The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

A French Watering Place.

A correspondent of the Cambridge Independent
Press, writing from Dieppe on Wednesday last,
after remarking that " lodgings there are to the
English in the fashionable time just double the
price which is asked for corresponding accommoda-
tion at Hastings or Scarborough," and that " £3O
a month is considered cheap for two rooms, up a
wearisome flight of stairs," gives a graphic and
vivacious account of the manner in which the
French visitors pass their time. He says—" A
peculiarity which the average English gentleman
will regret in Dieppe, is the artificiality which the
Parisians, who mainly compose the body of visitors
here, all seem to bring with them into their holi-
days by the sea. French ladies come with their
most expensive dresses, and French gentlemen with
their lounging cafe life and cigars. I have said
that the sea before Dieppe is magnificent, but I
scarcely ever meet on it a Frenchman. I have my
pick of the sailing boats. -There are very few of
them, and almost the only persons who hire them
are Englishmen. Round Dieppe are green lanes in
the deepest shade, between high grass and flower-
covered banks, and musical with the song of birds,
but we rarely meet the Parisians there. The forest
of Argues, with nooks, and paths, and roads, that
to us were positively enchanting, is but a short dis-
tance off, yet the visitors who go there rarely ex-
ceed 20 or 30 a day. Can any one living in a city
desire a more exquisite retreat than the grounds
around the Chateau of En ? Yet when I have been
there,l have not seen a dozen of people in the place.
My first impression was that the hotel books, and
lodging-house keepers, and local journals had all
misled me, and that Dieppe was deserted. Where
were the people ? I must look into this mystery.
Accordingly I ventured an inquiry. Has Mon-
Bier,' said the French lady to whom I put the ques-
tion at a table d'hote,' has Monsieur been to the-tta-
blissement ?' I answered that I had not. I liked to
see as much of dear nature as I could. Ah she
said, with a smile, I thought you had not been to
the Etablissenient. Go there this evening and the
secret will be out.' I went. I became a sub-
scriber, and in two or three seconds I saw what the
visitors did with themselves. The Etablissement
is a little toy Crystal Palace, with a large reading-
room, a theatre, a ball-room, and a concert-room,
and a large restaurant. It is close to the sea, at
the extreme end of the .Plage, and some hundreds
of chairs stand about on the terrace in front, on
which you can sit, and at high water almost touch
the white crest of the waves. This place is filled
from noon to night. Every Parisian lady dresses
herself for it after a late breakfast, and walks
straight to it from her hotel. Here she glides
leisurely round the garden, showing her tasteful
robe to the best advantage, or she reads a little—(a
very little)—or chatters with her companions round
the tables on the terrace. At 2 o'clock she has a
substantial lunch; and at half-past five the com-
pany all swarm to their respective hotels to dinner.
At 8 o'clock they return—this time in fresh dresses,
and stay until 11 or 12, Gi course there is a list
of amusements, following closely upon one another.
This afternoon there is a children's ball—one of the
prettiest sights, by the way, in a civilised society ;
another, there is a ball for adults; two evenings a
week French comedy is played by a competent
troupe of actors; and concerts are constantly going
on. This is the French holiday at the seaside--
music, dress, and comedy. The sea is only an acci-
dent, to be locked at as a curious monster; and the
country is to be studied in the pages of MM.
Michelet and Lamartine."

MRS. CHARLES SELBY is announced as about to
open the New Royalty Theatre with an original comedy,
in two acts, written t y her late husband, and entitled
" Court Gallants."

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HER MAJESTY.

The Queen in Germany.
ROSENAU, COBURG, Aug. 20.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Princes and
Princesses have taken drives in the neighbourhood
of the Rosenau and to Coburg, and have visited the
Duchess of Coburg at the Kalenberg.
The Duchess of Coburg has dined several times
with the Queen.

The Princess of 'Pied and her daughter, who
were staying for a few days at Coburg, were re-
ceived at the Rosenau by the Queen.
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of
Prussia (the Princess Royal) arrived last evening on
a visit to the Duchess of Coburg, and drove over to
the Rosenau to visit the Queen.

