The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-24 00:00:00

MARCH 24, 1847.

about the middle of February. The Commander-in-
Chief was encamped at Kurnaul.
The Nizam's dominions present still the old mise-
rable spectacle of an impoverished Government and
an unpaid, plundering, and unruly soldiery.
The intelligence of a bloody usurpation of' the
throne of Burinah is -confirmed. The King, who
succeeded Tharawaddie, has been murdered, and his
power seized by one of the Woongies.
In tha interior of India tranquillity prevailed, with
the exception of .the Goomsoor -country, which was
not yet thoroughly pacified.
The daughter of the late Nawab of Bhopaul had
been placed on the musnud by the British Resident,
Mr. Hamilton, in the most imposing manner.
The news of the appointment of Sir Willoughby
Cotton to be Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay
army had reached Bombay. The rise in the price of
cotton had given cause for a rise in freights.
(From the Bombay Times.)
The announcement of the intended reduction of the
army, contained in our last, has for a fortnight past
formed subject of general speculation. We have at pre-
sent on the muster roll several hundred officers and
70,000 men of all arms more than we possessed when
the Affghan war began. Besides the reduction of 200
men from each Sepoy regiment, a number of irregular
corps are to be altogether broken up. To meet the cur-
rent deficiencies of the revenue, retrenchments to the
extent of a million and a half on our annual expenditure
must be effected.
- The Governor:General has directed that labour at
public works shall be suspended on Sundays throughout
India. A similar measure three years since, introduced
by Sir George Arthur into Bombay, has been eminently
successful. Though the natives dislike our faith, they
despise us when they see us neglect the precepts of the
religion we profess.
We have no intelligence whatever from our north-
west frontier or the Punjaub, where everything seems
as tranquil as possible.
The Baja Lall Singh, ex-Minister, has reached Agra,
and been confined in the fort. His family have accom-
panied him into exile, but for the present are kept apart
from him till the pleasure of the Governor-General shall
be known.
The state of affairs in Affghanistan would seem
to be improving. Akbar Khan had returned to Caubul
from Candahar, accompanied by one of its Sirdars.
The Wuzeer's visit was one of friendship to his rela-
tives, and not a hostile one. The report th:A he had
captured the city and taken his uncles prisoners, turns
out to have been false.
The King of Burmah has been assassinated by one of
his Woongies, who has usurped the throne of Ava. The
murdered Prince was made Regent on the deposition of
King Tharawaddie, and succeeded him on his demise.
Mr. Colvin, the new Commissioner of the Tenasserim
provinces, seems to be gaining the good wishes of the
residents of Maulmain. The ex-Commissioner has left
Calcutta for England—it is said to seek redress for his
removal at the hands of the Court of Directors.
The disturbances in the Goomsoor districts still con-
tinue, and reinforcements of troops from the neighbour-
ing cantonments are being poured into the country.
Considerable sickness prevails amongst those already
located in the district. It is said that Major-General
Welsh and his staff are about proceeding to the scene
of disturbance, to carry on effective measures for its•sup-
pression.
General Cubbon, Commissioner at Mysore, has, it
is said, had an interview with the Raja, and presented
him with a letter from our Government recommending
some chances of importance in the administration of
hie affairs, which have been promised to be attended to.
The Maharaja of Nepaul is about returning to hit
capital from Benares, where he has been for some time
on a pilgrimage.
The only daughter of the late Nawab of Bhopaul has
been placed on the throne of her ancestors by our resi-
dent at Indore, Mr. Hamilton. The ceremony was
an imposing one, and at its conclusion a khilut was
conferred on the Shahjehan Begum from the Governor
General.

