The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

INDIA.

BOMBAY, APRIL 26.
(By Telegraph from Jabal.)
Shirtings active, at previous quotations, 8 lbs.
are quoted 5 ra. 13 aa. Mule twist active and ad-
vancing. Cotton active and advancing. Broach,
220 rs. Copper doll and unchanged ; sheathing,
57 re. Opium, Malwa, 1,560 ra. t 0.1,585 re.
oEx-
change
on London, 2a. d. Government securi-
ties,l Five per Cents., 105 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half
per Cents., 111. Freight or cotton to Liverpool,
628. del. to 655.

BOMBAY, Aram 26.
(By Telegraph from Jabal.)

According to despatches received here, Mr. Laiug'e
budget shows a surplus of 1,500,0001.
The 2 per cent, tax on small incomes has been
abolished.

[A telegraphic error appears to have been made in the
summary of Mr. Laing's budget., received via Galls,
wherein it wee st►ted that the lucerne Tax had been
reduced to 2 per cent .1

CALCUTTA, APRIL 25.

(By Tolamaph to Bombay and from Jubal.)

Shirtings unchanged. Mule twist fair inquiry,
and prices steady. Copper sheathing active, but
prices unchanged. Tile fair inquiry, but prices
barely maintained. Linseed advancing. Rice
quiet. Exchange on London, 2a. Oild. Govern-
ment Securities, Four per Ceuta., 94 to 933; ditto
Five per Cents., 1041 to 1041 ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cents., 111. Freight; for seeds to Lon-
don, 658. to 675. 6d.

CHRINTIAN VERNACULAR EDUCATION SOCIETY FOR
INDIA.—The fourth annual meeting of this society was held
yesterday in the Hanover-square Rooms, Sir John Hepburn
in the chair. The report gave an encouraging account
of the progress made by the society to provide the means of
Christian education in the vernacular tongue for the youth
of India. The total income of the society for the past year
had been 4,253/. 12a., of which 179/. 2a. 88. bad been con-
tributed in India. The society had now 45 auxiliaries, all
of which were in full working efficiency ; and the sum ex-
pended in carrying on the operations in India during the
past year had been 3,8811. Bs. 2d. In the Bengal Presi-
dency the society had published 73,018 books, containing
1,463,360 pages, and which had circulated to the extent of
59,266 ; and in Ceylon, 66275 books, containing 1,889,500
=having a circulation of 48,056; the number circa-
there since the formation of the society being 131,115,
and in Madras the number had been 121,350. In the North
Western Provinces the work was being carried on in the
mine way. The total number published since the formation
of the society had been 486,881 publications, containing
20,928,744 pages. Tbe report was adopted.
FATAL ACCIDENT BY STEPPING PROM A RAIL-
WAY Tuns WHILST IN MOTION.—OR Saturday afternoon
last, as the 5.30 p.m. train was approaching, and within
about twenty ors= yards of the Horsham station, one
of the ens Thomas Miller, who was returning
from the Three Bridges, stepped from the train just
emplothe eaginediones, where he was principally
yed. and from some muse (probably from a slip
of the foot on the iron steps) fell close to the car-
riages, and in attempting to get up, it is supposed be
was caught by another of the steps and thrown with
his legs under the wheels. The train, which was of
course travelling along slowly, wee immediately pulled
up, and the poor fellow, who had thus incautioasly
left the train, was found lying helplessly upon the
with both his legs all but severed just above the
nee.d In a few minutes there were no lees than six
medical gentlemen by the side of the unfortunate and dying
man, and their combined skill and exertion were devoted to
the relief of the sufferer, but all was fruitless, and in about
two hours after takiag the fatal step be breathed his last,
leaving behind him a wife, and, we believe, two or three
children.—Sumer Ezpvms.