The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-20 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE BOMBAY MAIL.

We have received our advices from Bombay in
anticipation of the Overland Mail. The date is
Bombay, Feb. 24.
The following is from the Bombay Times :
Tile trial of Mahomed Bahadoor Shah, the ex-
King of Delhi, by the militarycommission appointed
for that purpose, has been the most interesting
event, news of which has reached us from the
North-West, during the last fortnight. The evi-
dence adduced leaves no reasonable doubt whatever
that the charge which constitutes the gravamen of
this miserable man's offence against us is fully sus-
tained, and that it was by his order that forty-nine
of our race, chiefly women and children, were
cruelly butchered in the Palace at Delhi on the
161 h of flay last. Meantime the life of the guilty
wretch in whose skirts the blood of our innoceuts
is found, is guaranteed, and we cannot wonder that
the intensest indignation is felt and expressed on
all hands at the fact. A contemporary assures us,
on the strength we suppose of a telegraphic de-
spatch, that the royal murderer has been found
guilty by his judges, and is sentenced to trans-
portation to the Andamans for life. So sets the
sun of the last of the Moguls !
Sir Colin Campbell, contrary to the general ex-
pectation that he would cross the Ganges at Fur-
ruckaba,d, and direct his march through Oude upon
Lucknow, has moved from that place down the
right bank of the river again to Cawnpore, where
he seems to have bean accumulating stores and
troops for his final advance to join Outrun at the
Alumbagh and commence the siege of Lucknow.
There can be no question that the position so gal-
lantly held by the latter officer during the last
three months has beta the post of honour as of
danger, during the operations which have charac-
terised them ; and we shall look impatiently for the
notici that is to be taken of Gen. Outram's bril-
liant services in this campaign. With his small
force, not 4,000 strong, he has had to watch a city
covering an area of 28 miles, and garrisoned by
disciplined troops twenty times his strength, has
had to keep communications open with Cawnpore,
and holdßunnee, while attack aft(r attack has been
repelled by him, entailing the severest loss upon
hie auanilau+a.

The Commander-in-Chief was at Cawnpore on
the 12th of February, waiting for the siege train
from Agra, which had not arrived. Troops had
been crossing the Ganges since the Ist February,
and a large force is now assembled at Alumbagh,
to commence operations against Lucknow on Sir
Coffin's arrival from Cawnpore. The attack would
take place about the 19th or 20th of February.
The Goorkhas are advancing towards Oudo on
the eastern side, and are clearing the country in that
direction. On the 7th February, they attacked the
enemy, about 10,000 strong, under the Rajah of
Gondah, whom they defeated, with the loss of 50
killed. The remainder were completely dispersed.
Central India is being rapidly cleared of the
rebels. The strong fort of Ramnuggur has been
taken and dismantled by a force from Jubbulpore,
and we have now uninterrupted communication
with Calcutta. On the 11th Feb. the force under
General Rose left Sau_gor, and advanced towards
the fort of Garrakotta, which was evacuated by the
enemy. A flying detachment was sent after them,
which cut up their rear, killing about 100.
An action took place at Shorapore, in the Nizam's
territories,
on the Bth Feb,, between the Madras
troops and a body of Rollin s, in which Captain
Newbury was killed, and Lieut. Stewart badly
wounded. The town of Shorapore was evacuated
in the night, and taken possession of by Col. Mal-
colm. The Rajah, who had fled, was subsequently
captured at Hyderabad.
The 71st Highlanders and 18ih Royal Irish have
arrived at Bombay, and still remain at the presi-
dency.

The Governor-General, with the full powers of
the Council conferred upon him for six months, is
now on his way up to the North. West Provinces,
the desirableness of his presence in the disturbed
districts having been generally recognised, and the
seat of Government has been removed from Agra to
Allahabad.
The Governor-General left Calcutta on the 31st
Dec., and arrived at Allahabad on the 7th Feb.
The Lieut.-Governorship of the Central Provinces,
and the Chief Commissionership of the North-West,
have been abolished, and Mr. Grant has returned
to Calcutta, to resume his seat in Council.
A very respectable and influential meeting of the
native gentry of Bombay voted an address to her
Majesty a few days ago, expressive of their abhor-
rence of the crimes committed in this re-
bellion, and their loyal wishes for the establishment
of the British power in India on a lasting founda-
tion. The address goes home by the present mail,
signed, as we believe, by all the native members of
the Bombay native community.