The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-22 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

We have received, by extraordinart, express, our
letters and papers from Bombay down to June 23.
The following is from the Bombay Standard of
June 23 :—The present mail carries but little news
of interest to Europe. The remnants of the rebel-

lion, with their leaders, seem to have taken up their
abode permanently in the territory of Nepaul, from
which Jung Bahadoor does not seem inclined to
oust or to disturb them. Most of our troops are
seeking comfortanle quarters until the return of the
cold weather, when we trust the work of crushing
out every spark cf the rebellion will be fully and
finally accomplished. In the meantime diplo-
macy, if all its resources have not already been
exhausted, which we fear is the case, may do
something in our behalf at the Court of Nepaul,
and succeed in obtaining for us what our
arms and our generalship have failed in secur-
ing. A line of defence is to be established along
the frontier of 0 ide, by means of the new local
military police corps. The line to be protected will
extend from the north-western boundary of Goruck-
por to the borders of Rohilcund. At Toolseepore
and Bhinga, Trans•Raptee, will be stationed equal
forces of 400 infantry and 100 cavalry. In addition,
the Rajah of Bulrampore will occupy with his
troops three posts of minor communication on the
same side of the river. A regiment of infantry and
two squadrons of cavalry will be stationed in the
neighbourhood of Bankee, and a force of 200 in-

fantry on the side of the Gogra to the south of
Singhai. These frontier outposts will be under the
charge of Captain Hill. Further, the supports to
the police line of frontier will be at Nanparah, the
Moradabad levy at Baraitch, Ist Punjaub Cavalry,
and sth Punjaub hfantry at Gondab (head-quarters
Trans-Gogra) and H.M.'s 20th, a battery of Royal
Artillery, Hodsons Horse, and Ist Sikh Cavalry,
in the neighbourh,)od of Dokreah, where .the three
frontiers of Nepaul, Oude, and Goruckpore de-
bouch.

Several rewards have been bestowed recently upon
natives of influence in acknowledgment of their
services in sa.ving the lives of Englishmen, or whose
loyalty was man fest and unshaken during the re-
bellion. The most noticeable case is that of Dig-
bejeo. Singh, of fulram pore, who has had the title
of Maharaja bestmed upon him for the great ser-
vice he rendered in protecting and saving the life
of the present (ommissioner of Oude, Mr. Wing-
field, and also the lives of other English officers.
The enlistmentquestion, as it affects the European

troops of the late Last India Company, has continued
to disturb the met interested in the settlement of
the question, andto occupy public attention. The
subject has, howcver, been exhausted, and the men
are now quietly mailing the result of a reference
to the home authwities.

The medals for :)ersia, have been distributed to the
2d Bombay Euroican Light Infantry. A correspon-
dent, under date the 11th inst., writes us from
Belgaum ar follovs :—" The whole of the troops at
this station were assembled yesterday evening on
the general parao3 ground, to witness the presen-
tation of the Persian medals to the 2d European
regiment of light infantry. At five o'clock they
wero formed up it three sides of a hollow square
in contiguous eolanns at quarter distance, the 2d
Europeans formiv the base, artillery and 56th the
right side, and 1411 Regiment of Native Infantry
and 3d extra battalior, the left side of the square.
On the arrival :f General Farrell and staff the
medals were disributed to the gallant 2d, who, I
have no doubt, should opportunity offer, will be
most anxious to place another honour beside the
one they so gallaitly earned in Persia, The elite

of Belgaum—civil and military—attended to wit-
ness the ceremony, but unfortunately the weather
was not propitious, the troops having scarcely time
to march past in quick time before a smart shower
put an end to the parade much to the regret of
the ladies, who, I observed, mustered very strong
on the occasion." _

At many of the stations on this side of India
cholera has been very prevalent during the month,
in many places carrying off large numbers and ex-
hibiting itself in a virulent type. On the island of
Bombay it has proved fatal to a large number of
natives. We regret to say that Lieutenant E. M.
Smith, RN., Admiralty agent of the Peninsular
and Oriental steamer Granada, has fallen a victim
to it.

