The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

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nnuity) £10,172,343
Other Securities 21,922,864
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Gold and Silver 740,018
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£.55,5'4,200
'. MILLER, Chief Cabhitr.

Yellow Fever at Bermuda,

The Montreal Herald of September 24th, says—
" Not many days ago it was our duty to mention
the departure from this country of a number of
military surgeons ordered to Bermuda, to render
such poor aid as medical skill can afford to the
many sufferers in that island attacked by yellow
fever. On Saturday official information was received
here which renders it only too certain that Dr Clarke,
who was in service at Quebec, and Dr Milroy, of
the 30th Regiment, forming part of the garrison
here, have succumbed before the fatal epidemic.
Surgeon-Major Barrow has also been taken down
by disease, but we believe that in his case the
attack was complicated by dysentery, which ac•
cording to Southern traditions, tends to weaken
the it fluence of the more destructive malady,
and at last accounts he was reported to be
recovering. Dr. Ferguson. also of the 30th has
been attacked, and was not out of danger when the
last advices came away. Dr. Harrison, R.A., has
been reported among the victims ; but we are glad
to have reason to think that this report is so far
erroneous. Still, out of 11 surgeons who left this
city on the 17th ult., we have had within 30 days
the intelligence that five have been assailed by the
fever, and that two, if not three, have died.
As an example of the extreme suddenness and viru-
lence of the attacks, it is mentioned that when the
steamer St. George was leaving the island on her
last trip five men rowing to the vessel in one boat
were attacked before they came alongside, and
had to put back and go into hospital. We regret
to say that we have received a communication,
stating that not only were the steps which every
well-informed person understands to be usual and
efficient for preventing or mitigating Euch calamia
ties omitted, but also that the advice of scientific
men, professionally tendered, was disregarded. The
use of open air lodgings on high and dry ground,
in an atmosphere fresh from contamination, is
thoroughly understood by every civilian, and in
frequent instances bodies of troops attacked by
pestilence of one kind or another have ceased to lose
a man from the moment that they were marched
out of barracks to bivouac on the turf and live out
of doors, free from the death dealing miasma
of their close and infected quarters. Yet it
would appear from the information furnished by
our correspondent that this well-known method of
saving the lives of soldiers did not euggest itself
and when suggested by others was rejected by an
officer sufficiently experienced and high in rank to
have military command of the station, and that the
men were kept encamped on low ground, and the
military hospital not only not disused (as wee
advised by the medical officers), but over-
crowded, though its walls were impregnated with
yellow fever poison. For the sake of an old
officer, and of the service to which he belongs,
we must express a sincere hope that there wete
some circumstances not known to the gentleman
who has written to us. We learn that the fever
was conveyed to Bermuda, where it is a very un.,
frequent visitor, by the blockade runners. They
have also taken it to Nassau, where it is raging
almost as badly as at Bermuda. The crews of these
vessels have also themselves suffered very severely
from the disease, and some of them are left without
officers or crew, except, perhaps, a solitary negro
cook or seaman."

