The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-16 00:00:00

MILITARY.

CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE THE DEPARTURE
OF THE MAIL ON THE 28TH JANUARY.
Her Majesty's Troops.—Lieutenant Colonel Farrant,
her Majesty's 81st regiment, at Allahabad, on the 21st
January. Lieutenant-Colonel Tritton, 10th Hussars, at
Bombay, on the Bth of February. Lieutenant-Colonel
Shurtt, 87th Regiment, at Allahabad, on the 25th
January. Cornet Ross, 14th Light Dragoons, at
Meerut, on the 23d January.
Bombay.—Captain A. Morris, 4th Regiment Native
Infantry, at Bombay, on the 28th January.
Bengal.—Captain Barry (71st Native Infantry), com-
mandant of the Arracon Battalion, at Henzada.

COMMERCIAL.
REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY

MARKETS.

FROM THE 28TH JAN. TO THE 14TH FEB., 1854,

Since the date of our last report a notification has
been issued by Government sealing the fate of the last
of the five per cent. loans. On the 29th of April,
the last day of the East India Company's financial
year, the remaining notes of the five per cent. loan
of 1841-42 are to be discharged at the General Trea-
sury at Calcutta, holders having the option up to that
date of exchanging the amount into the new four per
cent. loan of 1854-55. These financial operations of
Government during the past year have been bold, and
have met with deserved success. The whole of the'five
per cent. debt, amounting to upwards of twenty millions
sterling, has been dealt with ; the greater portion has
been converted into four per cent. stock, and a saving
of interest effected to the extent of twenty lakhs of rupees
per annum. Money still continues easy in European
quarters, but has been tighter in the bazaar. Govern-
ment securities and all joint-stock shares are suffering
from the prevailing depression, and the quotations which
we subjoin are lower than our last, viz. :
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Four per Cent. Loan 1831-33 ... 1064 per 100 Siccas.
Four per Cent. Loan 1842-43 ... 101 per 100 Siccas,
Four per Cent. Loau 1835-36 ... 101 per 100 Siccas.
Five per Cant. Loan 1811-42 ... 1004 per 100 Siccas.
BANK AND OTHER SHARES.

Bank of Bombay Rs. 1,000 each, 32 per cent. pm. Sales.
Oriental Bank Cor- t 250 do. 82 per cent. pm.
poration
Commercial Bank .... „ 500 „ 29i per cent. pm Sales.
Agra Bank .
PP 500 „ 45 per cent. pm.
Mercantile Bank 1i per cent. pm.
During the past fortnight little change worthy of com-
ment has occurred in the state of the import market.
Grey shirtings up to 71bs., and ►nadapollams and grey
jacconets are the only staples in request. Twist shows
a downward tendency. Metals continue to maintain
their former high value.
Cochineal —No sales have taken place since the date
of our last report, and the market seems duller.
Cotton—Since the departure of the last mail some
transactions took place at Rs. 77 to Rs. 79 for old Broach
and Dhollera, but favourable accounts having arrived
from England by last mail, the dealers raised their rates
Rs. 3 per candy. The old stock now on band is very
inferior. Some transactions have taken place in new
Broach "to arrive." The quality of the new crop is
expected this year to be superior to any hitherto pro-
duced.

Exchange on England is steady at 2s Oid for credit,
and 2s lid for bills with documents attached. On China
at 60 days' sight, Rs. 231. On Calcutta, Rs. 100 k.
Freights since our last have advanced from 4/. to
4/. 17s 6d. to 51. to London and Liverpool, at which
rate we hear of transactions having taken pace. This
rise is partly owing to the small amount of shipping
coming forward, and the demand for tonnage to China
Rs. 24 per candy.

CALCUTTA MARKETS.
(From the Bengal Hurkara.)
CALCUTTA, FEB. 4. —The Bengal screw steamer, with
the London mails of the 24th December, reached her
moorings about four o'clock on the 30th ultimo, after
making a very quick run.

