The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-28 00:00:00

TELEGRAPH TO INDIA.

the directors of this company in their half-yearly
report state that the shareholders were informed
last month that the Government had decided to re-
tain in their own hands the construction of the Per-
sian Gulf line, and that under those circumstances
the directors recommended the shareholders to
maintain and work their Egyptian line, and to
await the result of the completion and working of
the Persian Gulf line before deciding upon the
course to be pursued. The directors have since
found it necessary to discontinue for the present
the station at Jabal, on account of the
risk which was considered by the Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
to attend their vessels calling fur telegrams. Under
these circumstances, the directors considered it the
best course in the interests of the company to make
arrangements with Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co.,
the lessees of the Malta and Alexandria cable, for
working the Alexandria and Suez line for four years
from the Ist January, under which the line is to be
worked and maintained in good condition, without
any charge on the company by the lessees who are
to pay the company, so long as the Malta and Alex-
andria cable continue in working order, £2,500
a year during the term of the lease. This will enable
the board, unless any unforeseen accident arises, to
pity a dividend to the shareholders during the next
four years of from 4 to 5 per cent. per annum. The
board have obtained the sanction of the Viceroy of
Egypt to construct a line to El Arish, with a view
to completing the further communication to Bey-.
rout, Iscanderoon, or Aleppo, and so connecting this
company's line with Conn antirople by one about to
be constructed by the Ottotuk:.n Government from
Diarbekir, on the direct line froLn Constantinople to
India, and also by the Persian Git.lf Telegraph with
India, by which means a portion, ,acid in case of ac-
cident to the direct line, the whole of the India and
China messages will pass through th.e company's
lines. The capital account to the 31st of December
shows that £45,175 had been received and £52,995
expended, including £4,538 outstanding accounts,
leaving a balance of £7,820 against the company.
The revenue account for the half-year shows that
£3,691 had been received andectd3l243
aecxepouenndt:dl,4
leaving, with £97 from the pr
balance of £495.

Importing Tea without colour on the loaf pra.
vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual
kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always
good alike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agents.
THE GEORGE GRISIVOLD.—We understand that
the Secretary for War forwarded instructions, yes-
terday, to the commanders of the batteries on each side of
the Mersey, and of her Majesty's ship Majsstic, to the effect
that when the American George Griswold (with provisions
fur the Lancashire operatives) enters the river, a salute of
15 guns should be fired from each battery, and a salute of
21 guns from the Majestic.
THE NEGRO AND THE PROCLAMATION.—The
Federal " Military Governor of South Carolina,"
invited the negroes to a feast on the Ist Jan. The cone-
spondent of the New York Times states that the assemblage
was not large, and in explanation be mentions this inci-
dent :—" I read Gmeral Saxon's address o my
negroser-
vant Sam, a very intelligent contraband, and asked him if
he wished to join in the jubilee. But no, Sam did not want
to go, his wife was sick, and ha wanted 'no whisky and.
feasting.' I then tried to impress upon his mind the tui -
portane.i of the day, and told hint with all the solemnity
that I could master. that horn that day forward he was for
ever free; but he only replied with a broad grin and a
shake of the head, ' I ain't no fool, ma, ssa, I know what
dat means.' What does it meal, Sam ? But Sam did not
want to tell, Upon my repeating the question, however,
and insisting upon an answer, he stepped to the coiner of
the room, and taking up the brown stood in the position
of ' shoulder arms,' at the same time slowly shaking his
head in a very meaning way. This expressive pantomime
explained more eloquently than words that they wanted to
put a musket in his hands and enlist him in the South Caro-
lina Volunteers, but, in vulgar parlance, he couldn't see it.