The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-28 00:00:00

MALTA.

MALTA' Nov. 22.—Her Majosty's steam gun-
boat, the Wrangler, which arrived from Plymouth,
Lisbon, and Gibraltar on the. 17th, left for the
Crimea on the morning of the 18th, when the Ot-
tawa steam-transport (No. 137) arrived from Ports-
mouth, bringing Captain Rickman, Ensigns Knight
and Long, and 102 non-commissioned officers and
privates of the 77th ; Lieutenant Ware and
Ensign Goodenough, and 102 non-commissioned
officers and soldiers of the 97th ; Lieutenant
Drummond and Ensigns Talbot and Free-
mantle, and 51 non-commissioned officers and
privates of the 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade ;
51 non-commissioned officers and privates of the
Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade, 102 non-com-
missioned officers and privates of the 23d Fusiliers,
51 non-commissioned officers and privates of the
7th Fusiliers, Surgeon Ewens, Assistant-Surgeon
Cay, Acting Assistant-Surgeons Fair, Biles, Ed-
wards, Stewart, Phillips, and Acton ; Paymaster
Shearman, of the Ist Dragoons ; Military Chap-
lains the Rev. E. G. Parker, R. Freeman, and
Eade ; and two horses. This vessel proceeded on
her voyage to the Crimea on the 19th.
The Emeu, after landing the sick and wounded
from the East, left for Marseilles on the eveningof
the 17th, to receive French troops, which she will
transport to the Crimea.
The Titan, French steam corvette, arrived from
Algiers on the 19th, and left for the Crimea on the
20th, having on board General (of division) Pate,
Staff-Captain Reinier, Captain Marelle, aide-de-
camp ; and Captain Sant,- of the Zouaves, with 3
non-commissioned officers and 422 privates of the
same corps.
Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Swallow, after
a long voyage from Portsmouth (twenty-four days),
laden with ammunition, arrived in the night of
the 19th, and is now undergoing some repairs prior
to proceeding to the BlacCSea.
The Golden Fleece, screw steam-ship, having
taken a number of mortars and guns, with a very
heavy cargo of all kinds of ammunition, embarked
on Sunday, the 19th, at noon, Lieut.-Colonel Bur-
ton, Major Lister, Captains Bethune, Leslie, Hawes,
and Browne ; Lieutenants Dent, Smith, Nugent,
Wilkinson, Thursby, Daunt, Bastard, Bloxsome,
Harvey, and Douglas ; Ensign Berton, Paymaster
Sievwright, Adjutant Burden, Quartermaster Ban-
bury, and 551 non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates of the 9th ; Captain Wright, and 65 non-
commissioned officers and privates of the Royal
Artillery. Several thousands of the population of
Valetta accompanied the 9th to the Custom-house
wharf, and gave them three hearty cheers at part-

ing
O.
n the night of the 20th, the Cleopatra steam-
transport arrived from Cork, after a fine run of 8
days and a half ; and at 3 a.m. on tho 21st, she
steamed off again for the Crimea, having on board
the detachments of the 30th, 33d, 42d, 50th, 65th,
68th, 93d, 21st, and 47th.

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
VIENNA, Monday, Nov. 27.
Prince Gortschakoff has officially notified the
Czar's readiness to negotiate on the four points.
An additional article of the treaty of 20th April
provides for the adoption of the four points.
It is to be a mous belli with Russia if the Aus-
trian territory or the Austrian troops in the Prin-
cipalities 'should be attacked.
Prussia admits that Austria may eventually have
to assume the offensive.
Austria reserves her right of independent ac►ion.
Austria and Prussia bring forward a resolution
on Thursday, at the Federal Diet, for the adoption
of the treaty of April entire. A largo and favour-
able majority is counted upon.

