augustus Frazer. K o B com. British Horse artillery. lieutenant colonel A. Mac- duld, com. under Sir Augustus Frazer, lieut. col. Sir John Mav, &c B, assistant adjt. Gen. captain H Baynes, w ; brigade major, lients J. Bloomfield, G. Coles, F. Welles, staff, adits. to Sir George Wood. lieutenant W. Bell, staff adjt. to Sir Augus tus Frazer field officers com, two batteries of foot artillery attached to each division of the arniy- lieutenant colonels S. G. Adge, C. Gold, J.-S. Wil liamson, J. Hawker, field officer com, reserve artil- lery-major P. Drummond, com battering train- lievtenant colonel Sir Alexander Dickson, « CC.
COTTON, Bombay,
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Some improvement has taken place and we hear of Salva at Canton at a slight advance on these quotations."
Deliveries in Dec. 747-Stock 31st Dec. 3776 Bules.
Chintz Fürniture.
METALS.
Tin, Banca
Straits
"Plates
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"Hoop "Bar
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Lead Pig
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OPIUM, Patna, new. 640
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old. 0 "Malwa,new good 730 0
Turkey 400 0 Much depressed. No demand, Pepper
$ 00
Rice, cargo quality
4200 per picul
最喜 1 60
Rattans, Banjermassan. 40 Sandalwood, Malabar.
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Alum
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Troups of British horse artillery, 1 major R. Bull, w; enptains, R. M. Cairnes, major k; M. Louis, lieutenants, W. Smith, "w; J. Townsend. (Heavy 54 in. howitzers,) 2 lieutenant col. Webber Smith, capuins E. V. Walcott, D. Crawford, w; lieutenants, D. J. Edwards, II. Foster, w, ponuders.13 lieutenant colonel Sir Robert Gardine, cca: captains T. Dyneley, major R. Ingleby, (light G-pounders) 4 captain E. E. Whinyates, major w; captains C. C. Dansey, w A. Wright, lieutenants T. Strangways, w; A. Ward, R. H. Ord. (light 6-pounders and Rockets,) 5 captain A.. C. Mercer, captain R Newland, lieutenants H. M. Leathers, J. Bincks, J. Breton, (9-pounders.) 6. captain W, N. Ramsay, mujer k. captain A. Mac- donal, major W. Brereton, w; leuts. P. Saudi- lande, W. Robe, k; (0-pounders).
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ticularly to be remarked when thy are brought in Logan, w J. Clarke, A. M' Donald, ir; A. Beecher, contract with foreigners. The American who, uk, R. Hewitt, B. M'Pherson, k; J. M. M'Pherson, his own country, and towards his own people, is paymaster-1. Gordon, adjutant C. Alexander, courteous and polite, neither vainglorious, nor lentenant surgeon- Hicks, asst: surgeon-J. apt to make offence, becames in Europe, or Stewart, w. amongst Europeans [from this very want of knowing his station] abrupt, rude, and offensively boastful. He lives in constant fear of transgres. sing those rules of etiquette, of which he greatly overrates the importance and fearful of not being enough considered, and aiming at achieving a trivial and unworthy importance, he ceases to tie Their system of national education cannot be too the manly, independent character for which nature and education intended him. *The English highly praised. There is a compelled tax of one
are too apt to assert as an undeniable fet, that per cent, on all appraised property for this, every the Americans are ungenticmanlike thus arro one receives instruction for his childrem, be they gating to themselves the right of deciding upon ever so numerous. This education comprises the manners of a whole nation. But let us ash, on every branch of knowledge, and every sort of what grounds they claim this exclusive ren. accomplishment. The masters themselves, are sorship? We have, I admit, set up for ourselves a people of acknowledged worth and consideration, standard of refinement, and satrair faire, very diffe. and receive large salaries On Washington's rent from any thing we are likely to meet with in birthday, thousands of these young citizens of the the United States; but does it, therefore, follow Republic were paraded through the streets, their that we must be right; or that, allowing that our tenchers or governors at their head; they were on habits are more refined, there are not advantages their way to church, to fete the memory of their national here. I noticed one extremely pretty and in their democratic state pl society, which more. lady-like person at the head of one of the lines of the counterbalance those of which we are en proud?