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By the arrival of the above mail we have re-
ceived advices from Bombay to Feb. 14, and from
Calcutta to Feb. 5.
The Viceroy and Governor-General of India is
remaining in Calcutta . his excellency, on a
morning walk a few weeks since, was pursued by a
wild buffalo that had broken loose from the Calcutta
cattle show,and escaped from its attack by his fleet-
ness as a runner.
His Excellency Sir Ifugh Rose has been invited
to Calcutta by the Viceroy, to confer on military
matters of importance. His excellency was in
Peshawur at latest dates.
The Viceroy is summoning to his counsels those
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who formerly were co-workers with him in the
Punjab. General G. St. P. Liwrenee, C. 8., gover-
nor-general's agent for the Itljpootana States, has
been summoned to Calcutta to confer with tho
Viceroy on important matters connected with the
affairs of Rajpootans. Great changes are in con-
templation with regard to the political jurisdiction
over that part of the country.
General G. St. P. Lawrence, C. 8., Sir Herbert
Colonelrthelieutenant-governor.
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aged, 12st (Mr Sparks)—Captain Tempest's Bright Hopes
(late Bryan O'Lynn), aged, list 71b (Owner) ; but in con-
sequence of a heavy and continuous fall of snow the ste-
wards decided to postpone the race until this day. Bets
made on the race consequently void.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

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tions of Vido, Fort Neuf, and Fort Abraham was
being actively proceeded with. Three or four ex-
plosions were taking place daily. At five o'clock in
the evening of the 24th one was effected with up-
wards of 4,0001 b. of powder, which did great exe-
cution. A very bad feeling continued to be shown

• '^ the Corfiotes towards the English. Six or seven
~ sailing
vvessels had been chartered for the
yanee of_ guns and stores to Malta, Gibraltar,
and
tc England, :
were being loaded with all de-
spoan
Bt2tish man-of-war there was
the Orlando, 46, Capt. G.
foreign
. Randolph, whose men
were busily engaged loading ti;
transports. The
mas:er Commander
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irect, Supply, 2, iron screw storeship,
Bawden, left on the 19th for England 0
call-
ing at Gibraltar, laden with ordnance store:;,- The
Cossack, 20, Captain W. R. Rolland, left on the 23d
for 'Lints, after having, together with the Orlando,
righted the transport that had capsized while
taking in guns. The Orontes, 2, screw troopship,
Captain W. H. Hire, was hourly expected to em-
bark the 6th Regiment for the West Indies. The
4th Regiment was under orders for Malta. Both
battalions of the 9th Regiment were under orders
for Gibraltar. It was thought that the 2d batta-
lion would embark first. The arrival of the Meeanee,
60, Capt. G. Wodehouse, the Resistance, iron-clad,
18, Capt. Chamberlain, and the Liffey, 35, Capt. G.
Parker, was expected, to assist in embarking stores
and guns. There was an Italian frigate at Corfu
with 140 naval cadets on board, who were daily
cruising in the channel in a steam launch belonging
to the ship. It is reported that the captain of the
Orlando has applied to the Admiralty to have simi-
lar steam launches introduced into our navy. The
following movements have taken place among the
ships of the fleet at Malta during the week:—On
Friday last the Icarus, 11, Acting-Commander
Lieut. N. Boger, left for Benghazi, to take there
Mr. Dennis, lately appointed Vice-Consul at that
place, and Mrs. Dennis, On her return the Icarus
will proceed to Corfu, for which island she was on
the point of saiiing when she recived counter orders.
The iron-clad frigate Resistance left on the same
day for the Piraeus and Corfu. This ship may be
said to be on the black list at present. Some fresh
instances of misconduct on the part of the crew,
similar to that already related—such as wilfully
damaging the fittings of the guns, &c.—have oc-
curred. The screw transport Orontes left on Sa-
turday for Corfu. The screw gunboat Growler, 2,
Lieut.-Corn, J. M'Neill Boyd, left on the following
day for Corfu, to be employed in towing lighters
to the transports that are loading ordnance stores.
Sir Henry Bulwer and suite arrived on Monday
from Marseilles is the Caradoc, and proceeded on
Wednesday to Constantinople. The Royal Oak
leaves Malta to-day for Corfu direct. A Turkish
war steamer, the Kars, Capt. Salih Bey, arrived
here yesterday from Constantinople and Candia,
with munitions of war for Tripoli.
The Supply, screw storeship, Master Commander
Bowden, arrived at Spithead yesterday from Corfu
and Gibraltar. Mr. Armstrong, master, R.N., in-
valided from her Mejesty's ship Cossack, died at
sea between Corfu and Gibraltar. The Supply has
a largo cargo of military stores on board, and will
proceed on to Woolwich.

completed. It extends from Guadur to Malcolm's
Inlet, Cape .Mussendom. On the 9th ult. a message
was so trans witted from the last-named place to

the former as i o show that the 359 miles of cable
ouccessfully laid in the first section was in good
coniition. The extension of the line to Bashiro
was to be cowmen ced in a week, and everything
gives promise of a successful and speedy termina-
tion of the work in the Persian Gulf. Within two
months probably th ere will be an uninterrupted
telegraphic communie Viola between Great Britain
and India.

We have to announce .the completion of another
great public work—the Bombay, Baroda, and
Central India Railway. r.l"he whole length of the
line was travelled on the 9tlt ult. by Colonel J. Pitt
Kennedy, the engineer-in-chief. The line was
expected to be opened on the let of this month.

Great suffering has been produced amongst the
poorer classes in Bombay by the unprecedented rise
in the price of provisions.
A sanitary commission has been formed in Ben-
gal by Government notification, " to consider and
afford advice and assistance in all niatters relating
to the health of the army, and to supervise the
gradual introduction of sanitary improvements in
barracks, hospitals, and stations, its well as in
towns in proximity to military stations in the Ben-
gal presidency." Similar boards are to be formed
at Madras and Bombay.
The act for the prevention of the adulteration of
cutton in the Bombay presidency came into opera-
tion, on the let ult.

Favourable accounts are received from all parts
of the country of the general health and industry.
The past season has been unusually cold through-
out India.