The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-12 00:00:00

the Mediterranean, 852 f. 50c.; Western of France,
798 f.

ITALY.
The committee appointed by the Chamber of
Deputies at Turin, to consider the question of a
railroad to Switzerland, brought up its report on
the 6th. It proposes that the Government shall
be authorised to 'zeat with the Federal Govern-
ment for the speedy construction of a railway from
the northern bank of the Lago Maggiore to the
Lake of Constance, and to grant 10 millions of
francs to the company that shall undertake the
work, in return for a corresponding amount of
shares.
In its sitting of the 7th, the Chamber of Depu-
ties of Turin adopter]. the Ministerial bill for the
Novara Railway by a large majority, with an addi-
tional article granting two millions of francs to the
Government for works to be executed in 1853.
The Parlament° of Turin states from Florence,
Ist, that Marquis'aCostahili, a refugee, has received
orders to quit Loml )ardy, but that the Prince de
Lichtenstein is actively exerting himself in his
favour.
The Bologna Ger'eVe of the 29th ult. states that
the Pope has presonted a gold chalice and patena,
with beautiful sculptures, and a silver ostensorium
set with precious stones, to the city of Bologna, as
a mark of his peculiar affection. His Holiness has
also sent 2,500 f. frau). his privy purse for the relief
of the poor.

SPAIN.
The Madrid Ga:,,ctts of the 6th publishes the
royal decree by which (as already stated by tele-
graph) the corrigedors are suppressed. These
functionaries were upwards of 100 in number, and
oost annually from 800,000 to 1,000,000 reals. M.
Melchor Ordonez, 11 linister of the Interior in the
Bravo-Murillo Cab: net, has been nominated civil
governor of Barcelona. The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs had not been filled up. The committee of
the royal council charged to examine the conces-
sions of railways held. its first meeting on the sth,
under the presidency of M. Martinez de la Rosa,.
The news of the death of the Marquis de Valde-
gamas had caused a very painful impression. The
accounts received by the Ministry of the Interior
from the authorities of Gerona state that it is not
true, as had been re ported, that an armed band of
thirteen insurgents lad appeared in that province,
but that a cabecilla, :named Cargol, and two men,
had shown themselves, but tad been so hotly pur-
sued as to be obliged to take refuge in France.

GERMANY.
A telegraphic dispatch dated Vienna, 10th inst.,
states that Prince Monschikoff has delivered in his
ultimatum relative to the affair of the patriarchate.
A. letter from Vienna states that the Prince of
Montenegro is Lltill the object of great attentions
from the court of Austria, and has had the honour
of dining with the .Emperor.
The German Jour,lat of Frankfort states, from
Vienna, that the Aus:Tian budget for 1854 will, by
the reductions in diffe.rent branches of the public
expenditure, exhibit a. reduction of taxation.
The German Journal of Frankfort has the fol-
lowing from Posen, dated the 3d :—" Yesterday 12
Jesuits arrived here, and are to commence preach-
ing to-morrow in three or four churches at the same
time. They are to preach in German and in Polish.
The Jesuits had obtained from the superior eccle-
siastical authorities the cession of the convent of
Olobok, in the circle of Adelnau, but the Govern-
ment has not considered it right to approve of that
cession."
A letter from the Prague, of the 4th, states that,
on the previous day, at the commencement of
Divine Service in all ihe Protestant churches, the
pastors exhorted their congregations to give alms
to the poor Catholics. The King manifested his
great satisfaction at this act of religious tolerance,
and charged the Minister of Public Instruction to
inform the pastors officially of it.
The Bavarian Government has just decided that
Englishmen travelling in Bavaria must get their
passports wised by- the Bavarian minister at the
places where taken. • and consequently a decree of
the 4th April, 1846, rendering this formality un-
necessary, has been repoaled.
The Prussian Government has authorised the
foundation of several houses of Jesuits in the Rhen-
ish province.

