The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-29 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITIIEA'rRE,

Under the Patronage other Ml„testy and his Rona righnels
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
The most successful and popular Theatre in London.
THIS EVEIMTG,
Will be produced, a grand Spectacle, written expressly for the Am-
phitheatre, by E. Fitzball, Esq., entitled PETER VIE GREAT,
in which Mr. Ryder, from the Princess's' will appear.
To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes el the Arena, Intro-
ducing ihe most numerous equestrian company in Europe.
To conclude with a Laughable tr arce.
Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily.
Stage Manager, Mr. f.eelereq.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Open for the Season,
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Exhibition of DruisJn's Colossal Daylight View of MOIINT
ETNA and .the CAVES of VULCAN and the CYCLOPS—Splendid
and ifiteresting Menagerie—Promenade Concert by Godfrey's un-
rivalled Military Band—Various Amusing Novelties--Concluding at
Dusk with a Grand Pyrotechnic Exhibition by Messrs. SouthbY,
representing the Interior of the Mountain (the Pandemonium of the
Ancients), with the Caverns and Forges of Vulcan and his Cyclops,
the whole terminating with the Eruption of Mount Etna and a
Grand Tableau on the Lake of Thetis, and the Nereiads receiving the
Armour of Achilles.
The menagerie now consists of several hundred specimens , in-
cluding three elephants, two glraffs, four ostriches, two camels,
lions, &c.
Doors open from Nine A.M. Feeding the Animals at Five. Con-
cert at Half-past Six. Fireworks about Ten.
ADMISSION, ONE SITTLT,UcCi.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON DREDGE.
Tau DAY —Morning •1 min. after 12 1 Evening 37 min. after 12
To.4loitzerw—Eloraing 6 rain. after 1 1 welling 33 min. after 1

THE WEATHU.—Suar Ormuz, Juror 29.
THERMOMETER, DT TEEGFLIDE. .
75—highest ainou noon yesterday.
57-a-loweet this morning and during the_night.
71—ihis day, at noon.
EALCY:EIZZER, 30.15.
WIND E.S.E.—fine breeze and sunshiny weather, with
passing clouds.

j-jiiiLy WEATHER
state of the Wind and Westin: at each of the following
p!acsa at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.--a' Le Ztaacca
are arraaGed in order of L.LitT.du..
PrJraou--at—Wind E.. gentle bi-ecze—cloudless.
fiLarrmi—Wind N.E., gentle breeze —cicudles.l.
Socrrmiatrrom—Wind N.W., strong breez•-.!--clauiless.
FotxxgroNg—Wind N.E., gentle breeze--cloudy.
N.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
GREENWICH—Wind N.,gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
&moon—Wind E., gentle Wreeze--paFtially cloudy.
Swrirpo-s—Winli N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
Coaximatrat—Wind S.E., gentle breeze _partially cloudy.
CamaranGz—Wind N.E , gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
YARmouta--Wind E., hard wind—ciontne„.

•
The returns from tho following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock :
CAnr,ow—Wind S.W2gentle breeze cloudy.
Blumneaan--Wind S.-E., calm—partially cloudy.
rooLß—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
IioIorITEAD--Wind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
VirfEtTET....WiESI N.E., gentle breeze—foggy.
DAELINGTON—Wind N. 'S.W., strong breeze _overcast.
BRA2_,Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. .

own rights and develone our own interests without
Unnecessarily disallowing or trampling under foot the
rights and interests of others." The significance of
all this must, we conceive—without another word—
he sufficiently apparent. But, to render the mean-
ing of his remarks more unmistakably comprehen-
sible the Noble Lord pursued—" The time is gone
by, thank GOD ! when it was imagined that the com-
meree of each country would only prosper at the
expense of that of its rivals and competitors, and
when the principal aim of every mercantile negotiator
was to practice a deception on the other contracting
party. Juster ideas, ideas more conformable to the
intentions of Divine PROVIDENCE as far as those in-
tentions are comprehensible by mankind, are happily
at this hour almost everywhere recognized,
and com-
merce, which has been hitherto invariably the pre-
cursor of liberty and of civilization,
and by no one more fully than by myself, as
chain
the strongest link in that vastis appreciated,
of humanity
which binds the nations of the earth together—repos-
ing the weight of the common interests in the balance
of peace." Assuredly those sentences constitute not
only a panegyric upon the principles of free-trade,
but one as fervid as any that could have been uttered
by either RICHARD COBDEN or by WILLIA3I lIIIS.
BISSON.