During her Majesty's stay at Lieken the Queen
received visits from her Imperial Highness Princess
Peter of Oldenburg and her family.

WE are happy in being able to announce that
her Majesty and the Royal children, since their arrival in
Germany, have been in excellent health. Her Majesty ex-
perienced a very pleasant voyage across the sea, and much
enjoyed the journey throughout, without experiencing the
least fatigue.—Court Jou7nal.
THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA has arrived at Baden,
where she intends remaining several weeks.
THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA has received,
as is customary every year, a choice selection of fruit from
her little garden at Osborne.

THE PRINCESS LOUISA, accompanied by tho
Princess Leiningen, is still at Osborne, enjoying daily
rides.

THE DUKE OF SAXE COBURG GOTHA hag
written a short pamphlet on the plan Austria has proposed
for reform, and giving his own views relative to the unity
a Germany.

The Earl of Wilton arrived in town on Saturday
from Cowes, Isle of Wight.

The Earl Beauchamp is passing the season at
Madresfield Court, Worcestershire, we learn, in very deli-
cate health.

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor are at
present staying at Calverley Park, Cheshire. The earl,
who has been somewhat indisposed, is now much better.

Lady De Dunatanville will leave her house in
Charles-street next week, on a tour of visits—to the Earl
and Countess Fortescue, and Mr. and Lady E. Russell, in
Devonshire.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Mrs. Gladstone and family, together with a large circle
of friends, will be the guests of Lord Lyttelton at Hagley
Hall the third week in October, on the coming of age of his
lordship's eldest son.

His Excellency Count Wachtmeister, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King
of Sweden and Norway, was married on the 15th inat., at
the Swedish and Norwegian Embassy, to
.Madlle. Con-
stance Georgina Louise de Bourbel, younger daughter of
Harold Auguste, 16th Marquis de Bourbel, of Montpingon,
in Normandy. The nuptial benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. Pastor Frithiof Crafstroeur, almoner to the Court
of the King of Sweden and Norway, and chaplain to the
Legation at London.

The Marquis Townshend has bought a mansion
in South•street, formerly the residence of Viscount I,lel-
-

The Marchioness of Londonderry will leave town
early this week for St. Leonards-on-Sea, where the mar-
quis has been removed for change of air. His lordship,
we are grieved to add, continues in the same weak condition
of health.

The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady
Victoria Ashley, on leaving Spa, in Belgium, intend to
proceed on a visit to his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio,
the Italian Minister, at his seat in Italy.

The Earl and Countess de Grey will remain in
town until the close of the week, when the noble earl and
countess go to Studley Royal, near Ripon, for a few weeks.
The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, who ara
at present sojourning at Ems, are not expected to return
home before the end of the ensuing month.

THE NATIONAL SHAKSPERE COMMITTEE.—EarI
Stanhope, President of the Societies of Antiquaries,
has accepted office as one of the Vice-Presidents of the
National Shakepere Committee. Daring the past week the
following gentlemen have joined the committee :—The
Right Hon. Wm. Cowper (First Commissioner of Public
Works), theVeryßev. Dr. Hook (Dean of Chichester), Mr.
J. Pope Hennessy, M.P,, E, G. Monk, of York, Doctor of
Music, M. Louis Blanc, Mr. J. IL Foley, R.A., Mr, R.
Walters, Mr. Charles Knight, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Jules
Benedict, and others.—Athena: nn.
BARON MAROCHETTI'S bronze statue of the
Prince Consort, destined for a memorial at Aberdeen,
is ready for casting, and will be inaugurated next
month.

MR. JOSHUA ALDER, whose participation in the
bounty of the Government was announced last week,
the Athenceum tells us, is known to naturalists as an able
observer of the lower forms of animal life. The great work
published by the Ray Society, on the British Nudibranchiate
Mollusca, was written, says our contemporary, by Mr.
Alder, conjointly with his fellow townsman, Mr. Albany
Hancock. Mr. Alder has contributed a number of papers
to the various natural history reviews, and has added
a large number of new species to the British Fauna,
Messrs. Alder and Hancock are both inhabitants of New
castle-on-Tyne, and in the approaching gathering of the
great men of science there will be found few who have won
for themselves a more desirable reputation than the authors
of the " British Nudibranchiate Mollusca." Both these
gentlemen have been engaged in business, but Mr. Alder
unfortunately lost the accumulated gains of his life through
the failure of the Newcastle Bank, some years ago, and the
Government bounty will be in his present state of health
and increasing years an acceptable recognition of his
services to science.

