The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

sacred to the present Manchu dynasty as the cradle of their
race.o n ct
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calledfiirm Argun
rt
ghue Amurn iin
itsis formedlower by the
jcourse,
with the Shilka, the Shilka itself being formed by the
junction of the Ingoda and Onon. According to the Chinese
.
the Sung Khua Kiang, or Pine-Blossom which they
consider the head of the Amur, rises from six springs on
the north-west slope of the Shan-alin. The Manchu call
this river Sungari, Milk-street River. After a course
of 300 miles the Sungari receives the Nonni from the north,
and assumes the name of Kuenton g, which with the Chinese
it retains until it enters the sea. From the left, this Kuen-
tong receives the Helong Kiang, river of the Black Dra-
gon, called Sakhalin Ula, Black Water, by the Manchu,
and Shilka (Silkar) by the Tunguzian Oronchons and
Manyargs. This Sakhalin Ula, according to the Russian
rather the Amur below the mouth of the The
view, is in fact the Upper Amur.
sLurgaerrilk:ims ucarl,leodr, I
Mango by the Goldi, and Mamu by the natives near its
mouth. The Russian Amur is believed to be a corruption
of the latter.

If we consider that source of a river situated at the
greatest distance from its mouth entitled to the honour of
being looked upon as the fountain-head of the whole sys-
tem, then must the Kerlon in the present instance be
adopted as such. The development of the Kerlon (and
Argun) to its junction with the Shilka is 1,000 miles, ex-
clusive of all minor windings, which in the present state of
our geographical knowledge of these regions it would be
impossible correctly to estimate. The Amur thence to the
sea has a development of 1,400 miles. On the other hand,
from the source of the Sungari to the mouth of the Amur
the development of the river is only 1,450 miles. It has
not yet, however, been ascertained whether the Sungari
or Sakhalin Ula carries the greater quantity of water.
Schrenck is in favour of the former, and if we add the
fact that the Amur below its junction with the Sungari
mountains the north-easterly direction of the latter to
its mouth, we must acknowledge that after all the Chinese
may have good cause for maintaining their side of 'the
question.

The great drawback to the navigation of the Amur
is that towards its mouth the river takes a northerly
direction ; and although the main course of the
river is in a mild climate, its mouth is ice-bound
through the winter months, which, of course, is
much against the commercial importance of the
river. The population of the country is remark-
ably scanty ; in fact, the resources of the eountry
are as yet undeveloped, and it will require the
energy of the West to bring its full value to be
understood. This work gives a very fair account
of the country and its inhabitants, and is illustrated
with some good engravings and maps.

MONEY 111AEKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

During the past week there has been little change
of importance to record in the progress of business
in the manufacturing districts. At Manchester,
however, the prices of yarns have shown an upward
tendency, and p'ece goods are also held for higher
rates. The woollen trade at Leeds, Bradford, Hali-
fax, and Huddersfield has continued dull, and little
improvement can be reported in the hosiery and lace
trades at Leicester and Nottingham. In the hard-
ware districts of Birmingham, Shellield, and Wol-
verhampton, a moderate business has been nego-
tiated, chiefly however to supply home require-
ments.

About £BO,OOO in gold was withdrawn from the
Bank of England on Saturday.
There is a moderate inquiry for discount accom.
modation, and the rates continue easy. The abun-
dant supplies of floating capital, and the competi-
tion which prevails among the joint-stock banks
and private establishments, enable the mercantile
31asses to negotiate first-class securities on terms a
fraction under the Bank of England minimum of
21 per cent.

Continued activity was apparent in the Liver-
pool Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices tended
upwards. The sales were 12;000 bales.
The shareholders in the Bank of Egypt, at their
meeting to-day, agreed to a dividend at the rate of
7 per cent. for the half-year, ending the 31st of
December last, the actual balance being £13,534.
At the annual meeting of the Red Sea and India
Telegraph Company held to-day, Mr. Marsham in
the chair, the directors' report, which has already
been published, was received and adopted, and the
retiring directors re-elected.

Although the variation in the Market for Public
Securities to-day has been merely fractional, some
indications of heaviness have been manifested con-
sequent upon the extreme inactivity of business.
Consols are quoted 921 93 both for money and 6th
pros. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
marked 931 ; the New 2* per Cents. 77i ; Exche-
quer Bills, March, 13s. prem. ; ditto, June, 15s.
to 19s, prem. Bank Stock is 241 243; and India
Stock 224 226.

Foreign Stocks continue to attract attention, and
the principal movement this morning has been
a further important rise in the Nikes
Turkish 6 per Cents., which are now quoted
66 661. The old 6 per Cents. of 1854 have
been dealt in at 844 85 ; and those
of 1858 at 75 75i : Venezuela are firmer,
being 25t 26, but Mexicans ere flatter, viz., 34i
35. Some of the Spanish securities are also less
buoyant, the Deferred having been 43t, and the
Passive, 191

The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been of a rather active character, and for
most of the principal undertakings a slight
improvement has been established in prices.
Great Northerns, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, and North British have improved 55., Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, North Westerns, Midlands,
and South Eaaterns, 10s. ; and Bristol and Exeter,
15s. ; London and Brighton, however, have receded
about ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain in fair
request at steady rates. Dutch Rhenish, however,
have improved about -I. Grand Trunk of Canada,
Great Western of Canada, and East Indian, fully
sustained former prices, while Great Indian Penin-
sula are a shade flatter.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
remained in good demand. Union of London im-
proved 311 32; Union of Australia brought 422;
Ottoman Bank, 24 ; Canada Land, 110; Peel
River Land, 54; Red Sea Telegraph, 191
and Scottish Australian Investment 135 to 138.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931 b
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93h i
New 21 per Cent. Annuities 77i
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire ith Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 9-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent. lO2
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99i
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Consols for Account, March 6 93 _ _ _ _

_
March. June.
exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d 13 19 15
Ditto £500
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 44 per Cent, 1858
'_hilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 4i per Cent .
Equador New Consolidated
Imperial Moorish Scrip si
ht ~i,..., o pvL °cat
Ditto Account
Peruvian 41 per Cent 99
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. 461
Russian 5 per Cent.' 1822, £ St lOll 1 2 11
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 611 1
ardinian 5 per Cent ......
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan

Ditto Acco 'nt
Di' to £lOO Bonds
Ditto Guarar.teed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Account ..
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 25 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil.
nit-to Certificates, 4 per Cent...
French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f 99f. 50c.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861
THREE 0' CLO CK.
Consols, Money
Account ..

ART TAILORING.—At a time when a chro-
matic doctor has been endeavouring, by experimental bands
of colour, to make the pillars of the International Exhibi-
tion appear crooked to the eye, an enterprising tailor has
been trying in vain to obtain space to show a right cunning
device by which the human legs, whether " bowed"
or knocked," are made as apparently straight as the
Apollo or the Farnese Hercules. The most de-
sirable consummation is effected by the use of a cloth
for trousers of a diagonal pattern, which is so cut as to pro-
duce the effect desired. In this result, a geometric, ar-
tistic, and optical' knowledge has been brought to bear,
which would delight a Wheatstone or a Farraday, As
Mr. Cocks, of Cornhlll, the patentee, is moreover yet more
ingenious, as instanced by the many beautiful and original
productions he had reserved for the Exhibition, we will-
ingly concede him a corner of our space to do him justice
and awaken a little of public attention in his behalf.