The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-08 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

The Netherlands coasting fishing bas been more
successful this year than at any former known period.
In Scheveningen alone the number of fish sold in
one week realised no less than 18,000 florins. Last
ssason 67,000,000 mickerel and 19,000;000 herrings
were taen on the Dutch coast, the Guidenzae and
the Goadz,e, and sold in the harbour of Mounikim-
darn for 237,000 florins.
On the Ist of April the ratifications were ex-
changed at Berlin between the Netherlands Envoy
and the Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs, rela-
tive to the three conventions concluded between the
two kingdoms—viz ,on the measure against smug-
gling ; secondly, the junction of the railway ; and,
thirdly, the junction of the electric telegraphs be-
tween the two countries,
The exchange of the ratifications of the treaty
concluded between the Netherlands and Belgium, for
the junction of the telegraphs between these kiug-
doms, took place at Brussels on the 25th.

ITALY.
Letters from Florence state that a Alinisterial crisis
is at hand, which will end in the increased influence
of Austria. The present Ministers intend to retire on
account of not being able to establish a demi-consti-
tution, in which they are opposed by Austria.
The Senate at' Turin are still engaged in debating
the question of the fortifications of Casale. On the
3d the Minister of War declared that these fortifica-
tions were to form part of
a complete system of de-
fence. The President of the Council added that
the Cabinet was perfectly unanimous on that point as
well as on all others, and repeated that their motto
was —" The Constitution—neither more nor less;
Cagliarileft;ever!" are of the 30th
ult., when a royal decree was published there dissolv-
ing the National Guard, and ordering its immediate
re-organization according to law. This decree is 'ac-
companied by a proclamation from the Syndic of
Cagliari, in which he informs his fellow-citizens that
this measure has only been taken with a view to
render the organization of the National Guard more
regular, as it bad been got up
in too great haste
in 1848.

A NEW ACTRESS.
CARDIFF.—(From our own Correspondent.)—Miss
Rochelle has been playing here with great success.
We had heard a great deal of this lady before she made
her appearance, and expectation was on tiptoe. Con-
trary, however, to what is usually the case, we found
that instead of saying too mud', report had hardly said
enough of her. If we mistake not, Miss Rochelle has
a brilliant career open before her. She is really a fine
actress: the stage is truly her vocation. The moment
we saw her we were greatly struck by her appearance.
all, an expressive eye, in which
She has a tall, graceful figure, $ fine face, and above
every feeling of her
soul is mirrored with marvellous clearness. It is long
since we have seen down here anything at all com-
parable to the pathetic sweetness of her Juliet, or the
touching naivete of her Parthenia. Nor was her Portia
a whit less excellent. Her scene with the caskets was
beautifully rendered, and her trial scene was greeted
with the most hearty applause. We have heard that,
on leaving here, Miss Rochelle proceeds to Paris, where
she will take part in the private theatricals of the
Hotel of the Princess Bagratian, and where—at least,
so it is reported—she will read the part of Lady Mac-
beth with the great Rachel, previous to playing it at
the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, whither she proceeds in
a month's time. May success attend her. Such is the
wish of all playgoers in the good town of Cardiff.—
Musical World.

