The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

lI3RA.HILII PACHA.

The following deputation from the Oriental Club waited,
on Saturday, upon his Highness Ibrahim Pacha, to request
his Highness to give the club the honour of his company at
any convenient day :—The Right Hon. Sir Henry Pottinger,
; the Right Hon. Holt Mackenzie; Sir T. Edward
Colebrooke, Bart., MP. ; Major. General Sir John Doveton,
K.C.B. • George William Anderson, Esq. ; Major-General
Delainate, C.B. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Montgomerie, C.B. ;
John M. Macleod, Esq. His Highness received the de-
putation in tha most gracious manner, and was pleased to
fix Friday, the 10th instant, for the entertainment. Lord
Auckland in the chair.
Shortly afterwards the Pacha left Mivart's Hotel, accom-
panied by Sami Pacha, Col. Bonfort, M. Nubar, and Major
C. Dickson, for the Birmingham Railway station at Euston-
square, and from thence proceeded by railway to Wat-
ford to see the process of making paper. By an arrangement
made prior to his leaving town, he visited the extensive
paper-mills of Messrs. W. Lepard, Smith, and Co. It is well
known that, although the Pacha has been brought up in the
military profession, he has a great taste for manufactures,
and never allows an opportunity to escape when a novelty
either in art or manufacturing science presents itself. His
Highness was most desirous to see the mode in which Our
superior paper was made, paper of British manufacture being
now generally used in Egypt. The Pacha was conducted
over the mills by Mr. Smith. His Highness closely watched
the various processes, and expressed himself highly pleased
by the visit he had made.
His Highness and suite returned to town by the railway,
and en route to Mivart's the Pacha went to the gardens of
the Zoological Society in the Regent's-park, where his High-
ness was occupied nearly two hours in viewing the collection
of animals and birds belonging to the society.
The Pacha and party returned to Mivart's shortly after
six o'clock, and forthwith prepared to go to the entertain-
ment given by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
tion Company, at the Albion Hotel, Aldersgate-street. At
the termination of the splendid dinner the Pacha and the
whole of his suite repaired to Viscountess Palmerston's
assembly.
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Yesterday afternoon the Pacha, accompanied by Sami
Pacha, Colonel Bonfort, and M. Nubar, took a drive in
Hyde-park and the Regent's-park, and then returned to
dinner.

At half-past eight in the evening the carriages were
again ordered, and his Highness, similarly attended, went
out for a carriage airing in the neighbourhood of the me-
tropolis.
The Pacha has accepted an invitation to dine with Vis-
count and Viscountess Palmerston on the lath inst.
On Wednesday next his Highness is to be antertabsed by
the East India Company.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY s.—Late last evening the Tay,
Captain Sharp, with the West India and Mexican mails,
arrived in the docks, and landed her mails, which were for-
warded to London by the two ♦.M. train this day. Dates
of the Tay :—Tampico, May 2; Vera Cruz, June 2 ; Havan-
nah, June 11; Honduras, May 20; Chagres, May 26; Ja-
maica, June 8; .Carthagena, May 29; Demerara, June 4;
Trinidad, 6th; Barbadoes, Bth; Grenada, 10th ; St. Thomas,
16th ; La Guayra, 16th ; Bermuda, 20th.
The Tay reports strong westerly winds since she left Ber-
muda, but otherwise very fine weather.
Her Majesty's ship Daring was at Havannah on June 7th,
and went out of harbour on the 10th.
The Clyde arrived at the Havannah on the 6th June.
The Tay has brought home a valuable cargo, consisting of
93 passengers, 1,940,000 dollars, 125/. British coin, I,BBooz.
of gold dust, 5201 b&" of plating, PAlbs. of pearls, 1 package
of emeralds value 20,000 dollars, 138 cases of vanilla, 32
bales of jalap, 100 bales of tobacco, 26 cases of cigars, 55
packages of pines, 13 cases of preserved turtle, 5 cases of
tortoiseshell, and 80 packages of sundries.
NEWS FROM MEXICO.

From private sources we learn that the sy.stem of blockade
is becoming general on the coast of Mexico; the ports of
Tampico and Vera Cruz have been declared.
Captain Saunders, of the American blockading ship off
Tampico, has given notice to the Royal Mail steam-packets
that permission would be given to land their mails and pas-
sengers, but that they would not be allowed to embark or
disembark quicksilver, specie, or any kind of merchandise.
In Vera Cruz the Royal Mail steam-packets will .be al-
lowed to land their mails, passengers, and take specie, but no
other desCription of merchandise. Notice will be given on
the arrival of the American commodore for further instruc-
tions.

There is a strong report about a revolution in favour of
Santa Anna. Upwards of 500 troops and as many of the
inhabitants of the town of Vera Cruz were in the hospitals.
The town is very sickly. The number of the troops in castle
and town, under command of General Bravo, is said to be
about 2,200.
An American barque passed the American blockade, and