The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-21 00:00:00

TROOPS FOR INDIA.

We have received the following telegraphic
despatch from Liverpool :
" The troopship Lord Raglan arrived at tho
Mauritius in 69 days with the 4th Regiment of
Foot.

.!` This body, nearly 1,000 strong
.(including
women and children), was landed in perfect
health.

" Nina births took place on board.
"The residue of . the 33d Regiment had em-
barked in the Lord Raglan, and she was to leave
for Bombay on the 13th of August.

JASSY, SEPT. 19.

The class of , small landed proprietors have
elected nine unionist deputies ; with two anti-
unionists, and three doubtful.

The proprietors of house property in the towns,
the members of the liberal professions, the mer-
chants,- the corporations, &a., have elected nine-
teen unionists and one anti-unionist.

Of four deputies who were to be elected by our
capital, three are unionists; these 'are MM. Cor-
zadini, Malmesko, and Vano.
At,Galatz, the votes were in favour_ of the
former administrator, M. Conn., and for M. Con-
stantin Negri, former minister ; both are unionists.
Tranquillity pervades the country.

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

According to the last account from Chalons, it is
likely that the Emperor will leave on Tuesday for
Stuttgard. As already stated his Majesty intends
to stop at Strasburg on his way,, and to pass some
hours there. His Majesty-has again directed that
a reception similar to that which was given him at
Rouen, ou his return from Osborne, shall alone
take place: The Emperor, after stopping one day
at Baden, is on the 24th to reach Catlsrnhe, and on
the 25th is to be at Stuttgard. His Majesty is after-
wards to visit Darmstactt, and it is believed that on
his return to France he will again go to Chalons to
be present at some grand manoeuvres which are to
precede the breaking up of the camp.
" The Emperor," says the Courrier de Marseilles,
" will, we have good reason to state, visit this ci;y
after his visit to Stuttgardt. His Majesty, who
takes a great interest in the works now in course of
execution here, connected with the state naval
establishments, desires to inspect them himself,
The idea of a vast jetty will be then exaniined, and
the works of the Imperial palace will probably be
urged on more rapidly." • .
A Paris correSpondent of the lndependanee of
Brussels says :—" It is believed that one of the
subjects which will be discussed by the Emperors of
the French and of Russia, m their approaching in-
terview, will be the propriety of effecting a simul-
taneous diminution in the standing armies of
Europe."
The following private telegraphic despatches have
beau received

" BERN E, Sept. 18.
" The Federal Council is sending CJlonels Stehlin
and Kurz as Commissioners to the Government of
'Vaud, to see to the execution of the decisions of the
Council. 01 its side the Government of Vaud has con-
voked the Grand Council for the 24th inst., to solve
the question of competence to act in opposition to the
Federal Council."

MADRID, Sept. 19.
" A Government order permits the free entrance of
corn into Spain until the month of July. The Hojas
announces that the opening of the Cortes is to take
place in October."

" BERLIN, Sept. 19.
" In the extraordinary sitting of the Central Comm*
tee of the Batik of Prussia, which took place to-day, the
rate of discount of bills was raised from 5A to 6 per
cent.".

BOURSE, Sept. 19.—The following were the las
quotations :

Cash.

4} per Cents
3 per Cents

End of Idonth.
—fr. —3.
67 15

67 20

Bank Shares 2,810 Credit Fonder — -
Credit Mobilier 865 Roman
Do. Account 857 50 Austrian -
Belgian 4i — , Spanish Threes 4O -
Fiedmontese (5) 9o' Home Debt

1. 0 0 t

CHINA.

(From a Correspondent of the Daily News.)

DEPARTURE OF LORD ELGIN FOR INDIA.

HONG KONG, JULY 16.

Ismy last you were informed that the Earl of
Elgin was about to proceed to the northward—it
was said to Japan, but it was more generally be-
lieved that his lordship's destination was Pekin, to
endeavour by diplomatic means to avert the horrors
of war. A council of war had assembled, at which
it was resolved that until a much larger military
force arrived it would not be possible to keep Can-
ton, although its capture might be easily effected by
the joint operations of the naval and military forces
at present here. Soon after the deliberations were
over the steamer Lancefield came in on the 14th
inst. with much graver news from Bengal, and' tins
determined the noble earl's resolution to proceed at
once to Calcutta, and to send to the assistance of
the Governor-General of India all the military
forces destined for China.