** Originality, and absence of girls. She was very young, and held down her affectation, are the essential characteristics of Ame head, as if rather an unwilling sharer in the exhibi: rican manners: I speak of the gentleman of the tion. On inquiry, I found she was the wife of a United States when in his own country. Whatever military man, with a small income; and possessing is original, and natural, carries with it a certain great musical talent, had been appointed singing respectability; but directly this is lost. indifferent mistress, with a salary of two hundred pounds per imitations take its place, and the imitative Ameri antium. To an European, and especially to an Englishman, this admixture of the clasens of ap. can, like every one else in similar circumstances, becomes ridiculous. The manners of the Ameri- ciety seems at first both strange and ill,advised, But he should recollect, that there is not, as with cans in general, however, are not bad; and it can us, a broad line of demarcation, to separate the only be alleged against them that they have no rich or the well-born from the poor and low; that artificial manners at all. This, in our estimation, each has a right to mingle with each, and that it is a grievous fault, and it must be admitted that is not the degradation of poverty, but of vice and infinite pleasure is taken by our countrymen in incapacity, which keeps one man below another, turning into ridicule the peculiarities of a people, I am aware, though no politician, that in thickly of whose real excellencies they are too prjudiced to judge impartially. That the ridicule is returned populated countries, and in governments such as ours, this system of education could not be carried by the Americans, and with interest, and often out; but in the States, where there is plenty of with as much legitimate food for its exercise, there space for each man to run his career without is no doubt. The manners and habits of the jostling his neighbour, where courage, perseve English differing so essentially from their own, rance, and talent, are sure to be rewarded with are not likely to escape with impunity; and whilst success, it is assuredly sound policy to raise as the members of out aristocratic community are laughing contemptuously at the want of courtly many useful citizens, and as few ignorant and un
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breeding displayed by the Americans, the latter principled ones as possible. *
are still less lenient to our devotion to trivial exceed the civility of the store-keepers. It is true; etiquette, and what they consider our servile adn they will not put themselves much out of their way ton of rank and station. After all, what can be but then a refusal or an excuse is made with poli- the motives which induce two great nations to be teness, and you are not pressed and urged to purchase, as you so often are in European shops, constantly attacking each other in this puerile A stranger also should recollect, that the value he way? They are on different sides of the wide Atlantic surely there is room enough in the sets upon his dollar is very different from the cs-
The hostile feeling existing timation in which it is held here. He must learn world for both. to regard it as a sixpence, and part with it as such. between the countries is kept alive by the constant Dollars are not scarce at New Orleans. As a attacks of authors, many of whom are ignorant of proof of this, I will mention a trifling affair, which the nature of really good society. These people A occurred, I remember, soon after ant arrival. cross the Atlantic, from the east and west. One of our party went into a watchmaker's store, clever, but possibly an underbred English writer, to purchase a glass for a watch. After a short makes a tour of the States, sees absolutely nothing delay, a gentleman emerged from an inner room, of good American society, and publishes a book with his mouth filled, not only with the eternal criticising that of which be or she is totally unqua- quid, but with no small portion of his dinner be-lified to give an opinion. This work is then sent sides. On hearing the demand, he very coolly across the Atlantic, as a faithful picture of the replied, " Well now, as I'm eating my dinner, if habits and national characteristice of a great na you're going right up and down town, s'pose you tion. Upon this, there follows squib after squib just call again, and see if I've done, and then well from either side. The great features of national, put a glass in that watch." His surprised customer character are disregarded, and the points of attack took up his property, and slightly hinted that he are smal personal defects, faults of languaged, and coarseness of behavour. Animosity is excited in would go. ig another store for his glass. No both nations--for who can deny that redicule is attempt was made to detain him-the dollar was no more to the New Orleans trader, as I said harder to bear than abuse ? ** One of the princi- before, than a sixpence. **** I did not see, in pal charges brought against our friends across the America, any of the offensive familiarity which is Atlantic is, that they are in the habit of boasting, said to exist between masters and servants, or any both of themselves and their country, in an offensive of that objection on the part of the waiting class to aud indiscriminate manner. If we were not endo- attent as servants upon those, whom the accident wed with a considerable share of pride ourselves, we should not complain so much when we meet or acquisition of wealth had placed for the time being in a superior situation of life. In America, with it in others; for that which renders the vanity po honest calling is degrading, each