of eight-and-twenty years of my life, twenty-four I have passed in England; and, however much I had reason to admire the conciliating manners, the liberality of mind, and charitable disposition of the British in their own country, towards all ranks of society from every nation, yet, I am sorry to say, I have not discovered the like noble characteristics among many of them who are resident here; and if it be true, which none can deny, that there are, amongst East-Indians, men whose minds have been as highly cultivated, and whose manners have been formed equal to the most accomplished scholar or polished gentleman; and if (as we must all know) there is no other reason for this dislike, or rather I might call it eninity, than an un-. charitable feeling, and a haughtiness of pride in the minds of "those in whom such exist, should we not endeavour to seek more the society of ourselves? Let us not compromise our feelings of honour, or sacrifice our independence, for the sake of acquiring an acquaintanceship with those who neither respect nor desire to know us. Be assured that a firm and independent conduct will ever gain for us the esteem and good-will of all honourable and wise men ; and we shall then disdain and contemn the sneers of the ignorant, and the pride of the prejudiced."

The following regulations were then read and unanimously agreed to:

Resolved-1st. That a monthly dinner club be established, and called the EASTINDIAN CLUB.

2d. That every member be an EastIndian.

3d. That the number of members be unlimited.

4th. That every East-Indian wishing to become a member after this date, shall be first proposed by two members, and then be balloted for, or otherwise approved of by a majority of members before admission.

5th. That there be one fixed monthly meeting at dinner on the first Monday of every month, at half past six P.M.

6th. That the meeting, for the present, be held at the Town Hall.

7th. That every member pay, as entrance money, one hundred rupees, and, further, the monthly sum of sixteen rupees, in the beginning of every month before the regular meeting takes place.

A

8th. That the monthly sum be paid regularly by every member, whether he attend. the monthly dinner meeting or not.

9th. That the entrance-money be not recalled, and that it be forfeited altogether by any member discontinuing to pay the monthly contribution, excepting in cases of members altogether quitting Calcutta, or for no less a time than two months.

10th. That members who may be compelled to quit Calcutta for two months or Asiatic Journ. VOL. XX. No. 118.

more, be not expected to continue paying the monthly contribution, or be recalled upon for entrance-money on their return to Calcutta; but should any inember neg lect to pay the monthly allowance without some satisfactory reason, to be approved of by the majority of the members, that he be no longer considered as belonging to the club, and forfeit altogether his entrance-money.

11th. That there be a monthly president, a vice-president, and two stewards; that the vice-president of one month be president in the following, and that a new vicepresident and two new stewards be elected at every dinner meeting for the following month; furthermore, that in all disputes or impropriety of conduct which may arise at the dinner meeting, an appeal be always made to the president, and that, if necessary, all the members be called upon to expel the party or parties offending, if the president's voice be not immediately listen ed to.

12th. That there be also a secretary and collector to the club, and that the Bank of Hindoostan be requested to be treasurers.

13th. That every member be allowed to bring his friend, of any nation, or country, excepting an East-Indian, who may be settled and residing at Calcutta.

14th. That the president, for the time being, be authorized at any time to call a special meeting to make fresh regulations or alter old ones; and that he, together with twelve members, form a quorum for the transaction of any business concerning the club.

It was then agreed that the first dinnermeeting should be held at the Town Hall, on the first Monday in April.

The following gentlemen were then ap pointed as officers to the first dinner of the East-Indian Club:

President-G. S. Dick. Vice-President-T. B. Scott. Stewards H. Martindell, and J. Joakim.

Secretary and Collector-H. M. Child. [The formation of this Club has naturally and properly attracted the attention of the public at Calcutta. The large sum required as entrance-money and subscription has been objected to. The former of the two is alleged to be intended to constitute a fund for building a club-house; the latter is to be only temporary, until the number of members increase. It is also objected that the association is improperly exclusive, and that it keeps up the very distinction of which the East-Indians complain. Some of the East-Indians themselves object also that the measure will be displeasing to government, We are inclined to view the object as pregnant with important consequences-whether beneficial or not, we are not prepared to say.Ed. A. J.]

under consideration; and most respectable masters and boys, well-spoken of and apparently promising, will be brought together on Monday; and, therefore, there is every hope that, in the course of a fortnight at latest, the society will be in actual beneficial operation.-[Ben. Hurk. April 4.

schools were needed to an indefinite extent. With sorrow, he added, the want of success in this country, to turn natives from darkness to light, and the period was yet distant when all nations would be of one religion. But the fall of Hindooism, thought Mr. Hill, would be rapid, and their conversion as quick as that of the natives of the South Sea Islands. The society had engaged in situations requiring large supplies, and he hoped the benevolence of the friends of Christianity would support the society in its endeavour to promote the progress of the gospel. From enemies they had nought to fear; and if some had shut up their hands and hearts, he would appeal to the meeting in the impassioned language of Christ, Will ye also go away?"

Thanks were voted to the Ladies' Branch Society, the Chinsurah Branch Society, to Mr. Carey, &c.; after which a collection was made in aid of the funds.

COL. KREFTING.

