The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-05 00:00:00

FROM MAJOR•GENERAL LESTER.

From Belgauw, Thursday, 3d June, 3.5 p.m.
Fort of Nergoond occupied by Colonel Main )lm at
half-past eight o'clock yesterday morning without oppo-
sition, the enemy having evacuated and fled. Colonel
Malcolm just starting in pursuit. He reports all arms
to have done sight we'll the previous day.

The following is from the summary of the Bom-
bay Times:—
The capture of Calpee, by Sir Hugh Rose's force, is
the chief event of the fortnight, our troops in Oude and
Rohilcund being engaged in a wearisome attempt to end
the war there. Tue numerous bodies of independent
rebel forces collected iu these provinces, and the desul-
tory nature of their movements, make the duty of the
troops r xtremely harassing, while the result of their in-
cessant marching and countermarching seems all but
inappreciable. The game, however, is in Sir Colin's
hands. He is wise, perhaps, to risk nothing, and as the
enemy is everywhere beaten in detail, the final check-
mate may impend more closely than we imagine.
ROHILCUND.— Hardly was the Shabjehan pore garrison
relieved by General Jones's column, on the 13th May,
than the rebel forces, driven from Bareilly, appeared
in the neighbourhood of the former city in such numbers
that Sir Colin Campbell himself, having provided for the
safety of Bareilly, advanced to the aid of his lieutenant,
and reached Shabjehanpore on the 17th ult. with the fol-
lowing reinforcements :—Her Majesty's 64th Regiment,
the Belooch Battalion, her Majesty's 9th Lancers, the
Lahore Ligbt Horse, Ist Punjaub Irregulars (one troop),
Tomb's troop Horse Artillery, Le Mesurier's Company
Royal Artillery. On the afternoon of the 18th u sudden
attack was made upon our advanced pickets, but nothing
resulted ; and on the 19th a cannonade was kept up by
the enemy from a distance. Sir Colin seems to have
waited for the junction of Brigadier Coke's column,
which was effected on the 22d, and on the 24th, as we
learn by telegraph, be attacked the enemy and drove
him back upon Mahomdie, and through it, but
with what further result we are uninformed. During
the five or six days of inaction we have related
a very large force of the enemy seems to hate lain
in his front, their headquarters being Mahomdie, a
strong fort, ten or twelve miles distant, where the
Begun), the Monlvis, Shan Balsadoor Shan, Prince
Feroze Shah, and many other rebel notorieties, were
gathered together.
CENTRAL INDIA FIELD FORCE.—Calpee was in-
vested on the 16th May, and captured on the '23d,
Brigadier Maxwell co-operating from the left bank
of the Jumna with Sir Hugh Rose's force. The
following telegram gives us all the information we
possess on the subject :

"On the 22d inst., the rebels attacked the front and
right line of Sir Hugh Rose's force, at his camp Agow-
lee, on the Jumps, in large numbers and with great de,
termination. Sir Hugh Rose's right, being bard pressed,
the C imel Corps was brought up, the rebels were charged
with the bayonet, and put to flight. Sir Hugh Rose's line
then moved forward, and the rout became general. Calpee
being their last retreat, the sepoys had sworn to destroy
Sir Hugh Rose's force. On the morning of the 231
inst., Sir Hugh Rose marched from Agowlee against

