SUPPLEMENT OF THE FRIEND OF CHINA N° 64.
Among the various propositions put forward in country for perfecting the bi-monthly mail in rcourse with Bombay, that which appears to find ost favour is the establishment of a line of steam between that Presidency and Ceylon. It has en suggested that all the mails despatched from country should procecil, in the first instance, Ceylon, but this would be manifestly injurious to
Bombay
We are surry to learn that Major-Gen. Sir J. Bryant is still indisposed.
The Directors of the East India Company have
invited Sir Joseph Trackwell, KC B., to a banquet
m London.
Lord De Mauley is Chairman, and the Rev. Dr. Worthington Secretary of the committee appoint ed to collect subscriptions for the testimonial to Dr. Wolff,
ment
We are glad to learn that Mohun Lal, whose name is so honourably known to the English pub lic in connexion with our disasters in Affaghuistan, in which country he rendered our countrymen signal service, and was mainly instrumental in rescuing the captives of Alchbar Kan, has been rewarded by the East India Company with a pen-
sion of 10002, a year.
Stewardship of the Hundreds has been re-elect- ed. He was obliged to undergo lectures-from a Free-trade. for opposing repeal of the Corn laws; from an agriculturist, for betraying the farmers from a third elector, for supporting the Maynooth grant, and from a forth, for having supported a Government which had be trayed his constituents as farmers, robbed them , and insulted them as Pro- as churchmen, testants. There was, however, no opposition, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie has been re-elected
for Peebleshire without a contest. At the no-
property has been bought by the Government as a residence for the Bishop of Rochester, but not a word about Maynooth here. It might be dangerous. The Marquis of Ormonde is to have the vacant Ribbon of St. Patrick's: "Maynooth, we thank you for that
Government will not give its support to any candidate for the representative peerage who does not undertake to vote for the endowment of Popery in the Upper House, so that the party returned thay have to repeat the cuckoo cry of Maynooth, I thank you for that."",
SCOTLAND.
I a few days the dividend for the past year from the Sustentation Fund will be declared by the General assembly, and there is reason to think that its amount will be such as to surpass the gx pectations of it most zealous friends.
Lord Campbell has purchased the estate of Sto. wartfield, which lies in the immediate vicinity of Jedburgh. The price which his lordship paid is said to have been between 45,0007. and 50,000!.
Sir Robert Peel has purchased the state of Closebárn, in Dumfriesshire, for the sum of 230,000
Mr Fillans has been ummimously selected as
mination he entered upon a vindication of his conduct, and noticed the various aspersions which a virulent party endeavoured to cast Speaking of upon his character and motives. the Maynooth grant the honourable gentleman The Court of Directors have just appointed made the following extraordinary statement. twenty-eight assistant-Surgeons, to meet the ext-The college was founded when Georgo III. rencies of the service on the Bombay establish- was King, and when Pitt was his Minister, (A voice- It's nae better o' that.) Expert ence showed that this plan had somewhat failed; it was found that the grant was too small; and now my explanation of the circumstances in which I voted for the increased grant... I always voted against the small grant, because I thought it was too small. (Loud cries of Oh, oh, and groans,) I assure you I over and over again declared, and my friends knew my opinion, that if a larger grant had been pro- posed, I would have voted for it; and therefore I hold. I have not been guilty of any inconsts tency in voting for a larger grant now. (Cheers and hisses.) I voted against the small grant, because I thought it did mischief; I voted for the larger grant, not because I was certain it would do better, but because I think the expe- riment ought to be tried." The Chronicle says We understand that it is the intention of Mr W. F. Mackenzie to oppose Sir J. Graham's plan for the endowment of three colleges in Ireland, his reason for so doing being his firm conviction that six colleges are absolutely ne cessary in the present state of Ireland. He has from the preface to a pamphlet On the Economics intimated his views on this subject to theIn announcing my determination now to retire ducted by the Duke de Broglie and Dr. Lashing right hon. baronet, but he has commnuicated from the public business of the Free Church, I feel
We understand that Charles Vignoles Esq, who has had considerable experience in Ireland, Ger- many, and America, has been appointed by the Court of Directors to proceed to India to conduct the surveys upon which the railway reports are to be based. The officers to be associated with Mr. Vignoles have not been nominated, but captain Goodwyn, of the Bengal, and Lieut. Ouchterlony, of the Madras Engineers, are considered eminently fitted to discharge the duties which such a service would require. Both these gentlemen are under. stood to have directed their attention to the sulject of railways in India.
