The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

a natural philosopher, which has been previously noticed,
and the reputation of the writer no less than the eminence
of the subject of the article will attract the attention of the
scientific. The " Letters from a Competition Wallah" are
continued in their usual lively fashion, not, however, with-
out a substrature of sober sense. The melancholy and un-
satisfactory story of " Vincenzo, or Sunken Rocks" is con-
tinued in a more doleful strain than ever, Vincenzo persists

against the warnings of his friend in returning to his prison
house, for what earthly reason it is difficult to imagine, for
a more dependent and contemptible position it would not be
easy to imagine. His presence at Rumelli certainly does
not bestow much pleasure on his wife and father-in-law,
and it is difficult to believe that the most sensitive, or even
morbid, conscience could have detected a duty in such a
slow suicide. " The story of Schiller's remains" relates the
singular vicissitudes that befell the corpse of one of Ger-
many's most eminent and popular men. The Rev. Hugh
Macmillan contributes a paper on the plants on the sum-
mits of the Highland mountains, which gives us some
curious information respecting those wild and lovely botani-
cal specimens. We learn that a distinct order of plants
extends from the Arctic circle to the higher ranges of the
Alps on the summits of the intervening heights. Of fifty-
two species of flowering plants gathered last July in the
neighbourhood of Davis's Straits, no less than thirty are
identical with British species. From these northern centres
says the writer, they were gradually distributed southwards
during the glacial period, when the summits of the British
hills were chains of islands, in whose gradual upheaval and
consequent change of temperature they become restricted to
the heights of the new formed mountains. The plants
growing at the present day on the Scottish mountains are
therefore, we are assured by the author, relics of the early
flora of Europe, when that busy group of continent, penin-
sula, and island was a scattered assembly of isles inter-
spersed with iceberg and surrounded by a waste of waters.
Harriet Martineau gives us one of her clear and sensible
papers on " Life and Death in India," in which sloe sets
forward, in a plain and striking fashion, the dangers that
crown the path of a young Anglo-Indian recruit,
ST. JAMES'S.—" Aubrey Marston" continues his
game of speculation, which is apparently approach-
ing a very awkward disagreeable climax. It is not
difficult to foresee that the pompous Sir Bedford
Rushton will prove unworthy of the confidence reposed in
him by the credulous hero. Au article on "Pain" is some-
what consolatory to those who are troubled with too vivid
a sympathy for the sufferings around them, though we are
afraid we cannot fully admit the author's soothing refiec •
tions, as regards the human frame at all events. Major
Byng Hall furnishes us with an animated picture of New
York as it is, or rather as it was, before the late unhappy
commotions. " A Romance of Wimbledon Common" nar-
rates an exciting incident in the life of the twelfth Duke of
Richmond, not altogether creditable to him whose pillar
loftily surveys St. James's Park. The seventh part of
"Royal Favourites" chronicles the dark and changeful
career of Carr, Earl of Somerset, one of the first favourites
of our James', and the husband of that wicked and worth.
less Frances Howard, whose enmity Sir Thomas Overbury
had good cause to repent. It is a worthy moral to the
tragical story, that though the lives of the guilty pair were
spared by undeserved clemency, the love which had led
them to the commission of such desperate crimes changed
into mutual aversion, and, though long living in the same
house, they avoided even the sight of each other. The
writer of " Straws in the Stream" has selected this month
a good and picturesque subject—" The great stream that
flows through St. Stephens ;" he has, however, entirely
failed to do justice to it. We have sonic notes from Jeddo
and a further instalment of the history of " Madeleine
Graham."

THE ROSE, THE SHAMROCK, AND THE THISTLE;
—This magazine, which has now been in existence
for more than a year, claims attention from its having
been published in the Caledonian Press in Edin-
burgh, where female printing is carried on successfully.
The magazine before us is certainly as well printed and
got up generally as any of its metropolitan rivals, and we
heartily wish the undertaking all success. The con-
tents, if the truth must be told, ate more likely to find
favour with ladies than with severer critics; but the table
of contents is long, and the subjects are varied and attrao-
tive. It will afford an hour's pleasant reading to those
who prefer light literature, seasoned a:ix] with a good deal
of romance.

MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES.— The Sixpenny
Magazine gives its readers its usual liberal allow-
ance of tale, sketch, translation, and poem, none of
them first rate, but of fair average merit. The
National Magazine carries on the three several romances
together, besides continuing its Lavater dike studies
of the human countenance with pen and pencil. Aewton's
.London Journal of Arts and Sciences records all recent
changes and improvements in patents, and gives us an
article on the sewing machine trade. Mr. Beeton's useful
works of various information proceed steadily, and his con-
ttibutions to the boys' shelfof the library are as captivating
as ever. Le Follet is, as usual, pre-eminent among the
fashion books, while The Englishwoman's Magazine is the
very serial for the middle-class housewife. Young England
is another of the pleasant journals for the young, published
by Mr. Tweedie.

THE GERMAN QUESTION.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)

VIENNA, Friday,

The Presse of to-day says:—
" The ardent wish of the Berlin papers at present giving
the tone is now about to be fulfilled, and the meeting of
the Emperor of Austria with the King of Prussia will take
place in a few days at Gastein. As is reported, his Majesty
the Emperor will not be accompanied to Gastein by any of
his Ministers, but only by his Adjutant-General. The jour-
ney thus assumes the aspect which it is especially intended
to wear—that of a simple visit of etiquette, not necessarily
based upon political grounds. But, nevertheless, we are
told that the meeting of the Sovereigns in Gastein is to be
of decisive importance in one respect, namely, in reference
to the German question. It has been recently denied
that the journey of Freiherr Von Kubeck, the Austrian
Ambassador to the Federal Diet, had any immediate
connection with the approaching publication of the
scheme for reform of the Diet prepared by the
Vienna Cabinet. Even a few days ago it was said there
could be no idea of the matter until an understand-
ing with Prussia was arrived at, to obtain which was
of the greatest importance for the execution of the Aus-
trian propositions of reform. According to a view greatly
favoured in administrative circles the meeting at Gastein
would, therefore, be so far of importance to the German
question, as it was hoped to gain over Prussia to the Aus-
trian project of reform by personal influence. Should, how-
ever, contrary to the received expectation, this attempt also
fail, and no understanding with Prussia upon the Austrian
proposals for reform be obtained, the Prussian Government
will not be able afterwards to say that steps have been taken
behind its back, for we are confidently assured Austria will
go forward 912 the Geguan question whether Prussia be
willing or not:”