DEATH OF MR. FRANK FOWLER.—This gentle-
man, who was the author of several works, and the
secretary of the Library Company, expired at his residence,
in Hammersmith, on Saturday afternoon, about 3 o'clock.
He had only j•ist completed his thirtieth year. The primary
cause of his death is said to have been excessive mental
labour. Mr. Fowler has left a widow and three young
children nearly unprovided for.

AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE AT LIVERPOOL
AND SOUTHAMPTON THIS WEEK.—There are four
steamers due from America with mails this week, viz.:--
The America (chartered steamer), City of Manchester,
America (Bremen steamer), and Arabia. The chartered
ship America, with dates from Quebec to the 15th instant,
may be expected at Londonderry on Wednesday evening
next; and the City of Manchester, with dates from New
York to the 15th, may be looked for at Queenstown also
on Wednesday night. The Bremen steamer America, which
would leave New York on the same day as the City of Man-
chester, may be expected to arrive off Southampton on
Tuesday night or early on Wednesday morning. On
Saturday next the steamer Arabia, with dates from Boston
to the 19th, and Halifax to the 21st, will no doubt arrive oft
Queenstown.
A POLISH LADY FLOGGED TO DEATH.—A letter
from Riga in the Maydebourg Gazette states that
Mdlle. Slaniadoff, a young Polish lady twenty years of age,
has just died near Dubbein, in consequence of a flogging
with the knout inflicted by the orders of Mouravieff be-
cause she wore mourning. All the Poles and Germans
staying at Dubbein attended the funeral of this unfortunate
lady.
SERIOUS COLLISION.—SHIELDS, Saturday Night.
—A very awkward accident occurred in our harbour
to-night, about 5 o'clock, which is likely to involve serious
the River Tyne Commis-
loss, besides seriously interfering with the plan of river im-
provementytioned an enormous dredger,
swioniCehrs OAt btbheoieungttchaerr Commissionerseodu hour
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by
above £1,700 two years age;
was being towed down to the bar by two steamboats, at the
time that the Germany, one of the London General Steani
Navigation Company's steamships was coming in from sea.
While some few yards below the dredger the steamship un-
fortunately let go her anchor, and the tido swung her stern
round, bringing her screw immediately under the dredger's
bow. While in that position the steamer was set ahead,
and one of the fans of her screw immediately struck the
dredger and drove in one of the plates. She immediately
began to sink, and was towed towards the shore. She sunk
with her stern in deep water, and it is feared she will slide
into deep water entirely as the tide makes, and as her ma-
chinery is of immense weight she will be very difficult to
lift, The Germany's screw was disabled, and she had to be
towed up to Newcastle.
REFUSAL OF A WILTSHIRE CLERGYMAN TO
BURY THE BODY OF A CHILD.—No little excite-
went has been caused in the parish of Abebury, in Wilt-
shire, during the present week, iu consequence of the vicar,
the Rev. J. L. Ross, having refused to bury the body of an
infant child. It appears that a child belonging to Jame?
and Eliza Middleton, of Kennett, died a few days ago, end
the funeral was fixed for Tuesday last. The vicar, hey/-
ever, refused to perform the service, as the child had been
baptised at the Free Church, and the funeral was there-
fore postponed. One of the churchwardens waited on the
vicar, and endeavoured to persuade him to perform the ser-
vice, which the rev. gentleman expressed his willingness
to
do, but that he could not legally. The body was thereupon
taken to the church, and thence to the gates, where the
service was conducted by the Rev. James Hussey, the ,e_
in-
cumbent of the Free Church. The corpse was then taken
to the grave, and interred in silence.

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