The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-15 00:00:00

for Amezica at former, rates. Jute in steady demand.
Safflower in a dull position and drooping in value. We
have no sales of lac dye to note. Shellac in fair demand:.
No transactions in-eutcb.
Our import market, so far as, piece_goode3go, continues'
buoyant. Grey shirtings Lave been largely dealt in at-.
a slight decline. The low description* of 3 grey jaconeter'
maintain position and value. White shirtings.andjaconetja
too are in good demand. The demand for mute
twift
has slackened. Turkey red goods stre Coloueed
yarns have improved, ias also chiut4e3 and prints. The
metal market has been dull.
MoNET MARKET:—There is no alteration, to note;.
Money continues easily procurable on first-slaw eseetti,.
ties. The Bank of Bengal has made no alteration in the'
rates of interest and discount.
The Share Market is firm, and most joint stock com-
panies are dclng well, hut there is little a'tivity in the
market. -.Bengal Bank Sharse are at 2100 rupees pre-
mium. The Agra Bank has declared a dividend at 10
per cent. per annum, and- Os. per share.bonus. The
Assam Company's surplus assets at the- cline of Vie
next season are estimated at upwards of 100,00017,
The nominal value of the shares will have to be in--
creased or the amount paid as bonus to shareholdere. •
Camper:l'e Paper still continues most, unaccountably
depressed. Oae Four per Cent. Loan is at Cu's
19-8 discount, and the New Company's Four per Cent. I
Loan in Lon Jon is at par. ADor Five per Cents. are at •
Co.'s Rs. 9- to 9-8 discount. Till Company's paper jai, u'
proves in value distrust will prevail, and the natives con- E
tinue to hoard their silver unproductive, to the general ti
detriment of trade.
Exchanee has ruled at ld. for first claim six
months' sight credits, and 2s It,l. for documents. On C
China the rates are 214 to 216. a
Freights have not improved. Our present available t
tOgr..ag6 is more than enough for our requirements.

• CA.I4CITY;4. SAIPPING,
Arrivals at Kedgeree—NGylll—Thri Waban, from ,
Akyab. 28 : The Bneton Castle; London ; Cortruurcrtlel:
(steamer), M adras ; Nantes, Nantes ; Hindo*tan (steamer)
Suez 22 —The Nander ( chooner), put back ; Due de
Richelieu, Bourbon. 30—The Sarah Palmer, Liver-
pool ; Simla, Suez; Alliare., London ; Caribou, Me!.
hourne ; Evelyn, Liverpool. 31—The Westhotter
(harqne), S,.van,ea ; Maha Ranee, I..verponl. June 1--
Tbe of Sefton, Mauritius ; Siam, Melbourne.
Departures from Saugor.—May 24—The Laneefield
(=team-r), for Straits. May 27---The Calliope, Mauri-
tius ; Kerelaw (barque), Akyab ' • Vi,eount Canning,
London ; Indomitable (steamer), London. May 31—
The Great 'Britain (barque), Moulmein ; Augenoria,
Mauritius; Elodie (ba.que), Bourbon ; Chiusurah, Pe-
nang ; St. Louis (steamer), Hong. Kong ; Marian
Moore, Liverpool. June I—Doorga (barque), Bourbon ;
Bon Pere (barque), Bourbon.

CHINA.
(From the Overland Mail, May 22.)
There has been no change in the state of affairs
at Canton during the last week. The troops remain
in good health and in high spirits, in expectation of
being sent north. The rain has been incessant, and
in many places the town has been nearly swamped.
A report is in circulation that Whang has ap-
proached the city, but on this no reliance can be
placed ; and the infatuated authorities at Fatshan
have issued a proclamation offering large rewards.
for the heads of the Chinese interpreters who ate
attached to the commissioners' staff: T.:is procla-
illation may possibly have been called out by th:ir
dread of an attack, for they have blocked up the
main branch of the river leading to the town, so
that only very small junks can come up, and that
only by a very circuitous route.
A curt-martial began to on Tuesday last, on
the case of three marines of the 24 battalion, a';-
cased of having committed some brutal atroci.ies.
They broke out of their quarters on the evening
of the 4th instant, and are said to have run a sort
of " muck" through the city, besides committing
six distinct robberies. They are accused of
having attempted to violate the wife of a coolie ;
of having killed the coolie and another China-
man, a watchmaker ; and of having wounded
four other persons. If these charges are
proved against them they will doubtle-s be hung,
and meet with no commiseration. Ttle evidence
against them is very strong, butit will take a week
or so for the court to ger, through it all.
Everything remains quiet, and the rumours of
gatheiings of " braves" for.an attack on the allied
forces have died away. Tue soldiers have: been
I amusing themselves with horse-racing and thea-

