The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

a Burney ia to cocaniand a
cainpidgn, and soma of the
lid a ro anteca. battalion to

hi* and thus allow those who refuse
work to Itay at home at ease The 2nd European
Banal Fusiliers are, it is said, about to be sent to
Arnean. . The order for the formation of the
army is 'now daily expected to be pub-
fish government: till it appears there can
be no certainty u to what native corps are to form
a portion of iL According to the Bombay Times

The King is said to have aint a deputation to the Com-
modore, stating that if the Fos would show some distin-
guishing ftsg—u indicative , we presume, of a tone of
peace —a British frigate is not likely to be mistaken in the
lrrawsddy, lust of all the Fos,—she would not be molested
or fired on from the stockades. To this no answer seems to
have been given; the first will likely be the reply of a
broadside, should so much u a pistol shot be fired from the
stockade'.

Nothing new from the North-west frontier or the
Punjaub. The Khyberies and Afreedies were as
troublesome as ever—robbing right and left. Lord
Stanley and Sir Hen? Lawrence left Peshawar on
the 20th alt. on their way to Robot; the young
nobleman is determined to see as much as possible
era he returns to England. Sir William Oomm left
Lahore on the 2d inst. for Valhalla, where he would
remain during the Burmah campaign. Heavy rain
had fallen at Jhellum and other pieces in the
racists!) on the 24th and 26th hebruary, and
was considered highly beneficial for the
crops. A skirmish betwixt a native officer
party of Daly's cavalry and some W amerces
had taken place on the 10th February at Bahadur
Khel : the enemy were beaten off with the loss of
two of their number. The following arrangements
amongst the troops at Lahore have been ordered:—
Lahore—One company of artillery, ono company of
European infantry, one regiment N.I. (dth); Anar-
kulee—One company of artillery, three companies of
European infantry, ono regiment of N.I. (86th);
one regiment irregular cavalry (1st); Mecan Meer—
Two troops. of horse artillery, two companies of foot
artillery, six companies and Head Quarters-96th
Regiment; three regiments N. 1., (6th, 39th and 67th);
one regiment irregular cavalry (14th).
The Momund tribes had dispersed, and betaken
themselves to their agricultural pursuits: when they
have reaped their crops and stored them away they
will again no doubt take the field to annoy us as
before.

We have scarcely a word of news from Scinde
the whole of the force from Kurracshee had returned
from Hydrabad. Colonel Stopford, 64th foot, has
arrived in Bombay, on leave.
Mr. Frere, tho commissioner, was at Shikarpore
on the 24th ult., accompanied by Capt. Stewart,
collector in upper Scinde. Heavy rain had fallen in
the country, but the weather was oppressively hot.
Mr. Fevre is expected back at Kurrachce by the
20th inst.

At the Nizam's capital an attempt has been made
on the life of the prime minister by some discon-
tented Pathan, who were, it has been pretty plainly
hinted, set on by the Nizam's orders. They waylaid
him at the gate of the city, and attacked him, but
were beaten off by his guard—not, however, till the
minister had received a matchlock ball in his check,
close by the bone, which bad subsequently to be
cut out by Dr. Maclean, residency surgeon. Mat-
ters are represented as being in a worse state
that ever at the capital ; yet we interfere not
to put a stop to such disgraceful proceedings.
Sir H. M. Elliot, foreign secretary Bengal govern-
ment, goes to the Cape for a year.—Coloncl Lawe,
chief engineer at Madras, has taken his pension.—
Lord Falkland shows no sign yet of a more to the
hills. General Auchmuty has assumed command of
the Bombay army. The Hon. Mr. Warden has taken
his scat in council as provisional member. The lion.
Mr. Blanc has gone on a month's leave to Madras—
he has of late been ailing. General Staveley has
aasumed command of the Poona division. Tho
Preach frigate Algerie, Commodore Faurichon,
is now in harbour ; she is on her way
to Muscat and Zanzibar. Her consort, the

Eurydice, lay at Aden a fortnight waiting for
dispatches from France, and had by last accounts
gone on to Suez. Query—do they smell strife ? Sir
W. Yardley and family have gone to the hills.—
Messrs. W. Crawford (barrister), C. A. West, and
J. L. Johnson, have been gazetted as the three
Judges of the new Small Cause Court. The new
Court assembles for business on the 22nd inst. in a
house hired in Mazagon.
The following items are from the Tunes:-
0 The Commander of the Forces has made the following
appointments ' Major \V. L. Tudor, Her Majesty's Nth
Regiment, to be Military Secretary, subject to the pleasure
of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in India.
Capt. E. Fellowes, her Majesty s 3d Light Dragoons, to be
interpreter and extra aid-de. eamp, subject to the pleasure
of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in India.
Brevet Major .1. R. Brown, of the 6th Regiment Madras
Light Cavalry, to be aid-de-camp, subject to the pleasure
of the Government of Fort St. George. Lieut. H. E.
Jacob, of the 18th Regiment Native Infantry, to be the
aid-de-camp.'
" From the general orders we learn as follows: Brigadier
F. Stalker, C. 8., to act on the divisional staff until further
orders. Ilrigadier G. J. Wilson to act on the divisional
staff during the absence of Brigadier General James, or
until further orders. Brigadier H. G. Roberts to act as a
Ist class befiadier in command of the Rajpootana field force
during the employment of Brigadier Stalker on the diet-
' aired Meg mr until further orders. Brigadier W. Cavaye
W an is Nimand of theist class brigade at Decaa during the
Zit=of Brigadier Wilson on the divisional staff, or
orders. Brigadier Stalker has bsen attched to the
merthern, and Brigadier Wilson to the southern division
Ilkfirdier-Oesonsl Robertson being directed to proceed and
MOM the summand of Seindo division." The (mon-
orail IA B. A. R. Nicholson, of the Bombay Mi-
ami BelablMment, has convicted that ofiloer of
11011111wmpeetful and systematically insubordinate conduct
=ebb superior officer, Major Wilson, of the 26th
t N. I. and sentenced him to be severely
regriasaded.—Lieutenant-General Auchmuty, in con-
firming this sentence, remarks, that no reprimand, however
severe, is an adequate punishment for a military offence
of so dangerous a tendency and so grave a character, and
states that bad the court martial sentenced Dr. Nicholson
to be cashiered, the punishment would not have exceeded
what was due to the crimo of which he has been found