The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-01 00:00:00

THE

OVERLAND MAIL
INDIA.

(From the Times.)
We have received by express from Trieste in an
anticipation of the overland mail, files of the Bombay
and Calcutta papers, with dates from Bombay to the
31 of Dec., and Calcutta to the 23d Nov.
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were killed. The Wuzeerees had attacked
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guard over the Bahadur Khel salt mine :
they had been repulsed with a loss of eleven men ;
our party had five or six wounded. The entire Moul-
tan field force had on the 19th or 20th ultimo been
directed to be prepared for moving at a moment's
notice, along the lice of the frontier, after the moun-
taineers, we presume, who had been annoying our
outposts. The death of Dust Mahomed still wants
confirmation. The Clishmeer ruler is still alive.
The Governor-General was expected at Roorkee on
the 24th, his Lordship would thence proceed to Hurd-
war. Sir W. Gomm was at Jullandhur. Sir H.
Lawrence had returned to Lahore. Me. Mensel had
left for Nagpore. Tne Bombay journals have for the
past fortnight been occupied with the discussion of the
Mahomedan disturbances which commenced on 17th
Oct., and are scarcely yet over. A second outbreak
occurred on the 22d and 23d ultimo, and squabbles
became of daily occurrence. One of the Parsee
fire temples was violated, and there was at one
time reason to suppose that a cemetery had been
broken into with the view of insulting the re-
mains of the dead ; no sufficient evidence of the
outrage, however, could be obtained. Sir John
Gray was expected in Bombay by the 10th inst.
An extensive fire broke out in the store-houses
of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company in the dock-yard at Mazegon on the 2d
December, by which stores belonging to the com-
pany, to the value of from 15,0001. to 20,0001. were
destroyed. The cause of the fire had not been as-
certained. The goods consumed by the fire were
only partially insured; the buildings in which they
were stored have been completely destroyed. These
latter are valued at 7,500/., and belonged to Mirza
Mahomed Ali Khan, the owner of the dockyard, from
whom they were rented by the Peninsular and Ori-
ental Company.
Trade during the last fortnight has been brisk.
The money market was easy. Several failures of
native bankers in the Bazaar, both at Calcutta and in
Bombay, were apprehended.
The following summary of intelligence.isT.taken
from the Bombay Times :
"The expedition from Calcutta, to enforce apology
and reparation from the Burmese, left on the 19th
ult., and consisted of her Majesty's ship Fox, 42, her
Majesty's ship Serpent, 12, with the Hon. Company's
war-steamers ienasserim and Proserpine, the whole
under the command of Commodore Lambert, R.N.
The first efforts to obtain the reparation sought for
will probably be made at Rangoon, and should our
demands not be instantly complied with, the
place will be held in pledge until they
are satisfied. Captain Lewis, the master of
the merchant ship Champion, the latest
British victim of Burmese insolence and
extortion, accompanies the expedition as a witness,
it is presumed, to prove the validity of the claims to
be presented and enforced. Lieut. Latter, of the
67th regiment Bengal Native Infantry, an accom-
plished Burmese scholar, and Mr. Edwardes, of
the Civil Service, formerly attached to the Em-
bassy at Ave, go as interpreters. The military
expedition, which left Peshawur under the com-
mand of Sir Colin Campbell on the 245th of
October last, to take the field against the Aifreedis
and the Momund tribes beyond the north-west
frontier, bas had very little to do in the way of
fighting. After taking possession of Mitchnee with
little or no resistance from the people, and burning
the stores of grain, destroying the surrounding vil-
lages, and throwing every thing they could lay their
hands on into the river, the force encamped at a place
called Dubb, awaiting the construction of a fort now
in progress, intended to receive a body of troops and to
form a link in a line of posts commanding important
points on the frontier. A detachment of the force is sta-
tioned at a place called Muthee to keep the bill men of
that neighbourhood in check. Up to the date of the
latest accounts received from Sir Colin's camp, not
a single casualty bad occurred on our side from
the fire of the enemy, and they had latterly been ren-
dered more chary than ever of approaching our
camp, by falling into an ambuscade, which severely
punished their temerity. The latesr tidings received
are to the 14th ultimo, and it is stated that the fort is
progressing very slowly, the sandy nature of the soil
being much against the building. The Momunds
had assembled under the chief of Lallpoora to consult
as to ulterior measures, and seem to have been greatly
perplexed by the determination we have manifested
of establishing ourselves in their country. It is
believed that Seadut Khan, the chief in question,
has hitherto held aloof from the doings of his
