The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-17 00:00:00

GERMANY.

Contradictory statements have from time to time
been made respecting the German fleet. The Ger-
man journals now state that the Committee nomi-
nated by the Germanic Diet, on the subject, has de-
manded to be allowed to nominate three practical
men to decide what ought to be the number of ves-
sels composing the fleet, how it ought to be organised,
the probable expense, &c. The Committee observes
that the fleet is only to serve in protecting commerce
and the coasts.

The King of Paussre, on arriving at Potsdam
from his recent journey, was complimented by a de-
putation of the Association of Fidelity. In reply,
his MAJESTY complained that the observations he
had made on his visit to Hohenzollern had been
misrepresented in the newspapers, and that his inten-
tion was to fortify the castle of Hohenzollern, and
protect the people. The KING then complained that
both he and the Quiet( Were oilumaiated: it hid,

INDIA AND CHINA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
(FRO➢[ OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
A telegraphic dispatch from Trieste of the 15th
instant informs us of the arrival at Suez of the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-packet Hindos-
tan, with 51 passengers. Her dates from Calcutta
are to the 7th of August.
The Nizam would first of all pay to the Govern-
ment 40 Lacs, the remainder in one year, and give
security for the regular payment of his contingent.
None of his provinces have been occupied.
A conspiracy to effect the escape of Moolraj had
been discovered in Calcutta.
It was reported that the arsenal had been set
on fire, and the prisoners liberated in the confusion.
Twenty villages round about Goolburgah had been
plundered and burned by the Rohillas.
It was mentioned in the way of a report that the
troops of Gholab Singh had been beaten in a con-
flict with the people some four days' journey from
Cashmere.
A great many men and a quantity of baggage were
said to have been lost.
Commerce at Calcutta was dull.
The rebellion in China was spreading. The Im-
perial troops could make no impression upon the
rebels.
The stock of silk on hand was small.
Exchange on London, 4s. 10d.—Chronicle.

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.)
LONDON, SEPT. 17.—Wind at noon N., moderate
breeze, and cloudy.
KINGSTOWN.—SId. Wave, New York; Gertrude, St.
Stephen's.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 16.—Wind E.—Arrd. Father
Mathew, Matanzas.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 16.—Wind E.—Arrd. Lady Fitzher-
bert, Tobago and St. Vincent.
PORT TALBOT, SEPT. 16.—Wind E.—Arrd. Brance-
peth Castle, Miramichi.
QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 15.—Wind E.—Arrd. Sir Ed-
mond Head, Sharks Bay; Coromandel, Moulmein;
Philo, Callao; John Willis, Demerara.
CROOKRLVEN, SEPT. 13—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Jane,
Quebec for Gloucester.
OFF FALMOUTH.—Bourse d'Anvers, llavannah, and
sailed for Antwerp.
BELFAST, SEPT. 15.—Wind N.—Sld. Maranham,
Quebec.
SHIELDS, SEPT. 16.—S1d. Apollo, New York.
Hum., SEPT. 16.—Wind N.—Sld. Helene, St. Do-
mingo.

GRIMSBY, SEPT. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Corin-
thian, Quebec.
DEAL, SEPT. 16.—Wind E. to E.N.E., fresh.—Arrd.
Albatross, Porto Rico. Arrd. from the River and sld.
William Nicol, South Seas; Ariadne, Algoa Bay; Su-
perior, Demerara; Codrington, Antigua; Queen, New-
foundland.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 16.—Wind E.—Sld. Margaret
Evans, New York; Vernon, Madras; Gloriana, ditto.
COWES, SEPT. 16.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Lydford, San
Francisco.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 16.—Wind E.—Sid. H.M.S. Grecian,
Coast of Africa; Propontes steamer, Sierra Leone and
Cape of Good Hope; her Majesty's ship Calypso, West
Indies.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 1 6.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Gran-
ville, Moutreal; Joven Modesto, Santander; Alberta,
Bombayrjuo, Antigua. Sid. Hope, Guatemala; Hors-
burg, Valparaiso; Paraguay, ditto; Sorenz Winkle,
Santos; Pomona, Virginia; Gondar, Staten bland.
QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 15.—The Vesta, Jamaica to
Liverpool, put in here to-day leaky, having been
on shore.