The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1858,

the Betwa. The line taken by the rebels
in their flight should have prepared him to mis-
trust that information, for the rebels were
pursued towards the Jamni river, on a road en-
tirely opposed to that of the Betwa. However
General Michel marched in pursuit to Lullutpore,

on the latter river, and Tantia Topee fled in the
opposite direction, towards Malthowe, bent on
plundering the rich and open town of Bhilsa and
the undefended city of Bhopal, which he had rea-
son to believe he would find, ompletely undefended.
Michel, however, though tardily apprised of his
real movements, made up by repeated and rapid
marches for the time he had lost in following the
wrong track, and returning from the vicinity of
Lullutpore through Multhowe, he came up with
Tantia Topee at Korrai (on the 25th of Oct.) killed
500 of his men, took all his guns, and cut his army
in two. The smaller division fled off to Khimlossa
and has, no doubt, been accounted for by either

Scudamore, Diddell, or Whitlock—either of whom
from the vicinity of Chundarce, Tehrec, or Chutter-
pore, may have fallen in with him. The main body
under Tantia and the Bao of Banda, pursued its
journey towards Bhilsa, which it still hoped to
plunder. Fortunately, Park's Rajpootana Brigade
had marched from Seropj, crossed the Betwa, and
covered Bhilsa, so that, after a slight skirmish be-
tween the vanguards, Tantia Topee was obliged to
turn off and make for the Nerbudda. Michel's
force only reached Bhilsa on the 28th, and Park's
Brigade retired to Bhopal ; but Kerr with his Mah-
ratta Horse, had, in the meanwhile, reached Ho-
sungbad, on the Nerbudda, and I hear on excellent
authority, that Tantia Topee, hard pressed by this
vigorous partisan, sent in a message to him, asking
on what terms he would be allowed to surrender.
Kerr replied that he would preserve his life until
he had conferred with the competent authorities
for instructions, but warned him that if he
caught him in the field he would cer-
tainly have him hanged. When you consider that
Kerr had with him but 600 men, natives, but well
known throughout India for their boldness in ac-
tion, you will be convinced, as I am, that if the in-
telligence I have now given is confirmed, we
have nothing more to fear from this notorious free-
booter. It is known, indeed, from prisoners who
surrendered after the battle of Korrai that the fol-
lowers of Tantia, though still numerous, were weary
and footsore, that they have no guns and scarcely
any small arm ammunition. Without these, it is
needless to say, Tantia Topee could no longer fight.
It was stated positively enough yesterday that
Tantia Topee had crossed the Nerbudda, whence
he threatened the Deccan, and the despatch of a
battery from Ahmednugger, with troops eastward
and northward from Ellichpore and Jaulna, the
sudden departure of H.M.'s 3d Dragoons from
Poona, and the 17th Lancers from the neighbour-
hood of Goona towards Bhilsa, seemed to justify
this belief; but intelligence of Tantia's desire' to
surrender has, I am told, been since received by
telegraph.
" Turning from Central India to Behar, we find
results somewhat similar produced by the move-
ments of Brigadier Douglas, and the various de-
tachments from Buxar, Arrah, and Sasseram
towards the jungle strongholds of Ummer Sing.
Driven from Jugdespore to the eastward, as it were
cornered in the angle formed by the Soane and the
Ganges, unable to cross either of these rivers, they
were, on the 21st October, apparently on the eve of
destruction. But Ummer Sing and his men again
slipped from our detachments, fled to the westward,
were caught and severely handled at Secreeta, on
the road to Sasseram, but made good their retreat
at last to the Rohtas hills, whence I hope they will
not be permitted to return.
In Oude movements combined by Lord Clyde
in conjunction with his own to push the rebels from
Rohilcund downwards have been commenced.
Columns from Futteghur and Shahjehanpore have
already made rapid strides in the direction traced
out to them. The Futteghur column, having crossed
the Ganges, occupied Palee and Sandee without
opposition, and marched south. Roheea, where the
life of Adrian Hope was sacrificed, has been taken
(October 27th) from Nerput Sing, who abandoned
