The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-30 00:00:00

EGYPT.

1 ALEXANDRIA, JULY 22.
The steamers Valetta and Euxine, which brought
' out the mails of the 10th of July, arrived on the
19th and 20th inst., and return this day with the
India and China mails. By the mail of the 10th
of July there was brought to Egypt for India and
China 975,0001. in specie, from England, including
a small portion from France, being the largest
amount that has ever been despatched overland at
one time.
The cargo from India and China is also the
largest that has ever yet arrived, consisting of
3,600 packages of silks for England and France ;
but the transit administration, under its present
direction; was not able to bring the whole of the
cargo to Alexandria in time for shipment to Europe
to-day, though three days and a-half have nearly
expired since the steamer arrived at Suez, and
about 1,000 packages will be left behind, to be for-
warded to their destination a fortnight hence.
Owing to the rise of the Nile, the ferry on the
Rosetta branch of the Nile can now be used, and
this has hitherto been the only break in the line of
railway between Alexandria and Cairo. The elec-
tric telegraph in the Desert between Cairo and
Suez has been completed, and it is to be hoped that
no untoward delay will arise in the construction of
the railway across the Desert, so as to leave as
little room as possible for mishaps in the transit.
The mother of the ex-King of Oude has arrived
in Egypt, with the heir apparent to the throne of
Oude and a suite of 98 persons. She is now at
Cairo, where she intends to remain for a few days,
and will proceed to England by the ensuing mail.
This year's crops have proved abundant through-
out Egypt, and, as the Nile is rapidly rising, the
produce is being brought down to Alexandria for
shidinent in large quantities. The price of wheat
has somewhat fallen. Freights are Gs. Gd. per
quarter. Exchange on London continues at 101
piastres per pound sterling.
The fetes given by Said Pasha, in commemora-
tion of his accession two years ago to the Govern-
ment of Egypt, and for which such extensive pre-
parations had been made, came off under auspi-
cious circumstances on the 16th, 17th, and 18th
inst., at the Pasha's private palace at the Gabarri.
Immediately in front of the palace there were
erected three gaily decorated pavilions, for the use
of his Highness, the Egyptian princes, and the
consuls, and a grand portico with architectural
colonnades, 740 feet long on each side, 30 feet
broad, surmounted by 750 flags, with 90,000
lamps, which were lighted up each night and pro-
duced a very fine effect. There was also a recep-
tion room built, 190 feet long by 130 feet broad,
and a harem for the Pasha's ladies and the Euro-
pean lady visitors, containing 20 rooms built ex-
pressl y for the occasion, and having the interior
brightly illuminated.

In the portico for the lower classes there was a
theatre, where, among other things, was repre-
sented the battle of Kalafat, in which the Egyp-
' tian troops occupied a prominent position ; an d a
cosmorama, panorama, dissolving views, rope-dan-
cers, greasy pole, Olympic races, national theatres,
and music were there for the amusement of the
public. On each day all corners were fed front the
Pasha's kitchens, and on each night, besides the
illuminations, there were fireworks. A very
pretty theatre, to hold 300 persons, was built in-
side the palace, in which there were opera and
ballet performances, 42 performers having been
brought out from Milan expressly ; and the Turk-
ish - ladies were enabled to look on from behind
lattice-work at the back of the theatre, while the
gallery was for the use of the European lady visi-
tors. Military bands of music were stationed all
over the grounds ; there were 300 European musi-
cians employed at the different theatres, and re-
freshments were freely distributed to all present.
On the morning of the 16th the ceremony be.
gan with the salute of 101 guns, and the Viceroy
held a levee, when all the heads of the Mahome-
dan and Christian clergy, and the European Con-
suls, in uniform, presented their respects. Red-
schid Pasha was present, and all the officers of the
Viceroy's army and navy, and his civil employes
in rich new uniforms passed before his Highness,
and made their obeisance. The European mer-
chants of Alexandria also came forward and pre-
sented to his Highness a gold medal, with an ad-
dress, thanking him for the freedom he has granted
to the trade of Egypt, to which he made a very
suitable reply in French, saying that he would
always promote the interests of commerce, which
was the life of his country.
The fetes ended on the evening of the 18th with
a magnificent banquet given in the large saloon,
at which upwards of a thousand guests assisted,
the Europeans being invited by cards, a certain
number of which were given to each of the Euro-
pean consuls for distribution. Opposite to Said
Pasha was seated Redschid Pasha, and next to
them the principal authorities, the European Con-
suls-General, Europeans and natives alternating•
All the retiourcee of the country were brought out