The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-13 00:00:00

INDIA.

By the arrival of the overland mail we have re-
cei red papers from Calcutta to March 10. There
is very little news. The chief event is the dis-
turbances between the gots and the planters. On
%hi subject the Hanlora says :
The reser of the disturbances has oropaated thus. The
tryots have for some tune been complaining that the plasters
Carel their advames upsi them
.for the cultivation of
indigo, au k which they declare is less profitable to them
than the cultivation of rice. Through the instigation
of some misiberaries, of the Bommretch stamp, who
seem to think that it is consistent with their sacred piling
to posluce an antagonts. tu between
. the ryot and planter,
the, were led to present petit•ms to the lieutenant-governor
regarding their grievances. R•e have not seen his honour's
Liter on the subject, but we learn that the most inflamma-
tory Tort, were extracted and circulated among the police
he the magistrates. It was declared that the "Lord Sahib,"
as the ilcUtellallt.goVolllor 11, designated by the mots, ai.•
rountenauced iochgo planting, and as this rims in conso-
nance with their feelings, the consequences soon developed
themselves. The mots stench work, bet this did not
cud hem. From a general strike the demondratios hie
terminated In serious riots. la • weed, it, hes become a
Jacquerie movement. Beads of half-armed men are going
over the country, and compelling the quietly-disposed ryota
under a threat to disoootinue *owing iudigo, lied to co-
,prnste with them is their riotous promedinga They have
hest two room Eaglisliesse almost to death, burned the
outhouses of a few factories, destroyed slater quantity of
owed, sad are proclaiming exultiugly wherever they go
a.that it is the Governor's order that we are to sow so
Inure indigo
sgrace ." he
T police have made attempts to suppress
these diful outrages, but have been completely bullied
into silence by the rioters. The latter have not committed
any bloodshed as yet. No Europeans have been massacred
Of fallen victims to their lure. but once they know their
strength the men are not likely to hesitate in sacrificing
the life of every European whom they should
happen to encounter. Wlasu this takes place, who
can all that the agrarian deniicustration may not
merge into a political convulsion, the shock of
which may be more terrible than the recent rebellion.
Bat before matters proceed so far we hope to see the evil
suppressed in tune. Front refusing to receive advances
from the planters, the rioters have, as was to be expected,
refusal to pay rent. We learn that those in the Sanest
district hare done so. and it is probable that the rest will
follow the same example if the movement is not time-
dirtily arrested by the authorities. Such is the Mate of
affair. in the Kishnagur district, and it remains to he seen
how the_government will act ander the circumstances.
Mr. Wilson had received a deputation from the
Trades Arameiation, to express eatisfaction with his
financial speech. The clerks of the government
ultitwo hail addressed a petition to hint for a reduc-
tion of the ratan of income tax he has proposed, on
the ground that they would preset heavily upon
their salaries, in consequence of the high cost of
living in Calcutta, and the provision they have to
make for their families. They declare that they do
not object to being taxed, but that " under existing
circumstance., the rate of taxation proposed is
higher than they and others unconnected with the
govenimeut, but similarly circumstanoed, can pos-
sibly bear."
Troops continued to be deep:itched almost daily
to China from the various ports of India. Sir
Hope Grant and his staff left Calcutta in the
Ferree on the 26th of February. The rendezvous
sof the expeditiou wan Singapore. The indignation
of the whole A ugh,- Italian public lied been excited
by the frightful mortality which hail occurred on
hoard the various crewels which had arrived at
Kuhn. awl It minty with the wives and children
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The of the .1. crington, which put in at Pernambuco,
Lm,; ago known 111 l'aglaad. Of the evs ship, -Ac•
. noct..e. Entine, •41.,tesrman, Dwdbrook, and M..nica -which
rntemi 1.4-t watt .I.l.ers' fnmili.. co &ant, upwards
!71) children. erribracMg all below tvizEtionsf age, have
Iw...bed k 4 yet no idactory in ' Iwo been
mole, or at lout rands pabbc. The halt as uswabwith
the home authoriticv. Over. &Mc bed food, starvation,
eel imperfect medical attsadaq ham hd to this frightful
mortality, aed every succeeding arrival will probably add to
the horriwe. We truet they will roam the attention of the
Howie of Connotais.