Lord Hardinge was expected to reach Meerut about
the middle of the present month ; Lord Gough was at
latest dates at ICurnaul, and the Lieutenant-Governor
of the north-west provinces at Malwa.
Sir George Pollock, military member of the
Council of India, has bee❑ compelled to retire from
India in consequence of bad health; he retires to
England by the Cape. As an officer, General
Pollock has never met with a tithe of the applause
he deserved. The smallness of the sacrifice of
life which occurred to his army on their way from Pe-
shawur to Caubul has been accepted as an evidence of
the ease of the enterprise instead of the consummate skill
and caution of the General. The manoeuvres by which
the Khyber, Tez,en, and IChoord Caubul passes were
forced in the face of a triumphant and furious enemy
had no parallels, save in the career of the Duke of Wel-
lington, in the military annals of our country.
A sword, value 300 guine.s, has b"en voted to Sir
Henry Smith by the community of Calcutta, in token of
their estimation of the services rendered the country by
him in the late Seikh campaign. The Gallant General
quits India for England immediately;
The Bombay Polytechnic Institute is now organized,
the Governor, Ar. Clerk, having consented to become
patron; Sir David Pollock, F.R.S., Chief Justice, to be
President.

The overland mail of the 7th of January, once more
five days behind her time, came into harbour on Sunday
evening.
The weather continues extremely cold, and in various
parts of the Bombay presidency there has within the last
fortnight been ice on the shallow pools.
Trade continues dull. The late opium gambling trans-
actions have been pronounced illegal.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY MARKE"CS.
REPORT FROM THE IST TO THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY.
BOMBAY, FEB. 16.—Cotton Piece Goods—Since our
last holders ger:erally have become firm, and demand
higher prices, whilst the dealers have not been disposed
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moderate quantity), it is expected that an advance in
price will be established before or after the Hooly holi-
days, which terminate on the sth proximo.
Dyed Goods—Continue as before reported, without
any improvement in price.
The following is a list of sales during the period:—
RS. A. P.
400 pieces Grey Domestics 36 inches 48 yards ... 10 0 0
1,000 pieces „ Maddapolams 33 inches ... 2 5 0
2,000 pieces „ Long Cloth 40 inches ... 415 0
400 pieces Turkey red plain Cloth 8 2 0
500 pieces Grey Jacconets . . ... 1 2 0
400 pieces „ ••• 1 4 0
300 pieces Bleached Cambrics 12 yards ... . 314 0
300 pieces ~ Stripes „ 30 0
200 pieces „ ~ PP ••• 20 0
1,400 pieces Grey Maddapolams 33 inches ... 2 3 0
3,10 pieces „ Domestics 40 inches 50 yards ... 10 6 0
1,500 pieces „ PP 42 inches 371/e yards 512 0
300 pieees 40 to 41 inches ... 5 0 0
.500 pieces , 33 inches 24 yards:... 3 4 0
650 pieces Bleached Twills 36 inches 40 yards. ... 7 4 0
500 pieces Grey Mulls 20 yards
... 1 6 0
500 pieces " " 110 0
500 pieces " " 114 0
1,000 pieces " Maddapolams 36 inches... ... 30 0
1,000 pieces " 66
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1,000 pieces Bleached Jacconets ... 3 15 0
300 pieces " 44
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300 pieces " 44
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300 pieces "
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600 pieces "
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500 pieces " Cambrics 12 yards ... 1 9 6
500 pieces " Mulls 20 yards ... 211 0
300 pieces " " 12 yards ... ... 315 0
150 pieces " Stripes 10 yards .. ... 24 0
100 pieces " Cololoured Book Muslin 12
yards ... ... 2 7 0
1,800 pieces Bleached Grey Long Cloth 40 inches ... 5 0 0
800 pieces " Domestics 24 yards 33 inches 3 3 0
Cotton Yarn—Market looks steady, and sales to the
extent of 207 bales mule have taken place; many of the
holders do not accept the present quotations, and the
dealers are disinclined to offer increased prices, conse-
quently but little business has been done; those sold
below our quotations are of inferior quality. The fol-
lowing are the particulars of the 207 bales:-50 bales
mule, 3001bs each, No. 20 at 61. 50 bales 3001bs each,
No. 20 at 6f, and 20 bales No. 20, 4001bs. each, at 6. 50
bales No. 50, 3001bs each, at 9i; and 37 bales of 5001bs.
each, consisting of N 0.40, at 71; 60s and 70s together at
91 annas per lb.
Dyed—Continues as before—Turkey red, average
No. 40s, 23 to 28; and orange of the same number 10 to
11 annas per lb. The latter has been refused for 71bs.

