New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-12

The news BY the Overland mail IS from Calcutta
to the 18th and Bombay to the 18th OF June
The season of rain and inaction has now fairly set
IN and Indian official absenteeism Is at its hight.
Three of the four PresidenoIes are at present de-
serted bv their Governors and by all VINO are able TO
follow their example orthe more agreeable climates
of the Hill ard above the Ghaut stations
The western frontier of the PunJdb remains Ian-
Gull the dlacent hill Tribes are said to be fully en-
pioyed IN fighting among themselves IL Is reported
at Peshawur that another battle haQ taken place az
Balkh in which the troops of Dhost MahOmed were
victorious. Dhost MahOmed's sons were saidto have
divided the country into four parts, each taxing pos
session Of one. Reports OF Dhost Mahomeo oeihS
very sick at CdbOOi have Tor some tline Deeh current
and runors OF his death have subsequently reached
the frontier these have not yet been confirmed, but
If they he true the DhoSi'S eldest surviving SON
Hyder Khan Is considered scarcely capable OIL long
maintaining the position his father occupied
The tranquility of the PunJdD has induced tae
Governor General 20 direct the release OF = poiitlcd
prisoners who had been sentenced 20 various terms
OF imprisonment
An event. however. occurred az UmrtSlr on The
10th Of June, which might have been attended WIN
serious consequences. Adunken European soisler,
who had been placed H. confinement for ueselion
managed 20 get possession OF sword anu "4.l IL
cut down JeWau singh the commander Of a SIKH
regiment, forming part Of the garrison. Inc eeath
of their commander naturally occaslOned much eN
cItement al the time III JeWan SingS regiment. OUT
the murderer having been imprisoned to stand NJ
trla all was quiet again by the following morning
The Indian railway operations continue 20 al
vance rapidly 2s miles Of the Calcutta line. and
about the same extent of that al Bombay. are no"
IN the hands OF The contractors, and theTe i ttie
DOUBT that next year VIII the first sections OF ooh
lines completed.
The SUSPENSION of the State allow ance 70 the tenn
pie OF JucgeTnauth, ana some cases winch nave
been dcciCod accordance With The recently passed
federation Act mo 81. of $500 have given rise t.
an anti-nsslonary movement among the orthodox
i,indOCs a; Calcutta. Al ali three PreSdencleS an
English education Is considered by al classes OF ma
f =. r,.alf 1N -attfl
English education obtainable J. that Afforded by the
mission schools Many thousands ~ native chlloreI
are acl OTdUgiv educated AZ these institutions, ahd
row and then Though Suchan occurrence Is wonder
fully rarej HIndOO youth i converted much 10 the
scandal OF me native community. Many OF these
ouicaSis, on arriving al years OF dScretion are dc-
SirouS of returning To the religion OF Their fathers
but they nave hitherto been prevented ron 30 DOING
bv the impossible severity OF the mode o. expa'lng
less OF caste wandering i years as an asce;c)
hitherto insisted on great meeting OF Orthodox
IMdCOs has accordingly been he'd Al aiculla' 4oI
the purpOSC Of substituting miGCr TORN OF exp
alton l. was stated at me meeting hat there were
50 Christian converts AZ Calcutta. no would return
tothe H.udoo creed as soon "a the miider form OF
peuance was aSScrted 70. lhc!t Is NIUE uouot thdi
II viii tie 50 eventually.
All things considered the number OF converts 10
Chr siianity made II Bengal ana western lhGla y
astonishiuglv small IL the BOMBAY lfesluehc}
there are according 70 the amanacl about 81 mis-
sionarles OF various denominations, yet conversion
Is very seldom heard OF. The Island OF BOMBAY II,
SELF contains Insulated naive population % dJuu
500.COO who are remarkably free from caste prrlu-
oIccs. and have lived under an Engisn Government
for nearly two centuries, Yet there are not nan
dozen native commUnlcani, 20 De iolnd IN BOMBAY.
This result Is very dlscoUragmg when contTasied
with the rapid extended and permanent success 90
tanned hy the jesuit miss OnareS Of the European
ROVER that preceGed us IL Western india.
The principal news from Bombay = Of ship"reck
On tho 18th of June the Auet Rolcman. snip hfV-
Ing on board 35o pilgrims returning rom Mecca, was
wrccke3 on the island Of Ienney "hile attempting
10 MAKE the harhor IN thick weather Nearlytuo OF
her crew persisted On the same day the bark 'har-
ioiie struck on rect 1T Jnsoora, 20 the south OF
bombay Hatboy and became a tot-l wreck, mel
crew with two exceptions. saving themselves on
RATS The Charles Sorbe>, OF Bombay. was also
lost on the 2sh Of April, IN the straits of Malacca
Owing 10 the recent cases of ShlpOurihng, under"H-
tiers At Calcutta and Bombay nov decline taxing
risks on ships manned By LaScar seanen TINS na>
occasloned much inconvenience, a. there are not
sufficient European Seamen for manning the ships
that Were about sail Five of the crew OF the late
Are have been committed for rial for ncendlansm
Colonel Ogilvie the Judge Acknowledgement OF
the Bombay army. died at Poonah on the 18th Of
June. Colonel Ogilyie had SER ed IN India Tor halt
a century. and no officer had ever higher charac-
ter, or was more UNIV ersaily liked and respected