The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-15 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. s.—The India mails have
been at Alexandria since the 3d, and proceed to
Marseilles and Southampton this afternoon by the
Vectis and Ava, which arrived here yesterday.
Said Pasha, the Viceroy, received the engineers
come out to survey the isthmus at the Barrage of
the Nile, where he had collected a considerable
number of soldiers, and treated them all with great
regard. His Highness has since proceeded to
Siout, a town in Upper Egypt.
Since Said Pasha left Alexandria Ahmed Pasha,
the heir apparent, has been here, the latter always
endeavouring to avoid the 'Viceroy. Haleem
Pasha, the Viceroy's brother, has asked to be ap-
pointed Governor of the upper provinces, to reside
at Khartoom.

The isthmus engineers have proceeded to the
upper country in the finest steamer on the Nile,
except the Pasha's. After looking about the
deserts in the upper country and the antiquities
they will set earnestly about their work. •
A great many travellers have come this year to
spend the winter months in the upper country,
where the climate is very genial. Among others
there are now on the Nile the Earl of Portarling-
ton, Lord George Paulet, Lord Abercromby, &c.
Two American frigates and a steamer of war are
now in this port.
Some of the Arabs engaged in Alexandria for the
Land Transport Corps have been despatched to
Constantinople by the postal French steamer.
Very great activity exists in this port, where
about 150 vessels are now loading principally grain
for England and the Mediterranean ports. It is
not yet certain whether the prohibition of expor-
tation from the 6th of January will be enforced or
not, but all are acting as if it will be.
Prices continue to be very high, and the supplies
coming down from the interior are enormous.
During the past fortnight 70,000 quarters of wheat
alone have been shipped from Alexandria.
Exchange on London, 981 piastres per £ sterling.

A letter from Corfu, of the Ist, says :—" The
cholera has nearly disappeared from the island,
and the health of the soldiers is excellent. The
number of deaths in three months has been only
420 out of a population of 60,000. The civilian
Protestant church, which has been held in the
Palace for these 25 years past, has been closed by
order of his Excellency Sir J. Young, the Lord
High Commissioner. The doors last Sunday were
bolted and nailed, fearing a rush being made on
the church. The civilians are now without the
usual place of worship, which has caused a great
dissatisfaction. A report has been forwarded to
the Colonial Secretary, and the civilians resident
in Corfu are in hopes that they will soon have their
place of worship restored to them."

The Military gazette of Vienna, of the 10th
says :—" All the Austrian army is about to be
provided with new Minie rifles of different sizes,
according to the different branches of the service.
The Chasseurs have already had them for some
months, but it will take at least 4 years before they
can be distributed to the whole army."

The Austrian war•steamer Elizabeth sailed from
Trieste on the 9th for Constantinople, with the
Austrian Internuncio, Baron Prokesch, on board.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Madrid has arrived with the Peninsular
mails. She left Lisbon on the 9th.

It is believed at Lisbon that the Portuguese Mi-
nister has obtained a loan from the French capi-
talists, through the agency of the Barone de Paiva.
Arrangements are making for the formation of a
bank at Lisbon, and one at Oporto.
Provisions have been sent by the Portuguese
Government to some of the Cape de Verdes, to
succour the inhabitants who are starving there.
The vines in Portugal look much healthier than
they have done hitherto.
H.M.S. Neptune has been ordered home from
Lisbon.

The ships Nile, Ceylon, Secret, and Recovery
have put into Lisbon much damaged.
Exchange on London has fallen from 54/ for 90
days, and to 541 for 30 days.

DRAINAGE OF LONDON.