The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-21 00:00:00

INDIA.

By the Overland Mail we have ad vioes from
Bombay to the 71th of February, and (by telegraph
to Bombay) from Calcutta to the 25th, and from
Madras to the 26th of February. The Overland
Bombay Gazette gives the following summary of
news:

The English mail of the 3rd of February arrived on the
28th idem.
Farl Canning is making preparations for hie return to
England. It is his praise, in which no predecessor is en-
titled to share, that he has started British India on her
career Si a nation.
A financial resolution, published in Calcutta on the 24th
of February, declares the cash balances on the 31st of Ja-
nuary at eighteen crores and forty Lakin; of rupees
(18,400,0004). The financial position of the country is IM-
Our Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Hon. S. Laing, is
4 his post, in renovated health.
The license tax hes been abolished as no longer neces-
sary ; and the collections already made, amounting to fifty
lakhs of ruppswes,, are to be returned to the payers.
His Eccel4oay the Governor in Gauped has appointed
Mr. L. H. Bayley, of the Bombay bar, deputy secretary to
government in the legislative department; that is, clerk
to the Legislative Council of Bombay.
The Bombay chamber of commerce has addressed govern-
ment on the subject of the omission from the government
notes, about to be issued by the Paper Currently Commis-
sioners, of the designation and value of such notes in the
characters of any of the native languages known in this pre-
sidency. The government declines to make any addition to
the legend of the notes.
The road from Agra to Bombay barn been rendered unsafe
b the insurrection of the Bheels to the west and south of
A small foros has been seat to quiet them.
It was in an expedition gat these people that Ontram
first distinguished himself.
The zaniuxlms and others of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa
have petitioned the Governor.Ueneral in Council to have the
proceedings of the new high court conducted in the verna-
cular
ColooatiuMer, acting secrotarf to government. and Hr.
Hope, private secretary to the governor, have returned from
Suswghur, to which plLone they went to receive charge of
North Camara from the liadras government.
A branch of the Bank of Bombay has just been established
at Poona, and Mr. W. F. Hunter (Dirom, Hunter and Co.)
has been appointed its spent. Similar branches are to be
established at Kumasi. Surat, Ahmedabad (or I)hollera),
and Belgaum, or &decors.
Orders have been issued for the re-occupation by Madres
troops of the Saugor territory which was made over tipplers
ago to the Bengal government.
Officers of the staff corps will be permitted to mitre on
the pension of their rink after twenty-two years' 'levies.
The export of camels from Kurnichee to Australia is
likely to assume oosiderable dimensions in future, until
that country becomes sufficient' stocked to raise lie own
herds of thorns mast useful

ruler of Caliool, gad Malsommed Kban, has the in-
taste., it is dated, of proceeding to Peshawur for the pur-
pose d bolding an interview with Sir Hugh Rose.
The Calcutta public has presented an address of amnia to
Sir Barnes Peacock and Sir Charles Jackson on their retire-
ment from the Legislative Council, to which these
.jos
have made a graceful reply ; this doses the legeledve
career of the judges of the Supreme Court in India.
There is a project of law before the Bengal legislative
Council for regulating coolie emigration from that pre&
dewy.
The_ government of India ham ruled that chaplains are not
entitled to participate in prize money.
The expeame of the Indian Post dike are increasing
fader than the income. The reoeipta in 1860.61 were
41,97,000 rupees, and in 1861.62 are estimated at 42,90,000
rupees, showing an improvement of only 93,000 rupees ;
while the disbursements this year are 54,73,000 rupees
against 52,00,000 rupees in 1864 showing an increase of
2,73,000 rupees.
It is stated that the province of &in& is about to be
united with the Punjaub.
Reinforcements have reached Colonel Riche:dace's bo-
dged party in the Shriek hills, and be wee to marsh
oat co tbe Mk Februery with UM assa spied the main
force of the Khania rebels. Colossi Durmiord, with the
rittle vetiLa
j 1 the N.L, ham left far Elyiket.
libel awe is still pending In the Su-
end. This day (the 27th) is de twentieth day of
Tali &ea& of the Dharwar gold bee for-
warded to Bombay a swam d gold deg-
glap
five grains, or a snarler tali sad four and a
waded oat by himself In about ea hour's time gOrit
thieM
in the bed cd • small stream The lowa is between II bed
94 per Bent. and the value Be. 15 a tole. ha Audealiaa
digger, whe garrissi fie grgines, rose It as his
opinion thee *see mast be &risk vela d rid does to the
gad hem whisk it was fails.
Mr George Oka, it is aided, will return to England by
the mail of the 27th March. Continued and seems ill-
health ss the came of his moslisecy's resignation of the go-
vernment.
It is nusioared that the lAwateeent-Governor of Bengal
ham been requested by the Secretary of State for India to
Apr the government of Bombay. The appointment of
Mr. J. P. would be as incendiary act, and would
show that war against the Bombay community warn In the
hear of Sir O. Wood, which we do not believe.
The weather continues neemeable sad pleasant, and the
people an bwy with their crops. The new cotton is pouring
into Bombay hem every direetion.
The health of the town and island of Bombay is good and
dill improving.

