The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-25 00:00:00

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

The following telegram has been received at
Mr. Renter's office from the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company :
MARSEILLES, OCT. 24.
The Baroda, with the above mails, arrived at
Marseilles at 6.30 a.m. this day.

The mails were to leave for Landon at 11 a.m,.

A Family Scene at St, Cloud.

A writer in Bailey's Miscellany furnishes the following
interesting sketch.—(Charming reading for Mr ICinglake.)
The Empress was close before us on the upper terrace,
which is connected with her apartments by a light iron
bridge. This bridge was entirely concealed by a wild vine,
whose splendid dark red leaves were the sole thing which
reminded us of autumn. The terrace was still covered with
the gayest flowers, and orange and pomegranite flowers
stood in the open air. In the centre near a perfect mound
of flowers, the Empress was seated in one of those pretty
wire-work chairs, which are elegantly made in Paris. In
front of her lay, on a similar table, a book and some needle-
work in a plain basket. The face of the exalted lady was
sickly and pale—the noble profile, which appears so classical
in marble busts of the Empress, was still the same—and so
was the full hair, but in the features there was a sorrow,
and the pallor was almost painful to look on. A cheerful
contrast was afforded by the youthful Prince; he was play-
ing with a snow white dog, which impudently leaped on the
lap of the Empress. What does a dog know of the etiquette
of court? The Prince is a remarkably handsome boy, tall
and well grown for his age, with curly hair, and round
fresh face, with clever eyes, and very like one of
Raphael's angels ; at the same time his manner is admir-
able, and there is grace in all his movements. He wore the
trousers of the corporal's uniform, and over them a blouse
pale yellow with blue embroidery, which became him well;
In the background sat two ladies, in one of whom I recog-
nised Madame Bruat. " Gouvernante des Enfants de
France." At this moment the Emperor slowly crossed the
iron bridge ; an old white haired gentleman accompanied
him, Mocquard, the chief of his cabinet. The Emperor said
a couple of words to him, and then dismissed him with a
kindly wave of the hand. Mocquard, after making a deep
bow, disappeared. The little Prince ran to meet his father
and the dog barked at the Emperor most improperly. The
latter raised his son from the ground, kissed him on the
forehead, then took his hand, and walked with him up to
hie mother, the Empress rose and the couple walked along
the flower beds in conversation, with the Prince behind
them. The Emperor was in civilian dress, with hat and
gloves and the traditional lilac paletot—a fashion which the
King of Holland left him on his visit. The Emperor looked
remarkably stout; his face was as usual dark and stern,
and the heavy moustache rendered it still sterner. Still he
seemed to be in good spirits; he often laid hie hand on the
Prince's curly head, and pointed to several of the
flower-pots, as if telling him the names of the plants.
The Empress soon seated herself again at her former
seat, the Emperor took a chair by her side, and took
a portfo!io, in which he wrote, though without inter-
rupting his conversation with the Empress. The
Prince was very busy with his mother's work-basket, and
listened the while to his parents' conversation. The little
Prince suddenly addresses a question to his father, who
shakes his head in refusal ; but the boy leaps on his knee,
and begs and coaxes, and at last draws his mother into the
embrace. At length the Emperor appears to give way, and
consent, the Prince at last leaps about merrily, the lapdog
comes to life again, too, and the old gentleman with the
white hair appears again in the allee and begins bowing
long before their Majesties notice him. M. Mocquard an-
nounces that the Ministers are assembled, and awaiting the
Emperor. His Majesty rises, kiaaea his a.u, awl ...Lis to
repeat his promise; then he effirs the Empress his arm,
and escorts her over the bridge to her apartments. The
Prince remains on the terrace with the two other ladies and
the lapdog, when M. Mocquard disappears again on the side
allee. On the same day I read the following notice in an
evening paper:—" The Emperor came this afternoon from
St. Cloud to Paris, in order to inspect the now Boulevard
du Prince Eugene; he was in a light open phaeton, and
drove himself. The Prince Imperial was seated by his side
—the first time he has accompanied his Mbjesty on such a
drive. The carriage was without escort—there was only
two footmen behind. His Majesty was received with loud
shouts on all the Boulevards, and the public were delighted
at the pleasant salutes which tho little Prince offered on all
sides." It was this, then, the little Prince had asked and
coaxed from his father—a trip with papa, and not, as usual,
in the large stupid four-horse state coach, surrounded by
chattering dragoons and aides-de-camp.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

lustralla and Mauritius, via Southampton. Nov 18.
via Marseilles Nov. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Nov. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Oct. 29.
(Tuna, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Nov. 2
via Marseilles ...Oct, 27.

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Nov. 2.

- . via Marseilles.... Oct, 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton
via Maracilloa Oct. 21.
Portugal.... Nov. 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Adon, via Southampton Oct. 21.
via Marseilles Oct, 21.
Newfoundland ..0ct.1.G.
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Oct. 26.
by 'U.S. packet....
.... ...

by Cs.nadlan packet.o et. 28.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, J Oct. 29.
California. and British Columbia..

ALTONA, Oct. 22.—The Schleswig-Holstein Ga•
zet:e announces that the Germanic Diet has come to
a decision to make Holstein pay a considerable part
of the expenses cuused by the Federal execution
and the civil Administration in that Duchy.
HORSE AND RIDER BOTH KILLED.—A few nights
ago Mr HoiaLy, veterinary surgeon, of Kirby-Moorside,
North Riding, when rid'qg home in the dark was thrown
from his horse on the road between Newton and Kirby, the
animal having fallen over something in the road. It is be.
lieved that the horse rolled over Mr Homby, but this is not
certain. The animal itself was so injured that it shortly
died, and Mr Hornby also received injuries which caused
his death on Saturday. There is a rumour that another
horseman rode over both on the road, but whether this is
true or not cannot be stated. The circumstances wal be
for a coroner's jury to investigate.
EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCE OF THREE POTATOES.
—Three large-sized potatoes, planted in Mr. ItAn.
sow's garden, at Hawthorne Cottage, on Southampton
Common, were this week dug up, and found to have pro-
duced 362, weighing in the aggregate 711bs. A dozen,
weighed 16 lbs., and four selected from the dozen weighed
GI lbs. The largest single potato weighed 2 lbs. 7 ez. These
potatoes were planted about three fact apart, and kept well
earthed up as they grew, each forming a 5111511 moand about
18 inches high.—llants Advertiser.

PUNISHMENT FUR 6TEALING SIX WALNUTS.—
A country magistrate lately inflicted a punishment of six
months' imprisonment with bard labour on a youth named
William Webb, fur stealing six wAnuts from a tree, or one
month's imprisonment per nut I Mr Nottage, of Tuhte-
hill, brought the fact before the Home Sccrotary, and has
just received the following reply:—" Whitehall,
having considered Oct, 20,
1. 61."—Sir,—Tly,-; S.-,cretaryol State for the Home Depart-
mentyour application in behalf of Wm.
Webb, I have the satisfaction to acquaint you that he has
felt warranted, under all the circumstances, in advising her
Majesty to reduco the prisoner's sentence to imprisonment
S. Nottage, EN., Sidrcouth Lodge, Tulse-hlll.l
for one month,l am, sir, &c., T. G. BARING.—Georga