The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

THE SANTHAL INSURRECTION.

The following is an extract of a letter from Mr
Toogood, magistrate of Moorshedabad, dated July
25, 1855, in which he gives this explanation of the
origin and progress of the ttionthal insurrection :

From inquiries made by me last night of the adjacent
villages, I have learnt the following particulars: This
rebellion has been instigated by four brothers, resi-
dents of the village of Btugnadihee, by same Kann,
Sedu, Chand, and Bbyrub, all fdanjhees, of whom
Sedu and Chand were at home, and the two others
in the houses of their father-in law at Simulchap,
Pergunnah not known, in the district of Bhaugulpore, about
ten miles distant from the place. About two months ago
Sedu and Chard went about, and told the Manjhees or Han-
dles that a Thacoor had descended is their house,
and therefore all should bring a cupful of milk, and prevent
it as an offering. The villagers salted in what form the
Thacoor had appeared. They said in a flame of fire. The
two brothers also said that on Friday next he would come
again, and on that day all should be assembled at their
house. The 'Hiners, in obedience to the orders of
Sedu and Kanoo, took milk every day to their house
which was placed before the Thaeoor, and it was reported
that the milk used to rise up, and was thus a proof of the
Thaeocr's presence. Sometimes, when a man was doubted
hie cup of milk was declared to be of a bluish colour, and
be was then pronounced to be untrue to Thacoor, and the
offering was refused. When Fridsy came all the villagers
went toot, the Thacoor at Sedu and Kanoo's house, and
were told by the brothers that the Thaeoor had not come
that day, but would on the fliWenth day of the moon, which
would be about fifteen days hence. Bede showed them
' two printed books and two pieces of paper and a small
knife, and said these things were sent by the
Tnacoor, who had said they should be Kipp, that only ono
Gana should be paid for each oxen plough and 2 annas for •
buffalo plough, that their creditors should not be paid, sad
that in future only one pica for rupee per annum should be
paid as interest; that the English were to be driven out of
the country, and water only would come out of their guns,
ite. Before the fifteenth day of the moon came, Sedu be-
gan to collect all the Seethed, together in hie house at Bhug-
middle., they came with bows and arrows, swords, ales,
and drums ; Sedn's other two brothers who were at fiimul
chap also collected men and joined him at Bhugoadibee,
and the force amounted to about 10,000 men. The
Darogah of Dighee having received information of all
this went with about eight or ten Burkundausee
to Panobkattea, which is three miles distant from
Bbsignadikee, and was met there by about SOO &inhale
coder Sedu ; he sent for the Derogate, and asked him why
he had not presented himself before, in accordance with the
perwannah which he had issued to him ; the Darogah re-
plied that he was absent front his Thannab. Sedu then
ordered the &whale to surround the police, and with his
own hands cut off the head of the Darogals, and the Buten-
douses were killed by his followers. He then proceeded to
murder all who would not follow him, and plunder and burn
their villages. Chand Muijee, it appears, remained at I
home, whilst Sedu, Kanoo, aid Bhyrnb led the rebels. At
Mohtshpore Sedu received a musket shot on the wrist of his
right hand, and Kenoo and Bhyrub received a shot in the ab•
domen and back respectively, but none of then wounds are
of • serious nature. Sedu was carried away from Idobesh-
pore on a eharpoy, after the fight at Mohesbpore, and the
four brothers returned the Bhugnadihee with form ele-
phants and • quantity of pleader, and have eines remained
at home. Yesterday, hearing of the arrival of the troops,l
they sacrificed two buffaloes sad tea goats, and Karim with
sixty or seventy men went forth to Reghonathpoor to fight
the troops. About 12 o'clock in the day some of the San-
that came running back to Bhugnadthee, and said that
Kanoo was shot and had died. Sedu and the other two
►rothers hearing of this fled to the hills, taking with them
as much as they could of the plundered property. Th
following men were in the gang, and warrants for their
apprehension have been issued—(Here followed a list of 35
persons, with the names of their villages.) These villages
are under the charge of Mr. Po•tet; they belong to the
thannabs of Ticree and Dighes, and Sedu and his brothers
are common sort of men, mush in debt, and never paid
their creditors.

