The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-28 00:00:00

Bushire, so that we may hear of another expedi-
tion to Borasjoon before long. Our men were in
capital health and spirits, but forage and provisions
continued scarce and dear.
The proposal to substitute a High Court of Justice
in the presidencies, in s abstitutiou of t he present Sud-
dur and Supreme Courts, is received with extreme
distrust throughout the country. The proposal is
thatfive judges shall be appointed, two by the Queen
and three by the Governor in Council, from the civil
service, and tliat they shall be removable by the
local Government pending a reference to the Crown.
The second provision is simply a consequence of the
former, for if we are to place unqualified men upon
the bench we must entrust the Governor with the
very objectionable power of suspending them.
Extensive changes are announced in diplomatic
departments of the service. Sr James Outram is
gazetted to the charge of the Rajpootana States,
although the general belief is that he will under no
circumstances take up the appointment. Major
Cuthbert Davidson is appoiutted to the residency at
Hyderabad, the court of his Highness the Nizam.
Colonel Sir R. C. Shakespear is to ba resident at
Baroda, and Colonel Sir H. M. Lawrence is
gazetted as chief commissioner in Oude.
A melancholy occurrence has taken place on the
Bengal side, in the murder of Mr. Boileau, deputy
commissioner of Gonda, by the notorious Fuzl Alee,
the Oude robber. The accounts of the affair differ
considerably, but it seems certain that Mr. Boileau
fell a victim to his own unheeding gallantry.
Sir Robert Hamilton arrived here on Saturday.
He leaves this for England by the steamer to-day.
We understand that the new five per cent. loan is
fast being paid up, both here and in Calcutta. The
amount received into the treasuries up to this tire
cannot be less than a crore of rupees. As we anti-
cipated some time ago, the whole amount required
by Government, three crores, will be supplied before
two more months are over.

A serious attempt was made on Saturday afternoon
against the lives of six officers of the sth Regiment
N. 1., includ.ng Captain Symons and Scott, Lieut.
Brown, Dr. Tre,trail, and two others. Some poison
was mixed with the soup prepared for and intended
to be taken by them, and it w:rs not until one of
them vomited and the others felt severe yain from
the effects of what they had taken that the treachery
became apparent. Several persons have been taken
up on suspicion, and the soup has been sent for
medical examination. All the officers are doing well.
The senior magistrate of polies was engaged yes-
terday in taking the depositions against the Goanese
mess-cooks suspected of having mixed some poisonous
substance in the substance prepared by them. The
case has been remanded, arid the prisoners have
been admitted to bail on their own recognisances.
The following letter is from the correspondent of
the Bombay Times

BUSHIRE, March 4. We have news here cf the arrival
at Matiamrah of 10,000 Persians and the expected arri-
val of 18,000 more with seventeen guns to reinforce the
garrison already there. On our part we are shipping
but slowly. Boats are not readily procured, and the
roughness of the sea during the last fortnight has nearly
cut off all communication with the shipping, the nearest
of which lies about three or four miles out. This, how-
ever, has been a calm day, and the 3d troop has been
got on board, and the 78th, 64tb, 20th, and 26,h are
warned to prepare for embarkation. Enfield rifle prac•
tice was bad the other evening ; the men being first re-
quired to cast the bullets and make up cartridges in the
arsenal, owing to a scarcity of ammunition for that arm.
The 78th have been daily exercising at escalading duties.
Three of the field hospitals are under construction. This
does not look 1 ke giving up Bu,hire, as was reported
here on the receipt of the mail 21st January from Eng-
land, via Bagdad, the other day.

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 19.

The Colombo and Vectis arrived yesterday with
the outward Indian mails, and will sail again with
the homeward portion of the mails to-day at boon.
His Highness the Pacha, since I List wrote, has
left for haricot (a favourAe resort of his), where
the report says, ho is gone to be out of the way of
the consuls, who are demanding redress for their
su!,jects—some on account of the Egyptian govern-
ment not having fultil!ed the engagements entered
into with some of the bankers and merchants ;
others, again, for interfering in the internal affairs
of the Pacha's government, such as not allowing
him to Lave his own choice in the government ap-
pointments. The worthy American representative
in this country has applied for a privilege to estab-
lish a towing company in the internal canals of
Egypt, which will interfere with the privileges
already granted to the Egyptian Towing
Company. This company has not yet commenced
operations, although the privilege has been granted
ever since Said Pa. ha came into power. Au English
firm applied some time ago for permission to form
a company without asking for any exclusive privi-
legf s, which the Paella was graciously pleased to
promise verbally at a public audience, and also con-
firmed his promise to her Britanic Majesty's agent
and consul-general in this country, adding that he
would himself become a shareholder in this new en-
terprise, as he felt persuaded that it would greatly
benefit Egypt ; but whether it was iu consequence
of intrigues, or that our censul-g.--n-ral chtnged his
mind, his Highness the Viceroy was allowed to
withdrw.v his promise, much to the detriment of
the interested parties, whose afftir has since been
left in abeyance, awaiting Lord Clarendon's deci-
sion. As I understand, it was referred to her Ma-
jesty's Government to know whether British sub-
pets cannot exercise their rights in this country, i!
and whether monopolies, which are in direct oppo-
sition
with the treaties, can have effect. We are
however, persuaded of ono thing, and such is the
general feeling, that what the American consul has
undertaken will be carred out, as it is not the first
titre that he has accomplished what other consuls
could not.

