The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-13 00:00:00

THE SUN,

with the press for calling M. Bonaparte a tyrant, and
designating his rule of France absolutism.
The Queen—Lord John Russell has sated never
saw this dispatch. Of' that we may be quite certain.
But. her Majesty, he added, does not require to be ac•
quamted with the contents of Colonial-office docu-
ments.. This, we think, is very much to be regretted;
it is not complimentary to Englishmen, who are ex-
tending the dominions of the British Crown in every
part of the globe, to hear that the British Court
takes more interest in the gossip and the squabbles
of every petty German Court, than in colonial pro-
gress and welfare. It is not calculated to stimulate
and keep alive colonial loyalty, to learn that the
events of a disastrous war are only generally com-
municated to Royalty. It is not encouraging to the
army to know that Earl Grey can readily dismiss, a
general without taking the assent of the Queen to the
ungracious language in which be dogs it.
In disclosing to Parliament the Queen's minute of
August, 1850, Lord John Russell opened a subject
for much discussion of a kind calculated to tell rather
against the Court,,,,and to encourage the old feeling
that the reigning family should not meddle too
much in the foreign policy of the Government.
Having, however, made that minute public, further
disclosures, such as that sought for by Mr. J.
Williams, were unavoidable ; and they are
not calculated to increase public respect for the in-
ternal working of our executive system. It w,ts
not wise or prudent to risk such revelations, at
a time when the " Grenville Papers " and Lard
Albemarle's work are producing impressions un-
favourable to the active interference of Royalty
in the public business of the country. Lord
John Russell has excited a suspicion that will
long survive even his Administration.—Daily News.

THE MILLINERY BUSINESS IN PARIS.
There are in Paris 879 millinery establishments, of
which 867 are managed by females. The houses oc-
cupy a personnel of 2,717 workmen, and the business for
Paris alone amounts to nearly 13,000,00 W. a year
Under the head of millinery is included the making of
bonnets of different kinds, caps, head dresses for soirees,
and fancy articles for the toilette. Gloves, ready-made
linen, embroidery, and dress-making come under other
categories. The articles of millinery above mentioned
acquire almost all their value from the labour of the
workwoman, the originality of the ma!, the grace
of a bow, or from that je ne saes quoi which
belongs exclusively to French taste, and of
which our rivals cannot deprive us. And, neverthe-
less, for these skilful and intelligent workwomen the
average wages is only If. 98c. a day. A great number
of them are paid by the year, and live with their em-
ployers. Ahnest all or them lead a vary regular life,
and have received a certain education; 98 out of 100 can
read and write. This proportion as regards instruction
will not be found so great in any other branch of trade.
The millinery business reckons nix months of dead sea-
son, three in the summer and three in the winter. It
is during this time that these houses make goods for ex-
portation, which are soon afterwards distributed over
every part of the world. Dress-making includes almost
-xelusively the making of dre-s,s, the material for
which is furnished by the customer, the dressmaker
furnishing only the lining, trimcaing, &c. These
trimmings and the making of the dresses somtimes reach
to a price almost fabulous. There are in Paris, 5,181
dressmakers, of whom 86 employ more than 10 work-
women; 1,219 from 2 to 10; 3,203 work alone, or only
employ assistants at certain periods. The number
of workwomen in this categary may he, therefore,
reckoned at 10,000, and are perfectly distinct from those
we have mentioned above. They are employed in
making dresses, cloaks, and such like articles. It is in
the Ist and 2d arrondissements that the greater number
of dressmakers reside. The average rate of their wages
is less than that of the milliners ; being only It. 501.
a-day; most of them live in furnished lodgings, and
away from the salutary protection of their families. The
stay-making business in Paris is carried on by 653 princi-
pal establishments, which occupy 2.968 work women; we
are right in calling them work women, since there are
only 38 men employed in the business. Paris alone
makes stays to the amount of five millions of francs
every year. Nearly 1,200 000 corsets are made every year
tor exportation. The establiehments of this kind, and
those which specially make to measure, are principally
in the Ist, 2d, and 6th arrondissements. The average
rate of wages is If. 50c. a day; the workwomen in this
category are generally industrious women, and 93
out of 100 can read and write. The ready-made
linen trade is one of the most important ones in Paris.
By this business is understood body linen, baby linen,
and table and house linen. The ladies of Paris attach
more importance to fine linen than even to the richest
silks and velvets. The production of this trade amounts
to 27,000,0001. a year. It is carried on by 2,023 persons
of both sexes, and employs 10,130 workwomen. The 3d
and 6th arrondissements may be considered as the prin-
cipal seat of Ibis important branch of commerce, as it is
there that the largest establishments are situate, and
that the most business is done. Since the large em-
broidered sleeves worn by the ladies have come into
fashion, one house in Paris has exported more than
30,000 of them to America.—Siecle.