Sir W. Follet, the learned Attorney General, is considered by his medical attendants to be daily improving in health.
The negotiations between this country and France, for the repression of the slave-trade, con-
ton, have been brought to a satisfactory issue. The
t
details have not yet been made public.
Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, QC, has been appointed standing counsel to the Directors of the Bank of England, in the room of Mr. Justice Erle.
In the House of Lords last night the Maynooth was read a first time, and ordered to be printed, on the motion of the Duke of Wellington, who gave notice that he should move the second reading on Monday, the 2nd of June.
Lord Breadalbane, on presenting petitions against the Maynooth grant, expressed his disapprobation of the measure; and Lord Charleville begged the Duke of Wellington to extend the period for the second reading of the bill; on which the noble Duke answered, that he though he should not be doing his duty by the Huose and the Government if he did not persevere in his intention.
On 22nd of May, a Repeal demonstration took place on Tarahill, about 20 miles from Dublin
The programme of the proceedings of the day included a gathering of "the masses" upon the rising ground, which is dignified with the name of
not
them in strict confidence to a friend, who, be has every reason to believe, is in correspon dence with Ministers, from the circumstance that he sailed last Saturday on a vogage to Norfolk Island, the expenses of the trip being furnished by the Government."
IRELAND.
It is said that the Marquis of Ormonde is to have the vacant ribbon of St. Patrick.
It is stated that Bantry is elected by government as the American and West Indian packet stution.
Mr. Sidney Herbert has set the liberal example which he recommended to the landed gentry of Ireland he has perpetually endowed the parish priests for the time being of Irishtown and Booters. town, near Dublin, each with the sum of 100% per
the sculptor to execute the statue of Sir James Shaw, about to be erected in Kilmarnock. The cost of the statue and pedestal is not, according to the arrangement entered into, to exceed 10004, but a larger sum will be raised, so that Mr. Fillans may not be stinted in doing justice to the subject and to himself. In the design it is proposed that there should be same bus-relief subjects at the basement of the pedestal, but this will depend on the amount of the additional subscriptions.
The United Secession Synod, by a majority of 161 to 42, havs expressed their entire confidence in Dr. Brown's soundness on the faith,--and by a majority of 81 to 29, disapproved of the conduct of Dr. Marshall, and requested the Moderator to ad- monish him at the bar of the Court, which was becordingly done.
FREE CHURCH-The following is an extract
the Free Church of Scotland by Dr. Chalmer:
confident that it will not be ascribed to any decay of affection for its cause. It is not a matter of choice, but of physical necessity. I have neither the vigour nor the alertness of former days, and the strength no longer remains with me either for the debates of the Assembly, or for the details of com mittees and their correspondence. At the last as- sembly, during the first days of which I enjoyed a health that I never expected to regain, I did a very rash thing. 1-moved the appointment of an exten. sion committee, and accepted of its convenership. I fondly imagined the possibility of weathering onc twelvemonth more of such active service as had long been familiar to me, and deemed the object I had in view of such special importance as to justify the attsimpt. A few weeks convinced me of my error, and since the month of sugust my connexion nominancial affairs has been le better than
with our
Tara-hill, and the celebration of mass afterwards mages, besides costs of suit. The parties are they out of the question; and, if judged worthy
course, received
Next, a procession from Tara to Navan, a distance of five miles; theu a meeting in the Town-hall of Navan, to petition for a repeal of the union; and, finally, a dinner to the Repeal "martyrs," in a new ly erected building, stated to be capable of accom- modating 1000 persons. The preparations for the meeting on the hill were of the simplest character. An altar, of rade construction, screened by a can- vas awning, was placed on the conical mound which surmounts the hill, and at a short distance. from it a few tents were pitched, in which refresh ments were furnished to "man and beast." Shortly efter 12 o'clock, Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by several friends, some of whom wore the uniform of the '82 Club, arrived upon the hill. and was, of the crowd with great cheering. Having taken up his station near the altar, the elebration of mass was immediately proceeded with, the Rev.. Mr. M'Evov, of Kells, being the officiating priest. At the conclusion of the service, the Rev. gentleman addressed his congregation briefly, exhorting them to behave in an orderly manner during the day, and advising them to give into the custody of the police any person whom they might find selling or distributing seditious ballads or placards. The number of persons as sembled for the purpose of hearing amounted to about 5000, and there was probably about half that number scattered about in the neighbourhood. The number of korsemen was likewise very limited, and there was scarcely a vehicle on the ground of a class superior to the common farmer's cart. Contrasted with the monster meeting last year at at the same place, the demonstration was a signal failure.
