The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

Course of the Exchange—Yesterday.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam .. 11 Ib/ 11 191
25 GO 25 65
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 60 25 65
Hamburgh — 13 71 13 3
Paris .. Short. 25 25 25 30
Ditto .. 3 Months: 25 67t 25 75
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 119 1191
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Vienna
Trieste
PetersbuTh

12 .38 12 60
12 40 12 50
33 33i

Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina

471 4848/
25 85 '25 90
25 85 '25 90
25 S2l 25 87i
25 85 25 90
25 85 25 95
25 85 25 95

Lisbon — 52 521
0p0rt0.... . —52 k
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doublons

FIRES.--Several fires happened yesterday in
various parts of the metropolitan district at which
the London brigade and parish engines attended. One was
in the premises belonging to Mr. Spillan, a buitder, in
Hughes's-fields, Deptford, which destroyed a range of tim-
ber buildings, Wyld's-court, Wyld-street, Lincoln's-inn-
fields. As in the former case the workshops and stores
were destroyed, and the adjoining premises damaged by fire,
water, and removal. Both sufferers wero insured. The
other fires were of minor importance, the damage at each
being trifling.
THE INCENDIARY FIRES UPON THE YORKSHIRE
`'FOLDS.—The mystery which has surrounded the
dastarly incendiarisims which have been (perpetrated upon
the Yorkshire Welds is likely soon to be solved. Since
about the middie of December last, when the frequency of
the fires, occurring as they did in three distinct places in
one night, was beginning to give a serious aspect to affairs,
Lord Wenlock, the vice-lieutenant of the East Riding,
with a promptness and energy which characterise every-
thing he takes in hand, set to work to solve that which
had hitherto puzzled the ingenuity of all the ordinary con-
stabulary which had been employed on the Wolds. His
lordship :communicated with Government, and obtained
the offer from them of a reward of £5O for the apprehension
of an ono of the incendiaries, and the use of a metropolitan
and a couple of provincial detective officers. These officers,
in company with Col. Layard (chief constable of the riding),
visited the scenes of the fires. Every rumour was probed,
and for a time unsuccessfully ; but a few days ago their
tact and energy wero rewarded by the apprehension of a
man charged with setting fire to the stacks at Huggate,
This man was brought before the magistrates ao Pock-
lington, on Soturday last, but was remanded till to-mor-
row (Saturday). Ho is a travelling sweep, who goes about
the Weld district of the East Riding. On the nigt before
the fire he went into the farmyard of Mr. Horsley,
of Huggate, and asked one of the servants if their master's
stacks were watched. He was allowed to sleep in the barn
that night, as he had frequently done before. On the fol-
lowing day he was about the village, and about 5 o'clock
went into the house of a cottager to whom he was known,
and asked for some matches. The woman at the cottage
asked him if he had heard of any of the fires lately,to which
ho replied, " Nu, but you will have one in Iluggate to-
night." She said, " Nonsense." But he answered " Yes,
1 am determined upon it." This is the zest of the evidence
thus far elicited. On Wednesday another man was appre-
headed at Norton, near Mallon, as an incendiary, and it i 9
presumed that he will be brought up along with the sweep.
—Leeds Mercury.
The son of the late ex-Grand Duke of Toseally
has published a protest, dated Linda; Dec. 17,
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THE BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND CHINA

MAILS,

By the overland mail we have advices and papers
from Calcutta to Nov. 22 ; Madras, Nov. 28; Bom-

bay, Dec. 14; and Hong-Kong, Nov. 14.
We take the following from the Bombay Gazette
of the 14th lilt :
The ' little war' on the frontier threatens to
turn out not so small a matter after all. Besides
the native force already under Neville Chamber-

lain, 7,000 European troops are moving to the
frontier. The fights which have occurred, and in

which so many valuable lives have been lost, have
been_ defensive encounters against the onslaughts of
tribes we have armed and driven into revolt.
" The changes in Sir Neville Chamberlain's posi-
tion, by which command is obtained of the line of
communication with the plans by Shandnrra, was

concluded on the 18th ultimo, without opposition on

the part of the enemy; but in the afternoon of the
same day an attack in great force was made up the
gorge in front of the camp. The enemy had to
stand the fire of field guns, and appear to have lost
about 120 killed and 200 wounded, according to the
best information obtainable. They effected, how-

ever, a formidable attack ontwo of the pickets, in
which, we regret to say, we suffered considerable
loss. We have to lament the loss of four officers—
namely, Captain Smith, of her Majesty's 71st; Lieu-
tenant Jones, doing duty 71st ; Lieut. Chapman,
her Majesty's 101st ; Lieut Mosely, 14th Native
Infantry ; and nine Europeans and 36 natives
killed ; together with Lieut. Inglis, 14th Native
Infantry, and 73 men wounded. Total casualties
on our side, 119.
" On the 20th the tribes attacked Gen. Chamber-
lain with much determination; the picket which
the enemy had taken was gallantly regained, and
the enemy driven down the hill. Lieut. Sanderson
and Dr. Piele, of the 101st Regiment, were killed
and five officers wounded, including Gen. Chamber-
lain And Col. Hope, Major Delafosse and Lieut.
Anderson; 128 men, British and native were killed
and wounded. The loss of the tribe was much
greater. On the 21st Captain Aldridge and some
men were killed. Since this last defeat the tribes
have not attacked.
"General Chamberlain reports on the 20th that
he does not require reinforcements, and speaks con-
fidently of final success.
" He occupies a commanding position with 13
guns. The troops are hard worked, but their
health has continued good. They are well pro-
visioned, and have plenty of ammunition,
"Oar latest intelligence from the Umbeylah Pass
shows that the situation is much improved, and that
the Fabian generalship pursued promises soon to
bear fruit. The tribes have made no serious attack
since the 20th. Their loss in killed is so enor-
mously exaggerated by spies who have visited their
camp as to show that in reality it has been very
great, and indicates that the numbers engaged have
been large. Decimated by casualtiee, without sur-
gical attendance, and perishing of cold, the astute
and practised diplomacy of Major James has found
the Bornewals more amenable to reason than they
have heretofore been. The personal influence of
this officer on the Peshawar border has induced the
Bussee Kheyl, a turbulent section of the Afreedee,
to join our camp at Umbeylah. This significant
demonstration is in accordance with the uninter-
rupted quietude of the trans•lndus territory. It is
to be hoped that by an early date matters, both
diplomatic and military, will have been so adjusted
that the force will be at liberty to accomplish the
objects of the expedition. The command of the
field force intermediately held by Colonel Wylde,
C. 8., of the Corps of Guides, has now been assumed
by Major-General Garvock, who has arrived at
Umbeylah.