STOKES BAY AND ISLII OF WIGtHT
RAILWAY AND PIER•

It is proposed to construct a railway, one and a half
mile in length, from the South-Western Railway at Gos-
port to Stokes Bay, on the Solent, with a pier there for
the convenience of passengers landing from or embark-
mg to the Isle of Wight. This would obviate the present
delay, inconvenience, and expense of taking an omnibus
or other conveyance between the Gosport or Portsmouth
railway stations and the piers, and consequently would
bring Hyde within three hours of London, the sea pas-
sage being reduced to two and three•quarter miles, or a
quarter of an hour or twenty minutes. The numbor of
passengers landing and embarking during the last year
at Ryde pier to and from Gosport and Portsmouth was
77,000 ; and taking this number, without considering
any increase for the greater facilities, at ls. 6d. each for
the use of the pier and railway, it would give a return
of 5,7751. ; and deducting therefrom 50 per cent. for
working expenses, it would leave a net revenue of
2,8871., or more than 14 per cent. upon the proposed
capital of 20 , ,
g ,0001. that bein the estimate of Mr. H. IL
Fulton, the engineer for the making of the railway and
neat accom-
pier. This project could be made to afford g
modation to the Government vessels for the transmis-
sion of stores to the seat of war. The necessary notices
have been given, and plans and sections prepared, so
that the standin orders of Parliament for the applica-
tion for an act in the ensuing session have been complied
with.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

We have received the Bombay papers, and our
private correspondence from Bombay Oct. 28, and
Calcutta Oct. 18.

There is nothing to communicate of importance
by the present mail, and all the news is contained
in the subjoined summary :—The weather, which
was just clearing up at the date of last despatch,
has since then continued dry and favourable for the
harvest, which is now being rapidly cleared off the
ground, the rice crops in the neighbourhood being
unusually heavy. Strange to toll, for the opening
of the cold weather we have Rota single war in
prospect—a hostile movement against any quarter
to advert to, or a collision, disturbance, or foray to
describe. The Governor-General and Governor of
Madras are respectively at the bead-quarters of
administration, the Governor of Bombay is at Ma-
hableshwar, having only left us for a few weeks of
the season, usually expected to be most oppressive,
unhealthy, ad debilitating, though this year it has
proved clear and fine. Lord Frederick Fitzclarence,
the Commander-in-Chief, had been suffering from
an attack of illness, but from the latest accounts
by electric telegraph we are happy to add that his
lordship is now much better. Rumours still con-
tinue afloat in reference to the movements of the
Russians on the Oxus ; they are of the most in-
definite and vague description possible, and owe
their existence to the fact of there being really
nothing else to speak about. We have intelli-
gence from Burmah to the 10th of October. The
long-expected embassy from Ava had reached
Rangoon at last ; they arrived on the 9th, with a
large train of attendants, and a vast display of
presents, the gems and treasures of Burmese art,
intended for her Majesty. The golden-footed
monarch is now anxious to enter into a treaty with
the English, but entreats of us that we may restore
some portion of the territory we seized during the
recent war. The late Governor of Rangoon is in
chains, together with the celebrated robber chief
Meeatoon, who gave us so much annoyance eighteen
months ago. From having committed some breach
of official etiquette, addressing the Marquis of Dal-
housie as " Commissioner of Bengal," in place of
Governor-General, the embassy is doing penance
for the present, and will not be officially recognised
until the Resident be so instructed from Calcutta.
The difficulty on the present occasion is that the
deputation represents a successful usurper only,
the voice of the lawful monarch, who does not
happen to enjoy the confidence of his people, being
still for war. The disturbances in the Nizam's
country have for the present blown over, and even
the robbers on the north-west frontier have just
now ceased from troubling. Colonel Outram has
been transferred from Adon to the residency at
Lucknow ; he is succeeded by Colonel Coghlan, of
the Artillery, a man of good talents, thorough bu-
siness habits, great judgment and prudence, and in
all respects eminently qualified for the appointment.
The establishment of the uniform one aline. (three-
halfpenny) letter postage, sanctioned by the Court
of Directors, and which took effect on the Ist of
October, has been followed by the reduction of
newspaper postages by one-half, which comes into
operation three days hence.

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