The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

THE SUEZ CANAL.

A letter from Alexandria, of the 24th tilt., in the
Debate, says :

Mr. Green, the Etter& Count in this city, went last
week to Cairo end was immediately received by the Viceroy. ,
Mr. Green pointed out to his Highness that by the concession
which he had granted to M. de Leseepe, he (the Consul) had
been placed in • very perplexing situation, and that M. de
bumps, amumthe the title of representative of the Pacha
of Egypt In the affair of the canal, had formed • company.
The Conn] added that there wee still time for the Viceroy
to disavow his representative. Said Poch& replied as fol-
lows " A mistake has been made in Europe in attributing
to M. de Leeseps clone the project of cutting through the
Isthmus of Suez ; whereas it is I who am the promoter of it.
Id. de Lessees, in all that he has done up to the present
time, bee only followed my instructions. You will doubt-
leas ask me what motive led me to conceive this undertaking.
I will frankly reply that it was • desire to do
honour to my government end to render my name
illustrious, while at the same time I sieved le the
most efficacious meaner the true interests of the Ottoman
empire. I have from this feet acquired the approbstion of
all the nations of Europe. and I have formed en rand
iu which all of them ought to interest theuseelves. Threk.:rzig
prove to you that the nisjority of the greet powers are Wieldy
Interested in the formation of the Son Guth" "Your
Highness," replied Mr. Oreen, " will anew as to observe
tiler, although France end other powers have shown them-
selves favourable to the project, is has been highly diespe
proved of by the English Cabinet, as bete g contrary to its in-
terests," " I atu decided," replied the Viceroy, "on
persevering in the liar of conduct which I hires hitherto fol-
lowed, end on doing all in my power to accelerate the execu-
tion of • project the palliation of which is so generally
&mired.' Mr. Green then caked the Viceroy whether he
might make Die government acquainted with the oonverse-
don, to which hie Hight:teal replied in the affirmative.
The Cued then left, sad on the following day retained to
Alexandria.

(TROY LAST metres warm.)

WINDSOR CASTLE, lAN. I.—This day had audience
of her Majesty—Seeor Don Xavier de bonne, Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Pleelpoterttlary from the Qtteen of
Span), to deliver hie eredeatiels., in the same character from
the Duchess Recent of Pentium' behalf of the Duke Robert I ;
to which audience ha was introduced by the Earl of iilelms-
bery. her Majesty's nisei* Secineary of State for Foreign
Affairs. _ _ .

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W AI-OFFICL JAN. s.—The Queen ham been gra-
ciously pleased to 0,0 orders for the appoluttnent of Frederick
Cleave, -Esq., ;ferm ate. is the Royal Nam to be an ordi-
nary member of the civil division of the thhd class, or com-
panions, of the moat honourable Order at the Beth.
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ST. JAmes's PALACI, JAPr. I.—The Queen has
been pleated to appoiet Those' Watoca, leq., M.D., to be
=eat extzeorihtery to bee 'Neely, in the tom of
&fedi aligunta _ .

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DOWNIIIIIIG-STIEII7, JAN. 6.—The Queen hie been
*wed to appoint George Deadeer2, to be Liniment-
Omer= oldie Wand Of PAWS