Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-15 00:00:00

ALLAHA BAD.

• We are glal to learn that My. Galdney, Mrs. Bleak-,
and Mrs. Strczan, of the Fizabad party, are safe at Alia-
habad. There is no certain intelligence of their hushrads.
—Hurkaru, Jane 30. -

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Bodikty Times.)
'TIE BOMBAY MARKET—rnam JULY 1 Ta,..luroc 13,
1857..
•
The Overland Mail of the 10th nit. from I.oridon, per
P. and 0. CoMparry's steam ship Cadiz, reachod Bombay
on the evening of the sth inst. -
Our Money Market during the last fortnight has been
in iery'uusettled state, and although the rates of interest
ruling a the banks remain nominally the same, yet money
is (lifficult to be had on almost any terms.
Givernment Securities have given way considerably,
and we quote Fours 80i to 81, and no buyers of FiVec:. at
97. Oar local stocks keep firm at about former quotatlons.
IMPORTS.
'Cotton Piece Goods: Tom market for the fortnight has
beer' very quiet, and the sales reported, have been to a very
moderate extent.
Cotton Yarns : This article is not inquired for,,nor is it
exported. Turkey red has advanced, and orange and green
are dull.
Metals: Iron is failing., copper somewhat steady, and
speller saleable; pig lead has, advanced ; tin plates are in
demand.
Cochineal: This commoditvis in moderate inquiry.
EXPORTS.
Cotton Wool : The stocks are very small, and the prices
have been steady, and advanced three rupees en many sorts.
We quote Broach and 'Surat at Re. 10, Dhollera Rs. 136
37, Oomrayuttee Ita, 130 32, Khandeish Rs. 120 22,
Compta Rs. 129 ao, Vtravel Rs:lA and Dharwar Saw-
ginned Re. 147 5(1. .
Hemp : This article is very scarce.
Oil Seeds : These are scarce, especially Lin and Teel.
Opium :•,Oking to disturbances in Mhow and adjacent
placeP, the piica has fluctuated wonderfully : it rose to
1,215r5., and is now down to I,lBors. per chest.
Tonnage : The rates have advanced; and may now be
qaoted at.X2 103. per ton for L'verpol and Lyndon.
Exchange: C:orsiderable sale of local drawn bills were
made at 2-4. 27,(1. and 2s. 2d 7-16:hd., but latterly some
drawers geit 23. 2d .5-16th. China drawn bills fetched 23.
2d. '3-16'..h e t 2:. 2Ad. On Calcutta, sight 99rs. On China,
60 days,' sight, 220 rs.

April. The 10th May mail is hourly looked for.
The steamer Singapore leaves to-day with the out-
watd. mailar.and-has,on.bcar..l. about 1,716 bales
ilety silks
J' M.._steamer' Phlegeton, and gunboat Dra-
gonne, arrived hereon the..22A„inst. frem Singa-
pore. We learn of the arrival -of Her Majesty's
steariterShaimon there. She, was tat'aveieft for
this on- aye 18th inst. withLord'Elgin.
Nothing of importance- has occurred here since
w c wrote yon. on the: lifth inst..
From the Canton river we have accounts to the
The
.OnlY, matter reported thence is; that
the Chuenpee Fort. was taken posseselon of and
ocenuied 'On 'the' 18th inst., by a portion of • Her
mpii,sty's naval forces. The • plaee lad' :been
desert.tad, and- the guns were all-buried.
Her Majesly'asteanaer ltsk;.Captaiu Sir'Robert
111'Clnrc, arrived-from Panama Olt tife-16:11 inst.;
and her Majesty's steamer Pearl; Captain Sotheby,
arrived on the: 19th inst. from the Sandwich.
Islands. _

At Hong Kong: all remains quiet; buSiness
transactions •continue as they have. been for some
Thee has declined to ss.f 80c • •to $3. 30e ;
•blit this may be attribinted more to; the dith ,ulty
among she Chinese of. gettiug: funds meet pur—
chases than a cessation of demand, for are
still iequirad at Canton, where the price continued
high. • • •

An .award of. 81,03tY has been obtained against
Allune (who was tried a. short time since for h
attempted to poison the community) for damages,
sustained by -a' party- from having eaten of the-
poisoned bread'forth hisshop.on the 15th ofJanuary.
Jest, The decision on the law point, howev'er, is,
we believe, reserved. •

Her Majesty's stearnor, Eeleennter, Captaiti
Cailaghan, left this for Bankok on the 20th
homward beud. She \via. take an Envoy from the
King of Siam to the British. Court to Suck, whence
the Envoy will proceed overland.

