The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-04 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 20, 1846.
Since my last we have had continuous fine weather,
accompanied with easterly winds and night fogs, both of
which in this country are considered to indicate the ap-
proach or existence of sickness. The published bills of
mortality since the commencement of this change ex-
hibit, I regret to say, a great increase of numbers as
compared with the preceding six months of the present
year. So many as forty to fifty deaths a day have been
recently reported, whilst the average number during the
spring and summer did not exceed 'fifteen. There is
not, however, any disease of a dangerous or conta-
gious nature to be deplored, and deaths from dysentery
and influenza form the largest proportion in the returns.
The Pacha is still at Cairo. He is surrounded by the
principal consuls and consul's-general, and by the staff
and leading members of his own court. His health is
far from being so good as it used to be, though for a
man of eighty his physical energy is quite extraordinary.
The adoption of the Turkish costume among the civil
and military officers of his Government, has given, in
some cases, much offence to the prejudices of the Arabs,
who look upon it as too close an imitation of European
habits,

The Pacha intends quitting for Upper Egypt about
the beginning of the year, where he will remain until the
early part of March.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday morning the Queen
and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, took walking exer-
cise in the forenoon of yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by
his Royal Highness Prince George and the Earl of Lin-
coln, and attended by the Hon. Colonel Phipps and Co-
lonel Seymour, enjoyed the spent of shooting yesterday
morning.
The Bishop of Oxford arrived at the Castle yesterday,
on a visit to her Majesty.
'1 heir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and Prince George and the Princess Mary,
attended by the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and Baron Knesebeck, left the Castle yesterday.
His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse accom-
panied their Royal Hignesses.
The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Caroline Leveson
Gower, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, and Captain
Francis Seymour also took their departure from the
Castle yesterday.
This morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort
walked in the grounds adjacent to the Castle.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princes of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took
walking exercise on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes.
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen of tie Court, and the domestic household, at-
tended Divine Service this morning in the Private
Chapel of the Castle. The Bishop of Oxford officiated,
assisted by the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended the
Service, accompanied by her Royal Highness's Lady
in Waiting.

Their ifoyal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, and his Serene Highness Prince
Frederick of Hesse, returned to Kew on Saturday from
Windsor Castle.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by Baron Knesebeck, arrived in town on Saturday from
Windsor Castle. The Royal Duke visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House.
Lord John Russell arrived in town on Saturday from
his residence at Chorle3 wood.
Mr. Bagshaw had an interview with the Right Hon
T. Milner Gibson, on Friday, at the office of the Board of
Trade.

SPORTINti INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Surrey staghds, Tues., Red Lion, Bottom ; Sat.
Leatherhead.
Cambridgeshire hds., Wed., Henlow ; Fri., Whadden-10i.
Cleveland hds., Thurs., Hazlegrove-101-.
Devon hds., Thurs., New Inn, Stoven-11.
Mr. Drake's lids., Tues., Souldern Gate; Thurs., Chester•
ton Village; Sat., Thenford House-10 s.
F. B. lids., Fri., Kiggan Bridge.
Haydon lids., Wed., Moss Kennel ; Sat., Langley Castle.
Heythrop hds„ Wed., Bradwell Grove; Fri., Gawcomb ;
Sat., Enchain 11a11-14 past 10,
Ilurworth lids., Tues., Deighton Village; Thurs., Middle-
ton One Row ; Sat., Croft Bridge-10.
Mr, S. Lowndes's hds., Sat., Winslow-11.
Oakley hds., 'rues., Calton Village; Thurs., Cranfield ;
Sat., Shelton Gorse-4 to 11.
Lord Parker's lids., Tues., Thame Park; Fri., llarpsden
—lOl
I'ytchley lids., Wed., Lilbourne ; Fri., Fox Hall ; Sat.,
Spratton Bridge.
Sinnington hds., Tues., Cawton ; Fri., Dalby-10
Lord Southampton's hds., Wed., Castle Thorpe; Fri., Stowe
Nine Churches; Sat., Woodend Green-11.
Tindale hds., Thurs., Belsay-10%.
Mr. Watson's lids., Wed., Eadington ; Fri., Butterwell-
-10%.
"York and Ainsty lids., Tues., Red House; Thurs., Pill
Moor Sessey ; Sat., Skipwith Bridge.
Mr. llildyard's hrrs., Tues., High Lewen ; Fri. Newby
—lO%.
Vale of White lids., the first open day, Kennels.
Old Berkshire hds., Wed., Hinton; Fri., Step Farm.
Lord Lonsdale's hrrs., Tues., Weston Turvill ; Fri., Monk's
Risborough.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The last perform-
ance this season of flandel's beautiful and popular wor
" The Messiah" is announced to take place at Exeter
Hall on Friday next, the Bth inst.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE:—The pantomime of
Saint George and the Dragon is one of tl:e most success-
ful that has ever been produced, and the following dis-
tinguished members of society have already been to see
it:—Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Beaufort,
the Marquis of Titchfield, the Earl and Countess of Har-
rington, the Earl of Munster, Viscount Cliffden, Counts
K,ielmansegge and D'Orsay, the Lords Strathmore,
1 homas Clinton, A. Vane, Willoughby. W. Lennox,
Templemore, Clifton, the Ladies Somerset, Dundonald,
Blesbington, Burgoyne, Graham, &c. The Marchioness
of Conyngham, Sirs J. Burgoyne, E. Codrington, H.
Webb, C. Shakerley, B. Graham, R. Fitzwigram, J. Lub-
bock, W. Curtis. &c., &c. The Hor. H. Stanley, H.
Baring, J. Macdonald, J. Jocelyn, F. Chichester, F.
Stanhope, General St. Clair, Colonels Bentinck and
Knox, Messrs. Clayton. Bernal, Purvis, de Bathe, &c.,
&c., and a host of authors.
MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK "FATHER Ens-
TACE."—While the social scenes make this one of the
most amusing of Mrs. Trollope's productions, the graver
portions of the narrative, as exhibiting the most ardent
passions and the severest struggles of the human breast,
give the work a higher character, and entitle it to be
placed among the best examples of modern romance.
The character of Father Eustace is highly effective and
dramatic. possessed of rare talents, enthusiastic, ami-
able, and, as a Jesuit, pious and loyal, he is yet weak ;
and when tempted, takes a middle course, alwaysth3
most dangerous. His struggles between his sense of
duty and his love, are pourtrayed with much power.
The character of Juliana, the heroine, is of a higher
order than we commonly meet with in novels. She has
the lively imagination and ardent susceptibility of genius.
Her beast is first touched through her imagination. She!
is impressed with the young Jesuit's taste, and with the
new world his conversation opens to her view ; and it is
beautiful to mark how, in turn, her imagination and her
udgment become moulded by her heart.—Britannia.