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
advises 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.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BomnAv, 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 ae re-
gret to observe that the prices have, in consequence,
fallen off.
Money continues to increase in value, and
is in such great demand that the banks have
raised their rates of interest another one per cent.
all round. The tightness is earlier than
rhual this year, owing to the great inducements
to remit held out by the high rates of exchange on
London which have for some time been current. Go-
vernment securities and Bank Shares are all affected by
this state of things, and cannot be reported in any de-
mand. The current quotations are—New Fives, 98;
Sicca Thes, 102 to 1022; Company's Fours, 82; Siena
Fours, 85; Transfer Loan, 110; Bank of Bombay, 19
per cent. premium; Oriental, 17k per cent. discount;
Comm..rcial, 12 per cent. discount; Agra, 1 per cent.
discount.

Exchange on London may be quoted at 2s. 21d. to
25. 211-1 for China drawn 6 months' sight bills, and 2s.
3d. for local drafts with shipping documents. (in 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 shirtiogs about 12,000 pieces at rs.
3 10a. to rs. si have been sold, but a decline on former
prices have.been submitted to to the extent of 6 to 8 per
cent. To nearly the same extent have 45-inch shirtirgs
been sold at prici:s between rs. 4 14 a. to rs. 6 14 annas.
There is a very sm all 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 piece 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 Skirtings have declined about 4 annas
piece; the sales are net to any extent.
Bleached Jacconets are very heavy in stock, and the
sales made show a reduction of about 1 to 2 annas per
piece.
Prints are still very depressed. The sales in other
kinds of coloured goods are small.
Cotton Twist—About 500 bales of mule and about
400 hales of water have been sold. There has been a
better demand ter orange twist, and 34 bales have been
sold.

Beer—An offer of rs. 75 has been accepted for the
whole remaining portion of Bass's beer, say about 200
bads. A good quantity of the last October brew of 8853
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
rs. 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.

FlRE.—(Tnis 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 Cardiogton-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 destruction 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. Yvk were unable to ascerlain if the premises or con-
tents were insured.

MONSTER LUMP OF ZINC ORE FOR THE EXHIBI•
nort.—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
yester;ay 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 lung,
and between three and four feet broad and deep, the weight
being 16,4001 b., or nearly 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 nu untains, blocks and tackle,
fastened to the trees, were required to hold it back. In com-
ing down from Dover, on the Morris and Essex Railroad,:en
.Saturday, the car it was on broke down, and it did not reach
Jersey City till yest‘rdav morning. We rather think it will
take the premium at the World's Fair."
COMMIS.ARIAT DEPARTMENT. Wle 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
d:iy, at the East Lancashire Railway station, amounting to
nearly CU, was put into a bag, and the bag and contents
were put into a carriag", 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 thieves.--
Preston Chronzele.

Aberdeen.. .. • • • •
Do. Preference •- • •
Anibergate, hottinghatn,
Boston, & E. J uncion
Ayrshire and Galloway • •
Belfast and County Down
lierks and Hants Exten.
(Great Western Per-
petual 5 per cent )
Birmingham and Oxford
Junction, calls duly,
paid, or wills a guar...
Do. without a guar...
Birming., Wolverhamp-
ten, and Dudley, calls
duly paid, or with a
guarantee .. • • • .
Do. without a guar. ••
Birming., Wolverhamp.,'
and Stour Valley .•
Birkenhead, Lancas., and;
Cheshire Junction ••
Bristol and Exeter• •
Buckinghamshire • • • •
Caledonian • . • • • •
DJ. I Of. Preference
Do. Clydesdale June...
Chester and Holyhead ..
Do. Preference ..
Clarence .. • • • • • •
Do. Ist Class, 6 per ct.
Do. 2.t do., 5 per cent;
Do. Gov. 1.0an,4 pr. et.,
Direct Lond. and Portsm.,
Dublin and Belfast Junct.'
Dublin and Kingstown.. I
Dundalk and Enniskillen
East Anglian (251. L. &
E. and L. & D.) .• • •
Do, (181. E. & H.) • •
Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per
cent. Preference ..
Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref.
Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref.
Eastern Counties ..
Do. Exten., 6 percent.
No. 1 • • .. • •
Do. No. 2 .• • • •
Do. New Preference, 6
per cent...
Do. North. and East.
6 per cent. • • ..
Do. do. 5 per cent ..
Do. do., New • • • •
Eastern Union, class A,
late E. U. shares • •
Do. do. do. ..
Do. do., B & C shares
Do. do., scrip, guaran.
6 per cent. .. .•
East Lancashire • • • •
Do. New quarters • •
Do. 6 per cent. pref.
quarter shares.. • .
East Lincolnshire, gua. 6
per cent • • • • • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edin., Perth, and Dundee
Do. Newport ..
Exeter and Exmouth ..
Glasgow and South-West,
Do. pref. consolidated
Do. do. G. D. & C. stock
Gloucester & Dean Forest
Great Northern • • • .
Do. halves, A, deferred
Do. holies, B, 6 per ct.
Do. 5 per cent. pref.
Great Southern and
Western, Ireland • •
Do. eighths ..
Great North of England .
Do. new 40/. ..
Do. new 301.
Do. new 151. • ..
Great Western .. • •
Do. New, 171. .. - •
Hull and Selby .. ••
Do. half shares • • • •
Do. quarter shares ..
Lancaster and Carlisle ..
Do. thirds . • • • • •
Lancaster and Preston ..
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Do. quarter shares ..
Do. fifths .. • • •
Do. F. 201. .. • • ..
Do. new, guaranteed 6
per cent ..•Do. Budders. & Shaft'.
Do. West Riding Union
Leeds and Bradford ..
Leeds and Thirsk
Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 1
Do. pref. 6 p ct, No. 2
Do. pref. 6 pet., No. 3
Do. pref. qrs., 1848 ..
Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport ..
London and Blackwall
London, Brighton, and
South Coast ..
Do. guarteed. 5 per ct.,
late Croyden thirds..
Do. preference, 5 p ct.
Do. preference, cony. 5
per cent., 1852 ..
Do. new guaranteed, 6
per cent. ..
London and Greenwich .
Do. preference . • •
London and N.-Western
Do. do. new quarters .
Do. fifths ..
Do. 101. sh.., M. &II (c)
London and S.-11, estern
Do. new 50/.
Do. new 40/. ..
Do. new preference •.
Londonderry & Coleraine
Do. half shares ..
Lowestoft, guar. 4 per ct.
Do. do. 6 per cent. ..
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen. .. • •
Do. half shares • • • .
Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock • •
Manchester, Sheffield, &
Lincolnshire
Do. quarters, No. 1 • •
Do. new, 101 preference
Do., 61. Preference • •
Do. Manchester and
Lincoln Union • •
Midland • • • • •• • •
Do. consolidated pref.
Do. 501. shares • • ••
Do. Binning & Derby
Do. Consol. Bristol &
Binning., 6 per cent.
Do. Bristol & Glouces.
Do. do. do. ..
Do. Erewash Pal. pref.
Do. Leic. & Swanning.
8 per cent. guar.
Midland Gt. West. (Ire.),
Middlesbro' and Redcar,l
6 per cent. guar.
Newcastle and Carlisle..
Do. quarter shares ..
Newmarket • • ..
Do. extension scrip ..