"The wound received by Sir Neville Chamber-
lain, though not dangerous, having proved more
troublesome than was anticipated, will probably
compel his return to the plains.
"Letters from the Punjaub state that his Excel-
lency the Commander-in-Chief will not go to the
frontier, but occupy a central position, probably at
or near Lahore. Mention is made of several arrests,
including native commissioned officers, in the Sikh
corps stationed in the province.
" We give the list of officers killed and wounded
up to the latest accounts :

KILLED.

Oct. 21—Lieut. Gillies, P.A.

Oct. 26—Lieut. Clifford, Adjutant Ist Punjaub Cavalry,
volunteer—Lieut. Richmond, D.D., 20th Punjaub Native
Infantry.
Nov. 6—Major Harding, Bombay Staff—Lieut. Murray,
71st Highland Light Infantry—Lieut. Dougal, 79th
Cameron Highlanders, volunteers.
Nov. 13—Lieut. Davidson, second in command, Ist Pun-
jaub Infantry. _ _ .

Nov. IS—Captain Smith, 71st Highland Light Infantry
—Lieut. Jones, 79:h Cameron Highlanders, volunteer,
71st Light Infantry—Lieut. Chapman, 101st Bengal
Fusiliers—Lieut. Moseley, 11th Ferozepera Native In-
fantry.
Nov. 19—Captain Aldridge, 71st Highland Light In-
fantry.
Nov. 20—Lieut. Sanderson and Dr. Piele, of the 101s1
Regiment.

WOUNDED.
Oct. 21—Lieut. Brown, Royal Engineers, slightly.
Oct. 26—Lieut. Drake, 32d Muzbees, severely—Lieui

Barrow, Survey, severely.
Oct. 30—Major Kayes, Ist runjaub Infattry, severely;
last two fingers. _ _ .

Nov. 6—Lieut. Battye, Guides, dangerously, doing well
on 18th—Lieut. Oliphant, severely, doing well.
Nov. 13—Lieut. Pitcher, Ist Punjaub Infantry, severely
in the arm—Lieut. Forlong, Guides, contusion.
Nov. 18—Lieut. Inglis, 14th Native Infantry, danger-
ously, good accounts on 20th—Major Ross, slightly.
_ _

- ,
Nov. 20—Brigadier General Sir N. Chamberlain—Col.
A. T. Wilde, C. 8., Guides—Col. Taylor, Major Delafosse,
and Lieut. Anderson—Col. Hope, 71st, and Campbell, sth
P. 1., slightly.
" The town and fort of Guadur were completely
destroyed by fire on the night of the 23d tilt. Great
distress in consequence. Guadur is due west from
Kurrachee about 400 miles, the place at which the
land line of telegraph from Kurrachee, intended to
form part of what will be known as the Persian
Gulf liae of telegraph to England, terminates. The
telegraph from Kurrachee to Guadur was completed
in April last :under the superintendence of Mr.
Watson.

" Lady Elgin reached Jullander on the 3d and
left for Delhi on the 6th. She halted at Delhi on
the 7th and Bth, and left Allyghur on the 9th, coin-
ing thence by train straight to Allahabad on her
way to Calcutta.

" His Excellency the Commander-in Chid of
Madras, Sir Hope Grant, was expected to return to
the Presidency last week from Cannanore, and
abandons for the present his intention of making a
tour of inspection to Southern India and Barmah.

" The Lord Bishop of Calcutta and the metropo-
litan of India has arrived at Bombay, in company
with the Bishop of Madras, to hold his first metro-
politan visitation.
Si His Excellency Sir Bartle Freres Governor of
Bombay, is at present in Bombay.
" His Excellency Sir William Mansfield, corn,
mander in chief, has proceeded to the Nlahablesb
wur Hills for residence.
" The agent of the Governor General for Centra
India left Indore on the 2d instant, on his tour
through Malwa.
" An official report to the Government of India,
in the railway department, mentions that if the
supply of permanent way materials from Bengal
does not fail, there is every reason to expect that
the East Indian Railway will be opened for public
traffic up to the banks of the Jumna, at Allahabad,
by the Ist March, 1864; up to Boolunshur-road by
the Ist January, 1864; and up to the banks of the
Janina, at Delhi, by the Ist July, 1864.
" The British Government has, it appears, inter-
fered in the matter of the four Italian gentlemen
detained as prisoners by the Khan of Bukhara. The
\mQer of Affghanistan has been requested to send
an scasassp.clor demanding their release; Meer
1J ilum Jan has been sent, although ostensibly for
another purpose ; Sirdar Mahomed Arzim Khan
has sought British protection, which was of course
refused.
" The Candaharies threaten an appeal to the
British Government to be released from the rule of
Sirdah Mahomed Ameen Khan."

CHINA.
The China Mail of NoTember 14 contains the
followingfollowing:—
"In China a small crisis has occurred which will