The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-29 00:00:00

THE STRAITS.

SINGAPORE, MAY 16.
You will hays beard by the last mail of the dis-
turbance created by the Chinese in this place. All
things are now proceeding in their usual train, but
the storekeepers an not without fear that the recent
Government regulations may be made the excuse
for some further attempts a', plunder.
General Garrat and his stiff landed from the
Aden yesterday under a salute of 11 guns. They
were entertained at the Governor's house. His
Excellency is absent at Manila.
We have ha,,i a little dispute here between the
authorities. On the 25th
theFEenbg.lislialstandAmerican
American ship Coeur de Lion, Capt.
Tucker, bound to China,. fell in with a Dutch ship,
the Henrietta Maria, in lat 17 30 long., 110 30 E.
Seeing that the ship was not under command, Capt.
Tucker hoarded her and found that she was navi-
gated only by the Chinase crew. Their story was
that they had risen against the Dutchmen arid COOl-
- the captain to run the ship over to Cochin
China, where they had allowed him and his officers
to take to their boats, and were then trying to
make their way to China. The American took pos-
session of the vessel, and, after considerabl.e diffi-
culty, keeping sentry day and night over the
Cti'nese, and having
.only five Europeans to do this
duty, brought the ship to Singapore. The authori-
ties here sent over to Batavia to give notice of the
circumstance. The Yankee hoisted the American
flag on board the Henrietta Maria, and the Singa-
pore authorities sent off an armed force and hauled
it down. A Dutch vessel of war now arrived and
took away the ship, the Batavia authorities, how-
ever, saying that any claim for salvage would be
duly decided by the Courts of Batavia. Captain
Tucker put the matter into the bands of his Consul.
The American sloop of war Portsmouth has come
in'o harbour, as some say, to " see about" this
matter, but, as I believe, to take on the ratification
of the American treaty with Siam. It is a ridicu-
lous matter, but the Yankee captains are sulky on
the subject.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CHINA MARKETS.
HONGKONG, MAY 10.
At Hong Kong we have to report very little doing in
trade.
Cotton—We quote Bengal and Bombay s9l to $lll.
Cotton Yarn—High numbers in demand ; No 4. 16 to
24, $26 ; Nos. 28 to 32, $326 to 33 ; Nos. 38 to 42,
$4O.
Shirtiogs—There has been a small inquiry for these
goods ; grays quoted $1 75c. to $2 40c. ; whites, 54 to
64 reed, $2 to $2 50c.
Iron—Nail rod, $3 65c. to $B3 950.
Lead —s3 to $Bl.
Freights are unaltered.

Exchange on England for six months' sight bills, ss.
to 58. Oil. on India, 232r5. to 233r5. ; sycee silver, 9
per cent. pm. ; gold, $2ll per tael ; clean Mexican dol-
lars, 1 per cent. pm.
At Macao small parcels of tea and silk have been
bought.
Silk—Lionkings quoted, Nov. 1 to 2, 5375 to )330 ;
sucklows, Nos, 1 to 2, 3365 ; knokongs, 5350.
The transactions in imports at Amoy during April
had been on a fair scale.

A t Foochow the settlements of tea were 4,000 chests
at taels 14 to 24, short price. Stock 12,000 chests. The
Crest of the Wave and the Egmont were on the berth
for London.

At Shanghai a large business bad been done in imports.
The settlements of silk had zlso been extensive. Very
little tea was obtainable. Longclotbs—Grays quoted
taels 1-3-3 to taels 2-1-5. Whites, taels 1-4 to 1-9.
Iron—Nail-rods, taels 3-1 to taela 3-3. Bar, taels 3-4.
Hoop, taels 3-1.
Silk—The settlements during the month had been
,000 bales, making a total of 86,000 bales. Quotations
were—No. 3 Teatlee, $4lO to $415 ; No. 4, $390 t.)
$405 ; inferior, $3BO to $385 ; Tayeaams superior and
good, none ; middling to fair, $315 to $350 ; inferior to
middling, $2BO to $3lO.
Tea—Arrivals had only been two chops black, and
10,000 packages green. Very little business had been
done. Prices remained about the same as before :

Export of tea. from Canton and Hong Kong,
from Ist July, 1856, to Bth lb,
May, 1857
IP Foochow, from Ist July, 1856,
to 30th April, 1857
tf Shanghai, from Ist July, 1856,
to 29th April, 1857

Total SS 600,000
Canton, from Ist July, 1855, to
Bth May, 1856 26,500,000
Foochow, from Ist July, 1855,
to 3(h,A pril, 1856 . .... . . . .
Shanghai from Ist July, 1855,
to 30th April, 1856

T8,800,C00

Freights to London, 3/. for tea, and 51. for silk.
Exehamfe on London, 7s. 3id. to 7s. 31. ; on India.
336 r to 335 r.

Manilla advices are to the 28th ult. Exchange had
advanced to 43. 5,10., and looking up. Ctean Mexican
dollars 26 per cent. premium, and likely to decline fur-
ther.

Our latest dates are—from England, March 26 ; Cal-
cutta, April 10; Bombay, April 17 ; Singapore, May 2;
Melbourne, March 14 ; Sydney, March 10 ; Manilla,
April 28 ; and Shanghai, April 29.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
At Hong Kong, May 1, Janette Cornelia, from Hartle-
pool ; May 3, the Spitfire, from London, and the Robin
Hood, from Liverpool.

