The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-04 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, July 22.—The Vectis wi'h the
London mails of the 10th inst., owing to her having
been dAained at Marseilles two dap before her
usual time, reached Alexandria only on the morning
of the 20th insf. Sir Colin Campbell left Alex-
andria next day, and proceeds to Calcutta by the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Bengal,
which carries forward the mail now on transit.
Her Majesty's steamer Caradoc arrived here
simultaneously with the Vectis fiom Malta, whence,
it is said, she w,ts sent to receive the Siamese Am-
bassador, expected at Suez, but who we learn has
not arrived. _

The completed portion of the railway between
Cairo and Suez has at length been made use of,
the homeward cargo and mails of last Indian
transit having been conveyed by rail across the
latter portion of the Suez Desert. . By this means
about 20 hours were saved, the arrival of the goods
train at Cairo being simultaneous with that of the
passengers, who crossed the Desert, as usual, in
carriages or vans, but were not subjected to the
detention which, under ordinary circumstances,
they have to undergo after performing th 3 first half
of their journey throu _ h Egypt. The outward
transit was effected in the customary way, partly,
I am informed, on account of the heavy amount
of treasure forming the chief part of the cargo,
the removal of which in the open Desert it was
considered would be attended with too great a
tisk.

The Government has expressed its willingness to
make use of all tio means in its power for expe-
diting the transit, and for obtaining. any additional
saving in the time stipulated by the contracts, but
it declines giving any positive promise that the Suez
line will be regularly made use of before its entire
completion, ou account of the interference and in-
terruption it would cause to the work., and the ex-
treme difficulty, moreover, of carrying out the ne-
cessary arrangements. On the present occasion the
Indian cargo is, however, again conveyed across by
rail.

The Tartarus returned to Alexandria some days
ago, after having successfully performed the object
of her mission, which was undertaken for the pur-
pose of taking deep-water soundings between Alex-
andria, Rhodes, and Candia. The greatest depth
of water on the line to Rhodes, I am informed, was
about 1,650 fathoms, and on that between Alex-
andria and Candia about 1,700 fathoms. The bot-
tom was found to consist generally of yellow mud.
The sounding apparatus, I understand, was en-
tirely constructed on board.

Captain Mansell, at the request of the Viceroy, is
at present engaged in a general survey of the coasts
of the Red Sea, to the distance of some miles on
either side of Suez. The departure of the commis-
sion appointed to select a spot in the vicinity of
Suez for the erection of a slip has again been de-
ferred until Captain Mansell's operations are suffi-
ciently advanced to assist them in coming to a deci-
-sion. It is believed that, owing to the shallow-
ness of the water, no suitable spot will be found
within 20 miles of the town. The commission
appointed by Said Pasha consists chiefly of English I
and French.

The 'Viceroy, since his return from his trip to
Smyrna, has made very little stay at Alexandria,
and his time has been chiefly divided between
Mariout, the Barrage (now called Saidieh), and
Cairo. At the latter place he will probably re-
main until after the approaching holydays of the
Kourban, Bairam. His Highness is contem-
plating another journey to London, and the Go-
vernment has already advertised for tenders for
some 90,0001 b. of " Aberdeen boiled beef," pre-
served in tins, for the use, it is said, of his High-
neqes escort. It remains to be seen whether the
Egyptian soldiers will eat the meat without mak-
ing any curious inquiries as to where or by whom
it has been killed. That the majority will quietly
accept of the good things offered to them is highly
probable, but at the very moment when the
" greased cartridge" question has afforded a pre-

text for such serious disturbances in our Indian
possession•, it is singular to observe how com-
pletely a Mal,om.Pdan Government seems to ig-
nore the religious prejudices of its subjects cnd
co-religionists m a matter of an exactly parallel
nature.

An impending change in the Viceroy's Ministry
is again spoken of, and the report seems to be
worthy of some credit. It is said that the sons of
Ibrahim Pasha and the other members of the
Pasha's family are about to resume their late offices.
Ameng the homeward passengers by the Vectis
on this occasion is Nubar Bey, an Armenian gen
tleman who has for several years been in the ser-
vice of the Government, and who, though corn•
paratively a young man, has always ranked high
among the Egyptian officials for his in,elligence
and general capacity. The report is that he is
about to visit Paris and London on a political
mission, but the avowed object of his journey is
merely that of studying the improvements that
have of late years been made in the construction of
firearms, and of making arrangements for establish-
ing a Government rifle manufactory in Egypt.
Nubar Bey, under the ru'e of Abbas Paths, held
an appointment at Vienna as agent to the Egyptian
Govern went.

e favourable ailvices from England have pro-
duced a blither advance in the cotton markets.
Breadstuffs, on the other band, have dechn,l.
Wheat ava lable for immediate shipment is quoted
at from 355. 6d. to 375. per quarter, free on board.
Contracts for delivery iu September and October
are changing hands on terms equivalent to about
31s. 6. per quarter, free on board. Freights are
firm.

Exchange in London at three months' date,
1001 to 101/ per pound. Marseilles, 5.06 to 5.03
per dollar.

The National Gazette of Berlin states that the
Austrian Government has ordered that the Monte-
negrin refugee 3 shall, ir, compl'ance with the request
of Prince Danilo, be sent to reside at Zara, without
perm onion to leave it.