The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-30 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON, THURSO A Y EVENING, OC !OBER so, 1856

ing. I quote a paragraph as a fair exposition of ,
the ideas of the most influential Anglo-Indians :
" With all deference we would submit that the
whole of these objections may be removed, with-
out a revolutionary measure, without an ex-
haustive act, and without any precipitate altera-
tion of existing administrative forms, by two
very simple expedients. We would at. first change no-
thing in India. Local reforms always require conside-
ration on the spot, and are beat made without any Par-
liamentary interference whatever. We would pass a
short declaratory act, transferring the whole power of
the East India Company—name and all if necessary—to
the G-overnor,General in Council. The remaining pa-
tronage of the Court would, of course, be transferred to
the Secretary of State for India, and the Court of Pro-
prietors would exist only for its dividends. The Indian
Gbvernment would thus at once occupy the position of
direct responsibility to the Minister in England. No-
thing would be changed. The army would remain the
Cbmpany's army as before, obedient not to the Hone
Guards, but to the Government and Secretary for India.
All matters of finance, foreign diplomacy, and external
administration would remain unaffected, to be gradually
improved, as time, circumstances, or public opinion
might. demaed. The Court of Directors would simply
be eliminated, without violence, and without those
changes in matters of detail from which English states-
men appear to shrink. It is not necessary even to abo-
lish the Court. of Proprietors. It might be inconvenient
t t pay them off. 'They are already deprived of the last
ve.-tige of political pnwor, an a short clause prohibiting
morons unless three-fourths of the entire body were pre•
sent would reduce them to permanent silence. They
would exist till the sinking-fund had accumulated to an
amount sufficient to permit of their being paid off. No
existing interests would be affected.

BOMBAY, Ocr. 3.

