The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-09 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL.

Money slight. The expectation of an early large
disbursement on the part of the Government has
caused a depression in gold, which is now quoted
451 per cent premium. Exchange on London :
Bankers' bills, 160. Stocks heavy. New York
Centrals, 1361 ; lilinois shares, 125 ; Erie, 1091 ; 6
per Cent. United States Bonds, 1081.
tCotton quiet. Middling Upland, 88c.

(Per the Olympus,)
NE W YORK, OCT. 26 (Evening).
Advices from Chattanooga to the 24th inst. state
that General Grant had arrived there.

Breckenridge's and Hindman's divisions had
been withdrawn from the Federal front, and were
moving in force on the Federal left.

Rumours are current of a Federal attack on th e
reftr of Rome aid Atalanta.

NEW YORK, OCT, 27 (Etening).
The Federal debt on the Ist of September is
estimated at 1,228,000,000.
It is reported that the supplies for General
Grant's army at Chattanooga have to be carried on
camels over the clay roads, which the rain has
rendered impassable for other means of conveyance.
The army has been on short rations, and the
want of supplies prevents General Grant from
assuming the offensive.
No general movement has been made by either
army in Virginia. Heavy cavalry skirmishing is
reported near Beaton. General Lee maintains his
line along the Rappahannock.

THE OUTWARD MAIL.
QTJEENSTOWN, Nov. 8.

The Royal Mail steamship Persia arrived here at
5.30 p.m. to-day. She embarked mails, passen-
gers, and the latest telegrams, and proceeded for
New York. All well. The Persia experienced
severe and thick weather from Liverpool.

THE DANISH AND SWEDISH TREATY.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3.

The Faedrelandet says :—" Although we cannot
positively guarantee that the treaty of alliance be-
tween Denmsrk and Sweden has already been
signed, we can yet assure our readers, upon reliable
authority, that Count Hamilton received full powers
for that purpose upon the 27th ult.

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

MAILS,

The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsula and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company.
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 7.
The Massilia and Itipon sailed hence with the
above mails at 10 a.m. this day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
13th, and the latter at Southampton about the
20th inst. •

The Carnatic brought the mails to Suez, arriving
there on the sth.
Outward mails of 20-27 July.
The Bombay delivered the above mails in Sydney
on the 13th September (one day early.)

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CALCUTTA, OCT. 11.
Grey shirtings little doing. Male twist active.
Indigo unchanged.
Exchange on London, 2s. oad.
Government Securities-4 per Cents., 99; 5 per
Cents., 1072; 52 per Cents., 1161.
Freights advancing.

BOMBAY, OCT. 15.
Exchange on London, 2s. ld.
Government Securities-4 per Cents., 96 ; 5 per
Cents., 1052 ; 51 per Cents., 1151.
CANTON, SEPT. 26.
Grey shirtings and water twist dull.
Total export of tea, 55,000,0001b5.
Exchange on London, 4s. 91d.
SHANGHAI, SEPT. 21.
Tea declining. Silk advancing. Settlements,
4,500 bales; export to date, 17,060 bales.
Exchange on London, 6s. 21-d.
MELBOURNE, SEPT. 2s.
The shipments of gold since the departure of tho
last mail amount to 61,875 ounces.
Trade improving.