The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-17 00:00:00

GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL.

Head-Quarters, Simla, May 15, 1854.
At a general court-martial, assembled at Umballah,
on Friday, Feb. 24, 1854, Quartermaster John Gillespie,
of her Majesty's 98th Regiment of Foot, was tried on
the following charges :
"That he, John Gillespie, on the 9th day of January,
1854, at Umballah, he being then and there an officer
serving in the territories of the East India Company, at
a distance of 120 miles front the presidency of Fort

William, did feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice
aforethought, kill and murder one Goolzar Ram, Choo-
mar."

Finding.—The Court find that the prisoner, Quarter-
master John Gillespie, of her Majesty's 98th Regiment
of Foot, is guilty of having feloniously killed' and slain
the deceased Goolzar Ram, but that he is not guilty of
having wilfully, and of his malice forethought, murdered
the said Geolzar Ram ; and of so much of the charge
the Court acquits the prisoner.
Sentence.—The court sentence the prisoner. Quarter-
master John Gillespie, of her Majesty's 98th Regiment
of Foot, to imprisonment in the fortress of 4gra for the
term of four years. J. H. GEAR; Lieut.-Colonel,
9th Royal Lancers, President.
Umballab, March 8, 1854.
Revised Finding.—The court find the prisoner, Quar-
termaster John Gillespie, of her Majesty's 98th Regiment
of Foot, guilty of the charge preferred against him.
Revised Sentence.—The court do now sentence the
prisoner, Quartermaster John Gillespie, of her Majesty's
98th Regiment of Foot, to be transported as a felon for
the term of fourteen (14) years.
Approved and confirmed.
(Signed) W. M. Gomm, General,
Chief, East Indies.
Commander-
Head-quarters, Simla, April 5, 1854.
The Most Noble the Governor-General of India in
Council concurs in the confirmation by his Excellency
the Commander-in-Chief of the sentence of transportation,
as a felon, for 14 years, passed on Quartermaster John
Gillespie, of her Majesty's 98th Regiment of Foot, and
in the said sentence being carried into execution.
(Signed) R. J. H. BIRCH, Lieut.-Colonel, Officiating
.Secretary to Government of India, Mili-
tary Department.
Council Chamber, Fort-William, May 2, 1854.
4,IEILIMIS BY HIS EXCBLIBNCY THB COMMANDER-IN-CHIZT
IN INDIA.
The Commander-in-Chief wouldwillingly take advan-
tage of anyextenuating circumstances to save the prisoner
from the ignominious doom to which he has been consigned,
but in his Excellency's opinion the court have already
made full allowance in their merciful sentence for every-
thing that has appeared in evidence of a nature favour-
able to the prisoner, and it amounts to little more than
this, that it was not his intention to murder his unfortu-
nate victim. The man was sent for by the prisoner to
his house and there cruelly and deliberately beaten in
revenge for an assumed wrong—an unproved charge of
theft—and almost immediate death was the result. The
court have arrived at a just verdict, and have passed
what may be considered far from a severe sentence upon
the prisoner.
The name of Quartermaster John Gillespie is to be
struck off from the rolls of her Majesty's 98th Regiment,
from the sth April, 1854, the date of the confirmation of
the sentence, from which date he ceased to belong to her
Majesty's service. Under instructions already given, the
removal of the prisoner to the Presidency is being effected,
with the view to the sentence of transportation passed
upon him being carried into execution. The term of
transportation is to be reckoned from the Bth of March,
1852, the day on which the original sentence was assign.
ed by the president.
By order of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief,
EDWARD LUGARD, Lieut.-Colonel,
Adjutant-General, her Majesty's Forces in Ina

