PRICE CURRENT OF EAST-INDIA PRODUCE for November 1824.
For Sale 18 January 1825.-Prompt 8 April. Company's.-Indigo.
The Court of Directors having given notice, That at their Sale of Tea which will be held in the month of March 1895, the several species will be put up at the following prices :-Bolea, at 18. 6d. per lb.; Congou, 2s. 1d. and 2s. 3d.; Campoi, 28. 6d.; Souchong, 28. 10d.; Twankay, 2s. 5d.j Hyson Skin, 2s. 5d.; and Hyson, 35. and 48.
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LONDON MARKETS.
Friday, November 26, 1824. COTTON.-There was some considerable business doing in Cottons early in the week, but the accounts from Liverpool, being unfavourable, checked the request; the market has since become quiet, but without reduction in the prices.
SUGAR.-The market has been very steady during the week; the business done very considerable: the prices are without the slightest variation.
RICE. The business done lately by private contract has not been extensive.
SPICES.-Nutmegs, which have lately advanced with such rapidity, are again heavy; the price reached 4s. 8d. per lb., but the nearest quotation to-day is 4s. to 4s. 2d.
INDIGO The low qualities which have lately been so much neglected, have come into demand, and sell at a small premium on the India House sale prices.
DAILY PRICES OF STOCKS, from the 26th of October to the 25th of November, 1824.
Abel-Remusat (M.) appointed keeper of the Oriental manuscripts in the King's Library at Paris, 390.
Academies at Calcutta, examination of the pupils educated at, 74. Accounts, East-India, 91, 398.
Adam (Hon. John), address to, from the
British Inhabitants of Benares, 311. Administrations to estates of deceased per- sons in India, 76, 316, 516. Adventures of the Crew of the Russian
American Company's ship St. Nicolai, wrecked on the north-west coast of America, 245.
Africa, English travellers in, 487. Agility, feat of, at Calcutta, 313. Agricultural Society of Calcutta-meeting held Dec. 14, 1823-statement of the weather for the last twenty-two years, kept by Mr. Mac Dowall at Kishargong, near Rungpore, communicated by Mr. D. Scott-letter read from Mr. D. Scott on the early rearing of vegetables, 42-Rev. Dr. W. Carey nominated to succeed Mr. Leycester as President, 43 -March 17, 1824-nomination of Vice- Presidents, 485-letters read from Dr. Carey and Mr. Breton, 486-May 19— letter from Mr. Cahil of Tirhoot read, recommending a new drill plough- remarks on the manufacture of native sugar also read, 606.
of Ceylon-reports read before, at the meeting on the 18th May, 388.
of St. Helena-meet- ing held for the purpose of its establish- ment-address delivered by the Gover- nor, 136-objects of the institution, 140-premiums offered by government for the encouragement of planting-ad- dress delivered by the Governor at the general meeting in Dec. 1823, 240.
of Sumatra-papers and reports read before, in March 1824, 607.
Algiers, differences between this country and the Regency of, satisfactorily ar- ranged, 329.
Almagest, French version of, publishing at Paris, 390.
Anecdote of the scarcity of 1794, 237- several, from a Chinese Book entitled Siao li Siao, 363-several, illustrative of the Rohilla war of 1774, 376. Antelope, white, to be presented to His Majesty, 321.
Antimony discovered in the Indian Archi- pelago, 143.
Arabia-Imaum of Muscat proceeds on a pilgrimage to Mecca-engagement be- tween a body of 8,000 Nubian slaves and a party of Bedouins at Eseer, 531. Armenian Inscriptions collected by John Ouosk'herdgan, 359, 582-College at Moscow founded by Joakim Eliazar, 567.
Army, Indian, instructions for the re-mo- delling of, by the Commander-in Chief 504-new organization of, at Bombay, 522-at Calcutta, 615-at Madras, 630.
Arracan, journey from Ramoo to, 342. Arras, memoir on the culture of dry or mountain rice at, 486.
Ashantees, British relations with, 593. Asiatic Society of Calcutta-meeting held Jan. 7, 1824-election of members- curiosities presented by General Hard- wicke for the purpose of being deposited in the museum, 41-letters from Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. H. T. Colebrooke, M." Langlès, M. Abel Rémusat, Mr. Jen- kins, and Mr. Wilson, read before the Society, 42-March 10,-election of members-works presented to the so- ciety in the name of Sir T. S. Raffles -curiosities presented to the museum by Maj. Gen. C. Stuart, 395-transla- tion of one of the inscriptions at Rajoo read, with remarks by the Secretary- formation of a Geological Committee, 396-May 5-election of members,
Borneo, several native states in the interior of, defeated by the Dutch, 328.
