The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

Bank Shares—Bengal Bank. Co.'s Rs. (4,000 prem.),
2.050; Agra and U. S. Bank (500), 520 to 525; North-
Western Bank (400), 300.
Bank of Bengal—Discount on private bills and notes
(3 months), 7 per cent.; on Government acceptances
(ditto), 4 per cent. Interest on deposit of Company's
paper, 5 per cent.; on open cash credit accounts, 5i per
cent.; on deposit of metals, &c., 6f per cent.
Rates of Exchange—Agency Billa at six months'
sight, 2 0:1 to 2 1; Agency bills with documents at six
days' sight, 2 0 to 2 1; American bills under credit
ditto 2 011 to 2 oi; Treasury bills, thirty days' sight,
2 0 to 2 oit; Navy bills, three days' sight, 20; Bank of
England Yost Bills, at sight, 2 0.
Government Securities—Transfer Stock Paper, five
per cent. prem., 6 oto 6 8; Bombay Five per Cent., 3
rs. to 3 2 prem.; Old Sicca Five per Cent., according to
number. 3 rs, 3 2 prem.; New Company's Five per Cent.,
Prem., 6 8 to 69; Third Sicca Four per Cent. Disc.,
11 4to 11 8; New Company's Four per Cent., 9 4 to
9 8.

Price of Bullion, &c.—Sovereigns, 10 1 to 10 2; Ma-
dras gold mohurs, 16 to 16 3; old gold mohurs, 20 7 to
29 9 each. China gold bars, 15 10 to 16 2; gold dust,
13 to 13 3; Syceo Silver Company's Rs., 100, 104 6, to
104 12 per sa. wt. Spanish dollars, 220 12 to 221 4;
Mexican ditto, 220 6 to 220 12 per 100.

CHINA.
(From the Overland Friend of China, July 23.)
Defeated in every encounter, without money to
carry on the contest, its prestige broken,
and from
within and from Without altogether wanting in that
affection and sympathy which alone form substantial
Tartar
support to a throne—the days of the dynasty
appear fast drawing to a close. Cboo, or Tsou, the
several times
Prince of' the old Ming family) who has
made known to his countrymen that he is anxiously
watching the progress of events, still remains in the
back ground; cautiouLly, perhap?, anticipating the
time when, the country from end to end being in a
state of anarchy, the throne will revert to his posses-
sion an easy prize. In our last summary it was
stated that the insurgents having attacked Kwei-
gai, proceeded towards
lin-foo, the capital of Kwan

In looki ov HONG KONG.
er the monthly file of local papers for
materials to weave
asurnmary of extraordinary events,
we find but very little recorded. The month, on the
whole, has been a
reports of shipping disasters quiet one—the weather and
sotears being the occurrences of
most stirring import.
the 31, and again on the
6th instant, the great fall of
that bad weather was sornewtercury gave sure token
renear to us ; and we
now learn that over wide spaces
fear-
ful cyclonic gales, of the effects of there have been
yet, perhaps, heard which the worst. The American
we have not
Courser experienced the heaviest weight ship
these gales on the sth instant, in about of one of
128 long ; the Invincible on the 6th, jaabut 18 lat. N.,
N., 119 long. E; the W. Watson (disraasteod) on the
20 lat.
6th, in N. lat. 20, E. long. 122 30; the Osceola.
(totally wrecked on Caro Babuan) on the 6th,
lat. 19 36 N., long. 122 E.; the Eliza and others
the 7th, off the Lamocks, say in lat. 23 17 N., long,
117 21 E.; and by the Waldemar on the sth and 6th
inst., in the vicinity of the Bashees. Since last report
we have bad rain on 14 out of 30 days; the pluvio-
meter showing a total depth of 181 inches nearly.
Last month we gave the total number of sick in
garrison as 75; this month shows an increase to 90
(against 105 at same period lust year). We have as
many us thirteen deaths, too, to tell of—viz., four of
the Ceylon Rifle Corps and five Gun Lascars (all of
Beri.beri), two of 11.11.'s 59th, and two in the Ar-
tillery Corps. The hospital list stood yesterday as
follows :—H.M.'s 59th Regiment,6l; Ordnance De-
partment, 16; Ceylon Rifles, 13.
We are told that the etiology of Beri-beri (so fatal
to the Asiatic soldier) is not known.
The first symtoms of this singular disease are pains
and slight swelling in the feet and ancles, with an
unsteady motion in walking—death occurring very
suddenly—the patient only a few minutes before dis-
solution, it may be, being in a cheerful conversation
with those around him.

