The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-01 00:00:00

INDIA.

We have received letters and journals from Bom-
bay, dated August 6, and telegraphic intelligence
from Calcutta, to July 29.
It is stated, with regard to the withdrawal of
soldiers from the European regiments of the late
East India Company, that close on six thousand
men have taken their discharges, or are sure to
apply for them under the orders recently issued.
Some of the regiments are reduced to mere eke-
letont.

Of the observance of the day of thanksgiving the
journals give very copious reports. The day was a
general holiday, a day of cessation from labour
throughout Bombay. Parsee., Jews, and Hindoos
assembled in their temples and pagodas for devo-
tional purposes, and wherever there was a meeting
the most striking fact in connexion with it was the
number and hearty spirit of an immense audience.
It is said, however, that the Mahomedans did not
resort to their mosque. and showed no disposition
to devote the day to the purpose for which it was
appointed. A solemn event ushered in the day at
Rirkee, near Poona. The Venerable Archdeacon
Reynolds, who had prepared a sermon for the occa-
sion, suddenly died in the early morning.
Disturbances in Central India are slowly rub-
siding.

A cyclone passed over Calcutta on the night of
the 26th of July, doing extensive damage. The fol-
lowing was received at Bangalore. and had been for-
warded to Bombay by Sir H. B. O'Shaughneesy for
the information of the press :

CALCUTTA, JrLir 29, 1259.

On the night of the 26th a cyclone pored over Calcutta, and
the following morning every line was interrupted. Our
strongest constructed lines have been swept away mike on
the Barrackpore road. Seven large trees fell in different
places, destroying poets and wire. Two steamers
have been wrecked in the Hooghly, besides many
sailing vessels; lives lost, and immense destruction done.
The Candle mall steamer was seen off Sanger just as the
gale commenced. She is supposed to have run out to sea
again, and no tidings have since been received of her.
Every available hand I have at work repairing damages done
to the line.

The following Ma just been ?salved from Kedgeree, dated
this day:—" Mall steamer Coals anchored off Cowebtey (?)
bet night, and washel (passed 11 up at 9.20 p.m."

Of commercial matters the Bombay Standard
reports :

iloviarrnurr Bsouarrirs remain almost unchanged. A
large amount of paper has changed bands, but there is abun-
dance still for sale, so that no tendency to a rise is perceptible.
Fires are 87; Fours, 75 per cent.
Filllollll are no better, nor likely to be at present, the
harbour being crowded. For London, still 12e. Od. to 15e.,
end for Liverpool 15s. to 17r. 86. per ton. China (Ism doing)
Rs. 4 to 4.12 par candy.
ElCHLXol.—Tsedimey rather downward until a day or
two ago. First-class paper was done at 2a. Oid. In the ab-
MOO 01 China bills. Yesterday the market TOM again, and
we quote from 2.e. 046. to 2a. Ofd. for firet•clara, and 2s. 044.
to 2a. 16. for document paper.

PORTUGAL.

(MOM OUR OWN coiesseownswo
LISBON, Arotlyr 27.
The Cortes will open on the 4th of November next.
The weather still continues hot, and the accounts of
the vine disease are as bad as ever; little or no wine '
will be made this year throughout the length and
breadth of Portugal.
The works of the new Water Company have at
length commenced, after remaining in abeyance about
three years. If this company carry out the works
as they have been projected they will confer a great
benefit upon the public. At present the only means
of water supply is the barrel of the carrier, and if
the company convey it by pipes into the houses a
great saving will be effected, and a more regular and
plentiful supply secured.
The Municipal Chamber are about to demolish the
remains of the old church of St. Crispin, which is
situated on the hill leading past the cathedral to the
castle, and tradition says this was the road by which
in old times the Portuguese attacked that fortifica-
tion when held by the Moors. The church of St.
Crispin was partly ruined by the great earthquake,
but a chapel was formed among the remains, where
many relies of catholic saints have been kept. These
will now be removed to the church of the abandoned
Irish college of St. Patrick, in the immediate neigh-
bourhood.

The King and royal family are still at the Palace
of Mara.

A solemn requiem masa and dirge have been
celebrated in the church of St. Vincent for the re-
pose of the soul of the late Queen, at which Dom
Fernando, the nobility, and foreign Ministers
assisted.

The Sams corvette will leave for Greenhithe
on the 10th proximo. She takes a crew for the war
schooner Maria Anna, building by Scott Russell for
the Portuguese government. She has also on board
the crown Jewels belonging to the late Queen,
which now belong to her family, and which will
be landed at Antwerp in charge of a Portuguese
official.
Mr. Alfred Tennyson, the poet laureate, arrived
here by the last packet, and after a short sojourn in
Lisbon repaired to Cintra, finding the streets too hot
and glaring.
In foreign exchanges transactions have been
limited, owing to the scarcitynf paper, and a farther
decline in the rate on London has been the conse-
quence. The quotations are as follows :—Loodoo,
30 days' sight, 624 ; 90 days' date, 62t ; Paris, 642;
Hamburg, 461 • Amsterdam, 411 ; Genoa, 535, at
three months' date.