604-curiosities presented to the mu- seum-descriptive account of inscrip- tions found on the mountain Aboo read before the Society, 605. Assam-description of the Country, 337 -military operations in, 432-capture of Gohatti by the British, 535. Auchmuty (Sir Sam.), monument erected to, in Christ's Church, Dublin, 434.
Babylon, bricks found at, by M. Honoré Vidal, 487.
Badakhshan, notice of the country of, 585 Ball given in honour of Lady Amherst at Calcutta, 314-given by the Bachelors at Bombay, 323.
Bawa-Walla, the notorious Katty Chief, notice of his death, 323. Bencoolen-value of coins, and rates of exchange, 85-memorial of the spice planters to the Court of Directors on the cessation of the settlement to the Dutch, 92-description of Fort Marl- borough, 113-loss of the ship Fame by fire, 222.
Bentley (Mr.), obituary of, 393. Bheels, skirmish between, and a party of
the 2d bat. 25th regt., 310-short ac- count of the tribe, 572.
Biographical Sketches-Lieut. Col. Richard Scott, 21-Capt. Fell, 265-Mr. Bent- ley, 393-Mr. Pugh, 320-Sir Chris- topher Puller, 510-Mr. H.W.Voysey, 590.
Births-See Calcutta, Madras, &c. Bolshoi's (Dr. Ssaw wa) account of his cap- tivity among the Kirghees Kaissacs in the years 1803-4, 113.
Bombay, descriptive account of, 353. Bombay Government, (General orders by) -medical officers required to learn the native languages-rule for granting pensions to medical warrant officers, -rule to be observed by officers in drawing an annual advance on account of off-reckonings, 322-new organiza- tion of the army, 522-civil, ecclesias- tical, military, and marine appointments, 83, 218, 322, 521, 643.
Bombay miscellaneous, shipping intelli- gence, births, marriages, and deaths, 84 220, 323, 426, 527, 643.
Supreme Court, its first establish- ment, 527.
Scottish Missionary Society, its
Native Free Schools, report of,
Education Society, examination of the schools belonging to, 427. Bons-mots from a Chinese book entitled Siao li Siao, translated by A. Julien, 363.
Bricks found by M. Honoré Vidal at Babylon, 486.
Bridges, rope, in India, description of, 390.
Buckingham (Mr.), Justitia's reply to, 551. Buriats, a nomadic tribe in Siberia, ac- count of, 558.
Burman Empire-historical sketch of the inhabitants, 105-origin and circum- stances of their present war with the Indian government, 109, 229, 337- their mode of warfare, 339-curious letter received by the British Collector of Chittagong from the Burman mo- narch in 1787, 346-brief hints as to our policy towards the Burmese, 441- unsuccessful issue of the Burman mis- sion to Cochin-China, 447--Operations of the British forces against the Bur- mese; see India (British).
Cadets, proposals for the establishment of a military seminary for, 477-seminary formed for, at St. Helena, 609. Calcutta, prospectus of a map of, 396. Calcutta Government (General orders of) -private commercial transactions in the army prohibited-arrangements in the artillery divisions, 70-practice of offi- cers borrowing money from native offi- cers and men under their command pro- hibited, 307-five additional companies (to be called the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th) directed to be added to the 4th or Golundauz battalion of artillery -measure adopted for the formation of an ordnance dépôt at Dacca-formation of a local battalion for the united du- ties of the Sylhet and Cachar frontier -Col. Sir A. Campbell appointed to command the combined forces proceed- ing against the Burmese, 308-ships having Asiatic sailors and lascars on board to be provided with an experienced surgeon, 422-instructions for re-mo- delling the armies of the three presiden- cies, 504-allowances fixed for Colonels when employed on the general staff of the army, 613-new organization of the army, 615-four flank battalions ordered to be raised, 623-Courts martial, 309, 419, 505-civil, ecclesiastical, and mi- litary appointments, promotions, and furloughs, 71, 210, 310, 421, 506, 613, 644.
Calcutta miscellaneous, shipping intelli- gence, births, marriages, and deaths, 74, 215, 310, 423, 512, 623.