Crry THOROUGHBARES.—In a few months the new
street from London-bridge to St. Paul's will be opened
to the public, and a cont,iderable increase of traffic along
Ludgatehill and Fleet-street may, consequently, be an-
ticipated. It is astonishing that no steps have been
taken to !provide for this by widening Ludgate-hill.
Even at present there is wo part of London so crowded,
aid where so many stoppages are continually occurring ;
and what will it be -when a fresh stream of traffic is
opened into St. Paul's Churchyard I If Ludgate-hill
were widened by throwing back the north side from the
Old Bailey, a fine view would be obtained of the cathe-
dral from Fleet-street. At present a projecting bend of
the street intercepts ail views from any distance of that
glorious building ; and the church of St. Martin, Lud-
gate, stands presumptuously directly in front.—Builder.
DEPLORABLE OCCURRENCE.—In consequence of its
having been found impossible, from the rocky state of
the soil, to drive stakes into the bed of the river for the
erection of a scaffolding for the repairs of the Pont
Notre-Dame, it was necessary to sink what is called a
gril, a sort of wooden frame. This operation was pro-
ceeded with to the day before yesterday, in the famous
Arche du Diable, by five boatmen. The men placed
themselves on the frame to direct it. In doing so one
of them let slip a rope ; this gave a shock, which de-
prived the men of all control over the frame, and carried
by the current, which is exceedingly violent in that spot,
it went towards one of the piles of the bridge. Seeing
that it was in danger of being dashed to pieces, the boat-
men leaped into a boat which had been placed near by
way of precaution. This, however, was swamped, and
the men, plunging into the water, swam with the cur-
rent towards the Pont au Change. Two of them suc-
ceeded in reaching that bridge—one caught hold of a
ring, the other placed himself on a buttress, and in a few
seconds 'a boat put off and rescued them. As to the
other three men, after struggling for some time against
the current, they were drowned before it was possible to
render them assistance. They were all married and had
families . —French Paper.
CREMORNE GARDENS.—We were favoured, on Wed-
nesday last, with an opportunity of viewing the various
alterations and improvements that have been made by
the proprietor of this favourite place of suburban resort
since last season, and, familiar as we have been for years
with its leading attractions, we were delighted and
astonished at the new and striking additions that were
presented to our notice. The lover of al fresco recrea-
tion will find thise charming grounds more lovely than
ever. Numbers of rare and costly shrubs have been
planted, adding much grace and beauty to the lawns
and parterres. Valuable additions have been made
to the statuary, amongst which we were particularly
struck with two colossal statues of Wellington and Na-
poleon, placed most judiciously in contraposition on
either side of the principal walk. Chromatropes and
kaleidoscopic lights, upon a most magnificent scale,
catch the eye from all points, and illuminate the grounds
in a novel and brilliant manner ; and the tout ensemble
of the scene evidences the extensive and judicious em-
ployment of art in the embellishment of the natural
beauties of this charming spot. A rich bill of fare is
provided in the way of entertainment. Signor Bosisio
still wields the baton of conductor in the orchestra, and
Mons. Milano will continue his masterly management
of the corps de ballet, while a perpetual round of daily
amusement will be provided by these and a long list of
other artistes. Among other entertainments it is in-
tended to give a series of bal masques, the first of which
is to take place on Wednesday, the 25th, the Derby day ;
and no doubt it will fully sustain the high character of
Cremorne as a place of amusement.
HOLMFRITH.—HEAVY FALL OE SNOW.—This town
and the immediate neighbourhood were on Monday
visited with a tremendously heavy fall of snow, such as
was never before witnessed by the oldest inhabitant at
this advanced part of the season. The snow began to
fall about 6 o'clock in the morning, and continued with-
out intermission throught the day. The train from
Penistone to Hohnfrith, in consequence of the line be-
ing blocked up, was several hours behind its time ;
several others, we understand, were in a similar predica-
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on the verge of bursting into full leaf, were completely
loaded, and the surrounding landscape
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like January than May. One poor
hills from Dunford-bridge to Holm
in the snow, and but for the timely assistance of
fast
persons passing he would in all probability have (:'fwe
GREEK PRIESTS AND THEIR WIVES. wo perished.
on the average; too long. She lives longer WIVES.—.Woman lives,
which is not good for her. It makes her too numerous,nman,
and, therefore, less valuable. There are women who
for the last thirty or forty years of their lives are fit for
nothing but the fireside. They cannot take a walk,
they cannot take a journey, they can scarcely go upstairs
to bed ; their strength fails, their breath fails, they are
ever ailing, they always have been ailing, they live ailing,
and yet they live on an average longer than men who ail
not. People who move about most live in general shortest.
Hence clergymen live longer than medical men, and
travellers are generally short lived ; they live quickly.
When everything goes on well 'the two sexes are equal
in number. In some of the most wretched places in
North Africa the women constitute more than two-
thirds of the inhabitants. How horrible to be a woman
in such circumstances ! She is then a drudge. Singular
it is, that the more numerous women are the greater
drudges they become. The Greek priests are the niten
for husbands. They can never marry twice, and there-
fore they take great care of their wives. They will
even wash and scrub to save them the trouble,
for they say very naturally, "If I lose this wife I can
never have another." This makes woman valuable—to
be a rarity.
CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.—Lord Shaftesbury has laid on
the table of the House of Lords a bill to amend the
Chimney Sweepers Act. Persons under 16 are not to
use the trade of a chimney sweeper under a penalty of
1 101. The law has been evaded in this respect,