The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-01 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

We have received our despatches from India and
China by overland mail, via Marseilles. The dates
of these advices, as stated in our telegraphic report
of Friday last, from Trieste, are as follows :—Born-
bay, May 2 • Calcutta, April 23 ; Madras, April
28 ; Hong Kong, April 15.
The Indian news, it is satisfactory to state, is not
of an exciting character. The regiments of the
Persian expedition were returning to India. A
part of the 14th Light Dragoons had alreaclyare-
turned from the Gulf, and it was supposed that the
whole of the 2d division were on their way to Bom-
bay when the mail left.
The sepoy of the 34th, who wounded Lieutenant
Baugh, had been hanged, and the Jemadar of the
guard had been similarly punished. The charges
against the latter were as follows :
" For having, when officer in command of the
quarter guard of the 34th N. 1., on the day on
which Mungul Pandy attacked the adjutant and
quarter-master, told the men of the guard, when
they evinced a desire to goout and aid the adjutant
and sergeant-major in reacting the murderous at-
tack made upon them, "If a man leaves this
guard, or attempt to do so, 1 will have him hanged
for disobedience of orders." Further, with having
in thu lines of the 34th Regiment N. 1., endea-
voured to spread sedition by telling the men of that
corps that if any of them brought him one of the
new cartridges he would cut his head off ; also, for
having warned the men of the 34th N.I. to hold
themselves in readiness for a general revolt on the
night of Hoolee. Lastly, with having held a pun-
chaet in his own quarters for the purpo-e of organ-
ising a general rising of the sepoys against govern-
ment ; at which puuchaet two pay havildars, a
naick, and a lance naick from the 34th N, 1., were
present.
" The Jemadar hoped for mercy till he was placed
beneath the gallows, and then, finding that nothing
could change his fate, he addressed his comrades in
the following impressive terms :
" Sepys, listen to me. I have been a traitor to
a good government. lam about to be punished
for my great sins ; I am about to be hanged, and I
deserve my punishment. Sepoys, obey your
officers, for they are your rightful and just rulers,
or else you will, like me, be brought to the gallows.
Sepoys, obey your officers ; listen to them, and
not to evil advisers—l listened to evil advisers, and
you see what lam come to. I call upon God to
bless the Governor-General and all the great gen-
tlemen, the general, and all the sahib logue (gen-
tlemen) here present.—Seeta Ram Seeta Ram I
Seeta Ram !"
It was imagined that an outbreak among the
sepoys at Barrackpore to prevent these executions
was a possible coatingency, and preparations were
made accordingly to overawe any demonstration of
the kind ; but everything, nevertheless, passed off
quietly, and not a whisper expressive of mutinous
feelings was uttered, but, en the contrary, the
native soldiers on the ground, some three or four
thou-and in number, were evidently impressed with
a conviction that they would themselves be sum-
marily dealt with if they displayed the least sign of
disobedience or even exhibited disorder in their
ranks. The Hurkank remaiks :
" Government has put forth its strength wisely
in the examples it has recently made of the 19th
Native Infantry and the men of the 34th Native
infantry, and we-believe that every regiment and
sepoy in the naive army are disposed to accept the
lessou, and avoid its practical application to them-
selves. We anticipate no further outbreaks or mu-
tinies for a long time to come, but should they un-
fortunately arise, we trust they may be put down
as rigorously and effectively as the late unhappy
disturbances have been."
The Bombay Times, treating of the same event,
says : _

That this unhappy man was the prime instiga-
tor of the mutinous spirit of the corps there is no doubt
whatever, and his execution is a plain necessity. It
is,satisfactory to record that the disaffection is confined
exclusively to the Brahmin sepoys arid officers,
the Mussulmans of the regiment standing quite
aloof from them, and manifesting the most loyal
conduct. An attempt has been made by some of
our journals to find the cause of the mutiny in
the condu,..l of the commanding officer. Calenei
Wheeler, who is reproached for having attempted
to spread the knowledge of Christianity amongst
the men. The charge, however, in so far as we
have yet seen, is quite gratuitous, and the ex-
treme readiness manifested by a portion of the
Indian press to stigmatise all efforts of Christian
men in the army to spread the knowledge of th,
Gospel, as indiscreet, is too disingenuous to find
much countenance, and is not vtry creditable to
our estate. A very strong pi eiumpton against the
charge is the fact, stated above, that the - Mussel-
mans, of all men the most sensitive on the subject
of their religion, are. totally free from all suspi-
civic of disaffection, which is hardly consistent
with the belief that the conduct of the
Brahmin sepoys is influeuced by such motives.
We notice with much dissatisfaction that a circu-
lar has been recently addressed to the commanding
officers of the Bombay regiments, by the adjutant-
general, on the subject of the enlistment of recruits,
in which directions are ilsue.l that a prefei eme is
to be given to high caste applicat.ts over low ones.
A more mischievous or inopportune innovation
could not well have been made. It is well enough
known that the high state of discipline maintained
in this army is traceable entirely to the utter obli-
vion of caste in our ranks, and the attempt to Ben-
galis° the Bombay army in this respect cannot be
too strongly reprobated. We publish elsewhere
the circular letter in question, and trust that some
attention will be excited to the matter."
A postscript of the Delhi Gazette of the 18th
April received at Bombay, May Ist, has the follow-
ing :—" We regret to be informed by telegraph that
bad symptoms have manifested themselves at Urn-
balla. The native troops have been ordered to
fire what they consider the objectionable cartrid-
ges to-morrow. The empty European barracks
were burnt down at nine last nigut, and the native
infantry hospital, a mile distant, three hours
After."

