The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-15 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S FORCES.

Lieutenant Viscount Bury, Scots Fusilier Guards, is
appointed extra aide-de-camp to Lieut. General Lord
Frederick Fitzclarence, from the date of Lord Bury's
landing in India -viz., 27th ult.—subject to the con-
firmation of his Excellency the commander-in-chief in
India.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CALCUIVA MARKETS.

:From the Overland Bengal Hurkuru Price Current, Mar. 5.)

GENERAL REMARKS.

The chief characteristics of our export market here,
are considerable briskness and well-supported prices.
There have been several further public sales of indigo.
There has not been much done in sugar, but scanty sup-
plies in the bazaar keeps prices rather high. In Khaur
and inferior sorts generally there does not seem much
disposition to do business. Raw silks, as will be seen
by the exports of late, continues to attract great atten-
tion. Silk piece goods have of late only been in slight
inquiry. A good demand prevails for tac dye and shell
lac, and full prices are paid for both sorts in suitable
qualities. In saltpetre a tolerable amount of business
has been in progress. Shipments of rice to Great Bri-
tain in February reach 1,40,190 mds. In hides a large
business has again been done for Great Britain; while
for the Continent and North America less business than
usual appears to have been in progreis. In Safflower
there is next to nothing doing as yet. Jute continues
in good demand for Great Britain, to which quarter the
exports in February amounted to 61,920 mds. Ship-
ments of castor oil are very moderate, and there is
hardly anything doing in cutch. Transactions in raw
cotton are small, both to Great Britain and China.
In the money market matters remain much as they
were before; interest and discount, however, are something
lower. Government securities continue much of former
value. The share market remains steady. Profits at
the Bank of Bengal for January equal to Co.'s rs. 4-4-1 i
per cent. per annum on paid-up capital.
In the import market there has been rather more acti-
vity than there was, but no improvement in prices is
observable. Imports in February were light, which is not
without its effect on dealers. They have more spirit to
buy when supplies are rather under than over consump-
tion, even although they know it to be only a temporary
circumstance. Sales of 40-inch grey shirtings are re-
ported to a large extent. There has also been a good
deal done in grey jacconets, with only a moderate busi-
ness in bleached goods. About 16,000 pieces of grey
madapollams are reported sold, and one or two small
parcels of white have been placed. Figured shirtings
and white twills have only sold to a small extent. Nu-
merous small sales of lappets are reported, but chiefly in
small lots, which do not, when all added together, make
a very large amount. Reported sales of mulls are not
large, while of books only a few hundred pieces appear
to have been sold. Turkey red goods are in some little
inquiry at former prices. Prints and chintzes of suit-
able styles are in request in small quantities.
The activity in the mule twist market mentioned in
our last has continued, and sales to a considerable extent
are reported, 40's at all sorts of prices from 3 annas 9
pie to 4 annas 4 pie per morah ' • 50's at 3 64 to 3 9, and
50's at 34t0 3 6 per morah. A parcel of high counts,
100's to 150's, is reported sold at 5 annas 4 pie, and
160's to 200's at 6 annas 4 pie per inorah. Turkey red
has sold in British dye at Company's rs. 1 0 0 to 1 3 0,
and best Germans dye at Company's rs. 1 7 6 per lb.
Both orange and green are without report of transaction.
In Metals transactions have chiefly been confined to

iron. Very little has been done in copper, and no
transactions in spelter are reported. Sheet lead is re-
ported sold at Sicca rs. 6 10 0 per md.
EXCHANGE.—Present quotations are as follows :--
First-class credits, 2s. Oid. to 2s. Oid. ; ditto documents,
2s. Oid. to 2s. od. per rupee.
FREIGHTS.—Quoted rates are as follows :—Sugar 41.
to 41. 55., saltpetre 31. 15s. Od. to 31. 17s. 6d., rice 41.
to 41. 55., jute and cotton 3/. 2s. 6d., hides 31. 10s. to
31. 155., oilseeds 41. 2s. 6d. to 41. 55., shell lac 31., lac
dye 31. 15s. To Mauritius Co.'s Rs. 2to 2 2 per bag,
payable there at 50 cents.
INDIGO.—Very little is said to have been doing lately,
and it is impossible to say what effect the news just ar-
rived may have on the market.

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

We must go from home to learn the news.
A Paris journal states, on the authority of a letter
from London, that Gaillard, who is said to have been
the principal actor in the affair of the infernal machine
at Marseilles, has arrived in London from Malta, and
been received with great enthusiasm by the democratic
socialist refugees.
The Emperor and Empress went out on Thursday for
an airing as far as St. Cloud.
The transactions at the Bourse yesterday in the public
securities were on a limited scale, with a downward ten-
dency in prices, although, at the conclusion of business,
there was a slight improvement.