The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-02 00:00:00

THE INDIA MAILS.

ALEXANDRIA, AUGUST 19.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Oriental arrived here this
morning from Malta and England, with 76 passengers
for India, who proceed this evening on their way to
Cairo and Suez.

Telegraphic intelligence has been received that an
English steamer from Bombay arrived at Suez on the
17th instant, in 27 days, with 80 passengers. Should
the steamer have arrived at Suez on the morning of the
17th, there is a chance of the mails reaching Alexan•
dria in the course of the night or to-morrow morning,
in which case the French steamer, which is to leave for
Marseilles early to-morrow, will probably defer her de-
parture until the afternoon, to enable the Indian corres-
pondence to be forwarJed by this opportunity ; but
should the mails not be heard of at all to-morrow, the
French steamer must leave before sunset, and the Indian
news will reach Europe only by the English steamer,
that is, about three days later.
AUGUST 20, SEVEN A.M.—lntelligence has been re-
ceived this morning from Cairo, that it was not the
Bombay steamer, but the Bentinek, from Calcutta, that
arrived at Suez on the 17th inst. with 86 passengers. It

was an error committed by the telegraph in announcing
that the Bombay steamer had arrived. The Oriental will
consequently be detained four or five days longer before
leaving for England. Lord Ellenborough was to leave
Calcutta on the 28th of July by the Nemesis, and could
not be expected to reach Suez before the end of this
month, as the monsoons have been very severe. The
Semiramis, from Bombay, had not reached Aden on the
10th, when the Bentinck left, consequently the Bombay
mails cannot reach Suez before the 21st or 22d. Captain
Kellock, of the Bentinck, has brought rather important
news from Aden, where it appears that a strong army of
35,000 Arabs is collecting for the purpose of attacking
the place.

The mails of the Bentinck have not yet reached
Alexandria; the above news has been received by express.
The French steamer Caire sails immediately.

PORTUGAL.

We have received letters from Lisbon to the 27th ult.

Senhor Don Luis Gonzalez Bravo, on being presented
to the Queen of Portugal, on the 22d ult., in his capacity
of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
her Catholic Majesty at the Court of Lisbon, delivered a
speech characteristic enough of the man. There are
references in this fulsome address to a desire, on the
part of the Spanish sovereign (the modest General Nar-
vaez), for more extensive relations with Portugal, and to
reciprocity of interest between the two countries, which
" Providence," through the interpreter of its works and
will (Gonzalez Bravo), it is declared, " created sisters."
A report Has current, that the Envoy Extraordinary
was the bearer of a communication to the Portuguese
Ministry, from his own Government, offering to place an
army of 40,000 men at the disposal of the Portuguese
sovereign, and stating the readiness of the Spanish
Government to send the troops into Portugal. It ap-
pears that the Secretary of the Spanish Legation was
dispatched in all haste to Madrid, on the 24th ultimo,
two days after the audience of the Spanish Ambassador
with her Majesty. The similarity of the characters of
Narvaez and Cabral, and the identity of their political
views and objects, might prepare people for any event
which might give occupation to men of restless minds,
reckless of consequences—bold and indiscreet—who have
risen to power, in turbulent times, by means of bayonets,
and know no other way of maintaining their power ex-
cept by military force.
The dismissals and resignations of persons holding
judicial offices continue. The Crown Procurador, or
Attorney-General, the first law officer of the Crown, has
resigned his office, on the grounds of the illegality of
the decree of the Ist of August. The law officer next
to him in rank has followed his example. The whole of
the Judges of the Relacao of Oporto, it is said, with one
exception, have protested against the late measure as a
violation of the Constitution. The Marquez de Niza hus
also protested against the late decree. The money diffi-
culties continued on the increase, the civil emplo, 6 s and
pensioners of the Government being now nearly three
months in arrears, with few exceptions.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SIIERBORNE.—About eight
o'clock on Wednesday night the extensive coach factory
of Mr. Hill, on Green-hill, was discovered to be in
flames. In less than an hour the factory, with all its
contents, was entirely consumed. The dwelling-house
was next consumed, and a house on the opposite side,
tenanted by Mr. Bustard, a Wesleyan minister, was very
much damaged, as were also several tenements in the
rear of the factory, belonging to poor families. A por-
tion of the furniture was removed to the houses opposite.
—Sherborne Journal.

