The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

INDIA.

(DT SIIIIUILINZ TELEORAP/1.)
TRIESTE, FKIDAT, Fen. 13.
The steamer Calcutta arrived this morning at
7.30, with the following summary of Indian news:

ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 7.
The India and China mails leave to-day with
advice. of the following duke, viz.: Bombay,
Jan. 16; Calcutta, Jan. 8; Madras, Jan. 13; Ccy.
lon, Jan. 16.

Troops were about to be sent from India to Chins.
At Bombay the money market was characterised
by increasing tightness.

Tho import market was very active. Exports
were quiet. Freights, 21.105. to 2/.125. Exchange
on London, 2s. 21d.

At Calcutta tho import market was inactive. ht
indigo a slight decline is reported. The terms of
the money market were more stringent. Exchange,
2a. 2ld.

At Madras the import market was steady. A
farther advance had taken place in indigo.
The lank had raised its rate of interest 1 per
cent. Freights were somewhat lower. Exchange,
21.113 d.

We think it right to state that we are quite satis-
fied that the delay in the transmission of the last
telegraphic summary of the overland mail by the
Submarine Telegraph Company, on which we re-
marked at the time, arose entirely from an uninten-
tional oversight.

CHINA.

(BY 111:BMAILINE TELEGRATH.)

TRIESTE, FRIDAY.
By way of Alexandria; we have &him from
Hong Kong of Dee. 30.
All the foreign buildings at Canton have been
pillaged and burnt down.
Admiral Seymour had been throwing hot shot
into Canton, but at the latest dates had desisted from
hostilities and was strengthening his position.
The Chinese (residents?) had threatened to burn
down the town of Hong Kong.
The lorcha Alma had been taken by Chinese, who
are said to have mutilated the master.

The steamer Thistle, while towing the lorcha
Anonyme, was attacked by :100 junks, and her cap-
tain was obliged to cast off the lorcha and abandon
her with her cargo.
A very bad feeling against the British was spread-
ing from Canton to other Chinese ports.
It was rumoured that the Emperor of China was
desirous of peace, but that the inimical feeling of tha
Cantonese was uncontrollable.

Exchange at Hong Kong, 4a. Bid. ; Shanghai,
6s. Bd.

PERSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

(nom ova ovrx

TRIESTE, FRIDAY.

According to intelligence received at Bombay
from Bushire, dated Dec. 30, the Persians were
meditating an attack upon the British troops en-
camped near that city.
_ _ _

General Sir James Outram, with his staff, sailed
from Bombay for the Persian Gulf on the 16th of
January.
. .

The government was preparing for immediate
despatch, reinforcements, to form a second division
. .

for senior in Persia.

Several interviews had taken place between Post
Mahommcd and Sir John Lawrence. The nature of
their communications had not transpired.

MARSEILLES, SATVRDAT.
The steamer Enxine arrived this morning, at eight
o'clock, with the India and China mails.

UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.
BRITISE AND SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)
(MOM OUR OWN COBLISESSONDINT.)
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY..

This morning early, the Royal Mail steam-ship
Perak', Captain Indkina, arrived in the Mersey, with
the usual mails from the United States and the
British possessions in North America. She sailed
direct from New York on the 4th inst., making the
passage in a little more than nine days. The
United States steamer Atlantic arrived a quarter of
an hour after the Persia.

The Persia brought 110 passengers and 373,623
dole. in specie on freight, chiefly on French account.
The Persia passed the mail steamer Baltic, hence
on the same day. She left New York inward
bound, on the Bth. She logged 362 miles, and the
three succeeding days 340 daily.
The New York and the Tempest arrived at New
York on the lit; and the City of Manchester on
the 3rd.

Stringer, the bank robber at New Orleans, had
confessed to his plunder.
The House of Representatives at Louisiana passed
a resolution instructing members of Congress from
that State to oppose the contemplated duty on

kexican advices of the 14th January, report
the insurrection of San Louis Potosi u having
been quelled; the insugents fled, and most of the
leaders were killed. It is expected that General
Vidauri would soon advance to support San Louis
Potosi.

Money at Now York is in active demand. Stocks

iichange on London 1081 to 109, with little

The cotton market is again firmer.
The provision market steady, and sales free at
full rates. Sugar rather more active, and coffee is
in better request.
Freights in good inquiry. Corn to Liverpool, 61a.
Cotton, 70 to Heavy goods, 255. per ton.

The Moniteur of yesterday contains the following

" The Emperor will in person, on Monday, the 16th
of February, at one o'clock precisely, in the Salle
des Markehaux, at the Palace of the Tuileries, open
the Legislative Session of 1887, and will administer
the oath to those members of the Senate and Corps
Legislatif who have not yet discharged that
formality."
We also find in yesterday's Moniteur :
" As the mission confided to the Comte de !Remy
of Ambassador Extraordinary to his Majesty the
Emperor of Russia, is to be prolonged, the functions
of President of the Legislative Corps will be per-
formed during the next session by M. Schneider, the
Vice-President, who will enjoy all the prerogatives
attached to that high position."
The produce of the imposts and indirect revenues
of the French empire for the month of January, 18:17,
amounts to 4,380,000 f. more than in 1888, and to
11,640,000 f. more than in 1805.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM Ott OWW CORIMPONDSTI.)
PARIS. FRIDAY Evwxl.

Marshal Random, the Governor of Algeria, is
coming to Paris upon liminess " relative to his coos-
mend." This is an elastic *sponges which may or
may not mean that he is to hand over his command
to another marshal.
The Bourse has again been good. The Rank re-
turns were considered favourable, and the announce-
meat in the Mustlear, that the product of the taxes
and indirect revenues for last month was 4,380,000er.
MCC than in the corresponding month of 1866, and
11,540,000 fr. more than in that of 1866, 'belled a
hope of a considerable augmentation in the resources
of the budget for this year. These considerations,
added to the news of a reaction is the English
budget, caused the market to open with a very Arm
tone, which was maintained with but little median
throughout the day. The Rents rose 15c. for cash
and 10e. for account, closing at Mfr. 40c. and
681 r. 66e. Mobilier rose 12fr. 60c. Railways all
improved. Orleans rose 10ft. ; Mediterranean, 10fr. ;
Lyons, 81r. 60c. ; Western, 6fr. ; St. Rambert, Sfr.;
and the other lines about 2fr. 60e.
The Sleek follows the Pres" in protesting against
the absurd state of the law of " warnings," as exem-
plified in the recent example of the Oazette
de Fraser. It goes even further, and argues
that the Minister of the Interior has strained
the exceedingly harsh law beyond its legitimate
interpretation.
It has been stated that the Minister of State, M.
Fould, was recently charged by the Emperor to
inquire into the wants of the populations of some
of the southern departments, both as regards food
and work. After fulfilling his minion in the
departments of the Landes and the Hasten
Freak's, his Excellency was taken ill at
Tarbes, and was unable to proceed to the
haute Garonne and the Gen, which he had
also been charged to visit. In emergence he
summoned the prefects of those deparbsente to him
at Tarbes. The prefects gave him a rail sees of
the situation of the respective population% sad he
afterwards, in the name of the Empmer, pressen
one with 6,000 fr., and the other with /1,0006., the
the relief of the most umentosi andlion
Captain Tune brought over, la the Albion, on
Sunday, from the English germenment, 19,000
medals, and 143,000 clasps for the Freneh army.