The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-29 00:00:00

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Lsileers, from the Mau-
arriv, ..t.tomn ; and we learn by elec-
tric telegra . Madras, that tkie Rimalaya,
with her Ma '9oth Regiment on board, had
anchored in the Hooghly. This reinforcement will
enable us to hold our ground in Bengal, and relieve
Lucknow, but it is not sufficient to settle other parts
of the country, or advance towards Delhi from the
Eastward. The European inhabitants had cheer-
fully embodied themselves into a corps of voluu-
tePrs, which greatly contributed towards the
public seety. Since the arrest of the K.ng of
Oude the Government were on the alert, and the
malcontents who formerly plotted the overthrow of
our rule have been quite disconcerted. The Gover-
ner-General is at Calcutta, and Sir P. Grant, the
Provincial Commander-in-Chief, is likewise there.

Nothing is stirring in the Madras Presidency,
and Southern India seems to repose in unbroken
security. The army is believed to be faithful to the
Government, and the breath of suspicion does not
rest upon is unshaken loyalty. At Madras, where
a panic was for some time prevalent, the European
community have enrolled themselves al volunteers
and•are being organised as a military body. The
Hiudoo and Mahomedan inhabitants had presented
an address to government, expressive of ih-ir at-
tachment to the British Jule and abhorrence of the
frightful atrocities committed by the mutineers. In
reply they were thanked f..r their sentim•mts of
loyalty, which they were requested to gene-
rally kuown. Subscriptions had been openel for
the relief of the sufferers in Bengal, as well as for
the families of the Ist Madras Fusiliers, many of
whom had fallen while serving again6t the mu-
ineerx.

Tne Bombay presidency, though sometimes dis-
turbed by unnecessary panics, is in a state of
perfect tranquillity. At Ahmedabad, during the
last fortnight, about seven troopers of the
Guzerat Irregular Horse attempted to raise the
standard of revolt, but they were promptly
pursued by the Commandant, Captain Taylor,
who shot two of them, and took the rest pri,oners.
They have been tried and condemned, and it
is likely they will expiate their crime on the
gallows. An emeute occupied at Punderpoor, a
sacred town near Sholapoor, in which the Mamlut-
dar, or native magistrate, was killed, but this has
led to no serious result. Some engineers of the Ba-
roda railway, stationed at that place cre=sted un-
necessary alarm by precipitately deserting the
station, and hastily making off to Surat, declaring
that a large body of insurgents were marching to-
wards the Guicowar's capital. Their childish fears,
however, have only made them the laughing stock
of the public, or no apprehension is felt of a dist tar-
ance in Guzerat. A. portion of the G walior Contin-
gent, which garrisoned the fortree of Asst erghur,
being suspected of entertaining mutinous designs,
were quietly marched out and disarmed, and some
of the ringleaders have been executed. Another
moveable column of troops, under the command of
Brigadier C. Steuart, of the 14th Light Dragoon.,
has been formed for •er vice in the Deccan, in order to
protect our territories from the mutineers. A.
crowded meeting, attended by all classes of the in-
habitants of Bombay, was held in the Town Hall
on the 20th July, for the purpose of raising a fund
for th 4 relief of the sufferers by the disturbances in
the Uppsr Provinces. The contributions to this
fund already amount to 33,508 rupees. The rains
which have long been holding off in a moss ra
markable manner, have set in at last, and the wea-
ther is now of a monsoonish character. For the

lalt three days, we have h ,d a constant succession
of heavy showers, and there ii but little fear of a
deficient monsoon. The Governor is still at the
Presidency ; but the Commander-in-Chief remains
at Poona, where his presence is required on account
of the military movements taking place in the
Deccan.

The business transacted in our import market
during the fortnight has been to a ve'y limited ex-
tent; the tightness in the money market has, if any
thing, increased, and looking to the posture of af-
fairs all over the country, we hesitate to expect any
change for the better for some time to come. The
government has issued a notification allowing
holders of 4 per cant. paper to pay into the open 5
per cent. loan one halt in cash and one half in the
said promissory notes. The banks have not yst al-
tered their rates of interest ; our loCal joint stock
shares keep pretty firm. The rate of freights fur
Liverpool has been steady, while that for London
has advanced.