The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-23 00:00:00

CHINA•
THE DISTURBANCES AT FOO.CHOW-F190,
(From the China Hail, May 7.) sVit
The Torrington, which arrived here on Monch?.... foe:
• noon, after a passage of only forty-eight hours 117 IV
chow foo,. has brought the latest advices from that cit:i.tdbf
disturbances and angry feeling towards foreigners, eNc„ 00;
the misconduct of the seamen from the Daedalus,
sid
tioned. in our issue of the 10th April, had greatly lu-brit‘i
The Espiegle, from Amoy, bad arrived in the Whip o'
vessel of her draught cannot approach within many tt giCe
the city, and to dispatch a boat's crew would only be
occasion for fresh outrages. tbt
Immediately after the affray with the Dmilalus's mensal
aspect matters seemed so alarming that the Shro_i the
,
Chinese servants ath-L.ed the foreign residents to tre t 0
protection of the receiving ships; and their houses a'aeriog,
sooner evacuated- than the mob Commenced Pluntioree
them. We have not heard, however, that any one 6 V 1/6
personal violence, though one English merchant (he Ine'opes
called the only one at Foo.chow-too), in effecting hisdetsble
fell through the roof of a house, and sustained cons'
injury.
On receiving intelligence of the disturbed state 01 °gee
the receiving vessels had moved up the river as far 800,
ticable, for the purpose of affording protection to thereof!
residents and their property; but on the urgent , Oaf
strances of the Chinese authorities, who declared thar,, wit
presence would exasperate the mob, the Consul achiSs A
removal to 'their former anchorage, about 30 01-torit
Foreigners were absent about a fortnight, but had 'w
at the time the Torrington arrived. Affairs, howevarit
in such an unsettled state that the consignee deeniedhroee, pedient not to land her cargo, which was thereforerd
back to Hong-Kong. The amount of freight 50",.;,13- 5 fur
thus incurred will, we suppose, form part of the e"-g- t
compensation about to be preferred against.the Chine,,sa'rtaer, During the rioting the English Consulate was umiere
nor were the inmates apprehensive of danger; andtot
tbo
no foundation for the statement of a contemporarY
Consulate required the protection of 150 native soldierto o
only occasion on which their services were made ;Jeri; ill
while the Torrington was at the port was, while A C.lt,
aith
the establishment had occasion to proceed in his 011 i cit,l
the captain of a merchant vessel through a part of thesliee
when he was acconnpanied with what it seems is there -from
a guard, being two Chinese soldiers without any'',- or
which we conclude that they were not wanted from a ;ierosa
prehension of danger. At all evens this young gen„eiriii,4
seemed to have more dependence on himself; for on'ter,alof
that a Chinaman with a stick had assumed a thrlaed ta°
attitude towards him, he leaped out of his chair, sel„%j
offender by the tail, dragged him out of a shop, asie';
vered him over to the authorities. Whether the
demanded this,- or whether. such exhibitions of ha bat
and resentment are commendable, may be doubteu...... ,
this instance the people looked on passively, and Of&
no necessity for the assistance or interference of therw-

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CALCUTTA.
(From the Bengal Ilitrkaru, May 30.)
MONEY MARKET.

