The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-24 00:00:00

OVER LAND MAIL
FROM CALCUTTA.

(From the Herald.)

We have just received, by extraordinary express, our files
of papers from Calcutta, of the ith of January ; Bombay,
15th February; and China, 26th December. We subjoin
extracts :

(From the Bombay Times of Jan. 15.)

Sumsranv.—One of those sudden alternations from peace
to war and war to peace—from a period of excitement to one
of apathy and repose, so characteristic of oriental history—
has once more thrown on our hands a home dispatch almost
wholly devoid of interest. The treaty with the Seikhs, given
in our last, was duly ratified betwixt Dhuleep Singh and the
Governor-General on Christmas-day; and the two august per-
sonages just named were again to meet at Lahore on New
Year's-day. Four Seikh corps are being raised, to form,
with other troops, a frontier brigade at Peshawur, under
command of Captain Lawrence, of the 11th cavalry. Orders
have been issued for the reduction of the Slink field force by
about seven thousand men, these to consist of two European
and five native infantry regiments, one of cavalry, and five
batteries of artillery. These are chiefly withdrawn from
Kurrachee. The frontier force has been strengthened, and
there will remain behind from fourteen to seventeen thousand
men, regular and irregular to do duty. The excess of ex-
penditure over revenue, which in 1846 is supposed to have
amounted to nearly two millions, will probably he reduced
to what, according to the Parliamentary returns, it appears
to have been in 1844-45—considerably upwards of a mil-
lion. Sir C. Napier has been raised to the rank of Lieu-
tenant-General, and attached to the staff of India. No
Commander-in-Chief having been appointed for Bombay,
Sir T. 111‘Mahon, who had taken out his passage by the
steamer which leaves a fortnight hence, has been prevailed
on to remain for the present in command. Rumour affirms
that the Court of Directors and horse Guards are at issue on
the subject.—From Caubul we learn that Akbar Khan,
having in vain endeavoured to persuade his father, Dost Ma-
homed, from having anything to say to the vakeel deputed
to his court by the Governor-General, had, through sheet
wantonness, proceeded to and plundered a village near
Charekar. Our vakeel was ordered to request of the old
Ameer to use his best endeavours to have liberated and sent
to India all those of the late Caubul army who might be in
captivity either in his own dominions or those of surrounding
countries. The Nawaub Ameer, Mahound Khan, the instigator
of the late disturbance in the province of Bhopal, together
with two sons engaged with him in the insurrectionary
movement, have been ordered to be imprisoned in the strong
hill fortress of Asseerghur. The affairs of the Nizam's
dominions are again relapsing into their former deplorable
condition, and will continue to do so unless our Resident is
authorised to interfere more in them than heretofore. Fresh
disturbances have broken out among the Khonds of Goom-
soor, consequent on the measures pursued by our agent for
the suppression of the barbarous sacrifices of human beings
periodically performed by them. The town of Madras has
lately been visited by cholera, but at the latest dates it was
on the decline. The country, with this exception, is healthy
throughout, and the weather cool and agreeable. The
Commander-In•Chief of India was present at the
ceremony of the ratification of the new Lahore treaty
at Bhairoowall on the 25th of December. It has
not appeared whether his Lordship accompanies the Governor
General to Lahore, or returns to the provinces. The battle
of Ferozeshah was celebrated with spirit in his camp on the
22d. The lion. Mr. Thomason, Lieutenant-Governor of the
North-Western Provinces, quitted Neemuch for Indore on the
28th ult. The Marquis of Tweeddale returns to Madras on
the 18th instant. Mr. George Russell Clerk, our new Go-
vernor, is expected at Bombay about the 24th. Ile in-
tended to proceed from Calcutta to Ceylon by the steamer
flindostan ; and the Hon. Company's steam-frigate Auck-
land has been dispatched thither to bring him up. The
Hon. Mr. Reid and family quit Parell to make way for him
on the 20th. A ball in their honour is at present in contem-
plation, The whole of her Majesty's 17th, and part of
her Majesty's 86th, have returned to Bombay from Sinde ;
the former shortly leaves for England.