The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-10 00:00:00

in theory

Patronized by their the King and
Queen of Ihnover, and
their AjoayjaelsiitlSieglines,,,
the PrinceE,,es
Augusta and Sophia, her Serene Highness the Princess E,terhazY,
the Princesses Mary and Boss, her Grace the Dowager Duchess
' to the
of Be.clf,rd, and their Graces the Archbishop of Canterbury and
the Dukes of Devonshire and Manchester. In addl.ion
above th newly-invented
,i
stinguished patronage to the newly-in S.
.Messrs.
Lenses and Invisible Operative Voice Conductor,h ite * e
and B. Sol omens, opticians and aurists, on, Albemarle
street, Pic-
cadilly, and 76, King William-street, Bank of England,
feel great
pleasure to state that their valuable inventions have also gained the
sanction and unqualified approbation of above four hundred of the
principal members of the medical profession ; as also of numerous
of high distinction, who have been greatly benefited by
use. Immediately these improved Spectacle Lenses are
placed before extreme imperfect vision, it is at once brought back to
its natural and original state, every object becomes clear and dis-
tinct, and the most minute particle is seen, either by day or candle-
light, with ease and distinctness. Their Voice Conductor, by
hich thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited, is not
the least perceptible, nor more uncomfortable, than having a piece
of wool in its place, and the faintest whisper at a public assembly
is heard with exact distinctness.--39, Albemarle-street, opposite
the York Hotel, and 76. King William-street, Bank.—No con.
nex!on with persons of the same name.
The Sentence of death 'd 'PP t pass,. on tat', Q
w4loSe Caio we have more than once cir.tsh attention, has
been, we are sappy to say, commuted into transportation
for life.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

(SATURDAY EVENING.)
CHRONICLE.—The news from China, published to-
day in anticipation of the overland mail, caused a feeling
of disappointment, and an additional heaviness in the lands,
as it appears that cur differences with the Chinese autho-
rities had not been brought to a settlement at the date of
these advices, and that there li,cl been a considerable
mortality among the troops at Chusan These gloomy
impressions, however, rather diminished, when the state of
matters was more maturely considered. It was then seen
that Lin, the greatest enemy of r ,ngiish interests, had
been superseded and di.graced, lad that the Hong
merchants, who certainly shoals be more accurate
judges of the intentions of their Gavernrnent than any
class of foreigners, ware evincing by their proceed-
ings a confidence in a weedy arrangement. The
character of the advices by the previous arrival was
so very flattering, that people were looking forward fur tco
much being done at once. Considering the haughty and
repulsive character of the Chinese and their past exclusion
of foreign interference, the progress made by Captain El-
liot is really more than could hive been reasonably ex-
pected so soon, and we ought to be surprised rather at the
advanced state of the preliminaries towards negotiation
shown by the accounts now received, than that ri.ore had
not been accomplished. It would, however, be unwise for
those interested in Chinese produce to trust to the early
adjustment of our differences with the Court of Pekin.
Chinese cunning is so notorious, and the memorial of
exhibits so much of the national duplicity, that it would
be rash is any one, without better information than we
possess at present, to for.n a decided opinion as to the early
result of the dispute between this country and China.

