The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-01 00:00:00

pied by the Empress. When they left the crowd had
not duninished, and shouts of Vive I'E►nperenr' were
heard on

"On Sunday morning there was a continual roll of
carriages to the Tuileries.
" The Colonels of the different regiments of the gar-
rison of Paris, and even those of the regiments stationed
at Versailles, came to congratulate the Emperor."
The Pays has the following :
" Providence, which watches over the desinies of
France, has preserved the days of the Einperor I Let
us thank Heaven for having prevented the most dreadful
of crimes ! .

"The assassin is not a Frenchman. Let us congra-
tulate ourselves thereon, for the honour of our country.
"It is not for us to seek for the motives that armed
the hand of the regicide. The culprit is in the hands
of justice. It will discover if he' had accomplices or
instigators, or whether he is of the nee of Erostratus—
a fool ambitious to write his name in history, whether
cursed by pcsterity or stained by blood.
" But what we may state, what all Paris witnessed
yesterday, is the outburst of indignaticm which animated,
the whole population when it heard of the attempt—
the enthusiasm which it displayed by hastening towards
the Emperor to greet him with prolonged shouts of
devotion and gratitude.
" When the Emperor returned from the Bois de
Boulogne, whither he had gone to join and reassure the
Empress, his return through the Champs Elysees was a
triumphal march, and a striking proof of the sentiments
of our working classes was given by groups of workmen
assembled on some buildings under construction, who
greeted his Imperial Majestp with deafening hurrahs.
"The Emperor, who was calm and impassible at the
moment of danger, was evidently moved by this warm
and sincere greeting.
"It is impossible for us to describe the scene offered
by the Boulevards when their Imperial Majesties
passed along them on their way to the Opera
Comique. More than 200,000 persons were shouting
Vive l'Empereur I' Many houses were spontaneously
illuminated. Inside the Opera Comique two or three
times during the performance the house rose as if by an
electric movement and loudly cheered the Emperor.
The same joy was evinced everywhere.
" Happy are the princes who inspire such sympathies !
Happy are the sovereigns who represent in so high a
degree the incarnation of the national sentiment, when
a whole nation feels itself deeply interested for what con-
cerns them, ready to rise to support or to defend them !"

THE LOSS OF, THE ORCESUS.-SAILING
OF THE SARDINIAN CONTINGENT.

A letter from Genoa of the 25th supplies additional
details of this sad disaster. This splendid vessel s tiled
from Genoa for Constantinople on the morning of the
24th, having in tow the sailing transport Pedestrian,
laden with a battery of artillery of six guns, and a large
quantity of ammunition ; the Crcesus herself being full
of stores, comprising three months' provisions for the
expedition, and having besides 37 officers, some of the
engineers, but chiefly of the medical and commissariat
departments, 259 soldiers of the sappers and miners and
waggon train, and 25 mules belonging, to the latter
corps. The fire appears to have broken out about 10.30
a.m., in the neighbourhood of the ,engine-room, from
whence it spread so rapidly, notwithstanding the
efforts of the crew, aided' by the hearty assistance
of the soldiers, who are said to have shown great
firmness and discipline, that half an hour after-
wards Captain Hall thought it prudent to cut the
towing hawsers, and run his own vessel on shore, in
order to give every one on board a better chance of saving
their lives. At this time the Crcesus was off the head-
land of Portofino' and selecting a sandy creek near the
village of Recco, he ran her into it, and she is described
as having taken the ground almoSt without a shock, so
gentle was the inclination of the beach. But it was here
the confusion began which unfortunately caused the loss
of several lives. Captain Hall and his officers endea-
voured to enforce some attention to discipline in load-
ing the boats, but the fire had gained so much head that
a panic bad seized on many, who saw nothing but cer-
tain death in the delay required for ,good order, and con-
sequently many jumped overboard so hampered with
knapsacks or cloaks that it was impossible they Could
swim, and others who never could swim. Most of
these, however, were rescued by those in the ships'
boats or the shore boats, which by that time had come
off to their assistance. The pr,oisesloss of life has not
yet been accurately ascertained, though, as far as the
passengers and crew are concerned, I believe my report of
last night was tolerably correct, namely, six soldiers and
one seaman, but an eye-witness as- ores me that some of
the coast people who went off to the rescue fell victims
to the panic, which caused such over-crowding tin the
boats, and in one instance he says he saw a small boat
worked only by two women, which was swamped in this
way and one of the poor women drowned. The cause
of the fire has not been clearly discovered, and there-
fore, of course, rumour is busy s ascribing reasons.
Some say spontaneous combustion of the coals, others a
leakage from the spirit-room, &c. ; some a-cribe it to
careles,ness, and others to inteet. In the latter suppo-
sition suspicion falls on those parties that have been so
active in trying to bring the treaty of alliancc with
France and England into disrepute ; as so grave a
mishap at this very outset of the expedition is only too
well calculated to set men's minds against it altogether.
Luckily, however, this event has produced far less effect
in this way than might have been expected. The em-
barkation is proceeding to-day with more vigour than had
been seen before, an the Nubia, which is now nearly laden
with stores, will shortly be ready to replace the ill fated
Crce3us. The Carlo Alberto, too, is ready for sea, and
may probably be despatched this evening. Immedia,ely
on the receipt of the first intelligence of the Crcesus being
on fire, which was about five p.m., Captain Brock or-
dered the Jura, which happened to have her stean up,
shifting her berth, to proceed in search, and the Vulcan,
troop-ship to get up steam and follow. They both re-
turned in the evening., and brought in the Pedestrian.
The Jura is alongside the pontoon at the New Mole, and
is taking in horses to the number of 400. the other
steamers of the first division are also taking baggage on
board.

