The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1859.

INDIA AND CHINA.

By the arrival of the Calcutta Mail we have
received our private correspondence and files of
papers from Calcutta to the 9th of September, and
from Hongkong to the 24th of August.
INDIA.

We learn from Calcutta that the Income-tax had
passed through a second reading. The discharged
troops were arriving at Calcutta, and shipped off as
fast as supplies could be obtained. A battery of
nine guns had been erected to command the liver
entrance of Rangoon.
There had been a disturbance in Central India, at
Mundleseer, which is said to have been caused by
the rebel chief, the Delhi Prince Feroze Shah. He
is reported to have made an attack on the station,
releasing no less than 700 men confined in the gaol
at that station. Captain Hawes, the recently
appointed Political Agent, was killed. A force
has been ordered from Bombay. "It is not impos-
sible," says a local paper, " but that a few raids of
the same kind may occur on the frontier of Oude,
where the Nana, Bala Rao, and the Begum con-
tinue to find a refuge with numerous followers;
This is the only vitality remaining in the rebellion,
and which would have been ended ere now' but for
the duplicity of Jung Bahadoor. He is angry at the
treatment he has received ; like all Asiatics, he ex-
aggerates enormously the aid he has rendered, and
seems to have proposed to himself the most prepos-
terous rewards."

The shareholders of the North-Western Bank
have intrusted the winding up of their affairs to
Mr. G. H. Fcrgussen, controlled by a committee of
two shareholders, Mr. Gubbins and Col. Davidson.

CHINA.
HONG KONG, AUG. 24.

By Shanghai a,dvices we •learn that a Russian
gunboat had brought news of the American Mini-
ster's arrival at Pekin. No letters had been re-
ceived, and consequently nothing further had tran-
spired. It was also reported that he was expected at
Shanghai about the 24th inst.; we may therefore be
enabled to give some interesting details by the next
outgoing mail. The reception of Mr. Ward is a most
politic stroke by the Cabinet of Pekin, but it does
not at all remove the treachery to our Minister. It
appears that General Mouravieff, the Governor of
Siberia, had also arrived at the Peiho, and special
messengers had been despatched to the Russian
Minister at Pekin ; his presence excites some sur-
prise. The Russians appear to have a perfect under-
standing with the Chinese authorites.
Order had been re-•established at Shanghai, and
confidence among the respectable portion of the
Chinese community. The French Minister had
deemed it expedient to release all the Coolies on
board the Gertrude, and the Taoutae had proceeded
on board that vessel to carry out §uch determina-
tion. A eurious circumstance was, that there was
not a single Shanghai man on board, and hence the
question naturally arises, whence the kidnapping P
We do hope, however, that the Coolie trade, if to be
continued, will be conducted core openly. There
was no justification on the part of the Chinese
rabble to commit the wanton murders that resulted,
and we hardly think that the foreign authorities
have been firm enough on this point. There seems,
however, to be no farther apprehension of danger.
We have later dates from Jeddo, but Me. Alcoek
had made no progress in respect 'to the currency
question, and trade consequently was in abeyance.
We hope to be able to give some information on
the disputed points by next opportunity.
Her Majesty's steamer Sampson had arrived, and
was to remain at Shanghai. Her Majesty's steamer
Highflyer had proceeded to Nagasaki to take Mr.
Hodgson to Hakodadi, and would then return to
Jeddo. A French gunboat has just arrived from
Turon, and reports negotiations proceeding favour-
ably ; it is reported, however, that there is great
opposition on the part of the Cochin Chinese
Government in reference to religious freedom. We
write advisedly, as the facts may never transpire
for public information. From what we leArn we
hardly expect any resumption of hostilities ; indeed,
the French Admiral has sent reinforcements of
troops and gunboats to Canton. At Canton all re-
mains quiet, with every prospect of its continuance.
Our dates from the ports are—Axaoy, 18th inst. ;
Foochow, 15th inst. ; and Shanghai, 15th inst.
The London mail of the 11th of July reached on
the 22d inst., per steamer Ganges. We received at
the same time from Marseilles the intelligence that
peace had been concluded. The Granada leaves at
2 p.m. to-day with the outward mail.