..., op
The market, upon the whole, has been easier the last t,.e•heil
Some remittances have been received from China on. It'apet..Td
account, and more to a considerable amount are daily
,`,„, et ",,,
Govenneent has provided steamers to convey about 35 It"' elet,a7s
rupees from Allahabad to the presidency. Part of t."'0.031 "
is ettid to be of a very remote period; it was received •
Seiens.
Government securities are dull and looking downwar'''
_.. bet tD
2,
.E2xde. I I:: i geee has
months'rattier
date,r a l 11
ae de
e-0
rf,hi ?erg:ol
ee
chai e,mi d to
depression is mainly in Sleet'll4 •
Bank Stock is quiet; the nearensuing e.
indisposing holders to sell at preseanPtPquoatatione A
~
GOVERNSIENT SECUBITIES. 15 ,;)
Transfer Stock paper 5 • • 14
° a
per cent. .. .. p:em. a a3 0
Bombay Five Per (Jet:l
Old Sicca Five ditto -• • • ••••
" 1 0 a 4j°
, according to numbers
e 4 4 4
of
teneral at 2s.
na
New elotnpany's live per Cent Third 4 Sicca 3,
~ ' • • ••• niZr. - 6
.. .. .. ;per c
INTEREST AND DisCormer R;,..nt oe
New Cy. 4 ditto .. • .•
~ theand iisattrtio:saa. odes
BeeGAL•
Discount—On Govennn•nt acceptance. (within all' three months)
On private bills and notes • • .. 11 "
Interest—On deposit of company's paper .. .. 10
On deposit of metals and indigo .10 "
On deposit of other goods ..
.. 12 " BANK SUARES. 0
21
700 l9°
.• CO.'S Ks. (4000) prem. 2,50 a 00
„ (1000) ~ ;60 000
(500) r , 180 f 1 200
(1000) "
obi le ano $ 130
•• ~ (5°45) E new I°o
PRICE OF Iltrettoet, &C.c.
toe sit*re
Co.'s Re. 104 12 0 a 105 0 P. '
ot.
•• 15 8 oft 16 8 0/
per la"
• 15 8 0 a 16 8 0 I
. •
221 10 0 a 221 12 01,2 10'
221 0 0 a 221 0
' -
, 11 3 a 11 4
16 4 % 0 a 16 8 )4
0 I mob'
0 0 0 a 0 0 0
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
EXPORTS. tligli
vrotoe
of
A,
Our markets, and business generally have been even - .., of Ai
hey were a week since, the scarcity of money and difficult.: or,
taming
accommodation appearing to Increase. Exchange isjos
at about 2s. I%cl.
oti
Indigo—mounts from the Mofussil during the past wee e.on• eg
generally favourable. In Kish nagur there had been More 'end :ft
sowings must by this time be nearly completed. Jessore t.,,,n
districts to the eastward continue to prorrise well. preen:l;ooM
there are accounts of rather too much rain, but the nelPee t.co
district of Bhaguleore is still without a sufficient supPlY•. 90,1
has fallen there having been very partial. In Tirhoot this
been generally the case.
. •
re ,-
...en Ar
Sugar—The arrival of Benares during the week have
ee „e fee extensive, and dealers being somewhat anxious sellers lee fsle
Jibe quef•„sli•;
mitted to reduced rates. At this decline, which may
8 annas per md., a fair business has been done. We quote I,_Vote.
Co.'s rs. 10-4 to 15-12 per md. In the other descriptions ...coil',
some decline has also taken place, and transactions to a ulocessW
le
extent have been eireeted. Khaur is also rather lower, .• .
having been sold from Co.'s rs 4-14 to Co.'s rs. 5 per md. _ ,
Raw Silk—ln this staple nothing has been done, the neWP__l6.l
mall havine put a atop to all operations. Until more care is ,77, soro
