The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-22 00:00:00

" NOTIFICATION.

" Notice is hereby given, that the sun: to be provided in.lndia
during the official year 1845.6 for the service of the Honourable
East India Company in London, by bills of exchange, to be se.
cured by the hypothecation of goods, has been fixed at 800,0001.
sterling.

" It is further notified for general information, that of the sum
of 800,000/. sterling, required from India during the past year,
1844-5, only 272,579/. sterling have been raised by bills upon
England, and that, deducting supplies received from other sources,
a balance of 457,871/. remains to be provided, which it may be ne-
cessary to add to the demand for the current year.
" The rate of exchange at which bills are to be drawn will con-
thine to be ls. 10d. per Company's rupee until further notice. In
all other respects the existing term and conditions of advances to
be made by the Governments of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, will
remain in force, and be the same as advertised in the Calcutta
Gazette under dates the Ist of April, 1842, and 23d of August,
1844.—May 31."

Indigo—ln our last we stated that, generally speaking, the ac-
counts of the crops were favourable, although some of the easterly
districts (Dacco, Mymunsingh, and Furredpore) had been forced
to delay the commencement of manufacture by heavy rains ; these,
however, have since been in full work, but the produce during the
first week was most miserable, the plant being scarcely ripe, and
only cut for fear of inundation ; whereas, could the planters have
expected the rivers to keep so low, they would have delayed a
week more, which would have increased the produce as well as im-
proved the quality. Within the past fortnight, however, it has
much improved, and they have ere this secured the greater portion
of their low lands, but are now again complaining of want of water
for manufacturing purposes.
.From Jessore, Kishuagur, R.ajeshaye, Moorshedabad, Nuddea,
Burdwan, and Rungpore, accounts are good, whilst from Bhagul-
pore and Purneah they are for a bumper.
Tirhoot is much the same as at the date of 'our last, but still
Will not turn out so much as is looked for, the cultivation having,
in some parts, been curtailed, and many concerns having suffered
considerably from drought and hot winds. So that, although some
have a full crop, others have only 10, and sonic as little as 5 annas.
Shalia'Ad, Ghazeepore, Betimes, Mirzapore, Goruckpore, and
Azinighur, have, generally speaking, good prospects, and, should
the rains set in (as they generally do) by the 9.oth of this month, a
great many concerns arc expected to send down a quarter
.more
than last year. Such are the present prospects of the blue; but
we ate now approaching the most dangerous season, when a single
night may (as it has frequently done) cause a very considerable
tailing off in the expectations of the Bengal planters, although it
must be acknowledged there is not at present any signs of an inun.
dation, and, should the rivers keep down for twenty days more, all
the concerns on the banks of the Bhaugurutty and Poddah will be
enabled to cut their low lands ; whilst, shoull the inundation be
late, or (as is sometimes the case) the season pass without it, a
great many will have second cuttings, and in this case it is impos-
sible to say to what amount the produce of the season may be ex-
tended. _ .

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We understand that many parties have already formed their
opinions as to the probable out. turn of the coming season, and
although we still hold this to be extremely premature, we should
say with pretty favourable weather the plant on the ground is capa-
ble of yielding from 140,000 to 150,000 maunds, but at the same
time it is quite possible that this figure may be exceeded or de.
creased by 20,000 maunds, according to the weather experienced
during the next two roonths,