The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

INDIA.

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We have received our letters and papers from
Calcutta to August Bth. As the advices from Bom-
bay published last week were to August 12, there
is little to report by this mail.
The Calcutta papers regret the barrenness of the
season in respect of news. Their principal theme
is the Rev. J. Long's imprisonment. A great num-
ber of the clergy and " the higher ranks of the
general public," in the words of the Hurkaru, had
been to the jail to see him. A native address to
him was in course of signature.
It is said that if necessary Dr. Duff will come to
England and take the opinion of the British public
on the case of Mr. Long and the indigo planters.
The Hurkaru, which takes part with the planters,
states that they would have asked for a mitigation
of his punishment had he not declared just before
receiving ", his sentence that the irreligious
lives of Europeans formed the grand obstacle to the
spread of Christianity in India.
We read in the Hurkaru :—" Letters from Agra,
Delhi, Meerut, and Allyghur give a terrible ac-
count of the pestilence raging there. The Euro-
pean troops have suffered severely, especially at
Meerut, and regiments have been moved into camp
in hopes of putting a stop to the disease, in some
instances, we believe, with success. The amount
of rain that has fallen in Calcutta this season is 51
inches, against 31 up to this time last year. Ex-
perience teaches us to expect severe sickness here
in consequence."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CALCUTTA MARKETS.
CORRECTED UP TO WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7.
The Bombay express arrived here on Saturday, the 3d
inst., bringing the mails of the 3d of July. On the evening
of the sth inst. the steamer Colombo was announced to have
arrived at Galls on the 4th, and the usual telegraphic sum-
mary of news up to July 11 was published the following
morning. The mails of that date may be expected to be
delivered hare on the 12th.

Produce Market—Our stocks are considerably increasing,
but as native holders will insist on demanding prices
utterly disproportioned to the value of their goods in the
home market, there has been a decrease in the amount of
business transacted, and the general tendency of prices is a
downward one.

Import Market—Less business has been transacted during
the last fortnight than the previous one, even although im-
porters have further given way on most staple goods, and it
is not possible to move off any quantity of goods in the pre-
sent state of the bazaar. Three failures of dealers took
place a week ago, and there is still a want of confidence.
Accounts from the Upper Provinces continue to represent
rapid clearances of the goods which are arriving there at
paying prices, but this news does not appear to have any
effect on our market here in the meantime.
Joint-Stock Shares—The share market remains firm, and
there have been several transactions since our last at full
quotations. The Docking Company have declared a divi-
dend of 50r. per share for the half-year ending the 30th of
June, and the Eastern Steam-tug Association have declared
a dividend at the rate of 12 per cent, per annum. Bengal
Coal Shares are offered at 1825, and Bonded Warehouse
Shares have been sold at 550 r. India Generals are in better
demand at 1,130, and the Ganges are dull at 560. The
East India Tea Company (a new enterprise) has just issued
its prospectus, having for its general manager a gentleman
of high practical ability. From the gardens in bearing be-
longing to this company a dividend is promised upon the
first season's operations. We have no improvement to
notice in Auction or East India Coal shares; both remain
dull and without inquiry. Bengal Printing Company's
scrip is in good request.
Government Securities—ln this market the transactions
continue limited to local speculation, and the range of prices
is trifling. There is a total absence of anything like demand
for investment or for other markets ; public confidence in
these securities seems altogether wanting.
Money-Market.—There is a rather better feeling in the
Bazaar, but the dealers continue much embarrassed, and
collections are still difficult to make. For the purposes of
general trade the market is abundantly supplied, and the
reduction of 1 per cent. by the Bank of Bengal has not in-
creased the demand.