March 24. At Edinburgh, Clara Mary Anne Sands, widow of William John Sands, Esq., of the Hon. East India Company's civil service. 25. In York-street, Portman-square, Sir William Beatty, M.D., F. R. S., late physician to Her Majesty's fleet and Greenwich Hospital. 29. At Cholsey, Berks, John Coles, Esq., formerly of Calcutta, aged 73. At Greenwich Hospital, aged 86, Capt. Daniel Woodriff, R. N., C. B. When in command of the Calcutta, in 1805, while convoying a fleet of East-Indiamen, he was, after a most gallant defence, captured by a French squadron (two of which were 74-gun ships), but enabled the Indiamen to escape during the unequal contest. The East-India Company rewarded him with a liberal pension for his valorous services; and when afterwards most honourably acquitted by a court-martial, the court pronounced him "a brave, cool, and intrepid officer." 1 At Wellington, New Zealand, W. R. Tyrrell, Esq., in his 23rd year. DAILY PRICES OF STOCKS, from March 7 to April 5, 1842. N.B. The letters P.C. denote prime cost, or manufacturers' prices; A. advance (per cent.) on the same; D. discount (per cent.) on the same; N.D. no demand. The bazar maund is equal to 82 lb. 2 oz. 2 drs., and 100 bazar maunds equal to 110 factory maunds. Goods sold by Sa. Rupees B. mds. produce 5 to 8 per cent. more than when sold by Ct.Rupees F. mds.-The Madras Candy is equal to 5006. The Surat Candy is equal to 7463 lb. The Pecul is equal to 1335 lb. The Corge is 20 pieces. CALCUTTA, January 22, 1842. Rs. A. Rs. A. 0 9 8 - 0 10 39 6 37 0 36 4 - 37 2 4 12 - 4 12 2 14 30 2 32 4 2 8 -210 flat .........do. English, sq.............do. flat..........................do. Bolt....................do. Sheet..................do. 410- 5 2 Nails ..................cwt. 11 0 <-15 0 Hoops................F.md. 3 8 - 3 10 ..cwt. 0 15 — 1 2 Lead, Pig.......... Sa. Rs. F.md. 6 13 - 6 15 unstamped.....do. 68- 6 10 5 D. Kentledge ..... Anchors ............Co.'s Rs. cwt. 13 0 @ 17 0 Iron, Swedish, sq.. Co.'sRs. F.md. 4 4 @ 48 Bottles .......................... ...........100 9 Coals ....................B. md. 06 Copper Sheet, 16-32 Sa.Rs. F. md. 39 2 Brasiers' ........................................do. 36 8 Ingot ............................................do. 36 0 Old Gross ....................................do. 37 0 Bolt....................do. 38 0 Tile....................do. 36 Nails, assort.............do. 40 0 Peru Slab........Ct. Rs. do. Russia ..........Sa. Rs. do. Millinery. -22 D. Copperas....................do. 1 7 19 Shot ....Co.'s Rs. bag 3 6-3 10 Cottons, chintz ......Co.Rs. pce. 2 12 6 8 Spelter ............Sa. Rs. F. md. 16 0 Muslins ....do. 1 2 -100 Stationery 0 2.30 6.9 Steel, English......Sa. Rs. F. md. 6 35D. -Swedish ................do. 10 0 23 D. Tin Plates .......... Co. Rs. box 17 8 50D. Woollens, Broad cloth, fine ..yd. 50 P.C. coarse and middling.... 1 2 15A. Flannel, fine... Yarn 20 to 140........mos. Cutlery, fine.................... 20D. Glass Ware...................... 16D. Ironmongery................................................ 40D. Hosiery, cotton................................ 