The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-02 00:00:00

THE MEXICAN THRONE.

Some of the papers have lately spoken of a
Spanish Prince for the throne of Mexico, as the
Emperor, vexed at the attitude of Austria on the
Polish question, has changed his mind with refer-
rence to the Archduke Maximilian. On the same
authority one of the objects of the Empress's visit
to Madrid was to propose that arrangement to Queen
Isabella. The Mexican deputation, who have offered
the crown to the Archduke, and who are still in
communication with him, positively deny that there
Is any truth whatever in these statements. 1"
doubt the " Notables" of Mexico left it to the
Emperor of the French to choose another Prince for
them in case the Archduke refused; but the dePe'
tAtion, who continue to be the representatives of the
Mexican Assembly, affirm that tae Archduke will
start for Mexico the moment the result (which is not
doubtful) of the election is known. The Spanish'
Princes are Don Francisco de Paulo, the uncle of the
Queen, who is about 75 years old ; Don Henrique,
his son, who 16 or 17 years ago married a lady in fl
private station ; Don Sebastian, his cousin, who i°
53 years old and has no issue; and Don Juan. There
remains the Duchess of Montpensier, sister of the
Queen, but who would hardly be proposed by the
Emperor. If the convention of London be ell'
considered in force, Spain, England, and France,
bound themselves by it to seek for no territorial
acquisition and no particular advantage from the
expedition to Mexico.

The Empress, who arrived at Toulon on Thurg.
day morning, was waited on shortly after by Vice-
Admiral Count Bouet Willaumez, the Maritiroe
Prefect, to take her Majesty's orders for the ela1;
Alter breakfast the Empress visited the vessels e'
war at anchor in the roadstead, commencing by tbe
steam liner Ville de Paris, bearing the flag of Vice°
Admiral Rigault de Genouilly. At half- past 1 sbe
went to the building yard of Mourillon, where a
gallery had been erected for her to witness the
launch of the ironclad frigate Provence, whick tool!
plate with perfect success. The Empress appeared
much gratified at the sight, and congratulated the
naval enginecis on the result. The Provence is ts,
fine vessel and will carry 38 guns, with an engine of
_
1,000 horse-power. Her Majesty afterwards vit.ited
the Arsenal and all the different establishments. At
ti o'clock she gave a dinner on board the Aigle to all
the high civil and naval auwtheonrtittihesr.ougAhfttehredeiln,onieur
the experimental squadron
firms of a combat by night, which produced a strik-
ingproceeded, amid the
acclamations of the crowd, to the railway station' effect. At 9 o'elock she
started for Paris, arriving at St. Cloud at 4 yester
day afternoon.

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE PRINCE OF WATO;
—A case heard in the Peterborough County C°llr-
this week disclosed the
startling fact, which has hitherto
not been made public, that the special train by which th:
Prince of Wales travelled from Halifax to London, on t-t°
Gth of August, narrowly escaped the fate of the Lynn
.es'
train, At the Helpstone crossing, where both t'"
Midland and Great Northern lines intersect the road, all
attempt was made to drive a bullock across the Groat Net-
them line. The gates, it seems, are only a single Pair't
and when open to the road are also opsn to the line, so that
there is no protection for anything passing. In the Prey as
instance the bullock which was being driven along
rather wild, as single bullocks frequently are when sel:„500
rated from the herd. Two or three servants stood on "ad
side of the crossing to prevent its going down the line, u_ia
the gateman himself stood on the other side so that it shouer,
not get on the line. In spite of these precautions, heave (a,
the bullock gave the gateman the slip, and trotted cloPYal
cently along the metals. Almost at this instant the.,
at
express train dashed past, striking the animal belli
rd
happily throwing it off the line, so that any furtnieua.%,o
dent was avoided. Strange as these facts aro, the aeon
'thee°
decision upon them is still more remarkable. An the
being brought against the company for the value3ply
bullock, Mr. Ellis has ruled that the company are not
and
bound to provide a passage across their lina,
responsible for what may occur through a bullo icrobua`bli
wild or badly driven. This decision, which is P 0000
of level crossings, and the public will learn with
t7c,rt, of
sound in point of law, throws a new light on the cl_e_rnrise
that should a train ever be upset through the ecce:
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a bullock at one of these unprotected crossings, h
a_ncider,t,
a smalbcountry butcher will be resporsible for the
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