by the natives upon its preparation, it appears scarcely p 0511,....
the article can bear the competition of the increased suPPu'°
00 China In the home market.
, 01
Silk Piece Goods—Carahs are also nearly quite neglected, outlet
sale being reported at Co.'s rs. les per corge. Amail 12•••_~c
Choppahs has realised Co.'s rs. Ins per come, tf°' ealtpetre --There has been rather a better inquiry for saltsde'
chiefly trom America, and a felt* amount of s :lts has been -
cnuesait co.'s rs. 5-8 a 5-12, refined Co.'s rs. 7 per md. 05
for 14E1 cieee-I:trnhderlhieet ls nong chattels to report in the value of this artie., e•btea
is doing. Sales for :Mauritius have also
very llmiteA.
s ell ,4c•
In the minor articles of import there is little change. In h,,,, '0 -°.
nothing has been done. Of Lac Dye, a sale of Mirzapore atec 'bell
26.8 is reported. Jute continees in fair demand, and Linseee '' 0.0
purchased lareely for Amer ca, without ceange in prices, viz,',ol,
rs. 2-4 to 2 0 per md. In mustard seed a fee sales have beet's, es, at rather lower rates. Co.'s rs. 1. 12 a 1-14 per md. Salt."'
been sold to a tnoderate extent, at Co.'s rs. 2.5 to 25-3. , best cif,
Cotton —A moderate business is doing in this article, the as-,,,
l'ties realising 11 to 11-12 Sicca rupees per Ind., the BonwaZaret P.
having on hoard 3,400 bales ; nearly 13,000 mds. were "_est ll.'
Mugu Roads on I hursdae . The shipments by the Latter:
1,325 bales and 150 half bales, and by the Antelope 109 batet.,_ dint'
Opium --A further decline has taken place in the value oef L',teett:
there being no buyers, and prices have come down.
and Lanercost left on the 28th instant, the former wi
chi
latter 220 "heats.
ehan
Freights—ln the rates of homeward freightage there is little
and our quotations remain unaltered.
do
Istemers.
.4 f our import local
Cotton Piece Goods—The dulness in this pa.j. a'aelusively ter loc'
grey and white have bee;
remains unchanged, and sales have been
consumption. A few lots of' shirting'
-9 IN"dinue inquired for. Gee.,
sold at former rates. White 'ac nets
pcgce,. 1-2 to 1 7 Co.'s rs.
•hTheoo end°
have heen realised at extremely
piece. In all withher
be realised without 1 been done, and few excePtriesent high exchange. '
, .
has
o,
beet!,:,d,, hells
er:o- t::::,
,toehr.:7l4:ll::ar,fe::;d:ei
.ayeeesni
better scarcelyhmiiNeonen
q,ou:
inquiry
o,
pt 1
during_ui i
an;01;
to the importer even with I'l P
arrivele the marl et is aesli' S 6
welVeku,leanTdwiff—airThaiti.7,io,her
heavy
At l-
ist--'l"r"Y '
bucteillteecorendseTe,uve;...- . -
__, Orange at 11 auntie per lb
Co.'s rs. par lb.. Pia'
Metals—Demand for copper is very la[ gad
•. --
fell 931,:
. and the --, vA l'",; mad© are a, a considerable decline upon the late nominal .01'
forll.o4..s2pte
al t elro, .
41b and Si.
is wanted for local purpoSB at 34-4 to 34-6 Cos rateser fy• a.
,t3Sbree.a thl n g 34-8 Co.'s
lower an
mots.i'l:'e b hehaeasn
v esb:bneenieeni soldis' cioul sold inquiry
, Of hOOP
The only reported transaction in iron is a small '' of
4 4 Co.'s rs, per incl. per Ind. d ab°°.
001

