The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-21 00:00:00

INDIAN NAVY.

WE learn that a circular was addressed yesterday
from the East India Company to all the officers of
this efficient body, at present on furlough, order-
ing them to India immediately. It has been a
matter of general surprise that this order has been
so long delayed.

The following members of the Government were pre-
sent at the Ministerial fish dinner at the Trafalgar, on
Wednesday :—Viscount Palmerston, Earl Granville,
the Earl of Harrowby, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Sir George Grey, Lord Panmure, Right Hon.
H. Labouchere, the Duke of Argyll, Right Hon. M.
T. Baines, Right Hon. A. Vernon Smith, Right Hon:
W. G. Hayter, Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, the Earl
of Mulgrave, Right Hon. H. Fitzroy, Right Hon. E.
P. Bouverie, Right lion. H. Herbert, Right Lion. R.
Lowe, Right Hon. Sir B. Hall, Right Hon. W. F.
Cowper, Viscount Castlerosse, Lord Ernest Bruce, the
Solicitor-Generel, the Lord Advocate, the Right Hon.
J. D. Fitzgerald, Mr. Chichester Fortescue, Mr. Denby
Seymour, Mr. T. G. Baring, Sir John Ramsden, and
Mr. Brand.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland leave their
seat in Cornwall on Monday next for Northumberland
House.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond have a select
circle assembled at Gordon Castle, N.B.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lothian are passing
their honeymoon at Broughton House, the Duke of Buc-
cleuch's seat, near Kettering.
The Marquis of Cenyngham has leftCowes on a cruise
in his yacht, intending to visit the western ports and
South Wales before going to Ireland.
Toe Marquis of Anglesey and family have arrived at
Worthing, from Brighten.
Tne Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementioa
Villiers leave Cowes on Tuesday next, for town. The
countess contemplates a tour of visits in Scotland pre-
viously to taking up her residence at Middleton Park for
the autumn.
The Earl of Gifford has left the Marquis of Tweechlale's
sear, Yester House, on a tour of visits in the north of
Scottand.
The Earl and Countess of Fingall are among the latest
arrivals at Scarborough.
Viscount and Viscountess Duncan have arrived on a
visit to the Earl and Countess of Cemperdown at their
seat in Scotland from town.
Lord and Lady Bloomfield have left town for St.
Leonards-on-Sea.
Major Ord, of the Royal Engineers, has been
appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica.
Colonel David Wood, C 8., of the Royal Horse Ar-
tillery, einhasked on the aleh inst. at Southampton. on
board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Co-
lombo, fir Alexandria, en route to Calcut.a, to assume
the command of the Royal Horse Artillery destined to
serve ie
Yesterday the mortal remains of Colonel Brincknean
(late of the Coldstream Guard), were removed fruit]
Mount-street, B Tkeley-square, to he interred in the
family vault at Hendon. The lamented deceived was
for many years private secretary to the late Lard
Wallece.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LATE MR. DOUGLAS JER-
ROLD.—To-night, and on Friday and Saturday, Mr.
Dickens and the gentlemen of the Tavistock-house troupe
perform the the " Frozen Deep," at the Free-trade had,
Manchester, for the benefit of the .• Jerroll Fund."
The female character.; will be sustained by professional
actresses. The performances have been undertaken at
the special request of some of the principal inhabitants,
and the demand for places is extraordinary.
Tetr. AUSTRALLLY MAILS e must nose -unfortu•
oately give up any hops of receiving an Australian
mail until next month, for we learn by the teleers.phic
seminary of the lodisn overland mail that tee Jura,
which hal waited at Alexandria until the 6.h inst. for
its arrival at Suez, had let on that day with a portion
of the B imbay mails for Seuthampten, in order to be
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We Sy d
which
couldeiye h
might Melbourne
be
colonies on the 12th proximo. Some doubts, we per-
ceive, have been cast upon the conjecture which we
and :.
ventured to throw out last week with respect
to the probability, or rather possibility, of a
have no inters
o st
in the crntien beyoud a desire to caution our readers
from indulging in t [expectations
pointed. We stated the grounds which id us to frm
our opinion, and we regret as much ae any me to find
that it has been prover to be corrscily founded. Wi h
respect to the aunouncerneros in the celoorahpapers
regarding the despatch of the mails, we find that in
the Sydney jeurnals—at which city the headquarters
of Cr.., European and Austreltae Steam Cousunny are
located—the deo rture of the European is ievarially
