The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-09 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE TAGUS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, a.m.—The Tagus
has arrived, with the heavy portion of the Indian
and China mails.

Her dates are :—Alexandria, _April 21 ; Malta,
26 ; and Gibraltar, May 2. .

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She brings 75 passengers and 910 packages of
silks and sundries.

The Earl of Clarendon has issued cards for a full-dress
banquet to the whole of the f)reign ministers on Satur-
day, the 19th inst., to celebrate her Majesty's birthday.
The Count Flahault's new re-idence, Coventry-house,
is undergoing partial embellishment, preparatory to the
ni,ble count and countess and family taking up their
abode there.

M. Titoff, who, with Prince Gortschakoff, represented
Russia at the late conferences, has just lost a son at Se-
bastopol, where be was serving as a lieutenant.
DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL C. STRACHEY.—We regret
to announce the demise of this gallant and venerable flag
officer, who expired on Saturday last in the 77th year
of his age. The gallant admiral entered the navy about
60 years ago, and had greatly distinguished himself,
being in the receipt of a medal for his services afloat,
and had the order of St. Vladimir conferred on him by
the late Emperor Alexander of Russia. He, when com-
manding the Jalouse sloop, white in company with the
Immortalite and Cruiser, fought a gallant action off
Cape Blanc Nez, and captured a brig and schooner of
war in 1803. He al-o assisted at the defence of Dant-
zic in 1807, being then in the command of the Dauntless
Praam. The commi-sions of the deceased admiral here
d4te as follows :—Lieutenant, 15th May, 1798 ; Com-
mander, 29th April, 1802 ; Captain, 28th June, 1814 ;
and Rear-Admiral, 21st June, 1850.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—The Queen's box at the
Royal Italian Opera was occupied' last evening by the
Earl of Elgin and Miss Wemyss, the Hon. Mrs. Charles
Greig and Miss Phipps and party. Among the fashion-
able company present in the theatre we remarked his
Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess
Bernstorff, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, the
Duke and Duchess of Wellington and Lady Emily Hay,
the Duchess of Montrose, the Marquis of Bath, the
Marquis of Salisbury, the Marchioness of Aylesbury,
the Marchioness of Hastings and Lady Bertha Hastings,
the Marquis of Stafford, the Marquis of Northampton,
the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, the Earl Bruce,
the Earl of Bessborough, Frances Countess Waldegrave
and the Countess Constance Grosvenor, the Earl of
Malmesbury, the Earl of Dalkeith, the Earl Cawdor,
sc
et io
the Countess Brownlow and the Ladies Cust, the Earl of
Wilton, the Earl of Annesley, the Earl and Countess of
B vuentancdheteady, Virginia Sandare, the Earl Cowper,
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M.P., Viscount Sydney, Viscount
Grey de Wilton, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Cran-
bourne, ViscountessVilliers, Viscount Castlerosse, M.P.,
Lady Howard de Walden and the Hon. Misses Ellis, Lady
Wm. Powlett, Lady Harriet Corry and Miss Corry,
and the Hon. H. T. Corry, M.P., Lord and Lady Pol-
titnore, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Chas. Bruce, Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel and Miss
Bulteel, Lady Wallscourt and the Hon. Miss Blake,
Lord Forester, Lady Louisa Mills and Mr. Mills, Lord
and Lady Suffield, Lord Milford, Lady Southampton,
Lady Caroline Maxse and Miss Maxse, Major-General
the Hon. H. Cavendish, Col. the Hon. Jas. Macdonald,
Hon. Geo. Lascelles, Hon. F. Byng, Sir Wm. Clay,
M.P., Sir Wm. de Bathe, M.P., Sir Robt. Peel, M.P.,
Sir Geo. Wombwell, Sir Geo. Armytage, Sir Alexander
Cockburn, M.P., Sir Frederick Arthur, Col. Malcolm
and Mrs. Malcolm, Col. Brownlow Knox, M.P., Col.
Tyrwhitt, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Capt. Clayton, Mr.
Hubert de Burgh, and Mr. W. Rose, Miss Talbot, Mr.
H. B. Baring, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Williams,
Mrs. Frere May, Mr. and Mrs. Grenville Murray, the
Misses Ogle Hunt, Mr. A. K. Oom, Mr. Chas. Clifford,
Greville,Mr. Bligh, Mr. Newton
Mr. John Towne-
TiSc.ott, Mr.. Leopold Redpath,
ley, M.P., Mr. Wynne, Mr. Bentii M.P., Mr. Van-
smith,
sittart, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Sebastian
GRAVESEND, May B.—From the ship Monarch, which
arrived last night and anchored in the Lower Hope, the
following passengers were landed hero and proceeded to
London :—Col. Home, of the 43d Foot
Colonel Grant ; Captain Crawford, o
Reynolds, widow of Captain Reynolds, of the
Queen'sO theFo o,tB;thL ;ieauntder Alainrst:
ewaintli,wdhioe'd 'Donn his
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w2aithhoofnlJanuary,
leave
Monarch sailed from Calcutta. With Mrs. Reynolds were
her two children. Several other passengers from the same
seven of absence for ill-
days after the
ship and from the Anglesey, which arrived this morning
arc} anchored off the -town, were also landed here this
adiernoon. Both ships belong to Mr. Green;