The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-17 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—With reference to a letter from Mr. W. P.
Andrew, which appeared in your paper of the 14th
inst., and in which he states that her Majesty's Go-
xernmeat And the Hon. the East India Company
have entered into a provisional agreement for sup-
por,ing the telegraph to India via the Euphrates
Valley, I have to remind you that such agree-
ment does not take effect until the whole capital of
the company is subscribed and 20 per cent. paid
up, nor until the whole line is 1 ,i.;l, and only con-
tinues so long as it is in working order. I have
also to remind you, that the European and Indian
Junction Telegraph C.,mpany have no concession
to lay a mile of their line, and that it is stated in
their prospectus, "No call will be made until the
concession has been secured by the firman of the
Sultan, and the other arrangements contemplated
by the directors are completed." On the other
hand, the concessions for the Red Sea route are ob-
tained, and no preliminary arrangements have to
he made, as perfect charts and sounding exist from
Suez to Kurrachee.

I feel this is a question of national importance,
and the public are deeply interested in securing the
most practical and efficient route for a telegraph
line to India and the East.—l am, &c.,
LIONEL GISBORNE, C.E.
ConcesQionaire of the Indian Telegraph,
via the Red Sea.
6, Duke-street, Adelphi, March 16.

His Excellency M. Ganzalez Bravo, the newly-ap
pointed Spanish Minister at this Court, is staying at
Claridge's Hotel.
The Marquis Camden has left town for the Wilder.
ness, his seat, near the Sevecoaks. The noble marquis
and the Ladies Pratt will come to town immediately
after Easter for the recess.
The steamship City of Washington, from Liverpool,
arrived at New York on the 3d inst., having made the
voyage from New York, discharged and loaded, and
a:rived back again in 30 days.
The son of Prince Mensehikoff, a young man aged 22,
has just arrived in Paris.
The confirmation for St. Mary-le-Strand parish will be
held by the Lord Bishop of London on Thursday, April
9, at the parish church of St. James, Westminster.
At the beginning of April the French company, Mat-
tbiz, Magnan, Parrot, and Co., will enter into competi-
tion with the Austrian Danubian Company on the Lower
Danuba.
ROYAL FARE HOSPITAL—The number of patients re-
lieved at this hospital during the week ending March 14
was of which 1,225 were new cases.
The 6 P3eninsular steamer Tagus has brought 8,0751.
op: lie.
The Royal Mail steamer Magdalena, to sail to-Jay for
the West Indies, will take out only 4,8001., principally
silver.
Yesterday
(Monday) the new free public library at
Norwich w
at after the departure of Feruk Khan from
said
a
It is that
opened.
Paris the Persian Government will be represented in
France by an Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipo-
tentiary.
Count Walewski has had a conference with M. de
Hatzfelit, the Prussian Minister, to whom he communi-
cated verbally a note in very firm language, which M.
de llatzreldt transmitted by telegraph to his Court. The
same day a French courier was sent to Berlin with de-
spatches for the Marquis de Moustier, the French
Minister.
M. de Bourboulon, French Charge d'Affaires to the
Court of China, left by the last Indian mail, which sailed
from Marseilles on the 12 h inst. He carries with him
instructions to Admiral Guerin and R:gault de Ge-
nouilly, who command the French fleets in the Chinese
Seas, to combine in future their operations with those of
the British forces, conformably to the arrangement con-
cluded in Paris between Lord Cowley and the French
Government.

A letter from the Crimea states that measures have
been taken for repairing in the spring the towns which
suffered from the late war, and especially Kenai),
Eupateria, and Sebastopol. The materials for the re-
pairs are to be obtained from alessa and Nicolaieff.
The latter town is now the centre of different branches
of the administration of Southern Russia.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR CHINA FROM CEYLON.—We
extract the following from the Colombo °burrer re-
garding the requisition of troops from Ceylon for service
in China :—" A report is current, which, however, we
cannot trace to any certain source, that a despatch went
to the Governor last night, ask'ng if troops froth Cey-
lon could be spared for China. We hope when the
demand is made that the answer will be in the affirma-
tive. We are aware that the military authorities will
have many and cogent objections to offer. There are so
many detachment; here and there that the duties fall
heavily on the troops ; and then the pearl fishery is
just coming onF,ifatynlmdeentaocfhmtheent3B7twh
owuolduldbebecasullffied-
went for the fishery
in. We have now a large and well organised police force
—we have the Pioneers ; and as for the Kandians, even
if any further r:sing were possible, the planters and their
coolies can more than deal with them. The case is one
of extremity and ought to be so dealt with. One-half of
the Ceylon Rifles ought to be sent. Look at the example
of Singapore. With a fiery population and disturbances
only quelled, the Governor has not hesitated to run the
risk of despatching the majority of the force at his dis-
posal."--Bombay Tirnes.
GREAT STORM IN DUBLIN.--The Freeman states that
Fridayon night and Saturday morpine Dublin was
visited by a storm, which for violence and duration has
not been equalled since 1849. A considerable amount
of damage of a miscellaneous character was done, bn';
we did not hear of any marine disaster. At ICilmain-
ham gaol a distressing accident occcurred. A violent
gust of wind prostrated the chimney of the governor's
apartment, and the immense mass of brickwork crashed
through the roof and fell into the bedroom underneath,
where Mrs. Alison, the wife of the governor, happening
to he at the time, suffered the most serious injuries.
Drs. Tuffnell and Cusack are at present in attendance,
and the position of Mrs. Aileen is stated to be very
precarious.

GALL IN TUR CIIANNEL.—Four MEN LOST.—BRIGII-
TON, March 16.—The weather was extremely rough
and boisterous in the Channel during the latter part of
NA week, and particularly so on Friday night, wben
the mt-lancholy loss of four men was the result. The
unfortunate sufferers were the crew of the Martha, of
Colcbeiter, which it seems was about fifty miles off in
the Channel when she was overtaken by the gale, and
the poor fellows were washed overboard and lost. The
cn'y one of the crew left was a lad, about 18 years of
age, and who succseded in bringing the smack safe into
Shoreham harboer on Saturday afternoon, having
laboured for several hours in accomplishing his perilous
and extraordinary task. On reaching Shoreham he was
much exhausted, Easing been without food for a long
time.