The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-14 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.

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LIVERPOOL, TVUDAY.

The City of Baltimore, Commander Leitch, passed
Holyhead at 9.30 a.m., and is expected in the river
about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
She was to leave New York on the 2nd inst.

The Corriere Ma male of Genoa states that her
Beitasaio 11Nasty Ins mat M. Vilma* Rebut& *geld medal

Ili el

he the delkelics ef Wa "-Coate as

Jfaustien" (bens et the Itilkuu), wide% wee for the Ant
time played is the Crises by the Bwilaisa Mama, end
mach appisieled by the aflfed amiss.

The- kenitets; dr Waranaberg aasaaaase that
a *moth* vas elped oa the llth betweea the soverammt of
Wararaberg Nal the Holy Bee. _ _

To appear the al;rei oared in Modena by the
hoohlt of the solvate( duke, the goverramist b isamot It
wawa7 to tomtit to the did( Jona as article re.

retsdatithe tehebiteate net by the tu, et @nein tree-
ties, tb. Duchy, is the event al the estleetios el the raga*
Oink, wail AM mei isligasmitaL

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

INDIA.

We hare received our advice" by Ortolan& Mail
rid ?daredllca, of date—Bombay, March 19 ; Cal-
cutta, March 7 i and Madras, March 14.

The news that peace with Persia was probable had
reached Bombay from Calcutta, sad had led to a
suspension of some of the warble preparations.
The 3rd European Regiment, which was to have
embarked on the 18th of March, was suddenly halted
at Rhonda's by electric telegraph assmage from Cal-
cutta. The dockyard had also ceased to en-
gage any more teenage. Any reduetion in the
scale of the expedition must be regarded
with satisfaction, for es the Bombay Times caku-
haw at the present moment the small force in
Pala and the troops on the way must entail an ex-
penditure of half a million sterling a month.
Ms Calcutta Harkara thus notices the mutinies
sij which mention was made in our telegraphic ISM-
airy:—" Some time ago the native troops at Bar-
rackpore exhibited considerable excitement in con-
sequence of an idea which prevailed among them
that their cartridges were greased with beef suet
testae& of mutton fat, it being pollution for a Hin-
thms ill bash the former; after a time they were con-
visaed they had been deceived in the matter, and
quietly returned to their former habits of obedience
and discipline. A bad feeling has since arisen
among the men of the 19th Native In-
fantry, at Berhampore, who, we understand, were
by last accounts is a state nearly approaching mu-
tiny, but fortamately the corps of Irregular Cavalry
at the same station continues loyal, and is prepared
to support their officers in any measures the com-
mander-in-chief may see fit to adopt for the purport
of coercing the mutineers into obedience. A rest
portion of the sepoys of the Bengal army are native,

of Oude, where their familie. • still reside, and an
absurd rumour prevails that the recent unpleasant-
names we have mentioned have been occasioned by
the intrigues of certain discontented people con-
nected with that country, but the ideals thoroughly
preposterous."
The Rajah of Rapoortliala has established a school
. . .

in his capital, where English, Persian, Hindi, Our-
moski, and Urdoo languages are to be taught. His
highness has. made arrangements to give 2,000 rupees
a year for the support of the institution. The gene-
ral management of it has been Owed in the hands
of the Rev. Golucknath, of the American Mission, at
JuSunday. This is the Brat attempt of the kind that
has ever been made by a Sikh Sirdar is Punjanb.
Shetanee Herkooverbaee, one of the widows of the
late Huttising Reehrising, of Ahmedabad, has
offered to devote, by investing in the Government
Four per Cent. Loans, a sum of 12,000 rupees for the
permanent endowment of a female school in that city,
and farther to construct, at her own expense, a building
for the accommodation of the school. The govern-

went has gladly accepted the munificent proposal,
and has conferred upon this lady, and also upon She-
tanee Ruckmanibsee, a gold medal as an acknow-
ledgment of their public spirit.
. .

