The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.
(From Second Editiln of Daily News.)
We have received our despatches from India,
China, and Persia by the Overland Mail via Mar-
seilles. Their dates are, Bombay, Feb. 16 ; Cal-
cutta, Feb. 7 ; Bushire, Jan. 23, and Hong Kong,
Jan. 30.

settling up long-outstanding accounts, which par-
ties had dunned him to settle up for months before.
One of these parties was one of the owners of the
steamer Shamrock, and during the arrangement of
accounts Allum was particularly anxious to be as-
sured of a passage for his family to Macao the next
morning. Suspicion immediately alighted more
particularly on him. Had it depended on our
Government to pursue and capture him, he would
have escaped, but for a want of precaution on his
part (supposing him to be the guilty man.) The
steamer Shamrock had been supplied with the
bread from the Esing shop, and all who partook of
it experienced the same effects as the parties on
shore ; this aroused the suspicions of the captain
of the steamer, Mr. Antonio (formerly of the En-
deavour, loreha), and he knowing he had the baker
on board retained him and his family, be-
lieving that the bread delivered in Hong Kong
would be of the same kind, and that all supplied
with it would have been poisoned. A very
active private citizen, Mr. W. M. Rebind, did
what the Government should have done, and
chartered a private steamer, the Spark, which
got under way at 11 o'clock, and reached Macao
from two to thrree hours after the Shamrock. Mr.
Robinet finding Allum detained on board that ves-
sel had him arrested, and he was delivered over by
the Macao authorities to the police officers sent after
him in the Queen, and he was brought back next day
in the Shamrock. There was naturally a great excite-
ment, but Lynch law is out of the question, for
many reasons, in this colony ; and so the prisoner
is undergoing the usual examination before the
magistrate.
The atrocious attempt has, we are thankful to
say, failed in every case, and although two or three
hundred people must have partaken of the poisoned
food no lives have been lost. Many suffered very
severely—none more so than the family of Sir John
Bowring—Lady Bowring more particularly., Two
children who were incautiously allowed to eat some
of the bread a second time were at one time in con-
siderable danger. A careful analysis by the other
medical men of the colony has shown that the poi-
son was arsenic.
The following additional items are chiefly taken
from the Hong Kong Register :
News from Amoy show a rather unsatisfactory
state of affairs commencing there. No disturbance
has taken place, but the Chinese are throwing up
batteries—they say not for offence, but defence, in
the event of our operations. The foreigners are not
very easy, and the receiving ships 'are fitting out.
The Sir Charles Forbes has been chartered by the
Admiral, and will, we believe, be placed under
command of a Lieutenant, with a crew of forty
men, and armed with two guns. Lieut. Curme,
first of the Nankin, is spoken of as the probable
commander, and—no disparagement to the other
gallant officers now here—we imagine a better choice
could not be male. Lieut. Curme is long and
favourably known to every one in China. The
vessel left yesterday, Tuesday, morning, in charge
of Mr. J. Tully, Master's Assistant of the Barra-
couta, with a temporary crew supplied by that
vessel; the Hong Kong, having been thoroughly
repaired, is also to be chartered, those with the first
detachment of gun boats which ought to be here
shortly, will enable the Admiral, we hope, to cut
up and sweep away the scum of mandarins, rebels,
and pirates now infesting the river.
After the Chinese fashions Allure's uncle has
been making an appeal by a proclamation in Chi-
nese freely pasted about the walls. He sets forth
his version of the story, and calls for the sympathy
of the colonists. In ordinary times such placards
may be treated with contempt, but in the special
position in which we now stand it would be as well
to show the Chinese, that if they want to live
quietly, and do nothing in any way calculated to
disturb the peace, such as, in this case, issuing in-
flammatory placards, as we are still under the law,
Allum will have a fair trial—that he may depend
upon, and that also notwithstanding the general
feeling is against him.
Particulars of the attempt to poison the whole
community by bread from the Esing Bakery will
be found elsewhere. The partner of the firm, Allan),
arrested at Macao, was brought back, and after an
examination before the magistrates, was committed
with nine others to take his trial at the•
nal st ssions this month. The trial will c nameuce
on Monday next. On Wednesday last an ap-
pLcation was made to the court to have the
money seized on Allum's premises given up to
Pay fee- his defence. The Attorney-General, backed
by the affidavit of two of Allum's creditors, re-
sisted the application, stating in his usual
courteous planner, that he did so to prevent the
money being plundered or squandered in his de-
fence. The counsel, in support of the motion,
aeemel to think the Attorney-General was using
strong language, when, of course, the Attorney-
General repeated the expression, witting that he
did not object to the bill for Album's defence being
raid vui, of the money, alter it was laid before and
approved by his lordship. His lordship very pro-
perly sustained the Attorney-General, except of
course a 3 regarded his insinual ions. Tne prisoners
will be well defended. They have two attorneys
and two barristers.
It is satisfactory to find that the Deportation
Ordinance is not, like that of registration. to be-
come a dead letter. The police have been making
numerous seizures ; but from 147 taken one night
in Tai-ping-shah, only 8 were deported ; and of
about 200 apprehended in the Lower Bazaar,
including several well-known pickpockt4, not a
single man was detained, for all readily found
security, and were allowed to go free. The Phoebe
Dunbar was chartered to take 200 to Haiitam ;
hut left yesterday morning (January 28) with only
168, made up of the 3 emissaries above-mentioned,
8 of those seized in Tai-ping-span, 37 beggars, and
120 pickpockets and others in gaol for petty Aar-
conies. The guard sent with them consisted of a
lieutenant, a serjeant, and 50 men of the 59th, and
a serjeant and six European police constables, who
go. on to Singapore, and return by the mail
steamer. The Chinese, we understand, are not to
be landed at one place, but a boat-load here and
there on various parts of the island.
The _North China Herald reports that on the
Bth December a great engagement took place be-
tween the imperialists and insurgents. It seems
that Chang-kwo-leang, the second in command of
the Imperial troops, was decoyed into Keu-yung
with a number of his forces, on the suppo-ition
that the insurgents had left the place. The latter,
however, were only in ambuscade within the
city, whence they came out on hearing that
the Imperial forces had entered. They soon
overpowered them and drove them back. During
the attack the imperial general received a gunshot
wound in the thigh, which is said to be rather se-
rious. On the 13th, the chief in command of the
imperialists, Ho-shun, attempted to make an en-
campment on the west side of the above city, on
the high road to Nankin. He was warned not to
do so by his subordinate, who, from his formerly
belonging to the rebel party, was better aware of
their tactics than his superior officer. Ho-chug,
however, was fully confident of his own abilities,
declared himself to be a man of valour, and had
already—at least according to the Gazette—proved
himself to be a hero in many fights. He planted
his camp at a little distance from the city, and in
the course of the same night the insurgents sallied
out in great force, swept through the camp, and
obtained a complete victory. Many of the impe-
rialists were killed in this encounter, and it is said
also the Generalissimo was wounded iu the arm.
The same Journal says—
"We hear that the rebels have retired from,
_'Ping-kwoh, of which they have been long in pos-
session; and were observed by some of the native
tea-merchants to be retiring towards Whei-Chow.
The place has been accordingly occupied by the
imperialists. It is 'also reported that two of their
important strongholds, Wuchang and Han-yang,
have been evacuated by them, but no doubt after
having been well drained.