The preparations for the contemplated expedi-
tion to the Persian-Gulf continue to be vigorously
maintained. I have before explained to you that
the question being one entirely between the Home
Government and the Schah, the authorities in
India are merely acting under orders, and it is im-
possible to say with certainty whether the flotilla
will ever leave the harbour of Bombay. But in
anticipation that the final instructions from
England, which may possibly be brought by the
mail that is due in a day or two, but are rather
looked for three weeks hence, will be of a warlike
character, the departments, military and naval, have
been, and are still, actively employed. The Com-
mander-iu Chief, the Quartermaster-General, and
the Adjutants-General of the Queen's and Com-
pany's forces all came down last week from the
headquarters of the army at Poonah for conference
with the Governor and ropection of arrangements.
The regiments to compose the force are not yet
in orders, but'it is understood that the corps I men-
tioned in my last, or the majority of them have
been selected, -and that they will number in all
5,000 men. The ships taken up for the transport
Service at 14 per ton, a-month now amount to 20,
with an aggregate of 16;000 tons, and ranging indi-
vidually from 1,400 to 600. Several of these are
rapidly fitting for horses, after the model of one
which, having been prepared for the inspection of
the Commander-in-Chief, was highly approved by
him in a visit be paid to her some evenings ago.
One steamer—the Feroze—has already been des-
patched to the Gulf with officers of the Quarter-
master-General's and Commissariat Departments
on board. She is expected, however, to return
Shortly, nor, is it easy to perceive for what reason,
ether than to spy out the nakedness of the land;
her officers were sent up. Arrangements at Kar-
rack for the quartering and victualling of the arma-
ment on its arrival are, however, the ostensible
cause, and if the Persian authorities are amicable
suck arrangements may possibly be feasible.
Having writtenthus much of the preparations for
coercing the court of Teheran, I believe I have well
nigh exhausted the intelligence of the fortnight, so
tranquil ie all upon this 'side of the Indus, so dark
and silent all upon the other. Thus from Cabul
the Delhi Gazettehas no correspondence of later date
than the Ist of September, and that, like every-
thing that has come of late from the same quarter,
gives but vague rumours of the state of affairs at
Herat. A frontier journal, expecting reliable infor-
mation, learns that its. messenger has been mur-
'dered in the Affghan territory to punish and to
'prevent correspondence with the infidel. Such a
.proceeding may be credited perhaps on the part of
the mountain tribes, and possibly, in the absence of
his master, even the Governor of Cabul might in-
stigate or ignore it. But itseems highly improbable
that the Dost himself, whatever may have been his
views at former junctures, would now desire to
conceal any movement of his Persian enemies from
his English allies. Doubtless, however, the people
' 'at large have not yet learnt to trust us. They have
much to forget—our armed interference in their
quarrels—our first successes--their .own revenge,
'so signal and so sweet—and our final devastating
'advance and unarmed withdrawal. But when, as
will now shortly be the case, British gold and
British powder and ball find their way into the
Affghan valleys, we may hope to meat with much
confidence and with a fuller belief in the sincerity
of our present friendly professions.
Such as the reports were at Cabul at the date I
have mentioned I may shortly give their purport.
That Herat had fallen to the Persian army wasstill
asserted loudly, but was contradicted no lessstoutly
by the Court and the majority of the citizens. In-
deed, the question appears to have become one of
party politics, the leaders of the Kuzzilbash tribes,
who are opposed to the Dost, spreading, if not
originating, the rumours of Persian success, and the
Ameer'sfriends denouncingthem as altogether false,
and as concocted merely to endanger the authority
and popularity of their chief. Nor (pursues the
Court party, parrying and returning) would the
Kuzzilbashes have been content could they havehad
their will with such feeble attempts at creating dis-
union. With the Dost away at Candahar and the
Persians before Herat they would infallibly have
got up a very serious insurrection but for the alli-
ance of his Highness with the English and the
threatened position of the powerful British force at
Peshawur. This vigorous riposte and stout asser-
tion of the wisdom of the Ameer's policy seems to li
have silenced the malcontents for a time.
The Dost was still at Candahar, no longer
thwarted by his brother and nephews, but still
losing men by desertion, and still finding supplies
scarce and dear. An envoy from Morad Mirza,
the Schah's uncle, who had joined the Persian army
with reinforcements, had visited him—the person,
probably, of whose reported summary dismissal I
wrote in my last. In the north the views of the
King of Bukhara upon the Affghau province of
Balkh were again said to be developing themselves
in the shape of a large invading army, of whose
coming Afzul Khan had certified his perplexed
father by express through Cabal to Candahar.
Within the British frontier, on the extreme verge
of our territory, it appears doubtful whether a force
shortly to be as3emoled is intended for real or fir
mimic warfare. Brigadier Cotton, commanding the
Peshawur Division, is about bu proceed into the
hills with a very considerable force of exercise, con-
sisting of the 87th Fusidlrs, two regiments of
native infantry, three squadrons of horse, some
Sappers and Miners, and several guns. According
to the Delhi Gazette, the object of the Brigadier is
merely to exercise the troops in the various opera-
tions of irregular mountain warfare; and for this
purpose the localitychosen is, according to the same
authority, the range of hills inhabited by the
powerful Eusofzye tribe,—a race which, martial
and turbulent under the Sikh dominion, has
shown itself undeviatingly faithful and peace-
ful in its relations with us. Their country lies
just across the Cabul river, to the north of the,
entrance to the Khyber. Other accounts, however,,
speak of an ill feeling existing towards e British.
in quite the opposite direction from Peshawur-
namely, in the Meeranzye Valley, which you may
remember was made the scene of a martial prome-
nade last year by Major Coke, with, for a time at
least, the happiest effects. Now, however, it is
said, the anarchical spirit of the tribes of the valley
has broken out again, and a certain chief has fallen
a victim to it and to his notorious attachment to
the English. If this be true, it may be that the
Brigadier intends his force for work more serious
than skirmishing with blank cartridge among the
Eusofzye hills.
At the date of the latest accounts from the Pun-
, jab the cholera was fast abating at the great majority
of the station's, as at Mean Meer, where it had been
so very severe, and at Ferozepore. At Lahore the
day, but, on
deaths still ranged as high as
an average of 100 a
the whole,
the disorder is disappear-
ing. Its ravages have been •
very terrible, and are
.
confirmatory of a theory which has been broached,
that places in which, as in the •
cities and stations
of the north-west
i
provinces,
zuffermo .the diseasey never
endemic appear to
occasional visitations. It
is yett severely from frtoom itsconl
pute with even an approximation to exactness the
number of persons who have fallen before it since
first, in the middle of May, it broke out at Agra.
But it is said that in that city alone 16,000 natives,
or a fifth of the population, perished. Of the
losses incurred by the purely native cities of
northern Rajpootana and elsewhere we have no
means of judging, but they were undoubtedly very
great. The mortality among Europeans is assumed
by the Friend of India, in the absence of specific
data, to amount to 500 for the months of July and
A ugust. The same journal traces the progress of
the disease from Agra westward, "as regularly
as if it had travelled by day. ' The station of
Umballah, however, at first escaped, the disorder •
appearing to leap over it to Lahore. There, how_
ever, it doubled upon its own track, and was next
leArd. of at Umballah: Its appearance a. t. different
tally differe
stations was accompanied by o tat at-
mospherical conditions. To Agra it came at the
height of an unusually dry season—to Lahore in

