The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

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Tsatlee, $825 to $330 ; No. 2, $305 to $3lO both
kinds quoted nominally ; No. 3, $290 to $295 ; 'oom•
mon, $230 to $270 ; Taysaams, fine. $290 ; good, Ii 2150;
air, $220 to $240 ; common, $l9O to $2lO. Th e ex-
/port from China to date is estimated at 48,800 bale 8.
Tea.—The settlements had been 3 chops of congoci, at
8./ to 9/ taels, and about 4,000 packages of green- tea,
at an advance.

Exchange on England, for 6 months' sight bills, 51.
Bd. per dollar ; on India, for Company's accepted paper,
270 r. for $lOO.

Freights to England, 71. 10s. for tea, and 91. for silk.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrival from Great Britain at Hong Kong, March 13.
—The Rose Ellis from Portsmouth.
Departures t 6 Great Britain from Hong Kong, March
12 —The Abbot to London ; 'March 23, the Pelican to
Liverpool. From Shanghai, March 2, the Lockett to
Liverpool.

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, MAT 8.

Ei Hamee Pasha. 17 years of age, son of the Viceroy
Abbas Pasha, left for Constantinople on the 4th inst., in
the steam-yacht Faid Gehaad, on a state visit to the
Sultan and the Sultan's daughter, his bride. The pre-
sents the Prince carries with him to Constantinople fall
far short of what his father expected to send; in conse-
quence of the very great straitness of money from which
his Highness is suffering. The cash taken by the Prince
des not reach 100,0001. sterling, while the Viceroy's
first wish was to have sent at least five times that
amount. It is, consequently, feared that El Hanle*
Pasha will not be so very we come at Constantinople, as
there is little doubt that the Sultan offered his daughter
to him in the expectation of receiving a good round sum
from the Pasha of Egypt for the honour thus conferred
upon hhn.
The India mails proceed this day by the Ripon to
Malta and Southampton, after having lain here since
the 4th. The steamer Bombay having arrived at Suez
on the Ist inst., Mr. Anderson, one of the directors' of
the Peninsular and Oriental Company, returns to Eng.
luid by the Ripon,
after having obtained from the Pasha
a reduction of half the transit duty charged on all goods
passing through Egypt, the duty to be in future a quar-
ter per cent.,
dv
vessels
thatut noth sufficient
lieu of a-half per cent., on the value.
asvueaeivnetd
Abbas Pasha has been selling small quantities of pro-
duce,
for the
rajaan..ttshoef
last
te
few days.
numerous
Frights are about 58. per quarter. Wheat
Is worth 42.5. per quarter ; beans, 365.
per
quarter.

Exchange on London, 99 piastres per pound sterling.

AUSTRALIA.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 17.
By the Royal mail steamer Magdalena we have
received, via Panama, accounts from Sydney to the
21st of February, being a fortnight later than
those by the Marco Polo. From Melbourne our
files of papers are only three days later than brought
by that vessel.
At Sydney the rate of interest had been raised
from 4to 5 per cent. The following is the latest
report from the mining districts from a correspon-
dent of the Sydney herald:--
" BRAIDWOOD, Feb. 16.—Since my last I still have to
report great prosperity among our gold diggers. The
now diggings on Major's Creek are turning out even
better than the most sanguine could bare anticipated,
and the success that has attended many is most cheering,
and, to those who have as yet been unsuccessful, en-
couraging them to further exertions, which I have no
doubt will in the end be crowned with success according

