The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-12 00:00:00

TING,

JANUARY 12, 1854.

the inquiry from the upper provinces having fallen off.
Iron maintains its position, and holders of the metal are
very firm. Spelter, lead, and tin plates are without re-
port of sale.

Money continues abundant, and the demand for ac-
commodation fair. The share market remains very firm.
During the last week a slight panic, created by appre-
hension regarding a rupture with Russia, occurred in the
bazaar. The Four per Cents. fell nearly to par ; but at
the close of the week confidence began to return. Our
quotationslnow are :--106-12 to 107-0 Remittable 5 per
Cent. Loan ; 101.6 to 101-8 Company's rupee Fours ;
100-4 to 100-8 sicca rupees ditto'; 102,4 to 102.8 remain.
ing Five per Cents. ; those to be paid off are quoted at
101-8 to 101-10. Bank of Bengal slimes stand at 6,375-0
to 6,400-0. New Oriental Life Insurance shares at
400.0 to 410-0. India General Steam Company 650-0
Bengal Coal Company 1,100.0. The directors of the Agra
Bank have proposed to the proprietors to increase their
capital from 63,64,500 r. to 70,00,000 r. This bank is
doing an excellent and safe business and its credit is
daily increasin,g, with the public ; its shares can now with
difficulty be obtained at nearly 50 per cent. premium,
which, however, we think too high a price.
Exchange with Great Britain has been very steady for
the past week or 10 days at 2-01 to 2.1 credits, and 2.1 to
2-1 to 2.4 documents. Bank of England post bills at •
sight 2-0. On China, with opium documents, 239-0 per
100 dollars.

A considerable rise has taken place in the rates of
freight since the date of our last report. We now quote
to London-41. 7s. 6d. to 41. 10s. saltpetre, sugar nomi-
nal, 51. rice, Si. ss. oil seeds, 41. 17s. 6d. to Si. jute, 51. to
Si. ss. hides. To Mauritius-2r. 2a. per bag for grain.

BOMBAY SHIPPING.
AIIRIVALS.—Nov. 28 -The ship Tin,to, Rodgers, from
Liverpool. Dec. I—The ship Earl of Balcarras, Morris,
from London ; Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Ganges, Barker, from Hong Kong. Screw-
steamer Erin not arrived at Hong Kong ; Nov. 19, 2.9
a.m., passed a steamer, supposed to be the Malta, steer-
ing for Singapore ; Nov. 22, exchanged signals with the
Alexander Baring, lat. 6 21, long. 93 54 ; Galle, Nov.
25, arrived screw steam-ship Hydaspes, for Calcutta ;
Galle, Nov. 26, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
tion Company's steamer Hindostan, from Calcutta Galle, Nov. 27, sailed the Hindostan. 2—Ship Digby,; Hilton, from Melbourne ; ship Owen Glendower, from
London. 3—The ship Prince Arthur, Sutherland, from
Melbourne ; brig Margaret, Barker, from Liverpool ;
ship Argaum, Fitzmaurice, from Port Philip. 4 Ship
Fazel Curritn, M`Gregor, from Calcutta ; ship John
Cooper, Girkson, from Siam. s—The French ship Re-
gulus Nantais, Soreau, from Pondicherry. 6—The
ship Euphemas, Banden, from Port Philip ; barque
Cassibelaunus, Armstrong, from Kurrachee ; ship Ho-
sannah, Downs, from Singapore ; ship Burlington,
G.imble, from Kurrachee ; barque Cressy, Bell, from
Kurrachee. -

DEPARTURES. —Nov. 21— The Belgian ship Henri
Joseph, Parmentier, for Antwerp. Dec. 2—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steamer Pottinger, Stead,
for Galle, Singapore and Hong Kong ; ship Pestonjee
Bomanjee, Montgomery, for London • ship Lord Auck-
land, Thompson, for London. 6—The ship Delhi, Mar-
tin, for Calcutta. 7—The ship Violet, Gooding, for
London ; ship John Knox, Kelly, for Liverpool. 8—
The ship Jamsetjee Cursetjee, Withycombe, for Liver-
pool. 9—The ship Bolton, Darby, for London.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE THE DEPAR

TIRE OF LAST MAIL ON THE 28TH NOVEMBER.
MADRAS.—Captain R. L. Reilly, 10th Regimen,
Native Infantry, at Connoor, Nov. 20.
BENGAL.—Major John Robert Talbot, Invalid Estab-
lishment, at Calcutta. Lieut. J. Silver, 2d Bengal
Fusiliers, at Rangoon, Nov. 12. Lieut.. Colonel B. Y.
Reilly, Engineers, at Landour, Nov. 5.

HER MAJESTY'I3 TROOPS.
The Commander in Chief in India is pleased to make
the following appointments, until her Majesty's pleasure
shall be known :-10th Foot—Captain George Hamilton,
from the 75th Foot, to be captain, vice Chancellor, who
exchanges, Nov. 14, 1853. 75th Foot—Captain Alex-
ander Chancellor, from the 10th Foot, to be captain,
vice Hamilton, who exchanges, Nov. 14, 1853.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.-9th Lancers—Lieut. F. Ellis,
from Dec. 20, 1853, to March 31, 1854, for the recovery
of his health. 14th Light Dragoons—Lieut. J. Dud-
geon, to Calcutta, from Nov. 1, 1853, to Feb. 1, 1854,
and to England for two years from date of embarkation.
Bth Foot—Captain J. Hinde, to England, for two years
from date of embarkation. 22d Foot—Lieut. J. Burke,
to Kurrachee, from Nov. 15, 1853, to Feb. 14, 1854 ;
and to England for two years from date of embarkation,
on medical certificate. 70th Foot—Assistant Surgeon
D. W. Eaton to Calcutta, for two months and a half,
from Nov. 28, 1853 ; and to England for one year from
date of embarkation, on medical certificate. 87th Foot
—Captain J. Fitzgerald, from July 19 to Dec. 31, 1853,
when arrangements will be made for carrying out his
retirement from the service.