The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-07 00:00:00

SCINDE.

The intelligence from Scinde is important. Mr. floss
Bell, the political agent, to whose alleged mismanage-
ment of affairs almost all the evils which have attended
the sojourn of our troops in this unhappy land have
been attributed, expired on the Ist ultimo,
of bilious fever. He had sent in his sick e•,,
at Qa
rtificate,
and was about to be succeeded, as is
.1"".,-known, by
Major Outran'. Nusseer Khan, " 57, believed, has at
length " come in." The accou7:ts say that he is on
his way to Quettah, sick, "'..;ompanied by an European
medical man, whose, I"..sistance he had applied for.
With regard to the tealth of our troops a general -im-
provement to. s':me extent has taken place. Rain has
fallen in molt-places, and the comparative coolness thus
produce? has had the effect of abating considerably :the
slek':tess which prevailed. I have, however, to record the
,d-Jaths at Quettah of Brevet-Captain W. Jones, of the
20th Native Infantry-; Lieutenant:Valiant, of her Ma-
jesty's 40th regiment ; and Captain Lewis, of the 22d
N. 1., and at Kotria, of Ensign Hunt, of the 2d Gre-
nadiers, which four officers have fallen victims to the mi-
serable climate of the countries beyond the Indus.
P.ENANG.
TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF THE CONVICTS WHO COM-
MITTED THE OUTRAGE ON BOARD THE FREAK.—The
trial of the eleven ringleaders in this dreadful affair took
place at Penang on the 7th of June. They were all
found guilty, and sentenced to death ; but the punish-
, ment of three of them, against whom the evidence was
less conclusive, was commuted to transportation for life.
On the 12th the condemned prisoners were executed. During the interval between their trial and execution,
their behaviour was marked by the most violent and
gross abuse.
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN BATTA, OF THE " LA FELICE."—
I mentioned in my last that a mutiny had occurred on
board this barque on her passage tO Ceylon with Malayan
recruits, and that sle had in consequence put back to
Penang. On he!. arrival, the discovery was made that
the captain, of er subduing the mutineers, had treated them
in a very i*euel manner, pinioning and lashing them so
tigh tiv that their flesh was horribly lacerated, and mortifi-
eatf.on'ensued. At the time of the trial,ten of the number bad
died, and out of the remaining ten it was thought but
two could survive, and those only by amputation of both
their arms. Captain Batta was tried for the manslaughter
of these unfortunate. wretches, and being found guilty,
was sentenced to pay a fine
,of-500 rupees. This lenient
award was owing to the previous circumstances of the
case, the men having been mutineers, and having at-
tempted his life • - and also to the consideration that he
was ignorant of the effect which such severe ligatures
were calculated to produce.
BOMBAY.
. -
The overland Mail arrived here on the sth instant,
'having occupied little more than thirty days from Lon-
'don, the quickest transit on record. The LOWS of the
general election excited a high degree of interest, and
further intelligence is anxiously looked forward to.
The Monsoon has progressed favourably in almost
every part of the presidency.
COMMERCIA L • INTELLIGENCE.

EASTERN PRODUCE.
COTTON.—In a few days after the date of our last price
current, prices gave way from 3rs. to Ors. her candy, at
which reduction extensive purchases were made for Great
Britain, and about 12,000 bales were likewise taken for
China. Notwithstanding the continued unfavourable
accounts received from both countries, no change of any
moment occurred up to the beginning of the past week,
when, in consequence of several large buyers coming
into the market, prices advanced from the lowest point
3rs. to srs. per candy, and our presont quotations will,
therefore, be nearly similar to those of our last price
current.

The- monsoon has been particularly favourable for
Cotton cultivation, and a large crop is anticipated.
OPIUM. —The market has been brisk throughout the
month, and within the last fortnight prices have been on
the advance. On this drug the recent advices from
China have had very little effect, as its disposal there
does not appear to depend on the resumption of trade.
The annexed returns give a statement of the stock in the
place :

Balance of former year's importation chests 6,667
Imported from the 25th of May,lB4o, to the 10th
of August, 1841

19,5591

26,226 i
19,629}

Deduct exports from 25th May, 1844,' to the 17th
August, 1841

Stock, Chests 6,597
COFFEE.—We have heard of the following trans-
actions :-
475 bags Mocha aßs 11 6 0 per ruaund.
500 ... 13erbora
GOO mds Mocha (ungarbled) a 16 10 0
WooL.—There is scarcely any here, and our prices
are nominal.

FREIGHTS.
Freights, which had declined considerably at the date
of our last number, began to look up in the early part of
August, and we may now quote them as follows :
To London, 41. to 41 5.
To Liverpool, 31. Lis. to 41.
There is no ship on the berth for the Clyde, and the
freight to China is nominal.
THE MONEY MARKET.
There has been some little improvement in the price
of the paper of the different Government loans since our
last issue. The Five per Cent. Transfer Loan is at 108
a 108. The second Five per Cent. Loan at par to 4 per
cent. premium, and the Four per Cent. Loan at 90.
Nothing, however, has taken place which seems to re-
quire particular notice. _

EXCHANGE. -On London (six months' sight).—
Transactions have been extensive, at rates varying from
2s. Old. to 2s. Oid. A good many bills have been sold
Cast
the ing
present rate . ast week, at 2s. Old., which may be quoted
On London (at thirty days' sight).-Is. 11+d. to
Is. lad. we may quote as the rate for thirty days' bills.
On Calcutta (at sixty days).-99 to 991-.
On Madras.-100. 14 annas.
On Chira.--There is nothing of importance at present
doing.

PRICE OF BULLION.
Batik of England Notes, per X... Rs. loi at 10:
t:iovereigns, each
10. 8. 0. at 10. 10. 0.

Memorandum of money advanced by Government on
Shipments of Goods to Great Britain :
Amount of advances up to the date of our
last number
Subsequent advances ..

Rs. 9.04,396
4.74,1916

Total amount of actual advances ... Rs. 13.78,592

EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA-SEPT. 16.

`The first batch of Syrians, amounting to about 1,700 men,
arrived here on the 7th instant, and on the morning of the
Bth two Egyptian frigates were towed out of harbour by the
Haggee Baba, with about 1,100 of them on board, bound for
Beyrout, all, as may be supposed, in the highest spirits, at
the prospect of once more returning to their native country.
The remainder are still here, but will also proceed to Syria as
soon as vessels now under preparation can be got ready for
their transport. The Rodney is still here, anchored off the
Palace, and the Calcutta, which arrived on the 9th, is cruis-
ing in the offing.
Our Syrian news is up to the 9th instant, when everything
is again represented as being perfectly quiet in the mountains.
The reduction of the tribute to 3,500 purses, or 17,5001. ster-
ling, together with the mode of levying this amount, had
tended wonderfully to produce this state of affairs. The pro.
portion to be paid by each district is left entirely to be regu-
lated by the native councils.
The only arrival at Beyrout had been the Inconstant frigate
from this port. The Thunderer had not then made her ap-
pearance, but was daily expected. The appointment of Colo-
nel Rose to the Consul-Generalship of Syria, had given very
general satisfaction.
On the 14th the Nile returned from Constant inoplc with des-
patches from the Pacha, the nature of which has not yet trans-