Since last steamer left rather more has been. doing in
exports. The valuable commodity indigo has been freely
sent forward. More has bees done in sugar than for
some time past. Raw silk has found favour amongst se-
veral shippers, and the exports of January are 1,411 mds.
Silk piece goods, too, have been freely shipped, 53,004
pieces of torahs having been exported to Great Britain
during the month.
The second opium sale of this year is to take place on
the Bth inst. Prices may be expected to go about as
they were last time. There is now no excitement in the
bazaar, such as was seen four or five years ago.
The import market in some respects has been good,
chiefly for grey shirtings, white shirtings, other plain
staples, and Scotch fabrics. A full amount of business
has been in progress, particularly for this season of the
year, when sales of imports are usually moderate.
Mule twist has attracted more attention during the
last week, and about 1,200 bales have been reported
sold since last steamer left. Prices are not quite so
firm, but there is very little difference. 40's have sold
at 3-8 f to 4.1 per Morah. Something has been done
in all kinds of coloured yarns at previous rates. Turkey
red of first quality is very well supported in value.
The metal market is very quiet. A few sales of cop-
per and iron co .prise nearly all the business of the
fortnight. Prices are high.
Exchange still continues at our quotations, to a shade
higher : let class credits, 2s. Oid. to 2s. ld. per rupee ;
ditto documents, 2s. lid. to 2g. 1 d. per rupee.
Freights are again a good deal higher of late. Quoted
rates are as follows:—To London—Sugar, Si. ; salt-
petre, 41. 15s. ; rice, 51. 7s. 6d. to 5/.los. ; jute, Si. 55.;
hides 61. ; oil-seeds, Si. 12s. 6d. to Si. 15s. ; shellac,
Si. ; lac dye, 51. 15s. To Mauritius—Co.'s Rs. 3to
Rs. 3 4 per bag, payable at 50 cents.

CHINA.
'From. the Overland Friend of China, of Jan. 29.)
A Chinese junk arrived in Hong Kong on Wed-
nesday last, only three weeks on her passage from
the Gulf of Pecheli, and reports when she left Tien-
tsien that that place was actually in possession
of the rebel army, and that Pekin was closely
invested.
The Pekin Gazettes have been received to the
14th ult., but their contents are very doubtful, the
extermination of rebels at Shanghai (a gross false-
hood) being among the other items therein
reported.
Shanghai has now been four months and up-
wards in possession of the rebels. But reports
are
current of internal dissensions, and it is not
impro-
bable that before long the
Imperialists will suc-
ceed in causing the place to be evacuated. As the
party in possession are in no way steady in their I
professions of adherence to the Nankin dynasty,
such a result will leave but little cause for regret.
At present the annoyance to foreigners, and abso-
lute danger from falling shot, are much to be de-
plored.
From other places on the coast we hear of no-
thing extraordinary. The whole country contains
a f
all save one of the elements for a revolution—and
that is, the spirit to urge them into a blaze.
The professional rebels of the Toong-koon district
have been obliged to succiumb to the arms of the
T
Canton Imperialists. Kwang-chow-foo has
returned to Canton, still leaving, however, large
bodies of troops in
Kono.
inthe disturbed districts.
Between non
andh Canton piracy is still
of frequent occurrence
of it,
our naval authori-
ties take little notice; need not refer
to the subject in a more particularlwe manner.
The United States squadron—the three leviathan
steamers, with two store-ships in tow—left Hong
Kong on the 14th inst., a few hours after the arrival
of the overland mail, bound to Loo-choo and Japan.
They carry with them many hearty good wishes for
their success, but the success anticipated is some-
what doubtful.
Exchange on London and India, both in Canton
and Shanghai, has slightly declined. At Canton
six months' bills on London range from ss. ld.
to ss. 2d. At Shanghai they are from 6s. sd. to
Os. 7d. On India, in Canton, per 100 dols., Rs.
243 to 240; in Shanghai, per 100 dols., Rs. 300.
Freights from Shanghai to London, from 71. to
9/. per ton ; from Canton to Loudon, from 5/. to
Si. 10s.
Malwa opium, in Canton, 4071 ; in Shanghai,
$3BO. ?atna opium, in Canton, $3614 ;in Shang-
hai, $325.
Such is a brief abstract of the principal items of
political and mercantile intelligence by the present
opportunity.