The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-11 00:00:00

IBRAHIM PACHA.

His Highness the Prince of Egypt rose at his accustomed
early hour yesterday morning, and breakfasted alone in his
private apartment.
His Highness was engaged in transacting business with his
private secretary until nearly twelve o'clock, at which hour
the carriages were ordered to be in attendance.
At half-past twelve o'clock his Highness, accompanied by
the members of his suite, in two carriages, left Mivart's
Hotel, for the purpose of making a tour of inspection. The
illustrious party first drove through the City, and crossing
Tower-hill made the Thames Tunnel their first object of ex-
amination. The-visit having been an unexpected one on
the part of the authorities, only the secretary of the com-
pany was in attendance to receive his Highness. Accom
panied by that gentleman, the Pacha and the members of
his suite descended the entrance shaft, and traversed the
tunnel to the southern shore. The modeofits construction Was
clearly explained to his Highness by the secretary, and the
questions suggested by the Prince were also answered by the
same functionary, to his Highness's evident gratification and
astonishment. The Pacha purchased several small articles in
the tunnel, and, after devoting more than half an hour to a
complete examination of this ingenious absurdity, took his
departure.
The Tower of London was next visited by the illustrious
party. In carrying out the express desire of his Highness
to inspect the institutions and exhibitions of the country as
a private individual, on arriving at the fortress gates one of
the Pacha's English attendants was sent forward to procure
tickets of admission. This person had already done so,
and the carriages were about to enter the precincts, when
a group of warders, observing the glittering uniforms of the
strangers, ran off to the Deputy-Governor's residence, and
gave him information of the fact. Major Elrington was
soon in attendance on his Highness, and, having been in-
troduced by Major Dickson, the gallant officer led the way
first to the Jewel-house, where the crown jewels were
shown and explained by Mr. Swifte. His Highness exa-
mined the crown with especial interest, and remarked on
the beauty of the collection generally. From the Jewel-
house the party proceeded to the Armoury, of which they
made a minute inspection. His Highness subsequently
viewed the collection of ancient and modern guns preserved
within the fortress, several of the former of which are of
Egyptian manufacture.
The Mint was the next point of attraction. Here the
Nam was received by the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk,
the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, who conducted
his Highness over every part of the establishment. The
method by which the bars of gold were rolled out, and the
subsequent operation of stamping the pieces, as well ss the
die machinery, were successively inspected by the Pacha.
The coin in process of manufacture during his Highness's
inspection was exclusively of copper, intended for circulation
in Calcutta. To give his Highness a more pleasing oppor-
tunity of seeing the transition from a dull metal bar to the
bright coin, a silver medal was struck in his presence, to
commemorate his visit. One side bore the profile of her
Majesty, while on the obverse a war trophy was struck.
Round the outer rim of the coin were impressed the words,

"Ibrahim Pacha, June 10, 1846." His Righness accepted
this mark of attention and respect very graciously, and
having thanked Sir George Clerk for his courtesy, took leave,
with the intention of proceeding to

The Bank of England, whet; the party arrived precisely
at four o'clock. Mr. Heath, the Governor, and Mr. Robin-
son, the Deputy-Governor,with two or three other members
of the board of direction, were in attendance to receive his
Highness; and, the carriages having driven into the inner
court, the Pacha and the members of his suite alighted and
accompanied the governors to the Bank parlour, where a
dejeuner had been prepared. His Highness having partaken
of some slight refreshment, was then conducted over the
whole establishment in the greatest detail. The party first
inspected the bullion cellars, where the gold bars are de-
posited, and in which a very large quantity of Sycee silver,
paid as ransom money by the Chinese, is stored. His
Highness was subsequently shown the method of printing
Bank notes and dividend warrants, with the whole of which
he appeared greatly amused. While in the cash-office Mr.
Heath placed a small bundle of notes in his Highness's hand,
which were explained to represent the money value of up-
wards of 1,000,0001. sterling. The dividend office and other
departments were subsequently visited by the illustrious
strangers, and it was nearly six o'clock before they had com-
pleted their tour of the building. On taking his departure,
the Pacha shook hands very heartily with the Governor and
Deputy-Governor, and expressed himself much indebted for
the attention which had been shown him.
The party returned to Mivart's shortly after six o'clock,
and dined together privately at half-past seven. It was ex-
pected his Highness would have honoured Drury-lane
Tneatre with his presence last night.
Dr. Bowring, M.P., had an interview with his Highness
last evening, and we believe the result will be that the Pacha
will visit the House of Commons this evening after returning
from Ascot Races.
The Queen's carriages have been ordered to be in attend-
ance at the Slough station this morning to convey his High
ness and suite to Ascot.
His Highness was yesterday enrolled a member of the
United Service Club.

