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London, England, 1859-07-11 00:00:00

and richest provinces ip the empire either to They are less sought for at present, and there is a
Erdrc tendencynA in down-
hiswa brother or to any other member of his family. NGE ON Lrates.
ONDON.-A fair amount of business has
My private opinion in respect to the recent doings been done for this mail in Local Bank Bills, at 2s. Old. to
at Verona is, that the Emperor of the French wishes 2s. Od 0., and first class credits at 2s. Old. to 2s. Old. In
documents little has been done at 2s. lid. A considerable
to come to an understanding with his brother amount of China drawn bills has just arrived, and is selling
monarch without the interference of the neutral at 2s. Old. to 2s. Old.
Powers. Austria is in a humour to conclude peace
with France, because she is disgusted with the
"shorted-sighted and selfish" policy of England, and
it would not surprise me to learn from Verona that
the two Emperors had met and settled between
them the preliminaries of peace. Before France
and Austria come to an understanding, the latter
will not fail to make conditions in favour of her
South-German friends, but she will hardly think
herself bound to do as much for Prussia.
Austria is an exceedingly revengeful Power.
and consequently not likely to forget that the Bri-
tish and Prussian Governments might, had they
been inclined to do so, have prevented the outbreak
of the w ar. In order that the sense of the foregoing
sentence may be properly understood, it must be
stated, that all Austrian statesmen firmly believe
that the Emperor Napoleon would not have sent
troops into Italy if England and Prussia had plainly
told him that his doing so would infallibly lead to
serious complications.

CHINA.
The following is from the China Mail of May

Already a movement has been made northward
from this by some of the plenipotentiaries, and the
others will follow immediately. Mr. Ward, the

American Minister, left for Shanghae and the Gulf

of Pechellee on the 17th instant, in the United
States steamer Powhattaii. *accompanied by the

Toeywan, a coasting steamer, which has been char-
tered by the American Government. Mr. Alcock,
formerly Consul at Canton, has also left for Japan,
with a eopy of the ratified treaty with that coun-
try, and in order to assume his funetions as Cqnsul
General.

The Hon. Mr. Bruce goes north in the Magicienne
on Monday or Tuesday next, and a large force pro-
ceeds with him to the Gulf of Pechellee, lest any
obstacles should be thrown in the way of his pro-

gress to Pekin with the ratified treaty. It is not
likely that objections to his visit will be raised,
because by obtaining the relinquishment of the Bri-
tish mission at Pekin, the Russians and Mandarins
have already got rid of the most important stipula-
tion of our new treaty with China. It is said that a
noted American, lately resident in this place,was once

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY.

PARIS BOURSE, July 9.—A further advance has
taken place in securities generally, the length of the
armistice decided on giving increased hopes of the
restoration of peace. It was reported that the Em-
peror Napoleon 111. was expected in Paris on Mon-
day or Tuesday next. Threes have been done at
68f., and are now at 67f. 80c. ; Mobilier varied from
780 f. to 800 f. ; Orleans, 1,380 f. to 1,365 f. ; Lyons,
870 f. to 860 f.; Northern, 960 f. to 950 f. ; Southern,
502 f. to 525 f, ; Lombardo-Venetian, 550 f. to 545 f.
Prices continued steady until the close, when the
following were the last quotations :
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appointed American Minister to Britain ; but before
he received the offer of the appointment, be had
to hand in a letter formally declining it. We can-
not believe that the British mission at Pekin was

granted by the new treaty, on the understanding
that it would be relinquished, and simply to give
eclat to that treaty and to the diplomatist who has
earned so much fame by it ; but it is evident that
such a supposition will arise in the minds of many
persons unless some explanation be given. It is
well known that the Chinese, backed by the Rus-

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3 per Cents 67 80 Piedmontese (5) .. 85
Do. end month 6B Roman —
Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 785 50 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 800 Home Debt —

THE AFRICAN MAIL.