In stock some transactions have been effected at
the following rates :—Three per Cent. Registered
Stock, 474 to 48 ; ditto Coupons, 461 to 47 ;
(erred, 33 to 331 ; and Bank of Portugal shares, 7 to
71 per cent. premium.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

MALTA., Loothr 27.

The French steamer from Alexandria brought the
Sombsy mail of the sth of August to Malta this morning.

Tits f nor seamen who were gaily of insubordination on
board .S. Marlborough have been tried by courts-
martial, which, after tender, terminated yesterday. They
aro sestmonsd, three to 811 lashes and two years' imprison-
ment and one to one you'd imprisonment, in trots. It ap-
pram to have been a trumpery affair, very much eug-
geroted.

A smell English steamer, the South Western, some time
ago opened rather a lucrative trade between Melts and
Toni., which, up to this time, has paid very well ; bat
the French Massager's bare Induced two French steamers
to run her off the line, even at • great earrifioe. The owner
of the South Western is too tensible a men to cuter into such
a competition, and therefore took the Teem] off, securing the
money he bas already mode. The public of Malta are losers
by this, for the South Western brought over bullocks at
16 franca each, which previously paid 25 francs by steamer.
Some patrons at Naples and Malta are driving a most
profitable trade by repeating what wee done some years ago
namely, withdrawing the gold and silver coinage of England
and substituting the coinage of Nsples and Austria at
• false value; and tradespeople are almost furred
to hike the dollar of Sicily, valu-d by government
at 4., at 4s. 21. ; end hutted of the good and
convenient coin of Great Britain the circulating me-
dium le rapidly becoming the Inconvenient and disagree.
able coinage rat Sicily; mad this for the private advantage ad
Individuals. This should be immediately stopped, by
ger. content punishing any one who attemp•a to pars money
at • tales value. Travellers atd ►hopkeepers are now
ski imisod.

Her Majesty.* abip Urgent has returned from Corfu with
invalids. She leave. far England to-morrow. General
Warren, Captain Trevor, Colonel Brown, Rid., and nume-
rous other officer", has pansigs in her. General Home and
Captain Cox returned from kayo on Wefts*lay last.
The fleet is expected to go to as about Tuesday next—
namely, Marlborough, C nequeror, Creel., Princess Royal.
Renown, Centurion, and Eery'los.

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•
The fleet ander Adtuiral bloody continue crufeiog off
Sicily.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(B. Mr. Comrsissicase Goalbws.)
THE WEPT OP 11,GLAND STEAM )I.ot E. HILLS

VII, SAX T COMPANT (LIMITS*
This was the day appointed ke the bearing el • petition
sfrirby Mr. Homy Withal" narle, of Oxford-market,
r 16d
d-street, licensed victnellsr, praying f, an °edge,
erecting Mat the admire of the above ompany should be
mound up. The matter, bownw, Was not gone into, en
edjoemment being ordered kw • month, to allow further
affidavits on both sides to he ILL

SHERIFFS' COURT, RED LION-SQUARE.
(More Yr. Usdir-Ilberili Banes sal a Cum:wit Jury.)

PIOINLAKATIODI Or OOTLARIY.

Mr. heap, the sedor ogles, se-aisio;cl;l.latkas of oat-
Iswry la • mobs of NOM TM awn sat for the Bret time
for. swath, sad sal re ill waist tor lase week.. Pro-
. lunatics was mile la the harmtai ages :—Edirsrd Kant
Streams beast, at the Me of Nap Potables aad mother;
Montagu Illaerrpmair Trios, i the snit of Harriett
As. Caday. as adoebistrolvia; RAW Pater Croft, at
tie NM of Bears Holmes ; Warm Banswall, at the salt of
Edward Gass Lemmata; Berimest Merlons, at the suit
of Themes Sydney Coops; S. 0. W. Curtis, at the salt of
W tkiiatsl Bask Coeponalea; Goers. Brooke, at the wit
of the Nam . Witham Ammo. fladkr ['restocks, at the
sit of Robert Cook; and Ws hands Charke Knowles, Bart.,
et tae win of William *Pm

TM Partin nye WWI apts. to mirage', or tlesp would
ostawn. nine the last nastitly peamatios • 'ten-
dons whose ants no tad nao as oiling
appointment, has appall ant asnanding, and foram
MAP liderged-

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THU DAY.)