The Phoenix states that in consequence of the ru-
mour that Goolab Sing is dead, and that the train
of events in his kingdom is not clearly foreseen,
officers at Peshawar who had obtained leave to visit
Cashmere, have been interdicted from going thither.
The iSindian of April 18 reports in the following
terms, the finding of coal in that province :
" We are happy at being able to announce that
the existence of coal in Scinde is an estaNished fact.
It has been found in the Sehwan district. The
credit of the discovery is due to the deputy-col-
lector, Captain Phillips. We look upon it as one
of the most important discoveries ever made in this
country, not second to anything connected with
the province. Both as a commercial matter and a
revenue matter it must have a great effect in bring-
ing this province into competition with other parts
of India. We shall have the nearest coal fields in
India to the sea. The facts connected with this dis-
covery are the following. Captain Phillips was
engaged in sinking a well in the Vera Plain,
Mouka,u Gunde- r, about 28 miles from Kotree, and
at a depth of 40 feet from the surface the workmen
came on a seam of coal, eight feet thick ; and a few
feet lower down another seam, 18 inches thick, has
been discovered. About 300 'nand have been dug
out of the well, and the supply from the country
surrounding the spot is probably very large. The
well has been sunk to a depth of 80 feet, without,
however, coming either to water or to any other
strata of coal. Ten camel-loads have been sent to
the naval department for an experiment, and we
shall look with much interest for the official
report of the quality of coal and its value for steam
purposes ; there is, however, 110 doubt of its burn-
mg well, and it burnt in the Kotree factory to a
white ash. We trust Government will pursue the
important discovery, and a few hundreds expended
now may lead to a future revenue of thousands.
Our acting commissioner, Mr. Ellis, with expected
Promptness, has at once acceded to Cact. Phillips's
!fish, and has granted money for the purpose of
furteer excavations:"
Thenotorious
a outlaw of Chyle, Fuzil Ali, the
murderer of poor B an, has at last met with his
desetta. Lieut. Longueville Clarke, of the 3dltegi-
merit of Oude Irregular Infantry, on the evening
of the 7Th
marched with 40 men across the
Nepaul frontier, through the dense jungle which
constitu'ei the Lel d and surprised Fuzil Ali
and his band in a grove
elzkeof trees. The men fought
desperately, L'eut.
having one man killed
and four wounded outtf his small party. Fuzil
Ali and two of his brothers,
_equally notorious ban-
dite with himself, were killed, and two others of the
gang. Lieut. Clarke was himself slightly wounded.
A suttee had occurred at the village of Vung in
Kutch. Bhunsalle Sango, 25 years of age, having
died, his mother, 65 years of age, insisted on i
molating. herself on the funeral pile prepared for
the reception of her son's remains ; and though the
attendants and by star dersapparently rem onetrat ed
with her at first, they ceased to oppose her
wishes
on "finding that shi was determined to become a
suttee, which she accordingly did. His Highness
the Rao, on learning what had been done, took the
advice of Capt. RaikeP, the patical agent, and
Pursuant thereto imposed moderate fines on those
of the villages which had furnished abettors of the
proceeding, and sentenced some of the leading men
in it two years' imprisonment with hard labour.
The principal parties concerned in the suttee, viz.,
the Bhunsallees of Vung, Karreea, and Bibba, are
poor cultivators, living by the sweat of their brow ;
whom a large fine would throw into inextricable I
debt and difficulties.

There has been another great fire in Pegu. This
tirue the rising town of Bassein has been 'totally

destroyed. The Rangoon, Chronicle of the 25th
March furnishes the following account of the con-
flagration :

We are sorry to hear that Bassein has become
a heap of smouldering ruins. About four or five
days ago a fire broke out there, the origin of which
no one seems to know, which spread with frightful
rapidity over the town, not sparing even the
court houses, residence of the commissioner,
treasury, church, nor, in fact, anything on which
it could use its devouring strength. Poor Major
Fytche has been rendered houseless and deprived
of all his worldly effects ; the treasury bas had its
rupees and other coins converted into shapeless
molten masses, the opium has had its narcotic pro-
perty well extracted, and, in a word, the destruc-
tion has been so complete as to serve all alike, spar-
ing nothing, and making no distinctions."

