INDIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1206, 26 September 1867, Page 5

IND IA.

....(From the Times af'tfiHa, i£ugusFTsT)" At the annual meeting of tho shareholders of the Bank of Bombay, tho directors reported, an' additional loss of £530,100 of the bank's capital, .leaving £510,100 intact. . The discussion on. the report was adjourned, and a resolution (moved by a director) adopted, praying Government to appoint a commission to inquire into the mismanagement of the bank. At the suggestion of the directors of the Bank of Bombay, who were convinced that amalgamation with'! the Bank of Bengal was hopeless, the directors of the latter institution have broken off the negotiations. Applications for over 1500 shares in,the new Bank of Bombay have been registered. The Bombay Presidency Bank is to be wound up voluntarily, The Marine Court appointed to inquire into the loss of the Terzah has exonerated the captain and officers from all blame for the loss of that vessel.

H.M.'s steam frigate Octavia is now in Bombay harbour, but is expected, to leave again for Trinconialee immediately. The ship Merchant Prince, Glasgow to Bombay, is ashore a'few miles to tlie southward of Bombay harbour, and is expected to become a i total wreck. Tlio Governor of Bombay lias decided to present a gold watcli, with a suitable inscription, to Mr. Sliuttleworth, for liis gallant services at the wreck of the Terzah. The public of Bombay have also subscribed, over £-100 to the Shuttleworth Testimonial Fund. News from Zanzibar to the 16th July has been received by tho Bombay Government, but no mention is made of Dr. Livingstone. The doubling of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Egutpora to Bhosawul, is proceeding rapidly. In consequence of tho collapse of the largest viaduct on the G. I. P. Hallway. Government has directed the Consulting Engineer of Railways, or his deputies, to personally inspect and report oil all the principal works on tho line. The state of the public health in Bombay continues very satisfactory. Cholera has disappeared at Simla, and. but few of the military stations are now on the cholera list. Reports from Berar speak' very favourably of the cotton crops of that district, both as to extent of land under cultivation and the prospects of the yield. ... Tlie G-overnment of Tndia lias determined to cut off the Nicobar Islands from all communication with the Burmese coasts until the perpetrators of the outrage on the ship Fatteh Islam are surrendered. The Bengal Bonus or Compensation Committee is sitting at Simla, but the applications for compensation at present received have not been very numerous. 1 About sixty deaths from cholera are reported in H.M.'s 106 th liegiment, stationed at Mean Meer. The other troops at that station are very healthy. The Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal has gone on a tour to Assam, in order to become personally acquainted witlx that district. The commission of inquiry into the affairs of the Punjaub Eailway continues its inquiries at Lahore. . An accident has occurred on the Delhi Eailway, resulting in the death of 3VIr. Stone, the District Engineer. The engine and tender wero thrown off the line, through a portion of tho embankment having been washed away by the heavy rains. Payment of the first instalment of tho Jhansi prize money, at the rate of Bs. 50 per share, has been authorised.

The Governor-General has notified that officers wlio have left or may leave tlie old Indian Service may withdraw from tlie Orphan Fund and continue their subscription to the Widows' Fund should they desire to do so. Colonel Nutliall has been appointed to the command of the Eastern frontier of India, and the Gwalior district has fallen to BrigPdier Chamberlain. The thanks of tho Government of India have been conveyed to tlie Eoman Catholic missionaries at lushnagur for the care bestowed on the children left destitute during tlie scarcity last year.