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

EASTERN PRODUCE,

Cotton—The market for this staple has been without animation,
and in the absence of any active demand, prices have experienced a
further decline. They may now be quoted as follows, the price of
Comptah being less drawback on exportation to England
Broach and Surat.. • • 78 rs. to 80 per candy.
Dollera • • ..
Oomrawuttee
Barsee ••• • • • • •• • 74 to 77
Comptah, old ... • • . • • 65 .•
Stocks, we understand, are increasing rapidly, and the quality of
the broach cotton available Is growing inferior. . .

Wool—We quote prices considerably lower owing to the indifferent
quality of the wool at present at market. Few purchases have been
made by European houses. _ . .

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Opium has fallen in value, and may now be quoted at 1,375 rs. to ,
1,385 re. per chest for fait qualities; large quantities of inferior and '
adalteraled opium are still at market.
Silk—There has been a general decline in the prices of this article,
as will be seen from our quotations.
In other articles we may notice a trifling reduction—in the price of
Mocha coffee, and a falling off of 1 to 2 rs. in pepper ; a rise of about
5 rs. per cut in gum Anini, and 3 to 4 rs. per candy in Ghatee hemp,
and a considerable advance also in the price of cardamums ; indigo,
which was quoted in our last at 25 to 35 rs. per maund, is now set
down at 28 to 30rs. ; and Cassia, which was formerly quoted at 96 rs.
per lb., may at present be obtained at 88 rs.
Freights—Shipping arrivals have been limited, and the rate of
freight to Great Britain has had an upward tendency. We now quote
it at 41. both to London and Liverpool. Freight to China is at 19 rs.
per candy of cotton. There has been no vessel on the berth for the
Clyde.

Money Market—The cessation of hostilities with the Punjaub has
had a favourable effect on the value of the Government Securities,
the paper of the two most recent loans having Improved since our
last, the Five per Cents. from 102 rs. at 102% to 107 rs., and the
Four per Cents. from 94 rs. to 95 to 96 rs. The following are the
rates now current :

Five per Cent. loan of 1825-26 to 107 rs. to 110.
Fout ditto ditto 1832-33 to 99 rs. to 100.
Four ditto ditto 1835-36 to 94 re.
Five ditto ditto 1841-42 to 107 rs.
Four ditto ditto 1842-43 to 96 re.

Exchange—On England rose shortly after the departure of the
last mail, to Is. 1154 d. to Is. 11 Xd. for six months, and Is. 11 lid. for
30 days' bills, and has continued to rule steadily at those rates with-
out subsequent variation. There has been a further sale of five lace
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of Government bills on Calcutta at 30_ days' sight, and the average
rate realised was 991,E rs., but some of the same paper was after-
wards disposed of at a lower figure, and the present rate at 30 days
is 98 re. On China at 60 days the rate is 209 rs. per 100 dollars.
Banks—We subjoin the current rates of Bank Shares :—Bank of
Bombay, at 42 rs. per cent. premium ; Oriental Bank, at 175 rs. to
185 premium per share.

Price of Bullion—Sovereigns, each 11 re. ; Bank of England Notes,
per X., 11 re.

LEVANT MAIL.

MALTA, APRIL 25.—The P. and 0. Comp. steamer Royal Tar ar-
rived here on Friday last, and transferred her passengers and mails
to the Iberia, whieh vessel proceeded to Alexandria, and the Royal
Tar to the Levant and Black Sea on the same day. The French
steamers Telemaque and Louqsor, left port on Friday last ; the
former for the Levant, and the latter for Alexandria and Beyrout.
We hear that the French Government will shortly break up the line
of steamers between this island and the Levant. The French
steamer Leonidas, from the Levant, arrived here yesterday. The
French steamer Lycurgue, from Beyrout and Alexandria, was ex-
pected on the 24th. She would proceed to Marseilles direct with
little delay. The P. and 0. Comp. steamer Iberia, with the mails and
passengers from India, may be expected to arrive here to-morrow.
The P. and 0. Comp. steamer Tagus arrived here at mid-
night, and will carry forward the Mails and passengers
from India, viii Gibraltar, to Southampton. She reports
having seen her Majesty's steamer Virago in the sea
of Marmora, with Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker on board. The
Hibernia was at Galipoli. On Wednesday evening, at a quarter be-
fore nine o'clock, P.M., a slight shock of earthquake was felt by se-
veral inhabitants of the island. It was also severely felt at the same
time in Sicily.
bias-rruale itcrsLi.lcßEcß —The Brig Chariot, Captain Lash, from
maraenleo, bound t. Glrgenti• , in ballast, on the 17th instant, off
Sardinia, experienced very
caused considerable . heavy weather, and shipped a sea, which
for repairs.
be the yeast], which put into this port

PIIO6BSSITS TO MLR MAJTATTe--.1. tatwate letter from Tunis of the
19th inst. says :—ln five or six days more, the Tunisian frigate.
Hain's, will leave this place for Mat*. Seven bOtaltlfili horses, a
lion, and other animals will be put on board, as s present from H. H.
the Bey, to her Majesty Queen Victoria. General eildy limit Miralei,
of his Highness's Cavalry, will embark as ambassador. We sup-
pose that a steamer will be seat to England from this island to con-
vey the Bey's munificent present to her Majesty.

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Ann, Captain Brown.rßostone ived
tothe h accounts from
Washington to the 4th ult, andby
sohnipdelblaatre,y we learn, still remained
the
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by Mr.
and
On the 3d ult. the war policy of the 54de undetermined.
the passage of the notice, were advocialt.e4:
On the 4th, Mr. APDuffie, in a powerful speech), rendered
im-
portant service to the cause of peace, and declared himself in
favour of a compromise upon the basis of the proposition ade
by Mr. Gallatin, in 1826. On Monday, the 6th, Mr.
Webster would address the Senate in vindication of the Ash-
burton treaty; and Mr. Benton, it was expected, would fol-
low in opposition to Messrs. Allen, Cass, ice. No date to the
termination of the disscussion had been named, and it was
believed that no vote would be taken until after the receipt
of further advices from this country.
It was believed the notice would pass the Senate with an
express declaration in favour of a compromise.
The Washington Union explains, with regard to the sup•
pressed estimates for an addition of 40 war steamers to the
navy of the United States, that those estimates were not
sanctioned by the President, and that his consent was given
only to the note of the Secretaries.
The journals contain no further news from Mexico,
Canada, &c.
The new Tariff Bill had not been produced.
The proceedings of the House of Representatives are un-
interesting.

SUICIDE OF ONE OF THE QUEEN'S MESSENGERS.—
At three o'clock on Saturday Mr. Hader, one of the Queen's mes-
sengers, residing at No. 13, Princes-row, Pimlico, committed self-
destruction. The unfortunate man was found in the kitchen, kneel-
ing down and bleeding profusely from a wound in the throat. Medi-
cal assistance was immediately called in, but he survived only a few
minutes. He has left a wife and three children. No cause has been
assigned for the dreadful act.
SUICIDE FROM HIINGEMPOAD-BRIDGE.—EarIy on
Saturday morning last, another suicide took place from Hungerford
er Charing Cross Suspension-bridge. It appears that soon after
twelve o'clock on Saturday morning, a young man, about twenty-
threegentleymekrens wofereage, and dressed in a shooting jacket of dark colour,
Pemaidnytoll with others, on the Middlesex side, but had not proceeded
assist-
ance,
wyhaernds,pewnohenns
puthe threwoin himself over Into the water. Two
Passing in that direction, and called out for amist-
SidAte_tortuy clam n. boats, but the deceased had not been
was of Ur comphsPon,
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