The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

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626.] LONDON, WEDN ESDAY, AUG. 30, 1848. [THREEPENCE.

Highlanders, died at Vtngorla (on the sea cos-t), on the 12th
July. The steamer Ajdaha was to have left yesterday even-
ing, but her departure has been postponed till 11 o'clock
this forenoon, owing to a delay in the arrival of the up•
country mails. These are still two day, behind fair weather
dawks. The weather is exceedingly stormy to-day, and it is
likely the steamer will not get out before evening or night.
A great deal of sickness prevails just now at Bombay and
Belgairm, as will be seen by the obituaries in the papers. It
is hoped the setting in of the wet weather will remove all
this, as it was cans( d by the three weeks' oppressively hot
weather which preceded it. Trade almost wholly suspended,
as usual in the rains; but the money market is said to he
easy. Native merchants have little confidence in each other
or in the joint.stock banks, which has caused a great falling
off in the price of their stocks lately, though they are now a
Übe better than they have been.

Me°h&j, tendering submiselent on condition of his life being
spared and honourable treatment guaranteed him. The next
day his envoy was directed to return telhil master, and
inform him that no terms would be granted him, but that
his surrender must be unconditional. The envoy, how-
ever, declined returning, and having solicited employment
under tie, Edwardes at once took bins into pay. On the 28th
the army moved twelve miles nearer Mooltan, being joined
o• the way by several Mahnmedan eirdars and their fol-
lowers. The fort, celled fiekunderabad, was immediately
delivered into our hands by its garrison. On the 27th we
moved on to Avewallsh. On the 29th they reached the
bank of the Allen Mahomed Khan nulleh, which is not
above twel.e miles from Mt:ram On the 30th they moved
to a place six mike to the westward of Mooltan, where w
shall for a time leave them, while we take a rapid view of
what was, in the ieterim he'wiat the 18th and 30. h, occur-
ring in the city. On the 22nd the Oooroo (high priest), sup-
poked to have been drowned early in the month in crossing
a rover to escape his pursuer!, presented himself before the
Dewan, and was cordially welcomed hoy him,—he well know-
ing that nothing would more cheer the drooping spirits of
his Sikh followers than the presence of their holy man
amongst them. And certainly the Go iron hes tried to re-
compense his host, as he immediately preached to the sol-
diers, urging on them the nece-Pity otstanding by the Mool-
raj to the last assuring them of victory—those who plumb' tall
in battle being Pure of a comfortable berth after they
bad quitted this transitory world. In this manner he con-
trived to instil something like courage into his hearer*, when
a strung division, with guns, was sentout of the city to lay in
wait for the enemy. At a council held on the 24th, it wee
proposed by the Sikh chiefs that the Affghan mercenaries
of the I) !wan should be discharged, os they said they had
hi en the first to turn tal at the battle of Kineeree on the
lath ; that their families were nearly all at Behawelpo re,
against wham troops it was therefore unlikely thy would
fight as they should do; and that they were certain the
Sikh a loiters would rather be relieved of their presence
than run the chance of their turning their arms against
them in the hour of battle. The Mahornedan leaders were
accordingly told to quit, which order they compfied with,
leaving the city with their followers, and maicning direct
for Edwardes' camp, to take service under him. The error
on the part of the Dewan was probably fatal to his cause :
so long as the Affghans remained in his pay, there was little
doubt they would have fought heartily in his defence, the
Allghans being remarkable for their fiddity to th, it em-
plos era, even though they may profess a diffetent faith
from themselves. On the same day, the Dewan
despatched the imieeary to our cants', the result of whine mis-
sion has erectly been detailed. On the 2.ith, the do, mad
hto °h&j " davared before the people that they seemed all
inclined to abandon him, and that his affairs wo re all going
wrons ; he added that be was no longer *trout; tnotioth to
fight, that it seemed unlikely he would be able to hold nut
long is the tort, and that he feared the re was no safety for
him in the alternative of giving himself up to the British
