The Sun. — 1851-06-16 (London, England)

CHINA.  Our dates from China are to the 24th of April. Our correspondent's letter from Hong-kong on tha date is as follows : "The mail steamer arrived here on the 14th inst. bringing advices from England to the 24th February. " Major-General Jervois, the successor of MajorGeneral Staveley in the command of the troops here, arrived by that opportunity. His appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Hong-Kong has since been officially notified. It is understood that he has received from the Horse Guards carte blanche to carry out what may be necessary for the preservation of the lives and health of the troops; and arrangements have already been completed with Captain Massie, the senior naval officer here, for the use during the summer of part of the accommodation on board the store-ship Minden, and 110 convalescents have already embarked. It is to be hoped that this is only the prelude to further necessary arrangements. It would be desirable that all the European troops had their quarters afloat during the summer, and this might to a great extent be accomplished were the Minden cleared of stores, the whole or greater proportion of which, we understand, have become useless to the navy. There is no reason why all the articles required for her Majesty's vessels should not be placed in the naval stores. " His Excellency the Governor has lately been in correspondence with the justices cf the peace in this colony, with the view of arranging, if possible, for their assuming the management in part of municipal matters in the city of Victoria. " His Excellency has been on a visit to her Majesty's Consul at Canton. "One of the river steamers had lately a narrow escape from being plundered of a considerable amount of' treasure, and the 10 or 12 Europeans on board, including passengers, of being murdered. A party of armed Chinamen went passengers by her from this place, with the intention, aided by piratical boats outside, to plunder the vessel, and there is every probability they would have succeeded, had it not been f‘ir unforeseen circutnstances,in consequence of which she reached her destination in safety. " The disturbances in the provinces neighbouring to Canton continue, and we fear are beyond the power of the Chinese authorities to quell. They have a most injurious and distressing effect upon trade. " Import market is very dull and several articles have declined. In exports to Europe little doing. I The excess in the export of tea from China, to date,  to Great Britain, is still 7,500,0001 b. Exchange has suddenly fallen from 55., the rate last mail, to 4s. Bid. and 4s. Bd. per dollar . " Our dates from Shanghai are to the 10th instant. The Trent and Ann Jana, from England, had arrived. " Trade, both with re ference to imports and exports, was inactive, and transactions in general limited. Both tea and silk were firmly supported. " The Spanish Envoy :to China, Don Sinibaldo de M:ts, leaves by the mail on his return to Europe, finding that the repeated refusals on the part of the Chinese Government to negotiate render his presence here of little advantage to his country. " The Enterprise, Captsin Collinson, left on. the 2d of April, to prosecute his voyage in search of Sir John Franklin. Her Majesty's surveying vessel the Royalist, Captain Bate, left this for Manilla and the Straits on the 23d. The Reynard has left for Amoy and Foo-chow-foo. The American sloop of war Saratoga, 20 guns, has arrived, and the large steamer Susquehannab, bearing the commodore's flag, is expected. " In Harbour—Her Majesty's ship Cleopatra; at Whampoa, her Majesty's brig Pilot ; at Canton, steamer Phlegethon ; at Amoy, her Majesty's brig Serpent; at Shanghai, her Majesty's brig Contest; at Macao, United States' sloops Marian and Sara gota ; French corvette Capricieuse, and Portuguese corvette Don Joao. " Our latest dates :are—from England, 24th of February; America, 13th of February; Bombay, 18th of March; Calcutta, Bth of March; Singapore, sth of April; Sydney, 17th of January; Manilla, 13th of April ; Shanghai, 10th of April.