The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-04 00:00:00

EXPORTS.

Cotton.—From the latest unpromising advices From
England the prices of this staple have considerably fluctu-
ated during the fortnight ; and a general decline has to be
no iced. Broach has been sold on European account ; and
Comerawuttee is also in inquiry.
Oil Seeds.—There has been no material alteration in the
prices of the different sorts of seeds, and the transactions
have been to a fair extent during the period of report.
Rapeseed has advanced from 1 to 2 minas.
Pepper.—This article is in demand, and the prices have
undergone no noticeable decline.
Hemp.—Very little business is being transacted in this
commodity.
Tonnage. —The rates of freights continue depressed, and
have further declined. We quote 1/. to 1/. ss. to Liver-
pool and London. Tu China, rupees 4 per candy, almost
nominal.

Exchange.—The rates for London have advanced to 2s.
10. to 2s 111 at six months' sight; on China, we quote
rupees 214, at 60 days' sight.

THE EAST INDIA COMPANY AND LORD
CANNING'S PROCLAMATION.

Yesterday was issued, as a return to Parliament,
the following copy of a letter from the Court of
Directors of the East India Company to the Gover-
nor-General in Council, dated the 11th day of May

Political Department, 18'.11 of May (No 20), 1858.

Our Governor-General of India in Council.

Paragraph 1. The Secret Committee has communi-
cated to us the Governor-General's secret letter, dated
sth March (No. 9), 1858, with its enclosures, consisting
of a letter addressed to the Chief Commissioner of
()ode, dated 31 of March, and of the proclamation re
ferred to therein, which was to be issued by Sir James
Outram to the chiefs and inhabitants of Oude as soon as
the British troops should have possession or command
of the City of Lucknow.
2. We have also received communication of the letter
addressed to your Government by the Secret Committee,
under date the 19th of April last, on the subject of the
draft of proclamation.
3. Our political letter of the 5,h of May has apprised
you of our string sense of the distinction which ought to
be mAatained between the revolted sepoya and the chiefs
and pe-ple of Oude, atd the comparative indulgence
with which, equally from justice and policy, the hour
gents of that country (other than sepoys) ought to be re-
garded. In accordance with these views, we entirely ap-
prove the guarantee of life and honour given by the
proposed proclamation to all talockdars, chiefs, and
landholders, with their follower, who should make im-
mediate submission, surrender their arms, and obey the
orders of the British Government, provided they have
not participated in the murder cf Englishmen or English-
women."

4. We are prepared to learn that in publicly declaring
that, with the cxciption of the lands of six persons who
HO been steedlast in the allegiance, the proprietary
right in the sod of the province was confiscated to the
Briti h Government, the Governor-General intended ne
:wire than to reserve to himself entire liberty of action,
and to give the character of mercy to the confirmation
of all rights not prejudicial to the public welfare, the
owners of which might not, by the'r conduct, have ex-
c'uded themselves from indulgent considerat'on.
5. His lordship must have been well aware that the
words of the proclamation, without the comment on it
which we trust was speedily afforded by your actions,
must have produced the expectation of much more gene-.
ral and indiscriminate dispossession than could have
teen consistent with justice or with policy. We shall
doubtless be it formed, in due course, of the reasons
which induced the Governor General to employ those
terms, and of the means which, we presume, have beer,
taken of making known in Oude the merciful character
which we assume must still belong to your views. Le
the meantime, it is due to the Governor-General that we
should express our entire reliance that on this as on
former occasions it has been his firm resolution to show
to all whose crimes are not too great for any indulgence
the utmost degree of leniency consistent with the early
restoration and firm maintenance of lawful authority.
Wo ace oelingly have to inform you that, on receiving
communication of the papers now acknowledged, the
Court of Directors passed the following resolution :
" Resolved—That in reference to the despatch from
the secret committee to the Governor-General cf India,
the 1911 ult., with the documents therein alluded to,
and this day laid before the Court of Directors, this
coon desires to express its continued confidence in the
Governor-General, Lord Canning, and its conviction
that his measures for the pacification of Oude and the
other disturbed districts in India, will be characterised
by a generous policy, and by the utmost clemency that
is found to be consistent with the satisfactory accom-
plishment of that important object."—We are, &c.,
(Signed) F. CURRIE,
W. J. EASTWICE,
London, May 13, 1358. &c.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS,

LIVERPOOL-JUNE 3.

STOCK EXCHANGE—The market today has been flat,
nni became rather lower at the close. Great Westerns,
L3ii, to 54—Birkenheads, 714 ,i—Leeds Northern, 23
—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 333 ;'t —London and
North Western, 91 2 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 894.90
914 2—Easteru Counties, 12 g—Caledonians,
i—Blackburn, 94 10 - South Eastern, 20 7-16—North
British, 121 ft—Dutch Rhenish, to d..—Great Western
of Canada, 11 18i —York and North Midland, 353 4--
Chester and Ilclyheaci, 17. j to 171---Berwicks' 22a to
—Bast Lancashire, 89,1 to 9i—Graxd Trunk of Canada,
11i to

M ANCH ESTER, JUNE 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market opened quiet, with
an i nun iMate business, and prices were. rather lower.
E3st Lancashire, 89. f— Leeds, 901 —Hovers, 20;!-, —Mid-
' hnds, 92 e ---Londous, 021 —Berwicks, 9.24.

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