man aspiring of others so insupportable, is that it wounds oua at some future time to hold as important a place own. The Americans are proud, and justly so, of in the world as another. Thus, while fulfilling the their self-earned freedom, of the liberal constitution of their country, and of the place in the scale of duties of a servant, be certainly feels himself upon nations in which their own exertions have placed an equality with his present employer, who may be. It is unfortunate, however, that they cannot (however important his present situation) hare commenced life with ag small an amount of the all-bear their honours meekly, but do injury to their powerful cash as himself. This feeling, and these own and their country's cause, by their habits of aspirations, naturally prevent any of the lowliness, exaggeration and self-praise. There is a want of and indeed servility, which is of ten the characte quiet and genuine dignity about the American's ristic of servants in aristocratic countries; it does sense of freedom and equality. If he feels that more, it no doubt induces that certainty of equality the advatanges he thus enjoys are great, let him which to us is so objectionable. As sensible men, value them in silence, and let their fruits be seen. however, having entered into a temporary augage. The Americans, however, would not be half so ment and covenant to serve, and, therefore, to boastful, did they feel that they were correctly obey, they do not (at least those who wish to judged, and rightly appreciated by us. That they maintain a good reputation, and gratify theis em-
will be so in time, I have little doubt; but time ployers) indulge in useless vaunts of liberty and must elapse before either party will be softened. equality; but without servility, with sufficient It is a good genuine brotherly hatred,the stron- respect, do their duty during their voluntary en- gest of any when it once takes root, because, in gagement, as well, or better, than the servants of fraternal feuds, jealousy has always, mare or less, à
share: many other countries. The terms of service over, the former master may abake hands with, and con: versa in familiar terms with his quondam servant, without fear of compromising his dignity, or coming in contact with language and habits infe- rior or different to his own. Some there must be, whose disposition and frame of mind are dange. yously affected by this state of things; who lose the sense of their temporary dependence, in the broad sea of democratic and over-liberal opinions; but these instances, among a serious, methodical and sensible people, like the Americans, are rare, and by no means sufficient to controvert my opinion, that to use the words of the French writer (De Tocqueville), from whom I have previously quoted, the relation of servants and masters is pot disorganized”
THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, (Concluded from No.9.)
51st regt foot lieutenant colonel-Sir W. Dong- lasa, xc B, colonel captains-J Walsh, major, W. Stenart, A. Campbell, D Campbell, J. C. Murdoch A.. Cullender, major, A. Campbell, R. Anderson, lieutenants. Campbell, J. Russel, A. Cainphell, R. Stewart, A. M'Lochlan, C. Egan, A. Catheart, w;(24th), J. M'Dougall, J. Hood, A. Smith, T. L Hemmick, T. Murray, R. S. Knox, C. Stuart, J. MDonald. E. Brawn, A. Campbell, G. Scott, en- signs-N. Lamont, W. Trimmer, J. Paton, D- Ducat, A. Smith, L. Liud, paymaster-D. Camp- bell, adjutant G. Scott, lieutenant quarteinaster-- 4. Stewart, surgeon-R. Douglass asst, surgeon- G. M'Lacklan, W. H. Young.
Troops in reserve lieutenant colonel Sir H. D Ross, CB; captaing J. B. Parker, major w; R Hardinge, lieutenants J. Day, w F. Warde, P. V. Onslow, (9-pounders) captain G. Beane, major k ciplains W, Webber, w; J. E. Maunsell, licuts, Ji R. Bruce, M. T. Cromie, k; (lighe 6 pounders)
Batteries of British foot artillery captain C. F. Sandham, captain W. H Stopford, lieutenants G Foot, G. M. Baynes, 1). Jago (9-pounders) captain S. Bolton, k; captain C, Napier, w; lieutenant G Pringle, W. Anderson, C. Spearman, k: W. Shar pin, B Cappage, (9-pounders) captain W. 1. Lloyd major k; captain S. Rudyerd, lieutenant S. Phelps, W. Harvey, w: (9-pounders) captain J. Brone. major captain J. J. G. Parker, lieutenant R. J Saunders, T. O. Çater, A O. Molesworth (9-poun- ders) captain G. Wr tinett, captain G. Browne, lieutenants D. Lawson, W. Montagu, C. G. Kett.
Battery in reserve captain J. Sinclair, captain F. Machean, lieutehants J. A. Wilson, W. H. Poole, w; R. B. Burnaby."
Subaltern Officers present, but unattached licuts W. Lemoine, E. Trevor, E. W. Wood, G. S Maule, T. Watkis, G. T. Hume.
ROYAL ENGINRELS,
Lieutenant vol --J. Carmichael, Smyth, .com. captains--Sir George Hoste, Bart. major J. Old- field, B. Harris, F. Stanway, A. Thompson, w; 26th) lieutenants--J. W Pringle, w; M. A Waters, F. B. Head F. Y. Gilbert, J. Sperling,
A. D. White.
ROYAL STAFF CORPS,
Lieutenant colonel W. Nic Jay, colonel captains T. Wright, w; W. Stavely, F. Read. lieutenants --G. D. Hall, w; B. Jacksum, A. C. C. Brauns, ensigns-T. W. Colleton. J. S. Sedley, J. Milliken.