(From the Overland China .31ai1.)
From the North of China we have the important
intelligence that Mr. Ward, the A.merican minister,
has been courteously received by the Chinese au-
thorities, and has entered Pekin, where he was to
exchange the ratified treaties. An officer who ac-
companied him a portion of thee way says that
"the Chinese authorities were very polite and con-
descending," and that they asserted their Govern-
ment was prepared and anxious to receive all the
Ministers in a peaceful and courteous manner.
Courts-martial have been held. on Commander
Wodehouse and the officers and crew of her Ma-
jesty's despatch boat Cormorant, an Lieutenant W.
H. Jones and the officers and crerw of the Lee, and
on Lieutenant A. E. Douglas, with the officers and
crew of the Plover, which threes vessels were en-

tirely lost in the engagement at Taku. All of
them were aquitted. Captain Sh adwell has been
relieved in his duties as senior naval officer at
Shanghae. Admiral Hope's despe.tcheis, containing
an account of the Taku affair, win ere allowed to re-
main at Shanghae, under the chof •ge of this officer,
till after the mail left, though th f afterwards over-
took it at Singapore in a private lateamer.
It is rumoured, but on no go, at i authority, that
the Russians exchanged ratilspations with tho
Chinese more than two months ago. General
Mouravieff, the Governor-Guneral of Eastern
Siberia, has paid a visit to the mouth of the Peiho,
and was about to be followed tl tore by no less than
four Russian gun-boats. It w&v; not known what
was the object of assembling so lt trge a force at the
mouth of the Peiho, as he appel tr ed to be on good
terms with the Chinese authority es.
(From the Overland Frien t? of China)

Matters have settled down sit Shanghae again.
Three of our men-of-war cruise, unmolested in the
Gulf of Pecheli, and at all the et insular ports mat-
ters are quiescent. At Canton -we could not be on
more amicable terms with the -.llinese Government,
as thus told by our correspon. 112 nt :—"Everything
here appears to promise a co ainuance of peace.
The examinations- are going ( Kt quietly ; the diffi-
culty experienced lately in •getting servants has
disappeared ;no offensive hand ills have been pub-

lished as might have been exp ec ted ; and to dissi-
pate any remaining floating ri in lour, Lao (Lao not
Soa) has brought out a pr( )0 lamation, acknow-
ledging the benefits wrought, by foreigners since
their entry into the city, 13rOclaiming that his
amicable relations with the n. are unaltered, and
forbidding the fabrication or ra-tertainment of idle
tales. Tea continues to flow tlown in a strong con-

tiuuous stream, but it is salt I. -that in consequence
of the numerous stoppages U which it has been
subjected on its way, much e 3 :traneous matter has
got mingled with it, and that if tea tasters are not
very careful, the good folks at ; home may have the
pleasure of paying freight, duty, &c., on leaves
which they might as easil, y have got at home.
And while talking of what "has come down, we
must not forget to mention that Imperial edicts
anent the Tient-sin affair are said to have arrived,
stating that it was quite L. rnpremeditated, and
solely the result of the unres a enable conduct of
the English in refusing to awf ;i't instructions from
Pekin ; and not only directing Lao to maintain
his former amicable relations, :but declaring that
HIM, will, should they repeu.,f;,, admit them even

now, and, in proof of his sincerity, that he has
ordered the Americans to be escorted up."
The American Minister, Mr. Ward, has succeeded
in reaching Pekin ; and will, it is expected, be able
to send home his finally ratified treaty by the next
mail. As one clause in this treaty gives the Unitcd
States liberty to tender their good offices in
any difficulty between the Chinese Government
and the Western Powers, we may bG sure that Mr.
Ward will not be long in putting that liberty into
practice.

