The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-15 00:00:00

CHINA.

We have advices from Hong Kong to the 28th
January, inclusive. They bring no intelligence of
interest. We take the following from the Overland
Register of the above date
The depression in our market which we had occasion
to notice at the departure of the last mail, has continued
up to the present time. This has been consequent not only
on the approach of the China New Year, but on a scar-
city of money, which is now felt by all classes of the
trading community. What has further induced this de-
pression has been the high rates of exchange ruling,
which has created an anxiety on the part of holders of
goods to realise in order to avail themselves of it.
Goods, however, could only be quitted by submitting to
reduced rates, as the prices which we now give will show.
The stock of goods on the market is gradually decreasing,
and when business is again commenced, which it will be
about the middle of next month, we hope to see some
improvement. At the present time the accounts from
the disturbed districts are far from being favourable, and
the disturbances have a baneful effect on trade.

TEA REPORT.—Canton, Jan. 22, 1853.—A great deal
of activity was caused in the tea market generally in
consequence of the favourable news from England, to
Nov. 8. An advance on former rates for congous was
made, and there was a considerable demand for other
kinds of black and also green tea ; but transactions have
been limited from the small stocks of all kinds, except Ning
Yong and Oolong. The export to date is 46i millions
lbs., against 51 millions lbs. last, and 454 millions lbs.
the previous year.

RATES OF EXCHANGE AND PRICES OF BULLION IN
CANTON.—On England, six months' sight, ss. to ss. ld.
per dollar ; on Calcutta, Company's accepted bills, Rs.
234 to 235 per $lOO ; gold, $21.25 per tael of 100-touch;
Sycee silver, for duty, 5 per cent. prem. ; Republican
dollars, 7i per cent. dis.
FREIGATS.—To Great Britain, 31., to outports, ss. per
ton additional. Loading for Liverpool, the Leander. •

the bill, but at the same time expressing their
desire that nothing should be enacted to endanger
the diocesan and provincial constitution of the
colonial churches, nor their subordination in the last
resort to the Crown and to the see of Canterbury.
The whole proceedings were distinguished by har-
mony and unanimity.
On Sunday, the 2d inst., the Lord Bishop held
an ordination, at which the Rev. T. B. Tithering-
ton, formerly a minister of the Baptist denomina-
tion, was admitted to deacon's orders.

The new tariff came into operation on the 27th
of December. The reduction of the duty on spirits
is from 10s. to 6s. per gallon.
The new (local) Mercantile Marine Act came
into operation on the Ist inst. The chief feature
is the appointment of a shipping-master at Port
Adelaide, through whom all engagements with
seamen for service on board vessels must in future
be made.

On the 3rd inst. intelligence was received from
the Mauritius by the Josephine Loizeau, that the
Australian Royal Mail Company's steamer Austra-
lian had been compelled to put into Port Louis
for coals, where she arrived on the 11th November.
Having left here on the 7th October, much dis-
appointment is felt at the apparent probability of
her making a very long voyage.

The commissioners of the 'hundred of Willunga
have called a meeting to consider the expediency of
memorialising the Governor for the appointment of
a district council for their hundred, under the re-
cent District Councils Act.

On the 4th instant a meeting of the Church of
England Society was held, at which it was re-
solved to dissolve the society, and to hand over
its funds and property to the treasurer of the Dio-
cesan Assembly.