The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-28 00:00:00

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WHE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

By the snivel of tho above mails we have
adviess from Bombay to Deo. 6 ; Calcutta, Nov.
30; Ilaitres, Nov. $O ; Hong Hong, Nov. 17, &c.
A telegram from Calcutta, in the Time. of India,
says th the Punjaub Tenancy Bill is stated to
have given universal dissatisfaction throughout
the Punjaub.
The Bombay OoseUe says the supreme govern-
ment is stated to have recommended to the Secre-
tary of State, with a view to promote the retire-
ment of field officers, that the service entitling a
lieutenant-colonel to the pension of his rank
should be reduced by several years, and that
colonels should have a slightly increased pension
after 30 years, instead of 32.

The Madras Athescroms contains the following :
We hear that a despatch from the Secretary of State
has bees received by this government, directing that the
local oilcan who were removed from their °outman& last
year under Sir °espied Le Merchant's order are to be
immediately teetered to them ; and all losses they may
base incurred be their being superseded are to be made
good to them. 'We believe the locals owe this act of )us-
tics to the Madras government (end especially to the Hon.
Alezander Arbuthnot) who remonstrated very strongly
against the locals being removel from commands in
favour of Staff Corp men.
A soldier of the Royal Artillery—who claims to
be descended from the royal house of tituart—:s
under arrest for wantonly murdering a native ser-
vant at Attack. The prisoner—who had recently
succeeded to some 3,oool.—had deserted from
Peahawur, and has a confirmed bad character.

The Japan Gazelle of Nov. 4 nays :
according to a report which has reached Yokohama,
the frigate Kai-ymo-mar and seven other ships, under the
command of Admiral Ennomotto, boa made it, presence
known in the inland sea. A dement was made upon,
and troops landed in, the province of Togo, the
traitor who in the battle of rushimi went over
to the enemy, and turned his guns against the
army of the Tycoon. one of whose generals he was.
Having dome there all the mischief they could—burning
castles and towns—the squadron left for the province of
Harima, where the same work of retribution was con-
tinued. The men looted freely. and the value of
the booty is very great. The invaders appear
to have had the entire sympathy of the Samourai
belonging to the princes whose territories were thus
despoiled, ee many of whom volunteered to go with En.
nomotto that his transports were overcrowded. Owari
is the next prince marked out for assault. The squadron
will then probably similarly visit all the Elamite who.
through fear of Satsuma and his colleagues, abandoned
the late Tycoon in his extremity. The fleet has certainly
made a good beginning, if its commather only knows how
to make the most of his advantage.

BOMBAY OBITUARY. Major Sinclair, 38th
M. N. 1., at Rangoon ; Captain W. P. Bagenal,
16th Lancers, at Madras ; Lieut. O'Connell, 2nd
battalion 25th Foot, at Berhampore ; Lieut.
Brown, 18th Hussars, at Hyderabad, from the
vffects of a fall ; Rev. Arthur Stone, at Debra
Doon ; Mr. H. 0. Ford, a.sistant superintendent
of telegraphs, while proceeding from Rangoon to
take up au appointment in Frump.

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