The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-04 00:00:00

SANDWICH ISLANDS.—WHALE FISHERIES. I
—Of the 588 whalers which visited the Sandwich Islands in
1815. 515 were American vessels, 32 French, 6 from Bremen,
11 English, 3 from New Brunswick, 2 Danish, 1 Hanoverien,
1 Norwegian, 1 Prussian, 1 from Hamburg, and 5 whose
country is not indicated. Among the traders that landed at
Honolulu during the same year, there were 18 American,
11 English, 2 French, 5 Swede., 2 from Hamburg, 1 Bel-
gian, and 2 from Bremen. The amount of importation was
546,910 dollars. Lahaina received goodo to the amount of
31,;00 dollen. Exportation was confined to goods to the
amount of 33,588 dollars, whilst the value of provisions pro-
vided to the whalers and vessels of war was 552,700 dollars.

the munificent donation of 10001. from Government
towards the fund in course of collection for the relief
of the poor people who had suffered from the gales of
October and November. The total amount eubwribed
for this purpose amounts to nearly 2,500 f., but a considera-
ble sum above this was required to meet the nen:mines of
the ease. In our last we mentioned that three of the
vessels obliged to lease the roadstead on the approach of
the hurricane were still missing. Two of these have re-
turned to port, the third, the Augusta, sit Bombay, was
wrecked, on the coast of Point Pedro, her crew being proea
dentially rescued from death by theJaneCatherete, one of the
three missing chaps. The Augusta was the only equarcaireeo
von 1 wrecked, but several native craft bad been destreyed.
Mr. L. Cooper has been appointed Deputy Sheriff of Madras,in room of Mr. 'sunny, resigned--Dr. Wylie and sir. W.
U. Areuthnot have been eh tied &etcetera of the Batik in
room of Mr. W. MeTaggart and Col. Tullock, resigned.—A
eorrcopeadent ofthc A thenamm, writing from Cutteele, ea the
Bth Dee., gives the following account of further dieterbances
amongst the Khoods in the dialect of 000211Mor :—" An
express arrived
here ou the night of the Zeth ultimo for
the officer commanding the 50:11 Regiment, brinnting a re-
quisition for two companies of the corps to to orsiered out
as soon as pracecab'e .0 Bend, in the Goomeoor coon_
(From the Daily Netts.) try, to meet Captain )dcPherson, *gent in the II:11
Owing to the energetic perseverance of Lieut. Tracts of Orissa, from whence they.
ieseuet him to Ram-
Wagborn, and his excellent arrangements w 1! ,c. smith the
buor The detachment left the to lowing even.ng et
4 lock, under the command of Lis Intorno J. Grant,
Austrian Lloyd's Company, we are enabled—despite and in medical charge of the 211,1 dreaer of the corps,
bad weather and a very slow steam-passage between and all marched out of cantonment in high epiri:s, coma
Alexandria and Trieste—to anticipate once more the daring the very short notice that was; given them. In
of the agent is not pee., iney known
but it is as toted that he re determined to tiring the Mena
Marseilles Mail from India. This rapid express puts this step the object
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us in possession of dates from Madras, Dec. -04 ;
business" to a cri-is, and punalt the offenders with severity.
Calcutta, Dec. 23; Bombay, Jun. 2 ; China, Nov. 28.
Bummer/ and It is Ms, stated that this detechment ail out return to
The following IS the summary of the
quarters until April nest, and that a second detach.
Times: meat will sery probably be ordered out elm; how fee there
We are once more relieved of the listlessness which for • is truth in this statement depon. nt saith uot. Pei-
season has overwhelmed us and our columns once vete intelligence laws also been mein d from Rowel-
again freed of the want of interest which has for seven condah, that three companion of the 2241 regiment from
months attached to them, by the events which have just that place have left fir the name interlude purpose, and
occurred in the Punjaub and Scinde. The Vuzeer that the Khonde are determined to resist the efforts of the
Lail Singh haring been suspected of a treason- agent in the abolition of human sacrifice, and that they
able connexion with the Cashmecr insurgent., had the ale manifesting a warlike spirit. A email number of
charge brought home to him by the Sikh Emasim- men left behind it appears are quite inadequate to furnish
ood-Decn, on the evidence of letters written by the Vuzeer the whole of the guards at that place. A party of
to Lien while in argue. The inquiries were conducted in " Pikes," under the command of Captain Dunlap, also
presence of a commission consisting of Sikh chiefs and accompanied A. M. Mills, Esq., Commissioner of tat:tele,
British officen—Mr. Currie and Colonels Lawrence and who proceeded to Boad—to put a stop to the depredations
(iodic being amongst the latter. It was intimated to the perpetrated by the Khonds, and to endeavour to bring thou
Dunbar, that should a cons icted treitor remain in power, we lawless tribes into subjection, as well as I believe to co-ops
should be under the necessity of ceasing to hold intercourse rate with Capt. M'Pherson.
