The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-29 00:00:00

THE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN SARDINIA

AND AFRICA.

The preparations for laying down the submarine tele.
graph cable between Sardinia and Africa are progressing
most satisfactorily. The last intelligence from Mr. Brett
is dated Cagliari, 22d, on board the ship Result, 2,000
tons, with the submarine cable, 162 miles in length on
board, ready to start, and only waiting the two steamers
from England (one of which, the Star, has just arrived)
which he had chartered to tow and assist the Result in
laying the cable.

-The French government had kindly sent the Tartare
and M. Delamarche, hydrographic engineer, who had
previously assisted in taking the soundings by three
distinct lines from Sardinia to the coast of Algeria.
Of these three lines that to a creek to the east of La
Calle was the shortest and least deep, the utmost
being 1,800 metres, while that to Bona direct has depths
of from 2,000 to 3,000 metres. The reports from Algeria
generally coinciding with M. Delawarche's assurance
that the land teleuraph line, which is in a very forward
state between La Calle and Bona, would be very difficult
to protect from the malevolence of the inhabitants on
that coast, and the strong recommendations made that
the cable should be carried and laid down direct to
Bona have induced Mr. Brett to change his original
route, notwithstanding the difference in the depths. He
has, therefore, determined that the cable shall be laid
from Cape Spartiveoto (Sardinia) to Bona direct.
Every precaution has been taken to secure the success
of the operation, and with favourable weather there is
every prospect of a favourable result. The length of
cable is ample for the distance, allowing largely fur the
sweep and variation of the vessel's course and the profile
of the bottom of that part of the Mediterranean, as shown
by the soundings previously taken.
CAGLIARI, SEPT. 26.—The sinking of the cable which
is to unite Algeria with Sardinia commenced yesterday.
This morning at 6 o'clock the vessel which had the
cable on board was 24 miles from the point from which
she had started. Everything goes on well.

PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.

GENERAL ORDER.

Horse Guards, Sept. 14, 1855.
The General Commanding•in-Chief has much pleasure
in communicating to the army in the Crimea that the
Queen, to mark her appreciation of the distinguished
conduct of the troops during the arduous and glorious
achievements of the war, has been graciously pleased to
command

That in cases where a subaltern officer shall have been
present in the field with his regiment for six months, or
if he should be compelled to quit the field in consequence
of wounds before the expiration of six months, and pro-
vided he is the senior lieutenant of his regiment, he be
considered eligible for promotion to the rank of captain
after he has held a commission for a period of 12 months,
if certified by the commanding officer of his regiment to
be fully qualified for the command of a company.
By command of the Right Hon. General Viscount
Hardinge, Commander•in Chief.

(Signed) W. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, SEPT. 28.
THE REGIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF GREEK.

Intelligence reached Oxford this morning that her Ma-
jesty has been pleased to confer the Regius Professor-
ship of Greek, vacant by the death of the late Dean of
Christ Church, on the Rev. Benjamin Jo wett, M.A.,
Fellow and Tutor of Balliol College.
The Oxford University Commissioners will hold the
last sitting during their present visit to Oxford to-day
(Saturday).

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE
CIVIL SERVICE.--Consulate Department—The office of
Consul at Damascus, Syria, is vacant in consequence of
the promotion of Mr. Richard Wood ; salary 6001.
Post-office—The office of Postmaster of Grantham is va-
cant by the death of Mr. T. Lawrence, late Postmaster.
The Mint—The office of Chief Medallist is vacant by the
death of Mr. B. Pistrucci ; salary 3501. Colonial-cffice
—Mr. Julian Pauncefoot has been appointed Private Se-
cretary to Sir William Molesworth, Secretary of State.
Admiralty—Mr. Douglas Dent has been appointed a
Clerk in Somerset House. Commander W. C. Forsyth
and Commander J. F. C. Mackenzie have been appoint-
ed Inspecting Commanders of the Coast Guard. The
office of Chief Officer of the Coast Guard at Portecatha
is vacant by the death of Lieut. Best. Devonport Dock,
yard—Mr. Samuel Sleeman has been appointed Lead,
ingman of Storehouses, in the room of Mr. Stevens, su-
perannuated. Police Department—Mr. W. Gifford, late
Inspector of Devonport Market, has been appointed Sur
perintendent of Police at Bideford. Customs—Mr. Fl
G. Tulloch, Collector at Deal, has been appointed Comp-
troller at Cowes, vice Baumbach. Mr. W. R. Balfou4,
Comptroller at Cauipbelton, has been appointed Collet
tor at Peterhead, vice Hayton. Mr. William Pugh
Gardner, late Collector at Leith, has been appointed Collector at Dublin. Mr. W. H.
Holmes, Comptrolleir
at Newry, has been appointed Collector at Galway. Al*.
W. Tickner, Comptroller at Ipswich, has been appointed
Comptroller at Newry. Mr. Saunders, late Collector at
Galway, has been appointed Collector at Shoreham, vice
Mr. M'Kinlay, superannuated._Civil Service Gazette.