The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-29 00:00:00

INDIA.

There is very.little news respecting the Persian
war. Preparations were being made at date of our
last advices, to embark a large part of the force fcr
Mahamra, at the mouth of the Kuran—but the

operation was much delayel by the prevalence, of
violent north-west winds which characterise the
period of the year. The Persians were said to
havb asseinbled in force. a second' time in the'
neighbourhoOd of Bushire,- so that we may hear'of
another expedition to. Borasjoon before long. We
have had the usual amount; of stupid criticism,
says the Bombay :limes, as to the military character
of the last march, and if we are to believe some of
the journals, General Outran] committed a "wild
act of insanity" in; beating up the Persian Quarters
and thrashing their troops ! Our metv.were in
capital health and spirits, but forage and provisions
continue scarce and dear.'

We undetttand that the new five .per loan
is beingfast paid up, both at Bombay and in. Cal,
eutta , The amount received into the trasuries
up to April, could not - leSs. than 'lt erore of
rupees. The whole amount required by Govern-
ment, three crores, will be supplied before two
months are over.
• 'The-proposal to substitute a high court of justice
'in ,the presidencies; in substitution of ,the present
Suddur and Supreme Courts, is received with
extreme distrust throughout the country. Tile
preposal iS.that five judges shall be appointed, two
by the Queon and three by- the, 'Governor in.
Council from the Civil Service.—and that they shall
be reinovabre by the 'local government; pending' a'
reference to the crown.

._kmelancholy occurrence has taken place on the'
Bengal side in the murder of Mr. B)ilean, deputy-
-commissioner. of Gonda, by the notorious Fuzl
Allee, the Oude robber. The accounts of the aff,iir
differ considerably,
,but it ,setes ,eertain that Mr,
Boileau fell victim to his: own unheeding
gallantry.
The 'CalcUtta Englishman informs, us .that• the
-Gover;lnie:t has directed the Chief Commissioner
of Oude to make over charge to his Maje§ty's agents
"of all the hOuses belonfir►g to the 11io0,-which
_were taken= by tho,publie officers; and to rebuild at
expense of Government, those which were
brolien down or destroyed.
The Englishman also states that one of the Ex-
Ameers Of ;Sited .has unfortunately met with his

death in a shooting excursion in the§underbunds.
He had wounded a tiger, and was prepaiing to
finish him With a six barrelled revolver,-'which
accidentally went cff, when pointed towards him
self, and he was billed on the spot.
•
A serious attempt bad been made at 13ombay
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against the'lives 'ot six officers of the sth Regiment
N. 1., including Captains Symons and Scott, Lieut.
Brown, Dr. Trestrail, and two others. Some poison
was mixed with the soup prepared for and intended
to be taken by thorn, and it was not until one of
them vomited, and the others felt severe pain from
the effects of what they had taken, that the
treache4Y became apparent', Several persons had
been taken up on suspicion, and the soup had been
sent for Medieal examination. All the offieerS were "
doing well. •
On the requisition of the most influential native
gentlemen of Calcutta!, the sheriff of that place had
called a public meeting on the 3rd April, to con-'
sider the prOpriety of • supporting so much of •the
project of law now before the legislative council of
India as'refers to the extension of the criminal
jurisdiction of the Mofussil courts to all classes
of her Majesty's subjects, without respect of
• reli-
gion, race, or place of birth,
At a meeting of the Legislative. Council on, the
21st March, Sir James Colvile, on presenting the
report of " the standing 'orders committee on the
petition of British subjects resident in Calcutta and
the Mofussil, not in the service of the, East India
CbtnpanY 'against the new penal' code," moved
that the'report be printed, and gave notice that he
should move that it be adopted by the council, and