The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-18 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1858.

GREAT SOUTHERN OF INDIA RAIL-
WAY COMPANY (LimiTiD).—The Letters of Allotment
have been issued this clay.
No. 2, Leadenhall-street, 18th January, 1858.

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
BANK OF DEPOSIT,
No. 3, PALL-MALL EAST, LONDON.

Established. A.D. 1844.

The WARRANTS for the HALF-YEARLY INTEREST, on De-
posit Accounts, to the 31st December, are reedy for dellYary, and
payable daily.

PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.
9th January, 1858.
The rate of interest is 6 per cent. till further notice, Prospec•
tunes and Forms FREE on application.

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flour had advanced about Ioc. The stock was
larger than at the corresponding
period for several
years past, and the remarkably mild weather was
favourable to liberal,receipts.*th • '
Southern flour remained
wi ou t quotable change
in value.

n
Money was in better request, but; with an abun-
dant supply, there was not much;Lchange ithough, perhaps, tile facilities for obtaining it on
scarce. We quote'No. 1 signatures`
second-clasapaper were not ,so great as they were
rates,
the previous week. High grades of paper were still
8, 10, and 12
per cent., and names less known and second-class
notes, 12 to 30 per, cent. On call there was an abun-
dant supply of money at 6to 7 per cent. The Bank
statement showed an increase in ail the items, that
in the -specie line amounting to nearly a million and
a half. The actual increase in the deposits was nearly
two millions. The discount line had been enlarged
to the amount of about $650,000. The line was
$3,586,856 higher" than the minimumon the 28th
Nov. last, and $23,527,269 below the
the Bth Aug.-last. ,
Bankers bills at 60 days on London terms ranged
from 109 k to 110 ; short sight, 1101 to
maximum on
stock-market on the sth exhibited more activity.
A. private circular says : 111. The
"The heavy payments of interest due on the Ist inst.
were met with unexpected promptness,
the only im
portant defiult being in the coupons of. the Erie Rail-
road 1862 bonds, which it was Obviously understood
-
could not be provided for. The Michigan Central Rail-
road Company has been compelled to ask fer an extension
of one year on part of the principal of itchonds, due on
the let inst. The instalments on tho new `1640 lately
negotiated having been paid principally in its own liabi-
litie-, the company, contrary to general expeotation, is
unable to meet these bonds in full at pfesent.
The demand for wheat was light, but, with not a
great deal pressing on the market, there was, little
or no variation in prices. The quotations were—
White Southern, $l2l to $l3O • and red and mixed
do., $lOO to $ll5. £he demand for all descriptions
of iron continued light ; No. 1, Scotch pig, $26
to $27. Crude turpentine had been sold to some
extent at $275 to $287. Common rosin was in
better demand $l3O per 3101 b. Provisions were
loWer in price. Rice was very dull. Sugar con-
tinued to decline. Tobacco was quiet, but a better
fueling prevailed, and prices were supported :
Kentucky and Maysville at 84c. to 18c. ; Seed
Leaf, 10c. to 30c.

The offerings of freight to Great Britain had in-
creased in consequence of the more favourable tone
of the advices from Liverpool.

THE HEAVY INDIA MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
packet Pera, Captain J. Soy. Admiralty Agent
Lieutenant Poole, R.N., arrived at Southampton
yesterday, at 5.30 p.m., with the heavy portion of
the India mails. Her dates were Alexandria,
Jan. 5 ; Malta, Jan. 8 ; Gibralter, Jan. 12.
She brought 99 passengers, amongst whom were
the Hon. Mrs. Hastings and family, from Calcutta;
Mr. Hort, front ditto ; Lieut. Bullen, from Ma-
dras ; Messrs Jenner, Speubly, Rippon, and Hen-
deison, from Hong Kong; Sir F. Blackwood,
R.N., and five young naval officers, from Malta, to
join the Channel Squadron ; Captain Balfour,
R. A from Gibtaltar.

