The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-28 00:00:00

CHINA.

EXCHANGE AND BIILLION.—Hong Kong, Marsh 14.
—Oriental Bank Corporation on London at six months'
sight, 4s 81d ; on India, 218 rs to 220 r 4. Gold nomi-
nal ; Canton sycee, nominal ; duty sycee, nominal.
Other bile on London at six months' sight, 43 8i 1 to 43
8131 ; on India, 218 rs to 220 rs. Sbanghae, March 9.
—On London, 63 81 ; Inaia, three days' sight, 307 r,
per 100 dols ; drafts on Brimbay. 336 rs per 100 dell ;
drafts on Hong Kong, 28i per cent. discount.
Feb. 20.—0 n London, six months' sight, 4s 2d to 4s
2 d ; 30 days' sight, 44 id. to 4s ld ; on Hong Kong,
13 to 14 per cent. premium. Siver soil yesterday at
2512 per cent, premium.
OPIIIII. 4ong Kong, March 14.—01 d Patna, 410
dols to 415 dole ; new Patna 435 dols ; old Benares,
410 dots new Benares, 422 &As ; Malwa, 465 dots.
Macao, March 13.—Patna, old, 410 dole to 415 &Is ;
new, 429 dole ; Benares, old, 405 dots ; new, 420 dots.
Canton.—No market. Shanghae, March 9.—Malwa,
354 tads.; cld Patna, 280 tael3 ; new Patna, 283 taels.

FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE.—Canton.—Nona. Shang-
bae.—To London, 1/ 103 to 2/ for tea, and Si for silk ;
to New York, 5 dole per 40 feet. Manilla.—To Lon-
don, 2/ sugar ; hemp, 3/ 103 and other similar cargo ;
and 4/ for Fagan wood per ton of 20 owi ; to United
States, 6 dole.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28.

The Royal Mail steamship Asia bas arrived, with
advises from New York to the 15th inst. ; she he-3
brought 322,382 dols. in specie on freight.
The United States' mail steamship Ericsson,
hence, and the Hamburg steamer Borusia had
arrived at New York.

The Royal Mail steamer Clyde arrived at Aspin-
wall on the 4th inst. The convention settling the
question of the Sound Dues between the United
States and Denmark hld been signed at Washing-
ton by the Secretary of State, Mr. Cass, and M.
Bile, the Danish Minister. The United States'
Goverment agrees to pay Denmark the sum of
717,829 rix dollars Danish, or 393,000 American,
baing the proportion that falls to the share of the
United States by the capitalization of the dues.
The new American Minister to China, Mr. Reed,
will visit London and Paris on his way overland to
Canton, and confer with the Governments of Eng-
land and France as to their policy, aad the latest
state of the affairs in the East.

The steam-frigate Niagara would be ready fur
sea about the 18th inst. The Susquehanna, was
likely to accompany her while laying the Atlantic
cable. Her commander was in hopes of obtaining
permission to stArt for England without the delay
of a preliminary trial trip. Pr. fessor Morse would
be among the few allowed to be on board.
Sailors were very scarce at New York, even at
advanced wages.
It was reported that a body of troops would be
sent to the Salt Lake 0 establish proper authority
among the Mormons.
A very serious fire had occurred at Baltimore,
causing a loss of about 500,00 a.
An election riot occurred at Quebec on the 11th,
and the military had to be called out.
Unreliable accounts from Nicaragua state that
Lo.3klidg,e had beaten the Costa Ricaus at Castil'o
and taken the place. There was no intelligence
about Walker.

The George Law had arrived with the Californian
mail and nearly $1,250,000 in gold. Trade at San
Francisco was improving. The receipts of gold dust
were very large. Nothing more hal been done
regarding the repudiation of the Sta+e I.bt.
Advices from Greytown to the 2d inst. state that
there was sume excitement on
.the Isthmus, grow-
ing out of an apprehensiOn that the natives de-
signed to attack the foreigners.. The Railroad
Company was taking every precaution to protect
the passengers and their property during the tran-
sit. A bearer of despatches from Bogota embarked
on his way to Washington with news that Mr.
Morse had bean refusedell negotiation on the riot
question. A proposition had been made in the
New Grenada Senate to send a fo:ce to the
Isthmus, which met with opposition.
At Havanna, on the Bth, exchanges on London
was 5i to 6 .per cent. Sugar had advanced half a
real per barrel, owing to dimin;shed receipts, and
freights had declined, owing to the number of
vessels.

Ad vices from Vera Cruz to the 4th inst., report
that The clergy had openly declared against and
denounced the new constitution in all the churches,
The Government were about to call the archbishop
and ether prominent ecclesiastics to account. The•
army had sworn.to the new constitution. The Go-
vernment had issued a manifesto to the nation re-
viewing its acts. A battalion of national Guards
with a small force of artillery, had been sent to
Tehuantepec to guard the national interests in that
quarter. Disorders had taken place there, and
many persons were killed.

Air New -York a good demand prevailed fer
money, but there was no change in rates, the sup-
ply being fully equal to the demand. Al the close
there was a somewhat firmec feeling in•finencia.l
circles, consequent upon the rather unfavourable
exhibits of the banks and the continued drain of
specie to the interior. There was little ortno ceie
going abroad, but apprehensions were entertained
in some quarters that renewed shipments on a large
scale aVould speedily ensue as the result of the
advance in exchange. Money rates were Bto 9 per
cent. on 60 to 90 days' hills, 9 to 10 per cent. on
4 and 6 months' acceptances, and 7 per cent. on
Lath The bank statement showed a further increase
in the discount line, while there was a dectease in
the specie averages of $500,000. The at rival of about
$1,250,000 from California would go towards re-
, pleuishing the vaults of the Bank and affording the
amount that would probably be wanted during the
week for shipment to Europe. The deposits, after
allowing for the operations at the clearing-house,
showed an increase of about $147,000.
The stack market was extremely unsteady, and
towards the close sales were made at lower prices;
at the close, however, they showed signs of im-
provement. The foreign news and uneasiness in the
foreign stock-market operated unfavourably. The
quotations were—New York Sixes, 101 ; Indiana
Fives, 823/4 ; North Carolina Sixes, 93 ; Missouri
Sixes, 84 ; Erie Sevens, 1859, 95; ; New Yurk
Central, 871 • New York and Erie, 51i • Hudson
River, 25 '
1 ; Haarlem, 12 ; Reading, 79 ; Michigan
Central, 941 ; Panama, 92. In exchange the busi-
ness for the Asia was very large at firm prices ;
on London 81 to 9f.
Ashes had advanced.

Cotton continued very buoyant, but the business
-done -was moderate. The advices by the Niagara
disappointed holders, but their effect was counter-
acted by the Southern accounts, which give a very
unfavourable ktatemeat of the crop. The receipts
are reported'to have been diminishing rapidly.
For flour an advance of I.oc. had been established,
owing to light stocks and an improved demand for
shipment. Grain was without material change.
Iron was quiet, but firm.
Tobacco was quiet.
Freights to Great Britain were lower, with only
a moderate business.