The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-21 00:00:00

INDIA.

By the arrival of the Bombay man we have
advice. from Bombay to March 28, and tam- Cal-
cutta to March 19.

The Vioeroy's progress still ooncentres the interest
of the North. West. Rill Excellency made his
entry into Meerut on Saturday, the 7th March,
with considerable military display, and Roorkee on
the 16th idem.
The

•in• Chief of India arrived in
Meerut on the Bth March, and in Roorkee on the
18th idem.

Rebellion still lurks in various districts in Oudh.
Seditious letters have recently been circulated
among the Mahomedan inhabitants, inciting them
to rise against her Majesty's government. Several
parties have been arrested, and committed to stand
their trial.

The cash balances on the Slat of January last,
I as compared with the balances on the same day in
the two previous years, were as follows :--1863,
119,748,7161. ; 1862, 18,615,6171.; 1861, 12,637,767/.
The last balance in hand is the largest the govern-
ment of India ever had in its treasuries. The
lbalances have thus increased by upwards of two
millions since Mr. Laing brought in his budget is
April last, when they stood at 171 millions.
Speculation was rife as to what Sir C. Trevelyan
would do with his anticipated surplus; and the prices
of government paper were rapldly running up. The
4 per cents. had nearly touched " par."
Sir C. Trevelyan has appointed Mr. A. 0. Bums,
C. 8., son of the late Joseph Bums, ILP., to
office in the Financial Department, with a view to
the reorganiaiog of official salaries.
The Commissioner of Scinde is about to proceed
on a political mission to the Persian Gulf, in con-
nexion with the telegraphic and other means by
which government intend opening out a oommuna.
cation with England.
The Zest Indian Railway, which was begun in
1851, has been carried on at the rate of 90 miles a
year, and is completed from Calcutta to • point
near Delhi, with the exception of 140 mike. Ths
girder bridge over the Scene has beta declared by
the Viceroy to be exceeded in magnitude by only
one bridge in the world.
There has been some hard lighting in the Jynteah
hills, and several of our officers havebeen wounded.
By last account, the " little war" seemed at an and.
Very extensive flights of locusts have visited the
Punjaub. It is feared that the grub of next year
will cause immense damage, and efforts are being
made to destroy the eggs. In one district these
edge were being collected by maunds.
The new scale of Indian military pay end allow-
ances will, it is expected, come into operation from
the Ist of May next.
. .

On the 16ih of March the Senate of the Presi-
dency College assembled in the Town Hall, Cal-
cutta, to confer the degree of Master of Arts on
six Hindoo students of that University. The was
the first time that that honour had been conferred
in Calcutta.

On the 11th aTo Desna was performed in the
Greek chapel at Yalta, try order et the Greek government,
on the csomeica of the election of Prime George of Denmark
as Kin of Graeae. The Greek Pope leveked the blessings
of the Almighty es the three pretecting pewees, and the
owed mods s speech me the were of the revolation. The
proceediep Immtioeted with obsess for the sew king sod
for the Cheek nation.

DISPATCH Or TES Irani., CHINA, AIM AWITRA-
/JAN Naas,—The Peaineedar and Oriental Company%
itaamehlp Panel, Captain Meld, sailed from thenthampton
yesterday at 3 p.m., with the sea& for Ofbrallar, the
3leditemineen, Bunt, Ades, Coyle" balk (ceospa 800.
bay), China, Neuritis, Austad* end New &dm& The
Nana take eat, Wading HIM pnaseeding vin
162 pausesers, sad as freight 1,140 bum ape* value
286,095/. le. Id., for the following pee* via.—Mataritius,
watcher, kr.. 1461. ; Madras, bar sneer 2,3804, gold coin
2,7961. Ilk, Moor cora 11. 17e. 6d., geld thread. U.,
1,8701. ; Caked* gold thread, washes, 1143., 1,0691. ;
Penang, dollen 7001. ; 044gspere, dollars 62,0661. ; Hong
Hoeg, dollars 118,9271. 10e., ter salve, 6001. ; Fearthow, hr
ghee 1,0001., dollars 5061. ; 116sasboo, lases 86,0971.,
jewelkey, do., 6491. ; King Gnaw% Boom&
winches, jewellery, ka., 2261. ; Melbourne, watches, Jewel-
be., 1661. 13e. ; Hoboes% Bay, natant, jewellery,
do., 2,6361. ; and for Bydoey, ditto, 1,8321. its. The Poor&
also toot eat a NI nary of mall mirelmadiss.

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