The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-26 00:00:00

EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

HONG KONG, DEC. 14.
ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.
On London—Six months' sight, 4s. 81d.
On Calcutta—Three days' sight, 222r5. per 100 dols.
On Bombay—Three days' sight, 222r5. per 100 dols.
Gold Leaves-23,20 dols. per tael.
Gold Bar-22,90 dols per tael.
Sycee Silver-8 per cent: premium.
OTHER BUM.
On London—Sid months' sight, 4s. 81-d. to 4s. 9d.
On Calcutta—Three days' sight, 222r5. per 100 dols.
On Bombay—Three days' sight, 222r5. per 100 dols.
AMOY, DEC. 8.
Exchange—Mexican dollars, 1 per cent. discount.
SHANGHAI, DEC. 6.
On London—Six months' sight, 6s. 9d. per tad.
On Calcutta—Three days' sight, 315 rs. per 100 taels.
On Bombay—Three days' sight, 315 rs. per 100 taels.
Draughts on Hongkong, 30 per cent. discount.
• OPIUM.
Hongkong, Dec. 14.—01 d Patna 680 dols. ; new Patna,
715 dols. ; Malwa, 600 dols. to 605 doll. ; old:Benares, 635
dols. ; New Benares, 750 dols.
Macao, Dec. 13.—01 d Patna, 680 dols. ; new Patna, 715
dols.; new Benares, 730 dols. ; Malwa, 605 dols.
Amoy, Deb. B.—Patna, 735 dots. ; Benares, 745 dols.
Foo-chow-foo, Dec. 6.—Patna, 725 dols. ; Malwa,
615 dole.
Shanghai, Dec. 2..—Patna, 535 taels ; Malwa, 460 taels.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FUESDAY.

It is said that the marriage will take place on
the 30th at Turin. The Prince and his wife will
leave on the Ist February. The Princess Mathilde
will meet her brother and sister-in-law at Marseilles,
and all will return to Paris on the 4th. Something
is said of the probability of the Duchesses of Istria
and Grammont being appointed ladies in waiting
to the Princess Clotilde.

BOURSE, Jan. 29.—The market has been very
unsettled, and little business doing. Threes, after
having been done at 68f. 70c., are now at M. 50c.;
Mobilier varied from 7901. to 777 f. 50e. ; Austrian,
567 f. 50c. to 565 f. ; Orleans, 1,330 f. .to 1,320 f. ;
Northern, 937 f. 50c. to 9351. ; Lyons, 840 f. to 835 f.;
Southern, 530 f. to 527 f. 50c. The following were
the last quotations :

4f per Cents. .... 96 50
Do. end month -

Credit Ponder
Belgian 41- 99 60
Piedmonteso (5)
Roman B7 60
Austrian —

3 per Cents. 6B 50
Do. end month.... 68 45
Bank Shares. 2900

Credit Mobilier .. 777 50
Do. Account ..... 776 25

Spanish Threes ..
Home Debt , 40 --

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto •
Lyons and. Mediterranean 842 50 .. 840
Now ditto — • • --
Geneva 560 . •
Midi — • •
Southern
Westeia 595 .. 590
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian 4lO .. 412 50
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121. c. ; money,
25f. 10c.; three months, paper, 24f. 95c. ; money, 24f. 95c.

THE CAPE OF. GOOD HOPE.

(BY ELECTRIC• TELEGRAPH.)

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Phoebe, Capt. Clark,

arrived this morning.
She left the Cape Dec. 22,, St. Helena Dec. 31,
and Ascension Jan. 4.

She has specie, £7OO ; copper ore, 1,995 bags ;
wool, 37,6371b5. ; and sundry wine, horns, &c.
Among the passengers from the Cape are Sir R.
Stamford, Captain Salmond, Capt. Cresswell, R.N.,
W. Hammersley, R.N., Major Morse, and• Major
Frazer.

Trade is improving at Cape Town. Railroads

are progressing.
The smallpox has disappeared.

SERIOUS POACHING AFFRAY.—A poaching affray
of a most violent character took place early yesterday morn-
ing at Shelford, in the preserves of Lord Chesterfield,
seven miles from Nottingham. It appears that about one
o'clock six gamekeepers were on the watch, when they dis-
covered a number of nets, near to which were about twenty
poachers. The keepers courageously attempted to capture
some of the men, when a regular melee took place. Life
preservers, loaded sticks, and other dangerous weapons were
used by the poachers ; the keepers let loose their dogs,
when some of the poachers shouted out "Stab them," and
three dogs were shortly afterwards dangerously wounded.
The scuffle between the poachers and keepers was terrible,
and one of the latter, named Woodward, was fearfully
wounded. Some of the poachers also received dangerous
wounds. One of them named Ward, a native of Notting-
ham, received some,severe blows on the head, and was cap-
tured. The keepers also succeeded in taking another of the
poachers named Woolaston, alias Curzons, shortly after
which the poachers ran away. The keepers state that the
wounded poacher Ward, received the injuries he sustained
from the hands.of his own party; the blow having been
intended for one of the keepers, who eluded it, and the
weapon descending with terrific violence upon the head of
the captured poacher, who is not expected to survive, not
having been able to speak since his capture.
BILLS FOR RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Yesterday the examiners of bills declared that in
respect to the following bills, the standint; orders of both
Houses of Parliament load been complied with.—Before Mr.
Smith :—Perth, Kinross, and Fife Roads ; Tavistock Mar-
kets, Streets, and Improvements ; Llanidloes and Newtown
Railway; Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Rail-
way; Epping Railways; Portsmouth Railway; Midland
Railway ; Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramway Abandon-
ment. Before Mr. Frere.—Price's Patent Candle Coin-
pany ; Blackburn and Preston Road and Bridge ; White..
haven Port, Harbour, and Town ; Bridport Railway ;
Whitehaven Harbour and Town ; Kensington Station and
North and South London .Junction Railway; Vale of Llan-
gollen Railway ; Norwood and Streatham Railway.
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A FEMALE IN A
WATER TANK.-Yesterday morning a, widow, named
Ellen Wallis, residing at 18, Cottage-place; Maidenstone
Hill, Greenwicli, committed suicide by drowning herself in
a tank of water at the rear of her residence. The deceased,
it appears, retired to rest about ten o'clock the previous
'night with her son, a lad about nine years of age, who, on
awaking about five o'clock yesterday morning, missed her
from the bed. Not being found in the house, a search was
made, when the body of the deceased was discovered, as
above stated, a heavy flat iron being fastened around her
neck. Medical assistance was at once obtained, but life
was quite extinct. The deceased was in her 50th year, and
no cause can be assigned for her committing so rash an
act.

EMANTJEL HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday at a special
Court of Aldermen the Rev: Arthur Mozley, M.A., and
Mrs. Mozley were elected master and mistron of this
charity, in the place of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Waters, who
recently reoigne4l their oppointmento,