The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
The Duke and Duchess de Brabant left Paris for
Fontainebleau, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, by
the Lyons Railway, accompanied by all the persons
of their suite. On reaching the Palace, at about
10 o'clock, their Royal Highnesses heard mass in
the chapel, and afterwards went over the different
parts of the Imperial residence. The Duke and
Duchess then took a long drive in the forest, after
which they set off on their return to St. Cloud,
where they arrived a little before 6 o'clock.
The Emperor is to assist to-night, with the Duke
and Duchess of Brabant, at the representation of
the Vepres Siciliennes at the Grand Opera.
The departure of the Duke and Duchess of Bra-
bant is fixed for Wednesday.

A most dreadful accident occurred yesterday
morning at 4 o'clock, on the Lyons Railway, be-
tween Thomery and Moret. The express train,
which left Lyons the evening before at 7 o'clock,
overtook a cattle train that preceded it. The col-
lision was terrible : the three last carriages of the
cattle train, one of which (the second last) con-
tained the drivers to the number pf 26, were com-
pletely smashed ; 16 persons were killed ; 3 dan-
gerously wounded ; and three others received
contusions. On learning this sad event the d&-
rectors of the company, as well as the local
authorities, hastened to the scene of the accident.
Among them were the Chief Engineer and the
Prefect of Seine and Marne. The circulation was
speedily re-established. A judicial inquiry was
immediately instituted into the cause of this de-
plorable accident.
It was generally rumoured yesterday that Gen.
Canrobert would very shortly be appointed to a
command. It was also rumoured that a grand
army was to be apportioned, which was to remain
in France ready for any eventuality.
The Universal Exhibition will, it is said, be re-
opened next May.
The subscription opened at Turin in favour of
the Piedmontese army in the Crimea has already
reached 60,000 francs.

The King of Sardinia is oxpected to arrive at
Paris on the 20th of November.

We read in the Mon iteur de 1; Armee,—
" The capture of ' the fortress of Kinburn is very im-
portant in a military point of view. Henceforward
the liman of the Dnieper and the entrance of the Bug
are open to the allied fleets. There is now nothing to
hinder them from operating with their flotilla against
Kherson in the Dnieper. It will be in their power to
sail up that river the distance of 15 miles which sepa-
rate that place from the mouth of the river. There is
no serious obstacle to prevent a similar operation being
directed against Nicolaitff, which is situated 20 miles
from the liman. Nicolaieff is the great naval and mili-
tary arsenal of Russia ; Kherson is the chief depot
whence provisions can be forwarded through Perekop
to the different positions at present occupied by her
army in the Crimea. The naval expeditions simultane-
ously and so successfully carried on against Kinburn,
at the extremity of the Black Sea, and Taman, on the
Straits of Kertch, are likely, therefore, to exercise the
most favourable influence on the operations of our army
in the Crimea."

THE BOURSE—OcT. 22.
Cash. fr. e. End amonth.
4} per Cents — —90 f. —c.
3 per Cents 64 20
New Loan — 65 30
Bank Shares — Roman
Credit Mobilier llBO Austrian
Belgian Fives ...... Spanish Threes
Piedmontesa B4 Homo Debt

RAILWAYS—POR CASH,
fr. c. c.
Orleans
Northern
Lyons , ... 1120 New Ditto 763
Mediterranean 1207 50 Grand Central 587 50
Lions Geneva 650 Testa
Cette

REPRESENTATION OF ITEREFORD.—We deem it right
to state, in consequence of its having been announced
in several of the London papers that the bankruptcy of
Sir Robert Price creates an immediate vacancy in the
representation of this city, that the seat will not become
void until twelve months have elapsed, and that if the
bankruptcy is superseded within that period there will
he no vacancy at all.—(See the statute of 52 Geo. 111.,
c. 144, sec. 1).
The war transport Orinoco, which was recently fitted
up at a great expense to take out cavalry to the seat of
war, is having all her cavalry fittings taken away at
much trouble and expense, for the purpose of taking out
infantry. As soon as she has taken out the infantry
ehe will very probably be fitted up again to take out I
cavalry, •

LITERATUBB.

Guide to the French Language. By J. Le Brethon.
Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.

1 The fact of this being the eleventh edition of the
work before us sufficiently testifies to its merits.
It is revised and corrected by M. Sandier, profess
sor of languages, and member of the Historical In-
stitute of France. During his long experience of
teaching he has found that, in the simplicity of its
arrangement and various other advantages, it was
superior to all other Grammars in general use, He
has, therefore, prepared this edition, which is ex-
pressly recommended for the assistance of those
who are attempting the study of French without a
teacher; and also for those who, being tolerably
acquainted with the idioms, phrases, &c., are yet
perplexed by the construction of the language,
and the rules to be observed in composition.
The great merit of this grammar undoubtedly is
its great clearness and simplicity of arrangement.
Instead of perplexing the reader by a multitude
of unclassified rules, a regular method is adopted,
which, while it affords ample directions on each
particular topic, prevents the confusion which
arises when several departments are brought under
consideration together. There is also a great im-
provement in this work. In the exercises figures
are placed at every difficult passage referri ig to the
rule which guides it, thus assisting the solitary stu-
dent in translating the sentence correctly, and im-
pressing the rules upon his mind. A large supply
of exercises is appended, to which those who require
it can procure a key by the same author. To all
those desirous of obtaining a thorough knowledge
of the French language with the greatest ease and
rapidity compatible with its difficulties, and to all
who wish to dispense with the assistance of a mas-
ter, we can cordially recommend this useful and
excellent grammar.