I have burnt the village of Bhugn•dibce, and with It
the whole of the Thanoor Sues, and issued the enclosed
proclamation ; it is reported wear* to be attacked with • large
force to-morrow, but i do'zit believe we shall be.
The four books which it 1, reported fell from heaven, and
in which the orders of the Th•coor were written, and which
books were read every day at the That:oar Bare*, are trans-
lations of the Gospels of St. John into Bengali* and other
languages; they were found on the Verandah of Bedu's
house, when he used to sit and dictate his orders, and close
to the verandah was the Thaeoor. The books were wrapped
up in a white cloth, and tied round with • piece of
gold string.
On the 7th of August Mr. Secretary Grey commu-
nicated the following to the Calcutta Press :

Little information of importance has been received from
the disturbed districts for many days. _

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dotnet is reported to be perfectly

cleared of the Southall.

The accounts regarding the Beerbboom district are con-
flicting. The most probable statement is that the Santini'
have retired from the south part of the district, but that
they are hovering about In large numbers in the Pergun-
nabs north of the Mor, and threatening again to crone that
river to attack Begot' and other pieces. Detachments of
troops are well ported for the defense of the itoontry, but it
is RA thought practicable by the civil officen for the force
sow in that district to adopt at present any material mea-
sures of offence spinet the iasurgente. Brigadier Bird ►eft
Raneegunge yesterday morning for Smile with a reinforce-
ment of troops and three 3 pounder gene.
From the Bhiuguipore district there has been an absence
of isformation during the last few days. Bet the troops
in that district are now in great forte, and some active
operations may be looked for from the directions of Bliangul-
pore, Colgong, and Bajmabal, aided as the troops are there
by the accurate local knowledge of Captain,Elkerwill, Mr.
Petite, and Mr. Barnes, an indigo planter,
Mr. Bidwell hie been directed to proceed. to Bajaithal se
&special etmmissioner.

General Lloyd woeld, it is lupposed, here reached Raj-
mehal on the Ist or tad inst.

INTELLIGENCE.
Boxna.r, AVGUST 12.

ei:i.-

Oar money market tiering the past funned has beam*
toner, and, although rates of interest at the beaks remain
snaltercd, yet money cat be obtained on easier terms, end
we therefore think a fall is likely to take plea soon. We have
as market ohmage to report on government and other arm-
cities from former quotations.
• The night Improvement in our import market noticed a
skaltimie ago ties trade no progress ; the decline in rottoe
imd Warm febrile in Englsnd has checked the speculative
JaaVaiglhat Istairsalimed dealers to efsat•tnouctlons, so
that sins last nail the prime et pods ere almost WM-

Sally lower, and without so native a demand u forest
'pnvailed.
There has little or no rain fallen et the Presidency daring
the put fortnight, and the moat serious apprehensions sre
beginning to be entertained of a scarcity next seam. The
accounts, however, from the interior ere favourable.
Corrote Pion GooDs —Sales have been effected to
considerable extent., but in all cases at reduced prim la
grey shirtiege there hes bean a decline of 2as. per piece, ex.
ceptiag thin of 6 to 61 lbs., which rennin firm. There had
beta semi inquiry for thou of a superior quality.
GREY MADAPOLLAIKB, 32 inch 24 yards, to arrive, bay.
been sold at reduced prices; sales on the spot were rather
more favourable.
ORZY JAI:MONIS* have been sold is large quantities id
reduced rates.

LONG CLOTH AND T CLOTH.-841.2 hare been effected
at prices somewhat lower than last quoted ; the demand for
the former has subsided.

GRIT DONISTICB are difault to move; few sales fee
local wants have been repelled.
BLLeiaaD AND FADCI 000D11.—In these the niarkst
hu been much depressed.
Corrox Ymue.—Little hu been done, holden been fins
land looking tar highat prima. Turkey orange yens us
in demand.

