The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-06 00:00:00

INDIA.

CAPTURE OF TANTIA TOPEE.
INDIA-OFFICE, MAY 5, 9.30 P.M.
The following telegram has been received via
3,farseilles :
" To JAMES COSMO MELVILL, ESQ., INDIA-OFFICE,
LONDON, FROM TIIE SECRETARY TO GOVERN-
MENT, BOMBAY, DATED APRIL .11.
" CENTRAL INDIA.
" On the 2d inst. the columns under Colonels
Salis and Rich, in combined movement, overtook
the rebels in the Seronge jungles; and killed 500.
The rebel leaders—Rao Sahib. Feroze Shah, and
Tantia Topee—were present. British loss trifling.
" Mann Singh surrendered to Major Reed on the
2d inst. at Haogdna (qy.).
" Intelligence just received from Mahomedna,
Bth of April, 'states that Tantia Topee was cap-
tured by Colonel Meade's detachment on the pre-
vious night, with the assistance of Mann Singh."
The following telegram from her Majesty's
Acting Consul at Alexandria, dated April 27, was
received at the Foreign-office, May 6, 3.20 a.m.,
from her Majesty's Consul at Marseilles :
ALEXANDRLk, APRIL 27.
The P. and 0. steamship Northam, arrived at
Suez early yesterday morning from Bombay, and
brings the following news :
On the 2d of April, Rajah Mann Singh surren-
dered to Major Meade's five columns, at Mahoodra.
Tantia Topee was captured on the Bth by that
force, assisted by the above-named chief.
De Salis and Rich's columns by a combined
movement, attacked the rebels on their flank and
rear, and in one fight killed five hundred of them,
including many of their officers ; the chiefs, how-
ever, managed to escape.
.The body of the Oude rebels is still in
Nepaul.
Sir R. Shakspeare- succeeds to Sir Robert Hamil-
ton, now en route to England.
Lord Clyde, when last heard of, was at Delhi,
on his way to Simla. •
The Northam did not meet anywhere the Aus-
tralian mail steamer.
H.M.S. Furious arrived at Suez last evening
with Lord Elgin and suite; they will embark this
evening on board of the Caradoc, by which convey-
ance this telegram is forwarded to Marseilles.
MARSEILLES, MAY 5.
Lord Elgin leaves to-night for Paris.
EDWARD MARK.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY.

The Emperor has constituted his Cabinet for the
army, having named M. Charles Robert Master of
Requests of the second class to the Council of State,
the chief of his Cabinet ; M. Lemarie, senior au-
ditor of the Council, first attaché ; and M. Pietri,
nephew of the late prefect of police, second
attaché. • •It may be remembered that under the
first empire junior members of the Council of State
were similarly appointed.

Pear-Admiral Dupouy has received orders to
leave at once for Toulon to assume, the command of
the Imperial yacht Reine Hortense. The Emperor
will, it is :said,. proceed from France to Italy in this
vessel.

Count Aynard de Clermont-Tonnerre, aide-de-
camp- to. Marshal Magnum, has been appointed
orderly officer to the Emperor, and is to•leave im-
mediately— for the army of Italy.
BOURSE, May s.—The market has been in a
state of great depression, owing to telegrams an-
nouncing the failure of one of the principal banking
firms of Vienna, with liabilities amounting to 49
millions of florins. Several other firms at Vienna
and Berlin have, it is said, also suspended. Threes,
after haling been done at 61f. 20c.; declined to 60f.
85c. Mobilier varied fr-mn 520 f, to 502 f. 50c. ;
Lyons, 720 f. to 715-. ex. div. (29f. 50c.) ; Orleans,
I,loof. to 1,095 f. ; Eastern, 540 f. to 530 f. ; Northern,