SH ANGIIA E.
The determination to dispatch the mail steamer a
day earlier than usual this month will, it is antici-
pated, prove of serious injury to our Shanghae friends,
whose letters will have to remain in the Post-office
here a whole month, should they not arrive in time.
Our last advices from Shanghae are to the 28th ult.
The tea market had not opened at that date, but there
had been transactions in silk of some magnitude.
Patna was quoted 545 dolls.; Malwa, 495 dolls., but
little or no remand; Sycee, 136,40 dolls.; gold, 197
dolls.

The mails by the Lady Mary Wood came to hand
after the above was written. The tea market had opened,
musters of 120 chops new congous shown, and some 55
chops sold at from 11 to 13} taels for Ho-howl, and
151 to 17 for Moninga.
Green Teas—Prices not fixed.

Silk—Tsatlee, Nos. land 2 quoted 420 dolls. to 430
dolls.; No. 2, 400 dolls, to 410 dolls.; No. 3, 375 dolls.
to 390 dolls.; Taysaam, fine, 370 dolls.
Opium—Patna, on the 17th inst., 535 dolls., stock
550 chests; Malwa, 490 dolls. to 195 dolls., stock 5,000
chests. The following vessels arrived after the Island
Queen left on the 25th ult.:—June 25th Prince Charlie,
27th Capricieuse and Cassini, 29th Gem, 30th Ariel
and Dictum, July 6th Emigrant, 6th Cambula, 6th
(U.S.S ) Plymouth and Eclipse, 7th Oriental, Bth Earl
of Chester, 11th Candace and John Bartlett, 13th Sas-
soon Family and Audax, 14th Huntingdon (aground
at Woosung), 15th Lady Mary Wood. The Sophie for
London, and the Sea Breeze for New York, both with
teas, sailed on the 13th and 14th instants respectively.

Exchange on London, at six months' sight, cleancre-
dits, ss. Id.;
bank post bills, Si.; with documents, ss. 2d.
to ss. 20.; East India Company's bills accepted rupees,
240 per 100 dollars; drafts on Canton, 10 dia., 4 per
cent. rremium added on sh. drs.; Oriental Bank, on
England, at six months, ss. Id.
Freights—To England, 31. to 31. 10s. for tett, in Ame-
rican clippers; 41, to 51. for tea, and IL for silk. Ton-
nage abundant. To United States, the rate not fixed.
Sycee—Drs. 136,50 per 100 taels. Gold bars—Drs.
196,50 to 197 per 9t. 7m. 30.—North China Herald,
July 17.

AMOY.
From this port (Amoy) we have advises per Sermira-
mis to the 17th instant. Large stocks having been
thrown on the market, cotton had gone down—best oiler
for good Bands 11i per pecul. Madras, 10 dolls. 10c.;
Bombay, 9 dolls. 90c. to 10 dolls. 20c. (sales of 500 bales).
—Stcck estimated at 30,000 bales.
Cotton yarn was firm at Nos. 16 to 24, 30 dolls. (100
bales per Dente, duty, sold at 291 dolls.) Rice, in
constqeence of heavy rain, had advanced in price; quo-
tations—Arracan 1i dolls. Manila, 1.60 dolls.
Patna was quoted 670 dolls.; Benares, .580 dolls; Sy-
coo, 1 premium, and plentiful.

GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
Dates—Canton, 22d July ; Shanghae, 17th July;
Amoy, 17th July.
Opium Market, Tuesday, July 20—New Patna, 550
dolls.; Ncw Benares, 562} dolls.; Malwa, 525 dolls.
British Chamber of Commerce, Canton, Jul) 20.

