The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The trial of the four Banians implicated in the
telegraph fraud case, which has been so long pend-
ing, took place yesterday and resulted in the con-
viction of the whole of the prisoners, who were
severally sentenced to six months' imprisonment in
addition to a fine of £5OO each.

Lord and Lady Walter Scott have arrived at the
Hotel Bristol from Nice, on their way to London.
The illoniteur publishes an Imperial decree making
six promotions to the rank of Officer in the Legion
of Honour, and 17 nominations of Knight, for ser-
vices in the army and navy ; another decree confers
the military medal on 39 sub-officers or soldiers.

The much talked of joint-stock company for the
reclamation of the salt water lake has at last been
ushered into existence. This undertaking has for
its object the reclamation of the salt water lake near
Calcutta. All the shares in the scheme have been
taken up.

The Emperor and Empress were present last
evening at the Italian Opera, to witness the per-
formance of " Crispino e la Comare."
BOURSE, April 21.—The market is weak, and the
prices of the principal Securities have declined.
Threes, for the Account, having been quoted at
67f. 55c., are now at 67f. 65c. Italian Loan, 65f.
65c. Mobilier have been done at 780 f. Transac-
in Railway Shares are limited, and quotations are
somewhat lower The market closed as follows
4} per Cents 96
Do. end month —

' Italian Loan 65 65
Do. end month 65 70
Ditto Threes 4l
New Mexican
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Rome Debt
Deferred -
,WAYS.

3 per Cents. 67 60
Do. end month 67 65
Credit Mobilier
Do.
end month

Bank Shares sk-ii

Credit Foncier 1280
Roman 74 50

Cash. Acct.
Orleans
Northern 1056 25 1057 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 961 25 ... 960
Southern 602 50 ... 600
'Western 527 50 530
Eastern
Sardinian 303 75 ... 301 25
Austrian
Lombard 546 25 ... 547 50
North of Spain 272 50 ... 272 50
Saragossa 370 370
Ditto to Barcelona — ~.

THE BOMBAY MAIL•

By the arrival of the above mail we have advices
'rom Bombay to March 28, and frem Calcutta to
March 22.
The renewed preparations for the war in Bhootan
are said to be on a scale sufficient for a ten
months' campaign. Substantial buildings for the
shelter of the troops in the Dooars are planned for,
and a lakh of rupees has been placed at the dispo-
sal of the chief engineer for that purpose. General
Tytler, since his appointment to the command in
chief of all the Bhootan forces, has been taking great
pains to survey the whole country, with the view of
forming some comprehensive plan. On the 17th
March a telegram was received from the General
announcing the retaking of the Bala pass stockade.
This was accomplished by a rapid escalade per-
formed by the 19th Regiment Native Infantry under
Captain Raffles. The British loss was five killed
and 15 wounded. The Bhootan chief and 50 of his
followers fell. At Dewangiri the Bhooteas are yet
stockaded in great strength, as also at four of the
passes ; the whole force is estimated at 5,000 men,
comprising the supporters of 12 rajahs. " The
organisation, resources, and determined spirit of the
Bhooteas promise (says the 7 imes of India) to make
of this little war a very tough business. The limi-
tations imposed by the Home Government on the
ultimate scope of the Bhootan war have been an-
nounced just in time to check the heedless clamour
for annexation so popular with a portion of the
Anglo-Indians in Bengal. Probably great firmness
on the part of the Home Government will be required
in order to restrain men of that class in case mili-
tary operations prove successful."
'The Calcutta Englishman publishes the following
letters from a correspondent in Bhootan Many
letters have lately appeared in the Calcutta papers,
condemning, in no measured terms, the conduct of
the 43d Native Infantry, which composed the greater
portion of the right column Dooar field force, from
which it would appear that that regiment was habi-
tually such as it has been represented to be.
That the conduct of the artillery escort, and some
of those deputed from the 43d Native Infantry,
to carry the sick in the retreat from Dewangiri is
deserving of the gravest censure, is undeniable ; but
that otherwise the conduct of the men of that regi-
ment was reprehensible is not true, and no officer of
the late right column says it was so. The regiment
was last year hurriedly collected at Gowhatty, from
the numerous outposts it had occupied in Lower
Assam since it was raised, in parties varying in
strength from seven to 40 men. Most of these
parties could, from unavoidable circumstances, only
be relieved at intervals of years. They but seldom
had the benefit of European supervision. Is it
possible that, under these circumstances, the regi-
ment could bear inspection as a well organised and
disciplined body of men ? Thus hastily huddled
together, it was marched off to the hills to hold the
post of Dewangiri, in a country the nature and re-
sources of which we had but a very imperfect know-
ledge. At Dewangiri six companies, numbering
400 privates (together with a few artillery sappers
and police), were left ; of that number about 70
had but recently been passed into the ranks from
drill and about 50 more had been newly entertained,
and consequently were little better, as far as drill and
discipline is concerned, than a mere rabble ; and it
has been wondered at that much more experienced
troops were not selected for such a responsible duty.
Shortly after their arrival at Dewangiri their num-
bers were much reduced by dysentery. To them
were entrusted the chief duties of the camp, such as
outlying pickets, artillery guard, &c., and they were
daily employed in working parties, both in and be-
yond the camp, under the field engineer. They
composed the chief portion of the force engaged in
repelling the general attack on the camp by the
Bhooteas, under their leader the Tongsoo Penlow,
on the morning of the 30th January, on which oc-
casion their conduct was irreproachable, as all their
officers can assert. From that date they were
constantly, day and night, on duty, harassed by
constant alarms and consequent want of rest, until
the retreat was ordered. Throughout all this
time, they bore their hardships, in common with
all the rest of the column, without murmur
or complaint. For the retreat, guides
were provided ; the sick were escorted by the main
body of the column, which, misled by their guide
shortly after the retreat commenced, was left to
find its own way in the dark, through an almost
impenetrable jungle, intersected by khuds, ravines,
and precipices, almost all the way to the foot of the
hills. Under these circumstances, is it to be won-
dered at that the retreat was straggling ? And I
would here ask, were the men of the 43rd the only
stragglers in the column ? It seems to be generally
understood that the column was protected by a
stockade or fort at Dewangiri. There was nothing
of the kind. Round the rajah's house there was a
loose stone wall, four feet high, enclosing a space,
merely large enough to contain the police and a
small party of the 43rd, who guarded the place,
the hospital, ammunition, stores, &c. This was

under the perfect command of the enemy's jinjal

fire. A fort had been ordered to be built, capable
of holding 500 men, but the field engineer was

obliged to discontinue this work shortly after its
commencement from want of material and labour,
the Rappers and working parties having been taken