authorities. All his relations and friends held back, and
wished to leave him, and death in a few days se-aled in-
evitable. Even then, there would be no one to per:orm the
funeral ceremonies, and therefore he was about to celebrate
these himself during the few ro mining days of his life.
After cam-Milli* this harangue to the fie around him, he sent
for some Brahmins, to whom be presented cloth and money,
according to the custom. He then re' seeded towards Soo
rutgliur' where he had directed all the officers of the troops
to meet him. These told him that if he would remain firm,
th y would stand by him."
The hlabemed.n portion of the inhabitants of the city
daily lett it, and proceeded to join Edwardes. It was resolved
once more to advance to give battle to our armyond to 'm-
iress to the capital should defeat again alto nd their army,
which, however, the Gooroo assured them was an utter im-
possibility. The Dewan accordingly, en the let of July,
movo d out a ith the whole of his army, probably amounting
to about ten or twelve thousand men and fifteen guns, to u
place tour miles from the city, and two from the camp of
I Edwardes and his cont. Berates, who had the day previous
been joined by Sheikh Emaum-ood-deep (the leader of the
Caslimo er insurrection against the Dunbar, hut who was
now about to do them Rood service, and who evidently must
have been thought well of by our resident at Lahore, or he
would not have been put at the head of a large and well
armed and oisciplined force), with about two thousand
Mussultnan troops, he having been directed to leave
his Sikh soldiers behind, to guard the province wider het
charge, Idahomedans being apparently much ir ore to be
depewled on than them in battle. The combined army in
all amounted to nearly 18,000 men and 20 guns. They
moved from their position to the village of Sadoosa r ' when
they were attacked by the insurgent forces led on by the
Dewan in person. The battle lasted for six hours, and ended
under the wall, of the city. The Moolr.ij was mounted en
an elephant, from which he is said to have been knecked by
a canton shot, having struck the howdah or chair on which
he was sitting. He was not long before he mounted &horse,
and, finding that his troops had given way, he fled into the
city, with thelgreattr part of the army. Only two guns fell
into our hands. The casualties on both sides ere said to have
been few, so that the viz hours' battle could not have been
very severe. A Captain Macpherson, who had been for
several years in the service of the Khan of 13abawulpore, was
amongst the killed. Lieutenant Edwao dee, se usual, was
everywhere in the thickest of the fight. The Ellwood Khan's
force was this time commanded by Lieutenant Lake, of the
Engineers, who had only joined the day previous, which may
account for their not leaving their allies to fight by them-
selves, as on a former occasion. No mention is made of
Cortlandt, hut the accounts as yet received of the action
are meagre in the extreme. The Dewan and his force
are now locked up in Mooltan, and, if they hold out
as they are reported to intend doing, they may still give us a
world of trouble. A detachment is said to be shout pro-
ceeding from Lahore by water, now that the affair has been
no arty concluded; this is to consist of the 10th Foot and the
Bth and 73rd N. 1., with a battery of foot artillery. But I
suspect this will now be countermanded. A small detach-
ment of infantry and artillery has been pushed up from
Sakkur to B ihawulpore. So ler, the war has been con-
do cted with the greatest Piece's and skill by Edwardes and
Cortlandt, now joined by Lake; and we doubt not they will
bring it to a successful termination. It says well for the
Indian army, when a lieutenant of eight years' standing is
capable of conducting a war against an insurgent chief who
has 10,000 men at his command ; but, at the same time, it
seems strange that an officer of etanoing and rank has not
ere this been Rent from Lahore, to assume the command of
the united forces. Sir F. Currie has, and I think very
justly, been censured by the press for his want of energy
and spirit sine the breaking out of the Mooltan rebellion—
he can do nothing without first seeking the instructions of
the governor-general or commander-in chief !
Lahore furni hes nothing, except the fact of two of the
seditious sepoys of the 60th N.I. having been hung on the
3rd July. The exiled Maharanee has reached Delhi, on her
way to Senates; having been suspected of a,:ain intriguing
