The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STOCKbRIDGE RACES—(TuuasnAir CONCLUDED. )
The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each ; h ft. Mile and a half.
Mr. Biggs' Eleus (J. Day) 1
Duke of Richmond's f by Elis, out of Balcine
Lord Chesterfield's Dil•bar
Mr. Gregory's Barrier
Match, 300, h ft, New Mile.—Lord G. Bentinck's Pelopon-
nesus received forfeit from Mr. S. Herbert's Clarus.

At the Downham Races on Wednesday, the Downham Plate
of 501. was won by Mr. E. K. Clarle's Sister to Glencoe;
the Hack Stakes by Mr. Chaplin's Frailty; the Park Plate
by Mr. W. Scott's Ellen ; the Ladies' Plate by Mr. Rogers's
Bridegroom ; and the Maiden Plate by Mr. Pettit's Smeetmeat.
BETTING AT NEWCASTLE—WEDNESDAY EVENING.

LIVERPOOL JULY Cur.-10 to 1 agst Heslington (taken);
14 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle (taken) ; 15 to 1 agst
Una (taken) ; 100 to 6 agst Rhodantho ; 100 to 5 agst Prince
Caraeloc; 1,000 to 5 agst Mug (taken) ; 100 to 5 agst Na_
worth (taken) ; 100 to 4 agst. Jolly Tar (taken).
ST. LEGER. —5 to 4 agst Attila (taken) ; 12 to 1 agt Bel-
cour ; 12 to 1 agst Cabrera; 13 to 1 agst Auckland (taken)
15 to 1 agst Meteor (taken).
NEWCASTLE RACES.—THURSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 10 Soya. each, for 2 yr olds; colts Bst 71b,
and fillies
_Bst 41b; the second saves his stake. T. Y. C.

(14 Subs.)
Mr. Powlett's fby Sheet Anchor (Templeman) 1
Mr. Blakelock's A British Yeoman, by Livei pool .. 2
Lord Eglinton's Egidia, by Sheet Anchor
Colonel Crawfurd's cby Bay Middleton, out of Mermaid 4
Mr. Jaques's Semiseria, by Voltaire 5
Mr. Bell's Winesour, by Velocipede 6
Betting—Six to 4 agst Winesnur, 5 to 2 agst Semiseria, and
4to 1 agst A British Yeoman. Won by halt a length, after a
fine race. _ _

The Gold Cup of 100/. ; the second to receive 201. Two miles.
Mr. Orde's Beeswing, aged, 9st (Cartwright) 1
Mr. Johnstone's Charles the Twelfth, 6 yrs, 9st 31b ......... 2
Even betting. The old mare made all the running, and won
by four leng.hs.
The Members' Plate of 501. ; the winner to be sold for 250/.,
&c. Heats once round and a distance.
Mr Meiklam's cby Physician, 3 yrs, 7st ( Lye) 3 1 1
Mr. Ramsay's The Recorder, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b ...... 1 2 2
Mr. Crawfurd's Royal Charley, 3 yrs, 6st I Ilb
WINCHESTER BACES--FRIDAT.
The Produce Stakes of 50 soya. each, hft for 3 yrs old ; colts
Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Bst 41b, &c. The new mile.
(4 subs.)
Mr. Etwall's Palladium, walked over.
The Hampshire Stakes of 25 Sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if
declared ; 50 sovs. would have been added had three horses
started. Two miles and a dis. (9 subs.) 7 of whom declared.
Mr. King's Sultana, 4 yrs, 7st., walked over-
The Foal Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for colts, Bst 71b., and
fillies, Bst 41b. Untried stallions or mares allowed 31bs, if
both bibs. New Mile. (14 subs.)
Mr. Etwall's Palladium, Bst 71b... (J. Day) I
Lord G. Bentinck's Flytrap, Bst 21b...
No betting. Won very easy.
The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas ; three yrs old, 7st Mb ;
four yrs, 9st llb ; five yrs, 9st 1 Ilb ; six and aged, 10st 21b ;
two-mile heats. _ _ _

