The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-28 00:00:00

DEATH OF CAPTAIN LYONS, R.N.

We deeply regret to announce, as the latest casualty
of the war, the death of this gallant officer while in com-
mand of his ship, the Miranda, in the Sea of Azoff.
The intelligence reached the Admiralty yesterday
afternoon, and was immediately communicated by Sir
Charles Wood to the Countess of Arundel, sister of the
lamented officer.

The precise circumstances under which Captain Lyons
met his death have not yet publicly transpired, but we
believe it may be correctly stated that his life has fallen
a sacrifice to his devotion to the service of his country.
A rifle ball, while on the paddle-box of his ship, is stated
to have been the cause of his lamented death, after a
too short but glorious career.

THE DEATH OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL

ESTCOURT.

We regret to announce the death, by choNsra, on the
23d, of Brigadier-General Estcourt, Adjutant-General
of the Forces in the Crimea, after a short illness.
Brigadier-General Estcourt served in the expedition
to the river Euphrates from January, 1835, to 1837, and
for his services on that occasion he was promoted to the
brevet rank of lieutenant-colonel. He serves'[ through-
out the Eastern campaign of 1854, including •the battles
of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, and the siege of
Sebastopol.

AUSTRIA AND THE ELECTRIC TELigGRAPH.

Has it not yet attracted attention that t 1 to electric
wires or cable become almost invariably deras ged or en-
tangled on the territory which is blessed wit h the pre-
sence of the Austrians ? It may be accident 6, but it is
one which occurs too often not to excite suspicion. AU
goes on well from the Crimea to Varna, an.i I thence to
Giurgevo, but then the " solution of coati?) uity" com-
mences. Can it be the soil which impedes t 1 e transmis-
sion of intelligence from our armies, or the atir nosphere of
the principalities, or ought the entanglement t if the wires
to be more justly attributed to the good 4A ices of our
ambiguous allies oelieve people here be :in to have
some suspicion that the latter is the case, nd it is not
improbable that the attention of the Austi 'Flan Govern-
ment may be called to the annoyance.

His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbu 'ry attended
Convocation this morning at Westminster ►bbey.
CORONATION Day.—To-day being the 1 7th anniver-
sary of her Majesty's coronation, the Ro; ral standard
was hoisted on all the Government office 13. At one
o'clock the usual royal salute was fired fro no the Park
and Tower tuns.

FOUR NEW BISHOPRICS —Arrangements are in pro-
gress for erecting four new bishoprics, by dividing the
sees of Durham, Rochester, Lincoln, and E: rater.
Major Ponsonby, late private secretary . and aide-de-
camp to his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland,
has resigned hip appointments, preparatory t 4 ) his leaving
to join his regiment, the Grenadier Guards, in 'the Crimea.
Mr. Frederick Howard succeeds the gallar let Major in
the office of private secretary.
TERRIFIC FIRE AT SHOREDITCH.—A fire broke out
early this morning on the premises of Mr. itiarchant, in
the Curtain road, in which he carried on the' business of
a cabinetmaker. The flames unfortunatelly. extended
themselves to the timber-yard of Mr. Latham, and eight
or nine stacks of timber, and a quantity of other pro-
perty, was destroyed. 7'he damage is estimated at be-
tween eight and nine thousand pounds. The flaunes
were visible at Hollowg.y.4
ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. —This national
establishment is slightly crowded with the elite of LID--
don to witness the grand spectacle, whioh is nightly
hailed with 'delight by audiences fashhonable and
crowded. The scenes in the circle, produced under the
personal superintendence of Mr. Wm. Cooke, surpass;
every equestrian display witnessed in the metropolis;
Parties from the country should witness the present en-•
tertainments, which present splendour and talent com-
bined. A visit to Astley's is a rich treat. The classi-
cal scenes equitation have never been equalled. Mr.
Wm. Cooke,, having passed a life in the service of his
profession. I las gained for this emporium the name of
the first in the world for feats of equitation. Each
week adds ; ;me new attraction.

KENTISH TOWN PAVING, &C., ACT.--At a meeting
of the comn iissioners, held at their Board-room, Kentish
Town, on l Priday the 22d of June, 1855—Thos. Loftus,
Esq., in th e chair, and nineteen other commissioners
present—it u 'as moved by W. Halton, Esq., seconded
by James CIS rke, Esq., and resolved—" That this board
has observed with satisfaction the manner in which the
Viscount Ebr ington has discharged his duties as one of
the represent atives of the borough of IVlarylebone in
Parliament, a ad that the thanks of this board be hereby
given to him for bis uniform courtesy e.nd attention to
the interests o f this district."
The Emper. n• of Austria arrived on the 21st at Lem-
berg, where hi 3 was received with great enthusiasm.
Letters fron Stockholm state that the camp near that
city has been et darged, and that 12,000 infantry, three
regiments of cav airy, and 32 pieces of artillery, are there
assembled under the command of tb e Prince Royal, who
will remain in k^ne camp with his staff during the whole
period of its co n tinuance.
A letter fro rn Warsaw of the 1 Bth (says the Constitu-
tionnel) wino, inces the arrival t'aere of three American
officers, Maj ors Ddafield and Mordecai and Captain
Clellan, on ti oeir way to St. Pet ersburg, to request per-
mission to el nter the Russian aiemy in the Crimea. Every
foreigner el 'tering the Russian army is compelled to
take the sail ae oath as a Russian subject;