The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

BOMBAY, JULY 1.
IMPORTS.—Cotton Piece Goods. —From the commencement
of last mouth, the season may be considered to have closed,
the disturbances in the country lik-ly having had an effect
to expedite the cessation of transactions.
EXPORTS.—Cotton Wool.—Since the date of our last report,
the rates have advanced from two to three rupees, from the
favourable advices received by the last overland mail. We
quote Surat and Broach at Its., 142.
ExcuAN z has continued steady at about last mail's quota-
tions, say 2s. 24d. at g.to 2s. 2id. On Calcutta, sight is Rs.
On Mndras 30 days' sight Its. 99. On China 60 days' sight
Rs. 221.

CALCUTTA, Jorn 19.

Our produce market has experienced no change since our
last ; business continues very limited, consequent on the in-
sufficient supplies of staples, and the extreme prices.
The Money Market.—The unsettled state of affairs has dis-
arranged the market. The natives are panic struck, and are
drawing largely on the Bank of Bengal in silver ' • the effect
of which has compelled the directors of the Bank to raise the
rates 2 per cent, all round last week, and increased the mar-
gin for loans on company's paper 5 per cent.
Government securities maintained their value till the re-
ceipt of advices last week of heavy discounts in the North
Western provinces, and they, have receded to the following
rates, viz.: Sicca, 4 per cent., 19 Bto 20 per cent. discount;
Company's, 4 per cent., 18 8 to 19 per cent., discount;
Public Works Loan, 5 per cent., 1 to 1 8 per cent. discount.
Exchange on London—Sales for the present mail were
first made at 2 1 for six months paper; but owing to the
state of the market, there being no great demand for remit-
tance, the rate rose to 2.2, at which the bulk of transactions
has taken place ; but during the last few days there has been
little doing, and rates have risen to 2-24 to 2-21 for first-
class credits, and 2-21 to 2-2 g for document bills. On China
the rates aro 228 to 230.
Freights.—Notwithstanding a considerable demand for
tonnage for rice to China, rates to Great Britain, owing to
limited transactions in produce, have somewhat declined.

DEATa OF MR. Mum, M.P.—We are 'sorry to ant
nounce the death of Mr. G. F. Muntz, M.P., for Bir-
mingham, which, according to letters received in town
this morning, occurred yesterday afternoon, at his resi-
dence in the neighbourhood of the town he represented
for 17 years. It is unnecessary for us to say that, as a
public man, Mr. Muntz was remarkable as possessing
peculiar views on monetary questions and as an ad-
vanced reformer. The hon. gentleman, who was in his
64th year, had been in ill health for some time past.
THE MURDER AT MAIDSTONE.—At the assizes held
at Maidstone, yesterday, George Edwards was indicted
for the wilful murder of his brother. It will be recol-
lected that the prisoner caused the death of the unfortu-
nate deceased by nearly chopping his head to pieces with
an axe. The jury found him guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to death, the learned judge holding out no hope
of mercy.
Just published, price 3s. 61 , letter to Viscount Pal-
merston, K.G. on the political importance of the
Euphrates Valley Railway, and the necessity of the
,
financial support of her Maje3ty's Government. By
W. P. Andrew F.R.G.S. &c.,
Chairman Euphrates
Valley Railway, with reports by Major-General Chesney
and Sir J. Macneill, and memorandum, (to., by Sir Justin
Sl-zeil, K C. 8., and map. Alio ntinutss of evidence
before the House of Commons on the establishment of
telegraphic communication with India through Turkish
Arabia. By Sir W. B. O'Shaughnesey, T. K. Lynch,
lEsq., and W. Ainsworth, E-q., &c., &c., &c. Kur-
rachee, by the Euphrates, is 1,400 miles nearer to Eng-
land than Bombay is by the Red Sea'—Sir Justin Sbeil.
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