The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-08 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

By special express we have received our overland
despatches in anticipation of the Indian Mail. The
dates are: Bombay, Feb. 4; Calcutta, Jan. 22. The
following is the summary of the Bombay noses;
The chief event of the put fortnight has been the
Governor-General's visit to Bombay. Having jour-
neyed from Simla through the Punjaub and Schiele,
he arrived here on the night of the 26th of
January, and left on the 2nd of February.
He publicly declared his extreme anxiety
for the maintenance of peace, and intimated
his determination to proceed with peace im-
provements. The chief of Baroda, his Highness
' the Ouioowar—the first prince in Western India—is
here at present on a visit ; he is escorted by about
a thousand horse and foot, with troops of elephants
and camels. He has been most graciously re-
ceived both by the Governor and Governor-General.
There has been a slight disturbance at Lahore; come
half dozen of Sikhs, who have all been killed, having
run a-muck. India is perfectly tranquil throughout.
The Governor-General is on hos way to Ceylon and
the Straits ; the Governors of Bombay and Madras
are at their respective presidencies. Trade at Bom-
bay continues extremely dull. The summary then,'
as follows, goes more into detail.
The statement in our last Overland Summary, furnished
us by as officer ander Colonel Bradshaw, that several women
had been burnt in the village of Bunchso, when set firs to
by OUT troops, proves unfounded. Only two comes men
left behind by their people. One was killed by a shell be-
fore the troops entered, the other wee placed by Colonel
Lawrence himself on a trooper's hone and rescued from the
cooditsratka. Bat few occarrenecie of public interest have
come to our knowledge during the fortnight. The Bombay
troops had all left Peshawar before the lbtk Jas., midi the
exception of the 3rd N. I. Perfect tranquillity had Mowed
the recent expedition into the Banitsdo erearsy ; and
crowds of people, with merchandise, ham Cabliel, were daily
making their appearencs. Dost Mahound was mid to be In
mortal fear of oar again penetrating the paseee, and had mad*
his arrangements to seek reface in Rhooioem in gess of our ad-
vance. There had been heavy rain all over the Penjaub,as well
as throughout the Northwest Provinces betwixt the bth
and 12th January : the storm crisis of the 9th had boon
esperieuced from Cochin, Catch, and Kusrashee, all along
the tins of the Indus, and woes through Central India as
far south as Handily. lilt Charles Napier was par-
ades his coarse northward; by last accounts he was
about half way from Lahors—everythiog was inspected
by him with the greatest care as be went, and most
Wrap condemned or censured. The extreme violence
of his censures after the Inhere review Is generally
condemned. Rumours prevailed es to the perfidy of
AU Moorad beginning to make its appearance : the
only thing surprising is that such a traitor to his own coun-
try and race should so loag have kept up the show of fidelity
to any one. The 'onion of the Khan of Bahawalpore, who
so promptly sent succour to Mechem In May, and has
on an occasions acted so honourably towards us, especially
la the time of difficulty, has been rewarded fee the
sonless et his troops with 60,0001. In eash,
bei
10,0001. for each month his army kept the fleld,m2
10,0001. es a stipend for lite. The trainman of
Dn. Campbell and Rooker, by the Ratak of dickies,
stems to have been as barbarous as it was unpro-
voked; they arrived at Darjeeling ander an escort cf
the Bhaugulpore Hill Rangers. The Oovernor-Genenl
had written a very threatening letter to his highness, who
was said to be terribly alarmed ; his only safety con-
sists in the inacommbility and worthlessness of his
ons. Mr. Dickinson, member of council at
raid.rti, who tendered his resignation in consequenos
et sickness, changed his mind, and intimated his
purpose to rentals just as his expected saccessor Mr.
Thomas, was about to be sworn in.—The 'visits of the
Governor-General of India, and of the Rider of Bareda,
to Beetbsy, have constituted the great events of the
month. nip health of the Marquis of Delhausie bed hies
so much impaired that he was advised to try the MIAs of
sea air : in November, as the cold weather begin es ost ht,
he began to get better. He then resolved es mimed to Bom-
bay, examining the lower Paajaub and taeleMs en Money.
strength increasing by ermine mad deny of sir, he visited
is pima every part as he preemided, bent Usultelr and
Lahore downwards. He reached Kereaskee su the 22ad, and
Bombay en the 26th January, leaving pen the Ist Feb .
after a six days' sojount. During his stay be visited our
dockyards, factories, hospitals, schools, end seminaries of
learning, examining every object that presented Itself with
the utmost attentka. He held • levy fee the European
coaunanity the day after his arrival—admirer for the patina
the second day atter Ole. He received the Ottioowar and
suite in form at the Town-hall, and afterwards visited his