SINGAPORE.
SINGAPORE, FEB. 8.

The Bombay Times IN
of FebDIA
.. 16 says:—
" The conferences betlieen. Dost Mahomed Kban. and Sir John Lawrence broke up on the 28th ult.,
on which day the former took leave of our plenipo-
tentiary for his own dominions ;. and the belief is
very general that the Dost has given his consent to
the establishment of a British' esidency at Canda-
har.—The western border of our Presidency is unsettled by fear of the Rohillas, who ever mani-
fest a desire to take advantage of any opportu-
nity for plunder.—The report of the Bank of Bom-
bay for the last year, just published, contains a more
striking statement. It asserts that since the esta-
blishment of the Bank in 1841, accommodation in
the shape of discount has been given to the public
to the extent of twenty-two millions of pounds
sterling, with a total loss during the whole
pliriod of 1,6001. only. It is quite impossible to en-
hance the testimony these figures give to the charac-
ter of the trade of this place. The new Five per
Cent. Loan is finding subscribers, though slowly,
and with a slightly easier money market, will doubt-
less be fully taken up, without resort to the Friend
of India's wild proposal to allow subscribers to pay
in old Fours. Col. Sir H. Lawrence has been ap-
pointed Chief Commissioner in Oude, in the room
of General Outram. A melancholy occurrence took
place in the eveningof the 27th ult., which certainly
was a sad finale to the Dost's visit. Four officers
rode out towards the Dost's camp, and when about
a mile from it met some men, to all appearance in
charge of cattle. It, however, turned out that
they were Afreedies, and as soon as the officers
Passed, the natives turned round and gave them a
volley, and immediately bolted into the pass.
The officers were unarmed. Lieutenant Hand,
51st N. 1., was mortally wounded, and after riding
a short distance towards the Dost's camp fell ; he
lived about an hour after he was brought in. The
Dost's people made a litter and carried him into
the camp formed near the Khyber.—The Governors
of the Presidencies are at the respective seats of
their administration.—The business transacted in
our import market during the fortnight has been to
a limited extent ; the money market has become
considerably easier than could have been antici-
pated ; government securities are very flat and
dull of sale ; and freights continue firm."