with parties at Lahore, she has been warned to desist,
on pain of being eent to the fort of Chunar, arid
kept a close prisoner for life. Even this will
not, I am sure, deter her restless spirit from struggling to
injure tho-e in whose hands her fate lies. Till her
dying flay she will prove a troublesome piece of baggage to
us, or I am greatly mistaken. All around Lahore and in the
provinces of Peshawur, Bunnoo, and Tank, all remains
quiet, and appar' ntly contented under our rule. Scinde
continues quiet, and, what is of as much importance, perfectly
healthy. The amount of fraud lately detected in the various
departments of the comminariat in that province, sass little
for the vigilance of those who have, for the last four of five
years, been at its head. All the local lieutenants of the
Centel Baggage Corps have been convicted of embezzlement;
but how could they have indulged in fraud had their mas-
ters looked after their accounts as they ought to have done ?
The late head-clerk of the commiseariat bas been found
guilty of embezzling 2,0001. from government, and treas.
ported beyond seas for seven years. No rain has fallen in
Scinde for a twelvemonth ; hut. luckily, it is not there
wanted as it is in India The Indus overflows the country
periodically, and from this canals intersect the country in
all directions, which are used for agricultural purposes This
year's harvest promises to be an abundant one, and the
people are healthy and contented. The usual amount of
turbulence prevails in the Oudh dominions. From the
Nix im's country little is now heard, except complaints
against the prime minister. General Fraser, who
was away at the Straits on leave, has returned
to Madras, on his way to resume his appointment as presi•
dent at Hyderabad. His duties h- ve been ably conducted
dining his absence, by Colonel Low, who it is expected will
be appointed agent in Rejpontana, in succession to Colonel
Sutherland, just dead.—Goemsoor again promises to afford
a field for the operations of our troops. One set of panels
represent everything in the province as desperate in the ex-
treme ; another can nee nothing to cause uneasiness. Certain
it is that matte)! are in a very bad state, and require energetic
measures for their settlement.—The trial of Mr. Maclean,
of the Madras Civil Service, came on in the Supreme Court
on the 11th July.
Dr. Moult, 16th Hussars (father of Dr. Mount, 4th Foot,
recently tried, and just gone home), is about to be tried for
falsehood on charges preferred by his commanding officer, at
the instigation of the enemy of his family--General Aitchi-
son.—Sir H. Maddock, member of the Supreme Council of
India, is on leave to Ceylon. Lord Dalhousie, it is now said,
does not proceed to the northwest. The Cakteera Star, of
the 9th, received this morning, has the following on the sub-
ject of the Bombay Commercial Bank versus the Union
Bank of Bengal :
ear a sci." Infam. aguiLioned
nstthc ea rt them in Commercial
eh ordersit:tither tißrom
Bank, who, in our innocence, we concluded tuail no alternative, alter
btstalin7yicethmdecotehdeimodnbilouuni:hta.u.tetrapappepael.rsorstnomseueierruegmbuwto
itthyeinmeeire,mecreetntot
tsg
jemw:.;.
d eons of the court over the parties has crept Into the plaint flied
on the wit• facies, sad this has enabled the shareholders to plead for
ain this they have been successful, the Bombay
and judgment in their case cannot now
gainedwps r'etyth'rei berotatiknil,le ddt
TIM it judgment;
tedchi:b:f .:srtea October,
nces, h hhew Pohl h
in tho led ci
interim
e rhimar et
rtato
pare, may dictate. All this verifies the remark we made mane months
ago, in speaking of our contemporary's opinions on the subject via.:
The fitirkores says the law gives creditors the power
to proceed against any particular shareholder, without any
reference inter se; ro the law may do, ultimately; but it most Bra ba
overlooked, meanwhile, that there is a wide gulph of law to wade
through before the creditor arrives at the consummation, and let it'
forseam may be brought,forgotten that here te a Courdoubt not, will
of Appeal, belore which • credi. I
cam and, we ill be brought, in the
meet of any adverse &Mikan here." The ease referred to was dragged
into court in the beginning of April last; its initiative will probably
be decided in November next.
Nothing new in this morning's Bombay papers. The fall
of rain up to this morning excerdeil 60 inches. I have area
a letter, stating that Lieut. S. J. Drummond Reid, 78th