eastern clansmen, and that he will not now commit
himself to support them. A reinforcement of 45 men
from each of the regiments at Peshawur left that
station on the 13th ultimo to join the forces under
Sir Colin Campbell. By the last accounts from
Cabul, information has been received that the
Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan is still alive, but in a .1
very precarious state. The preparations for a strug-
gle betwixt the Dost's son, Goolam Hyder, and his
brother Sultan Mahomed still kept the country in a
state of the most feverish excitement and alarm, and
many of the more wealthy of the Hindoo bankers
and merchants have fled into the neighbouring dis-
tricts under British rule. Maharaja Gholab Singh,
the ruler of Cashmere, is reported to be in a dying
state. He is said to be suffering greatly from dropsy,
and in all probability will not long survive this at-
tack. The wily old chief, well knowing the dangers
to be expected to the country over which he rules
from the premature disclosure of his death, has de-
termined on establishing a lithographic press at
Jamoo for the purpose of promptly contradicting
such reports. We regret to have to notice that fur-
ther disturbances have occurred here amongst the
Mohammedans and Parsees in ,the native town. On
the 22d and 23d ult. serious riots took place, during
which a number of persons of both sexes were se-
verely injured by missiles thrown at them, One of
them, a Parsee, has since died. The troops had to
be called out to the assistance of the police, and 100
men of one of the native regiments have been stationed
in Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy's meeting-house ever
body
( d)f-
bostndee these latter disturbances commenced. A
the Poona Irregular Horse has been or-
derfound oof wgilre service
at immediately
in preserving
from
r oor,
orderand i
n the will
town. Mobs always dread coming into collision
with a mounted force. A few days ago a meeting
was held at the residence of Mr. Lumsden, Secretary
to Government in the general and judicial depart-
ments, at which the principal men of the Mahomedan
and Parsee communities met together in the presence
of the Chief Justice (Sir Erskine Perry), Mr. Lums-
den, and several other European gentlemen, for the
purpose of endeavouring to effect a reconciliation
between the two sects. The Cazee (High Priest of
the Mahomedans) having intimated that if the Parsee
editor of the Goozeratte newspaper in which the
memoir and portrait of Mahon-el was published,
which had led to the feud between these parties, would
offer an explanation or apology for having caused the
publication the Mahomedans would be satisfied, and
live in peace for the future with their fellow-towns-
men, the Parsees. This was agreed to, and the
editor having made the amend sought for, in the pre-
sence of the assembled heads of both castes, they now
hasseem reconciled to each other, and there been no
exhibition of a feeling of animosity on the part of
either sect ever since. The Friotd of India, on the
authority of a Llama lately arrived at Sikkim from
Lassa, states that the Emperor of China has just abdi-
cated his throne, having resigned it in favour of the
usurper Tien Teh. The Calcutta papers notice a dread-
ful accident which occurred recently at the iNausjid
erected by Prince Goolam Mahomed at the corner of
the Durrumtollah street. The Prince has been in
the habit for many years past of making a distribution
at the Musjid of warm clothing to the poor at the
commencement of each cold season. This year, owing
to the death of the Prince's mother, the accustomed
dole the usual period. On
the a report got abroad that
hdaasybe ofen
thedelayed accidentbeyend
the alms were to be distributed, and an im-
mense crowd of beggars collected at the Musjid,
and pressing upon one of the gates rushed in in
a tumultuous mass. The consequence was that
many were borne down and trodden under foot.
Nine persons were killed outright, and many were
carried off to the hospital with serious injuries. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company have for some time
past suffered from a series of accidents to their
steamers. The Hindostan, with the Calcutta over-
land outward mail of the Bth instant, took the
ground at Mud Point while proceeding down
the river, but was fortunately got off without
damage, though she is said to have been for
some time in rather a perilous position. It is sup-
posed that she had struck upon a new sandbank, which
was formed where two wrecked vessels had sunk.
The Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief
have both left Simla. The former is on his way back
to Calcutta, and the latter is proceeding in the op-
posite direction, towards the north-western fron-
tier. Lord and Viscountess Falkland have taken
up their winter quarters at Pared!. Sir John Grey is
expected at the Presidency from Mahabaleshwar on
the 10th instant. Lady Falkland's first reception at
Parell for the season takes places tomorrow even-
ing. The Right Rey, John Harding, Lord Bishop of