The Sun. — 1852-07-16 (London, England)

MAT 24.—The mail steamer arrived here on the morning of the 9th inst., bringing us dates from England to the 24th of March. The semi-monthly mail was received on the 7th inst. _ _  Up to the present time we are glad to be able to report favourAbly as to the condition of the troops. General Jervois bas issued an ordinance• with the object to prevent desertion, cases of which have been numerous.  The corps of artillery about to embark for England are still detained for want of conveyance. We have to notice a tragical event in the case of the American ship Robert Bowne, Captain Bryson, bound from Amoy to California with about 400 Coolies, who after a fuw days' departure took the vessel, having murdered the captain, officers, and part of the crew. The vessel was retaken, after a large portion of the Coolies had landed on an island off Formosa, and brought back to Amoy, with 21 Coolies still on board. The Hon. Company's steamer Semiramis and her Majesty's brig Lily lett Amoy in search of those who had landed, bat bad weather obligedthe former to return to Hang• Kong; the latter got into safe anchorage. The Semiramis left again for Amoy on the inst. Her Majesty's brig Contest, from Shanghai, joined her Majesty's brig Lily, and succeeded in taking most of the Coolies, and brought them to Am oy. The Lily was to proceed to Shanghai on the 18th, and the Contest arrived here on the 19th. The alleged cause of disaffection among the Coolies was the cutting off their tails and other ill-treatment ; but there were some desperate characters on board, who, it is reported, shipped with the view of taking the vessel, supposing there to bo a quantity of gold on board. The English ship Baron Renfrew was brought into harbour a few days ego by her Majesty's steamer Sphynx, owing to some dissatisfaction on board, which was arranged through the senior naval ofiizer, Captain Massie, and the vessel left again on the 19th. The French steamer Cassini and the corvette Capricieuae are to proceed shortly to Ningpo and Chusan. In Canton the business during the month has been small, both in imports and exports. From Shanghai we have advices to the 10th. Imports had been in demand and stocks were small ; but few transactions had taken place in produce. Nothing is as yet reported regarding this season's crop of tea. The excess of exports in tea over last year is now 1,800,0001 b.; of silk about 1,000 bales. Her Majesty's steamer Hermes arrived from Sievepore on the 19th. The lion. Company's steamer Salamander arrived from the same place on the 10th. Her Majestz.'s steamer Sphynx lift for Singapore on the 17th. The American sloop St. Mary's arrived from the Pacific on the 2d inst. ; the Saratoga his :proceeded to Amoy„ In Harbour—Her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, steamer Hermes, and brig Contest ; the United States' steamer Susquehanna, clomps Plymouth and St. Mary's ; the Spsuish war steamer Jonge Juan. At Wharepoa,Hon. Company's steaniPr Salamander ; at Canton, Hon. Company's steamer Nemesis ; at Amoy. Hon. Company's steamer Semiramis. Her Majesty's brig Lily had proceeded to Shanghai from Amoy. Oar latest dates are from London, 24th of Match ; Bombay, 18th of April ; Calcutta, 23d of April ; Singapore, 11th of May ; Manilla, 18th of May ; Sydney, 26th of March ; Shanghai, 10th of May.