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CALCUTTA MARKET.
(Prom, the Calcutta Englishman of Sept. 22.)
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship
Bentinck, with the London mails of the 10th ult., arrived
at her moorings on the 16th inst., and her packets were
distributed the same afternoon. On the 19th inst. the
electric telegraph from Bombay put- us in possession of
London advices -to the 26th ult., and we regret to observe
that the commercial intelligence is not of such a nature as
to cause a reaction in our produce market, which has con-
tinued without animation since the despatch of the last
mail, and, with perhaps' one or two exceptions-, our staple
articles have attracted littleattention. Raw silk has again
been dealt in largely, and we areat present bare of stocks.
In silk piece goods hardlyanything has been done worthy
of note. Sugar is in but moderate demand at declining
prices. Saltpetre in general demand. Jute has only
been bought by the dealers to fulfil their contracts. Oil
seeds in less request, and value lower. Of rice, table
sorts have not undergone any alteration, but the exten-
sive demand for Ballam and Moanghy has reduced stocks
considerably and enhanced the value. All other articles
.ontinue in much the same position as at the date of our
last report.
In our import market no alterations of any conse-
quence have taken place. The operations during the
port fortnight have been satisfactory, as oonsequent Ca
the near approach of the Doorgapoojah holidays, which
commence on the 4th prox. Dealers have been actively
engaged in getting their requirements supplied, and the
sales of grey goods, Turkey red goods, prints and
chintres and woollens, have been to a very fair extent at
the advance quoted in our last, although we have not
experienced further improvements in prices, except in one
or two instances-. Bleached, continues, as before, ne-
glected, and the purchases have been only for local pur-
chases. Mule twist has remained inactive, but a very

moderate quantity having been taken since our last.
On the whole, we might have had greater activity in
this branch of our trade but for the unusually heavy
rains, which have inundated the whole country and thus
curtailed the orders from the Upper Provinces. In
metals we have had a quiet fortnight, iron alone having
been rather firm, and value slightly lower.
Money Market.—The position of this market has re-
mained as satisfactory as could be wished, notwithstand-
ing the 42 per cent. Government loan which we an-
nounced in our last, and the subscriptions to which as
yet have been more limited than those who highly dis-
approved of such a measure 'on the part of our Gov,trn-
ment could have anticipated. While money is, abundant
and the market is almost in a glutted state; so much so
that the capitalists are at a loss to find employment for
their funds, and are willing to operate on most moderate
terms, the loan, from its unpopularity and uncertainty
as to the future course of the Government financiers, at-
tracts no subscriptions. Three weeks have now elapsed
ice it was announced, and we hear scarcely 10,000 r.
,have been paid into the Calcutta Treasury, and of this
amount a good portion is by Government officials. In
the Bazaar 3 per cent. per annum seems to be the general
rate on advances on deposit of Company's paper and
,other equally goad securities. We have had no alteration
in the rates of the Bank of Bengal, and the last weekly
statement of its liabilities and assets, ending on the 17th
inst., we give below for the information of our sub-
scribers :

Proprietors' capital

Reserve fund 3,97,662 2 0
Current account

Cash Credits, undrawn 15,99,616 2 8
Other claims 1,05,953 5 10

Banknotes and post bills

Total Co.'s R 5......... 3,57,20,380 3 1
ASSETS.

Government securities 17,23,868 9 6
Dins from Government • 52,710 9 11
Mint certificates, undue
Cash
Loans on deposit of securities 1,17,41,022 7 6
Accounts of credit on ditto 20,20,519 6 5
Government bills discounted 2,25,112 10 4
Mercantile bills ditto
Dead stock

Total Co.'s Rs ... . . 3,57,20,380 3 1
Shares.—Bank Of Bengal shares continue without im•
provement. At the last meeting of the Calcutta Steam
Tug Company a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent., or
equal to 70r. per share, was declared, and the shares
are still held at 1,150 r. Bengal Coal Company's shares
have improved further, sales having lately been made at
1,400 r. each. The capital of this company has been in•
creased by a lac of rupees by the issue of 100 new shares,
which the old shareholders are entitled to take up at par,
in the proportion of one new share to every 15 old
shares. East India Railway Company's shares paid in
full are now held at 232 r., or at 12r. prem., exclusive of
interest.