MADRID, Oct. 12.—The journals state that if the
Minister of Finance cannot effect any credit opera.
Dons on the conditions laid down by the vote of the
Cortes, he will wait for the deliberations of the new
Chamber.
PROROGATION OF CONVOCATION.—This morning,
in persuance of a royal writ, the Convocation of the
province of Canterbury was formally prorogued by Dr.
Travers Twiss, the chancellor of the diecess, acting for the
Lord Bishop, who is absent. The proceedings, which were
hardly more than formal, took place in the Jerusalem
Chamber adjacent to Westminster Abbey. Mr F. Hart
Dybre. the Queen's Proctor, read the schedule of proroga-
tion, in accordance with which it was arranged that the
Convocation of the province should stand adjourned until
the 12th of November. The Convocation of York has been
prorogued until the same day.
THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY AT PORTLAND
PRISON.—The Lord Bishop of the diocese attended at
Portland convict establishment on Sunday last to hold
when 68 prisoners, and 17 young persons,
confirmation,th daughters of the officers connected with the
sonsand
establishment, were admitted to the holy rite.
A LOVER'S REVENGE.—A Carlsruhe letter, says
the Debats, relates an extraordinary tragedy said to
have just taken place in that city, but which we give
under every reserve. A Polish Count, named K_,
after seducing a Mille. de La B—, one of the most
charming ladies of Carlsruhe, abandoned her in order to
marry the Marquise de L--. Aldlle. de La tried
every means to win back her faithless levee, but find-
ing her efforts useless, determined to be avenged. A grand
ball was given a few days back at the residence of the
marquise to celebrate her betrothal 'with the count. The
fcge was at its height when Mdlle, de La B-- ap-
proached the marquise with a smile on her lips, as
if about to salute her, and then dashed the contents of a
phial of sulphuric acid into her face, A short time be-
fore a servant in livery had handed a letter to the count.
After reading it the latter turned pale, and immediately
went out. The next day his body was discovered stabbed
with a poniard in three places, white that of Millie. de La
B— was found in a liver which 11111 i at a short distance
from the town. The nmiquise is dibfizured fur life.

The Prince and Princess of Wales in
Sweden.