.
Our money market during the past fAor Ytnightß
hasls be-
come very much easier than could have been anticipated,
and money can be bad in the Bazaar on easier terms
than at the banks ; but as the season advances, we
must look for higher rates to prevail, more especially
as Calcutta Bank rates of interest now rule from 12 to
14 per cent. We have no change to report in Bank
rates here, The new 5 per cent. loan is progressing very
slowly, and the prevalent opinion is, that it will prove
as much a failure as the 4h per cant. one. Government
securities are very flat and dull of sale ; but local istocks
have increased slightly in value.
CALCUTTA, FEB. 7.
The Money Market.—Since our last, the directors of
the Bank of Bengal have raised the rates of di,count and
interest, on loans of 4 per cent., all round ; they are, at
present :—Discount : On private bills and notes, three
months, 14 per cent, ; on Government acceptances, 12
per cent. Interest : On deposit Company's paper, 13
cent. ; on open cash credit accounts, 13 per cent. ; on
deposit of goods, 14 per cent. This has disarranged the I

THE LUNDHILL COLLIERY ExPLoSioN.--On visiting
the pit yesterday everything appeared of the most mo-
notonous character. Scarcely anything in the shape of
life was to be seen in the ueighbourhood, and the whole
pllce appeared a 4 if de-erted. Tho cupola, which on
Wednesday and Thursday sent out a small quantity of
black smoke which was an indicttion that the fire was
tram oulderin.g i
it n the pit, now show s net the slightest smelt*
which may be inferred that the water has at
lea,,t reached such a height as to overcome the fire.
This is further borne out by the fact that the maximum
height of 30 feet was nearly reached on Thursday, the
water at two o'clock on that day being 29 feet 4 inches ;
and before night, although not examined, there is not
Ithe slightest doubt but more than 30 feet wassattained.
had been agreed upon by Mr. Wood and the other
engineers, at their meeting on Saturday last, that,
when the water reached the height stated, they should
be telegraphed for ; and if that should not occur before
Saturday (this day), they would meet on that day to
dis-
cuss the steps to be taken. The water, however, during
the whole of yesterday (Friday), was sent into the pit,
but owing to the dry weather, the qaantity was consi. derably diminished. The officals at the pit stated, that
although the water had reached such a height yesterday-
(Friday) as to justify theta in telegraphing for the e.a-
gineers, yet nothing could be gained by so doing, as they
would be there in the morning just as early as if tele-
graphed for. Such being the state of affairs, it is confi-
dently expected that operations will be commenced this;
day (Saturday) for getting out the water.—. Leeds 4 I er:
cury.

