The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-03 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE THE DEPARTURE

OF THE MAIL ON 00T. 17.
Her Mjesty's Troops.—Surgeon T. W. Inner, 84th
Foot, at Rangoon, on Sept. 13. Capt. (Brevet Major)
E. T. Seaward, at sea, on his pasi-age to England, on the
12th July. Capt. E. S. Powys, 614 Foot, at Cash-
mere, Oct. 2.

Bengal—Lieut. C. G. Reid, Artillery, at Deyrah
Dhoon, Sept. 25. Surgern Scott, sth Regiment N. 1.,
at Blrrackpore, Oct. 8. Capt. W. Hickey 32d Regi-
ment NJ., second in command 15th Irregular Cavalry,
Oct. 17.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
REPORT OF THE DDMISAY MARKET, FROM ocr. 17 TO

Nov. 1.
The Peninsula and Oriental steamer Norna, with the
Overland Mail of Sept. 26, reached Bombay on the 23d
ult.

Our money market has remained quiet during the
for night, and rates of interest at the bank remain un-
altered, but as specie is now being shipped in large
amounts to Calcutta and other quarters will no doubt
affect our market to some extent. The four per cent.
government paper has fallen lj per cent. from our pre-
vious quotation ; other stocks remain at about former
prices.

There is no improvement whatever in the state of our
import market ; indeed no activity has been manifested
in any of our mercantile transactions, and everything
has been dull in the extreme. This state of matters ma)
change on the termination of the Dewallee holidays,
which commence next week. Rain appears to have
fallen in abundance all over the country, thus averting
the want with which the districts were threatened. At
the Presidency itself the monsoon has been a failure, and
our cold weather promising to set in we do not expect
any more rain.

A 3 it regards exports shipments are rather slack, the
last accounts from Liverpool having somewhat damped
the ardour of speculators, and cotton has declined in
value.

Tonnage is abundant, but freights are low, and several
large ships on the berth for England are loading very
slowly. To Liverpool we quote 2/. 7s. 6d. to 2/. 10s.,
and to London 21. 15s. to 2/. 17s. 6d. for cotton, with
about ss. more for seeds.
Exchange on England for the past fortnight ruled a
shade lower than reported in our last, and the bulk of
business done may be quoted 2s. 1 7-16 d. to 2s. 13d. for
China and first-cla,•s credit, and 2s. 19-16 d. to 2d.lad. for
documents. On Calcutta, we quote Rd. 1i per cent. pm.
at sight, and Y per cent. pm. at 60 days' sight. Madras,
Rs. 1 per cent. pm. at sight, and per cent. pm. at 30
days' sight ; and on China, Rd. 220 at 60 days' sight.

CHINA.
DESTRUCTION OF A PIRATICAL FLEET

AT SHEI-POO. --
By the Excellent we leant that the Bittern, in
company with the Paoushan, has had a severe en-
counter with pirates at Chapoo (? Shei-poo). The
following is an extract from a letter dated Woo-
sung, 24th September :
"The Lady Mary Wood has arrived. She brings up
three men severely wounded from her Majesty's brig
Bittern, in charge of the surgeon. The Bittern had an
engagement in Chapoo with 23 heavily armed west-coast
junks, all of which she destroyed, and killed about 1,200
men. She had 1Q men wounded, and Mr. Turner, her
master, was killed on board the Paoushan. The junks
having received inforination from Apak of the intention
to attack them, had all their guns pointed at the narrow
pass by which the brig entered, and had been practising
soma days to get the range. They had also boats laden
with cotton and ashes lashed alongside their junks to
stop the shot."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SLIA.NGHAI MARKET, OCT. 4.
IMPORTS.
COTTON.—An unusually small business has been done,
most importers holding firmly for advanced rates, and the
Chinese dealers are hardly as yet willing to pay them.
OPIIIM.—A considerable improvement has taken place,
which would have been greater but for the 25th October
having been one of the Chine,3e great settling days. The
non-arrival and probable loss of the Audax has also had
its effect upon the market.
SUGAR.-All kinds have advanced, and the demand
has been large, though met by full importations, both by
foreign ve,,sels and junks.

EXPORTS.
TEAS.—Black : In Congous we have again to report
inactive business, holders having to some extent met the
views of buyers ; about 80 chops have changed hands,
at a reducti.in of from 2 to 3 taels, the greater one ap-
plying to the lower grades. Greens : S des estimated
at 75,000 packages, two-thirds of which are for Ame•
rica, the demand running upon the finer kinds ; rates
have advanced nearly 1 tael—stock 90,000 packages,
comprising one-half of Pingsuey and Fychow Country.
SILK.—On the 7th ult. settlements were stated at
14,000 bales, since when we have to report farther sales
of 6,000 bales. During the early portion of last month,
prices were steady, with an upward tendency, sufficient
to check extensive operations fora considerable interval,
when some descriptions relapsed to rates previously cur-
rent; still but little was done, and buyers appear to
have hesitated until lower prices were submitted to, I when a brisk busineis was transacted.
EXCHANGE AND -BumoN.—Transactions have still
continued on an extensive scale, at further improved
rates for buyers, quotations for Ist class paper having
steadily ruled at Gs SAI to 6s 6d during the month.
FREIGHTS.—To London, for tea, 41. 10s.; for silk,
51.1®5. To the United States, 15 dole to 16 dole.

CANTON MARKET, Om 13.
IMPORTS.
Cotton continues high, stocks being light. Sales of
Bombay 7,000.
Rice has again declined, but within the last few days
prices are rather firmer.