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Cal pee ; tke , rehele were..panig-struO, ar,(l 24 y '; ,V,Set7'l.ekt.a)
great precipitation after firing a few shote, !eau! „_. .--7t-,tr 4
Hugh Rose master of the town and fort of °aloe*. '--,. IA rl ;-Nly
Cavalry and Horse Artillery were sent in pursuit. Tice ke- si s
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officer commanding the pursuit reports that he quickly
came up with the rebels, and killed a greaknumber, and
all the r gams and ammunition mere taken. Co). Max' r,
well shelled the town and fort Of Cal Pee
.from the left
bank of the Jumna with great effect. ' '
" A subterranean magazine was discovered in the fort, j
containing eeur hundred barrels of powder, and immense '
quantities of ordnance stores. In the town and fort, ,
foundries end tnanufactoriee of cannon were discovered,
and several bra, s guns made thereat. Colonel Robert-
son, at the head of a flying column, 're— following up.
the fugitives, why-'were makit g for the lure of Shama. '
ARBAH AND JUGDBSPORE.—We are indebted to the
Illofussilite LT the iolloe ing summary of inteldgence
from Sir Ed ward Lugard's divi-i ne :—" We gather that
Sir E, Lugard moved with h:s force on the Bth (May)
to some place on the Buxar road, whereupon the rebels
made a demonstration in the direction of Ariah, but .
were dispersed ;by cavalry and horse artillery. On the
following day (9th) be deteated than at Hutteempore,
and drove them Jugdeepore, which he entered, killing 6
great number. He had to fight his way to Ti'ropa, from
which place the enemy were driven with c)miderable '
los-, Colonel Coi field co-operated on this occasion from
the south and drove the rebels, from the intrenchments
at Buaon, burning several villages. On the 11th, alter ,
repuleingan attack of the enemy, Sir E. 'ward's force
entered Jaithoora, and marched to Peroo on tbe evening
of the 12th, where it effected a junction with the troops
und,r the c immand cf Colonel C irfield, which had been
pushed up from Sasseram. At 74 a.m. of the 13th,
determinede
attacked,l.ajo r Lightfoot,
ands:re Er i
nwg
Lugard
had
as b
goingo enen leftmo on v ianatgt J9bag ue.
nig:es pore, was
"towhJiettligdhesad-
pore, outside the jangle. The enemy are said to be nu-
merous, and determined to stick to the jungles.
A number of Sepoye, who were killed, appear .._
to have had the belts of the 40th Native Infantry
on them. This corps formed one of the Dinapers-Brigade.
The sepoys are reported to be very much out of condi- •
time, as if they had suffered severely from heavy march,
ing and paucity of food. Oa our side, up to the latest
accounts, one officer had been kilted and-one wounded ; '
also one rank and file killed and five wounded. No names
had transpired. Altogether we consider this information
meagre and unsatisfactory, and cannot account for-noin- -
formation having reached the authorities at Agra betWeee ~
the 17th and 26th haat, or an interval of nine days, Tl.
latest intelligence from that quarter, it will be seen, is to
the coo ing, of the 13th, and great uncertainty of come
pre,, ailralt te' the position, of Major Lightmet, or the ..,
restilt of the. measures adopted for his relief." .. • - , •
iiOOBII,2ABPORE.—,We learn-from Hoo4hearpore that s
on the night of the sth inst. a diabolical plot was pro,* •
dentially discovered. It appears that some sespoye of the
left wing 4th Regiment N. 1., variously estimated at frees
15 to 20 in number, had conspired to murder their officers
and then to desert. We understand that the plot was disee
covered only an hour or two previous to the time • .
emaciated for putting it into execution. Prompt mea-
sures were adopted, the wing was paraded and kept
on the gnund, the bayonets of Fall the nien were
removed, and the lines see echee:. A. cuusiderAolet
^n •-i' c- of arme have been already' discovered, • and
,t is believed more will be found in and about the lines
Six of the vilaiue have already paid the penalty of their
intended crime on the gallows, and four have been sen-
tenced to transportation, three for life and one for four-
teen years. The plot would have insured the murder of
every European in the station. The rascals were then -
to hat, made their escape into Rohilcund.

