The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-17 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS,

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Magdalena steamer, with the West India
and Pacific mails, passed Hurst at 9 a.m.

THE NEW INDIAN DEPARTMENT.

We are now enabled to enumerate the principal
offices in the new establishment of the Secretary of
State for India, as just proposed to be constituted
by Lord Stanley, and to furnish the names of the
several gentlemen in charge, as secretaries, of the
various departments. They are as follows :

REVENUE—Mr. Prideaux.
JUDICIAL—Mr. Hawkins.
POLITICAL—Mr. Kaye.
RAILWAY AND TELEGRAPH—Mr. Danvers.
PUBLIC WORKS—Mr. Thornton.
PUBLIC OR GENERAL—Mr. Bourdillon.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
SECRETARY—Not yet known.
ASSISTANT-SECRETARY—Mr. Eade.
MARINE AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
SUPERINTENDENT—Mr. Plowden.
ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL—MT. Friend.
AUDITOR—Mr. Sandoz.
CASHIER—Mr. Dunsmure.
INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF STORES—Gen. Bonner.
AGENT TO ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL Mr.
Clarke.
STATISTICAL DEPARTMENT AND KEEPER OF RE-
CORDS—Mr. Hornidge.
CHIEF CLERK—Mr. Onslow.
OFFICERS OF COMMITTEE.
SECRETARY TO FINANCE, HOME, AND PUBLIC
WORKS COMMITTEE—MT. Danvers.
SECRETARY TO REVENUE AND JUDICIAL—Mr.
Prideaux.
SECRETARY TO POLITICAL AND MILITARY—Mr.
Eade.
The gentlemen named as secretaries above have,
we believe, all been in charge of the duties which
they have now to perform under a different deno-
mination. Mr. Prideaux-wps Assistant Examiner.
Mr. Hawkins was also appointed an Aysistant
Examiner upon his retirement from the office of
Secretary to the Indian Law Commissioners. He
is regarded as a high authority upon judicial ques-
tions, having held important posts in the civil ser-
vice of India. Mr. Kaye, besides the responsible
office he has heretofore filled in the Examiner's De-
partment, is known to literature as the author of
" The Life of Sir John Malcolm," and the " History
of the Affghan War." Mr. Danvers has been con-
nected with railways and telegraphs from their
introduction into India, and was the first witness
examined by the Parliamentary committee of last
session. Mr. Thornton was selected for the Public
Works Department upon its formation a few years
ago, and Mr. Bourdillon has been connected with
the General Department, which embraces subjects
connected with education, the Post-office, and mat-
ters of a miscellaneous character.
It will be observed that two distinguished men—

namely, Mr. Sohn Stuart Mill and Mr. Philip Mel-
vill, both retire from the public service, with which
they have been long and honourably identified, the
former as the head of the Examiner's Department,
and the latter as the Military Secretary.

THE TIMBER TRADE ACCOMMODATION AT LIVER-
POOL.—The accommodation which the Liverpool Dock
Board has granted to the various timber importing firms
doing business at the port amounts to 134,000 square yards.
It is situated at the north end of the town, and in the vicinity
of an immense new dock, which is to be called the Canada
Dock, and to be appropriated almost exclusively to timber
vessels. At the meeting of the Dock Board yesterday a
plan of the allotments to various timber firms was read and
approved of. The allotments vary in extent, from 5,000 to
15,000 yards. The contract of Messrs. George Thompson
and Co., to fence the timber ground at 13s. 2d. per lineal
yard, and to provide gates at £l2 19s. per pair, was ac-
cepted.
NOTES FROM BALMORAL.—No sooner had her
Majesty alighted from her carriage (a light vehicis with
pair, which took many by surprise, and deceived others
as to the 'person of the Sovereign), than she was engaged
in viewing the improvements still going on about the
castle and offices. Another characteristic trait may be
mentioned. Kind gifts were brought to the children of
the cottagers in the employment of the Queen and prince
on the estate. The Queen and Royal family, in going up
to Balmoral, made a call on the duchess ; indeed, the usual
route was changed to enable them to do so. On the Sove-
reign reaching Balmoral a splendid Royal standard was
hoisted from the castle terrace, and will remain during her
Majesty's stay. At the sports and games at Abergeldie on
Saturday the Queen and Prince and Royal family remained
from half-past three till a quarter to six.
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ol al
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castle (Abergeldic), the Queen, the' and
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next the Princesses Alice and Helena occupy
row ; the Princess Louisa was a little behindl her royal
parent. The Prince Consort and Prince Arthur walked
ere of 1, very
about the lawn in view of the sports.
amusing character generally. ThereTjlaerals‘o some' (rood
Highland dancing, besides a general reel of all and sundry
of the competitors and spectators on the Is-allt. immediately
beside the royal party. -The weather on Deeside has, since
Friday, been pretty favourable. Thad generally
out some part of the day shooting; walks and drives
in the grounds are the favourite recreations of the other
members of the Court. Frequent despatches are sent by
telegraph to Banchory, and thence expressed to Balmoral.
The court may thus be said at present to be three hours
from London. The whole of the members of the royal
family, including the Duchess of Kent, it is understood,
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