New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-16

s,irsi " s.el- hsf been or ScyrO- where they
b.d boarded and puudered coaster. The Turkish
VICE. dnira Hassan Psshs hsd gone IN search Of them
India and China.
Our usual express. in anticipation OK the Overland
Mail. reached q on the 23d instant. The dates are
from Calcutta to August from Bombay, August
and from China, June H.
The celebration OF the great annual festival Of the
Dus-erah which falls this year the 9th October
was looked forward 10 with considerable apprehen-
sious a. likely 10 b. attended With some attempt 70
oyeriurn the existing Government which Is by 10
means popular with the army. and has 10 encounter
constant intrigues from one the other Of the fac
tons whose efforts 10 foment d.sconients among the
soiiery are constant and sufficiently successful to
create alarms.
An ATTEMPT bv the Government to disbani some
NJ the troops whose insabordinaie conduct had ex-
cited strong suspicious Of their fidelity, had provok
Cd some rather alarming demonstrations \ subsi-
diary force had been offered 20 the Queen Mother,
By the Government Of India which II was supposed
would be accepted by her and her brother the W u
zeer. A second attempt had been made on the life
OF Raiah Gholab Singh, BY firing at him while re-
turning on his elephant from visiting the Rance and
Prime Minister. Jewahir Singh was stu engaged
In prosecuting offensive operations. Ine tort OF
Attock had fallen into his hands. The question OF
war or peace continued 10 engross the public alien
ton. Sir Henry Harding seems determined to AVOID
the imputaiion of precipiiancy.
1
epore. This circumstance had induced an inference
that demonstration is 10 be made against Jewan
singh and the khalsa troops In other states
changes are spoken Of which may lead to important
results II j. however. necessary 20 guard against
precipitaie cOncussion-
duel attended with fatal results had taken place
At Calcutta. between Lent Tulloch. of the 22nd
Regt. of y l. and Mr.. Nilsson. OF the Indian navy.
The affair appears to have been OF most disgrace
fol character both 10 it, origin and the mode m
which i, was conducted The parties had previ'
ous hostile meeting without injury to either. when
Lieut. Tulloch having horse whipped and posted
his antagonist another meeting was arranged which
terminated in the death Of Lieut. Tulloch.
Gaming appears TO have been INDUCED by some
of the officers OF our Bengal army 20 an extent
which has at length called for The interference Of the
Governor General
Steam was every day becoming more available m
India The Amherst packet vessel. which bad for
some time past been employed by Government TO
r1n between Calcutta and Arracan. was 10 be sold,
and the Honorable Company steamers Tenas-erm
and Enterprise were to be employed IN running
once month TO and from the Eastern ports in the
BAY of Bengal.
RAILWAY conveyance both for passengers and
goods il also aho1t % be introduced into India
der auspices which are most promising Of advantage
both 70 the public and the proprietor- The pros
pectus OF the East India Railway Company ha. Just
been published al Calcutta.
The news from China comes down ~ the 18th OF
June. An assessment. ordered by the Governor
upon the lands aud houses OF Hong Kong for the
maintenance of an efficient police at that settlement
had given rise to some disapprobation The neces-
si,y for police establishment had become increas
inglv manifest; and adequate protection TO person
and property cannot be afforded without properly
constituted police force. which must be paid by the
inhabitants.
Admiral Cochranc commanding on that station,
had instituted proceedings against the Editor OF The
Friend NJ CHINA for libel impuiing 10 him pars
monv in having bestowed only 100 dollars on the
commander and crew OF the trading schooner Nlx
en- who had rendered important service 70 her Ma.
iestv's schooner Wolf when aground The uia
terminated in a verdict for the defendant.