The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-22 00:00:00

VER LAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA

(From the Herald.)
We have received our files of. newspapers from
India and China, in anticipation of the Overland Cal-
cutta Alai]. The dates are Calcutta,. August 9 ;
!ladra2, August 15 ; Ceylon, August 19; Aden,
-9Pt. 2 ; China, July 05. The dates from Bombay
are not later than those received by the last mail.
The political news is not important.
The following is a list of passengers by the Pre-
cursor
mLady M'Caskill, child, and servant ; Mr. George
aY ; Lieutenant Salmon, 37th Regiment Bengal Native
;r4iltrY ; Mrs. Wilson ; Captain Chinn, 31st Regiment
"Igal Native Infantry ; Lieutenant-Colonel Spence,
her Majesty's 31st Regiment ; Lieutenant Meckleth-
"ail', her Majesty's 53d Regiment ; Lieutenant Gabbett,
her Majesty's 31st Regiment ; Mr. Shearin ; Mr. Da-
-53t3 ; Mrs. J. Gordon and two children ; Captain G.
3.
Ray, R.N. ; Mrs. D. G. Gordon ; Mr. J. Clifford ;
and Mrs. Fisher ; Lieutenant Sorell ; Mr. Anto.
laia ; Mr. Richardson ; Mr. Fraser and servant ; Mr.
pp
17iss and servant ; Lieutenant Aubaridi ; Captain Le
; Mr. J. Robinson ; Mr. Griffiths ; Mr. C. J.
srbathnot ; Rev. Peri Guillot.

CALCUTTA.
We take the following extracts from the Calcutta
Papers :
I.A letter from Hyderabad, of the 25th ultimo, gives the
ellowing intelligence :
t6",T, he Nizam has asked the Resident to arrange all
th:it.s necessary for the expulsion of the Rohillas, and
' 2 disputes pending between him and his refractory
tililuninclars, several of whom are now at the capital on
cie
hot' requisition I believe it is expected that
have been invited. mean to come in, with the ex-
eelti°ll of the tributary Zunainder of Gudwal, who
Gill Rs to resist, and aeainst whom the contingent troops
e;,,,be employed—a, denunciation which was made in
tal3'esident's circular letter to the Zumindars, as the
sirative to which they would be exposed if his requi-
°,en,wits not attended to.
the residency is now a busy scene; the accounts of
tier:"°°illa chief are under examination, and the Zumin-
i;ere placed on their defence for their rebellion.
oh: eoeceive they will make a good case; they will
Et,,, that the Government was unjust ar.d extortionate,
ti?at they only did that to which they have a pre-
ti lAttve right, resort to arms to resist the unfair exac-
th°4s of the Government, and to plunder, to enable
keys
to support their troops, and to laying waste to dis-
ess the state, ash the means of procuring fair terms.
The measure of expelling particular tribes, rendered
itescary by the feebleness of the Government, which
ttilluot punish their offenders, is so extraordinary a one
jolt °tie cannot at once make up his mind (certainly not
111egard to its justice) as to its policy. I am told the
6➢l'dent has reported to his Government, that this coun-
t( contains about 8,000 Rohillas (I do not think there
triefill, ore than o,000). The expulsion of so large a body
r4,111;0, with their families, will amount to some thou-
the 't souls, will occasion severe distress ; but where are
this to go to, and how subsist ? Their expulsion from
ho;e°lltitry will carry them into, and can carry them
kitntur're but into, the Company's country, and they
ikee subsist by plunder. I hope their depredations may
e,
lot tuuntted upon the Company's country, as a lesso't
4to
7 send barbarous hordes adrift."—Englishman,
',Kust .
i a following is from Jullundur, dated 27th ult. :
Rotl,'"inee my last the face of political affairs has under-
the l aChange, and no longer wears the quiet aspect of
ihop„alt few months. Ghoolab Singh, who has largely
(14.4,4c1 his army of late, has been called upon to re•
lee` give up possession of certain forts, and alter his
hie?:,_Poliey, particularly as to Cashmere, to all of
Witte Be has refused compliance. His son is intriguing
ftql Akbar Khan, and has publicly reproached his
th,r4' for his treachery to the Khoisan. In consequence,
tor,efOre. of the unsettled state of affairs the different
to at Lahore and in the Jullundur Doab will net be
ieled this year at least. This is the report at Simian.
k 0,1- bridge is to be built over the Sutlej at Belaspore,
lo444rrailitary road made to connect Leimlah with Jul-
Itot ifkri investigation has been going on here, during the
aoo rertnight, regarding the murder of a man by a Ghoo-
-21.,e of the heads of the Seikh religion). He has been
of et‘ and put under a guard at the fort. The facts
With e ease are as follow :—The kutwal of this place,
itilkhseveral. subordinates, were dispatched to Kuppoor-
teoi„,' to recover some treasure said to have been con-
Was
i 0 there by the Raja of Ludwah. The treasure
the „to the meantime found or taken possession of by
kt,:hooroo who bribed all the parties sent, and they
ttilled empty- handed. The murdered man, thinking
441 not received his share of the plunder, threatened
iktridal°se the affair, upon which the Ghooroo had him
pis;ered.
When arrested, documents were found on
tflenefirsen, written by himself, giving small quantities
lett to the parties concerned as • hush-money ;' also
6tittiliber stating that it was useless trying to bribe the
as they naver took bribes. It is said he will be
when
Mr. John Lawrence returns from Sirnlah.
LvtialglialAelirtther a dangerous step, in consequence of his
otiteeged.t" Driest, and the feelings of the Seikhs thereby
" The ~„ ,
hate, in :4411 Rill chiefs are in a very discontented
m'ttipp,„- consequence of their not having received any
Ikl4' -A."'4"0111 for the delivery of the
LettForts."—English-
nalg. 8.
ers from the north-west state the general belief
[‘4large army will be collected upon the frontier,
c,etlistely after the rains, and some do not hesitate to
titii-;°ss the opinion that another march to Lahore will
Place next Christmas.—lbid.