The business of the month has been as follows;

Cotton Piece Goeds—Shirtings, Grey
ibe—The
still continues inactive, and the sales made, 43,000 pieces,
show a decline. Whites have improved, owing to the
le ' and;
small supply at market, 2,000 pieces bold-
American goods—The stock continues ample,
monthp
tiler supplies expected. The demand is not active sahfauivere;
drills, 19,500 pieces; sheetings, 3,200
ledCtoottloeussYisarcinu—ir3l:;htnhhise,acveyupdleeldivewriitehs
daerrmivaanlds.
has caused a reduction in prices for all numbers; 700
bales
buyers.
Cotton—Market and shows a decline on last
foun
month's rates. Ogawli,ngantdo a9cocourrib9uoilLtion of atocits, which
are exceedingly heavy, oily
it now difficult
blu,B7osOrs;baaaleds
the month—Da bales of Bombay,
inom3bpl37ao;yarl teeliptisd7
,ad3idu39:2,48i.5n3gi336_59:.
quoted. to effect sales at the prices
oenas Mbaaydras have found
Bales 56,8954.
4810001.,
33
182'
Woollens—Market Madras
25eugal I'o 52 American
471
a further tendencayvitng both
stripes and long ells h -13 d at lower rates
0. to°neStk)
continue;
Bombayesli3h4es,ndasvirsiya :0:7_76,22'7.
Spanish .." e n g America!
40,261, Bengal
pieces, long
with Spanish stripes
sales 500 ; ails
osalgbegoeendj,osln.pieces.
Caualets--S.l English, and ICO
pieces Dutch7.l34aarmkeatilp;a3rt3iconplaireleys.sdull.
Chintzes—Stacks of all descriptions are heavy and
dealers unwilling to purchase.
ealAtleetfalss—alel.roanthisavmeocrbeandgiffied-
shied its former value; 2,000
hands. Lead has
former quotatins. Tinsales about 1 500 boxes;
former
'I
lower owing to
, heavyl, S.OO aleckspec Il;
peculs American sweladi.Bt Steel has been neglected ast;
t demand, at about last
Ginseng—
-1
mail's prices,
and the same may be said of cochineal.
l ybeainvyl,o3boudtertie
stock holders firm.
continno .
Ta in better demand, and prices show a blight
pepper-- in
demand, and stock small.
BReattLannust-31,000 to 4,000 peculs new have arrived; old
improvement; 500 peals black sold.
is
Es
it
sohc
mk
ah
we as vy.
have been in good request at
advancing prices.
Sandalwood—But little doing, 250 peculs sold.
Sulinsaarkiefianbsisaanndd
EXPORTS.

Tea—New congous arrived 110 chops, of which 38
havo been sold. Oonams at 15i, monings 18 a 20,
oospacks 21 a 27. Prices aro now rather easier. Of
Canton made teas only one chop sold at 16 taels; old
congous 3 chops sold at 11 a 14, leaving 31 chops in
stock; souchongs, 2 chops sold at 11i and 18k, leaving
70 chops in stock. Flowery pekoes 300 packages sold
at 22 as 30, leaving 1,000 packages in stock. Plain
orange pekoes none, prices asked 18 a 20; arrived 2,000
a 3,000 new crop plain caper, 4,000 packages sold at 9i
to 10, stock about 4,000 packages. Oolongs and Xing-
yongs none; prices asked 14 a 16, stock 1,000 packages.
Ankoi 3,000 packages for packing at 10 a 11, stock
1,560 packages. tScented capers 6 a 7,000 pack-
ages at 14 a 20. Scented orange pekoes 14,000 pack-
ages 124 a 24, the former very C 01011101). Canton gun-
powders 10,000 boxes, and 1.000 half-chests at 11i a 21,
and a considerable quantity of the tea contracted for at
11, also 2 000 half• chests of this tea settled for America
at 13 a 16. Canton young hybons 600 boxes and 1,000
balf•chests at 12 a 19; also 500 half-chests for America
at 18 taels.

Country Greens—Hyson 3,000 packages soil at 20 a
35, stock 5,000. Imperial and gunpowder 3,000 psck-

