... LONDON COLONIAL MARKETS-August 30. SUGAR-The trade bought freely, and the total purchases of the week amount to 2200 bogsheads and tierces. In refined goods there was rather more doing. Standard lumps selling 73s. to 73s. 6d. and brown grocery at 72s. 6d. per cwt.; best bonded crushed are selling at 27s. 6d. per cwt. 10,000 bags Mauritius offered in auction, nearly all sold at full rates. Good ...

... GESERAL POST OFFICr . ACgL 3d6- Destinations. i _ i 31;tlls ?? La,' PRwkets :Nextacc SOUTHAMPTON dospat~ched Sailed. Due. SOUTRAPTON. 'from London. Lisbon, Madeira. | (via Lisbon), Every Ly. 3I. WTood. Liverpul' Spain, Gibral- Thursday. Au. '22. Aug. tar ?? Malta, Greece, Twfiee every Raval Tar, and Corfu ?? onthe. Au,-. 15. . First day of Oriental, Egypt and India ?? every month. Augr 4. ...

... SIDirptna Intelligence. The Messenger, Cargill, arrived at Aberdeen on Wednesday from Archangel. Came over the bar on the 9th, in company with the Eagle, Peters, for Leven-the William Louth, Doug- las, for London-and the Smyrna, for Boston, U.S. The Robert, Clark, of Aberdeen, aived out on the 2d inst. from London. The Hermes of Shields, arrived on the 7th, 81 days from Lon- don. The Brenda of ...

... wabai r-inteutarnre. Portsmouth, Aug. 80. The Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, with the flag of Rear- Admiral Sir George Seymour, still remains at Spithead, and tip to this hour there is ne sign of her removal. Yesterday she was inspected by the Lords of the Admiralty, and also by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Lords of the Admiralty went on board the Excellent gun nery ship, Captain Sir ...

... NAVAL STEAM HAMMER, &C. There has lately been introduced into the naval service an invention of first rate importance in this era of steam machi- ncrv, brought under the notice of the Government by Captain Burgman, R. E. Director of Works at Devonport Dockyard, who became acquainted with its merits on an official tour last year to the machine manufacturing districs. It is that of an immense ...

... flaaructo. I TOP PRICES Or GEAIX, PER QUARTER, SR THE FOLLOWTNG MARKET TOWNS OF SCOTLAND, POE THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 31. Wheat. l Barley. Oats. Pease, Beans. Aberdeen ?? 52s Od 28s Od 18s Od -s Od -s Od Dalkeith ?? 64s Od 39s 6d 24s 8d 39s Od 39s Od Dundee ?? 53s 6d SOs Od 21s O d 31s Od 3Is Od Edinburgh ?? 63s Od 36s Od 25s 8d -s Od 38s Od Haddington ?? 61 Od 33s Od 23s 6d -s Od USs Od Hawick ...

... fte ILO-villyallo SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1844. PRICES OF STOCKS YESTE RDAY. Bank Stock ?? 199 jndia Bonds ?? Q3 pma. Three per Cent. Red ?? an. Jan. (1860) ?? 12 7-16 Three per Cent. Cons ?? 9 Ditto, New (ditto).. - I Ditto for ?? 9S5 Ditto (Oct. 1859) 12o I Three and A per Cents.. 101 Ditto (Jan. 1830).. DittoReduced.. ?? 101 Ditto (Oct. 1S8)_ - Ditto, ditto, New% ?? 1003 Four per Cents . ...

... 3MiRCEANT COMPANY. On Monday a stated general meeting of the Company was held in their Hall, Hunter Square, to elect the office-bearers fbr the, ensuing year. J. P. Mitchell, Esq. Master, in the chair. A report by the Master and Assistants wam rad, proposing a new bye-law in reference to the election of Mercbant Hos- pital Governors, and after a few remarks from various mem- bers, was ...

... .. l1 q, 0 :- , TUESDAY, SEPTEMBXR 53, 1844. PRICES OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. lan;k Stock.;.ln. 199 idia Boiids ?? pm. Three per Cent. Red. 99I Ann. Jan. (1860) ?? p2i!& Three Mr Cent. Cons ?? 98 Ditto, New (ditto).. Ditto for Amcount ?? 9S Ditto (Oct. 1859) Three and 3 per Cents.. : Ditto (Jan. ?? Ditto ?? 1014 Ditto (Oct. 1880) Ditto, ditto, New ?? 100J Four per Cents. India Stock ?? ...

... DUNDEE, Sept. 3.-Our markets have exhibited great firm- ness during the past week, and flax of all sorts on the spot continues in demand, with prices still having a tendency up- wards. Tows and codillas are also wanted, and maintain their prices. In hemp and hemp codilla there is as yet little or nothing doing in this market. Indian jute continues very saleable, at prices varyingfromL.14 to L ...

... BRmsH coRN TRADE DuNG THE PAST WEEK. The harvest may now be regarded as brought -to a close 'in all the southern counties; and the splendid weather experien- ced during the'whole of the week has enabled farmers in the northern parts of the kingdom to make rapid progress with the ingathering of their crops. Even as far north as York- shire by far the greater proportion of the grain is safely ...

... oateto. LONDON CORN EXCHANGO-Sept. 2. This morning the supply of Brg.ish Wheat was moderate, the quality and condition generally bad, and sales could only be effected at a decline of 2s. to 49. per quarter. The demand for foreign was very limited, and we reduce our quotations Is. per quarter. We had a few samples of new Barley at market, the quality various, and the value must be noted from ...