CHINA.
HONG-KONG, JULY 25, 1846.
lit• The most important event that has occured since
ate of my last letter has been a riot at Canton
tli rnore than usually serious description. The
lightness of its origin only shows the intractable
dent
°' r
the mob, and their ripe malignancy towards
tflkiprlglisin I extract the Mail's account of the
as being the fullest and most authentic I have
ks. able to procure
L'Nerl,t:leen five and six o'clock on the afternoon of
tO.,"aY, the Bth, an English merchant, an old resi-
kl4l,,,- was passing along the street leading from
Ofil-7riean factories to Chungwo, or Mingqua's Hong,
th ktga was impeded by a crowd of idle Chinese,
are generally to be found loitering about in
,b`Thbourhood. One of them he pushed out
gti4t"baY, u on which the Chinaman first struck him,
:ica-rew pa
stone at him, and afterwads ran away.
kPursued and caught near Mingqua's Hong; and.
111T137„een dragged inside, was bound to a post until
it%"'On of what had occurred was sent to the Bri-
k;ef-,111. I the meantime, however, the man con-
(•
%1 n 7 escape, but was a second time caught by another
cg6'N" .resident, and brought back to th.e H. ongh.
,:levr began to gather outside, and believing t em
,;11Sciently powerful to wreak their vengeance on
hgeilcll'gners they forced open the gates of the Hong,
~_'1441 man,' and stoned the foreigners who had taken
Dtk.ll the house. The mob, which had by this time
i'lld64,lnereaSed, now began to batter the doors and
'lt Ca with stones, brickbats, &c. and attempted to fire
taldi
ng by throwing in crackers and other. lighted
OrsD:4B* This state of matters continued until about
kik'a',4t seven P.M nit was decided to throw open
L/ti h" of the Amerrican Gardens, where the greater
%el the foreign residents had collected with fire-
hex, divide d themselves into companies, with each a
oils 'met One division faced towards Old China-street,
'll4' 41110ther marched round to the front of Ming-
-7°rlg• The mob, having previously over-mastered
off the Chinese police, stood their ground in
4,14 4reet and beyond Mingqua's Hong, and sent
ti-et storm of stones and brickbats at their oppo-
:1183) w„,ho returned the compliment with a volley of
4.11,„' his had the effect of clearing the place, and the
4
4 ;Yr" off, leavine., according to the most probable
411-"°ur d d an'd ten or twelve wounded, though
I,l,ittetialbers aret variously given, the highest being
t;11 killed and twenty wounded. In the proclama-
t°:tt the Chinese magistrate Sz' the casualties are
,
',,to have been three killed and six wounded. On
s'4er side three persons were hurt, one, a Parsee,
,ttp,s.severely, When the fray became serious, in-
'456,-'lO4 Was given to the Chinese authorities, by
h(tirtka- body of soldiers and armed police was sent,
t,'°4t,:ge3' were now very useful in clearing the
1,1! bat their influence only began to be felt
hlte4‘,.ge foreigners had proved themselves more than a
'O.l. the rabble. To guard against another attack,
itlikreign community patrolled the streets during the
kl/4/1 ki :oil:.
c
Steen Bille having fortunately
41';yeeflp'to. be Captain
Canton, dispatched an express for a
ist, the sailors and marines of the Danish frigate
essi''B command, who arrived in
.boats. in tow of the
steamer; messages were likewise sent to the
l'ltt•
e 4,4 and American merchant vessels, so that in th.
siltl-4 the foreigners mustered in great force, Rae-
0, ;tit all events to keep their assailants in check. Th
14 °.,wever, remained quiet, probably thinking they.
th enoueh the previous evening, and that with
4%11 tote,infoe6ments they would fare still worse were
Ogs,,•r3' a second encounter; for though threats of
Cited...lce were rife, and foreigners next day were
I's 4,411 d insulted as they passed along the streets,
",as not since been any further outbreak. Pro-
L:4B JnerefOre there will be no demand on the set
her Majesty's ship Vestal,. which was dispatched
1,t1), Nos, on Sunday, and being under orders for the
01,,Ited sue will not, we presume, delay her departure
tb"ts everything be reported quiet in Canton—thus
hnlit 8
-`) gre leaving our countrymen there to depend on
°w
vont hearts, with such assistance as fortune
,4I• d theft,'
(ltly worthy of remark that, upon this and the
liNOther occasion of a serious outbreak at Canton
4ei the War, we have been solely dependent on
,4 Ve4elS for assistance, though a British fleet
Rot, 1.11: rained in the China seas ostensibly for the
114, ,c,"" of British commerce ; and though it is
thAt lress stipulation in the supplementary treaty
pNiia vessel of war is to be stationed at each of the
Q 441 P
borts. The article (X) bears the marks of
t°o _een introduced by the Chinese, as it states the
`''' to be the enforcement of good order and disci-