A correspondent of our northern contemporary,
writing fiom on board the' American chartered
steamboat Toey-svan, at anchor in the Peh-tang
river stream, to which the Chinese wished Admiral
Hope to proceed before. the Taku affair—tells of
the arrival there, from Pekin, on the Ist inst., of a
Russian courier, with despatches for General Mora-
vieff, Governor of Siberia; these despatches being
from the Russian Minister at Pekin.
Count Moravieff himself reached the Peh-tang
river on the 14th ult. in the Russian steamer
America : or rather he reached the Gulf on the
14th, and was afterwards conveyed into the Peh-
tang by the American steamer Toey-wan, kindly
placed at his disposal by the United States Com-
modore "for the purpose of communicating with
the Chinese." Of American movements he says :
"The junk had mandarins on board who brought
a letter from the Government of the province of
Chihli, appointing the 8h for an interview with
Mr. Ward ; accordingly, on the morning of the Bth
we went to the river which we had seen on our
former visit; it is about six miles to the northward
of the Peiho; and is named the Pehtang, after the
village at the entrance. There is a bar at the
mouth with from ten to twelve feet of water on it
at high water, but the river deepens to four and five
fathoms inside ; there is a fort on each side, and a
few troops stationed here. Several mandarins
came on board when we got inside the bar, and de-
sired us to anchor, which we did about two miles
below the town; and Mr. Ward, the commodore,
and Members of the legation went up in junks,
fitted up for the occasion. During the interview
the governor several times alluded to the battle at
the Peiho, and appeared to be desirous of saying
something in extenuation of the course pursued by
them, but said nothing about our being there; he
also asked why the English and French Ministers
had left the Gulf, and what they intended doing,
&c. Mr. Ward told him that he came there to at-
tend to his own business, and knew nothing about
the English and French. The answer arrived from
Pekin on the 14th, giving our Minister permission
to go there. Arrangements Were made for travel-
ling by the Chinese, to the satisfaction of Mr.
Ward, and 'he sterted on the 20th with the mem-
bers of the legation, and the following officers of
the Powhattan : —Lieutenants Trenchard and
Habersham, Surgeons Fox and Sanford, Captain
(M. G.) Taylor, Purser Gallaher, Engineer Shock,
Chaplain Wood, and Secretary Allmand."
Another correspondent writes :—" On the very
day the last English vessel took its departure a
Chinese official requested us to inform the English
that two prisoners were seized on the night of the
battle, one of whom was wounded, and to request
them (the English) to send their surgeon Li-tuh
(Little) to visit him. Our announcement that the
French and English had all taken their departure
seemed both to surprise and alarm them. We
offered to receive the two men or to send our sur-
geon to visit them, but after a great deal of pre-
tended willingness but actual evasion, they refused
to accede to either of our propositions. The
wounded man, according to their statement, is an
officer, by name Chili-Maka-shans, the other quite
young, by name Kiang-shi-p'u. Such are the
Chinese sounds. Perhaps the friends of these poor
fellows might be able to identity them. The wound
is riot severe. It is the intention of the Chinese to
take good care of them and return them to the
English when a good opportunity offers. My own
opinion is that they wished in this way to open
fresh communications with the English, in the hope
of averting by diplomacy that retribution which
they have every reason to expect."
Notwithstanding the non-arrival of Sir Hercules
Robinson, it is understood that Lieut.-Col. Caine,
who, since Sir John Bowring left, has filled the
post of Governor here, proceeds to England.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE CALCUTTA MARKETS, SEPT. 9.

The telegram containing London news of the 3d
of August reached Calcutta, via Bombay, on the
26th ultimo, Letters and papers of this date were
brought by the Bombay express, and delivered on
the sth inst. On the 3d the telegram from Galle
brought us intelligence to the 10th of August.
The letters and papers of this date were delivered
this morning. _ _

The Produce Market.—The produce market has
been very quiet during the fortnight under review,
and we believe it will continue so until the value of
almost all the articles of export goes down. The
indigo accounts from all the growing districts are
more unfavourable. Sugar only in demand for
Bombay and other ports. Saltpetre dull and little
doing. Raw silk in less demand and value droop-
ing. Corahs in fair demand at full prices. Oil
seeds in small inquiry. Hides tend downwards.
Import Market.—After the last report the posi-
tion of the market became gradually more stagnant,
and prices of every description of goods have again
fallen off considerably. Sales in the bazaar have
been very limited compared with the very heavy
arrivals, which added more to the very large stock
already existing. Mule twist was sold more freely
a few days ago, but owing to the anxiety of sellers
to realise, prices of all numbers and qualities have
sustained a rather heavy fall. The prospects of the
future position of the market are doubtful, and
there is little hope of a speedy improvement in de-
mand or prices.
Metals.—There is little or no alteration to report
in this staple. Stocks are increasing, and prices for
iron scarcely maintained.

Copper is well maintained at former prices, say
44 rs. per md., with buyers.
Government securities remain almost without in-
quiry. The Bank of Bengal sold two or three lacs
of the 5 per Cents. at 11-8 discount ; the 4 per Cents.
have not been dealt in, notwithstanding the Go-
vernment notification that the interest upon them
could be made payable ii England ; the same pri-
vilege has been prevented to the 3 and 34 per
Cents.
Joint-Stock Shares.—There has been but a limited
business doing since our last; our quotations are
much the same. India General Shares and Steam
Tugs are rather lower, and are in little request.
Coal shares maintain their value. Dock shares
are at 750, and Bonded Warehouse shares in-
quired for. Assam shares are wanted, but none
available. The Auction Company have declared an-
other diridend of 10 per cent. per annum, carrying
a considerable amount to a reserve fund. Bengal
Bank shares are in better request, but in other
shares there is nothing doing.
Exchange—Since the departure of the last mail
exchange on London has been steady at from 2-02
to 2-01 for bank bills. To-day, however, two local
banks came in as sellers at 2-0:, and about two lacs
of China-drawn bank bills have been sold at the
same rate. Credits have brought 2-0 a to 241, and
documentary 2-01 to 2-1.
The amount of business transacted for the mail
has been moderate. On China the rate has been no-
minally 228 ; on Bombay at sight 1 per cent.
Money-market—Money continues very abundant;
the Bank of Bengal and the local banks have large
amounts unemployed. The rate of interest on Go-
vernment security is from 4 to 5 per cent.
Freight—There have been extensive engagements
to tonnage for troops to England, as also for emi-
grants to Mauritius and Demerara, and, conse-
quently our freight market has not received that
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high 'value of rice and other principal articles of
Shipment being very high, and we quote Br. to 12r.

