The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-28 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHANITON, Jui.2 28.

The Royal Mail steamship Tasmanian arrived
here this morning with the above mails, 134 pas-
sengers, 1,494,233 dole. in specie, and 1,200
packages of cargo.
The weather in Chili was unusually severe. The
rivers had greatly swollen, causing considerable
damage to the bridges and earthworks on the
Southern Railroad. The Santiago line had not
suffered so much. _

The Madras Times tells the following story
During the late sitting of the Legislative Council in
Calcutta, one of the members--• native of high rank aed
caste—prepared the draft of a bill prohibiting the killing
of cows at the four most holy cities in India, via, Jugger-
naut, Betimes, Muttia, and Bindrehun. He showed the
draft to another native member of the council, and asked
him to wood the proposal. The person spoken to replied
that he, being himself a Brahmin, could not be supposed to
be a friend to cow killing, but that he must decline to
second the proposal on two grounds—first, he thought the
time was gone by when there wee any chance of such a
bill being carried ; and secondly, he considered that a bill
prohibiting the slaughter of cows at the four places men-
tioned would be tantamount to admitting that cows might
lawfully be killed at all other places—an admission not to
be thought of without a shudder. On this the framer of
the draft tore it up."
THE ASYLUM AND THE Housz OF COMMONS.—
The Commissioners in Lunacy mention in their report just I
issued that an incident occurred in the put year in one
of
the metropolitao licensed houses which celled for serious in-
quiry.
A patient, a member of the House of Common',
attended in his place in parliament and took part in a divi-
sion on an important public question. From the certificates
it appeared that this gentleman was subject to delusions
impelling him to violence, and rendering him dangerous to
others. On his Dame being observed in the division list the
commitsioners wrote to the resident medical superintendent
to inquire whether he was still an inmate of the asylum,
and in reply were informed that he was, and that, although
very much better, he was not considered well enough to be
discharged. They found that on the morning of the day of the
division the resident medical superintendent, accompanied
by the patient, consulted the proprietor (himself a medical
man) on the propriety of permitting the patient to take part
in the vote that night, and that at this interview the pro-
prietor impressively warned the patient, in the preemies of
the medical superintendent, of the serious danger that he
might incur in the event of such an act. The medical super-
intendent, however, on his sole responsibility. and in the
absence of the proprietor, allowed the patient to go to the
House of Commons at 8 o'clock in the evening unattended,
and to remain absent until nearly 2 o'clock the following
morning. The commissioners considered that the proprietor
had beeu guilty of neglect ; and they felt that, although the
medical superintendent was in their opinion kind in his
treatment of the patients, he had, in the exercise of duties
confided to him by the proprietor, been guilty of a pave
breach of professional trust, and that they had no enema-
tire but to require him to resign his post.
THE CASE or MIRTACEN HERVIT AT FARM-
HAM.—The excitement caused in the neighbourhood of
Farnham and Aldersbott by the arrest of Colonel the Hon.
H. H. Clifford, when out for walking exercise on Friday
morning last, on suspicion of being a deserter, continues
unabated. P. C. Larks, whom the colonel accused of having I
acted with rudeness and incivility after he bad disclosed his
name and rank, and pointed out his residence in Castle-
street, has been dismissed from the force. He was pre-
viously considered to be one of the most active and effineet
members of the Surrey constabulary, although he had oraly
been in the force about two years. Police-constable Ryland,
who assisted on theabove **melon, and who has been about
twelve years in the service, has been reduced to the pay of a
THE BOMBAY MAILS. third class constable, sad removed from Farnham to the
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transferred to Chertaey, and the remainder of the Farnham
ship Delta, Captain Weeks, with the heavy portion
of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 75 police are about to be transferred to other places in the
oounty. Colonel Clifford presented a written statement of
passengers, amongst whom are Captain Newnliam, the case before the chief constable of Surrey on Saturday
from. Bombay ; Captain Cruttenden, 1.N., front last, and that gentleman made known his decision on the
followinAblooday. The men were sot permitted to render
Aden ; Archdeacon Le Mesurier, Colonel Hinde,
any ex nation of the conduct perused by them In the
Major Burke, and Captain Magill, from Gibraltar ; matter.—Basts Independent.
also Lieutenant Armstrong, s.a. Sumter, from Gib- Suraaarrrion or THE Iliwnoos.—The Dityas
niter. The Delta brings 5 packages of specie,
Psuperstition not. unlns 'ike Edgar strong niPoe's famousuatatica ot
tale nativeol
value not stated, also 1 case of, shawls, 163 packages the Egyptian mummy which the Yankee doctors
of sundries, 000 bags of wheat, and 1,200 W restored to temporary life by electricit
the y. t preparationsOctobe
• Gujeerati Banian died. While
raw silk, value 120,0001. sterling. were being made for his cremation, up he rue, and in the
The Delta tailed from Alex andria °tithe 15tb Oldish& midst of confusion uked, " What are you doing to me here!"
The
mafc. assembled people
19th, and Gibraltar the23rd. Duringherpainage she u t uponalyoitd"eaTth." rgetarttotTewreevivaird
spoke the following ships :-17th, s.s. Maarilia, and person arid"Ahe,abrothers, I was taken by four men to a
sa. Ermine, steering eastward; 18th, barque Qantas ; "11'•
F--is "4.1 trtiidwhtrethecotbi.re'Tbaisa king
surrounded
by
20th, s,a Pera,'atanding south-eastward ; and brie
29 Minutes to complete his existence. Take Ha batik to
Goshawk, steering westward ; 21st, as. Orontes, his house sod bring me instead an old person of He Lob(
bound eastward ; 22ndliving a few miles off from Ooron.' Upon this I wee
, s.s. Ada, and Le. Ripon,
also bound eastward. autlest at liberty. All this took place before my
vary
eyes." The assembled relatives were greatly astoaisbed to
this and to disabuse themselves of any doubt about it,
EM. ship Pelican, H.l.M.transport Peclrixo they sent two merearre to the village referred to. It
and the Egyptian fleet were in the harbour of was found that an old woman of Knobi caste bid actually
Alexandria. H. M. S. Exmouth, Neptune, Doris, ' died there a few minutes before. and the Banian died 29
Malacca, Wanderer, Alacrity, Trident, Surprise, minutes The
eullitheZill the ter, statements of Q.
Bantu naturally ca no sensation in the