(From the limes' Special Correspondent)
ELSINORE, Sunday Evening, Oct. 9.
About 12 o'clock tosday his Royal Highness the
Prince Oscar of Sweden, accompanied by the Prin-
cess Sophia, his wife, a lady in waiting, and two
members of his own suite, crossed from the Swedish
coast to Elsinore with a view of paying a visit to
the Royal family assembled at Fredensborg. Since
Thursday last, when he landed from the Royal
yacht Osborne, Prince Oscar has been staying with
his family in Scania. The Princess Sophia was not
in Stockholm at the time of the visit by the mem-
bers of the English Royal party, and hence no doubt
to some extent the motive for the present trip to
Denmark. From Helsingborg, the Swedish to Hel-
singor—as we call it, Elsinore—the Danish port
opposite, the distance is almost as trifling as the
difference in spelling. A narrow channel of three or
four miles divides the two countries, and the pretty
little packet steamer Ophelia, alive with Swedish
and Danish flags, carried the illustrious visitors
across these straits, on which there was not a ripple,
in a very few minutes. Three royal carriages, with
one of the principal officers of the Danish household,
were waiting at the point of disembarkation to con-
vey the party to Fredensborg, and the numerous
gathering at the pierhead and along the jetty re-
ceived their Royal Highnesses with much respect
and cordiality. In one point of view, if in no other,
it was well the Crown Princess of Sweden undertook
the fatigue of this journey. Hers is one of those
beaming, intelligent, amiable faces where the charm
comes from within, and where beauty is concen-
trated in the expression. This expression is precisely
what the photographers have never succeeded in
transferring to paper, and yet without it a likeness
is the landscape without sunshine, a statue and not
the living figure. At Fredensborg on the arrival
of their Royal Highnesses there was a constellation
of heirs to European thrones such as rarely gathers
under a single roof. No less than four heirs apparent
or heirs presumptive were brought together here—
namely, those of England, Russia, Sweden, and
Denmark itself. Of that number three either are,
or speedily will be, members of the family of the
King of Denmark, whose eldest son, moreover,
occupies the throne of Greece. The branch of
Schleswig Holstein-SonderburgsGlucksburg may be
new among the reigning dynasties of Europe, and
for the time plunged in effl:ctieg circumstances, but
" Felix Austria" herself has not contracted alliances
more brilliant or of greater ultimate promise. A
passage from the Psalms of this day, as read in the
course of the English service, must have seemed to
those who knew of the gathering at Fredensborg to
possess an application that a Royal preacher might
have turned to account—" Instead of thy fathers
thou shalt have children, whom thou mayest make
princes in all lands." Ps. 45, v. 17.
About half-past 6 o'clock Prince Oscar, having
paid. his visit to the Castle of Fredenaborg, returned
to Elsinore, and was received by the principal
authorities of the town andby a guard of honour of
the 15th Regiment, one which particularly distin-
guished itself during the late war. The Prince, ac-
companied by the Princess Sophia and the members
of his suite, alighted from the Royal carriages at
the end of the quay, and, preceded by two torch-
bearers, walked in the direction of the Royal yacht
Osborne, the Crown Princess of Sweden having ex-
pressed a desire to see the interior of the vessel in
which her husband travelled from Gottenburg with
the members of the English Royal family. Captain
Bower, R.N,, apprised of this intention, caused
the gangway to be lighted up with large ships'
lanterns, and burnt blue lights over the side,
thereby illuminating the whole of the quay, and,
eo to speak, extinguishing the light of the torches,
which before had looked very picturesque, ad-
vancing through the darkness at the head of the
miniature precession. As the steamer 02helia
was to leave almost immediately for Raising-
borg, there was not timo for more than a hasty
look round the yacht, but the Princess seemed much
gratified at all that was shown her, and conversed
in excellent English with the principal officers. As
the Royal party were on the point of taking their
departure, Prince Oscar was requested to add to his
former kindness in Stockholm by " giving a look
back at them as he rounded the point of the pier,"
an invitation with which he readily undertook to
comply. The Royal carriages conveyed the illus-
trious Swedish visitors from the side of the harbour
nearest the Osborne to the opposite extremity,where
the Ophelia lay, and here they were received as they
went on board with presented arms by the guard of
honour, the bind performing some Swedish national
airs. Most of the cfficers in command appeared to
be known to Prince Oscar, who stopped and spoke
to them before following the Princess and her at•
tendants on board. On turning round to do so he
in turn received the respectful salutations of the by-
standers. When the presence of the silver-laced cap
and towering plume of the running footman upon
the deck of the steamer announced that the Royal
lady in whose service he was had taken up the posi-
tion she desired to occupy during the passage across
to Helsingborg, the steamer put out to sea, and in
rounding the pier at the mouth of the harbour was
very cordially cheered, Prince Oscar, from his
known sympathies with the Scandinavian cause,
being very popular with a large proportion of the
people of Denmark. At the same moment a volley
of rockets from the Osborne startled the whole
assembly, who were not expecting anything of the
kind, and simultaneously with their descent the
outline of the yacht's side and paddleboxes became
studded with biae lights. The night was by no
means clear, and this dazzling line of fire and the
lights in the cabin windows, reflected in the still
water of the harbour, glowed and glittered like double
lines of brilliants. Half the beauty of the illumi-
nation lay in its suddenness and in the fact that no
one had known of any preparations. The pier oppo-
site the yacht was black with people who came to
witness the embarkation merely, and among them
the gratified murmur of " Smuk, smuk," the popular
expression as to anything beautiful or the sight of
which gives pleasure, showed how well a lively na-
tion appreciated this parting compliment paid by
the English to the head of the Swedish navy, and
probably one of the most active thinkers in all Scan•
dinavia. It is not etiquette in the English service to
salute after dark, and the guns of the Aurora were
consequently silent, but those of Kronborg Castle, as
if they had only been waiting for the signal from the
Osborne, flashed and boomed out grandly over the
tranquil sea. The lights on board the yacht con-
tinued to burn till the salute from the fort was
ended, and then, with a parting flight of rockets
which fell crackling and sparkling in all directions,
the line of fire disappeared as suddenly as it had
been kindled, and all was darkness and tranquillity
in the harbour of Elsinore.