the place after setting fire to it. From Shahje-
hanpore Brigadier Colin Troup advanced, on the
21st of October, to Pusgaon, and is proceeding
to drive the rebels from the upper frontiers towards
Lucknow. On the southern border a column from
Azimghur has been in motion to drive the insurgents
east and north up the angle formed by the Gogra
and Goomtce. General Grant having placed two
regiments of his Sultanpore force midway between
the Gogra and Goomtee, to prevent the enemy from
forcing their way downwards into the Juanpore
district. Lord Clyde, taking with him her Majesty's
proclamation, would leave Allahabad, I believe, on
the Ist inst., to sweep the country on the north
bank of the Gogra, and reduce Loll and Beni Mah-
doo. Ido not expect that they will fight, though,
if we believe their bombast, they intend to hold
out to the last extremity. Oude, you will see, will
be a field for the exercise of police duties in a few
months. The Begum asks but to surrender. Many
strong forts have lately fallen into our possession.
Sundella had been captured by Brigadier Barker
when I last wrote. Birwa, 10 miles from it, has
since been reduced. On th 21st October Brigadier
Barker, with the 88th, the Rifles, some Irregulars,
and guns, assaulted the place and stormed it, losing
20 killed and 80 wounded, and killing numbers of
the defenders. Mahmadi Hoosein, thinking Sultan-
pore weakened by the despacth of regiments to
Dostpore, thought fit to approach with 6,000 men,
among whom were our old friends the Nusseerabad
Brigade. He was met on the 20th Oct. by Briga-
dier Horsford with 1,000 men, and completly beaten
with the loss of two guns—the same that our Bom-
bay Lancers lost so many men at the outbreak of
the rebellion in attempting to capture. The fort of
Mendowlee has been taken and destroyed. Another
attack on Inbrowlee has been repulsed with loss to
the enemy. A detachment from Duriabad has
taken possession of Atumda. All these victories
achieved, with the exception of the capture of
Birwa, without any loss on our past, confirm me in
the belief that Lord Clyde will meet with but
feeble .resistance. •
" In the Punjab all is quiet; the same may be
said of Rajpootana. With the exception of some
trifling demonstrations by Rohillas in the direction
of Burrumpore, which some Europeans from Malli-
gaum and the 23d N.I. from Dhoolia have been
sent to put down. North Candeish is quiet.
" At Bombay a painful piece of intelligence has
reached us from Singapore. I cannot bring it to
your notice more fitly than by the following quo-
tation from a local journal :
" ' We announce, with the deepest regret, the
death of Mr. Standen. The melancholy event took
place on the 11th Oct., at Penrang, whither Mr.
Standen had been taken from Singapore, in the
vain hope that the atmosphere of the hills would
restore him to his wonted vigour. But the fatal
disease under which he laboured was not one which
change of air could cure. After languishing a few
days he died of abscess on the liver. The loss of
this accomplished gentleman is a source of
mourning not to us only, but to European society
in India. Mr. Standen was beloved in the circles
which he frequented because of his unalterable
kindness, his admirable good temper, his taste for
letters and art. Of a wonderfully tenacious memory
—he was an oracle whom none consulted in vain.
The depth and variety of his reading were wonder-
ful, while the cheerfulness with which he imparted
it, the illustration which it gave to his conversation
were charming. Five years have hardly elapsed
since Mr. Standen came to Bombay. After a short
career at the bar he was promoted to the office of
administrator-general axd registrar of the diocess,
by which he was entirely withdrawn from the ac-
tive duties of a barrister. His health began to fail
about three months ago, and our regret is great that
he should have preferred seeking its re-establish-
ment in the tropics rather than in Europe. Had
he chosen the latter course we might not perhaps
have had to mourn his death in the very prime of
his years.'
" Mr. Bartle Frere has arrived here with Mr,
Ellis from Scinde. The latter, I hear, succeeds
Mr. Hart, as Secretary to Government. Lord El-
phinstone is here.
" Trade ie brisk. Exchange, ls. ld. to 2s. od.
1-31"

