The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-02 00:00:00

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of all descriptions, have risen enormously since the
intimation of the closing of the Five per Cent.
Loan. A petition, praying that the carrying of
the mails might be transferred from the hands of
the Government to those of a private company, is
about to be sent home from Bombay, and will, we
should imagine, command the signatdres of nearly
the whole population.

(From, the Bengal Hurkaru.)
Rangoon is a place of desolation and death just
now. The dockyard buildings and others to a very
considerable extent have been completely destroyed
by fire ; while the small-pox is causing havoc as
great among living beings. The appearance of pro-
sperity and improvement which so lately marked
this place is now succeeded by barrenness and
misery. Captain Sparks is doing all to restore the
inhabitants to something like the comforts which
they have lost, but one man can do little under
such circumstances. One of the consequences of
the fire is that, somehow or another, it has thrown
the whole of the official arrangements into a state
of confusion. All the functionaries and all the
officers seem suddenly to have forgotten what be-
longs to each, and to show an inclination to poach
on the authority and manor of another.

SCINDE.
On the Bth instant, the right wing of her Ma-
jesty's 83d Regiment embarked on board the Sutlej,
Indus, Assyria, and Nimrod, with each a fiat in
tow. Shortly after the men embarked, one of the
steamers (the Satellite) broke down, and was re-
placed by. the Nimrod. The Duke of Argyle, with
a portion of the 3d Dragoons, left on the sth, and
the Earl of Balcarras, with the invalids, on the 9th.
There are still several invalids and a remaining
portion of the dragoons waiting the arrival of the
Wanota, which is chartered to take the remainder
of the Bengal troops here. •
During the past ten days the atmosphere has
become quite humid, and the sky is covered with
light rain clouds. I suppose from the present
appearance of the weather we will have a smart
shower, the cold weather has left us.—Telegraph
.and Courier, 18.
A letter just received from the northward states
that Hajee Khan, the brother of the Nuwab of
Bhawulpoor, has escaped from prison, and raised a
force of from 4,000 to 5,000 men, with which he is
advancing from Khanpore to meet Sadik's army
between him and Ahmedpore. Whether the up-
shot of this will be any pitched engagement is
deemed highly improbable, inasmuch as the troops
will go over to Hajee Khan. The Nuwab's army
is eight miles below Chanee-ka-Roohie, and Hajee's
just 16 miles above, at Munno Kunda. Our cor-
respondent adds that a day or two would settle the
affair. _ _ _

Mr. Coffey, the postmaster, it was expected, had
got into the country between the advancing forces.

ASSAM.

Private letters from Woodudgeree mention a
disturbance created by the Booteas, which if not
immediately suppressed might have given us some
trouble. They rose in considerable numbers, and
assumed the offensive, but energetic measures
having been taken at once they were repulsed with
great loss. The loss on our part was very small,
consisting of one havildar and a few native soldiers.
Apparently frightened at this unexpected reverse,
the Devraja of Bhoot deputed his subordinate
Rajah of Bootea to negociate with us, offering the
most submissive terms of reconciliation, and apolo-
gising for the conduct of his subjects, maintaining
that the provocation took place without his know-
ledge or sanction. Having received the castigation
he deserved, peace was restored.

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The import market renders it diffictlt to report any
.particular change regarding it. Prices have in no in-
stances been much affected, nor is there any particular
revival of demand. Stocks continue more than equal to
,r he demand, which, especially on the part of the dealers
fo he North-Western Provinces, continues singularly
quiet. But the fact is, demand seems to be completely
out pped by the magnitude of the supplies which for
the last few years have been coming forward. The
Cabool dealers are not buying much, and most of the
Nepaul men seem to have left Calcutta. In Scotch
goods, there is not much doing. Mulls are dull of sale,
lappets scarcely so much wanted as they were a httle
time back. Fine books are more in request than for-
merly, but there is not much doing in common sorts.
Prints are quiet. Red goods without change.
...

The mule twist market of late has shown considerable
activity, and prices are pretty well supported. The
sales reported are on a fair scale. In Tupkey red yarns
a few sales are reported at previous rates, and the mar-
ket looks favourable. Orange is quiet. Green in fair
demand.

In metals hardly any change can be noted. Copper is
not in great demand. Iron is firm in value, and mostly,
it appears, is held for higher rates. Spelter remains
quite inactive.
Exchange--The following are the quotations of the
day. which are a trifle under last mail's rates :-Ist class
credits, 2s. Oid. to 2s. Id.; ditto documents, 2s. id. to
20. per rupee.
Freights—Quotations are to London :—Sugar, 31. 12s.
6d.; saltpetre, 31. 10s.: rice, 41.; jute and cotton, 31. to
3/. 2s. 6d.,- hides, 31.105. to 31. 12s. 6d.; oilseeds, 41.
to 41. 2s. 6d.; shell lac, 31.; lac dye, 31. 15s. To Mau-
ritius, Company's Its. 1-14-0 to 1-15-0 per bag payable
there at 50 cents.

Indigo—There has only been very little doing in the
way of public sale during the period under notice.
Business has been almost at a stand, owing to the widely
different views of buyers and sellers, which now, how-
ever, appear to be gradually assuming something like
uniformity.