The Press.
London, England, 1855-04-28 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL.

The steamer Bombay reached Trieste on Thurs-
day night with the Indian mad. The advices are
dated from Calcutta, March 24; Madras, March 28;
Bombay, April 3; Shanghai, March 9 ; Canton, March
13; Hong-Kong, March 15.
A rupture with Persia is imminent; the Shah
openly avows his preference for Russia. Mr. Murray
left Bagdad for Teheran on the 12th of March.
The meeting between Hyder Whou and Mr. Law-
rence took place near Peshawur on the 19th of
March. Trade in India is dull, and money scarce.
Lord Dalhousie reached Octacamund on the Bth of
March much better in health. The traffic on the
Calcutta railway exceeds all expectations.
Shanghai and Canton have been evacuated by the
rebels.

The Russian frigate Diana has been lost in Japan
from the effects of an earthquake.
The ratification of the Japanese and American
treaty took place at Simoda on Feb. 21.

A despatch from Vienna, received yesterday
evening, states that a 14th Conference was held
on Thursday, which lasted two hours. The fourth
Voint was discussed, and the result was undecided.
arious rumours were afloat, which caused a great
rise on 'Change. Subsequently other reports ob-
tained currency, and an equally great fall took place.
A new levy of troops is shortly expected in
Austria. General Hess's departure for head-quarters
is fixed for the 2nd of May.
The Emperor Napoleon is expected in Vienna on
the ith of May.

ENGLISH PREACHERS IN PARIS.—The following
have been selected by the Bishop of London to
preach to the English during the Exhibition at
Paris in the Church of the Consistoire, which has
been placed at their disposal by the Reformed
Church of France :—Archdeacon Sinclair, Rev. J. R.
Gleig, Rev. H. Melvill, Rev. R. Bickersteth, Rev.
Richard Burgess, Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of
Jamaica, Hon and Rev. M. Villiers.

LORD PALMERSTON, apologising to Sir Culling
Eardley for inability to receive a deputation on the
subject of Maynooth, writes—" It seems, however,
to be of less consequence, because I can easily
imagine what the deputation would have to say to
me, and while, on the one hand, I could not hope to
change their opinion, I am quite sure that they
would not alter mine."

IT IS INTENDED to hold a "Grand Bazaar" in
London next month, to promote the movement now
making to extend the use of free labour in cotton
goods, with n view to the discouragement of slavery

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in the American States.
THE Horatio, late 24 guns, now 2 monster guns,
is being rapidly equipped by the artificers at Sheer-
ness. The minimum weight of her shot is to be
3 cwt., the maximum 10 cwt., elongated shot, passing
through a rifle-cut barrel ; the minimum charge of
powder is to be 301b5., the maximum unlimited ac-
cording to distance required.
The RIGHT HON. J. C. HmtnrEs, for many years
equally eminent for the ability and consistency with
which he supported the policy of the great Country
party, expired suddenly on Tuesday morning, in his
77th year, from a spasmodic attack of the heart.
The deceased gentleman was educated at the Uni-
versity of Liepsic, and was private secretary to Mr.
Perceval during the greater part of his administra-
tion, and filled the office of Commissary-in-Chief and
Auditor of the Civil List. He was Secretary to tl
Treasury from 1823 till September, 1827 ; Chancel'or
of the Exchequer from the latter date till Tamar',
1828 ; was Master of the Mint from 1828 till 1830;
and President of the Board of Trade from Februa
to November, 1830; was Secretary at War from De-
cember, 1834, till April, 1835; and President of tl
Board of Control from March till December, 1852.
He sat for Harwich from 1823 till 1841, when be wss
an unsuccesful candidate for Ipswich ; and was re-
turned for Stamford in 1847, from which he retired
in 1853.