The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-13 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

Wa hare evolved our dempatches by the Overland
Mail, a telegraphic summary of which oppeued in
oar Nomad Edition of Saturday. The dates are :--1
Calcutta, Jan. 10; Madras, Jan. 14; Bombay, Jan.
17 ; Shanghai, Dec. 0 ; Hong• Kong, Dee. 19.
The following is from the sanunary of the Bombay
Bows of Jan. 16:

Oar Lulls' annals for the past fifteen days have
sot bees without their interest. A battle has been
fought at Bander Abbas between the Arabs and the
Persians, in which the latter were saossesfal. A
Persian force of 12,000 horsemen, with six guns
and two mortars, appeared before Bander Abbas in
the beginning of December, and shelled the
place for two days and nights; on the third day
the garrison, consisting of 1,700 men, met the
Persians at the gates, and an engagement took
place which lasted for several hours. The Arab
force, overpowered by numbers, took to their boats
and fled to the man-of-war belonging to the 'mum
of Moue. The Arabs lost in killed and wounded
about 1,400, whilst the Persians lost about 4,000.
The Arabs were commanded by the eldest son of the
Imautn. He is determined to hazard another battle
before giving up Bonder Abbas to the Persians.
The Imam is said to be mustering a large force,
which he will command in person ; so that we
may shortly expect to hear of another engage.
SOUL Oar little fleet in the Persian Gulf
has had some employment against an Arab pira-
tical Chief, with two thousand followers. The
want of the affair, as given by a con-
temporary, is as follow''—The attack was made in
12 boats, containing an armament of about 300 men
and boys, eight guns—two twelve and six tines.
pounders--and one rocket boat. The Arabs fought
well, and several of the seamen were wounded, but
none of them severely. The water was very shallow,
and several of the heavier boats were aground during
the whole time of the action. After having been
'belled and well peppered with cannister shot, the
Chief sent a flag of truce, with an intimation that he
would deliver up the bagalow, which was Immedi-
ately burned upon the spot. The pirates must have
sustained a loss of upwards of 100 killed and wounded.
The expedition seems to have been well planned,
and admirably executed; not • single life having
been lost.—The latest news front Burnish is to the
28th December and is unimportant. The Burmese
ambassadors have returned to Rangoon. At their
final iaterview with the Governor-General they

revealed their real object in coming ; they had been
sent to seek restitution of the whole of the captured
Provinces in Burnish. Lord Dalhousie told them
they would obtain nothing.—The communication by
Electric Telegraph is now complete between the
three Presidencies, the N. W. Provinces and Lahore.
Colonel Outran seems to be adopting firm and conci.
liatory measures at Lucknow. One of his first acts,
which discovered not a little penetration and fore-
sight, was the immediate expulsion of three notorious
characters from Lueknow, who had been w long
vegetating in the rank sort of intrigue."—The
Nauparah tumult hu been quietly subdued. By
the loot amounts, Orr's corps was still encamped
in that district. Letters fro. Hamptes inform
as of a fracas between the Bengal and
Madras trdops escorting treasure to that sta-
tion. In the melee oar man was killed and two
wounded. Major Blogg, of the 7th Cavalry, had a
fall from his horse daring the disturbance, and broke
his leg and was obliged to »tura. Nsgpors is quiet.
We learn from Cabal that the Hazarsh district is the
sane of disturbances. The people had risen to the
number of 4,000. Reinforcements were sent to Birder

