The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-01 00:00:00

EGYPT.

Advices have been received from Alexandria of the
24th ultimo.

The Pecua, who is residing at Muttaria, near Cairo,
is much occupied now with the railroad, and has sent
1. vies to the extent of 7,000 or 8,000 men to press on
the labour on :he earth work, The coun,ry being quite
level, the toad has to be turned by the earth thrown out
of pitches cut on either side, which will afterwards suit
for the conveyance of water fur irrigation. When this
is dune, and the road sufficiently elevated to be beyond
the
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and permanent way. There being no rock to cut, and
no excavations, the progress is rapid and the work
simple. It is expected that in twelve months great
advancement towards completion will have been made.
The Tanzimat affair also embarrasses him much. In-
stead of concession on the part of the SULTAN, there
appears to be daily increasing obstinacy, and it is now
pretty certain that the " Kisas" (or withdrawal of the
power of life and death from the PACEIA) will be insisted
on. It is seriously feared this will have the effect of dis-
turbing the tranquillity of the country, and affording a
pretext for foreign intervention by France, or some
European nation, under colour of supporting the
SULTAN'S authority.
Ten thousand troops are at present employed between
Mecca and Akaba, clearing the great Hadj road of
marauders by which it has of late been infested, and
forts along the line are being built for the protection of
caravans.
An English traveller named WATSON, who had visited
Thebes with a boat party, unfortunately became involved
in the quarrels of some of the boatmen, and being
threatened with an attack on his boat, fired upon the
assailants, and shot one man dead, and it is said
wounded another. The facts are now undergoing in•
vestigation at Cairo, and we hops the result will exone-
rate Mr. WATSON from what now seems very culpable
hastiness.
The American flag, which has been struck for some
time pending the satisfaction of a claim made upon the
Egyptian Government for damage to property of a
United States subject, was rehoisted on the 11th inst.,
under a wilute from the batteries of twenty-one guns.

The English Consul-General, the lion. CHARLES
AUGUSTUS MURRAY, C. 8., quits Egypt in May on lrave
of abi.ence, during which his office will be filhd by Co-
lonel RosE, late Consul-General at Beyrout.

The European Society of thin place (Alexandria) is
becoming fearfully disturbed and reckl( Si. A youth
employed in an English counting-house was stabbed in
the public street, about seven o'clock in the evening;
and two nights before, an English subject was shot
dead also is the public streets, and but a few hours
more advanced in the evening. There have been ten
or eleven cases of murder among the Europeans since

1852 c,rnmenced. The consuls cannot control
their subjects, and the powers of the local
authorities are paralysed by the consular rights
prevailing in the Levant. In a community a great
part of which is made up of the scum of Italy,
Greece, Austria, Hungary, and other places, this is a
pretty prospect for the peaceably disposed. A gang of
thieves, made up of some refugees, perhaps escaped con-
victs, has lately been discovered, and in their possession
were found arms and instruments of the most terrible
kind. The chief of police has addressed a circular to
the consuls, begging their co-operation in checking
the prevailing habit of carrying concealed arms.
The Arab population are inoffensive generally, and it
any European suffers from them a prompt example is
made, and the fullest satisfaction rendered.
The British m ril steamer Oriental left Sues for Cal-
cutta, all well, on the Btn inst. She took with her the
passengers of the previous month, d-tainPd at Su, z by
the delay of the Liadaington, and h.d nearly 200 in all.
The Est India Company's packet Akbar reached
Suis at midnight of the Bib inst., with the homeward
Bombay mails, and about forty passengers, among whom
is Sir JOHN GREY, late Commander-in-Chief at the
Bombay Presidency.

MARKET NEWs.—( THIS
WGATE AND 1.21 A D
The w-neral demand was exce,dingly heavy, as fol-
low* :—Beef, from is Mt to 3s; Mutton, 24 4d to 3s 6d;
Veal, 34 to 4s; Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs by the
Carcase.

BAY MARKETS.
SmiTHFIELD.— Meadow Hay, 21 153 to 31 183 Od;
Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4143; and Straw, 11 41 to 11 9s per
load. Trade rather dull, at late rates.
CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 16s Od to 410 s Od;
Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4145; and Straw, 1/ 5s to 11 10s per
load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2l 15s to 31 18s Od
Clover ditto, 31 53 to 41 7s; and Straw, 1/43 to 1193 per
load. Supply good, and trade rather dull.

