The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The budget of Ways and Means of Belgium for
1857 is estimated at 138,354,990 f., which is
6,656,450 f. more than the estimate of the budget
of the present year, though 1,763,000 f. less than
that budget will, according to all probability,
actually yield. The principal items in the total
are—land tax 1.5,944,527 f., customs 11,845,000 f.,
excise 23,094,000 f., stamps 3,250,000 f., tolls
4,820,000 f., registration dues 12,800,000 f., post-
office 4,700,000 f., ant railways 23,500,000 f.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Dec. 3.—The Marquis de Turgot ar-
rived here yesterday. The Mario Espanol an-
nounces that M. Ros de Olano has tendered his
resignation as Spanish Minister in Portugal. Orders
have been given for the immediate drawing up of
the budget of 1857, as the preceding one will expire
this month. It is thought that the Bank of Seville
will be authorised. It will have a capital of 18
millions of reals, and a privilege of 25 years. M.
Isturitz will probably be sent as Minister to Russia.

EGYPT.
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 20.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamers Cadiz from Bombay,
and the Nubia from Calcutta, arrived at Suez on
the 17th inst., with 37 passengers, and will leave
to-morrow on their way back to India. The Candia
and Valetta, which arrive)fl on the 18th and 19th
respectively, have brought 700,0001. of specie from
England, Malta, and Marseilles, the whole of
which is in transit, with the exception of 47,0001.
for Alexandria, chiefly in gold. A considerable
amount of specie has likewise arrived here from
Trieste and from Turkey, but 'greater part of the
latter goes on to England, and was shipped at Con-
stantinople, where exchanges have lately ruled e]-
cessively high.
The proposed visit of the Viceroy to Khartoum
and Seimaar has been postponed for a few days.
The survey and soundings which have been COn'
ducted by the officers of her Majesty's ship Tartarus
being completed, their final report was sent home
by last mail, and the Tartarus is now under orders
to take from 40 to 50 deep-water soundings be"
tween Alexandria and Candia. The line from the
island of Sardinia to the opposite coast of Africa
has been found impracticable for a submarine
cable, chiefly on account of the enormous depth of
water ; but there appears to be reason to hope that
the mission of the Tartarus will be attended with a
more promising result, and that the direct line t°
Candia will ultimately be selected for establishing
communication between Egypt and the EurePe.'
line of telegraph, in preference to the more circuir.
ous route along the coast of Syria and Asia Min?,_
The internal lines of Egypt are meanwhile rapia.lT
extending themselves to the different parts °feline:
country. At the present moment two bran_riect
are in course of construction which will u
Rosetta and Damietta with the main line
third
extending from Alexandria to Suez,
and
ad
from
has been decided upon which will proceed
Cairo to the several towns of Upper Egy
fPtthe Tar-
Captain Mansell, the commander
Sues, hither he had
tarns, has just returned from
yw to survey its
gone at the request of the ofc° wires
harbour and the adjacent ceasVicoe
A railway bridge across branche d Sea.
of
tbheetseullfoitnettraßacted for in
the Nile, at Kafr Laiss?, 'tale
engofroom for
to be built of cast iron,
England at 135,000/. I
rails.
two camel tracks, 1
and will be 40 feet broad,des a
besides
Cairo Railway in
thus b lee al
ivni
regard to
The Alexandria an
already beyond the highest
amount of success
the amount of its traftic has be.en attended with
expectations. re on the 17th inst.,
and will shortly be formally installed as agent and.
Monsieur de Giers arrived he .
Cousul•General for Russia—a post which- had re'
mained unfilled since the commencement of the
war.
A mercantile house here has contracted with the
Egyptian Government for the purchase of the entire
quantity of saltpetre prepared by the Government
over and above that required for its own consume'
tion.
The contract is to be in force for five years, and
the quantity is estimated at about 500 to Luuy
tons per annum. It is said that this 'operation bile
been entered into for account of the Austriaa
Government.