THE ILLUMINATIONS.
(From the Bombay Gazette.)
Mr. Venayek Wassudew read the Proclamation
in the Marathi language. At the conclusion of

the reading several hcar.ty and loud theets. weie
(riven by the audience. The Royal Standard was
immediately hoisted on the temporary flagstaff in
front of the steps of the Town-hall, and at the
Castle, the Cathedral tower, and the Acbar main-

royal -masthead. The Fort George battery had begun
the salute of 101 guns a little earlier than the pre-
arranged time, which was after the playing of "God
save the Queen." The troops then presented arms,
and remained so until "God save the Queen" had

been played through by four united bands. The
ships Acbar, Auckland, Feroze, Zenobia, and Clive
also fired a royal salute in succession, after the gar-
rison salute had terminated. A few minutes after

the garrison salute the bands splayed " Rule Bri-
tannia," which concluded the ceremony. The troops
then marched away to their respective barracks
amid loud cheers. Printed copies of the Proclama-
tion were then distributed among the audience, and
the crowd began to disperse, wending their way to
witness the fireworks, which were displayed near
the Bazaar-gate of the fort at 7 p.m., and the illu-
minations prepared by Government and the residents
of the town and fort, as demonstrations of rejoicing
and loyalty. The pyrotechnic display was on a scale
never before witnessed in Bombay. The native town
was startled from its propriety at the display of
man's ingenuity; the skyrockets piroutetting in the
air, the sudden explosion of the shells in their up-
ward flight, the noise of the squibs and crackers,
the glare of the cascades and trees of fire, drew every
one to the glacis of Fort George. The weather was
favourable to the illumination, there being no bois-
terous wind to dim the glow of loyalty. which her
Majesty's subjects had prepared. The illumination
was general throughout the city, all the leading tho-
roughfares being lit up at dusk with good taste, every
Parsee street in the fort and town, and almost all the
Hindoo and Mahomedan streets in the native town
were covered with decorations ; but the quarters
inhabited by the majority of the European resi-
dents, such as Malabarhill, Breach Candy, Byculla,
Colaba, and Mazagon, and those inhabited by a
few of the lower classes of natives, were enve-
loped in gloom. The Fort and Native Town were
the thoroughfares in which the best displays were
made. The concourse of spectators was very great,
and from every direction an unbroken throng of
carriages and pedestrians in one continuous torrent
swept along the streets. At the Bazaar and the
Church-gates the crowd became packed in one
dense mass, and for a time the avenues became im-
passable, so much so that by a sudden movement
of the crowd a Marwaree was pushed into the low-
walled well on the side of the ramparts near the
Bazaar-gate, and there lost his life. We can only
give a cursory description of the principal illumi-
nations. To begin with the fort, the Townhall, as
we have said before, was the centre of attraction.
In its rear on the left hand was the Mint, which
was splendidly decorated with lamps along the
whole of the building, and had a large crown with
a " V." and " R." on each side. Next to it were
the Town Barracks, which bore the glittering
words " Queen Victoria" and" Prince Albert." On
the other side the Post-office and the office of the
B.S.N. Company, the Hydraulic Press Company's
buildings, and the offices of Messrs. Crawford
and Co., auctioneers, displayed numberless lights
with appropaiate devices. Lord Cornwallis's
statue on the Green was surrounded on the top
of the dome with two crowns and two " V.R.'s."
Opposite to it the office of the Great Indian
Peninsular Railway Company presented a brilliant
appearance by exhibiting a large crown made up
of a number of railway signal lanterns, of .different
colours, each lantern appearing as a sparkling
jewel ; on each side of the crown were the letters
" V" and " R" formed of similar laterns. The office
of Messrs. Forbes and Co., and Jejeebhoy, Dadabhoy,
Sons and Co., on the Green, displayed a tasteful ar-
rangement of lamps and devices. Apollo-street was
lighted throughout in the shops, but the best illumi-
nations were exhibited at the dockyard, the Bombay
Gazette office, and the British Hotel. The first had
a large chandelier at the gate,with the motto " God
save the Queen" above it, and two stars of swords
on each side, with banners stretching over to the
Supreme Court, which latter had also a few lights.
The Gazette office, by its favourable position at the
convergence of four streets, showed its masses of
lights, stars, crown, and " V.R." with great effect ;
and the third had arched lights ; flags, and motto
" God save the Queen." The Secretariat-office ap-
peared with appeared with rows of lights from the
roof to the walls of the compound. Going on direct
we enter the Parsee Bazaar-street, which was
wholly illuminated up to the Bazaar-gate, the por-
tion of it inhabited by Bomonjee Hormusjee Wadia
and other members of the Wadia family being
adorned with various devices and evergreens.
Turning back we come St. Thomas's Cathedral,
which was very grandly decorated, the upper por-
tion of the tower exhibiting lights through coloured