An action for crim, con, which was to have come on in the Court of Common Pleas, Dublin, has terminated in a manner which prevents the neces- sity for a public trial. The gallant defendan has allowed judgment to go against him for large da- Lady Georgian a Hill, daughter of the Earl of Al bemarle, and Mr. W. H. Macan, a gentleman of large perperty, and a lieutnant in the 4th Light Dragoons. The circumstances of the lady's elope, ment from her husband's roof, leaving a numerous family of children behind her, must be fresh in the recollection of the public. Her ladyship's husband, Capt. Hill, holds the appointment of stipendiary magistrate.
A great uumber of savage outrages have recent ly been perpetrated by "Molly Maguire's" men; including four murders, and attempting to burn cottage with a poor widow and her children, whom the incendiaries locked in-Me Dickson's potato mill at Belturbet has been levelled to the ground A feeling had gone abroad that it produced starch, not for manufacturers or for linens, but to adulterate brown sugar; and the populace rather sympathise with the destructives-Another dreadful murder has been committed in the county of Leitrim. The unfortunate victim, upon the present occasion, was forced from his bed in the dead of the night, dragged out into the open air, and shot in the presence of his wife and children.
* Two men, who were convicted of the Limerick Assizes, on the clearest evidence, of murdering the Rev. Mr, Dawson, have escaped scot free, in con sequence of some discharged out of custody in the Dublin Court of Queen's Bench,
From the vast numbers emigrating from all points of the country, it is expected that not less than fifty thousand individuals will have left Ireland for more prosperous lands before the season shall have passed. Nine-tenths of them are bound for the States, where some of them may have a hand M. GUIOT'S HEALTH,-"A friend of M. Goizor's in the settlement of the Oregon and Texan affair. having visited him the other day, found him in his cock-fight, under the patronage of the Marquis
A garden walking, and engaged in the perusal of a volume of M. Thiers's History. The visitor inquir. ed after the Minister's health. Je me porte très bien, was the reply, nous ages, je lis les romans, ?" The Government of Lucerne have pardoned Dr. Steiger, at the demand of the cantons of Berne, Zurich, and Argovin, the representatives of which threatened, that if he were executed, the troops of those cantons would instantly march upon La- ceraa Dr. Sigvard Muller has recovered from the attack of apoplexy mentioned in one of late letters from Switzerland.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Lord Francis Egerton having been threaten ed by some influential parties with the loss of their support at the next election, on account of his vote on the Maynoonth Bill, has written a letter to the Manchester Courier justifying his ples, and intimating that personal indis- position will prevent him from again coming forward for the representation of South Lane
cashire
Mr Watkin Willams Wenn, who had vaest- ed his seat for Denbighshire by accepting the
of Waterford, took place at Kilworth the other day. Several magistrates, with a part of police and Rifles, attended, and informed the gentlemen assembled of the illegal nature of their sport, and that they were determined to enforce the penalty if they persisted. It was resolved on, however, to proceed; and when the sport became exhilarating, the magistrates forgot their controlling functions, and became as eager and interested spectators of the fun as the police, the military, or any civilian on the ground.
The Hon. Captain Talbot. younger brother of the Lord Viscount Ingestre, has been appointed Master of the Horse to the Lord Lieutenant--a sinecare situation-bis Excellency only keeping a Pony Maynooth, we thank you for that.”