Hunt-dinners are always among the most pleasant
reunions, and yesterday's was no exception to the
rale. There is something in the enjoyment in com-
mon of the pursuit of the chase which predisposes
men to pass their time agreeably together, and when
there is anything like a traditional observance tacked
on to the proper business of the meeting—some cus-
tom, or even, it may be, some extravagance, which
has about it the flavour of centuries—additional
zest is given to the pursuits in which they all en-
gage. In Denmark there is an observance upon
which it would be easy to moralise in the spirit of
Bacon's" Wisdom of the Ancients," with a view of
showing how profoundly the men of former times
were impressed with the necessity of giving to high
and low a joint interest in the manly occupation of
the chase, of checking the waste of ammuni-
tion, and of promoting the skilful nee of fire-
rue- The fact, however, probably is that it was
invented origicaliy as a clever joke, and has been
handed down as a humorous game of forfeits.
The preeesi Consstw.s in the administration of a rude
kind of forest la
Immediately after dinner the hunters themselves.
c.,aaaener everyoneii who has taken
part in the day'
'
and
ed upon to answer truly
an to his
proceedingstheca judgedwhdatt according to his
performances,
The func-
tionary, who is called Fisearrel mb4y-.
personages highest in rank at table. How
with the
shots has been fired during the da; ,Ils" many
many.h
What results ware achieved by the shots aos
hares, by the contents of this bag ? So many
mmay foxes, ao many stage, as the case may 'be,

"It is clear from these answers," sums up the
Fiscarrel, "that so many shots must have been
thrown away. Now, powder and shot are valuable
commodities, and the resources of the kingdom
must be economised; therefore, the offender is ad-
judged to pay a fine (calculated according to certain
data) for each of his misses." Perhaps the unlucky
chasseur pleads that although he only killed so many
birds or beasts outright, his shots were practically
not thrown away, inasmuch as others not included
in the return were " winged'' by him, The Fis-
carrel will not let him off on such a plea. " By the
offender's own admission he has put creatures to
useless torture—accordingly he is adjudged to pay
so many marks additional." It is equally hopeless
to take refuge in silence or blank forgetfulness.
Refusals to answer are construed as so many admis.
alone of failure and taxed accordingly, over and
above which there are pains and penalties for
"contempt of court," and if any unlucky wight is
detected, wittingly or unwittingly, in an attempt to
appropriate anybody else's bird this is the worst
and most expensive crime of all. When justice has
been satisfied as to the conduct of all parties there
is usually a good round sum collected, and this is
handed over with all due form for the benefit of
the beaters and others engaged in catering for the
day's sport.

It has now been finally arranged that the infant
Prince, Albert Victor, shall start from here on
Tuesday next about 2 o'clock a.m., in the Osborne,
under the charge of Dr Sieveking. As a Prince of
the blood Royal he will of course be entitled to,,a
salute at his departhre, unconscious of the honour
though he may be. The attention, or, more properly
speaking, the interest of hib Royal Highness will
centre in something much more commonplace than
discharges of artillery—namely, in the cow which
is to be honoured with a patsago is the Royal ship.
The route contemplated is by the Royal yacht from
here to Lubeck, and thence, with a view of shorten.
ing the sea journey as much as possible, by railway
and steamer to Hamburg. The long and trying
passage round the point of Jutland will thus be
avoided, and a tolerably straight run attained from
Hamburg across to Hull. According to this plan,
however, two vessels will obviously be required, as
in the analogous else of the break at the Isthmus of
Suez in the Peninsular and Oriental line of naviga-
tion. To perform the latter part of the journey her
Majesty's ship Salamis has already left Elsinore, and
will be in Hamburg coaled and ready to proceed
immediately before the arrival of Prince Albert
Victor. From Hull his Royal Highness will
be conveyed as expeditiously as possible to the High-
lands, where his arrival is looked forward to with
much eagerness by her Majesty Qaeen Victcria.
The Salamis having arrived in English waters will
not again return to this country. The Osborne, on
the other hand, having discharged her mission, will
proceed to Copenhagen, and there await the plea-
sure and ultimate decision of the Prince and Prin-
cess of IVales as to their homeward route.

All arrangements effdcting the Russian Grand
Duke are naturally talked about as little as pos.
sibi.e, but it is believed that he, too, will leave
Denmark on Tuesday next.