highnessat himpiaceefmYemm. He was met with a comp.
gmato7 addlfai y illio whohneenemunity, &separate one from
the seesmde lwelleresP—erse pieleatted with a memorial from
the *bele of OM Earepiali MA a hrote'number of the native
laellballae-wwas west* at an sammisation of the alumni of
the liMbn• Collage, whore le distributed the prism,
sad exembed the Grant Mahal College, the Jam-
Hospital, and Dharramalla. He afterwards
Wale to the Island of ' Elephants, and
oneatimed the far-famed eaves—bestowlng every mo-
ment at his sonimand dating hie residence on some
e worthy purposes. Every needs( daring his stay there was
party awaiting him of from fifty to hundred gouts at
ParelL To every are with whom .he same in coated be
made himself most agreeable, and he leaves us after having
wen golden °plaints of all meth of people. Not 001111 R•
fag : himself Sc the semen plus topies of: the sights
he fed mu, or the .cannier be had met with at
Bulbs or ea his }same, thither, the Governer
Maud IMO fully on all the gnat stsbjeirs
Of interest soineeted with the pdiep of the government, the
position and the prospects, of I. He warted opportu-
nities of learning the opinions of others and of explaining
his own ; and Witham who had thawed' to have had coca
eion to address him dam his arrival in India on any subject
whatever, he at ones spoke of the matter, show-
ing that there was no Misr sent to him 'limed over by
himuiread; se matter of business left to the disposal of un-
dirtier, end nethieg which he had ever examined that
had' cusped his recollection. He obviously sifted
with alacrity ea 'the onearion presented by the
addtem of the community, to proclaim his satiety
for the ataistenanes of prime t lad, while he de-
clared the glut *sty of guirnmest to be the im-
provement if BM sonatey, net SIN *Wpm, was uttered
abut the eemseilkinlise of our empire, the strengthening of
oar frostier, es the easasse ihr the wicked and wasteful
wars on whisk at nressies mile, character have so oltea
bass mind. The laradald iletrisse about maintainiag
India by the ewer& as it hid hewn won by the sword, or
of the proper plus of thir Guenter-General being
by WA side of the Oemmende r-in.Chisf, se wed ae
If they had' belonged to • lisemer_ generation instead of
being not yet six yeas old. His lordship tarried out the
pueorb of like wake like usu. Sir Hoary Elliot, the
(ideate:rotary in %stashing* is ems of the most able 5-
Emden and dielingekhod Oehratal tthelers of whom India
Units. It was his isles* mad accomplislimenta that secured
IlimEourtecay the pest of plate secretary. Capt. Ramsay,
auk of the noble marasis, dad now military, m aviary, was
welrknown for his gensaily bearing when on the staff of
Sir W. Cotton ad Sir a. H Clerk. Major Panes exploits in
leading into action a earns which had loot nearly all its oM-
ewe, ate well known. Captain Bowie dfiniestuisited himself
as 'Witty* to Colonel Leona*. Captain Metcalfe, au of
the illustrious nobleman of that mune, seems not to Mures
without I heritage. Dr. Great, the medical attendant on the
marquis, is well known sea naturalist and man of great talent ;
so that of all his followers, nano were without a name.
Jest before his departure, the noble marquis presented 1001.
to the District Benevolent Society, and 601. to the Masonic
Charity Fund.—On the day of the *dust of the Governer.
Omura!, the Guieowar, or chief of Bared., the most impor-
tant ulnas in Western India, made his appearance amongst
us. He was received with royal salutes, and the other
honours, due to hie mak, the whole of the native troops at
the presidency being out with a guard of honour on the ea
Calli On. The right boa. the Governor of Bombay (Lord Felk-
land) met him en the grand flight of steps in front of the
Town Hall, and aosompanied !him to his mat : his lordship
had before easigad to his highnegs one of his ewn Ml-
domes daring his stay, and there the Rolle lord took en
early opportunity of visiting the prince. He was received
with kindred state and solemnities similar to these attendees
ea his visit to the Governor of Bombay, by the Governoe.
Oeaeral, who also visited him at hie residence--
both visits of Mate having been duly returned.
tiu highaem bad come to the presidency, where
he still remains, to converse with the Governor-General ow I
the constracton of forty miles of railway from the seaport'
of Tankaria to the capital, proposed to be elastruted within
the Baud* state, to which his kighoese is himself chief
contributor. He is attended by a few thousand fol-
lowers, and at every corner some of his estaolishment
are to be met, the whole presidency being kept in com-
motion by the gaieties of the woolen: Nothing
cat be more desirable than to pet natives to visit
the feat of government, to see with their own eyes
the to them incredible marches of civilisation. The Gui.
cower bas lived all his days within forty miles of the coast,
and till now never saw the sea. He leaves Bombay • week
hence on a pilgrimage to his native village in the Deccan,
wilt • retinue of camels, elephants, and horse and feet, auk
as might have won the smiles.' the hero of Sotenauth himself
■r
numerous, so noisy, so senseless, nuke, ad expensive is
the tr An. The cold season is now at its coldest, mumps-
nied with the mists usual with u in Febrasiy.—We have
just heard of the discovery in Central Africa, let. 19 deg. S.,
of a splendid freshwater lake, of which the one shore is in-
visible from the other. It seams fed by vast riven, derived
apparently from the Snowy Mountains, which, reaching the
line of perpetual !!ngelation, in all likelihood border the