The United StateS. steamer, St. Jacinto; C)1/11212,-
dpr6 Armstrong, has left for Shanghai and Japan.
His Imperial Majesty's ship Capricieuse and
steamer Maraean have gone to Ningpo to inquire .
into the disturbances that haVe lately taken place •
their hatweenth.French and• Portuguese sailors.
We have few •transactions to report in imports.
Cotton we :quote: Bengal; $lO 50a to $ll
50c ; Bombay, $ll 50a to:. $1.2
.50c. Cotton.
yarn : :quotations are nominal, • Nos. 16-24. $25
Nos. 28-3.2,; $32 to $33; • Nos. :38:42,.: $l2 to
sl4‘; heavy stocks of low numbers. Shirtings,
only 1,009 places grays sold' catties, $1 85c;
tind• 1 060. .pieces whites, 69' 'reed, $2 '2sc ' • iron,
$3 to $3 . 50c ; lead, $3 ; tin, plates,. $3 50c to
so—no inquiry. • .
. Exchange- on England, 5s ;.. on India, 231 rs to
235 rs ; Sycee silver; '8 per cent premium ; gold,,
$21.75 per tacl ;. Mexican dollars, clean, to 1 per
cent premium.
-Tonnage
--onnage continues 'abundant.
Amoy advices are to the 18th: inst.
Cotton :yarn,.2Bl bales. sold-, Nos. 16 to 24, at
$26.50 to $26 90. • • •

Shirtings—Grays.-900 pleees gray BB eatties
sold at $2.22 500 pieces whites, 70:rod, at $2.50:

. . _
Cotton.--1,499 bales of Bugal .sold at $9.40 to
$lO.BO,
Foo Chow avvices are to the 9th inst.
The authorities rersistecl• in imposing a tam of
SlB on opium, but it was expected•that a Modifica-
tion would he made in the am)u.nt.
In: tea the settleMents lr-rd been limited, com-
prising only 2,000 chests.. Oki .Congeus at 15 teals
to 22 short ; 650 chests new congous at 3li teals to
33§; 800 half chests Oolongs, at 24 tecilS. to 27,,and
'l2O chats pelco2B at 40 teals.to
--The total arrivals were 6;0b0 chests and 11000
half-chests of congou, and about-t0;300 paokages of
other sorts. ,
Three vessels were on the berth.
We have to report the-loss .f the British ship,
Vixen, at the entrance of the river Mill, inward
bound.
Shanghai dates are to the 16th inst.. In political
matters there was nothing.to report.
Imports were dull. Shirtings, quotations un-
altered and almost:norninal.

Silk —About 4.,000 bales of the 'new silk had.
arrived, aud,2,500 hates settled at 114.111 prices The
crop is an abundant one, and the quality and colour
of the silk good.
The opening prices were—Tsatlee,,No 1, $ t2O
No. 2, $lOO ; No, $375; No. 4. $ 360. Tayatims,
No. 1, 5355 ; :No. 2, 5 340 ;.No. 3, 5 320 4, 5305.
It is supposed that the supply available for export •
will be fully 120.000 bales.
The export for the season is—bales,. 92,300.
TEA..-Only 3 ehops-Nang Chow Congous settled
at 28 and 29 taels. The new teas were expected in
'about three weeks or a month.
Export from China for the Season, 00.900,0001 b.
Exchange on England cloied 7s. 22i. to
7s. 311., and on India 333 r. 337. r.
Freights.—Tonnage was abundant.. Four vessels
were on the berth for London, and one for the
United States.

Our advises from Manilla are to the 13th instant..
Sugar had again advanced in price. Zebra, $l7-1:;:
zoal, $5 to 56.-13-1641 s ; hemp, S 7. to 7. 1.1.6zh..
' Exchange on England, 4.5. 31. ; Mexican dollara
had declined to 21 to 22 per cent. premium.

Freights to London, 24 for sugar and for
hemp.
Our latest dates are :--From 'England, April 27;
Calcutta, May 22; Bombay, May 16; Singap.lreo
June 11,. Manilla, June 13; Sydney, April 17;
Melbourae; April 15 Shanghai,. tune 16.