The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

TILE CALCUTTA AND CHINA .ILIIL.

The Pera arrived at Southampton yesterday
with the heavy portion of the Calcutta and'China
mail. She left Alexandria, August 3 ; Malta,
August 6 ; and Gibraltar, August. 11. Amongst
her cargo was specie, jewellery, and plate to the
value of £4,156, besides two packages of specie and
jewellery, the value of which was unknown, and
.1,685 bales and cases of silk. The Pera brought
honie 102 passengers, amongst whom were Colonels
Hickey, Benson, Bingham, Day, and Bndd ; Majors
Haynes and Garrett ; Captains Carden, Benbank,
Cunningham, Clerk, Campbell, and White ' • Com-
modore Yelverton ; Lieutenants Strong, Daubeney,
Millett, Heathcote, Stevens, Cherry, Smith; Bain-
bridge, Cottingham, Sainsbury, Carey, Wilkinson,
and Riley; and Dr. Longmore.
The Pera met with moderate breezes and fine
weather from Alexandria to Cape FiniSterre, and
fresh favourable breezes and, fine weather across
the Bay and up the Channel. She spoke the Indian
packet Behar on the 6th inst., and the Australian
packet Ripon and brig Lucy on the 14th inst. Her
Majesty's ships Caradoc and Banshee were at
Malta, the Orion and Cadmus had left that port for
rcaptc, the Loricl3n was at •Aleiandria, and the
Vulture was at Gibraltar.

The India mail packet Indus left Gibraltar for
Malta on the 10th inst. The Spanish Government
screw steamer, General Alava, had left Tarragona
with 1,000 troops to reinforce the garrison of
Mahon.

H.M. troop ship Urgent had put into Gibraltar
to land some men belonging to the sth brigade Royal
Artillery, and was about to proceed to Malta. The
Portuguese steamer Duke of Oporto was wrecked
on the coast of Penicbe. The Russian steam cor-
vette Bayan had put into Cadiz. The Austrian
frigate Novara, which has circumnavigated the
globe, had left Gibraltar for Trieste. The British
steamer Imperial had been in collision with the
Spanish polacre brig Amaltew, and had towed her
into Gibraltar in consequence of the damage done
to her.

The Cadiz correspondent of the Gibraltar
Chronicle writes on the sth inst. that " the screw
steamer Gothenburg, consigned to Daniel M'Pher-
son, Esq., arrived this morning at half-past eight
o'clock. She will depart direct for London on the
20th inst. and probably before. Shipments usually
about this season of the year are rather slack,
which, added to the late failures we have had in
Cadiz, Port St. Mary's, and Xerez, to the extent,
together, of one million dollars, business in gene-
ral, it may be said, is at a complete standstill ; an
improvement, however, it is confidently expected,
will take place by the latter end of this or the
commencement of the ensuing month. The Oscar
was to leave London for Gibraltar and this port on
the 30th ult. The Gibraltar would follow on the
120th inst. The latter vessel has been detained in
England in consequence of undergoing a thorough
repair in her boilers and machinery."
Exchange at Gibraltar—On London, 90 days,
501; on Paris, sf. 29c. ; on Marseilles, sf. 30e. ; on
Genoa, sf. 31c. ; on Madrid, 8 days, a dis. ; on Cadiz,
par ;on Malaga, par ;on Seville, dis. ;on Ali-
cante, s dis.; on Valencia, par; on Barcelona, par.

R efILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MID KENT.

Yestcrlay the ordinary half-yearly meeting of
this railway company was held at the London Ta-
vern, Sir JOHN LUBBOCK in the chair.
The report (which has already been published in
The Sun) was taken as read.
The CIIATRMAN, in moving its adoption, remarked

that it was highly gratifying to the directors to see
that the income of the company was steadily in-
creasing. A considerable quantity of building was ,
in contemplation in the neighbourhood of Becken-
ham, which would materially tend to a still further
increase.

A SHAREHOLDER seconded the motion, which
was carried.

The CHAIRMAN said that there was a paragraph
,The di-
rectorsin the report referring to the Brighton Company,
upon which it might be necessary for him
to make
,
anob
regret to say observation.
The paragraph
thearag rah as
bill
promoted by this
company in the present session, for the objects
stated in the last report,
a
Brighton Company, and thrown s out opposed
by the
com-
mittee of the House of Commons.Thbl board
sidcr the course taken by the agents and counselo
f
the Brighton Company in this matter to have been
entirely
the a t variance
two
ltb the spirit of the agreement
between
with
rcompanies, and directly hostile to
the interest of the Kent Company. tinder these
circumstancesthey helve informed the Brighton
Company that the Mid Kent Company will consider
themselves at liberty with respect to any future
proceedings that may appear to be beneficial to
the traffic of the line." He begged to state that
this had not been inserted without much considera-
tion, and it had brought a long letter, extending
over three pages, from the Brighton Company in
reply. The letter had only been just put into his
hands, and it was obviously impossible to go into
it at once ; but at the next meeting of the board it
would be taken up and answered.
A SHAREHOLDER—What is the general purport
of the letter ?
Mr. BELL AMY (the secretary)—lt simply states
that the course taken by the Brighton Company
was in conformity with the spirit of theagreement.ni.
The SHAREHOLDER—Then the Brighton Com-
pany do not pretend to be hostile to us P
The SECRETARY—No. •

A dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum,
payable on the 18th inst., free of income tax, was
then declared ; and a vote of thanks to the chairman
concluded the bugness.

lOPAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
talder the Management or Mr. Charles Kean.
' THIS EVENING, THE WIFE'S SECRET. Mr. and
Mrs. C. Kean.
To conclude with A. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
Commence at 7.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, ICALLOWE'EN.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
After which, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.
To conclude with A NABOB FOR AN HOUR.
Commence at 7.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST.

Followed by the new burlesque, THE BABES IN THE
WOOD. Messrs. C. Marshall, Paul Bedford, C. J. Smith,
Eburne ; Miss Woolgar and Miss K. Kelly.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.

On Thursday, August 18, for the Benefit of Mr. W. Smith,
Acting Manager, THE WRECK ASHORE : Mr. Billington,
P. Bedford, Stuart, Mr.W. Smith, Mr. Eburne, MissWoolgar,
and Mrs. Billing,ton. After which, THE DAUGHTER OF
THE REGIMENT. Marie, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, for this
night only; assisted by Messrs. P. Bedford, Garden, More-
land, Mrs. Chatterley. And The Babes in the ood.
Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box
Mee open from 10 to .5 —no charge for booking. No tees to
Servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE,
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough
THIS EVENING, THE MAID WITH THE MILKING
PAIL,
After which, A SCHOOL FOR COQUETTES. Misses
Swanborough, Oliver, and Lavine.
Followed by THE VERY LATEST EDITION OF THE
LADY OF LYONS.
Commence at 7 o'clock.

VERDI'S OPERA OF MACBETH. The
whole of the first Act of this Opera, now produced
for the first time in this country (the remaining three acts
being in course of rehearsal), is sung nightly at the CAN-
TERBURY HALL CONCERTS.
THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY,

-
Oonsistincr, of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
EIGHT years.
The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios evc:
written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.
They will perform T IVICE EACH EVENING, in addi-
tion to the usual Entertainments.