The Madras Atheneum publishes the following
letter from Lucknow of February 19th You
will probably hear rumours of a disturbance at
Fyiabad. You may rely on the following being a
correct statement of what occurred. On Monday
evening, a fanatic Faqueer, with a gang of armed
men, established himself in a semi in Fysabad, and,
addressing the mob, informed them that his mission
was the destruction of the Feringlases. They were
informed by one of the public officers that carrying
arms in the city by bodice of men is prohibited, and
their swords demanded. They not only refused,
but, when he advanced, drew their swords
upon him, so that he was obliged to retire.
The military police were brought up, and were with
difficulty prevented from attacking the party at
once. Guards were posted, sad a company of
sepoys came from the cantonments and surrounded
them. On the following morning, the Deputy.
Commissioner tried in vain to persuade them to give
up their swords. They remained seated in a veran-
dah with their swords in their hands. The leader
of the party would listen to no persuasion, though
be was promised that, if they would submit, they
should not be sent to the prison, nor suffer
any indignity ; but, having drawn their swords on
a British officer and excited the populace, they
must submit to be tried on this charge. The
Moulvie declared they might take his head-
ier corpse, but that he would not surrender
alive. It was proposed to rush upon and secure
them when relieving the guard, which was stationed
within a few yards of them. It was intended that
the guard of fourteen men, When the word march
was given, should Hash on them without fixing
bayonets. Whether they suspected the plan or not,
or a moment's delay alarmed them, is not certain, but
they made a furious attack on the sepoys, some of
them with a sword in each hand. The officer in
command of the guard and three sepoys were
wounded, the officer severely ; three of the
fanatics were killed, five much wounded,
and four taken unhurt. The Moulvie was
slightly wounded, and taken to the regimental
hospital, where he is supposed to be mad. He says
he comes from the Cheen Pultun at Madras, but he
is not a Madraasee. He and his followers had
been visiting the tombs of the men killed in the re-
ligious quarrel just before the annexation. Our in-
formant adds, that this affair will probably be ex-
aggerated, and represented as an insurrection, but
that the simple facts are as he has stated. It shows,
however, what inflammable materials exist in this
country, and ought to be a warning to those who
prepare grimy cartridges, as well as those who in-
terfere with religious processions. This Muasulman
Mr. Spurgeon had not sufficient time to excite the
people as the English Moulvie does; if he had, the
mischief would probably have been far greaten"
" Vet), little business" mays the Bombay Times,
"has been Unelected in our import market daring
the fortnight, owing lo the intervention of the HoolL
holidays ; the money market has become consi-
derably easier, and the banks have lowered their
rates of interest one per cent. all round; a further
rise has taken place in 4 per cent. paper; and
freights have advanced in value."

PERSIA.

THE PERSIAN EXPEDITION.

Our news from %shire is to the Ist of March.
The troops were in good health and the fortifications
rapidly progressing at that date. The Persians
were said to have assembled a second time in force
at the foot of the hills, bat whether General Outrun
would be diverted to attack them again was doubt-
ful. Provisions were plentiful, but dear, the camp
being all but entirely dependent upon the commissariat
for supplies. The following troops had left India
since the lest Overland Mail, or were under orders'
to embark, viz.: The Scinde Horse, from Kurrachee,
800 strong, under Brigadier-General Jacob, and
H.M. 14th Light Dragoons, 800 strong, from Bom-
bay. These two regiments would bring up General
Outram's cavalry force to nearly 2,000 sabres. The
artillery had been strengthened by the despatch of

the 3rd company of the 2nd battalion : and the 7th
and 26th Regiments Bombay Native Infantry and the
lit Madre' Fusiliers were under orders to embark
without delay. The 3rd Bombay Europeans had
been held back at the point of embarkation.
On the embarkation of the troops at Bushire, the
Bombay Times remarks:
"At the date of our last advice', which bring our
intelligence down to the let inst, rapid preparations
were being made to embark the chief part of the
force at Bashire, for an expedition to the river
Kanto. It is here that Persia is vulnerable, and here
only, and the men who have been speculating on an
advance upon Shiraz, Up:than, and Tehran, are alto-
gt:ther at sea. The Baran, which falls into the gulf
just after its junction with the waters of the
Tigris at Mohammerah, is a noble stream, navigable
for at least two hundred miles, and flowing through
ono of the most fertile districts of Persia. We find
from the Transactions of the Royal Geographical
Society that so far back as 1842, Lieutenant Selby
tracked its course in the little steamer Assyria,which
formed part of the Euphrates expedition, as high up
as Shuster. There are several considerations which
leave no doubt whatever as to the intentions of
General Outrun. Boshire is as notorious for sick-
ness in the hot season as Mohammerah is for its

salubrity, the contrast it forms in this respect
to the neighbouring city of amoral' being
most remarkable. Lieutenant Selby attributes
the fact to the waters of the /Enron, which
he says maintain their native coolness at its very
mouth where the Tigris, rolling through burning
sands in its course, is quite hot. Mohammerah is

further admirably placed as a military post, and
may be rendered almost impregnable in the hands
of a British force. As a base of operations, the
importance of its acquisition can hardly, therefore,
be exaggerated; and we are waiting with some
impatience to hear that it is in our possession. It
is accessible at all times to ships not drawing more
than eighteen feet water; and of late we have
been rejecting all tonnage for the transport
service of heavier draught than this. Not
only, however, is Mohammerah important as
a very strong military post, a seaport,
and a sanitarium, but it is in the midst of
abundant supplies, and at the very entrance into one
of the main arteries of the country. Flat-bottomed
boats may easily transport our boats up to Shuster,
and here, within a hundred and ninety miles of the
capital, Ispahan, we find a second position of such
military strength, that, according to Selby, defences
of a very slight character will render it quite un-
assailable by any force. The importance of this
place under these circumstances can hardly be
exaggerated. Its possession will give as a arm
footing in the very heart of the country, from which
we cannot be driven, where supplies are inexhaus-
tible, while our communication with our base will
be easy, rapid, and safe, and whence our retirement
at any time msy be made at our convenience."
The following are the letters of the correspondent
of the Bombay Times:

BUSMAN, Fn. 19.

