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.
She brings 75 passengers and 01G packages of
silks and sundries.

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

M. Titoff, who, with Prince Gortschak off, represented
Russia at the late conferences, has just lost a son at Se-
bastopol, where be was serving as a lieutenant.
DEATH OF READ, ADMIRAL C. STRACHEY.—We regret
to announce the demise of this gallant and venerable flag
efficer, who expired on Saturday last in the 77th year
of h:s age. The gallant admiral entered the navy abont
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 bun by
the late Emperor Alexander of Russia. He, when corn-
trauding the Jalouse sloop, while in company with the
Immortalite and Cruiser, fought a gallant action off
Cape Blanc Nez, and captured a brig and schooner of
war in 18C3. He also assisted at the defence of Dant-
zic in 1807. being then in the command of the Dauntless
Praan. The commissions of the deceased admiral bore
date as follows :—Lieutenant, 15th May, 1798 ; Com-
mander, 29th April, 1802 ; Captain, 28th June, 1514 ;
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 Wernyss, the Hon. Mrs. Charles
Greig and Miss Phipps and party. Aim ag 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,
the Countess Brownlow and the Ladies Cust, the Earl of
Wilton, the Earl of Annesley, the Earl and Countess of
Bective and Lady Virginia Sandars, the Earl Cowper,
Viscount Chelsea, M.P., Viscount Sydney, Viscount
Grey de Wilton, Viscount Exmoutb, Viscount Cran-
bourne, ViscountessVilliers, Viscount Castleroese, 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-
timore, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Chas. Bruce, Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel and Miss
Bulteel, Lady Wallscourt and the Hon. Miss Blake,
Ltd Forester, Lady Louisa Mills and Mr. Mills, Lord

and Laily Suffield, Lord Milford, Lady Southampton,
Laly Caroline Masse and I‘ll-4i Masse, Major-Geueral
the Hon. H. Cavendish, Col. the Hon. Jas. Macdonald,
Hon. Geo. Lascelles, Hon. F. Byng, Sir Wm. Clay,
NT.P., Sir Wm. de Bathe, M.P., Sir Robt. Peel, IMP.,
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,
Mr. _Nigh, Mr. Newton Scott, Mr. Leopold Redpatb,
Mr, B. W. Currie, Mr. H. Greville, Mr. John Towne-
ley, M.P., Mr. Wynne, Mr. Bentinck, M.P., Mr. Van-
sittart, Mr. "Higi.tins, Mr. Sebastian Smith, &c.
GRAVESEND, May B.—From the ship Monarch, which
arrived last night and anchored in the Lower Hope, the
following passengers were landed here and proceeded to
London :—Col. Horne, of the 43d Foot ; Lieutenant-
Colonel Grant ; Captain Crawford, of the 98th ; and Mrs,.
Reynolds, widow of Captain Reynolds, of the Queen
Own, who, on his way home on leave of absence for
ill-
health, died on the 25th of January, seven days after the
Monarch sailed from Calcutta. With Mrs. Reynolds were
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