The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-24 00:00:00

OVER LAND MAIL

INDIA AN t) CHINA.

(From the Times.)
We have received by express from Marseilles our
dispatches in anticipation of the Overland Calcutta
The dates are from Calcutta to the 7th, and
from Bombay to the 15th of April.
The hot season was beginning, and the usual result
of general quiet at that period was anticipated. The
death of Ak bar Khan, who is allowed to have died
from sudden sickness (poison), had paralyzed all the
schemes of his partisans. Nothing of his plans had
transpired, but it seems evident that he contemplated
up to the time of his death to have a conflict (religi-
:34s war) with the English. His father was averse
Lo his
acts, and, according to Affghan morality, the
notorious son was sacrificed to remove his father
from
difficulties. Strange to say, Akbar Khan or-
dered his body to be interred in Balk, whither it had
been removed With ceremony. His father, Dost
jahentmed had since gone from Cabul to Jellalabad,
to settle all that Akbar Khan had left there in a dis-
turbed state.
In Lahore tranquility prevailed ; there were not
even any rumours of disturbances. Ghoolab Singh is
described as busy in his new states, extracting money
a
s fast as he can from his suljects.
At Lucknow there was a commotion, arising from
i new Sovereign having ordered that a temple,
which was said to have been polluted by the Maho-
-
t,edans, should be pulled down. The various reli-
rus sects got quarrelling on the subject, and they
ad got to blows.
In the Nizam's dominions the state of the Go-
vernment was far from being satisfactory. The new
""'duister and the Nizam were not on good terms,
and the result was that the affairs of the Govern-
tee
n. 'were far from being improved. On the c0n-
j.:147, they were deteriorating daily, so that an out-
reak may be expected ere long. It is feared that
e foreign intrigues are at work in the capital of
the Deccan.
There are disturbances in the Rajwarra districts,
caused by a freeboter named Dhoongher Singh, who,
at the head of about 4,000 men, sometimes shows in
one Place and soon after in another distant one. He
attacked Ranghur, plundered several villages, took
black
mail from others, burned several dwellings, and
then
started off towards Bickaneer. The latest news
is•
that he has gone in the direction of the Sirsa
dungleThe British troops had then to pursue him,
for otherwise the native chiefs would make no exer-
tions,ts_.. The inhabitants around Ajmere and Nussera-
Zwere terrified with the ferocious proceedings of
la
band, which must be put down to prevent much
frele,ater confusion. The results of the plundering were
et.' in the markets at Bombay, for the native mer-
Zdreaded to make purchases of cotton goods, &c.,
theich they could not convey to their destination by
Theusual routes.
disturbances in the Rajpoot districts are cal-
cul
moated to augment the traffic on the Indus ; but the
AY,
which sets in at the mouth of that river in
nit!: `4i,11 prevent all communications until the begin-
et, September.
x„-I,ade was tranquil and healthy. Sir Charles
x:Pter, who had been slightly indisposed, was at
of tr hraehee• Nothing was said of the late invasion
The camel
country by the troops from Candahar.
put in corps, and other corps, were ordered to be
bab,'" an efficient state. Rumour alluded to the pro-
posi'tehreti goation of Sir Charles Napier ; but nothing
e was known on the subject.
The
Nvere subscriptions for the Irish and Scotch poor
considerable at Calcutta and Bombay. Madras
Iv_
'atout to follow their example.
Therelia . was some disappointment felt at the manner
to 'wth.heleh the railway schemes were suffered to fall
to the Found; for many persons were sanguine as
Lords likely. to arise to India from them.
they ;1„ -1-lardinge and Gough were at Simla, where
ih'eu'end to remain during the hot season.
popuhrnew Governor of Bombay continued to be
to carry onS"le
of his acts proved his determination
dePendene-Q"ls government with resolution and ia-
The Co
reached „,""Ltn • .
auder.in-Chief, Sir Willoughby Cotton,
into office on tbaYt
-1-3mba
o(illa the Bth of April, and was sworn

