The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-14 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

INDIA.

The following is taken from the _Englishman's
IV eekly Mail ;

The Lieutenant-Governor of the North West
Provinces has, we hear, applied to the supreme go-
vernment for some manifestation of his intentions
with regard to a suitable residence at Allahabad.
Our Singapore papers up to the 25th of Septem-
ber have been duly received, but there is little news
of importance in them. Specimens of cotton pro-
nounced to be of very superior quality have been
forwarded home from Sarawak, and we likewise
hear that several remarkably fine samples have been
produced on the Jahore coast. The Dutch are
gradually annexing the whole of the eastern coast.
of Sumatra. A most disastrous cyclone has swept
over Macao, Whampoa, and Canton, attended with
great loss of lives and injury to the shipping;
10,000 lives are reported to have been lost round
Canton a!one.

An Influential meeting of the inhabitants of Bom-
bay was held on the 17th for the purpose of con-
sidering the beat means of assisting to alleviate the
present distress amongst the mill-workers of Lan-
cashire.

The following is a summary of Madras news to
Oct. 14 :

Public affairs are progressing quietly but satis-
factorily, especially with reference to finance, which
promises fully to realize Mr. Laing's sanguine an-
ticipations, notwithstanding the ominous predictions
of Sir Charles Wood, whose unpopularity in this
country grows apace. With cash balances in the
Treasury almost touching twenty millions sterling,
and a revenue rising in every important branch,
India presents an aspect more flourishing than any
worn by her during a great many years past, and
for the improvement she is largely indebted to the
able financier whom Sir Charles has driven from
his post, an obligation which is acknowledged on
all sides out here, both 'oy Enropeafis and natives.
Lord Elgin's health ass lately caused some anxiety,
it being said tha the Indian climate does not suit
his constltution. His early resignation of the
-viceroyalty has even been spoken of, but there
happily does not seem to be any good foundation
for that report. His lordship recently meditated
a visit to Madras and the Neilgherries, but press
of business at Calcutta compelled him abruptly
to alter his intenticn, and be will now remain
there until after the new year, when he pro-
ceeds to Simla for the hot season. Between this
and then it proposed to get through a good
deal of legislative work. Politically speaking, the
fortnight has been barren of material incidents, but
the North Eastern frontier of Bengal still continues
in disturbed state, and apprehensions are enter-
tained of matters growing worse rather than better,
unless measures of repression more vigorous and
severe than those adopted are had recourse to.
His Excellency the Governor has left the hills, en
route to the Western coast, where he will embark
at Beypore for the purpose of inspecting the Paum-
bem Passage, with reference to the further improve-
ment of navigation through it for vessels of heavy
burthen, in pursuance of the recommendation of the
House of Commons Committee. He will afterwards
probably visit Travancore and Cochin, and return
to Madras about the beginning of November.