The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-09 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS,

.INDIA AND CHINA,

(By SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)

ALEXANDRIA, JUNE 4.

The Calcutta and China mails leave to-day,
with intelligence from Calcutta to the sth of May,
Madras, 10th ; Ceylon, 14th ; Hongkong, April
23 ; and Mauritius, May 10.
Sir Hugh Rose defeated the rebels at Bul Sir
Kooneh about the 30th of April, killing 400.
They aro making another stand near Calpee. The
Nana, with all the cavalry in Bareilly, was trying
to cross the Ganges, to join his brother at Calpee,
and thence escape to Central India.

Oude is quieting down. Mr. Montgomery has
restored the Talookdars, and established the Ze-
mindaree system, to the content of the people.
Jung Bahadoor had reached Azimghur, on his
return march.

There has been some slight disturbance caused

by a hill tribe in Assam.

A small detadhment of Europeans and Ghoorkas
having followed them into the mountains had
been repulsed with loss.

On the sth of May a hurricane passed over
Madras, damaging many ships. The money
market was tighter, cotton goods brisk, exports
in less demand. Exchange, 2s. O'd. to 2s. lid.
At Calcutta imports generally were in active
demand. The export market was dull, but with-

out a decline in prices, owing to small supplies.
The money-market unchanged. Freights had

fallen.

Exchange, 2s. ld. for credits, and 2s. I id. to
2s. lid. for documents.
The Australian mail steamer Emeu arrived at

Galle on the 14th of May.
The Victoria, with the Australian mails, started
from Aden to Suez before the Nemesis, but has

not yet been heard of.

CHINA.

A despatch from Pekin directs the foreign
Plenipotentiaries to return to Canton to meet the
sew Commissioner, who, it is said, is gathering
forces with the intention of attempting the re -

capture of Canton.
Lord Elvin and his colleagues had left for the

Peiho.

The transactions in the import market at Hong

Kong were very moderate.
Exchange, 4s. 9d. for first-class paper. Prices
of tea in the Chinese markets unaltered.

sEIANGRAI, APRIL 14.

Considerable operations in silk at former rates.
Middling and inferior somewhat lower. Exchange,
6s. 14d. to 6s. 2d. for credits.

BERNE, JUNE 8.
Mr. Gordon, British Minister here, has offi
cially notified to the Federal Council his recal.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, JUNE 8.

The Royal Speech, delivered yesterday at ,the
opening of the,Cortea,,announeed the betrothal of
Pzince George of Saxony with the Infanta of

Portugal.

The Speech also referred to the formation o,

new railroads, and to intended measures relating

to the finances and to navigation.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning .Post
(Second Edition) says—
" It is not true, as stated by some journals,
that the Governments of England and France are
displeased with the proceedings of their Envoys in
China. Nor is there any probability of the allies
abandoning Canton. The diplomatic agents of
the allies, as well as the naval and military com-
manders, have in concert agreed on fresh opera-
tions, and as soon as the demanded reinforcements
arrive, the public may rest assured that their
united energy will be employed in operations which
no doubt will result in permanent and im-
proved commercial intercourse with the Celestial
Empire. As to the exact nature of the proposed
operations of the allies in China, it is scarcely fair
or prudent to interrogate her Majesty's Govern-
ment. The public will not be disappointed with
the policy pursued by England and France in
China, as there is every reason to believe future
difficulties will be avoided.

"I hear to-day from Naples that Mr. Lyons
hopes to succeed in settling the difficulty with
Naples amicably. I trust he may not be deceived.
At all events, her Majesty's Government could
not be better represented. I believe the ultimatum,
of England has been presented to the Neapolitan
Government."

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RUSSIA.

A despatch from St. Petersburg announces that
a company has been formed in shares, with a capi-
tal of 2,000,000 of silver roubles, under the title of
" Transcaspian Company," to carry on commerce
with Persia and Central Asia. M. Kokoreff is at
the bead of the undertaking.
"General Paniutioe," says a Warsaw letter in
the Augsburg Gazette, 4, will occupy the place
of the Governor, Prince Gortschakori, during the
leave of absence of till,' latter. The manoeuvres of
troops will not take place until September, after
the Prince's return ; and at that period of the year
it is not unlikely that the Emperor Alexander
may pay us a visit. The news of his Majesty's
intended journey to Arkangel does not appear to
be confirmed."

FRANCE.
PARIS, TtrEsrair.
The Lyons papers give an account of the cere-
mony of degrading Lieutenant de Mercy, who had
been tried by court-martial, and found guilty of
the murder of one of his officers, but whose sen-
tence has been commutel to transportation. The
proceeding took place on the 6th inst. at Lyons. De
Mercy was led from the military prison on the sth
in presence cf the court-martial that had tried
him, in order to hear read the letters of grace
which saved him from the extreme penalty of ,
death, but at tho same time degraded him from his
military rank. The Imperial Commissioner ad-
dressed him in these words :
"De Mercy,—You owe your 1 fa to the Empress,
whose noble heart, good among all, feels for all who
suffer. Pray, and repent. Your sword is to be imme-
diately broken and the fra,ments cast at your feet.
Who knouts but that hereafter, when purified by a long
arid painful expiation,
you will not be able, acting on
the instincts of your race, to grasp another sword, and
employ it in honour in distant climes l"
De Mercy, it is said, wept on hearing these
words.

The ceremony of degradation was then performed
in the public equare in presence of the troops of
the garrison, and in front of his own regiment, the
akar commanding saying—

"Louis CbaEes Eiouard de Mercy, you are un-
worthy of berviDg in the French Army. In the name
of the Emperor, I degrade you."
. The senior sergeant then proceeded to remove
his military cap, the gold lace from his coat, his
epaulet es, the buttonsifroapis tunic, and, drawing
Ins sword, broke it into pieces, and flung the frag-
ments on the ground. The troops then marched
past the prisoner, who was afterwards conducted
under a guard to the civil prison.
BOITESE, Juno B.—There was a general rally in