Gai/le, Jan. 24, Afternoon. The Behar liai been replaced by the Baroda on the Austialian l'*ne. Henceforward the steamers will turn round after eight days' stay at Sydney. On discharging cargo, the mai's for Galle w :i ! leave for Bombay, calling at Colombo if inducement offers. Bom.bay will be the great terminus for the P. and O. steamers in future. There is a quantity of cai-go and baggage from the Rangoon in the Baroda, but the difficulties and expense of the operation are likely to inteifere with any furLher recovery. A small steamer, the Xanthe, left Galle yesterday, via Singapore, for tue Western Australian pearl-shell fisheries. She came out by the Canal. Sir Hercules Robinson has left for Eng land. He is expected to start for Sydney, and to take the overland route in May. The Hellevs, after a successful tour ?n India, leave by this mail for Cb'na. The JTng of Siain arrived at Calcutta on the ISth. It is said he will pass on through Europe. He wUI visit the camp at Delhi, where a large military force will manoeuvre before Lord Napier. The expedition against the Looshai hill tribes has been successful so far. Archdeacon Piatt, of Crlcutta, is dead. The ship Percy Dougla3 was lost at Ran goon, the City of Venice at Mauritius, and the Defiance at Natal. Lord Napier leaves Madras in March. No successor has been appointed yet. S/r Phillip Woodhouse succeeds him at Bombay. The Portuguese Infanta is visiting Goa.
CHINA.
The overland Russian telegraph is opened. There is no political news; HAirrow, Dec. 29. The exports of tea to Australia, to date n mount to 6^6,7331b. There is a good de ujjcd for tea.
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