The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-17 00:00:00

INDFA. 4ND CHINA.
THE OVERLAND MAIL.

The following is our oorredpondent's letter, which
had not been received when yesterday's Express was
published:

BOMBAY, Dn. 17.

Just af,er the departure of lut mail, news was re-
ceieed,of the descent of a bsdy of Won ierees on one of
our outposts near Bunnoo. Tue following account of
their reception and expulsion is taken from the Lahore
Chronicle. Sinos then no further irruption has been
attempted.

We intimated in a short Wee to our station friends on
Monday that we had received intelligence of a descent of
the Wasearees Usti, our frontier poseesaions of Bannoo, and
that they had been signally defeated with lom on the 19th
of November. It was added that the attacking party beat
a precipitate retreat, and that the main body, finding tnat
nothing but hard blows were to he had, had dispersed, espe-
cially as they heard that Major K. Taylor was himself in the
field. We have, sioee communicating the above, learnt
farther particulars to the eff,et that the hosiile tribes assem-
bled on the 18th of this ramth in large masses with the
declared intention of attacking the frontier village.
In the course of that day they crossed Boorum
river, in the hills, and came down into the Glsomut• e
Pass. The same night a detached party advanced from
the pass upon three of our villages, one of which they
overran, burning 1130111 grass roofs, bat otherwise
doing no great damage. It appear that the people had
anticipated the attack, and were consequently prepared;
while the guards, ativioned in the towers of the respective
villages, kept up so hot a mu .ketry fire on the m irmden
that they retreated with the loon of some eighteen killed and
wounded. At least two men were left dead in one village,
and two have died since the affray, of the wounds they re-
ceived, while some twelve or foureen men were reported to
have beet wounded and carried off, aecerding to the inv.
Diable custom of the bill tribes. On our side oily one man
was wounded. The detached invaders were met so warmly
by the Irregul .r troops in the towers of the villages, that
they were driven back, with the loss we have specified, in
about a quarter of an hour : the entire body, on finding that
ample preparations had been made to support our advancad
poets, thought discretion the better pert of valour and returned
to their homes, leaving the frontier as quiet as if nothing had
occurred. A later letter says ;—" The Wuzeerees threatened
to play the 8-1 with us in Bunnoo, but they have met their
match in Major Taylor, and the storm has blown over. It
certainly looked serlosts." The Puolaub levied have answered
so well, in point of general efficiency, that we should not
be surprised to hear of adetermination to Litres's° the number
of the regiments.

The Marquis Dalhousie reached Lahore on the
27th ult., and had since then visited and inspected
every place worthy of attention. He had on his way
gone to inspect the spot fixed on as the head of the
Baree Dash Canal. Festivities of all kinds were the
order of the day, and Lahore was gager than ever it
had been before. A levee was held on the 7th, at
which all the native gentry of the city were present.
The meeting between the Governor-General and the
ruler of Cashmeer was to take place at Wezeerabad,
date not fixed on. Her Majesty's 96th foot had been
ordered up to Lahore from Agra, consequent on the
sickness prevalent there haying rendered the European
Fusiliers inefficient. Sickness was if anything on
the decrease, though will prevailing to a great
extent. The Fusiliers had 299 men and 6 officers
OR the sick list, and among the native troops
010: the 14th Dragoons and European artillery lists
remained much as before. The Fusiliers are to leave
Lahore for the provinces. The 3rd Light Dragoons
were at Sealko'e, doubtful whether they were to re-
main there or proceed on to Wuzeerabad. At Moot-
tan there was little sickness, and the vast season had
been mach more healthy than 1849. Colonel Boileau,
Engineere, who had been there examining the for',
left again on his way back to Ferczepore. The La-
hore treasure for re-coinage has reache I Bombay ; as
also the contributions for the Great Exhibition of next
year. Mr. Pringle has been sue 'ceded by Mr. H. B.
E. Frere, as commissioner in Scinde, the latter gen-
tleman being succeeded as commissioner at Set-
ters by Mr. Ogilvy from Broach.
P.S. TLe Hironick. of the 7th received by to-day's
dank from Lahore mentions that the Europeans at
I'estawur were suffering much from sickness, and that
deaths were frequent. The 71 at N. I. had returned
to cantonments on the 28th ult.; they had been out
in tents for change of air, and had somewhat improved
from it. Maharajah Goolaub Singh, of Cashmeer, had
reached Jambe) on his way to Wuzeerabad. Should his
highness's expected invitation of the Governor-Gcneral
to Cashmeer be a warm and friendly one, it was under-
stood that it would be accepted—not otherwise. The
Maharajah will, I should think, not be over anxious
for the great man's presence at his capital—for all
natives are firmly impressed with the idea that where
we have once been as guests we have generally visited
afterwards as conquerors! The Governor-General
was to quit Lahore fur Wuzeerabad on the 11th.
The 14th Dragoons and let Bengal Fusiliers are to
leave Lahore for change of air, on being relieved by
the 3rd Dragoons and 96th Foot.
The following is a copy of the order issued by Sir
C. Napier to her Majesty's 22nd, on presenting them
with their new colours: it is simple, but much to the
point.
Regimental Orders.—Head Quarters' Camp Loodianaii,
Nov. 30, 1850 -1 VW delighted with the appearance and
state of the 22nd Regiment. I band 1,000 powerful,
healthy men on parade, good soldiers all, and but 29 men
in hospital, with trifling ailments, not a cue of fryer or
dysentery among them. The wholei regiment is in good
order, and fit in all points for war. My stay wu too
short, and the ground too precipitous, to extrcue the re-
giment, but I saw enough to assure mo that it is fit to
take its place in a line of battalions' or to be thrown out
in front as a light corps, and in either position to do itself
and its commanding officer credit I told the regiment
that 1 feel proud of being its colonel, and I repeat it, I am
proud—very, very proud of it. I brought the 22nd and 60th
into the hills, that I might have two effective regiments under
my band in case of sadden need. I hope that my successor
will keep them both in their pees: nt quarters for the next
two years. He will then always have two thousand healthy,
strong, and practical soldiers reedy for service. I was glad
to see the friendship which exists between these two fine regi-
ments. This makes men work well togefher in scion sod in
every way that becomes soldiers. I now hid adieu for the
present to the officers non-commissioned officers and privates
of my regiment, with the hops that we shall again meet in
England. But meet again or not meet again, my wishes
will always be for their health, and for the glory of their
colours in battle. (Signed) C J. Napier, General Com-
mander-in. Chief, and Col of H. M. 22-1 Rest. of Foot.
Lieut. Sandy., 551 h N. 1., executive officer, Arracin
district, was drowned in the schooner Cu,lew, when
on his way to Sandaway. The little vowel was an-
chored some distance from land, when a strong breeze
sprung op towards evening, and she sunk at her
anchors, all hands perished. The Rev. C. D. Gibson,
chaplain at Secunderabad, has obtained eighteen
months leave to the Cape.
Dr. G. Build, editor Bombay Time., is to-morrow
to be semen into office as sheriff of Bombay.

