The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-26 00:00:00

FLOUR FROM CALCUTTA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUJ
Tavistock Hotel, Friday Evening.
Sin,—ln the third column of the third page of your
publication of this evening, I observe a paragraph re-
garding the importation of East Indian flour, which you
appear to consuler as something remarkable. For your
information I beg to inform you that it is by no means
novel or extraordinary. Flour has been imported into
this country from Calcutta to a great extent during the
last eighteen years, being the produce of the " Calcutta
Strand Flour-mills," and recently of the " Cossipore
Establishment." It is not, however, adapted for human
consumption, but exclusively employed as " sizing " for
manufacturing purposes.
Whilst on the subject, I may remark, that wheat to
any extent might be imported from the rich and fertile
vallies of the Ganges were the ports of this country open
to its free admission.—l have the honour to subscribe
myself, Sir, your most obedient servant,
AN EAST INDIA MERCHANT.

MADAME D'ARBLAY'S DIARY AND LETTERS.
VOL. Vi.—Besides the royal, noble, and distinguished
personages lately alluded to as figuring in the sixth
volume of this interesting work, will be found the follow-
ing:—Napoleon, when First Consul; the Duchesses of
Kent and Cumberland, the Duke of Wellington, Lords
Harrington, Melbourne, Walsingham, Chesterfield,
Howe, St. Vincent, Beaulieu and Aylesbury; Ladies
Albinia Cumberland, Henry Fitzgerald, Augusta Low-
ther, Melbourne, Hates, Charlotte Bruce, Courtown,
Charlotte Bellasys, Inchequin, and Templetown; the
Bishops of Exeter and Salisbury; Pitt, Fox, Canning,
Erskine, Burke, Wyndham, Sheridan, Warren Hastings,
Wilberforce, Dundas, Frederic and Dudley North; Sir
Sydney Smith and Sir Lucas Pepys ; Generals Burrard,
Harecourt and Manners; Drs. Herschell, Fisher, James,
Aikin, and Professor Young ; Samuel Rogers and Wil-
liam Mason; Mesdames Hannah Moore, Barbauld, Crewe,
Boscawen, Darner, Chapone, Ord, Garrick, Siddons,
Pope, Miss Betterton, &c.
There is reason to believe that no offer has been
made by the Mexican Government to Messrs. Reid,
Irving and Co., to undertake their agency. We state
this, as a rumour has been spread to the contrary effect.
Times.

THII GOVERNORSHIP OF BOMBAY.—It was reported
a short time since that the Earl of Dalhousie had been
appointed Governor of Bombay, in place of Sir George
Arthur, who had resigned from indisposition. We have
good authority for stating that Lord Dalhousie denies
having received any intimation of such appointment, and
that he regards the contemplation of it by.the Govern-
ment as extremely improbable. We hear that his Lord-
ship has expressed himself to that effect in answer to
several applications made to him on the supposition that
he was really about to depart for Bombay, and had the
patronage of that presidency at his disposal.—The
Britannia.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK, P.M.--We
are still on the look-out for the Great Western, but up
to the time we write, no intelligence has been heard re-
specting her. It is uncertain whether she would sail on
her day, as she had to undergo some repairs, rendered
necessary from the effects of the hurricane she encoun-
t, r.'d on her last outward passage. If so, the delay ex-
plains her non-arrival.
SUPPOSED ROBBERY ON THE LONDON AND BIR-
MINGHAM RAmwey.—On Friday, shortly after eight
o'clock. a gentleman, whilst travelling from Coventry to
London, by the Birmingham and London line of railway,
was either robb• d of, or lost, a pocket-book, containing
a number of Bank of England notes, to the extent in
value of nearly 501., a bill of exchange, several receipts,
and other miscellaneous articles of the greatest import-
ance to the owner. The unfortunate loser, it appears,
did not discover his loss until he had nearly completed
half his journey.
THE MURDERS BY POISONING IN ESSEX.—CLAVRR,
/NG, FRIDAY EVENING.--The Coroner's inquiry respect-
ing the deaths by poison of Joseph and James Chesham
was brought to a close this afternoon, when, after some
voluminous, but not very material evidence, the jury re•
turned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Sa•rahChesham,
the pi9ther of the deceased cbildreu.