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

BELGIUM.

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The budget of Ways and Means of Belgium for
1557 is estimated at 138,354,990 f., which
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 15,944,527 f., customs 11,845,000 f.,
excise 23,094,0001., stamps 3,250,000 f., tolls
4,820,000 f., registration dues 12,800,000 i., post-
office 4,700,000 f., and railways 23,500,000 f.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Dec. 3.—The Marquis de Turgot ar-
rived here yesterday. The Diario 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 Candi*
and Valetta, which arrived 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 47,000/.
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'
stautinople, where exchanges have lately ruled e%'
cessively high.
The proposed visit of the Viceroy to Khartonol
and Sennaar 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 hem
by last mail, and the Tartarus is now under order°
to take from 40 to 50 deep-water soundings 130"
tween Alexandria and Candia. The line from this
island of Sardinia to the opposite coast of Africa
has been found impracticable for a submaril
cable, chiefly on account of the enormous depthi_ct
water ; but there appears to be,reason to hope
the mission of the Tartarus will be attended Wit",-
more promisingresult, and that the direct line
Candid will ultimately be selected for establishing
communication between Egypt and the European
_
line of telegraph, in preference to the more circuit"
ous route along the coast of Syria and Asia
111
The internal lines of Egypt are meanwhile rap the
extending themselves to the different parts
°fcbes
country. At the present moment two bran connect
are in course of construction which will conn.rebs
Rosetta and Damietta with the main line
extending from Alexandria to Suez, °fa
third
and
from
has been decided upon which will prc't-:
Cairo to the several towns of Upper
Tar-
Captain Mansell, the commaudg°P
he bad
tarns, has just returned from Suez, whither
survey
..s
gone at the request of the Viceroy to sur
ay lt
liarbour and the adjacent coasts of the Red
Sec_ •
of
A railway bridge across the Rosetta
acted
dnfohr in
the Nile, at Kafr Laiss, has been conntt
roafc cast iron
the
England at 135,0001. It is to beibeuftvl
leaving i room for
and will be 40 feet broad, line. of rails._
lway in regard to
The Alexandria and Cairo Rai two camel tracks, besides a
been attended with all
the amount of its traffic has
beyond the highest
amount of success already
tdhouusb.i e

expectations.
iers arrived here on the nth inst.,
Monsieur de G
hascoi fi
contracted c commencementr
with
:thee
Egyptian Government for the) purchase of the entire
na
lafttl lileed
quantity of saltpetre prepared by the
Government
over and above that required
for its own consutor
maAinemder:
tion. la

The contract is to be in force for five years, amp
the quantity is estimated at about 500 to 1/Liv"..„
tons per annum. It is said that this operation J.';
been entered into for account of the Austrl6
Government.