ROYAL WAGGON--TRAIN.
Lieutenant col. T, Airl, captains →T. Pardoe, 8 Jackson, heutenants-W. Atkin, W, Smith, J. M'Dowall, H. O'Nell, R. Parkinson, C. Bott R. Kers, cornets--T. Glendening, J. Fenn, surgeon -T. Wynne, vet. surgeon ---F. Chetry,
MEDICAL STAFFANY
Inspector-J. R. Grant, M. D. Deputy inspec tors-W, Taylor, J. Gunning, S. Woolriche, J. R. Hume, . D., physician-G. Denecke, M. u., surgs. G. Emery, D. M. A. Burmeister, R. Grant. J. Maling, J, G. Van Millengen, asst, surgeons- Dease. W. Twining, apothecary--W. Lyons
CANTON PRICES CURRENT, 22sp Jaxwarz, 1845.
Amber Betel Nut
IMPORTS.-Deer Par
It struck me, however, that the manners of the Americans were deficient in that real dignity
92ad regt foot Jhigt landers), lieutenant colonel Ale (best brands) which consists, in hoding one's own place in sos -J. Cameron, k; majore-♬ Mitchell, lieutenant ciety and keeping it. In such a society as exists colonel w; D. Macdonald, captains-G. W. Hol in America, all stations are ill defined; nor can | mes, #; W. C. Grant, à; W. Little, k: A. Ferrier, there ever be a standard of good breeding, where w; lieutenants-C. Alexander, adj., J. J. Chisholm, Canvas-Eng and so many causes concur to render the grades of sot, Winchester, w; T. Hobbs, w; T, Macintosh, ciety for ever fluctuating. Much, therefore, is left w; D. Macdonali, w; A. Will, J. K. Ross, R to the intuitive tact and natural good sense of each Macdonald, 7. Gordon, Lanes, w: G Logan. individual; but the peculiar sensitivenss of the w; & Campbell, R. M'Donald, J. Mackiulay,: M'Pherson, w; E. Americans renders them per hapsal qualified to R. Peat, G. Mackie, k;
Scotch Cochineal Copper, sheathing
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816 0 818.0 per hbd
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EXPORTS. -On Board.
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16 Buds Chinn Roots Galangal
Musk Rhubarb
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2 50 CA 3 U...
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T'aysaan.
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Twankay. Hyson Young Hyson Hyson Skin Gunpowder. Imperial. EXPORT OF TRAS FOR 6 MONTHS ENDING 31ST ULT., IN 51 SHIPS INCLUDING THE "PENANG,”
Green, 4,350,773 lbs. Black,
20.413,449
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Total 24,761,222 lbs.
Several chops of middling Congou, sound Tea bought at 16 Tuels-the competition in Green Teas. still keeps up..
‹ COTTON. REPORT. Canton, for December, 1844.
Bombay," Bengal,
Madras,
Deliveries.
Stuck.
12,571
61.492
2.470
21,310
9,831
38,662
121,470 Bales
Total 23,872
PRICES OF BULLION.
Sycee Silver, large, 6 per cent, premium Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand. par
**
Carolus, 10 per cent. for selected. Republican ditto, 3 to 4 per cent, discount,
EXCHANGE.
Bills on London åt 6 months sight, 4s. 5d. to 49. 6d. Money being in demand for the purchase of Tea on American account, exchange on London has advanced to 4s. St., at which rate it is firm in Canton. Navy Bills, 45: 2d to 4s. 3d per Mexican dollars.
222 Rupees per 100 Mexican dollars. H.M. Plenipotentiary on the BengalGovt., Treasury
been offered at 220 Rs per $100 Difficult of Court of Directors, accepted on diuo, 60 days, have
Sale. Unaccepted 230,
FREIGHTS.
To London or-Liverpool, £310 a £3.15 per ton of
50 6. tonnage ample.
To Out-ports, 10% per ton additional, To Amoy, & per ton of 40 feet To ports north of Amoy, $8 to 10
VESSELS LOADing at WHAMPOA, Malacca, John Wickliff, Surge, Robert Pulsford, Euphrates, Elvin, Cordelia, Larne, Drugs, Coro. mandel, John Christian
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