The following names were yesterday inscribed in his High-
ness's visiting book in the order annexed :
Mr. W. F. Ainsworth, Secretary to the Syro;Egyptian
Society, and late of the Euphrates expedition ; the Earl of
Ellenborough, First Lord of the Admiralty; Viscount It-
gestre, Captain R.N. ; Lord A. Lennox, Ordnance Depart-
ment • Mr. J. S. Buckingham, Lieutenant-General Sir H.
Douglas, Mr. H. W. Masterson, Sadi Ombart, of Bombay;
Colonel P. Campbell, R.A. ; Colonel Rainey, Lord Howden,
formerly Envoy to the Pacha of Egypt ; Mr. C. Cornellan,
Lord Blayney, Viscount Pollington, Captain Shea, Mr. A.
Galloway, Mr. G. W. Galloway, Mr. G. J. Jackson, Mr. J.
L. Phipps, the Earl of Jersey, Sir J. Hansler, the Duke of
Leeds, Mr. B. Botfield. M.P. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Sims,
Lieutenant-General Sir J. Buchan, Captain D. Price, R.M. ;
Sir A. V. Corbet, Bart. ; Mr. V. R. Corbet, Earl Somers,
Captain E. Carpenter, R.N. ; the Right Hon. H. Ellis,
Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde, Royal Horse Artillery ; Lieu
tenant-Colonel Colquhuun, Royal 'Artillery ; the Earl of
Morley, Viscount Strangford, Mr. R. Coates, Captain Glad-
stone, RN. ; his Highness Hassan Mohun Lal, Major-
General Russell, Bombay Horse Artillery ; the Marquis of
Londonderry, Colonel of tho 2d Life Guards ' • the Marquis of
Huntley, Sir J. M. Blakenbury, the. Earl of Wilton, Sir
C: Forbes, Sir A. Clifford, Gentleman-Usher of the Black
Rod ; Mr. G. A. Hoskins, Lieutenant-General Sir A. Pil-
kington, Viscount Hinton, Lord Worsley, Count D'Orsay,
Lord Kinnaird, Mr. R. Mayne, Mr. J. P. Muspratt, Director
of the East India Company ; Sir R. Campbell, Bart., Director
of the East India Company ; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir E. A.
Campbell, C.B. ; Mr. R. Campbell, Mr. J. Cotton, East
India Director ; Mr. J. Sheppard, East India Director ;
Mr. H. Shanks, East India Director ; Captain Sir I'. Hast-
ings, R.N. ; Hon. Colonel Lowther, Sir Henry Pottinger.
the Earl of Clare, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress
Hon. Octavius Duncombe, M.P. ; Lord Claud Hamilton.
Mr. George Lvall, M.P., East India,Director ; Lord Ernest
Bruce, M.P., Vice-Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household;
Right Hon. H. Corry, M.P., of the Admiralty.

THE GRAND DUKE CONSTAN
TINE OF RUSSIA.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—This morning his Imperia'
Highness, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Lutke and Captaii
Loutkowsky, of the Ingermanland, and attended by Baron
Friedrichs and Captain Mofet, was conducted over the dock-
yard by Admiral S►r Charles Ogle, Bart., and the officers of
the establishment, commencing with the testing-house,
thence proceeding to the rigging store, present use store, and
thence on board the Amphitrite razde corvette, where his
Highness remained sometime making minute inquiries as to
her qualifications, intended armament, service, and other
matters, which were explained by Mr. Traplin, the machinist
of the establishment (who attended the Royal party through-
out their inspection). From the Amphitrite the party pro-
ceeded to the dock in which the Rattlesnake, 28, is fitting
for surveying service, thence to the Rifleman gunboat, upon
the screw propeller principle, 200-horse power, where the
Prince made very particular inquiries as to her fitness for
the duty for which she is constructed, and in which he
showed himself well conversant with naval tactics and con-
struction, conversing very intelligibly in English the
whole time. On leaving the Rifleman Reard-Admiral Sir
Charles Malcolm was presented to the Grand Duke
and the Russian Admiral by Sir Charles Ogle.
The metal mills were the next offices visited, where Mr.
Owen, their superintendent, explained the process of run-
ning the copper fluid into pigs for sheets for the bottoms of
ships; the royal party then went through the metal mills
and nail-shop to the blacksmith's shop, where Nasmyth's
steam -hammer was exhibited, which attracted particular
attention from all the officers present. After this the shank
of an anchor was drawn out of the forge fire, and the men
commenced welding it, to show the contrast in that mode
of beating out iron and the much more expeditious and less
laborious mode by the steam-hammer. From the black-
smith's shop the party proceeded to the saw-mills, and wit•
nessed the process of sawing the timber by the steam-saws,
and thence to the block machinery ; but the strap of the
shape-machine having broken after a few turns of the cylin-
der, prevented the further exhibition of blockmaking.
The Imperial party then proceeded aloft, and witnessed
the formation and finishing of the sheaves for the blocks,
polishing the bolts. fixing the cogs, &c., with which they
expressed great satisfaction. By the time the finishing de-
partment had been gone through the strap of the shaping-
machine had been readjusted, when the party descended to
witness the manufacture of blocks. The plan of manufacture,
as patented by Mr. Brewer, of Bermondsey, was shown as the
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