Government securities have depreciated slight!y,
Company's 4 per Cents. having beau sold to some extent
at 13 per cent. In Sicca Fours large transactions huve
taken place at 14r. Ban., dealers preferring these papers
in the expectation that Government will be constrained
ultimately to receive subscriptions to the 41 per Cent.
Loan, half in cash and the other half in 4 per Cent papers.
This mode has been suggested by the public, but whether
.the authorities will find it expedient to adopt it retrains
to be seen. The chances of the Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. Loan being filled up, judging from the progress it
bas made, seem to be very remote, and it is expected
that even a Five per Cent. Loan in the present state of
public feeling would not meet with much favour, especi-
ally as the exports of specie for the purchase of rico in
the Akyab market will commence shortly, when money
usually becomes less abundant. The fact of capitalists
preferring to make advances on securities at 3 per cent.
.9nly, when Government are offering 4? per cent., and
when four per cent. securities could be bad at a dis-
count of 13 per cent. and Five per Cents. at 3 per cent.
pr4mium, is a sufficient evidence of the distrust with
ivhich the financial working of the State is viewed by
the public.
Exchange.—On London.—turing the past fortnight
our market has not presented any new feature. The
supply of paper has continued on a moderate scale, and
just kept pace with the demand, quotations remaining
unchanged—i. e., for first class credits 2.1 i to buy, and
2.1 i per rupee to sell, and for document paper 2.1 to
2.14- per rupee. For some choice paper of the latter de-
scription 21.1 was paid, but this is an extreme quotation.
TheAincrican houses here have been; and are very much
inconvenienced by the non-arrival of the United States
mails by the last two steamers, and consequently the
non-receipt of the letters of credit which were to supply
funds for the purchase of cargoes yet to be laden. It is
surmised that some alteration in the regulations as to
payment of postage has caused this irregularity. We
hope, however, that the next steamer, the Nubia, due
here on the 26th inst., may bring the mails that are in
arrear, and thus release our American neighbours from
an embarrassing position. For next mail, which may be
considered closing for all business transactions on the 3d
of October (the holidays commencing the following day),
Ifvfew sales have been made of bank bills at 2.1,1, and
A.unerican credits at 2.18 per rupee.

Freights. With numerous arrivals from different
[ PartA of the world, and with little inducement to shippers
to Great Britain, the rates to England have not experi-
enced any material reduction, and the engagements of
tonnage during the fortnight under review have been on
' the whole very moderate. For Lon don our quotations

