The Sun. — 1867-11-22 (London, England)

MAURITIUS.  The traffic receipts on the Mauritius Government lines for the four weeks ending September 30 amounted to 7,3931., against 7,0901. for the corresponding four weeks last year, showing an increase of 3031.  0 verland India Mail.  Bombay papers to Oct. 29 have come to hand ; they contain little in addition to the telegrams already received via Trieste. IVhat further news they supply we give below from the 7 imes of India:— The latest date from Great Britain by the IndoEuropean Telegraph is Oct. 26. Communication with England during the fortnight has been very regular and satisfactory. The Rev. C. H. Blumhardt, of the Church Missionary Society, who has just compiled a handbook of the Amharic language, containing a vocabulary in English, Oordoo, and Amharic, has accepted the invitation of Sir R. Napier to join the expeditionary force to Abyssinia. Special correspondents for Abyssinia from four of the London daily papers are now in Bombay awaiting the despatch of the main body of the force. The Secretary for India has expressed himself satisfied with a paid-up capital of £500,000 for starting the new Bank of Bombay. Government is to hold no shares, but will appoint an ollicial auditor as security for transferring its cash balance to the new bank. A meeting of the shareholders of the old Bank of Bombay is called for Nov. 20, to consider the winding-up of the bank, and the transfer of its business to the new bank. In reply to a memorial from the Bombay shareholders, Government refuses to admit any liability on account of the past losses of the bank. Under instructions from home, the Bombay agents for the Comptoir d'Escompte and the Delhi and London Banks have returned to the six months, uance for bills drawn on England. A call of £lO per share on the shareholders of the National Financial Banking Company has been sanctioned by the Bombay High Court. The Government Returns show an expected decrease in the area of land cultivated for cotton in the Bombay Presidency (exclusive of native States) in 1867-68 of 86,401 acres, as compared with that of 1866-67.  A private of the 45th Regiment, named Cassidy, has been committed for trial for culpable homicide and attempted murder, having shot a Mahratta at Poona, and then, while under the influence of drink, tried to shoot Drum Major N. Griffiths. From statistics published in Bombay it appears that infant marriages among the Parsees of Bombay are decreasing in number.  It is hoped that through railway communication between Bombay and Madras will be complete by the end of 1870.  A. collision occurred between two passenger trains on the B. B. and C. I. Railway recently, through a native pointsmau wrongly working the points. Fortunately one train was stationary, and the other's speed had been greatly reduced. A marriage is announced to take place in January between Captain Lowndes Randall, A.D.C. to the Governor-General of India, and Miss Lawrence his Excellency's eldest daughter. A bill has been introduced into the Viceregal Council for the appointment of a commissioner to investigate the debts of the ex-King of Oude, who now owes £750,000, notwithstanding his pension of £120,000 per annum. Col. Sir H. Green has telegraphed from Jacobabad that the account of the raid on the British frontier by the Murees is without foundation. The tribe had not approached within 30 miles of the frontier, and there was no probability of their doing so.  Fourteen prisoners recently attacked the sepoy guard at the gates of Rajkote Gaol, and after killing one and wounding another escaped. They were pursued, and, with one exception, all were speedily captured. A Silladar troop of cavalry is to be organised for service at Aden. _ _ _  Colonel Wilson succeeds Brigadier General Stewart as Deputy Adjutant General of the Bengal Army. Colonel G. G. Holmes, it is said, returns to army headquarters as First Assistant Adjutant General.  The enzeute of the Bhawulporo soldiery at Ahmedpore on the 25th September seem to have been  caused by the intrigues of some native officials who had been displaced from office by British rule. A suttee was lately prevented in Rajpootana by some native officials, who have been congratulated on their conduct by the Governor General. Singram Singh, a Jounpore rebel, one of the leaders of the rebellion of 1857, lately lost his life in the Benares district whilst resisting the police. A considerable falling off in the Ceylon coffee crop this year is reported.