The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

INDIA.

By the arrival of the overland mall we receive
advioes from Bombay to June 12, and from Cal-
cutta to June 3. The general character of the
Bombay news is cheerful, and the Bombay Gazette
commences its summary in the following jubilant
strain :

No event of a second and striking character has oecurred
during the past fortnight. India has pursued the even
tenor of her way, and that • never so prosperous one.
Mutual confidence is on the increase between the dominant
and the dominated races. A sort of compromises between
domination and dominstedness is in promos ; dseentasliw
Lion and 'oral legislative couacils containing native elements
on the one hand, and the admission of native chiefs and
great landholders to • participation in the duties and
honours of magistracy on the other—these are the new
order of things in India. God mve the Queen !

Copious rain had fallen in the famine-stricken
provinces, and the prospects of the harvest were
hopeful.
An important resolution of the government of
India on the reduction of native cavalry corps in
the Bengal army had been published. The strength
of native cavalry now maintained being in excess
of the requirements of the service, owing to the re-
ductions made by the substitution of police for
civil and other non-military guards, each corps will
in future consist of 420 Sowers divided into six
troops, with the following establishment :-3
Re-
Balders, 3 Ressaidnrs 1 Woordie Major, 6 Jams,
dare, 6 Rote Bulimia.; 48 Duffsdars, 6 Nishanbur-
dare, 6 Trumpeters. Thus making a total of 499
natives of all ranks.

In August, 1860, the number of regiments of
native cavalry in the Bengal Presidency, was 46-
17 being under the government of India, and 29
under the Commander-in-Chief. Of the 17 regi-
ments named in the resolution to which we refer,
the Nagpore Cavalry is to be disbanded. Meade's
Horse has been incorporated with the regiments of
Central India Horse ; the Guide Oavalry and the
five regiments of Punjaub Cavalry will remain
as at present, and separate orders will be issued
respecting the remaining regiments. Of the
29 regiments of Cavalry under the Com-
mander-in-Chief in India, the following ten
it has been decided are to be disbanded :-
3rd Irregular Cavalry, 9th ditto, 12th ditto, 16th
ditto, 3rd Balkh Cavalry, Banghur Cavalry, Alex-
ander's Horse, Benares Horse, Ist Mahratta Horse,
Lind's Pathan Cavalry.
The remaining corps will be numbered consecu-
tively from Ist to 19th Bengal Cavalry.
The pa y of the native cavalry (of course all irre-
gular) will hereafter be on the scale laid down in
the resolution, ranging from 27 re. (with good con-
duct pay to the extent of 3 re., making the maximum
pay of a Sower 30 rs.) to 300 re. per meneem. The
reductions now ordered will be carried out under the
rules laid down by the Governor-General for the
guidance of the Commander-in-Chief. All in-
efficient men, as well as all able-bodied men under
four years' service are to be discharged, with a
gratuity of twelve months' pay.
An inquest :lad been held at Bombay on the
body of Lieut. Gould, and • verdict returned that
he destroyed himself while in a state of temporary
insanity.
Of monetary and commercial matters theßombay
Telegraph speaks as follows :

A;tbr season is now rapidly approaching when the port
will be closed, our import market for piece goods business
is very arm, and importers demand higher rates.
The advice. from Wand brought by the mail which ar-
rived oa the 9th inst., though not very favourable as re-
gards the price of cotton, which had declined ld., still the
excitement which prevails in the cotton-producing states of
America have led to extensive speculative purchases, copse.
gauntly a slight advance has taken place in our staple since
last advice.. We now quote llhollerah, 155 rs. ; Broach,
160 rs. ; and ooutrawuttee, 148 to 150 rs.
Freights have fhtctuated during the fortnight, but for the
pad few days symptoms of adedme in the rates last quoted
Lave apenrred. The following are the present quotations ;
—Liverpool, 21. 10e. to 21. 12a. 6d. ; London. 21. 10s. ;
and China, 14 rupees per bandy.
The money market continues mil,. The following is a list
of quotatioos :—London (credit), b mouths' sight. 2s. Old. ;
ditto, documents, ditto, 2a. Old. to 9-16 d. ; ditto, Bank
ditto, 2.. Old. ; Calcutta, 3 days sight, 102 per cent. ; Ma.
dras, 30 days', 28.4 ditto ; China, 60 days', 215 rs. per
dollars.

A journal of Tountai, in Belgium, says that the
bishop of the diocese has not taken lessons in hospitality
from the Scotch Highlanders, since he has claimed from the
Provincial Conseil omit four thousand francs for a day's
occupation—not insbeding dinner—el the episcopal palace
by the fling last year.
FRENCH SUICIDE—A somewhat singular incident
occurred the day before yesterday. The occupiers of a
house in the rue Meuilmontant perceived flames in one of
the upper rooms oocupied by a carter and a young female.
Having effected an entrance, they found the woman lying
dead on the floor, dreadfully burned. They extinguished
Use fire, and perceived a paper, on which were them lines,
addressed to her lover—.'l die! Adieu! I put myself to
death bemuse you make repoaches which I do not deserve.
Bury me in Pero-La-Chaise." It was then seen that the
1 woman hod lighted a pan of charcoal near her bedside with
the intention of committing suicide, and that, falling from
the bed after she became insensible, she had upset the pan
and caused the fire. Her reason for suicide was. it appears,
that barterer, being very jealous, had threatened to leave
Conizsy Riors tie BELGIUM. Disturbances
have broken out in the Borinage, in liainault, in come-
queue° of a strike of the colliers. The chief came of their
diaccnitent is said to be a new regulation in accordance with
which the tient, (a sort of passport given to the men on
their leaving off, and required from them on their com-
mencing work) are, in case of the works being suspended
through an accident, not given to them till six days after-
wards. The object of this regulation is said to be that the
masters may have the men on the spot, and not be com-
pelled to take on new men when work is resumed. The
colliers had collected in considerable numbers at Mons and
other places, and had come into collision with the gen-
darmes who had fired and killed one or two of them. The
Brussels papers of Sunday state that the riots had not been
quelled at the date of their last iutelligeoce.
ELOPEMENT PROM THE AGAPEMONE.—A few days
since one of the grooms at the Abode of Love made up his
mind to escape from that interesting establishment, and
accordingly hems afternoon proceeded to his room, where
he commenced packing up his effects. Whilst so en-
gaged a fellow-servant baud him rummaging about over-
head, and entered the room to see what was going on.
Perceiving the preparations which were in progress, he
immediately gave an alarm to some of the chiefs of
that place. Meanwhile the would-be fugitive con-
sidered that it would be better to escape with a little
than to be detained with all, and therefore took as
much of his ptopwty as be could conveniently carry,
and hurried ot. His betrayer followed, and told him
that Broiler Thomas wanted him, but an answer was
returned to the effect that Brother Thomas must go to
him if that was the case, as he did not intend to go to
Brother Thomas. The groom then threw his clothes over
• wall, on the other side of which stood one Isaac Sayer's
tart in readiness to forward the escape. Mils Hodder
another inmate of the Agspernone, also endeavoured to gat
away, but was detained. The groom proceeded to Bridge-
water, and left his loxes at a house in Poldenetreet. Next
morning he returned to the Appemone, and fetched away
Mir Header, with whom he returned to Bridgewater, and
took the ny train to Loodoo, where both, we believe, have
friends residing. Within a few minutes of the flight, certain
of Brother Priooe's disciples followed by way of the Can-
nington-road„ but were unable to catch the groom and his
corapsaion.—Liverpool Mercury.