The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-20 00:00:00

CHINA.

We have received files of papers from Hongkong,
to the 22d April inclusive.
We make the following extracts :
(From. the Overland China Mail of 22(1 April.)
The lona arrived in this harbour from Shanghae
on the morning of the 20th, having left Woosung
ou the 16th.

The latest intelligence regarding-,6 the insurrection
is to the effect that the rebels, having captured
Nankin on the 21st March had been compelled to
evacuate it, and in little more than a fortnight—
on the 6th April—had been defeated by General
Heang-yung at Tan-yang, about thirty miles south-
ward from Nankin. The news, which reached.
Shanghae on the 12th, is the more worthy of cre-
dence as the insurgents are reported to have lost
only about 2,000 killed, and 130 wounded ; and
five days before the intelligence reached Shanghae
the Taoutae had announced Heang-yung as on his
march against the rebels, and expecting to en-
counter and defeat them at Tan-yang.
The foreign residents would appear to be in a
state of considerable alarm and excitement, having
held several public meetings, and formed them-
selves into a volunteer corps, to resist any attack
which might be made upon them by the rebels •
and we are told that 300 men of the 59th, and 100
of the Ceylon Rifles, are ordered to hold themselves
in readiness to proceed to the North, should their
services be required.
The China papers do not mention that the foreign
residents took any part in assisting the Imperialists
to defeat the rebels. The following official notifi-
cation had been issued at Shanghae

" NOTIFICATION.
" British Consulate, Shanghae, April 8, 1853.
" Her Majesty's Consul is directed by her Majesty's
Plenipotentiary to circulate, for general information, the
annexed copy of his answers to his Excellency the
Taoute's application for assistance in the defence of the
city.

(Signed) "RUTHERFOED ALCOCK, Consul.
" To the British Community at Shanghae."
(Copy, No. 16.)
" British Consulate, Shanghae, April 7, 1853.
" Sir---T have the honour to report that 1-1. E. Woo,
Taoutae, paid me an official visit to-day in order per-
sonally to urge the expediency of a declaration from the
foreign mauls at We conjuncture, which would enable

him to assure the people of Shanghae that the shipsle
war at present in port would protect them, an 7
att3cd r
effective assistance to defend the city from ans
on the part of the insurgents.
" I told him it would be necessary that I should bike
your Excellency's instructions before I could give hitonl
any reply, and, in corformity with these,
I have no ll ,
state that I directed Mr. Interpreter Meadows to el
upon the Taoutae and inform him that your Eve.
ency could hold out no promise whatever of assist3nce
grnt.
in the defence of the city if attacked by the asst
forces,, but that unquestionably you vrould defend 1;.
Property within the foreign settlement, if any attg
uon it were made. In refrard tan danger to be aPPrei
hpeuded from thieves or'marauo dery s within the witils°
cities
city, you would naturally desire to assist the aut.bao;
that
es in preventing the pillage of honest citizens; ,111,
.at you must reserve to yourself the right to
raceu"_.
stances
which might call for any intervention ‘"1
before you. ~ 4d
'• I have the honour to be, Sir, your Eseepen'd
most obedient, humble servant,
,r,,COA , S.
(Signed) "RIITIIERFOftD .5.
.4.s
"To his Excellency Sir GEORGE BOICIIA3I, 3Ly
KC B & ~
"Tru •
e copies (Signed)
C. "FRED. 1100 ILO'

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CHINA MARKETS. amide
Cotton.—A decline in the value of this staple 4
is noticeable, and the business transacted has
been very
small, amounting only to 400 bales Bombay, 81)°,s
Bengal,ro and 200 bales Madras, at the following ta'oci,
5.4 to 5.6 taels • best, 6to 6.2 taels. Benga, ' mbay, ordinary, 4.7 to 4.9 taels ; middling to gory,
4.6 to 4.8 tads ; middling to good, or Ito;
5.3 0 '5 tat;
best, 6to 6.1 taels. Madras, ordinary, 5 0 s,'lgliels•
middling to good, 5.5 to 6.2 taels ; best, 6.5 t° "'' of
slight, Western, 4.8 to 5 taels. The present demand is
i and prices have still a downward tendeney:e do,
425 Opium.—The present quotations for the drug tnoi:;.
for Panta, and drs. 435 for Benares. 313 logo
quoted drs. 430, and Turkey drs. 350. There are or
stocks both here and at the north, and no early jar
went need be looked for.
Exchange.—On London, six months' sight, 411'