tricals.
The allied fleet, consisting of 119 vessels of war,
was at anchor 11 miles from the mouth of the Peiho
and 146 front Pekin. The vessels were separated
by a mud bank from the Chinese forts which gu:u d
the month of the river, and which mount about, 80
guns. The gunbca,ts bad reconnoitred. Six days
had been allowed to the Chines.e for an answer from
Pekin, and before that period an officer of proper
rank had been deputed to meet the Pienipot,n,
ti,trics ; but there was very little hope of a peace-
full solution i,f difficulties, and the 6ampson had
been s,,nt to Hong Kong for reinforc-ments. She
was to leave f a- the north again on the 29 h May,
with six officers and 170 ineit'of the Rival Eog:neer ,
and t a'o gunboats were to accompany her. It was
reported that 59th were under orders for
the same destination, about 1,200 native ttoeps
having arrived from Calcutta and Madras. The
French transport Gironde had also arrived with
900 marine infantry.
The troop ships Sydney and Sesostris arrived on
the 6th from Calcutta, with officers, 380 men, and
120 camp followers of the 65th Bengal Native In-
fants y, and 4 officers, 355 men, and 61 camp fol-
lowers of the 47th Bengal Native Infantry ; and
the Tubal Cain, on the 12th, with an additional
450 sepoys. The French auxiliary steam. tiausport
:4ironcle has brought on some 900 marine infantry,
and two other transports, La Saone and Pregent,
with the steam corvette La Place, are shortly ex-
pected. These must prove a welcome addition to
the allied forces in China waters.
In Hong Kong attempts have been made by in-
cendiaries to fire the Tai-ping-shin, or upper por-
tion of the Chinese town, but happily they proved
unsuccessful, and four out of ten men Engaged in
them have been apprehended. The government
have offered rewards for the apprehension of the
others, who must either fall into the hands of the
police or be driven from the colony.
An inquiry is being made into the circumstances
connected with the dispoal of the Opium Farm,
and the reputed connection of the acting Colonial
Secretary with the monopolist ; but until the com-
IllieSioll—coasisting of the Hon. Mr. H. T. Davies,
chief magistrate, and the Hon. Mr. J. Dent, the
senior resident partner of the firm of Dent and Co.
—have closed the proceedings and handed in their
report it would be manifestly unfair for us to ex-
press any opinion on the subject.
0 f
unable A,i
Attorney-Generale
psadart.
towri
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whom
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swraeimeoyrrosent
sbag,e;
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nadqt. headsutihtee
log-
gerheads ; and the superintendent of police and
the protector of Chinese at daggers-drawing ;
while in addition to the brouillerie we have now
the attorney-general resigning his office of justice
of the peace, and appealing to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, because, as he says, the governor
has refused to investigate certain charges brought
by him many months ago against the registrar-
general. Tice resignation, however, arose more
directly out of a recent charge made verbally in
council, and which Sir J. Bowring requested should
be made in writing T
the attorney-general de-
clined doing, on the ground that no attention what-
ever had been paid to previous charges still on
record against the same officer (Mr. Caldwell), whose
simple word bad been accepted in abnegation of
what lie (Mr. Anstey), was prepared to prove ; but
he readily supplied Sir John with a copy of his let-
ter to the Secretary of State. The accusation for-
merly brought against Mr. Caldwell (in connection,
if we er: not, with Ma-chow Wong, the pirate)
wer,,, we are informed, of such a very serious nature
as. to call for a thorough investigation, which should
either have resulted in a public verdict of acquittal
or his summary dismissal from Government em-
ploy. The truth of the allegations against him will
p,
ehaoc:
hay
eheenput to the test, since a commis-
sion of three fficial and four non-official justices of
tits appointed to sift the matter.

WHAMPOA.—A note from Whampoa informs us that
the quietude of the port has remained undisturbed by the
alarms at Canton, and trade is improving. New shops
are opening every day, awl the aspect of affairs at pre-
sent is ,mo.t promising. Complaints are made of the want
of a post-office at the Dort. Cow per's Docks are now in
fuh play, and Gow's Dock is ready.
SHANGLIAE.—The principal item of news is an attempt
made by the Cbineie to levy act additional duty upon
imparted foreign manufactures. Her Majesty's cousol
had resisted the impost, but though the foliowing public
notice on the subject had been circulated the taoutal was
eowinuing his exActions
No. 4.—NOTIFICATION.
" Her Britannic Mi4.j,Ws Consulate, Shanghae,
May 12, 1858.
" The underigned has to make known for general in
that the Intention to levy three candareens of
notified in a proc'a-
comatiiee, according I, their valtr-,
I Lel
tp,
;the
iecthpepeurotnitlto),nyagQc,lloatTihtsuangnd, oFeijoktehineir can:dr-chi
oar,edigisne
intendant of ar-
t tnation issue, by his Excellercy Sa.?,