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, where they met the Empress Caroline of
Austria, widow of the Emperor Francis I. who had
arrived there on the evening of the 29th, and 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
Buda, 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 Mural-
nated in expectation of his coming. Ms MA.T.EsTY
was received by the Miniatera 'of War and Finance,
General DEGENPELD, Major-General Baron Thome,
and prince DE LICHTENSTEIN. On the following day
tbe EMPEROR visited the shipbuilding-yard, from
which the Francois Joseph steamer was launched in
his presence.

Madame Vestris and the volatile Charles Mathews,
at Drury Laue Theatre, will on Monday next take leave of
eMtehaethews,
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 tan intellectual entertainment. The bill in-
cludes the talented Vestris. Clara Novello, Mdlle. Favanti,
‘gdlicanaeslelltothe justly adm English tenor,
piecesth o brilliant
aves-vueßa elilzl iant
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Miss
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Clara Sired nNnoavrnebi ro/a,
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otherby
f pleasing character, will be given.
THE Fiaz ,
0X BOARD THE INDUS.—The damage
Orientaland
caught fire in Company's steam-ship Indus, which
serious than it epigram'swas ship-yard on Sunday last, is more
estimated at abouts at first thought. The damage is now
completion for the 2,0001.0 r 15,000 L, and it will delay her
She was to have Alexandrian mail line two or three months.
October next, if the takenout the Indian mail on the 20th of
that the fire was not accident had not happened. It is feared
accidental.
DEATH OF SIR EDWARD
This venerable gentleman W THoRNToN, G-.C.8.
advanced age of eighty-six,
Hedied on the 3d instant, at the
diplomatic affairs from a very
addi-
tion to minor offices, those ofelliy age, and filled, in
Courts of Lisbon, Stockholm,
an.,itiah envoy, &c., to the
created a Privy Councillor, and in T 22
n. In 1816 he was
he received the
order of G.C.B. Three years subsequentlyB
thorised to accept the title of Conde ahe was aut-
saelhasa in Por-
tugal, which honour had been conferred
upon him by the
gentleman Monarch of that country. The deceased- was
educated at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, where he was third
wrangler in 1789. He was a native of Devonshire.
THE BitTLATI SPA.—On Wednesday last Mr.
Masters, of Regent-street, gave his opening dinner, having
lately become lessee of these beautiful gardens. The corn-
},any, which exceeded 200 ladies and gentlemen, after enjoy-
ing the beauties of the gardens, sat down to a most excellent
repast, consisting of all the good things of the season. The
kuprovernents labtely effected by Mr. Masters have been on a
,most extensive scale; the natural attractions have been
ct-,ur9astrtly improved by most judicious artificial means, parti-
cularly
the
floral department, and altogether possesses at-
that, under the the highest order; and we may safely predict
a place of
ferf the able management of Mr. Masters will become
classes asthionable resort and a delightful resort for all
• The No,
of music, ole scene was greatly heightened by bands
to relish minstrelsmu, and gipsies, and the company appeared
in this •
delightful
the diversified entertainments which abound
retreat,

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