The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-21 00:00:00

yiss trial of Local Lieutenant Harvey, late of the
Baggage Corps, for fraud and embezzlement, had
wee 37 days, and a fortnight more was looked
as. The appeal of Mr. Fit:Almon to the Supreme
coact, against the decision of the court martial which
condemned him to seven years' trim swrteition, has
sot been successful, the court having declined to in-
teeere,—Some disgraceful riots have occurred at the
mum's, Hyderabad, where some twenty people have
lost their lives. The disturbances were occasioned by
the quarrels of the Sheeahs and Soonees, rival Ma-
homeclan sects. The matter seems to have been
smoothed over by the most contemptible conceseieee
en the part of govcrement.—The construction of sta-
tion houses for the shelter fps trooe marching betwixt
Bombay and Poona, hart been anctioned by the
Court of Directors : 3,5001. is to be expeededim-
mediately on their erection.—An act to protect I
authors in India is the copyright of their works ham
jest b.en passed. We have scarcely one author
to protect. Scarcely any publication in India pays its
own charges, reviews, almanacs, and newspapers,
excepted; and we are virtually excluded from Eng-
lish circulation by an obnoxious and unprofitable duty.
—The export and import duty on cotton has been re-
pealed, without restriction or qualification as to Ter
eels carrying it. This will sacrifice about 30,0001. a
ear of revenue.—There is a rumour that lost Mee
homed contemplates visiting onr resident at Peshee
war: it is said he is anxious to secure a place of re-
fuge amongst us from the machinations of his SOM.—
From the Punjaub we have not one single line
of news : everything is tranquil, and content and
prosperity prevail everywhere.—ln Nepaul, order
has been completely restored, and the coma-
try seems flourishing.—Disturbances are occa-
sionally met with in the Khond districts of Orissa;
—The Earl of Dalhousie arrived at Madras on the
sth, and was expected to leave on the oth; he will
by this time have been installed as Governor-General
of India. At the intervention of the Marquis of
Tweeddale a sanatorium for European troops has
been established on the Blue Mountains.—The fleet in
the Persian Gulf having been reduced to a sloop and a
small schooner, the slave-trade is expected to be re-
newed as the season advance.—Our governors have
all returned to their seats of governmeut.—Lord Har-
dinge and the Marquis of Tweeddale are about to
leave for England ; Mr. Clerk is on the eve
of visiting Scinde.—The Commander-in-chief of India
continues in the north-west provinces.—Sir W.
Cotton is at present at the presidency.—
A subscription to provide a statue and a picture in
commemoration of the governor-general's adminis-
tration, has already reached betwixt 2,0001. and
3,0001., and will, we have little doubt, speedily mount
up to 6,000/. or B.oool.—lip to the hour of going to
press (10 p.m. 15th), the steamer with the English
ma'l of the 7th December had not made her appear-
ance. We can form no conjecture as to the cause of
the delay. We have no reason to suppose anything
wrong on this side of Suez, and infer, therefore, that
something has happened to the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigatiou Company's ship on the
other. The departure of the steamer for Aden has
been deferred from yesterday to this evening."
The particulars of the riot at Hyderabad are as
follows: The two Mahomedan sects of Sheeah and
Soowe hate each other with an intensity propor-
tioned to the insignificance of the interval between
their creeds. The great festival of the Mohurrum
had passed off in comparative tranquillity; there had
been a reciprocation of taunts and abuse, a wordy
war, betwixt the rival sects, but nothing more. The
Nizam belongs to one denomination of true be.
lievers ; his Vizier, as well as the Kotwal (Lord
Mayor)• of Hyderabad, to the opposite one.
