INDIA.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 156, 19 April 1859, Page 3

INDIA.

[From the Calcutta Correspondent of the Melbourne

Argus.) .. Calcutta, February 9. I have allowed more than the usual time to olapse without sending my periodical, in the hope, which I am happy to say is realised, of giving the glad tidings of peace being restored in India. Tantia Topee is now the only rebel of any note in arms, with the exception of the cowardly and treacherous Nana, and with regard to him, it is rumored that they are one and the same person, under different names; this, however, is not authenticated, and as far my own opinion and information go, is not correct. The great fact which I now have to announce is that the campaign in Oude is over, no iess than ten of the chief leaders of the rebellion in that kiugdom have surrendered under the terms of the amnesty, whilst the Regura has fled into -Nepaul under the compulsory escort of her paramour and a few blood-stained sepoys. ■fung Bahadoor is said to have sent her a message the following effect:—lf she sought deatl%it would be found in the jungles of Nepaulf ;but if she wished for life and honor, he would advise her to throw herself on the mercy of the British: Lord Canniug has returned to Calcutta, and Lord Clyde, it is said is about to

visit his native heather, on matrimonial thoughts iutent. The fine old man was thrown from his horse in one of the last engagements with the enemy, and broke liis collar-bone; but with the indomitable pluck ami spirit, of a highlander, he was carried to the front, and never allowed himself a single day's repose. Some say that Sir Hugh Rose will succeed Lord Ciyde as Com-mander-in-Chief,butothers assert with equal confidence that General Mansfield is to be the man. The Governor-General, on his return was received by the hpads of all departments, civil and military, in full dress, and all the troops in garrison under arms; but few of the mercantile community, or the learned professions, turned out to do honor to the first Viceroy of her Majesty, although the mental anxiety which the son of George Canning has gone through, and the stupendous difficulties which he has not only encountered, but subdued, might well have earned forgivenness, if not credit, from men who if placed in a similar position, would have quailed beneath the violence of the storm, and whose mental faculties (though powerful to criticise) would have shrivelled like a scroll, when a mighty empire was at stake.' The following notification, issued on the 14th of January, speaks for itself, and is, as the Friend of India says, the regular mode in India, of announcing th*t disturbances have ceased :— " The Governor-General is pleased to notify that the chief stations in Oude, south of the Gpgra, namely, those of Lueknow, Fyzabad, Looltanpore, Roy, Barielly, and Seetapore; all the stations of Goruckpore, Azungurgh, and Jonnpore, of the Benares division, are open for the residence of ladies and their families." The disarming of the population continues, and I sincerely trust will be carried out, not only in Oude, but throughout the whole of British India. A new land settlement, making the chiefs responsible for a certain amount of landtax for their estates, has given very general satisfaction. It gives them great power over their tenants, who, of course, are squeezed like Jeraous, and pay the zemindars (or .squire) something like double; but the chief is satisfied with something like cent, per cent., the Government are satisfied with their own ai'rangement, and the ryots (or peasants) are satisfied to pay their own chiefs, rather than the hated races of conquering Saxous. It may interest some of your readers to know that the 10th, 32nd, 74th, and 14th Queen's Regiments return-' home at once, as does H.M.3. Pearl, whose gallant brigade of blue jackets, under the command of Captain Sotheby, C.8., have returned to Calcutta, and are to be entertained at a public dinner this evening. India, then, at last, may be said to be subdued ; but the question which arises to the thoughtful man is, how long will the forced calm last? I hesitate not to say, but for a time. Good Government, and a thorough reform of the Mofiissil law courts, giving chief and speedy justice, may do much towards extending the period of re ice; but with 160,000,000 of an antagonistic race to rule, the day must again come when blond will flow, caused, in all probability, l>y the underhand and surreptitious influence of French or Russian intervention. But yesterday, on board the outgoing mail steamer which takes this letter, I had a conversation with the grandson of Tippo Sab, Prince Goljib Mahomed, and he told me, with a most significant expression of countenance, that he went via Marseilles, and hoped to have an interview with the Emperor at Paris, the descendant of his grandfather's staunch friend and ally— Napoleon the Great. A Russian nobleman who has lately been travelling over India, gave me some information npon the postal arrangements in an indigo planting district, and the robbery of the dak, which"'"l sought, in vain to obtain from the officials. In short, foreign intelligence and foreign gold are by no means scarce in India; and I only trust that the British lion may not be mesmerised, and falling into a trance of fancied security allow the net, to be gradually and insensibly drawn around him, until hopelessly fixed in its toils. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief directs the publication of the subjoined despatch from his Excellency the Governor-General: — " The Governor-General seizes the earliest opportunity of tendering his warmest thanks to the Commander-in-Chief, and to the noble army which he lends, for their accomplishment of this good work. " By a large and complete scheme of combined operations, laid down carefully, and carried out inflexibly and irresistably,, this happy result has been achieved without a single check, and with no needless waste of life. " The authority of the British Government has been assorted mercifully in Oude ; but it is now established and made manifest to all, and from this 'lay it shall be maintained iv unassailable, strength. c< It will, he very gratifying to the Governor,-. General'to bring to the notice of the Queen's Government the exemplary manner iv which the Queen's army in Oude and the officers attached to it h;ivo done their duty."