TIMES.—The English stocks ere still in an unsettled
state, and although the accounts from the East Ladies arc
looked upon as unsatisfactory, and caused a temporary de-
pression in priees as compared with yesterday, yet when
the French mail arrived in the afternoon bringing better
quotations, a reaction of a trivial nature occurred.
The Indian papers just arrived contain some particulars
relative to the commerce of Bombay. A table is drawn
ep of the imports and exports in pcuuds sterling, Iron the
Custom-house returns, tit- resu!ts being obtained by reckon-
ing 2s. to the rupee. The totals for the year 1810 are for
imports, 264 for the number of ships ; 120,504 for the
' tonnage; 3,209.080/ for the value of mei chandise ;
879,5151 for that of treasure ; 45,3901 for that of horses,
the total value being 4,067,645/ ; while for the experts,
the number of ships is set down at 287, the tonrage at
112,933, the several values as follows—viz , merchandise
at 3,686,895/. ; treasure, 373,1491 ; horses, 16,6331 ;
and the total value at 4,076,479/. It is to be under-
stood that these statements merely refer to English ships,
since a separate account is kept foi native vessels. The
value of horses set down, both as articles of import and
export, is very large. The greater pert of these brought
to Bombay are from the Persian Gulf, &nide, and Guze-
rat, valued on an average at about 151. per head, the low-
ness of the average being caused by toe number of ponies
found among these horses. The large amounts of trea-
sure exploited and imported arc attributed in a great mea-
sure to the efficiency of the Bombay Mint, the machinery
of which works off 33,000 coins per hour, though the
makers had only reckoned on its working off 14,000.
About 5,000 tons of coal, at a freightage of about 21.
per ton, are annually imported into Bombay, and used
almost exclusively by the Company's steamers, though it
is observed, that on account of defective arrangements at
home, scarcely more than two-thirds is effecival in raising
steam. Great losses are, it is said, sustained, on
account of the pilferings of native boatmen, whose office
it is to carry go( ds between the ships and the shore, both
on the occasion of shipping and landing goods. The
amount of injury caused by these depredations is estimated
at about 3 0001. per ennurn, exclusive of the pillege of
opium, which causes a loss, it is r_ekoned, of from 4,0001.
to 8,000/. Hence the formation of a Co:rya:II of re-
spousible wharfingers is locked on as expedient, especially
as such an association has been already formed at Cslcutta,
where it has been found successful. Another defect at
Bombay is the absence of wet docks, although the rise and
fall of tide is from 14 to 18 feet, and the locality abounds
with fire building-stone. A hope is expressed that the
construction of the wet dock for the steam flotilla of the
Indian navy, which is about to take place, will speedily_be
followed by other docks fitted for the commerce of the port.
The account of the Bombay Money Market gives as the
only eales of Government securities, 5,000 rupees of the
4 per Cent. Loan of 18323, at 102 rupees 4 annas per
100 siceas, and a small amount of the 4 per Cent. Loan of
1835-6 at 971 per cent. The bills on Bengal were less
.in demand, a sale of 5 lacs at the Treasury averaging 8
annas discount, while the exchange on London was 2i to
at six months. With respect to the exchanges, corn-
plaints are made at the alteration of the rates by the
Supreme Government, without reference to the state of
the Money Market. The rates referred to are those at
which the Government is prepared to grant advances
against shipments for England. For instance, the first
announcement this season fixed the rate at 2s. ld , when,
without any previous intimation, a notice was published
raising the rate Id. higher. The effects produced by this
are compared to the evils caused by the Bank of England's
capricious tampering with the currency here.
It appears by the same papers that the Victoria arrived
on the 14th of December with the October and November
mails.

(MONDAY EVENING.)
C HRONICL E.—There has been seine fluctuation to-
day in the English Funds, and a feeling of,uneatiness per-
vaded the market, owing to the proceedings of the French
Government. Anxiety is also felt to learn something de-
finite regarding the finances of this country, and the an-'
swer of Lord Palmerston to Lord Stanley's expected in-
terrogatory as respects the alleged apprehension of Mr.
M•Lcod by the authorities in the State of New York.
By the over-land mail from India the letters and papers
by which were delivered this morning, we have received
the Bombay Price Current of the 26th of December.
Cotto❑ was in demand, and the market firm at rather ad
vanccd prices. The arrivals of opium had been consider-
able, and notwithstanding that a large portion was in ful-
filment of contracts previously made, the market %vas flat,
prices having declined 10 rupees per chest. China and
Straits produce continued dull of sale, and in other foreign
produce there had been very few transactions.
We have also received a file of the Canton Register to the
Bth of October inclusive. Her Majesty's ship Cruizer,
from Chusan, arrived off Macao on the 6th October, and
delivered her letters to her Mijesty's ship Columbine, and
immediately proceeded on her voyage to India, without
waiting for letters. Tho intelligence brought by the
Cruizer was, that an Imperial Commissioner was on his
way to Canton, invested with imperial powers to arrange
amicably the difficulties between China and Great Britain ;
and that, " corresponding with his progress," Admiral
Elliot was proceeding with the fleet southward to
meet the Imperial Commissioner in Canton, and to
commence negotiations for the arrangement of affairs.
The Commissioner was expected at Canton about
the end of October. .‘ Lin " bad been placed
under what the Chinese call " exaniivators" to
investigate his conduct since 10th March, 1839. " Ke-
shen," his successor, is described as being peculiarly bland
in his manners, but as having been an opponent of the
opium trade. The demands said to have been made by
Captain Elliot arc—apology, indemnification for opium,
&c., a possession and an open trade at the northern ports
and towns. The subsequent advices from Chusan to the
24th October give nothing of fresh importance. Matters
remained in statu quo. The casualties among the troops
are estimated at ten per diem they had been housed, or
rather hutted. The Cruizer, we perceive, arrived at
Bombay about the mildle of December, and was to sail
immediately again for China, touching at Singapore on
her way, having been sent round for the express purpose
of conveying Sir Hugh &Web to China.

