The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-22 00:00:00

ANGLO•INDIAN TELEGRAPHIC MAIL.

The following tender, signed Bonelli, has been
made to the British Government on behalf of a
proposed company, to be called " The Company of
the Anglo-Indian Telegraphic Mail."
" The undersigned, Inspector-General of the Sardi-
nian Telegraphs, being duly authorised by the Govern-
ment of his Majesty the Sing of Sardinia, has the
honour to submit to you the offer to construct, at his
c,)st and risk, a submarine telegraph from Malta to
Alexandria in Egypt, in the period of 10 months from
the date of this act of concession. This offer is made
on the following conditions:—
" 1. The telegraph shall be constructed in conformity
with•the most approved systems, and shall be able to
serve for the daily transmission f at least 250 single
despatches of 20 words each. _

a 2. The despatches of the English Government shall
have priority over all others.
"3. The company will employ English telegraphic
clerks at the stations of Malta and Alexandria, and her
Britannic Majesty's Government shall have the right to
delegate a superior inspector to overlook the working of
the line.

" 4. The tariff of a single despatch of 20 words is
fixed at 16s. The tariff of despatches exceeding 20
words shall be an augmentation of 43. for every five
words ; the fractions of series to be reckoned as whole
ones.

"5. If the average of work, calculated from month to
month, gives for result the daily number of 60 single
despatches of 20 words, the English Government is
exempted from any sort of subsidy.
" 6. If the above daily average is leas than 60 single
despatches, the English Government shall make up the
difference.

"7. If, on the contrary, the average of daily work,
calculated from month to month, gives a proportion of
100 single despatches, of 20 words, the tariff of the
despatches of the English Government shall Le reduced
to one-half.

" 8. This treaty shall remain in force for 50 years,
dating from the day on which the working of the line
commences.

" 9. From that day the telegraph shall be submitted
to the control of the British Government, and an account
shall be presented by the company to the Treasury at
least once a year, the company at the same time supply-
ing every facility for verification.
" 10. The English Government shall lend its assist-
ance, and shall grant a steamer of the Royal Navy to
help to lay down the cable.

"11. The undersigned undertakes to treat with the
Turkish Government, in order to obtain its adhesion to
the laying down of the cable at Alexandria, even on the
condition of laying down, at his expense, a cable from
Alexandria to Constantinople."

Signor Bonelli is well known by his labours as a
constructor of telegraphs ; among others, of that
from Sardinia to Bona, in Africa.

Miss Tyrrell, the only daughter of the admiral of that
name, gave her heart., hand, and fortune, which con-
sisted of no less a sum than 100,0001., last week to her
preceptor. Mr. Hughes, the fortunate possessor, has
only just attained his majority, whilst the lady is his
senior by ten years.
THE MEETING IN HYDE-PARK.—The committee of
the Freemasons' Hall meeting, who had been making
arrangements for a great open-air demonstration in Hyde
park yesterday, re!olved on abandoning that meeting, in
c )ns, quence of the defeat of the Conspiracy Bill by the
House of Commons on Friday night, and accordingly
caused placards to be posted on Saturday, announcing
the fact. Notwithstanding this an exceedidgly large
number of persons were in the park in the afternoon,
the day being one of the finest of the young year.
THE PALMERSTON MINISTRY.—The defeat of the
present Administration on the Chinese question (Mr.
Cobden's amendment) occurred on the 34 of March,
1857. On that occasion the majority against them was
16, the numbers being 263 and 247. ThPae would form
(with tellers nn,: tht Speak:it) a iIOUSO ‘.l 515 I:;filibei
whereas on Friday last the numbers (including tellers)
formed a house 453 members. The almost perfect
identity of the majority will not escape notice.