The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-27 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

By the arrival of the Overland Mail private corres-
pondence, and files of papers have been received from
Rirnbay of the 23d of June, Calcutta 13th of June, and
China (Hong-Song) 6th of June. Thi-; arrival also
brings the missing China mail of 22d of May.
BOMBAY, June 20.—Since the departure of the last
mail on the 7th inst., there is little or nothir gto com-
municate. The south-western monsoon has fairly set
in, and the rain is now pouring down in torrents. In
consequence of strong breezes frJtu the south-west, the
mail is despatched on the 20th instead of the 28th.
In various Indian journals there are surmises
of another Burmese war being likely to take place
era long. But our friends in England may set their
minds at rest on this subject. It is known from
the very best source of information, that the officers
in civil charge of the various districts of Pegu and Bur-
mall have one and all declared that the country has

never been so quiet as it is now. Flying and most ab-
surd rumours have found their way into the papers re-
spectina the King of Ava being confined, and his war-
like brother, who hates the very name of Englishmen,
having ascended the throne in his stead ; and also that
the new ruler had ate 1 out a fleet of a thousand boats,
and in each of which he was going to place 25 niers
and with this force attack the British force on the river,
from the frontier to Rang -ion. All this is purely imagi-
nary. The stony of the boats originated in the Ki g hav-
ing built 10 small prows for the use of his wives and
othi r females of his harem. The latest date from Ran-
goon is of the 2d inst., and then everything was perfectly
tranquil throughout the country. A new system of river
police for the Irrawaddy has been proposed by the com-
missioners of those provinces, and sanctioned by the su-
preme Government; and it is supposed that this measure
will! afford efficient protection to life and property on
the river. The gunboats hitherto used against dacoits
are to be withdrawn, and canoes substituted in their
place. The latter are propelled through the water with
much more ease than the former. Each of these canoes
is to be armed with a wall piece, and is to have muskets
which the crew are to use if needed. The crew are to be
Burmese, and the fleet is to consist of 25 canoes, five of
which are to be stationed at Rangoon, five at Bassein,
ten at Sarawab, and five at Prome. There is an inspec-
tor, on a salary of 250 rupees a month, stationed at
Kanoungs and a deputy-inspector, on 100 rupees a
month, at Isangwang, the southern point of the Irra-
waddy. The steersman in each canoe is to have 25
rupees a month, the prowmen 15, and the crew 10 each.
The inspector and his deputy are to be Europeans. The
steersmen are to report to the deputy commissioner all
eases of dacoity or other crime coming under their ob-
servation. It is supposed that this new establishment
will be very effective, and will relieve the troops in
Burtnah,of a great deal of their present work.
By this mail are sent home very full accounts of the
mutiny on board the ship Clarissa, bound from Ran-
goon to Singapore with felons, chiefly condemned Seiks,
from the Seik regiments serving in Burmah It is
another version of a very old and oft-repeated tale—
frightful apathy on the part of the native guard, and
great boldness and determination on the part of the pri
loners ; determined courage and self-sacrifice on the
Part of the only two Europeans on board, and the
greatest possible cowardice on the part of the Lascar
crew. The arms of the general were seized, the captain
of the ship was shot dead, and the mate wounded ; the
vessel was taken by the Seiks, the crew were all mur-
dered, and the guard the same. The mate alone escaped
and got to Rangoon to tell the tale. The ships ran on
!bore near Amherst, and all the convicts got off into the
jungles.
Prom the Cabool correspondent of the Delhi Gazette,
we learn that intrigues between the chiefs in Central
Asia and the Russian Government are still going on.
'Very little faith can be placed on these reports. But a
report which two months ago found its way into the
bazaars of British India seems to be confirmed by this
tabool news-writer. It is to the effect that a Russian
force of 4,000 men had, in a country called Hoorgunj, a
dependency of Kniva, met with a Kokanee army of
