The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-24 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS

RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.

The following telegraphic despatch has been
received from Malta, dated Dec. 23, 4 a.m. :
s ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 19.

The telegraph announces the arrival at Suez
of the Pekin, with dates from Bombay to the 4th

inst.

Sir Colin Campbell joined the force at the
Alumbagh on the 11th.

On the 13th active operations commenced, and
for the next six days there was a constant series
of severe and bloody struggles with the enemy.
On the 19th ult., after a series of severe
struggles, the garrison of Luoknow was relieved.

On the following day the sick, wounded,
women, and children were sent under escort to

Cawnpore.

The Malwa field forco, under Brigadier Steuart,
has relieved Nusseerabad and dispersed the Me-
hidpore rebels, and is clearing Malwa of the
insurgents,.

The flying columns, under Brigadier Showers
and Colonel Cotton, are scouring Rohileund, com-
plete success attending their operations every-
where.

Reinforcements are pouring into India, and all
alarm for the garrisons and outposts has ceased.
Business in the import-market has been to a
moderate extent. The money-market is extremely
tight.

Very little had been done in Governmen
securities, quotations for which are unaltered.
Freights had declined.
Exchange on London, 2s. 2gd. for credits.

From another murce we hear that the relief of
Lucknow was achieved with a loss of only four
officers killed and 40 woundetl, and that Sir Colin
Campbell's force amounts to 12,000.
The Abeona, with the 94th Regiment, arrived
at Malta from Plymouth on the 20th, and left for
Alexandria on the same day.

The mails for Australia arrived on the 21st,
and left for Alexandria on the 22d.
The Desperate is under orders to relieve the
Centaur at Naples.

HAMBURG, DEC. 23.
The Danish Chambers closed yesterday. The
Supreme Council of the monarchy is to meet on
the 10th January. Several resignations have
taken place. Many failures continue to take
place in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.

TRIAL OF THE POLITICAL PRI•
SONERS OF SAPRI.

We read in the Independance that the process
of Sapri is concluded, but the judgment will not
be promulgated for a month to come. There
were 128 accused ; a number of them have been
condemned to death, but only one will be exe-
cuted. The King will either pardon or commute
the sentences upon the others.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.
Their Majesties received yesterday Prince Fre-
derick William of Elec.;oral Hesse, and the Princess,
his consort.

BOURSE, Dec. 23.—The market has been in a
better situation than yesterday, and prices have
rather improved, not withstanding large realisations
of profits by the speculators for a rise. It was
reported that the discount would be reduced to-
morrow to 8 per cent, by the Bank of England,
and to 5 per cent. by the Bank of France. The
nrtrket became heavy a short time before the close,
when it was suddenly reported that the discount
had been reduced to 8 per cent, by the Batik of
England, and there was a sudden rally. The fol-
lowing were the closing quotations :

Cash, tr. End of Month.
4i per Cents
3 por Cents 67 60 67 95
Bank Shares 3250 Credit Foncier —
Credit Mobilier 787 50 Roman
Do. Account 8 7 50 Austrian
Belgian 44
... 97k— Spanish Threes 4O,
Piedmontese (5) 9O Home Debt