IMPORTS.
COTTON WooL.—Cotton continues to be shipped freely,
notwithstanding the small stocks. There is an inclinatits
to commence shipments for China.
WooL.—There bare been some purchases on Natlvi IR.
eouat of Korman for re 125 to 130. Meekran, 100 to 115,
Malwa 90 t 120, and Cutch rs. 135 to 145 per candy. „ The
stock is reduced.
Torrwacni is abundant, and rates have declined, with the
prospect of a further depression, several vessels beingsss,
We quote rates to Great Britain at 21. 16s. per ton, bas
little is doing. There bas been some inquiry for tonnage to
China, sad a ship has been taken upon speculation at n.
per candy.
SICRANOII on England during the fortnight has
fully 1 per sent. lower than lotted in our Int, aid vs
quote the business done 2.5. 1 4. for China and din Slug
credits, and 2e. 13 16d. to le id. for documents. Oa Oa.
cotta we quote re. 1011 at sight, and rs. 1001 at 60 day?
sight, on Madras par at 30 days' sight.

CALCUTTA, AUGUST 8.
Owing to the usual alteration of the day of despatch of
our mail at this session we have to report upon a period of
three weeks instead of a fortnight, and which guild be
kept in mind when comparing the reported transacting&
In piece goods the busineas done has been moderate.' im•
po were generally Arm holders under home meets of
the early June mail, but after the receipt of later lettere
Manchester advices bad the effect of induciog mien, to
desire. to lessen their stocks i bat dealers hold back, for the
districts of Lower Bengal have been disturbed by an Usu.
suction of the Sanibel', at least this forms an excuse for not
operating, and parties who ehould now desire to lore* sale.
would therefore have to make concessions in price.
The tightness under which our merry market his been
suffering for so long a period contiaues.
This is a most critical period as to indigo prospeets foe
this season; the growing districts have had too much
moisture, and a consequent lowering of expectatioes ie
taking place in meat parte of Braga ; but we need not yet
yield to despair, as whatever losses individuals may sustain,
the whole crop, owing to increased breadth of mewl* it
some districts, may yet much exceed a fell average.
Opium has fluctuated much, and gambling been going at
in time bargains.
Excbange.—Traneeetions for the mail have been does te
a large extent at about last rate.: the supply of bills wash
not, however, have been sufficient to sustain rates, had ass
the banks come into the market as drawers, and sold uthet
lastrely, the Oriental at 2-11, and minor establishments et
2 If. Our quotations are 2lf for firsteelase credits, up to ffi
for document bills at six moo tin' sight. Treasury end Bask
Post Bills are offering at 2 Of to 2 Of
Freights have ruled tolerably steady.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD.
VANCEbIENT OF SCIENCE.

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SATURDAY, Blrr. 15.
SICTION A.-MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCUM

The business in this section consisted in the rail
lag of papers hy
JANIS THOMSON, Esq., " On Certain Curious Motes
observable on the Surface of Wine and other Alcohol's
_ .

Liquors."
Sir Davits Botswana, " On the Binocular Vika tt
Surfaces of Ddferent Colows."

Professor TYNDALL, F.H.8., "On Experimectal Das
aeration of the Polarity of Diamagnetic Bodies."
Captain W. B. JACOB, Astronomer Royal, Madras, " Os
Certain Anomalies presented by the Binary Star, 70
Ophiuchi."
Rear Admiral Sir JOHN Ross, " On the Aurora Bea

Colonel Syxze, On HMI Storms in India from 1851 to
1855 ;" and
Mr. J. Joarrirrow, " On the Detection and Mousrookal
of Atmospheric Electricity by the Photo-borough tad
Thermograph."

ICTION B.—CHEMICAL SCIENCE. .
The papers semi in this section were those of
Professor G. WlLsox, " On the Proufs of the &linos
f Haloid &ate in &Intim."

The Rev. A. PAaa►tt, " On the late Eruption of Vow
Rowmwv, "On the Composition of two mineral SOO
stances employed as Pigments."
Dr. EDWARDS, of Liverpool, " On a kind of Titanihrod
Iron which occurs on the western Shore of the Mersey."
Mr. T. Caeca CALVERT, " On the Action of Sulphur*
ted hydrogen on Solutions of Saits of Zinc."