It appears that the appointment of Mr. Grant to
the Governorship of Bombay has actually taken
place, and that whilst it is regarded with so much
aversion by the Bombay Gazette, it is hailed with
quite opposite feelings by at least one other Indian
journal. A supplement to the Times of India con-
tains an article from the Indian Empire, from which
the following is an extract :
The 8km..7. P. Grant succeeds air G. Clerk u Governor
of Bombay. Her MaJsety's government have dose honour
to themselves sad to one of our most distinguished lodise
stalsemem by the appointment. The nessimatkei is a
cerieeseemwantary on the position in which the swam
guerensent hes placed Itself in regard to Mr. Gnat. The
supreme gousemesnt disapprove of Mr. Grant's policy in
tam alma Wycoff the limit. of official courtesy, and in
their theirs to emmiliate a noisy section stultify their own
acts. The hems government in the meantime so cordially
approve of Mr. Grant's bearing throughout a mast trouble-
some thee that they determine to retain his services by the
offer of the highest appointment in their gift excepting the
Goverearthaersiship of India.

The subjoined items are from the Titnea of India :
From in October, 1861, up to date, only 3,456 cheek; of
Malin have paid the pees fee of Re. 700, and of these
bat 1,428 have been sent forward to the China market. It
is estimated that there are 15,000 chests now lying in
Malwa
. . . . .

The Hurlarii is in possession of later amount, from
Cachet. "Them continue to speak of the nalavesnible
influence exeedeed by the neighbouring disturbances.
Although so positive Mesa of the peace has yet taken
place in this locality, there in no moment at which it may
sot omit. . _ _

81pape announce the death of Mr. William
floot6, IX:re papers
oldest inhabitant of that settlement, at the age
of 82 yews. The demand was cousin to the great novelist,
Mr Walter !Scott, end strongly resembled him in features.

AN UNTORTUNATI JOIIIINAL.—The printer of
the Courrier du Dim:wide bee just manineneed a term of
imprisoement. It is questioned whether this journal can
be further continued, seeing that ite editor in chief, its
manager, its printer, and one of its principal eon-
tribute's (ht. Eugene Pelletan) are all within the four walls
of a prison. _ _

A letter from St. Petorebtug, of the 12th, eye :
"The first train craned the bridge over the Divine at
Dana/mars yesterday, so that the goods destined for the
Exhibition of Landon might be transported from here to the
Prussian frontier without any change of autism"

The Deati Gazette reports that the holy city of
El Libra, NAVA was visited by unusually heavy rains.
Five hundred houses had beet washed away. and the loss of
life and property was enormous. The water rem ten feet
above the door of the Kaaba, in which sixty worshippers
were drowned. The invaluable library of ancient Mds. had
been destroyed. . . . .

According to the New Zealand advices just come
to band, the Dunedin gold fields have yielded, the Ant year,
206,446 anon of gold. The population at than gold Aside
le between 15,000 and 16,000. At Nelson, N.Z.. the ans.
tone revenue for the year was about 20,0004 Is 1856 It
was only 9,5001.

DEATH 07 A RICH HAIILDIUSINIIUL 07 NAPOLBON I.
—An &milked= was yestuday made to the Oivil Tribunal
to rooky( the pewees of • puma who had beset
• provisional guardia• to the estate of an old mansaradtt
in the Rue fit. Nioolu. in January lest, and who bed beg
been known to the WiAbews as the "Aura." When the
jogs de pax west to seal no his property to Inolololl fee
the rightful °woes, he found an nouns* qui
eoalistinig of drainend rings, bracelets, bee
je1:1171.25117. In ash, end • red pookic
full of lore letters erieed by Wks al high
rack to Pater Frederick nehmdt. Prom these id
was susetehied that the tleureed was owe the
hohlooshie baksifirease of the !mesh wart &vim the
hest empire, tad the two iscesedieg Mgr. Hobson wee
a Pomeranian by birth, but bowleg attained great excelleees
in bis prelemioe, he emu to Aria, and got emulated head
hair-dreeeir at court. He held that poet till 18 30 when
he had aroused • (mimes of about 400,000 fr. HA that
purchased the domain of Youteiset, Mar ?Until, where
he always mud the fine mason in a little cottage whisk
be had built foe the purpose. The room he
rases is
Paris was • nameable -MI dirty, and with
foreitare. As the di,' without a win. AMU
relatives ars all in Pomerania, ooesiderable time will be
required was the estate, and therefor* the prokura.
tion of pvu granted as dentanded.—Gartrespi.