The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-27 00:00:00

arrival of the China msil, the rate opened at 2e. 1 3-16 d.
per rupee, for first-class bills, advancing to 2s. 1 9-16 d.,
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rate in bills secural by documents.

The rates of freight to London and Liverpool nra
1/. 15s. to 2/. 179. W. per ton for cotton, and 3/. to
3/. 2s. 6d. for seed.

CHINA.

The overland mail of the 9th of October was landed
on the Bth inst., the 60th day from London. The
Chusa,n, on board of which vessel it was despatched
from Singapore, was obliged to put back, the mail being
left to be brought on by the Ganges with drugs from
Calcutta.

At Shanghai the British and Americans have at last
joined in the mutual breach of neutrality by co-operat-
ing with the French in the matter of the wall to cut off
supplies through the foreign settlement into the city.
Matters at Canton grow more and more perilous, and
the whole country around may be said to have revolted
from the Mantchow rule. The rebels still hold Fat-
chan, daily accessions to their forces take place, and at
any moment we may hear of the capture of Canton by
the combined assaults of enemies without and treachery
within. Application has been made by the Governor-
General for the assistance of foreign powers.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

CANTON.—On London, 4.9 ; on Bombay, 241 r. ; on
Calcutta, 243 r. ; Carolus Dollars, 274 per cent. pre-
mium.

AUSTRALIA.

MzLnounwn, Saturday Morning, Nov. 25. The
price of gold has for the last 10 or 12 days continued at
3/. 18s. per oz.
The quantity has somewhat diminished, owing to dry
weather. The last three days have been very wet.
Exchange on Landon, bank draughts, 5 per cent.
premium.
The bank returns show 9,307,727/. liabilities, and
11,348,7481. assets. Their coin and bullion have de-
creased from 4,988,8391. in September, 1853, to
3,153,156/. This arose from large importations of sove-
reigns in 1853 to buy gold.
The public owe the banks for discounts 6,791,3331.
against 2,772,6501. last year.
There have been many small failures, paying no divi-
dends up to 53. 3d. The aggregate of these failures is
1,000,0001.
Trade is very stall. Land jobbing has received a
check.

In spite of the attradtioas of the gold fields, wool has
increased, 22,598,6881 b. having been exported against
21,965,1041 b. last year.
Gold is said to have been found in Van Diemen's
Land.

The estimates of revenue and expenditure have been
laid oz the table of the Council—they bare taken the
public breath away. They exhibit the following totals :
Expenditure
Expended revenues

Deficiency £1,785,609
And this for a country having 283,000 people at the
highest estimate ! _ _

Fhe remedy is the Irish expedient of a loan, but no-
body will lend.
We have as yet had no summer.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

MALTA, Jan. 22.—The arrival of troop and store
ships has not diminished. The following are reported
since my last: --On the 21st the Coral Queen, schooner,
R.Y.S., with the Earl and Countess of Selkirk, arrived
from Syracuse. The Prince of Wales (screw steamer),
transport, arrived from London, with iron materials
r Balaklava, having on board Captain Raymond,
R.N., marine superintendent ; Messrs. Kelloek and
Swan, engineers ; Dr. Howie, Rev. Mr. Gyngell
Mr. earnidge, chief cashier ; Mr. Cole, storekeeper, and
7l navvies. The French steamer Philippe Auguste,
Captain Schribanis, arrived from Marseilles. The Minos,
Tunisian steam corvette, with 5 officers (Turkish), 11
servants, 5 seamen (invalids), and Dr. Dupont, also
arrived.