The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-08 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS

IMPORTANT FROM INDIA.

The following telegram was received at the
Foreign-office at 6.35 p.m. on Monday, December
7, 1857, dated Cagliari, from Lord Lyons

MALTA, DEC. 4, 2 P.M.
Political intelligence received at Suez per Oriental
on November 24.

Two convoys of provisions arrived safely at Luck-
llovr, where Havelock was still surrounded by large
'lumbers of the enemy, who were said to have 300
guns.

There had been some severe fighting, and General
Outran was reported to have been wounded.
Sir Colin Campbell and staff left Namwoor (1)
for Cawnpore on the 281 of October, to which
place the troops were being moved up as quickly
as possible, and will proceed to the relief of
Lucknow when in sufficient strength.
The following steamers arrived in Calcutta with
troops since the departure of the last mail:—
Sydney, Australian, passed Lady Jocelyn, Nov.
10, and Candia near Sand Heads.
There were Madras steam-ships Victoria and
Carthage ; at Galle, Robert Lowe and Cleopatra,
and ships, merchantmen. The Emeu left Aden on
the 20th for Bombay ; Calcutta, Nov. 1 ; Madras,
Nov. 6 ; Galle, Nov. 20.

(Signed) LYONS (Admiral).
Cagliari, 4 8 p.m.
(Signed) Consul CRAIG.

THE CRISIS AT HAMBURG.

HAMBURG, MONDAY.
The Senate and the burgesses have come to an
Understanding.
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They have agreed to abandon the issue of a paper
Money and forced circulation.
A. sum of 15,000,000 mares banco (about
28,000,000 fr.), will be granted to the wank of dis-
count ; and the Treasury is this day to deposit at
the bank an amount of 5,000,000 in shares of the
railways from Berlin to Hamburg, and from Ham-
burg to Bergdorfft both being the property of the
State.
The Bank will open with the Treasury an account
current for these shares, and will this day begin to
grant discounts to the extent of 5,000,000 mares
banco (equivalent to 9,000,000 francs).

The State is, moreover, in negotiation abroad
for 10,000,000 mares bAnco, in silver, to ba also
Paid over to the Bank in the course of this week,
•nd made applicable to the purposes of discount.
RUSSIAN FRONTIER IN ASIA.
f PARIS, TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 8.30 A.M.

The Moniteur announces that the Commission of
theTonr Powers signed, on the sth inst., at Con-
stantinople, the final act of the rectification of the
Russian frontier in Asia.

FRANCE.
PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The screw transport Gironde, which has been
ordered to Toulon to be fitted out for a long voy-
age, is to take on board 500 artillerymen and ma-
t_,.Mes, convey them to China, and place them at the
maposal of Admiral Rio.ault de Genouilly, at pre-
sent commanding the French squadron off Canton.
In the money market to-day prices have been
Maintained with a certain steadiness, but there has
been no buoyancy in the market, as it was not sup-
Posed that the Bank of England would follow the
eXampld of the Bank of France and reduce the rate
of discount bef ,re neat week.
In the Paris corn market during the past week
brites were firm, without any great amount of
usiness being transacted. The four marks were at
first sold at the preceding price of 53fr. the sack of
157 kilogrames, but they afterwards could fetch
Lonly 52fr. 50c. Inferior qualities varied from 51fr.
46fr. Wheat was scarcely asked for, and the
9tZotations may be set down as unvaried. From
the country markets the accounts speak in general
of lower prices.
Borran, Dec. —T h e following were the last
quotations

Cash. • ' Ir. End of Month.
44 per Cents ... 9l 40 91fr. 50 ..
8 per Cents
.. ............. 65 85 66 15
Bank Shares 3125 Credit Fonder 535
Sredit Mobilier 705 Roman
130,,. •Aecount 7OO Austrian
4'4lgian 44 96l— ttpanish Threes _
risclmontese(s) B7i_ Horse Debt

RAILWAYS—FOR CASE.
tr. C. ft C.
Orlining
14jorthern 4—
New Ditto
Ityonsand Med
Neiv Ditto... ...." . 850 Sardinian
Geneva 620 Austrian Cora. ....., 665