glasses and transparencies, and the Royal standard
floating over all. Going into Church-lane we
arrive at the mansion of Mr. Framjee Nusserwan-
jee, facing the Secretariat. In the whole of the
fort this was the most magnificently decorated
building, and the beautiful effect produced by its
illumination was particularly admired. Here were
some large transparencies—two of them,the largiest,
placed on the terrace projecting into the compound,
represented the coronation of her Majesty and the
Royal procession on the occasion, and were in-
scribed with the mottoes, " Her Most Gracious Ma-
j esty the Queen of India," and " God bless our Queen,"
with transparent " V.R.'s" below on the two gates.
In front of the house a triumphal arch crossed
the street. Facing Church-lane is the Dady or Pa-
tell-street, which was entered through a large arch
decorated with banners, and bearing the words,
" Long live the Queen." This street presented
a marked feature in having a long row
of flags and small arches with evergreens
and wreaths of flowers, and the place seemed,
as it were, turned into a garden. The Union
Band in this street enlivened the hearts of the loyal
Parsees by its strains of sweet music. We will not
attempt to go inio the details of minor streets of
the fort, which were all very handsomely illu-
minated, and almost all of them exhibiting the
mottoes " V. R.," " God save the Queen," &c. We
now pass to the Church-gate-street, and here in the
centre we have to pass through a grand and superb
transparent arch, decorated with-flags and festoons
of flowers, and bearing the motto in large letters on
both sides, " God save the. Queen of India." The
whole street was one great and magnificent blaze of
light. The house of Mr. Cowasjee Jehangheer, and
of Furdoonjee Hormusjee (the Peninsular and Ori-
ental Company's oT.ce), were tastefully illuminated.
Sir Jamsetjpe Jejeebhoy's Parsee Benevolent Insti-
tution had a very beautiful device, representing the
Queen and Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, with the motto
give you Light." We now
and turning to the left we
observe
on
the
the
Bombayehec Church-gate;
gr
chht v a
Bank-and the Commercial Bank
neatly illuminated, and the Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China, the Chartered Mercantile
Bank, the Agra Bank, and the Oriental Bank, ex-
hibiting magnificent devices with a variety of mot.
toes. The Indian Navy Club, and the residence of
Mr. David Sassoon, were splendidly decorated with
flags, arches, transparencies, argand lamps and
chandeliers. In Meadow-street, the offices of Mr.
Augustus Gumpert, Consul for Oldenburg, Bremen,
and Hamburg, and Mr. J. G. Volkart, Consul for
Belgium and the Netherlands, displayed the devices
of their respective consulates, and had banners sus-
pended from the windows and roofs. AlmOst all the'
shops in this and adjoining streets were illuminated
with devices of various descriptions. The shops of
Messrs. Watson and Co., Mr. Edaljee Nesserwanjee
Colabawalla, Mr. Batherjce, Mr. Jaffer Sulliman,
Mr. Meeajee, Mr. Nansey Parpia, and Mr. Rus-
tonjee Pestonjee, and others, were brilliantly
lighted up and decorated, some with transparencies
and others with flags. On the right of the
Church-gate turning into Hornby-row, we have
the whole place illuminated, the most attractive
places being the Fort Improvement Library, with
the motto " Rule Britannia," Mr. Maneckjee Nes-
serwanjee's house, with the motto " God save the
Queen" on the roof, and Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeeb-
hoy's two mansions. The latter was among
the most richly illuminated places throughout
the fort; the old mansion of Sir Jamsetjee was
most magnificently adorned with flags, devices, and
mottoes, and a- large and superb crown over the
middle of the gateway. All the lights and re-
flectors behind them of different colours, and large
crowds of people were collected to witness the rich
decorations here exhibited. The Collector of Bom-
bay's office had transparencies of the Royal Arms
and " V. R.," and the Municipal Commissioners'
office was also conspicuous in the same line. Pass-
ing on we observed the Bania Bazaar and streets
well lit up. The three gates of the fort were
handsomely decorated, each having a crown in the
centre with the Royal arms above, and motto
" God save the Queen," and two stars of swords,
one on the top of each avenue for pedestrians, as
well as the glittering words " Great Britain" and
" Hindostan. ' Going out of the fort we cross the
esplanade, and approaching the native town we
pass under a large arch between the Money School
and the premises of the Religious Tract Snciety,
and observe that the whole thoroughfare of the
Kalbadavie-road is illuminated. On the other side
—that is, the Breach Candy-road, the first decora-
tion met with is the arch of the Native General
Library, with the motto " Rule Britannia." Next
is a larger and more graceful arch, at the fire
temple of Mr. Bomonjee Hormusjee Wadia, with
the motto " God save the Queen of India," richly
illuminated, and ornamented with evergreens and
flags. The whole street is thus one row of illumi-
nation, and we then reach Dr. Bhow Dajee's
mansion, where the design which appeared to
attract and undoubtedly deserved the largest share
of attention was that of a large transparent