Maimed Arden than, consisting of a regiment of
foot, 2,000 Persian and Affghan bone, and two rms.
A rebellion against the Amur has also occurred in
Slieborghan in Toorkistan. Reinforcements have also
been sent to that plass. Fedi& Mahommed Khan,
commanding at Khilat-i-Gbilsie, has sent word that
the Caudate: Web have acknowledged fealty to the
king of Persia, and asked assistants; against Dost
Makommed. If the Shah gives the required assistance,
Kohundil Khan will have the soda of the realm struck
in his Malady's name. Mahound Shah Ghilsaies
has been detected is as intrigue against the
Dost's lit., and his relations have been imprisoned
by the Ander. Information had been received of the
arrival it Peshawar of Iced Dalhousie's letter to Dost
Mahoudd, but nothing was known about its contents.
A publie meeting in aid of the Patriotic Fund was
held in the Town Hall oa the 3rd instant, at which
the Right Honourable Lad Elphisiteee presided.
The meeting wee the wet numerous and the met
enthosiastis ever witneesed in Bombay. The com-
munity, European and native, assembled is issues,
and every one seemed to be impressed with a moss
of the solemnity of the emasica, and desirous
to signalise their love to Great Britain, and their
attachment to the sum ef humanity, in defuse of
which she is surilisin the dower of her chivalry.
The potriamill Parsee Knight, Sir brunt-
* Jujesasy, was peanut at the meeting ;
and the pas be took a it wee one of the
sort inreireadwg features of the oftesion.
Lord 1411daterse, in a few remarks highlysozg;
men tery to Sir famed*, introduced Mr.
Jandetlee. Sir Jamsetjee's youngest son, who rose
and said :—" With your Lordship's kind peregrine,
I beg most respectfully to communicate to your
Lordship and the gentlemen of Bombay hue
assembled. the views and feelings of my vene-
rable father in reference to the deeply offset-
ing and interesting occasion and ablest of
this meeting? He then read his father's ad-
dress to the meeting : an address which pommies a
peculiar value, u professing to be an aimed= of
the sentiments not only of Sir Jamsetlets, bat of the
most refuting portion of the Parses community.
No speech delivered on the ocession breathed more
empathy for the sufferers; none evinced a true
discernment of the designs of the Csarf nor an in-
tense: indignation against him and his schemes ;
none manifested more enthusiastic patriotism and
107,1111 p We were 'speedily *seal with Sir Jam-
Istles s love for the Queen. On alluding to her
taking the had in this great benevolent movement, he
er!aid ;--"lmmest from eulogising oar Gracious
p6Paiiiirsisrmeipsansesturedat
Intervsistbe wistaria' of the world's histay,
‘m.' lON Ve rW, low and lir between.' In all this
of way, thy apple like five or six
illiaenasi ea as many theasai Who of oast. BM
m with Y Lordthe, the greatest Inds new an ease le blond
tan of Ha to
es this teralinirrdiosit;t7darba piss et."
ilits smash isminissl with the words :—N To the will
leer Made= ileverelp.and to the call of basicity,
the Pam% my Dred, will reedhen, Sir
Jansetise's sobsorlidee ea the swedes was ti. 5000,
and that of his throe ISER la 2,100. Let it be "°"'"
lend that the inbesiptisia of the Governor General
of leeaa was only es SIM and that of the Go.
vines of Madam and .BNOMe Mg" 5000 Bash.
Te the 7itriotie Fend ia bass etskilettod
three tams ' fifty thousand inputs To the Pr
triode Pend he end
the idol of those who auffstod in
lesetcrenstinal dhealso at Oshal in 1842, India
haves her and fisaiviirce=snif
We hilemellhtsta eh asississ Is
sal el sar brave soldiers who ha is the
war war =risk India will sentribete at lout doable
the lisi4Motheed asoast. By the latest isainebt

the subscriptions to the fkad in Calcutta amounted
le 70,000, in Madras, to 30,000, and in Bombay
to nearly 86,000 rapes; &see being only the
ens eat subscribed at the eased Presidencies t—
e imbibed= bus the MAW will doubtless
the Maws wiliddlyi—OA the 4th i!isteng,
tits snood et ftikbaY AnzilluT
the Bride oai Bible SaistY was ma
to the 'hos la Lord Bishop a mill
Mew resin on the occasion. The meet-
ft was untereally large and interesting,
°Wm Rev. Dr. Amino. and the Rev. Mr. Thompson,
has the United Steles, sent oat by the American
Beard of Cocaudeallosers for Foreign Missions to
visit the missions of the Board in the East, were
present, and took a part in the proceedings.—
The seised annual general meeting of the Bombay
Ammeistisu wan held oaths sth instant. It was very
anmareeely attended by the most wealthy, en-
Wafted, and estimable of the native eemmuniiy.
The Association is to be kept up, and its sphere of
usslidases increased. One means of increasing its
sulkiness is indicated in the recommendation of the
sonmittes, which wee adopted by the Association,
that there should be a " mutual interchange of
visits between India and Great Britain, and that
some of their countrymen should swept the kind
invitation of Mr. Seymour and proceed to England."
Another evidence of native peogew is furnished
by a general meeting of the Parsee community
held on the 13th instant, for the purpose of taking
the necessary preliminary steps for forming a philo-
sophic institute, to comprise a public news-room,
reading-room, circulating library, and other means of
information for the people.—Oar excellent Governor,
Lord Elphinstone, ls winning golden opinions by
his seal in promoting and hastening on public works
designed to develop the resources of the country.
The Military Board recently submitted to Govern-
ment Captain Graham's Report in support of a pro-
ject of a trunk road from Nsssick, on the Bombay and
Agra road, via Aurnngabsd and Jaulna to Nagpme,
and recommended the execution of that portion
which would pass through the Bombay Ter-
ritory, at a profitable cost of Rs. 3,90,000 ; also re-
commend a scheme for roads in the Nassick dis-
tricts for general sanction at a probable cost of
Rs. 8,26,800, the works to be included, if approved,
in the statement of proposed operations in 1855 58.
The Right Hon. the Governor wrote an elaborate
minute on this report, on which the reply of go-
vernment is based. The Bank of Bombay has de-
clared a lel-yearly dividend of Rs. 37-8 per share,
being at the rate of 7i per cent. per annum on the
capital stock of the Bank. The net profit of the
year ending 30th December, 1854, after paying all
the current expenses of the Bank, was Rs. 3.57,904.
7-8. The balance of reserved fund is R.. 42,339-3-0.
The half-yearly statement of the Bank of Madres
does not show such prosperity ; it has declared a
dividend for the same period at the rate of
only five per cent. per annum. The Direc-
tire of the Beak of Bengal, at their weekly
meeting, held that day, ared a dividend
for the past half year at the rate of 8 per cent. per
annum upon the Capital Stock. This result is ex-
ceedingly satisfactory considering that the rate on
Loans and Discounts up to the 30th November were
at 3 and 4 per cent. At the same meeting the
rates of the Bank were spin raised 2 per cent
all round. The Governor-General is about to
EZIto the Neilgherries. The Governors of
and Bombay are at the seat of their
respective governments. Sir William Gomm
is at present on a tour of inspection in the Punjaub.
The first division of her Majesty's 10th Hussars left
Bombay for Saes on the 10th instant, and will be
followed in about a fortnight by the remainder of the
regiment The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamers Norma and Pekin are stated to be taken up,
in addition to the Precursor, to convey troops to and
from Bombay to Suez ' • the latter vessel is now
getting ready for ass, and is expected round from
Calcutta in the coarse of a week. There is no
improvement either in our general or money market ;
trades Mill, and mosey seams.

