The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-03 00:00:00

INDIA AND AND

(From td:e Times.)
Our extraordinary expre-,s, in anticipation of the hid°
Mail to the 28th of August, has arrived.
There is no longer any doubt as to the assembling of au AO.):
on the banks of the Sutlej, in order to enable the preseat Sic°
Government to curb its licentious soldiery.
and her brother, the Woozeer of the boy King Duleep Singh;
are stated to be now acting in concert with the iltiti'
ag, nts, for the purpose of putting down the insolence and re'
bellious spirit of the Kloalsa troops and the fanatic lakhalees.
Umballa is named as the place of rendezvous for all the rli,tr,
The Queen- Mother
cnts," as the Hon. Company's diplomatic agents are occasion 3!
called in India. The Governor-General; the Connander-r
Chief, the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West rrl)
awes, Mr. Thomason, and Mr. G. 11. Clerk, who 03 Saidt
to be on his way from England, are to have a conference
Agra, after which the important movements will be cool'
menced.
Of the results of the movement of the wing of tbe °.llO
Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, which was s.,aelintre,i
June, by Sir Charles Napier, to take possession of 1i115".,,- re
a sort of hilly spot on the right bank of the Indus, aTh,
Sukkur, little is known. The cause is szid to be the
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tempt of some Seiklis to begin a foray 111)°- - A thet
British territory. The appearance of the expedition had 0,
effect of neutralizing the attempt, and the latest news fr°ol-
- detach-
Sinde Sonde was that Sir Charles Napier had ordered
ment to return to Hyderabad—an arrangement which c°•l a
be effected by the steamers with the greatest ease Will°
week. letel). - esta-
Sinde was tranq quil, and the British rule comp tro
blished by the gallant General who had conquered the
toco Ili,
n
try. This fact was sufficiently a matter of annoYac° The
enemies, who sought by every means to decry his 3tS;ll bit
most unscrupulous attacks were made on bill], Ills.
proceedings. • 1 regi'
Alterations were about to be made in the OW talon
ments employed in Sinde, and the loud c°lll),,ce." tit
lately uttered against its unhealthiness 'had, in ae,7 Tat
m easure, subsided. The cholera had disaPPear of
Sukkur and Hyderabad. The preparatious fel. he
movement that might be necessary agaiGBt 11 tile
Punjaub were going on silently but surely,
boats for bridges and the steamers, &c. It anPeareci pre'
expected that Sir Charles Napier would be called on t° .r..is,
ceed to join the Governor-General, in case any hostile l''
sures became in • • operative in the Punjaub.. ebeet
threna . v
The fame of that General alon the Indus and
the north-west of India is immegnse. Some
especially in be
journals of Bengal and Bombay
in vain. The Siekh troops would fight less desperateY:ib.Alloin
him than any other British General, for they knew. li'loont
in the victories over the men of Sinde. There Was a G.. eaerel
of a treaty having been proposed by the Governor
~nea,
to the Siekh Government, but great doubts were enterr to
however favourable their Government wight
~u3eritio
it, that the troops would submit to have a subsidiar) 'them-
force established at Lahore, even although a bodY °f
seek to to
ter
811
the
dealt° 00o(
selves shall be incorporated with it.
The intelligence from Caubul is of the usual
intrigues and plots and rebellions. between
There are some intrigues going on at 'Prat' ilia'
the Shah of Persia's agents and the notorie°s ,eeteil
per Yar Mahomed, in which the former has rel3T soa
Persia, as being governed by Russian sunhatue:ht die
na to
that a peace for 30 years had bean agreed to, ,0 ea
meanwhile Russia was to assist the Persian G°ce"-: la.
overcome all its enemies and opponents in Central .0-sit
toll
In the interior of India tranquillity prevails. Grea,oce et
was expected in the north-west provinces, ins cnseciu t tlic
the abundant fall of rain. In some of the stricts c
i.
Eta' rill for
Bombay presidency the fall had been scanty.
The departure from Calcutta of the Governor-‘-":i enf ~efr
the north-western provinces was fixed for the euu of
to
tember, when it was expected that he would endeai.
have the new treaty with the Siekbs carried into effe,c4o,4ll
The Southern Mahratta country was tranquil, IP.'
some disaffected chiefs refused to pay their tribute.
