The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

CHINA.

The dates from Hong-Kong are to the 27th Fe-
bruary. The Naval Commander-in-Chief, Admiral
Austen, sailed for Rangoon on the 18th, in her Ma-,
jesty's ship Hastings.
Chief Justice Hulme, of Hong-Kong, sails
for
England by the present mail, on sick leave; and the
Attorney General will take his place.
The Akbar troop-ship, for the safety of which some
fears had been entertained in consequence of a
rumour of a large vessel baying foundered outside in
a gale, arrived at Hong-Kong on the 20tb, after a
'ai
passage of 160 days from Gravesend.
oomCommanmdodoorrtehe UnitedAulic States East India squadron, khts been superseded in his
and will be succeeded by Commodore
Perry, l.low on
his way cut. the rebellion
There is no news 'respecting agnst
the Emperor of China. The Overland China mail
says there has been 'no appearance of what are
nitiled
have been published.
troops moving westward, and no official manife,toes
of
what is doing in Kwang Si

CANTON MARKET REPORT, FEB.
26.
The baeiness trawacted during the put month has
been on a very limited bellies "ing to the
dealers having been engaged._ in chiding their accounts
prior to the New Year holidays, which
commenced on
the 20th instant. There has been some slight
advance
in the prices, obtained for the principal articles of British
manufactuie, and further imprev„.
ment is looked for
when babiness is again re sumed.
IMPORTS,
Longclotlas—Of grey some 23,000
;,totes, and of white
5,000 pieces have been gold at
an advance of 5 Dents
per piece. In i.sr s t hands stocks arn Small, and as ho
Fellers at protect rates, a further advance
lders
are unwilling
is lool;ed ion Ot e?naini2n ts hits) ahittings ih.2 -.unit in
t.-;Eactla !iartdE is large,
American Manufa,etares—Sheetings—There have been
no sales reported uuring the, mouth, 04 prices pro

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nominally quoted at dolls. 1.60 to dolls. 1 70, and dolls.
2.35 for goods of 30 and 40 y arfs. Fresh supplies have
been received per Amity and Dragon.
Drills-Fre3h supplies of these goods have also been
received. Too sales of the month only amount to 500
pieces, at former rates: _

Catubrics—The demand for these Oontinnes limited,
and notwithstanding tbat stocks are much reduced, there
is no improvement in price noticeable. Of white spotted
1,000 pieces ,have been sold at dolls. 2.40 to dolls. 2.60,
and .1,350 pieces assorted at dolls. 3.30 to dolls. 3.85.
Only 300 p^oes Turlry reds have met sale at dulls. 3.05
to dolls. 3 30. Common goods are quoted dolls. 1.70 to
dolls. 1.00 per piece. -
-Chintzes—;.The prices quoted are dolls. 1.65 to dolls,
1.85 for common; dolls. 1.90 to dolls. 2.40 for good;
dolls. 1.65 to dolls. 1,95 for. tiger akin; dolls. 2.40 to
dolls. 2.55 for Turkey red ordinary, and d0:13.3 .15 Le
dolls. 3.40 per piece- for best. We have heard of no sales;
stocks continue small.
Haudkerchi(ifs—There have been few sales during the
m-mth; 750 dozen common Turkey red have been sold
at 95 cents to doll. 1.12 per dtzen; no change
_in rates
for other descriptions.
Cotton Yarn—For the higher numbers in advance of-
-1 doll. per picul has taken pace.above Not 135 bales
have been sold.
Woollens—About 600 pieces of assorted Spanish
stripes have been sold at 68 to 93 cents per yeid;
scarlet arc quoted 78 to 93 cents without sales; stoke
are small.
Habit cloths are quoted 95 cents to doll;. 1.10, but
without sales.

Long Elis—Deliveries to a large amount were made
lait month, and, conseciently, liitte has been (Line ihis
month. Of scarlet 1.000 pifces have been sold 'at an ad-
vance of from 5 to 10 cents. Stocks are small.

Camlets—Of these 240 pieces very superior E 41181;
made goods have been sold at dolls. 21.50 per pieoP, but
ordinary qualities have not changed in price. Dutch are
in no demand atiformer rates. '

• -Iron—Tha._ stock in— importers' hands is small, but
dealers hold large supplies; and no improvement in price
is noticeable, excepting, in (guars bar, which is some-
what scarce, and has advancLd 5 OVIII.k per picA Nail
rod, being abundant. has somewhat declined.