SINGAPORE MARKET.
07th AP son' t
Singapore, ,0
The arrivals from Great Britain since the lob; gid
have been the Canada, Flora Muir, Step
an'
Stewart. ad
Early in the month considerable a de'ctivity Pre.e
and large sales made of British manufactures,
the Siamese traders, but the demand having sinebeiv
sided the market i 3 now quiet, and wills 2,cotittg,
main so until the change of the Monsoon. In, 3;00 °L
received from China of the rapid progress anti nioe if!
the rebels, and the consequent stagnation of Tooe
the northern ports, have created great anxiety.9'd,
the Junk traders, who, up to the present pe,"cargo6s.
refrained from investing largely for their return d Oats
In the event of opium continuing in the dePresetrade°
and low price named in the last advises thetde.
may be induced to purchase largely in cotton
tures and Straits produce. ; aoodad4r
The principal articles of export continue
lo
wand, but, with the exception of tin, at tut'''-
rates.
Exchanges.—On London--The Oriental 3351:. se
drawing early in the month at 4s. Bd.. but el,.
lowered the rate to 4s. 74d. six months eic
the
its' to lek
three months sight, and 4s. M. sight.
have been negotiated to some extent during
at 4s. BAd. six months' sight. --
Cotton.—Stocks are moderate, but no dern„.o.
at present, and quotations are therefore noinnu""

EGYPT.
The Nile has not been known to ha" 11110 '
low during the last 30 years. to
Exchange at Alexandria has been run 111)
and 99 piastres per pound sterling.

MALTA.
Our letters from Malta to the •gA , oft 7
anr tIO
15th of June, bring nothing morr
of moment 111;irifig
head beyond the arrival on the 13th of the 'the Ol'
steam-frigate from Gibraltar, which left 011,„hes' i
lowing day at noon with the London disP3a
the Bth idem ; to hand by the Peninsular
_au iije*
ental Company's steamer Euxine from for
for Vice-Admiral Dundas, whose departurree'
Levant, under date of the Bth, we ha" al. ea 011
nounced. No later tidings had been rece'
Constantinople.

AUSTRALIA.

(BIIELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL) d.
PLYMOUTH, MONDAY,
The Derwentwater, 620 tons, Captain 011
more, from Hobart own in 106 days, Pai'so 01°,
Channel this morning for London, and Jail bc67,
passengers out of thirty here in a Pilld
amongst whom are the Rev. J. Reibel
11e
deacon Marriott.
She has a small quantity of gold and 104°Ill'is $ll
spoke the Carnatic on the 19th of Mahm'e iljvv`,f
the line ; the Louisa from Callao off „s P'
Plate. The Australasia and Southern ''1.1.00
sailed two or three days before the DerWB'
and the Cornhill and Colonist were to fon".

A.MERICA.