MILITARY INTZLLIGENCR.
CASVALTIII IT DIANN IN INDIA WIWI TEI DITAIITOIL

OF TUB WALL ON TAB 3ILD OP JAM.

Bow BLy:Lii;;e•;;si C. ii7iiii;r4; 17th Dosiateht
N. 1., at the Presidency, on the bth haat.
Dattem..—Liesteneat Coiosel Diehard ♦a`elo, 34th
Degteaeat N. 1., at Lashaow, the 13th Dee. Lieutenant
W. H. D. Reel, 28th Beeman NI., at Untballah. ea the
10th Dee. Captain Dark, 24th liegiseat NJ., at Wawa-
shad, ea the Ist Wt.

COMMERCIAL LETELLIGINCE.
BOMBAY, List. 16.
We have no thaw to note I. the Mosey Market shies
the date of ma lost report. Messy is still stares, and is
likely tit remain so ter come time, but large shipments of
treasure an ezpsoted bon Casette is the Nurse of a few
days, which, it is Itimosd, will to some artist relieve the
severe pressure now felt. Few treaseations are reported as
Bank Shares or Oestrus's% fioserities—and all deecrip-
hoes *outlaw depressed at sheet the same rates last
reported. By as must Mail we have only to make
• Townies of what we reported is our Let es
regards the Import Market for British mau-
-1 factures, the sal. muse of such • wretched depression in
vales of Plies Goods being the very heavy Importation
of Goods. Almost ell descriptions remain undimmed,
without any symptom of improvement, sod the smell
sales made dung the pal isetaight skew • farther
decline is velem Dosing nor day shg day, Mere
w ma= la pluehesiog whim an • immediate
demand. It is laposallis to piss a gostatisa is detail for
any Mod of
.imeipt appathe naiad sass that
is" "nig dis disks/..TM as..
»mane sooty to aria as to pima we&
dtir is lint
as last fleeted, all atm idols clew • slight
Ex.romrs.—Calem is sedosed is prise at BA. 6 to 7 per
essay, sad may sow bit hod at Rams 80 far Bran sad
Sans. Rs. 76 alt 01111114111iir. sad Re. 69 to 70 for
Millen New Ostlis of wspahe qoallty will be late this
sewn owing to tb, maimme vans I. the anti of
Ifeweibor. Coq= of psi chitty may bo expected is
the mean of Alen.
niled rather amnia fawn of sellers shies
sat Irak =law teaseastiess has takes plasm at h. 14.1
fer Bark tad ltd. be b. 1 6-14 d. for bilk,
sasmpaataa by dwasessis ; bat ths nlLg quo-
td's. lan bon abort -16t1 d., m ed. sae these nth.
Thees Ondoweytskl at tho sass is rather upwards. bat hw tiews-1
Wis an as phse.
ramais.—Tbs domed fbr Usage fa Liaised and
he Labial MMus hos adwiassd the rate of Fret.
To Livesposi he Oslpsw 1M rata is IL 15.. to 41 for La-
sted 41. b. peelse. tad to Latin about Se. per tea is
'Maass of the Asease.

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of the thy et Nedsober, em aged trade Ma eastiased
is a &all sal &deem& Nate Makes the:Neat week.
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lbw Native Meletiostela the thyderPrwaiade badearldiat
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