with the governmt nt. and Lall Singh was accordingly depeeed, BENCSAL.—The Legislative Council has been in full se.
and removed, under our protection, to Hindomem. 1134 tivity during the month, and every Gazette a nounces the
he remained in his own country, his life would quickly pawing of ono or two sets which have lain by tor the last
have been sacrificed to the indignation of the ',staple. The year.—The Metropolitan of India has returned to Calcutta
government was now entrusted to a commitoon of chiefs, in safety, and the Bishop of Madras, who had lean acting
and the question pressed as to the arrangements content. for hi,u during his absence, returned to his diocese.—The
plated by them on our retirement. After much equine:- Ilurkaru, se nting of the Asiatic Society, says—" We
I ton and delay, it was determined to ask of us to permit have learnt from one of the members of the eiatic Society,
an army of ten thousand men to remain at Lahore during that at the last meeting of the society, agreeably to the
the minority of the Maharajah—our commisarener virtually iiistructions of the lion, the Court of Directors, two com-
er exercise the functions of Vuzeer. To this we assented, mutters have been formed, the one for the purpose of in-
-1 the Seikhs defraying all the charges of our troops• amount- sestieating the antiquities of India, and the other for
ate to a quarter of a million sterling annually. The furnishing government with a statistical report on the rub-
Maharajah is now a child of term years old ; and for the jb cis mentioned in the letter of the government of India."
next ten years at least the Punjaub is in the hands .f lie Reverend Messrs. Anderson and Smith, of the General
'of the Brinell Government, and controlled by a Brit eh Assembly's Institution, have reached Calcutta, and swum,'
Army. It is idle to speculate on the events which rele7 their duties in that seminary, the number of pupils in which
occur before the year 1857. H. M's 10th foot, with eight is said to be daily increming. The portrait el the late Sir
regiments of native infantry, and • suitable proportion of W. Nott, exezuted by Mr. Brigatoek, has reached Calcutta,
artillery, haJ been ordered to relieve the troops who for and is to he hung up iu the town-hall—as has also the
ten months had so admirably dew...barged their duties. statue of the late Mr. 1). flare, and is to be
The Sikh Government have thus voluutarily undertaken placed in the quadrangle of the Government Sancrit
to defray the extra charges of an army at Lahore, aide!' College adjoining the Ili duo College. Mr. Crichton,
for our own protection we muse have maintained at any deputy pat:Baiter, has been removed tram his sent-
rate on the frontier! Such has been the success of the 'eon, and been succeeded by Mr. B. Bennett.
much-censured policy of Lord Hardinge, refusing to Flights of locusts have visited Kedgeree, and dune conai-
conquer or spoil the country. which has row been volunta- derable damage to the surrounding vegetation.—Menrs.
rily and trauquihly placed in our hands without obloquy. A. F. Smith and R. T. Allan have assumed the duties of
trouble, or charge. Just as the army on the Indus was sheriff and deputy respectively, vice Messrs. J .I'. 1.1. K ulligian
about to he reduced from 22,030 to 14,000 men, a foray of and It. .M. Thomas. Another case came off in the supreme
the lkinghtie tribe from the mountains has driven in our court enterday, resembling in some of its features the one
outposts and compelled • whole cavalry regiment to retire. we lately had occasion to refer to of " A Lindsay r. the
The enemy were computed at 2,000 on their first alm Beek of Bengal." The court decided in the scone way,
pearance is the field. They euceceded in ravaging numer- and against the bank, admitting however that it was • dia.