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can still describe, however, wins cannot execute; and the process which I hoped to set a going will be laid before the reader in the fol lowing pages. Its accomplishment by me is now the Church of being carried into effect, should be devolved on younger and abler men. I shall be at all times ready to offer thy orinion, and to state the results of my former experience, whenever it When the labours of the shall be required of me College session are over I will endeavour to frame the report of the financial committee for the year that is past, which I shall eitheir commit to a mem ber of the next Assembly, to be presented and read by him, or, if quite able for it, I, though not a member, can deliver it myself. I do hope that it will neither surprise nor offend my brethren of the Free Church that I now resign a general care of the churches for a more special and intense care of those students who are to be the Church's future henceforth to give up have now proceeded so far, guides and guardians. The inters which I am that, without derangement or inconvenience thav be left to pass from one hand and one management to another***
CANTON PRICES CURRENT. 6TH AUGUST, 1845. IMPORTS.-Duty PAID,
Ale (best brands) Amber Betel Nut Canvas-Eng. and
Scotch Cochineal Copper, sheathing
S.Am.
**
8 16 0 to $180 per hhd 10:50 to 110 per catty 450 to 0 0 perpicul
80, to
112 0 to 24 0 to 20.0 to
*
Cordage, European 30 to COTTON, Bembay, ? sh. ps. Ta New S
Madras Bengal
90 per bol.
Pepper Rice, cargo quality Rattans, Banjer-
massan
Sandalwood, Malabar "Timor, &S.S. Isl. Saltpetre WOOLLENS.
Spanish Stripes Long Ells, scarlet
well assorted Camlets, English
*Dutch Medium Cloth Ladies
5.80 to
1.80 to
00 da. 20 do
240 to
3:10: do.
5 0 to
13 -0
do.
4 0 to
4.25 to
0 to 50 to
# 30 to
18 0 to
7 0 do. 6.0 do.
1:10per yard
0 Oper
8:40
ce
20 0 do. 25 0 to 300 do,
1 80 to 2 5 per yard
1:30 to - 1 30 do.
- WOOLLER? ----Camblots still unsaleable. 2,000 to 2,500 asorted colours. The sale of 500 pieces of Spanish stripes pieces long ells have been placed at 87.75 to 8 850 for and Habits cloths is also mentioned at for the former 90 cts.
to 81.10 per Yard and for the latter & 1-13 to 8 1-25.
EXPORTS —On Boards
81.75 to 20 per picul
Alum Anniseed Camphor Cassia
A Buds
300 lo 0 0 16 0 to 10 0 to
do.
220
do.
10
da
17 0 to
18 0 do
2 50 to
3 0
do.
2:40 to
90
0 to
0 Oper catty
80 0 10
60
CASSIAExhorbitant pričos asked. China Hoots
Galangal Musk
Rhubarb SILK,
Isatlec Taysanm
Canton
Nothing reported.
TEAR
Congou Caper
No transactions.
0.0. do,
450 0 to 470
O per picul
0
350 0 to 385 0
280 0 10 350-0
13 0 to 23 0.
0 to 0
0
Held at high rates,
0
Souchong old
13
0
© 200
Orange Pekoe, New
26 0 to
da o
fine scented
0
0 to 0 0
0
0 to
20 0 do.
43
0 to
55 0 do.
0
0 to
0 0
12.0 to
22 0
400 to
Twankay Hyson Young Hyson Hyson Skin Gunpowder Imperial
50 0 do
37 0 to 470 "dor
Te-About 80 Chops of the new Congous have been
purchased-In old teas nothing doing. Orange Pekoe, of
a common quality has been settled for to the extent of 1,500 "cheats af from 19 to 20-tacla, In Green toas: there are no purchases reported, except some Canton made Gunpowder, Imperial and Young Hyson1.
TEA EXPORT July 1st @ 31st, 1945. Congou
2,986,735 Souchong
251,057 Caper- Orange Pekoo.
Surts
Twankay. flyson Yung Hyson Gunpowder Imponal
39,080
87,256
49.983 Black 3,332,116
143,943
10,491
146,694
53,197
18,651-Green 372,976
Total
3,705,076 169,
In 3 Vessels viz :--
Dailius, Amiga, Hesperus, Competitor, Helen Stewart, Emerald Isle, James Turcan, Dorisana."
COTTON REPORT, Canton, July 1st to 31st, 1845.
Twist Bales
Bombay Bales, Flengal do. Madras do. American do.
Total,
Ship Sulimany included.
