The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-26 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.,

Produce Market—No great change to report.
Import Market,—For the last day or two this market has
shown signs of improvement, but many holders show little
disposition to sell, even at former extreme rates.
Money Market—We have an abundant supply of money,
without much demand.

Exchange—A good business has been done in exchange
for this opportunity, both in credit and documentary bills,
of which the banks have been large buyers.

CHINA.

Our advices from Hong Kong are to January 15.
The English mail of Nov. 26 arrived at Hong
Kong on Jan. 7.
Ward's successor, Gen. Burgevine, had been dis-
missed from his command. Having had a dispute
with the Chinese authorities respecting the non-
payment of his troops, he was provoked to strike
the Imperial banker. The authorities at Sbanghae
at once issued a proclamation deposing Burgevine
from his command; they also requested the English
commandant at Shanghae to appoint a successor.
Col. Jebb accordingly appointed Capt. Holland to
the temporary command. Owing to this occurrence
it is said that the siege of Nanking has been aban-
doned, and that the forces already gathered together
there are being withdrawn. The river is shortly
expected to be swarming with Taeping junks. This
is likely to be an exaggerated fear.
The excitement produced at Shanghae by these
events may be judged by the fact that nearly a
whole issue of one of the local newspapers is de-
voted to correspondence and comments on the sub-
ject. It is allowed that Gen. Burgevine was wrong
in striking the Imperial banker, but that he had
great provocation.

The following general summary of news is from
the China Mail of Jan. 16:—

From Peking, the only intelligence refers to the
highly amicable relations which subsist between
the foreign and native authorities. A project has
been conceived to have a line of railway between
Tien-tsin and Pekin ; the ordinary daily traffic is
large ; coal is cheap and good if properly wrought ;
the country between Tien-tsin and the capital is
flat ; and the imperial authorities are ready to give
their consent to the scheme.
From the Northern Ports there is not much news
of consequence.
From Hankow, we hear that a chamber of com-
merce is being formed to regulate the price of all
exports; the authorities will support it. Two
hundred war-boats have been launched, and a num-
ber more will follow, their destination is Woo-boo.

Kiu-Kiang continues to be well reported of; the
rapid increase in its exports is a promising feature
in this new settlement.

Letters from Ningpo report all quiet in the coun-
try, but state that the taxes in the city are rather
heavy ; as it was only by much trouble and expense
that Ningpo was regained for its people after their
cowardly surrender of it to the rebels, they have not
much cause for complaint, so long at least as the
money is wanted to preserve order in the district.
The gunboat Flamer is reported to have gone on
shore on one of her late trips up the river, sustain-
ing some injury.
From Amoy and Fuhchau there is no news.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH. On Tuesday afternoon
Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for Middlesex,
held an inquest at the Black Horse Tavern, Kingsland-
road, Shoreditch, respecting the death of a female, un-
known, who was found dead in the Regent's Canal, near
the Kingsland-road Bridge, Shoreditch, under very strange
circumstances. The evidence proved that deceased was found
by •William Gardener, a labourer, on Saturday morning
last, floating in the water off Messrs. Ricketts' coal wharf,
Kingsland. Police-constable 73 N was called, who, with
assistance, got the body on shore, when Dr. Griffith, the
divisional surgeon, examined the deceased, who had been
immersed about a fortnight. The deceased was only par-
tially dressed, and had a gold brooch in the front of her
bosom. She was without a gown,•and it was supposed that
the deceased had walked into the water while labouring
under an attack of somnambulism. The deceased's under-
clothing was very good, and it was the opinion of the per-
sons at the workhouse that she must have moved in a re-
spectable sphere of life. There was nothing found in the
deceased's pockets to lead to her identity, nor was any
money found in her possession. The jury, after a brief
consultation, returned an open verdict of found dead in the
Regent's Can al ; but how, when, and by what means she
came into the water there was no evidence to prove.
COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.—At the usual
weekly meeting of the executive committee of this
association, held at Manchester on Tuesday last, applica-
tions for seed were received from Egypt and from Queens-
land, and were acceded to. Samples of very good, useful
cotton, were submitted to the committee from the island of
Nevis, from Cuba, and from Peru. A report on the cotton
trade of Greece, received from the Foreign-office, was read,
which stated that the production of cotton in continental
Greece in 1862 was nearly double what it was
in 1861. A letter from Buenos Ayres, urging the
expediency of encouraging British emigration to that coun-
try, with a view of extending the cultivation of cotton there,
was also read. A memorial was signed and forwarded to
Earl Russell praying for the appointment of a Consul at
Rabba, at the confluence of the Niger and the Chadda,
where a large trade may be expected with the countries
lately opened up by Dr. Baikie and other explorers. It was
determined to hold a public meeting in a few weeks, under
the auspices of the association, to consider the question of
cotton supply, and what measures it would be advisable to
take.
BILL RELATING TO BILLS AND NOTES PAYABLE
ON THE 7TH MARCH.—The preamble of this bill,
just introduced into the House of Commons, states that it
is apprehended that on the occasion Gf the Princess Alex-
andra of Denmark passing through the metropolis there
will be so great a concourse of people as to materially in-
terfere with the transaction of business. The first clause
declares that all the provisions of the Act 7 and 8 Geo.
IV., and 6 and 7 William IV., with respect to bills of ex-
change and promissory notes payable in the metropolis,
shall extend and be applicable to the 7th day of March,
1861, as if the said 7th of March were a day appointed by
her Majesty's proclamation for a day of thanksgiving. By
the second clause, the neutral charges occasioned by the
act, through the non-payment of any bill on the day pre
ceiling the 7th March, shall not be thrown on the acceptors.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 25.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at-
tended by Major Teesdale, arrived at Windsor
Castle, yesterday, from Althorp Park.
The Rev. Dr. M‘Leod arrived at the Castle on
Monday and left to-day.
The Countess of Caledon has succeeded the
Dowager Countess of Mount Edgcumb as Lady in
Waiting.