The Express. — 1857-09-15 (London, England)

LETTERS FROM INDIA.  The following are extracts from a letter written by a railway engineer to a near relative in England:  Moughyr, July 19. Another birth-day has come round, and I am alive and thank God, which is something to have to say in these tronblous times. Well, we am here in about the same state as when I last wrote. Alt is quiet at Patna, Dnieper', and Dangtrulporeitgareeezt ; they had a smell outbreak at Patna, which was e sea pressed, but Dr. Liyal was shot by the rebels. have made arrangements for Annie to go to Calcutta by the first opportunity. I had a very kind letter from Mr. E. to-day to say that they had a room for her, and off she goes accordingly. I send her not so mal because we contemplate any immediate danger here, but my movements would be lese hampered, and I hove a good deal of volunteer military duty to perform, and in the event of ham ing to moue, ladies and children would increase the difficulties so much more. You will see by the papers frightful accounts of etrocities, and I believe hot(' hoe only yet been told. Tho policy hers leas been lately to humour the =time in every way, to endeavour to put them on an equality with the Europeans in every way, even making them subject to the Company's native officiale, there tame black rascal. in olfire who have in luny in/dances during this outbreak been the cause and the keglers of the rebellion. This theory of putting natives and Eoropcona on a par basso pervaded the councils of this enlightened government, that, when it became necessary to nappies* the seditious native press, the government made a law to gag all newspapers, and the result is you will get but garbled statements of much of the ehortcorarngs of this government at home, as the English press is now silenced, ma it would be in France, Italy, Atmtrim, or Rumba The Poet-oftleo arrangemente through the country or " Motorail" parts are in the hands of the naives, and would say ono with common sense believe it that, it these tits, s, government has issued orders that no civilian in their employ is in any way to interfere with the meals and poet-offiee, so that "edition• letters can be rent, and our English correspondence burked, without COMOliattaltlCl, collocor, or rmagietrate being able to interfere? This is et most fatal proceeding, for here. n few days ago, before this order arrived, the marpatrate, from information he received, intercepted • letter in the poet.ollice, which dirtelosed a plot amongst the Mahometans of this town to join with those of Patna and Banghulpore, and upon this, with further pereonal evidences pia men were arrested and sent to Berighulpore to the cornroimioner to be banged, as we expected, but no, the worthy coutuamioner liberated three of the worst of them,' for what reason we rue as yet unaware, but it must be either through fear of an execution of them, or for some technical informality in the proceeding.; if they got a chance at our throats. they would not give no the loneflt of many technicalities. This has eo dingo-tod the Volunteer Corps, that I understand ninny of the Horse Guards intend to resign to-day. We murder a large railway force hers, and ate the rosin defence of the station. They will not give tins European troops, for they say at headquarters they have none to spare; and, if they had, we do not require them. 300,000 rupees have been tent to Calcutte out of the treeentry, so that the government has a smaller stake in the station. If I had time I would write wore, but I cannot this mail. Mr money is all safe in Clang= I think lIA purchase a bill with tt, and send it home again for three or all months. I hope deer grandmother is belt= Giro our love to them all at home. John Halibut= is distingashing himself with the 78th.