the borders of the adjoining province of Hunan. 1 ages sold et 20 a 23 and 30 a 33, stock 2,700. Young
Dividing, it would appear, into two parties, hyson, 3,600 packages at 20 a 28, stock 11,000, Twankay
one body attacked and captured the town 'Eine() at
the north, the other crossed the border and tout the
township Tau ; and another smaller place which we Tee quality of the 110 musters of new cengou that
iekinxen°o:l:llt,fBhkL;e:in'i'forl'is°,tefiCuad. 8,000 packages old teas have
do not fine in the neip of Hunan, called Keean.wha.
finest
toi ivcd is reported to be superior, as regards the
- Ps; there is a larger proportion than usual of
Keena-wha, ut last edvieepe was held to a ransom of
thirty thousand taels. In Hunan large gangs iin- ene-y fine, nut of simply first class teas there is a defici-
e others are said to be irierior in quality, both
mediately joined the insurgents, as a eistinguishing leaf a'r,d
testes the former being much mixed, whilst
mark wearing blue caps or turbans—the Kwangsi many 'of them are tarry flavoured, although fewer thaw
men red.
last year. At this time last season 230 musters had
The information given in our last, that Commis- been shown, but no
prices fixed, although seven chops
sinner Seu had formed a coalition with Saishangah were shipped, rates to be agreed on the opening of the
at Kwei-lin-foo has not proved correct. Saishaugsh market.
is said to be still at that place; but Seu has had to Canton Silk—The second crop has just arrived ; the
I,,ctiaraallevsma guaanbnuotufl
ayt.r4lauoirgo:: ,oftorhre
wsodicmha
fight a hard battle, and has been terribly defeated. quality is reported to be good, but the prices asked ex-
This engagement has been described as follows :
oaradebresinagreprvieureyipaexllyteniosrivleo-;
ppceern peculsi peculs,
s hl ttooccwku3cole6hua small.
k3e263Lla
lupneaer
" The rebels of Lo-kieg shah, belonging to Kaou-
chow, had encamped on the top of a high mountain, by
peeenugi, 31,21di00w1153t0123a503p2e7r
a dangerous pass. On the 19th of June Seu resolved ou
dislodging them, and, leading a body of four thousand
326 per pecul, Hun Tan 245 a 265 per pecul, Shulan,
235. dolls. a 245 per pecul, Coucong (No. 3)
men, proceeded' directly to the rear of the mountain
where the rebels were. But, anticipating this movement,
a 220 per peal, Tsatlee and Tayaaam none. The crop
277 dolls.
the insurgents had undermined the ground, dug pits, and
of new Nankin silk expected to arrive in about a fort-
thrown up various obstacles. The mines being sprung, night.
fire, arrows, anti stones were hurled down on tue unfor-
Sugar—Has been sold to the extent of 20.000 peculs
at 20 cents. under quotations, since which holders are
tunate army, and fully the half of the whole body were
00 Bales effected,fpeculs.
Nt hoe
buds marketin
killed or seriously wounded. Among the latter, mor-
tally, were the military leaujie Wei-tso-pang and more
Hwang-yu-kee, spoken of as talented officers." Cassia Leigne.ath—Ca
Yeh, Governor of Canton, has not got any further itl has been bought at 214 dolls. but has since
is nokwetquoi
than Lo•ting, in this (the liwang-tung) province. advanced to 218 dolls . '
Seu has fallen back on Wuchau, but a short way from
; oil
SatareAniseed—A ;mall stock of rather inferior oil
the borders. 112 dolls, having advanced since the middle of the month
The body of the deceased Wulantai having lain in some 4 dolls. per pecul.
state within the city of Canton for some time, was Rhubarb—Two chops are held at3s dolls. and 45 dolls.;
the other day taken away to Pekin. It is a singular there is a quantity of inferior for which no offers seem
fact, that of ten Tartar officers who formed the staff to be made.
of the old General when he left Canton, in June last Camphor—Purchased freely at Hong Kong as it ar-
year, rives, at quotations.
B Exchanges—On London six months' sight. Oriental
only two are now alive—four having died from
wounds received in battle, and four from sickness
Bank Corporation,per dollar; Commercial Bank
consequent on the unusual exposure, harrass, and
anxiety to which they were subjected. of India, 4s. 100. per dollar; American Credits, 4a. 11d.
to ss. per dollar; Documentary Bills, ss. ld. per dollar;
Bank Post Bills, 4s. Het to 4s. 10d. per dollar; on
India, Oriental Bank Corporation, on Bombay three
days' sight, 227, and Calcutta 228 per 100 dolls.; Com-
mercial Bank of India, and Bombay three days' sight,
228, and Calcutta 229 per 100 dolls.; East India Com-
pany's paper on Bengal 232 k to 229 per 100 dolls.
Gold-100 touch 21.60 dolls.; Sycee silver Ts. 1.5
per cent. premium.
Freights—To Englund 31. 105. for tea and 41. for silk
per ton of 50 feet. Tonnage abundant. To New York
10 dolls. to 12 dolls. for tea, and 25 dolls. for silk per ton
of 40 feet.
(Signed) D. W. MACILENZ/E, Secretary.

Miles
opened
1852.