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

c.uguTrk s lIIPPING.

Arrivals at KedgereeMay 27—The Waban, from
Akyab. 28 : Tioe Bunton Castle, London ; Coromandel
(steamer), aladra.s ; Nantes, Nautc? ; Hindostan (steamer)
Suez, 22 —The Nander ( chooner), put back ; Doc de
Richelieu, -.Bourbon. 30—The Sarah _Palmer, Liver-
pool ; Simla, Sucz ; London ; Cariboo, Me'-
bo&ne ; Evelyn, Liverpool. 31—The 'We'.thotter
(barque), S.vank.ea,; Maba. Ranee, Liverpool.; June 1—
The Ear! of Sefton, Mauritius ; Siam. Melbourne.
Departuras from Saugor.— May 24—The Lancefield
(stearet), for Straits. May 27--The Calliope. Maue..
ties ; Kerelaw (harque), Akyab ; Viscount Ganr.iug;:l
London ; Indomitable (steamer), London. May 31—
The Great- Britain (barque), Moulmein ; Angenoria,
Mauritius ; Elodie (barque), Bourbon ; Chiusurah, Pe..
'sang ; St. Louis (steamer), Hong Kong ; Marian
Moore, Liverpool. June I—Doorga (barque), Bourbon ;
Bun Pere (barque), Bourbon.

CHINA.
(Front the-Overland Mail, May 22.)

There has been no change in the state of affairs
at Canton during the last weak. Tho troops 'amain
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 reFance can be
placed ; and the infatuated authorities at Fatshan
have issued a proclarnation offeritig large rewards
for the heads of the Chinese interpreters who ale
attached to the commissioners' staff. This prccla-
mAtion may possibly have been called out by their
dread of au attack, for they have blocked up the
main blanch of the river leading to the town, so
that only very small junks can come up, and that
only by a vary circuitous route.

A c)urt-martial began to sit on Tuesday last, on
the case of three marines of the 2d battalion, ac-
cused of having committed some brutal atrocilies.
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 ire accused of
having attempted to violate the wife of a ;
of having killed th,r, c -o'i and a.Gotuer Ottina•
ma; a wa..t.dunaker ; and of having wounded
four other si3ersons. If these charges are
proved against them they will doubtle?s be hung,
and meet with 1,0 commiseration. Tue evidence
against them is very strong, butit will take a week
or so for the court to gez, through it all.
Everything remsius quiet, and the rumours of
gatherings of "braves" for an attack on the allied
forces live ',led away. The soldiers have been
amusing themselves with Erse-racing and thea-
tricals.

The allied fleet, consisting of jl9 vessels of war,
was at anchor 11 miles from the mouth of the Peiho
and 140 from Pekin. The vessels were separated
by a mud bank from the Chinese forts which guard
the mouth of the river, and which mount about 80
guns. The gunboats had reconnoitred. Six days
had been allowed t) the Chinese for an answer from
Pekin, and before that period au officer of proper
rank had' ben deputed to meet the Renipot
n-
tiaries ; but there Was very-little hops of a peace:
ful solution of difficulties, and the Sampson had
been sent to Hong Kong for reinforcements. She
was to leave fir the north again on the 29 h May,
with six officers and 170 men oF the Royal Eng4ser,,
and two gunboats wei eto accompany her. It was
reported that 59th were under orders for
tire same destination, about 1,200 native troops
having arrived from Calcutta and Madras. The
FrenCh transport Gironde had also arrived with
900 marine infantry.
The troop ships Sydney and Sesostris arrived ou
the 6th from Calcutta, with officers, 380 men, and
120 camp followers of the 65th Bengal Native In-
fantry, and 4 officers, 355 men, and 64 camp fol-
lowers of the 47th Bengal Native Infantry ; and
the Tubal Cain, on the 12th, with au additional
450 sepoys. The French auxiliary steam transport
Gironde has brought on some 900 marine infantry,
and two other transports, La Saone and Pregen,,
with the steam corvette La .Place, are shortly ex-
pected. These wtht prove a welcome addition to
the allied forces in China waters.

In Hong Kong attempts have been made by in-
cendiaries to tire the Tai-ping-shsn, orupper por-
tion of the Chinese town, but happily they proved
unsuccessful, and four out of ten men ungaged in
them have been apprehended. The government
have offered rewares 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 dispeal of the Opium Farm,
and the reputed connection of the acting Colonial
Secretary with the monopolist ; but until the corn-
' mission—consisting of the Hon. Mr. H. T. Davies,
(lief magistrate, and the Hon. Mr. J. Dent, the
senior resident partner of the firm of Dent and Co.
—have closA the proceedings and handed iu their
report it would be manifestly unfair for us to ex-
press any. opinion on the subject.
A sad want cf harmony exists among the heads
of departments, whoin the governor seems quite
unable to control. The Colonial Secretary and the-
Attorney-General are and have always been at log-
gerheads ; and the superintendent of police and
the protector of Chinese at daggers-drawing ;
while in addition to the brouillerie wa have now
the attorney-general resigning his office of justice
of the peace, and appealing to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, because, ashe says, the governor
has refused to investigate certain charges brought
by him many mouths ago against the registrar-
general. The resignation, however, arose more
directly out of a recent charge male verbally in
council, and which Sir J. Bowriug requesed should
be made in writing. This the attorney-general de-
clined doing, on the ground that no attention what-
ever had been paid to previous charges still on
recerd against the same efideer (Mr. Caldwell), whose
,impie word had been accepted in abnegation of
whet he (Mr. Anstey), was prepared to prove ; but
he readily supplied Sir John with a, copy of ids let-
ter to the Secretary of Slate. The accusation for-
merly brought against Mr. Caldwell (in connection,
if we ere not, with Ma-chow Wong, the pirate)
were, 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
now, however' be put to the test, since a commis-
sion of three official and four non-official justices of
the peace has been appointed to sift the matter.

WHAMPOA.—A note frrm Whampoa informs us that
the quietude of the' port has rernaincd undisturbed by the
alarms at Canton, and trade is improving. New shops
are openiug every day, awl the aspect of affairs at pre•
sent is most promising,. Complaints are made of the s ant
of a post-office at the port. Cowper's Docks are now in
full play, and Gow's Dock is ready.
SHANGEIAE.—The principal item of news is an attempt
made by the Cbineie to levy an additional duty upon
imported foreign manufacturt,s. Her Majesty's consul
had resisted the impost, but though the following public
notice on the subject had bt en circulattd the taoutal was
con' inuing his exactions

" No. 4.—NOTIFICATION.
"Her Britannic Alsjeav's Congulate, Shangbae,
May 12, 1858.
" The underAigned La, to make knricvn for vencral
hrtnatlon that the iate.,tion to levy three cantiareens cf
silver per niece on long clothe and on other merchandise
entering the port from Qaantung, Fokein, and foreign
countries, according to their value, notified in a procla-
mation issued by his Excellency See, intendant of or-