The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-21 00:00:00

EGYPT.

Advices from Alexandria of the 9th instant state
that several Ministerial changes had taken place with
a view to bring into greater prominence the personal
friends and favourites of the now Viceroy. SAM'
PACHA, AHMED PACHA, SULI BET, and one or two
others, formerly occupying influential appointments,
have been provided for elsewhere in Turkey, and the
means of travel placed at their disposal, with a request
those means should be availed of without delay. The
leading men now remaining are ARTIN BET, Mini-
ster of Foreign Affairs, and SHERIFF and KIAMUL,
Pachas. The former holds the appointment of Go-
vernor of Cairo.

KANI BET, a man distinguished for his literary
attainments and general business qualifications, has been
removed from the direction of the India transit, where
he gave flattering promises of usefulness, to make
place for a man named HERIDAN BET. The PACHA.
has been remonstrated with on the injury British in-
terests must suffer; but complaint has been disarmed
by reiterated assurances that it is not to agents but
himself the British Government and public are to
look for the fulfilment of his promises on the subject.
The India steam-packet Ajadaha left Suezifor
Bombay on the 21st ult., with the outward mail of
Feb. 7, all well.

The Calcutta mensual steamship Oriental arrived
at Suez at five, A.M., on the sth instant, with the
homeward India and China mails and 102 passengers,
after a voyage of almost unprecedented rapidity.
The Peninsular Company's steam ship Ripon, has
arrived at Alexandria, eight A.M.
Rumour states it to belprobable ABBAs PACHA will
succeed in negotiating a sale of his fleet of war vessels
to the Austrians, whose agents are said to have been
making overtures on the subject, both here and at
Constantinople. The whole fleet is in a very ricketty
condition.

A European, named Marre, holding the rank of
colonel in the Egyptian army, has been placed at the
head of the Cairo police, on the recommendation of
some of the foreign consuls.
Cotton has been held for higher:prices since the ar-
rival of the last mail from England, by which more
encouraging advices were received ; but other articles
exhibit few, if any, symptoms of upward movement.
Shipping is scarce. and the demand very limited. Ex.
changes are receding, and the rate by this packet may
be quoted at 97-?2- piastres to the pound sterling.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
METROPOLITAN REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—On Monday the 19th, on the discussion of the
Army Estimates in Committee of Supply, Mr. Hume
moved to reduce the proposed number by fourteen thousand
men. Some of the newspapers, I observe, say that he
would have done the same had the proposed number
been fourteen thousand less. It is very likely. And
perhaps it is equally likely, that but for the certainty of
his motion, the proposed number would have been four-
teen thousand more. So that the curious in such proba-
bilities may apparently set off one against the other, and
lodge in a consolatory persuasion that whatever was
was best. A prescription of this kind may therefore
be considered as a kind of salutary alterative, intended to
produce a silent improvement in the body politic, rather
than to display its energies by any marked external
token.

On Tuesday Mr. Horsman made his motion for a
Committee of Inquiry into certain matters connected
with the Living of Bishop Wearmouth. In these days of
rebuke and jealousy, the Church should be much obliged
to anybody who will take care that she takes care of
herself ; of which the most urgent department of all, is
that she take care of her reputation and good name.
Men will not see the revenues of a rich living or
portions of it, laid by to accumulate for purposes
unstated, without evincing a morbid curiosity as to
what the intent may be, and very probably sug-
gesting evil where none might be designed. The
Government and many of the House urged the mover to
give up his point, and promised that his end should bo
obtained some other way; but he declined on the ground
stated by the lady, who had trusted so often that she
had determined not to trust again. So the Previous
tQivueedstbioynsb2e itnog3m9.oved, was put to a division and nega-
Here again, we have the alterative process. It is not
any
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cannot fail to have a gentle beneficial operation on the
ecclesiastical constitution in the long run.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, March 21, 1849.