Lead—Ol English 5,000 piculs have been sold st
dolls. 5.10 to dolls. 5.20, which leaves but a sqe.ll stoek
qt market. American is quoted at dolls. 5.20 to doll..
5.30, but the market is without supplies.
Steel—There have been no sales during the month;
quotations given—dolls. 3.20 to dolls. 3.30 for English,
and dolls. 4 to dolls. 4.30 for Swedish.

Tin Plates—The sales amount to 1,300 boxes at dolls.
5.20 to dolls. 5.60. Largo supplies are expected.
Tin—Banca is quoted dolls. 19, and Straits dolls. 11 to
dolls. 12 per picul.
Copper—Of this there is none at market.
Cotton—The market has been dull since the departure
of the Singapore, but holders, anxious to realise, anti-
cipatory of the large supplies daily look'd for, have sold
from 4,000 to 5,000 bales Beng3l, and 8,000 to 9 000
bales Bombay, at a reduction of front 2 to 6 mace per
Pieul. The finer descriptions are still ailnired for, and
will likely maintain their value for some time. Of the
commoner sorts there era large supplies both in first and
second hands, and it is thought lower prices wilt nave to
be submitted to. The present (potations arc,—Bombay
ordinary, 5.4 to 6 taele; goad, 6.8 to 7 teelA; best, 8 1
to 8.3 taels. Bxngal ordlpary, 58to 6 2 taela; good, 69
to 7.5 teals; best, 8.5 to 8.8 teels. Madras orchntry, 6.2
to 6.6 taels; good. 7 to 7.3 teals; beat, 8.5 to 8.9 teals.
Western, 5.6 to 6 4 tads.

Cow 13; z mr—Continues in re quest at dolls. 18 to 21
per catty, with hale in drat hands.
Rice—Has ad►anced 10 cents pkr nicul, owing to
Abort supplies of foreign grain and the want of rain.
Present quotations are—Ordinary, dolls. 1.30 to doll 4. 1.
35; good,dolls. 1.40 to dolls. 1.45; fiat, white, dolls. 1.50
to dolls. 1.55.

Ssndalwood—Of Timor 550 piculs have been sold at
dolly. 3.30 to dolls. 5.70. Other descriptions are quoted
lower—lolls. 8 to dolts. 9 for Malabar; dolls. 5.40 to
dolls. 5.60 for S. Sea Island; and dulls. 220 to dolls.
2.40 for Swan River Wood, without sales.

Elephants' Teeth—Prices have advanced, owing to
an alinHot of stocks. Present quotations are—whole
dolls. 110 to dolls. 135, ant dolls. 92 to dolls. 115, and
broken dolls. 50 to dolls. 80 per picul.
Emoy Teeth are in good demand, at dolls. 18 to
dolls. 25 for whole, and ells. Bto dolls. 15 for broken.
Supply moderate. • .
Shark Fins and Fish Maws—The first are quoted,
Malabar dolls. 23 to dolls. 25, Laja dolls 42 to dolls. 47;
the second, Data dolls. 48 to dolls. 52 50; hole inferior
dolls. 36 to dolls. 38; best dolls. 40 to dolls. 45.
Pepper—There have been no importations of late.
Java black is quoted dolls. 8,50 to dolls. 8.80 per picul.
Betel Nut nes again declined, and is now quoted
dolls. 2.40 to dolls. 2.80, and the market dull.
Rattans are quoted same as last month, dolls. 2,40
to dolls. 2.90 for common, and dolls. 3.20 to dolls. 3.65
for best.

Cochineal—Of Mexican 55 piouls have been sold et
dolls. 95 to dolls. 105. Java is nominally quoted
dolls. 75 to dolls. SO.

Ginseng is still quoted dolls. 60 to dolls. 85 for crude,
and dolls. 125 to dulls. 135 for clarified, but is neglected
at these rates.

Opium—New Patna, brought to market about the
9th instant, sold at dolls. 512.50, and in a few days rose
to dolls. 550, and has again declined to dolls. 537.50.
After departure of last steamer old drug sold so low as
dolls. 507,50, and rose in the middle of the month to
dolls, 567.50, and is now quoted dolls. 552.50. Benares
has also improved in value, having risen from dolls. 485
to dolls. 540. It is now quoted, dolls. 537,50 fur new,
and dolls. 525 for old. la Malwa there is little doing
at dolls. 490. Turkey is in good demand at dolls. 425.
Our last dates from Shanghae quote Patna dolls.
560 to dolls. 565 ; best new Malwa dolls. 500.
EXPORTS.

Cwsia—No sales have taken place, owing to holders
adhering to tormer high rates, dolls. 19 for Cassia, and
dolls. 21.50 for CaEsia buds.