The utmost secresy was observed, or it is obvi-
ous that with our trade almost at a stand, the mer-
cantile community would have addressed his lord-
ship on the 'subject, and remonstrated against the
seeming abandonment of his great mission, which

for a time will have a bad effect on the Minds of
the Chinese, and be construed into fear of the im-
perial displeasu e. With the foreign community
but one opinion prevails, namely, that the Canton-
ese must be severely chastised to ensure future peace
and the proper conduct of trade. Few are aware
that the earl departs. Yesterday the 300 Royal
Marines brought on by the Sanspariel were trans-
ferred to the Shannon, and, to-day his lordship
embarks, quietly proceeding in the Shannon to
Singapore and Calcutta, and taking with him her
Majesty's steamer Pearl, of 20 guns, and 400 horse
power.

Referring to the council of war, the Register says
that the question discussed was whether Canton
shall be ts.ken before Lord Elgin presents himself
at Pekin or not. The navy.are of opinion (says
the Register) that the place can be taken and held.
The army are of opinion that it can be taken, but
cannot be Veld. '

The French squadron has left Macao for Castle
Peak Bay, where the ships are now at anchor, and
do not, it appears, proceed to Japan at present.
The Admiral, having been relieved, sails to-day for
France in the Virginie frigate.

JULY 26.

I am now in a position to inform you whai:, there
is reason to. believe is the object of Lord Elgin's self-
imposed mission to Calcutta, in which, if his Excel-
lency
succeeds, it will secure him a step in the
peerage. Many of the Bengal regiments have been
disarmed, not because they had shown decided symp-
toms of mutiny, but as aiprecautionary measure they
were deprived of their arms, and if removed from
the tempting influence of evil example they would
he found, as beretofore, staunch and loyal. Lord
Elgin has, on his own responsibility, after conferring
with General Ashburnaw, gone to confer with Lori
Canning, and to offer some of the Eni*ean regi-
ments in exchange for Bengal native troops,
the disarmed sepoys, who will be. best kept out of
mischief by giving them military service. During
the • last war the Bengal and Madras native regi-
ments did signal service; indeed the Chinese troops
were so much annoyed with black soldiers being
employed against, them, that they directed mach
of their fire against the ‘ black devils," as the
sepoys were styled. Already Lord Elgin has
ordered all European soldiers for China to pri ceed
on to India and himself has taken on 3CO marines,
calling at Singapore for any troops that may have
arrived at that from England. The Governor-
General may well and safely spare a dozen Sepoy
regiments, who would be, I believe, as firm in their
allegiance and as gallant in performing their mili-
tary duties in China, as during the late war.
Should Lord. Elgin succeed in his mission, and the
result turn out equal to expectation, his Excellency
will have the blessing of his Sovereign and the
thanks of the British nation. The Earl's stay at
Calcutta will not exceed ten days or a fortnight,
when his Excellency will return to China to carry
out the original plan of operations.
Already there is raised a cry here against Lord
Elgin's apparent indifference to the important mis-
sion on which he has been specially sent, but when
our citizens learn the cause of the Earl's departure,
and the noble and patriotic aim he seeks to accom-
plish, they will see that his lordship has done his
best to secure the safety of our Indian empire, and
the effectual conduct of the expedition to China.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Shanghai
leaves to-day with the bi-monthly mail to Gail°.
In addition to the budget I despatched per her Ma-
jesty's ship Shannon, via Caleuuta, I enclose you
the Overland Friend of China, from which several
interesting items may be gathered.

The Overland Friend of China, of the 25th July,
says :—"Since the despatch of the last mail, mili-
tary operations about Canton have been nil; and
there appears reason for believing that before we at
tempt possession of the walls, the rebels will have
concluded the business for us. From the provinces
we learn that, under the renowned chief Le, the
rebels gave battle to the Imperialists under Gen.
Kwun, near Seu-hing, and gained a complete vic-
tory, only three boats escaping to Canton to tell
the result, and carrying Le's bravado challenge to
Yeh to come on again as soon as he could g,t ready.
Le's force is said to number 100,000 fighting men
and 1,000 war vessels, and his Excellency Le's head-
quarters are now at the district city of Uet. The
first-class city of Seu-bing is in very straitened cir-
cumstances.

