INDIAN INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 827, 20 June 1871, Page 3

INDIAN INTELLIGENCE.

(From the " Englishman's Overland Mail.")

Sir Richard Temple delivered his Budget Statement on Thursday last. During the year 1869-70 there had been a surplus of £118,668, during 1870-71 there was a surplus of £997,100, and for the coming year he estimated that the surplus would amount to £93,400. The surplus for the current year he attributed principally to the excess in the price of opium over the estimate, and the reductions made by the Government in September, 1869. The receipts for the next year are estimated at £49,098,900, and the expenditure at £49,005,500, but a loan of two and a-half-millions is to be raised in England for extraordinary Public Works. The Income Tax is to be reduced from 3£ to 1 1-24 per cent., and all incomes under 750 rupees a year are exempted from taxation. The estimate from opium receipts is eight millions, or nearly the same as last year.

In the last attack on Jallnacherra teagardens, about 200 raiders were engaged, but retreated after finding the resistance too strong for them. The party of police who followed them up were unable to overtake them, but found a good deal of stolen property on their line of march. It is said that a son of Sookpial, with whom Mr Edgar was staying, was ' present amongst the raiders.

The Government of India proposes to establish a line of posts, with a road communicating between them, all along the frontier, to prevent as far as possible future inroads, and small parties of troops are at present to be stationed at the most exposed tea-gardens.

It is stated that the 19th Madras Native Infantry, when about to embark for Rangoon, demanded more pay than they were entitled to, and, on being refused their demand, disobeyed their officers' commands on parade, and insisted that some of their comrades, who had been arrested, should be released. This was ultimately done, and the demands of the men paid in full. Cholera is again raging in Bushire, and the people are dying in large numbers from famine.

Mr Broughton, the Government Quinologist, has discovered a common plant at the Neilgherries, from which carbolic acid can be made.

The iron-clad A.byssinia has had a most successful trial trip at Bombay, and has been taken over by Government. Several young native princes have already joined the college at Kattywar, lately opened by Sir Seymour Fitzgerald.

The Ameer of Cabul intends to construct a metalled road from Cabul to Preshawur.

The Court of Enquiry on the party of the 4th Native Infantry who accompanied Mr Daly to Monierkhall, shows that the men behaved with great gallantry, eight of them fighting against about 300 Looshais. Six of the eight were killed, and the two survivors managed to drive off the enemy after inflicting a heavy loss on them. Europeans engaged for service in India, on the understanding that a return passage will be provided for them, mu>t in future apply for such passage within three months of the termination of their engagement.

It is reported that Assam is at last to be made a Chief Commissionership independent of Bengal. Syed Torkee has been left in peaceable possession of Muscat, and the neighbouring chiefs have all tendered their allegiance.

A rebellion which has broken out against the French in Cochin China has been suppressed, and the leader of the rebels taken prisoner. The Q-aekwar has sent an envoy to the Deccan to selet for him a wife. Photographs of the ladies are to be forwarded for approval. The Madras Railway has been opened for passenger to Raiehore, the junction with the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. The latter line has still about a month's work to finish before the other side of the line will bo ready. An excellent supply of water has been obtained by an artesian well at Derajat at a depth of 400 feet.