as the current rates. The present supply of tonnage
is large enough, and with the expected tonnage
during the present and next month, and the ap-
proaching long holidays in October, which will
considerably retard progress, will accumulate be-
fore the opening of the offices a large amount of
tonnage.

HONGKONG, AUG. 24.

The import trade has been languid here and at
Canton, the following are the fortnight's transac-
tions,. We quote Canton prices, cash two months,
duty paid, and give sales at both places :
Cotton-7,150 bales of Bombay sold. In conse-
quence of large arrivals prices have declined 2 mace
per picul. We quote good to fine, 9.2 taels to 10.2
taels ; medium to good. 8.2 taels to 9.2 taels ; com-
mon, 6.9 taels to 7.9 taels.

Madras—No sales, and quotations about 5 mace
lower.
Canton Silk—Prices have advanced 5 dols. to 10
dols. per picul, in consequence of a demand for
native requirements. No purchases have been made
bf foreigners.
Tea Arrivals of new Congous are 60 chops,
and two chops of old. The market for new Cori-
gous opened unmeiiately after the departure of
last mail at 3GI- to 401 taels for Oopacks, and 311
to 34 taels for Honshu-is' at which rates seven chops
were purchased. Total settlements to date 15
chops, including three on private terms. Latterly
business has been suspended, foreigners being un-
willing to continue purchases at the opening rates,
and as the teamen refuse to accept a reduction,
settlements are likily to be delayed. Scented
teas are 1 teel lower. Settlements—Scented orange
Pekoes, 9,000 boxes sold, at 22 taels to 27 taels ;
scented capers, 1,700 boxes sold at 19 taels to 24
taels ; Powchong, 1,500 half chests sold at 20 taels
to 211 taels, for the United States and California.
Greens—Young Hyson, 1,500 boxes ; Gunpowder,
300 boxes ; Hyson Skin, 500 piculs, for the United
States.

The Cairngorm has sailed for London, and five
vessels are on the berth, and one for Liverpool.
Freights to London, £2 10s. to £3.
Ezchange on London, 4s. Ild, for bank bills, at
six months' sight. Credits, 4s. 11-Id.; very little
done. On India, 234r5. to =2341,r5.

Her Majesty's steamer Furious arrived from
Singapore. having encountered a very heavy typhoon
about 100 miles southward of this.

SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
HONG KONG, Aua. 24.
ARRIVED FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

At Hong Kong—Aug. 19, the Bahia, from Lon-
don. Aug. 22, the Lord of the Isles, from London.
At Shanghai.--Suly 31, the Assyrian and the
Chieftain, both from London. Aug. 1, the Storno-
way and the Earl of Southesk, both from London;
and the Galilee, from Cardiff. Aug. 2, the Ballarat,
from London. Aug. 7, the Chryseis, from Sunder-
land; and the Aquila de los Andes, from Swansea.
DEPARTURES FOR Gird:AT BRITAIN.

From Hongkong.—Aug. 18, the Henrietta
Helena, for London.
From Macao.—Aug. 4, the Wolverine, for Lon-
don. Aug. 5, the Harriet, for Cork.
From Whampoa.—Aug. 7, the Crystal Palace,
for London. Aug.:l7, the Cairngoruin, for London.
From Foochow.—Aug. 2, the Corriemulzia and
the Polonaise,, both for London.

From Shanghai.—Aug. 6, the Challenger, for
London. Aug. 12, the Egmont, for London.
SHIPS OF WAR.

At Hongkong.—British—The frigate Cambrian,
the steamers Furious, Fury, and Hesper, and the
gunboat Clown. French—The steamer Phlegethon
and the gunboat Mitraille.
At Macao.—Portuguese—The brig Mondego and
the lorcha Amazona.

At Canton River.—British—The brig Bittern,
the steamer Magicienne, and the gunboats Bastard,
Drake, Firm, Leven, Slaney, Staunch, Watchful,
and Woodcock. French—The frigate Capricieuse
and the steamer Rose.