ew.tern Lone of Ak:e's, u the Andes do the western border

of America. The eziatence of these has bean long suspect, d,
but so slow are we in matters of reseasula, that though within
a week's sail and a fortnight's journey of these wooden,
we have n thought of exploring them. The Imsum of
Mascot some months since applied lot the services of a medi-
cal man at Zanzibar: so soon as this was heard of, applica-
tion was made to have him instructed is the use of mete*.
rologwat instruments, and to be the bearer of one set fcr his
wn use at &medlar, and of another for ...trier at Johanna.
No cloths was taken of the application—the party was des-
patched without instruments or instructions. Government
in this case were in no way to theme.

At Lahore everything remained as usual. On the
22nd Jan. a small body of Sikhs, supposed to be
Oooroos, rushed into the part of the fort occupied by
Nos. 8,9, and 10 Compunits of the let Fusiliers and
the married people, cut down one of the men and
wounded six or eight more, before the men could get
their arms. The alarm was soundtd, and in five minutes
the whole regiment was under arms. One of the
Fathers received two tremendous sword cuts over the
face, and has since died. It was evidently a well-
concerted plan on the part of the Sikhs. All the
women escaped. The station at Wevrerabad is to be
given up, and Search) has been pitched on in its
stead. The committee appointed to examine and re-
port on the new station consisted of Colonel Becher,
deputy-quartermaster-general ; Lieut. Maxwell, of
the engineers; Dr. Corbyn, superintending-surgeon ;
arm Surgeons Stewart, 14th Dragoons, and Baddeley,
of the artillery—and their report waa most favourable.

