The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-30 00:00:00

in very gCod demand. Bottoms have advanced in
price, but nails have declined a little. Red and white lead
are both in de.nand, a:,4, have advanced? s,rsewhat.
Exports—Cucton—A large and active business has
been doing since last mail, and prices at one time ad-
vanced for Broach to Rs. 100 for Dhollera, Re. 105, and
for Oomrawuttee Rs. 103 to 104 per candy ; but since
ithe receipt of advices by the mail of the 26th May, the
nquiry has not been so brisk, and prices are looking
down. We now quote for Broach Rs. 1051 to Rs. 106,
Dhollera Rs. 103 to 104, Oomrawuttee Re. 104, and
Mangorole Rs. 97 per candy. Purchases touch close
upon 11,000 bales, chiefly on European account.
Opium.—The market is in rather a declining state.
We quote Mundlesar Re. 1,110 to 1,115, and Indore
Its. 1,100 to 1,105.

Freights.—Owing to large arrivals freight has de-
clined. We quote for Liverpool and London 3/. ss. per
ton, and look for a downward tendency. For China we
quote Rs. 9 per candy.

- Exchange opened by a small sale of Bank, at 2s. lid.;
local credits of superior quality fetching 2s. lad., and
Documents 2s. lid. We heard of one sale as high as
2s. 13d. On Calcutta Courts Bills, 60 days' sight, Rs.
9933. On Madras, 30 days' sight, Rs. 99k. On China,
60 days' sight, Rs. 222.

CALCUTTA, June 17.
The commercial intelligence from home to 10th May
via Bombay reached us on the sth, and the steamer
Hindostan delivered her packets on the 14th inst.
2 Our produce market has been in a state of inactivity
since our last report, and no prospect of change can be
looked for till the opening of the rivers (which have
already commencad rising), when supplies will be com-
ing down freely and bring the market to that level as
to admit of safe operation, to bear the present position of
the markets at home.

Imports—The market bad assumed a better appear.
ance after the departure of the last mail ; but since the
receipt of the telegraphic news of a fall on cotton and
yarn at home, operations have somewhat been checked,
holders being unwilling to submit to any fall, and buyers
being at present fully supplied are not anxious to be over-
stocked. This, however, is not expected to last long, as
the rivers being now open will soon facilitate the des-
patches of good to the upper provinces, whence we ex-
pect increasing demand as the season for operation ap-
proaches. '
Coloured yarns have been inquired for lately, and some
speculative transactions have taken place in Manchester
chintz and prints at an advance of 2 to 4 annas per
piece yn former prices.

Shirtings—Grey, 5 to 71b. and 40 inches especially
have been in fair request. Sales to the extent of 104,084
pieces have been reported since our last. Prices have
somewhat improved about 2 to 3 annas per piece.
Figured shirtings have also improved about 3 to 4 annas.
White are in limited demand, and without any altera-
tion in price.

Coloured cottons are in moderate inquiry, and the
supplies in the hands of importers being ample to meet
present requirements, sales have been submitted to a
slight reduction in price.

kadapollams.—Grey of low qualities are in demand,
and selling at an advance of 1 to 2 annas per piece.
White are not much inquired for.
Freights.—The limited operation in exportable goods
has tended to keep down rates.

The money market has continued very easy since our
last, and has afforded facility in procuring accommoda-
tion in the Bazaar •n very moderate terms. The Bank
of Bengal, at their last meeting on the 12th, made a fur-
ther reduction of one per cent. all round, and, from the
large supply of cash in their possession, their rates must
still be further lowered.

Exchange on England.—The rates had advanced at the
close of the last mail, when first•olass credits and bank
post bills were at 2s. WO. to 28. lid. Document bills
at 2s. lid, Very little has since been done, and the
rates may at present be quoted—First-class bills; at six
months' sight, at 2i id to 2s lid ; document bills, at 25
; Bank of England post bills, at 2s to 2s Oid„

CHINA MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
Canton, June B.—Oriental Bank Corporation of Lon.
don at 6 months' sight, 4,10—0 n India 223 to 224 Rs.
--Gold 21,50 dols.—Sycee 10,1 per cent, premium.
Honk Kong, June 2.—Oriental Bank Corporation on
London at 6 months' sight, 4,10—0 n Bombay, 223 Rs.
On Calcutta, 224 Rs. per 100 dols. On Sydney an'd Mel.
bourne, 30 days' sight, 4,84. Singapore, 2 per cent. prem.
Shanghai, June 2.—On London, 7,1. On Calcutta,
330 Rs. On Bombay, 328 Re. Drafts on Canton and
Song-gong, 31 per cent, discount.

Manilla, May 6.—On London, 6 months' sight, 4,6 i
to 4,7-30 days' sight, 4,5-0 a Canton, 8 per cent, pre-
mium—Amoy, 13 per cent. premium in demand. South
American and Spanish dollars, 12 per cent, premium.
OPIUM.