BOMBAY COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS FROM
THE 23D MAY TO THE 6TH JUNE, 1854.
During the past fortnight our money market has been
dull, as usual at this season, and but little occurred
worthy of remark. Money is becoming more abundant
in the Bazaar, now that the demand has nearly ceased,
and a reduction of one per cent. in the rate of discount
has been made by the Bank of Bombay. Government
securities and all descriptions of joint-stock shares-are
almost unsaleable, and the quotations in our price cur-
rent must be considered quite nominal.
Few or no transactions of any kind in the general
market have taken place during the past fortnight. The
season may now be considered as closed, and the sales
that have taken place have been by dealers on specula-
tion ; and under these circumstances it is impossible to
give any quotations with correctness, as the -rates on
almost all despriptions of manufacture must be regarded
as nominal. The stocks in hand of all goods are heavy,
and more than sufficient to meet all probable demands,
which for the next three months must be local.
Yarns of all descriptions are extremely dull.
Metals—The only transaction we have to-report is in
braziers' copper, at a somewhat reduced rate.

Cotton—There is little or nothing doing, and prices
are firm, notwithstanding unfavourable accounts from
England and China, and this deters shipments to either
market. The stock is large, and is being stored up in
view of the approaching rains. A few sales have taken
place, the price for Surat and Broach being rupees 91,
for Oomrawutty 89k, and Dhollera. 804 per candy. In
other descriptions, no transactions have occurred.
Freights—These have been maintained. Vessels
have been taken to supply tonnage for goods received
from the Malabar coast, the rates to London for general
cargo being 41. 155., and for oil 51. 15s. to 61. per ton; to
Liverpoof, 41. 5d., with St. for oil, but these- rates must
soon give way. To China, rupees 18 to 19 per candy.
Exchange—Very few transactions on England have
occurred, in consequence of the limited sales of goods ;
still, however, rates have further declined, and may nose
be quoted at 2s. Old. to 2s. ld. for first-class credits,
and 2s. 11d. for local drafts, at six months' sight.

BOMBAY MONEY-MARKET, JUNE 6.
EXCHANGES.
On London, at six months' sight, per rupee, 2s. 11d.
to 2s. 1 3-16 d. for doeument bills ; six months' sight, per
rupee, 2s. Oid. to 2s. 15-16 d. for credit bills. On Cal-
cutta, at 60 days' sight, rupees 98 ; 30 days' sight,
rupees 981 ;at sight, rupees 99. On Madras, at 30
days' sight, rupees 984 ;at sight, rupees 99. On China,
at 60 days sight, rupees 240.
BANK AND OTHER SHARES.
Bank of Bombay Rs. 1,000 each, 32 per cent. pm. Sales.
Oriental Bank Cor-
poration
250 do.
If
Commercial Bank .... „ 500 „ 254 percent. pm. Sales.
Mercantile Bank „ 250 175 paid up, 1 dis.
Agra Bank „ 500 „ 45 per cent. nom.
Bank of Madras
Apollo P. Corn. „ 12,500 „ 12,000 20,000
Colaba P. C0m..... „ 5,500
Hydraulic P, Co. „ paid up rs. 2,250 6,000
Colaba L. Com. „ 10,000 „ 8,500
Bombay S. N. Com „ 510 „ 400 58 p. cent. die.
Gr. Ind. P. R. Com „ 51-8-9 paid in Bombay, or 5/. in
in land
En.
Do. New Shares paid up, 10 14 7 at g 11. per share.
Old and New Shares together at 11 rs. prem, per share.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Five per Cent. Transfer Loan Rs. 111 for numbers regis-
tered for transfer per 100 Sicca.
Four per Cent. Loan 1832-33 ... 1014 per 100 Siccas.
Four per Cent. Loan 1835-36 ... 98 to 981 per 100 Co.'s.
Four per Cent. Loan 1842-43 ... 98 to 981 per 100 Co.'s.
PRICES OF BULLION.
Sovereigns, each lO 3r. ... Nominal.
.
Bank of England Notes 10Ir.
.. per £, nominal.
Spanish dollars
Republican dollars
German crowns
Sycee silver 1044r. to 1041 r. per 100 tolas.
Gold leaf (range of
quality)
Gold ingots, according
to touch, for 97 touch 151 r.

... per tole.

... per tola.