EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The Company's ships Thomas Coutts and Duchess of Atholl have arrived from China. They sailed on the 18th Nov. in company with the Dunira and William Fairlie,, which they left at St. Helena. All the Company's ships of last season have reached Canton, except the Ann and Amelia, which was off Anjier on the 27th Sept., and is supposed to have taken the Eastern passage to China. The Supercargoes have again embroiled themselves with the Authorities at Canton, by permitting the wife of their President to reside with her husband at the British Factory, in violation of the laws which prohibit the introduction of foreign women into the Celestial Em- pire, and further by indulging in the use of sedan-chairs, a luxury which Mandarins alone are permitted to enjoy. Remonstrances on one side, and pithy edicts couched in terms far from courteous on the other, have been followed by the despatch of some of the Company's ships without the formal permission of the Canton Government and an exchange of blank shot between them and the forts on the Bocca Tigris. This silly affair will probably not be carried further, but fears have been expressed that sonic interruption to trade may be the consequence. Arrived. At Gravesend, March 16th, I-I. C. Ships Thomas Coutts, Chrystie; and Duchess of Atholl, Daniel, from China. 17tb, Warrior, Stone, from Madras. 18th, Prince George, Donaldson, from Mauritius; and Barrington, Mentrup, from the Cape. In the Downs March 18th, Gilmore, Geary, from New South %Vales. At Cowes, March 18th, Sir C. Forbes, Leslie, from Batavia. At Liverpool, March 17th, Calcutta, Watson, from Bengal. At Marseilles, Mary, Palmer, from Mauritius. At St. Helena, lan. 24th, Anastasia, Sergeant, from Mauritius. 97th, Delaford, Clayton, from ditto; and Clorinda, Carew, from the Cape. 31st, C. Ship William Fairlie, Blair, from China ; and Andromache, Lawes, from Bengal. Feb. 1st, H. C. Ship Dunira, Wilson, from China ; and Janet, Rodger, from Bombay. At Man- ritius, Nov. 22d, Mary and Jane, Winter, from London. At Bengal, Oct. 22d, Pro- tector, Waugh, from London and Madras. At Canton, Sept. 1st, H. C. Ships Aber- crombie Robinson, Innes; and Earl of Balcarras, Broughton. 3rd, Edinburgh, Base. 4th, Canning, Baylis. 5th, Lord Lowther, Fuller ; and George the Fourth, Barrow. 8th, Berwickshire, Madan; Macqueen, Lindsay ; Orwell, Isacke ; Sir David Scott, Ward ; and Astell, Lawrence. 11th, General Harris, Stanton. 18th, Reliance, Timins. 22d, London. Smith. Oct. 4th, Castle Huntly, Drummond; and 16th, Marquis Camden, Larkins ; all from London. At Batavia; Nov. 1st, Ben- coolen, Roberts, from Liverpool ; and Orynthia, Rixon, from London.
Sailed. From Gravesend, March 121h, Camden, Fulcher, for New South Wales. From Liverpool. March 12th, Victoria, Hain, for Singapore. From Leith, March. 10th, Betsy, Barclay, for Mauritius.
Spoken. Jane Young, late spottiswoode, from London to Bombay, 7th Feb., 3 North, 21 West; Craigicvar, from London to New South Wales, 4th Nov., 36 South, 25 East.
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