Asiatic Society, meetings of, held in Jan., March, and May 1824, 41, 395, 604.
Agricultural and Horticultural society, meetings of, held in Dec. 1823
and March and May, 1824, 485, 42, 605. Calcutta Medical and Physical Society, meetings of, held in Jan. and March 1824, 42, 388.
Sanskrit College for natives, meeting held concerning its establish- ment, 40-rules of the institution, 143.
Parental Academic Institution, examination at, 74.
Academy, examination at, 75. Grammar School, examination at,
76. Cambay, ancient account of the city of,
Canal, new, in Cochin-China finished, 40 -from the Red Sea to the Nile pro- posed, 330.
Canton-price of Opium in Dec. 1823, 86 -new topographical description of the province published by order of the Em- peror, 144-statements of the markets in Jan. 1824, 430.
Cape of Good Hope-population of Cape Town-statement of the number of wine farms in the Cape and Stellenbosch districts, 393-conviction of Mr. Ed- wards for a libel against the Governor, 531.
Singapore, 327-arrival of the Burman Embassy, 328-its unsuccessful issue, 447.
Cochrane (Capt.), his narrative of a jour- ney through Russian and Siberian Tar- tary reviewed, 129. College, Malayan, at Singapore, minute by Sir T. S. Raffles on the establish- ment of, 9.
Hindu, at Calcutta, examination at, Feb. 25, 143.
Sanscrit, at Calcutta for natives, establishment of, 40-rules of the in- stitution, 143.
East-India, at Haileybury, ex- amination at, May 27, 1824, 44.
Chinese, at Naples, visit to, 266. Armenian, at Moscow, address of Joakim Eliazar to his fellow country- men respecting, 567.
Comet observed at Calcutta in January 1824, 144-also at Bombay and Ma- dras, 267.
Confirmation held at St. John's Cathedral, Calcutta, 316.
Copenhagen, prize proposed by the Society of Sciences at, to the writer who shall most amply illustrate the history of the Greek empire of Trebisbond, 610.
Cargoes of East-India Company's ships Cotton, culture of, patronized by the Pacha lately arrived, 103, 335.
Ceylon-new tunnel in the road from Hal- lolua Ferry into Kandy opened, 85- arrival of Sir Edward Barnes, 221- Mr. Rossier seized by a writ of Habeus Corpus, 324-mission church at Bedda- gama opened, 325-civil and military. appointments, 221, 324, 643-births, marriages, and deaths, 85, 221, 530, 643.
Literary and Agricultural Society, meeting of, held in May 1824, 388. Cheduba, island of, captured by the British 535.
China, sketch of the early history of, 556. Chinese College in Italy visited, 266- anecdotes and bons-mots, 363-des- cription of Russia, 443, Chittagong.-See India (British). Christians, a thousand converted to Mu-
hammedanism in one day, 447. Church, new, at Tannah, ceremony of laying the foundation stone, 323-at Beddagama in Ceylon opened, 325. Civil Appointments. See Calcutta, Ma- dras, &c.
Clarke (Dr. E. D.), bust of, placed in the
University library at Cambridge, 434. Coal discovered in Egypt, 268-discovered near Mount Lebanon, 390-price of, at Calcutta, 488.
Cochin China-new canal cut between Sai- gon and Cambodia, 40-trade with
of Egypt, 435-statement of the manu- factures in England, 610.
Court-Martial on Capt. R. P. Field, of
Invalids, 308-on Capt. P. P. Morgan, 33d Bengal N. I., 419-on Assistant Apothecary J. Everard, H. C. Euro- pean Regt., 420-on three native com- missioned officers of the Patna Provin- cial Battalion, 505.
Cricket-match between the Etonians and all Calcutta, 313.
Cumming (Mr.), late in the office of the
Board of Control, his services brought under the notice of the House of Com- mons by Lord Binning, 89. Cure for snake-bites, 391.
Dawk in India, rapidity of, 425. Deaths. See Calcutta, Madras, &c. Debates at the East-India House, May 26, 1824-by-laws allowance to com- missioners for investigating the claims on the revenues of Tanjore,46-papers relative to the administration of the Marquess of Hastings, 52-Palembang prize money-case of Mr. F. Bennett, a cadet on the Bengal establishment, 53. -June 9-bill to authorize the East- India Company to import Tea direct from Canton into the British colonies in North America, 55-bill to grant duties on Sugar imported from places within the limits of the East-India Com-
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