The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-17 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 26.—There is no change to report
in Egyptian politics. Government has not resumed sales
of its produce, and of course there is something like a
stagnation in business in general. Chartered ships be-
come a burden to the charterers, but that is not new in
Egyptian commerce.
The result of the Pacha's visit to Upper Egypt is not
known here. The report is that he made extensive pur-
chases of grain, pulse, and seeds, and that a large portion
of the grain was to supply the holy cities in Arabia.
From Syria the accounts are of a more tranquil cha-
racter. The Druses appear to have had theitirest of it.
Some bands of these tribes were said to be still levying
" mail" in the Lebanon.

Her Majesty's steam-frigate Gorgon sailed this Morn-
ing from Alexandria on a cruise along the coast of Syria.
Public health has improved of late ;. there is a dimi-
nution of fever, and no plague cases reported since the
beginning of this month.
Our latest dates are; London, 6th inst. ; Malta and
Constantinople, 17th inst. ; Beyrout, oth inst.

MALTA.
(From the Malta Chronicle.)
MALTA, JAN. s.—The Prometheus steam-packet ar-
rived here early on Sunday morning, the 2d inst., from
Gibraltar. The Indus, after a long passage of thirty-
three days from Malta, owing to an extraordinary preva-
lence of strong gales from the westward, reached Lisbon
on the 18th inst., the Revenge having arrived there the
day preceding. Both were still lying in the Tagus on
the 25th, without knowing whether any other imme-
diate ulterior destination was contemplated, for so secret
were the orders of Roar-Admiral Mason, that no one
but the Captains were aware whither they were bound
until passing Gibraltar, with which garrison the Indus
did not even communicate. On the evening of the
Bth ult. a collision took place at sea between the Indus
and the ship Grace of Liverpool, burden about 350 tons,
Hugh Jones, master, then out 26 days from Liverpool
(the same time as the Indus from Malta), in ballast
bound to Trieste for a grain cargo. The merchant ship
had been previously observed from the liner running to
the eastward with the wind from the N.W., the latter
being close hauled on the starboard tack to keep her
wind), but on the two vessels nearing, and seeing there
was a chance of clearing each other, the ship of war's
helm was put up, when the merchant vessel unfortu-
nately did the same, whereupon the two vessels came in
contact bow and bow, but as the weather was fine and
moderate, the only damage which ensued to the Indus
consisted in her having had two of her boats stove in.
The Grace had her bowsprit broke short off, one boat
stove, and sundry other damages. Assistance was im-
mediately rendered by the Indus, from whose crew a
party was sent to secure her foremast, which it was
thought might have got sprung, a new jibboom was
supplied for a bowsprit, cordage for rigging, &c., and, as
the wind freshened at midnight, blowing fair for the
Grace, they parted company (after giving Sir James
Sterling the London newspapers touching the birth of
the Prince of Wales), and it was generally supposed she
would make the best of her way to Malta to refit, but as
she has not appeared here wepresume she has passed on."
(From the Malta Times.)
The corvette Aigle arrived here from England on the
31st ult.; she is a new vessel on this station. The Strom-
boli also arrived the same day from Suda; she was sta-
tioned at the Piraeus, and the Medea takes her place. The
Wasp will leave soon for Corfu. The Weazle will leave
immediately for Jaffa, and also the Savage, which left
Malta for Corfu on the 18th ult. The Hecate is under
sailing orders--destination eastward. The Cyclops ar-
rived at 'Athens, from Trieste, on the 24th ult., where
she took up Sir Stratford Canning. The Devastation
leaves to-morrow for Beyrout and Jaffa.
ARRIVALS. OF SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS.—Dee.
29.—The Oriental and Peninsular Company's steamer
Montrose, W. Symons, from Alexandria. Dec. 30.

Her Majesty's steamer Hecate, Com. J. H. Ward, from
Tunis. Dec. 31.—Her Majesty's corvette Aigle, Lord
Clarence Paget, from Plymouth and Gibraltar ; her Ma-
jesty's steamer Stromboli, Coin. Lewis, from Suds.
Jan. 2.—Her Majesty's steam-packet Prometheus, Lieut.
T. Spark, from Gibraltar.
DEPARTURES OF SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS.—Dec.
28.—French steam-packet Tancrede, Lieut. De Brun, for
the Levant. Dec. 29.—Her Majesty's steam-packet
Alecto, Lieut. W. Hoseason, for Marseilles. Dec. 30.
The Oriental and Peninsular Company's steamer Mon-
trose, W. Symons, for Gibraltar and England.
IN PoßT.—The Howe, 120, (bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral Sir F. Mason, K.C.8.) ; Ceylon, 6, (bearing the
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart.) ; Impreg-
nable, 84, Ganges, 84, Vanguard, 84, Monarch, 84, Thun-
derer, 74, Wasp, 18, Weazle, 10, Magpie; steamers Lo-
cust, Polyphemus, Devastation, Hecate, Stromboli, Pro-
metheus, and the French steamers Seamandre and Sesos-
tris, and the Oriental and Peninsular Company's steamer
Iberia.