The Sheeahs, emboldened by the latter eir-
eumAance, obstructed the thoroughfare before
the houses of the Soonees, where they col-
lected in multitudes, abusing the Caliphs of
their opponents. The Nino' gave directions that
the rioters should be seized and the streets cleared,
and accordingly some 40 persons were seized on and
confined. All seemed now tranquillised, when, in
the course of the night, placards were stuck up on
the walls, full of abuse of the Soonees, and insulting
allusions to some of their most holy men. The
Soonees, thus &roused, aasembled to the extent of
about 20,000. A son of the Darogah of one of the
mosques, suspected of Sheeah leanings, having been
desired to abuse the Sheetihs, declined, and was im-
mediately cut down and then tired on by the mob.
The body was then mutilated and suspended by the'
legs in decision. Blood once tasted, the mob rushed
into the house of a Sheeah, set fire to it, and mur-
dered all the inmates, three in number. Other out-
rages of like kind ensued, till at length the ferment. I
was allayed by the flight of the obnoxious
Kotwal, and the promise on the part of the
minister that he should be expelled from office,
and the Sheeahs never be again permitted to go
in procession, unless accompanied by troops. The
minister was afterwards said to have professed his
willingness to quit. the sect of the Sheeahs and go
over to that of their opponents, bat this he denied,
and it was proclaimed th.et. a Sheeah hereafter found
abusing a Soonee might be slain with impunity.
In the neighbourhood of Hyderabad there is a Hindoo
temple, a portion of which the Nlahomedans ordered
to be pulled down as polluting their processions with
its shadow. The Hindoos represented that for many
years the temple had stood there, and no one pre-
tended to be offended with it. At night the temple
was assailed : early in the morning one of the at-
tendants went in quest of succour from the canton-
ments hard by ; on his return he was attacked and
murdered by the Mahomedans. The other attendants
of the temple, who had meanwhile fortified them-
selves, were next attacked; a battle ensued, and
• several lives were understood to have been lost on
both sides. Tranquillity was at length restored by
the intervention of a small body of troops. The day
is not distant when the Mohurrum scarcely passed off
anywhere throughout India without bloodshed—now
the Nizam's dominions alone afford instances of riot.
Ragojee 13angria, the bandit referred to as having
been captured, was taken by Lieut. Gell. It ap-
pears that this officer having obtained correct intelli-
gence of the movements of the outlaw, disguised
himself as a native, and hastened in the pursuit. Rego-
jee went to the religious fair (juttra) which is held at
the well-known place of pilgrimage called Pundra-
poor. The enterprising young officer reached the
placed, and having found out Ragojee, took him
prisoner while bathing. Ragojee was then removed
under the care of his captor to Poona, from whence
he was taken in c hains in one of the public phaetons
to the jail at Tannah, where he was safely lodged.
Ragojee on finding himself a prisoner, has endeavoured
to exculpate his name from the atrocities with which I
it has been associated. He allows his life to be for-
feited, and declares that, although he expects no
mercy, he has not been guilty of the murders and
other atrocities attributed to him by mere report.
Others had made use of his name to wreak their
vengeance on their enemies.
From Madras, in addition to the arrival of Lord
Dalhousie, we learn the failure of the Messrs. Vinay,
Cardoso, and Co., who suspended payment on Friday,
the 24th of December.
We learn from Bassos, says the Bombay Times,
that there is a magnificent collection of Nineveh
scul,..tures gracefully reposing on the mad of the
Euphrates previous to their transportation to Bom-
bay. They were in a state of the most perfect pre-
servation, but apprehensions were entertained that
they might not long remain so, as rain was found to
damage them exceedingly. Instructions had been
given that as many of them as could be
shipped should be brought down by every vessel
leaving the Gulf. The smaller sized slabs only
could be transported in this way ; there were many
of them that could only be removed with powerful
tackling. Two were supposed to weigh no less than
fifteen tons each ; and the whole were calculated to be
no less than 250 tons in weight. The French govern-
ment has already expended above 30,0001. on these
valuable relics, and the public money could not bet-
ter have been bestowed : they sent out a vessel from
Europe, provided with every contrivance for taking
them safely on board. The specimens just adverted
to, collected by Mr. Layard, are infinitely superior to
anything yet sent home
Below will be found a meeting of the Union Bank
of Calcutta on the sth of January, when it was
resolved that a much greater advantage might be
derived from the sale of the indigo of the btu* in

MONEY.