Wreford's Warden, 5 yrs ... (J. Day, jun.) 2 3 1 1
Lord G. Bentinck's Tripoli, 3 yrs
Mr. M. Dilly's Dr. Jephson, 3 yrs
Mr. Legg's Adrian, aged . ... 3 2 4dr
The first heat was won cleverly by a length, the second by
length and a half, and the other, easily.
Handicap of 5 sous. each, with 25 added ; T. Y. C. (7 Subs. )
Mr.Wreford's Franchise, by Taurus, 3 yrs, 7st 81b ( Howlett.)
Mr. Pryse's Australia, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 2
Mr. Ley's c by Elie, out of Partiality, 3 yrs, fist
The following also started, bnt were not placed :—Lord
George Bentinck's Miss Heathcnte, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Mr. King's
Sultana, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Lord G. BenCnck's Tiptoe, 3 yrs, Bst
—and Mr J. Hewett's Victor, 4 yrs, 7st 81b.
Betting-2 to 1 agyt Miss Heathcote, and sto I agst Franchise.
Miss Heatheote had the lead to the distance, where Franchise
took it from her, and won cleverly by about a length.
The City Members' Plate of 501. 3 yrs, 6st .11b ; 4 yrs, 7st 91b;
5 yrs, Est 41b ; 6 yrs, Bst I llb ; and aged, 9st ; mares, &c. ;
allowed 31b ; winners once this year, 31b ; twice, 51b ; thrice
or more, 71b extra. Two mile heats.
Mr. Etwall's Thistle Whipper, 4 yrs (J. Howlett) 1 I
Captain Rook's Stork, 6 yrs ......... 2 2
Mr. Legg's Stickler, aged 4 3
Mr. Sadler's Winkey Bos, 3 yrs .
Won in a canter.
DOWNHAM RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Downham Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 Soya. each, Sze., were won in two heats by Mr. Clarke's
Sister to Glencoe, 4 yrs, beating Eusebia, Indolence, and
three others.

The Hack Stakes were won by Mr. Chaplin's Frailty.
The Park Plate of 301., with a Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each,
added, were won by Mr. Scott's Eleus, beating Folly, Sister
to Confueionee, Sweatmeal, and two others.
The Ladies' Plate of 50/., and a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each,
were won in two heats by Mr. Rogers 's Bridegroom, beating
Oxton, E. 0., and twoothers.
The Maiden Plate was won in two heats by Mr. Pettit's
Sweetmeat, beating Mr. Turner's Alice Hawthorn, 3 yrs, and
four others.

MEHEMET ALI AND THE TRANSIT THROUGH EGYPT.
—From the last advices received from Alexandria, it
appears that the Pacha of Egypt is fulfilling the promises
which he made to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company, under the negotiation effected by
Mr. Anderson, for opening and facilitating the transit of
passengers and goods to and from India. The Pacha
has granted permission to the Company to navigate the
Great Canal, from Alexandria to Atfeh on the Nile, by
steam-boats, a point of which he has hitherto been
very tenacious. This will facilitate the transit of pas-
sengers in a most important degree. The Pacha has further,
on the Company's requisition, postponed the commence-
ment of the first, or experimental twelve months, which he
granted for a free transit through Egypt, of merehandize
to and from India, until the arrival at Suez of the first
of the Company's steamers destin. d to form the commu-
nication between India and Suez. He has also given
orders for improving the road between Cairo and Suez,
and has, moreover, offered to build or furnish to the
Company, transit depots at Alexandria, Atfeh, Shoubra
(near Cairo), and Suez, the Company giving in their own
plans for the buildings, and engaging to pay to the Pacha
a moderate rent proportionate to the outlay. The route
to and from India, via Egypt, may therefore, in the course
of a very short time, be expected to present every facility,
which can be desired, and to become the great thorough-
fare between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL.--The two presentations
to the Royal Navy, granted by the Lords of the Admiralty to
the Royal Naval School, Camberwell. will be filled up this year.
One has been accepted by the son of Lieutenant Hilby, and the
other was offered to the son of Captain Morrice, but in curse.
quence of the boy's youth it was declined by the father. These
presentations will be continued every year, and will no doubt
prove a great incentive to the pupils of the school, in inducing
them to apply closely to those studies which qualify them for
the distinction.