As if to afford a direct applicatian of his remarks to
the rumour already referred to—that of his nomination
to the post of one of the Secretaries of State in the
DERBY Government—Lord STRATFORDDEREDCLIFFE
spoke yet more decidedly upon the subject of these
ideas during the course of his address to the English
merchants at Constantinople. We obtain our know-
ledge of his observations from the columns of a
journal of that city, transcribed in the Courrier
d' Athenes. He is there reported to have said in addi-
tion The most lively and pro-
found toconthltfioornegouoginhrto" vibrate in harmony with a
chord thus elevated, and in these enlightened days I
should deem myself unworthy of occupying any public
post whatsoever, ihny sentiments did not respond to them
and if my conduct did not bear testimony to their im-
perishable truth." The declaration is noble, and
worthy of a great English statesman. But how does
it in any Way accord with the principles of action
guiding the councils of the most eminent in the
DERBY Government. Their convictions do not har-
monize with those elevated ideas, in regard to the
newly established commercial system ; their sen-
timents do not thrill responsively to their
dictates, and most unquestionably some of
them bear witness, by :their conduct, to the
fact of their indestructible veracity. The de-
claration of Lord STRATFORD DB REDCLIFFE
coin-
cides, however, entirely with the equally gallant de-
claration of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, quoted by ourselves
only yesterday—" That which I thought right I
'would publicly uphold, and I would stand by it or
fall by it. I never would be the tool of the will of
the people of this country, I would exercise my own
private judgment." Precisely in the same manner
Lord STRATFORD asserted for his own part, that if he
acted differently from this he should consider himself
unworthy of holding office in any capacity whatever.
The concluding portion of the remarks addressed
to the English merchants in the capital of Turkey by
the late British Ambassador at Constantinople,
although partaking of a more personal character,
and having reference to domestic incidents
almost exclusively, was, perhaps, of all the most
strikingly in accordance with his known benevolence
and enlightenment. We have restricted our
allusions, however, to those observations.which we con-
ceive to have a peculiar bearing just now upon public
events of great importance. Coming to us, more-
over, as the account of this speech does, simultaneously
with the rumour of Lord STRATFORD'S appointment
as Foreign Secretary, we have commented upon the
sentiments therein expressed as illustrative in a
singular manner of the position of the DERBY Go-
vernment.

A very extraordinary case of alleged wrecking has
been reported to have taken place at the mouth of
the Thames, at the very entrance to the port of Lon-
don, that merits, and no doubt will receive, the most
stringent investigation. From the facts that have
already transpired it appears that the parties impli-
cated, attempt to justify their conduct, asserting that
they were fully warranted in the course they had
pursued. Their of jest certainly could not have
been plunder, for the property taken from the wreck
was safely deposited with the receiver of droits at
Southend, thus giving colour to the allegation " that
they were acting for the real benefit of the owners;'
and very probably in the belief that their proceedings
were is accordance with the law of salvage. Nothing,
however, can be more erroneous •then this opinion;
It would, indeed, be a strange code that could sane.
time a horde 'of armed men taking forcible possession
of a vessel, cutting away her rigging, and removing
portions of her cargo, against the consent, and despite
the remonstrances of the crew. If parties interested
remuneration in the
shape of
in obtaining large
salvage for their exertions are to be the sole
judges of the time and the manner in
which their services should be rendered ' the
most mischievous results would follow. Almost any
degree of violence would be justified under such
enactments. In the particular case under notice it
might have been better for the owners if the men had
been permitted to adopt their 07111 case. But the
principle would be exceedingly dangerous, leading
inevitably to injurious consequences in the long run.
The Renown, the vessel in question, ran ashore on
the Nore Sand a little above the Nore Light and
close to-.-within gunshot e of—te
4. guard-ship. The
crew, in the first instance, took to the long boat, and
made their escape. The weather becoming more mo-
dente they shortly after returned to the vessel,
which, in the interim, had been taken possession of
by some of the Coast Guard, who would certainly
have bad the best right to remain in the weasel if any
such claim could be preferred. They, however, very
properly withdrew when convinced that the crew bad
really returned to the vessel, and were about taking
active measures to free her from her untoward and
dangerous position. The crew then had commenced
their .labours ; they were engaged in stripping the
nests, and a craft was engaged to come off and to re.
cover ati9hatoies as could be come at, soas at the setae
Mme'll-ght;
nthe vessel and secure the safety of the
goods. Such 'was sthe state of affairs when the -would-
be sAlvorA'rriade"their first appearance at the scene of
the accident.