CHINA.
HONG KONG, APRIL 15.

Early this morning we received the ugly news
that H.M.S. Raleigh, Capt. the Hon. H. Keppel,
on her way from Macao to this place, struck upon
a rock in the Lemma. 'Passage, and was so near
sinking that they were forc.d to ruu her on shore
to save the lives of all onboard. At 10 a.m. to-day.
Admiral Seymour sent to the assistance of the Ra-
leigh the Coromandel (a. v.) and Bittern (brig), and
the French admiral sent away the steamer Catinat
to assist the Raleigh ; but it was feared their aid
would not avail mucb. The Raleigh, a new and
splendid frigate, had a capital run out from Eng-
land, and all regret, at this juncture, the mishap.
The war is inactive just now, and the admiral is
resting quietly until cool weather and a large naval
and military force enable him to take aggressive
measures. Troops and ships, steamers and gunboats
are coming, and an overpowering force is on its
way. We are doing strange things. Every one
ta'ks about war with China. The fact is we are at
peace with China as an empire, our quarrel and war
being with the Governor of the Quang-tung, the
Mandarin of Cal:A.m. At all the other ports we are
on the most friendly terms and doing a large trade,
the Emperor probably knowing little or nothing of
what is going on at Canton.

The enclosed summary from the China Mail of
thii morning is the best epitome of news since last
mail :

"In the colony matters remain in statu quo.
His Excellency Admiral Seymour has beeu down
here for some weeks. Nothing, we suppose, can
possibly be undertaken without large reinforce-
ments, both of troops and men-of-war. The Cruizer
is reported to be at Singapore, and some of the
gun-boats at Batavia.
" We are told that important documents have
fallen into the hands of the Government, proving
the complicity of the mandarins and the people of
Canton in the various plots of incendiarism, kid-
napping, and assassination, which have imperilled
the persons and property of the resideuts of this
colony.
" The scarcity of rice is beginning to be seriously
felt here among the Chinese, and to day's quota-
tions are 3.20 dols., with every prospect of a rise,
unless we have plenty of rain very shortly.
" The people along the river banks are said to be
extremely civil, and readily supply the ships with
fresh provisions, &c.
" Much distress prevails in the interior, which
must be greatly increased should the present
drought continue. Rice is said to be already at
famine price, even in Whampoa. The scarcity of
provisions at: Amoy also has materially interfered
with business transactions. Rice is at a higher
price than it has been for many years past, For-
mosa being quoted 3 dols.
"Froml\lingpo we have little to note, beyond a
fight which has taken place between some French-
men engaged in conveying junks, and the Portu-
guese lorchamen, who claim the monopoly of the
convoy trade. The French boat was captured, but
as despatches on the subject have been sent to his
Excellency M. Bourboulon, the lorchamen are
likely to pay dearly for their temerity. Both Chi-
nese and foreign residents at the port have but too
pod reason to rejoice in the prospect of a severe
castigation being at length inflicted on these Por-
tuguese pests, who have for years been a terror to
the native coasting craft, committing depredations
of all kinds with the most perfect impunity. That
the piracies on the coast are not all perpetrated by
Chinese is well known to every foreign resident in
China.

" From Shanghae the most interesting news
would seem to be the imminent danger which
threatens the traffic, both import and export,
throu 411 the successes of the reb-ls, and the con
tempi tted. desertion of the imperialists unless their
wages are forthcoming. The urgency of the case is
shown in the anxious endeavours of the authorities
to raise funds by means of subscriptions from the
traders, which hAs almost in every instance, we are
told, been refused."

The North China Herald says that " an imperial
duty upon opium has at length been imposed at
this port. Small boats, with official flags flying, hav-
ing been stationed near the opium ships at Woo-
sung, that the deliveries of drug may be duly re-
ported, and .the imposition collected from the seve-
ral Beale sat Shangnae after its arrival. The amount
of the duty 12 taels per chest, which, at 33,500
chests (he deliveries of last year), gives about
402,000,000 taels. Of this sum, 335,000 taels, or 10
taels per chest, goes to the imperial service ; the
balance of 67,000 taels being allowed for the ex
penses of collection." No payment, however, has
yet been levied, as the mandarins are desirous of
first ascertaining the opinion of foreigners on the
subject.
Our usual correspondent writes as follows :
The report current here a month back that the
rebels were making overtures for surrender was a
piece of official gammon, bandied about with the
hope of exciting liberality in the special efforts then
and now on foot to get money for their unpaid
troops in this province, to whom, according to
I-liang's co fissions in the document above referred
to, payments are clue both to officers and men, to
some for two months, to some for three months, and
to others for four ; in fact, the whole army is little
better than a band of filchers, and the whole coun-
try round their encampments is a frightful scene of
desolation. Nor is this all. The generals have already
sent adrift large bodies of the militia, and these are
roaming about, gambling by day and plundering by
night. The past winter has been very mild, and the
spring thus far cold and backward. Drought is again
feared. Last year the fall of rain in this region was
about 30 inches ; ordinarily it is nearly twice that
amount. Here the season has been healthy, but in
Soochau great mortality has been prevalent, espe-
cially among the children.