Two men were condemned on the 13th inst., by the
Court of Assizes for East Flanders, to eight years' close
confinement, and exposition on the pillory tbr an hour,
and to remain for ten years afterwards under the siu•-
vcillance of the Belgian police, for having, in February
last, taken away the clasps which served to unite the
rails op, the railroad between Buggeribout and Torraoade,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,
CITY, FRIDAT EVININC.
The Funds remained in the same dull state at the
close of business, and Console left off at 91i sellers for the
Account. Three per Cents. Reduced, 91i 91i; Bank Stock,
1661 1671; Exchequer Bills, Old 45 47; New 40 42 prem.
In the Foreign Market Belgian Bonds were 102 103; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 521 52k; the Five per Cents.,
101 1011; Danish 81 82 ; Brazilian, 65 61$. The last quota-
tions for Mexican were 371 37i.
London and Birmingham Railroad Shares, New, 175 177 ;
Birmingham and Gloucester, 49 51 ; Great Western, 871
881 ; the Half Shares, 611 62 ; South Western, 60/ 611 ;
North Midland, 60 62; the New Shares, 30 31 ; South
Eastern Counties and Dover, 25 251 ; the Scrip, 5/ 5/ ;
Eastern Counties, 81. 91; Northern and Eastern, 39 40;
Blackwall, 91 10 ; and Brighton, 351 36 per share.
The rates of the Foreign Exchanges were nearly the same
as on Tuesday. Very little, however, was negotiated.
Hamburgh, 13 111, 13 124 ; Antwerp, 12 4%, 12 41 ; Am-
sterdam, 12 5, 12 51 ; Rotterdam, 12 514, 12 5%; Frank-
fort, 151% 1511 ; Marseilles, 25 771 ; Paris, 25f. 75c.
25f. 771 c. ; Genoa, 25 771 ; Leghorn, 29 95 30 00; Vienna,
9 54 9 541; 'Trieste, 9 541 9 55 ; Naples, 401 40 9-16 ;
Lisbon, 521; Madrid and Cadiz, 36/ 37.
The quotationsfor the Bonds were—Colombian, 25/ 26; Pe-
ruvian, 17 18; Portuguese Five per Cents., 37 371; the
Three per Cents., 211 221 ; Spanish Five per Cents., 21i 211 ;
and the Three per Cents., 22/ 23.
Intelligence has been received to-day of the failure of a large
house at Constantinople, and of two others at Hamburgh. It
is much to be regretted that some houses here have, in conse-
quence, been obliged to suspend their payments. It is much
to be feared that one in particular will materially effect the
manufacturing districts, with which it was extensively con-
nected, and thus add to the distress at present existing there.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
The money market remains in the same inanimate state, and
prices are nominally the same as at the close of business last
night. Consuls, 9114 91%, for the opening ex div. Three
per Cents. Reduced, 911 9i4 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
Reduced, 1001 1001 ; Bank Stock, 166/ 1671; India Bonds,
23 24 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 45 47 ; New, 40 42, premium.
Business in the Foreign Securities has been limited to Dutch
'1 o- an d- a- Hal f per Cents., at 521.
The quotation for Mexican has advanced to 37/ 371. The
number of dollars brought home on account of the dividend is
now ascertained to be 58,000. The whole of the next
dividend is provided for, and a surplus left towards
the next. 'These frequent remittances, though small
in individual amount, argue well fur the good faith of
Santa Anna towards the foreign creditors. One part
of the arrangement was, that a certain part of the Custom-
house receipts should be reserved to provide for the de-
bentures granted for the overdue Coupons; and the
report of a relaxation in the duties now payable upon
importations into Mexico is confirmed by intelligence
received yesterday. Independently of the satisfaction
which these must give the bond-holders, by showing that the
means of payment are thereby overrated, they will prove of in-
finite importance to the manufacturer. Many of the lower
qualities of cotton goods, and which only were worn, were for-
merly so heavily taxed as virtually to be prohibited; and the
trade in them was lost ; by the new tariff, such a reduction
will be made as to render the shipments a matter of profit.
The Share Market is rather firmer; Great Western, 88;
London and Birmingham Quarter Shares, 36 ; South Western,
61 ; Northern and Eastern, 40; Eastern Counties, 94;
Brighton, 36.
The Bonds quoted to-day are Portuguese Five per Cents.,
371; the Three per Cents., `221; Spanish Five per Cents.,
21/ ; and the Three per Cents., 24.
The letters by the Medway have been delivered this morn-
ing, the latest dates of which are Jamaica and St. Kitts 20th,
Demerara 13th, Barbadoes 18th, St. Lucia 19th, Antigua. 17th,
and Dominica 21st May; Havannah Ist June, and Vera Cruz
2d May. The accounts from the various islands are generally
satisfactory ; the crops promising to be extremely abundant.
Trade, however, continued dull, although it appeared to be re-
viving from the late cxtieme depression. The understanding
between the planters and the labourers was good, and the latter
were working well and eheerful.y. The local intelligence is
of tittle importance, and internal affairs were tranquil.
Demerara, however, presents a complete contrast, and the
situation of the colonists was gradually grossing worse. The
poor negroes positively refused to t,sork upon any terms, and
many of the estates had been virtually abandoned. In addi-
tion to the falling off in the quantity of the produce, a report
had been made to the Governor, from the Huse of Assembly,
by which it appears that nearly 300,000 &liars will have to
be provided for, over and above any sum which may be voted
for the service for the present year. This report also states
the great falling off in the crops between 1837, the last year of
the apprenticeship, and 1841 ; in the first of these the quan-
tity of sugar was 101,651,3301b5., in the last 52,043,8971b5. ;
of coffee 4,340,3501b5., and 1,214,0101b5. ; and of cotton
563,4531b5. against 19,1001b5. 'These accounts prove the dis-
astrous state of the country not to be exsggcrated.

