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

Calcutta, Sept, 30 ; -Bombay, Sept. 16 ; Singapore,'
Sept. 30 r Manilla, Oct. 6 ; Melbourne, Aug. 15 ;
Sydney, Ang.-10.; Shanghai, Oct. 4.
The steamer Singapore, bringing the 25th of
August mail, arrived on the Bth inst. The outward
mails leaves to-day, per steamer Malabar.
Exchange on England, 6s. 3d. to 6s. 4d; on
India, 295 rupees.

Freights to London, £3 for tea, and £4 10s. for
silk.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
On the first and middle part of the 21st inst. we had
light southerly winds and hot sultry weather ; in the after-
noon the wind came down from from the N.E. and blew
fresh for a short time from that quarter. The schooner
Gazelle arrived from Amoy. In the evening the weather
was equally from the N. and N.N.W. with rain, the glass
high and steady ; at 10 p.m. it was blowing had from the
N.E.' the glass still giving no indication of bad weather;
at 11.30 the wind had increased considerably, blowing in
gusts. On looking at the barometer I found it had gone
down 3-10th, and it continued to fall so rapidly that it
could be seen falling until 2 to 2.30 a.m. of the 22d,
when it commenced rising again as rapidly. During
the time the glass was falling the wind was in-
creasing, until it blew with fearful violence, making
frightful noises. This has been something more than what
is usually called a typhoon, and the circle of the cyclone has
also been much smaller than usual, which I think will
account :for the great violence of the wind, as also for
the glass not giving timely warning. The height of the
storm wave which came in round .both sides of Double
Island could not have been less than 20 feet, looking
to the wrecks of large vessels lying high and dry at
high-water mart with ordinary tides. I fear you will
scarcely credit, the account lam giving you—in fact, it
repuires a person to see the fearful destruction around to
do so. At daylight on the morning of the 22d there was
not a vessel out of 21 sail to be seen at her moorings, nor a
vestige of a boat of any description ; everything on Double
Island is in ruins, not a sound house or go-down on the
island. Houses that have stood for years and passed
through several typoons unscathed are now nothing but a
heap of nnns. The schooner Hazard was the only vessel
out of 21 sail that was not driven on shore. I inclose you a
list of,all the vessels. One large iron vessel, the Hepscott,
was thrown up so high on the rocks that at high-water a
beat ceUld be.pulled .under her keel. It is supposed that
the storm wave stirred -up the bottom to a great extent,
which loosened the hold of the anchors, and at the same
time carried the vessels away with it. The Gazelle foun-
dered alongside' the Hongkong ; only the captain and five
hhhclb.saire..4 'NJ:Ii her, the former beimg on shore at the
time. The Hongkong was fortunately driven up high and
dry, clear of all rocks, with the loss of all her masts and a
good deal strained.
The following is a list of vessels in the River Han and
the state in which they were on the morning of Sept. 22,
1858, after the, very severe hurricane on the night of the
21st and morning of the 22d : •
Aganita.Adriana, Dutch brig wreck, taken by Chinese •,
Louisa Bailie, British barque, stranded ; Moultan, British,
barque, wreck ; Thusnelda, Danish barque, wreck; Beverly,
British barque, on shore, not much damaged ; William
Frederick, 13ritish barque, on shore, much damaged ; Har-
v.est Home,.British barque, on shore, with loss of rudder;
Glendower,•British ship, on shoro,•bilged and out of shape •
Dennis Hill, British-ship, on shore, much damaged ; Alfred
the Great,'British ship, on shore, got off in a sinking state;
Anonyma, British brig, total wreck i Hongkong, British
bayque, wreck ; Laura, Oldenburg brig, wreck; Hepscott,
British ship, wreck ,• Pantaloon, British brig, wreck, taken
by Chinese.; Ohio Bremen barque, on shore in the mud,
may be got off; Louisa, British barque, stranded ; Kinaldis,
British ship, wreck ; Hazard, British schooner, little or no
damage; Gazelle, British schooner. foundered; Giovanni,
Sardinian brig, on shore much damaged.
The British ship North Star, hence to Foochoo, was
totally lost on the Pratas on. the 4th inst. A portion of the
crew have arrived, but there are great apprehensions re-
specting the remainder. The Kemanglen, which sailed
hence to San' Franciseo on the 30th ult., returned leaky
through stress of weather. on the 7th inst., and will have to
discharge. The Aurora, froin Singapore, experienced a
violent hufricane on the sth inst.

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ARRIVALS. PROM GREAT BRITAIN.
At Hong.liong.—f)ct. 3, the Meliora, from.. Hartlepool;
Oct. 12, the J. W. A. Lorenzen, from Newcastle

Snips OF WAR.
At Hong liong.--Tle British ship Calcutta; the frigate
Cambrian; the steamers Adventure, Coromandel, Fury,
Hesper, and Inflxible ; the gunboats Cormorant and Vol-
cano; the-Russian steamer Plastorn ; the Dutch steamer
Bali. • •

At Macio..--The Pcrtugnese brig MOndego; the lorcha
Amazona ;- the•Frenci steamer Lily;
At Canton River.-=The • British brigs Bittern and Ca-
milla ; the steamer amistance, Hornet, and Tribune ; the
gunboats Bustard, Clown, Drake, Forester, Haughty,
Janus Kestrel, Leven, Plover, Shirley, Starling, Staunch,
Watchful, and Woodock ; the French frigate Capricieuse ;
the steamers Audaciase, Catinat, and Marseau ; the Ameri-
can frigate Germontnore.
At Amoy.—The British brig Acorn; the steamer Magi-
ciene ; and the gunboat Algerine.
At Foochow.—The British steamer Sampson.
Al Shanghai.—The British frigate Actaeon; the steamers
Retribution, Cruiser, Highilyer, 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
Phlegeten; the. gunboats Dragonne and Mitraille ; the
Russian frigate Aslolde ; the steamers America, Bijarin,
Manjow, Strelset, and Noyeraon ; the gunboats Djugnite
and Novich.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Calcutta Englishman of October 24.)

CALCUTTA, OCT. 23.
On the Bth inst. we received our letters and files via
Bombay fromLonden of the 2d of September. On the 17th
the Peninsular and Cliental Company's mail steamer Ben-
gal brought us dates from London of the 10th of Septem-
ber, and on the 18in we again received the mail of the 18th
of September, from London via Bombay.
The Produce 111trket.—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 the clos-
ing of offices scarcely any freshpransactions were entered
into, although holders were anxious sellers of some articles
at considerable redactions. 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 further 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 I
anna per piece on most descriptions of grey goods.
Bleached goods also are in good position, 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 good's 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' seriiis of the India General and other
favourite companies still' attract purchasers at fall rates.
Transactions, howevet' are confined to actual investments,
and there is very little deaf* on speculalion.
Company's Papers 'have slightly fluctuated during the,
past fortnight, but our market has closed firm with expecta-
tions of still bettor 'rates after the holydays than those given
below.

Exchange. Our. rates for the last mail closed 21s. forfirst
class six months' sight credits, and 2s. id. for documents
ditto. These rates must be considered as current for the pre-
sent mail too, altholigh 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 sometime.