BOMBAY, JAN. 15.—EILCIIAN08.—The rata 011Loadon
has advaaced, Bank paper toeing I,Baringe Credit., Is. 100.
• and loud paper with shipping documents, 11.106 d. a Is. 10/d.,
per rupee, Ws months' sight, to ail which translations have beta
do
ne. Three months' sight Bank paper is still 15. aad 30 days'
ls.6td. per rupee. On Calcutta do
tt• is 901 is., 30 dais' eight;
sad China?, 210 per 100 dole, 60 sight.

CALCUTTA JAN. 6.—Unoir Um—A spatial meet-
ing et the el tbal7sios Santa* Mose ea OM
ths issalstim nes inspased:—lbmatest. that the opt-
=gee ant tbs-yeeesst etas monlet7 disks is
&mei low ermare4 be 'epeeist*, le realimi trum the
Indigo nimbi te tie DANA by sesiOng It to Ithniend
ism
then nimbi Name It= and thst by drssluagrout:
the shipmest, the Int be pin is
pneemess et finds be ele rest an isainteebtirt sooM be by sae here.
After this ins NY a great dui el dieensionsemsued, when the fol-
l=essiiimtans pegemdsmimended •—llist It isesetraty to
siesnerellme Oil' I=bergnoldrln-
swim It Weals. width Mr Mimes
the smornierrela—assehei, TIM espears Se this msdbe_
that tea mast be the idssmiess Otis pi gown ing
of the Unice Dank Waft MeV d Mil Isma b."'
In the roam= wowed by the dlitselme in their madetiestel the
29th ultimo. This amendment wen astrisd—Plimeis. Sitliensta.
sow 000 Co., at ease*" etteedlsen beht ibr the prossest NM.
cc:tering via *said be a ft an groper plass er asetses to be
recommended's' sedges, cc nips,el tits amialset Yr Insolvent
Arm—it was iminimasely smaated to that Mr. Milke do take the
Mgr. Present by Kr. Robinson and ,needed by Mr. limner—
" That it Wog apparest no creditor or erallisrs etas firm is • r
an
set as smigoart, and Mr. Willie= stestary to th•
ad Ossmene, having kindly easeentsd Y sesept
the gseS
that be be reasnemaded to the court as a ft pass te be
sole signet of the estate of the Arm am of the Mimi* swath"
It appears from a statement laid on the labia that the onsta weft
2,92,49unt., and the linbilitica 2,85,558 t s.
MADRAS, JAN. 7.—lt appear. [nos a statement Mete af-
fairs ot Messrs.Viney,rwrozo,Co.,that the sesetsanicanuisdto about 1
the amount of the habilitien, though doubts were entertakled whether
some of theese would reshoe the value estimated. At a meeting of
creditors on the sth Jan , it was resolved, that it was regaining that
the eAtite should be wound up under the chant, of WWI& It bar-
ing been Mated that a bored of trustee' have been appointed at heath-
Cherry, by the credltorathete, to conduct the liquidation at this elate
of the Pondicherry brush of the firm, and a letter Wise has reed
from them, addressed to the chairman of the meatier, niewesive of
their additives to concur in whatever the meeting might
upon foe the general benefit of the cf. diturs of the cdate,ttuns
.olved that the tnuter appointed be authorised to act in concert with
them as might be necessary.

BOMBAY COMMERCIAL.
The steamer with the London mad of the 7th ult. has not
yet arrived. and being some lays past due the anxiety with which
she en looked for has been added to.
