The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1858.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
NORTH WALES.—TOURISTS' TICKETS to CHES-
TER, CARNARVON, LLANGOLLEN, BALA, &c., for One
Month, are now issued at Paddington.—Fares (rail and coach),
70s. and .50s.

GBEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
-ISLE of MAN, BANGOR, BEAUMARIS, and LAN-
DUDO. RETURN TICKETS for One Month are now issued
at. Paddington. Fares (rail and boat) : 70s. and 50s.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
SOUTH WALES.—TOURISTS' TICKETS to MIL-
FORD HAVEN, available for Narberth-road (for Tenby),
Carmarthen, Swansea, Neath, Chepstow, &a., for One Month,
are now issued at Paddington.—Fares : 70s. and 50s.

aIIEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
\-A FAMILY TICKETS to DAWLISIT, TEIGNMOUTH.
or TORQUAY, for One Month, are now issued at Paddington,
to parties of not less than•three persons.—Fares (each passen-
ger) : 505.. and 3.55.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
JERSEY and GUERNSEY, via WEYMOUTH.—
RETURN' TICKETS for One Month are now issued at Pad-
dingtoft.—Fares : 455. and 355.

GEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
FAMILY TICKETS to WEYMOUTH, for periods
varying from a Fortnight to Three Months, are now issued at
Paddington, at greatly Reduced Fares.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
FAMILY TICKETS to NARBERTH-ROAD (for
Tenby) and MILFORD HAVEN, for One Month, are now
issued at Paddington, to parties of not less than three persons.
Fares (each person): ,635. and 455.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
KILLARNEY anctSOUTH of IRELAND, via Mil-
ford. Haven and Waterford.—RETUßN TICKETS for One
Month are now issued at Paddington.—Pares 105 s. and 80s.

GREAT WESTERN. RAILWAY.
CHEAP EXCURSION to BATH and BRISTOL, from
Paddington, on SATURDAY,.the: 4th of September, at 0.30
p.m., returning on Monday at 6:00 -p.m. from Bristol, and 7
p.m. from Bath. Fares—Bath, 12s. and Os. ; Bristol,l4s. and 7s.

QREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
EXCURSION to OXFORD, BANBURY, LEAMING-
TON, WARWICK, and BIRMINGHAM, from Paddington,
on -SUNDAY, the sth September, at 7.45 a.m., returning the
same night. Fares—Oxford, 6s. 6d. and 4s. ; Banbury, Bs.
and ss. ; Leamington and Warwick, 10s. 6d. and 6s. ; and
Birmingham, 12s. and 7s.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHEAP .ENCURSION to Oxford, Banbr
ton, Birmingham, -Wolverhampton, Shrewsbn
Road, Chester, Birkenhead, Liverpool, &c., fi,s) on,
on MONDAY, September 6, at 7 a.m., returral, ..,acurday,
the 11th, from Liverpool (Landing Stage) at &30 a.m., and in-
termediate stations as per handbills. Fares—Oxford, es. 6d.
and 4s. ; Banbury, Bs. and ss. ; Leamington or Warwick. 10s.
6d and Os. ; Birmingham, 12s. and 78. ; Westbromwich, Wed-
nesbury, or Bilston; 12s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. ; Wolverhampton, 13s.
and Bs. ; Wellington or Shrewsbury, 17s. and 10s. ; Llangollen
Road or Chester, 18s. 6d. and lls. ; Birkenhead or Liverpool,
21s. and 12s. Ed. Children under 12, half-price.

BANK O.F DEPOSIT.
Established A.D. 1844.
3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON.
Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to exa-
mine the Plan of The Bank of Deposit, by which a high rate
of interest may be obtained with ample security.
The Interest is payable in January and July.
PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.
Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on application.

GEORGE HOBSON begs to call the attention
of Gentlemen to his New Autumnal Trousers, 21s. to
255. Also his New Partridge Mixture Shooting Coats.
Excellence with Economy.
GEORGE ROBSON, 57, Lombard-street.
Established 1795.

EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, in
expectation of their next Telegram bringing favourable
news, have reduced their quotations for Black or Green Teas
to 2s. per lb., in 61b. bags—the lowest price on record.—Ware-
houses, 9, Great St. Helen's-church-yard, Bishopsgate-street.

done, the tenour of the Governor-General's instruc-
tions for Bundelcund, but there the fact remains.
The proclamation is a forgery, and if it has reached
England from Bombay has probably caused more
debate than it is worth.

" The condition of Oude has in no respect changed
within the fortnight. A correspondent says that
all is quiet. We hold the ' town and the rebels
the country, and town and country maintain till
the cold weather an armed truce.' The bands
which every now and then cross the frontier, and
plunder in Goruckpore, retreat at the first symptom
of attack, and both parties, as by common consent,
reserve their strength for the final contest.
" Some curious facts have recently been pub-
lished on the position of the Armenians in Bengal,
which I publish because they bear upon the possi-
bility of colonising the: plains. - The Armenians
settled on the first establishment of British power
three large colonies at Dacca, Madras, and Cal-
cutta. Tluifty, industrious, and keen, they speedily
grew rich. On- the -abolition of the Company's
monopoly they threw their savings into trade, and
the present race of old Indians can remember the
time when if you met an Armenian you presumed
him, as a matter of course, to be rich. For the last
20 years, however', their number, wealth, and-im-
portance havfNlike declined. Their capital has
seriously diminished, their estates are passing to
other hands, and they themselves complain of
broken constitutions and want of energy. Even
their external appearance has changed, and
the athletic mountaineers, have become a sallow,
sickly race of weaklings. The registers show also
that the maximum of longevity has declined from 70
years to 50, the Bengalee average. They marry in
and in too much, never allying themselves with any
but Armehians, and preferring cousins, but the
climate has, perhaps, still more to do with the great
change. They do not send their children home as
the Europeans do."

arrival of the new season's crop is uncertain, the
route, it is said, being intercepted by the rebels.
" The export of teas for 1857-58 shows an in-
crease on that Of last lyear of 16,000,0001b5.
Export from China to Great Britain.
From Hong Macao, Canton, and Amoy, from lb.
July 1, 18.57, to July 3, 1858
From Foochow, from July 1, 1857, to June 28, 1858 22,800,000
From Shanghai, from July 1, 1857, to June 27, 1858 29,500,000

76,700,000

From Canton, from July 1, 1856, to June 30, 1857 .. 17,100,000
From Foochow, from July 1, 1856, to June 20, 1857 22,800,000
From Shanghai, from July 1, 1856, to June 26, 1857 20,000,000

60,290,000
" Silk.—The price of new silk in the country had
advanced to 350 taels, partly owing to speculation
ainong Chinese. At Shanghai no silk had been
settled. by foreigners. The export for the season
shows a decrease on that of last of 22,600 bales.
Exchange on England closed at ss. 111 d. for
Bank bills ; on India, 288 289 r.
" Freights.—Tonnage abundant. To London the
rate was £3 10s. for tea, and £6 for silk.
" Manilla advices are to the 28th Ult.
" Sugar, '6 dols., for current elayed. Hemp,. 51
dols.
" Exchange on England, 4s. for 6 months' sight
bills.

" Freights to Great Britain, £2 10s. for sugar,
and 1:4 for hemp.
" Our latest dates are from England, 10th of
May; Calcutta, 28th of May; Bombay, 30th of
May; Singapore, 19th of June; Manilla, 28th of
June; Melbourne, 28th of April; Sydney, 10th of
April; Shanghai, 27th of June.
" We have no later dates from England than the
10th of May. The outward mail has been detained
till this morning in the hope of a steamer arriving
direct from the Peiho.

