The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-19 00:00:00

INDIA.

The trial of the ex-King of Delhi had been fixed
for the 9th, but the prisoner being indisposed it
was postponed till the 13th, and by this time has
no doubt been brought to a termination. These
are the charges preferred against him by the Go-
vernment prosecutor, Major Harriott, of the Judge
Advocate-General's Department :

COPY OF CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST MAIIOIIED
BAHADOOR SHAH, EX-KINO OF DELHI.
1. For that he, being a pensioner of the British
Government inlndia, did at Delhi, at various times be-
tween the 10th of May and let of October, 1857, en-
courage, aid, and abet Mahorned Bukht Khan, Subadar
of the Regiment of Artillery, and divers others, non•
commissioned officers and soldiers unknown, of the East
India Company's Army, in the crimes of mutiny and
rebellion against the State.
2. For having, at Delhi, at various times between the
10th of May and let of October, 1857, encouraged,
aided, and abetted Mirza Mogul, his own son, a subject
of the British Government in India, and divers unknown
inhabitants of Delhi and of the North-West provinces
of India, also subjects of the said British Government,
to rebel and wage war against the State.
3. For that he, being a subject of the British Govern.
meat in India, and not regarding the duty of his alle-
giance, did at Delhi, on the 11th of May, 1857,
or thereabouts, as a false traitor against the State,
proclaim and declare himself the reigning King and
Sovereign of India, and did then and there trai-
toroudy seize and take unlawful possession of the
city of Delhi, and did, moreover, at various times
between the 10th of May and let of October, 1857, as
such false traitor aforesaid,treasonably conspire, consult,
and agree with Mirza Mogul, his son, and with Mahomed
Bukht Kban, Subadar of the Regiment of Artillery, and
divers other false traitors unknown, to raise, levy, and
make insurrection, rebellion, and war against the State,
and, further to fulfil and perfect his treasonable design
of overthrowing and destroying the British Government
in India, did assemble armed forces at Delhi, and send
them forth to fight and wage war against the said
British Government.

4. For that he, at Delhi, on the 16th of May, 1857,
or thereabouts, did, within the precincts of the Palace at
Delhi, feloniously cause and become accessory to the
murder of 49 persons, chiefly women and children, of
European and mixed European descent, and did more-
over, bet seen the 10th of May and the lat of October,
1857, encourage and abet divers soldiers in murder-
ing European officers and other English subjects,
including women and children, both by giving and
promising such murderers service, advancement,
and distinctions ; and, further, that he issued
orders to different native rulers, having local authority
in India, to s!ay and murder Christians and English
people whenever and wherever found on their territo-
rice ; the wl.o:e or any part of such conduct being an
heinous offence under the provisions of Art. 16, of 1857,
of the Legislative Council of India.
FRED. J. HARRIOTT, Major,
Prosecutor.
Deputy JudeAdvocate-General, Government

are proved the Court cannot but
sentence
Jan. 5, 1858.
prisoner to death under the act re-
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re-
ferred to ; but the general supposition, as you
know, is that his life will be spared, having been
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as
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ever. The Rajah of Bulubgliur,
though by whom or by whose authority we are as
another of the State pris-iners at Delhi, has by this
time followed his brother rebel, the Nawab of
Jhujhur. The tribunal before whom he was ar-
raigned found him guilty of treason, and he was
sentenced to be hanged on the 11th.

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

The lioniteur has some nominations, and decrees
conferring the military medal. These are followed
by a summary of the debates of our Parliament on
the 15th and 16th ; the bombardment of Canton,
from h
and Princess Frederick
\Nii
some cuttings front provincial papers,
and the XVlth and XVIIth chapters of " The
Virgin of Lebanon."
M. Jules Favro having declared that he could
from litiortit-iinoetlr Lo°fn'l°n Prince Gazette; the rejoicings at Berlin
the
not accept the task of defending two prisoners, and
is the o
that he would act for Orsini alone, Pierri has
twed the Legislative Chamber for an
iFgto se des m,,tifs of the ball
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written to m. Cremieux
ex to'request his assistance.
aucisTdtihtpie(r)net°sal following
to the Minister of the Interior,
applicable to secret expenses of
public safety :
tive Gentlemen_
to
lenien—We have to apply to the Legish-
allow a supplementary credit of
1,200,000 f. to be opened, in addition to that ac-
corded
fst
ey l.
e) lin o 31858 (secret expenses of public
present circumstances, we consider
IdlifPe r. of' the budget of the Minister of
the Interior for
on the necessity of increasing,
is tauetsbesyr
t Cor h :
either in France or in foreign countries, the means
entrusted to the Minister of the Interior of exer-
cising a special Purveil!ance.
(Signed) "A. BOINVILLIERS, President of the
Section of the Interior.
" MANcEAu, Councillor of State."