sass villages, carrying oft the sheep and cattle, in the face of cult case, and well lit for a higher tribunal. Tao bank,
our troops. A wing of the 4th Rifles, Jacob's Scinde we understand, will immediately appeal ; but, in order to
Home, aed Fitzgerald's Camel Corps, were on their way to truant itself against the extreeremary constructron% pat
reinforce Shahpore at the date of het despatches. The upon powers of attorney, intend., we hear, to refuse ell
robbers are doubtless long ere thls time safe within their accommodation on Company's Paper in which reference
mountain holds, where we cannot fallow them, waiting till is made to any power of attorney whatever. This will be
our outposts are again weakened by sickness or military a serious interruption to business in Ca'cutte, and create
indiscretion. Had the preeeet attack been made during the greatest iaconvenienee to the commercial en I trading
such a season an 1843, wan nine-tenths of our those,' interests, as well as injuriously affect the value of Com.
were in hospital, our camonments might have been pany's Paper hitherto prising from hand to hand by
fired, and their occupants roasted in their cots, before delivery with a blank-endorsement ; but it would be
human aid could have reached them. The ravages of pas- unreasonable to expect the Bank should incur risk, when
thence in Upper Scinde are quinquennial. If eighteen
hundred and forty-eight Sees us on the banks of the decisions arc made in the teeth of the practice that ha
prevailed iu regard to the efficacy of • blank-endorsement
Indus, the Cabool catastrophe may not be witheut a partly -1 since the residence of Englithmen in India.
—the Belochees, like the Ghintes, abide their time. Sir
The Pt:NJ/slit ouce more furnishes matter of abundant in-
matel Napier continues at Kurrachee, where the di tercet for the general reader. 'the Vuzeer Lull Singh
is healthy He is expected at Itomnay in February
haviug been detected in a treasonable correspondents with
ou his way to England : the Government of &ludo to be
the Cashmere Chiefs, bas been deposed and sent in perpetual
entrusted to • civil commission—preparatory, it is to
banishment to India. Unable to select a Vuzeer from among
be hoped, to its final abandonment.—Matters at Cabool
would seem to be in a better condition than fur- their own number or to discover how the country was
inerly. The Ghilzie Chief who had so long been annoying to be governed or maintained in peace, the Sikh
the government bad intimated his desire tor • cessation of Chiefs unanimously resolved to request that an army
hostilities, and in token of the sincerity of hie intent one of tea thousand men should be allowed to remain
at Lahore during the minority of the Maharajah, now a
Ihad sent his son as a pledge of his future peaceable bete-
-Ito our. A vekeel from the British Government was said child seven years old—the S.kh Government contributing
l to be on his way to the Carmel chief, theagh the nature of a quarter of a million sterling to their mainteuenee,—the
mission was unknown. A present 01 horses and create British ltesident being virtual Vuzeer. Such are the re-
hiss Its of the proceedings of the last fortnight: we must
for the governor-general left Cahoot on the Ist October.
—The governor-general was at latest dates still on the late nowu revert to the denels of the occurrences themselves.
kt the d tic of last despatch the loyalty of L ill Singh
hank of the linos, where it was supposed he would remain
till rejoined by Mr. Currie from Lahore. —The had been brought so strongly into suspicion that them
seemed every reason to believe he would quickly be
sot
was of India wee en route fur Loodleana,
and was expected te reach Deihi by the 20th of January. deprived of his authority. On intimating that the time fixed
for the withdarwal of our troops by the treity of nth March
The districts around Gwalior are said to be in a sad sea c;
murels, rs end robleries being of frequent occurrence—the would be adhered to, sad congratulating the Maliarajeh on
the fortunate termination of the Cashmere iesurrection, Mr.
commi Rion of any atrocities being overlooked by the na-
tive authorities fur a consideration. The state of the pro- Currie called attention to the fact that the Shaikh Emaum-
ood-Deen had and surrendered himself on condition that
einem of Indere and Bhopal proents a pleasing contrast to
the comes of the insurrection should be inquired into, and
that just mentioned, for which we are indebted in a great
its real authors exposed. A commission of inquiry, over
memure to our reeident, Mr. Hamilton, and his assistants.
—Th
which Mr. Currie, secretary to the Govemor-Otheral, pre-
new minister at Hyderabad would seem to be no
sided, and in which Sir J. Littler, Colonels lAA renee and
great favourite with his master, who a said to be acting in
Goldie, and Mr. J. Lawrence were the British comaituenta
many ways with a view of neutralising some of the Vu-
-The Sword having been appointed to investigate the mutter, the court
zeer's most promising measures of reform.