picture on the roof of the house, representing the
Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family, and
the King of Oude with his family in a begging
posture, supplicating for the restoration of his
dominions, in the centre, and. portraits'-of
Lord Canning and Lord Elphinstone on each side,
with the Royal arms. The mottoes were " Peace
be to all Mankind ;" " Justice," " Fortitude,"
" Power," and " Mercy)" the whole compound of
the garden was illuminated with Chinese lamps
with various devices and colours, and lamps turn

ing as they hung. The mansion of Mr. Juggo-
nathjee Sunkersett, on the same road, and his
country-house at Gowallia, displayed very rich
illuminations with transparent mottoes. The Parsee

Cama family at Gowallie had their respective man-
sions handsomely decorated and illuminated. On
the other side of the Girgaum-road, the coatry-
house of Mr. Munguldass Nathoobhoy, displayed a
long row of lights, extending about a mile through
the garden, the gates having transparencies with
inscriptions " God save the Queen," &c. The
David Sasson School of Industry at Girgaum was
also lit up, and the ladies displayed miniature fire-
works, probably made by their own hands. The
Maragon Castle of Sir Jamsetjee displayed a bril-
liant and attractive exhibition of lights, with a
large triumphal arch stretching from the gateway
over the road to the opposite wall. At Mazagon,
the house of Mr. Merwanjee Framjee was one
blaze of light, and surpassed all the other illumina-
tions in that district, and the residence of the
Nawab of Surat was adorned with handsome tran-

