The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-02 00:00:00

a regular bunder, and there are many rich soucars :already r
establiihed here ; boats daily arrive with goods, a.ad lines
of Camels daily move off with bales," Sze-
GOVERIMENT ADVANCES,—The Government hare just
raised the rate of exchange on advances to Englan'.. from
2s. to 2s. Id. per rupee.,
NEW FIVE PER CENT. LOAN.—We understand that
the sums invested in the new five per cent. loan in Bo nbay
are of very inconsidereble amount. The same appears to be
the case in Bengal. A correspondent of the Englisi :man
states the scarcity of money is as great in the u. pper
provinces as it appears to be in Calcutta. The
Government treasuries, he says, are empty, and very- few
payments have been made to the different collecto rates
on account of the Five
.per Cent. Loan ; and at I some
" moderate men are beginning to get frightened at the
endless drain this North-West expedition has infli eted
on the country." The actual extent of the mischief ; he
adds, is not yet ascertained, but it is certain that a r such
greater pressure than has hitherto been felt will ere losig
be experienced. At six per cent. there would be no lack
of money either from Indian or English capitalists.
The Berkshire, arrived, yesterday front Sydney„- we
regret to state, brings accounts of the loss of the sihip
Ferguson, in Torres . Straits, having on board a. ( le-
tacatent of H.M. 50th Regiment, bound far IVladr. as.
We are happy to state that no lives have been lost on
the occasion. We have been politely favoured by Capt.
Norris, of the Berkshire, with the following partie;a-
Jars :—" The barque Berkshire left England in Nov ens-
ber last, for Sydney, and sailed from the latter place on
the 17th of April last, for Bombay, through Tom :es
Straits, in company with the Margaret, Canney ; An le-
Henly ; Samuel, Smith. and au American vessel, t he
Victoria, Proctor, with 100,000 dollars in specie on
board, and were joined by the William Lushington, %A-
kins, at the entrance of the Barrier Reefs, Torres Str ai IS.
The vessels, under Captain Canney, of the Marg: ix et,
had a very quick and safe passage through the St. r fit,
and to whose intimate knowledge of this intricate n a vi-
gation, skill, and ability as a seaman, the command era
and passengers of the above vessels, beg publicly to .ex-
press their acknowledgments. On the 6th May the
Berkshire spoke the Miranda from Hobart Town bo and
to Lomback, and which had been on shore on Portl ock
Reef, Torres Strait, in a calm, but received no dama r,e ;
on the same day (6th May) the Berkshire, with the co tier
vessels touched at Booby Island, and- found deposit& 1 in
the chest placed there under a flag-staff and called the
Post-office, a statement of the following vessels hat ing
passed, viz. Brig Betsy and Sarah, Coppell, April 25, all
well ; Sir Charles Forbes, Bacon, April 25, all w ell ;
barque Competitor; Pritchard, May. 2, all well. ' rhe
Sir Charles Forbes spoke the brig Mary Gray,. of
Peterhead, bound for Torres Strait, on April 22, all
well. The chest also contained a statement dated the
sth of May, and signed by Virtue, late master, the
Commander of the detachment, and surgeon, that ti'se
Ferguson had unfortunately been stranded on e
Ze
Grand Barrier Reef, Tores Strait, on the 27th Aprili in
latitude 12 18 South, and in longitude 143 54 East. 1Z he
Verguson in company with the Marquis of Hastings :s rid
Orient, left Port Jackson four days before the Berksbi ire
was bound for Madras, and having on board Capta .in
Bell, Dr. Williams, Lieutenant Waddie, Ensigns Barn, rd
and Moot, Mr. Reed and a detachment of her Majesty's
50th Regiment under the command of Major Serjeant s on.
The vessel was abandoned, and the officers, troops, .:and
crew put on board the Marquis of Hastings, and Os sent,
which vessels proceeded to Capang for water and :pro-
visions. We are happy to add that the statement in mikes
no mention of any lives having been lost on the unf, ) rtu-
nate occasion. The Margaret having as passenger C.
A. Brownrigg, M.D. R.N., parted company in lat Etude
11 and longitude 121 East, and proceeded to Lomba
The Berkshire brings a mail from Sydney."
BOMBAY MARKETS, JUNE 18.—There has been, but
little done since the despatch of the last mail. be S.
W. Monsoon set in on the 7th instant, and transac Lions
have subsequently been very limited in extent.
METALS.—Moderate sales of iron have been effe ted,
but at no improvement on our last quoted prices.
The following are reported up to the 14th instant, be-
yond which date none of the transactions inserted it t our
present number extend.
British Bar, 150 tons, at 301- rupees per cal Idy ;
Swedish Bar, 18 tons, at 55 rupees per candy ; Nail -rod.
10 tons, at 36 rupees per candy ; Sheet, 26 tons, at 64
rupees per cwt. Sloop, 15 tons, at 51 rupees . per
.cwt ; Nails, 142 kegs, at 14 rupees per cwt.
COTTON 'MANUFACTURES.—The market has been .s -ery
dull,' and the sales trifling and unimportant, as is ge
ne-
`rally the case at this season,
COTTON YARNS:—The demand for these has also ter-
, minatecl. for the geese!). The only sales we have he and
of since our hist number are as follows :—Mule Tv ist,
No. 20, 2,0001b5. a 64 ; No. 50, I,Boolbs. a 94 ; and No.
100, 4001135. a 121 as. per lb. Water Twist, No. 20,
6,6001b5. a 741- ; and No. 40, 6,6001b5. a 11 as. per lib.
MARINE STOBES.—The sales'which have been inti-
mated to us are :-248 cwt. of White Paint a Rs. .11 4
annas a Its. 11 10 annas per cwt. ; 120 bolts of ble ached.
Canvas a Rs. 18, and 50 bolts a Rs. 18 10 annas per bolt;
and 4481bs Twine a9l annas per lb. Paints are doll of
sale. _

BEER.--The best sorts sell pretty freely at our quota-
tions. Of Allsop's 50 hhds. have gone off a Rs. 42, 100
a Rs. 41, and 200 a Rs. 40, and of Bass' 400 hhds. a Es.
42 and 150 a Rs. 40. 20 hhds. Worthington's have been
sold a Rs. 33, and 100 hhds. of Hodgson's a 32.
BRANDY.-800 gallons have been disposed of a. Rs.
1 10 annas per gallon.
COCHINEAL.—Large supplies and dull of sale. The
last price fetched was Rs. 2 7 annas per lb.
CORKS.-500 gross have met with sale aßs.3lper gross.