The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-13 00:00:00

FilL SUN, LONIDOiN, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEW ,41
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ties of Toledo, with the assent of the Primate, had
prohibited the missionary priests who were about
to preach a series of sermons in that city to open their
ecclesiastical campaign till after the second elec-
tions which are about to take place there, it
being feared that they would occupy them-
selves with election matters. The Cardinal
Primate had published a circular in which he
says he deplores the rumours that have got
afloat to the effect that he has meddled with the
elections. He affirms- that he confines his 'la-
bours to his own important functions, and in
political matters always desires the success of the
Queen's Government. The Gazette contains a
royal order by which two official architects are to
be appointed for each of the principal cities or
towns of the Isle of Cuba. The Minister of Eng-
land and the Charge d'Affaires of France had had
an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs
on the affairs of Mexico. The Infanta Dona Amalia
and her husband, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, are
expected in Madrid in the course of the month.

The Belgian Senate, in its sitting of yesterday,
voted, without discussion and unanimously, the ad-
dress in reply to the, speech from the throne, and
of which it is merely a paraphrase. The Chamber
of Representatives on the same day nominated its
special permanent committees, and fixed the dis-
cussion on the address for the 16th.

THE INDIA AND CHINA
MAILS.

We have received by Overland Express, in anti-
cipation of the mails, our Calcutta papers to the
9th of October, and Hong Kong papers to the 28th
of September. We have also the Bombay Standard
of October 11, two days later than the date of last
Bombay mail.
By a letter of the 3d October from Gwalior, we
learn that the Rajah of sliahghur is now a prisoner
in that fort, he having given himself up to Briga-
dier Steuart. This, it will be remembered, is the
chief who vowed to boil in oil all the Europeans
who might fall into his hands.
A letter from Lucknow of the 26th September
gives the following account of the conflict at Selim-
poor, which was just mentioned by the last mail :
" Since my last we have had a splendid fight, taken
a strong position, and killed a very large number
of the enemy. On Wednesday intelligence was
received of the approach of a large number of rebels,
about 3,000, under Moosahib Ally, in the direction
of Gooshaengunj. 4t 9 o'clock that same evening
a force moved out from Lucknow, consisting of
portions of her Majesty's 88th and 23d Regiments,
police cavalry, and a horse battery.- I have not
been able to ascertain who took the command. On
Thursday morning the booming of our guns was
distinctly audible, and the fire was kept up till
about 11 a.m. We were all anxiously looking out
for the news of the encounter, for we all made
sure that our troops were having a brush with the
enemy; but it was not till the following day
(Friday) that we became aware of the magnificence
of our victory. From the hurried and disjointed
accounts which I have yet heard, it appears that
our troops came upon the enemy very suddenly on
Thursday morning. He had taken possession of a
fort on the river side which presented natural ob-
stacles, from its position, to storming, and was de-
cidedly a good stronghold. Our guns were brought
within 400 yards of this fort, and a hot fire opened
on the enemy's batteries. Of course this caused
I much confusion among the Pandies, and some loss
also, as we had treated them to shell as well as shot.
The infantry were then brought forward, and with
a gallant rush, notwithstanding every obstacle, they
carried the place, and then began the work of bayo-
net and cartridge. Every house within the enclosure
was filled with armed men, and not a single one
was permitted to escape. Our fellows did the work
splendidly. It was one series of shooting and bayo-
netting ; and when it is considered that it took
nearly three hours to complete the affair after the
storming, we may well suppose the slaughter was
immense. 700 of the enemy, at the lowest compu-
tation, were killed within the enclosure, besides
those who had remained out of the fort, and who in
their flight were either killed by the cavalry or
drowned in the Goomtee. The fort of Sclimpoor,
where the action took place, is about 20 miles
from Lucknow, on the way to Gooshaengunj,
towards the south-east. This affair will, no
doubt, give a proper lesson to those leaders who
have lately been disturbing the peace of the Luck-
now district; and who will now, I am inclined to
think, beat a retreat in the direction of Gonda, or
some other trans-Gogra district. Our loss on this
wounded. The other day two
officers killed occasionto and
took was
seven
the country, beyond cantonments. They were en-
countered by two of the enemy's sowars, who had
rather'hear, very light, four soldiers
longer ride than usual into
no doubt left their picket with the view of recon-
moitring. The sowars discharged their carbines at
our heroes, and one of the latter narrowly escaped
being killed, as the ball grazed his shoulder. The
sowars, seeing that their fire had proved useless,
and fearing a return of the compliment, tturned
round and bolted. The officers gave chase, and at
last came to the scoundrels. They did not polish
them off with their revolvers, but took them pri-
soners, and led them back to Lucknow, where they
will be hanged."
The following is a list of the rebel force in arms
against us in Rohilcund, as far as has been ascer-
tained through papers submitted by the different
zemivdars at Powayne :

The successor of the late notorious Moulvie is at
Nurwar, having with him 1,500 men, ,including
cavalry and 8 guns.
Khan Ali Khan, at Nadurwur, has around him
6,000 foot and horse, together with 10 guns.
Enayati Ali, of Shahabad, at the head of a body
of 2,000 troops, with 10 guns, is at Busgwan.
Rhughbar Singh, with 400 men, is encamped to
the cast of Nadurwur.

And, finally, Khan Ihhadoor , Khan, with his
army, is reported at Goola, in the Mahomdee dis-
trict. Besides these, however; there are a number
of Baghees, who have located themselves at a dis-
tance of four or five miles from the last-mentioned
phlce- They are industriously employed in collect-
ing revenue just now. Their demands are most
exorbitant, insisting as they do on 12 annas to the
rupee, w•hereas the unfortunate villagers can afford
to offer hit eight.
A force is forming at Shajehanpore, and the re-
bels are in Argo force at Pusgarra or Pusgana,
about 18 miles off; but they appear to be dishear-
tened, and are quarrelling among themselves, evi-
Aently distrustful of oneUnother.
A letter from Bareilly, dated 29th Sept., gives
the following affair :—" Since that attack by the
Phil:ibheet garrison on the rebels, in their position
at Sirpoorah, there has positively been nothing in
this province to write about, but I am now glad to
tell you that that intrepid officer De • Kantzow, at
Powayne, has once more shown proof of his sterling
worth by having made a bold and successful
attack• on the rebels at a place called Ameen-
nuggur, iii Oude, 25 miles from Powayne,.killing
some 28 of them, and. seizing many of their cattle
and relieving them of much of their plunder. The
object of this dour was to capture Wilayut Shah,,
successor to the late Moulvie, but he made himself
scarce before De Kantzow's party got to the place."
The following is from the Calcutta Eng/idunan ;
—" From Oude we learn that a successful attack
had been made against the rebels posted in an island
on the Gogra river ; two companies of Europeans
with the Kuppur Thalia Contingent, and some of
Hodson's horse, drove 3,000 rebels out of their en-
trenched position on the island. The Rajah's
artillery played on the fugitives, sinking two boat-
loads, and it is stated that about 1,000 of the rebels
had been killed on the occasion. A column which
left Lucknow on the night of the 22d ult., to attack
the enemy at Selimpore;was likewise most success-
ful. It consisted of 200 European Infantry, 400
police cavalry, and two 9-pounder guns. They
arrived at their position at 5 a.m. on the following
day, and at once surrounded the place. The po-sition
of the rebels, which was most strongly entrenched,
ivag immediately stormed ; a prolonged conflict en-
sued,illed , anyanresulted in a loss to the enemy of 700
k
guns, a quantity of arms and seven 1
d four
elephants being taken besides. Our loss was two