The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-21 00:00:00

OPIUM.

Patna, old - - - . 680 oto 685 0 per chest.
Benares, old
Malwa, new, good - - - - 735 oto 740 0 ~
Turkey
Opium—The news of the advance in the Calcutta market has
caused a speculative inquiry here, and new Patna has got up to 670
dolls. to 680; Benares, 650 dolls. to 660. This advance, however,
can be but temporary, looking to the supplies we ore likely to re-
ceive shortly. Mehra is still at 730 dells., but in very limited demand.
Woollens are unusually depressed, scarcity of money and the high
rate of interest having compelled many holders among the Chinese
to force off their stocks.

EXPORTS ON BOARD,

Alum - - - - Dols. 1 65 to 1 80 per picul.
Camphor - - - - „ 14 oto 15 0 o
Cassia
10 oto 11 PP
Buds - - - - PP 16 oto 19 0 0
2 China roots 50 to 3 0
,tia oto 90 0 per catty Musk

Rhubarb - „ 25 oto 50 0 per pica].
-
None- good- in the market.

Silks : .
Tsatlee - - - - „ 450 oto 460 0 „
Taysaam „ 365 oto 0 0 „
Canton - - -
ID 0 oto 0 0 „
None.
Silk—Tsatlee, 1,000 bales are offering at 460 dole.
Sugar - - -
Tea : tf - 4 oto 5 50 „
Congou, common teas - Taels 14 oto 19 0 ~
For common ; market cleared for all above this grade.
Caper plain
- ' " - market cleared I t
„ scented - - - Taels 20 oto 30 0 ~
Orange Pekoe - - - ,
~ ~
„ scented - - . 16 oto 20 0
Souchong
26 0 to 40 0 ~
f •
. -
~
Twankay - - _ _ ~ 16 oto 38 0
Hyson Skin
17 0 to 33 0 ~
1
I/
„ common S " - ~ 13 0 to 20 0 ~
llyson -66 0 ~
Young !Tyson - - - "
32 0 to
~ 20 0 to 60 0 ~
~
Imperial - - - . 36 oto 56 0
~
Gunpowder - - - -
40 0 to 60 0 ~
TEA.—The lower qualities Ilyson and common Twankays have
been In demand during the month. Hyson at taels 33 to 38, and
Twankays 17 to 18 per picul. Moderate purchases have also been
made of common Cougus at taels 16. The continued high rates of
freight check any large !transactions in low-priced teas. Scented
Orange Pekoes have been in request, and the stack had been nearly
cleared off at prices varying from 35 to 40 taels.
The anticipated reduction in the duties on tea has given rather
mere confidence to the buyers, though with the large and the accu-
mulating stocks of British manufactured goods—the low prices that
rule for cash sale—and the uncertainty of any immediate change in
the import duty on the herb, it is necessary to limit purchases, and
therefore the difficulty of making returns still exists.
SILK EXPORT.
The export of raw silk to the United Kingdom, from Canton
and Shanghai, from let July to date, amounts to about 13,303 bales,
as follows ;

From Canton.., To London.. • ..... .. 2.913
Shamgliai.... ••• • • 5,409

Liverpool.
811
4,230

8,322 5,041
8,322

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , . .. .. .. 13,363
PRICES OP BCLLION.

Sycee silver, large, 9 to 9% per cent. premium.
Spanish dollars, Ferdinand, par.
Spanish dollars, Carolus, 9 a 10 per cent. premium.
Republican dollars, to 1 per cent, discount.
Exchange on England, 6 m. s.—Some extensive sale of Baring's
credits have occurred towards the close of the month at 4s. 510. a
4s. 6d. English houses are not drawing.
Exchange on India. --Company's accepted bills on Calcutta, 216 a
218 rs. per 100 Spanish dollars.

Exchange on Bombay, at 60 days' sight, 222 per 100 Spanish
dollars ; at 30 days' sight, 219 per 100 Spanish dollars.

COURT CIRCULAR,
The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yester-
day in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in
Waiting, Colonel Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gordon,
attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Hon. Captain Gordon, and her Ro3'al Highness the
Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess
Mary, honoured the Floral Exhibition in the Regent's
Park with a visit yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took
their usual walks and rides yesterday in the pleasure
grounds of Buckingham Palace.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace included the Duchess of Sutherland, the Mar •
quis and Marchioness of Lorn, Lord George Lennox,
and Captain Francis Seymour.
The band of the Grenadier Guards, under the direction
of Mr. Schott, was in attendance during dinner, and per-
formed the following pieces :7 ....
Overture, " Robert le Diable ' meyerbeor.
Waltz, "Minos
Polka
Mania"—Kuhner.
Variations on a Theme from Mayseder, by Bender.
ge—Strauss.
Pot Pourri,
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord
George Lennox, Captain Francis Seymour, and the Hon.
Captain Gordon,
iaonoured the performance of the
Ancient Concert, at the Hanover. square Rooms, with his
presence yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce, and Sir George
Couper, Bart.,
Duke and his Royal Highness the of Cambridge, at-
tended by Baron Knesbeck, honoured the Archbishop of
ork with their company at dinner yesterday, at his
residence in Grosvenor-square. The noble directors of
the Concert of Ancient Music had the honour of meet-
ing their Royal Highnesses.
After dinner the illustrious party proceeded to the
Hanover-squire Rooms, to honour the performance of
the Concert of Ancient Music with their presence.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returned
to town
College, at yesterda dhuy
rstmorning from the Royal
Military
San.
His Royal Highness Prince George, visited her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough
House.
The Metropolitan Railway Termini Commission had
a meeting yesterday The Commissioners present were
Viscount Canning, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Lo
rd
Mayor, and Sir Frederick Smith.
The Hon. Mr, Scott had an interview with Mr. Se-
cretary Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial-office,
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India Colonies;
and also from the Governors of New South Wales and
New Zealand.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a
general meeting yesterday. There were present, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London,
Winchester, Bangor, Chester, Chichester, Gloucester
and Bristol, Hereford, Leicester, Norwich, Bipan,
and Worcester, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of
Bessborough, and the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse.

