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Bombay Castle, February' 24, 1858. - -------
V. G. MONTANARG.
Malta, March 15, 1858, 31 minutes past 9 p.m.

MALTA, March 14, 8.30 p.m.
The Vectia hes arrived with a telegram from Suez, to
hand there on the 10th per Madre'', with advice, from
Bombay to the 24th of February. The Valetta is looked
for to-morrow with the mails. The Indus, from South-
ampton, arrived and went on yesterday to Alexandria,
followed to-day by the Buzine, from Marseilles, with
the overland mule. The Ave., with the Calcutta mail,
had not !cached Suez up to the 11th of March. Dates
from Cawnpore and the Alumbegh are to the 12th of
February. The Commander-in-Chief was at the former

place, where he arrived on the Bth, to lee the Governor-
General at Allahabad. The attack upon Lucknow
was expected to take place before the end of February.
The bulk of the army had already crossed into Code,
but the siege train expected from Agra had not yet ar-
rived. Jung Bahadoor was at Fyzabad, detained for
Want of ammunition, which was on its way to him from
Barnum The Punjab troops were advancing into
Rohilound. The I3areilly rebels were defeated on the
10th. The trial of the King of Delhi is over ; it is said
that be has been found guilty and is banished for life
to the Andsmans. Sir Hugh Rose was marching on
Jhanai. General Roberta, with the Rajpootana Field
Force, was at Nuseerabad on the 14th, on his way to
Kotah. The Madras Column under General Whitelock
reached Jubbulpore on the 7th. The 4th and 6th
Madras Cavalry were pushing on to join the force in.
vading Oude from the seuth-weat. Shorapore, in the
Nissan's dominions, was captured on the Bth, and the
Rajah had been seized at Hyderabad. All was quiet in
the Punpib. An attempt to plunder Government
treasure in Saran Waree had been valiantly repulsed by
a handful of native pollee. The Bombay Presidency
wee quiet. The import market was very active.
Freights, £1 150. to £2. Exchange on London,
2s. Old.

AtAXANDrita, March 11.
The steamer Madras, from Bombay, arrived at Saes
yesterday. She brings no intelligence of tho Calcutta
steamer due at Suez on the 6th inst. Sir Colin Camp.
bell arrived at Cawnpore on the 4th of February, visited
the Governor-General at Allahabad on the Bth, and on
the 13th was at Cawnpore, awaiting the siege train from
Agra. A part of the army has crossed into Oude, and
is advancing towards the Alumbagli. The Commander.
in-Chief is not expected to follow till the 20th. The
force, consisting of about 20,000 men men and 100 guns,
is said to be insufficient to invest Luoknow. The born-
bardment was expected to oommenoe on the 25th of
February. The advance column under Major Raines,
of the Rsjpootana Field Force, under General Roberts,
passed Nusseerabad on the 14th of February on its way
to Kotah. Enemy said to be 7,000 strong, with 100
guns, but expected to fly on our approach. The Can.
tral India Field Force, under Sir H. Rose, continued
at Bangor on the 17th of February, awaiting the Field
Brigade wider Colonel Stewart, from Indore ; expected
to march on Jhansi about the 20th, and thence to
Calpee, on the Gipps. The Madnui Force under
General Whiteloak eaolied iubbulpore on the 7th of
February, and on the 11th the 4th and the Madraa
Cavalry pushed on to join the troops invading Oude.
Shorapore, a fort in the Niue' dominions, captured on
the Bth, and the Rajah seized at Hyderabad on the 12th.
The King of Delhi found guilty, and banished for life to
the Andaman'. Cantonment/ for 18,000 Europeans,
with horses for three regiments of cavalry, have been
prepared in the Punjab by Sir J. Lawrence. This tele-
gram arrived at Malta from Alexandria by the contract
steampacket Veotis at 8 o'clook p.m. on the 14th of
March.

LYONS, Admiral.
The following telegram from Mr. Aoting-Consul•
General Green was reaeived at the Foreign-office, rid
Corfu, March 17, 4.30 p.m. :
ALZIANDBIA, 19th March, 1868.
The steamer Granada arrived at Sues yesterday after-
noon from Ceylon and China. The Ava, from Calcutta,
was totally wrecked on the night of the 16th ult. off
Trinoomalee, with the total loss of mails, cargo and
baggage ; but the passengers and crew were all saved.
No intelligence of importance from China had been
received here by telegraph, and the steamer will leave,
with China mails on board, before the delivery of the
letters here. Ych is still a prisoner on board Her
Maiesty's ship Inflexible. It is reported that the
natives of Canton are afraid to be seen speaking to
Europeans.
GREEN, Consul-General.

The next Indian Telegram will be due on the 25th
inst. It will contain news from Calcutta up to the 24th
ult. The Colombo, with the China mails and the Luck-
now refugees, is expected at Southampton on the 26th
inst.