the midst of heavy and unceasing rain. At the are :-31. 103. for sugar, saltpetre, and rice ; 31. se. for
former station the natives were the first to suffer seeds, 21. for jute, 3/. to 31. ss. for hides, and 4/. for
—at the latter the Europeans. It is further de- silk and indigo. For Liverpool the rates are about ss.
serving of note that the cold season which preceded
to lie lower. Country freights have assumed a down
this terrible visitation was unusually warm and -
ward tendency, the last engagements of rice for China
free from the rains which ordinaril fall about
having been made at 821 c. per bag ; and for Mauritius
y
at 14 annas per bag, payable there. The amount of
Christmas in the plains of Upper India. tonnage still disengaged in our port is rather large, and
The inundations in the Punjaub, of which I as vessels now arriving are not expected to load until the
wrote in ray last, have subsided, not without leav- Doorgapoojah holidays shall be over, about the middle
iiig traces of their power. The cantonment of of next month, and in the interval many arrivals will
Dehra Ghazee Khan is annihilated, and great part take place, there is not the slightest likelihood of any
of the town is gone also. Much of the damage is improvement in the rates.
ascribed—l know not how truly—to the failure of IMPORTS.
a bund, or embankment, built by an officer of the j BRITISH COTTON PIECE Goons.
Punjaub Public Works Department expressly to Gray Shirtings—An active demand having prevailed
protect the lines from the sudden rushes of the throughout the fortnight for low and medium 39 and 40
mountain streams. For this purpose it proved in- inch cloths, holders h lye succeeded in effecting large
effectual, and the river rising simultaneously the sales at the advance quoted in our last. 45 inches goods
station was quickly submerged. The steady re- continue in moderate request, but 54 inches have been
sistance of the troops to this novel foe was un- taken largely by dealers for upcountry and north-west
availing, and at the close of the second day they provinces.
White Shirtings—Have attracted no attention, and
were beaten out of every post they had occupied,
the sales therefore have been on a very small scale, at
mid were forced to evacuate the station. The ar-
unaltered
tillery, infantry, and a portion of the cavalry took
White Figuredrices Shirtings and Brocades—A. good busi-
refuge in the old fort of the town, the remainder ness has been in progress for both descriptions, and the
of the cavalry encamping on some neighbouring competition on the part of the dealers has led to an
sandhills. Admirable order seems to have been advance of one anna a-piece, at which large sales have
maintained. During the height of the deluge the taken place.
walls of the town gaol gave way, yet not a prisoner Grey Jaconets— We have had no alteration in those
escaped. Every man was brought in to the fort, goods, atik-inch cloths continuing to sell freely at the last
Nor was any loss experienced of treasure or public advance of one anna a-piece, but for 45-inch we have
documents. . had rather a limited demand.
Lord Harris and General Grant are both at White Jaconots—R-main in a depressed state, even
Madras. The former is about to proceed on a tour low prices being no inducement to purchasers.
of inspection through the central portion of his Grey Maiapoilams—Have been much favoured, and
a large quantity has been lately cleared off importers'
presidency, visiting the districts of Cuddapan, Bel- hands. 32 inch cloths, worth 1-13 r. to 1.14 r., have sold
lary, and Canara. An old officer of the Madras very freely at former prices ; but 34-inch have been
army, Lieut.-General West, who entered the ser- taken at an advance of 2 annas a piece.
vice before the commencement of the century, and White Madapollams.—Continue neglected, and small
had remained in India to an advanced age, died parcels occasionally taken for local consumption at a
lately at Madras, and was buried with the honours slight concession on the part of holders.
due to his high military rank. White Cambrics.—The demand has again fallen off,
and but a very small amount of business has been trans-
I mentioned in my last Colonel Jacob's rifle
shooting at Kurrachee and his blowing up ammu- acted during the fortnight at former prices.
nition-waggons at 1,200 yards. The feats I then White Twillf.—ln moderate request at 4r. to 48 a
recorded have since been surpassed. The Colonel piece. Finer cloths rather dull of sale.
La ets Have been placed to a fair extent at the ad-
was desirous of trying his rifle-shells at a greater 139 '—
vance last established, although we have not had much
distance, and accordingly 1,800 yards were marked activity on the part of dealers.
off from the object upon which their power was to Mull mulls.-01 late we have had little inquiry for
be tested. That object was a box 10 feet square. these goads, and prices of all kinds are lower by one
It was double throughout, a space of one inch be- anna a-piece.
ing left between the outer and inner boards, each Book muslins remain unaltered, a fair amount of sales
of which was an inch and a quarter thick. This in- having taken place at the figures given in our last. Fur-
tervening space was filled with gunpowder, and chasers for Burmah have taken but a very moderate
was found to contain a charge of more than 500 lb. quantity.
The box was placed against the butt, well tarred Turkey Red Goods.—We have had no further improve-
over, and the shooting began. All shots were fired ment in prices, but all descriptions have continued to
sell freely, and the market at the present moment is in a
from the shoulder, no rests of any kind being used. healthy position.
Four rifles were at work—one a 32 gauge, two 24'5,.. Prints and Chintzes have been in active demand, both
and a 16. That used by the Colonel was one of for up country, north-west provinces and Bengal, and
the 24's. After the practice had gone on for some considerable sales are reported at former prices.
time, and steadily improving, Col. Jacob's 21st Woollens.—An improved demand for lew and medium
shell struck the box, and blew it up with a violent cloths has led to an advance of la. per yard, at which a
explosion. The morning was at first dark and good business has been done, but finer kinds continue in
cloudy, but shortly after the firing began it grew moderate request and without improvement in prices.
clearer, and became ultimately very favourable as Coloured Yarns have attracted more attention lately,
regarded the light, though a fresh breeze blew and orange and green have been placed to a fair extent
steadily across the range. at an advance of 3 pice per lb., but red continues un-
altered.
Mule Twist.—We have had a quiet market of late, and
moderate sales at former prices. Nos. 30 and 40 have,
however, slightly improved in demand, and dealers have
shown more inclination to operate. .
EXPORTS.

Indigo.—ln our last we gave a corrected statement of
the total outkurn of the season, aggregating about
98,000 mds. Since then nothing urther has transpired
to render any alteration in the estimate necessary.
Exports from the let of Nov., 1855, to the 18th of
Sept., 1856 : . _

Chests. Fy. maunds.
To Great Britain
France
Hamburg 5 20
North America 2,426 9,378
Suez and Mediterranean 1,064 4,603
Red Sea, Bombay, and
Persian Gulf 679 2,592

Total..

33,730 127,432

REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKEN PROM
THE 13TH SEPT. TO THE 3D OCT.

