The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-18 00:00:00

THE HEAVY INDIA MAILB.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's stem-
packet Para, Captain J. Soy, Admiralty Agent Lisnemant
Poole, R.N., wired at Southampton yertirday, at 6.30
p.m., with tie heavy portion of tha India mails. Herr dates
were Alexandria, Jan. 6; Malta, Jan. 8; Gibraltar, Jan. 12.
She brought 99 pampeogers, amongst whom were the Hon.
Mrs. Heating, and family, from Caksitta; Mr. Hart, from
ditto; Lieutenant Bullet; from Madras; Maas Ammer,
Spanbly, Rippcm, and Haminraces, nom Haag Hong; Sir P.
Blackwood, R.N., and five young naval ofkars, from Malta,
to join the Channel Squadron ; Capella IlaMour, RA., from
Gibraltar.

At 1 p.m., Jan. 3, the Bth company of Royal Ihnilasere,
under the command of Captain Lambert, R.E., with Weis-
nines Poplllion, Sandford, Courtesy, and Bird, Ned Amis.
tact-Surgeoa Hawkins, RA., diamtbarkei from the Pea,
at Alexandria, cheering loudly AS they left her. Previously
to their diaemberking, Captain Soy readved a later has
the commanding officer, at behalf of Walsall, the °Moms sad
wen, expressing their 'thanks for the medal sag libeality
they had met with on board. Tbr, bps is why teepee
been well accommodated, and both* Ye beim weedlag to
promote their comfort ;" end it is shied AM a men orderly
or better behaved set of men never eel hot en bead ship—
much of which may be attributed to the diacipline sad
regularity kept up by their °Hoare.
The transporting troops through Egypt is now (owing to
the excellent arreagements which the Company's super-
, intendant and the quartermaster pmeral have been aide to
make with the manager* of the twit wistnitnaich) •
matter of pelmet ease end oandbet„ After haviog the vemsl
le Alexandria harbour, the troop are teamed in large
lighters towed by • steam tug to the railway terminus at
Oaberri. Then they enter the coniegm mad proceed to Rafe
El Alas.-the station at the Nile, about 45 ogles. Here a
mese is provided for the oilmen 'Ed a awl tar the men; who
have aboady with them OM day's mad proviions !es the
aldp. After reeting--say 1t to $ beam-they mewl by
rail to Cairo, wham they amigo Goshen and alter about a
pselet el an how reenees their jonsneg to No. 12 &Mat es
the Demi, the pima heednue of the rail, and dieter* from
Sues 25 miles. Hem they meletreard with • tap et cones
and a glue of peg; ad Sea etennemort the change from
Infantry to Canby ; ter era men le now torniehal with
donkey, on which motel Gough mallitary Waal the taint
officer and men perform the pentelnder of the ovedend route.
The ant are Roiled Into emit of 23 In me serf an

oder, sod ride (set lean OM apnea to do so) la regain
order, sa if they wen nay twain ; bet aeorideriag the
sort of name aa videi they aro Immured, it is samewhat
doubdul whither dry keep la Ilse or an. driving
Ban„ they embark to the cabr noel is soma es noodle;
mid the time occupied from having or dip to genus ea
board dr other distant 220 miles, is prally 24 hoar,.
It will, thorefon, be sully sea that mediae troops to India
by the overlain ran is an may hookas, bat eery.
Up to 4th Jimmy 2,400 Imo had gems through. By
this time the not lissimen, whin rust up tram Malta
to ler Ilitiesty's ships Priam' Royal sad Voltam, will
have added newly 1,000 to the swans. The rasa do sot
war their regireenne gong eaves, but what Is a =oh
mon eamluttable oostaass, via., their nano jumpers, cape
with white coven, mud their kaspeseks.

The Pas der not brag refugees" from Cana ;
she Or, however, maga her preengare the Hag. Mts.
Ham her date and bray, who had a very 'arrow
ear from Baez. It will be reashered bow gallantly
hr Lasted ha bead, the Hes. Haan Hestia" behaved,
ea wall wawa anima ha rendend whilst acting with
MalarAgre, and how he sank and died under the fatigue wok
dames branght ou in oreegaimoe. So ho. lips .m 7
Naar biro did not live keg magi to kbow of the
bemoan and rewards that Mrs awake' him. Their
widows sad familia, however, ary ad ea will lot be
SM Pre also brought Kr. Hat Ikea Illinsgern whoa
boas Weems • home to may a pear howeeleee gad clothes-
bee molar sad ail/ Hie amalgam), a the aka's and
ettaranoe of our cnarywomon wouid bring teen to the
eyes of a Bak.