The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-11 00:00:00

BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.

GPAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Wind S.W. ; tide high water; weather cloudy and light.
Arrived, Jan, 11 —William Thornborongh, and Speed-
well, from Guernsey; Eliza Nelson, Prince Edward's
Island ; Alice Tarlton, Berdianski ; Avra, Gravelines.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.W., fresh.
Anchored—Marlborough, from London, for Patock;
Clarendon, barque, London, Belize; Triumphant, London,
Falmouth ; Ann, schooner, London, Falmouth.
Passed, 10th—Alice Proverst, barque, from Mobile,
for Rotterdam, and not the Alice, Captain Proverst, re-
ported yesterday.
Passed—Washington, from Rangoon, for London.

OUTWARD INDIAN MAILS.—The second despatch of
Indian mails ria Marseilles since the commencement of
the weekly communication took place on Saturday
evening, letters and newspapers being forwarded to China
and all parts of India, except Bombay and a portion of
the Bombay presidency. The next mails for Bombay,
Calcutta, Madras, and all other stations of India, except
Penang and Singapore, will be made up to-morrow
(Tuesday) morning, to accompany the Australian mails,
via Southampton. as far as Suez ; and for the above
places, via Marseilles, mails will leave on the evening
of the 18th inst., as the 17th falls on Sunday.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—The result of the poll for the
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four additional directors of the Crystal Palace was made
known on Saturday by the wren
c ineers appointed at the
last meeting of the shareholders. The successful candi-
dates are Captain Walter, brother of Mr. John Walter,
M.P..; Mr. Bicknell, son-in-law of Mr. David Roberts,
R.A. and the owner of the magnificent collection of
Turner's paintings ; Mr. England, the great locomotive
maker, of New Cross ; and Mr. Horsley, who was one of
the
most active members of the committee of investiga-
tion appointed by the shareholders. The number of
votes were—For Captain Walter, 95,203; Mr. Bicknell,
82,360 ; Mr. England, 80,066 ; and Mr. Horsley, 73,855.
THE FINANCIAL VALUE or INDIA.—In dispensing
its revenue of 27,000,000/• we provide employment for
a large number of our countrymen, and thus add to the
general wealth of the nation. No fewer than 10,000 British
officers, of the higher grade, are to be numbered in the
civil and military service of the Government, whose
incomes range from 2001. to 25,0001. a-year. AU
these are well-born and educated men of the middle
classes, who find an honourable provision out of the
resources of India. The total sum they drew yearly
cannot be less than 6,000,0001. or 7,000,000/.
sterling. We have not included the European
common soldiers, of whom there were 30,000 before
the mutiny, and there will be in future at least 70,000
or 80,000. All these are maintained out of the Indies
treasury at a cost which must hereafter exceed
3,000,000/. Again, there are the pensions granted to
retired officers, officers' widows and children, in the two
services, which are contributed by India and expended
in England. In round numbers, we shall not be fibs'
wrong if we estimate the direct worth of Indi,___%o!
Englishmen of all classes at not lees than 10,000,0(Lt
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This is a magnificent subsidy for one cowur:iiit.
another, and though we cannot asresaa with
Valbezen that but for this resource Bril
of 1793 a' account be.
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allow that it is an importantdit__erawau onuaierworirw,
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