"Another rebel chief calhd. Leif', with 50,000
men, has had a hard battle with. Imperialist troops
from Tsue-chow, and having gained the victory his
Excollency is compelling the whole of the surround-
ing country people to submit to his rule. Fearing
for the provincial city itself, Yeh is calling in all,
the Tsue-chow men, and has stationed 1,000 of
them in the south eastern suburbs. The le.iders of
the 90 villages, too, have had to send their qu.,tas
of armed men ; between two and three thousand of
them are in the western suburbs. The Bannermen,
Manchus, and the Lieut-Governor's guard, alto-
gether about 3,000, are trouped on the heights be-
yond the northern wall.
" The flak-has of Ko-meng and six other dis-
tricts have united, and are burning and destroying
wherever they go. Canton is the great point to es-
cape to, and there the poor starving wretches of tto
surrounding districts are congregated by thousands
—men, women, and children.

SINGAPORE.

SINGAPORE, AUG. 7.

My last announced the departure of Lord Elgin
for Calcutta. Her Mejesty's ships Shannon and
Pearl conveyed nearly 400 troops from the wrecked
transport Transit ; and on Sunday last the detach-
ment of her Majesty's 59th Regiment, destined for
Hong Kong (where the headquarters of the regi-
ment are stationed), proceeded to Calcutta in the
steamer Lancefield. All that now remain here are
those belonging to the medical staff corps. Ord -1 s
have been given by Lord E gin for all European
troops to proceed to Calcutta, should they touch at
this place en route to China. A few days ao her
Majesty's steamer Inflexible, from Hong Kelly,
arrived here, and next day proceeded to.the wreck
of the Transit, in Bence Straits, for the purpose of
taking on board the stores and crew of the un-
fortunate trausprt. Captain Bate, of her
Majesty's ship Ac aeon, proceeded in the Inflexible
to the scene of the-Wreck, for the purpose of sur-
veying the rock on- which the Transit was lost,
preliminary to the commander and officers of that
vessel be ng brought to a naval court-martial.
Her Majesty's ship Racehorse is still here, waiting
the arrival of the Amethyst, from China, when the
Racehorse will sail for Eugland.
On Sunday last her Majesty's steamer Encounter
arrived here from Bangkok, :laving on board the
Siamese embassy for England. The principal am-
bassador lauded next day under a saluts of nine-
teen guns. in a letter from the King of Siam to
a gentleman here, the royal correspondent
Writes :
" Our embassy consists of 28 Siamese personages,
of whom his Excellency Phia Montree Sari wong-
see, the full brother of his lordship Chowfiya Sari-
wongsee, S. P.K., is the first ambassador • and my
beloved adopted son, his Honour Phra Noi Serb-
,bedh Chaley, is the second ambassador." In addi-
tion to the two ambassadors, one representing the
First and the other the Second King of Siam, there
are four chief attaches, melted Chamun Rajareale,
Noi Bichar Serbkick, Mau Rajoday, and Chainun
IMondir Bidecks. The embassy will leave this to-
morrow iu her Majesty's steamer Encounter, pro-
ceed through Bence, and Sunda Straits to Aden un-
der sail, and coaling at the la ter place will steam
to Suez, from wheuee the Encounter will sail for
England. A war steamer. will be in readiness at
Alexandria to convey the embassy to England.
Among the presents on board the Encounter is a
widire elephant, intended for her Majesty Queen
'Victoria.
The commercial news from Bangkok is 'highly
unfavourable for ri, e and sugar, which were scarce
the
and in great demand ; indeed, price of sugar
was higher at Bangkok than atSingapore. Several
European vessels were via•ting for cargoes.
P. S. The ship Blervie Castle, from London, April
28, arrived here this morning, having on board
Major Robertson,
Captains Wyatt, Clark, and
Inglefield, Lieut. Blake, Ensign Botkim, Adjutant
Thompson, Surgeon WArthur, Paymaster James,
'
Jams, Purveyor's Clerk Bush, and 248 rank and
file of her Majesty 0 2d Battalion Military Train.