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London, England, 1856-02-13 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS:

MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY, 8.10 A. M.

The Vatican has arrived, with advices from
Constantinople of the 4th, and from the Crimea
of the 2d.

Despatches leave at 2 o'clock.

A fire took place on Saturday in the barracks
occupied by a detachment of the 13th English
Dragoons.
No lives were lost.
The building, with the arms and accoutrements
it contained, was totally destroyed.

STRASBURG, TUESDAY.
Baron Bru.now left here this morning for Paris,
where he is expected this evening at 10 o'clock.
Count Orloff left St. Petersburg on the 9th.
He will arrive at Berlin on Wednesday.

VIENNA, FEB. 12.
Count Buol leaven this day for Paris.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY, 8.30 A.M.
Baron Brunow arrived here last night, at half-
past 10 o'clock, at the Russian Embassy.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.
(From the Overland Bombay Times of Jan. 16.)
On the last day of the year a notification was
issued by the Governor-General intimating that,
as the Sonthal insurrection was at an end, the
troops engaged in its suppression would return
to cantonments '• and this disturbance now quieted
leaves us without a single outrage to chronicle
during the fortnight. Neither from Burmah nor
our north-west frontiir have we either intelli-
gence of past disturbance or rumours of coming
war, and- the Nizatn's dominions themselves ap-
pear to have passed a fortnight in a state of entire
tranquillity. Throughout the length and breadth
of India profound peace reigns supreme. Arrange-
ments for the annexation of Oude appear to be ad-
vancing quietly and auspiciously. From Burtnah
the only intelligence is an account ofa terrible con-
flagration which devastated Rangoon on the 10th
of December. The origin of the fire is not known,
and in a few hours destroyed some 18 brick
warehous3s' 180 timber houses, and about
300 bamboo dwelling places. The Commis-
sioner and his assistants exerted themselves to the
utmost, but the natives did not stir. Water was
not to be procured in sufacent quantities, and a
considerable amount of plunder was carried off.
The loss, estimated at 150,0001., will fall on the
European houses, to whom the native merchants
are largely indebted. Sanction has been given
for the construction of one first-class screw-
steamer 'in Bombay, at the cost of some
100,0001. or 150,0001.—and this is not quite so
monstrous as the arrangement in its more ex-
tended form. It is pretended that the new ship
is not to be put in commission, but to be kept in
readiness in case of war ; in what quarter mis-
understandings are apprehended does not appear.
The frigate, even out of commission, will cost
about 30,0001. a year. Within the fortnight
we have had one more instance of the anoma-
lous proceedings in which courts-martial seem at
times to rejoice. A Captain Gibbon, of the
Madras army, having been dismissel the service,
for having introduced as his sister-in-law a cour-
tesan into a ballroom, and lied on the occasion,
the Commander-in-Chief stated that the Court ac-
quitted him on one point against the evidence—on
another it recommended him to mercy on the
ground of his having " fallen into error in an
unguarded moment," the whole proceeding
showing that he' was an inveterate and habi-
tual transgressor. - The recommendation was
wisely disregarded, and the name of one most
unworthy member of an honourable service'dis-
appears from the army list: The Governor-Gene-
ral has just declined accepting a public entertain-
ment from the Bengal Club, on the score of bad
health. He retires from India, as formerly inti-
mated, on the Ist of March. His successor, Lord
Canning, is understood at the present date to be on
his way from Suez -to Bombay ; he is expected here
ten days hence. Lord Elphinstone is to return to
Bombay to-morrow from his six weeks tour. Sir
William Gomm, Commander-in-Chief of India, is on
his way down to Bombay through Scinde. He
will be succeeded by General Anson about the
first of next mouth, and will not until then quit
the limits of his command. The new Commander-
in-Chief will receive the reduced allowance of ten
thoftsand a year in place of twenty thousand,
hitherto enjoyed. *There is a greater demand for
money in the market, and the banks have raised
their rates of interest ; Government and other se-
curities have further declined. The import mar-
ket is still very dull, although sales have been ex-
tensive at reduced prices ; freights have fallen.