We received lately from Shanghae copies of the
impol t and export returns of the port for the half-
year ending 31st Dec., 1856, issued by the " Office
of Maritime Customs." It shows the imports to
have been :—Goods manufactured and unmanufac-
tured, 5,189,821 do's 62c ; opium, 5,571,000 dols ;
treasure, 10,079,567 dols—total, 20,840,380 dols
62c, or at the exchange of 7s 3d, 7,554,650/. 17s 6d;
and the exports—Silk, of all kinds, 15,565,422 dole
52c ; tea, 4,388,576 dols 78c: sundries 576,337 dols
94c—total, 20,530,537 dole 30c, ors at 7s 3d ex-
change, 7,442,2471. 5s sd. The export of raw silk
was—To Hong Kong and London, 58,469 bales
raw, 5,469 throwus, 1,297 course, 290 refuse, 287
cocoons ; to the United States, 831 bls raw, 4 re-
fuse ; and of tea—

Black.
lbs.
To Great Britain ~. 6,563,182
Hong Koog and
Whamp0a.........
Anetralia
The Continent
Montreal
United States .

Green.
lbs.
7,014,319

Total.
lbs.
13,577,501

103,982 111,282 217,264
116,772 33,818 1,,0,509
614,800 265,752 8?.0,552
275,027 275,027
361,755 11,275,363 11,619,113

26,720,017
A generally well-informed correspondent writes
us from Shaeghae, that—" The rebel force which
burned HO-kow (flo-how) about a month ago after-
wards made an unsuccessful attempt upon the city
of Kwang-sin-foo. They then moved north, and
are now in great strength in and about Moyune.
The whole of the green tea country is at the mercy
of the marauders—Hwuy-chow will be again plun-
dered, and lit le doubt can be entertained that the
whole stretch of the green tea producingcountry will
suffer far more this season than during the pasttwo
years. The population of those districtsis now suf-
fering severely from the scarcity of rice. So much
for the state of the green tea country. To the
southward of Ho-kow, the rebel bands which
hold the citie4 of Kien-chan and Fu-than are
in such strength as to threaten the whole
border country between Fokien and Keangse ; and
the risk attendant upon sending money into those
districts for the purchase of new teas has become
very serious. There seems little prospect of any
safe passage being secured for the transit of Moning
and Ningchow teas across Keangse, so that the
production of those districts will probably remain
uubought unless it can find a vent at Canton. The
disordered state of Keangse has also a most inju-
rious influence on our import trade here. No move-
ment is observable in the neighbourhood of Nan-
king yet ; •but the Imperialist troops deeare that
unless all arrears are paid up directly—say half a
Soechau
millionof tael!--they will leave the way open to
, and then the effect
effectonthe Shanghae mar-
ket would be
deplorable indeed."

DESTRUCTION OF MANDARIN JUNKS,
(Prom the China Mail.)
The Hon. Company's steamer Auckland, while
on a crUiBC 011 the Ist April, observed a Mandarin
junk in the Bay of Tung Chun,. The steamer
'came to an anchor off the bay, and the boats were
immedia ely got out and despatehed, under the com-