The Overland Mail from London of the 26th of Aug.
reanhed Bombay on the night of the 18th of Sept., per
Peninsular and Oriental steamer Cadiz, in the unpreee-
dentedly short period of 22 days and 21 hours.
Since last report our money-market has become more
settled, and money for legitimate purposes can be ob-
tained in abundance on easy terms, but, as produce may
now be expected to arrive!from up-country in large quan-
tities, money will be more in demand, and we 4o not
therefore anticipate lower rates of interest to prevail at
the banks, viz., from 4 to 6 per cent.
The amount paid into the new 41 per cent, loan is so
trifling that it may now be considered a nonentity, and,
it Government are really in want of funds, there can be
very little doubt but that a 5 per cent. loan must be
' opened, and even then it is questionable if the public
will subscribe to any considerable extent, as the duplicity
practised on holders of Fives in 1855 is not yet quite
forgotten.
Government and other securities are languid, and
quotations are a shade lower than those last reported.
The fall of rain throughout the Presidency has been
ample, and the most favourable accounts continue to be
received of the state of the crops. We are now in the
midst of our Elephanta storms, which may be fairly ex-
pected to blow over in the course of the next week, when
our rainy season maybe considered fairly over, and traf-
fic along the coast and elsewhere will then be fully
opened.

says he has not. This is the second attack on the 1,680 pieces at 16c. to 19c. Black, 338 pieces at 13c. i
fleet, his first having been unsuccessful. to 131 c. The Great Britain liniught 2,282 pieces.
Long Eiis.- A few hundred pieces dispiise.d of.
sceriet are qu ted $5O 90.
The China Mail, Sept. 10, says :-" There is Carn'ets. -Wit bout inquiry, and prices niiminal.
scarcely anything of note in or about Canton. The Woollens.-About 900 pieces Spanish stripes have
examiners, who it was thought must have fallen changed hands ; prices 70c. to 80c., according to colour
into the hands of the rebels or other outlaws, did and quality. Medium cloths, $1 30.
arrive on the 4th, having traversed the east of the 1 Metals-Lead is again lower, and in no demand, no-
province, which is known to be in a very disturbed minal price $5 79. Nail rod iron, $3 25 tr 3 50. Pin,
state. One of the latest placards received purports Strain, $l4 to $l5 ; Banee and China, $22 to $2B ; about
2,500 plants have arrived and been disposed ~f. Best
to be au invitation of some of the literati to their
, quality continues in good demand.
brethren in general to join them in an appeal to the Opium.-Mal
wa is quoted $330 to $333, and Patna
high authorities on the subject. The district of 5273 to $275. The deliveries during the month had been
Poh-10, in awui-chau Fu, is particularised, and : 2,599 Malwa and 980 Patna, leaving 2,310 and 1,372
its magistrate denounced for his supineness. The ' chests in stock.
banditti there are mentioned as having proceeded OOMPARATIVE IMPORTS FROM JAN. ITO SEPT. 5 DURING
from brigandage to rebellion, had been once put THE YEARS
down, and had now risen again. It is doubtless
5,094 - Long cloths, white pcs. 14,468 83,689
1854. 1835.
with an ey,, e to the inconvenience of encountering
... „
such folk that Pihkwei, the governor, whose recallgrey
dyed
800 9,583
to Pekin was noticed some time since, has chosen a Twills, white ..., -
westerly route. He started on the 24th of August ~ grey
~ 420 - 32,25
(after delivering himself of a valedictory effusion in Chintzes and fcy cottons „ ],416 68,972 87,563
- _ 7
verse), with an escort of 1,000 hired braves, intend- Handkerchiefs dpoz.
e 5,a- 700 10,440 3,990,0
ins, it is said, to pass through Hu Nan, Ha Peh, Long Ells
Camlets ,, 1,153 6,388 3,490
and Ho Nan. The comparatively free passage of Spanish stripes
teas through Hu Nan to Canton would lead us to Velvets and Velveteens „ 208 5,424 21,873
infer that the east side of that province may be Iron pls. 2,370 13,434 15,t21
crossed without much hindrance. On the common Lead
Sandal-wood ,, 3,570 4,111. 7,003
borders of Kwang Si and Kwang Tung disorder „ 11,921 8,938 11,175
Rattans
continues. The city of Wu-chau, admitted by the Sugar „ 46,213 274,309 220,565
Imperialists to be surrounded by 40,000 rebels, is Teas-Congous, of the old crop about 18 chops have
without doubt no longer in the hands of the Go- been taken at from 91 to 11 taels, leaving a stock of about
vernment, and other places higher up the river are 10 chops, the bulk of which are oat of condition. Of the
mentioned as being overrun by gangs who may or new crop but little bas arrived, and great reluctance to
may not have a share in the Vaeping movement. operate has been apparent throughout the month ; teamen
From the vicinity of Canton itself come ceaseless demand extra prices, while the high rates of exchange
complaints of the ruinous effects of the inunda-
prevent buyers from meeting their views; 12 chops have
tions. The rains have done no small damage within
found purchasers, say, 4 chops pekoe, 6 souehong, and
the city itself. • 2 Leesan congou. Quotations are-Good ordinary to
but middling and Ho How kinds, 12 to 14 taels ;
flavoury kinds and Kaisawa, market not opened ; Ning-
chows, old, 91 to 11 ; Monings and Oapacks' none in
market ; souchongs, arrivals 8 chops ; sales, 6 chops, at
13 to 15 for fair, and 16 to 18 for good ; flowery pekoes,
arrivals 1,300 packages ; sales, 700 at 15 to 22 taels ;
Ning Yongs and Oolongs, no arrivals. Total arrivals,
2d chops ; sales, 12 ; stock, 12-against last year, 210
chops ; sales, 90 ; stocks, 117. Greens.-About 5,000
packages of the old crops have been taken at from 1 to 2
taels reduction on previous rates, leaving a stock of
10,000 packages. Of the new crop about 8,000 pack-
ages have been settled, principally Pingsuey and Hoo-
chow kinds for the English market.

