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The P. and O. Company's Steamer Lady Mary Wood, from Ceylon 27th September, Pinang 4th Oct. and Singapore 8th October arrived at an early hour this morning with, the mails of the 7th and 25th August, and the following passengers. From England, R. El lice Esq., T. Wilkinson Esq.,Lechman Esq.; from Ceylon, Mr. Massey and Servant, J. A. Olding Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Napier and four children; from Singapore, C. Campbell Esq. and Servant, Warren Delano Esq. Lady and three servants, Mr. Labratch and Servant, J. Connolly Esq. and Servant. The Steamer has made a fair passage from Singapore of 7 days and a few hours, and escaped the late gales, which appear to have been confined to this coast. She brings an unusually heavy mail, which may account for the delay in sorting it.
We publish such extracts from the London monthly papers as are of general interest. Her Majesty and Royal Consort were on a visit to their friends in Germany In England all was quiet, orderly and prosperous.
Victoria, Thursday, 16th October, 1845,
indeed clearly pointed out, but ancient customs were referred to with rueful solemnity, and the danger of departing from them dimly shadowed forth Still, ministers were undismayed at the threatened evils, as were the Trojans when Cassandra cried woe! woe through the streets of the doomed city; and we must now risk the consequences of their wilful blindness, for neither Regent nor Lords Justices have been appointed, and yet our gracious Queen is en joing the amenities of life with her compeers in Germany, our statesmen are dispersed over the moors, and our police magistrates, for aught we know, may be forgetting their duties at Brighton It is somewhat conforting to know that a Secretary of State, proverbially courteous and cautious, attends her Majesty, to give validity to her acts; that two days will serve to bring over communications form erly delayed for weeks, and that two hours may convey our amphibious ingistrates to their curule chairs in Worship Street or Westminster. We will therefore plack up heart, despite all the ones of ill, and, although the winds have saluted the cheek of England's Q teen more rudely than of wout, though the crown, dire portent, rolled at the feet of its pas sessor, displacing some of its fairest jewels, and even though the famed Roman warnings have resounded new at the portals of Lords and Cɔm nons, we will not join the croakers, but reserve a cheerful voice to give our Royal Victoria a right hearty welcome on From the United States the news is of a
her return to her native shores, which we trust will painful nature; though we cannot believe that be in health and safety, notwithstanding the unhap the aggressions of the Republic upon the ter-py backwardization of Argyll's Dike, or the cackl ritory of a friendly, and almost defencelessing of all the geese in the capitol. power, will lead to a war with either France or England.
The two staples of Chinese exports-tea and sugar--are in demand at improved prices. In the present state of the market here, this is satisfactory.
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not still, a member of the Repeal Association, has for empowering Her Majesty to declare, from time been appointed Chief Clerk in the Secretary's office, to time, by Order in Council, that the sugars of any in the room of Mr Pennefather, who has succeeded country are not the produce of slave labour-declar Me Lucas as Under Secretary for Ireland.
ing that the sugars of Siam are not the produce of The American advices continue to be the most ex-slave labour, and admitting them into the market citing subjects of foreign intelligence, whether in re- subsequent to July 1, 1845, at the reduced duties. card to the actual position of Texas, the probability The order is dated August 8. of hostilities between Mexico and the United States, The following notice has been posted at the Bank. or the possibility of our being drawn, at no distant) of England:-- date, into another transatlantic war.
"This is to give notice, that the Lords Commis- The first consequences of the annexation have been: sioners of Her Majesty's Treasury will be ready to the occupation, by United States troops, of the Texan dispose of the Sycee silver bullion lately received by military posts, and the presence of a large American Her Majesty's ship Cambrian of the value of about feet in the Gulf of Mexico. That Mexico, stripped 2,000,000 dollars; and that tenders for the purchase of its most flourishing province, will venture singly of the same, addressed to the Secretary of the Trea- to make head against the forces of the United States sury, with the words 'Tenter for Sycee Silver' writ- is not to be supposed, although the busy heralds of teu on the outside, will be received at the Treasury strifes trumpeted forth her protest as a declaration of at any time previously to 1 o'clock in the afternoon war. It will now depen upond the magnanimity or of 15th inst. The tenders must state at length the prudent forbearance of her powerful neighbours price proposed to be paid per ounce standard for the what fate may await these southern states. Califor- Sycee silver, the gold exceeding 5 grains per poun I nia is expected to be the next object of acquisition, troy to be paid for at the rate of 775. 94 per ounce and the tide of American emigration is said to be standard. No tender will be received for any quan- turning thitherwards from the Oregon; probably tity less than 100,000 ounces. The delivery of the with the feeling of its easier and earlier occupation, silver from Her Majestys Mint will commence on Already the New York press count upon the pos- the 20th day of August, ant will be continued week- session of California by purchase, by revolution, or ly until the 27th day of September, within which as an indemnity from Mexico-the means appearing period the whole quantity will be delivered, Pay- equally indifferent so long as the object be obtained. ment to be made on delivery. The deliveries will "Get money, my son, get money honestly if you be made pio rata, should there be more than one can, but get money," was said to be the counsel purchaser. given by a worldy-wise parent; and truly "Brother
Jonathin" seems to apply the rule diligently in his land speculations.