35A. Ditto, silk................................................ 10A. ...... MADRAS, February 2, 1842. Rs. Bottles ..... Longcloth, fine..........do. Iron, Swedish... English bar, flat, &c. ....do. 21 Bolt.... 65 290 84 10 10A. 15A. 3 7 8 50 - 60 .....candy none. 22 ....do. 22 Tin Plates Stationery Steel, English..............candy 50 - ......yard ..pecul 6 @ 7 Cotton Hkfs. imit. Battick, dble...corge 31 @ 4 do. do. Pullicat.... ...doz. 1-2 Twist, Grey mule, 20 to 50 pecul 33-40 Ditto, ditto, higher numbers..do. 42 - 44 Ditto, Turkey red, No.32 to 50..do. 100-115 25D. •pecul 41 .do. 2- 31 do. 3- 31 ......100 3 31 pecul 34 -35 33-36 pcs. 1 21 40-44 do. 2 31 4 Cutlery 4 Iron, Swedish Grey Shirting do. do........... do. 2- Cambric, 12 yds. by 42 to 44 pcs. 1 Lead, Pig .................do. 7-8 Calcutta, Feb. 14, 1842.-Sales of Mule Twist have continued to take place at steady prices, but with less animation in the market than noticed in the preceding weeks, buyers anticipating a fall in prices, consequent on the heavy imports during the last month.-A few transactions in German dye Red Yarn have taken place at unaltered prices; there is nothing doing in other colours. Operations in Chintzes are entirely confined to local requirements; the market is quite dull with regard to transactions for the Upper Provinces.-The market for Coloured Cottons is rather dull, and the few sales that have taken place are at low prices. -A fair amount of business has been done in White and Gray Shirtings, low Jaconets, Books, and Mulls, but at discouraging prices.-The imports of Shirtings since the 1st of January have been considerable, of about 70,000 pieces, and as the demand from the Upper Provinces is limited, sales being now made principally to bazaar speculators, we apprehend a further reduction in the price of this fabric.-Woollens are in limited request, owing to the advanced state of the season; we have no particular change in price to notice.Copper without report of transaction, and the assortments remain at last week's quotations.-Iron has been in limited operation, and the prices have receded about 2 to 4 annas per maund nearly throughout the assortments.-Steel without sale this week.-A sale of stamped pig Lead is reported at last week's quotation.-Spelter, Tin Plates, and Quicksilver, no sales reported, and prices remain as quoted in our last.-Pr. Cur. Madras, Feb. 2, 1842.-We have no particular change to notice in the import market from Europe. The demand is dull for most goods, and prices falling. Bombay, March 1, 1842.-We have no new feature to notice in our market during the last month; over-trading and its necessary consequence, a real or apparent scarcity of money, has depressed still further the prices of nearly every article of British manufacture; and as there appears to be no diminution in the amount of exports from Great Britain to these markets, prices may be expected to range below even what they now are.-There have been some sales of Twist during the month, at prices from toanna per lb. under those previously current.-Some sales of English Iron have been made at 35 rupees per candy for bar, and 30 for nailrod; hoop, at 5); and sheet at 6 rupees per cwt. Macao, Jan. 17, 1842.-The market is thoroughly unsettled; so much so, that it is useless to give quotations. Rate of Exchange. On London-Private Bills, with and without documents, at 6 months' sight and 10 months' date, 2s. 1d. to 2s. 11d. per Co.'s Rupee. Madras, Feb. 19, 1842. Non Remittable Loan of 8th Aug. 1825, five per cent.