(Correspondent of the China Mail, August 13.)
The mail closes this afternoon, and the steamer
starts in the morning for Hong Kong. Our har-
bour has a large amount of shipping, and more
is coming in ; commercial business, however, lags
and drags heavily for the present. The drought
has been so long and extensive, that in many places
there is not water sufficient to fill the canals, and
the forthcoming of the teas is delayed.
The northern cavalry proves to be mere moon-
shine ; and it is now " authenticated" that its
brave leader, Tsangkihlinsin, is still close by the
side of his Imperial master, at Pekin, and that not
one of his 20,00') horse has come down upon the
plains of Kiangnan. It is said he will not and dare
not come.

Be that as it may, it is now certain that the old
doughty hero, Hiang Yung—already full six years
in the field against the rebels, has lost ground, lost
favour, lost honours, and is in danger of being com-
pletely cut up.
The details are too many for your crowded
columns or even for this brief note. But there has
been, within the current month, since the Ist of
August, some rather hard fighting, and very serious
disasters to the Emperor's cause. Whilst the Im-
perialist ranks have been thinned, 30,000 men,
from the regions south of Chinkiang, have been
enrolled under the banner of T'aeping Wang.
General Chang, Hiang Yung's mainstay, is reported
among the wounded.
All the civil and military functionaries of Kin-
tan, Li-yang, Kau-shan, Li-shui had fled, and the
gentry were in communication with the rebel
chiefs. Yang, the Fastern King, with a long train
of attendants, had entered the city of Ku-yung ;
and the people throughout these regions are said,
by these refugees, to have sustained no harm, while
they had come forward, and paid their taxes to the
?wing officers, and are' also letting their hair
grow long in token of submission.
We learn from Bangkok that the first ship which
has departed for the west under Sir John Bowr-
ing's treaty is neither bound for Great Britain nor
the United States, but for France. The Par Sang
had left Siam with a cargo of Siamese produce for
Nantes

From Shanghai we have advices to the 6th inst.
In silk a large business has been done, and pricer
were $l5 to $2O higher than last month. Arrivals
of new silk were 34,000 bales, and settlements
33,000 bales.
In tea the transactions had been very limited.
A short supply' of black tea is again spoken of, not
only in the North, but also at Foochow and Can-
ton. Imports'passed off to some extent in barter.
Prom Ningo• we learn that the Dutch ship Sara
Johann, conveying presents from the King of Hol-
land to the Ethperor of Japan, has been totally
lost. Captainland crew saved.
Her Majesty's steamer Encounter was at Shang-
hai ; also the 'United States steamer Levant, with
the American Commissioner.

From Foochow we have intelligence to the 2d
inst. The tea market had been active during the
month, and the remaining stock was small. Two
vessels had sailed for Great Britain, and five were
on the berth. Freights 1/. 10s. to 2/.
Among dates are to the Bth inst. A fair busi-
ness had been done in yarn and shirtings, but other
descriptions of imports were dull. The ship Emi-
grant struck ou a rock in the harbour and went
down fully laden ; all hands saved.

II II

Manilla letters of the 6th inst. have reached us.
Exchange on London was quoted 4s. 4d. per $1 for
Rix mouths' prompt bills.