:27th et
The news from China collies down to badthe rib:
June. The Government of Hong- bong ; Wise;
lished a proclamation for the assessment Tv, prev
lands, &c., which it was maintained was calculate(' ,-,, freel
injurious to the colony, as tending to prevent. Wti'forwari
settling there. There is an interesting discussion geoig,„ rdiea
in India relative to the island of Ch, sin, which Iliftg, be.
the time for its restoration to the Chinese is approaclot all;
comes of more value than ever to the British. A -",i,,,t tha
willingness is exhibited to restore it, on the ground
e_,, 0
whole of the provisions of the treaties with the Chiadsv,vitro
not been complied. It was said that the French Ihieli 1..
ricans cast covetous eyes on this island, agailttaresPerar
many prejudices had existed, which were foto" •-•;tie still-'
ence to be unfounded, and that they having each 331 oa
lations for an island, expect to get Chusan. roritisp ro'.
The island continues still in the hands oft he m.'• t or
aa-ery great wish is expressed to retain it. It is. irbe eotn"
bible that some negotiations for the purpose wit-
sblY
menced ere long. favour
The trade with the Chinese was going f°rwardi fiaBl Pr':
andit is to be hoped that the negotiations for tilt? , resti-t,
session of Chusan will be attended with the -n-, lobs.,
It appears that the best feelings prayail between t re. Ib.,
It
t. oned the d ala.
bitants of Chusan and the British troop s sta I
accl totitote es-
health of the latter, since the had become a been
y
the country and the manner of living in it' lin- raill
cellent.
- A plan was forming for a Stearn Navigatiall Crjfc°lll
with the object of having steam-Was to Pfietabl
Guzerat and Sinde to Bombay, and iThil eilarid
to Ceylon, touching at the intermediate? ports. r---- a 11, ii
had been formed, and the greatest gerne'caoalscat situw,e,t,:::3ssdithici;
by the public to give every •-t enaCe The Rant felt felt Yo
steam communications along- athssels3laalab.ax
all classes, and the proposal for forming a °lin', -e srec
soonerlec published than the lists of subscription We'
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGI`
TIIE.BOMBAY MARKET. . corot.,),
(From the Chamber of Commerce Overland "'lice no l' n ted
BOMBAY, AuG. 27, 1845.—The commercial sess-t-roissto
partially re.opened ; and although the busineli,slyo fl'
iln,
tibmpor ultimo,ts sincehas thebee
been
departure of
eonfsitrheerblaabst 0 verlon° 7 yest‘'L-0
in presie° boo "cbt.
prospects apparent are not unfavourable. 1-101 dell. g,:,100,
generally firm in refusing prices when not remuneratintos ergo,
on the oter hand, dealeis have shown some pollen' • tiee, 4
with stocks of the staple articles nautOP pi,.
themselves' of co p 0
ale
ticipating, no doubt, a good demand when the tiesl the gr
opened, consequent on the favourable report; current e
sider.
lug crops. ery coo va
Metals—Tt will be seen by our quotations that A ~ pg ::04,
able rise in the price of almost every description of eeP
in gies" os
place since our last. The only sales have been of vilno upset
brazier's, and raised and flat bottoms—the former ~ a 5
been sold to some extent at 61 rupees. and the latter s" v,. eacer.
f '' per
per cwt. In iron there has been little chanfl-• i Copes
stn's
Swedish bar, the price of which is fully °tie an oi
candy higher than last month. There v 1.,.. sea
times
inquiry for British bar towards the end of J° 'ost iloa.
sales, principally on speculation, had been effected at Oga jell
etin f
rs. 2SI to 281 per candy. Holders then C° ~..b tio
.until the arrival of the Overland Mail of the '• #6 for of
early in August, when the unfavourable oeetnitn;elol°ncef
drairai article
sc
demand,le
nbcreouga hat
b.