fixed for the 15th of July. In the Melbourne papers,
up to the 27th of Nay, it is fixed for the 15th of
June ; but after that day, in the Herald and A ge,
it will be found that it has been :altered to the 15th of
July—no dotit in consequeece if communications re-
ceived by the Simla from Sydney. In the Argus alone
the correction of the date deem not appear to ne.vo been
male. It is very unlikely that the two papers in ques-
tion would have altered the announcement unless they
had received instsuctions eo to do, and we take it that
this fact is sufficient proof that the agents bad aban-
doned their intention, if they ever had any, of dispatch-
ing a mail in June after the Simla had left at the end of
the previous month.—aluserahan and New Zealand
w
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tiOci:AirpdPani:tiael:dllicuewnbSy ovrelyn er returns. It app, ar'
Gazette.
THE 0RD1".7.4.NC1E SURVEY.—A6fhltihice-buo,oikit,e,tihie:nr:alotmer
plan, c.mtains a
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bso been
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iotfht:ipnafoaronitio n hero supplied
the 30th 3thOeth
412',0061. ; for Scotland, 51,5601.1
suoiftsemyrtis
about 1,232 (reduced from 2,069), and that the amount
.
that the number of persons] essosm,havnedd
I. The total account that will b.
ael sc6B psd e6fn, drwe
lads
foreb ea tnwaEo s:e2ng3i
a Oct.lB
requiredp anie s fto
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amount
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nu3lpt
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(excar-iae of the regitneetel expenses of the four
furl
the ordnsnce surveys of the United Kingdom is
120,0A1.
vey of the United Kingdom
been 2,3.511,963/.—viz., 1,027,2401. expanded on Eng-
land, 935,4551, on Ireland, and 339,2781 on Scotland.
Fur the sale of ordnance maps there was received be-
tween
October. 1855, and Septeinbar, 1856, 2,737/. in
England, 5621. in Scotland 1,299/. in Ireland.
THE PRESENT STATE •e THE METROPOLITAN
d teeP:o th
VEgEe 221 of
June
erdly morning was ieeued report,
t,
made to the Treasury by the
First Commissioner of Works, in relation to the present
state of the. metropolitan improvements under the
dire tin of his department. Copies are also printed of
correspondence between the commissioner and gentlemen
entrusted to report the progress of the various
works. From the abstract of the correspondence, "it
will he observed," writes Sir Benjamin Hall, "first,
as seep: eta 13;tt- rsea Park, that the sum of 69,909/,
15e, is required to complete the works comprise! in the
revieed estimate of 1547 ; and when that ate unit is ex•
pendel, the excess upon that estimate will amount to
that toe eum of 34,503/. 4s. 10,1„ reqeired to ceroplete
111,065/. G. 11d. S coed, as regards Chelsea-bridg..,
the awaits comprised in the revised estimate of 1852-63,
and when that amount is expended the «xsess upon
that estimate will arn,unt to 23,7661. 24. 9.!. Third,
as reaarda Chelsea embankment and the street then-natio
new bridge to Sloane-street, that the sum of 26,2891.
Bi. 61. is required to complete the works to the west
end of Cl-nleea Hospital comprised in the revi,ed esti-
mate of 1852-53 ; and when that amount is expended,
the excess noon that estimate will amount to 12,337/.
Os. 9d. Fourth, as rrgards the Pimlico improvements,
that the sum of 27,8101. Os. 5 1. is reoeired to com-
plete the works according to the act of 1853 ; but until
the completion of the improvements the value of the
laud and buildings to be trausferred to the Cernmiosioners
of Land Reveeue, under the 7th election of she act and
the Treasutee minute of the ash of July, 1353, cannot
aeceitalued. if; however, the value should hall short
of 51,3601., the deficiency will have to be otherwise
provided fur. 'Filth, as regards the new street from
Spitaltields to Shoreditch, that the auto of 12,000/. is re-
quired to cemointe the works comprised in the revised
estimates of 1850 and 1852 ; and when thee amount is
expended the excess upon the revised eatin,ates of 1850
and 1852 will amount to 20,4671. o'. ld." The right
hon. baronet urges that the best course will be to ob-
tain a grant of money for the purpose of clueing these
matters, and that he should be instructed to realise,
as speedily as possible, the value of the property which
will remain at the disposal of his department after the
completion of the wares. He is confident that the
sum so te be received will exceed the total of the
amount required to complete the abovh-trientioned
undertakings (170,612/. Bs. 9J.), and "Is are a very
considerable surplus towards repaying the sum Oh
200,0001. advanced by the Exchequer Loan Commis-
siorters for the formation of Battersea Park."