The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-10 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

FURTHER NEWS FROM INDIA

(From the Calcutta Englishman of Oct. 30.)
The following is reported to be the strength of
Col. Greathed's column at Cawnpore :-93d High-
landers, 900 ; 3d Europeans, 500 ; 9th Lancers,
300 ; Artillery, 150 ; besides the Sikhs and
Ghoorka corps. There were also expected at
Cawnpore immediately six companies of the 23cl
Foot, about 600 men ; ditto of the 55th Foot,
600 men ; the greater part of the 82d, 60,0 men ;
two companies, 240 men. This force will surely
be sufficient to give a good account of the muti-
neers at Luckuow.

We hear that a large body of fugitives front
Delhi has been allowed to pass unmolestedly into
Oude. Notice having been received of their
intention to cross the river at a place not
named, a European force went out to in-
tercept them ; after a short march, our
force met the mutineer; but finding that
they were without arms, and that they con-
sisted chiefly of sick and wounded, they were
allowed to pass without molestation. We hope
the report is exaggerated, and that the officer in
command will be able to give a satisfactory expla-
nation of the reasons which induced him to show
such extraordinary leniency towards men whose
object of retiring into Oude can hardly be any
other than that of joining the mutinous popula-
tion of that kingdom.

A letter, dated from Camp Poora, of the 24th,
says : _

"We (the cavalry) had a slight brush with the
mutineers at Kummany, took four of their guns—
one 24-pounder howitzer, ono 6-pounder gun, one
3 and one 1-pounder--with all their ammunition,
&c., and killed about 120. This is a very pretty
force, and well up to anything."

A letter from-Allahbad, -dated the 23d ine.,

says :

"We hear that the rebels at Lucknow have
destroyed the iron bridge over. the Goomtee.
Reinforcements are going off sharp ; part belong.
ing to Peel's Naval Brigade have gone to-day
by morning and evening train. The railway ex-
tends 44 miles, and they then proceed by bul
lock train. Rumours of Ontram's and Havelock's
death are current, but not generally believed.
Nana Sahib has again bol'ed ; his last advice to
his men is rich Keep out of the way of the
Blue Caps (Madras Fusiliers), they bit without
firinc, (in allusion to the long range of the En-
field' rifles, the report of which was often not
heard), and when the Highlanders get near any
village, kill all the women, for these are the men
who have been sent out by the Queen to avenge
the deaths of their women and children, and
that is the reason they go into action with
kilts !' "

THE CRISIS AT HAMBURG.

HAMBURG, DEC. 8,

Notwithstanding the arri val of about 100,000,000
(francs) in silver, at Hamburg, during the past
week—notwithstanding the decision Of the Senate
yesterday—failures have succeeded one another
without intermis:don.

The amount of bill 3 of exchange protested since
the commencement of the crisis is estimated at
140 to 150 millions.
The discount bank of the State has commenced
operations, its rate being 10 per cent. The bank
discounts only the bills of such persons as declare
on their honour that they have payments to make
that day or the next.
The affairs at the Bourse were unimportant,
the news of fresh failures having put a stop to all
business there.

The financial state of this city has again be-
come very alarming ; the assistance afforded is
insufficient.

Several important houses have been declared
insolvent, with considerable liabilities.

Fears were entertained respecting seven.
Danish houses, but hitherto without sufficieu

cause.

BERNE, DEC. 8,

The National Council has elected as its Presi-
dent M. Keller, of Argau, by 78 votes; and as its
Vice-President M. Steplin, of Basle, by 65 votes.
M. Gouzebach, the Conservative candidate, ob-
tained 29 votes.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING,

Ac!ive negotiations," says a Paris letter in the
.Nord, "are being carried between the English
and French Governments for coming to an under-
standing on the subject of the Principalities before
the mee ing of the Conference ; and they have
already had the result of causing orders to be sent
to the English and French commi!isioners in the
Principalities to notify to the Divans that the
powers will not admit the nomination of a foreign
prince. It is probably that notification which
caused the Divan of Bucharest to adopt the resolu-
tion, mentioned by telegraph, that it does not de-
sire the union unless with a foreign prince."
BOURSE, Dec. 9.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cazh. fr. raid of iironth.
4i per Conts - —fr. —3.
3 per Cents 63 85 66 5
Bank Shares 3125 Credit Foncier 540
Credit IktobiHer 715 Roman
Do. Account 7l/ 25 Austrian
Belgian 4i
Fiedm on tea° (5) B73— Horne Debt