The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-16 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

We have received our letters and papers by the
Overland Mail, via Marseilles. The dates of the
advices brought by this arrival are—Bombay, 17th
December ; Calcutta, 7th December; and Hong-
Kong, 28th November.
A summary of the political and military intelli-
gence contained in our dispatches has been already
published in a telegraphic message from Trieste.

COIcIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BoisAs, DEC. 17.

A considerable amount of business has been done,
but this has been chiefly owing to the large supplies of
goods received from England and Bengal, and we re-
gret to observe that the prices have, iu consequence,
tallen off.

Money continues to increase in value, and
is in such demand that that the banks have
raised their rates of interest another one per cent.
all round. The tightness is earlier than
nsual this year, owing to the great inducements
to remit held out by the high rates of exchange on
London v‘hich have for some time been current. Go-
vernment securities and Bank Shares are all affected by
this btate of things, and cannot be reported in any de-
mand. The current quotations are—New Fives, 98;
Sicca Fives, 102 to 102; Company's Fours, 82; Sicca
Fours, 85; Transfer Loan, 110; Bank of Bombay, 19
per cent. premium; Oriental, 17k per cent. discount;
Commercial, 12 per cent. discount; Agra, 1 per cent.
discount.

Exchange on London may be quoted at 2s. 2kd. to
2s. 2d. for China drawn 6 :months' sight bills, and 2s.
3d. for local drafts with shipping documents. On Cal-
cutta there is little doing, and rates are nominal at 97
60 days' sight, and 98 sight.
Freight have for some time been at 21. 10s. to Liver-
pool; to London ss. more; to China not more than rs. 9
per candy is at present procurable.
In 40. inch gray shirtings about 12,000 pieces at rs.
3 10a. to rs. 51 have been sold, but a decline on former
prices have been submitted to the extent of 6 to 8 per
cent. To nearly the same extent have 45-inch shirtings
been sold at prices between rs. 4 14 a. to rs. 6 14 annas.
There is a very small supply of gray madapollams, and
they seem to maintain their value. Gray jacconets have
not been much inquired for, and a decline of about 1
anna per pieco has taken place, and ,about 13,000 pieces
have been sold.
There has been (very little inquiry for Domestics:
some of the heavier qualities have declined in price, and
we hear that nearly 100 bales have been sold at about
6irs. The better kinds of T cloths have been sold to
some extent, but from our list of sales it will be perceived
that prices have given way.
Bleached Shirtings have declined about 4 annas a
piece; the sales are not to any extent.
Bleached Jacconets are very heavy in stock, and the
sales made show a reduction of about 1 to 2i annas per

piece.
Prints are still very depressed. The sales in other
kinds of coloured goods are small.
400CCottonele'iwyrisat—terAbbaevuet Loeo
nbalessold of mTheurlee
baanscl
baebenouat
better demand for orange twist, and 34 bales have been
sold.
Beer—An offer of rs. 75 has been accepted for the
whole remaining portion (if Bass's beer, say about 200
hhds. A good quantity of the last October brew of Baas
is already shipped, and may be expected to arrive at
market some time sooner than it usually does.
Cotton—Since the last mail left a slight advance has
taken place. Dhollera is now worth rs. 126, Comptah
re. 120, and Surat and Broach rs. 123 per candy, equal
to id. to 4 5-16 d. and 4 7-16 d. per lb. laid down in
Liverpool.

DAY.)—This morning, about eight
o'clock a fire broke out on the premises in the occupation of
Messrs. M'Corquodale and Co., printers, situate in the rear
of Cardington-street, Hampstead-road, and near to the
Euston station of the London and North-Western Rail-
way. Considerable damage was at first apprehended, from
the circumstance of the building in which the fire occurred
being surrounded by workshops containing property of an
inflammable character. The prompt arrival, however, of the
engine belonging to the North-Western Railway Company,
followed by several others from the Fire Brigade Establish-
ment, arrested the progress of the devouring element; but
not before the entire destructicn of the contents of
Messrs. M,Corquodale's establishment was completed.
The fire is supposed to have originated from a piece
of lighted paper having accidentally fallen on the floor
during the operation of lighting a fire in one of the
offices. We were unable to ascertain if the premises or con-
tents were insured.

MONSTER LUMP OF ZINC ORE FOR THE MEMEL..
now.—A New York paper says—" An enormous mass of
zinc ore, from the mines of the New Jersey Exploring and
Mining Company, Sussex County, passed through the city
yesterday to the Navy-yard, Brooklyn, to be sent to the
great London Exhibition. It is the pure red oxyde of zinc,
which is found nowhere else in the world but in Sussex
County, New Jersey. The dimensions are five feet long,
and between three and four feet broad and deep, the weight
being 16,4001 b., or nenrly eight tons. We understand it
took a week to bring it over the mountains from the mines to
Dover, on one of the largest sized trucks, with a 12-horse
team, and, in coming down the rm.untains, blocks and tackle,
fastened to the trees, were required to hold it back. In com-
ing down from Dover, on the Mori i 3 and Esser Railroad,:on
Saturday, the car it was on broke down, and it did not reach
Jersey City till yesterday morning. We rather think it will
take the premium at the World's Fair."

COMMISiARIAT DEPARTMENT. —We understand
that reduction in this branch of the service is to be conti-
nued, and not only are no new appointments of clerks to take
place, but every opportunity for reducing them will be taken
advantage of.

SIXTY POUNDS STOLEN FROM A. RAILWAY CAR-
RIAGE. —On Thursday last part of the receipts of the previous
day, at the East Lancashire Railway station, amounting to
nearly 601., was put into a bag, and the bag and contents
were put into a carriage, for the purpose of being conveyed
to Bury. The person who put the bag into the carriage had
occasion to leave for a minute or two, and when he returned
he found the bag had been abstracted. No clue has been
left which may lead to the capture of the thief or thieve*.
Preston Chronicle.

TILE SHARE MARKETS.

BRITISH RAILWAYS

r.allways.

Nominal Prices.