The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-10 00:00:00

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

(By Submarine and European Telegraph.)
TRIESTE, SUNDAY, APRIL 9.
The steamer Calcutta arrived this morning at
5 o'clock in 116 hours from Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 3.
The India mail proceeds this day to London with
advices from Calcutta to the 6th of March ; Ma-
dras, March 11 : Shanghai, February 15 ; Hong
Kong, February, 23 ; Singapore, March 4 ; Pe-
nang, March 5 ; Bombay, March 14.
Fighting is going on in the Persian Gulf between
the troops of the Shah and the chiefs of Abbas
Bunder.

The cotton crop in Berar is expected to be a
failure.

A revolt in Bassien has beeii surpressed, but
Pegue is again in a disturbed state.
The British forces in Burmah are 1,900 men and
50 guns.
Indigo market at Calcutta dull. Exchange,
2s. 00.
The Japanese have conceded. to the Russians to
open Japan to trade with the rest of the world
within a year. _ _ _

Exchange at Shanghai, 5.7 ; Canton, 4.9.
Freights at Alexandria have fallen to 3s. per
quarter.

THE COURT.—According to present arrangements,
her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by
the whole of the youthful Royal family, will leave Buck-
ingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon for Windsor
Castle to pass the Easter holidays, returning to London
in a fortnight to remain until the close of the season,
with the exception, as it is expected, of a brief sejour at
the Castle during the Ascot races.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Mary, after taking farewell to-morrow of
their gallant and illustrious relative the Duke, who,
with Lord Raglan, will, it is expected, depart for the
seat of war on that day, will leave St. James's Palace
for Kew Cottage for the holidays.
The Marquis of Lansdowne entertained a select party
at dinner, at Lansdowne-house, on Saturday evening.
The Marchiovss of Salisbury and youthful family
have left Salisbury-house, Arlington-street, on a visit
to the Earl and Countess Delawarr, at Buckhurst-park,
Sussex, for the holidays.
The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, accompanied by
the youthful Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale, the
Lord Charles and Lady Mary Hamilton, have left St.
James's-place for the French capital, where their Graces
we believe, intend to remain only a fortnight, and then
return to London.
The Earl and Countess of Leicester have arrived in
town from Holkham-hall, Norfolk. His lordship and a
strong muster of Whig peers and commoners, including
Lords Camperdown, Strafford, Marcus Hill, Ebrington,
Sodeley, and Duncan, the Hon. Col. Robert Boyle,
M.P., and Mr. Ellis, M.P., attended the third dinner
of the Fox Club, at Brookes', on Saturday evening.
The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his ninth Parlia-
mentary dinner on Saturday last :—There were present
Lord Burghley, Lord A. Lennox, Hon. H. E. Dun-
combe, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Sir Edmund Lacon,
Sir Joseph Bailey, Mr. Knightley, MI.: Henry Wynd-
ham. Mr. Adderley, Mr. G. Sturt, Mr. Isaac Butt, Mr.
Sandars Davies, Mr. Blagden Hale, Mr. Hildyard, Mr.
Ker, Colonel Knox, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Mowbray, Mr.
Portal, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Tudway, Mr. Gro-
gan, Mr. Vance, Mr. Spencer Waddington, Mr. Whit-
more, Mr. Moody, the Secretary, and the Rev. Mr.
Gamier (chaplain). The Earl of Annesley and Mr.
Cobbold were prevented through indisposition.
CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday after-
noon. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord
Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll,Viscount
Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of New-
castle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James
Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The council sat
three hours.

A deputation consisting of Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P.,
the Hon. Henry T. Liddell, M.P., Mr. Hildyard, M.P.,
Mr. Win. Brown, M.P., Mr. Thorn&y, M.P., the Rev.
A. Campbell (Rector of Liverpool), and Mr. C. Hart
(vestry clerk), had an interview with Viscount Palmer-
ston on Friday.