The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

HERAT.

The last India 'nail brought intelligence from
Cabal respectieg the affain at Herat to Nov. 1. The
&Podia's of Dec. 8 has the following :

The latellig. am from Herat is borrible : the whole of
Tar Mehamed's firmly, old sad yosug, bees hoes put to
death except the mother of the two princes who were re-
essay murdered by the Pennon troops. Ike hid great
leftist's in Huse; in fast, she administered the affairs of
the state, sad woo .ailed " the Nswsb of Herat." Her life
was spend with the view of extorting from her the tremors
she was known to have possessed ; but .b. was prepared
far this, for ow the murder of her two sons abe collected all
her jewels sad basal them, and allowed ►er slaves to disai.
bete the spoil mast themselves. She is sow tortured with
rest hot irons to give up hot tiddes wealth. We do not
apprehend immediate hostilities unless the Persians advance
beyond Herat. With Herat iteelf beet liishomed sad his
allies bass strictly nothing to do; sad we doubt musk
whether the British lion will stretch out his paw until a
moss satisfactory caw beifi is established.
The sows from Cesdahar is of a eery warlike ratan.
Now that Herat is takes by the Suddoojees, the inveterate
enemies of the Bensksyse, Do* Mehosed has addressed his
brothers of Cendaber, entreaties/ then to forget all former
disagreements, sad join together to prevent the encroach-
meats of the common snooty. To this the Candahar chiefs
have all agreed, end ere %nisi every minion to raise ea
formidable a force as possible, to form a chain from Cau-
dal*, to Balkh, the ►ighway Si Heist, when Gliolant
Ryder Khan is at present with shoat 10,000 troops. When
the forces of Dost !debased and the Coodeltar chiefs cults,
It is calculated they will master about 70,000 men and about
80 guns.

A PARSEE PRAYER AGAINST THE RUBSIANII.—A
simpler circumstases attended the thanksgiving at Bombe,
desired by the Governor General for our seaman in the
Crimea. On the Rod of December. the day deed spots, the
l'anees of their sirs word met is the Town Hall to lister'
to a lettere oa the freedom sod bless's!e of the British
instrument, counseled with the tyreany end •ppreesion of
Ramis, draws up aad delivered by one of their couirry-
men—Dessablloy Freak*. The lemurs being concluded,
the servitor of the day was wound op by the following
pryer, not only remarkable for its own excelleoce
and appropriates'se, but doubly se as cue of the first ever
delivered by a layman is public', sad in the ordinary coo
smational language of this hearers, the Parsee worship
being eoaducted, sad their sawed books being written,
wholly in aa ookoowa tongue, ueintelligible to the wor-
shippers. and very imperfectly suderstood by the great
body of the priesthood themselves : 0 Almighty Gad, let
Thy shadow sleets fall wherever the British rule eaters.
Grant it, 0 God, swam is all its stodertakiage.
Ttarrish by the aid of Thy powerful heads all its
evert..—aud great that ite anglaise may still ries, and its
moral effects be spread over a still greater portion of the
world. Receive our bumble acknowl.dgmests, 0 Lora,
'or having pissed as seder sash a bausierst ruts, sad we
pray to Thee to preserve us under it. Great, 0 Beeves,
that the goventateat over mar head, be actuated la reline
vet us with still greater Madame aad its effects be spread
tIU wider. 0 Almighty promitor, preserve for ever,
swan ear Heel sad prepertiis, se they now
are—sad groat that the recarity may be still
mere stresethated. Bestow, 0 Lord, a still mere
userelhl heart le the Clem' who rages Na as.
We pray to Thee, 0 Almighty Gad, to bless het NOW
with metes In the great war fa wild& May ere pew
eagypi, sad Wei to • speedy end the rest
poatiie visamw time who have else le th=
k *.I h$ slim Qmst 0 plebes Ova, Ihat ire WI