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMBAY, JULY 19 —For some daTs alter the depar li
-
tete of the loot overland mail a apeculative inquiry elistod
for low grey Rods, in which our &niers were encouraged by the
favourable accounts of the tall of rain in the interior: this in-
quiry, however, received a check upon the caseation of the rain and
the prevalence of dry weather for the space of about a fortnight,
during which period the greatest dulness canned in our on The,
and Item the accounts of the great want 01 rain in 'be Interior, con.
elderable apprehensions were entertained for the fade of the crops.
These have, however, we are happy to ray, barn in a great degree re-
lieved within the lust few days by a copious supply of rain, which we
have every rev.m to believe will have extended over the country, and
thus set at rest tie anxieties of the aaricalturiste.
Our money market is easy, ant, shares in our joint-clock banks,
though subject to much fiuctuation In the interval. have more value
than at the date of our lust. Shares in the Batik of Bombay, on the
other tined have experieLced a momentary destine, earned by a large
quantity being put on the market ; and tranwactiotis have been re-
,rted so low as 29 per cant premium, but they are again improving
In tales.
Lkerrom Flora Goora.—The advlces of the drought prevailing in
the interior suspended for several days all business in our piece goods
market, dealers showii g no inclination to contisue their purchases in
the lace of unfavourable accounts from up country. T..e considerable
quaaitity of rain, however, that has fallen here during the paid few
days has boil the effect of inducing more activity in our market.
bhouki the IIIiViCCIA from the interior, with regard to the fall of rain,
move as favourable as it is expected they will, we anticipate a contd.
&rabic inquiry tar grey goods will be the result.
Carrion YAllll. Our market has been steady since our last, and
owing to a demand for xportation to Madras, some large parcels
Dave teen moved off, at an advance upon Nu. 10 mule twist.
Oven Turkey red yarn has been exceedingly dull, the only
sale reported being at 154 onnee per lb. Orange yarn maintains
its price—a sole is reported at 121 Banes per lb.
C 017014 TilltNAD.-In this snick we have sales at Ir. to Ir. 15 per lb.
Cot tomcats—We have no sates to report since the date dour laid,
but an improved tone is visible in the market. Stocks, however, are
very large, and a material advance in price La not likely for some time.
MATAlA.—lron.—Sweatith bar continues mane and in gad de-
mand. British bar is either dull. In ether kinds we have no change
to notice. Copper has improved somewhat in value since our last.—
Spelter : lioluers ore firm. and the price baa advaaeerl to gg rs. per
cwt., at which soles have been effected. In other metals we have nu
change to notice, with the exe.option of tin plates, which have declined
in value.
Ileac.—Priees have rallied eines our lest, and our present quota-
tion fur Alleopp's is 70 re.pet