There is no news yet of the Oneida. I dare say
we shall bear something positive at,out her per
Eur.)peau, expected at Suez on the 23d inst.
Our mark still continues in a depressed state.
Cotton is exct,edingly dull, and hollers are unable
to realise, Vut at reduced prices are now beginning
to ship it to the European markets. The price of
the fine qualities, though a little cheaper, has not
given way much. The only sales wa have to note
are 80M9 parcels of Pacha's qu day, averaging from
BAd. to 9id. per lb., f.o.b.

Flax continues very scarce, and is selling at im-
proved rates.

In cereals we have not any change to note, ex-
cept that the late purchases have been made at a
trifle higher rates, owing to its great scarcity.
The existing demand is merely for home consump-
tion, as the present prices will not admit of any
shipments being made to England. Indian corn is
the, only article now shipped in small quantities,
chiefly per steamar to Liverpool. Small parcels of
the new crop of beans have already reached the
Cairo market ; but, as yet, none have c:me so far
down as this. Our nominal market rates are as
follows, viz. :-Wheat-Buhi, 41s. to 425. 9d. per
qr. EO. b. ; Saidi Pacha's, 38s. to 41s. 6d. ; ditto
private, 38s. 9d. to 40s. 3d. ; Behera, 375.
3d. to 395. ; ditto private, 365. 31. to 375. Beans
-Saidi Paella's, 28s. 3d. to 295. 9d. ; ditto pri-
vate, 275. 6d. to 28s. 6d. Earley, 21s. to 225. In-
dian corn, 235. 6d. to 255. Linseed, 58s. to 60s.
per qr. f.o.b. _

- Freights are much the same, with few unem-.
ployed vessels in port. For bteamers we are get-
ting 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d. per qr. for grain, and gd.
per lb. for cotton. Sailing vessels can with diffi-
culty get cargoes at ls. 6d. per qr. for grain, and
d. to 3-16 d. per lb. for cotton ; and we fear that
there will not be any change in freights until we
begin receiving supplies of the new crop of grain,
Ang,ust and September.
Exchange on London continws in favonr of the
drawers ; three months' bills are worth from 102
to 103 Ps. Egyptian per 2 sterling.—Daily News'
Correspondent.

a EIST INDIA MARKETS.
BMAY, Anril 1.
ff The overland mail from London of the 26r1 February
reached Bombay on the morning of the 231 March. The
improvement in our money market, reported in our last,
bag kcreased daring the past fortnight, and the banks
have again lowered their rates of interest one per cent
all roucd ; and we are of opinion that h further reduc-
tion in existing rates must take place as soon as money
is obtainable in the bazlar under bank rates, which now
range from 6to 8 per cent. Government 4 per cent.
paper has improved 1 per cent., which we now quote 85
t 3 854, and fives, par to premium.
COTTON PIECE GOODS —The market has undergone
little change, and the current salsa of the fortnight have
not been to any large extent, though a general anxiety
to sell is perceptible, as the season is drawing to a cl,se.
Grey shirtings have not been in active inquiry during
the fortnight, as might have been (xpEcted. Grey ring
apollarne continue improving, land are in fair demand.
Of grey T cloths the salse, during the fortnight, at,
limited ; grey long cloths have been in moderate df-
mand. A very large business has been done in grey
jaoonets, while grey domestics are in fair inquiry.
BLEACHED AND FANCY GOODS.--Bleached madapol_
lama have been inquired for, to a moderate extent ;
bleached jacconets have been rather dull of sale, and
bleached shining, are in little demand. Lappets are
leas inquired after than before ; and lappet scarfs are
scarce.