The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

INDIA.

The following is from the Bombay Gazette of the
27th September :
A large and influential public meeting was held in the
Town-hall, Bombay, as the 17th September, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the best means of assisting
to alleviate the present great distress amongst the mill.
bands of Lancashire. His Excellency Sir Bartle From K.C. 8.,
presided, and pronounced the most effective speech on the
occasion. The sum of one lakh and nine thousand rupees
(10,9000 was subscribed on tbespot. The Hoe. Bustorujee
Jamsetjee and Kursetjee Furdoojee Penick, Esq., each con-
tributing Ea 25,000. A Lags committee were appointed and
Sr. new at week eneessa Ly is •
•sssg enkessiptinee„ The.
amount realised iodate is about Bs. 2,60,000 (25,0001.) By
the present mail, the sum of one lakh of rupees (10,00 W.) is
forwarded to England.
His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of India has
warned all officers by circular against publicly canvassing or
formally passing any censure on the conduct of Colonel
Priestly in regard to his report to head-quarters of the ob-
jectionable remarks uttered by Major Fitz-Gerald in refer-
ence to the Commander-in-Chief. He has also put hie veto
on any action that the military members of the United
Service Club proposed taking in the matter at the meeting
announced for the 25th September.
His Excellency the Viceroy will probably start about
the Ist October fora short WI trip, to Port Blair.

Accounts received from Thibet announce the progress of
revolutionary disturbances there, of such a nature u to lead
to the suspicion that the Nepaul Government is not entirely
unconnected with the actors in them.
_ _ _

A mission is to be despatched to the Deb Raja and the
Dburmo Raja at Bootee, a medical and four military officers,
with a Dhoorka gaud accompanying the represeetisti ve of the
British government; the guard to cousist of fifty men.
What the exact object of this mission is has not traufpired ;
but we suppose that it is of a mixed political and commercial
nature. We are on friendly relations with these Rajahs;
mid trade between our subjecteand theirs wookl be mutually
beneficial.

TRADE WITH THE CIRCASSIAN COAST.
The following correspondence has taken place on
this subject:
•• Purlwell, Batley, near Dewsbury, Oct. 4, 1862.
"My Lord,--I beg to ask your lordship whether British
merchants can and do freely trade with the people of Cir.
Mt MAI along the comet of the Black Sea, according to the
11th, 12th, and 13th Articles contaieed in the Treaty of
Paris of April 27, 1856, without stoppage, annoyanoe, or
hiadrance frees Itarisian vent& of war!-1 have the honour
to be, my lord, your lordship's, obedient servant,
'Taos. Willowy FENTON.
"To the Bight Hon. Earl RiesselL"

" Foreign-office, Oct. 16, 1862.
" Sir,—l am directed by Fart Russell to aoknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 4th Mal, inquiling whether
British merchants can trade freely with the people of Cit.
cassia along the coast of the Black Sea, and I am to state to
you in reply that on referring to the Russien government in
the year 18a8, her litsjesty's government were informed that
every commercial undertaking which was not destined for
one of the five ports of Anapa, Soukonm end Ralout Kale,
Poti, and St. Nicholas, which were legally open to foreign
commerce on the Asiatic seaboard, would be contrary to the
regulatioca of health, customs. and police which
the imperial government observed and enforced, and
that every merchant ship or steam-vessel making for
any point of the eastern coast, where the cus-
toms and sanitary merriest were not duly organised
and had not been officially notified, would act in oontraven-
tion of the established laws, and, consequently, the Russian
cruisers charged to watch the coasts would prevent such
vessels from transgressing the regulations of customs,
health, and police to which commerce in the Black Sea is
legally subjected.
" Such being the case, Lord Russell is of opinion that
British vessels would not be secure from interference on the
part of Russian cruisers, if they made for any point of the
eastern coast of Circamia between the ports which have
been opened by Russia to foreign commerce ; and that con-
sequently any attempt to open a communication with any
port would only bring about complications with the Russian
government, and result in losses to the persons engaged in
such au enterprise.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble
servant, " E. Heretorn.
" T. W. Fenton, Eq."

THE Recerr BrusiinzAD RIOTA.—One of the
Cheshire magistrates has published • letter, in which be
attempts to vindicate the inactivity of the magistrates, is
the groued that the special constables were actuated by so
strong a partisan feeling, that had they been permitted to
attack the mob the conflict might have been most formid-
able end fatal. He states, however, that should the riot
be renewed, the magistrates will feel not the slightest hesi-
tation in quelling it by the prompt arid vinsporing one of
every means at their disposal, even if this should entail a
loss of life. The aothonties of Birkenhead have offered a
reward of 101. to asy person who will give or produce
information which will lead to the couvicunn of any of the
rioters. It is feared in soon quarters that soother riotous
demonatratiou will be made this week, on the occasion of •
000troversial lecture at the church of DI. Blakeney, Onto°.
The son of Dr. Blakeney's mas-servast ins • severe sufferer
during the recent riot. It appears that be was on his way
home, uhen, ignorant of the row, be soddenly became in.
volved in • crowd of rioters, who, upon recognising hint,
stabbed him severely in several pieces, and In sew hes in •
dangerous state in a
public-house neer the none of the out-
, 174.• it is believed that a number of the meet violent
noises have left town is order to amps apprehends&