The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 80, 1855,

ICK CLOTHS, &c.—The whole of the canvass
JIM used tor covering the Pavilion erected in front of Guildha'•l,
on the occasion of the visit of the Emperor of the French, is suitable
for rick cloths, and will be sold second-hand. Poles, panics. and
lines complete, if required. An early application to Benjamin
Edgington, 2, Duke-street, London-bridge, will have immediate
attention.

14APPIN'S "SHILLING" RAZOR.
tve.. Sold everywhere. 'Warranted vend by the makers, JOSEPH
MAPPIN and BROTHERS, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield ; and
37, Meorgate-street, City, London.

MAPPIN'S SUPERIOR TABLE KNIVES,
as made for the Crystal Palace, Sydenham ; handles cannot
possibly become loose the blades are all of the very first quality,
beM,T their own Sheffield manufacture.
foyers supplied at their London Warehouse, 37, Moorgate-street,
City; and Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield.

11 ARON LIEBIG on ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.
" I am myself an admirer of thi: beverage, and my own ex-
pep( nee enables Inc to recommend it, in accordance with the
opinion of the most eminent English Physicians, as a very agree-
able and efilcient tonic, and as a general beverage both for the in-
valid and the robust.—Giessen, May 1."
ALLson"s PALE ALE only is bottled by HARRINGTON
PA littEß Sc CO., beer, wine, and spirit merchants, 51, Pall Ma 1.
Imperial measure quarts, pints. and for luncheon half-pints ; also
in casks of 18 gallons and upwards.

FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, or in
ENGLAND, the best Manufacturing Talent is obtained and
employed in the construction of the following :
The EMPEROR'S REDINGOTE, the new garment of the Season.
NICOLE'S PALI?,TOT, One ard Two Guineas each.
The ALLIED SLEEVE CAPE, One Guinea, Waterproof, yet
Evaporable.
NICOLL'S GUINEA TROUSERS and HALF-GUINEA
WAISTCOATS.

ESTIMATES for MILT PARY and other OUTFITS sent gratis.
Accredited Agents in all parts of the globe, who have the above
and other first-class garments prepared in regulated sizes, so that they
may invariably fit well.

West-end Address, H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120,
Regent-street; and In the City, 22, Cornhill.

THE -OVERLAND- MAIL.

By the arrival of the overland mail we . have re-
ceived our, private correspondence and journals
from Calcutta to ,March 24 ; Bombay, ,April 3 ;
and Hongkong; March 15.

7th ult. His lordship was far from well, and the
journey from Calicut had to be performed by easy
stages. Active preparations are making for the
extension of the electric telegraph from Bangalore
to Gotacamund.

Trade is in a very depressed state, and money
increasingly scarce. The new Five per Cent. Loan
is filling but slowly, only two out of the 50 lacs
allotted to Bombay having as yet been paid into
the Government treasury, while three weeks out of
the prescribed two months within which it was to
close have expired.

CHINA
HONGKONG, MARcH 15.
The English mails of December 25 and January
9 were received on the 2d inst., and thofirst steamer
from Shanghai under the new mail contracts ar-
rived yesterday. The 25th of November mail only
reached us on the 20th ult., the steamer Shanghai
having put into Manilla for coals.
Our last was dated the 15th ult., since when we
have to report a considerable change in political
affairs in this country.
DEFEAT OF THE REBELS AT CANTON.—
S EIANGHAI RETAKEN BY THE IMPE-
RIALISTS, AND FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER.
From Shanghai our advices are to the 9th inst.

