The Sun. — 1862-09-10 (London, England)

THE OVERLAND MAIL.  (From the Times of India of Aug. 12.)  The Benares, with the English mail of July 18, arrived in the afternoon of the 7th inst. Like the Behar the Benares made a remarkably quick passage, landing her mail in 19 days 18f hours from London,  The English divers sent to Ceylon report the possibility of recovering, within a few weeks, every article of value sunk in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ave, near Trincomalee. The native who was so severely flogged byLieut. Jackson (Bengal Ergineers) at Dhera Ishmael Khan, has since died, and that officer will be tried by court-martial for murder.  Cholera has again broken out at Meerut, and the troops have been moved into camp. It has disappeared from the troops at Peshawar, but has broken out in the city.  The French treaty with the Anamesc provides against the formation by the latter of further treaties with any European powers without the knowledge and consent of the French. Meer Afzul Khau, Governor of Farrah, treacherously surrendered:that fortress to Shere Allee Khan, the leader of the Ameer Dost Mahomed of Cabool's army, on the 29th June, while the Ameer himself was yet one day's march from that place. The Dinapor3 military scandals have resulted in the resignation of the Brigadier of that station, Colonel Burney, and the loss of his commission by Lieutenant Crohan, of her Majesty's 35th Regiment.  A breach has taken place between the Nepaulese and Thibetan Governments, caused by the murder of a subject of the former at Lassa. The Dhurmaraj of Thibet has, in revenge, sent to the British authorities a letter written to him by Sir Jung Bahadoor in December last, declaring his intention to wage war again the British !  The Rao Sahib has been found guilty on the ge. neral charge of rebellion, and sentenced to be hanged.  The total fall of rain for the present monsoon, it is feared, will be much below the average. A bronze statue of the late Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, Baronet, has been placed in front of the western gate of the Grant Medical College at Bombay.  Private letters from Persia state that the eldest son of the Shah of Persia has been appointed Governor of Ispahan and its dependencies. Kurrachee has been declared a warehousing port from the Ist September.  The patent for the establishment of the new High Court at Bombay arrived by the last overland mail, and will be promulgated shortly.  The salaries of the native judges of the small Cause Courts in Bengal have been raised to 1,000 rupees a month.  Colonel Cuthbert Davidson, C. 8., Resident at Hyderabad, died at the Residency on the 2d of August.  The rumour that additional troops would be sent from India to China is said to be unfounded. Only the ordinary reliefs have been ordered. A reduction in the native cavalry is officially ordered to take place from the October next. The 2d Poona Horse, 4th Sind, and the 2d and 3d Mahratta will be disbanded.  The disturbances amongst the Khonds of the Boodh district of the Orissa Tributary Mahals, have been suppressed.  Captain Smales, late paymaster of the Enniskillen Dragoons, has been charged at the police court with criminal breach of trust on the prosecution of Government. The inquiry is still proceeding.  The Star of the South, Captain Renner, which was spoken off Cape Comorin leaky, has put into Trincomalee, and bad to discharge the greater part of her cargo. The Meteor, bound hence to Liverpool with cotton, has also put into the Mauritius leaky, and will have to discharge nearly all her cargo.  Mr. Compton, Judge of Poona, was accidentally drowned at the Sungum on the 12th of August whilst bathing. The body had not been found.  lIIE