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North American ......... 40

Union of Australia 25 .. 314 to
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JUNE 23.—The common
qualities of American must be quoted a point lower than on this
day week. The market was quiet to-day, and about 3,0(10
bales were sold, inclusive of 100 for export.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JUNE, 23.—Our Market was
very dull to-day,but there was not much stock offered for sale. The
transactions were confined to—Eastern Counties, Debentures,
10a • Liverpool and Manchester, Halves, 85.
dANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE; JUNE 23.—We haveno
material change to note ; business is still very limited. South
Western, 604 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 244; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, Quarters, 31/2 to 33/1 ; London and Birming-
ham, New 321. Shares, 294 to 30 ; London and Brighton, .`.6
to 364.
CLOSING PRICES.
13RITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 167 /India Stock —pm
3 per Cent. Red. .. 9la Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Con. Ditto Old Annuities
3i per Cent. Red... 1004 Ditto New Annuities —
New 34 per Cent......... Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 42 pm
New 5 per Cen: — Ditto 5001...... 42 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 42 pm
Jan. 1860 ...... 124 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 — • Consols for Opg.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
. .

Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto —
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian, 5 per cent —
Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Spanish, 5 per cent 2li
Ditto, Deferred.... .
French, 5 per cent. —f. —e.
Exchange f —c
French, 3 per cent —f. —e.
Dutch, 21 per cent. 521
I Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 100/
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p)
Ditto New Shares (17/ paid) l3k
Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ...
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ...
Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) , 351
London and Birmingham (90)
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid)
London and South Western (41/ 6s 10d pd) 60.
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid)
Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 8 ;Gibraltar 46
Ditto, at sight
;Leghorn ..
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 81 Genoa . 25 95
w Anterp
31
_

Austrian, 5 per cent. —
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds... 65
Buenos Ayres 6 per cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent •
Colombian, 6 per cent —
Ditto, 1824 25
Danish, 3 per cent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent
Mexican, 5 per cent 37*
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et.

