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Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 763, 29 February 1860, Page 5

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

• TELEGBAPHIC DESPATCH PER RED SEA AND •.•:/■•■ INDIAN TELEGRAPH. (For the ' Sydney Mprning Herald.') London, 27th December, 1859.. ; , Alexandria and Aden, January 3rd,.1860. The ' Times' of to-day reports the,arrival of the Benares, at Aden. The meeting of the" European Congress has been definitely fixed for the 19th January; An important pamphlet respecting the Pope and the Congress has just appeared, written by" a Frenchman named Lausenfc Primer, It proposes to limit the Pope's temporal sovereignty to the city of Rome and to remove the French army. It is a bold production, but has been favourably received. : It has of course been suspected of Imperialinspiration,^but this has been denied. /... Pacific assurances are expected from Napoleon. it has been rumoured that Lord Palmerston will resign on thi Suez Canal question. England demands payment from Spain for material furnished for the last war.. The Spaniards are investing.Tetuan. . . . :; An Austrian disarmament has been announced, but she is' employing her military against an Hungarian military agitation. In America there has been very great excitement, both socially and politically, in consequence of Brown's execution. . ; It has 'been decided that the India Executive Council shall be constructed similarly to the English Cabinet; ■':'•' ■:: i • The Bervie Castle, bound to Port Adelaide, foundered off Dunkirk, in a snow storm, all hands missing. .Several passengers were; waiting at Plymouth, who had not embarked at Gravesend.; ' ■■'• ".■".■ COMMEECIAi. ':. : ' Gold from the Royal Charter has been recovered to the value of £300,000. ,; The project for establishing a Western Australian Bank has miscarried. Consols are 95f. Victorian debentures are quoted at 111, but are rather dull of sale. ■ •/' ■;',-■■;'■■ '..''_■''■;■ ■'' V ; ; ' ■.' "• • . ..' ; ■.-. ■. The price of tallow is rising. The produce market is firm.