INDIA.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 281, 29 June 1860, Page 3

INDIA.

The chief incident of the last fortnight in this presidency is the trial of Mr. James Hunt, late sergeant-major' of the 14th Light Dragoons, for shooting, with intent to kill Cornet W. Saa'dys Brownej of the same regiment, for seduction' df his wife. The. deepest sympathy-exists for Mr. Hunt,, and it was thought very doubtful whether any jury would convict: hinv-of : .tb.e^c,harge. The trial has'resulted in a verdict oi '" Guilty of shooting with the intent to do grevious bodily harm," accompanied with a very strong recommendation of mercy. The court stated its full concurrence with the jury and sentenced Mr. Hunt to one year's imprisonment, and a week's solitary con-finement-every three months of the period. Browne had a very narrow escape, the bullet entering about an inch below the left nipple; and had his life been the forfeit of his selfish villany no regret would have been expressed at the fact. Mr. Hunt has : earned the-esteem and regard of the whole regiment, the .officers of; which, upon his retiring therefrom a fewmonthsago,,presented him with a handsome testimonial. He is a soldier who has gallantly served his country, and would seem, until this miserable man crossed his path, to have been unusually happy in his domestic relations, his wife being a woman of education aod of great personal attractions. The selfish wrong done to him by Browne has of course stirred the deepest feelings of indignation in the. community. It is felt that the real criminal is at large, and the victim is in the gaol. We look naturally to Her Majesty, to redress a wrong which the law^ fails to meet.— Bombay Times. 1 The ex-King of Delhi is said to be rapidly sinking, and was not expected to live long. He had been suffering from sickness for upwards of a riionth, and is said to have become utterly indifferent to personal comfort and cleanliness, his appearance is neither comely nor decent. "Some time ago,1' adds the Rangoon Times "there was a report prevalent in the Bazar that the-Government had got hold of the wrong man, and that the veritable King of Delhi was still in the enjoyment of his liberty in some1 part of Bengal.— Madras Daily Times. '

Great satisfaction is expressed in India with part of Mr. Wilson's budget, "especially," says the Englishman, " with the abolition of export duties on hides, wool, fibres, and oil seeds. Some articles of commerce now pay as high as 22 per cent., which made the people in the Punjab begin to think the rude Government of Runjeet Sing by no means so oppressive as that of the civilized and world-wide experienced Englishman."

The paper we mentioned some time ago as being found on the person of a sepoy who died in Napaul has been translated, and several names of persons are mentioned in it as ■ ringleaders in the mutiny and massacre at Cawnpore, who are still at large, and which hare not yet been given to us. There is an attempt in this paper to exonerate the Nana, and throw the blame of the Cawijh pore massacre on Joalla Pershad.— Englishman.

It is reported that Maharajah Dhuleep Sing has expressed a wish to return to Lahore, and that the State Secretary has inquired if lands can be assigned to him in the Punjab worthy of his rank, and equivalent to the pension now paid to him.— Englishman,

. We have a letter from a native gentleman residing in Gwalior, which informs us that the Ranse of Jhansi is not dead, that she was, not killed in battle, but that she still lives, and is in that refug* to whiqh the Ranee of Lahore fled—rNapaul. Whether this be true •ot'not, we cannot say; but our correspondent's opportunities of knowledge on such a point are superior to our own.—Mofussilite.

Prince Mirza Feroze Buckht, brother of the King of Delhi, died in the city the other clay— on the very day on which he received his liberty. He was travelling to Mecca when the rebellion broke out, and was brought back to Delhi by the rebels. On the capture of that city he fled to to Bareilly, and thence, with Khan Bahadoor, went into Nepaul.' He was sent in by Jung Bahadoor, immediately after Khan, and though informed thaf he would be released, he always, appeared averse to leaving the prison, lie was an oldnianof6B, and almost in his dotage— Oude Gazette. , •

Mr. : Wilson's,measures are approved of in all quarters. At Bombay they are satisfied; at Lahore they rejoice over the destruction of the town duty and transit duty schemes, and that an income tax has been proposed in their place. This success is really wonderful, but it could only have been so felt and so submitted to, by a people long suffering under the weakness of an incompetent and arrogant Government.. The relief and approval arise from the knowledge that it is a master who is at the helm, who hides nothing and admits the right of the people to know how and why they are to be taxed. Mr. Wilson must be surprised at his own success, and at the docility of the people so long. maligned in England as the malcontents, and indolent shopocracy of India.— Englishman. ''. . "" . . ■ ■■• ,■ . "We are glad to learri that the capital sentence on- the miscreant Khan Bahadoof Khan, of Bafeilly, has been confirmed by the Governor General. He is to be banged at the Kotwali at BaxeiWy.-^-Bombay Telegraph. : ■ ; .. ■'■.'■ The Rana of Nugga Parkur and other rebels, we are informed by the Sindian, surrendered on the Bth inst. — Bombay Telegraph. .. , Advices ffom'Gabul of the 22nd February, state a Bokaran force, at the head of which were foreign -officers (said to be Russian), were: advanciug : against the frontiers of Cabul, ■ The Dost was preparing to meet them., ; ..■ ....;• , : ,;' .;; s ~ 'The Lucknow prize money, it is stated, ii. in round numbers £143,00tf, and measures are in progress for its distribution to those entitled to.; it. —Bombay Telegraph. ■'.:•: It.isstated by the New Times, ofthe 14th. inst., that "IlummuntSing, the notorious rebel, and leader; of the party which murdered Messrs. Evans and Simmeil of the Jubbulpore Railway last year, at Entowa, has been captured!by Captain Osborne, the energetic political agent at RewaV'— Madras Athenoeum. vi . - >^--' «: ;

Non-Inflammable Dresses.—At & meeting, of the Pharmaceutical' Society of Edinburgh, Dr. Stephenson.Macadam exhibited a dress one-half, of which had been immersed in a solution of sulphate of ammonia, in order to test its non-combustibility. On a light having been applied the part not steeped in the solution was a^once enveloped in flame; but the only effect the liglit had on the other.part was to char it. This was considered a .satisfactory ex-, periraent; and it was stated that as ammonia waa 6nly"2d. per lb. it was' accessible: to the humblest classes. < It was stated that the crinoline used in the-royal establishment was steeped ia a totally different solution, but that its coat prevented its. general use, jmd that the cheaper solution, watf equally efficacious.; v ,