"August 11, 1845"
The above is a novelty in the mode of disposing of the Sycee silver. Hitherto it has been invariably sold by private contract, the Bank of England, or some eminent capitalist, taking a whole cargo at a time. Now it is offered to public competition, and it is fair to suppose that the Government will get a better bargain by this method. The period during which the silver lies in the Mint prior to its delivery is employed in the process of assaying.
Persons in the cy, who have carefully examined.
perty,
effect upon the circulation, have estimated that about The French papers appear still occupied in dis- 10,000,000. must be sent out in the course of the cussing Algerian affairs, to which the recall of Mur-year on account of the shares held in this country, shal Bageaud has given fresh life, although it ap-exclusive of what has already been paid. The fact pears not clearly settled whether he is to retire upon his Dihoa honors, or to supersede his old but dis contented friend, the Minister at War. Perhaps the solution of this, like so many other questions in opinion at Paris, nous verrons. France, may depend upon the strength of public The dispersion of the Jesuits, and many other matters of minor interest will be found elsewhere noticed.
which seems incontestible-should serve as a war- ning to speculators to be more than ordinarily care. ful in their operations, and not to rush into the mar ket on the strength of the facilities which the present state of money affords. They should always bear in mind, that however well stocked the vaults of the Bank of England may be, that institution has lost its expansive power under the present system, and can In Spain and Portugal there appears a lull, we no longer step in to supply a deficiency in the cur hope not premonitory of another storm; and in Swi- rency, the issue of notes on securities being rigidly limited to 14,000,000l. is the more necessary to will hardly pass away without another outburst. farmist, stan 1s upon anti-endow nent and complete
repeat this circumstance to the public, as even those The inauguration at Bonn, and royal festivities, who ought to be best informed on the subject are of suffrage principles. The contest for Sunderlan! will be found, detailed in our notices of the Queen's ten found to entertain a vague notion, that the Bank terminated in the discomfiture of the Anti Corn Law progress on the Rhine; but beneath all the sunshine could afford some assistance if they were willing, League, who appeared to entertain little, if y,doubt, of royal hospitalities, and the splendour of military whereas it is impossible to certain a view more as to the success of their canla M. Halsnarray, may be heard the mutterings of religions dif- fallacious. The weekly publication of the Bank carried his election by a majority of 627 ta 407 votes ferences, in tones not so loud as the thun ters of ord: returas ought to convince every one how completely. over Col. Thompson, where upon the mob became nance which greeted everywhere England's Mail operations in that quarter une restricted. turbulent. Stones were thrown in all directions, narch. but we fear of deeper import, and which will, carriages were smashed, and it was found necessary to read the Riot Act before order could be restored.
unless temperately guided, and liberally considered, as surely rend the land, as the air has been rent by We are happy to say that the eleven man, part of the warm welcome afforded to our Queen, Hendrick, feft upon St. Paul's, near the Line, were rescued from their frightful situation, after having been on the rock 15 days, by Captain Snell, of the ship Eliza, of Liverpool
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fall rates. At auction it sells, good mid- thin quill, 619 6it to *Cassio Lignon' is wanted, and parcels sell privately at very
659; mid mixed dull some good fair thin quill, 619 6d to 629 ; good ord. 579; Madras, mid good fair thin quill, 628; and ord, 5 to 55.
