The Press.
London, England, 1854-01-28 00:00:00

INDIA.

The Indian mail for December reached Alexan-
dria on the 14th, but was detained several days
waiting for the steamer to convey it to Marseilles,
which did not arrive until the 19th. A Trieste
steamer, which left Alexandria on the 17th, brought
some despatches, whose contents were telegraphed to
England on Monday that.
The Governor-General of India left Calcutta on
the 9th of December for Burmah. A conspiracy at
Rangoon was frustrated on the 23rd of November
by the preparations of the British authorities.
Lord Elphinstone arrived at Bombay on the 25th
of December.

Lord Falkland left Bombay on the 3rd of Decem-
ber, and on the 12th of January arrived at Cairo.
A combined naval and military expedition was
being rapidly organised by the Bombay Government
to carry out any orders it may receive from England,
or from the Governor-General.

The important territory of Berar, called the
" garden of India," has lapsed to the British Govern-
ment by the death of its ruler without issue.
The Resident of Bushire had reported that 66,000
Persians had reached that neighbourhood with the
object of invading the pachalik of Bagdad.
No mails had arrived from Australia, though one
was due.
CHINA.

In China the insurrection continued on the ascen-
dant, and the insurgent army was marching upon
Pekin, before the walls of which the last struggle of
the Imperialists would be fought. At the end of
October the insurgents had reached Ginken, about
sixty miles from the capital.

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Tranquillity prevailed at Canton, and at Amoy the
eottstituted authorities have been restored.
Shanghai was still in the hands of the rebels.
The mercantile advices both from the East Indies
and China represent trade to be in a worse state than
at the date of the previous despatches.
The Russian squadron returned from Nangasakih
to Hong-Kong on the Ilth of November. It brought
a report of the death of the Emperor of Japan.
WEST INDIES.
Jamaica advices have been received to the 27th
There was scarcely any new feature in the political
news of tl4 colony, the Legislature being in re.
oess. The weather was cool and pleasant, and the
public health very satisfactory.

SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The last intelligence from these islands is of the
llPth November. The subject of annexation to the
United States continued to be agitated. The mass
of the peoEle were favourable to it. The smallpox
still lingered in the islands, but was far less fatal
than previously.
AUSTRALIA.
The Hurricane, which reached Portsmouth on
Wednesday, left Sydney on November 3, bringing
54,000 ounces of gold, besides the private hoards of
the passengers. The only news of interest which
has arrived relates to the discovery of another gold
region about 100 miles north of the Burra Burra
mines, supposed in the neighbourhood of Mount
Arden, and which was reported as likely to surpass
the delbourne fields for richness and wealth.
The gold found in the new ground is represented
also as of a finer quality than any other yet
turned up.
The monthly return of the Fictoria gold fields
gave a total for October of 156,166 ounces, showing
the enormous decrease of 200,006 ounces as compared
with the yield in October, 1852.