bundle. -
The following are the quotations of mule and water
twists:—
Mule—No. 20 at 6k to 6f, 30s at 7f,
_4os at 8, 503 at
9i; 60s to 100 are nominal. Water—No. 20 at 71, 30s
at Bi, 40s at 11.
Metals—Bar iron, both Swedish and English, steady,
as are also sheets and hoops—of the former we have
heard a sale of 1,000 bundles in a damaged state at
rupees 6k. Nail rod, both square and round, in demand.
Swedish steel in tubs and faggots have become dull. Lead
in pig, steady; sheets dull. Copper sheets and sheath-
ing continue steady, and we hear of 1,600 cwt. having
been recently imported, consisting of 1,200 cwt. of the
former and 400 cwt. of the latter, and which have been
sold at rupees 60k and of rupees 58k respectively; as
also 200 cwt. of files imported with above, have been sold
at 50 cwt.; and 75 cwt., that was imported previously,
was sold at 501. Nails, 20 cwt. have been sold rupees
48, being of unsuitable sizes.
The following are the quotations for the day :—For
bar iron, English, 32 to 33—Swedish, 48; Swedish steel
in tubs, 81; faggots at 8 to 12; sheet and hoop iron.
71 rs. to 7-i; nail rod, round, 45—square, 46; nails, 12
to 14; lead, pig, 11—sheets, 12; speller, 10i to 10i; tin
plates, 15k; copper, braziers, 601 to 61—sheathing, 581
to 59; tiles, 50 to 551; bolts, 59; bottoms, b 2; nails, 55;

South American, 48; red lead, 13i; white lead, 15 ;
quicksilver, 90.
Cochineal—Continues scarce; our last quotation of 44
rs. per lb. is fully maintained.
Beer—Ailsop's there is none. The quality of this
brew has been highly approved of this year, and we have
heard of a great demand fur it, orders to a large extent
having already arrived from up countries for those of
last October brew, expected to arrive here in the month
of April next.
Bass—There is a moderate stock ; quotations 50r. per
hogshead.
Cotton—On the arrival of the overland mail of the
24th December the prices advanced, and 80f. were paic.
for old Dhollerah, and 841 r. for Broach and Jambooser;
but soon after the price declined, owing to the rise in
freight. The ensuing crop has been sightly- injured in
the Goozerat provinces by the frost, bin it is calculated
the product of the season, when put together, of all the
growing countries, will still exceed that of last year.
There are only small quantities of New Kandeish ar-
rived, which have been sold at 86r. per candy. The
following are the quantities pnrchased since the Ist lust
for both English and China markets :-
500 bales Dhollerah and Bhownughur, at 80 rupees.
500 ditto ditto
—7B ~
500 ditto Broach and Jumbooser
1,500 ditto
—76 „
300 Candies Compta
—75 „
100 ditto e
74 ~
100 ditto Oomravooty —74 ~
Purchased to arrive as follows :-
1,200 bales new Broach and Jarnbooser -- 96 „
800 ditto new Dhollerah ' —B5 „
200 Candies new Khandeish —B6 'lf
The following are the particulars of the purchases
made since the Mail of the 7th of January arrived, from
which will be observed, that although favourable accounts
from England were received, yet the prices remain
nearly the same as before; excepting on Compta a slight
advance has been obtained. We do not look for any
material advance on the present price, owing to the ex-
treme scarcity of tonnage :-
1,000 bales old Broach and Jumbooser, at 82i rupees.
1,000 ditto Dhollerah
200 Candies Compta
350 ditto
Quotations of the day are as follows:
Broach and Jumbooseer ... 82 to
Dhollerah 75 —76 „
Compta
Oomrawuttee ........
Mangarole
Opium has slightly risen, and I,loOrs, been paid for
first quality.
Freight, owing to the extreme scarcity of tonnage, has
risen to 71. for Liverpool, at which actual engagements
have taken place to the extent of 3,500 bales; and we
quote the same rate for Lond in. To China it has ad-
vanced to 21irs., at which the whole cargo of a vessel
has been taken As our cotton crop is large, it is ex-
pected that the freight throughout the busy cotton sea-
son will keep up high.
Exchange has risen 2s. id. for bills from China, and
to 2i. id. to 2s. -id. for local, six months' sight; and at
all these rates large transactions have been done for the
mail.