The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-13 00:00:00

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Rewa, as well as Indore. Though it is late in the cold
season for his tour towards Gwalior, we are in-
formed that he will reach Scindiah's capital in
February, and join the Maharajah in the celebra-
tion of the Maharatta festival, " Holee." The
Superintendent of Electric Telegraphs has left Cal-
cutta en route to the Upper Provinces, to inspect
the construction of the different telegraphic lines ;
and it is expected that by this time next year the
line between Calcutta and Bombay, via Agra, will
be complete for the transmission of messages. From
Scinde, the only items of intelligence are the deaths
of the Collector of Customs, Mr. John Macleod,
who died after two days' illness, and of Lieutenant
Chapman, of the engineers, who was drowned in
the Indus while proceeding down the stream to
spend Christmas with his family. The boat in
which the unfortunate officer was embarked struck
against a tree which the annual subsidence of the
water had left imbedded in the river, and sunk.
Twelve natives and one European sergeant of the
engineers were drowned also. Lord Elphinstone
held his first levee on the 2d inst., which of course
was numerously attended. His lordship also, the
same day, held a durbar, at which all the principal
members of the native community were present
except our worthy Parsee Knight, whose increasing
age and infirmities prevented his attendance, but
his lordship has since visited him. Government
have ordered the steamer Ajdaha, which was con-
demned some months ago, to be patched up, and
as only five weeks have been allowed to put her
in sea-worthy order, it is probable that Govern-
ment anticipate requiring her to convey troops
or stores, perhaps to the Persian Gulf. The
New Mercantile Bank of India, London, and
China opened for the transaction of business on the
3d current, and accounts were opened to the ex-
tent of five lacs of rupees. The gentlemen who
are surveying the line for the Bombay, Baroda and
Central India Railway Company are rapidly com-
pleting their work, and it is said that the result is
much more favourable than was anticipated, and
that it will not be very difficult to unite Bombay and
Surat. A meeting was held in the Town-hall on
on the 12th instant to take measures to do honour
to the memory of the late Lieutenant Bellot, of the
French Navy. It was numerously attended both
by natives and Europeans. Lord Elphinstone
presided. The money market is quiet, rates of
discount remain unaltered, and money easily pro-
curable for commercial purposes. The state of the
market otherwise generally has been very dull.

in price there, this staple has become dull of sale, and
little has been doing lately besides a few shipments to
China on native account, the late accounts from that
country having been rather encouraging. The follow-
ing are the nominal quotations :—Surat, Broach, and
Dhollerah, Rs. 84 to Rs. 85 per candy. Oomrawuttee
and Mangalore, Rg. 78 to 80, and Compta Rs. 76 to Rs.
78 per candy of 7841b5.
Linseed is worth Rs. 3-13, but transactions at this
rate have not been reported.
Exchange.—ln consequence of the small quantity of
China credits offering the rate of exchange on England
has receded to 2s. Oid., but previous to this decline
transactions to a considerable extent were done at 2s.
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id. to 2s. 1 1-16 d. For this mail bills with documents
attached and local bills sell at 2s. lid. Oa Calcutta
the rate is 99 2-16 the for 60 days' sight bills, and on
China Rs. 232 to 234 per hundred dollars.
Freight to England remains without change, at 3/. to
Liverpool, and 3/. 2s. 6d. to 3/. ss. to London, while to
China it has advanced Rs. 20 to Rs. 21 per candy.