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SUICIDE OF THE RAJAH OF SHORAPOEE.—The Rajah
of Shorapore committed suicide on the 14th, and from
our Secunderabad letters, dated the 12th, we glean the
following particulars : The Rsjah, a young man of
twenty-three, had been tried fur levying war against the
British Government. lie was sentenced to transporta-
tion for life, aed at 4 a.m. on the 11th was sent from
Secunderabad, under an escort of 80 non-coramieeioned
rank and file of the 911), 10th, and 49th Madras Native
Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant Pictet. His desti—
nation WQB Chingleput, where he was to remain until
transported to some penal settlement. The Rajah's
hands and legs were ironed. On arrival at Umbarrapett,
12 miles from Secunderabad, he was unhandcuffed, in
order that he might take his breakfast, the leg-irons still
being lsept. He was then placed in a dooly, and the
dooly was put inside a two-poled tent, double sentinels,
lacing inwards on each side of the dooly, inside thetent,
being posted. At 11 a.m., the report of fire-arms was
heard, and on Lieutenant Pictet arriving at the tent he
found the Rajah in the agonies of death. The unfor-
tunate man expired in about ten minutes afterwards.
The corpse was escorted back to Secunderabad, and, as
soon as it reached there, an inquest was held on it in the
hospital of her Majesty's Ist Royale. From the evidence
then given, it appears that when the handouffi were
taken off the Rajah by the officer commanding the
escort, the latter at the same time divested 'airmail of
his bell, to which was attached a revolver. The re-
volver was laid on the chicly pole, and given in charge
of the sentries, who vrere told to take care of it until his -
(Lieut. P.'s) tent arrived. Up to this point,•according-
to our correspondents, all is clear ; but now comes the -
mysterious part of this tragical occurrence. Was the
Rsj ►b allowed by the sentries to obtain possession of the
revolver? No one as yet knows. The two sentries
are, it seems, Mussulmane, and belong to the 10th
Native Madras Infantry. Tbey aro prisoners, and an •
investigation is going ou. The Rajah shot himself in
the stomach, and the ball passed right through the body
and one of the lower curtains of the tent.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MAIIKETS,

FUOM THE 19TH OF MAY TO THE 3n OF JUGS.
The English mail 4f Oro 31 .ei May, pew
and Oriental Company's steamship Qttawa, reached to
in the afternoon of the 25th of perhaps the
speediest passage known to have been accomplished
within the last few years. Our rainy season may be
considered to have fairly set in since the last three days.
The money-market is very easy, and the Bank of
Bombay has again lowered its rates of interest and die.
count 1 per cent. all round.
Tonnage.—The rates of freights continue in the most
depressed condition. We quote 155. to 20s. to London ;
and to China I-. to 44r. per candy.
Exchange.—The rates which rallied last week have
again undergone a slight decline since the arrival of the
last China mail. We quote to-day for credit bills,
24. Oil to 2J. Old at six months' sight ; document bills,
2i. lid. On Calcutta, at 60 days' sight, 10*. ;on
Madras, at 30 days' sight, 99r. ; and on China, at 60
days' sight, 220 r. per 100 dollars.

INDIAN SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
1301IBAY.
ARRIVALS.