assembled on the morning of the 3rd of December in
cent out by the Court of Directors for presentation to the
Rajah of Sanglee in token of their approbation of his eon- ell.. Currie's duebar tent—the ministers and principal chiefs
duet during the Kolapere disturbances, was presented an were recited to bepresent. The accuser, Shaikh Emanm-ond-
that chief on the lOth ultimo, at Bel and in presence of mien, and the accused, fall Singh, were summoned before
the whole of the troops of the station, and an immense con- them. The former produced three letters received by him
course of people.—The chip Augusta, of Bombay, one of from the latter, one of which was ackuowlidged, inciting
the vessels which left the Madras roads at the commence. him to hold nut against Goolaub Singh, and to prevent m
meat of the hurricane of the 25th Nov., was wrecked near long as possible the annexation of Cashmere to Jamoo. The
court was an open one, the attendance numerous, sad the
Point Pedro, off Ceylon—crew all saved. Upwards of
2,4001. have been subscribed
Nov., the relief of the sufferers proof complete. The verdict against the Vuzeer was unaii-
by the gales of Oct. and Nov., 1,0:101. of which Wad mu- moue. The other members of the leurbar were fully acquitted
of nll participation in the guilt. The chiefs were and that
mficently bestowed by the Government—Captain Du-
they were at liberty to proceed as they thought fit, bat
rand, Comtniasi met of the Tenasserim provinces, has
Dean removed from his office by the Government of that the British government could no longer recognise Id
Singh as Vuzeer, or communicate with the government*.
Bengal, and been succeeded by Mr. Colvin,
resident at Nepaul, who has left Calcutta to teke up rata
which he presided. The ministers and chiefs haviug deb-
appointment—the private as eretary of Lord Auckland su- berated oil the subject, determined immediately to dep.
the Vuzeer, and to entrust the government to a commie.
pets: din the private secretary of Loot Ellenborough. Mr.
Cohen is a man of ability and diecretion, and very tin- consisting of Tej Singh, Sheen Singh, Demur Deenanathe
and Kalecle Noor-owl-deen, until some permanent
likely to fall into the errors which occasioued the recall
meat could be made. On the afternoon of the 4arr-
of his predecemor. Captain Durand has closely followed
Currie, Colonel Lawrence, and the Sikh ministers, pro-
the footsteps of his patron: rash, capricious, headstroog,
wayward, and impatient of criticism—like Lord Ellen-
borough he erred, and like him, he fell.—Our obituary .
fWO thousand of the principal retainers se Loll Singh ball
c. ceded to the palace and announced the result to the quint
ituary
this mail, contains the names of two eminent individuals— .1
Major General Vans Kennedy, oriental translator to the n, and their places bong taken he a correspond*
use before been removed from the fort, wh. re they acted an
Bombay government, favourably known for the accuracy
and worth of his works on military law; and Captain arrears of pay', and were disbanded w iMeut exposit*
number of the Lahore troops, they nest slay received their
T. Pestans, author of one of our best works on Scinde. a murmur or complaint. Than deposed minister Ma.
Lard Ilardinge is understood to have resolved on the w
city by Licutenaut Edwardcs, aseistantagent to the
reduction of the postage throughout India, and the in- ahile was conducted to his private retidence in the
troduction of a system similar to that of Rowland Hill.
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crass the
tea
ua bhod or attempt to communicate Mdt
The oppressiveness of the present charges may be guessed not Governor-General, under an injunction that he Mama
n one. It was a singular thustration of the rerfect geed
at when it is mentioned that for a daily paper restricted in
weight to about one-fourth of a London journal, the postage
delay having occurred in the arrival of the regalar guard.
amounts in some parts of India to 101. annually.—
country generally is tranquil and healthy, and annually.-The
uanyeerstanding and tranquillity that prevailed, that some
of the Vuzeer to conduct their master a prisoner to the plus
climate cool and agreeable.—The non-arrival of the over-
land mail has onn more caused the delay of the steamer. of his confinement, and that the duty was performed with as
Litut.Edwardesavailed himself of the services of the retainers
The change of arrangement was intimated on Thursday
of ceremon wherein they were engaged in doing him
afternoon—on this 0041140 n in sufficient time to be of service, honour, lie was a few days aft,,,rds c, ha way to paw
—as early, indeed, as the notice could have been out. much alacrity and cheerfulness as if it hail been an occsaion
re under an escort of native infantry. His bfe, hulls
BOMnAY.—The arrival of our new governor, Mr. Clerk, repo re, is the capital, would in all likelihood s
reached the City of Palaces on the 16th Noy., by the steamer
from Calcutta, is looked for about the end of February. He !
hereafter live under our protection somewhere in Besgsli
Hintioslan. Our present acting governor continues to enjoy
without requiring to endanger his life, the character of Daps'
the greatest popularity. Our respected commander-in-chief,
have Dora sacrificed to the anger of his countrj men. f1:13
steamer of the let Feb. His *linemen: has not yet been named.