mand of Lieut. Davies to cut her out. When about
10 yards from the junk a battery, which had up to
that time reserve its fire, opened upon the advanc-
ing boacs with grape and canister. Lieut. Davies
immediately ordered the sect.nd cutter and gig,
under command of Lieut. Philbrick, to take pos-
session of the junk. whilst he proceeded with the
launch and first cutter to storm the battery. The
Chinese stood well to their guns whilst the party
were wading on shore, wounding Mr. Williams,
the purser (a volunteer), and three seamen, severely.
A volley of musketry, however, dispersed them,
and the party took possession of the battery, and
held it until the junk was observed to be under
weigh, when they embarked and assisted to tow her
out. During this time three other batteries kept
up a heavy lire on the, junk and the two boats
towing her, which was returned by the junk's guns
and with small arms. Unfortunately Mr. Lowis,
midshipman, received a severe wound in the leg
by a musket ball, and which it is feared may lead
to amputation of the limb, whilst turning the junk's
guns on the shore batteries. The Chinese were re-
markably well armed. Several spent shot struck
the boats, but without doing any material damage.
One shot took an oar out of a seaman's hand whilst
in the act of pulling. The following is a list of
wounded : Mr. Williams, purser, severely in the
face ; Mr. Lowis, midshipman, severely in the leg ;
Edward Lund, A. 8., severely ; T. Welsh, A. 8.,
slightly ; Wm. tin win, A. 8., slightly ; C. Brown,
A. 8., slightly ; E., Yeomans, O.S , slightly.
The Auckland has since left this station, having
sailed on Monday for Singapore. It is scarcely two
months since her arrival, yet in that short time she
has doue good service, and has always been ready
for work. She helped to destroy a fleet of five
war junks, carrying 64 guns ; and to disable a bat-
tery of 30 guns—defeated the Imperialist fleet of
from 30 to 100 junks, at Second Bar Creek—as-
sisted in the capture of eight pirate vessels and 72
prisoners—took and burnt a pirate at Chung-cho w
Island—and ended, as above mentioned, by cutting
out a junk of seven guns from under several batte-
ries in Tung Chung Bay, on the north side of Lan-
tao, a place admirably adapted for a mandarin sta-
tion, commanding as it does the passage from the
Cup-suy-moon to Macao. She has, in the perform-
ance of these services, bad one . sailor killed and
three officers and ten seamen'wounded. Yet neither
promotion nor honours await her captain or officers
—they belong to a seniority service.
We hear also that the Sampson had assisted in
destroyinz a fleet of 13 sail (three lorchas and ten
junks), in Deep Bay. This fleet, it was understood,
had been stationed there to intercept the market
boats bound to or from Hong Kong, and the Ad-
miral sent Commodore Elliot with the Sampson,
Hong Kong, and the Sir Charles Forbes to destroy
them. But the bay was found so shallow that the
Sampson had to anchor at a distance of eight miles
ft om the junks ; and even the small steamers could
not approach within four or five miles of them. The
work had therefore -to be done in boats, and was
performed, we are told, in gallant style, though the
shore and the hill-side close to the beach were co-
vered with matchlock men.

The following account of the affair has been sup
plied to us :
_ _

"At daylight, on the 6th inst., the Hong Kong
and Sir Charles Forbes, with the boats of the Samp-
son, Hornet, Sybille, and Naukin's launch in tow,
proceeded up Deep Bay ; but when within 5 miles
of the junks it was found there was not sufficient
water to permit the steamers to proceed, and Com-
modore Elliot ordered off the boats. It was ob-
served on nearing the junks, that preparations for
action bad been made, in their having the mast-
heads crowded with men provided with stinkpots ;
the hills and beach were also lined with soldiers,
some bearing white flags ; and one large red flag
was far in advance of the others, apparently bidding
defiance. On rounding the point, the lorchas
opened fire from their guns, but were soon silenced;
the firing from the bushes, from gingals and rockets,
was most terrific. Immed;wely the junks com-
menced firing, the craws cheered, and proce -ded
up the creek, asking the 13 junks in succession.
At about 1 o'clock, Commodore Elliot gave orders
for the boats to go further up, to search the upper
part of the creek ; but on arriving at the place
where it was supposed there were more mandarin
junks, those at anchor were found to be trading
bo,ds. The commodore, after examining them,
ordered the boats to return, but in consequence of
the tide having fallen very low, the Niger and
Sampson's launch,s got on shore, and the boats
were detained until they floated ; as EOM as the
tide rose, the boat 4 passed down the river, burning
and destroying all the junks, and throwing the guns
overboard. The commodore endeavoured to save
three heavily armed lorchas, but in consequence of
their grounding, ultimately ordered them to' he
burnt. After completing the work of devtructlon
the boats directed their course for the steamers,-
and be -hg taken in tow, arrived at their respective
ships about 6 p.m., after a bard day's work, the
men having been in the boats fully 10 hours. One
man, only (a marine) was seriously wounded."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Bombay Times.)
REPORT ON THE STATE OF BOMBAY MARKET FROM THE
16TH TO THE 30TH OF APRIL, 1857.
The Overland Mail from London of the 26th of March
per the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship
Ganges, reached Bombay on the night of the 20th of
April.

Our money-market during the past fortnight has con-
tinued in the same easy state as reported in our last. The
rates of discount ruling at the banks continue the same,
and are likely to remain so till the season is over. We
hear that the liabilities of the branch here of the Lc,ndon
and Eastern Bank are not of a serious nature, and it is
supposed there will be sufficient funds to meet its en-
gagements.

