The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, March 11.—Said Pasha, the Vice-
roy, has determined to make a railroad from Alex-
andria to !Mareotis, an out-of-the-way spot, some
17 miles to the westward of this town, where his
Highness has taken a fancy to form an intrenched
camp for his soldiers. To satisfy this whim Said
Pasha will expend something like 80,0001. sterling,
and it is thus that the surplus revenues of Egypt
are squandered away ; for Mareotis is a dreary,
desert place on the other side of the lake, without
,vegetation and—without inhabitants, and from the
moment of Said Pacha's death the railway will be
totally neglected, as it cannot be turned to any ac-
count. Meanwhile, Mouchelet, the French engi-
neer, who was engaged on the Suez railway, has
been ordered down from his post to superintend
this most useless line, to the detriment of the much
more important line between Cairo and Suez.

El HaMee Pachl, son of the late Viceroy, Abbas
Pasha, is now preferrinc, his claims against Said
Pasha for 3,000,0001. sterling, as the inheritance
of the value of his father's property. When Abbas
Pasha succeeded to the Pashalic the sons of Mehe-
met Ali claimed their inheritance of him, and it
was decided by the Sultan, to whom the question
was submitted, that their demand was just ; and,
though it is very difficult in Egypt to determine
what is State property and what is private pro-
perty, A bbas Pasha was ordered to pay 1,000,0001.
sterling to the sons and daughters of Mehemet Ali,
which they received. According to this precedent,
Said Pasha feels that he will have to pay in his
turn, so that, instead of referring the matter to
Constantinople, where he knows it would be decided
against him, his Highness haaasked the European
consuls to act as arbiters in the matter, and El
Hamee Pasha has purposely claimed an exorbitant
amount, in order that, after deduction of ' the
counter-claims that will undoubtedly be made by
Said Pasha, he may still receive a good round
sum. _ _

The placing of buoys and beacons at the entrance
of the harbour is progressing under the superinten-
dence of the French Captain Hommey. The work
was commenced in September, but was suspended
at several intervals on account of bad weather.
There are three channels into the harbour of Alex-
andria ; the one for vessels drawing less than 14
feet has already two beacons, one red and one black,
raised 21 feet above the level of the sea, and three
floating buoys ; the Marabout channel is being
marked out just now, and when it is finished the
principal channel for vessels drawing under 25
French feet will be commenced at once.

The brig Henry Warburton, laden with railway
iron, stuck upon a rock in coming into the harbour
on the 26th of February, and foundered on reach-
ing her moorings. Her cargo will be recovered,
but the vessel will be quite lost.
Trade in Alexandria is very dull, as there is but
little produce for shipment, owing to the large
quantities exported during the last four months,
and the closing of the canal which communicates
with the Nile, by which all produce is brought
down from the interior, and which is to undergo
the process of being cleaned and deepened. Some
cotton is brought down on camels' backs.
Freights are at 4s. to 4s. 6d.. per quarter, with
no demaxd for tonnage.
Exchange ox London 1001 piastres per 11.
sterling.
The newly-appointed Sheriff of 11ecca arrived
here, from Constantinople_, in a Turkish steam-fri-
_
once, as The wThele of Arabiais in a verTaiitUrbed
state. By the last accounts, the tribes of Aseir,
numbering 30,000 men, had seized upon and gar-
risoned four small towns on the coast. The Hon.
East India Company's steamer Queen and the
sloop Elphinstone were both at Hodeida to protect
that town and overawe the rebels. The Turkish
Governor of Arabia, Mahommed Pasha, has only
2,500 men, regulars and irregulars, to support the
authority of the Sultan. Mahommed ben Aaoon,
the new Sheriff, is said to possess considerable in-
fluence in Arabia, where he has been Sheriff be-
fore. His immediate predecessor, Aboo Mootaa-
leb, who went out in August, 1851, has been
superseded, on account of countenancing to a con-
siderable extent the present movement, which has
been caused by the promulgation of the Anti-
Slavery Act.
In all probability, Said Pasha will eventually be
saddled kg the Sultan with the charge of putting
down the insurgents in Arabia, and it will serve
as a vent for the Viceroy's military ardour.
The new King of Abyssinia, Theodosius, is on
his way to conquer the Christian kingdom of Shoa.
He has already taken possession of a large district
not far from Hurrur, and made over the govern-
ment of his new province to an Englishman, named
Bell, who has long been in his service.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.

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In transcribing the quotations relative to the North-
amptonshire Stakes, Poodle was inserted instead of
Paletot.
In the prefatory observations, however, it was dis-
tinctly stated, that " Winkfield was in good demand at
I and 9 to 1, with Paletot in close attendance."