The Manchester Examiner. — 1848-06-24 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

INDIA, CHINA, AND EGYPT  EXPRESS FROM MARSEILLES. (From the Times of Wednesday.)  We have received by extraordinary express from Marseilles our despatches in anticipation of the overland Bombay mail of the 12th ult.  The intelligence, although partly anticipated by our last advices, published on the 12th inst. is of great interest. It gives the details of the murder of the two British officers at Moultan, the capital of the western district of the dominions of Lahore. •  Moultan was taken by Runjeet Singh in 1818, after a severe struggle. It has long been remarkable as an emporium of merchandise, and is now the third city of the kingdom. The governor of Moulton had for some time been considered to be disaffected towards the Sikh rule. He was desired to settle his accounts and to pay up the arrears. This order he, having paid a visit to Lahore, contrived by intrigues to baffle. A successor was named to take his place, and two young officers—viz. Mr. Vans Agnew, of the Bengal Civil Service, and Lieut. Anderson, of `the Bombay Fusiliers—accompanied the newly-appointed governor, Khan Singh, to Moulton. They left Lahore on the sth of April, and reached their destination on the 18th of that month. They were well received by the old governor, Dewan Moolraj, who showed them the fort. A quarrel, however, was picked with some of their followers, and both of the Englishmen were wounded. Seeing themselves about to be massacred by treachery, they retreated with Khan Singh and their escort to a small fort outside the walled town of Moulton, where for twenty-four hours they considered themselves protected, but the troops from Moulton hastened to attack the fort. Lieut. Anderson being severely wounded, *as unable to rise from his bed; Mr. Vans Agnew shook hands with him, and bade him an eternal 'adieu. He then prepared to defend himself, but his pistols had been tampered with; and as the crowd of soldiers with which his escort had "fraternised" entered the room, he drew his sword and cut down the first assailant; but he was instantly shot, and his body, like that of his companion, Lieut. Anderson, and that of their apothecary, Mr. Wilkinson, hacked to pieces, and treated with every indignity. The new governor, Khan Singh, was wounded, and made prisoner by the troops of Moulton. Various absurd rumours were current respecting a combination amongst the Sikh troops, and other disaffected mountain tribes, to embarrass the British authorities, but there was no foundation for these reports. 'The feelings of the people of even the Moulton districts are favourable to the British, and no apprehension is entertained of the disaffection gaining ground. In other parts of India peace prevails. Oude is, however, disturbed, and may require to be• managed by the British authorities.  . In Canton general quiet prevailed; an unprovoked attack by some Chinese on two foreigners, as they were proceeding in a Hong boat to visit the warehouses of their principals, met with summary redress on the representation of her majesty's consul, and the Chinese were taken and punished by exposure in the "cangue," &c. Trade continued inactive, but there appeared no want of money. Her majesty's steamer Fury returned from Shanghai to Hong Kong on the 21st, bringing dates thence to the 13th of April. The demands made 1;7 the consul for the delivery of the ringleaders in the attack on the three English missionaries, had been complied with, and the parties were identified and punished.