Canton, June 7.—Patna, $420. Benares, $4lBl.
Malwa, $520. Turkey, $4OO.
Shanghai, June 2.—Malwa, $385. Patna old, $304.
New, $317. Benares no market.
FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE.

Cotton—To London, 4/. for tea.
Shanghai—To London, 31. 10s. for tea, and 4/. 103:
for silk. To New York, $l6 per 40 feet.
Manilla—To London, 4/. per ton weight ' • light, 41.
10s. nominal, and will be lower. To United States, 10
dole. for sugar, and 12 dole, per 40 cubic feet.

EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA, JULY 22.

The steamers Valetta and Euxine, which brought
out the mails of the 10th of July, arrived on the
19th and 20th inst., and return this day with the
India and China mails. By the mail of the 10th
of July there was brought to Egypt for India and
China 975,0001. in specie, from England, including
a small portion from France, being the largest
amount that has ever been despatched overland at
one time.

The cargo from India and China is also the
largest that has ever yet arrived, consisting of
3,600 packages of silks for England and France ;
but the transit administration, under its present
direction, was not able to bring the whole of the
cargo to Alexandria in time for shipment to Europe
to-day, though three days and a-half have nearly
expired since the steamer arrived at Suez, and
about 1,000 packages will be left behind, to be for-
warded to their destination a fortnight hence.
Owing to the rise of the Nile, the ferry on the
Rosetta branch of the Nile can now be used, and
this has hitherto been the only break in the line of
railway between Alexandria and Cairo. The elec-
tric telegraph in the Desert between Cairo and
Suez has been completed, and it is to be hoped that
no untoward delay will arise in the construction of
the railway across the Desert, so as to leave as
little room as possible for mishaps in the transit.
The mother of the ex-King of Oude has arrived
in Egypt, with the heir apparent to the throne of
Oude and a suite of 98 persons. She is now at
Cairo, where she intends to remain for a few days,
and will proceed-to England by the ensuing mail.
This year's crops have proved abundant through-
out Egypt, and, as the Nile is rapidly rising, the
produce is being brought down to Alexandria for
shipment in large quantities. The price of wheat
has somewhat fallen. Freights are 6s. 6d. per
quarter. Exchange on London continues at 101
piastres per pound sterling.
The fetes given by Said Pasha, in commemora-
tion of his accession two years ago to the Govern-
ment of Egypt, and for which such extensive pre-
parations had been made, came off under auspi-
cious circumstances on the 16th, 17th, and 18th
inst., at the Pasha's private palace at the Gabarri.
Immediately in front of the palace there were
erected three gaily decorated pavilions, for the use
of his Highness, the Egyptian princes, and the
consuls, and a grand portico with architectural
colonnades, 740 feet long on each side, 30 feet
broad, surmounted by 750 flags, with 90,000
lamps, which were lighted up each night and pro-
duced a very fine effect. There was also a recep-
tion room built, 190 feet long by 130 feet broad,
and a harem for the Pasha's ladies and the Euro-
pean lady visitors, containing 20 rooms built ex-
pressl y for the occasion, and having the interior
brightly illuminated.
In the portico for the lower classes there was a
theatre, where, among other things, was repre-
sented the battle of Kalafat, in which the Egyp-
tian troops occupied a prominent position ; and a
cosmorama, panorama, dissolving views, rope-dan-
cers, greasy pole, Olympic races, national theatrers
and music were there for the amusement of the
public. On each day all corners were fed from the
Pasha's kitchens, and on each night, besides the
illuminations, there were fireworks. A very
pretty theatre, to hold 300 persons, was built in-
side the palace, in which there were opera and
ballet performances, 42 performers having been
brought out from Milan expressly ; and the Turk-
ish ladies were enabled to look on from behind
lattice-work at the back of the theatre, while the
gallery was for the use of the European lady visi-
tors. Military bands of music were stationed all
over the grounds 2 • there were 300 European musi-
cians employed at the differeht theatres, and re-
freshments were freely distributed to all puma.
On the morning of the 16th the ceremony be-
gan with: the salute -or 101 guns, and the Viceroy
held a levee, when all the heads of the Mahome-
dan and Christian clergy, and the European Con-
suls, in uniform, presented their respects. Red-
schid Pasha was present, and all the officers of the
Viceroy's army and navy, and his civil employes
in rich new uniforms passed before his
.Highness
and made their obeisance. The European mer-
chants of Alexandria also came forward and pre-
sented to his Highness a gold medal, with an ad-
dress, thanking him for the freedom he has granted
to which he made a very
to the trade o f Egypt,
suitable reply in French, saying that he would
alWays proinot,s the .interests of commerce, which
was the life of his country.

Thejetesended. on the evening of the 18th with
a magnificent banquet given in the large saloon,
at which upw arils of a thousand guests assisted,
the Europeans being invited by cards, a certain
number of which were given to each of the Euro-
pean consuls for distribution. Opposite to Said
Pasha was seated Redschid. Pasha, and next to
them the principal authorities, the European Con-
suls-General, Europeans and natives alternating.
AU the resourcea of the country were brought out