00'
LIVERPOOL, SAT6Q-10 ,
11°4
By the Royal mail steam-ship Europa?, "„i
commander, we have received advices Ire„llinst
York to the 7th, and from Boston to the 7000 0
She has brought 174 passengers, and slo'
specie on freight. co°,'
The Royal mail steam-ship Canada,
mander, arrived at Boston on the Bth Ins
of
this port.
The Washington Union, the supposed IP
the Government, declares that unless the 0 dir
of the Mesilla Valley by a Mexican foreelo t°
avowed the United States cannot hesitate
act.
col°.
th°
It is stated in letters from Halifax t. 115- no (04
nial fishing schooner Velocity had been arii%
St. George's Bay a French cruiser. The slll4sioli°
Clarke arrived on the 28th with the last chi'
the 26th Regiment. etiti
°ll
According to the New York Herald 5 P,1051,
has been presented to the Canadian Legi
from the municipal council of the count)! °f rose °
representing that by reason of the rapid 10 bvio"
the coloured population of the said countYl'were
migration from the United States manY 811of°r
resulting and were likely to result, and „,,.,11 n
the adoption of certain resolutions. of of
The accounts from Texas of the progress
recio
discoveries are very discouraging, the Pflay the
metal being very scarce, not sufficient to reps
labour expended on its search. njenl
Alivices from Havannah of the 31st and,
that the Captain-General had severely reproois
the professors and masters of certain 80„s .4!•11
teaching the scholars too liberal opilnelin.g
attempt to get up an " indignation' raee Bede"
been suppressed. Her Majesty's steam nerli
arrived at Havannah on the 28th. lVge
named Dalrymple had been arrested on a
robbing the British Consulate. t 1481(
Very brief advices had been received a Oa
York from San Francisco to the 16th ult. Anyble
general mining accounts are of a favnor3 de'
1011
racter, and some large lumps of gold had
covered. A ril
Sandwich Island letters to the 16th of Icessor
port that the King had nominated as his sa
to the throne his son Lihoips. finned eaf;
The New York money market COS --First-e' a
with rates in favour of the borrower. .4., all,
paper was readily discounted at 6 per eeth."o 0,00
loans on call at 54- to 6 per cent. In, line eel;
market the sales were light, at a small doe
pared with last rates. Exchange on 1,011_,„, 61
to
to 1091; Amsterdam, 41 to 41k; HaMbUib
la
36i. Bremen, 791 to 79i. t
°Wage
dotton in good demand, but without
es.
prices. Sales since last steamer, 5,200 De'viiieg no
Flour inactive, at a slight decline. g 67 to
alteration. Indian corn in good demand,i and
67 for southern yellow, 63 to 64 for raze')
to 62 for damaged.
at sl3i Per
r
Mess pork inactive at $l6, and prime,,asy ins,o
barrel. Beef in good supply, with a "y_oaerali
ket. Cut meats, hams, and shoulders in.'"
demand. per JO' ;
Freights to London—Tobacco 30s.
flour, 2s. per barrel ; turpentine, 6d. Per
measurement 280 lb.
measurement goods, 255. to 30s.
per ton.

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MELANCHOLY DEATH OF AN OCTOGENARIAN -.'T'AD- ill'
FORTUNE —Last Saturda Mr. G. S. Brent held 8" .-..
quest at the Red Lion, W treet,
Great Warner-s _ aged
well, on Mrs. Elizabeth rs• Brunt, a lady of fortune/ „as,"
80. It appeared from the evidence that deceased ins,
enfeebled as not to be able to move about witheut,he
sistance, and that durinc, the absence of her nurse !_,,.
contrived to push the chair' upon which she was sit
to the lobby, when she overbalanced herself, and, fallingd,
down stairs, sustained such severe injuries to tier helms'
that death was the result. Verdict, " Acciden
death." -fester"
AWF UL VISITATION TO A MARRIED LADY.-- 1
day afternoon, an awful instance of the uncertainq:,
human life occurred to Mrs. Eugene Guairlant, ngea.ck.
Clerk°.
years, who resided in Henrietta-street, Brun'y'lher
square. It appears that the deceased had been inresi,
usual health and spirits, and went to look at a new rk.
dence, which was just taken for the family in Den
ultia.
street, near Oxford-street, upon entering which she 8t i
denly fell down. Mr. Weeks, surgeon, (60'
sent for, and promptly attended ; but, before them e few
gentleman had time to arrive at the house, onlyEery
yards off, the vital spark had fled for ever. c•
means was used to restore animation, but without sub,
cess. The deceased was highlyrespected in the neig g
bourhood. Mr. J. Hine, th • fficer, ha
mmoning o i is
forwarded the information to theesu but no Gay -
coroner,
fixed for the inquest.
thoTHE CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDENHAM.--e are 1;
Cr ri ed to state. that there is no probability- of the
Palace at Sydenham being opened to the 'AWN
was immedia eq,
till to iipripil of next year. - -