The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-24 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The Indian Overland Mail, which arrived in
London yesterday, has brought journals and private
advices to the following dates : Calcutta, April 22 ;
Bombay, April 28.
The Bengal Hurkaru publishes the following
items of intelligence, which are all of any import-
ance to be chronicled from Culcutta

In consequence of the fall of Dewangiri the
Bhooteas, we learn, are again endeavouring to ne-
gotiate terms of peace; they have addressed several
letters to the chief civil officer with the Bhootan
field force on the subject. But after the experiences
of Mr. Eden's mission, we think the Government
ought to insist upon the unconditional surrender or
submission of Toungsoo Penlow as a guarantee of
good faith, before any terms are listened to.
We learn from the frontier that 9 per cent. of the
troops in the Dooars are on the sick list, and that
the weather is daily becoming more oppressive and
sultry.
The Gazette contains a notification of the breaking
up of the Bhootan field brigades. They are again
formed into one brigade, under the command of
General Tytler, with headquarters " ordinarily" at
Gowhatty. In consequence of this arrangement
General Tombs reverts to the command of the Gwa-
lior District.

We gather from a newswriter at Furruckabad
that cotton has so greatly fallen in price that all
dealings in it have been stopped. The people and
the mahajuns alike decline dealing in an article
subject to such sudden and such excessive fluctua-
tions.

The great bathing day at Hurdwar is now over,
and those who came to perform their yearly ablutions
in the sacred waters of the Ganges have left the
place. There must have been at least three millions
of visitors ; strictly speaking, it was not a fair—
this is to follow—as there was nothing brought for
sale. It is the anniversary of some great event that
comes round every twenty years. The excellent
arrangements made by the police authorities pre-
vented many accidents ; but several lives were lost
in the streets by the pressure of the crowd seeking
food or eagerly straing to reach the sacred ghauts.
Accidents of more or less serious nature also oc-
curred during the rush into the water at the first in-
timation given by the high priest of the commence-
ment of the auspicious time for immersion. The
number of deaths from these causes cannot be accu-
rately ascertained, but it has been estimated at from
40 to 400. A large proportion of the bathers were
women, who journeyed to this distance from the
southern and eastern districts of Bengal, the Central
Provinces, and Central India, and, amongst these
thousands, it does not say much for the beauty of
the houris of the East, not a single really beautiful
woman could be seen. Old and decrepid women
seemed to counterbalance the young, and when
these, after the immersion, arose from the waters
" like Venus from the sea," they did not strike the
spectators as possessing in any remarkable degree
the grace and beauty of the form divine. The
Brahmins must have made a splendid harvest from
these millions of unfortunate votaries to superstition:
They were collecting money in every shape, from
shells and copper to gold, in all directions, sparing
neither rich nor poor. One old Raja, to pave his way
to the regions of bliss everlasting gave 55,000 rupees,
and would have given more, but that the unfortu-
nate and crazed creature kicked the bucket before
he could finish his almsgiving. Native re-
ports state that the water of the Ganges would lose
its sacred virtue within the next 14 years, and that
this would be the last anniversary of the kind that
would take place. Hence, probably, the increased
I number of pilgrims. _ _ _

The subjoined is extracted from the Bombay
Gazette :

It is stated that Government have determined upon
constructing an additional line of telegraph between
Bombay and Kurrachee. Mr. H. B. Harington re-
tires from the Bengal service after a period of 40.
years' labour. Sir W. Mansfield has appointed
Major F. R. S. Flood his military secretary, Lieut.
H. T. Christie aide-de-camp, and Surgeon J. T. C.
Ross, surgeon. His Excellency the Viceroy left
Calcutta on the 17th instant for Simla. It is ru-
moured that the Hon. Mr. H. L. Anderson is about
to retire from the Bombay Civil Service. Mr.
Anderson has arrived in Bombay from Calcutta,
having resigned his seat in the Governor General's
Legislative Council. His Excellency the Governor
of Bombay and staff proceeded, on the 26th inst.,
to Mahableshwur for the hot season. Mr. Temple,
Commissioner of the Central Provinces, goes home
on six months' leave. Mr. Campbell, Judicial
Commissioner, officiates as Chief Commissioner
during Mr. Temple's absence. Major Nixon has
been appointed political agent at Meywar, and
Captain Impey to the political agency, Marwar.
Lieutenant-Colonel Eden has been appointed agent
to the Governor-General for the State of Rajpoo-
tana, consequent on the demise of Colonel Elliot.
Mr. G. Inverarity retires from the Commissioner-
ship of Customs; Mr. A. D. Robertson, now in
England, is to succeed to the appointment. Mr. A.
T. Crawford is to act as Collector of Bombay, and
the Hon. G. A. Hobart as Registrar-General. Mr.
F. S. Chapman is to be Secretary to Government
in the revenue, financial, and general departments.
Mr. Rogers will succeed the Hon. B. H. Ellis as
Revenue Commissioner, northern division.

THE TIPTREE-HALL ESTATE.—An agricultural
journal says :—"lt has been understood for some time past
that tho Tiptree-hall estate was in the market ; but it is
now proposed, through a committee of noblemen and gen-
tlemen, to purchase the property and present it to Mr.
Mechi, as some appreciation of his services in the cause of
agriculture." Essex, we are sure, would be ready to join
heartily in such a testimonial to a gentleman who, what-
ever difference he may have had with them on practical
matters, had by his demeanour and general bearing, and
earnest love of agriculture, won the goodwill and respect
of the farmers of the county,—Eanx Herald,