The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-17 00:00:00

LATEST INTELL MEN GE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.

The following telegram from the Times Special
Correspondent was forwarded from Suez on the
11th inst., at 9.20 a.m. :

" SENAFE, Feb. 1.
" The British troops yesterday occupied Addi-

graht.

" The Deral and Talanta peasantry are reported
to have submitted to Theodore."

ALEXANDRIA (ma Malta), Feb. 10.

Advices from Annesley to the 29th ult. state that
the Bay was full of transports, which were lying
idle, the bad weather rendering towage impossible.
Colonel Dunn has been killed at Senafe by the
accidental discharge of a fowling-piece.
A great scarcity of water prevailed at Annesley,
and the daily allowance was three quarts.
Her Majesty's transport Crocodile arrived here
to-day with the 92d Highlanders, who will proceed
to Suez to-morrow to embark in the Malabar for
India.

MALTA, FEB. 16.

ller Majesty's Indian troophip Crocodile has
arrived here from Alexandria, which she left upon
the 12th. She brings reports that the main body
of the Abyssinian Expedition cannot advance until
the depots have ;been formed at Senafe, which will
require considerable time, as each mule's burden
upon reaching its destination •is reduced to an aver-
age weight of 101 b. Nineteen miles of piping for
the conveyance of water was passing through Egypt
for Abyssinia.

SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 17.

The North German Lloyd's steamship New
York, from New York, passed the Needles at 11.10

a.m. to-day.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Tanjore passed the Needles at 8.55 a.m.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, Feb. 15.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

der Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 6B 65
Credit Mobilier 245
End of month l9O
Credit Foncier 1412 50
End of month 1383 75
RAILWA'

Bank Sharps 3230
ItaPan Loan
End of month 43 40
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 34
Deferred —

Account
Orleans .... 895
Northern 1172
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 5421
Western
Eastern • • 545
Sardinian
Austrian 5461
Lombard 365
North of Spain 7l}
Saragossa
Roman 45

CHRISTMAS-DAY ON BOARD THE

GALATEA.

Christmas-day in port on board a frigate like the
Galatea, where there is a complement of well-nigh
500 men, thousands of miles away from home, was
by no means to be lightly observed. The whole of
the mess tables on the lower deck had been mar-
vellously decorated with flowers, fruit, evergreens,
and paper of many tints, each aide of the deck
showing a series of bowers of luxuriant foliage,
prettily interspered with oranges. The religious
services over, the tables were lighted up ith a
lavish display of wax lights arranged in pretty little
chandeliers, and the leafy avenues were rendered
brilliant by many lamps. The ordinary fare of the
mess table had given place to. such a variety of
viands that caterers for entertannents to Royalty
might envy the tact and genius displayed. During
dinner visitors, and especially the ladies, were be-
sought, in the most winning and persuasive manner,
to partake of the good things provided, and were
enjoined to eat, drink, and be merry, and make
themselves thoroughly at home. Compliance with
the earnest and pressing invitations could scarcely
be avoided, and great was the delight of " Jack"
to see his guests enjoy themselves. There was a
gfoinugr water" grog
from cham-
ppalegnnteifualnsdupvpalryiooufs
wiuneeust st, r n,
and colonial ale. Dinner and dessert Were followed
by dancing on the gun-deck, and fiddles, flutes,
concertinas, and accordions were kept going at a
rapid rate. Then came the chairing of the officers.
One after another, from the commander down to
the tiniest " middy," was seized, placed on a chair
lashed with two handspikes, and duly hoisted and
carried round the decks in triumph. The ludicrous
procession was accompanied with vocal and instru-
mental music, the chief burthen of which was a re-
peated and prolonged outburst of " He's a jolly
good fellow," sung to the usual popular tune, and
followed, as the delighted occupant of the chair was
shot out at his cabin, with three times three rattling
British cheers. When the list of officers had been
exhausted the petty officers were also treated to a
taste of the triumphal entertainment, but with much
less delicacy of handling ; and when the spree had
well nigh run its course, the dogs belonging to
various parties on board were decorated with
ribands, and underwent the chairing process in a
state of blank bewilderment, and with countenances
on which the most comic consternation was ex-
pressed. After tea singing and dancing were re-
sumed, and set-dances, circle-dances, and step-
dances were carried on simultaneously with un-
flagging zest and vigour. One great feature in the
day's amusement is that the boys on board are for
the day promoted to the rank of men and petty
officers, and these in turn take the place of the
boys. Great scope is thus afforded to the youngsters
to have some playful retaliation. The proceedings
were full of good humour, and the visitors will net
soon forget Chri
Melbourne Argus.
stmas-day on board the Galatea.—

ENGLISH ENGINEERS IN EGYPT.---A number of
English railway engineers left this country for Egypt about
the middle of May, 1866, having been engaged by the Vice-
roy's Government for three years, at the rate of £2O per
month for the first year, £22 for the second, and £2l for the
third, with overtime in proportion, and a free house, or in
lieu £1 a month. The engineers had been only a short
time in Egypt when they found a cause of complaint in
their overtime not being paid in terms of their contract,
and further in being left to provide lodgings at their
own expense. They accordingly objected to this in_
fringement of their engagement, and no attention being
given to their remonstrances, they took the step of for-
mally intimating to those in authority; that unless
their grievances were redressed they should leave the
employment of the Viceroy. They did so on the 20th of
April, 1867. They then applied to the British Consul at
Cairo, and on his representations a commission was ap-
pointed to inquire into the whole affair, which sat for 11
weeks, and reported in favour of the ►non's claims. Still no
redress was given by the Egyptian Government. Our Consul
at Cairo, however, paid the men their overtime and lodging
money, and shipped them free back to Britain. On arriving
in this country, a number of thorn, who had procured employ-
ment in Edinburgh, immediately entrusted their business to
Mr. D. Bridgeforth, S.S.C., who proceeded to London and
laid the proceedings before the Foreign-office. On return-
ing to Edinburgh, Mr. Bridgeford sought and obtained for
his clients au interview 'with the Lord Advocate, which
seems to have boon decisive of the matter, for on the 10th
inst. a communication was received by Mr. Bridgeford from
the Foreign-office, the effect of which is that the Egyptian
Government agree to pay the men the su►u duo .for the
period they remained in Egypt while the Commission
sat—about 11 weeks—and also a further indemnity of
three months' salary, in all something more than £loo.
Sotaman.