The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

INDIA.

•
We have received our letters and papers from
Calcutta to August 8. As the advices from Bom-
bay published last week were to August 12, there is
little to report by this mail.
The Calcutta papers regret the barrenness of the
season in respect of news. Their principal theme
is the Rev. J. Long's imprisonment. A great
number of the clergy and " the higher ranks of the
general public," in the words of the Hurkuru,
had been to the jail to see him. A native
address to him was in course of signature.
A Mission Conference had been held, at
which Dr. Duff made a powerful speech, and
a resolution condoling with the reverend prisoner,
and regretting that he had been subjected to a per-
secution in the harshest form known to
English law had been agreed to. The con-
ference assure Mr. Long of their continued
affection and respect, though they think that
' in the introduction to the "Nil-Darpan" Mr. Long
might have guarded himself more carefully against
the supposition of having adopted as his own all
the sentiments and representations of the native
author.

It is said that if necessary Dr. Dnir will come to
England and take the opinion of the British public
on the case of Mr. Long and the indigo planters.
The llurkunt, which takes part with the planters,
states that they would have asked for a mitigation
of his punishment had he not declared just before
receiving sentence that the irreligious lives of Euro-
peans formed the grand obstacle to the spread of
Christianity in India.
We read in the Burkarn :—" Letters from Agra,
Delhi, Meerut, and Allyghur gives terrible account
of the pestilence raging there. The European troops
have suffered severely, especially at Meerut, and
regiments have been moved into camp in hopes of
putting a stop to the disease, in some instances we
believe with success. The amount of rain that has
fallen in Calcutta this season is 51 inches, against
31 up w this time last year. Experience teaches us
to expect severe sickness here in consequence."
The Englishman understands that the Viceroy
has determined ou leaving for the upper provinces
a mouth earlier than he had intended. His lord.
ship intends starting in September, and will make
Agra his headquarters.
The sum of 3,000 rupees has been subscribed for
the presentation of a piece of plate to Colonel
Sir A. S. Waugh, K.C.8., director of the Great
Trigonometrical Survey of India.
The Mussoorie correspondent of the Englishman
relates a circumstance which occurred at Landour,
sad which, if true, will bring the parties concerned
into trouble. A gentleman, returning home from
the club on the night of the 18th ultimo, found the
way obstructed by a procession of the Taniaa. He
forced his way through it, and without any provoca-
tion was pelted and otherwise ill-used by the mob.
The gentleman dismounted from his horse, and,
singling out one of the agj,'reasors, gave bim a sound
threshing. He then rode up to Landow. and
getting two or three officers to join him, returned
to the crowd, and with his companions rode through
it backwards and forwards, destroying the Tazzias
with their swords till they were tired of it. A
Court of Inquiry is sitting on the affair.