The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterdsP
attended by Captain Grey.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage (Live.
Their Royal Highnesses Went in the evening to
the conversa:iono given by the Dake of Buccleucbr
at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, South Elea'
sington.
Iu attendance were the Hon. Mrs. Stonor And
Captain Grey.
The Prince of Wales honoured Mr Evan Thomas
by inspecting the memorial of the Prince Consort,
now in execution for Tenby.

Their Royal Highnesses the Daeless of Cam'
bridge and Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Capt. Ellis, honoured the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Abercorn with their presence at dinner yes'
terday evening at Chesterfield-house, Mayfair. There were
present, to meet the Royal guests, his Excellency the
Austrian Ambassador and Countess Apponyi, the Duke
and Duchess of Manchester, the Marquis and Marchioness
of Bath, the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl and Countess
' of Dalkeith, the Earl and Countess of Stanhope, Viscount
Hamilton, Lord Claude Hamilton, Hon. E. Edgcumbe, Sir
E. Landseer, Dr. Quin, and Mr Leslie.
The Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch have issued
cards for a grand entertainment to their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales at Queensberry- villa!
Richmond, on Saturday next.
The Right Hon. the Speaker gives hie annual
dinner to the principal officers of the House of Comuneng
on Wednesday next at his official residence.

Address of Polish Priests to the Popes

ROME, July 6.
Several Polish priests who have taken part in the
revolution have succeeded in passing the Russia°
frontier and in reaching Remo. The fugitives
have been kindly received by the Pope, and allowed
to take up their abode in the Convent of the Trinity
for Pilgrims. Upon the fete of St. Paul these nay
fortunate ecclesiastics, some of whom had been COP
demned to death by the Russian Government, were
presented to the Pope, when one of their number,
the Abbe Polkawski, read the following address"'
"Most Holy Father,—We, ecclesiastics of the
Polish Church, expelled from onr country and bead
pitably received by your bounty, present onrselve°
before your Holiness with tears in our eyes and, et
the same time, joy in our hearts, We weep for the
ruin of our country, and we rejoice to find ourselves
in your presence, who have greeted the children Of
that unhappy nation and Church with truly Pater'
nel love. Further, we have every confidence that,
by means of your Holiness, mourning will be turned
into joy, and the great ruin of Poland converted,
into prosperity, for whatever is bound on earth shill'
also be bound in heaven, and whatever is loosed e°
earth shall also be loosed in heaven. So that if you
are with us, acho shall be against us ? If you bless
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Poland, who shall dare to curse her ? Who
dare to tempt his fate ?
"Accept, therefore, most Holy Father, oat
infinite thanks both for the good you have deigned
o do us, and for the far greater benefit you intend
to confer upon us and our nation. Receive in espeeie
the thanks of our faithful people ; receive its
prayers and its tears, of which we have been the
witnesses. Receive the fidelity of that nation which
recognises your Holiness as its pastor ; receive the
hope which it has in you alone in this world.
Deign to accept all this, most Holy Father, and
rejoice over the good which you have alreedyeffected.;
you have saved sonic, and rallied around your 1-1011:'
aess our Church and our nation, against whom,
against your Holiness, portce infer; no Pre'
valebunt."
The Pope replied to this address with a se°rt
speech. His Holiness said, " The words cause
distress in which you have shown to me the gre°o
danger of the Polish nation. We must persevere
in the same sentiments, and pray God to cause th
storm to cease. You especially, as priest e'
should petition the Almighty to give 911
patience and perseverance, in the belief that He W 0
avert the misfortunes which now oppress you. 14°0 ,1
confidence in Him, and you will not be abandone''ll
It is believed that this address and reply Ivi
not fail to add to the irritation of the Russian 00'
vernment when they arrive at its knowledge. 111
diplomatic abiility shown by Cardinal Antonelli It
contidered the only cause why relations have 11°
already been broken off,

shocking Accident on the Great Eastern

Railway,

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fel
Yesterday afternoon a disastrous accident he-6
the up3train which started from Harwich, at 2.4 i;
p.m., on the Great Eastern Elilway. This trill
is run in connection with the new line of Rotterda°
-
steamers, which ply from Harwich. When it had
proceeded on its jaurn&y towards London as far 0
within half a mile of the Bradfield Station, tb
engine lurched over and dashed down the gel
embankment, dragging all the train after it. 0
frightful scene ensued. The stoker was killed se,
the spot, having been crushed by the engine. 40
lay with his hand still grasping the metal la013"0
of the break. The driver who also stayed at 134,
post, escaped. The passengers, in the greatest ePia
eitement, got out of the carriages as they best 01%0
and helped those who were injured ; and it 'D
some time before it was ascertained that, althougo
many had been cut, bruised, and injured, 010.
very severely, only the stoker had been killed 030
the spot. Mothers and their children, 0° re
wounded, some joyfully discovering t.hose who Wete
saved, and all endeavouring to help and to extricti 4
those who were injured, while the stoker 11;'''
crushed and dead, rendered the scene a heed off:
ing one. The benevolent rector of Bra
ate
speedily arrived, and,
seeking out all. who e;
most hurt, had them sent to the rectory-heti:2;
where they were cared for in the kindest 311011-0
and their wounds attended to. The house eee/13 ft
:
full of maimed and bleeding people, aud,4
on
fe nearly
the
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sufferers will, ever forget the ministrat'%.
which they received from the ladies present, or o,
hospitality and welcome EC/ freely accorded 06 0
The passengers, who were able to proceed, afterbi
delay of about four hours, were brought to toil°
a train which was despatched for tile purpose. of
The damage done to the engine and carriage° 0,
the train to which the accident occurred will PrAyt
bably entail considerable loss on the companY• 0
inspection of the line shortly after the
viesace
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seemed to establish the fact that the permeinont 0
was in too weak a condition to support the weigpt
of the train, and that this weakness resulted sir";l
from the rotten condition of the sleepe.l4, x2(1135;10
which were broken and the metals torn vp. Cot,
defact was commonly remarked by those Presac 0$
The violence of the shock by which the train t.,.. ell
overturned was such, that the engine and traill 703,
afterwards found lying along the base of the Meatembankment, having in the fall been turned 13113:1 to
completely round, so that it would be supPciec"h'ficl
look at tho present position 'of the train, that stead
been proceeding from London to
.Harwich, i°'-
1 of up to London.

THE STEAMBOAT PIER AT WESTMIN-
qIIII.
NEW
—Yesterday morning the new steamboat pier Wllido
has been placed at Westminster .bridge was open° far the
public convenience, in place of the old aml ricketty 00.
which has served the purpose of a pier for tho last few Yia
The new pier, access to which is gained by a timber 01e
010
which has been strongly put together ut 1110 side °
bridge, is very certvektiezt!y reached.