THE NAVY.
VALETTA, July 30.—Her Majesty's corvette Cos-
sack, 20, Capt. W. R. Rolland, arrived here on the
afternoon of Tuesday, the 21st of July, to join the
Mediterranean fleet. She was 31 days from Ply-
mouth and 21 from Gibraltar, having suffered an
accident to her screw propeller socn after leaving
the Rock, and experienced light and contrary winds.
On the following day her Majesty's screw frigate
Orlando, 46, Capt. G. G. Randolph, entered port
from Plymouth and Gibraltar, 25 days from the
former, and 14 days from the latter. Should no
contrary orders be received, this vessel will leave
for the Pirmus tomorrow night, after the arrival
of the Marseilles mail, to join the Commander-in-
Chief. All was quiet at Athens up to the 25th inst.,
when the last mail left. A letter from Athens, of
the above date, written on board the flagship, says
that there will be weekly communication between
Malta and the Piraeus, where, it is feared, the squa-
dron will have to remain some time. The Russians
had withdrawn their guard from the Bank, and the
Russian frigate stationed at the Pirmus had received
orders to leave, in consequence, it was believed, of
the critical state of the relation between Russia and
France. The French, for some reason or other, were
anxious to withdraw their guard. It still, however,
remains at its post, together with the English guard
furnished by the ships. While the Vice-Admiral
Commander-in-Chief R. Smart, with the main por-
tion of the squadron, continues at the Pincus, Rear-
Admiral Yelverton, with the Revenge (flagship), the
Liffey, Chanticleer, and Wanderer, remains in
charge of the lonian Islands and west coast of
Greece station. A vessel, probably the St. George,
was to be despatched from the Piraeus to Nauplia.
The despatch boat Caradoc arrived at the former
port at 2 a.m. on the 25th inst., and will pro-
bably relieve the Psyche at Constantinople. The
Magicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, is daily ex-
pected at Malto from Athens, with despatches from
the admiral; and the Phcebe, 35, Capt.T. Fortescue,
is believed to be on her way to this island from the
coast of Syria. The English contract steamer Ada,
J. Carter, master, arrived on Sunday from Odessa,
and left on the following day for Gibraltar, Cork,
and London, after embarking at Malta two officers,
13 soldiers, 10 women, and 22 children of different
regiments. Her Majesty's iron screw storeship
Supply, 2, Master Com. C. Bawden, left Malta har-
bour on her return to Woolwich on the 20th inst.,
taking with her condemned stores. Her Majesty's
despatch boat Caradoc, 2, Lieut.-Com. E. Wilkin-
son, left on the night of the 22d, after the arrival
of the mail from Marseilles, with despatches for the
commander-in-chiefiat the Pincus and a mail for the
ships on that station. From the Pirmus she will
go to Constantinople. She took as passengers Lieut.
Nugent, R. N., Mr. J. Wodehouse, and four naval
engineers. Her Majesty's screw Corvette, Malacca,
17, Capt. G. J. Napier, was ordered during the week
to proceed to Messina to recover the anchor lost
there by the revenge, 73 (flagship of Rear-Admiral
H. R. Yelverton, C. 8.), Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley.
She left port on the 26th inst. for this purpose, with
orders to return to Malta. Her Majesty's gunboat
Growler, Lieut.-Com. J. C. Drew (tender to the
surveying vessel Medina, Capt. T. A. B. Spratt,
C. 8.), appeared in the offing on the 18th inst., and
returned into port on the 25th. She has been en-
gaged in surveying service in the Malta channel.
She left again to-day on surveying duty. Her Ma-
jesty's gunboat Surprise, 4, Com.W.H.Whyte, left
port on the 25th inst. for monthly target practice.
The Egyptian frigate Ibraimia, employed on trans-
port service, having made good the damage re-
ceived by running on the Munseiar Reef, left the
dockyard creek and harbour on the 18th inst. for
Alexandria, 'calling at Tripoli. She has since left
Tripoli, with a cargo of bullocks, for Alexandria.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship
Delta, Capt. Weeks, arrived here on Monday, the
20th inst., after a rapid run of eight days from.
Southampton and Gibraltar. She reports having
fallen in with a squadron of five line-of-battle ships
and a brig, supposed to be French, cruising off Bon,
on the 19th inst. The Orlando reports having met
with the same squadron cruising off the coast of
Algeria ten days previously. The Governor of
Malta, Sir John Gaspard Lo Marchant, will pro-
ceed to England on leave either by the Delta or
Pere, daily expected from Alexandria. It is re-
ported that his Excellency is desirous of personally
conferring with the authorities at home on the
vexed question of the site for the new naval dock.
The subject has been opened afresh by the presence
of Admirals Martin and Codrington in England,
who have from the first strongly disapproved the
site chosen, and about which papers have been
asked for in Parliament. Lady Le Marchant and
family will accompany his Excellency, and are not
expected to return to Malta, The Governor, it is
expected, will return to his post in a month or six
weeks to complete the period of his administration,
which will expire in April next. On Tuesday
evening the English screw steamer Hawthorne,
Capt. R. Donaldson, fitted with apparatus for rais-
ing and repairing submarine electric cables, arrived
here in 11 days from London, for the purpose of
repairing the line of cable between Benghazi and
Alexandria, which ceased working in June last.
She will continue her way for the eastward,
about the end of the week, when Mr.
Canning, engineer of Messrs. Glass, Elliot,
and Co., who was waiting her arrival at Malta, and
Mr. Gibson, Government Inspector, will proceed in
her to the spot, where, it is expected, the fault will
be found—that is, about 69 nautical miles from
Alexandria. On finding it the faulty piece will be
cut out, and, if necessary, a new piece introduced—
an operation which, under favourable circumstances,
is not likely to occupy much time, so that we may
hope soon to be again in telegraphic communication
with Alexandria. Orders have been received for
the 4th battalion, Rifle Brigade, in this garrison, to
hold itself in readiness to embark early next month
for Gibraltar, to receive the 2d battalion, 7th Foot,
ordered to Malta. Her Majesty's ships in port are
—the Hibernia receiving ship (flag of Rear-Admiral
Austin, C. 8.), Commander R. B. Harvey ; the Or-
lando, 46, Captain G. G. Randolph ; the Cossack,
20, Captain W. R. Rolland ; the Malacca, 17, Capt.
G. J. Napier; the Medina, Captain T. A. B. Spratt,
C. 8.; the Procris, 1, Lieut.-Commander the Hon.
J. B. Vivian ; and the Boxer (tender to the Hiber-
nia). The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Massilia arrived this evening with the
Bombay and Mauritius mails, but not the China and
Calcutta mails, the Bengal having broken her screw
on the 29th of June and put back to Calcutta. The
Mooltan was to leave Calcutta in her stead on the
2d of July. The Nana of Bithoor was captured at
Ajmeer, in a Hindoo temple, on the 22d of June.
His Grace the Duke of Somerset, K.G.,
First
Lord of the Admiralty ; Sir Frederick Grey,.K C
8.,
First Sea Lord ; Rear-Admiral Lord C. Paget, C-13-:
First Secretary ; Captain Drummond, C. 8., and
other members of the Board of Admiralty, aceornof-
RE-, Director
panied by Colonel Greene,
Admiralty Works, and other heads of
yesterday by the
ments, arrived at Portmouth
their
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from their carriag bargethe dockyard their lordship
board their new paddle-yacht the En-
der Commander Petley, where ltl
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After luncheon they crossed
over to the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, where
they were received on landing by the Captain
Superintendent, Harry Edgeli, 0.13., Storekeeper
Grant, and other officials of the yard, and by them
conducted over the well-known biscuit bakery, and