Newport, Abergavenny,l

and Hereford
Newry & Enniskillen ..
Newry, W arrenpoint, k
.Rostrevor • • .. • •
Norfolk •• • • .. • .

Do. New 201. shares •• I
o. Extension • .
1)o. guar. 5% per cent.
Waveney Valley..
Northern Counties Union
North British.. ..
Do. Preference ..
North Staffordshire • .
North-Western .. • •

Oxford, Worcester and
Wolverhampton.. ..
Preston and Wyre
Do. Halves (A) • •
Reading, Guildford, and
eigate .. • • • • ,
Royston and Hitchin
lio. Shepreth Exten...
Scottish Central ..
Scottish Midland ..
Do. new ..
Sarewsbury & Binning.

•
Do. Class 8..
Do. New Guarantee..
Ahrewsbury & Hereford
Shrewsbury and Cheater
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. italics
Do. Oawestry
Do. New.. ..
Do. S per cent. Pref. .

Shropshire Union ..
South Devon „
Do. Preference ..
South Staffordshire
South-Eastern
Do. do. 4 per cent...
South Wales.. .
South Yorksh. andßiver
Dun ..
Shell., Roth., and Goole,
N. Div., guar.s p cent.
Do. do. South Div.
Swansea Sc Loughor, &C.
raw Vale Extension
Thames Haven Dock and

--
Railway ••
••
Vale of Neath • • •
Waterford and Kilkenny
Waterford and Limerick

Waterlor d, Wex., Wick.,l

and Dublin .. ••1
Wear Valley, 6 per cent.

guaranteed ••
Do. do.
Do. do.
West ,iornwall

do. ..
do. • •

West London . • . •• I
Do. Ist Class Pref. (101.)
Do. 2d Class de. (par
Whitenaven and Furness
Windsor, Staines, and S.

Western • • • • • .
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey

mouth •• •. •• ••
York, Newcastle, & Ber•

wick •• •• •• ••
Ditto and Newcastle
Extension

DitiO6..N.E. purchase
or preference ..
Do. .. .. ..

Do.
Do. Hartlepool Dock
and Railway ..
York and North Midland
Do. Preference ..

Boulogne and Amiens ..
Central of France (Or.
leans and Vlerzon)
Demerara
Dutch Rhenish.
East Indian ..
Do. do. do. ..
Great Indian Peninsula..
Ditto ditto ..
Louvain ala Sambre ..
Luxembourg • • • • ..
Ditto
Madrid and V alentia
Maria Antonia ..
Ditto, New
Namur and Liege ..
Northern of France • •
Orleans and Bordeaux ..
Paris and Orleans ..
Paris and Rouen • •
Paris and Strasbourg ..
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse • •
Strasbourg aid Basle ..
Tours and Nantes .•
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and llasselt • •
West Flanders

Australasia
British North America..
Colonial .... ••..•• • • • •
Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock ....
London and Westminster
National Provincial Eng.
Do. New • • • • • •
National of Ireland .. • •
Provincial of Ireland.. • •
Do. New .. • •••• • • • •
Union of Australia .. • •

Do. New ...• • • •• • • • •
Union of London . .1
Vain of

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