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MEAT MAIIILYSTS.
SOUTHALL, MARCH 31.—The demand for each kind
of stock was heavy, at drooping prices. Beet,
from 25 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 25 101 to 4s Od; Veal,
3s 4d to 33 10d; Pork, 3s 01 to 3s 81 per Blbs, to sink
the offal&

ROMFORD, MARCH 31.—Our market is heavy, and the
general quotations are quite 2d per Sibs lower. Beef,
from 2s 6d to 35 4d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Lamb,
4s 8d to ss; Veal, 34 4d to 3s 10d; Pork, 3s Od
to 3s 8d per Sibs. Quarto!' old store Pigs, 16s to 19s each.
LEWES, MARCH 30.—Beef, from 3s Od to 3s 6d;
Mutton, 35 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 8d; Pork,
3s 4d to 3s 6d per Blbs. Supply moderate, aad trade
dull.

• CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For thy Week ended March 2d, 1852, made up from the Returns of the
In poctors in the different Cities and Towns in Engiand and w ales
psr Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. 'BARLEY. OATS. 1 RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
PUICX .. (42s 2,1 SOs 2d 119 s 6d I 30s sdl 30s 3d I 29s 8d
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. I TS. I RTE. I BEANS. I AS.
1. 0.1 is Oil is Tod Is Od Is ed is Od
QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Beane,
Wheat, 72,981 ; Bar ey, 43,601; Oats, 20,360 , Rye,
7076 ; Peas, 1,279 quarters.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR. PILCHER.—On Tues-
day night, about eight o'clock, informalon was re-
ceived at the terminus of the London and South-Eastern
and South Coast Railways, at London-bridge, that this well-
known and charitable gentleman had just expired at his re-
sidence, from wounds he had received from being run over
by an omnibus, at the bottom of the incline of these sta-
tions. It appeared, from information gained on the spot,
that a little after ten o'clock on Monday morning, Mr. Piicher
was crossing from that portion of the incline of ,he railway
terminus adjacent to St. Thomas's Hospital to the corner of
Duke-street, leading to 'Toole-street, in which his extensive
warehouses are situated. As soon as he got about the middle
of the road, one of the Paddington omnibuses knocked him
down, and before any one could render assistance the wheels
of the vehicle passed over his body. No one knew the gen-
tleman at the time, but he was instantly picked up, and
conveyed by the railway officers and other parties to St.
Thomas's Hospital. He was instantly attended to by the
house surgeon and his assistants, when it was discovered that
he had received such severe injuries that, at his own request,
he was removed home to his amity, among whom he expired
on Tuesday night at seven o'clock. Mr. Pitcher is well known
as the proprietor of extensive premises in Tooley-street,
e here he employed several hundred persons.
HEALTH OF MR. CHARLES KEAN.—We have great
pleasure in statieg that this celebrated artiste is fast reco-
vering from his late severe indisposition; and that in a very
short time, there is every reason to hope, he will be able to
resume his professional avocations.
DEATH OF SIR JOHN SHELLEY, BART.—This
venerable Baronet died on the 28th ult., at Lonsdale House,
Fulham, at the advanced age of 80 years. The deceased
was son of the first Baronet by his first wife, daughter of
John Newnham, Esq ,of Maresfield Park, Sussex. He mar-
ried the only daughter and heiress of Thomas Winckley,
Esq„ of Brockholes, county of Lancaster. He succeeded his
father in 1783. The deceased was a magistrate, and deputy-
lieutenant of Sussex, and was a claimant of the ancient
barony of Sudeley, which has been in abeyance since
1803. The deceased held property in the counties of Sussex
and Lancaster. He is succeeded by his son, John Villiers,
born in 1808, and now a candidate for Westminister.
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—Yesterday the quarterly
general court of governors of this charity was held at the
hall of the Scottish Corporation, Crane-court, Fleet-street ;
the Duke of .Montrose in the chair. The report acknowledged
the receipt of the title deeds of two houses, which had been
purchased from the funds of the institution. The financial
account showed that the annual receipts—including a former
balance of 2
661. 18s. 11d.; donations, 4451. 16s. ; proceeds
the Guildall ball, 521. ; and subscriptions, 313/ es
had been 1,1001. 12s. Bd. The expenditure amounted
886/. 103. 2d., leaving a balance in the hands of the treasurer
of
(1214/. 2s. 6d. Some routine business having been trans-
acted, thanks were voted to the Noble Chairman, and the
court broke up.
THE COUNTESS OF DERBY'S AssEm—Yester-
'
day evening the Countess of Derby gave Li
second assem-
bly this season at the official residence of the Noblerrinier
in Downing-street. As upon the occasion of the first
assem-
bly, the whole of the elite of the aristocracy and
,beau,inollt,dhee
in town attended to pay their respects to her Ladyship,
visitors commenced setting down shortly after ten, and conti-
nued arriving in rapid succps-ion until midnight. Nearly
the whole of the representatives of Foreign Poe ers, with the
Attaches to the various embassies, were present. His Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Lady Derby with
his presence, arriving shortly before midnight, and remaining
until the Q 0414141911 9f the party.