From 'adore we hear that Mr. ANT. C. Hamilton,
the resident, had applied for a commission to inves-
tigate the charges preferred against him by his Assis-
tant, Csptain Harris. The Times says :
Letters from Marra of the 27th nit. are full of anticipa-
tions of the nature and results of the approaching inquiry
into the charges preferred against the Resident by Capt.
Harris. Mr. Hamilton had been called on for explena-
tioes on the 17th of November : en the 3rd of December
these were sent in; and it is raid that it was at lie request
the commission was appointed—an allegation which some
of our correspondents question. Considerab!e speculation
was on foot as to where the commissioners—Colonel
Low, the Governor.Cienerel's agent for Ajmeer, sad
Mr. Mos.ly Smith, judge of Jubbulpore—would take up
their abode. Under ordinary circumstances, of course the
residency would have been the natural receptacle for the
friends of the resident; but in this cue they are his
judves, and, however little the parties are open to
the envision of influencing or being influenced, the
case of the Clibborn commission, where Mr. ROOM Bell soto-
riossly crammed the commissioners, who were then his
guests, is too fresh in our recollection not to make the so-
ceptance of hospitalities from any of the parties to the case
unsuitable.

PESHAWUR.--Vie have letters of the 15th nit.
from Peshawar. Lieutenant Walker, of the Bom-
bay Engineers was to remain to finish the
yof the Valley of Peshawar. The salt mines
of Kohat had been reported by Mr. Cause as most
valuable. A constant influx of Caboolees was taking
place, and new buildings were rising in all parts of
the city. Brigadier Sir C. Campbell had gained
the good will of all under him, and was con-
sidered a worthy successor to the late commander.
AU was quiet at Peshawar on the 15h ult., though
our friends of the Khyber amused themselves occa-
sionally in the dark nights by stealing horses
and camels from camp, with the view of benefiting
by the large sums offered for their recovery. There
were twenty-five heads of clans cf the Khyber
present in Peshawar, who bad mumbled for the
purpose of taking an oath to the commissioner to
prevent their followers from plundering our people,
on condition that they were not to be abut out from
bringing in wood, grass, charcoal, &a., to the Pesha-
war market. The result of the Beadede expedi-
tion promised favourably, the people of Pallid hav-
ing sent to their chiefs who had fled to Swat,
informing them that they intended coming in to
maks their miasma, and giving up keeping
the sowers who had hitherto plundered the peaceful
Eusufsaies. The Ameer of Cabool was reported
to have taken Khooloom from the Mete Wallet,
and to intend flying to it when the British troop.
move on Cabool, which he is said folly to expect they
will do sooner or later : on this head fortunately for
ourselves he may set his mind at ease. The weather
at Peshawar was very. cold, the thermometer at two
in the afternoon standing in an open verandah &slow
as 41 deg. _

The Bombay artillery, horse and foot, return-
ing from Peshawar, were on the 17th ult. three
marches on this side of Rawal Pindee, the lit
Foal Hers being three marches in front of them.
They expected to reach Mooltan on the 20th and
17th inst. respectively. A great deal of rain had
been met in with on the way, which rendered tea-
telling rather uncomfortable ; the weather was bitter
cold. All in both camps had got oa wall—ecaroely
any sioknsim

BCINDE.—Our obituary, says the Bombay nowt
records the death at Kurrachee on Jan. 5, of H. Z.
Marriott, Req., eon of 8. Marriott, Req., late a MOON"
of council at Bombay. The deceased had formerly be-
longed to the 16th N. 1., and was when he resigned fie
service • lieutenant in that corps. Some of dr
sepoys of the 27th N.L, now at Knrrachee, wttk
whom he bad been a great favourite, voluntarily
offered to carry his body to the place of interment,
which they did. On arriving at the churchyard gap.
the clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Watson, refused le
allow the corpse to be home to the grave by them,
they being heathens ! After some hesitation, the
sepoys, who had honoured to the utmost of their
ability the remains of the demoted, were induced
to lower the corpse from their shoulders, and remelt
silent spectators of the ceremony outside the gate. It •
would appear, however, that they made a cepreeenta-
tioa on the subject to the offic. r commanding et
Kurrachee, by whom we are told the case has bees
banded on to government. We le.,ve our readers to
make what comment they chotes on the facts above
stated.