The Lzwknow Herald, of the 15th inst., has the
following :—" There is absolutely not a word of
news of any importance from the interior or the
frontier, nor is there any in Lucknow itself. Every-
thing everywhere is as quiet and satisfactory as
can well be. We regret to hear, however, that
Brigadier Horsford has arrived very ill of fever.
He is staying with Sir Hope Grant at the Dilk-
hoosa, where, it is hoped, he will soon recover.
We have not heard whether it is his intention to
proceed to the hills, but possibly he may do so.
His has indeed been a hard life during the last
five or six months. Her Majesty's 73d and the
Kumaon battalion were at Byram ghat on the 13th ;

the former en route to Lucknow, the latter to the
Kumaon hills. The Rifle Brigade were to leave
Barraith this morning for Lucknow."
The Scindian supplies the following from a cor-
respondent at Hyderabad:—" Your readers will be
glad to hear that a field force, under command of
Lieutenant Roonie, attacked and nearly extermi-
nated Adul Mahomed Khan's cavalry. This ac-
tion took place in the jungles between Tronda and
Garrispore, early on the morning of the 10th
May. As Lieutenant Roonie did not leave Mun-
growlie till the morning of the 15th, his force must
have marched between 60 and 70 miles at a stretch.

It was quite a cavalry affair, for on arriving at the
village where the rebels had encamped, it was
found that they had just left, the infantry were
therefore halted, while the cavalry divided into three
parties, and taking different roads, pursued at a gal-
lop. That portion of them led by Lieutenants
Roonie and Bradford had not proceeded above three
or four miles before they suddenly cam:, upon Adul
Mahomed Khan at the head of a large body of ca•
valry. This they at once charged and routed,
and in the charge and subsequent pursuit
(which latter was kept up for several miles) they
killed numbers of the enemy, and among them
some men of consequence. There is a report that
Adul Khan escaped, but that requires confirmation.
The cavalry engaged in this affair was that known
as Mayne's Horse, and when it is considered that
between the mornings of the 15th and 16th they
had marched, fought, and pursued a distance of 70
miles, I think they are deserving of great credit,
and it only shows what natives can do when pro-
pe'rly led and commanded.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
FROM 4TH TO 22D JUNE.

The stringency of money which continued to
prevail at the close of our last report has now been
exchanged for an abundance equally great, and
the bank's rates of accommodation having
been lowered at intervals during the fortnight by
4 to 5 per cent., now stand at 6 per cent. for loans
on Government Securites, and 7 per cent. for short
private bills. The inactivity of our market for im-
ports, consequent upon the close of the fair season,
and the large quantiities of bullion now held by the
banks have been the chief causes of this sudden
change. The rains, which commenced in this
island on the 2d inst., have been heavy, but it is
as yet too early to speculate upon the prospects for
crops in the interior. In exports there has been a
fair business doing, for though few buyers for
shipment to England have come forward, a con-
siderable demand has sprung up for China, causing
an advance in the value of cotton, which would
otherwise have been on the decline. The abund-
ance of money has as usual caused some improve-
ment in the value of bank shares and public secu-
rities, and the latter have advanced to 87 for Five
Cent. paper; although Fours, which appear to be
much out of favour, are only worth 731 per cent.
Cotton.—The reduced prices for the staple which
were quoted at the date of our last issue, were not
enough to induce many buyers for the European
markets to come forward, and a further decline
might probably have occurred, but for a demand
which arose for shipment for China, turning gra-
dually to advance their rates again to rs. 145, rs.
139, and rs. 137, for Broach, Dholera, and Oomra-
wuttee respectively.
Freights.—The decline in the rates to English
ports has continued, in consequence of the sudden
falling off in shipments caused by the eommence-
ment of the rains, and the increase of tonnage in
harbour.

Exchange.—There have been few bills in the
market lately, and the tendency of rates has been
generally downwards. First class paper is this
afternoon worth 2s. Old. to 2s. Old., and document
bills 2s. ld. per rupee. Sight bills on Calcutta are
quoted 991 per cent., on Madras 891„ and 60 days'
sight on China are worth 214 per 100 dols.