to their exertions.
" I mentioned in my last that there were about 1,000
persons on the diggings, and 700 at work. I may now
say, 1,100 people located or walking_ about, of which
number about 750 or 800 have licenses, the other 300
being women, children, and nondescripts. Now, as to
the remunerativeness of these new diggings, I cannot
enumerateall the different parties who are successful,
but merely giVe a few of those whose success has more
immediately come within my knowledge. A party of
four, the week before last took upwards of 40 ounces of
gold out in the week, being an average each man of
361. 10s. Another party, numbering 10, I believe, are
taking out their 12 ounces per day. Brown's party are
doing remarkably tvell, as likewise M`Donough's; and
very many others, too numerous to mention. There are
stores and sly grog shops in abundance—the former well
supplied with every requisite for a gold digger's pur-
pose, and cheap ; the latter with every enticing beve-
rage to lure and debase the man. There are still, not-
withstanding the new diggings, a number digging on
the private lands of Mr. Badgery. I believe upwards of
100 licenses have been issued, and they seem all to be
doing a fair stroke.
" With regard to the English company, I must delay
giving you their transactions until my' next. I believe,
however, that the Messrs. Shepherd and Alger's party
are doing well ; certainly their plot of land near the new
diggings, from nut appearances, promises great things,
and, I have little doubt, will realise to its owners a
highly remunerative investment, if not an independent
fortune. Diggers up here would lain have a *dig ' at it
but unfortunately for them, the lucky proprietors have
too good an opinion of its anriferons deposits ; and who.
can blame theirs for endeavouring to make th most of
;heir property
" With nom' to the Sevmoar e,tee. which was se
very remunerative to geld di4,4ers last year, there are
few: it acv, parties ‘v..irking no al thrt tcm
at present. The private e-nisilissin..er upon the a-taw
discourages it as much as he can by charging a license
lee of 21. ; but tnere are several partite.; working upon
the seigninrdge principle, which is in general all.•wt,tl to
be the tair,st of all in ale, of letting and for gold-mining
pill po-es.
"The large party who have been wothing for, a con-
siderable period with great success nil Bell's Creek are
still erjoyilig their good fortunes, and I am informed
from the best sources that 200 ounces of gold per month
of late bad been about their average. In a large round
or flat supposed to have been an old waterhole, they
have taken out 1,200 ounces of gold.
" There is another party higher up the creek, and upon
the same property, who are likewise finding it highly
remunerative.
"The tableland upon this estate, which last year
turned out so well, is now entirely deserted ; the per.
stns wl4o were working there.a shortAitnesineethave all
left feethe new diggings on Major's creek„.: where the
lietnise Altai* only -10s4 instead of 455., which is an im-
mense consideration to any digger, should he prove to
be unsuccessful at first commencing operations, which is
frequently the case.
" Mr. Moreing, who is the private commissioner upon
the estate, has, with praiseworthy enterprise, commenced
a series of experimentti by sinking shafts to considerable
depths, in order, dpossible, to penetrate to the hard
granite, which•up to the present time has not been at-
tempted, or, at least, if attempted, hail not beep perse-
vered v ith, to give the experiment a fair trial." -
A destructive fire took place at Hobart Town on
the 21st of January, during which property to the
value of $400,000 was destroyed. Crown lands in
certain localities commanded a high price. In the
township of Gladstone, the upset price of which
was 201. per acre; the land sold at 5181. per acre.
We have New Zealand papers to the 21st of
January. No material alteration bad taken place
in the price of flour, which was quoted at 231. per
ton, and wheat 10s. a bushel. Sawn timber 16s.
per 100 feet.
From the C tnterbary settlethent we have Lyttel-
ton papers to the 18th of January. The importa-
tion of stock was going on briskly, 180 head of
cattle, 40 horses, and 1,500 sheep having just ar-
rived. Mr. Morris, a midshipman of the Caruatic,
had been drowned during a squall in the harbour.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SYDNEY, Feb. 21.—The increase of the rate of interest
from 4 to 5 per cent. has had a most marked effect on
the tenders for the railway debentures. It will be re-
collected that at 4 per cent. only 11,5001. was tendered
for, out of 50,000/. required, To-day the tenders for
the 38,5001., deficient on the former occasion, wero
opened. Toe reply to inquiries was, that no answer
could be given until the Goverwr-General's decision
was known, but we believe that the whole amount was
tendered for by the Savings Bank Trustees at 4 per
cent. premilm. There were tender,+ for nearly 80,000 i.
additional, at rates varying from to 1 per cent:
premium. It is rumoured that it is intended to accept
lendcr.4 for a larger amount than was advertised for. '

An extensive sale of goods was effected to-day by Mr.
Dean, at the stores of Messrs. Willis; Merry. and Co.
The prices which the:ehief article's that were offered for
-a'e realisel were ti:: follows : Martell's brandy. 9s. 3d._;
Geneva, key bran7ly,..l7s. Dd. to 18s. 6d. per case; Cork
wi,iskey, in butts, 3s. per gallon ; port wine, in hogs-
heads and quarter-ca•ks, 8.4. yd,
per gallon ;
loaf-sugar, io hog,beathz. 40. per lb. ; pickles, inEnlish
pintas
of v3ri"•'s lwat'd49 gs. 91. to 9s. 9.1. ; Champion's mu;'
tart!, half pound in cases, 6s. ; ire-h salmon, lib. and
211). tins, is. 51. to ls. 101. ;
cod toes. 131. per lb. ;
kippere I herrings, I.s. per lb. ; fresh herrings. 11.4 d. psr
lb. ; Wicklow hams, 11d. per lb. ; smoked shoulders
and sides Of bacon, 71,1. to 9d. per lb. ; pearl barley, is
tins, 34d. per lb. ;split peas, 31. per lb. ; wine corks,
ls. 61. per gross ; 1,550 bags of Hobart Town I •
realised ss. 7.1. per bag.
At the stores of Messrs. Lindsay, Matheson,c And Co..
English
Mr. C. Newton sold to-day 3,000 bushels
off isi:
oats, at 6s. 31. per bushel. A large parcel
butter was. also sold to-day by Mr.-New
per lb. ,
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tees of the society now are the Lord Viscount Ranelagh,
Right Hon. R. A. Christopher, M.P., Hon. Colonel
Lowther, M.P , and J. C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P.
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