The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The RuAsian Government, after the war, pub-
lished an order for the organisation of the filet in
the Pacific Ocean, which was to arsurne the title of
the Squadron of Si bona. Tile Government appears
i
now to have decided on ncrea,dog the strength of
this fleet, a ukase of the 20th July having added
14 superior officers to it, who have already left for
their destination, and a similar number will, from
Ist January, 1858, be added annually. This mea-
sure is connected with the efforts which Itu sit), is
using to strengthen her position on the Pacific.

THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.

(BY ELECTRIC! TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.

The European and American Company's steamer
Ilydaspeg, Captain Brown, arrivel this morning
from the Brazil 4.

She left Rio July 17th ; Bahia, 221 ; Pernam-
bucl, 25th ; St. Vinceat, August sth ; Madeira,
12th ; and Lisbon, 18th.
She has 47 passengers, 8,987 bags of coffee, and
30 packages of sundries. Strong head kinds from
Lisbon.

The Calcutta, belonging to the same company,
arrived at Peruatubuco from Southampton about
nooa.on the 2,5. th July. All well.
The steam ship On Ada was at St. Vincent on
her return fiom Australia, waiting for coal.
Exchanged signals Ju'y 28 with her Majesty's
ship Melville, steering S.S. \V., in lat. 11 S., 1)n;.
29 3 W. ; Aug. 18, with English steamer Aloa in
lat. 27 15, long 28 W.
The Genoc e steamer Conto di Cavoer had
arrived at Bahia from Genoa, July 22.
Tier Majesty's ship Indefatigable was at Rio ;
the Riflein ui had left for England ; the at
Bahia, about .5 proceed to Ilia.
The llyd:ispeLi brings no later advises than the
Avon. Being engaged f. r transport service,
the HydAspes will proceed to Woolwich to embark
troops.
Lisbon ad.vic.'s are anticipated by the Euxine.

EPISODE IN THIS HOUSE OP LORDS LAST NIGHT.—
As, proxies wn:e being taken in one of the divisions on
the Divorce 111', which ev;:ntually ,gavo the government
a nothjority of ten, a curious scene occurred. Seeking,
perhaps, only a ccol seat on this, one nf the hottest nights
in this the hotte4 of summers, the Earl of Suff lk bad
betaken hiinselF to one of the back ro as of the epi- copal
bent;;, now renthred almost vacant by reason of the
bishops being
required elsewhere on di.,eeso,n duty. On
his occlaring himself the holder of the proxy of a lay
peer, Lis ex,rei,e of it was pronounced by the opposition
to be informal, inasmuch as ft standing order of the
/ruse, declared that no by peer should speak or vote
from the episcopal bench. The government maintained
the validity of the proxy so ten lere,l, whereupon a bri,t-
discus ion viang up, which had a dash of the lu-
dicrous in it trim the circiiinsta7lce that the peers, in
obedience t ) .:mother standing order, remained seated all
the time. Further to compile:lo matters, the venerable
Marquis of Lan downy, hilm,elf the pattern of punctilio,
and setter of precedents, " rose" to dispute the supposed
s:auding, order, and was good hutnouredly told to sit
down aga..n. The c,ntention about this single vote was
as fierce as if the voices of a hunched peers were in dis.
pute, and the committee actually divided as to whether
the pr( xy should be admitted or not. It happened that
just as many voted for the admission of the proxy as fi,r
its rejection ; and, in accordance with another standing
eider provided in such a case, the proxy was recorded,
and the government and their supporters pine.' their
print.