The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-13 00:00:00

AUSTRALASIAN LEAGUE.

On September 14, the legislative council of Van
Diemen's Laud adopted the following petition to the Queen.
All the elected members, and several government officers.
voted for it—only the Attorney-General and three of this
governor's nominees against it:
" TO THE QEEEN.ii MOST EXCELLENT MkJESTT.
" We, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, the
I members of the legislative council of Van Diemen's Land
in council assembled, beg leave to approach your Majesty
with the assurance of our attachment to your Majesty'll
person and government.
"We beg leave humbly to represent to your Majesty
that on the 4th September, 1848, your Majesty, with the
advice of your Privy Council, was pleased to order that the
colony of New South Wales (which then included Port
Phillip, sine called Victoria), the colony of Van Diemen's
Land, and the Cape of Good Hope, should be the places to
which felons and other offenders in the United Kingdom,
then being or thereafter to be under sentence or order of
transportation, should be conveyed, under the provisions of
the act of parliament of the sth year el the reign of his late
bigjesty King George the Fourth.

last tba order of Council wee revoked man after it
ito far as respected the Cape of Good
era
°T; tut en the :sth day of Jam, 1861, your majesty. is
• mace with an sildrem from the Legislative Conseil
01 s„,,ih Wales, was pleased to revoke the said order
'l.'ll to far as it related to New South Wales.
lhemen's Lend is now the only convict
with the exception of Western Australis,
"•'us the coast of New Holland, at an immense die-
OW fro, en' settled district; and which was made a
tojeralrany since the date of the order in ceased to which
r-hsee reitrud.
./.; fir years peat the colonists of Van Diemen's
L.„ hoe been rtitioning your Majesty. praying for the
&bawer o transportation.
;brat, haring considered the 'object with that extreme
shah its importance demands, we desire to express to
our deliberate opinion that transportation to
should seam.
we therefore humbly, but earnestly, pray that
gtjesty will be graciously pleased to revoke the said
...jir.ut 0)41061."

INDIA.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

We hays rewired the following telegraphic Ma-
sage, in anticipation of the overland mail, dated
TRIESTE, JAN. 12.
"The steamer Adria arrived this morning, with
the Calcutta mail of the Bth of December.

" Pegn waa taken on the 21st of November, and
will be annexed.

"The campaign may be considered at an end,
unless the Burmese government should invade our
new territory, which they will probably do. In such
a case we should march on Ava.
" The northwestern frontier is quiet.
" Calcutta exchange firm, at 2s. id. to 2s. Id.
" The supply of money continues abundant.
" From China we hear that the insurrection gains
ground.
. _ _

" From Sydney we have advises to the Bth of
November, and from Swan River to the 21st of
November."

VD, Court.

WINDSOR, JAIL 12.
Those who dined with her Majesty] yesterday
were, the Prince of Leiniogea, Lady Emily Seymour, and
Lady Caroline Barrington.
Her Majesty's Private Band attended in the Castle in the
evening. and performed the following music:
Overture, " Leo Clemons Blbnce " Miter.
Wks Violin, Y. Sabin" " Le Tamale" De Dori*.
Task, " Die let4tigen Welter Ton Windsor* Olio NiesiaL
The Duke of Cambriege and the Prince and Princess
Augustus of Cobourg are expected to arrive at the Castle
today on a visit to the Queen.
Chevalier and Madame Bunsen, Sir Jamas and Lady
Graham, the ',Hight ;Hon. W. and Mrs. Gladstone, and the
Muter of the Rolls, have been invited, and are also ex-
pected this afternoon.

The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy
Governor had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yes-
terday at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Finance Committee of the Royal Commission for the
Exhibition of 1851 met yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock,
at Lord Granville's residence, in Bruton-street. There
were present Earl Granville, Sir A. Spearman Bart, Sir
W. Cubitt, Mr. Coulson, Q.C., Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr.
Edgar Bowring (Secretary). Captain Owen, ME., wee in
attendance. . .

The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert arrived in town yes-
terday.
The Hon. Charles A. Murray had an interview yesterday
with the Earl of Aberdeen.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mn. Gladstone left
town yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle.
Despatches were received from the Governor of the Cape
of Good Rope yesterday at the Colo:141-41re. Despatches
were also received from the Governors of Australia and
New Zealand.