At Hong Kong—The French frigate Capricieute, and
steamer Catinat and sloop Nisus.
At Amoy—Her Majesty's brig Camilla.
At Foochow—Her Majesty's steamer Racehorse;
At Shanghai—Her Majesty's ship Pique.
SHIPS or WAR.
At. Canton River—Her Majesty's ships Acorn, Cruiser,
Elk, Encounter, Hong Kong, Hornet, Inflexible, Niger,
Sir C. Forbes, Sybille, and the gunboat Starling.
At Macao. —Toe Storeships A lligatar, Nankin, and
Raleigh ; his Imperial Majesty's steamer Marceau and
the frigate Virginie ; the Portugese brig Mondego ; ,the
Spanish steamer Jorge Juan.

At Hongkong.—Her Majesty's gunboat Bustard, the
sloop Bittern, the ship Calcutta ; the sloop Comus, the
steamers Cormandel and Fury ; the hospital ship
Hercules, the storeship Minden, tbe steamer Sampson
and the gunboat Staunch.

CALCUTTA. MARKET.
SATURDAY, May 16.
Since our last issue, under date the 2d inst., we have
been put in possession of London advices to the 10th
ult. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ava with the mails arrived here the day before yesterday.
We have no particular change to report in our pro-
duce-market, all staple articles with one or two excep-
tions, continuing in limited request in consequence of
small supplies coupled with extreme prices and high
freights. Sugar has been in improved demand at en-
hanced figures. Rice has remained without any altera-
tion. Very little has been done in saltpetre for Great
Britain. A good business has been done in raw silk, but
at a decline in prices. For want of supplies corabs have
not been largely dealt in. Jute in excellent request at
enhanced figures, but Mlle to be had in the market. Lin-
seed continues to command attention for America.
Scarcely any change in lac dye or shelf lac. A brisk
demand has prevailed for safflower, and the new crop
has been taken at extreme rates. Catch has been sold
to some extent ata reduction on our last quotations.
The position of our import-market has experienced
little change. All descriptions of grey goods have been
in fair request, while white do not seem to attract much
attention. The active demand for mule twist which we
reported in ' our last has continued unabated, aad a
further decline has taken place. A fair amount of bvsi-
ness has likewise been done in coloured yarn. We have
not bad any activity in our metal-market.
The money-market has scarcely been easier during the
past fortnight, though the Bank of Bengal has reduced
its rate of interest and discount 1 per cent, all round,
which stands now as follows :—Private bills and notes,
7 per cent. ; Government bills (accepted) 5 per cent. ;
Mint certificates, 5 per cent. ; loans on deposit of Com-
pany's paper, 6 per cent. ; ditto on goods, 7 per cent.
Rates of Advance. —Sicca 4 per cent. and stock re-
ceipts, 88r. ; Company's 4 ditto, 83r. ; Company's 5
ditto, 95r.

Shares.—Since our last report there has been no
change in this market. The Bonded Warehouse Asso.
elation have just declared a dividend for the past half-
year at the rate of 17 rupees a share.
Government Securities.—Soon after the Bank of
Bengal rates were lowered last week an improvement in
the value of all securities took place. A large business
has been done in Company's Fours at 12r. 4a., which is
the rate to-day. Sicca Fours are quoted at 14r. to 14r.
4a. ; Company's Fives at par. The other descriptions of
paper remain nominally at our last quotations.
Exchange on London.—The market for the present
mail opened at 2s. lid. for first-class Americans and
other credits, it fell subsequently for a few days to 2s.
lid., but is again up to ls. lid for Barings and other
first-class papers, and 2s. lad. for credits in less favour.
Oe Chink tran,actions to the extant of about 13 Lacs at
227 r., and bills in fair demand. On Mauritius 60 days'
sight bills are quoted at 53c.
Freights. —Our rates for Great Britain, since our last
report, have continued unaltered, present quotations be-
ing still 4/. 15s. for London, and 4/. 7a. 6d. for Liver-
pool all round ; but the scarcity of produce has cur-
tailed business. Some large engagements of tonnage
have taken place for the West Indies, Hamburg, Aus-
tralia, and other ports. The rates to the Mauritius sud-
denly deelined from 2r. 2a. to lr. Ba. a bag, in conse-
quence of five large vessels, which were taken up within
a few days for the conveyance of emigrants to the Mau-
, ritiiss, requiring dead weight to the extent of about 60,000
bags ; but we have since had a re-action, and our clos-
ing rate is lr. 12a. a bag. For China also, since the
arrival of the steamers Fiery Cross and Lightning, lower
rates were accepted, the bulk of the engagements, to
the extent of about 100,000 bags of rice, having been
at 1 dollar a bag, though 1 dollar 100., has latterly been
paid. We have again to report a scarity of tonnage in
our port, and a want of vessels of moderate sizes, which
are always preferred to ships of large carrying capacities.
As yet supplies of produce have come down very spar-
ingly, in consequence of the rivers not having risen suf-
ficiently ; but, as in a month hence our stocks will he
considerably increased, a larger demand for tonnage is
expected. It is, however, difficult to say whether our
present rates will De further enlanced, as a good num-
ber of vessels might visit our port from different quarters
seeking employment, and induced by prospects of remu-
nerative freights.

THE BOMBAY MARKET FROM THE 11TH TO
THE 26 It OF MAY.
The English mail from Locdon of the 26th of April,
par Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Bom-
bay, reached Bombay on the afternoon of the 22d inst.
Our money market during the past fortnight has, con-
trary to expectation, beoome very much tighter, and the
banks in consequence have raised their rates of interest
3 per cent. all round, and present rates of interest now
range from 8 to 10 percent. ; but we are of opinion that
the present pressure wilt be of short duration, as the
public did not seem inclined to submit to these high rates.
A drain on the banks for speculation in opium and in
the new 5 per cont. loan is said to be the cause of the
present tightness in our market.
Government and other securities remain at about
former quotations.