The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-30 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 7.—The Malta packet not having
arrived, we arc without news from Europe, and arc still in
ignorance of the results of the fresh proposals sent from
London. Here defensive operations are still carried o❑
with the same vigour. The Viceroy, who only waited for
the French packet before lie departed for Cairo, left last
:light on board one of the towing barges. At Afteh a
steamer awaited his arrival, and this evening his Highness
sleeps at Cairo. His journey will not be longer than
eight days. He relies upon the means of defence which
his country possesses. Selim Pasha, General of Division,
who commanded in the Hedjas, has just arrived in our
city : it is reported that he will assume the command of
the Bedouins, who have great confidence in him. Kour-
schid Pasha, General of the Yemen army, was also ex-
pected very shortly. The news of war having attracted
some Poles, Carlist Spaniards, and others who anticipated
that their services would have been accepted in the Pasha's
army, their expectations have been frustrated.
Decidedly England threatens Egypt, and, as a proof,
you will hear that Colonel Hodges has succeeded in get-
ting up some races, nearCissar's camp,which were attended
by all the Consuls, every person of distinction in the city,
And by several ladies, who were dressed in riding habits.
The Queen, who was chosen by the aristocracy of the sub-
' scribers, is a lady from Marseilles, Madame Rho,
being majestically seated on a species of throne, decreed
the prizes to the victors in the most graceful manner.
MALTA, MARCII 16. —The news from Greece is gloomy;
the King does not dare to punish the Philorthodoxian con-
spirators, and in the mean time anarchy reigns throughout
the kingdom. It is in vain to suppress highway robbery.
With such a state of affairs, too much reliance cannot be
placed upon the promise made at the commencement of
the year, " that the receipts would cover the expenses of
1840 ;" that eventful period has not yet happened for
Greece.

I shall content myself with giving you some news from
Tunis, which it is reported is threatened with a rupture
with Naples. You must remember that a young Neapo-
litan, who was accused of the murder of a Moor, was
thrown into prison, and would have been put to death
had it not been for the intervention of the Consular body.

The King of Naples having sent a frigate in order to con-
vey his complaint, it appears that the Consul, who was the
bearer of the despatches to the Bey, was very badly re-
ceived by the Governor, who almost threw them in
his face. He was not satisfied with perpetrating that
insult. The Consul had, as well as all his colleagues,
a country house at the Marsa, upon which the Nea-
politan flag floated. He was informed that he would
be required to take down his flag-staff, and to limit him-
self to having only one or. his town residence. The Con-
sul not having paid any attention to such a threat, Janis-
saries were sent with hatchets to cut down the mast. It
is asserted ,that Naples will avenge itself of this insult,
and it is expected that Neapolitan vessels of war will make
their appearance before Tunis.
Far from increasing their armed forces in the Mediter-
ranean, the English seem to wish to reduce their squa-
dron. To the four vessels which have sailed for England
must be added the Rodney, which left on the 14th. Ad-
miral Stopford is still here with the Princess Charlotte ;
. it is still rumoured that he is likely to be superseded, and
that his successor is expected with two three-deckers, the
Queen and the Britannia, but still there are no advises
from England as to their departure.

POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE
MORNING JOURNALS.

The Morning Herald of this day, speaking of the inter- '
view that took place on Friday between Lord Melbourne
and the anti-Corn-law delegates, observes—" In perusing
the remarks of Lord Melbourne it is impossible not to be
struck with the evidences of his Lordship's natural shrewd-
ness, as well us with the indications which present them-
selves of his Lordship's prepossessions in favour of our
existing industrial arrangements. Lord Melbourne has,
obviously, a clear perception of the great truth, that the
best interests of England are based on the protection of
English agriculture. But while his Lordship cannot
so far sin against his earliest and deepest and best-
founded convictions in reference to the social arrange-
ments that prevail in this country, still it is the misery
of his present position, that he dares not give effect
to these convictions, in opposition to the selfish
interests of a large body of the " Liberals" by whom he
is maintained in office."—The Morning Post observes,
wish reference to the approaching discussion on the Corn-
la ws —" The wily enemies of the Corn-laws, and some
of their weak friends, speak much of the great feeling
which exists against the present system. They descant
upon the numerous meetings adverse to the Corn-laws,
and the petitions arising from those meetings. All this
would be very well worthy of respectful attention, if such
proceedings were spontaneous and genuine. But they
are no such thing. All this demonstration against
the Corn-laws is artificial. It is an agitation pro-
duced by means of hired agitators."—The Times thus
refers to the question of Church Reserves in Cannda :-
6. The affair of the clergy reserves in Canada is, the
religious public will observe, likely to undergo a close in-
vestigation, as the Bishop of Exeter has, through the
Archbishop of Canterbury, given notice of a motion this
evening for copies of certain despatches on the subject,
addressed to Lord Bathurst and Mr. Huskisson while Se-
cretaries of State ; and the Most Reverend Primate him-
self takes up the subject on the 10th of April, by pro-
posing an address to the Queen, requesting that her Ma-
jesty would not give her assent to the bill of the
Senate of Upper Canada, enacting the sale of those
reserves and the distribution of the proceeds. We
are glad that we have brought this subjeet before the
country, though in one respect we were mistaken ;
we thought the land originally granted to the Clergy was
to be taken from them, and parcelled out to the Papists
and various sects of Dissenters, whereas the land is to be
sold, and the pecuniary proceeds thus distributed—one
qu trier to the Church of England, another to that of
6cotland, and the other two remaining quarters to the ad-
herents of the Church of Rome and the several species of
dissidents from the Church of England."—The Morning
Chronicle. commenting on the Government system of
education, remarks as follows :—" We perceive, from some
Scotch Newspapers which have been forwarded to us. that
the assistance voted by the Committee of Council on
Education for the erection of new school-houses in Scot-
land, has been received with a gratitude which has found
expression in the public journals ; and we trust, therefore,
that the Church of Scotland will not be slow to avail itself
of the general sense of the importance of the assistance
afforded by the Government, in extending the plan of its
normal schools, in soliciting local contributions for their
support, and in grounding on these local subscriptions a
new and just claim on the Government for liberal grants
to place these institutions beyond the reach of the caprices
of popular favour."

It will be seen that the Conservative candidate
for Inveraess-shire will be allowed to walk the course. Mr.
Mille, in an address to the electors, says—" I have had an
interview with Air. •.irant of Glenmorriston, and have been
informed that neither he nor any other of the party politically
opposed to me, has the intention of contesting the representa-
tion of the county upon the present occasion." The nomina-
tom iF fixed for Tuesday next, the 31st inst.— Edit.iinryh d-
yer/ iso*.