Rhubsrb—The remaining stock is of very inferior
qudity, for which dolls. 24. to dolls. 37 is asked.
Sugar—ln this export there is little doing, and prices
remain without change. White No. 1. dulls, 5.20; 2,
dolls. 5.10; 3, dolls. 4.80. Brown No. 1, dolls. 4.10; 2,
dolls. 3.90; 3, dulls. 3.70; common dark brown, dulls.
260 to dolls. 2.70. Sugar Caudy and Pingfa, dolls.
6:60 to 6.70.

Silk—About 300 bales Tsatlee were purchased shortly
after departure of the last mail at doll-. 440 for No. 1,
and dolls. 420 fur No. 2. Of Tuysaam 100 bales have
beim sold during the month at dolls. 315, and 150 bales
Sabi:lg at dolls. 305 per picul. There is now no Tsatlee
at market, and for 50 bales exp:.cted to arrive much
higher rates are aske-d. A small huiimess has been dote,
in Canton silk. Owing to the limi:ed supply prices have
advanced to dolls. 335 to dont.. 345 for No. 1. dolls.
325 to dolls. 335 for No. 2, and dupe. 290 to dolls. 300
for No. 3.

Vermilion and quickqilyer are still to b 3 hud at dolls.
49 and dolls. 98 per picot.

TEA. REPORT.

has been much
The business for England done030 f h
CesIToN, FEB. 21;,
during the pss,
Testriot, d; brat purchases and shiprn.ots
have been. made to a considerable extent in grern teas at
full rates fir Amcrica. The export to Great Britain
still N /IN, an excess of two millions and a naif over that
if kkt, year, the fittures being respectively fitly-three
millions atiti fifty-five millions and a.,h,a11.
ORIENTAL I.3dIsECORPOBATION.--rAehange—Clositg
rates—On id,nd,:,n, 6 inon:ias siget, not d' wlngi nit
Bmbay
f 10 days' sight, R,. 225 per dolls. 100; 0" Cl 4
Meta, 3 days' sight, Rs. 225 per dolls. 100.
Freights—To Great Britata the Aurlican 1,
oci:::PPer,
;,..,Canten—
ship Telegraph is loading for London at 2/,; to
porta,
58. per ton df,ditionel.
Rates of. Exchange sad Prices 0C Bullion in
(After 20:h
England, 6 months' sight,
Chinese /4,-w Year on the
4,& sd. to 43, 6.i.
'"Lant)—Ou
Per dollar;
on Calcutta, CompueY.s accepted bills, R.,. 225 to ''nsi
per dolls, 100; on' Bombay, gold. dolls, 22 40 '-
of 100.toucbf sycee silver, for duty, 3 7 - per tal
licau dollars, sto 6 Per cent. discount. Prem.; repub-
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COURT Cl RC I) LA R.
WINDSOR, APRIL 12.
The Queen and Prince walked in the Home Park
and slopes this morning.
The fame of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
younger members of the Royal family took their
accustomed morning exercise.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback this forenoon, attended by Colonel F. H.
Seymour.
The Duo and Duchesse d'Aumale, with the
Princess Salerno, visited her Majesty to-day from
Claremont.
The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary of
Cambridge, and the Duke of Cambridge, are expected
at the Csstle to-day on a visit.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by Prince
Leopold of Sexe Coburg, rode out on horseback this
afternoon, attended by the Hon. E. Stanley, Lord
Colvile, and Colonel F. H. Seymour.

The Hon. Henry T. Liddell had an interview with
the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence
in Downing-st req.

THE MINIE RIFLE.—WOOLWICH, APRIL 12.—The
desire to witness the practice with the new pattern rifle-
musket continues unabated, Lieutenant-General Sir D. L.
Evans, M P., being among the officers present in the Royal
Arsenal to witness the practice at 400 yards, the range at
which the firing took plaice to-day. Detachments, conist-
ing of one officer and two non-commissioned officers, from
each of the following regiments, are at present receiving in-1
etruction in the use of the new arm, under the superinten.
deuce of Major Brownrigg, of the Grenadier Guards, in addil
tion to the detachments from the regiments previously.
named—Grenadier Guards, Ist, 2ud, and 3rd battalions;
Coldstream Guards, Ist battalion; Scots Fusilier Guards,
2nd battalion ; and two sergeants from the East India Com-
pany's depot at Warley Barracks. The practice of the de-
tachments at present under instruction is expected t twope,
finished on Thuisday next. On one of the days 13:itt his
Mr. Lancaster, jun., had souse private nr3cticil:stired 20
ellit,tica! barrelled pin. and Coraptl Dandas C. •
f that number
rounds from it at 500 yards' range, and 0ut,470 , was
hit the target 18 times. Colonel Wylde,
promt to witness the firing.