CALCUTTA MARKET, JAN. 4.
At going to press the London mails of 24th November
had not arrived.
Indigo has been selling freely at full ast year's prices
by private contract. The first public sale of the season
was held yesterday.
The demand for sugar has been very limited, and
dealers have submitted to a further decline of two to
three annas per md. Saltpetre has been dull, and the
moderate business transacted has ruled generally at a
decline of two annas per md. Lac dye has been ne-
glected. The quotation for D. T. is at 70 0 0. The
demand for shell lao has also abated, but owing
limited supplies prices are maintained ; D. C. is quotetd
at 13 00. Hides have continued in active demand for
Great Britain and America at former price:. Linseed
has also been freely shipped to the same quarters, but
rape seed has been less inquired for. Raw silk continues
dull, and although holders are willing to accept lower
terms, shippers are not disposed to operate. A fair
amount of shipments of rice is in progress to Great
Britain.
In our import market a partial improvement in the
demand for some fabrics has been perceptible. This has
arisen, however, from a local inquiry. The up-country
people remain quiet. The market for mule twist con-
tinues active and several counts have improved in value.
Coloured yarns are very quiet. The stocks of metals
have been reduced, and holders are, consequently, firm
for better rates ; the inquiry is good, but transactions
have been limited ; tile copper is quoted at 140-21, and
sheathing at 43-1 to 43-8 ; no sales of iron are reported ;
spelter has been sold at 10-8 to 11-4-61, and lead at 7-13
per md.
Full employment can be found for capital. Tightness
continues in the bazaar, and discounts there range from
7 to 9 per cent. Government Securities are looking
down. We quote transfer fives at 160-0 to 106-8 ; New
fives under No. 19,000 at 101-8 ; Sicca fours at 99-0 to
99-4 ; Company's rupees fours at 100-8 to 100-12. Bank
of Bengal Shares 6,500. Agra Bank Shares 715.
Exchange has remained pretty steady at 2s id for
credits and 2s lid for documents until yesterday, when
an increased demand pressed the rate down an eighth.
Bank of England post bills are quoted at is Hid to
is 17/d. Bills on China with opium documents at 230
Rs per $lOO.
The rates of freight remain unaltered as regards sugar
and saltpetre, but rice and oil seeds are 5s lower. We
quote 4/. 5s saltpetre ; 10/. sugar ; 4/. 158 rice ; Si. 5s
seeds to London.

CHINA.
Intelligence from Pekin is brought down to the
17th ult. At that date the Patriots had secured
Teentsin, the large maritime town situated at the
junction of the Grand Canal with the river Peiho,
and about 80 miles from the capital. Unless the
Patriots have resolved to let the winter pass over
before striking the final blow, a decisive battle
must ere this have been fought. Anticipating the
result, and resolved to protract the struggle to the
last, Hienfung has directed the governors of the
various provinces to send the Imperial revenue to
the old family seat in Manchuria. That such order
has been issued is not generally known ; but there
is little reason to doubt the truth of the report.
The Imperialist leaders at Shanghai were want-
ing the pecuniary means to induce the fleet of buc-
caneers under their flag to attack the city we
mentioned in our last report ; and it was supposed
that that fleet would soon disperse. Aid, however,
appears to have been rendered by parties in Hong
Kong ; large remittances of bullion, the North
China Herald tells us, having been made by the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany's steam-ship Lady Mary Wood, on her last
upward trip. So assisted, the piratical squadron
went to work ; but two of the junks having got
under one of the batteries were blown up with all
hands. The crews of the rest made better use of
their opportunities ; they landed, set fire to the
suburbs, and then, during the panic, plundered
right and left—so amassing an enormous booty.
The Imperialists, having effected all the mischief
they could, retired.
' At NW! .. there has been an attempt at rising,
but it fail, ..
At Ainoy all was quiet on the 22d inst. There
is no present hope, however, of an early resump-
tion of business ; the people, now that the Impe-
rialist's piratical squadron have left, again dreading
the expulsion of the Mandarins. The rebels have
given out their intention of attempting to retake
Amoy about the 28th proximo Chinese New Year.
About Canton, judging from the quantity of
powder expended, the Mandarins are attempting
to frighten away evil spirits in their neighbourhood
in the same way that the superstitious population
abjure evil ones when supposed to be near a sick
house —by making noises. Upwards of 13,000
men, under the Kwang-chow-foo, are still engaged
in the disturbed districts around the Bogue, and
, have met with some successes lately we learn.
HONG-KONG.—Since the departure of the last
mail there has been a decrease in the number of
sick in hospital, but there have been three deaths,
all in the 59th Regiment, from chronic dysentery
and chest affections. In the several hospitals
yesterday the numbers under treatment were 86.

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