Conon Pact Comm.—The limited demand exiting at the date of
our last for thew fabrics has continued to the prment tome. and the
, amount of butanes done in the fortnight in therefore small. Prices
I of a few kinds of goods are rather more in favour of buyers thaw they
were. but ow the whole are well supported. owing to importers having
Omit.' r"" " • traiord from mowing stocks upon the market, and
1 which light reeciplai added to the limited quantity upon band, and on
the way out, warrants them in not doing. Low ramifies of grey and
. bleached oonticue to enjoy a preference is demand, but traneactions
lin all have been so unimportant as not to call for special notice. of
dyed and fancy goods there have bees a tee Mining sales, and Turkey
red plain, and twill cloth, in the former, Caillitla to ho inquired for.
Pliers of the plain cloth of good quality bane slightly improved. For
Turkey red prints there has also been a slight inquiry, but the prices
offered are still very low, and far from remunerating.
Corrov YARN in the grey, has partaken of the dulness prevailing
in the piece goods market, and the sales since our last are very
limited in amount, but which, after the extensive sales of the previous
fortnight, was only to be expected. The same are undernoted, and
time a decline in prior of 30a. and ans.mule, and tea, water, but which
&rims *del, from the quality having been inferior. Of orange no
noire have trsnepired, but of Turkey red one Is noted at a low figure.
The former dye continuer to be in request.
Woottliss continue to be neglected. and nothing has been done in

them.
al cro.s.--Iron, Swedish bar, has been In good demand, and an
assortment of imitable aura has realised en advanced gnotation.
British bar is much wanted; prices have further advanced, and have
6101 an upward tendency. Nail rod, beep, and sheet continue much
as before reported. Copper is steady. anti seam pule* have but effect
at full priors: the latter fur tile ars in the ascendant. Of archer
200 cwt ha., been sold to arrive, at rs. II per coot. Tin phides much
the tune as before. 0
COCHINEAL—None In the market.
tlarraos.--First quality in good demand ; 1001bt anther inferior
is reported sold at no. lii per lb.
smarm—Brandy has been sold to the extent of 40 hhds., In equ d
quantities of brown and pale, at 3 rs. per gallon; and for the prtsent
the market is well supplied.
Bern.,—None at market, but of porter there has been a recent im-
port, the bulk of which is for government ; and we only hear of a sale
of SO bhds. Tponent'a at 53r. per Mid.
Llama.- Corms WaiL—Tba market continua In an eaves-
( nicely dull Mate. Purdue., In the fortnight hair been few and tt i-
vial in extent, and chiefly . for the China market. Prices ace much
lower, but a good proportion of the decline Is more nominal tan

tinese's Wool.—Anivalit have been large, and 300 candies of the
different kinds ore reported to have been purchmed, chiefly by native
shippers, at our quotations. Great complaints continue to he nude of
the Gulch and Marwar descriptions, tne same being much mixed and
full of burrs.
Orin.—Further metro!' of the new crop, to the extent of 300
chests, have taken place since our last, a portion of which have gone
forward per Ariel to Wmaung, on importers' account. Gn the
some purchmes have been made at 920 re., but the price hes since ,e.
ceded to 900 re., at which ahem are waiting for shipment by the
steamer of the 10th Met-
TO.NAOL—The rate of freight to Great Britain has declined to
13!. to. per ton, at which several engagements have been made, with a
trilling one or two at 31. id., end which is the rango of 'atm to-
day, mill with a good supply of tonnage. To China, engagements
to-
have been done at 14 rs. and 144 re, per sandy, the latter being
day's quotations.
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CALCUTTA MARKETS, JAN. 8.
The overland mail of the Sth and the 24th of November
have come to hand.
The advices by these opportunities are of rather a more hopeful cha-
racter, and Ical to the expectation that Eritieb commerce was at
length about to emerge from the long continued crisis.
The state of Mildness in this city hen been in no way favourably
affected by the home a counts. The pest fortnight has been one of
much gloom and depreesion In every branch of trade. The Union
Bank lean been unable to meet its engagements, and several additional
suspensions have been announced among the mercantile community.
