The Duke of Somerset may hide his di-head. He could think of no worse term for si than "Sink of Iniquiry." The New York Herald, in an art. lo we reprint below, calls us "envenomed old smugglers." Can any body think of any other pleasing epithet Sir C, Dilke has lately delivered a speech at Kensington, on the foreign relations of 20.0.0 4, 38.0.0 England, in the cours of which, according to the Times, he referred to China as fol-680, 7.2.0 lows:—" After speaking of Russian pro-"min 7.5.0 5, 11.0.0 gress in Central Asia, Sir Charles Dilke said she was more likely to clash with the Ame-88.0.0 vw" 65.0.0 75.0", 88.0 rican and ourselves in China and Japan, than with us in India, He pointed out EXCHANGE:—The following are the pre-that a Russian annexation of China must sent quotations:—On Shanghai, Bank—demand, 3 per cent discount ite—demand be avoided by an adherence to our present cent discount. On Hongkong, Betk—-demand per cent discount, 10 days? sight, 3b per lig, and explained what Chine 274 per cent discount, "On London. Bank—could and could not lea. that a ' " policy, in demand, 6s. 084. per tael., 6 ins sight Gs. 24d. the santo which Sir © Dilke means, will per tae. Credit, Gx: 94d: po tae. Interest tend to prevent Russian annexation on short, Loans 9 per cent per ann China, is rather far fetched. Russ 'GOLD: Quotations are~Leaf, Ts. 170, 10 persistent encroachments on the northern els weight of 98 touch... Noml. frontier, may justify the idea that she meditate ces annexation. But how that catastrophe isto be averted leave M0 cabio. pishie Ti. 6, uld to Ningpo Tls. 6 per ton of Chinato crumble: to pieces; kA conten? ourselves unable' to perceive. A corres
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