The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-21 00:00:00

INDIA.

By the arrival of the Overland Mail we receive
papers from Bombay to January 26, and from
Calcutta. :via Bombay, to January 18. There is
very little news from either place. The principal
topic is the famine.
The Calcutta Gazette informs us, on the autho-
rity of the Lieutenant-Governor of thr North-west
Provinces, of F, Williams, Esq., the commissioner
of the Meerut division, and of J. H. Prinsep, Esq.,
collector of Allygurh, of such distressing facts as
the following :—" Except in the tract at the foot
of the Hills, and those lands which can be irrigated
from canals or wells, the new crop has been a com-
plete failure." " Not a green blade is to be seen in
any direction, save, perhaps, half a dozen fields of
stunted crop, about as many inches as it should be
feet high." " From Anoopshur to Muttra, from
Meerut to the South-Western boundary of the
division, the same unmitigated state of drought
exists." " The khurecf crop is almost a total
failure for miles and miles ; no more than a few
,scattered fields of stunted jowra, bajra, and cotton
were visible." The rubbee prospects are extremely
discouraging, the springing crop barely above the
ground, and in every instance that came under the
Lieutenant-Governor's view had a yellow sickly
appearance.

Courts-martial on the officers charged with in-
sulting conduct in a mosque at Cairo had been held
at Calcutta, but had not been concluded at the de-
parture of the mail.

BOMBAY COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

BOMBAY, JAN. 26. .

Since our last advices both our export and import markets
have considerably declined. Although a slight animation
was observable on the receipt of the last English mail in
our cotton sales, prices soon declined, with a further down-
ward tendency. We now quote cotton, old, its. 122 ;
Broach, old, Rs. 122; season 1861, Rs. 140; and Oomra-
wuttee, old, Rs. 111; season 1861, Rs. 135.

Freights to Liverpool, £2 12s. 6d. ; London, £2 7s. 6d.;
and China, Rs, 17 per candy.

CALCUTTA, JAN. 25.
The Bank of Bengal raised yesterday its rates 1 per cent.
all round.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.—Fours, 19 to I9i dis.;
Fives, 44. to 4f dis.; Five-and-a-Halfs, Rs. 1/ to Its. 14-
prem. ; on Bombay, 99.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

bif ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 54s ;
barley, 38s lld ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 35s 7d ; beans, 408
Od ; and peas, 44s 7d.

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 55s 10d ;
barley, 40s Od ; oats, 22s lld ; rye, 35s 2d ; beans, 41s 5d ;
peas, 43s 3d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 63,538 ;
barley, 64,688 ; oats, 16,691; rye, 99; bean5,.3,747 ; peas,
979 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Our market to-day was very moderately supplied with
all breeds of beasts ; nevertheless, the beef trade was in a
sluggish state at Monday's currency. The show of sheep
was by no means extensive, yet the mutton trade was
somewhat heavy at Monday's decline in value. Calves,
though in short supply were dull, and 2d per 81bs lower in
price. Pigs moved off slowly at late rates, and there was
scarcely any demand for mulch cows. The general quality
of the stock was by no means prime.

Per Blbs to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 4
Second quality do. 3 6 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 6
Lambs, Os I
Suckling calves, 19s to 23s
23s to 395.

R. d. s. d.
IPrimecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 6
Ppm. S' thdown d o 5 8 5 10
Large orse. calves 4 6 5 0
Prime small do 5 2 5 6
Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Small porkers 4 8 5 0
ld to Os Ocl.

and quarter .old store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs ....