The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

TRANSIT THROUGH EGYPT.

Mr. Waghorn, the indefatigable and active agent
for the transmission of passengers and stores across
the Isthmus of Suez, has addressed the following very
satisfactory letter to the Times, in answer to some
complaints made, as it appears, in error, by some pas-
sengers going to India :
Sir,—ln your columns this morning is a letter from 17
gentlemen, connected with the civil and military ser-
vices, en route to India, complaining of the bad arrange-
ments made for their transit through Egypt, more par-
ticularly over the Desert; and really it is a source of
great regret to me to hear complaints made, while, on
the other hand, the greatest possible credit is due, even
under the chief circumstance complained of, viz., the
atigue and exhaustion of the horses, arising from a
course of nature, over which human means can have no
control.

In September, 1842—eighteen months ago—that fear-
ful mortality, the murrain, visited Egypt, as it occa-
sionally ever has done since the time of the departure of
the Israelites from it. It was one of the standing
plagues inflicted by the Almighty upon Pharaoh, for
" refusing to let the children of Israel go." This fearful
mortality has taken away ten•twelfths of the whole of
the cattle of Egypt since that time. In October, 1842,
out of the number of horses in the Desert for the transit
of passengers, upwards of 100 died by murrain in that
month, and its ravages not only continue in various parts
of Egypt, but deprive the cattle that remain of their
usualistamina and strength.
The Pacha has lost upwards of 1,000,0001. sterling in
camels, dromedaries, and horses, without mentioning
sheep, goats, and other cattle, since September, 1842.
His ships have been constantly going to Tunis, Syria,
Trieste, and other Farts of the Mediterranean, to pur-
chase cattle fur the common purposes of husbandry, and
many of them die a few days after their arrival.

Ui'der circumstances like -these, had the passengers
been aware of them, such complaints as have been made
could never have. emanated from them against the
Transit Company. Eighty passengers arrived at die.
Alexandrian end to India, and upwards of 100 at the
Suez end from India, on the same day ; consequently the
cattle on the 'Desert had to do double work ; and it
should have been a matter of thanks, instead of com-
plaints, that they all got over that Desert, and embarked
to and from India without one being left behind.
Sir, I think enough has been said to exonerate tke
Transit Company, who are doing their utmost, under
the Pacha's soul-stirring influence, amidst heavy losses,
to give satisfaction to all who pass through.
Regarding the provisions, the murrain will not allow
the cattle that remain alive to gain fat or strength, and
therefore their meats are lean, and do not look so well
as otherwise, and this will account for the ordinary

looking state of the provisions: also, the great influx of
passengers at Alexandria and Suez (more than 180)
would not allow of sufficient time to get them ber.pr ; for
it never can be known until the arrival of the steamers,
whether there are 50 or 100 to provide for.
I beg pardon for trespassing so long on your columns,
but hope this explanation will be deemed satisfactory by
more than the majority of your readers.
I remain, Sir, your faithful and obliged servant,
THOMAS WAG HO RN..
Egyptian-offices, 34, Cornhill, April 10.

THE INDIAN MARRIAtE.
TO THE EDITOR OF Wl2 SUN.
Six,—Mr. Ramsey presents his compliments, and begs
to state that Mr. Alexander C?itotte (the gentleman
who was married by him yesAP:rday morning at St.'Mar-
tin-in-the-Fields) is a Fri eh Canadian, and is a Mem-
ber of the Church, having been duly admitted by the
sacrament of baptism at the town of Sandwich, in Up-
per Canada.
103, St. Martin's-lane, April 10.

THE NAPOLEON MUSEUM.—This exhibition, per-
haps the most curious of any of the numerous exhibitions in
the metropolis, and one that has cost the proprietor the un-
wearied application of many years to collect., has undergone
a complete re-arrangement, and has been opened to the pub-
lic now at a rate of admission that everybody, to whom such
things as the collection contains are of any interest, can afford
to pay. During the short time that the Museum in the
Egyptian-hall has been closed, many judicious alterations
have been made in the hanging of the portraits, in the classi-
fying of the various objects illustrative of the mperor of the
French, of the history and events of the French Revolution,
of the general history of Europe for more than half a cen-
tury, and of all the distinguished and remarkable charac-
ters with which that period abounds. There is now a com-
plete series of portraits of statesmen,
marshals, general:,
warriors, patriots, &c , forming a pictorial narrative of the
events by which the reigns from Louis XVI., of the Republi-
can
Government, of the empire, and of tie commencement of
the reign of Louis XVIII., were rendered remarkable. These
portraits, or at least the very great majority. of
tthem, are
-exceedingly fine as works of art. Themmia tlresedar!d
ce
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they
hye ndecpoiici
depict, and
thein
lenfaemreenlees' wtohtichi areelir
anecdotes with which they are connected, are unrivalled both • •
execution,
ineuosttion ex, etihieisipt
as objects of vertu and as illustrations of great personages and
There are amongst the recent additions to
stirring events.
the collection a fine half-length portrait of Frederick the
bli
understood,eh hi
Great, once in the possession of that monarch, and a fine por-
e
stholshheould
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por-
trait of Stanislaus. The busts, medals, and bronzes, the serieo
beof setouinds,iecznadnadll
withoutgs ofit class,tclaniatnotb
y which
re-arranged, and now afford the curious and the student an
almost graphic view of the events to which they relate, and
e'
impress upon the memory, through the eye, the incidents
which tradition and written narrative handed down. The
very valuable collection of letters, both on public business
and private i affa rs, of public documents and of family re-
cords, has also undergone a revision in its t by
which conteanrrtsantemenc
a more easy reference to its Without making invidious comparisons between suschseanu ex-
hibition as this and some others by which the public are at-
tracted, it must be said that it argues little for good taste to
prefer the howling of semi-savages and the deformity of
stunted nature to the treasures of art, the records of history,
and the relics of great events and great men.—Times.
INFEPLNAL MACHINE IN SHEFFIELD.—About half-
past !one on Saturday morning some murderous rascal
threw a tin case loaded with gunpowder into. the bed-
room window of Mr. George Gillott, file-grinder, re-
siding at 197, Granville-street Park, Sheffield. Mr. and
Mrs. Gillett, with an infant, ;were at the time in bed ;
but on kriaping out Mr. Gillott saw the fuse burning,
and very wisely got his wife and child down stairs as
quickly as possible. They had, scarcely however,
crossed the lower room towards the doer, when, the ex-
plosion took place, shaking down part of the ceiling of
the bedroom, and breaking every prow in the window,
with a part of the sash also. One panel of a cupboard
in the bedroom was forced out, while a post pnd part of
the wall of a large closet adjoining was blown from the
upright. Even in the lower room ono panel of a,cloor
was broken, and in the garret the roof was lifted partly
up. In this place two apprentices were asleep, frint only
one was awoke by the noise of the explosion. 'On hear-
ing it he directly jumped up, and sagaciously observed
to his companion, " Bill, Bill, get thee up, or Vse we shall
be suffocated." Sappily neither of the teals sustained
any personal injury. So great was thr..t shock that it
shook the wall of a house next door, o',!cupied by Mr.
James Barker. The flame from the p owder came up-
wards of a yard through the window into the street. It
is time that such awful proceedings were officially in-
quired into. The lamentable freque,ncy of their occur-
rence is rapidly degrading the charaf.,,ter of our town. It
is a deplorable Onto of society whtich permits innocent
families to be at the mercy of the 'midnight assassin.—
Sheffield Iris.

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