.12,000 men, and the Russians had been completely vic-
torious. So far as the dates of these native letters can
be made out, this fight must have taken place some
time in March last. The King of Bookhara still con-
tinues his correspondence with the Russian and Per-
sian Governments. Nearer our own frontier, the
famous Major Jacob, of the Scinde horse, has been
on a political mission to the Khan of Khelat, a chief-
tain of great power, and to whom vast tribes of
Beloochees and Affghans surrounding our Scindian
fiontier owe allegiance. The actual nature of the
mission is not positively known, but it is supposed
to be with reference to keeping the tribes near our
froi tier quiet.
At Peshawur, and in the adjoining countries, every-
thing is perfectly tranquil. Nor is there anything of
note to report from the north-west provinces. The
electric telegraph has broken down somewhere between
Bombay and Agra, and for some time we have not had
any despatch by that means ; Irons Calcutta to Agra it
le woraing well. In the Nizam's dominions matters are
for more quiet than they have been for a very long time.
Mr. Bushby, the British resident, seems to.manage his
Highness, as well as the Arab troops at Hyderabad,
better than General Frazer used to do. It is stated
in a Calcutta paper that the Company's currency is
to be forthwith introduced into the Nizam's domi-
nions. The Governor-General is at Calcutta, and
for the present seems to have given up all intention
of visiting the north-west provinces. Tho electric
telegraph from the metropolis to Agra, and which
in a day cr two will be in working order as far as Lahore
makes it of little consequence whether his lordship re-
sides at Calcutta or the Punjab. Messages and orders,
which formerly took nine days to accomplish, are de-
livered now in one hour. It is the same with our Bombay
Governor, Lord Elphinstone. He leaves the Presidency
on the 22d for the Deccan, and will make the Govern-
ment-house at Dafoorie, near Poona, his bead-quarters
for the next three months. But having electric telegraph
communication between the Secretariate in Bombay and
his residence, Dafoorie, he will be able to communicate
nearly as quickly with the Secretariate here as if he was
present. Lord Harris, the new Governor of Madras, is
takingsteps to put the establishment of public works in that
presidency on a proper footing. A proclamation, an-
nouncing that the celebrated BhowTambekin is no longer
to be employed as Minister by the Guicowar, nor to be al-
lowed to reside in his highness's dominion, has been
published by the Supreme Government. It appears,
however, that with this declaration his highness has, in
point of fact, had nothing whatever to do, but simply
turned off the Minister to please the then resident,
Colonel Outram. Three residents (Major French, Mr.
Davies, and Mr. Seton Karr) declare that the Bhow was
a faithful servant of the Guicowar, and was always on
good terms with him. Colonel Outram, however, de-
clares him to be a rascal, and orders his highness to turn
him off, and not allow him to live within the Baroda
dominions. We have to record the death of two officers
of the Company's service—Major John Watkins, of the
23d N.L.1., and Mr. Travers, of the civil service, sub-
collector of Alibaugh.
The Money Market is easier than when the last mail
left, but the trading season has closed,

COMMERCIAL.
CALCUTTA, Juno 13.—London letters of the 24th April
were delivered on the sth inst., and although it was satis-
factory to find the healthy tone of the London Money-
anarket restored, and Consols buoyant, still the depression
-which had taken place in the several articles of Baltic pro-
'duce, the speculation in which had given rise to corres-
Pondinr, operations on this side, hadits natural effect, and
causefa dulness in our markets, and led many to pause
in their purchases. We have since received, by electric
-telegraph, via Agra, heads of intelligence by the London
Mail of the 6th May, which, as far as we can judge, do not
appear likely to alter the impressions mad& by letters of
the previous date.
Our accounts from the indigo districts are, as is often the
case at this season of the year, most uncertain ; the rain
which they so long wanted has fallen iu such abundance
as to threaten great mischief unless they should now be
blessed with a su F cioncy of fine weather, in which case
doubtless the crop will be large ; but letters evidently
show a considerable amount of alarm in the minds of many
of the planters.