We have great satisfaction in informing the numerous friends of the venerable Governor of Serampore, Col. Krefting, that his Danish Majesty has been pleased to nominate him a Knight of the Order of the Daunebroge, as a mark of his royal approbation of the public services performed by that highly-respectable person, who for a series of years has presided over the government of Serampore, and by his mild, unassuming, and dignified conduct, has gained the general esteem and affection, both of the inhabitants of the settlement entrusted to his care, and also of those who either are personally acquainted with him, or have had an opportunity of admiring his public and private character.[Cal. Gov. Gaz., March 14.

APPRENTICING SOCIETY.

A meeting of the Committee of Management of the Calcutta Apprenticing Society was held at the Town Hall this morning, when the sub-committee, which had been appointed to ascertain the expediency and practicability of forming an establishment of the nature of a School of Trades, and some other preliminary matters, reported progress. A prospect appearing for the immediate apprenticing of a considerable number of boys under favourable circumstances, they did not recommend the proposed establishment at present, and the plan has been for the present suspended. Much matter, interesting and important to the objects of the society, having grown out of the proceedings of the sub-committee; and their inquiries not being altogether completed, they continue embodied to prosecute the same: -moreover, they are charged with the arrangement of all points in the detail of apprenticing boys. There are many applications and opportunities

IRON WORKS IN INDIA.

Mr. J. M. Heath, of the Madras civil service, has applied for an exclusive right to establish iron works, similar to those in Europe, in the Company's territories in India, without prejudice to the native manufactures of iron.

THE WEATHER.

pleasure to inform you, that the first deGhazeepore, March 7.-" I have the tachment of the 2d European regt. arrived here on the 28th ultimo, after a very fatiguing march, owing to the very bad weather we encountered: before our arrival at Jubblepore we had rain very frequently; but, on our reaching Mhow Gunge, we met with as dreadful a storm as I, or men of much longer standing in the country, ever witnessed; it began with very heavy rain, which was succeeded by showers of hail or rather ice. I measured many of the pieces of hail or ice, and positively assert that they were from seven to eight inches in circumference. We came to Mhow Gunge on the 9th February, and the storm began about nine in the evening, the wind blowing a complete hurricane, accompanied with hail and rain through the night; the tents were almost all thrown down, and the officers were for the most part obliged, together with their ladies, to leave the camp and put up in the adjacent village. The morning of the 10th presented a melancholy sight to the spectator -cattle of all description lying about, undated, and numbers of tents down, and killed by the hail, the camp completely inthe poor men wet, using their utmost endeavours to raise them, rendered by the rain of such weight that it was a matter of impossibility for one tent's crew to raise them.

About ten o'clock the rain began again to fall in heavy torrents, which lasted, with very little intermission, for two days: owing to this we were obliged to halt for four days, when we again proceeded, and reached our destination with nothing more of moment occurring; and I am happy to say that, notwithstanding our misfortune, we completed our heavy march, halting days included, in fifty-seven days (which, when the bad weather is considered, reflects great praise upon our commander), without losing a man."-Scotsman in the East.

The following" Notice" appears in the Calcutta John Bull, April 8:

"Mr. McNaghten has published what he calls a counter-statement; in which he says, he feels convinced that he has succeeded in making Mr. Greenlaw appear disingenuous, false, and pusillanimous.' His conviction as to what he may have succeeded in making Mr. Greenlaw appear, is of no consequence. Mr. McNaghten has often before this published the self-same sentiments; and has been told as he is told again that he is at perfect liberty to say just what he pleases in defamation of Mr. Greenlaw. Mr. McNaghten, when he wrote the letter to Mr. Greenlaw, very well knew Mr. Greenlaw's sentiments of him (and that he disdained to bestow the smallest notice on him), and they were in truth such as caused a momentary hesitation, whether or not he should return Mr. McNaghten's communication in a blank cover. He, however, determined otherwise; and placed himself in the hands of Capt. Husband, whom he neither saw nor heard from till ten o'clock on the following morning; when he went, wholly unknowing what would be Capt. Husband's determination. To this moment Mr. Greenlaw is ignorant of what passed between Mr. Neave and Capt. Husband; nor has he any right to a knowledge of such confidential communications.

"Mr. Greenlaw would belie the whole of his public conduct towards Mr. McNaghten, if he did not distinctly declare that he considers him wholly beneath his notice; consequently, his opinion of Mr.

Greenlaw's personal courage is not of the smallest importance. Mr. Greenlaw knows how to defend his character from any insinuations, whenever such may be made by a gentleman. With respect to Mr. MeNaghten's remarks on Capt. Husband, it may be sufficient to say that Mr. McNaghten must know that Capt. Husband cannot reply."-[Mr. G. is Editor of the John 'Bull.]

THE PONT ROULANT MILITAIRE.

The new rope bridge, to which the above name has been aptly enough given, is now standing over the canal on the race course, where it made its appearance at day-break yesterday morning, nobody knows how, after a blowing tempestuous night; it having been seen in Mr. Stuart's grounds, at Allipore, and in full use not many hours before. Its span, between the point of suspension, is two hundred and fifty feet, but being professedly a foot bridge, the breadth is limited to four feet.

