The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-01 00:00:00

Custom-houses, taking advantage of circumstances, ex-
tort "Loney from the merchants, we promise that as soon
as the merchants have pointed them out the delinquents
will be severely punished. No leniency will be shown
to them. Let all yield implicit obedience A specia-
proclamation.

" LIST OP CHARGES•

T. m. 0. c.
Hoochow and silk thread per bale 3 0 0 0
Coarse silk ,, 1 0 0 0
Refuse silk PI 0 4 0 0
Silk piece goods, large
Silk piece goods, small
9 f 1 1 0 0
Black tea, large chests per chest 1 1 6 0
Black tea, middle-sized chests „ 0 1 3 4
Black tea, small chests- ... .
Green tea, large and small chests „ 0 1 3 4
"Issued on the 12th of July, 1857. "The impost levied upon opium has been also in-
creased from 12 dols to 24 dols.

COMMERCIAL.
HONG KONG, AUG. 9.
EXOELINGE.—OrientaI Bank bills on London, 6
months' Fight, 4s. lid. ; private bills, 4s. llid. On
Calcutta and B nubay, 3 days' sight, 226 ra. Commer-
cial Bank of India, on 14.)ndon, 6 months' sight, 47.11 d. ;
at sight, 4i. 9id. On Calcutta and Bombay, 10 day's
sight, 226 re.

SHANGHAE, JULY 29.

EXCHANGE.--Thero is a decline since last month, the
influx of bullion having been considerable. The closing
rates of 27th June were,—for Bank bills, 7s. 3,1. to 7s.
3:11. ; private, 7s. 311. to 7s. 41. On India, 337 to 336
rupees. The amouut of paper offering on the market is
not large. Present quotations are:—Bank bills, 6s.
10d. to 6s 100. ; private, 6s lid. On Calcutta, 315 to
313 rupees. On Bombay, 310 rupees. Oa Hong Kong,
27 per cent, discount. Mexican dollars, ss.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.
The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow-

log :

"METZ, SEPT. 29.
"The Emperor left Stuttgart this morning at
half-past 8 o'clock. The Prince Royal, the Princes
of the Royal family, and the Ministers and officers
of the Court were at the station. A large crowd
was assem

" The King's aides-de-camp, on attendance upon
the Emperor, accompanied him as far as Brucbsal.
"The Emperor arrived at Mannheim at eleven
o'clock.

" His Majesty was received there by General
ItDberk, first aide-dc coanap of his Royal Highness
the Grand Duke of Baden, who had sent Conn
carriages to convey the Emperor and his suite to
Ludwigshafen, where His Majesty was received by
his Royal Highness Prince Luitpold, brother of the
King of Bavaria. At Sarrebruck the Emperor
found his Rdyal Highness the Prince of Prussia,
who was awaiting His Majesty.
" Along the whole line of road the German po-
pulation evinced the warmest sympathy for His
Majesty.
"At Forbach, the first French station, the po-
pulation of the place and of the district of §arre-
guemines gave the Emperor a hearty welcome at
the railway station.

"The rimperor entered the town of Metz, at 7
o'clock, in the midst of an immense crowd of peo•
ple, who loudly cheared him.
" The health of the Emperor is excellent.
" The town of Metz is brilliantly

" His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the
Netherlands was waiting at Metz to compliment
His Majesty.

" The E-mperor attended the theatre in the
evening."

&cyan, Sept. 30.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cub. fr. . End of Month.
44 per Centa - 91 20 —fr. - .
3 per Cents 6B 68
Bank Shares 2,840 Credit Fonder —
Credit Mobilier 912 50 Roman
Do. Account 9OO Austrian -
Belgian 4i — Spanish Threes —
Piedmontose (5) 9O Home Debt

,RAILWAYS—FOR CASS.
Orleans 1,392 50 Western ...
Northern
Lyons and Med 8771— New Ditto
New Ditto — Grand Central ,
Geneva — Sardinian . —
Midi
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