The Sun. — 1840-01-10 (London, England)

CITY NEWS.  (THURSDAY EVENING.) TIMES.—Tbe Bank Directors have given no notice to-day relative to the rate of discount, and appear, therefore, to be pursuing the prudential course in this matter. They are clearly not safe from the consequences of any new speculations in the Money Market, so long as the exchanges remain in their present state. The great glut of gold which the late exportations from this country have produced on the Continent is net alone a reliance for its return, though it is materially assisting, and causes bullion to be transmitted without, commercially speaking, any profit. Some movement in advance of the exchanges scorns to be generally looked for in the course of the next two or three foreign posts. In the Cansol-market the prices te-day were not quite so firm as yesterday, and some considerable sales were made. According to the advices from Cabul to the end of • :._  October, a part of the army, which was commencing its return, had not only received orders to halt, but to move onward in the opposite directions and the remainder of the forces received orders to remain where they were for an indefinite period. The cause of this sudden change in affairs rose out of the movements of Dust Mahomed, who, after making his escape after the capture of Gliiznee, had proceeded to the other side of the Hindoo Koosh, where he had contracted affiances of marriage with the rulers of Koondooz and Khoolum, by whose aid and the influence he was otherwise acquiring in Turkistan it was discovered that he contemplated a re-entry and re-establishment of his authority in Cabul. It was reported that his son, Akbur Khan, had actually reached Ghoreebund, a mountain pass, about sixty miles from Cabul, where he had raised a rebellion, a task not difficult to accomplish, as the sway of Shah Soojah was so unpopular there that the .agents sent by him to collect the taxes .were all murdered by the people. Dr. Lord had commenced his journey on a mission to Koondooz, to reconcile matters between the chiefs of that territory and Shah Soojah ; but on the receipt of intelligence of Dost Mabomcd's movements, he retraced -his steps. Upon his report a body of troops was immediately despatched to reinforce the corps which had before advanced ; the whole then to push forward to Khoolum. Some curious quotations are given to show the excessive dearness of provisions, and what may be called camp equipage, of which take the 'following examples :—For 1,000 Manilla cheroots the price was 1,042 rupees ; for three bottles of French brandy 73 ; for three half-bottles of mustard 60 ; for two bottles of cherry brandy 42 ; for two bottles of sauce 49 ; for two wine glasses 16 rupees, which in sterling money valued about 2s. each. From Burmah the accounts represent some uneasiness on the part of the Government, arising out of reports that the heir of the last Sovereign, supposed to have been murdered, was still alive, and that it was the intention of the Indian Government to depose Tharawaddi, and replace the Sovereign he had deposed on the throne. It was stated that 12 persons from the United States engaged by the Court of 'Directors were on their way to India for the purpose of assisting to improve the cultivation and the cleaning of cotton. An expectation had prevailed, strengthened by the omission of- the regular notices at the usual period, that the Government opium sales were to be discontinued ; but, to the general disappointment, the notices had at length made their appearance, fixing the present year's sales, Five several sales are thus announced, from January to June inclusive, the amount to be brought forward in the whole of the two agencies of Behar and Benares being 18,932 chests. The Government, it was supposed, could not resist the temptation of the high prices ruling both at Calcutta and in China. The upset price was 400 rupees par chest, and the conditions of sale to the highest bidder beyond were that the " opium will be sold for exportation by sea only, and no certificate will be granted except to cover such export."  •