DIED.—On the s!h instant, of exhoustion, in the
10th year of its age, neither deeply nor at all regretted—the
Property and Income Tax.
TESTIMONIAL To MR. PIERCY.--LaSt evening this
gentleman, who has for more than a quarter of a century
been connected with this journal as a Parliamentary re-
porter, was entertained by his former colleagues at a dinner
at Anderton's Hotel, on his retirement from the press in con-
seqaence of ill-health. To mark their appreciation of his
many amiable qualities and great ability in the discharge of
his arduous and onerous duties while in " the gallery," the
gentlemen composing the company presented Mr. Piercy
with a beautifully executed and faithful likeness of himself
by Mr. Beard.
HERR F. JoriGumANN's CONCERT.--This talented
vocalist gave a concert last evening at Willis's Rooms, which
drew a crowded and fasionable audience. The programme
recovered to aid with her splendid voice the exertions
o
was rich in attraction. Madlle. Evelina Garcia was suffi-
ciently She was rapturously encored in
Rode's Air and Variations, in which we never heard her
equalled by any singer of the day. The warmest plaudits
fseleral
popular artistes.
were bestowed on Miss Poole, Madame Letnaire, Mr. Dray-
ton, and Mr. Fedor. A solo on the violoncello was beauti-
fully given by M. de Munck, and Madame Goffrie on the
piano-torte and Air. Richardson on the flute constituted some
of the prominent features of the entertainment. The fine
danmdibryabilleam
baritone voice of Herr Jonglimann himself was heard to con-
summate advantage in his several songs.
ilton and Company,
the scene of the present war in Kafirland, has just been pub-
map, representing
lishlied4rbyt7.
London. It will be regarded at this moment with peculiar
interest.
FREE TRADE AND PROTECTION.---YeSterday, at a
meeting of the vestry of St. Pancras, hem in the great hall
NSD;re—atA, Evxeertye r a,
adjoining the workhouse, T. Eld Baker, Esq., major
church_
warden in the chair; the following resolution, moved by Mr.
Brettingham, and seconded by Mr. W. D. Cooper, was car-
ried unanimously :—. That in the opinion of tkis vestry any
return to a tax on the food of the people will be one of the
most fatal courses for any Government to take. That the
chief object of the present Ministry appears to be to main-
tain the high rents of the aristocracy, and to continue that
profligate expenditure .of the nation's means, which, unless
timely arrested by a reform of the people's own 'house,' the
'Commons House of j.arliatnent, will inevitably end, as it
has done in other states? in a financial revolution."
WATCHES AND CLOCKS.—The value of foreign
clocks imported in the month ended the sth ult. was 4,6311.
and of watches 13,049/. The duty paid in the month on
clocks was 4,3651., and on watches 13,049/,
IMPORTATION or EGGS.—There were 8,688,932
eggs imported in the month ended the sth ult. into the
United Kingdom, all of which were entered for home con-
sumption and chargeable with duty,
Mr. Williams s name was omitted in the division
on the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill.
He voted, with
the majority, against Mr. Walpole's amendment.
DEATH OF THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF NOVA
ScoTIA.—HALIFAx, MARCH 22.--Ilis Excellenc Sir John
Harvey, Lieutenant-Governor of this province Ince 1848,
expired at the Government House, in this . at hall-past
13 city,
eleven o'clock this morning.
Ills Grace the Duke of
Buckingham and Chandos,
K.G., has been pleased to appoint the Rev John Holford
Risley, 8.C.L., rector of Ackeley, Bucks one of his Grace's
ehaplains, in the room of the Rev. 13en• ' • llill, late vicar
of Wotton, Bucks, who has acce-t , Jan." . ,
e eU 4 chaplaincy at vaipa-
raiso, South America.

Yesterday evening the &Vie Secretary
Affairs and the countess ut Mucus,
ury
u entertained a dis-
tinguished circle to dinner, at their mansion in Whitehall-
gardens. for Foreign

STRANGE D15C0YERY,......1, ,ne of the presses in a
room of the Prerogative Court, Dublin
which was said not
to have been previously opened for many y years, there was
discovered a box, in which was the body of a child but
slightly decomposed. The police received notice of the dis-
covery, and promptly communicated the intelligence to the
coroner, who waited upon a person connected with the office,
and having obtained from hire an lanation of the case,
of its subsequent removal to a
allowed the matter to rest. The exexplanation given was, that
the remains were those of a stillborn child, of which his wife
had been delivered six years ago, l.
that the body had been
brought up to town and placedin'the press, with the inten-
tionbut that no other members of the family having since been
gathered to their fathers, the burial lace had not been pur-
chased, and the remains of the child had been allowed to lie
in the press. With this extraordinary explanation the
co-
roner was satisfied, and the were removed for inter-
remains
meat.— Freeman's Journal,
THE LATE WEEck , family burying-place,
OF THE
RANrooLTH.—It will
be recollected that during° lbpast summer the above vessel,
while proceeding with Indian irants, was wracked off
the Mauritius, fortunately
without loss of life, chiefly
owing to the exertions of Mr. Sheard, the second officer. to
whom the inhabitants of that island have just presented the
following testimonial. It consists of a valuable chronometer
manufactured by Alderman Carter, of Coruhill. Upon a
r
silver entablature, on the exterior of the case, is the fol-
lowing inscription :te—" The inhabitants of Mauritius pre-
sent this chronometer to Mr. Samuel Bishop Sheard, late
second officer of the ship Randolph, wrecked on thi3 island
on the night of the 25th of June - 1851, to mark their admi-
ration of his gallantry and humanity in repeatedly risking
his life, under circumstances of
peril and danger, in order to
passengers,
save the Indian emigrant ' in which he was emi-
nently successful."
DEPARTURE OF THE ARCTIC AND
STEAMSHIPS POR NEW l'oax.—At half-past one yesterday
afternoon the United States mail Steamship Arctic,
New
York direct, the fowler having n board the mails tor the
passengers. A new feature in the
UnitA States and the BritisliAmo American provinces; and the
THE SARAH SANDS
latter having a full cargo and a considerable number of
ships was commenced with this voyage of the Sarah,
..S nds,
consisting of taking out second-class passengers at 01 each,
including provisions for the voyage, which are to be served
out to the passengers in a cooked state.
ABSCONDING r
JE A RAILWAY MANAGER.—Some
excitement has been occasioned in the railway World in con-
passenger trade of steam-
ships
having absconded. Ilis accounts
selnence of a traffic
are now auditing,
and it is feared that they will exhibit 11(3110 sorieus defal-
catienN manager on one of the principal rail-
ways