The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-31 00:00:00

ARYIY.

A flying column, consisting of the 6th Dragoon
Guards, a h,Atery Royal Horse Artillery, a detach-
ment of Ti.yal Engineers and Military Train, the
Ist battalion 3(1 B.',.:ginaent (the Buds) the Ist bat-
talion 24tA Rtsliituent, the 2d battalion 60th Ittib)s,
aud a uetachment of the Commissariat Staff Corps,

the whole under the command of Major-Gen. Rus-.'
sell, C. 8., will march from Aldershott on Saturday
the Ist prox. for Woolmer Forest, halting there on
Sunday and Monday, returning to Beacon-hill on
Tuesday, halting there on Wednesday, marching on
Thursday to Sandhurst, halting on Friday, and re-
turning to camp on Saturday, the Bth inst.
The 12th Lancers, after a stay of nearly two years
at the camp at Aldershott, are under orders to be
held in readiness to move on the 6th prox. t►s fol-
lows :—Head quarters and 6 troops to Hounslow ;
1 troop to Hampton-court; and 1 troop to Kensing

The 18th Hussars, now on the North Camp,
Aldershot t, are under orders to move as follows:—
Headquarters and 3 troops to Norwich, 3 troops to
Ipswich, and 2 troops to NJrthampton, to proceed
early in September.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, July 30.
The Queen and Princess of Wales drove out
yesterday.
Earl Russell arrived at Osborne and had an
audience of her Majesty.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. Two appeals from the Admiralty Court
in the case of the Carrier Dove were heard. Judg-
ment was given in the first by Lord Justice Knight
Bruce, and in the second by Lord Chelmsford. Both
were dismis.ed with costs. The Lords present were
Lord Chelmsford, Lord Kingsdown, and Lord Jus-
tice Knight Bruce.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the Governors of the West India
Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governor of
Canada and to the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands.

The Emperor of Russia and the Six Points,

Oa the 23d of June a despatch from St. Peters-
burg informed the Grand Duke Constantine of the
propositions of the Western Powers; and the Grand
Duke acquainted the Marquis Wielopolski with the
same. The latter on the next day addressed the
following letter to the Emperor
_ _

" Palace of the Castle, June 13.

" Sire,—His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Con-
stantine has been good enough to communicate to me the
purport of the propositions of the Powers, and asked my
opinion on the subject, expressing also a wish that I should
give the same to your Imperial Majesty.
"I repeat, then, to your Imperial Majesty that which I
have already had the honour to say to bis Imperial High-
ness the Grand Duke. It is, that I am pleased that the
overtures of the Powers manifest a spirit so amicable and
moderate, and that, as Ministers of your Imperial Majesty,
I cannot but give them n.y assent.
" I am, Sire, with respect, the very loyal subject of your
Imperial Majesty,
"ALEXANDER, MARQUIS WIELOEOLSKI,"
Oa the 27th a telegram from tit. Petersburg made
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it known that the Council of the Emperor was not of
this opinion, and that the reply ,greed upon would
not be without demanding certai❑ modifications.
Ile following day the Marquis wrote again to
the Emperor in the following terms:—

" Warsaw, June 28.

"Sire,—Events succeed one FM o t her too rapidly to render

it possible to prevent anything, or even to foresee any-
thing. At all tvents, your Imperial Majesty will render me
the justice that up to the present time my predictions have
been verified to the latter.

"It is painful to me to recur to a subject which I had
imagined already exhausted,— to intentions which appeared
to be unanimously entertained. However, your Imperial
Majesty will allow me to observe that if my actions are com-
pared with the propositions which I have had the honour to
submit to your Majesty, I shall be held free from all re-
proach. I will add but one word. The propositions of the
Cab;nets are so wise and so moderate, the honour of the
Empire has been so scrupulously preserved in all circum-
stances which have occurred, they would produce a change
and relative claim so advantageous, that I cannot imagine
anything more practical, or that would more conduce to the
true interests of the Empire, than the unqualified accept-
ance of them, without discussion and without alteration.
" Should the contrary be the case, I should experience the
grief of finding myself compelled to withdraw myself entirely
from a line of policy which I cannot but consider hurtiu
and fraught with danger, and I shall abandon all hope:that
my presence will be beneficial to the welfare of my country,
or to the service of your Imperial Majesty.
"I am, Sire, with respect, your Imperial Majesty's loyal
subject,