thsTbtveAetsthpvhehhoidveeeeceuiarious and extensive stores of the establish-
ment. The inspection of the Clarence-yard con-
cluded,oarge a ntheir s i
te d lordshipsthe again embarked in their
Royal Naval Hospital at Has-
lay. This establishment, one of the most perfect of
its kind in the kingdom, possesses accommodation
for 1,000 officers and men, and is supported in the
most liberal manner by Government grants, in-
cluded in the yearly Naval Estimates. One third
of the building is appropriated as a lunatic ward,
in which at present there are about 30 officers and
70 men, seamen, and marines. The surgical and
medical wards averaged during the past six months
about 300 patients in each. The hospital, from its
extent, and also from the fact of admission within
its walls being confined to officers and men serving
on full pay in her Majesty's Navy, is never full, and
twhoenmteodstp
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wounded invalided seamen, a portion of its wards
were set aside by special request for the recep-
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tion of sick and wounded military officers.
Pensioned seamen and marines can claim admit-
tance to the hospital in time of sickness, but are
liable to lose all or a portion of their pensions while
In hospital, at the discretion of the ruling powers,
and for this reason very few men of this class ever
claim admission. The wards throughout the hospital
are exceedingly roomy and well ventilated, and the
surrounding grounds and gardens are of great ex-
tent. A valuable museum is attached to the hospi-
tal. After concluding their inspection of Hasler
their lordships returned on board the Enchantress,
where in the evening they entertained a party to
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College.
The Racoon, 22, screw corvette, Capt. Count
Gleichen, steamed from Portsmouth yesterday into
the steam basin of Portsmouth dockyard for dock-
ing, repairs, and refit.
Admiralty instructions were received yesterday
at Woolwich to prepare for laying down one of the
iron-cased ships, to be called the Pallas, on the
principle proposed by Mr. Reed, Chief Constructor
of the Navy. Her length between perpendiculars
will be 230 ft., and 50ft. beam. The Pallas is to be
built under the shed from which the Wolverine will
be launched on Saturday, the 29th inst.

The Fatal Accident on the Lynn and Hun.

stanton Railway.

