The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-09 00:00:00

GERMANY.

A letter from Dresden, of the Ist inst., says—
" Yesterday morning, the King and Queen of Saxony,
the Queen of Prussia, the Prince and Princess John,
and the Princesses Sidonia, Anne, Amelia, and Augusta,
went by a special train on the Saxo-Bohemian Railway
to Bodenbach, whore they met the Empress Caroline of
Austria, widow of the Emperor Francis I. who bad
arrived there on the evening of the 29th, and left in the
afternoon of the following day for Reichstadt. The
royal party returned to Dresden in the evening. .This
visit is said to be connected with the approaching mar-
riage of the Emperor Francis Joseph with the Princess
Sidonia of Saxony:*
A telegraphic dispatch, received at Vienna from
Buds, states that on the 2d the EMPEROR passed
through Comorn and Gran, and arrived at Midnight
on board a steamer at Buda, which had been illumi-
nated in expectation of his coming. His MaresTir
was received by the Ministers of War and Finance,
General DEGENFELD, Major-General Baron IlEssz,
and Prince DE LICLITE3S7EIN. On the following day
the ErgrEsou visited the shipbuilding-yard, from
which the Rawls Joseph steamer was launched in
his presence.

Madame Vestris and te volatile Charles Mthews,
at Drury Lane Theatre, willh on Monday next take a
leave of
their, friends and patrons for the present season, the well
selected performances being for the benefit of Mr. Allcroft,
whose name alone, from his well-known catering for the
public, ensures an intellectual entertainment. The bill in-
cludes the talented Vestris. Clara Novello, Mlle. Vayantenor
ti,
Charles Mathews, and the justly admired English
Sims heaves. Bellini's opera of the Sonnambula, aided by
the brilliant vocalization of Miss Clara Novelllast, lluans, other
which d
Pieces of a pleasing character, will be given.
Tan FIRE oN BOARD THE INDUS. The damage
done to the Oriental Company's steam-ship
caught fire in wigram's ship-yard on Sunday is more
serious than it was at first thought. The damage is now
estimated at about 12,000/. or 15,000/., and it will delay her
c_nmepletion for the Alexandrian mail line two or three months.
6btDwsasATtao have taken out the Indian mail on the 20th of
geSnltßlemEanDWdiAeditDon
October next, if the accident had not happened. It le feared
that the fire was not accidental.
This venerable
advanced age of eighty-six. He bad been connected with.
TilihoertidToilif:s,tavri-n't.:o;Bt .t—he
diplomatic affairs from a very early age, and filled, in
to t addi
tion to minor offices, those of Britian envoy, &c.,
Courts of Lisbon, Stockholm, and Rio- au 1816 he woe
he
created a Privy Councillor, and in 1b22 received the
of G.C.B. Three ears subseuently he was nut-
thoriorder sed to accept the title y
of Conde dqe Casaelhasa iu Por-
tugal, which honour had been conferred upon him by the
Monarch of that country. The deceased gentleman was
educated at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, where he was third
wrangler in 17t•9. He was a native of Devonshire.
THE BEULAII SPA.—On Wednesday last Mr.
Masters, of Regent-street, gave his opening dinner, having
lately become lessee of these beautiful gardens. The corn-
pany, which exceeded 200 ladies and gentlemen, after enjoy-
ing the beauties of the gardens, sat oft dow o a most excel The
lent
repast, consisting of all the good things then.
improvements lately effected by Mr. Masters have been on a
most extensive scale; the natural attractions have been
greatly improved by most judicious artificial means, parti-
cularly the floral department, and altogether possesses at- ,
tractions of the highest order; and we may safely predict
that, under the able mana-Tment of Mr. Masters will become
classes.
of fashionable resort and a delightful resort for all
The whole scene was greatly heightened by bands
1.11,,te1e, minstrels, and gipsies, and the company appealed
illto
this
which abound 1
6"5 atlightial ;gnat.