There have been some Parliamentary elections faring the past fortnight, and others are in progres The Oregon question remains in statu quo as to but they have passed away, with the exception of official arrangements. The popular voice in Amp Sunderland and Kirkcudbright, without the mini rica, echoing the call of their President, is not how festation of the least excitement. Mr. Cripps, the new ever silent upon the subject, as will be seen by refe. Lord of the Treasury, has been return for Ciren rence to our columns of foreign intelligence. cester without a contest; Sir C. Douglas, now a A calamitous fire has occurred at New York, Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, has been which, although not rivalling the late fearful confla
lected for Warwick unopposed, and Lord A Len-grations at Q tebec, has been attended with consiler- Lieutenants Hawkey and Pym, having omittedox, who has accepted the Clerkship to the Ordance, able loss of life, as well as of a vast amount of pro- the fist of foreign railways, with a view to see their to surrender at the recent Hampshire assizes, in or has been no struggle for Belfast, where Lord E has been equally fortunate at Chichester. There der to take their trial upon an indictment which Chichester has succeeded Sir E. Tennent. For charges them with the murder of the late Mr Seyton, Linlithgow, Mr. William Billie will be permitted in a duel at Gosport, they have been deprived of quietly to succeed the Hon. Charles Hope, now G their commissions in the Royal Marines. These vernor of the Isle of Man For Kirkcudbright the officers have been treated with much forbearance, contest has been rather a close one between Lont and have nothing to complain of as against the GoC. J. M Douall, a Conservative, and Mr. Muitland, Our last despatch announced the approaching interest, in the room of Mr. Maxwell, whose religious of Dandrennon, who came forward on the Liberal close of Parliament, and the throng of measures opinions and Maynooth tolerance were unpalatable jistling each other for precedence in the race of histyo the electors: the letter his been returned by a legislation. In two short days the curtain was njority of 144 For Southwark, vicant by the dropped upon the performances of the season, and leath of Mr. Benjamin Wool, Sir W. Molesworth Queen, Lords, and Commons, were scattered on and Mr. J. Pilcher have come forward as Refor-zerland clouds are lowering, which it is to be feared their various pursuits of pleasure, health, or privateners-Mr. E. Miall, the able editor of the Nacon business. Whatever may have been the defects of the session, the fallings off in what had been antici pated at its opening, or the evils predicted from the measures adopted, the parliamentary year has left us, it must be confessed, in a state of unparalleled prosperity. We may be told, that for this we are indebted to the bounty of an all ruling Providence that abundant harvests have been more productive of good than liberal tariffs; and that the weakness of foreign Governments, more than the strength of our own, has enabled us to cultivate the arts of peace, in stead of squandering our resources in continental the crew of the Dutch East Indiaman the John |
wars. Be it so still we must congratulate the coun try on its prosperity; and such may hardly be done without admitting, in some sort, the practical wisdom of our temporal rulers, who have freed trade from many of its restrictions, stimulated home produce, and afforded confidence for the native investments of our large and greatly increasing surplus capital We do not here speak of particular measures proposed, carried out, dropped or defeated; we have discussed them elsewhere during their progress through both Houses of Parliament, and will not now turn back to laud their merits or cavil at their defects. We think we might have made more points, and not re tract our comments on the modes in which different hands have been played; but we will not cloud our first weeks' holidays with vain regrets, or quarrel with our players for not scoring, all the honors possibly they had them not. We will take what has been done, as an earnest of what may be done; and trust that future administrations, whether Tory, Whig, Conservative, or Liberal, by whatever name or title they may be designated, will be enabled, at the close of each succeeding session, to produce equal evidences of good government from the state of the country. We are, however, lingering ovr ouer last duties to the departed session-those of chronicling its close. On the 8th inst, new writs were ordered for Belfast, Cirencester, Linlithgow, Warwick, and Sunderland, to replace Mr now Sir James Emerson Tennant, the newly appointed Colonial Secretary at Ceylon; Mr. Cripps, now one of the Lords of the Treasury; Mr Hope, who has accepted the govera ment of the Isle of Man; Sir Charles Douglas, who has become a Commissiones of Greenwich Hospi- tal; and Lords Howick, who has been summoned to the Lords on the decease of his father, Earl Grey Lord Palmerston, true to his tactics of little wars and foreign interventions, could not let the session pass without another attempt to proselyte Government on these points. He certainly must have read his nursery rhymes wrong, at least our recollection of the venerable ditty referred to, runs
There was a little man, that dwelt at Ballinacrazy,
He wanted a wife, to make him unazy,”
the following day.