sians, the French approving, have obstinately op-
posed a resident British mission at Pekin. The
ostensible ground on which the mission has been
relinquished is, that Pekin would be an undesirable
residence during the winter months for a plenipo-
tentiary who has to superintend the consulates and
trade. But there was no need for the plenipoten-
tiary remaining all the year at Pekin. The Russian
mission at Pekin is now placed on a permanent
footing, and a regular communication is now esta-
blished between Pekin and Kiachta in Siberia.
Our Shanghae correspondent notices a report that
the Chinese authorities are also determined to oppose
the admis3ion of English travellers into the interior
of the country. Both the Chinese and the own
authorities have been making preparations for a
misunderstanding, should such unhappily occur.
At Pekin, the tampering with the papers given
in at the literary examinations continues to give
trouble, and some more mandarins have been
punished on that account. Everywhere over China
there has been a great want of rain this season, and
serious distress is apprehended in consequence. At
the capital and its neighbourhood the drought has
been so great that the Emperor has in person gone
to pray for his kingdom in the temple of the Black
Dragon.
The rebels in the north and the south have been
progressing of late, In Kwang-Tang they are said
to threaten even Hwang, the Governor-General ;
and on the Yangtsze, the Imperialist troops raised
the siege of Nankin, and proceeded against some
rebels further up the river, only to meet with
defeat and the loss of their followers and guns.
The Governor of Macao has received instructions
from Lisbon to form, if possible, a treat between
Portugal and China, and also a treaty with Japan.
In order to effect these purposes he goes soon to
Shanghai, and from thence will pass over to Japan.
The complaints of the Chinese, in regard to the kid-
napping of coolies for the Havannah, have somewhat
abated, and the stringency with which the Macao
regulations for the control of the traffic have been
carried out, has resulted in the worst portion of it'
being'removed to the Canton river, where the vessels
can receive collies very much as they please. A
small steamer, chartered by the Chinese, on its
way from Macao up the West River, was lately
seized by some of the passengers on board, while
others were robbed of all their wealth. Some of
the perpetrators of this outrage have, however,
been discovered in Macao, and handed over to the
Chinese authorities.
A large expedition, composed of several gun-
boats and a transport steamer, with a body of ma-
rines on board, has gone up the Broadway on a
visit to the town of Heang-shan, from whence most
of our servants come. There was some expectation
of a fight up at that place ; for though the man-
darins were ready to receive it in a friendly man-
ner, the rabble were incensed, and had destroyed
the preparations being made for the honourable re-
ception of the visitors.
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COMMERCIAL.
SHANGHAI, MAY 14.
IMPORTS.—The improvement in our import market,
noticed in our last report, has been maintained during the
last fortnight, and large sales of cotton manufactures have
again been made, at a further advance in prices.
EXPORTS.
TEA.—Transactions since the last mail left have been on
a small scale, being about 3,000 chests of black, and 4,000
to 5,000 packages green.
SILK.—The season is now drawing to a close, and the
market has been cleared of desirable parcels; few Tsatlees
remain, and of the Taysaams and thrown, of which the
unsold stock principally consists, the bul is very coarse
and inferior ; the quotations must, therefore, be con-
sidered almost nominal, as the different grades are not well
defined where all are low. Since the last mail left there
have been about 2,000 bales settled, and the quantity on
hand in Shanghai is placed at 1,000 to 1,500 bales. There
are, as usual at this season, favourable reports of the new
crop ; of quantity nothing is said. The weather has been
auspicious for the mulberry plant, oud if the worms are
healthy, and their silk good, abundance will unquestionably
follow.
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LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

The African Royal mail steamer Athenian ar-
rived in the Messey this morning, at about six
o'clock, with the mails from the West Coast of
Africa. &c. Her dates are :—Bight of Benin, May
24 ; Bonny, June 7 ; Lagos, 9 ; Accra, 11 ; Cape
Coast Castle, 12 ; Cape Palmas, 15 ; Sierra Leone,
19 ; Bathurst, 23 ; Teneriffe, 30 ; and Madeira,
Jiry 2.
The trade on the Gold Coast was inactive.

At Bonny there was not much doing.
The cargo of the Athenian consists of 2,590
ounces of gold dust, 6 boxes and 4 packages of
specie, 313 casks of palm oil, 38 tusks ivory, 3 cases
monkey skins, 195 casks of bees' wax, 62 bags
cochineal, and 69 packages of sundries.
The following is a list of the passengers which
have come to England by this steamer :—Mr.
Snape, Mr. Acton, Mr. Irving, Mrs. Edgerley, Mr..
Acton, Mr. Creen, Mr. Elms, Mrs. Grote, Mr.
Priest, Mrs. Priest, and two children ; Dr. and
Mrs. Campbell, Mr. Wise, Lieutenant Fitzgerald,
Mrs. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes and child, Miss
Janett, Mr. Syrett, Dr. Hindlers, Mr. Hawkes, Mr.
Goddard, Mrs. Silva and child, Mrs. Grant, Mr.
Bocandi, Mr. Ripochi, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Moore.
CAMERROONS, JUNE I.—At this port were the
Moselle, Kelpie, Guildford, Lothy Sleigh, and
Crown. The Catherine sailed for Liverpool May
6. The Arcates, bound for this river, left Liver-
pool March 11, and has not since been heard of.
OLD CALABAR, JUNE 3.—At this port—The
Golden Age, Tapley, Elizabeth, Minto, Africa, and
Rhoderick Dhu.
BONNY, June 6.—At this port—The Faith, Royal
Oak, St. Andrew, Ferozepore, Albro, Mermaid,
Mangolia, Mary Black, Livingstone, Ben Ledi,
Charles Horsfall, Osprey, and Sunshine. The fol-
lowing ships had sailed for Liverpool :—The Ex-
press, Clan Gregor, Grand, Bonny. and Nimrod.
AT BENIN.—The Cherokee, Austin, and Ellen,
and Araminta. The Benin left for Liverpool,
May 29.
Her Majesty's ship Medusa was lying at Lagos
on the 9th June.
SIERRA LEONE.—Her Majesty's ships Surprise
and Trident were at this port June 19.
Her Majesty's ship Falcon and screw steamer
Ethiope were at Madeira on the 2d July.
The Athenian spoke the screw steamer Armenian,
June 16, and the ship Blackw all, July 5.