REPORT OF THE BOMBAY MARKET,
FROM TIE 2D TO THE 15TH JANUARY.
We have no change to report in our money market
during the_ fortnight, further than that money is in
greater demand, and the banks have raised their rates of
interest 1 per cent. A. further decline has taken place in
Government and other securities.

In the import market, we regret to say, there is nt.
•
claanae.

EXPOETS.—In cotton, only an inferior quality is pro-
Curable. Accounts front the interior of the coming crop
are most favourable, and new supplies are expected in
the course of a few weeks. Linseed has declined in price.
FnilunT.—Rates of freight to Great Britain rule much
about the same as at our last, 31.25. 6d. per ton for cot-
ton and other measurement goods ; but oil seeds, of which
there is a large quantity offering, 31. 12s. 6d. to 3/. 15s.
per ton. For China Rs. 15 per candy.
EXCHANGE on Bngland, for the mail, opened at 2s.
15-16 d. to 28. Id., and gradually rose to the following
quotations :-2s. 21d. to 2s. 2 9-16 d. for China acd first
class credit, and 2s. 2id. to 2e. 2id. for document ; and
at these rates a fair amount of business was done. On
CalcUtta, we quote Rs. 101 at sight, and Rs. 99 at 60
days' sight Madras, Rs. 100 and sight, and Re. 991 at
30 days' sight ; and on China, Its. 216 at 60 days' sight.

CALCUTTA.
-(From the Bengal Burkaru of Jan. 8.)
The Sonthal insurrection, after having been
fostered by the insufficient steps taken to suppress
it, has at last been smothered by the more vigorous
measures recently adopted, and the Governor-
General has uow issued a proclamation announcing
the rebellion entirely suppressed, while the Lieut.-
Governor has notified that the proclamation
whereby martial law was established, and the
functions of the ordinary criminal courts of judi-
cature were suspended within the Sonthal districts,
has ceased to have effect.
The excitement occasioned among the American
merchants by the re-publication in India of the
order in Council prohibiting the exportation of
saltpetre' except in British °bottoms has ceased,
and the Americans are disposed to admit the ne-
cessity, and even the legality, of the measure. The
loss sustained by them, however, is not very great.

COMMERCIAL REPORT.
CALCUTTA, JAN. 8.
We have not had sufficient time given to our market
to develope the effects of the advices and orders received
by the mail, and we have therefore had very little doing
iu any article as yet.
Exchange.
un-
altered, the following being now the ruling quo-
tations : —The rates on Europe have continued
First class credits at six months' sight 2s. nd. to 2s. 2id.
Bank bills, ditto
Document bills, ditto
Treasary and Post bills
On China we have not heard of any transactions, but
the rate nominally is 214 rs. per 100 dols.
FREIGHTS.—During the present week large engage-
ments of rice have Silken place both for London and
Liverpool at 4/. 17s. dd., and a moderate amoant of
tonnage of other articles engaged at previoas rates. The
demand for the shipment of rice to the European conti-
nent has abated.

FRANCE.
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Conferences will open on Thursday, the
21st, or Saturday, the 23d of February.
Count Buol and Lord Clarendon are expected on
Friday or Saturday next. Count Orloff will be in
Paris on the 19th or 20th. Aali Pacha, on the
20th or 21st. Baron Brunow leaves Frankfort
to•day.

The Moniteur publishes; a decree fixing the num-
ber of men to be furnished by each department to
make up the 140,060 called out in 1856 of the class
of 1855. The operations of the councils of revi-
sion are to begin on the 25th inst., and the defini-
tive lists for each department to be completed by
the 15th March, after which the young men called
on to serve will be sent to the respective corps to
which they are appointed.
A decree in the Moniteur, founded on a report
from the Minister of War, imposes a special tax of
22,300 fr. on the persons havingpatentes, or licences
to trade, at Algiers, Oron, Philippeville, and Bona,
to defray the expenses of the Bourse and the
Chamber of Commerce in the first-named town,

and for those of the Chambers of Commerce in the
others.

BOURSE, Feb. 12.—The following were the clos-
ing quotations :

Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents c'6 —f. —a.
3 per Cents 73 73 75
New Loan 73 35
Bank Shares 3,482 50 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,575 Austrian . 88
Belgian Fives 97 Spanish Threes —
Piedmoutese (5) B9 Home Debt .......»