Carron Woot.—Notwithstanding the unfavourable nature of ad.
vice., both from England and China, holders hove continued firm,
and pi ices tern tin as last quoted. The basilic's done, however, has
been limited, the transactions amounting tatty V. about 4,00 u bales,
almost motels. for China, the attentinn of the native merchants being
directed to shipments to that quarter from the very tow rates of
freight pees dime.
Oeivic—The advises received by the last mail from China had the
effect of causing further considerable advance in the price of this drug,
holders of which arc firm, at 1,230 re. per chest for best quality of
Miuwa.

The continued arrival of scs•ele towards the cod of last month,
most of which were put on the berth for China, caused freight., for
that quarter to decline further, and engagements were made as low
no Si re. per candy; a Flight improvement has since taken place, and
we quote the rate of the day as 6re. to 61re. The quotations to Liver-
pool:de nominally 21.

By the last China mail a much timelier amount of bills than usual
was received, and rates have consequently declined still further.
Ruses dl's drafts upon Baring's have dining the lint two days been bell-
ing at In. tqd. per rupee, but yesterday we hear of hu.iares done to •
large amount at In. 91r1. to 1..9 11-Itid. Bank paper at 30 days' sight
has beim negotiated at Is. 80. to la. aid. per rupee.
London at 6 month.' sight, per rap. Is. 941. to I. 91d.
„ at 3 months' sight
at 1 month's Sight
CALCUTTA, Jul.):B.—The change, in business here during
the past work are not important. Kapott& have continued in fair re.
quest. Sugar appeared likely to take another start when the express
came in, but has settled down at about previous rates. For kik there
is a moderate inquiry. Combs are little wanted. Saltpetre remains
quiet, and rice dull. Opium has ranged at 913 to 921 re. for PALMS,
with little doing pending the sale on Tuesday.
moo.—Thels sudden riot of the Cense. hes done leas Injury than
might have been expected, the ricer having shortly atteradvice-auhelded,
and at the date of our last advice- from Ilhanullaore (July IkaWAS
In Tirhoot and the uejonting dietricts therebane been
heavy hills of rain dtritg the last week of June; hut lift..
injury Is reported to tu.ve been door as yet. At Bhagalgami
also the rain has been heavy, and the produce of the October pleat bee
fallen off in consequence. The lose of plant here from inundetioe bee
been considerable. On the banks of the Ftbarterutty and eleldia, the
Me of the river caused manufacture to open somewhat wear
timely, and the plant which had to he cut as the water as
being unripe, has yielded hot little. In Lower Maga
the weather has been generally favourable. There are complaints of
too much rain from Jereare, and Eastern Kishnaghur, but the lout
advices are better. Manufacturing is now pretty general. From the
upper provinces we have received no late Information of the progress
of the rearim. On the whole. the dam +ire lone in lower Ben gal has
been immaterial, end with tine weather for the manufacture during
this month and the neat, full WHIMAtes arc likely to be realised—viz.,
95.000 to 110,00 tads.
Exports from let Nov., 1647, to oth July, 1816, are to Great Bri-
tain, 20,270 cheats, 77,833 Ky. Inds.
Bros.—There has been a good demand for sugar throughout the
- week, and all white descriptions are saleable at lull rates. The New
Senates. find quality, has brought 8-4 to 8-10 rs. per Ind., being
rather above our last quotations. Oldalienaree has sold at 6-9 to 6-14
Co.'s na. per rod.
slut Piece Goons—Demand for Coraha remains languid, and
prices are without any alteration.
Mrs.—There Is little to report of the rice market, and the value of
good table kind remains about Co.'s re., 2 per tad.; Banana and
litoongby are rather lower.
Forlowrs.—Arrivals have been rather numerous, but freights have
, undergone no chinge of moment.
IMPORTS.
Corrom Goons—The market for British cottona during the past
week bait been a little more steady. The demand, though perhaps a
little more active, is still far from general, but there hr been rather
mora grmneea shown by importers. Is 31anthester goods •my
fair amount of binilnees has been done.
SHIRTINOS.—The rale. of grey 40-inch hare been large, and pea
rally at prim showing thronere, particularly foe middling cloth.
The quantity o. ordinary quality at market is large, and for these
offers are still very low. 43-inch greys are in little demand. Blenched
shinings of all kinds continue dull.
PRINTeII GOODS.—the demand for prints is atilt confined chiefly to
Turkey red •15-iuch chintzes of good colour, and of three sales are at
fair pricey. Inferior colours it in, however, difficult to sell at any rates:
Twtsv.—There is a better market for twist, and demand ap-
pearl% on the increase. No. 40, of good quality, is higher, and fur
other numbers the last prices obtained are somewhat above the
lowest point.
MONEY :MARKET.

Bengal Bank Co.'. Ns. (4,000) Prem. 2,000 to 2,050
Agra Bank (500) „ •.5 to 30
North Western Bank

. ( on government arceptances (3 months) ... 5 per cent.
Diswun` on private bills and notes (ditto) 8
. )on deposit in Company's paper 8
Interestl ditto Oil cab creditaccounts 611 IS
.............. ......,.....-

Transfer Stock paper, 3 per cent 8 8 to 9 0 prem.
Bombay, 5 per alit.
Old Niece, 5 per cent., al:exuding to numbers 4 0 4 8
New Company's 5 per ant. I 8 2 0
Third Stem, 4 per tent. lB 8 1; 0 „
New Cy., 4 per cent.
ElCllANOM—Mmosetione in exchange have been exceedingly
limited, consideiable abipmenta, particularly et sugar, having gore
forward for the purpose of remittance. some transactions have taken
place at Is. Nil. Our present quotations are 10.9/d. to Is. 10d. for
six months' sight bills; Missionary NUB are Is. Bld. for 35 days'
sight; Oriental Bank bills, la Nil., foe Pia months' sight. Current
rat.• of exchange: Treasury Baia, at 30 day.' sight, according so
amount, at Is. ad. to la. bid. per Co. rupee; Navy Bills, at 30 days'
sight, at 11. lid. to la. 80. per Co. rupee; Bank bilks at
30 days' sight and 60 days' eight, at Is. dd. to Is. 90.
per Co. rupee ; Agra hank Bins, at sight to 6 months' sight, for MUM
not under 200/. to above 5001., at Is, Bd. to Iv. 91d. per Co. rupee;
Oriental Bank ditto, at sight to G months' sight, at Is. 811. to Is. Odd.
pee CO. rupee; private lualts against shipments, at G month,' sight,
at Is. led. to la. 10. d. per Co. rupee; Agency on Lond.in eorrespon.
dent, at 30 days to 6 months' sight, according to amount, at Is. 90.
to Is. 10d. per Co. rupee ; Agency Drafts for remittancee, at G months'
sight, according to the report of the Chamber of Commerce in the
past week, have averaged at la. 10Id. per Co. rupee; Gorenimont
adivantvs on shtitments to Load= and Liverpool, on hilts at months'
date, are at Is. 10d. per Co. rapist