The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The Pe-
ninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Hindostan,
Captain J. Soy, arrived here this evening, at twelve
o'clock, and landed her mails in charge of Lieut.
Fenwick, Admiralty agent.

The mails were disititched to London by the 1.30
train.

The Hindostan, during her homeward voyage,
experienced fine weather in the Mediterranean, with
strong northerly winds; from Gibraltar to Cape
Finisterre, and up the Channel and in the Bay,
winds from the eastward. _ _ _

Her dates of sailing were, Alexandria, August 9 ;
Malta, 13 ; Gibraltar, 17.
The number of passengers brought by the Hin-
dostan was 77, amongst whom was General Elici,
from Malta.
Her freight consisted of 159 packages of specie,
value 100,770/ ; 58 bales of silk, 9 cases of opium,
1 package and 7 barrels of elephants' tusks, 38 pack-
ages of silk, 55 boxes of ditto, 38 packages of tor-
toiseshell, 1 bin of crocodile, and 102 packages of
merchandise.

Her Majesty's Ships at Malta—The Caledonia,
Ceylon, Howe, Vengeance, Powerful.
Steamers—Fair Rosamond, Medway, Oberon, An-
telope, and Martin.
Vessels of War of Foreign States—At Alexandria,
three Egyptian line-of-battle ships, two frigates two
corvettes, and one steamer; Austrian steamer Shield;
at Gibraltar, Neapolitan brig of war.
Ships observed on the Voyage—Aug. 13, exchanged
lights with the Egyptiam steam-frigate Sharkie ; Aug.
17, spoke the Shannon brig—the same day with
schooner Majestic ; Aug. 20, the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Pacha, eight miles south
of Finisterre—same day West India steamer Tay,
about twenty-three miles north of Cape Finisterre ;
Aug. 21, exchanged lights with Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Ripon, 45 south-west of
Ushant.

Merchant•vesssls at Alexandria The Nicholas
brig, Edward Bolton barque, Janvier barque, and
Dauntless schooner.

At Gibraltar—The brig Blanche, of London.

The Lord Bishop of Chester held a confirmation
at Broughton-in-Furness, on Friday last, when the
sacred rite was administered to 438 young persons of
both sexes, the greatest number, it is believed, that were
ever confirmed in Broughton Church at one time. His
Lordship, at the close of the ceremonial, delivered a suit-
able and impressive address to the con gregation.—Cum-
berland Pacquet.
A FRENCHMAN ON :OUR LIFE GUARDS.—M.
Eugene Guinot has made a recent cheap trip to London
the subject of a feuillton in the Siecle. Portions of it
are translated in the Literary Gazette, from which we
take an extract:—" In going to Westminster, the curious
stop at the Horse Guards Barracks, situated at White-
hall, at the entrance of St. James's-park. The soldiers
of this corps d'ilite are of an elegance which is seen no
where else but in the English army and at the Opera
Comique. There is nothing martial in their uniform,
but it is so elegant and coquettish as to produce the best
effect. Every one of these soldiers has the air of a walk-
ing gentleman on the stage rather than of a real dragoon
really mounting guard. Our readers cannot picture to
themselves simple soldiers so well dressed, combed,
brushed, oiled, pomatumed, blackinged, and varnished;
their hands and nails are attended to as carefully as those
of the most perfect gentleman; their hair is curled with
art, and any trooper whose hair is not properly ar-
ranged, or nicely parted, is sent to the blackhole. On
that point discipline is inexorable. These soldier dan-
dies receive pay proportioned to their elegance. Means
a comfortably existence.
are afforded them of passing
They aro copic.usly fed, and take tea three times a day.
Their uniform is splendid; the lowest grade serves as a
pretext for ornaments; corporals are covered with em-
broidery, and lieutenants wear two large epaulettes." ,