sparencies, bearing the mottoes, " We welcome the
Queen's Government," and " God save 'the Queen
and Royal Family." At Byculla, the house of
Maneckjee Cursetjee was gaily ornamented with
lamps and transparencies, one of them being a pic-
ture of Her Majesty. The railway works, the
Byculla schools, and the Education Society's print-
ing establishment, presented a pleasing display. The
Roman Catholic chapels at Calbadvie, Girgaum, and
Mazagon honoured the occasion by illuminations
and appropriate decorations. The mansion of Mr.
David Sassoon, at Byculla, was illuminated and
handsomely decorated. Among the grand sights
of the evening, one, that for simplicity and
singularity attracted the attention of the people
about Mazagon, was the illumination by gas over
the gate at the entrance of the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's dockyard. It simply repre-
sentod the letters " V." and " R." on a black ground
with a large star separating the two letters, but
for brilliancy and effect it was unequalled. The
Mahomedan streets of the native town were also
illuminated, even.the poorest of that community
manifesting their loyalty on the occasion. In con-
sequence of the high price of glasses many of them
could only procure earthern vessels, which were
filled with oil, and made the best available substi-
tutes. This circumstance showed the sincerity of
their efforts to produce a display. A week or two
before the Proclamation glasses could be hired in
any number at the rate of srs. per 1,000, but towards
the close of the month the rate rose to the enormous
figure of 6rs.and 7rs. per 100. Some of the wealthier
Mahomedans had their residences very brilliantly
decorated and illuminated. The lights from the
towers of the Juma Musjid, the principal mosque
of the Mahomedans in the ,bazaar, could be seen
from a great distance, even from the bazaar gate
of the fort. Mirza Ali Mahomed Khan may be
justly considered at the head of that community,
being a Justice of the Peace and Consul to the Su-
blime Porte. Great preparations had been made at
his residence, a little to the south of the Babooia
tank, and the display was very effective, and drew
together large numbers of sightseers. This gentle-
man entertamed a large party of private friends in
honour of the occasion. In striking contrast to this
was the dark and dismal mansion of the Persian
Consul in the vicinity, where there was no display,
at all. The whole of Bhendy Bazaar and adjoin-
ing thoroughfares were lit up with miles of lamps,
A very beautiful display of illuminations also ap-
peared in the Marwaree Bazaar, extending from
the mansion of Mr. Ramlal Thackoorsedass at Mum-
badevee up to about the Green-market. Here,
though there were no rich designs of devices or
flags, the effect was produced by the excellent ar-
rangement of lamps, which consisted of festoons
crossing over the street at very short intervals,
each having one chandelier of five lights, and
two globe lamps on each side. This arrange-
ment, got up by subscription among the Hindoo
merchants of that division, presented a very
striking rappearance, as the bright festoons ex-
tended for more than a mile. The rejoicings in
honour of the occasion were, however, so similar in
character, and there was such general enthusiasm,
that it is not necessary to give a detailed account
of the illuminations in other parts of the town. At
Colaba the Bombay Gazette printing-office, the
houses of Mr. Cursetjee Furdonjee, Mr. Eduljee
Nesserwanjee and •other Parsee residents, were
handsomely illuminated. Lord Elphinstone in-
spected the illuminations of the fort and native
town, and, if we are not bad physiognomists, we
can say that he appeared highly gratified at the de-
monstration of such loyal feelings on the part of his
subjects. While driving along the Parsee-street,
in the Vhundunwaddy-road, he started with mo-
mentary surprise at the flowers thrown into his
carriage by a number of Parsees, but immediately
after, in a very obliging spirit, his lordship turned
round and saluted the donors of the flowers.
Many of the chapels and churches, especially
the Roman Catholic, Parsee temples, Hindoo
pagodas, and - Mahomedan mosques, were lit up.
At Bandora, the chief village of Sasette, inhabited
by Goanese and native Christians, the Royal Pro-
clamation was read in public. The Accad de Graca
was repeated and the Te Deum sung in Mount
Mary's Church, and 42 guns were fired to do
honour to the Queen's accession.
Nothing approaching to riot or confusion oc-
curred, and the night passed away without any
serious accident being reported, with the exception
of the one we have mentioned. The Indian navy
and shipping in the harbour also took a good part
in the ceremony of the Proclamation. At 8 a.m.
the Acbar, Auckland, Feroze, Clive, Berenice, and
Mahi, were dressed in full with the national flags
at their several mastheads, signal flags and pen-
dants over all, rainbow fashion. We have men-
tioned above the part they, took in firing salutes
and hoisting the Royal Standard on the read-
ing of the Proclamation. At 8 p.m. the Acbar
illuminated with long lights from each yard-
arm, lower booms, jib-boom, and taffrail, and
was followed in succession by the five others.
The Acbar having burnt one set of lights, threw
up rockets (30 at a time) and continued to do so,
while the other vessels were burning long lights at
their yard-arms, &c., in succession, according to
seniority, for the space of about two hours and a
half. After this two guns were fired from the
Acbar, when the whole of the vessels illuminated
from yard-arms simultaneously, and then, on the
ascent of a single rocket from the Acbar, all the
vessels at the same time lit up the whole line of
gunwale from stem to stern. The merchant ships
also dressed with flags and made illuminations, and
some fired guns. The ship Neptune, Capt. Fillan,
we learn, fired a Royal salute at noon. The spec-
tacle which the harbour presented in the evening
was one of rare and almost matchless beauty. At
the last display of blue lights the order to man the
pards was piped, and the Jacks, eager and willing
to obtain the loftiest and most important position
on the yards or shrouds, answered the call with
the greatest alacrity. At once they could be seen
swarming up the shrouds like bees, covering the
rigging as they mounted higher and higher, climb-
ing out along the yards till rows of men fringed
every spar ; and then in three hearty cheers of
" God save the Queen," given as only British sailors
can give, the seamen seemed to vie with each other
which should most vigorously exert their stentorian
lungs. The fete on the whole, notwithstanding the
breeze, which put-out many of the lights, was as
splendid and sucbessful as the community at large
could wish it to be.