SUPPLY of WATER to the METROPOLIS.

LONDON,

POSTAGE OF BOOKS, 6-c.
By a Treasury werrent. in pur,uance of the 4th of
Victoria, dated Jan. 29, 1852, certain former warrants
therein set forth are repealed, and regulations to the
,ollowing effect set forth, with respect to the transmis-
sion of all packets, consisting of books, publication?,
or works of art, by post within the United Kingdom,
viz.—Every packet not exceeding Ilb. in weight shall be
charged 6d.; not exceeding 21b ,Is.; and for every addi-
tional pound over 21b. an additional 6d.; every additional
traction to be c'•arged as a pound. No packet to exceed in
length, breadth, or depth two feet in dimensions. Al! such,
packages to be prepaid by stamps affixed on the outside,
near the address, Every such packet to be sent without a
cover, or in a cover open at the ends or sides. Any
officer of the Posteeffice to have the power of delaying
the transmission of such packets for the space of
twenty-four hours after the time in which the same
ought to be dispatched in due course of the post.
l'he warrant not to affect the transmission by post
of the printed votes and proceedings of Parlia-
ment, nor British newspapers, nor to extend to
places beyond seas. If the packets be sent witheut post-
age stamps, to be charged double postage, or where the
stamps are insufficient double postage for the difference of
value. The packets to contain no sealed or unsealed let ter
or sealed enclusure. By another Treasury warrant dated
Feb. 6, 1852, in pursuance of the 11th Victoria, it is or-
dered that printed books, megs•ezine;, &c., whether
British, colonial, or foreign, posted in the united kingdom
and directed to Ceylon, or posted in Ceylon and directed
to the United Kingdom, may be transmitted under the
following regulation. Not exceeding half a pound
weight to be charged 6J., not exceeding a pound Is.,
not exceeding two pounds 25., not exceeding three
pounds 3:i.; fur every additional pound or frac-
tion of a pound, Is. more. The dimensions
of each package not to exceed two feet in length
or breadth. The postage to be prepaid by stamps affixed
outside near the address. If sent from Ceylon by stamps
or money, the ends to be open. The officer of the Post-
office to have the power of delaying the transmission 24
hours. If the provisions of the warrant be not complied
with, the packet may be opened aed forwarded to the
address or returned to the sender; the warrant to come
into operation on the Ist of March.

ACCIDENT TO A VESSEL ON THE MERSEY.
The ship Anna Henderson, Conll master, from Cal-
cutta, belonging to Mr. Steele, merchant of Liverpool,
came up the Mersey with the tide on Monday, and was
about to be towed into the Albert-dock by the Queen
steam-tine, at about a quarter before three o'clock, it
being then about three-quarters of an hour ebb tide.
The gale, however, was so strong and the sea was
rolling so heavily, that the ship drifted and got jammed
between two other vessele at the south end of the Prince's
Pier, where the eff)rts of the Queen tug were strained
in vain to extricate her from a position which was
fast becoming one of considerable peril. Her bowsprit
projected over the pier, and her fore rigging caught one
of the iron lamp posts at the head of the stairs, which
it tore up from the foundations with the huge stone into
which had been sunk, as if it were a mere toy. The
other iron lamp-post was snapped off about the
centre, and the head, with its fittings, and aconsiderable
portion of the gaspiping, cast on the ground. Great
anxiety was felt lest he should run foul of the bridge
belonging to the most lauding stage, but such a
result, was prevented by ropes being made fast in the
iron pillars on the pierhead, which put a check upon
the movements of the ship till six steam tugs were
brought up and rescued her from her perilous position,
Just before this occurrence, and while the Anna Hen-
derson was in the river, a frightful accident befell the
third mate of the ship. While engaged in the
performance of his duties he gut entangled in the
rope round the capstan, which was being worked by the
seamen, and, being worked up therein, both legs were
dreadfully lacerated and fractured. Indeed, so serious
were the injuries, that the limbs were nearly severed
from the body. He was immediately removed to the
hospital io a dangerous condition, and, it was believed,
with small hope of recovery.