* Very oddly, the GiOrliale del Lloyd Austriaeo, reported by the
Gazzetta di Venezia, No. 262, of the 14th of November ult., giving a
most circumstantial account of Mr. Waghorn's experiment, had :
" From Alexandria by the Lloyd's steam-ship l'lmperatore, with
stormy weather far as at Trieste, within 156 hours.
"Departurefromgrieste, on the 27th October, about half an hour
past midnight, far as Innsbruck, &c."
And Mr. Waghorn, in his quoted letter to the Times, says: "It Is
generally believed that I had repaired to Trieste by the Austrian
steamer : erroneous 1 I have landed at the utmost end of the Adriatic,
at Dweno (viz. Duino), &c."

That at Venice, Ceneda, Innsbruck, &c., people should believe that
Mr. Waghorn had landed at Trieste I can conceive; but that the in-
telligence should be printed at Trieste, this, indeed, is utterly beyond
the reach of my understanding, and nobody has yet explained it to
me. In the whole of his lengthened item, the Warnale del Lloyd does
not even mention Duino, though he ought to have known that the
aforesaid illustrious people had repaired thither, if It were true that
the director of the same Lloyd went there himself.

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which were awarded appeared to be fairly distributed, and liberal in
were truly magnificent, and the prizes
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likewise many bright yellow double roses, which excited great inte-
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rest, whilst the Cape jessamine delighted the senses both by its
fragrance and profusion of floral beauties. Some very large
fuschias added to the interest of the show, together with a
somewhat large collection of the eccentric orchidaceous
plant. No less than three military bands were in attend-
ame' and added much to the pleasure of the afternoon.
Subjoined is an official list of some of the principal awards :—For
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Bridge-roadlst gold;
the 2d gold meal to Mr. Barnes, gardener to G. W. Norman, Esq.,
Bromley. For the large collection of 20 store and greenhouse, plants,
the 2(1 gold medal to Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Trail ; the 3d gold
medal to Messrs. Luccombe, Rime, and Co, Exeter. Vor the large
collection of orchidaceous plants, the Ist gold medal to Messrs. nab-
son, nurserymen, Tooting ; 3d gold medal to Mr. Plant, gardener to
I. 11. Schroeder, Esq. For the collection of ten orchidaceous plants
2d gold medal to Mr. Hunt, which would have been given to Mr:
Rae but for his disqualification for non• accordance with the rules.
For the large collection of fifteen Cape heaths, the 3d gold medal to
Mr. May, gardener to E. Goodheart, Esq., Beckenham.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Yesterday Joseph Carter, a
shoemaker, was brought before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, at Guildhall,
charged with attempting to murder a man of the name of Oddy.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that the wounded man and
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public-house,
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they had been in the house the prisoner enteredahvidethhetllistearpc.,,o-oraoltno: am, and
took up a pot and drank some beer. He was then told by the
wounded man to pay his share, on which a quarrel took place, and
very bad language was used. The prisoner then left, but shortly
after he came to the door of the public-house, and sent ill wordo for
cs
lOdridsoynteor come
soelletn.
tHoesweearsetaedvsioslendetnhoitngtoballe,
laugh at the caution and went out, when the prisoner rushed at
him, and Inflicted two deep and dangerous wounds on the unfortu-
nate man, which caused his bowels to protrude. The wounded man
was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, but is not expected to
survive the injuries which he had received. The prisoner was secured,
and on being searched, a sharp-pointed knife was found ou him. Ile
declined saying anything, and was remanded until Friday.
MR. WILLIAM SMITH O'BRIEN.—on Wednesday no
less than nine deputations, from several districts in Ireland, waited
upon Mr. Smith O'Brien, for the purpose of presenting him with ad-
dresses. They were from Cork, Skibbereen, Galbolly,
Corporation of Limerick, Poor-law Guardians of Limerick Union,
Town-Council of Waterford, the Guardians of the Kihnallock Union,
and the Guardians of the Newcastle Union, pf which Mr. S. O'Brien
is chairman.

IMPORTANT DECISION OF TUE VICEROY OF EGYPT.
—4 most important decision for European commerce has just been
taken by the Egyptian Government. Squabbles were contirually
arising on the interest of money between the European merchants
and the natives. These latter were continually making oWections,
and often declined fulfilling the agreements they had made. The
Tribunal of Commerce of 41exandria, consisting chiefly of Arabs,
had been often called upon to give its opinion, and rendered such
ambiguous decisions that R. Was itopossNle to draw any decisive eon-
Ousions from them. The natter was laid before the Viceroy, who
issued a final decision for the whole of the States under lilt jurisdic-
tion, by which the legal and commercial interest of money is to he
1 per cent. per montp.
NoRLE SsoßineE.—John Day, Jun., immediately be
heard that " a Minister should beaman ofa stable mind," sent word
her Majesty, to say that he was ready to undertake to-morrow, if
13 country required it, the duties of Prime Dlinister.—Punch

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