They did not remain long idle. The roost sum-
mary proceedings were immediately adopted ; axes
were freely resorted to, the
rigging
g endeavoured,cu
masts threatened. Thed
theto
reason with the assailants, but • t aw ay
an
in vain. his expos-
tulations were received in such a manner that he
deemed it expedient to take shelter on the taffrail
with the remainder of the crew, from his uninvited
auxiliaries. The authorities were appealed to as
speedily as possible, and armed an steamer,
as dispatched to the assistance of the
the African, was
Crew. It
•was not, boe ver, until the commanding
vi
Cd to fire upon the refractory
they officer had threaten .
uld be induced to leave the
co
boatmen that
grounded
No sooner, however, had the African
vessel.
returned to Sheerness, than the parties returned to
the Renown, and carried
on the work of destruction
even more decisively than before. Another steamer,
sentoat, and it was with
the Wildfire, was again
considerable difficulty the aggressors could be induced
to depart from the wreck, and the Wildfire remained
in its vicinity in order to preventany return.
ju
stification
for there can be no possible
what might
for these proceedings, which, no matter
be the intentions or objects of the parties, were
neither more nor leis:than acts of piracy, subjecting the
perpertatore to:very stringent punishment. Believing,
however, as we have already stated, that they ccted
under an erroneous impression as to the law of the
case, and that they considered themselves warranted in
what they were doing, thinking that they were only
asserting their own rights in refusing to surrender
possession, W 3 should deeply regret any annoyance
or inconvenience to which they might be exposed.
It is necessary, however, that the true
state of the law should be :clearly explained
and that not only at the mouth of the Thames but
all along the coasts of the United Kingdoms. The
law of salvage, too, should be revised, with a view to
its amelioration. The preservers of human life
should at least be placed upon as good a footing
as the salvors of bates of cotton or tobacco.
Every just encouragement should be afforded i
to wen risking their own lives and undergoing sot •