The city was retaken by the Imperialists on the
night of the 17th ult. (Chinese New Year's-day).
They set fire to it at various points, and a large
portion of it was burnt. The rebels were killed or
dispersed, and the people are rebuilding in their
old quarters. The foreigners who were in the rebel
service made their escape to Woosung on the day
preceding the attack, and treachery on the part of
the Canton men admitted the,lmpor,;al-troops..___
Lew; the rebel chief, has been 'beheaded, but
Chin-a-ling has escaped. Less bloodshed than was
anticipated took place, and the Imperial general,
showed great forbearance and humanity towards
the people. There was a large supply of powders
&c., in the city, but scarcely any food, and those
who were not fighting men were reduced to the
greatest straits.
The capture of the city has given universal satis-
faction. The marines of the French frigate La
Jeanne d'Arc assisted in keeping order and pre-
venting robbery. The troops,which were encamped
around Shanghai have been dent with all speed to
operate against Nankin and Chin-kiang, where the
rebels are said to be losing grOund, but we have no
authentic intelligence to rely on. Her Majesty's
Consul at Shanghai, by order. of his Excellency Sir
John Bowring, returned the bonds for duties given
between the 7th of September, 1853, and the '.9th
February, 1854.
The'United States' steamer Powhattan arrived.'
at Shanghai on the 2d inst., with intelligence frOM
Japan to the 22d ult. The United States' treaty
was ratified on the 21st.
The island of Niphon was visited on the 23d of
December with a most severe earthquake, whereby
the towns of Oliosaca and,Simoda were destroyed,
and Jeddo much injured..
The Russian frigate Diana, which was at Japan
with Admiral Pontiatin, on a diplomatic mission,
was totally wrecked, but .all hands saved.
At Canton the Imperialists have gained a com-
plete victory over a large rebel fleet, and the river
traffic is again open to native craft, and large sup-
plies of the necessaries of life are thus conveyed to
the Canton market. Previously great distress was
felt by the poorer classes, prices being ruinously
high. The insurgents -have been driven from
their head-quarters near .Whampoa, the greater
spaaurtoof
wth.ebiurr'fln, and
etettakenßieior delemstroFTt I,
recaptured.
This town of
ch
This took place on the 7th inst., the Mandarins
having been strengthened by the adherence of many
influential villages, whose braves" acted on shore
and gave no quarter to the rebels who fell into their
hands. This success, if promptly and energetically
followed up, may be produhive of much ultimate
good ; but it must be rer3*mbered that, although
this one body of rebels has, been destroyed, there'
are many other bands which, must be subdued 'ere
trade can be re-established, on any secure baSis. As
yet there is no improvement.
The rebel chiefs have escaped with a portion of
their fleet, and will• doulitless go to increa'se the
number of pirates who warm at the entrauee and
on' the river.

Her Majesty's ship Cotnus remains at Canton,
and the Spartan at Whampoa.
,The business in imports- and exports at Canton
has been very ninited. rieights bominal, at 5/. ss.
At Shanghai the demand for imports had been
slack, but improvement was looked for. The pur-
chases of tea had been to a fair extent. Silk was
slightly cheaper. Freights 4/.
At Foochow and Amoy there has been nothing
of importance to notice. The vessels Tom Bowline
(British) and the Living. Age (American) have
been wrecked on the Pratas Shoal ; both vessels
tea laden, the former bound from Foochow for
London, the latter from Shanghai for New York.
The captains and crews have reached this, with the
exception of the second officer and two men of the
Tom Bowline, who were lost.
His Excellency Sir John Bowring, accompanied
by Messrs. H. S. Parker, G. W. Caine, and J. C.
Bowring, left for Siam in her Majesty's steamer
Rattler on the 12th instant. Her Majesty's brig
Grecian accompanies the Rattler.
His Excellency Sir James Stirling is at present
here, but it is stated that he leaves in her Majes-
ty's ship Winchester, for Japan, at the end of this
month, to ratify the treaty previously entered into.
Her Majesty's ship Sybil arrived from Singa-
pore on the 4th, and her Majesty's steamer Hornet
yesterday. The former we hear is to join the Pa-
cific squadron, and also her Majesty's steamer Bar-
racouta, which left this for Shanghai on the 12th
inst.

