The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

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to say, Marehal Wrangel and his eta 'ff-Ltii-e' _ cce'
Irian General going, as I hear, to some other vit. e a
in the direction of Kolding. Of the object of the
move nobody knows anything, unless it be the
Marshal .himself; but most people seem glad to get
away flews this place. Of course, this move north-
wards ind aces people to think the army is going to
penetrate into Jutland, perhaps to besiege Frederi-
cia ; but this is mere conjecture, and on such
matters you are likely to be informed at least es
soon as we ate. I fear there will be great difficulty
for quarters at Kolding and in that neighbourhood,
for already out Saturday there was no room.
Englishmen certainly manage to make their way
about foreign countries in 'the teeth of difficulties
which one would suppose insurmountable. Brack-
fasting the other morning in the coffee-room at
Apenrade, I suddenly heard a voice say to the land-
lord, who was in the bar-room wiEthngthlieshdopo„: open
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between us, "Can you speak
words were spoken in English, and, few though
they were, a something in the accent brought to
my memory pleasant days passed amid the green
lanes of Devonshire. It so happened the landlord
could speak English, as is the case with many of
his class in this country, and he replied to some
inquiries addressed to him by the stranger,
who presently came into the room where I sat, and
looked well pleased to find a countryman there. Re
had just come from Denmark, he said. I ventured
to suppose that byDenmark he meant North Schles-
wig or perhaps Kolding. Not a bit of it ; he came
from the Island of Funen, whither he had been sent
from England on business connected with a wreck
that had there taken place. He had been at Funen
the day before, had come across to Jutland, and
then southwards through the Prussian lines. He of
course had been speedily laid hold of by the out-
posts and conducted to an officer. But he could
speak neither German nor Danish, and had no pass-
port. What could be done with such an inexplicable
wanderer ? Had he spoken a little German it might
have been his ruin, for he then would have been
examined and probably detained for further investi-
gation and for the decision of the higher authorities.
Ignorance in his case was decidedly bliss, as far as
bliss can be considered compatible with night travel-
ling at this season in this part of the world. He
had no papers, he could give no account of himself,
but he was manifestly an Englishman, for besides
that his external man testified pretty strongly to
that fact, only Englishmen run themselves into
such predicaments. He had had business in Fu-
nen, and wanted to get to England by way of
Hamburg, and the shortest and quickest road was
through Schleswig. It was no business of his if
Greeks and Trojans, Danes and Germans, stood in
arms against each other across the line of his pro-
gress ; their quisrrels were nothing to him, and he
had learnt at school that a straight line is the
shortest way from one point to another. So he
walked into the embraces of a Prussian picket, and
seemed to think it rather good fun than otherwise
that ho had been marched for 20 miles between a
couple of Dragoons, with drawn pistols, prepared to
scatter the contents of his brainpan on the first sus-
picious sign. He did not consider that travelling in
foreign countries with whose language he was to-
tally unacquainted was particularly inconvenient;
and in this respect, considering his recent experie
ence, I was really inclined to admit that he was not
far wrong.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The ordinary weekly meeting of the members of the Metro-
politan Board of Works was held yesterday at their offices,
Spring-gardens, Mr. J. Thwaiteq, the chairman, presiding.

The cash statement showed that the cash balances in the
hands of the treasurer wm—On current amounts,
£106,815 18s. ; on deposit accounts, £82,800 ; and on Go-
vernment securities, £06;732 Bs. 7d.

STREET TRAMWAYS,

A report was brought up from the Streets Committee on
the subject of suburban tramway omnibus communication,
which recommended that the board express no opinion
relative to that question until the plan shall be laid beforo
Parliament.

The recommendation was ad )p'ed.
PURCHASE OF LAND FROM THE BOARD OF WORKS.

Mr. W. 'l'm, M.P., moved —" That the letter of Messrs.
Bircham and Co., with a proposal for leasing and purchasing
the plots of land remaining unsold in Southwark-street, and
for purchasing all the plots in the new street from Black-
friars to the Mansion-house, be referred to the Streets
Committee for consideration and report; and that the pro-
posers be allowed to attend the committee to explain in
dotail the nature of their proposal." Ho said the company
was composed of highly-respectable French capitalists, and
their object was to purchase land in large quantities, and
re-sell in smaller portions. Tho proposal had been before
the Streets Committee and rejected, but he thought there
would be an advantage gained in sending the matter back
for reconsideration.

Mr. FREEMAN said he could not understand why the
motion was brought forward, because it had been xeferred
to the Streets Committee and reported upon, and there was
no reason why it should be referred back to them.
The CHAIRMAN said there was a mistake on that ques-
tion. It was thought that the committee reported against
it because they objected to selling the land wholesale instead
of in lots; but that was not the reason the committee re-
ported against the proposal. The sole reason was, that the
offer made for the land was totally insufficient, and there-
fore it had been rejected ; but if they were disposed to ad •
vance on their offer the committee would entertain it. He
thought the question might be referred to the committee.
After some discussion as to the terms offered the motion
was agreed to.