Hambui•gh M. B. 13 15
Altona -
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine... 152
Petersburgh, 3 Us ... 37
Berlin..
Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M 958
Trieste, ditto 9 59
Madrid .. 361
Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona
Seville . . 36

Venice
Naples .....40
Palermo, per oz 120
'Lisbon
Oporto 526
Rio Janeiro 26
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight 46i
!Philadelphia 46
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
(Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold C0in...3 17 ti
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars... .......... 0 0
Silver in Bars 0 0 0

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Juse 23.—The British Queen scam-ship, from New York,
arrived here this morning at 5 A.M., after a passage of 15 days,
out of which she was detained by icebergs and a dense fog 12
hours near the banks of Newfoundland. She was 18 days on
her passage out, and had heavy gales nearly the whole of the
time from the W.S. W. In ht. 43 N. fell in with 47 icebergs.
She, on her homeward passage, in lat. 42, 47 N., fell in with
30 icebergs. Brings American papers to the 7th inst., on
which day the Editor of the New York Herald says, "All our
foreign and domestic affairs appear to be going on prospering,
and to prosper. It is bighly probable that our relations with
England will soon be on the most friendly footing. It appears
from certain circumstances that the negotiations which Lord
Ashburton was specially directed to effect are likely to have a
favourable termination."
The Secretary of the Ocean Insurance Company, James S.
Schemerhorn, has proved a defaulter to that institution to the
extent of 150 000 dollars. '1 he capital of the company was
only, 350,000 dollars. Ho has been lodged in the City prison.
TEXAS AND Mxxlco.—No further invasion yet of either of
those countries, although both parties have frightened each
other most terribly.
Twenty-five passengers from the British Queen were taken
in the Earl of Malmesbury steamer to Southampton, and landed
there.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
JUNE 19.—Resolution schooner, Duke of Rutland, from
' Lymington, and proceeded to Southampton River.
20th.—Petrel cutter, Earl of Ilebester, from Southampton,
and the next day sailed for Weymouth for his Lordship.
21st.—Arrow cutter, Lord Godolphin, from Southampton;
Intrepid cutter, Earl of Tyrconnel, from Plymouth and other
Western ports ; Sapphire cutter, Lord H. Cholmondeley, from
Southampton.
22d.—Alarm cutter, J. Weld, Esq., from London.
SAILING S.
JUNE 18.—Witch cutter, II Oglander, Esq., from Guernsey.
20th.—Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., on a cruise
to the westward.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—Hawk, Harriet, Ariel, Flirt, Jack o'Lantern,
Cutters—Alarm, 1-I,be, Intrepid, Phoebe, Corsair, Gany-
meths, Talisman, Will-o'-the- Wisp, Sapphire, Owen Glendwr,
Arrow. Kestreel yawl, Commodore the Earl of Yarborough.
The Earl of Yarborough is fitting his yacht for a voyage up
the Mediterranean ' • she will be ready for sea next week.
We continue to have numerous fashionable arrivals, but we
have not so many of the large houses let as at this time last
season : A. W. Corbet, Esq., and family; Sir Bellingham
Graham, Bart., and family ; the Earl and Ceuntess of Bel-
more ; Sir James and Lady Graham, and several other families
of distinction, have taken houses, anti are expected at Cowes
early next week.

THE EARTHQUAKE IN ST. DOMIN6IO.—We have
received further interesting particulars of the late extraordi-
nary earthquake. It was felt on the 7th ult. at Jeremie, but
no damage sustained. The water changed from four to six
feet in the course of a few 1-Mimics. Whether the tide rose and
fell, or the island settled, and resumed its posit►on again, and
produced that effect, was subject of much speculation. The
destruction of Cape Haytien was complete, only two buildings
left standing. The earthquake happening on a market day,
great numbers of persons were in the city from the country,
together with mules, so that the loss of life was greater. It
was thought that 4,000 persons perished, besides great numbers
of mules and other animals, and such was the stench arising
frem such a muss of dead bodes, that no person could long re-
main in the place. It is said that Port au Platt was entirely
destroyed, though but few lives were lost. . The mountain in
the rear of St. Mares was rent asunder, so that teams passed
through the aperture.—New Yorkjprald, June 4%

THE LEVANT.
IMPORTANT DESPATCH FROM CONSTANTI-
NOPLE.