His Imperial French Majesty's ship Sybille, 52,
arrived here on the sth inst. ; 100 of her crew
have been lost from dysentery.
Our latest dates are, from England, January 9 ;
Calcutta, February 20 ; Bombay, February 2 ;
Singapore, March 2 ; Manilla, March 9 ; Sydney,
January 14 ; Shanghai, March 9.
Exchange on England, at Canton, 4s. 81d. ; at
Shanghai, Gs. 4id. ; on India, at Canton, 227-228;
at Shanghai, 304-30 G.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From, the Bombay Times.)
REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY
MARKETS FROM MARCEE 19 TO APRIL 1.
The English mail, with dates to the 25th of Feb.,
reached on the morning of Sunday, the 25th.
In our last we noticed the opening of a Five per Cent.
Loan by Government, but we were unable to state the
terms en which it was opened. These have now reached
us, and, with the exception that this is styled " Public
Works Loan," there appears to be nothing different in
this loan from that paid off last year. The subject has
been much discussed during the fortnight, and we ob-
serve that at the other presidencies as well as here the
opinion finds very general acceptance that from some
unknown cause the Government of India must be em-
barrassed in their finances, and that the loan is the re-
sult of this emergency. Money continues in improved
demand, and we do not look for an easier market for
some time. Government securities and joint-stock
shares are in little request, and our quotations generally
consequently the
prices of cotton fabrics
show lower figures.
In the general position of our import market there is
little to be remarked since our last circular ; the de-
pression we then had occasion to notice has in no way
been alleviated ; on the contrary, the dealers have shown
have
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been exceedretrograded,
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and
very liabilities,
favourable rate of
exchange on London being the inducement to press
sales, but without leading to any Extent of business.
Gray shirtings 40 yards 38-inch are very heavy to move,
and most descriptions are again easier in price, about
2a. per piece ; 61b. 52 reed we quote 2r. 12a. ; 71b. 56
reed, 3r. sa. ; 81b. 60 reel at 3r. 14 a to 4r. ; while in
45-inch there is less alteration in value, 91b. and up-
wards being in moderate request at former quotations,
but lighter qualities are dull.
Freight—To Great Britain had avert dull appearance
at one time, and little was shipping at 3/. 10s. per ton
of 50 feet, but as produce is in greater quantity new,
and tonnage moderate, rates of freight have a hardening
tendency. Seeds are shipping at 17s. 6d. ; oil,
4/. 17s. 6d. to Si. per ton of 210 Imperial
gallons.
Fs Exchange—Since our last we have to report a fur-
ther advance in the rate on England, and the business
done may be quoted 2s. 13d. to 2s. 11d, for credits, and
2s. IV. to 2,. lid. for documents, with a limited bush
ness doing ; this afternoon, however, the tendency of
the rate is downwards, bank and credit bills being
rupees
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THE CALCUTTA MARKET.
(From the Englishman.)
THURSDAY, March 22.—The Oriental is at hand, but
her letters will be delivered too late to affect our markets
for this mail ; by electric telegraph from Bombay we
have London news to the 9th of February, which seems
to hold out still less hopes of peace than before e ;
but uncertainty is the pervading feelin
quently matters have not improved, g, anxistedd conse-
The state of the money-market, as well as an advance
in both freight and exchange, has kept all produce
operations upon a very low scale ; the total of our ex.-
pits; in money value, is fad declining, flow that the

bulk of the indigo has been shipped. Rice, seeds, and
jute do not amount to much, and our cargoes are now
mainly composed of these articles.
The hopes we indulged in at the date of our last as to
more active business in piece goods have not been rea-
lized ; at first some little distrust with regard to one or
two extensive dealers and the occurrence of native holy-
days disturbed business ; and in the following week the
complete upset the money-market sustained paralyzed
all operations, for, as no one could tell who might be
affected, current orders were placed in abeyance, and
literally everything stands still ; holders, desirous of re-
mitting to their constituents are pledging goods (in the
bonded warehouse) to the banks for bills on London,
paying interest at 12 per cent. per annum and a com-
mission besides ; how these goods can ever bear the bur-
den remains to be seen ; but the course, after all, is pro-
bably the best the parties can follow under so perfect a
state of stagnation.
Exchange—At the close of our last the tendency ap-
peared rather to be downward, but the rates for this
mail, owing to the extreme tightness of the money-
market keeping buyers back, opened rather higher, and
those requiring to draw were obliged to do so at ad-
vanced rates. Credits were early done at 2s. 14d., and
document bills at 2s. I,id. The Oriental Bank drew at six
months' sight at 2s. Id. We hear that parties who con-
sidered this rise as merely temporary took a !eau on de-
posit of their credit bills with a bank, at 12 per cent. inte-
rest and a commission on the transaction. It is so difficult
to get in money from the piece goods men that there are
few buyers in the market, and the banks consequently,
have it all their own way; we believe the bulk of the
transactions for this mail have been at 2s. IA-d. to 1$ d. for
credits and 2s. lid. to 10. for document bills at six
months' sight, although at closing the rates may be a
trifle dearer. Treasury and Bank Post Bills are quoted
at 2s. lid. to 2s. id. On China the rate is 212 r. per 100
doll.

Freights.—The rise which we advised in our last as
-commencing continued during the following week; and
the telegraph from Bombay reporting rice as up to 18s.
created an immense demand for tonnage, which for a.
day or two forced rates up probably equal to it.. per
ton on some articles; but the value of money ,told
against business, and rates declined again ; and at 'clos-
ing we think are scarcely so firm:. We quote'.for Lon-
don—Sugar, 41..105. to 41. 15s. ; saltpetre, nominal ;
rice, 51. to 51. 2s. 6d. ; seeds, 61. to 61. ss. ; iute,,4l.. to
41. 4s. ; bides, 51. ss. ; silk and indigo, 61. ; other goods
in like proportion. For Liverpool :—Rice, 41.',155. ;
jute, 41. ; seeds, 61. ; other goods nominal. For Mau-
ritius, 20r. per bag. r