Cinnamon.In consequence of the present low rates of inferior coarse and jungle descriptions, hayers have operated more freely. Good and fine qualities are wanted, and fetch fully last sales' rates.
Silk'-Prices steady.
Tea-There has been lately an increased desire munifast.
ed to purchase all descriptions, and the prices for Binck have assumed an upward tendency. In Groen there is little in.
from 1st January amant to 19,918,192 lbs, against 19,059, provement, but holders refrain from prossing sales. The de liveries for home consumption conúngs very satisfactory, and
inst. at the palace of the Grand Duke of Saxe Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived on 19th Coburg. There was a very brilliant reception at Coburg
907ths in 1841.* Congou has been purchased with increased The town was illuminated, and the freedom, at com sound, for cash, 9d; and good com, 101 tropps lined the principal streets. They firedd. In the bettor sorts salos ton fair extent have been salutes as the Ryal travellers arrived.
10th July, and Bombay, 29th June, received in Intelligence from Calcutta. 21, and Mudras;
anticipation of the regular mail, reached Lo idan fitness both as respects character, education, and provià Marseilles, were delivered in the forenoon of
Very just complaints have long been made of un-
on the evening of th: 29th; and letters and papers, fessional knowledge, of a class of men who are en gaged as misters of merchants vessels. The evils complained of have for some years engaged the at- tention of both Parliament an the Admiralty, and a remedy has been established which, though its effect in the first instance will be merely partial, will in time meet the mischiefs which have to be redressed Boards have been formed in the principal ports in England, Ireland, and Scotland, for the examination of Commanders and Mites of vessels, whose fitness for the duties of such offices will be duly certified to barrister, Mr. Carballis, Q U., has been appoint! li is reported that a respectable Roman Catholic the Council of Trade. No person can be compelled to the newly-created office of taxing-mister in to submit to this ordeal; but as the extent of informaChancery: at a salary of 1.000. a year. tion required embraces only a moderate knowledge
Accounts from all parts of the United Kingdom
turned for Linlithgowshire.
Mr. Baillie, jua, of Polkommet, has been re.
of professional matters, there is no doubt that all well-speak of a favourable change of wax hr-la fre informed men will gladly avail themselves of the land, Dr. M'Hale, of Tuam, and Dr. Crolly, mcans of rising superior to the common herd. As certificates will probably be hereafter required in all cases of Government employment we hope that no time will be lost in forming boards of examination at Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and the other princi- pal sea ports both in India and China.
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made, and stiffer prices ubtained. "Mid and mid Tea at Is to to 4d; good, is ad to Is sd; fine and Pekoe kind, is 9d to 24. In Pouchong a large business has been transacted, and higher prices are paid; parcels out of condition selling are those from 6 to 7 per lo, Twankay sell or fro 5d to d; clean, 61 to 10d; but the kinds moet in request
but not at higher rates; some export purchases have been made, and prices are firm, com yellow leaf at is id and a half to is 24; fair ditto, Is 21 and a half;"brightish leaf, Es to to sd; and Hyson kind, Is 94 to 2s. Of Hyson many parcels were disposed of, 2s 2d to 29 40 for com ; 28 50 to 24 sd fur mid and good; and 25 Dd to 39 6d for fine and super- Gne. For Young Hyson a much better demand has been experienced, chiefly for exportation, and a slight advance in
to 29,and enperior at 24 Žd to 3a 31. For Gunpowder pricendo
apon former terms, but not above. Santed Orange Pekoo is held with firmness and there, has been more doing at 24 14d to 3a 2d for good and fine. For the lower sorts of Congou
the value has taken place, sales having been made sicer do not improve. Of lagerial some parcols have been disposed of
prices are tá to zd under those of last year at this time, but
Gunpowder prices are much the same as at that tinie. for the better sorts they much the same as at that period, Twankay of common quality is id, the better kinds 29 to 44, and Hyson Id to 6d cheaper than 1844; but for Imperial and
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easily sold at prices that afford a fair profit to the nionular satisfactory to the spinners, and every description of goods i
The state of the yarn market is still in the highest degrea
turer. 27-inch 72 and 40-inch shirtings have met with ready sale, at the extreme ratae already current, 27inch 66's may be quoted 59 to 5s 6d; and 72%, 594 to 6s 3d. all they can produce. Domestics sell well, and many manufacturers are engaged for
