The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

INDIA.

We have received our advice' from Bombay, Cal-
cutta, and Madras, of the dates given in the despatch
of our Trieste correspondent published last Mon-
day. The most important event reported by this
mails the

OF OUDB.

A territory the aim of Scotland, and a third more
populous, has been transferred from a native to the
British goverrinent without bloodshed or a blow.
Onde, the fairest proving of Bengal, covers an area
of 24,000 square miles, and contain' a population of
between three and See taillions, with a reve-
nue of nearly a million. The Resident, Ge-
neral Outrank, having spent some time with
Lord Dalhousie, at Calcutta, in January, left on the
25th of that month foe Lucknow, to carry out the
policy with the execution of which he was entrusted.
He reached Oawnpore on the 28th, where • fore* of
12,000 men had been established, and a bridge of
boats coestreeted to convey them across the river.
On the following day enders were issued for two
brigades to pressed to Lscknow. The Ant, com-
manded by Colonel Wheeler, assisted of her Ma-
jesty's Ned, two batteries with guns, the let Light
Cavalry, and 15th and 73rd Native Infantry. The
emend, of the sth Irregular Cavalry, a battery of
artillery, and the 22nd sad 41st Native Infantry.
Thee; having proceeded to the capital, were to readi-
ness to overawe the malcontents, should soy
such present themselves, or to put down disturbance
should It threaten to appear. Bat the Bing of his
own sowed had on their approach dismantled his
gum, disarmed the garrison, and shut op the *sea.
General Outran's first interview with the sovereign
occurred on the 4th of February, when, accompanied
by Captain Hayes and Captain West" members of
the mission, his Majesty was urged to sign a deed of
abdication. This he positively refused, saying that
he would appeal to England, and go is person to
Landon. Upon this General Cebu kneed the pro-
clamation (given below) deposing his Majesty. The
general then ordered the minister to bring to the re-
all the Wet rakers of state. About mid-day
thdeelawing attended : —The Minister Ally Necky
Khan ; the &tem', Miaistar, Rajah Bal Lunen; the
Custom-heals Daregah.lloneised-Dowlek; the City
Ketwal ; and all other affirm et the digerati branches
of admiaistratien. The Residiett prised the Re-
venue IfilmfMee to give ia this whole seseenie of
amount of renew and the dada fit
whieh wee at ems measesesed ils=thisri
dimmed to famish the Not et Thamsahe to 0;C:i
Wears, which he did. The Readient thee
Emig from Captain Ilermee's regiment over the
ogee et the revenue rabbis and asetamhompe, di.
resting that all should be Mewed to se oa am meal,
hat that se money nee parrs were to be taken away.
The Bin ltaiisent a armies to all gemindare and
mile. than that the Company have taken
sheep et the edam. and dilating them to pay all
rent te the Mow east by the liesidast to eolkot it,
and saterbeg them be ever to mediae. The Xing
had limed die palm gates. and desiared that he
saki eSSII alga the remenemaL An allowance
ham ham appointed to him et INAS& a year.
Amalie to the Bong" The.., the fetus 'dad-
niatraden will be 000deseed under General Oates=
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as cold monnisidoner, with feet mansissiasen, Kr.
Wierdeld and Mr. Christian, ef the civil service, aid
Colonel Geldoey said Major Basks, of the Bengal
army. Mr. Oseper, dirty aeoretary to government,
is to be aseretary to the chief commieslooer, and
Captain Hayes military seermary. The following
are spokes of as deputy eamminiceers:—Messrs.
Damian, Forbin, Bimpess, Balsas, Mattis, Biome,
Pollock, J. B. Thornhill, C. W. Canliffe, G. Law-
ranee, Goose, and Block. Tho above, with Mr. M.
R. Gobbing as Inassial, sad Mr. Onsmasey as judi-
cial oonimissicioar, complate the liat up to the pressat
time. A oentinpat of some 16,000 men is to be
raised, 12,000 telastry, 3,000 cavalry, and four com-
panies of artillery ; and this will take the place el an
arm larger than that of Basked itself on its pesos
seta t. The followisi officers are sassed as
having bean appointed to the coatingent:—Captain
Gowan Lieutenant Miles, and Liemens,ot Hawes.
of the Gowan,
army ; and Captain Daly, and Lints-

sante Black, Johnson, G. Grant, and H. Johnstone,
of the Bombay army.

The following summary of Indian intelligence is
collated from that of the Bombay Times of Feb. 16 :
Serious apprehensions are entertained of scarcity, in
consequence of the scantiness both of the mummer and
winter rains. At Bombay the wells are rapidly
drying up, and very great distress amongst the peo-
ple for want of water begins to be experameed, and
must be increased se the meson advances.

The Sontal districts are, we regret to say, again
becoming disturbed and uneasy, and deeds of vio-
lence are being resumed.
There have been some slight disturbances on the
Panjaub frontier; that which has attracted most at-
tention being an attempt, luckily unsuccessful, on the
life of Major Nicholson by an mania. On the 9th
a party of fifty mountain robbers burst from their
fastnesses on the peaceable district of Salinas. and
amongst other plunder carried away a couple of
women and a boy, who were afterwards res-
cued from them by the villagers. A similar
Atempt by a branch of the same tribe
having been made at Ysgbeebund, the villagers
turned out and drove back their assailants, of whom
one was captured. Robberies on a smaller scale
I continue to be of elegy occurrence, nor can we expect,
for many years to come, to free our advanced frontier
of the character of insecurity at all times attaching
to a mountain border.

We have scarcely any news from British Burnish.
The electric, telegraph has been completed betwixt
Henzada and Rangoon, and by this time it will
have been extended to Meesday, and so on to
Shotlygeen and Tounghoo. Much sickness prevailed
amongst the troops near the new settlement of Dal-
housie, but wu confined to this portion of the
province.
Lord Dalhousie has declined interfering with the
affairs at Hyderabad, leaving the great Deccan ar-
rangements to inaugurate the accession of his suc-
cessor to office. The resident is said to have proposed
to borrow four millions to pay off all claims against
the /Cam's government. The Arab troops and their
followers presently employed by the Nizam are to be
sent to their own country, those of au elder race to
remain under the supervision of the military, their
forts and strongholds to be destroyed. The Hiram is
to be asked to cede territory yieldiog a revenue of
three hundred thousand a year to meet the interest
of the loon and the charges of an army of thirty
thousand men, to be for a short time employed from
Bombay and Madras, in equal numbers, to bring the
refractory to their senses. The force ultimately to
ba maintained in the Hyderabad dominions to be
reduced from forty to twentyfive thousand, and these
to be disciplined and commanded by Company's
officers. The contingent of about ten thousand men
to continue as at present.
The Governor-General and Lady Csnning left
Bombay for Madras and Calcutta on the 6th, and
arrived at Madras on the 14th of February.