By the mail taken down in the Precuraor on the lath, I
had the eatisfiction to furnish you with • copy of the field
order detailing the services and hardships endured by the
troop, and the moons of our arms in the amid opposed to
those of hie Highness the King of Kings. General Sir
James Outram has given greeter effect to his appreciatice of
those terries. by the isms to melt soldier oomposing that
expedition et a pair of boots. Soldiers ere ambitions and
glory to see their deeds acknowledged by their commander
and their country, and the substantial reward of a pair of
boots, whose con is four rupees, to urea whose menus are
very limited—and to wheel the replacing the boots wont
out on the march would have can them privationa that they
could ill afford in this dear country, isjudiolous and ap-
propriate. So you see that in the course of centuries the
warned the warrior's gaining his spurs has descended to his
seining his boots. Poor Hoolasia Khan, the Chimed Boras-
joon, is still a prisoner in the Charboorj keinerly graced as
the domicile of the Debris Semi, and now used as a depot
for the reception al ship lumber sad heavy ordnance stores.
It is to be hoped that all that is mid about this captain's
treatmsat is not true. If, as I hear, he is only allowed Ave
same for his and his servants' support, the medium, to my
the least, is harsh, and not even justified by his attempting te
lied our army astray. Is it not anneal for man to have •
parkin spark, notwithstanding his cupidity will not permit
him to refuse our pay and glittering bribes I' I see the trial of
the well-known merchant Malcolm has bean entrusted to an
ea-politkel d some note, Brigadier Trendy= of the seta-
Ley. It is repelled that some of the =anthem of war,
particularly the led band at Berudoon, were shipped by
Mr. Woolen stns the ermerler of the fort. The penalty
attending the Mae under investigation, nonacid under the
authority of General Stalker, when Captain lease first sus-
pected that contraband goods erne leaving this pert, we
death, but it la hoped, for the sake of therespmgable potion
that Mr. Maud. Ma maintained for so may pus, that he
will be *his to clear himself of &dune so him' to his repu-
tation for friendship to our government. Our sepoys are fed
recovering the effects of their arduous march ; a good many
were Worn into hospital during the ant three days, but it
is surprhing to la how soon they rally and return to their
work. The Eurumens have stood it well.

Fez. 23.

If all the rumours current in camp of late were recorded,
the writer would be compelled to give you a long
detail of the rateable terms come to by the Euro-
pean powers at the late conference of Para, how
the Russians marled to every propealtien pat for-
ward, and of the deepatches received from Lead Stratford
de Ralclife from Constantinople; then follows the embarka-
tion of troops for Mahatma, then a maims from the Shah
that he had despatched a general plenipotentiary to Sir las.
Ontram with the sword in his right band, hacked by 20,000
men, and an olive branch in his left, either of which our
chief might accept as he pleased; and now the strenuous en-
allots, of the engineers in erecting batteries et every salient
point, end the eppearance of Murata gradate of heavy
gene ranged in line in our main street, ready to be placed in
petition ; the tumours are certainly favourable to a speedy
conclusion of hostilities, but facts concur in pointing to •
steady determination to be prepared for accidents, and it is
well to be prepared, for the ancient practice of the Highlands of
analog the country at the sign of bonfire. seems to be
understood here; and of late close observers have noticed
the signal at play on the bills. Of one thing, however, the
Shah-in-Shah may be sure, that our General and his army,
Eke weighs, will not be found asleep. We have had bitter
cold weather of late, with occasional showers to add to our
misery. Provisions are getting dreadfully deer, and I think
it in time that something should be done by either increasing
the pay or throwing in some live stock from Bombay, Mr-
mime, or Muscat, to relieve the damth. Only fancy two
rupees being paid for a fowl, eggs are not procurable, and
nothing but mutton every day is sickening. I see one of the
enterprising Bombay Parsee* has opened a shop in the fort
at very reasonable charges of 250 per cent. profit on his
goods.

The Hata. Mr. Manny is off in great haste to Burcash
with a company of the Light Battalion; be embarked under
the salute doe to his position at noon to-day.

FzE. 24.

It is some pleasure to have a libeml general to germ order,
end some satisfaction to servo under one who has the power
to do ocessional good oaken By • may stroke of his pea
air Jams has this day exempted the whole form from
peony an letters and newspapers to seaports on the Indian
coast. This ie really kind end considerate when you think
bow 'aptly • mil from Bombay is looked for, renived, end
devoured. It is a shuns to Rod that they see so far between.