pdbe
cyautldlaietaictvree
arei opportunitybhasteb e w craia:urdi tz: :
di
ea:rsh,,..aile.:c"cp:
juf.o:;
251 I 10
perm house, of about 450 candies, at rupees ~ieb o'e boot
and this is the only recent transaction Of w" throtig jot
heard. The native dealers have exhibited sill'etect
little willingness to buy. Of Swedish bef 1:10 CP:rot
assortment, to the extent of about 300 candle dies (70,,e•
hands at rupees 51* per candy, and . 0 ,IV 148 cr
iropo
aßsos no rotdmnail
raotd r sw.es.odlspotehede laotftearr trask. e4nl
1b a a "... d y t° Dee
per canreceotlY „elf
end of last month, and square rod hag ler.it regPeCAti io
sold at 321 rs. Sheet and hoop have reobs'-oiprow; re-
6rs. and qrs. per cwt. Pig lea:0
ibiaos,..o:3loewt.7l::::
pvoalrutede. aant dpsraicleess
rtoantghiengexitreonbat of
oar;bosuat. 1,300. or. pa potb
Speller is likewise in fair request.; a sale e't "...t. so.,,„ilie
plates has been reported to us at 1510. pa c, :0.. ,ja
was paid yesterday for large plates, and 16Ars•
_ling acios
latter is now worth !qrs. We have heard of o°`
thint‘
steel, quicksilver, or tin plates. ._.. up for
Cotton Manufactures—A fair demand bas Ern' s, for nicveliff
ings and Madapollams, both grey and bleached, ssed.,° joliag 4 001
jaeonnets; and the sales of all of these, troll, a "-ric. ces ag
upwards, have exhibited some improvement buttt° hePrives 01
jacennets have likewise been inquired for latterly. u
... hetter 4- ,sl,trirel,
offered are not remunerating. The stocks of t"`',l-_,ka gnu .f de'
all these goods are, we believe, light. JacConeg c",:0, `le Meson
vinselordnytgil,ri.emyi
limited;
bleached cambrics, are in retitle-et' ‘:
for the ritte
mesties have taken place, but the inquiry for these !0,... end t ha
;keitymready
gbbebdexspratve:
btoeeinnuirnuoseozfoiarieso_rdalinOr
r._.',10-0,
with the exception of 9I 8 twills, which would fetch goer goer 7 kat
For ''' Dodo 70
the rates are as yet low and unreinuneratinfl• bag 0 have
lities of lappets and bleached mulls some 1114010 „woes, ."-,eloo
the lower ones are not in request. Prints, zebra ~foceo rove
hofiththeert
sprigs, &c., will probably be in demand at 3
111
3 shade
bed
Yarns—Mule twist, from No. 20 to 60, peen fed safe
than last month, but the transactions have bo W!'ftooth.t
season. Of fe the first-named only a fewmf°UrteOaltutite WWI
up to the present time. '1 he only sales et: old, B,vote•
been informed are 10,0001 b., No. 60 a S aaa, ' 00. Pcd ylita
No. 40, at 9 % arum, per lb. A scale
has recently taken, place at annas 711,- per in.
~.,1 colour and loge%
has been in request, and for average 40 of flou- _e taken Prose 7
rs. 113 per lb. has been paid.. In orange sales ha:. The ..
g OCI‘e
our previous quotations, quality and weight fle°"
tbe - •
for this discription is not active. le, and 110°
Woollens—These are extremely dull of. o_4
of tbent, ,
continue very large. The season for the dlsPes4 esti"
of 7,0001,1000 root:
ever, calmot he said to have as yet °Poled' value t° the t t"
Marine Stores—Pitch has improved in „eon sold
ers arti-
advanced price of 4 rupees. In the Prices
of 1. rupees per barrel, and 700 barrels haveot.:thecethee:ool,
ties under this head we hear of no change. paint
,e,hear 0... g nriel
and the demand for canvas and cordage is sack-
icti: but tInS;I,L,- ,
of 124 kegs of white paint, at 14* rupees per c t;0 1 e
it '
could not now be obtained for the article.
• both At 60
' Beer—We quote AllsopP's and Bass o
lihd., and other brands nominal.

Chamber of
TtOPINING OF TIIECPOR'rf4A: FOO-Cg° (freg°
B:ollo:frirdiPogf
Tarracdce,optioestolea2ieltatizlfarnotnoflSatibir:ei
sure Commerce, received on Tuesday, "I
I consisting of au extract of a dispateit fro) co>,