Government securities and local joint-stock shares
continue at about former quotations.
IMPORTS.
Cotton Piece Goods—The amount of business trans-
acted during the fortnight has been to a limited extent.
Shirtings of all descriptions are ingood demand, as well
as madapollams, which are in good demand and scarce,
T-cloth is in very good demand, and there is no stock of
it available in the market.
Bleached and Fancy Goods—Blsached satin spots con-
tinue very scarce and in good demand.
yarns—These have been firm as last reported.
Metals—English bar iron and hoops are in fair demand,
nails square and round, are scarce, and have advanced in
price. Pig lead is dull, tics plates are in demand, speller
is dull and has declined, Swedish bar iron is also dull ;
Swedish steel, in tubs and fagots, continues to be in fair
demand.
Cochineal—This article is dull, and there is no change
to be noted in the prices.
Saffron is dull, and has declined in value.
EXPORTS.
Cotton Wool.—The market continues dull, and prices
have declined, owing to the arrivals being freer.
Oil Seeds. These continue in the same declined state
as last reported.
Opium.—An advance in the price of this drug is to be
noticed,Land we now quote I,oBor. to 1,090 r. for Indore
'and Mundlesir. The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamer Aden takes for the Chinese porta about
1,200 chests this evening.
Tonnage,—Freights are very dull, and the arrivals are
numerous ; and no advance in the rates is expected Boon.
Our present quotation is from 2/. 15s. to 2/. 17s. 6d. for
Liverpool.
Exchange.—A large business was done in local bills,
credits, and documents, at 2s. lid. previous to the ar-
rival of the China steamer, and afterwards, it same rate,
for China drawn back, and 2s. lid. for local credits; but-
this last day or two holders have been firmer, and the
rate is now 2s. 1 9-16 d. for best bills, and 2s. 1- 11-16 d.
for documents. On Calcutta, sight 99r. ;On Madras,
30 days sight, 99r. ; on China, 60 days' sight, 223 r.
(From the Calcutta Englisltataft of the 22d of April )
Wednesday, April 22.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bin-
dostan, with the London mail of the lOch ult., arrived
hero only on the 20th inst., the advices by her having
already been anticipated both by electric tel,graph and
the Bombay Dak. Yesterday morning we receives vies
Bombay intelligence from Landon to the 26th ult.
We have bed no change in our produce market, al-
though operations may be said to have been on a smaller
scale, in consequence of the continuance of high prices
for our staple articles and high freights, Very little
doing in indigo. We have had a smaller business in
sugar for Great Britain, owing to the rise in freights,
nor have the Bombay shippers been very eager to make
purchases. Of rice we do not notice ary change in table
qualities, but Bellew
,has been in active request. Salt-
petre has been in less demand, and value lower. An
active demand prevailed for raw silk at extreme figures,
but tho market closes flatly. There have been large sales
of flurrypaul, but the middling and low qualities of all
denominations are neglected, and comparatively lower
offers made for them. We have bad some inquiry for
corabs of good makes. Linseed continues to move off
for the United States at unaltered prices. Rape, tees,
and poppy have been in less demand. No change in the
position of other articles.
The receipt of favourable advises from the Upper Pro-
vinces as regards piece goods and twist has caused a
better feeling in our import market, and native dealers
have shown more willingness to operate. The sales dur-
ing the past fortnight, notwithstanding the intervention
of holidays, have been t a fair extent, and in some in-
stances at enhanced figures. Mule twist especially, and
coloured yarn have advanced in value, but we have no I
change in metals.
Money Market.—We have again to report favourably
on this head, the market having bscome easier since our
last, though not to any great extent. A further reduc-
tion of 1 per cent. in the rates of the Bank of Bengal
took place on Thursday last. The last etatetnentasf the
bank's liabilities and assets for the week circling the 15th
inst. will be found btlow. The ;mount of cash as com-
pared with the statement inserted in our preceding num-
ber has increased from 1te,•87,62,005.8-3 to.Co.'s Rs.
1,11,34,597-12 0, while that of loans on deposit of

securities has decreased from Rs. 1,38,83,939-11.3 to Rs.
1,28,90,245-6-4.

LIABILITIES.

Proprietors' capital 1,07,00,000 0 0
Reserve fund
Current accounts
Cash credits undrawn 10,57,034 3 10
-
Other claims 2,49,358 0 3
Bank notes and post bills 1,49,85,635 6 8

Total Company's rupees 3,38,51,184 9 6
_ ASSETS.

Government securities
Dues from Government 1,46,798 7 9
Mint certificates, undue 8,24,452 12 0
Cash 1,11,34,597 12 0
Loans on deposit of securities 1,28,90,245 6 4
Accounts of credit on ditto
Government bills discounted 38,07,244 1 8
Mercantile bills ditto 8,17,766 14 11
Dead stock

Total Company's rupees 3,38,51,884 9 6
Sbares—There has been a fair amount of business,
Coal Company's shares having sold at 1,325 r., India
General's at 1,180 r., and Steam Tug's at 1,140 r. The
value of other joint-stock shares are well supported, but
no transactions reported. The Ganges Steam Navigation
Company have declared a dividend at the rate of 24 per
cent. per annum.