KING'S LYNN, Tuesday.
We now give some particulars of the shocking
accident which happened on the Lynn and Hun-
stanton Railway on Monday night, a brief mention
of which appeared in our columns of yesterday.
Hunstanton is a village and waterng place, distant
about 16 miles from Lynn. A line of railway be-
tween the two places was opened last year, and
during the present summer the line has been much
patronised by the people of Lynn and neighbouring
towns. There have been heavy excursion trains
during the entire season, the fares being sufficiently
low to attract large numbers. Monday in each
week has been a favourite excursion day for Lynn,
and on Mond ty last a great number of people we't
by the three trains which are run between nine in
the morning and four in the afternoon. There were
also excursionists from Wisbech, and a special ex
cursion train from Cambridge and intermediate
stations. All the excursion business has hitherto
gone on exceedingly well, the only accidents having
been two deaths while bathing. one some few weeks
ago, and a second on Monday last. Unfortunately
the person drowned on Monday was not to be the
only life sacrificed that day. The Lynn and Wis-
bech train was to leave Hunstanton on the return
journey at 7.45, that being the hour named in the
time-tables. For convenience, however, two trains
were made up, the first starting at the time named,
and the other follo wing it in about a quarter of an
hour. The first train reached Lynn safely, passing
on its way a bullock in a dry dyke by the side of
the line. The sight of this animal in this position
suggested to a surgeon, who was in the first train,
the possibility of an accident, and he made a remark
to that effect. Unhappily, an accident did happen,
and one, too, of a most fearful and fatal nature.
The second train stopped twice on its journey, the
last stoppage being at Wolverton station, on the
Sandringham estate. Leaving the station it went
on to Wootton, which station it passed on its way
directly to Lynn. When about half a mile from
Wootton, and about two miles from Lynn, the
train came upon the bullock before mentioned.
What occurred at that time cannot be precisely as-
certained, nor how it was that the engine and tender
and the three first carriages passed in safety. The
evidence which will be given at the inquest may

possibly throw more light upon these points. It is
supposed, however, that the fourth carriage, being
a first-class one, and so of broader make, caught the
animal's head and knocked it down on the rails.
This first-class carriage and the two next went at
once off the line, and after being dragged upwards
of 100 yards, they upset. The first-class carriage
went completely over, and lay with its wheels up-
wards, but, singular to say, its occupants—three or
four gentlemen, and one if not more ladies—es-
caped unhurt. The occupants of the next carriage
were not so fortunate. They were third •class Cm:
riages, and one of them was smashed utterly to
pieces. In this carriage were some who havewleros
here e
t
their lives ; but in this carriage also, there
.
many who escaped with a shaking.
The train was
were
quickly pulled up, and the passengers who
unhurt got out, and instant exertions were made
Sad to say,
to ascertain the extent of the damage.
killed, and numerous
five persons were found to be
others wounded, four or five severely, and at least
20 others slightly. '
The engine came on to Lynn
and several medical gentle-
to procure assistance,
which is honourable to their
men, with an alacrity
profession, went at once to
the spot. Every atten-
tiona was paid to injured, and the dead were
separated from the rule-FI. They were found to be
and some of them so frightfully mu•
five in number,
defy recognition for a time. The killed
tilated as to
John Laird, builder,Lynn ; Mrs.
were--Mr•
le of Mr. Clarke, of Brandon; a Miss
Clarke, w
Clarke, aged 73, of Guanock-terrace, Lynn ; Miss
Palmer, of 'Walpole, near Wisbech, aged about
25; and Mrs. Brown, wife of Mr. W. Brown,
builder and stonemason, of Lynn. Those
seriously
hurt were Mrs. Laird, wife of the deceased Mr.
Laird, who received severe contusions
on the head :
Mc. Dennis, shipowner, of Lynn, who had his
thigh broken and his legs otherwise jured;
a
young woman named Eliza Bartle, who was so
severely wounded in the foot as to render
amputation necessary, and a woman named
Ann Jickling, who was also severely in-
jured in the ankle. A great portion of the passen-
gers walked home to Lynn but others remained until
the engine returned and the train bringing the in•
jured came to Lynn. In the meanwhile it had
become known in the town that an accident had
happened to the Huustauton train, and the agitation
of the inhabitants can be imagined better than
described. Happily, railway accidents are quite
new to this district, and the East Anglian lines,
among all their misfortunes, can claim to have been,
we think we may say, entirely free from serious
accidents. The front of the station was crowded by
had gone to
persons whose relatives or friends
ed by
Hunstanten for the day and had not return