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London, England, 1844-03-06 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1844.

OVERLAND MAIL
EXPRESS FROM. PARIS.

MOST IMPORTANT.
MALTA, FEB. 28.
MARSE ILL ES, MARCH 3.
PARIS, MARCU 4.

The Indian Mail of the Ist February announces
the taking of Gwalior after two battles, in which
the Anglo-Indian army lost more than 1,000 men in
killed and wounded—the enemy sustained an equal
loss.

(Telegraph interrupted by the night )
THE GWALIOR.

We reprint the following letter, which we received
fi Om our Bombay correpondent by the last Overland
Mail, in reference to the condition of our relations
with the Gwalior Government. This document may
serve to illustrate the important intelligence which
reached us last night in anticipation of our expected
dispatches from India.

"BOMBAY, JAN. 1.

" The most important intelligence of the month is that from
Gwalior, where- one of those sudden turns which are so often
occurring in the affairs of India has relieved us of the ap-
prehensions of immediate war, which a fortnight since seemed
inevitable. The army of exercise, whose details were partly
given in my last letter, having been called together with the
utmost dispatch, was, by the beginning of the month,
found complete in all its details. Lord Ellenborough
left Calcutta on the 25th of November, and with the
ptmost dispatch reached Agra on the 10th December, and
reviewed the troops. On the 12th, the first brigade under
General Valiant marched, the remainder following on the
three next ensuing days. The left wing of the army, under
General Grey, had meanwhile assembled at Jansi, and com-
menced its advance simultaneously with the force from Agra.
The Gwalior chiefs, seeing themselves placedbetwixt a couple
ssa magnificently-appointed -advancing armies, and also know-
ing that they had to deal with one not to be trifled with, at
once lost heart. The malcontent chiefs were placed in cus-
tody, and afterwards surrendered to us. The Government of
the country was placed in the hands of the chief most favour-
.able to our interest.
" A question of peace or war continued still to be stoutly
debated in the Durbar, when the approach of the British
troops, frightened them into submission. Lord Ellen-
borough, it is said, still means to go forward, but with a
'small fragment of the army only, such as may be con-
,sidered requisite to expedite the tranquillisation of the
country. The terms agreed.. upon are, of course, as
yet, scarcely known to -the public. Their general
tenour is said to be to the effect that the Gwailor
Government shall hereafter maintain a large con-
tingent force, and pay the whole costs already incurred on
their behalf; and that an extensive piece of territory, in-
denting inconveniently into the Company's dominions, shall
be ceded in perpetuity to the British Government in security
for the payment of the contingent. When it is considered,
that in reality the Gwalior States lapsed to us as heirs of the
-King of- Delhi some eight months since, and that they only
maintain a show of independence by our grace and favour,
thew seem to have been treated with much leniency and con-
- sideration."—Herald.

• In the House of Lords the Horse-Racing Bill and
the Metropolitan Improvement Bill received the
Royal assent.
In answer to a question from Lord NORMANBY,
the
LORD CHANCELLOR said the law Lords were divided
in opinion in tie case relating to Presbyterian Mar-
riages, but when a decision was given he should move
the re-appointment of the Committee.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE put three questions
to the Earl of DEvoN relative to the Irish Land Te-
nure Commission. They were, whether the Commis-
sion would affect leases already entered into; whe-
ther they had prepared any report as to the propor-
• tion of rent to the value of land; and whether the
evidence taken before the Commission would be printed?
The Earl of DEVON said the whole of the cases in-
vestigated would be reported, but he could not answer
the other questions.
The House adjourned at a Quarter-past Six.