The Stromboli, which has just arrived, left Constantinople
en the 11 th instant, and brings an important despatch from
the Ambassador, which is forwarded overland to England by
the Vesuvius to Marseilles. The greatest secrecy is main-
tained, and I am unable to learn any particulars ; but I have
reason to believe this despatch announces the settlement of the
Syrian question.
MALTA, JUNE 15.—Snips IN PORT.—The Queen, 110,
bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen,
Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean ; Bowe, 120, bear-
ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir F. Mason, second in com-
mand; Ceylon, receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Ad-
miral Sir John Louis, Superintendent of Malta Dock-yard;
Impregnable, 104; Vanguard, 80; Calcutta, 78; Cambridge,
78 ; Vernon, 50 ; Magicienne, 24; Snake, 16 ; Devastation,
Vesuvius, and Stromboli, war steamers ; and Alecto and Poly-
phemus steam-packets. Ottomon frigate Chiaha Bahri, and
Tunisine corvette Clia,

DISPOSITION OF THE REST OF THE FLEET.—The Indus,
on her way to Malta from Lisbon; Thunderer, 84, on her
way to Gibraltar from Malta, and the Formidable, 84, on her
way to Malta from Gibraltar. Belvidere, 38, Jaseur, 16, and
Lizard, steam tender, at Gibraltar. L'Aigle, 24, at Vourla;
Rodney, 92, Inconstant, 36, and Hecate war steamer, at Bey-
rout; Monarch, 84, at Rhodes ; Medea war steamer, off the
River Xanthus; Cyclops steam frigate, at Alexandria; Savage,
10, and Phoenix war steamer, at Tunis ; Locust steam tender,
at Tripoli, in Barbary ; Scout, 18, at Corfu; Beacon and
Magpie surveying vessels, at Paros ; and the Prometheus steam-
packet, on her way to Malta and Constantinople, from Genoa.
MOVEMENTS SINCE JUNE s.—The Tunisine schooner-of-
war Denfir, took her departure from Tunis on the 6tls inst.,
followed by the Phoenix on the 10th inst. The Thunderer
sailed for Gibraltar on the 9th, to relieve the Formidable, or-
dered for Malta ; as well as the Indus, from Lisbon, which
latter will be relieved by the Calcutta, to leave Malta as soon
as the Formidable arrives, when a survey will be held on Cap-
tain Sir S. Roberts (still in Malta hospital), and it is very
doubtful whether he will be able to re-assume the command of
the Calcutta. The Locust was dispatched to Tripoli on the 10th.
The Tunisine corvette Elelia, and the Ottoman frigate Chialla
Bahri, which latter is bearer of return presents for the Bey of
Tunis, arrived here yesterday from Constantinople, and the
Stromboli has come in this morning from the same place,
left on the 11th instant. The Vernon and Saake received
sealed orders last night, aiid will, it is reported, put
to sea to-day. The Vanguard and Cambridge have also orders
to keep themselves in readiness, but it does not appear that
either the Commander• in- Chief or the second in command
contemplate an immediate move. It is currently reported
that a French force is expected off Tunis and Tripoli, but
this has been said so often, that it is not thought much of.
The crews of the ships are kept in constant exercise, and this
morning the boats of the squadron are all outside the harbour,
practising boat attacks, with the marines embarked.
MAILS.—The Alecto arrived from the lonian Islands and
Patras on the 10th. The mails for the same places will be
conveyed to-day by the Vesuvius steamer. The Polyphemus,
from Marseilles, with the Overland Mail of the 4th inst , ar-
rived on the 12th; and the Great Liverpool, from England,
came in en the same morning, and proceeded to Alexandria
on the afternoon of the 13th. The Cairo Nile-boat came in
from England on the 9th, having been into Gibraltar, Carths-
gena, and Trapani (in Sicily), for coals. She left for Alex-
andria on the 13th, and will be assisted with coals by the Great
Liverpool. The Aerolite, which left Gravesend on the 19th,
and the Little Nile, which left Southampton on the 18th ult., two
other boats intended to ply on the Nile, have not yet appeared.