It has only six strands, or bearings, which support the road way, and they are as slight as three and a half and four inches circumference; yet the bridge is very strong, and quite equal to the passing of infantry in open files with their firelocks, led cattle, &c. &c.

A curious part of this unique structure is that the frame work, which stands boldly on the top of the banks, is all on the surface, no part entering the ground, although the fulcrums are twenty-five feet high; and that there are only six ground tie-pins, to which are projected, on each side, the two suspending ropes and the main radiating guy.

On examining the construction it will be seen, that a number of the guys are carried down from the standards to friction sheaves in the horizontal frame-work, then, passing on forward to the beam which lies across the fore foot of the piles, are belayed to it. They may, therefore, be said to revolve within themselves, as it were, and thus to steady the whole fabric.

We observe, too, that the mode of setting up this portable machine is quite new, inasmuch as that there are two cross friction rollers, about seven feet apart, for the main strands to work on, concealed in the inclined plane of the frame-work ; thus the dead eyes and their ground-pins are excluded, and the setting-up tackle is connected with the cross-piece which unites the main roller crutches.

The whole contrivance seems admirably simple and effective, and must, we think, greatly facilitate the process of setting-up, besides the advantage gained by a considerable diminution of weight in the carriage.

The framing at the west end has more wood in it than that to the east, which latter, however, being found fully sufficient,

it may be considered the best model, especially as being so much. lighter.

Mr. Shakespear's new transport cart for his bridges, differs from the European pattern in general use. It is on Hindoostanee wheels, five feet high, very strongly built, though with wooden axles, and a few of these carts will, we told, carry the whole bridge with outany risk of breaking down. The mode of suspending the yoke below the pole, by traversing rings, we do not recollect to have seen before.

are

The only pontoon used is two common canoes with a bamboo platform across, which answers every purpose. They are strong, very portable, and their cost trifling.

It would be superfluous for us to offer any encomium on the scheme and workmanship of the beautifully light picturesque structure now displayed to public view, and of which every one can form his own opinion.

Mr. Shakespear spares no pains to render his admirable invention useful: that he has eminently succeeded, the two past seasons furnish the fullest proof. More we shall not say, than to offer our own most cordial congratulations, not only to the projector, but to the public at large.

We must take this opportunity of adding, that we have seen a beautiful little rustic Shakespearian, of about sixty feet span, recently thrown over the canal in Mr. W. B. Martin's pleasure-grounds at Shalemar, to connect the western side of his estate. The effect is singularly pleasing, from the surrounding hanging wood, and the agreeable surprise of coming to the bridge unexpectedly.

When time has ornamented this rustic with a variety of the beautiful creepers of this country, which have been tastefully planted about it, the appearance will be still more interesting and rural.-[Cal. Gov. Gaz., April 7.

CALCUTTA MARKETS, APRIL 7. Indigo. The importation appears now to have ceased, none having arrived since our last; the reports from the interior of the growing crop continue to be favoura ble.

Cotton.-The stock in the interior is represented as much reduced, and some difficulty experienced in executing the orders in the market; the transactions here are few, and the market languid.

Saltpetre. The holders of this article are becoming rather more firm, and the import from the interior not having been excessive, a demand for export would speedily be felt.

Sugar. The large stock which has been accumulating from heavy import and a limited vent still lies neglected.

Opium. At the hon. Company's sale of

Piece-Goods have been selling freely at advanced rates.

Spices.-Pepper has been offering at very low prices during the week; but some purchasers having appeared in the market, the holders have advanced a little in their demands.

Metals.-Iron, lead, and steel support the late advance. The late arrivals from England have brought large supplies of spelter, and the stock is now heavy; but purchasers are still to be found at our quotations.

China Goods. Tea, vermilion, and camphor still in good request. Cassia saleable, but at low prices.-Alum looking down.

Europe Goods.-Cotton goods in tolerable current demand, but transactions not extensive. Woollens dull of sale.

Freight. There is now some difficulty in procuring light freights for the ships loading for London at lower rates than have for some time prevailed; and we may quote £6. 10s. to £9. per ton; for heavy and light goods respectively.

INDIGO CROPS.

Malda, March 24, 1825.-" The market will be overstocked with indigo this year, which I fear will reduce the price so as to make the favourable season a misfortune to the planters. No one in this quarter remembers to have seen such prospects of a large crop. We have almost finished our March sowings, and the young plant looks remarkably well. By the 1st of June we shall be manufacturing our October plant, which is already a cubit high.”

We have received accounts to the same effect from all parts of the country, and trust that, though some, like our correspondent, may see nothing cheering in the prospect, the result, if anticipations should be realized, will be permanently beneficial to the interests of those connected with the production of indigo in this country. To say nothing of Egypt, the rivalry of South America was very likely to have become formidable, under a continuance of the high prices and demand for produce of late years. We have heard it remarked, by those conversant in the subject, that a most mistaken idea of sacrificing quality for quantity has latterly induced so many of

our