_
Sucertozi C.—GEOLOGY.
Mr. ROBERT ALLEN read a paper " On the present Con
dition of the Geysers hf Iceland."
Mr. Even Horning read a paper "Oa the Gold•beariSg
District, of the World;" and
Professor Nicuot. a paper "On the Auriferous Qualls
Diaries cf Australia,' by Mr. J. A. Cempbell, of
Glasgow, formerly of Australia. Mr. Campbell wee 01
opinion that the gold fields are inexhaustible, and the
finding of gold only in its infancy. Boundless fields lie
still untouched, which will employ the labour of ages yet
to come, and when efficient machinery shall have been
brought to operate upon the rocks, there may be this
gold enough to liquidate the national debt.
Sir R. J. Muithursod said he bad been in communication
with the governor of Australia, and it was undoubted that
though the population had of late largely *ceased, tits
produce of gold bad deceased. It was a virgin sonntry;
the gold lay in great troughs, and the question wu bowing
it would take to exhaust them. It might be a quarter of a
century—more or Ica—he would not like to name it; bat
it would be, sooner or later, exhausted. The riches were ow
the surface. When the Spaniards first visited Beath
America, and found the palace of Montezuma and the othae
princes covered with gold, which had been collected bythe
poor people with their sticks out of the gravel of the earth,
they said, " What will come when we go down to the
bowels uf the earth;" and it must be remembered that
the Spaniards were then the best miners in the world. What
wee the result ? They mined for gold—they were relied;
and a proverb gradually came into use, which said, "he obi
wants to make a fortune will mine for copper; be whew**
a moderate fortune will mine for silver ; and be who welds
to ruin himself let him mine for gold." (A laugh.) Thee
might be exceptions to this rule, but it generally held tree.
In nineteen cases out of twenty, deep mining will cost 261.
for every 11. of gold. This was undou'dediy the case to
South America. No desht, however, Australia would pro-
duce gold for mazy years, and enable this country to fatal
there a marntificeet empire. (Applause.)
Mr. PAGE read a parer, in ountienation of his remarks at
Liverpool, "On the Subdivisions of the Paleozoic sad
Metamorphic Rocks of Scotland ;" and another, "On the
Stratfgrapbical Relations and Develohment of the Fresh-
water or Lower Carboniferous Limestone of Dr. 'Jibbed:.

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Sze/nose D. AND E.
Then notions did not meet to-day.

SICTION F.-STAiIBTICB.

Professor WALSH read • paper by J. W. Gilbert, Ego
F.R.S ," On the Laws of the Currency in Scutland."
Mr. NERMARCH next submitted " An analysis daps**
phlet by Count Frolich, of some of the
.principles which fe-
gelato the effects of a Paper Currency.'
Dr. Cesare read a paper by Dr. Guy, " On the neat&
Lions in the number of Births, Deaths, sod Marriages, and
in the number of Dear ha from soncral causes, in the Metre-
polls, during the last 15 years-1840 65 "
Dr. COLDSTREAM teed a paper " On some of the Results
deducible from the Report on the Statistics of Disease it
Ireland, published along with the Census of 1851."
J. A. CannatiLL, Esq., Glasgow, read a paper by Mt.
Valpy, "On the Effect ot the Wet on the principal Anklet'
of Russian Produce." The paper showed that preview te
the war Ramis exported her principal productions chiefly to
England. and England imported ouch ',reductions Welly
for Russia ; that since the outbreak of war the exports of
produce from Russia have diminished to a greater propel"
donate extent than the g I import of such articles late
England ; that the value of produce is Russia cannot com-
pensate the producer fur the decrease of exports, Odd
supplies from other countries than Russia will prevent the
cesium, in England ouffrring from very high prices; that
the difficulties and consequent expense of transport by laid
from Russia render the injuries of • blockade as necessellli
very Wen.
The Section adjourned till Monday.