-1 disc. Ditto ditto last five per cent -11 disc. Five per cent. Book Debt Loan-8 prem. Exchange. On London, at 6 months' sight-2s. Id. per Madras Rupee. Bombay, March 1, 1842. Exchanges. Bills on London, at 6 mo. sight, 2s. Ojd. to 2s. 02d. per Rupee. On Calcutta, at 30 days' sight, 97 to 97.8 Bombay Rs. per 100 Co.'s Rupees. On Madras, at 30 days' sight, 97 to 97.8 Bom. bay Rs. per 100 Sa. Rs. Government Securities. 5 per cent. Loan of 1825-26, 104 to 104.8 Bombay Rs. per 100 Sa. Rs. Ditto of 1829-30, 104 to 104.8 per ditto. 4 per cent. Loan of 1832-33, 88 to 88.8 per do. Ditto of 1835-36, (Co.'s Rs.) 80 to 81 per do. 5 per Cent. Transfer Loan of 1834-35, 107.8 to 108 Bom. Rs. 5 per Cent, Loan of 1841-42, 98.0 to 99.0 do. Singapore, Dec. 24, 1841. Exchanges. Navy and Treasury Bills, 3 to 30 per Sp. Dol.; Private Bills, documents, 6 months' sight, Macao, Jan. 17, 1842. On London, at 6 months' sight, 4s. 11d, per Sp. (per Victoria) 37 April 18.. (per Cleopatra) 33 May 15.. 45 April 19, &c. 40 May 16, &c. May 4 June 5 July 5 Aug. 4 Sept. 6 Oct. 4 Nov. 4 .... Dec. 4 June 6...... (per Auckland) 33 June 15. July 7........ (per Victoria) 32 July 13.. Aug. 5...... (per Cleopatra) 31 Aug. 12.. Sept. 6...... (per Berenice) 33 Sept. 13.. Oct. 11........ (per Victoria) 35 Oct. 18 Nov. 10......(per Cleopatra) 37 Nov. 16.. Dec. 12...... (per Berenice) 39 Dec. 19 Jan. 15, 1842.. (per Victoria) 42 Jan. 21 .. Jan. 4, 1842 .... Feb. 12...... (per Cleopatra) 39 45 Dec. 22, &c.... 48 Jan. 25, &c.... A Mail will be made up in London, for India, vid Falmouth, on the 30th April, and vid Marseilles on the 4th May. 42 June 16, &c. 38 July 18, &c. 38 Aug. 19, &c........ 40 Sept. 18, &c....... 42 Oct. 22, &c...... 43 Nov. 20, &c. .... INDEX TO VOL. XXXVII. PART I-ORIGINAL AND SELECT PAPERS, &c. Affghanistan, affairs in, 2, 65, 129, 130, Anecdote in verse, by Liwā', 228-Hin- Antiquities of Egypt, 143. Arnee, description of, 68. Auckland (Lord), 93. Auriferous deposits in India, 44. Beloochistan, affairs in, 3. 66 Excursions Eastern News, review of, 1, 65, 129, 193. El-Masudi-see Masudi. Fairs, horse, in the Russian steppes, 21. German colonists in the Russian steppes, Bharwutteeah's Bride, the, a Romance of Ghilzies, outbreak of the, 2, 65, 130— Biography:-Mechithar Ghosh, 164- GRIFFIN, Memoirs of a, 45, 94, 134, 232. Sir Alexander Burnes, 172. Bird (Dr. James), 40. Borneo, captivity of the ship Sultana's Brahmanism versus Buddhism, 199. Brooke's Island, description of, 53. Cabul-see Affghanistan. Cairo, visit to, 141. Calcutta, affairs at, 3. Hafiz, Gazel of, 88. Hindustani anecdote, 231. Horses, the taboons, or herds of, in India, review of news from, 1, 65, 129, Dutch, progress made in, 92. Isinglass, production of, 128. Israelites, the, in Egypt, 145. Candahar, affairs at, 65, 131, 193, 197. Jains, defaced statues of the, 198-per- Ceylon, mismanagement in, 92. China, the expedition to, 1, 66, 133, 198 -our future relations with, 41-new Chin-hae, military operations at, 66. Chusan, re-occupation of, 66. secution of the, by the Brahmins and Jawini (Mu'in), lines from the Nigaristan Jellalabad, affairs at, 65, 131, 133, 193, 197. Chwang yuen yew heo she, poetical exhor- Julien (M.), 58. tation from the, 84. Coins, Indian, 210. Colonial Interests, 89. Asiat Joven N S Vor 97 N148 |