There has, consequently, been no abatement of distrust or renewal of l
coofidence, even in the most remote degree. Nor is the prospect for
the immediate future one which holds out any brighter oppeerance.
The severe town entailed by shipments of produce, the large amount
of dishonoured hills which have still to be returned, the unremunen
rative result of the past indigo season, depreciation in the value of all
Monorail property, In indigo, sugar, and silk, the withdrawal of the
usual facilities to trade, both external and internal, occasioned by re-
cent events, and the crippled condition in which our whole commerce
is left, all contribute to make the year open in gloom and anxiety to
every commercial interest In the country.
The produce-market has been at heat stationary ; latterly the ten-
dency of prices has, on the whole, been downwards. The business
I transited has not been of a general nature, and the demand during
the pact week has been more inactive. Even at the present redu.
prices of produce, little encouragement is afforded by the home goo.
I tati,sta. The ready rale which document Dille find must in come
degree he fettucini en affording an unwholesome stimulus to exports.
Sugar Au been in fair though moderate demand, and, except fur the I
host, prices are rather lower. Silk remains neglected. In corgis
Doc a transaction has occurred. Saltpetre. at easier rates, has been
freely taken for England and America. Rice has been in good de-
maul for homeward shipment. Jute has been leas wanted. Linseed
is lower. In other of the minor staple. little has been done.
Opium continues to decline, premed quotations showing a reduc-
tion of 40 rupee:, per chest at Paton. Advices from China to the .6th
of November, in anticipation of the steamer, have been received ria
Madras. Patna wasquoted at 571 to 575 dollers per chest.
The import trade during the past fortnight has been generally dull,
although latterly there has been some appearance of a renewal of in-
quiry. It is satisfactory to state that the bazaar, so far a* dealers in
imports are concerned, continues perfectly sound. The credit of the
native bankers soul merchants connected with the import trade of the
country has passed well through the crisia. Great caution in, how-
ever, still shown in Incurring fresh liabilities. It was yesterday
rumoured that an extensive native firm, largely connected with
sugar and saltpetre, MYe in difficulties. The restoration of internal
trade to its usual extent and condition will, doubtless, be a work of
some time. In the meantime buyers ere in some degree deterred
from coming forward by the want of confidence in prices, occasioned
by the uncertainty as to how the cock, of Insolvent firms will be
placed in the market.
Though there is still a great want of general demand for cotton
goods, the staple Manchester fabrics are more readily placed than at
the date of our last. Mule twist is rather lower, some holders having
shown a diepontion to press stocks on the market. Metals are gene-
rally towel.; spotter to the extent of I re. per maund.
The money-market remains in the same position. Though still
tight, money is not scarce in the bear', and is freely obtainable on
government uterine. The Bank of Bengal have declared a dividend
for the post half-year at the rate of 9 per cent per annum. Com-
pany's paper has con-Inued to Improve, and present rates are—
New gives ... Per Cent. Its. 0 2 to Its. 0 6 disoount.
Pa.on Fives 1 oto „ 3 0 „
Company's Fours ~ 11 oto „ 12 e
Mom FOll/1 , 13 12 to „ 13 8 „
Exchange has slightly .edvance!d, the market having been fairly sup-
plied with document bill.
Present quotations aze-6 m. e. with
document, Is. I Id. tote. I old. per rupee.
In other descriptions of paper little business bee been done.
Freights rose Se. to 10s. per ton for dead weight shortly after the
dates of our last. At the enhanced rates hininees was done for
London, but to Liverpool could not be maintained. Present quota-
tions are 6/. Ss. to U. Ioe. to London, and 51. 15e. to Liverpool, foe

"MTh trainactions in indigo have been confined to a few
small public sales, ehich have gone off at irregular prices. There
are few sellers at the rates which buyers are dispoied to give, or
approximating to those of the London October sales, and the market
remains dull and spiritlees.
gross.--For first Bemires the market has been stationary, the
supply of this quality being now limited. 9ccond quality has been
obtainable on rather easier terms, and all ordinary and durnma hare
undergone some decline. The stock of common quality to large.
