The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-29 00:00:00

ARRIVALS rito3l GREAT BRITAIN.

At Honikong.—Oct. 3, the Meliora, from Hartlepool;
Oct. 12, the J: W. A. Lorenzen; from Newcastle,

SHIPS OF WAR. •
At Hong Kong..—Tlie British ship Calcutta ; the frigate
Cambrian; the steamers Adventure,. Coromandel, Fury,
Hesper, and Inflxible ; the gunbOiia Cormorant and Vol-
cano ; the Russian steamer Plastorn ; the Dutch steamer
Bali. _ . _ _

At Macao.—The Portuguese brig Mondego; the lorcha
Amazona ; the French steamer Lily. • •
At Canton River.—The British brigs •Bittern and Ca-
milla ; the steamer assistance, Hornet, and Tribune ; the
gunboats Bustard, Clown, Drake, Forester, Haughty,
Janus, Kestrel, Leven;Plover, Slaney, Starling, Staunch,
Watchful, and Woodcock ; the French frigate Capricieuse ;
the steamers Audacieuse, Catinat, and Marseau ; the Ameri-
can frigate Germontmore.
At Amoy.—The British brig Aborn; the steamer Magi-
clone ; and the gunboat Algerine.
At Foochow.—The British steamer Sampson.

At Shanghai.—The British frigate A,cta3On ; the steamers
Retribution, Cruiser, Highflyer, and Furious; the gun-
boats Dove, Opossum, Firm, and lee • the French steamer
Alarm ; the American steamer Powhattan.
At the North.—The British gunboats Banterer and
Nimrod ; the French steamers Gironde, La Place, and the
Phlegeton ;. the gunboats Dragonne and Mitraille ; the
Russian frigate Askolde ; the steamers America, Bijarin,
Manjow, Strelset, and Noyeraon ; the gunboats Djugnite
and Novich.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(Front the Calcutta EngliBhman of October 24.)

CALCUTTA, OCT. 23.

On the Bth inst. we received our letters and files via
Bombay from London of the 2d of September. On the 17th
the Peninsular and Oriental Company's mail steamer Ben-
gal brought us dates from London of the 10th of Septem-
ber, and on the 18th we again received the mail of the 18th
of September, from London via Bombay. •
The Produce Market.—The great annual festival of the
Doorga Pooja commenced on the 12th with general holi-
days which end on the 22d inst. We have therefore had
only three working days since the departure of the last
mail, and very little business has been done. Unlike pre=
vious years, when just before the Doorga Pooja, a large
business has been done, that of the present.year commenced
with unusual dulness, and for about a week before' he clos-
ing of offices scarcely any fresh! transactions were entered
into, although holders were anxious sellers of some articles
at considerable reductions. In indigo some more'business
has been done. Some sales of raw silk were made just a
couple of days before the holidays at lower prices. In sugar
hardly anything doing. Saltpetre market closed 'with an
advance again. No rther transactions in Corahs. In oil
seeds no change. The same of jute and other articles.
The Import Market.—The depresSion. mentioned in our
last has not continued, and business to a fair extent has
been effected during the holidays at an :advance of about 1
anna per piece on most descriptions of grey goods.
Bleached goods also are in good Rosition; but yarns con-
tinue dull, buyers apparently having lost confidence and
keeping backward. The market for piece goods is ex-
pected to open' more favourably after the holidays. Metals
continue as depressed as ever before, without any imme-
diate prospects of improvement. For want of proper infor-
mation in consequence of the holidays, we only give quota-
tions of piece goods and yarns, reserving our remarks for
our next issue. _ •

The Money Market continues in the same easy position
as before. There has been no alteration of the rates of the
Bank of Bengal.
The share-market continues in the same good position as
before, and the • scrips of the India General and other
favourite companies still attract purchasers at full rates.
Transactions, howe'ver, are confined to.actual investments,
and there is very little' doing on speculkion.
Company's Papers'have slightly fluctuated daring 'the
past fortnight, but Our market has closed firm with expecta-
tions of still better rates after the holydays than those given
below.
Exchange.-:—Our rates for the last mail closed 2!s. forfiret
class six months' sight tredits, and 2s. ld. for documents
ditto. These rates must be considered as current for the pre-
sent mail too, 'although very little has been done.
Freights.—Owing to the holydays, we have no engage-
ments of tonnage to report. The arrivals of shipping in
the meantime have been enormous, and we are therefore
more than convinced that On the resumption of business the
last mail's rates will not be tenable, and that the present
depression will continue for some time.

HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMP2ION,

BROMP TON.

The quarterly court of the governors of this
valuable institution was held on Thursday in the
board-room of the hospital, the. Rev. Sir H. Foulis,
Bart., in the chair.

The report read by the -Secretary, and unani-
mously adopted, expressed feelings of gratitude
that the liberality of the public during the current
year had sufficiently improved the finances to jus-
tify the board in considerably extending the bene•
fits of the hospital during the- winter, and they
had therefore responded to the many urgent calls
upon them by re-opening all the wards. They had
taken this step in full reliance that the public will
continue to accord such a liberal measure of sup-
port that the expense of maintaining nearly 200
patients niay be met, and in the earnest hope that
they may not be compelled by want of funds to re-
duce the number of patients, especially at a time
when, the inclemency of the weather both' swells
the list of applicants for admission, and renders the
shelter and comforts of the hospital doubly benefi-
cial to them. The committee begged most earnestly
to remind the governors of the "essential service
which they can render to the hospital, and, through
its means, to hundreds of the suffering victims of
consumption and other diseases Of the chest, by
seeking to enlist the sympathy and support of their
friends in behalf of this most valuable charity,
-which, in addition to . the in-patie»ts' depart-
ment, has a large number of out-patients daily
seen by the physicians, -and supplied. with
all necessary medicine. The painting, colouring,
and other necessary workshad been completed, and
the friends of the hospital were invited to view it
in itsimproved state. Sit-fee last Meeting legacies
had been announced of £2OO from the late Miss
Ann Barnett, and £lOO from the late Mr. Ber-
nard Tribe. The committee feel that legacies
form an important part of their receipts, as it is
only by such additions to their income that they
can hope to clear off a mortgage debt on the
hospital estate (which entails a heavy annual charge
on the charity). The report concluded by stating
that the number of patients admitted-since Aug. 19
was 131 ; discharged, greatly benefited, 80; died,
28 ; number of out-patients, 935:'
It was stated among recent contributions were
£lOO from Bishop Maltby, and a further contribu-
tion from Miss Nightingale ; and a gentleman
whose name did not transpire had made an offer of
£lOO towards the further admission of patients.
The proceedings conclUded with 'thanks to the
chairman.