The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-20 00:00:00

consequence of tho extravagant rates asked by the tea
men. The transactions in old teas have been very
trifling, and the remaining stock is almos', exhausted.
The exports for the season 1848.9 may therefore be
considered as almost closed.
The export of silk amounts to 18,600 bales, against
22,400 bales during the previous season.
Exchange on England-4s. id. for Oriental Bank and
first class paper; bills, with shipping document, 4s. 2d
to 4s. 2id.
Freights, 31. 3s.
From Shanghae we have no later advices than the 2d
inst. The new silk had not them come to market, and
of new tea only one chop had reached. In imports very
little doing.
Arrivals from Great Britain since the 24th of May—
June 9, Mary Sparks, from Portsmouth, at Hong-Kong;
June 11, John Bibby, from Liverpool, at Hong-Kong;
June 21, Protomelis, from London, at Hong-Kong.
Departures to Great Britain since the 24th of May—
June 18, Coromandel, to London, from Hong-Kong;
June 20, Salopian, to London, from Hong-Kong.

THE
ROYAL BRITISH
Incorporated by Royal Charter,
For Receiving Deposits at Interest, Discounting Bills, making Ad-
vances on Approved Securities, Granting Cash Credits, and trans-
acting every other Description of Banking Business, on the

BANK.

Scottish System.
Commencing Capital 100,000/., with power of increasing it from time

to time to 2,600,6001.

The Governor and Directors of this Bank have the satisfac-
tion to announce that the CHARTER has received the Royal Ap-
proval, with permission to use the special designation of
" THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK."
The capital being subscribed, no further Shares can be issued, and
all Allotment Letters which have not been responded to are can-
celled. It is expected that the Bank will be completely organized
and in operation by the end of September.
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
GOVERNOR.
John Macgregor, Esq., of Ennismore-terrace, Hyde-park, M.P., for
Glasgow.

DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
R. Hartley Kennedy, Esq., (Deputy-Chairman of the Oriental
Bank) Walbrook, and Resington Ledge, Notting-hill.
Edward Esdaile, Esq., City Saw-mills, Regent's-canal.
John Gwynne, Esq., of the Bushmills Iron Works, and Grove-lane,
Camberwell.
Achilles James Hertz, Esq., Angel-court, Throgmortou-street, and
Pall-Mall West.
W. Somerville Orr, Esq., of Paternoster-row, and Church-hill, Wal-
thamstow.
William Daniel Owen, Esq., of Great Coram-street, and Highgate.
Apsley Pellatt, Esq., of Holland-street, Blackfriars, and Staines,
Middlesex.
Thomas Ritchie, Esq., of Bishopsgate-street Within, and Dorset-
square.
Archibald Spens, Esq., Bombay Civil Service (Trustee of the
Oriental Bank).
Charles Walton, Esq., of Newman's-court, Cornhill, and Waltham
Lodge, Tulse-hill, Brixton.

GENERAL MANAGER.
Hugh Innes Cameron, Esq., of New Palace-yard, and late of Ding-
wall, N.B.

SECILETAN.T.—John Menzies, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Mullins and Paddison, 1, Great James-street, Bedford-row.
16, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury, London, August 17, 1849.

TARR°
EYEA LE ITALIANX r
RA icGOITTEsR OPERA,COVENTC-EGARDEN.
The Directors have the honour to announce, that the Season
having been completed on Saturday last, they have, in compliance
with a very generally expressed wish, made arrangements to give
THREE ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES previous to the closing
of the Theatre for the present Season, and on bitch a Reduced Scale
of Prices as will place it in the power of a very extended circle of
Musical Amateurs to witness some of the most attractive of the
Grand Lyrical Dramas, which have gained for the Royal Italian
Opera an European celebrity. _ .

PTO-MORROW EVENING (Tuesday), August 21, will be per-
formed (for the last time this season) Meyerbeer's New Grand
Opera, LE PROPRETE.

The principal eharacters by Madame Viardot, Miss Catherine
Hayes, Signori Marini, TagHaile°, Lavia, Renard, Mei, Polonini, and
If

On THURSDAY NEXT, August 23, a GRAND COMBINED
ZNTERTAINMENT, embracing the most attractive portions of
eyerbeer's Two greatest Works—viz., LES HUGENOTS and LE
P;ROPHETE, and also inc'uding in one Evening's Entertainment,
the whole of the principal Artistes of the Establishment. The per-
formances will consist of the Second and Third Acts of