• COMMERCIAL BANK OF INDIA.
Report of proceedings at the half-searly general
meeting of the Communal Bank of 29th January,
1880, W. Howard, Esq., in the chair.
The chairman then read Os directors' report as follows r.
DIRMCTOBJC REPORT-JANUARY, 1850.
The auditors having repaited to ly on the halt yearly
accounts, and the **entities held by the bank, it only m-
easles for the directors to offer a few remarks on the general
°Ouse of its business. It will be seen, that although the
bank has been employing its fands in lend diaconate sad
cash credits to an extent exceeding half its capital, the ex-
change business of the half year has been by far the greeted
sondes of profit ;—fully justifying the views which led to
the resent setablishment of our agency in China. The bush
nom of that agency is entirely confined to exchanges, and is
under very strict regulations. The Shareholders awe already
aware that the directors bad long since discontinued to make
asy advances on the security of shares on other uneharterest
beaks. They are now happy to inform the ehareholders that
so sacuritift of this desenpucn are my !anger held by this
bank in pledge, with the sole excerion of 32 Agra Bank
shareerwhich Wad been deposited by Mr T. R. Richmond, sad
&gaml of which is arrested, our claim being disputed MR
grounds which have only come to the knowledge of the
directors since the auditors' report W6ll prepared. Ths
retirement of Major Willoughby from the board sinew the
Withal( year's meeting led to the directors' appoiatmeet
(under the 80th clause of the de d of settlemeet) of Liget,
Colonel R. Bt. John ; but, though that gentleman has Was
been obliged now to vacate his seat on his return to Europe,
and though Mr. Howard and Mr. Boraanjee Honnasjee re-
tire by rotation, It is not necessary for the shareholding,
under the new deed (although it is optional for then), to
elect more than one director on the present criterion.
The following resolutions were then paned
" That the report new read be approved and adopted."
" That Ard Hersnalee, Esq., be nominated a director
of the bank, in room of W. Howard, Big , who retires by no.
tease."

°Toot the directors' nomination of Mr. M•Cullolb to
a seat in the board be confirmeo."

•'That Mr. Howard be elected one of the auditors for the

current year."
" That Covrasjee Jehargeer, En., be the other auditor b
the current year."
" That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chair-
sem, Mr. Howard, on his retirement from the dtreetion
ler his valuable services w the bath since its establish:
meat."

"That the thanks of the meeting be a:se given to Bo-
manjee liormarke, Esq., for kilo service. while in the direc-
tion of the bank."
"That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to
the directors and raanagir for their able a.cl succeisfal
endearoars to promste :be interests of the Bank during the
past half year."

ALTERATION IN THE CUSTOIIS DUTIES.—We un-
derstand that the rvernmcnt has at length decided as to the
long pending alteration in the Customs duties. Import
duttes on manufactures and metals are to to increased to
8 per cent. Export duties and drawbacks are to cease,
without the formerly proposed exception of indigo. It is
expected that this alteration will take place about the
let of May, being the termination of the commercial peer.
We are not certain whether foreign maatractures and
metals are still to bear a distriminving duty, but we
should suppose that it will be equalised on the free trade
principle new acknowledged. It is probable that the gain
to the revenue by the increaeed import duties will far mere
than compensate for the abolition of those on exports, and
the greater facility which will be everywbere given to the
shipment of produce will certainly be a b-on to the agricul-
turist. The British manufacturers will suffer, but it is not
supposed that any article will be excluded front the Indian
market by the change, though the consomy ion of some will
unquestionably be affected, especially the staple article of
cotton twist. —Cokutta Englishman, Jan. 14.