BOURSE, FED. 18.—The Bank of France has to-
day lowered its rate of discount from 411 to 4 per
cent , but that measure has had no great influence
on the prices. The following were the last quota-
ticns

4 per Cents . 95
Do. end month,,,,. -
3 per Cent. ... 70 15
Do. end m0nth....., 70 20
Bank Shares 3100
Credit Mobilier 900
Do...keeount ..... 901 25

Credit Foncier
Belgian
Piedinentese (5)
S 9
Roman
Austrian
Spanish Throes
Horne Debt 3S

RAIL'
Orleans .................. 1415
Northern ............... 9731
New Ditto ............... 8071
Lyon and Mediteran. 565
Now Ditt0........ 835
Geneva .................. 712

Midi
Western 692
Strasburg
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

ITALY.
The Neapolitan Government has replied by a
noe, dated the 30th of January, to that of the
Turin Cabinet relative to the capture of the Cag-
liari. As was seen in the analysis which we
published of the latter document, the Sardinian
Miulser of Foreign Affairs maintained that the
capture of the vessel in question having been made
beyond the range of Neapolitan waters constituted
an act contrary to the right of nations, and ren-
dered null all
justice, which Lave ensued. The Naples cabinet
acts, including those of the court of
now replies that the law of nations awhorises Cie
capture in the open sea of a vessel which has com-
mitted an act of piracy, as was the ewe with the
Cagliari. It, therefore, concludes that the seizure
holds good, and that the Sardinian ministry has
only to demand for its subjects compromised in the
matter a speedy and regular trial. It will be re-
marked that this araumebt does not reply in a com-
plete manner to that7of the Turin cabinet, which did
not admit that the Cagliari had committed an act
of piracy or aggression on the Neapolitan do-
minions, since, according to its views, the captain

and crew of that vessel only ceded to the violence
committed by the followers of Pisacane,

THE HERZEGOVINE.

A despatch from Vienna, of the 17th states that
a battle has lately taken place in the Herzegovine
between the Rayabs and the Turks, in which the
former had 10 killed. The latter had 40 wounded,
but the number of their killed is not mentioned.
The Turks have destroyed Zupzi, and the Bayahs
have occupied the mountains at the back of that
place. A body of 800 Bashi Bazouks have just
arrived at Trebinga.

According to the Zeit of Berlin, the Germanic
Diet, on account of the eventualities which are
likely to arise from the Dano German conflict, con-
templates forming a permanent committee to see
to the maintenance and execution of Federal de-
crees. This committee (the establishment of which
is authorised by a resolution of 1820 not hereto-
fore acted on) is to be composed of five members to
be re-elected every six months, and is to be inde-
pendent of other committees.

The Prussian Government some time ago invited
the Governments of the Zollverein to charge the
members of a conference to draw up a series of
regulations relative to the issue of banknotes for
all the States. At first several of the States ob-
jected, but they have now all, with the exception of
Bavaria, consented to take part in the conference.

Accounts from Vienna state that the Austrian
garrison in Dilmatia has been reinforced by two
battalions of riflemen, and two battalions of the
line, which bad embarked at Trieste on the Bth.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN

RAILWAY.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING - (THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the London and Noah-
Western Railway Company was held at the Euston
Station, London, to-day. The Marquis of Chandoe,
chairman of the board of directors, presided. The report
of the directors, which was adopted, states the loss and
expenses attendant on the fire at Camden-town having
been approximately ascertained, the loss upon the build-
ing and its contents will be found included in the present
account. The total claims in respect of good■ destroyed
have now been received, and are amply covered by the
insurance. The proprietors are aware that an arrange-
ment has for some time subsided between this company
and the Great Western, under which the traffic has been
carried in competition at equal rates by both routes ;
your directors have now to report that the outlines of an
agreement with that company have been signed by the
respective cbairmen and assented to, by which undue and
uneemunerative competition may henceforth be avoided.
The two measures promoted by this company in the
present session are a bill for a short line from the ter-
mination of the Yorkshire lines of this company at
Staleybridge to a junction with the main line, three
miles south of Manchester. The length of the line as
proposed is about seven miles, and the estimated cost is
210,0001. The other, for power to enlarge the Victoria
passenger etation at Manchester. The breach by the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company of
their agreements with this company, reported at the last
general meeting, and their simultaneous agreement for
amalgam€►tion with the Great Northern Company, were
followed soon after by combined attacks upon the
traffic at Manchester, Liverpool, and other places, and
at rates and fares not only very much lower than either
of these companies charge on their own proper traffic,
but wholly unremunerative. Towards the end of
December an agreement was drawn up for an arrange-
ment of the difficulty. A question arose with respect to
a certain clause. This company proposed to submit it to
arbitration. The Great Northern Company refused, and
the arrangement therefore failed. A dividend after the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum, leaving a surplus of
43,347/. 2e. 11d. was declared. Thanks to the chairman
terminated the proceedings.