The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-23 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

By the arrival of the Bombay mail we have re-
ceived files of papers from Bombay to April 28,
and from Calcutta to April 20.
We take the following summary from the Bombay
Gazette of April 28 :
"It is reported in telegrams received at Madras
from Calcutta that the Hoe. Ashley Eden has re-
turned to Darjeeling from his mission to Bhootan,
where he was grossly insulted in public Durbar by
the Chief, and dismissed with great indignity,
after having been compelled to sign a treaty making
over to them the whole of Assam, including the tea
estates held by Europeans, which are to be taken
over it a valuation.

" His Excellency the Viceroy left Calcutta on the
evening of the 15th inst., and expEcts to reach Simla
on the 30th ideal. His Excellency was at Allahabad
on the 17th and 18th, Ca wn pore on the 19th, and
Meerut on the 21st. He will arrive at Umballab
o❑ the 27th inst., where he will be the guest of Sir
Herbert Edwardes.

" Brigadier-General Sir Neville Chamberlain,
K.C.8., while in CAlcutta on his way home, has
been the guest of the Viceroy at Government-house.
"His Excellency the Viceroy Lrls directed that
the Sup:-eme Council shell, from till after the Ist
May next, and until farther notice, assemble at
Simla.

" The Hon. Mr. Justice Norman has been ap-
pointed to officiate as Chief Justice of the High
Court of Calcutta during the absence of Sir Barnes
Peacock, who has gone home. Sir Charles Wood,
in reply to a telegram from the Viceroy, has decided
that the appointment of Chief Justice can only be
held by a barrister judge.
6" Disturbances have broken out in Bhootan, in
the Dhurm Raj territory. The Deb Rija has been
dismissed, and a number of inferior landholders and
officers have sought refuge in British territory.
"The Bill providing for the solemnisation of
marriages in India of persons professing the Chris-
tian religion has been passzd, and received the con•
armation of the Viceroy.

" The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company have determined to reduce their rates of
passage money batween Batnbay and Ragland, from
£lOO to 185, from the 9th of June next.
"It is currently reported that Sir Charles
Trevelyrin proceeds to England in December next,
and that his successor will lee Mr. Forster, one of
tier Majesty's Finance Commissioners.
" Tne State prisoners of the Royal house of Delhi,
now languishing in confinement at Rangoon, having,
on the death of the em-King, applied for leave to
return to Delhi or some part of the North-Western
Provinces, Sir Charles iVood has refused to meddle
with what has been ruled respecting this family in
India, and has:turned a deaf ear to their application.
6, Colonel Eden, the Political Agent at Oodeypoor.
in Central India, was mobbed by some 300 or 400
persons on the 31st March last, who rushed into the
Residency, shouting andviolently gesticulating and
throwing stones. Colonel Eden has rendered him-
self unpopular with certain evil disposed persons
who feel aggrieved at his cutting in force the law
igainst certain crimes, more especially his prohibi-
tion of the custom of Meriah (human) sacrifices.
It has been decided to open the Bombay, Barna,
and Central India line of railway from Bombay
thrcugh to Ahmedabad on the Ist of June next for
passenger traffic, and immediately after the mon-
soon for goods traffic.
" Her Majesty's ship Severn, 51, carrying the
broad pennant of Commodore 11,1ontrei•or, C. 8., took
her final departure from Bombay for frincomalee
on the 15th inst. Shortly after getting under weigh
one of her men fell overboard from the tcp and was
drowned.
" One of the persons injured in the late railway
accident near Mahim has since died.
" A dreadful accident has happened at a review
of the artillery at Beilary, four men having been
blown to pieces and eight disabled by the explosion
of a tumbril.
" A drill-havildar of the 31st Funjaub Native
Infantry has been shot by two-recruits of that re-
giment, who first robbed and then murdered him,
The assassins are Eusofzye Pathans.
" The ship Cospatrick, with tha supplementary
wire of the Persian Gulf telegraph, arrived at Bolo-
bay on the 15th inst., and proceeds to Guader, via
Kurrachee, this day.
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"The Bombay share market has g
very excited state, but has latterly become rather
quieter, time-bargains having been prohibited by
an understanding among tae brokers for eight days,
in conscolenco of the failure of some speculators to
meet their losses, and the absconding of several

others.
" The 21st Mgirrent Rlyal North British Fusi-
liars have arrived at Madras direct from E.) gland
and are now located at Fellary, in the barracks
recently occupied by the 74th Highlanders.
"The annual exhibition for the distribution of
prizes and scholarships to the successful students of
the Grant Medical College, Bombay, was held cn
the 13th iust., his excellency Sir Bartle Frere pre-
siding on the occasion.
" Cholera has been committing great ravages
during the last fortnight at Bombay, Broach,.and
Banda. Mi4jor A. H. Curtis, President of the
Municipal Board and locouic-tax Commissioner at
Bombay, is one of the latest victims of this epidemic.
"Mr. George Scott, C.S., Collector of Bombay,
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the Municipal Board, in succession to Major A. H.
Curtis, dec:..ased.

"It is expected that Mr. A. B. Warden, C.S.,
will succeed Mr. Erskine as Judge of the High
Court, Bombay.

"The scarcity and dearness of grain is so great
at Neernuch and some other parts of Central ladia
that a famine is feared to be imminent.

" Lady Frere, wife of the Governor of Bombay
arrived here from England in the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's mail steamer Benaree, on the
26th inst.

" The ship Shannon (Dunbar), from Liverpool,
arrived at Bombay on the 21st inst., ;.fter a passage
of six months. The cli4 mate and four of the
crew are in custody, charged with having conspired
to deprive Captain Danb4r of the command of the
ship end to cast her away'.
" We have no news of importance from Cabal, or
from any other part of Central Asia."