" Our latest dates from the Petho are to the 18th
ult., received via Shanghai. The accounts up to
that time appear satisfactory; and are important."
The Overland Friend of China gives the folloW-
ing as the stipulations concluded between the
United States and China. It says—
"We have received from a confidential and reliable
source the following memoranda of the provisions of the
new American treaty, which was signed on the 18th June
at Tien-sin by his Excellency Mr. Reed and Kwei-liang
and Hwa-shana. We publish the items of most interest,
omitting none of the new provisions. The treaty comprises
29 articles, some of which repeat the stipulations of the old
_ _

treaty.
" Art. 1. Provides for general peace and a stipulation
for the good offices of the United States in case of dilJiinill77
with other Powers. .;11;y:, •

" Art. 2. Provides for the deposit and record oil
treaty at Pekin and Washington.
" Art. 3. The official publication of the treaty at Pekin,
and in the provinces by Imperial authority.
" Art. 4. Direct correspondence (with obligation to ac-
knowledge and answer) of the Minister of the United
States with the Privy Council or Prime Minister at Pekin.
"Art. 5. Right of annual visit and sojourn, at his own
pleasure as to time, of the United States Minister at Pekin;
journey either to be by the Peiho or overland from Shang-
hai, and to be provided for by the Chinese Government, as
well as with an official residence at the capital. His suite
not to consist of more than 20, exclusive of Chinese atten-
dants. His official intercourse to be with the Privy Coun-
cil, or one of its members deputed for that purpose.
"Art. 6. Permanent residence at Pekin, if the same pri-
vilege is conceded to other Powers.
" Art. 7. Equality of rank in official correspondence.
" Art. 8. Interviews of Ministers with Governor-Gene-
ral, Governors, &c., always to be at official residences—in-
terviews never to be denied.

" Art. 9. Interviews on terms of equality of naval com-
manders with-, officials of highest rank—suppression of
piracy.
" Art. 13. Right to lease property without any interven-
tion of officials. Designation of open ports, new ones
being Swatow and Taiwan in Formosa, and any other
granted to English, French, or Russians. Clandestine and
contraband trade prohibited. Opium to be prohibited or
allowed, according to Chinese law.
"Art. 14. The United States never to pay higher duties
than the most ' favoured nation.'

" Art. 15. Tonnage duties not higher than imposed on
most favoured nation ; double tonnage dues abolished.
Prospective application of tonnage dues to beacons, light-
houses, &c. _ _

" Art. 16. Regulation of pilots.
" Art. 20. Time of paying duties ; to be paid in sycee or
foreign money; Consuls not to give up papers before duties
are paid.
"Art. 24. Immunity of national flag and obligation of
neutrality.

" Art. 25. Apprehension of mutineers and deserters, and
punishment of criminals.

!! Aft. KiAzii`ifplierd'aVubfiC'-oitcaeg with corn_

plaint.
" Art. 28. Recognition and absolute toleration of Chris-

tianity, and protoCtion of Chinese converts.
"Art. 29. Comprehensive provision that all rights, pri-
vileges, and powers granted to any nation, its merchants or
-subjects., whether, political, mercantile, or otherwise, and
not conferred by this treaty on the United States, shall at
once be granted to the United States, its public functiona-
ries, merchants, or citizens. •
" Treaty to be ratified within a year by the United States
and by the Emperor forthwith.
"The claims for pecuniary indemnity, either for Eng-
lish, American, or French losses, neither admitted nor
denied, but referred to Canton.
" Permanent legation of the United States' Minister,
after settlement of pending question at Canton, understood
to bo hereafter at Shanghai.
It will be seen that the solution of political and
commercial questions which concern the Americans
will not be absolutely complete until the English
and French treaties are concluded. There is no
doubt that more open ports will be conceded to the
English and French ; but the Chinese refuse to grant
more at present, though admitting that the ports
open to one nation will be open to all. _ .4

