The Sun. — 1857-03-02 (London, England)

THE THISTLE MASSACRE. ' "The last paper of the year was in the course of delivery on Wednesday evening, when news reached this colony of a more frightful local traed than any that had been told in previous numbers. This was the coldblooded murder of the eriptain, officers, foreign crew, and passengers, of the postal steamer Thistle—in all 11 souls. The particulars of this dreadful deed having been tohbetained from Chinese who escaped, and who du act will, most probably, have been in such a fright but little power was left for observation, are ringthat imperfect, __._.------:  Tea.—During the month 36 chops settled for at previous rates ; dealers, however, now ask more 'exorbitant prices for what is in thei market. Teas which a few weeks since would have brought 14 to 15 taels are now held for 20 to 21 taels. Greens are 4to 5 taels higher. Stocks.--Block, 14 chops, against 130 chops last season. ; greens, 20,000 packages, against 120,000 packages. Exchange on London 6s. Bd. against Canton epee° at 110 doll per 100 taels. 'Bullion..—Canton sycee, 125 dots. 80 per 100 taels for chopped dollars ; ,Shanghaisd sycee, 114 dole. 80 ; Mexican dollars, w count. Freights to London, lk tea. and St. for silk. a Great Britain The export of tea from Chin to as coin-13 o°°, • shows a decrease of nearly and the acparedast2 Year, los. iper ton for with the same time alum, previous advises counts from all quarters co regarding a short supply'• k shows an increase to Great The export of sil 1 and to Marseilles 4,725 bales „Total increase, from London, Nov. 10; Britain of 28,723 Our latest dates n 20 ; Bombay, Dec. 10 • SingaPorei b: 33,es' 448 bales. Calcutta, Manilla,--ec*.Jan. 5 : Sydney, Nov. 12 ; Me 1.242 .242 . Dec. -,- , 7 ; Shanghai, Jan. 7. bourne, Nov.  —Holloway's Ointment and Pills astfordzriE naalgrsemmeEtiera3for Bad Legs.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Charles Sacre, of Church-street, Woolwich, to professor. Holloway :—" Sir, I beg to offer you my sin cere thanks for the miraculous cure which yourinvaluabl ointment and pills have affected in my leg. For fon months I was in a London hospital, and turned out after. wards as incurable, with very little hopes of saving my leg ; but I am happy to state that your remedies have effected a perfect and speedy cure." Sold by all medk tine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holies way's establishments, 244, Strand, Lopdon, and 80 Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stamps, Constanti nople ; Guidicy, glmyrna; and E. Muir, Malta.  * "The Comus, having replaced those thrown overboard in the typhoon last year, again mounts 14 thirty-twos."  le respect; conflict-Pg. ~, the :FAA:boles in herb e , ,tio,,ffmk Teed t ed Captain,. Wesli, n, un a :SEC :' the night- of thiS 22d .ult. ‘Wa Thistle -on Sunday last on tis clionl,,S. Canton. The up trip was concluded snc• On the way down, the wa,er being low Direr„ the vessel took the mud and so choked ,es that a little below Whatnpoa, on Tuesday became necessary to anchor for the purpose them. At half-past 10 in the forenoon of D atearner Shanoro,t- ~ . 1,  attack on her. Eitly next morning, however, who had regne-ted permission to go on shore, hat his lather was dead, came off secretly and implored Capt.. Wood to turn all the Cainese :s en shore, for, he a,serted, he was sure it r intention to take the vessel in the same way le bad been captured. sylight all doubt regarding the truth of the repot at rust by the appearance of three of the 3rvatria of the Thistle, who then told the follow7-The steamer, they said, had not been long y when the captain left the upper deck with lan secuany at the wheel, and proceeded he engine-room hatchway, where he wain the iping forward, looking down, when an assassin ad stabbed him with one of those ehort-pointed which every Chinese householder in Hong  d will be deported.; to get out when the vessel was set'on fire, was burnt. A who are doubtleas passenger in Lae, cabin, a Portuguese gentleman, whose with Tni„hiivii,: name we do not publi.sh until further assured of the icleninatiori has ncil-yk tity—together with his servant, a Portuguese, was also rnment has hired murdered, as was a sick artilleryman, who was lying .eicse_iii the.kdio wn forward, and w.h..,24v,aittlie first `." The Captain en being stabbe:l ran aft, but fell before n d;,4,;,+,,, he reached the cabin door. The mate (Petene,l sue