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

Europeans killed and 15 wounded. In another
part, a portion of the rebels established themselves
at Sussaendee, driving out the thannadar, and
endeavouring to establish a strong position. They
were attacked by Lieutenant Smith, from Bundee,
with 500 police infantry, 40 sowars, and a 3-pounder
gun. The rebels at once fled without offering
resistance, losing three wounded and two taken
prisoners. On the 29th the Kuppur Thalla Con-
tingent, aided by 80 of Hudson's horse, attacked
some 2,000 rebels located 15 miles from Durriabed,
in a south-easterly direction beyond Soorunpore.
The rebels fled, but were pursued by the artillery
and cavalry, who captured two 5-pounder guns, and
killed some 50 of the enemy. The Soraon Field
Force has concentrated at Bellah, and is preparing
to attack the stronghold of the rebels at Ahmetee,
which, it is reported, is held by 16.000 Budmashes,
who have entrenched themselves and fortified their
position with eight guns. It is hoped that intelli-
gence of the place having been taken will be re-
ceived before the departure of the mail. We have
likewise the satisfaction of recording a few other
skirmishes, in which our troops as usual have met
with success. Col. Sawer's column marched from
Behta to Suhjanee, the 3d Sikh Cavalry and Bengal
Police Resalah being sent round with a view of
getting between the enemy, and Peroo. At Suhja-
nee the enemy opposed in tolerable force, muster-
ing about 1,000 men, but the cavalry drove them
out in the open field, and charged the fugitives, who
fled into the jungle, killing a rebel native officer
and 100 men. Capt. French also rendered good
service, managing to cross the Soane, and destroying
all the boats of the rebels. Col. Walter marched to
Karishath, where a large body of mutineers was re-
ported to have assembled, but on his approach they
fled. From Agra we hear that a large body of rebels
was assembling across the Chumbal, on the old
Bombay road, at Sehore, but the resident at Gwa-
lior reports that they were making their way to
the south-west, under their leader Gunga Sing,
and that the Gwalior road is clear and the electric
wires restored. Private letters have been received
from Darjeeling to the effect that a large Nepaulese
force was advancing on that place, and that all the
ladies and children were to be sent down to Dinage-
pore for safety. An official communication from
the Superintendent of Darjeeling sets all apprehen-
sions at rest, for he says that his messengers had
returned and brought a letter from the Resident at
Nepaul, stating that all was quiet on the frontier,
and that there is no indication of hostilities what-
ever. Of the movements contemplated by the
Commander-in-Chief nothing is known at present,
but we trust that we shall have shortly to record
the commencement of active operations, for the
rainy season may be said to be over, roads become
gradually passable again, and the weather is get-
ting decidedly cooler. The accounts of the state of
health among the soldiers are very satisfactory,
and as the new reinforcements sent out from Eng-
land are now coming almost daily, and pushed on
with little loss of time, Lord Clyde ought to be in
a position to carry on the war in a manner to
bring the rebellion to a final close during the en-
suing cold season. The late events at Mooltan
appear to have put a stop to the proposed re-arming
of several native regiments. By some accident it
' has been discovered that among the men forming
the police battalion at Benares there were some 60
' mutineers, belonging to some of the late Sepoy
' regiments, who were bold enough to enlist, with
probably no other object than to betray our move-
ments to the rebels. They have all been tried and
sentenced to transportation. Lord Canning is de-
termined to carry out his policy of clemency. A
mutineer caught, and regularly convicted in open
court of the murder of some Europeans, was ,sen-
tenced to be hung, and :the sentence carried into
, effect ; in consequence of which the magistrate con-
cerned has been suspended by the Governor-Gene-
ral. No day has yet been fixed for the publication
of the proclamation of the Queen's authority, but
arrangements are in progress for illuminating all
public edifices, and the public have been invited to
join in the general demonstration. A state ball,
and a great pyrotechnic display, in honour of the
occasion, are to come off after the native holidays,
which commence on the 12th.

Some valuable statistics have been published of
the returns from the three Indian railways. The
Bengal line has returned :

Mileage. Receipts per Mile
January, February, March 121 £363 Os.

April, IVUy, ,Tuno . )1 £360 Bs.
Being equivalent on a cost of £12,000 a-mile, and
with an expenditure of 46 per cent. on working
expenses, to a divisible profit of 61 per cent. In
Bombay the returns were :

Mileage. Receipts per mile.
January, February, March.... 881 .... £363 6s.
I am not aware of the cost of the Bombay line, and
the expenses are heavy there, but those returns
must still yield a dividend over the guarantee. In
Madras, again, the returns are :

Mileage. Receipts per mile.
January, February, March 81 .... £122 Bs.
April, May, June
This, I am told, is equal to a dividend of two per
cent. The rates in Madras are too high for the
pockets of the people, and the local Government
has been advised to lower them. The railway
company resist in spite of the evident prosperity
secured in Bengal and Bombay by third-class
passengers.

The comet is now blazing in the sky, to the
horror of the natives, who, like our forefathers,
consider it a presage of famine. It became visible
in Calcutta first about the 25th of September, a
great triumph for Mr. Iliad.

CHINA.
(From the Overland Friend.)
The China news is insignificant. The Earl of
Elgin awaits at Shanghai the arrival of the com-
misioners for arranging the tariff, and as these
gentlemen did not leave Pekin until the middle of
August, their appearance is not looked for until
the first week in October.

As the American treaty was made first, the tariff
for it should be completed in similar order. His
Excellency Mr. Reed does not see this, and has
gone to Japan.
The Russian ambassador, Count Putiatine,
avails himself of the present opportunity to pro.
ceed to Europe, carrying a treaty recently con-
cluded by his excellency, at the Court of Jeddo.
Tariff details for the Chino-Russ treaty are of no
moment, apparently. We hear of no legation for
arranging them either at Shanghai or Tien-tsin.
French journals will announce to Europe the
success of Admiral de Genouilly in effecting a
landing on Cochin China. In China we know
little more than is contained in the following an-
nouncement, as made to the Government through
M. de Bourbonlon, his Imperial Majesty's Minister
Plenipotentiary :