At Amoy.—British---The brig Acorn.
At Foochow.—British—The brig Camilla.
__.

Shanghai.—British steamers Chesapeake, Coro-
mandel, Highflyer, Inflexible, Nimrod, Sampson ;
gunboats Haughty, Janus, Kestrel, Opossum.
French steamer Du Chayla. American steamer
Mississippi.
On the North.—B ritish fri gate Actaeon ; steamer
Assistance ; gunboats Algerine, Banterer, Forester,
and Starling.
Gulf of Pecheli.—British steamer Cruiser. Ame-
rican steamers Powhattan and Toeywan.
Japan.—British, none. American frigate Ger-
mantown. Dutch steamer Balli.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.

Tho Royal Mail steamship Arabia, Captain
Stone, arrived to-day, with the New York mails of
the 4th, Boston of the sth, and Halifax of the 7th,
and 100,000 dols., on freight.
The usual telegraph from New York via Halifax
not having come to hand, it is supposed that the
wires must have been out of order.

On the 6th inst., at midnight, during a strong
gale from the north-east, the Arabia passed the
Royal Mail steamship Canada, bound for Boston.
The screw steamer llungarian had arrived at
Quebec.

The steamship Teutonia, from Hamburg and
Southampton, had arrived at New York.

Determined that there should be no peculation
on contracts, the President had presided at the
opening of the bids for the supply of the army in
Utah and New Mexico.

As will be seen by the following, another fili-
bustering expedition under Walker had set sail for
Nioaragua

" Washington, Oct. 4.—A month ago information
was received in this city of filibustering movements
against Nicaragua. Although the statement was
not fully credited, it was deemed of sufficient im-
portance to justify the issue of instructions to the
proper federal officials to exercise more than ordi-
nary vigilance. The President himself superin-
tended these precautionary movements. The recent
advertisement in the New Orleans papers of a
steamship to start from Mobile for Chiriqui on the
Ist of October added to the accumulating suspicious
circumstances attending the alleged contemplated
invasion of Nicaragua; but upon inquiry of the col-
lector at Mobile nothing had been heard to confirm
the truth of the report, so far as that port is con-
cerned. Within the present week reliable informa-
tion has been received here, and was stated in the
general newspaper despatch yesterday, that a large
number of strangers were in New Orleans, in-
cluding many prominent persons, said to have
been heretofore connected with filibustering enter-
prises, and this, together with other circumstances,
created suspicion in the mind of Collector Hatch
that they meditated an unlawful expedition. Late
' last night 100 or 150 of them left the city, the pre-
sumption being that they had gone to the Belize to
await a vessel. A clearance had been asked for tho
steamer Philadelphia for Chiriqui, which Collector
Hatch refused for the reasons above stated. The
agent of the steamer was persistent, and again ap-
plied for a clearance, but ma with no better suc-
cess than at first. Of these facts our Government
is informed, and probably they are the only, ones
from authentic sources in its possession. It is be-
lieved that this subject was to-day a matter of Cabi-
net consultation. Orders hare been dispatched by
telegraph to the commanding officer at Baton
Rouge for concentrating and holding the federal
military in reserve, to be used, if necessary, as aposse
comitatus for the enforcement of the law. It is be-
lieved there—and the facts which have just traspired
seem to warrant the conclusion,—that the fillibus-
ters have so arranged their plans as to avail them-
selves of the advantages afforded by the re-opening
of the Nicaragua transit route for the accomplish-
ment of their designs. The Administration is de-
termined by all the means in its power, including
the employment of the land and naval forces, to
compel respect to the neutrality laws. The instruc-
tions to Minister Dimitry aro particularly with re-
ference to the re-opening of the transit, and, as
both Governments have assented to the Lamar-
Zeladon treaty, it is supposed Nicaragua will offer
no obstacle to the passage of the mails. The pre-
sence of the Postmaster-General in New York in
connexion with the last-named subject, is expres-
sive of the interest the Government has in the ful-
filment of the Johnson contract.
" NEW ORLEANS, OCT. 4.—Collector Hatch has re-
fused a clearance of the steamer Philadelphia for As-
pinwall, becanse it is alleged the steamer is engaged
to take General Walker and 200 or 300 men from
Texas, Alabama, and elsewhere, now encamped be-
low this city, and ready to start for Nicaragua.
They are ostensibly bound to the Chiriqui diggings,
and intended to leave on the sth."
A later telegram says :
" General Walker and his men got off last night,
and sailed from Berwick Bay this morning in their