The Piedmontese Gazette of the 26th ult. publishes the
following particulats relative to the destruction by fire
of the steamer Crceaus

" When the captain discovered that it was impossible
to extinguish thi fire he gave orders to cut the rope by.
which the Pedestrian was held in tow, and his sole ob-
ject was to make for the coast of Corsica with all possi-
ble despatch. He thus speedily reached Cape Portofino,
close to which is the small village of San Fruttuoso. The
captain resolved to run the vessel on the shoals, in order
to sink her, and thus save a portion of her cargo, and
he cautioned the passengers on hoard to prepare for the
shock, and not to quit the deck until she grounded.
Unfortunately, the Crcesus before reaching the shoals
met with a sandbank, a here she struck. The soldiers and.
crew then either got into the boats or swam ashore. It
is supposes' that at that moment some soldiers who could
not swim well were drowned. The officers and crew
remained last on board. Everybody becomingly per-
formed his duty."
We read in the Opinione :
" The conflagration of the Crcestis is accounted for as
follows :—lt is well known that when a mass of coal has
been several times exposed to rain, a sort of phosphoric
oxyde forms itself on its surface, which becomes easily
inflamed when the motion of the steamer occasions
certain friction and brings the masses ,r.f coal in contact
with each other. The fatal accident which destroyed the
Crcesus cannot be attributed to any other cause. The
captain, whose conduct was above all praise, ordered the
rope which served to tow the Pedestrian to he cut, for
the double reason that the latter was laden with gun-
powder, and that her weight retarded the progress of
the steamer. The boatmen on shore displayed little
teal in assisting the shipwrecked. Two poor women,
sisters, threw .hemselves into a boat, and by dint of
rowing they reached the wreck ; but, too many soldiers
having rushed into the boat, it sank, and those two
courageous women disappeared and perished, victims of
their devotedness."

Another account in the same journal says :--
" Maria and Caterina Avigno are the •henceforth im-
perishable names of the two heroic sisters. The body
of the first was seen some time afterwards floating
among the shoals. She leaves eight young orphans.
The second was taken out of the water in such a state
that there is little hope of saving her life. The number
of victims is said to be eight or ten, mostly soldiers, who
got into the boat that capsized or attempted to swim
ashory? Two poor fishermen of Comagli, who ,occa-
sionally come to sell their fish on the coast of France,
behaved most nobly. They arrived in time to embark
60 men of the English crew, who reached Genoa last
evening. The Mayors of Comagli and Becco also has-
tened to give every assistance in their power. ,The
brave captain and the major commanding the Engineers
were the last to quit the Crceots. The military chest
and various other objects were saved. The shipwrecked
were received on shore in the most hospitable arid
humane manner. The engine is said to be little
damaged. The major's horse and twenty-five mules
were drowned."

The Piemonte says : •
" The soldiers on board the Crcems behaved very
well. They belonged to the Artillery and to the Corps
of Engineers. The loss of provisions was com-id,-rable.
When the fire broke out the Crmois was within 15 miles
of land, off Portofino and Recco. Great was the anxiety
on board during the hour and a half the vessel was
steering towards Portofino. A generous woman of
Comagli, seeing that the men were afraid to expose
themselves to danger, in order to save the shipwrecked,
got into a boat and rowed' alone toward', the Crcesus.
The boat having upset, the poor woman met with
a watery grave. She leaves a husband and eight
children.'

RELIGIOUS LIDERTY.—The Liberation of Religion
Society announce a meeting, to be held at Finsbury
Chapel, on Wednesday night, at which special promi-
nence is to he given to two questions now before Parlia-
ment—the abolition of churai rates, and the movement
for rerualirg the Maynooth Act. Mr. Alorley is to pre-
side, and several members of the Howe of Commons are
to be present.

DEMAND FOR SEAMEN,--The demand for seamen for
the outward bound vessels to the St. Lawrence has been
so great that it could not be supplied by the Clyde ports,
and about 100 seamen have been brought from Liver-
pool to man some of the ships. This will not be won-
dered at when it is known that the eminent firm of
Pollok, Gilthour, and Co. have despatched 17 vessels
from Port-Glasgow, with 25 to 34 men in each, within
the last week or two. The wages in Liverpool are gene-
rally lower than here, and the crews entered there are
either put on.hoard their ships at the Tail of the Bank
by the steamer that brings them round, or are met here
by the little tug which convey, them on board heir
several vessels, or to Port-Glasgow, as may be required.
—Greenock Advertiure