MANSION-110M.
rill= immures.
Pralmet Q liophsas vas bpd, as reastsQ
subradisi sirmal was if mory. she repro, at la
Maw& Mans water el Ottelialre. 0117,
Ina sass
Mr. linlaw mawsd kr W pesecatios, sad Mt.
Bach...ma far do deism

Mr. Hobe. amid the Worm bed lam ter sour time fa
the employ of the_preseeskee. as dirk awl
pa at their
eitahtisborat ia Ovellavhse, wires it wee a
pert of Us duty
re Mall,s mid pay wary, sad seseant tot all as
the iky Mewing. et the cialikahreeet fa the
lioreeeb. Setae emetke ego it wee bead that lie
bi• acceeets 4 moat • lease way as to defy
elmidatice. sad • charge weir MAI with • view
to check limo arm strietly, bat before keg he was Salad to
M ia • &dries, y l 6/. 4e. with :void he a moteie ay-
cleat, sad he es. thee discharged whitest ray proceed-
lap beteg takes Griot hies. flobseqiustly, bewerer,
it woe diseawrved that he bed appropriated several other
sesee of awry weralred ken clieroorrno 4 We petee-
mum ta lie sera an. add ha was earequearly Owes law
emitety. Oa • femme easeelsoake he (Mr. Illohnor) bad
Wes sme Mimes with regard to • nun 141. wile
lip
Cielhid se elsia, sad be wee sew pepwaal
etther errs: has ice that ~orrice the pe-
ewees., had hes to importesid by the Meade of the
eel sere ley had beta se owed to eommiseetelea
•trhe odieriage el ku wife Viserjt
Me children. ikkh with
Lord Mays/ a round, and primer hie
arif weld underrate t., at at the ellen Of the pro-
seeseere. ad sore &I tbe leamaties ia hie pewee with
geed to We deakatioss, re as to seable than to act their
leeks mantilla am all 'orate, they wen tatileell le withdraw
teem the yews. :.s. They k thseeseleal la hie kedship's
Wok Iseweeve.aal ware testy to set seeord4g akis advice
Ta▪ te="Mayer said the Mimeo epee the ere already
pas hie mar sheet ter • awevietlem, sad b eeald set be
weds the mom of diectierolotthe prieeser.
Mr. Heim.. bowleg to this deele proceeded with the
powertatea. rfic. other ewe Awake to the bet ware
clearly mei, eat SOWN, Ike lithilmawi
Mr. liactrowe made ao wimp ha pose the imesualle
No dina, saddle primes/ was gay semulteed ter kW
wen ail gm ellergae.

DOW-111211117.
songs TO AN ciouners.
Salmi Arles Vlor, who ihseariled liesself se a rity
resseheall. wen ilesewha Whir Kr. Harm
ww•ltivlr $, K
HOlOl3-ellest.ctbars."l
TIN complaisant awed thst st Aped 10 o'CI lest ewes-
tag, widt hes segbew and two elmeghtsre, listened as
ossibias et Ks Kessies-hetwa, Is tills to Chelsea. At
Cheeped* the primer got is, trey Ewe the wane ix
Besot. He iseehisd late • sod, sad lastestly west to
deep. He relied about so math se as greatly assay the
other At King 11110liani.wreat, Sused,
wizens 'arid to the modular, and Installed es
the pripw expellei. The primate, who wee sow
aw.ie, tamed apes 'Wesel, sad wreak ht..
sees got est sad canal • galleswas, with whose
aiwistance the yrieceter wee removed ken the casabas.
Witness gars hies is tweedy far the sastall, esd on Ow way
to the woke he wed •pv last ad aisle re language,
calling him an " old " sad .6 old tool," ridi-
culing Mee for the anywise of his had., &c. "In fact,"
added the coeepleiusnt with great sespbeisle. "If I had been
• Threw, or a Hercules, I would have dashed his brains oat
oa la. spot
The r F 113, r ',named the coin nant's etats-
went as to the lenguage seed by the t, sad also as
to Lis into:feedlot,.

Ineportor Mouertian—lie wee very drunk indeed.
The prisoner-1 was quue whet.. I had only bad haldn.
pint of .nary. When I got lete the omnibus, the com-
plainant ad another elderly gentlemen entered Mb COIBVSI,
elation upon the Smethunt den I ..id he wee guilty; the
complainant and hie friend and b. WY D.C. They were mU
sweet me. sod the two ladies were particularly vehement
in supporting the cease of the doctor. I thinght the tom-
plament's ISIMMOSSIS absurd, end I certainly did din Idea ea
old fool.

—iliTileary—Yes ►rt ao right to do that. If yea mud
argue with strougers, you should at but be civil, sad tot
sell poople seam becalm. they Meet agree wish you.
TIM gnawer—He called me worse a 5.... than I called
him.

complainant—Nothlng of the Mad occurred. Than
wu no altescstion or conseriation whatever. Nobody said
ote word to 11101, except the conductor, who ordered hits to
pt out of the omnibus. I am surprised that the conductor
is not here, fir he has lost all his five.. There were sight
of us—we forgot to pay in the cosfusi in, •nod now WO don't
know where to bud MIL, for we don't know the number.
Mr. Henry fined the defendant 205., or in default 10 days
imaisonmest.
TM One was paid.