fatigue, for the purpose of rendering assistance where
it was really required, but it should also be unequi-
vocally shown that :parties should not commit de-
struction, under the guise of giving help ; and, above
all, that they should riot force their services upon
parties not willing to accept their aid.
If the present transaction should direct the atten-
tionof the Legislature to the subject, and lead to a
revision of the salvage code, it will be exceedingly
valuable to the merchants, shipowners, and under-
writers of the United Kingdom, to whom it is of
the utmost importance that the law ehould be placed
upon a sound and satisfactory foundation.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday..
_ The Zoniteur states that the increase of money in
the Treasury has enabled the Minister of Finance to
reimburse to the Bank of France 25 millions on ac-
count of the loan of 50 millions made by the Bank to
the Treasury in March, 1848. This reimburaement
took place on the 26th inst.
A funeral ceremony in commemoration of the anni-
versary of the death of LOUIS BONAPARTE, King of
Holland, who died at Florence on the 25th July,
1851, took place on Monday, at the Church of lerepo-
leon St. Leu. From an early hour in the morning
an immense number of the country people
assembled,
and the houses of the village 'were dressed out with
figs. At half-past eleven the Count DE ST. MAR-
SAULT, Prefect of the Seine-et-Oise, M. G. D'AURI-
BEAU, sub-Prefect of the arrondissement of pontoise,
and the military and civil authorities of the place, as-
sembled at the church, which was crowded. Among
the persons present were several 'generals, ands o fine
old soldiers belonging to the Imperial army.
the religious ceremony, a number of them went down
ter
into the tomb under the building, and placed wreaths
of immortelles on the coffin.:
A question which materially interests the public
health is at this moment under the consideration of
the municipal authorities. Among the gas companies
which supply gas to Paris there are some which have
their manufactories in the interior of the capital. The
householders in the quarters where they are situated
have addressed a 'petition to the municipal council
praying that these companies should be compelled to
remove their establishments out of Paris. In the
arguments which they bring forward in support of
that
their request they pretend, and with some reason,
gas-works come under the denomination of dangerous
or
,unhealthy establishments, which, according to the
decree of 1810, must be placed at a distance from.
private dwellings. Up to the present time the muni-
cipality has viewed the affair in a different light.
Will it adopt a different rule for the future
? Will
the companies on their side persist in supporting a
right -which they have enjoyed for twenty-seven
years ? We should be rather inclined to believe, that
they will relinquish it beforehand. The three, com-
panies interested in the question have for some time
past been taking their measures to conform, when-
ever called on 'to do so, to the decree of 1810; in
other words, that they are ready to remove their es-
tablishments outside the barriers. The question will
be thus simplified, and solved according to the wishes
of the householders. Under any circumstances, the
question merits the attention of the municipal council.
Mgr. ALEXANDRE DEVIE, Bishop
of Belley, ex-
pired on the 25th instant, in his
episcopal palace,
aged 85. He was 29 years Bishop of Belley, and
had, under Louis PHILIPPE, refused the Archbi-
shopric of Rheims. He was Officer of the Legion of
Honour, but never wore the decoration.
The heat of the weather still continues in the de-
partments of the south. At Montpellier on the 22d
the thermometer stood at 40 degrees centigrade (104
Fahrenheit). The streets were deserted during the
whole of the afternoon, and the troops of the gar-
rison were confined to their barracks from six in the
morning to four in the afternoon. At Bordeaux on
the 214, the glass in the shade stood at 3S centigrade
(upwards of 101 Fahrenheit).
In allusion to the reception of the Prince Louis
NAPOLEON by the people, the correspondent of the
Morning Post speaks thus decidedly from his own
personal knowledge. His account has reference to
the welcome spontaneously accorded to the PRINCE on
the occasion of his attendance at the funeral of Mar-
shal EiczumiliS, on Tuesday The attempts that have been mad; to undervalue
the popular feeling in favour of the Prince render it ad-
visable to eiccrtain by personal observation the precise
reception ho meets with when he appears in public. To-
day I hare had such an opportunity. Without his in-
tended presence having been announced beforehand, the
Prince attended in person the funeral ceremony of
:he lateMasdehel Excelmans. I saw him arrive at
the Hotel des Invalidee, and leave it after the
religious services were concluded, and was close to
him on both occasions. lie was is en open carriage
and four, attended by three superior officers,
escorted by a small detachment of carabinkrs and fol.
hived by a second caleche containing other officers of
his military household. On his arrival there were very
few persons present, as the Prince had not been ex-
pected; but those who happened to be on the spot re-
ceived him with an honest, hearty, greeting. Upon his
return the crowd had very much increased, and then the
' shouts of Vive Napoleon!' were quite beyond dispute;
and I heard the people, as he drove clown the avenue of
the Invalides, discussing eagerly on whictll
caldsee 1 voefs the
n
carriage be would zit, and kt hen ranging
h
viers
of him..
jo.f. thnf3;yond l
.road
the that they might have a nearer
escort
there
hoefr ,wasee noarmed
force; and the only police consisted
t-Ve four
fotfe olfntvhael dimte°su andnt2d ttnoicniM GQ,tid between Serpens
w? a
t
it' and the river. Ti his, at ell events, was
.not an or-
ganised mob, and there was no military displey to act as
rome3; d4.oe
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The funds continued extremely firm, and railroad
per Cents. -opened at,
550. for the end of the month.; the Three e Cents.
5705ce..;; Havre,
Great Shares
6321. 50c.;. Avignon, 48of. ; Basle, 297 f. 50c
closed at at937721.f.
and Strasburg, 640 F.; Paris and Lyons, 747;f. sOrcis
Great Western, 6301.; Lyons and Avignon, 6071. 50^. ;
S. Vele; and Gray, 530 f.•, the New Austria L
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS LoaAT n
95f.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
THE
Dijon and Besancon, 2—Dutch Rhenish, e, JULY ;
34
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India, 2ex div.—Great Indian Peninsula, 65
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Junction of France, el—Northern of France,l
2-t-
-201. 3 per cent. Bonds, 131/2 ex div.—Paris and Lyons,
Paris and Rouen, 3678—Paris and Straf,houra,i 1
47
Sambre and Meuse, 67/B—West Flanders, 4-Western of
France, 10%.

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