Government Securities—The improved aspect of our
money-market is gradually affording more confidence
to capitalists and native dealers, although we have
scarcely experienced any alteration in our quotations,
Company's Four per Cents, only being a shade better.
Our closing rates are for this description of paper 15r.
4a. to 15r. 6a , for Sicca Fours 17r. to 17r. 4a., and for
Company 's Fives 2s. to 4s. per cent. discount. O.her
securities are nominal at our quotations.
Exchange.—On London —The rate for the present
mail opened at 2s. 11, for first class six months' sight
bills, and at this figure considerable business was trans-
acted, when the rate fell to 2s. 11 1., which may be con-
sidered the closing quotation, with perhaps a slight
downward tendency.

On China, some transactions in CO days' sight bills
took place at 216 r., but the rate has advanced to 219 r.,
at which we hear business was done last.
Freights.—A further improvement has taken place
since our last, and, although the arrivals during the past
fortnight have been more numerous in proportion to the
preceding period, yet some of them being American yes•
eels and others whose destinations had been previously
fixed, the available tonnage bits not been sufficient to
meet our requirements. Favourable advices, moreover,
for rice from China caused an increased demand on the
part of shippers, and consequently higher rates have
been paid. We hear as yet only five ships of about 4,000
tons capacity have been taken up by Government for the
conveyance of toals and hay to the Persian Gulf, n
withstanding that 10,000 tons remain still to be engaged
or not hereafter, according to the turn circumstances
might take, The rates to China have advanced from
1$ per bag to 1$ 25c., and to Mauritius from lr. Ea. to
2r. per bag, and to other ports on the east and west of
the Bay of Bengal we observe a proportionate rise. Onr
quotations for London are 4/. 12s. 6d. to 41. 155., and
for Liverpool 41. ss. to 4/. 7s. 6,1. per ton, at the close
the market showing an upward tendency. Viewing the
present aspect of affairs, and the prospect of produce
being .a handout on the opening of the rivers, combined
with the expectations of a moderate amount of in ward
tonnage during the next three months, we might rea-
sonably look forward to a further advance in our rates
to all ports.

_
The following charters have been effected since onr
last :

The Forfarshire to convey coals and hay to Bushire
at 50r. per ton ; the Pearl, for the same voyage, at 52r;
the Sagoff at 54r.; the Hamlet at 55r., and the Canaifa
at 57r. (One or two tenders we hear at 60r. are still
pending acceptance by Government.) The Anne Mary,
to carry 15,000 bags of rice to China, at 1 dol. 171 c.
per bag ; the Merrie England, 18,000 ditto, at 1 dol.
20c. to ditto ; the Lockett, 10,000 bags ; the Liken
derea, 3,000; and the Colorado, 20,000 hags, all at
1 dol. 15c. a bag ; the Frederes Area (F), for Mel
bourne, 4/. 15s. ; the Winslow (F), for Mauritius, at
2rs. a bag ; the Shepherdess, to take 20,600 bags to
Havre, at 51., and if to Bordeaux, 51. 103. per ton.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
HONG-KONG, APRIL 15.
ARRIVALS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
At Hong-Bong.—April 9, the Neva, from Liverpoo
April 11, the Chrysolite, from Llndon.

DEPARTURES TO GREAT BRITAIN.
From Illng-kong—Mar. 29, the Jupiter, for Falmouth;
March 31, the Chieftain, for Falmouth ; the Johann
Christoph, for Cowes ; April 13, her Majesty's steamer
Barracouta, for England.
Shanghai.—March 24, the Confucius, for London.
SHIPS OP WAR.
A t Hongkong.—Her Majesty's steamer Calcutta ; her
Majesty's brig Bittern ; her Majesty's steamers Coro-
mandel, H.rnet, and Sampson ; the gunboat Starling ;
the French frigate Capricieuse ; the French steamers
Catinat and Marseau ; the Spanish steamer Magallanes.
Macao.—The Portuguelle brig Mondego ; the French
frigate Virginia ; the Spanish steamer Jorge Juan.
Canton River.—Her Majesty's brig Acorn ; her Ma-
jesty's sloop Comns ; her Majesty's brig Elk ; her Ma-
jesty's ships Nankin and Sibylle ; her Majesty's steamers
Encounter, Inflexible, and Niger ; the chartered
steamers liongkong and Sir Charles Forbes.
Amoy.—Her Majesty's brig Camilla.
Foochow--Her Majesty's sloop Racehoise.
Shanghai,—Her Majesty's steamer Pique.

EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA, MAY 22.
The India and China mails arrived at Suez by
the Peninsular and Oriental Company's ste,tmers
Ganges and Bengal, from Bombay and Calcutta
respectively, on the 17th and 20th inst., and the
outward mails, which reached Alexandria on Tues-
day, will probably leave Suez this day.
The fast month of Ramadan is now approaching
its end, and the Viceroy, who has passed the greater
portion of it at his favourite place of residence at
Mat iout, has for some days been at Alexandria. He
was to embark this morning by the Feiz-Jehad
steam frigate for a short cruise, but his absence will
necessarily be a short one, the customary official
receptions during the Bairam holydays being al-
ready announced. His Highness, it is expected,
will afterwards proceed to Cairo, and it is reported
that he contemplates shortly visiting the Oasis of
Siwah. It might appear improbable that he should
undertake a long and laborious journey at this sea-
son of the year, but Said Pasha seems bent upon
inspecting all parts of his dominions himself, and
his character for indifference to personal hardship
and fatigue is now so well established that it will
excite very little surprise if the report be confirmed.
For the last few days his Highness has resided at
a countryhouse, which he has just purchased in the
neighbourhood of Alexandria, and which has cost
him 35,0001. To those who only know Egypt as it
was the price will no doubt appear very large, but
the advance in the value of property has of late
years been so great and unceasing that it almost
seems as if destined to form a permanent subject
for wondering comment, even among the most far-
seeing of the inhabitants. It may, indeed, be
country could
ocher
"old"
in the value of
!'
as that which has been witnessed here
cpdirotouepbsetoretdeyxwt
extraordinary
aarnyy
aont
during the last 12 or 15 years. As an instance, I
may men'ion the case of a small property in the
Vicinity. of Alexandria, which a few years ago was
valued at from 1,5001. to 2,0001., and which has
just realised 23,000/.—a pr.ce equal to • little less
than 1,0001. an acre. As illustrating the increase
in the value of property within the town, I may
add that house rent has in many cases been trebled
within the last five years.

The Viceroy's son Toussoun Pasha, a fine little
boy of about six years of age, goes to Marseilles
by the next French steamer for temporary change
of climate. He will be accompanied by Achmed
Menikli Pasha, the General who commanded the
Egyptian Contingent in the late Russian war ;
by a physician and by his English nurse. The
little Prince will make some stay at Marseilles,
where he will be the guest of M. Pastre, one of the
leading merchants of Alexandria, and it is said that
his journey will probably be extended to England.
Her Majesty's ship Tartarus has sailed for
Rhodes, for the purpose of taking a series of deep
water soundings on the line between Alexandria
and that island.
Transactions in our grain-market are almost en.
tirely limited to the sale of contracts for future
delivery. Of these, for the delivery of Saide wheat
in September and October, 182,000 quarters are
estimated to have changed hands, and the price is
at the present moment equivalent to about 375. 6d.
per quarter free on board. Some trifling quantities
of beans and. barley have commenced arriving, but
they are bought up chiefly for home consumption.
The cotton-market was rather quiet during the
earlier part of the fortnight, but the receipt of the
last intelligence from Liverpool has given it a fresh
impulse, and prices are again firm.
Exchange on London at three months' date, 1.021
piasters per pound ; Marseilles, 4f. 96c. to 4t. 970.
per dollar.

A. telegraphic despatch mentions the stranding, on
Salvo reef, of Faroe Inland, oft the steamer Imperatrice,
Captaila,A.dams, while on her voyage from Cronstadt to
London. The crew were saved, and arrangements were
n progress with a view to save the ship and cargo. The
latter consisted principally of wheat and tallow.
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PRICES OF SHARES.

From the Official List.
rUBLISEIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENIN

LONDON, FRIDIY, MAT 29, 1857.
CANALS.

of ii., Dividend
Names of . Dividend Price, Names per
Companies. A per Companies. ,-, Annum..
Price.
4
71 Annum. z
. ,
£
Ashtn &Oldl 98 71. p. et. Peak Forest. 78 5/. Os.
Birmingham 40 4/. 91 Itegent's•• • • 30 17s. 161 A
Coventry...• 100 114. Rochdale ...• 85 4/.
Derby .. •• • • 100 dl. 15s. &Ord &Won .40 281
GrandJunetn 100 21. pr. et. 51% Stoarbridgc 45 121, 10s.
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 6' pr. ct , Severn and
2,1 1/. 16s.
Grand Uniou 100 71 641 1 Wye Rail. j
Kennt & Avi, 40 64. 'Warwick & 2l. 26%
Leeds &L'vrp 100 251. 490 Birming. 3 :00
Leicester.... 100 61. IWarwick & 1 „,
9,4
Lcicstr &Ntl. 83 V. ss. Napton.. j 100 ""
Loughborogl, 143 704 ,Worcstr &
78 10s. 16%
Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. ; Birming.l
Neath •• .. .• ,100 161. :Wilts & BrIlF 7s. Od. 414
Oxford-- •• 100

WATER-WORKS.

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of
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