"ALEXANDER, MARQUIS WIELOEOLSKI

PRINCE Louis of HEssE has bought the arsenal
at Mayence to convert it into a palace. Theviewfrom it over
the Rhine is most beautiful.
FATAL OCCURRENCE IN DUCKETT'S CANAL,
VICTORIA PARK.—TWO LIVES LOST.—Last even-
ing, about seven o'clock, a melancholy accident, resulting
in the loss of two fine youths, took place in Sir George
Duckett's Canal, Victoria-park, near the Old French-bridge.
It appears that, as usual in the summer months, there were
a large number of lads bathing in the canal, and two unfor-
tunate youths, named John Davis, aged 14, and Edward
Gray, aged 15, living in the vicinity of Old Gravel-lane,
Wapping, had been amusing themselves with corks, learn-
ing to swim. It seems that the number of boys increasing
they had abandoned the corks, and one of the deceased lads
ventured too far from the bank, and the bottom of that part
of the canal being steep, the poor fellow, after a few faint
cries for help, disappeared under the water. The other un-
fortunate lad, who could swim a little, seeing what had
happened to his companion, bounded in after him and made
an effort to save him, but unhappily the drowning lad clung
so fast to his would-be preserver that the latter was power
less, and before assistance could be rendered them they both
perished. The police of the K divisioa were soon in attend-
ance, and the drags being u-ed the bodies were recovered,
but life was quite extinct. The painful scene was witnessed
by a number of persons who were passing to and from the
park. The bodies were removed to Bow dead-house, and
are in ch,rge of Mr. Philpot, the coroner's officer. It is
stated that the police have no power to prevent the bathing
in the canal, which is a most dangerous place, and every
summer is the scene of a sad loss of life.

DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN ENGLAND.—There
are just 519,971 houses in England and Wales as-
sessed to the house duty over £2O a-year, of which 375,448
are not above £5O a-year, 101,948 between that and £lOO s
year, and the remainder, 42,595, above £lOO a•year. This
gives us a fair notirm of the number of the opulent famili, s
and of the well-to-do middle class families. Of the former
there must be somewhere about £50,000 in England and
Wales—for their income in houses of £lOO a year and up-
wards must vary from £l,too a year upwards; of the latter
with incomes varying, say trom £5OO to £l,OOO a year, there
must be just double the number of families—about 100,000
The lower middle class (in wealth), with incomes between
£2OO a year and £5OO, number again much more Lhan
double both the others.—Spectator.

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL is at length likely to I
have its embellishment completed according to the
original design of Sir Christopher Wren. The proposal,
according to the Reader, consists primarily in filling eleven
windows at the ends of the choir, nave, and transepts with
painted glass of the highest quality, uniform in style, de-
sign, and execution, in filling the sprandrels of the dome,
vaults, and other suitable compartments, and ultimately the
dome itself, with paintings in mosaic; and generally in
gilding and incrusting with coloured marbles such parts of
the architecture as require it to complete the decorative
framework. It is also intended to finish the great organ in
the south transept, and to complete the stall work of the
choir, and other works which have been left incomplete.
The funeral service for Madlle. Emma Livry
took place at 10 on Wednesday morning at the
church of Notre Dame de Lorette. Long before that hour
the church was filled with persons provided with tickets
and hundreds remained outside to see the cortege pass. The
entire corps of the Opera were waiting at the church to
receive the remains, together with M. Perrin, Director of
the Opera-house, Prince Poniatowski, and several distin-
guished literary characters. On leaving the church the
corners of the pall were held by four young persons dressed
in white, followed by the pupils of the Conservatoire du
Musique. The cortege preceded to the churchyard of Mont-
martre, where au oration was delivered over the grave by
M. Petipa, ballet master of the Opera.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.—About one o'clock on
Wednesday a fire, which threatened fatal results to several
persons, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. E.
Colterett, French wine importer, No. 157, Bermondsey-
street. The discovery was made by a police cons able, who,
noticing smoke pouring out of the lower part of the building
with some difficulty succeeded in arousing the inmates, who
escaped just in time to avoid being burnt to death. The
premises were nearly burnt out, and the roof partially de-
stroyed. The building was insured in the Sun Fire-office.
About half-past 4 a a fire commenced in the, premises of.
Mr. W. We:4, a laundry proprietor, situate. at No. 8,
Qacen's-road, Chelsea. Tbejauedry and wash-house were.
nearly consumed, and the back part of the dwelling severely
damaged. The contents were insured in the Globe office