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

CHINA.

EXCHANGE AND BULLION.—Hong Yong, Mareh 14
—Oriental Bank Corporation on London at six months'
Night, 49 81d ; on India, 218 rs to 220 re. Gold nomi-
nal ; Canton sycee, nominal ; duty sycee, nominal.
Other bile on London at six months' sight, 41 84 1 to 4,
Bid ;on India, 218 re to 220 rs. Shangliaa, March 9.
—On London, 6i 8,1 ; India, three days' sight, 307 r-
per 109 dole ; drafts on Bombay, 336 rs per 100 dole ;
drafts on Hong Kong, 28; per cent: discount. Manilla,
Feb. 20.—0 n London, six months' sight, 4s 2d to 4s
2 d ; 30 days' sight, 44 d. to 4e ld ; on Hong K,ng,
13 to 14 per cent. premium. Slyer 801 l yesterday at
25.1 per cent, premium.
OPIUM.— Hong Kong, March 14.-0!cl Patna, 410
dole to 415 dots ; new Patna 435 dole ; old Benares,
410 dols new Bmares, 422 d ,is ; I.llalwa, 465 do's.
Macao, March 13,—Patna, old; 410 dole to 415 dole ;
new, 429 dole ; Benares, old, 405 dole ; new, 420 dols.
Cai,t,n.—No market. :itanghae, March 9.—Nlalwa,
354 teels ; oil Patna, 280 tael-i ; new Patna, 283 tad.

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FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE.—Cauton.—None. Shang-
hae.—To London, 1/ 104 to 2/ for tea, and 51 for silk ;
to New York, 5 dole p,r 40 feet. Manilla.—To Lon-
don, 2/ sugar ; hemp, 31 104 and other sirnihr cargo ;
and 4/ for sapanwood per ton of 20 cwt ; to United
States, 6 doll.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28.

The Royal Mail steamship Asia has arrived, with
advices from New York to the 15th inst. ; she has
brought 322,382 dols. in specie on freight.
The United Sates' mail steamship Ericsson,
11,11co' and -Wm Ebniburg 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 had been signed at Washing-
On by the Secretary of State, Mr. Cass, and M.
Bille, the Danish Minister. The United States'
Goverment agrees to p•ly Denmark the sum of
717,829 rix dollars Danish, or 393,000 American,
being 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 cunfer with the Governments of Eng-
land and France as to their policy, and the latest
state of the affairs in the East.

The steam-frigate Niagara would be ready for
sea about the 18th inst. The Susquehanna was
likely to accompany her while laying the Atlantic
cable. Her commander wa4 in hopes of obtaining
permission to start for England wohout the delay
of a preliminary trial trip. Pr fessor lorse 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 to establish proper authority
among the Mormons. '
A very serious fire had occurred at Baltimore,
causing a loss of about 500,000.
An election riot occurred. at Quebec on the 11th,
and the military had to be called out.
Unreliably accounts from Nicaragua state that
Lockridge had beaten the Costa Ricans at Castillo
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: Nailing more had teen done
regarding the repudiation of the State debt.
Advices from Greytown to the 2d inst. Et tte that
there was some 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 been refused all negotiation on the riot
question. A proposition had been wide in the
New Grenada Senate to send a force to the
Isthmus, ;which met with opposition.
At Havanna, on the B,h, exchanges on London
was 51 to 6 per cent. Sugar had advanced half a
real per barrel, owing to diminished receipts, and
freights had declined, owing to the number of
♦essels.

Advices from Vera Cruz to the 4th inst., report
that the clergy had openly declared against and
denounced the new constitution in all the c!turches,
The Government were about to call the archbishop
and other 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.
At New 'York a good demand prevailed for
money, but there was no change in rates, the sup-
ply being fully equal to the demand. At the close
there was a somewhat firmer feeling in financial
circles, consequent upon the rather unfavourable
exhibits of the banks and the continued drain of
specie to the interior. There was little or'no coin
going abroad, but apprehensions were entertained
in some quarters that renawed shipments on a large
scale would speedily ensue as the result of the
advance in exchange. Money rates were Bto 9 per
cent. on 60 to 90 days' bills, 9 to 10 per cent, on
4 and 6 months' acceptances, and 7 per cent. on
call. The bank statement showed a further increase
in the discount line, while there was a decrease in
the specie averages.of $500,000. The arrival of about
$1,250,000 from., California would go towards re-
plenishing the vaults of the Bank and affording the
amount that would probably be wanted during the
week forshipthent to Europe. The deposit, after
allowing for the operations at the clearing-house,
showed an increase of about $147,000.
The stock market was extremely unsteady, and
to cards 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, 10/ ; Indiana
Fives, 821 ; North Carolina Sixes, 93 ; Missouri
Sixes, 84 ; Erie Sevens, 1859, 951 ; New York
Central, 87i • New,York and Erie, 51i ; Hudson
River, 251 ; 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 9.1.
Ashes had advanced.

Cotton continued very buoyant, but the business
done way moderate. The advices by the Niagara
disappointed holders, but their effect was counter-
acted by the Southern accounts, which give a very
unfavourable itatemeat of the crop. The receipts
are reported to have been diminishing rapidly.
For flour an advance of 10c. had been established,
owing to light stocks and an improved demand for
shipment. Grain was without material change.
Iron was quiet, but firm.

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Tobacco was quiet.
Freights to Great &Alin were lower, with only
a moderate business.

At New Orleans on the I.lth cotton was firm.

SR IPPING INTELLIGENCE.
The ElizaiThornton, the Isaac Webb, the Enterprise,
the Wddlesex, the Harvest Queen, the J. A. Wester-
velt, and the William Tapecott, hence ; the Marmion
and the Tornado, from Havre ; the ',Pontine, from Bre-
men ; and the Margaret Evans, Irani London, had
arrived at New York.
The English bark Mtxicana went ashore near Vera
Crnz and would probably become a loss, with a portion
of the cargo; no lives lost.

COTTON YA.RNS.—Bmineze has been transacted to a
very fair extent in mule twists ; while water is in little
demand.
THE MURDER OF A CORPORAL OF MARINES AT WOOL-
COTTON WOOL—The purchases during the fortnight iFICH.—THE IxQuEsr.—An inquest was held yesterday
have not been large, as the ruling prices continue to he at Woolwich, en the bogly of Samuel Long, the corporal
high. fc,'43 quote now Broechand Surat at Rs 139.40; of Marines who was stabbed on board the Ilebe hulk
new Dbollera, Rs 235-6 ; Oomeravattee, at Ra 127-28 ; , lying off Woolwich dockyard, o u ave,
Compta, R 4112-13 ; Mangan:AP, Ra 121-23 ; and Saw- 1 after stabbing Long with a ore,bay seems to B
have
ginned, at Its 145 47.
created much alarm on hoard the hulk by threatening
Freights have advanced in consequence of morn trap- 1
further vengeance.. He bad been reported once or twice
sports being roquired4by Government, and the rates are by the deceased for ill-conduct. The inquest was ad-
fest- Liverpool 31. ICR, and 34 tr,, to 31. lOs fo- Londor. ' journed in consequence of the absence of Dr. Evans,
Exchange, fa firt.t-z:ab.3 papa has ruled frora 2s 124 who had made the-post mortem examination.