Our Singapore correspondent writes: " Letters
received from Bangkok, dated Nov. 24, represent
all quiet in that quarter, and trade was quietly re-
snaring its accustomed channel, as before the late and
unsuccessful visit of Sir James Brooke. As from the
tone aid behaviour of the latter, it was expected he
would return with force, considerable uneasiness pre-
vailed
• ' bit as soon as the Siamese find that our ob-
ject is peace, the trade will become as brisk as ever.
ome interested parties would seem to encourage •
contrary sentiment, but we have no reason to appre-
hend any inconvenience to our trade, or disorder in
the internal economy of Siam. Jealousy and distrust
are characteristic of the native mind, but these soon
give way on • better acquaintance."

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK. The half-yearly
meeting of the proprietors of this bank was held yesterday,
at 1 o'clock, on the premises, in Princustreet Bank; Mr.
Meek in the chair. The ordinary formalities having been
gone through, the secretory read the report, by which it ap•
poured that the nett profit to be sppropriated amounted to
28,8741. 161 Cl., from which a dividend of 6 per cent. and a
bonus of 34. 6d. per share we. to be paid, leaving a balance
of 3741. 162.6 d. to be curled to the unlit of the guarantee
fund, which would then mount to 137,1091. lls. 31. The
directors outgoing by rotation were Megan. Coding, Foster,
Meek, and Tinter, who were re-elected without opposition.
Upon the question that the :report be adopted, no discusaion
of public interest occurred. Mr. &nods* and one or two
other shareholder" asked a few questions upon details which
were answered by; the chairman, or some of the directors
present, to the satisfaction of the meeting. With respect to
the guarantee fund, concerning which it we. 'eked whether
it was fobs %other increaaed, and to an indrfinita limit, or
whether • *maximum, if one was not already fixed by the
ant, eosin not be established, and the proceeds beyond that
amount devoted to the benefit of the shareholder', the chair-
man ea; d that the directors had all felt from the first the
Thal kaportanee of creating and maintaining such a fond.
As t:ne bank stood firmly, by reason of the public confident*,
so the public confidence we. reposed in them sunny by rea-
son of the existence of that guarantee fund, and much of that
confining would be withdrawn if the fund were diminished.
Thauks were unanimously voted on the motion of Mr. Bar-
ttriale to the chairman and direoton, au' a similar vote was
cordially paused in honour of Mr. Pollard, the manager of
the Baal, on the motion of Mr. 0. B. Harrison. The meet-
ing adjoused Ow a dttlag of WI in hoar.