Bengal Bank .. ..
Union Bank
Agra Bank .. ..
Oriental Bank ..
North Western Bank ..

Syeee Silver ..
China Gold Bars
Gold Dust ..
.Spanish dollars
31exioan ditto
sovereigns
Madras Gold ►fohurr ••
New Gold Moliars ~

N Ren GoAsi
.--......1M.1.101•1••••••••••1•••=10MINMI
URNER.—The following' is an Oxt°C.l:o
a repot fin
the Institution of Civil Engineers, Sif 'i,"
president, in the chair, dated the 26th of itit sv
:;$-
4. I
gas burner of a novel and ingenious congruction
Whited. The principal feature of novelty was the intr° air
tion of a stream of air to the centre of the flame bYg: air
of a hollow button in the middle of the burner.
was
passing up through the hollow stem of the buttotod
heated, and passed rut by two series of fire-holes eVisros
the periphery, and impinging with more force on the IL:bile
of the gas curved it outwards in the shape of a tulip. "dro.
the oxygen of
.the air, mingling with the carburettic
gen gas, produced a very perfect combustion. The erl
was quite white down the top of the burner, aid it w!,"bt
stea,lv, as was amply demonstrated by the excellent itgbeen
the theatre of the institution, where these burners have the
used for some time. It was stated, that in comPer`,etrie
consumption of these burners with that of the con.`jh the
ring burner, and trying the power of the two lights vrivAtbill
photometer, the new burner gave a better light'„,,onieu*
saving of rather better than one-third of the gas c°'-ri
It was, we believe, called the Universal Burner,' an
intTHEroduced by Mr. APNiell."
MODERN ORLANDO.—The announcement •of thi°
ll new poem appears to have created much interest in Itero O"
circles. Some are eager to learn who is "The 3lnde'
un'
lando? "—others to ascertain the author. The work, 51731.0.5
derstand, is at once philosophical and romantic, the
and satirical—a piquant combination of reminiscenclat of
sort
past with the pictures of the present—in short, lust tuelA
of composition required to enliven the dulness of the „res
literary season.
altech
(Friom A CORRESPONDENT.) —Mr. Charles cod
jUtl , son of the celebrated aeronaut, having just conturdsy.
new and magnificent balloon, leaves London on
morning, by the General Steam Navigation ComPanYO
steam-ship Princess Royal, for Hamburg!), for the P
of ase:nding in all the principal tor n 4 of GerinaP7'

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meant fel. btngalovrs, so green and shady, fir*: 161 o,aot,
dendrony, that fancy cuts a mall' along them in an 15_.r,if
drives off the rude blanket covered Tartar, and his brow_3:74
herds, and people the scene with dandies in tight troiniii,
and belles in new spring bonnets.' The speculator ft?°_,„,`
lover of the picturesque would equally find the hill of pnosw—nr
sale worth a visit." Can anything be more delightful, stet
clay when we remember that this new oasis is but, *Della
ping stone to the celebrated "Yale of Kashmeeil
Gazette, May 23. • e frO
Letters of the 17th instant, received this mornine,ttiog
the force under Brigadier Wheeler, state that he is easy/
on as well as could be expected. He was detained fouuh. of
crossing the Bess, in consequence of the great sa•"eitt;ter
boats, there being only four on the first day. Thefr° tbe
was, however, subsequently increased to twelve
ver ou
ghats below, and by working day and night all gotte,tilletf.
the 16th, except Captain Swinley's troop of Horse 44" be;
and the 4th Irregulars. The European gunnerC half
at times all day at work assisting in getting on 141"5.0
The force was within four marches of Kangra, and 'lnnetbia,
the banks of the Beas. The first of these is said to be,%00
the second " no joke," and of ten miles; but the resat " .8, 1,6
steep, has been made passable for anything that
brought up. The guns started at two in the in, °'',ol
and were not up at six P.M., which Wolk' 'Of.
a halt on the 18th. Brigadier Wheeler cannot the The
have reached Kangra at an earlier date than the 23cttreso
two last marches are up the channel of a mountaiLlLdief
said to be well paved with large round stones. Pr''° tiol
Smith is stated to have written to camp in most ren tif
terms of the defences of Kangra, and to have express, obi
opinion that double the quantity of ammunition Ili
Net
with the guns (500 rounds) would be required- eed
believed by some in camp, that the
garrison had ,rbad
surrender, or at least that a portion (the Hincloostanee- (Ole
insisted on such a measure, while the Kbal6esrt is to
majority) refused to entertain terms. Another repot the
the effect that the garrison had offered to evacuate oil
the
following conditions :—" A Jagheer to the Killedar (100'
bye our native Lahore correspondent says his nalneisorisl!:
„
dur Singh, nut Hunsraj), two months' pay to the f Ori
and all to carry out their arms." We have not bear'slioul"
from Kangra, therefore hope it is only a report, as We
ng,'4
be almost sorry to find the heroism of the defence 012%-d loci
so miserably, that the romantic story of the "token" lite be'
its value on the stock exchange of chivalry, and dist tice
sieged have indeed set a price upon their desperat3 rese
die among the ruins of their fortress.—lbid.