The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-14 00:00:00

14, 1857

scribing the gallant defence made by the officers of the
station' of Arrah and other gentlemen, and aided by a de-
tachment of the- Seikh Police Battalion against the men
of the three mutinous regiments from Dinapore, and a
largo number of insurgents under the rebel Boor Sing of
Jugdespore.
The Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council cor-
dially joins the Hon. the Lieutenant-Governor in acknow-
lodging the admirable conduct of the officers and gentle-
men who wore engaged in this affair, and the courage and
fidelity of the Seikh officers and soldiers who composed
the guard. I am directed to request that these sentiments
of his Lordship in Council may be made known to all
concerned. _

His Lordship in Council sanctions the promotion of such
of the native officers and men of the Soikh Police Force as
may be recommended by the Magistrate, and the grant of
a gratuity of 12 months' pay to the whole of the officers
and men of the detachment.

I have, &c.

C. BEADON.

The Secretary to the Government of India to the Deputy
Adjutant-General of the Army.
August 21, 1857.

Sir,—ln transmitting to you, for submission to his Ex-
cellency the Commander-in-chief, the accompanying de-
spatch from the Acting Adjutant-General of the Army
with the force before Delhi, dated the 2d July, 187, of
military operations on the 10th of the previous month, I
am instructed to request that his Excellency, the Com-
mander-in-chief, will have the goodness to make it known
to Major-General Wilson, now in command of that force
that the Right Hon. the Governor-General iu Council,
while regretting the severe loss sustained on the occasion,
has perused with touch satisfaction the gallantry displayed
by the ollicer3 and men under Brigadier Grant, CM., in
repelling the mutineerA.
I am to request the return of the original enclosure
when no longer required.--I' &c.,
R. I. H. BIRCH, Colonel.

The Secretary to the Government of India, to the Deputy
Adjutant-General of the Army.
August 21, 1857.
Sir,—ln returning the enclosures of your letter No. 724
of the 31st ult., I am directel to acquaint you, for the in-
formation of his Excellency the Commander-in-chief, that
the Right Honourable the Governor in Council has read
Brigadier-General Havelock's reports with the highest
gratification ; and his lordship in Council desires to assure
his Excellency that the Government of India will not be
unmindful of the courage, skill and exertions which have
marked the progress of tho Brigadier-General's column,
and of the signal service which that gallant force and its
commander have rendered to the Government.

R. J. 11. BIRCH, Colonel.

Th• Secretary to the Government of India to the Deputy
Adjutant-General of the Army.
August 21, 1557.
Sir,—With reference. to your docket No. 745 A, dated the
13th instant, forwarding a report from Major Eyre, of Artil-
lery, of the operations of a force under his command which
proceeded from Buxar, to tho relief of Arrah, I am directed.
to acquaint you, for the information of his Excellency the
Commander-in-Chief, that the Right Honourable the Gover-
nor-General in Council has perused the report with the
highest satisfaction, and to express the admiration of his
Lordship in Council for the zeal, judgment, and resolution,
with which Major Eyre and his gallant little force encoun-
tered and overcame the formidable obstacles opposed to
them.

I am further directed to request that you will move his
Excellency to convey the thanks of his Lordship in Council
to ➢iajor Eyre, and to the officers and men nnder his com-
mand.—l am, &c,,

R. J. H. BIRCH, Colonel.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

FOREIGN.OFFICE, OCT. 1.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ed
ward Mortimer Archibald, Esq., to be her Majesty's Con
sul in the State of New York.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, 00T. 12.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of. Mr. Antonio
Wouter Pieter Kup, as Consul at Hong Kong for his Ma-
jesty the King of the Netherlands.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Lud-
wig Wiese to be Consul at Hong Kong for the Free Hansen,-
tic City of Lubeck.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 10.

The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a Copy of a Cir-
cular Letter, communicated by the Russian Minister at
this Court, calling attention to the following regulations
laid down for vessels navigating the Neva between Cron-
stadt and St. Petersburgh:—

1. Strict attention must be paid to the orders of the
commanders of the signal and light ships.
2. No vessel to enter the channel of the Neva without a
pilot. •

3. No vessel to navigate between Cronstadt and St.
Petersburg whose draught when laden is more than eight
feet of water; any vessel drawing snore than this must
either unload or cast anchor where desired by the com-
mander of the signal and light ship.
Any master of a vessel infringing any one of these regu-
lations will be fined 25 silver roubles.