CONVIRSAZIONE IN THE•CITT HALL.
The chief attraction of Saturday evening was the exit!•
bition of the else tie light. In front of the organ • large
white screen was erected, and a small platform in the centra
of the hall wee occupied with the electric limp.
Professor WILSON explained the „ tit.n of the light'
and Mews. Duboeq sod Nachet projected the inter'
oI
various ordure' objects upon • white screen, where SW
were seen magnified to the extent of 6,000 tiros'. AMOS
the objects exhibited were the prismatic spectres. tbe
polaritratbn of ligh6, the crystalization of a salt in solidifies
living animalcules, various parts of insect structure, mauls
algw, dratomaci w, and a series of photographic viewed
the blood co►puscles of different anintsla.
The experiment' concluded with • series of puma&
views Of Paris, of the Paris Exhibition, dte.

MS PROPOSED CAMP AT STIRLING.-0007al
notice Ewe bowls received by Mr. Dewar, of King's Pak
firs, that it Is not the intention of ()overarm% to enabliall
• t
a amp it Stirling.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

Tin Rocouna.

Hoary Coo COW, a well-drused, gagoriganly.lookiar
maa, ramndered to take hie trial spoe an indictment for
obtaining by false protegees from Hasty Porter Temple, the
nes of 4,000 L, sad from Sir John Wilson,
.a like nun
by a similar false pretence.
Mr. Bodkls sad Mr. Sleigh prostrated, and Mr. Dallas-
Use and Mr. Puny defended.
It appeared ftom the statement of the lensed tiesseel,
and so meets of the evidence as was elicited up to the hour
of oar gong to press, that the prisoner had up to the time
of the treassetioss giving rise to than preesediege,
lees s pence moving is a highly respectable petition in
society. He was tho sea of a gentleman, pawning much
leaded property is the county of limns. The prisoner
bed sot bees brought up to any profanes,
hong apes kis property, but was of very sans-
capes' habits, sad well known is sportiag
Is the yen 1846 the prieoser's father died and left him
loaded property numbering about 6,000 eons, Including
Bridgentarth Island, Broom Farm, tad another pin, which
Owned the subject matter of than pronedisp. The pri
sneer, who was at that time is difficulties, benne further
isvelved, sad is the early part of last year be, is
tics with a penes maned King, who had once abensded,
painted a leas of 8,0001., to be nand by ea enmity epos
the natal of the three farms above alladed
to, avid for this purpose applied to an agent named
Kirby, cesneeted with the Albert Inserting Society
is Waterloo-pins, sad after wee lengthy negotiations
respecting the lean, the prisoner wrote a letter to King
about the lean, tbe tenor of which was to throw the sego.
tine's of the lees albeit gaud. He emplaned of bong
sick M the time the affair bad bees os hand, sad adding,
that if say doubt existed about the nature of the securities
be offered, his ow* kaowledge of the seines *of his
estates weld be bet a linos. Prisoner and King thee
peened= the leas, alledgiag u a ninon, that he required it
*onset Ida sagegesasars upon tbeDerby,aud in Inas last year
the sum of 80001. was advanced in amounts of 40001. by the
twe genic:see awed in the indistmeat, detesting 10 per
sent. for the nosey of the loan, and also a stun advaseed to
prisoner by the Albert Insurance Society. Fourteen days
after obtainer/ the loan the prisoner benne isisolvent, sad
it thus tan out that the most valuable part of the pro-
perty spec '.kb the loan had been obtaieed, els. the
Bridgman. ad BMWS prlprrty. bad bees sold as fatback
es
1846 sad I- 8, for.tho sum of 8,8761, and thagthe property
belieging to !be prisoner, instead of predating 1,8001.
natal, did twe bring above 3001. Prisoner had at the time
Of obtaisiag the loss made a declaration before a notary
that the estates were what the deed repreassesd.• Prisoner's
done whim be berme inelvent were about 68 0001.

Rea mw vas likely to campy the wart sail a it. bow
to tkm mein ]

SURREY SESSIONS.

THIS DAY.