1.834. 690 Deliveries, Stock, 23.800 33.522
ORIENTAL BANK.
EXCHANGE.
7.023 14,475
1.550
935
33.621 50.563
Batrian-On London at 6 months sight...... 4. 24 per Sp. Dollars.
30 days' sight....... 4ė do
1 day's sight fixed or
on demand.
4
do.
The National Bank of Scotland
andits Branches as 9 days” sight 4 The Branches of the Provincial Bank of Ireland at 1 day's sight INDIAN-O Calcutta at 60 days sight.... Rs. 328 per Sp. Dolia, 200,
30 days' night... 225 Madran at sight. - wine***
22-4 Bombay at 60 days' night...
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do. do..
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217 do.
do.
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30 days' sight...... 196 do.
3 days' right....
do. Colombo se do days' sightener » 203 dd. Location Canton or Macao ak 30 da. night à per cent premiura
9. ds, sight
per cent premium Besara 17. & M. Rustomjee & Co. arg authorised to grant. Drafts at
Cantons and Macas pagäble in Hongkong without Charge. BULLION-esteen Dollars received at 166 per Sg, Dolls, 0746
E Company Rupees at 225
96. Syces...
v. at 4 per Cent. prentium. INTEREST.
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ALLOWED-ON Deposit at 8 months Notice 4 per Cent per Annum.
3 mountha Notice 0 - 30,
dov
CHARGED-On foensant Cash Credit Accounts
En Loan and Casts Creilit Accvunts
ether Security, an DISCOUNT.-On Local Bills under 2 months a
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O per
picul
Security of Bullion or Government paper..
#
do.
06 do.
0 0 do.
10.
day.
9.0 do,
4 months. D COMMISSION.
On Current Accounts, services
per
Cant.
Un effecting usvestments of other of special Agency
per Cen N. B. Current Accounts of which the manual Turn-over exceed 50,000 Deilar, azo uuhteet vither to smaller commission, te ne çommis- sion is a proportionato Depozit generally romains in the account,
G 0 to 70 do.
G. 4 to 7 0
do. 7.010 00 do
Bombay estion is rador declining in consequenes of the large imputationa. Best quoted at Tis. 6-9 per picul. Bales
med COTTON GOODS. White Shirtings, Grey ditto
2:50 to 3 10perpiece
3:10 do.
2.69 to
Tas market continues inactive.
Yarn, Nos. 16a24 26
Nos. 18 @ 32 24 o
PRICES OF BULLION.
Sycee Silver, large, i per cent, premium. Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par
· Carolus, 101 per cent. Republican difto, 3 to 4 per cent. discount.
EXCHANGE."
to 27 Coper picul Bills on Londonas 6 months sight, 41. 32. per Sp.
0 to 29 0 do.
0 to 33 0 do 20 to
Nos. 3a 42 32 Chatz Furniture ›
METALS. Tin, Bancs Strits Iron, Nail
Hoop
James Daly, of Dussendle. Eg, will appear the Gucci as Baron Duntende Maynooth, Steel we thank thes for that
Lead Phe Quicksilver Far Eas
The Hon. and Rer. Mr. Talbot, son of Earl Talbos, and brother of Lord. Ingestre, is promoted taa valuable living of 180X, a year. Maynooth, we thank you for that
• Mr. I. Rosad, the han, member for Essen, bas been lucky enought to find a parchaser at his own terma-for his house and dersene in the COST- ry, having been three years without an siet. The
3 50per pisce
Dollar; Treasury closed.
Navy Bills, 45. 20 to 45. 3d. per Mexican dollars Court of Directors accepted Bill, 225
per 100 Spanish Dollars.
FREIGHTS.
18 0 18 50per picul To London or Liverpool, £ 4 per ton of 30 feet.
To Amoy, 6 per ton of 40 feet.
15 50 to A 30 to
OPIUM Paz, new 730 0 to Benance, sew, 710 0 b Mahes new good 750 8 to
Turkey
T
16 0 do. 2.00 do. 2.70
do. 200 do.
0:0 per box
O per picul
0 Uper picul
To porta north of Amoy, *@**
Ships Loading, or about to Load es W'hampon for Great Britain,
Hope,
Wm Michel, Rookery,
Josephine,
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