The Sun. — 1858-07-05 (London, England)

HOOSHEARPORE—W leern from Hoo-hearpnre that on the_ night of the sth Inst. a:diabolical plot was providentially discovered. It appears that sours sepoys of *the left wing 4.-11 Regiment NJ., variously estimated at from 15 to 20 in-number, had conspired to murder their officers and, then to desert. We understaud that the plot was discovered only an hour or two previous to the time appointedefor putting it into execution. . Prompt measures were adopted, the wing was paraded and kept on .the gr, tied,. the bayonets ef all the . men 'were removed, and the fines searched. A oonsidereele number of arms have been already dieceverei, and ' it is relieved more will be found in and about the li, es Six ef the villains have already paid the penalty of their intended crime on the gallows, and four have been eel tenced to transportation, three for life and one for fourteen Tears. The plot would have insured the murder ef every European in the station. The rascals were then to have made their escape into Rohileund. • ' SUICIDE, OF THE IiAJAH OF -Seionatonr.--The-Rajah-. of Shorapore committee stecide on the 14th, and from our Secunderabad letters, dated the 12th, ,we glean the following particulars : The Rejab, a young men of twenty-.hrre,- had been trie'l for It-sling war against the British Cr ivernineut. lie was sentenced to transportation fur I f., arid at 4 a.m. on the 11th was sent (ruin Secumli rabid, under an escort of 80 non-comuossiol ed rank anti file of the 9,h, 10th, and 49(11 Madras Native Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant Pictet. ' His destination W:104 Cbingleput, where he was to remain unt I transported to some penal settlement. Ties R•j sh'e hands and legs were ironed. On arrival at Umbarrepett, 12 rules from Secunderabad, he was unhandeutrA, in order that be might take his breakfast, the log-irons still being keit'. fie was then' placed in a dooly, and the dooly was put insi le a two-puted tent, double sentinels, lacing; inwards on each ,tile of the dooly, incite thetent, being posted. At 11 A.lll , the report (I fire arrus was heard, aid nn Lieutenant Pictet arriving at the tent he found the Raj en in the ageeies of death. The unfore tuuwe roan expired it, about ten minutes afterwards. The corpse was escorted back to Secunderabad, and, as soon as it reached there, an inquent was held on it in the ho :pita' of 11, r Maj-sta 'a lst Royals. From the eeidence thee given, it appears that wherrthe handed'', wire taken off the Rajah by the officer commanding the recur, the latter at the same time divested lernself of his belt, to which was attached a revolver. -Toe revulver v.ita laid On the , ooly pole, and given in charge of the :eetrise,. who wore told to take care (4 it mild his (Lieut. P.'.) tent arrived. Up to this point, aceorelieg t) our correspondents, all is deer ; but nova corns. the mysterious p-let of this tregieet occurrence. NV: e the nejsli allowed by the sentries to obtain pino,cs3iun of the se.elver ? Ne one as yet knows. Toe two sentries are, it scorns, Minsu;mens, and belong to the 10iih Native Madras Infeutry. They are prisoners, arid an investigation is going on. Tim R,j .11 ehot leinee fto the stomach, and the ball passed rightethroughthe body and one of the lower curtains t f the tent.  CO NI Dili!,