The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-12 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

The Overland Mail from India, China, and Aus-
tralia reached London last night. By it we have
received our private correspondence, and files of
journals to the under-mentioned dates :—Calcutta,
March 8 ; Madras, March 14 ; Hong Kong, March
1; Sydney, Feb. 19 ; Melbourne, Feb. 24 ; Auck-
land, Feb. 7 ; Otago, Feb. IG.

The direct advices from India are not much later
than those brought by the last Bombay mail, nor do
they materially add to the intelligence then received.
In Madras, however, telegraphic advices had been
ottained from Calcutta up to the 13th of March,
and by this means it was known that the Govern-
ment had received a telegram stating that Cabool
was in the possession of Sirdar Azeem Khan, on
capitulation by Sirdar Ibrahim Khan. The 'lon.
Stewart Gordon died of cholera on the Bth of March.

The news from China and Japan are not im-
portant, and may be summarised as follows, from
the Overland China Mail of March 1 :
The rebel leader K'ang Wang having been killed by a
stray shot from the walls of Kia-ying-chow, his followers
evacuated that town, and a body of them is reported in
the neighbourhood of Ch'ao-chow-fu, which they have ex-
pressed an intention of attacking. News of their further
movements has not been received, but the probability is
that they will abandon their proposed course for fear of
provoking foreign interference from Swatow. From
Newchang no further news has been received respecting
the dangers which threatened the settlement. Native
reports announce that much apprehension prevails at
Pekin in consequence of the Nienfi rebels, who are now
said to be on the high road to the capital, no important
river intervening between their present position and that
city. Moreover, 3,000 Tartars, who were formerly under
San-ko-lin-sin's command, are reported to have joined the
ranks of the insurgents, who, if this be true, have thus
gained an additional element of suCcess. From Hankow
there is but little news concerning the rebels. Fires are,
however, occasionally seen in different directions at a dis-
tance of 10 or 12 miles. There are near Hankow 8,000 or
4,000 rebels, and more than 20,000 men of the Imperial
garrison, but the mandarins cannot rely upon the loyalty of
their soldiers, and so are powerless. The place is crowded
by refugees in every stage of destitution and misery.
There is nothing from Japan to add to the telegraphic
summary already received in anticipation of the present
mail.

The Melbourne Age of February 23 furnishes the
subjoined summary of news :
The third series of elections proved equally significant
with those previously completed, of the determination of
the country to support the Assembly and the Ministry in
the position taken by them in defence of the privileges of
the popular branch of the Legislature. Twenty-two
Ministerialists were returned against twelve Opposition
members. This gives the Ministers a clear majority of 38,
the relative state of the parties being—Ministerialists, 58 ;
Opposition, 20. Parliament was opened by commission
on the 12th of February. On the following day the
Governor formally inaugurated the fifth Parliament of
Victoria, and delivered the vice-regal speech. The
speech was conciliatory, and well calculated to smooth
over the differences between the two houses. The mem-
bers of the Coluncil, however, adjourned without consi-
dering it till the following Thursday. 'On that day the
Opposition carried a motion for the appointment of a
committee to prepare a reply, which was brought up on
the Tuesday following and adopted by a majority of 10.
It was anything but respectful to the Governor. The
President of the Council, accompanied by the Hon. Messrs.
Miller, Hull, Fawkner, and the officers of the house,
waited on his Excellency on Feb. 23, to present the ad-
dress. The President read the document to his Excel-
lency as passed by the Council. His Excellency responded
by simply acknowledging the presentation of the address,
and thanking them for the loyal expressions it contained
for the person of her Majesty.
The General Assembly of New Zealand was dissolved
by proclamation on the 27th of January. On the 28th of
January General Chute started southward, and on the fol-
lowing Wednesday reached Tipoca, a position occupied by
the rebels. On the following day he attacked Waikoukou
on two sides, and took it ; but the natives, in consequence
of the nature of the country, retired without difficulty, and
probably little loss. On Monday, the sth, a small force,
consisting of part of the 43d Light Infantry, under Capts.
Livesay and Horan, and Captain Corbett's company of
Bush Rangers, went to attack the pah or kainga at Tau-
tahi, better known as Arawhititaua. The place was taken
and destroyed, and five natives killed. An important
brigade order had been issued by General Chute, order-
ing all officers at outposts to harass the enemy as much as
possible.

A day or two ago a certain M. Tuvora, his wife,
daughter, and two sons were found dead in their
beds at Vienna. In a letter that came to hand after his
death, Tuvora, says that he 'and his wife and children had
agreed to poison themselves, but the judge whd was charged
to examine into the affair believes the statement to be false.
Four glasses, in which were a few drops of a liquid con-
taining " cyan-kali" (cyanide of potash), were standing on
the dinner-table, but the glass emptied by Tuvora, whose
body was found in bed, was on a night-table. It is thought
that the unhappy man administered poison to his wife and
children, and that when they were dead he went to bed
and poisoned himself. Miss Louisa Tuvora, who was but
19 years of age, was considered one of the handsomest
girls in the city. She must have had a terrible attack of
tetanus before she died, as her body was curved back-
wards, so as almost to form a half-circle.