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CALCUTTA MARKET.
(From the Calcutta Englishman of July 17.)
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Nemesis,
with the London mail of June 10, arrived here on the 10th
inst. The electric telegraph vid Bombay has furnished us
with the heads of political intelligence from London of the
17th of June, but up to going to press we have not received
the commercial intelligence.
The produce-market has shown no symptoms of activity,
although freights have been considerably lower. The little
business that has been done has been chiefly on account of
former engagements, and with the exception of oil seeds
nothing worthy of note has been done in other articles.
The rivers have now opened, and very soon we
expect to see larger supplies of produce than heretofore ;
but it is believed that our dealers have made such large
profits for the last two or three years that they will be able
to hold out for higher prices than shippers will be inclined
to pay. Should such be the case, and we do not doubt of
the obstinacy of native merchants, we shall perhaps be un-
able for some time to come to report any activity in this
market. Unfavourable advices from the home markets
have up to this had little influence on the native merchants,
who are as unwilling to sell their goods at a loss as the
Europeans are ready to do so when they see little chance of
improvement. Our accounts from the Upper Provinces re-
port purchases of produce at much higher prices than the
present state of the European markets would warrant. A
mistaken opinion seems to have gained ground that, because
some of the principal marts of produce have been in a dis-
turbed state, our supplies must consequently fall short of our
requirements. To show that such will not be the case we have
only to say that other districts which have been in a peace-
able state have produced, under the influence of the same
opinion, much more than the average quantity of former
years. Let us take one article alone—saltpetre. At the
commencement of the rebellion it was believed that we
should have very little of this staple in our market, in con-
sequence of the unsettled state of Oude, Cawnpore, Fur-
ruckabad, &c. ' • these expectations have, however, proved
delusive, and although the quality of the supphes from
Chuprah and Tirhoot have not been good we have
all along had just as large supplies as ever before. The
natives in the Bazaar only require to be induced with high
prices to bring forward their goods, locked up for months
in their fpdowns, for sale in the market, Our exports
of fine saltpetre have not been as large as in previous years,
but they have still been as much as would be required at
home. Lately every shipper has Conked himself to fine
qualities, and they ad only to pay a certain price to induce
the local refiners to supply their demands. It is impossible
to say with certainty what the ptochico or stock of any ar-
ticle is, the only exception to this rule being indigo, which
can with some probability be guessed at on, account of the
manufacture being in the hands chiefly of Europeans, We
often hear that there 18 he stock of such and such articles
in the market, but immediately a high bid is made we have
got any quantity of them During the fortnight under re-
view our advice .it aboutjho net indigo crop have continued
itifttVothitblo, AMC' silk hits beefi Itlnioat a drug, finger
less dealt in. The demand for saltpetre has been less brisk.
Not a single transaction in torahs. Large sales of linseed
on contract. Rapeseed in good demand. In rice no busi-
ness for the home markets. Jute in less demand. Lac dye
Unsaleable at quotations. Shellac, demand less brisk. Saf-
flower dull.
Meney.Market..---We have no alteration to notice in this
market. The Bank of Bengal has made no reduction in its
rates of discount and interest. In the Bazaar money is still
procurable on good securities, at easier rates than those
charged by the bank. The want of confidence on the part
of capitalists, mentioned in our last, is gradually subsiding.
The following is a statement of the assets and liabilities of
the Bank of Bengal for the week ending the 14th of July,
1858:--
LIABILITIES. R. A. P.
Proprietors' capital
5,09,65 8 0
Reserve fund
Current accounts
Cash credits indrawn 8,46,022 12 7
Other claims
Bank-notes and post bills ........ 1,41,11,052 14 2

Total Co.'s Rs 3,41,40,373 12 11
ASSETS. R. A. P.
Government securities 26,07,213 10 10
Dues from Government 37,570 5 1
Cas4 1,45,65,041 2 11
'Loans on deposit of securities 1,35,15,320 8 7
Accounts of credit on ditto
Government bills discounted 1,68,552 4 6
Mint certificates ditto 9,49,032 3 0
Mercantile bills ditto. 0,3.5,117 9 4
Dead stook

Total Co.'s Rs 3,41,40,373 12 11
Joint-Stock Shares.—The inactivity noticed in our last
report continues, and we have not heard of any transactions
worthy of 110tet Until iigactit be lower, to 011019 peo