Senor Perez, the president, had organised a new
cabinet, under the leadership of Senor Don Camel,
which is considered as a triumph for the liberal
party. It is, however, feared that it will be of
short duration. The decimal metrical system will
be enforced in all the custom-houses of the repub-
lic from January 1. Congress opened on June 1.
The floating dock at Valparaiso was sunk on the
7tb. The American schooner Ann Eliza, whilst
passing through the Straits. of Magellan, was
attacked by a party of Terra del Fuego
Indians in canoes, who, in a desperate endeavour
to take the vessel, killed three of the crew. They
were, however, finally repulsed, the captain shoot-
ing three Indians with a revolver.
Business in Chili was dull. Exchange was quoted
45d. per dollar. Freight to England was at 80s.
to 85s. _ _

The elections in Peru terminated in favour of
General San Roman. The Consolidation Bonds
were selling at 87. The new English Loan of 12
millions sterling was confidently looked for by
the steamer arriving at Callao on the 2nd of August.
The Peruvian and Ecuadorian governments agree
upon leaving the settlement of their difficulties to
the mediation of Great Britain. Much excitement
still exists at Panama. The governor had left the
city for Santiago de Veraguas, to which place he
had temporarily removed the seat of government.
Business at Panama was suffering severely, and
families were flying from the city to avoid the anti-
cipated danger.
At Barbadoes the weather :was favourable for
sugar canes. Trade was dull. Exchange 90 days,
487} dollars.
The Court of Policy met at Demerara on the
3rd. Trade was dull and business stagnant. The
weather was favourable for vegetation. Business
at Jamaica was dull and money scarce. Bread-
stuff" and native provisions were very dear. The
great bulk of the population were living upon
flour, corn-meal, and rice. The produce market
was dull. Tonnage was plentiful. Sugar, sales
had been effected at Ha for ordinary, and 19s.
for fair. Exchange, 90 days' sight, per cent.