An inhabitant of St. Denis, who was evidently
insane, lately committed suicide in a strange manner.
He had for some time employed himself in endeavouring
to imitate au egg in pasteboard. He took this egg,
fillod it with gunpowder, placed it in his mouth, and
then with a match which he had got from his wife, as if
to light a cigar, touched the powder, and with the explo-
sion blew his brains out.

NDAY TRAVELLING.

Mr. C. Phillips, churchwarden of Margaret Rooth-
ing, attended at Dunmow to prosecute an information
against Messrs. Price and North, the proprietors of
the Circus, for travelling through that parish with
their waggons and properties, on Sunday, the 18th
instant. Mr. James Price being present, his case
was taken first. The Rev. William Shepherd, the
rector, deposed, that on the morning in question, while
he was performing Divine service in Leaden Roothing
Church, his attention was attracted by a loud
rumbling noise, which continued for several minutes,
of vehicles passing along, and Enoticed, through
the window, a waggon, appearing to be loaded
with planks ; on his way home he found, at the
King William public-house, five different vehicles,
three having on them " Price and North, Riding-
masters, London ;" one " Thomas Barthrop, of Lon-
don; and one the name of a brickmaker, from North-
ampton ; he took the names down and went into the
house, begging to be introduced to either Mr. Price
or Mr. North. Not finding any person to answer to
those names, he asked for the party who had charge
of the vehicles, and on his remonstrating with them,
one of them attempted to vindicate Sunday travelling,
by violent and blasphemous (though not abusive)
argument. The horses were feeding, and one ve-
hicle, apparently the carriage for the individuals, had
a great drum behind ; witness afterwards saw two of
the vehicles passing through Margaret Roothing, in
the evening, loaded with planks. Ryan, police-con-
stable 88, corroborated Mr. Shepherd's testimony,
and said he saw the vehicles, and desired
the persons to go away before the after •
noon service would commence. They did
not, because, as they afterwards said, they did not,
wish to go into Chelmsford during the Sunday. The
conveyances had two horses abreast; one carried a
large drum, musical instruments, and several men ;
saw them again at four o'clock, and they went on.
By consent of the bench, Mr. Price only attended to
answer the charge, as Mr. North was then (two o'clock)
present in the pavilion at the commencement of the
amusement. Mr. Price pleaded that he could not deny
the charge of travelling on the Sunday ; they always
endeavoured to avoid it, but in this instance were
unable to do so; he had hoped that by putting up at
a lone way side inn they should disturb no one ; at
the same time he objected to the information, their
vehicles being described as waggons, which he respect.
fully contended they were not. They paid duty, he
said, for the band carriage to the same amount as for
a gentleman's carriage. He was not aware of any Act
of Parliament being in force to prevent their travel-
ling on Sundays, and had never heard of such a prose-
cution before.—The bench were of opinion that the
vehicles carrying the planks were fully within the
meaning of the Act laid in the information as waggons,
and they must convict. The Rev. Mr. Shepherd
said that this was the first time he had brought a
Imatter of this kind before the bench, because be
had always succeeded in his object by' persuasion,
and remonstrance, and had been enabled thus
to uphold the majesty of the law. That,
he begged to submit, was his only aim,
and therefore the most lenient fine the justices
thought proper to impose he hoped would suffice ; at
the same time, in order to show the accused he had
no vindictive feeling, he should
make no charge for
his attendance and expenses incurred in coming there,

and he should withdraw the information against the
other defendant, Mr. North.—Mr. Price, on finding
that the magistrates were about to decide on a con-
viction, again urged that their travelling vehicles
could not be described as waggons, when the bench
ordered the room to be cleared. On Mr. P. being
re-called, the chairman informed him that they had,
after mature consideration, determined upon the con-
viction, and 203. fine, including costs.—Chelmsford
Chronicle.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
BOW-STREET.

The Hon William Ross Touchet was to-day finally
brought up and committed to Newgate to await his
trial. Mr. Smith is going on as favourably as can be
expected.
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