The Wainer done in all has been moderate, and dually °waned to
good and tine white. For other descriptions of sugar there is scarcely
any denim& Prices are : —Henan., first quality, 8 Co. Tu. to
8 On. rum.
10a. per remind; second, 7 to 7 6; dingy and inferior, 5 to
8 IL Damn., 48to 5 4. Tirheot, 8 8 to 5 4. Khaurs, nominal.
Exports from January 1 to 8, 1848 s--Oreat Britain, 22.896 rasunds.
li.m.—Tablenea for England has been in enhanced demand singe the
1 arrival of the mail 4th Non mbev, coosicieble
for tonnage we re enteredof into, at 84. when ra
ton 15e. to 71. per . eWesZpnit;
has been abundant, and pricer, do not mach vary from our last quota-
' bobs, although for a few picked lots as high as 2 Co. ru. to 2 Co. ru. 2a.
have been paid. Other deaeriptions of rice are cheap and abundant.
I Co. ru. 2a. per =and. &Lam, I Co. rkt. la. to
MI
Co. fru.ria. per mound.

CANTON, DEC. 27, 1847.
Various circumstances have combined to render this month
• most unpritable one. Between the departure athi mil *ad
the 6thint. the merit was quiet bib for isignele mg mere
gdoezarei nee *ewe og
lie
• low line, le theeo ens sr real
The nimelig lie el our midneen Int lla 61119 Ws
bands of Ike Min an ne WIN lied tbe estingliest emellimmilt
moms ties Leeks gel se lake emesimi
trade Or a Min. so
Pelleerimg tbk was the lbseleasif
the stele at entemobli inn br Ihe Weber an Sr
19th ; and we meg in iar tie erratic psalm as am
occupy in diet bit Sue entre dieumgement of oar gelled 80.
11011. with the GOVOMMIIIit gem them ekesentenee WO mitt
hi quhe elbilin, azol=merkeit roan gine be mintliting lel
to ease apes ennj
berenn—Corros Otions.—Early in the molt eine lents=
of stailmil Wiese were forced upon the emit, es
taotedene alai Us. under the tow miss et Li =stk. The meet,
at alafer,,ena logfeed, sine kw igen et which they are 1
k etteneet. re elms ere emit le week on is.
unliesiel deb of In to 411 red. The better
=ems dreg an net in She
art
lino is
eso bought tea en Wane asadgmay 111•1111•11101
00110 X Timm—Tin hr been roinesil la gem We
beer of maks of good =ter tisk amen 16 to 114 to 111 eft. lin
The lies el the maellkeireges le tin with abort 6,440 bins
ln stoc
0 errok.
x.—The mks elle seen& dent exceed MN
culate in balm et • lthls of
figure, ad et prat don No desire to spe
Maple. Brion ii• *sat 90,000 hales, and, should
circuiies; amid to line the port, the whole of thk
bulky article ill kint le be ebeetbillei r
e: -Mnesflovernient.
lee
removal wail he legolelli ire fa eterege Ihr it la am
Kong.
WOOLLOIII. —Law is to quantity have
stems at nollens lin eld eel gee=
which are likely to be matnta. Mee en
quite neglected.
lidwram.ffail and rod iron in rani, sad emoted or NO as
4 MM. 60
.0., with a mai stet ia Iset Yin One deolegens
ant men to demi, he erode= Lad famlosiss MI di.
teromen—laan—The tremeedslie dike tn pet min hen
be= tribe, the mtbille7 assume= Mew to our led page
wafts sand • tempseury lospenden at lie. The mail arrived on
the 1k and sines that we have net bled of nay portiere on
English amount, with the exceptioo of ons or two chore of Cougou