Our latest dates are from London, July 26 ;
Calcutta, Aug. 23 ; Bombay, Aug. 9 ; Singapore,
Sept. 1 ; Manilla, Sept. 6 ; Sydney, July 5 ;
Melbourne, July 28 ; Shanghai, Sept. 6.

CANTON MARKET REPORT.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS 'ROM GREAT BRITAIN.

1856.
121,053
791,347
8,342

HONG KONG, Sept. 13.

At Canton during the past month the demand for im-
ports has not been active, except for cotton yarn, of
which there have been fair sales, and prices have ad-
vanced. Longcloths are lower for most descriptions.
Cotton—Prices had declined 5 to 6 mace, but have
rallied. The sales amount to 18,000 bales. We quote
Bombay, Its. 1 to Its. 8 ; Bengal, 6ts. 6 to Its 2 ;
Madras, Its. 1 to Its. 9.

At Hong Kong4Aug. 13, the Venilia, from London ;
Aug. 14, the Magpie, from London ; Aug. 15, the Me-
teor, from London ; Aug. 17, the Stad Fiel, from Car-
diff ; Aug. 25, the Challenge and the Pride of the Ocean,
from London ; Aug. 28, the Testimonial, from the
Downs ; Sept. 4, the Kelso, from Sunderland ; Sept. 5,
the Mahratta, from Sunderland, and the Sir James, from
London ; Sept. 9, H. :11.S. Calcutta, from Plymouth,
and the Hollandstron, from Hartlepool ; Aug. 11, the
Aerolite, from London.
At Shanghai—Aug. 7, the Saxon King, from Cardiff;
Aug. 11, the Assyrian, from London ; Aug. 19, the
Great Britain, from Liverpool.

Cotton Yarn-1,400 bales sold. Quotations are, for
Nos. 16 to 24, $23. to $261 ; Nos. 28 to 32, $2B to 301;
Nos. 33 to 42, $3Ol to $35.
Longcloth,—Sales have been 26,000 pieces in all.
Light ar.d heavy greys have declined sc. to 80., and
whites from 15c. to 25c. Greys quated $1 65 to $2 54 ;
whites, $1 85 to $2 80.
Amoy advices are to the Btb inst. There had been im
proved demand fur cotton yarn and shirtings ; for the
former at advanced rates.
Woollens—Spanish stripes, assorted, $1 to $112; long
ells, assorted, $7 25 to $8 20.
Metals.—lron—Nail rod, $3 60 to $3 80; bar square,
$3 to $3 30; flat, $3 60 to $3 90; round, $3 50 to $5 50.
Iron wire, $7 to $9. Tin plate 4, $ll to $lll. Lead,
$Bl to $8 80.
Rice is lower.

Turkey opium, $390.
Tea—A fair amount of business has been done during
the month in tea, the transactions being chiefly in con-
gous and scented teas. The actual settlements of new
congous have been 59 chops. Oonams realised 17 to 21
taels ; oopasks, 22 to 25i taels. Five chops of old
oonams bought at 121 to 15i taels. The remaining quan-
tities of scented of good quality are held for high rates.
In country greens little has been done.
Foochow advices are to the 2d inst. The price of tea
was maintained, and the settlements continued good.
Export from Canton from July 1, 1856, to Sept. lbs.
11, 146 9,700,000
Do. Shanghai, from July 1, 1855, to Sept. 6,1856 900,000
Do. Foochow, from July 1,1856, to Sept. 2, 1856 4,700,000

Total

15,300,000

Do. Canton, from July 1, 1855, to S?pt. 11, 1855 6,200,000
Do. Shanghai,from July 1, 1855, to Sept. 6, 1855 2,600,000
Do. Foochow, from July 1, 18 5, to Sept. 2, 1855 7,800,000

Total

Freights to England-2Z. to 2/. 10s.
Exchange on England—For 6 months' sight bills, 4s
10d to 4s 104 d ; on India the closing rate was 226r5.
per $lOO.
Bar Silver-11 per cent. premium.
Shanghai advices are to Sept. 6. Long clothshad been
taken to some extent in barter for silk. The settlements
of the latter were very large. Dollars were scarce.
Tea—Arrivals of new congou had been small, and
business had been restricted almost to ol.d congous, of
which 24 chops were taken, at 10 taels to 14 taels. Of
greens about 12,000 pavkages wore settled.
Silk—A. large business had been done, and at prices
$l5 to $2O higher than last month. The arrivals were
34,000 bales, of which 33,000 found buyers.
Exchange on England,' for 6 months' sight bills, '7,3 6d
to 7s 7d. Exchange on India, 350 r. per $lOO.
Freights to England—ll. 10s to 21. for tea, and 51. to
61. for silk.