EGYPT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1009, 12 July 1862, Page 3

EGYPT.

THE TOUR OF THE PRINCE OF 'WALES. (From the Correspondent of the' Times.') The visit of the Prince of Wales to Egypt ;is now rapidly drawing to its close. His Royal ; Highness returned to Cairo on the 23rd inst. On i the preceding Sunday, as I mentioned in writing by : last post, the Prince was at Karnak. The Duke I and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg had spent the day on the eastern side of the river, but in the evening they again rejoined the Prince on board his boat. ; On the following day the Duke, after in his turn surveying the ruins of Karnak, left on his way back to Cairo. The Prince of Wales, meanwhile, was exploring the ruined palaces and temples of Me dii net Abou and Gornou, the Memnonium, which once held the gigantic statue, the bust of which will be remembered by most visitors to the British Museum,, and, lastly, the celebrated vocal Collossus, which,vas is attested by one of its innumerable inscriptions, of all ages and in all languages, was 17 centuries ago visited by the : Emperor Hadrian. The perfect, though comparatively modern, temple of Denderah, the rock tombs of Beni Hassan, and, finally, the, wonderful remains at Sakkarah, were not omitted on the way down the river. The Prince has been accompanied to the Cataracts by Fadil Pasha, the Governor of Kenneh, who has been most constant in his attention to the smallest trifles that might insure the comfort of his Royal Highness, or that might facilitate Ms movements. At Siout, on the 21st, the Prince was indebted ; to Fadil Pasha for the sight of a jereed tournament, executed by some of the Hawazi Arabs located on the river between Siout and Denderah. That same evening Ms Royal Highness visited in minute detail the extensive sugarworks at Roda, belonging' to Ismail Pasha, the nephew of the Viceroy and heirapparent to the Viceregal Government. The Prince has returned in robust health, and he and every member of his suite appear to have thoroughly enjoyed their Nile trip. His Royal' Highness is the first English Prince who has had an opportunity of beholding the remains of ancieni; Egypt, wMch, in their massive grandeur, have for so many centuries excited the admiration of the world. The Royal party arrived on Sunday evening at Cairo, where, unhappily, a gloom has been cast over it by the tidings that awaited the accomplished and amiable historian by whom the Prince is accompanied. Under the unexpected affliction that has fallen upon Mm, Professor Stanley's ,first. impujse, would have been to return at once to his'family, being aware of the great importance which the Queen, the public, and the Prince himself attach to his attending on His Royal Highness while travelling in the Holy Land, he has waived all private considerations, and notwithstanding the altered circumstances, he has consented to remain and carry out the original plan. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg had preceded Ma Royal Highness by three or four days, but was detained at Cairo, waiting .until the Odin, wMch had arrived at Suez with the Japanese Mission, should be ready for his reception, and meanwMle, according to previous arrangements, the Ducal party, wMctiis by far the more numerous, was living in the palace previously occupied by the Prince. His Royal Highness and suite have taken up their residence in the apartments of the citadel, which have been placed at his disposal by the Viceroy. Late in the evening the Prince and the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg had a short parting interview, and on the following morning the latter left for Suez and embarked for Massowah, accompanied by Prince Edward of Leinengen, Prince Hohenlohe, and the various scientific members of their suite. The Ducal party, I may mention, have throughout their stay in Egypt been attended by our excellent and muchesteemed Consul, Mr. Sydney Smith. The Prince of Wales went over to Suez this morning, and was to return in the-afternoon after visiting the shores of the Red Sea and the various points of interest in the vicinity of the town. His Royal Highness is expected at Alexandria on the 27th, and leaves on the following day for Jaffa, where horses have already been ordered to be in readiness on the 29th for the conveyance, of the party to Jeiusalem. The Japanese Ambassadors to England. sailed from Alexandria this morning in the Himalaya. They arrived from Cairo last night by rail, a mode of travelling which seems to excite their warm approval. lam not aware whether Japanese literature possesses a ' Travellers' Companion' to teach them 'what to observe,' but it would certainly appear that they act upon the most comprehensive set of rules of the kind that ever were laid downi Their voluminous notebooks are already filled with amass of information, and the greater part of a most practical kind—such, among others, as the commerce and shipping trade of the ports they have visited, Custom-house duties and regulations and harbor dues. Everything, however, of whatever nature, is minutely inquired into and carefully noted down. The Ambassadors, I may add, did not leave Egypt without visiting the Great Pyramid, and taking due note of it.

At the Newcastle Bazaar, a gentleman lingered for some time at one of the stalls, which was attended by a very handsome young lady. "The charge of your inspection of my wares," said the fair dealer, "is half-a-crown, sir." "I was admiring your beauty, ma'am, and not your goods," replied the gallant. "That's five shillings," responded the lady with great readiness; and no demand, perhaps, was ever more cheerfully complied with. The following abstract, showing the number of persons, males and females, in Victoria, of different birth-places, is from the Registrar-General's return, published in the 4 Government Gazette' of the 27tfe June .—British born in Victoria, 138,075 persons, including the aborigines—69,3B9 males, 68,686 females. Other Australian colonies and New Zealand, 19,836 persons—lo,336 males, 9500 females; England, 169,586 persons—loß,o37 males, 61,549 females. Wales, 6055 persons—4333 males, 1722 females. Scotland, 60,701 persons—37,o32 males, 23,669 females. Ireland, 87,160 persons—47,l76 males, 39,984 females. British colotii'es not Australian, 3490 persons—2s7s males, 915 females. East India (British race) 654 persons—437 males, 217 females. East India (Indians) 204—males, 188* females, 16. Foreign: France, 1250—males, 1026, females,' 224; Germany, 10,414—males, 8118, females, 2300. Qther European : countries, 6938—males, 6562, females, United States of America, 2554—mates, 2209, females, 345. China, 24,732— males, 24,724, females, 8. Other countries, 406— males, 346, females, 60. ■ Born at sea, 1840—males, 987,' females, 853. Unspecified (British', names), ; 663—males, 408, females, 255; ditto (foreign names), 40—males, 31, females, 9; ditto (names not inentioned), 1200—males, 1094, females, . 106. British subjects by parentage, not born in British possessions, 1179—males, 770, females, 409., ■?_ Migratory population, (exclusive of Chinese), :, 2873, females, 468. Total, females, 211,671. Census —males, 264,334, feraMes, i r.-:/\.a ui