We have had no mail from home since our last, nor have ay political telegrams come to hand, The following commercial telegram was received on Wednesday morning by the Chamber of Commerce, via Kinchta.—London, 25th May, 1869; Cotton, 14d; 8 Grey Shirtings, 11/§; Tea, rather less depressed; Silk, moderate business, No. 3, Tsatlee 29/. Red Peacocks 23/9; Dollars, 593; American Tea, Businces suspended; American Exchange, 9}; American Gold, f41}; Di count. 44% Some interest has been caused by the discovery in Soochow of three ringleaders in a political conspiracy, the object of which seems to have been to first capture the city of Soochow and afterwards Kashing, Hangchow and Hanchow, The Daily News gives the following particulars "There has been great excitement in Soochow lately, at the prospect of another rebellion. Three mon were arrested under suspicious circumstances at Wookong (about 40 li S. of Soochow.) They were found to have in their possession a large official seal (the indispensable preliminary to a would-be governing power) cut with the characters xc. Alli The Grrat Original General governing the East," The Chinese method of examination being applied, it appeared that this was part of a conspiracy to set up another Taiping rule, and that several thousand men were engaged in it. Those three men were beheaded _A8 soon as all that was possible had been extracted from them. Many arrests have taken place in Suochow, and between twenty and thirty ringleaders have been caught in Shanghai, some in the city, and some in the French Concession on Monday night. The conspirators are almost all Canton or Ningpo men, and are all cither old Taipings or disbanded braves. They are reported to number some 50,000 men. The head Chief is believed to be an el Chung-mow, and to be now in Shanghai. So serious is the apprehension, that a number of inhabitants have been flying from Soochow Shanghai-wards, for several days, taking with them all their property, in anticipation of an outbreak and general sack."
We are informed that the views expressed by Mr. Consul General Seward in a latter addressed to United States Consuls in China under date of August 8rd Inst, and published in the Gazetle of August Sth, touching jurisdiction over persons on boar ships in the waters of China, have been approved by the Secretary of State of the United States in Consultation with the Attorney General.
The Titania is the only tea clipper which has loft Shanghai since our last; but the steamer Agamemnon and the clippers Eliza Shute and Huntly Castle, loaded at Hankow, have also gone to sea, and the Lennox Castle, the only other ship which went up the river may be expected at Woosung to-day, We take the returns of the cargoes of these vessels from the Customs Daily sheet. rl King, cleared at Hankow, June 4:—Tea, Black,—Congou, Pls. 9,295.91 Eliza Share, cleared at Hankow, June 7:—Tea, Black,—Congou, Pls. 7,315.69; Huntly Castle, cleared at Hankow, June 9:~ Tea, Black,—Congou, Pls. 6,303.96: Agamemnon, cleared at Hankow, June 8:—'ea, Black,—Congou, Pls. 16,082.12. (In addition to this, a small quantity of Tea was shipped by this vessel at Kiukiang, but the number of chests and weight unknown.) Titania, for Lonilon, cleared at Shanghai June 16:—Tea, Green,—Gunpowder, Pls. 88.98, Tea, Green,—Imperial, Pis. 2385, Tea, Green,—Young Hyson, 287.70}, Tea, Green,—Hyson, Pls. 155.92, Tea, Green,—Twankay, Pls. 17.40,—Pls. 573.854. Vea, Black,—Congoa, Pls. 8,717.41.
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Consul General Seward retarned feat Friday.
in the Manchu from hix visit to Peking.
Swinhoo and Michie retarned from the Yangtaze expedition on Saturday evening last. They bring word that a proclamation waa posted on the walls of Ichang, during the stay there of the gunboat Oossum, offering a reward of 49,000 cash for every foreigner killed, and 100,000 cash for every steamer destroyed, and threatening with death any one who sell ground for a hong.
A share auction was held on Saturday Last when five shares in the Shanghai Gas Compiny brought Tia. 97, and tive more Tls. 95. In the Shanghai Steam Navigation Company 5 shares brought Tls. 90 each, and 15 more Tls. $9. 2 shares in the Galen Steam Navigation Company with dividend were bought la at Ts. 252, while for two more without dividend, there was no offer. For N. C. Steamer Company' was no competition. 1 share in the Shanghai Steam Candle making Company (Tls. 100) realized Tls. 10.
One of the evening papers hears on undoubted authority that several Chinese Hongs, in combination, have it seriously in contemplation t " establish in London a Native Agency, for the sale of Tea and transection of general business. Their chief difficulty lies in the selection of one of their own countrymen qual-ifed for the post by a sufficient knowledge of the English Janguage, on whose experience and integrity they can rely.
The Jnvalid Russe states that n Chinese deputation is said to be en route to St. Petersburg on the subject of connecting the Russian Railways with China; this has given a great impulse to the proposal of a Railway through Siberia, 'The annual meeting of the Shareholders in the General Hospital took place yesterday. We give a report elsewhere, The case of the Cayalti, which arrived last year' at Hakodati, which only Chinese coolies on board will be remembered by our readers. As the vessel flew the U. S. Flag that Government was appealed to for instructions what to do with the ship and coolies, Ithas. the Duily News is informed, refused to take any acti regard to them, but has ordered them to be handed over to the Jap mese authorities, holding that, though the American flag had been assumed with a view to protect the barque from belligerent capture during the war between Peru and Spain, the real owners were not citizens of the United States, and the use of the fag wasa fraud. The U.S. Government declines to recognise the crime of piracy in the act of the coolies, Their object was not robbery or plunder, it was to get back to their native country. However much, therefore, the dreadful acts by which they asserted their liberty may be regretted, they cannot bedeomed pirates or robbers in the sense of the law of nations." In these reagong, and in view of the fact that the vessel was not the property of an American citizen, the Government will not concern itself about the restoration of the vessel to its former owners, not take part in any proceedings for reducing the coolies to the servitude from which they have effected the deliverance. It adds a hope that the authorities of Japan will sympathise with those of China and Armerica in do-testation of the abominable tralfie which has led, la the case of the Cayalti or in others, to so bloody retribution."
The following passengers have arrived in Shanghai since our last: per Munchu, from Tientsin, Messrs. Seward, Robert Kendal, Steel, Walker and Lassissear; per Jeiress from Boston, Messrs, Morison and Giddins. - The following have departd: per Suwona-
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