The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-25 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

(BY SUBMARINE & EUROPEAN TELEGRAPII.)

TRIESTE, SATURDAY.

The Steamer Bombay arrived at 2 o'clock a.m.,
in 158 hours from Alexandria. The India and China
mails ere detained in Alexandria from the 16th to
the 18th, and the English steamer to take them on
was expected to arrive on the 18th, and therefore
could not, at the earliest, leave again before the
19th.

The advices by this mail are from Calcutta,
January 20 ; Madras, January 25 ; Shanghai,
December 31 : Amoy, January 4 ; Hongkong,
January 11 ; Singapore, January 19 ; Penang,
January 21; Galle and Bombay, January 28 ;
Burmah, January 12.
The Governor-General had gone six miles above
Meaday, fixed the boundary line, and taken posses-
sion of the country in the name of the Queen. He
returned to Calcutta on the 16th January.
A party of troops against dacoits having been
led into an ambush, 23 men and Captain Barry, of
71st Native Infantry, were killed. Captain Phayre
is to be sent as Plenipotentiary on a special mis-
sion to Ava.

Trade in India is active. Exchange at Calcutta,
21.

From China we learn that the French expedition
had returned to Hong Kong from Nankin. Feen-
tion was closely invested by the patriot army.
Exchange at Canton, 51; Shanghai, 63 ; Hong
Kong, 5.
There is no further news from the Persian Gulf.

It was asserted in India that the Russian army
of the Oxus had advanced within two days' march
of Khiva.

It was also asserted that the Khans of Khiva and
Bokhara had been brought to terms by the Rus-
sians, and that an alliance, offensive and defensive,
had been concluded between those chiefs, the Rus-
sians, and Dost Mahomed.

These assertions, founded on Indian rumours,
must be received with great caution.

AMERICA.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
The American Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia,
Capt. C. H. E. Judkins, arrived in the Mersey
about 11 a.m., to-day, with the usual mails from
the United States and British North America.
The Arabia sailed from Boston on the 15th inst.,
and Halifax on the 17th, and has brought besides
the mails 84 passengers, but no specie.
The Royal Mail steam-ship, Africa, from hence
on the 28th ult., arrived at Sandy Hook on the
14th itst. On the 16th the Royal Mail Steam-
ship, America, arrived at Boston, and the Canada,
at Halifax, on the same day.
The condition of news at the departure of the
steamer not interesting. Stocks were heavy and
inactive, and only a moderate business doing.
The cotton market was dull, and the prices so
very irregular that we cannot give any certain
prices.
In the market for breadstuffs we have favourable
accounts, with prices firm, and higher rates ex-
pected.
A moderate demand for provisions, and prices
unchanged.
Freights were firm, and but little doing.
Exchange on London, 109.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Alining Journal of this day.)

The market for dividend mines, and those upon the eve
of paying, is very buoyant, and large orders having to be
daily executed, prices are well supported. In Devon Great
Consols, South Tamar, South Frances, and Wheal Messer,
the business transacted has been very extensive, and Seton,
West Basset, Hingston Down, and a few others, have been
much sought after. Speculative and calling shares are
only saleable at mere nominal prices. Alfreds have again
fallen, owing to reports that the engine will not be able to
keep the water, without some arrangement is made with
Great Alfred. The gold fever seems to have somewhat
subsided.

In the metal market generally there has been consider.
ably more business than of late, and at advanced prices.
Banca tin has been sold at 61. lls, per cwt., and higher
rates are now asking, which has given an impetus to our
productions, and the holders are looking for a further rise
in price, the quotations being nominal. A large business
has been done in plates, as well as in copper, the demand
for which exceeds the production.
In the bullion market—Dollars, ss. per oz. Bar silver,
ss. ad. to id. per oz standard. Bar gold, 775. 6d. per oz.
standard. Spanibh doubloons, 78s. 6d. per ton. Colum-
bian doubloons, 775. 61. per oz.
The transactions in gold mining shares have been this
week on tale most restricted sale. With the exception of
the shares of the Agua Fria and Quartz Rock Companies,
which remain well supported, prices in this department
generally show a drooping tendency. In many instances
they are merely nominal, and until absolute results
are shown there will be a disinclination on the part of
the public to operate. Ample d..ttails of the vari-
ous experiments at Berdan's and Perke's machines
during the week are given in another column. Both par-
ties appear to be fully employed, and a considerable num-
ber of machines have been ordered of each. Yesterday, a
quantPT of ore from the Britannia Mine was tried byMr.
Perke's machine; although wo are not in possession of the
results, we are enabled to state that the Machine possesses
great capability of, crushing, and the amalgamating appa-
ratus appears to be constructed on the most economical
method.

in Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been steady,
and prices generally maintained, although little business
doing.

TEE ADJOURNED MEETING OP REFORMERS.

Yesterday the adjourned meeting of the Reform party
in the House of Commons was held in Committee Room
No. 12, for the purpose of further considering the provi-
sions of Lord John Russell's bill, and more especially the
clauses for giving a representation to minorities.
Mr. HumE, in again taking the chair, stated that he had
received numerous communications from various parts of
the country respecting the probable effect of the measure
upon the different constituencies. All his correspondents
concurred in the opinion that it would add greatly to the
dumber of voters in the large towns ; and iu Leeds it was
estimated that the increase would amount to at least 29
per cent.
Several other of the hon. gentlemen present stated that
they had also received letters from various localities to the
same effect, and urging upon the liberal members to sup.
port the bill.
The minority clause was again discussed, and it met with
as little favour as on the previous occasion. At the same
time it was pointed out that as by clauses 3 and 4 no fewer
4of tile Gest:: Le:77on from de:10 towns v.-ere weeded to
I the CJL'iki3 effect of strilzir::: cal) clutze (tho mi-
nority cluli:e) would be ucatiy io injure tin e 022-3
form, inasmuch the .eountie3 were elii4y in the hiluda
of its opponents. It was urged that a much fairer plan of
re-adjusting the representation of the country would have
been to have given an additional member to those counties
and divisions of counties only which have a population ex-
ceeding 300,000. By this means Lord J. Russell would have
been able to allot a member to each of the large towns con-
taining from 9,000 to 20,000 inhabitants which are at pre-
sent entirely unrepresented, and of which there are as many
as 32. It was contended, however, that the measure was
to be less regarded as one of pure principles than as ono of
compromise; and that it therefore deserved the support of
every liberal on account of the preponderance of good that
it contained. It was nevertheless remarked, that if the
bill as a whole stood in any real danger, that danger was
more likely to arise from the Liberal party than from its
opponents.
After a sitting somewhat less protracted than on the
former occasion, it was resolved again to adjourn the meet-
ing, and to desire the chairman to invite the whole of the
Liberal members to consider the bill prior to its second
reading. This Mr. Hume accordingly undertook to do ;
and he also promised to obtain, in the meantime, some in-
formation as to the respective numbers that would be en-
franchised by the savings bank clause, supposing the time
of deposit to bo settled at one, two, or three years.