I have just seen a proclamation c the Shah in the Murals
retorts, whereto be complains that hostilities were com-
menced before war was declared. He admits that a coolness
existed between her Britannic Majesty's government and
himself, but that he had despatched a plenipotentiary to
Constantinople to treat with our ambassador there.
He complains of a print from the Indian govern-
ment bdag the only intimation he received of the cow-
renamed of war, and declares that he was Marty unpre-
pared to mist, in fact, that he had not given say inatrnc-
thaw to resist the landing of our SNOW on the shores of
Iran. His Maisety of Pada rye nothing of Fence, so that
we may expect before very many months are over our heads
to breathe the awe idr with his ampot Istgbasus.

Pan 2e.
The headless bodies of two natives ha4s Jan been go,
arrarag Dam camp. This Is rather swinge air the amp
kg me kept em wigglers ; it is indeed no mernefair
pass the cavalry advanced pickets unperceived. ay en*
so that the matadors am only be attributed la pined cep
wity—en investigation is being held on the maw. /;.,
have been prohibited riding beyond the cantry plea
without Ann obtaining leave. This is a whc,60.4
regulation, as it not only mese lee the,, ego
will not we for themselves, bet Illiewlee mei*
the chance of neighbouring villagete bag WNW ; bgts
latter prectuttket, however, no resew be bra gawk de /
do not suppose that en army less lisped le Mend* pi,
harbor was ever before collected. ?Mr Uwe post
inspected the cavalry on their panda grand the end.
before laat, end yesterday afternoon he went over the be
finery. Before closing, I mum press you to advocate
claims of this force on the generosity of the lodise amellen,
Boarathing is the shape of edibles most be mat ale, adiks
soon, doe the natives in particuler now pay a repel her*
seen of dour, the same for six seen of rice, font sass pee
lb. for miserable mutton, and nit dab of the pewit vlanip
tion (wortnah) two and these annas each. Tap is
always procnrebkt, so that the oommlawriat is auk
turned Into an Indian bazaar, whence everything mellg
mum be obtained. Something met be how, re • wee
mot into the interior, or shift of port of the ken lei
spot, may be looked upon as • certainty Was long.
MAIM 1, 4 pat.
The authorities have just announced that a mull will b
eked at eight this evening for Bombay per Arthur td
Gnat ; Meador* hasten to scrawl over a few linen ek,
you may think me asleep. Of newe I have none, if I nap
the embarkation of the—who do you think ? Thee lie
sergesats, es you see that tho embarkation of the troops it
Mallows is dandily progressing. The waggons of the la
Scoop Horse Artillery have been put on board the Lis hi
remeeal to the shipping ; the work cannot, however, be rea
peen/ with owing to the sharp north-wen teen* the
bee bee pinked for sonic days raising up • diagram*
egg bileaggni laicism& The small plots ofgraes that yoked
As Oaks vitt return been Bressjoon have disappears:lmM!
lbeembillesgs of moving sand. Peace is spoken of. hop
prebbmalemal that people should expect what they nig
WWII; aei peen limy be concluded for aright woken,
bevtirew, le widatt, that whatever oar ape*
Wee Whelsesr aer ebbe% we we preparing
Paelbaliew are be serleseled at the poets molt am te
Meet. Two half swam leberisa, to be mounted with II
priser isms, are babe dorm np south of the ono,
• M the swam wrath • Malakkoff is mektag•
appearaweem spit arlestly called masonry tower by
Owing A geed deal of forage has been dowel
la pane kb our amp during the last two or three days, no
willitemding it is well known that the enemy hue igen
collected in great force at Bresejoon. A movement in tint
direction is again whispered, but no one knows the gem.
Tars intentions, be is no babbler. His thoughts be keep
to himself till he has matured his projects, and gives he
seders nalcient time to be executed sad no more. Oren
efforte ere being made to preserve deenlinen in amp,
and the exertions of the oaken of the Qesnaresseter.
One al's departments are very elective end pair
worthy. We have Ind some practice with the Boca.
tan train during the lan two eveniegs, to mania
the velocity of light of the leadea balls after the
bursting of tho spherical cap. The malt hae been
way eatisfactory, I believe, 28 balls out of 60 having pew
tested a 2-inch jungleplank target 10 by 8, Ind at 500 yardn
the shell bursting between 40 and 50 rads to front, ad
shout 2D above the horizontal line. The cold still ocannee
to be lett, nearly all complain of coughs, and the nether d
lick is materially drawing.

The Pays states that the news of the armistice
between Persia and England reached the EngMk
general commanding the Bushire expedition, ca
March 9. This paragraph relates to the commie
which was signed before the definitive treaty d
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