At 1 p.m., Jan. 3, the company of Royal Engi-
neers, under the command of Capt am Lambert,
R.E., with Lieuts. Papillion, Sandford, Courtney,
and Bird, and Assistant-Surgeon Hawkins, R.A.,
disembarked from the Pera, at Alexandria,. cheer-
ing loudly as they left her. Previously to their dis-
embarking, Captain Soy received a letter from the
commanding officer, on behalf of himself, the offi-
cers and men, expressing their thanks for the com-
fort and liberality they had with on board.' " They
have in every respect been well accommodated, and
nothing has been wanting to promote their com-
fort ;" and it is stated that a more orderly or better
behaved set of men never set foot on hoard ship—
much of which may be attributed to the discipline
and regularity kept up by their officers.
The transporting troops through Egypt is now
(owing .to the excellent arrangements which the
Icompany's superintendent and the quer e‘rn4,,ter:
general have been able to make with tlie managers
of the transit administration) a matter of perfect
ease and comfort. After leaving the vessel in
Alexandria harbour, the troops are conveyed in
lighters towed by a steam tug, to the railway ter-
minus at Gabarri. Then they enter the carriages
and proceed to Kaffir El Aish—the station at the
Nile, 45 miles. Here a mess is provided for the
officers and a meal for the men ; who have already
,
with them one day's cooked provisions from the
ship. After resting—say 14 to 2 hours—they pro-
ceed by rail to Cairo 'where they change engines,
and after about a quarter of an hour resume their
journey to No. 12 Station on the Desert, the pre-
sent terminus of the rail, and dis'aut from Suez 25
miles. Here they are refreshed with a cup of coffee
and a glass of grog; and then commences the change
from infantry to cavalry ; for each m:in is
fur-
nished with a donkey, on which useful though un-
military animal the gallant officer and man per-
form the remainder of the overland route. The
men are divided into squads of 22 in etch. and an
in regular order, as if they were really now
officer, and ride (or at least are supposed to do so)
but considering the sort of charger on which they
in the other vessel as soo as
are mounted, his somewhat doublul whether they
keep in line or not. Arriving cavalry ;
at Suez, they em-
barkthe time occupied from leavine, one shipto:getti og on
but easy.
board the other, distant 220 miles,
hours. It will, therefore, be easily seen that
sending troops to India by the overland route is
Malta in her Majesty's ship
Up to 4th January 2,400 men had gone through.
By this time the 71st Regiment, went up from
i pi
ogsesni be
lreallya 112d4
not only feasible,
Vulture, will have added nearly 1,000 to the num-
ber. The Pere does not bring any
The men do not wear their regimentals go-
ing across, but what is a much more comfortable
costume, viz., their canvas jumPers) caps with
white covers, and their kna
Princess Royal and
sacks.p
Calcutta ; she
amongst her passen-
gershas, however,
the Hon. Mrs, Hastings, her sister and family,
who had a very narrow escape from Boxar. It will
be remembered how gallantly her lamented hus-
band, the Honourable Captain Hastings, behaved
"refugees" from
and what eminent services has rendered whilst
acting with Major Eyre, and how he sank and died
and disease brought on in con-
sequence. So he, like many another hero, did not
under the fatigue
live long enough to know of the honours and re-
wards that were awaiting him. Their widows and
families, however, may not and will not be for-
gotten.
The Pera also brought Mr. Hunt from Mirza-
pore, whose house became a home to many a poor
houseless and clothesless mother and child. His
descriptions of the sufferings and endurance of our
countrywomen would bring tears to the eyes of a
Stoic.

CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERTS.--
r Id
this season, which was exceedingly
place on Saturday last. Among the audience were several
'h :eitlenth attended, concerttoookf
foreigners, evidently of the higher classes,
ling Royal
s, no doubt
comprising selections from Mozart, Mendelssohn,
antutprtaieatiesd. toTh
ethis
ie countryolono
f music by the apple)
was, as usual, geod,
Beethoven, Belle, &c.; but the gem of the concert was
Rossini's beautiful andante and rondo, with variations,
—" Naoqui all Affano," and "Non
piu Mesta," from
" Cenerentola"—which was most
exquisitely sung by
of florid and complicated vocalisation, executed by
dindvaesd'raeceived with deafening
Muffle. Finoli with, great sweetness, and marvellous
Mpraecdilslieo.nF:anndoli.faciliitty a was,
magnificent specimen
applause. This young lady is certainly one of the very
few artistes of the present day who
are able to render
justice to the Divine compositions of the "Grand
Maestro ;" and we offer our congratulations to the
directors of these concerts on their having engaged a
lady who, as we predicted, bas proved so great an acqui-
sition. Signora Finoli also sang a valse by Kettenus—
not by Ketteung, as stated in the programme—very
warmly applauded.
cubearrrmiLnogalyis,
Ries an
d w
playedas
awls for the Violin,' by David, very effectively ; and a
serenade by Balfe, " My' bark is bounding near," was
well
sun
sung
by
by Mr. Winn. The whole was admirably
conducted by Mr. Menne, and went off exceedingly
well.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-CROWN DAY.—Saturday,
Jan. 16.—Admission on payment, 406 ; ditto by season
tickets, 839 ; total visitors. 1,245.
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