Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-17

for the present year. On The 10Th, foreign
Wheat was held about Is. per quarter higher
Flour was in fair request; fine American now
bringing 3Os. to Bis. per Dbl. -
Advces in anticipation of the Overland Mail
reached London on the 4th instant. The dates
are Bombay, July 18, Calcutta, July Z, and Del
hi, July 7. No accounts bad been received
from China Of later date.
| There are rumors OF discomfort and trouble in
several Of the British dependencies of the East
Indies.
The wsrke Afghans. it is said, are being stir
red into commolion against the British power, by
the Shah Of Persia, and they have put the project
ed movement upon this issue->if he will furnish
the cash, they will furnish the troops.
The British accounts from India are painfully
distressing. The choera-thst scourge OF the
human races sweeping oil before it in Scnde.
Hardy veterans long Injured to toll and fatigue,
and 10 oil "the pride and circumstance Of glo
rious war;" are being moved down by thousands.
The cholera has destroyed several thousand
persons at Ksrrachee in ten days. The troops
had lost fourth OF their number
The departure OF Sir George Arthur from the
Government OF Bombay was fixed for The 9th OF
August. A long continuance OF i'll health is the
cause Of his retirement Mr.. l.. r. Reid, the Sc
succeed him until Governor nominated in Lon
don shall have arrived. There is hope express
ed that the Court Of Directors will grant Sir
George Arhur's pension.
Great Fire at LeipSic.-The Courier Beige
OF the 5h contains an account OF fire at Leipsic
which broke out on the evening OF the 29h ult.
at the Hotel de Pologue, and which continued to
rage during the whole night.
About ten o'clock the flames had already com.
mitted great ravages. and rising 10 considerable
height Illuminated the whole city. At six o'clock
in the morning Of the 30h, the conhagration was
still violent. The Hotel de Poogne forms part
OF extensive range OF buildings situated in the
centre Of the city, and is one OF III. richest quar>
tiers oil Leipsc; the greater part OF these buildings
have been destroyed by the flames.
Several serious accidents took place. The
Gazette Universalle AHemande which is publish.
ed at Lelpsic, officially announces the number
OF killed at five, and wounded at nine.
This journal farther says, that at IL o'clock,
A. M, on the 30ih, the fire was entirely subdued,
and that it was not ill then that the alarm bell
ceased to sound. Thus the flames continued to
rage without ntermission for sixteen hours. The
losses sustained by this disaster are very con-
siderable; the Hotel de PoIogne which has been
completely destroyed, is estimated at value OF
10000 900.
A correspondent Of the Journal de FRANKFORT
says, that If the wind had been stronger. the city
Of Leipsic would have presented second edition
Of the confsgra,ion OF Hsmburgh.
A letter from Hamburgh, in the Borsenballe.
says: The commercial policy OF the Zolverein
has completely failed with respect 10 the United
States The Congress al Washington has reject
ed the project Of treaty as disadvan,ageous and
insufficient. With regard to Brazil, it has been
found impossible to agree as to the principles of
project.