The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

MALTA.

MALTA, JULY 2.—There is no news worth com-
municating. The Antelope has gone to Constanti-
nople to relieve the Tartarus, or the Porcupine, and
the Ardent, with the crew of the Medusa, is to pro-
ceed during the week to Athens.
We have just received a letter from Candia, giving
an account of the visit of his Majesty the Sultan,
Abdul-Medjid, to that place, where he arrived on the
3d instant, and on leaving proceeded to Rhodes, where
his Highness Abbas Pacha went to meet him, and
made him a magnificent present,—no less than that
of the Sharkie steam-frigate, which our readers may
remember put into Malta en route from England
(where she had been fitted with steam-engines) to
Alexandria. The Sharkie was rendered as ac-
ceptable as she could be, by being fully manned,
provisioned, and furnished. She was also loaded
with cotton and coffee. Besides the ship the Pacha
made the Sultan a handsome present in money
amounting to 50,0001.
Report describes the vessel as being most elegantly
fitted up—the chairs, for instance, in the chief cabin
are of ebony, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, each one
costing the maker two years' labour.
Great preparations had been made for some days
previous at Candia, in anticipation of the Sultan's
arrival. The town was -cleaned, the houses white-
washed, and the doors hung round with evergreens.
A grand illumination took place at night, and a fine
display of fireworks.
Among other great wants at Candia there seems
to have been no landing-place, at least none conveni-
ent for so distinguished a personage as the Sultan,
and her Majesty's ship Volage being fortunately there,
Captain Graves volunteered to make a pier, which
was effected in three days and a half, under the super-
intendence of the first lieutenant, by the crew of the
Volage. Its length was 300 feet.
The very rough weather caused the Sultan to
pitch tents, and he amused himself by walking and
racing with his son, a fine boy of nine years of age.
His Majesty received the various consuls in audience,
as well as Captain Graves, to whom he made a pre-
sent of a magnificent snuff-box, set with his cipher
in brilliants of considerable value.

His Highness Abbas Pacha had returned to Alex-
andria, where he held a levee, and the Sultan with his
fleet was entering the Gulf of Smyrna, as the Pvnin-
sular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan was
leaving that port for- Malta. Captain Brooks 3aw five
sail of-air-line, and burned every blue light he had
in honour of the visit.

Immerse preparations had been made to give the
Sultan a cordial welcome. All business was suspended
in the preparations, and even the Custom-house was
to be closed during the period of the imperial visit,
which it was expected would extend to a week or 10
Lys' duration.
Letters subs( quently received announce the disap-
pointment felt at Smyrna at the very hurried visit of
the Sultan. He arrived on the 224 in that city, paid
a visit to the paper manufactory, where he stayed
half an hour. At noon he paid a visit to the pretty
Tillage of Bournabat, and stayed 10 minutes, and
then returned to tl:e steamer, where he gave an audi-
ence to the foreign Consuls and Turki,h officials.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JULY 10.
STOCK EXCEIANOLL—The market was firm to-day, but tie
only alterations in price we have to notice are—Bristol and
Exeter, 64,t Ditto, New, 12 dis.-Great Western, Quarters,
14-Pi—Ditto, New 17/. Shares, 7 dis. —Midland Stock, 6 per
cent. ( Birmingham and Gloucester), 123 Tali Vale Steck,
per cent., 13/4 p.