CHINA.
We have intelligence from Hong Kong to the 29th
of Mardi inclusive. We take the following summary
front the Friend of China :
"During the month the weather
timesweatb aershigh has
as 82 degrees,
been unsettled,
ule thermometer ranging a
With a. good deal of rain, and, as is usual at this season,
thunder storms. At Canton the he at has been oppres-
"e, and the residents are engaging houses for the
summer at Macao.
, " It is said that Sir John Davis proceeds north in her
having
steamer Vulture, and that he will visit Pekin,
4lllag full power to treat for the prevention of riots at
p
-ente.u. After leaving Pekin he will visit Japan, and
tudeavour to open a trade with that country.
The American treaty has afforded the local papers a
thsubject for discussion. Though concluded as far back as.
o ~,
t,-- "(1- of July, 1844 the United States has not granted
t`uo,ber Consurs' the jtlclicial powers stipulated for, and in
judi`Tequence, as China has surrendered her rig. ht to ad-
cate in civil and criminal cases where the citizens are
e°llcerned, .
sUbj they are in the unenviable position of being
seatt to no law whatever. It is thought that the pre-
P seuim of Congress will pass an Act granting to
-°tulula the necessary powers to carry out the treaty
With china in
good rfaith.
iel•nmnt has given another proof of
thet.h e aTr hi e.
native, l`:',,r
y' a I
and unjust manner in which it deals wi _
Inhabitants An ordinance, recently passed,
44rains a clause for .the registration of votes, a mes:
tie:llrhich is In itself commendable, if it had been car
viotisnto effect with a due regard to equity. By a pre.
tared 4, et the greater ortion of the boats were re
is-
fee of vtftYiug for theirs egistration and license an annual.
hired two dollars. Most of these licences were unex
t '''en the . • • fees of from five to
ea do new law, imposing
ItlaY he s.rs upon each boat, came into operation. It
would haqPosed that the proprietors of registered boats
Purehaa ye h"n permitted to use the licenses they had
reneweVa until higherpsati, when they would be
view of tht the g rate. This simple and equitable
bavis ,nd-1 tuotter did not snit the policy of Sir J.
hased-0—
disho
dpeerlliesdi "4
Pidus Achates, and the old licenses, pur-
-4 the fa;„
nonotour.ahLty,
vv,,ti that a Government would not act
ere recalled, the holders being corn-
`,44e out others at a high rate ; and, as if
ein,
Period 0. justice the were credited for the unexpir d
Pwej:.--" of the licensesyfirst purchased in proportion to
at theY had cost.
14. d Thet foundation-stone of the Colonial Chapel was
stant"Y his Excellency the Governor on the 11th in-

" There has been another daring piracy at the eastern
entrance to the harbour. As usual, the perpetrators of
the atrocity have escaped. The Chimmo bay tragedy.ot
11:1_ entioned last month,. has engaged esmtedt:ahte iiLtttewnattsouplarnnn
h.There
here, and C onisnencted with Government are sus-
inee
connected
d.
peeted of being Two of the pirates have
een captured in Canton; but, as they have confessed to
aimilar crimes, where the sufferers
were subjects of
China the Mandarins refuse to give them up. A
formal demand has be en male for them, the result of
Vhieh is not known, though it is very probable that they
have been decapitated ere this.
f:_rcaptain Talbot, of her Majesty's ship Vestal, sailed
.r,r4ngland on the 4th instant. That Gentleman, in an
-,r,nment degree, gained the confidence and goodwill of
1:1° inhabitants. On every occasion during the period
to protect
was senior officer on the station he exhibited a desire
protect the interests of the public, by facilitating the
hider of mails, and by keeping one of the vessels
er his command in the vicinity of the factories at
Caxton.
"An attack had been made on a party of gentlemen
who landed
at a town near Canton. They owed their
preservation to the instrumentality of a Chinese military
officer, whose courage deserves commendation.
The following
document is published in a supple-
Mello the Friend of China :
" British Consulate, Canton, March 25, 1847.
the beg to acquaint you, for the information of
ritish mercantile community, with the contents of,
.I,t,ircular dispatch addressed to me by her Majesty s
4:isieth inuipotentiary and Superintendent of T ' rade dated the
has st., from which it appears that his Excellency
terr Dee, erved a communication from Mr. Everett, Minis
info -4eniputentiary for the United States of America,
his",,rraing him that no provision has yet been made by
ri:siyuvernnaent to compel citizens of the United States
te, Britt
in China to pay any debt which they ma anoint-icu
tish subjects in this country, which fact I sgtuT,cted to bring to the notice of the latter tor their
titre in their transactions with the former, until such
_-;a2 the Government of the United States shall have
1"411. provisions allowing of the administration of equal
Justice to both parties.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your most obedient humble servant,
FRANCIS C. AIACGREGOR.
„ "To Edmund Moller, Esq.
secretary to the British Chamber of Com-
merce, Canton."

(PCOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
,r_orn the, Calcutta Overland price Current of April 7.)
on fttrket,
_u2rrival 01 the Goverument express, via Bombay.
bonan 2 1 ult., put* us in possession of intelligence. from
-up to tae
oLn beuruary. The CULLlMereltal ad-
vices were however, again of much the 311131 C tenour as