IVIONiy MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Letters CITY, Two o'CLocic.
lvrfrom Liverpool state that the Cotton
Market on Saturday closed very quietly, hut prices
remain Unchanged. The sales were estimated at
300eozree63iy,d0i0n0gbales. The Railway Share Market
quiet, and prices were again
shade lower. The letters from the ma-
Aroacturing districts generally report no im-
vgue elnent in trade, but the excitement cense-
ch °n the election accounts for the limited
tialaraeter of the demand. In Leeds, Bradford, and
Weei_TfaX the business transacted during the past I
was small, but no alteration in price is re- I
Perted.
the The accounts from Leicester state that
how lure of Mr. William Mee, in the fancy
431.e,r.Y department, had excited some sensation. The
inties are estimated at 7,0001., and a dividend
'sf 4s, . m
. the pound is expected.
in:i stringency of the Money Market is fully
eeetill•tai,nefle the inquiry in all directions being ex-
lriglY active. During the last few days aug-
e-40enutited pressure has been experienced, and, if it
the "ea) fears may ere long be aroused of a fur-
hor increase in the minimum rate of discount.
prevPaYnient of the April dividends, however, may
parvellt so unfavourable a contingency, but most
lea concur in the belief that money will be sup-
ported at its present value for some months to come.
t extraordinary movement in the precious metals s
4_7 to aggravate the evil, and judging from pre- St
this indications there is more to apprehend from 1:4,
teiB influence than hitherto. Stimulated by the 11
elZraPhie advices from India, regarding the ex- 16.
-.Os, the demand for silver has increased, and n
jger remittances of gold are sent to the Continent. 3
b addition to the supplies received from Victoria 20
1,1 the Mermaid, and the Blackwell, some large 4t:
t:nrcele) including 92,0001. on Saturday withdrawn st.
altl, the Bartk, have been sent across the Channel, 20
10
may be questioned whether the 202,0001. 12
a.67ounced on Saturday by the Admiral will arrest
drain or if so, more than for the moment. E
Floe or six other vessels, with large amounts, are
:eked for from the same quarter, but owing to the lo
10
-"ter in which the late remittances have been
tqributed, it is impossible to predict theirprobable st
uence on monetary affairs, and the position of 5(
tte sank of England. 2
„,1-,a.st week the arrivals of specie were about lC
,000/, and the exports, as far as can be ascer-
Al,rnlied, 750,000/.
4'4ree vessels have arrived from Australia this
tt:Plings viz., the Vocalist, the William Money,
41 the Electra, but the amount of specie they
)1,-.llg has not yet transpired. The last named,
130; ever) is said to have 14,000 ounces of gold on
raver,
exlthe \ 'arsenics portion of the Overland Mail is
PAeeted in town this afternoon.
tu'le 'wavy tone pervades the market for public se-
i4rities, and the tendency of quotations is evidently
a.
favourable direction. This is immediately
produced ,
r;. by sales on the part of the speculators for
istol--; who consider a lower range of prices not
tual)rnhable. The drain of gold also checks
liiktleeiss' and for a time no improvement
''y to occur. A fall of I per cent. has taken
144 ea tor transfer,
t (3---a3T- Consols have been 93L- 1, and 9n
ransfer, and 94 and 93a is for the Bth prox.
aenequer Bills are steady, and the Bonds 981 b.
St India Stock is 223.
4/Ter.Y little ibusiness is recorded in the Foreign
tleta;tiket, the usual formalities connected with the
pe,,-ernent occupying chief attention. Turkish 6
Parke
gents. are firm, but dull at 971. Spanish
ed at 241, and Russian 5 per Cents. are
beicl 98k. Mexican Bonds have risen to 23i
pri.og about It per cent. better.
tt (he following are the nominal prices of Foreign
°eks :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi-
0b
, ' 23i 231 ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto Three per
It
"s., 55 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ;
ti:'inn o per Cents., 107 9 ; do. per Cents.,
:9; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 411; ditto New
11 ("rred, 24 5 ; Ditto Certificates, 6# # ; Ditto
41-"iVe) 5/ 6.
irll the Railway Share Market this morning the
4nsactions entered into have been chiefly in eon-
h:eti°4 with the settlement, and prices have in LA
o(*t" instances ruled rather lower ; but the charges _____
continuation" have not been heavy. Great
117(.)rt6rn receded about 5s , Brighton 55., North- 18
Tern 103 , South Western ss. to 10s., South- 18
Ess. ; 'Grand Trunk of Canada, Great West-
-120
00
zb of Canada, Northern of France, Paris and 100
1.,:°") and Sambre and Meuso realised former
100
TeB; Rigas have risen to 21 prom. 20
I):ll‘Tining Shares no business of any importance 20
bean done, and prices are nominally unaltered. 20
20
at Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are
10:teadY quotations. Bank of Australasia ruled
.2.0.
le„ er, and City Bank advanced about 11. Canada 20
-"l'd shares declined 11. , 100
100
20

