The Sun. — 1857-11-28 (London, England)

HONG KONG, 00T. 5.  Our latest dates from England are to the 10th of August. The steamer with the 26th of August mail is daily expected. The agent for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company despatches the steamer Norma for Gallo and Suez to-day, and, for the chance of letters from Alerindria going on before the mail of the 15th inst. from this. I take the opporo tunity to give you a few lines, although there is nothing of importance to communicate. Lord Elgin is still here, and lives on board the steamer Ava. Ido not hear that it is his intention to proceed north at present. _ .  The steamer Emperor and three more gunboats  have arrived here.  I am glad to notice that her Majesty's steamer Furious was at Singapore, and reports that she left 12 gunboats at Anger ; as it has been a fair monsoon here for a week or so, we may expect this considerable addition to the naval force to arrive any day. It is generally believed that, as soon as all the gun-boats have arrived, a ♦ery strict bloekade of the Canton river will be established. This will, no doubt, check altogether the small trade that has been going on at this place and Macao. The vessel taking foreign rice from Shanghai and regarding which there was some difference of opinion between the French Consul and the foreign inspectors, was allowed to leave the port without any interruption from th• Custom-house autho rities. The Russian. steamer... America has left Shanghai for the Gulf of Pecheli. •  Pekiu Gazettes Are down to the 27th August, but do not refer again to outside affair'. Provisions in the north appear to be excessively dear, and vessels taking rice to Tientsin are exempt from duties.  On the night of the 30th ult. there was a strong gale here ; but the damage was trifling. At Macao, however, the destruction of lifo and property was considerable. The steamer Lily, which wag chartered by the French Government, returned to-day from the Gulf of Tonquin. By this opportunity I learn that a French bishop had beeu decapitated in Cochin China, and that a great many Christians wore murdered. I have not been able to got par•  titulars yet. Here the stocks of manufacture are very light, and prices show a further advance. Shirtings, grays, 6.12, sold at 3 doll, and 7.4 at 3 do:a 10c.; cotton yarn, Nos. 16 and 24, hava been sold at 30 dols. per picul ; Turkey opium, 560 dols. nominal. Exchange, 4s. 1112-1. to 55,. on England ; on India, 224 r. to 2281 r. ; Sycee silver, 6 per cent. pm. ; gold, 22 dols. 50c. per tael. Tonnage is plentiful. At Macao purchases of scented teas have been made at rather higher rates ; no country teas have been received.  From Amoy our dates are to the 29th ult. Teas had advanced in price. No sales of shiitings reported. Cotton yarn had been sold at 29 dots. 10c. for Nos. 16 and 24.  Fuo Chow advices are to the 29th ult, Tho price of tea was somewhat lower, as foreigners were holding off, The great scarcity of Foo Chow  dollars was causing difficulties in settling for teas.'l Shanghai advices are to the 26th ult. Shirtings were rather lower. 6i Catty grays quoted Ti. 2.3 to Ts. 2.3.5. Deliveries of all kinds only 33,000 pieces. Lead quoted Ts. 6 to Ts. 6.2.  Teas—The finest kinds of black teas were fully as dear as previously, but the medium and good kinds were Ts. Ito Ts. 2 cheaper. The second crop of teas was arriving freely. Settlements since the 16th ult., 14 chops black tea and 39,000 packages green, the latter at about previous rates. Six vessels were loading for London and five for the United States.  Silk.—The first and second qualities Tsatlee were unchanged in price, but the lower sorts had given way Ts. 10 to 20. Taysaams were not much inquired for, and had given way. Settlements, 3,000 bales. Arrivals 45,800 bales, of which 36,000 bales had been settled. Quotations