May 18.—The ship, Ormelie, T. Leamon, from Glas-
gow January, 14.
May 19.—The bark Cowslip, W. Ross, from Cochin,
May 15 ; the ship William G-,loson, A. Blair, from Glas-
gow, January 17 ; the ship Skcola, H. N. Flamm,
from Macau the 9 tb, and SingapOre the 29th of March;
the ship Leonie. Fabre, from Marseilles, Janiary 23.,:
May 20.—The ship Countess of Elgin, ;John Reed,
from Melbourne, March 14; the ship Neptune, M.
Bahle, from Cochin, May 13. - -
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May 21.—The ship Falkland, J. Macfarlane, front
Liverpool Jai. 22, and Belfast Feb. 2; the ship Osprey,
J. Allen, from Aden, May 1,,
May 22—The ship Jaraseijee Jeeieebhoy, G. T. •Fifs
Maurice. from Macao the 9 and Singapore the 29th
March; the ship Maitland, %Via. Mathews, from Kooria
Mouria Bay, May 6, reports• the ship Fifeshire having
sprung a leak and gone down to her paint streak, with
her masts cut away, on the sth of May; Capt. Lidstone •
died on board on the 17th May; the ship Elizabeth Mar-
tin, Walter Craig, from Liverpool Feb. 6; the ship
lanthropiit, J. Russell, from Liverpool Dec. 26; the
B.S.N. Company's steamer Scindian, F. Banks, from
Kurrachee May 19 ; the ship Priam, M'Farlane, from
the Mauritius.
May 23—The Hon. Company's steamer Furor., J. C.
Cruttenden, from Vizeadroog May 22. Passengers :--
Capt. J. M'Cullock, Capt. H. T. M.Gean, Lieutenants
T. J. Sheetch, C. J. Desanery, H. T. Burns, M. Leod,
and Remington ; En•igns" M. H. Pee and E. S. Thomas;
Assistant-Surgeon Tnorold, 27ih Regt. N. 1.; 567 nous
commissioned rank and file; 37 public followers and 59
private followers of 27th Regt. N. 1,; 4 women and 10
children of 64th Regt.; the ship Venus, G. B.
Patel low, from Liverpool Dec. 26, and Cork Jan. 2; the
Hamburg ship Semiramis, A. Admas, from London
Jan. 22; the ship Leviathan, A. Vidaz, from Bourbon
May 2; the ship St. lab, M. Noall, from Cochin May 17.
May 24—The ship Jeanne de Montford, L. Fisch,
from Cardiff Feb. 7; the ship Gloriosa, J. Treneath, from
London Feb. 1, P. Greig, cadet, passenger ; the ship
Futta Soltan, Nacoda, fromJudda April B,and Hood eida
May 1 ; the American ship Trimountain, G. Dudley,
from Livepool Jan. 2, an I Queenstown Feb. .1.
May 25—The ship Faiza Allum, Thomas Hardy.
from Siam Feb. 13, and Singapore Match 17 ; the B.
S. N. Company's steamer Victoria, E. WiA, from
Mandivie May 22; the Peninsular and Oriental Com•
parry's steamer Ottawa, R. Methven, from Suez May 12,
touched at Aden ; the ship Fortune, T. M'Carthy, from •
Calcutta April 3 ; the ship Jessica, T. 0 wens, from Cars
diff Dec. 26.

May 26.—The ship Culloden, W. Morison, from Liver-
pool Dec. 1, Belfast Jan. 19, and the Mauritius May $.
May 27.—The barquo Empress, G. Highly, from
Hartlepool Jan. 2 ; the ship Eliza, H. D. Barman, from
Singapore, April 2 ; the ship Pioneer, J. Singleton, from
Algoa Bay April 20 ; passengers, Capte. Carby and E.
Green, and Mrs. Ingleton.
May 23.—The ship St. Vincent, T. Paley, from New-
port Jan. 27.
May 31 —Hon. Company's steamer Punjanb, A.
Foulerton, from Suez May 13, and Aden May 22: Pas-
sengers—Lient. A. Ei! amore, sth company, 3d batt. Ar-
tillery ; the Persia, J. Bannatyne, from Suez May 13,
and Aden May 22 ; passengers—Mr. Porit, veterinary •
surgeon, and 143 horses for Government ; the Peninsu-
lar and Oriental Company's steamer Pottinger, R. Cur-
ling, from Hong Kong May 5, Singapore May S
1, 3,Ps-
nang May 15, and Gale May 25 ; the Pomona, S.Gale,
from Liverpool Feb. 13 ; spoke the ship London, from
Bombay for London, March 15, in it. 4 N:, long. 21
W. ; spoke the Wimped, for Melbourne, April 7, in lit,
33 S., long. 24 W. ; the steamer Blued, J. Ord, from.
Kooria Mooria ; the Btrhampore, T. B. Sm.th, from
London Feb. 7.

THE WEATHER—SIIN OFFICE, Jun' 4.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAM
62—highest since noon yesterday.
51—lowest this morning and during the night,
66—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30.20.
WIND, W.N.W. ; light, with fine weather.
Seven o'clock—Wind, S.W., with rain.
JULY 5.
71—highest since noon yesterday.
59—lowest this morning and during the night.
66 —this day at noon.
BABourrm 29.82 a sudden fall since yesterday.
WIND, Northerly ; light, with dull cloudy weather.
Heavy rain in the night.