Sir T. :McMahon, takes his departure for England by the .l. ,or peace of his country, by rcturzengto the Punjub.
immense concourse of people, without the aid of a single
His constitution has received a severe saock by his late ee
1' re
mini...ten took poestsmon of office iu the midst of as
of our troops. fhe retainers of the insurgeet
Wawa, but we doubt not that the change to his native c?'-
cnief, ae those of his confederate. were paid up and aii-
may long live to enjoy the teensy of his friends at home.
land will prove beneficial to his health, and trust that he
momentous transactions, which little mote than a twelves
the good wishes of nearly all its members, for the kind.
Ile retiree from the command of the Bombay army with banded in quietness and peen. During the whole of thole
m Me and murder, the most profound tretiquillity reigned
ness of heart he has invariably shown—in some instances rr
almost amounting to a fault. The rumour of Sir onth since would have been attended by weeks of violence,
turbance marked the change of a dynasty. I'm. some months
Charles Napier being nominated his successor bas again
died away. The Bombay Courier—the oldest paper in throughout Lahore, where not one tangle act of not or din-
er as to the arrangements iu c ntempletion on our retire-
our entreaties that the chiefs would give us some definite an.
the presidency, and generally one of the moat resPee.s" 'Lit, had beim met by the roost contradietery.replies : now
bye—has been purchased by the editor and propnetor
of the Telegraph, and merged. in the daily jour-
Dein to obtain delay and trust to the chapter of accidents;
nal. The Telegraph and l'ourter, as the paper after the
each
they hesitated, now equivocated—the grand object obviously
g faction hoping, the witherawal cf our troops, to
union will be called, has always been conducted in a gentle-
manly spirit, with industry and ability, and is likely ta take 1
1 obtainus to press the point with more earnestness than ever on
• prominent place, if it do not indeed soon share with ono I
the consideration of the Chiefs. Hitherto the promptitude
the ascendancy. The events just detailed induced
other journal only the patronage of the presidency.
We mentioned in our last that a writ of habeas corpus had
due to the circumstance that we could compel, had we to
been moved for in the Supreme Court by Mr. Crawford,
chosen it, what we condescended to ask ; sod to the mad-
e." produce one Cole, •
on in the Indian navy, whowith wbich our demands had been complied with Wag
Hess and equity with which, under our auspices, the do.
had been ins
confinement on board the Hastings con-
mestie affairs of the state had been administered. It now
siderably more than a twelvemonth, accused of the
became apparent that no provision had barn, or could be
murder of an Arab at Bagdad, and that a return to the
writ was to be made on the 14th, it not being expected
uillity of the frontier, on our retirement; and the Sddel
that the Company's law officer would make any objection. (4
emitted that to their own hand, the concerns of the nation
Accordingly, the cue was again brouget forwaid, when the
Chief Justice declared himself to the effect, that he did not made, to ensure the good government of the state, or team
wish to interfere with government in the matter, as doubt- . .
vantage. They were, on this avowal. assured of the
less they must have good and sufficient reasons for acting as . .
determination of the Governor-General to carry out the
they had done. ofthe Treaty of the 9th of March, and to with-
could by no chance be committed with any hope of sta
provisions
MAURAS,—The Martinis of Tweeddale has been on a visit
to the coast llis lordship was last heard of from Tellicheery, month of December, unless some new arrar.gements _ .
to, and e otheragreement than that which existed
from which place he intended returaing te the Neaghernes, draw tke whole army from Lahore in the course of the
%Inner on, the terms of which must he entireiy in sees&
where he would make but a short stay his return
to the scat of his government being expected to
take place immediately. afnhe first request made of us on the 13th was that
_eget
Ilia
lordship
had
been most Resident wish a small body of troops, shoula be lathes!
,e ce with oar wishes before we could accept ef it.
particular in inspecting the troop. and departments , 7
at every station he visited, so that his trip has not to remain,
barn altogether melees, as such tours generully are. c
Th in safety and in their own fashion. This seas prosy
Marquis bad gained greatly in popularity at Madras by a° ' •3' ' 'a'
a decidedly deer cd, as introducing the system ft.
to enahle..thame to conduct the goveras._

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