Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-06 00:00:00

INDIA.

The following is from the Bombay Gazette of
•the 12th December :

The Governor-General accompanied by Lord Clyde
and a splendid retinue of the chief civil and military
officers of State, has made a progress through the North
West Proi;inces, in order to acknowledge in the most
conspicuous manner, and to reward munificently, the
services of those native princes and nobles who remained
faithful to the British Crown during the rebellion.
Lucknow, Cawnpore, Futtyghur, and Agra have in suc-
cession been visited.

While the Governor-General is absent from his capi-
tal, and journeying through the North-west in royal
state, Mr. James Wilson has landed in Calcutta, and
taken his seat as a member of the Indian Council. The
right hon. gentleman arrived by the Nemesis on Nov.
29, and his first public appearance was as a guest at the
dinner given on the 30th, St. Andrew's Day, by the
Scotch residents of Calcutta in honour of their patron
saint. Of course, this was not an occasion on which
Mr. Wilson, who is by no means devoid of the caution
of his country, would choose to say much regarding his
mission to reform the financial system of India; and he
ITT properly contented himself with general expres-
sions of goodwill towards everybody, of a determination
to do his duty manfully and to the best of his ability,
and a hope that, should differences of opinion arise,
they may be discussed fairly and courteously, and he
only who has truth on his side win the victory.
There are, as usual, conflicting and scarcely intelli-
gible rumours regarding the rabble of mutineers who
Cal infest the frontiers of Oudo and Nepaul. The
Lucknow and Allahabad journals seem never weary of
speculating whether Nena Sahib is dead or is not dead,
and whether or not Jung Bahadoor intends to attack
the rebels with the large army he has collected ; but of
authentic information on either point we are eompletely
destitute.

Our latest advices fully confirm the statement we
were the first to give currency to, that an expedition of
10,000 men would leave India in the spring of next
year to settle the dispute with China. The force will
consist of an equal number of Sikhs and Europeans.
Two Queen's regiments, the 31st and 56th, with a
small mountain train, will be sent from Bombay.
Madras is to contribute, as her share, according to the
Madras Times, "the 44th and 66th Regiments, two
batteries of Golundauze artillery, Capt. Desborough's
battery of Royal Artillery, and three companies of
Sappers and Miners." It is not anticipated that the
expedition will sail before next March.
The principal topic of discussion in Indian society
just now is the amalgamation of the local with the Im-
perial army, which is said to have been finally resolved
on by the home authorities, though of course any
arrangement the government may make must be provi-
sional, and dependant on the approbation of Parliament.
Sir Baffle and Lady Frere, after a brief visit to the
Governor, left Bombay on Thursday, December 1, for
Calcutta, where the ex-Commissioner of Scinde will
take his seat as a Member of Council. Before his de-
parture Sir Bartle had an interview with Col. Turner,
who arrived by the last mail from Engldnd, and to
whom is entrusted the duty of attempting to improve
the harbour of Kurrachee, by the removal of the bar at
the mouth of the river.

BOMBAY, DEC. 15.—Important news from Oude.
2,000 rebels and their leaders—Mammoo Kahn, Kahn
Bandoor, Kahn Beni Mandoo, and his two sons—have
been taken prisoners. The Begum escaped.
COMMERCIAL.—BOMBAY DEC. 12.—1 n the export
market a steady activity, and a fair business at en-
hanced prices, especially in Cotton. The import market
extremely dull. Stocks very excessive. Clearance prices
of almost all kinds of piece goods have consequently re-
ceded to seNteral annas below the quotations of our last
report. In Yarns, supplies heavy ; but prices had caused
buyers to come forward. In freights, the tendency is
downwards.—To Liverpool, 12s. 6d. to 15s. per ton.

AUSTRALIA.
THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

The following appeari in the Melbourne Argus
of the 17th of November :

We avail ourselves of the departure of the Benares
to resume our monthly summary of events in Victoria.
The Malta, with the September mails from Europe
did not arrive in Hobson's Bay until the morning of the
13th instant, having been docked at the Mauritius, and
thus delayed for five days.
When the last mail for England quitted these waters
it was at the close of a general election, which had re-
sulted in the return of a large majority hostile to the
O'Shanassy Administration.
The convocation of parliament was deferred to the
latest practicable moment, but the postponement of the
period at which the inevitable fall of the Ministry
would occur merely served to strengthen public hostility.
When the debate on the Address was brought to a
close, the division list exhibited the folloidng result :
For the amendment, 66 ; against it, 17. Majority
against Ministers, 39.
As a matter of course, Mr. O'Shanassy and his col-
leagues resigned, and his Excellency the Governor
confided to Mr. Nicholson the task of forming a new
Administration.
The short parliamentary recess necessitated by the
return of the members of the Administration to their
constituents will terminate on the 29th instant, when
the new Government will commence its duties, strong in
popular favour and in the support of the press through-
out the whole colony.
The produce of the gold fields of Victoria had in-
creased, and an amount had been realised which was
likely to tell on exports for some weeks. The exports
of 1859 would not, however, equal those of the previous
year. Two cakes of amalgamated gold had been pro-
duced from the quartz ; one of them weighed 1,522
ounces, and the other 1,472 ounces.
A great struggle was taking place, by various classes
of artisans, for the extension of the eight hours' system.
Masons and labourers had been introduced from Germany
to counteract this movement, which was going on in spite
of the increasing difficulty of finding employment.