The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-08 00:00:00

CHINA.

(From the Bombay Overland Courier).
We last month gave news from China to the 30th of Oet°l'Sf;
and our present advices extend to the Ist of December, havi7
beer, brought by her Majesty's steamer Spiteful, which left kW '',
Kong on that day. The most prominent points of the intelligence
are signing of the supplementary treaty, the occurrence of a ,
and destructive fire at Canton, and the death of 'MajorDer,
Pottinger. The treaty was signed on Sunday, the Bth of octei.
in a building erected for the occasion near the Anunithrle:rby
and not far, it is said, from where the opium was destr°Ylioul
Lin. Sir Henry Pottinger had proceeded thither the Prettier ;
evening, accompanied by his suite and several other gentle 001
and after the signatures of the two Chinese officers, the IT° to.
Commissioner Keying, and the Governor of Canton, Xe
gether with that of her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, bad hee".,l,
affixed to the document, the whole party were regaled Wi'Tpe
dinner. They returned to Macao Roads the same night' fiboot
Emperor had consented to ratify the treaty ;dial/
waiting for her Majesty's ratification, and a copy was acc 013,
dispatched to Pekin for that purpose. This, on its return' WA
DY
be dispatched to England; and it was expected to be teceiv..-, is
the 20th December. Major Eldred Pottinger, who had 01730,1
China on a visit to Sir Henry, was selected as the borpers
would have left in that capacity, had he not unhappilY fella snug,
tim to disease at Hong. Kong. He expired at Government saf"
Victoria, on the 15th of November. "It were needle:: be
or
the Friend of China, " to pass an eulogy upon the °le eri;
merits of the Hero of Herat and Caubul ; his name wit
cb
thri
rolled by posterity amongst the foremost of those . eoler.
prudence, talent, and bravery, have served their countrYli"rnotsqa
gencies which had appalled less noble minds." The SuPiP.,b, tOta
Treaty is promulgat,l by the Plenipotentiary, and te
the treaty itself is "duly ratified, exchanged,
obedience is strictly enjoined. We also give a number "I_3oo
• • roclao,
documents of different descriptions, comprising P,Thinese tor
and notifications both from the British and
fay' peg
and
thorities. The Government of India has been
nook ern
its proclamations ; but the Government has 'cra
seems to surpass it immeasurably. Short ea e the fir
period of the latter's existence, its St'3!
would already, we should think, form a portiiiinpertidii,
Amongst the documents to which we allude, the most
v
tr,
are :—A Government notification, under date 4th Ocno, of
the attention of the " Masters, Owners, and Cen'iglno for
merchant vessels sailing under British colours, to the Ant; Po,
chant seamen, commonly c.,lled Sir James Graham.' leaves,
no
clamation by the Imperial Commissioner, and his C°'
daring " that the warehouses belonging to the ne"l„banta ‘:
10 :51
(outside men), and those which appertain to the old o_.'ith,,ot
Hong merchants), are now to be considered identical,. to en°ole
difference whatsoever," and the object of which also 1,,,,b as
,De
age and promote a wider extension of the trade, inas"' for b,
f
merchants of all nations resort to the province 0 __,tinser,
purposes of traffic ;" a proclamation by Sir HenrY fr, 011'74
lishing ass order by the Queen in Council, and copies :or the rt'hver
nication received from the Imperial Commissioner, t° oer
afforded to it, relative to the resort of merchant r...-vibjcb,s„,,
ports than those thrown open by the treaty, a thing And finefe"ber
readers are aware, has been expressly forbidden; ander, ost resa,
" General Memorandum," addressed to the Coninithe Chinnionsa•
Majesty's vessels, and those of the Indian navY, iniany.s 101 force.
calling attention to such parts of the Plenipotentoie nav9rlover'
Lion last noticed as impose particular duties onung, thed
The Hong merchants have again petitioned Ke l'Apbts 011..1 notice
nor-General of Canton, on the subject of their ;4 seeeiontrihu"
ties; but their memorialcontains nothing worth/1;10y eltein, to
beyond a modest request that Government their neVe- 53lbe Go-
lions on the merchants engaged in trade under itO• dion
aid in releasing them from their pecuniary ohl'g-•,, suglfe",;noMl4;
vernor of Canton, in reply, informs them that cease pe" rotte.
not be complied with, and recommends them t°,lce give them
and wait patiently till proper officers are appoint'- t°
`lightly
deliberation. baying the
recovered from its late depression,
The latest accounts describe trade at Canton Itsno owing
~bich
relaxation in same measure of the injudicious rig , it is be'l or-
formerly trammelled it. The Chinese Govern Men the tWito,re4
a circurnat3tiol,tion'_,...efed,
intends remitting its claims, to a good extent, on he beciai
will no doubt tend greatly
chants, and this act of consideration, should it refill
of Ca°°l6 f Oet'
C
fairs. The fire, which took place on the 24th hgong 'ouse,
her, completely destroyed the Danish and hundred "oritish
portion of the French, together with about tw it!
„• h, esti:
to improve the state of otb os
and
and a vast amount of prop,rty of every descrip;7avod.
which
Conaulate was burnt out, but the papers w
to the Chine Arg)tbec
mated that the value of the goods belongiongooo °Hs". der bei'let
were lost during the fire, amounts to 30-, „et tine
_le bit
fire broke out on the `2oth, but was fortunatcal.Y.:, b
°coo,
any coosiderable injury was done. RC39011 1
f°rMede DY 15,
both were the acts of incendiaries. The been rent
neceoar,
pied by the British and Dutch factories
tohebropon the
rtio.
British authorities, 14130 propose erecting
rivet° Pa„e'r de"'
•
0.
arrived s' ',/,tain •
The Consuls for Amoy and Shanghai havelor ;C _ biro
Consular offices, and letting the remainder top
nations. Henry Gribble, Esq., is Consu f .411"40m, Y...6c9coun
for Shanghai. I%* '._eiast,s ns.
Balfour, of the Madras artillery,
and by to hi, du ci
been appointed officiating Consul at Ningtpo ,ttie
scene ofto ne
had proceeded, or was about to proceed,
d at Chtian
Trade
„To coon
tariff, is prohibited pending his arrival.
was rather fiat.
The importation of goods at Ningpo, even according j:CI bee,
active, but by the latest advices
yet been appointed at Foo-chow.foo

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Overland Price Current, Jan. 10 but cortie%
A fair extent of business has been done since our last. dioi,
ton the heavy importations of many articles, combined witb sad ort'
ution in the number of buyers, attributable to the continu— 000'
settled state ofthe Punjaub, prices have in several instanm -
what roceded. prig °C
METAThere is little alteration to notice in the 1),.-'tt, oar
copper. Tile braziers, bnd raised bottoms are in fair delnan't:- Oa
quotations. Sheeting has been sold at 53 rs. 5 as. Per ,r- 'SOO
within the last week 53i rs. have been refused fore"" t 4/ rs.
American has slightly advanced, a sale having been ro a of the
to 4736 rs. British bar lion sold freely in the beginningwited.
month at advanced prices, but the inquiry has latterly beep bar
bar
and it has declined again to near the previous rates, Sl' ore r-
was disposed of a short time since at 48 re. 10
cently dealers have offered r 1 hear f 5,1 e ili bigsteel
J rs., and we o a
51% rs.
• Outer descriptions of iron are all` lightly dearer and
exhibits an advance of N rs. to 1 rupee pe cwt., and spellerlimited
tin-plates maintain former prices. Lead is at' present .1' r there
For nuleltsilvieuoc 0
request, and sheet has slightly given way.
has latterly been some demand, and sales have been
as., but to . h 0