lit ,r,
ISiot,
FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —TB IS DAY.
(From the Official List.) 3on,_. Anne.
Isil,wer cletd. flonAolg Annuities 9`.'3'; t 3 i
Itulia2st Per Cent. Annuities
223
Como,?ct
93i a i
Ig. --:
8 .or Account
-4 'ollBquer Bill-

is, 2id.
£1960
par
4-.:560
tiNell 3p
'tt•co Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 9B
i
Ditto, 1559
•
tta.,R. ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY.
. 1031
,i. zi.c.an Bonds, 5 per Cent. .......
...exi zis pi g
~.ean 3 per Cent 231 3
P at° Account
(-fugues° Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. IS4I
4-51
$D tan
1853, 3 per Cent
asia•O fonds, 1A29 i; St., 5 per Cent
11..)D1t.t0, 4i per Cont.-.
-ii)?,lElt itom.le, 3 per Cent
~!tto New Deferred, 3 per Cen'.
thtto Account ..,
`nrkiti, itonds, 6 per cent 971 i
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
01 ,oende on the above ayable In Londir.
]Preach
71f. ex 25f. 25c.
kel. Rentes, 4i per Cent.
.1,°.14n, 24 per Cent., ex. 25 francs —
Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs
THREE O'CLOCK.
Coneols, money 93 *
Oat°. Account (April 8)

k circular (says the Literary Gazette) has been issued
43' the solicitors to the assignees of Mr. Edwin Baldwin,
kci3ouncing that the copyrights of the Morning Herald,
12,4, 4dard, and AFt. James's
tootChrnicle newspapers are for
,;"`e, and that they are ready eceive tenders for their
'll"hase, either together or separately.
hi The intelligence from Persia does not confirm the ru-
Vired P
a march of English troops into the interior. In
t Bushire the latter suffered severely from
—ctuiess
WRECK OF THE MADRID.—The captain and crew
°;,-",o Madrid wrecked near Vigo on the 20th ult., a
t'oiecuersat S:)uPthainpton in
Tagus to assist in saving
the Tagus yesterday. The
tla and men sent out in the
6 dadrid also arrived home yesterday. The unfortouf-
Vte vessel had broken up, and some trifling portior.'
", such as a roast and an anchor, were the only things
r'red from her
ably b her. In the summer an attempt pwtewatillheprrois-
e made to save her machinery.
Present too severe for any such attempt to be made.
at..-Et_,ecorrespondent of the Banff Journal says :—" The
is a
fit of most mark this session at King's College
4 Donald Robertson, a f t from
farm-servant
illan who holds the and with
148 plough during summer,
earnings in the field k himself at
Speyside—
eeps and educates 'college in winter. All honour to him ;may his ls said
success
to equal to his desertst As a mathematician,i t‘ .e
to display wonderful power and quickness."
ST. PAUL'S, KNIGIITSBRIDGE.—LIDDELL V. WESTI3:II-
- long conference was held on Saturday after-
Iloon, at the Privy Council Office, byi the Privy Council, who sat as judges' members of the
this case. Those
Present were—the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord
Chancellor, the Bishop of London,
Leigh, Sir
'W. Mania, Lord Wensleydale, and Sir P.
Patteson
The time for the delivery of the judgment did not •
anspire.
THE ART TREASURES PALACE AT MANCHESTER.- high wind on Saturday morning did considerable dame
to this building, by destroying portions of tbeamel
Vhicti runs along the centre and most exposed -a"
the semi-circular roof. At one time it was deernpeadrtdofe
from
to withdraw the workmen employed inside, fror
the danger to which they were exposed by the falling
fragments of glass, but fortunately the wind abated to-
wards noon, and the damage will be easily repaired.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—Tiao Council
have decided upon the establishment of a new class of
two-guinea members, and the abolition of admission fees,
42l new subscriptions being in future payable in advance.
Mr. George M'Ewen, formerly gardener to the late
Duk:e of Norfolk, at Arundel, has been appointed
general superintendent.
INLAND REVENUE.—The net produce of the duties on
legacies and successions in the winds of the united king-
dom in the year 18.56 amounted to 1,848,9461., against
1,628,688 in 1855, 1,501,8371. in 1848, and 839,5301.
"3 r
5, em the passing of the Act 16th; and 17th Vic . c 51 to
-1-r • 1854.