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Armagh, are at issue upon the question of the new colleges, the latter having declared his willingness days there have been three accidents on the Great to give theu a fair trial-Within the last four Western Railway; one on the South Western; one on the Gloucester, and Bristol; five on the General John Mayne, C. B of the Bombay Army
We are sorry to announce the decease of Major Norfolk; thres on the North Midland; one on the
agitation in no wise more national, and infinitelyIt is said that Mr. M Kenny, appointed to a Ireland is now enduring the miseries of a fresh Northern and Ea tern; one on the Sunde land and Newcastle and one on the Preston Railway. more inexcusable, than the Repeal movement, which lucrative situation in Dublin Castle, never was a it is intended to decry. The Repeaters are an igno Repeater. Eighteen new followships are establish- themselves to the gurlence of a set of men who make in the 67th regt has declared himself the murderer fant mass goaded by a sense of wrong to submited in the University of Durham -A private soldier a trade of their necessities for the promotion of their of Eliza Grenwood-A dreadful colliery explosion own selfish ends. But the Orangemen of Ireland has taken place near South Shields, at Jarrow, 3 can neither plead ignorance nor want, and yet, with small mining village on the river Tyne. The sc all their boasted loyalty, they have been pursuing a dideas occurred in the afternoon, at which time ninety line of proceeding which was till recently illegal man and boys were at work in pita; upwards of which both the Queen and parliament have con- demned, and which must at all times be followed forty persons lost their lives from the after damp, However this may be, the ex-Minister appears on ing at Eaniskillen upon the anniversary of the Batly are now assembled at Coburg, with the exception
with most mischievous consequences. The gather consent apon the current of air being destroyed.
All the members of the Ssxs Coburg Gotha fami- July, able to convince Sir Robert Peel of the advantage of the c Aughrim was attended by no more than ten of the King of Portugal and Duke Augustus, the a war, or even of a little intervention. On the pre- thousand persons, and could boast of the presence of husband of the Princess Clementine of Orleans, who sent occasion the subject was Syria, and its treatment but few individuals of influence and station. This is at the Chateau d'Es-Among the latest rumours by the Turkish government; in respect to which, was in some degree attributable to the course which flat in the polical circles is the renewed supposi Lord Palmerston called for the interference of the the Government had adopted in the removal of Mr.on of a marriage between the Cour de Chambord Allied Powers, and particularly of the British Go Watson from the commission of the peace for the (the Dukes de Bordeana) and a Princess of Modena, vernment. The Premier stated, that no want of matt he had takes in organizing the new movement, energy had been shown by this country in represent which the Orangemen were outrageous, and a Mr fearful loss of life and property at Rosen, occasioned The French papers are filled with details of the tations to the Porte; and that proposals had been | Cleland resigned; an example, however, which has made by the latter for settlement of the affairs of not be followed by his brother justices. They will by a terrific hurricane. Three of the principal far Syria, which are now under consideration. He at no resign, but as many depoty ratenares and ma-
tories in the valley beyond Deville have been utterly the same time announced his rule of action, that gistrates as possible will be oustered at the Orange 29,000 francs, but this consideration is forgotten destroyed, involving a las to the proprietors of whilst anxious to secure the good government of meetings, leaving to the Goremment the alternare in the sacrifice of hun life and the sufferings of Syria, he was also anxious, not to interfere with the of dismissing them. There has been a graad ge the wounded, for at the time when the hurricane sud integrity and independence of the Turkish Empire: thering of the Osage comiteracy at Lebar, denly arose and swept everything before it, the fac a gollen rule for all Governments, and which we which Mr. Watson, who is to contest Downshire tories were full of work people is astered in the heartily wish had been more kept sight of by former with Lord Castlereagh on the fire opportunity, was Jamal des Debate that the Prussian Government Adminstrations The last day of the Session was entertained. The meeting was actioned by the abs to take some measures to aizest in Germany made memorable by a joint battle, wagel in the presence of a number of Protestant clergy, and the progrew of the new act of Catholic Dissenters, Lords by Ex-Chancellor Campbell, and in the Con- may be considered as a prelude to many similar a mos by Mr Peter Borthwick, for the appointment semblies. Mesawhile the Repeaters are quietly er of a Regent, or Lords Justices, on the pecasion of ganising their plans for returning sixty pledged sup
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