The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-08 00:00:00

scheme tests the strength of the current.

Mr. Locke, M.P., who roet with a Bever© accident
while inspecting the works of the Rouen Railway, is,
we are glad to learn, progressing satisfactorily.
EATON HALL.—Among the distinguished visitors now
enjoying the hospitalities of the Marquis of Westminster
are the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Wilton, and the Earl
Rowe.

The electric telegraph is to be extended to Salisbury,
on the South-Western Railway. Hitherto it has ex-
tended no further than Romsey on that line.
The Liciependance states that all the difficulties that
have arisen at Constantinople as to the management of
the expenditure of the Turkish loan have been removed.
The elections which have just taken place at Madrid,
Saragossa, Huesca, Santander, &c , have all resulted in
the return of moderate Progrossistas.
M. Adolphe Franconi, director of the Mandge at the
Cirque de l'lmpdratrice, has just expired in Paris,
aged 53.
The Prefect of Police has given orders fur the theatre
of the Delassernens Comiques to be immediately closed,
owing to its being so much out of repair as to present
danger to the public and the performers.—Paris Paper,
The Rev. Dr. Whewell, Master of Trinity College,
Cambridge, was on Monday elected Vice-Chancellor of
that University for the year ensuing.
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS.—A general meeting of
Royal Academicians was held at Trafalgar•squara on
Monday last, when Mr. J. Callcot Horsley and Mr.
George Gilbert Scott were elected associates. Mr.
Lura'u Stocks was appointed an associate engraver of
the new class.

ANOTHER RISE IN SUGAR.—Yesterday another rise
took place in the price of sugar. The wholesale houses
have increased the price ss. per cwt., and it is anticipated
that another rise of ss. will shortly take place, Tile
excuse is "scarcity " of the commodity. It is very
probable that before Christmas moist sugar will be 81
per lb. It was W. and 4d. this time last year.
On Monday evening an assault of arms was given by
the non-commissioned officers of the 2d Life Guards, at
Eton College, the proceeds to be given to the Soldiers'
Infant lime. The mathematical room. in which the
performance took place, was crowded with the heads of
the College, the officers of the 2d Life Guards, and the
Eatutirl“innAiiainit.DherE
to be co
dye— man was placed a few days ago in a
lunatic asylum, at Berlin, to be treated for a mental
alienation,' broughtum,
c a assntoi cw. I t on by the use of hair dye. On ex-
length led to madness,uwhich he had employed, it was ascer-
tainedprorpcsed of lead, mercury, and lunar
At Dsnijoown
hastbe also fallen
produced violent pains in the head, and at
fell in considerable quantities, on Friday and
Saturday, in several
pparirnts.of tedeparment of the Cute
blifideunur7siunch: promenades were entirely
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Vienna,i n various f
Notherov. p3a,rtsano-f
the last fewci day Prince Gortscha-
has had
cdTv err• edA.
France.—Gat
long and frequent con-
(Ace of the Minister
fk7r ffTeunini(c:tellse°:B•hitat. diplomatist)h
Count Buo 1 , at the
of Foreign Affairs.
DR, WISE3fAN AND HIS LAW EXPENSES. The Tablet,
on Saturday, reported progress in the affair of the "in-
demnification of the Cardinal against the enormous ex-
penses incurred in the late trial-2,1671. 33. 3d.," of
Boyle v. Wiseman. Towards this total, it reports that
the sum of 1,1141. sa. has already been raised.
RUSSIAN RECRUITS.—The Emperor of Russia calls for
a levy of ten recruits out of every thousand of his male
subjects. Our House of Commons numbers 658. There
are, we thick, even more than one in the hundred—that
is six-and-a-half partisans of the Emperor of Russia, who
—if they will not carry his arms—at least wear his uni-
Puncic.
orm. Won't they respond to the call of Alexander ?