The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-23 00:00:00

BRITISH ARMY.

The Boone, London, 1840.
thess tutb or of this work, Colonel Campbell, od-
'" hirrif elf chiefly to military men, who will derive
-not
merely amusement, but instruction also, from the
31.13 ggestior is , the result of long practical experietw,,
here thro•ri n out, on the subject of military reforms

'EAST INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY.

The pr nctic ability of establishing a communication
with Intli. a, by way or, the Red Sea, having been fully
establish° i h f the 'experiments made by the East India
Comparr j., t. pis as aociation has been formed to carry
into effe
•on 'An extensive scale, a plan whereby an
(minter:- opted 'lntercourse may be secured between Cal-
cutta, irr,s, Ceylon, and England, reducing. the com-
tnunicat 10, a as great a degree of certainty as can be
c'uteuiP la ted by any means of access at present within
-our reach, The advantages likely to arise from the
aeive and efficient operations of the company, are so
!manifest t, ) those immediately interested in our corn-
Inercial r ~latiops with India, and especia',ly to ti:ose
located th ere, that we find the late mail 'tat-nue:it over,
not only a ssurances and pr,Jmises of support, but also
renaittaner s—subjeci, howriver, to the'er application being
in case thi ! directors sho,Jld deterrn:lne on immediately
establishin g a line betwr,en Suez and Calcutta (a line
wholly unt ,ceupied at •2rcsentl, The directors, it ap-
Pears from their pros2,....ctus. fully sensible of the bene-
fits which t nay be ce.
,culated upon from a local subscrip-
tion, have at once ' Determined on acting on the sugge.s-
tion, and h ave as
.:,ordingly taken measures for the
im-
mP.diate pu rehas
eof the largest steam vessel procurable,
Vnich will be s, vat out without loss of time.
To cart.: th• entire service into effect, however, so
iss to nsu r e a r egular monthly communication, it is pro-
posed to seven steam ships, of tonnage and power
APPIICab lg. to the route by the Cape of Good Hope, in
el" of any interruption through Egypt, thereby
.pre-
cluding th
cut th possibility of any impediment to carrying
oposed measures of the Company. It is
stated
v e ,
,;,t the number of passengers annually passing
Calcutta,Madras, and Ceylon, and Europe,
may b, ,
cken at 2,500 to "1,600 ; but this number may
be cal.
to a• • lated on being considerably increased, if we are
Jo,
loco ,nf t from the increase which has taken place by
and
tri7ti .ves on land, or .oJam navigation with America
forded Continent, while the facility which will be af-
naturall :f conve!,ance 'rem port to port in India will
The 0, Y tend to au Argent the income of the Company.
sevensttl, ty ennterr,t,,lated for building and fitting the
establi ea rat ships,„ with all incidental charges in the full
"sum, 'hmcot X the Company in active operation, is
nal I, C,0,0,000/., and to cover which tho
iiBP:ta` i 3 fixed at 800,000/.—Miniiig Journal of

4. 20U1-.T CIRCULAR.

WINDS °n+ WEDNESDAY.-The Queen and Prince Al-
bert, and t! le Duke and Duchess de Nemours arrived at
the fCa.stle a oon after five o'clock this afternoon from town,
tseezted by a party of the Life Guards, stationed here,
'Under the c Anmand of Lieutenant Lord Charles Clinton.
The Dui :hess of Kent, attended by Lady C. Dunsia,,,
arrived at t hree o'clock.
The Roy al Party drove to Virginia Watrer soon after her
and Maicitois 8 rrivr4l, in phaetons. In the first pony phaeton
In tour sere her 'Majesty and the Duchess de Nemours.
7.he sec
.ind puny phaetr.,n and four were the Duchess of
de "ent. Co unti,ss d'Orv:ison Prince Albert, and the Duke
Netnib, ars. In tlva third pony phaeton were Lady C.
Aundas„ Lr.cly R. Grosvenor, and General Count Colbert.
'The P Colonel Cavendish and Mr. Anson rode on
lorseb: ,ck with the Royal Party.
Watere
ThitarY )hands were in attendance at Virginia
Military
ThThe Court will return to town on Friday morning.
w'scciu 111. Alea ,ourne will take his departure to-morrow.

D ' Her Maj, sty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
A° and Duchess de Nemours, left Buckingham Palace
at ten mir utes past three o'clock yesterday afternoon, in
an Op en c arriagc and four, with outriders, escorted by a
party/ of Lancers, for Windsor Castle. A chariot and
four, folic wed, containing the Hon. Colonel Cavendish,
11-4 Clerl Marshal and Equery in Waiting, and Colonel
Bouveric , Equerry in Wailing on Prince Albert. Tno
open ear riage.s and four followed ; the first
_containing the
Counter sot Mount Edgcumbe, Lady in Waiting, Hon.
Miss P age'' and Hon. Miss Anson, Maid of Honour in
ti o g, and Countess d'Oraison, Lady in \A aiting on
the 1) achess de Nemours; and the second containing
Lord Byron, Lord, in Waiting, Hon. William Cowper,
Gro or ri in Waiting, and General Colbert, in Waiting on
the r ,uke de Nemours.
rE e Queen was conducted to her carriage by the Earl
7,1 lhomarl,:., Master of the Horse, and the Earl of Bel-
; 401% Vice-Charaberiain.
.:fore leaving town her Majesty gave audience to Vis-
. 11° uat Ytelbourne, Viscount Duncannoo, and Lord Hill.
;„ "fht Royal Dinner party at Winilsor Castle, last even-
g. was expected to consist of the following i.---Their
Yal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, and the Duke and
xuberiv-e idss de Nemours, Marquis of Conyngham, Earl of
ar ge, Ladies Eleanor and Constance Paget, Earl
id. Countess of Surrey, Lady Mary Howard, Viscount
~.,!mlbourne, Lord and. Lady Robert Grosvenor, Baron de
tooncoktmesasr,ofgMr. anti the hon. Mrs. George E. Anson,
.ourit-Edgecumbe, Lady Charlotte Dundas,
-Ron
e,Hisson,ss !Anson, Hon. Miss Paget, Baroness Lehzen,
Hd'Oraison, Lord Byron, Hon. W. Cowper,
neral Cc
"-lenel Cavendish, Colonel Bouveric, and Ge-
Thert.
iaTh? Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Charlotte Dun-
, ' left Ingcstrie House, Pielgrave-square, at twelve
--a.ll
styk yesterday, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her
,
T he ir
reows . Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Ne-
fortt,',honoured Mr. W. C. Ross, A.R. A., with sittings
Pailac!'lr Miniatures, on Wednesday, at Buckingham
Noa'Aarciu
4e Duke and Tiuchess of Cambridge honoured the
is and Nilri.:hioness of Lcr,donderry with their corn-
,ay at dinner la st evening at Hsldernesse House.
The Rev. P. R. Richards had an interview with Vis-
count Melbcurn p yesterday in Downing-strect.
Mr. Halswel',, Mr. J. G. Cladau, Sir R. B. Phillipps,
and Mr. Attp.ville Villatte Caliahiagula had interviews
Viscount M
with Lord Joh! Russell yesterday at the Colonial-office.
el'oourne left his residence in Downing-
street yesterdF,J afternoon, on a visit to the Queen at
Windsor Castle
Clarence
Princer,s Augusta received visits yesterday at
nous e, St, James's, from the Duchess of Glou-
cester and the Duke of Cambridge.