POST.—Thc Funds, owing to the political difficulties
in which the country is felt to be involved, and which are
giving rise to so much public discussion, have fluctuated
considerably. In the home market the heaviness that
existed in the early part of the day was, however, not so
apparent some hours subsequently.
The cargo of tea imported by the Westminster, sunk
off Margate, and about which so much stir has been made,
was sold to-day at prices ranging between 2s. 9d. and 3s.
Bd. per lb., the average being about 33. 4d. Surprise
was expressed at its fetching to high a value, the duty,
whatever it may be, having, we believe, still to be added.

11ERALD.—MAtteri remain much the same in the
Hoa:e Stocks, the dealers generally looking forward with
a good deal of anxiety to the proceedings in the Commons
this evening, when Lord Stanley is to ask his promised
questions of the Foreign Secretary touching the state of
affairs in the United States, and the arrest of Colonel
M'Leod. It is undeniable that consWerable excitement
prevails in the City about this business, but the apprehen-
sions lest it may lead to war are lost in the indignation
generally felt at this daring outrage upon a British subject.
In some of the private letters received by the overland
express through India from Macao, it is singularly enough
asserted that the purpose of Admiral Elliot was really
with a view only to gain time, so as to favour certain.mer-
cantile op rations. The writer of one of these letters,
referring to edvicos received there from Chusan, states
that " some circumstances and sonic conversations of the
Admiral at Chusan convince me that his views of the con-
ference at or near Canton, are not for final settlement, but
prubablyto endeavour to get out on amicable terms the teas
of the season, and vecommence final adjustment next spring
near Pekin." The following is the extract from the letter
referred to :
' Mr. King, a partner of Russell and Co., agents for
Howqua, and also for Baring, Brothers and Co., went
to Canton in an inside licensed chop boat two weeks
since. His letters allow the state of the river to be her-
metically sealed to any large supplies of teas coming
down., and tha-. by the .Chinese themselves. Notwith-
standing, I have many premises from men engaged in
the outside trade tso,,ashl,lipdetseaal etn me at
.a Email advance.
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value it aecordiaa
the Emperor has opened the communication believe it to be certain thet
an officer from the English
the Government is at Pekin,
unicatac.n from the Brie
and in conircuilicationgreat. Emperor;—that
and is highly pleased
withtish Cilsos-toernnen;i_enttb,
actoonrvdeeyrsedh.teo
beeinii
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en t down all along the
supplyingthat
est hne t
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doif rhs
immense coast of China to cease
with arms and ammunition. We know
of this month, the public officers in the employ of the
hoppo and Governor of Canton, did consider the settle-
ment of affairs betwixt England and China on pacific
terms ss certain. A curious fact has come out, which it
is believed our British officials do not know anything
about, and it is L'ois. A strict account of the exact duty
article at the port of Canton has been de_
mlevanieddedonbyesey
the great
great Emperor from the hoppo of Carton,
and the quantities and results. This, we hear, merchants
considar to have arisen cut of B:,rue rept-osontAtion and
1,:) the I?,,tipe.
l'irot4rteaktu'itkii"ni,in'Tsasgiw"e"kinriubwY °u'
that not one-tenth of the
real duties have ever reached the Imperial treasury, this