The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—On looking over the list of names of the ladies
who have kindly promised their aid on the above occasion
it strikes me as a little remarkable that not one connected
with the Italian opera houses is to be seen in it. I do not
pretend to account for the omission, but I cannot think it
arises from any disinclination on the part of the fair artiste.
to help so good a charity. It may be that they have not
been invited to assist, or that they do not feel disposed to
volunteer from a fear of being thought intrusive ; but, be
the cause what it may, it ought, if possible, to be removed,
because their great and deserved popularity would render
their presence very welcome to the visitors, and most ad-
vantageous to the institution.—l have the honour to be,
sir, your most obedient servant, G. E.
July 19, 1862.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.—His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Captain Grey, arrived
at Tunbridge Wells on Thursday at one p.m., on a short
visit to the ex-Queen of France, Marie Amelie, and the
Duke de Montpensier.
. THE VICEROY OF EGYPT.—An. address was
transmitted to his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt, through
the Hon. Charles A. Murray, yesterday, from the Evan-
gelical Alliance, thanking his highness for his determina-
tion to act upon the principles of just and benevolent tole-
ration in the country under his rule, and for the interposi-
tion recently made under nis highness's authority on
behalf of a native Christian who was suffering severely from
a fanatical outbreak in the city of Sirjut for baying under-
taken to defend a native woman, herself also persecuted on
account of religion.

THE VICEROY OF EGYPT AND THE MAYOR OF
LIVERPOOL.—As an acknowledgment of the distinction
and munificent hospitality with which he was received on
the occasion of his recent visit to Liverpool, his Highness
Said Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, has transmitted to his
Worship the Mayor of that town (Mr. Robert Hutchison),
a magnificent gold snuff-box. It is set with brilliants, and
is made to rest on a basement of exceedingly fine malachite,
and, as a whole, is a bijou of great beauty as well as of high
value.

LAMBETH SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—The progress
of this new bridge (at present the only adaptation of wire
ropes in the construction of bridges across the Thames) has
been surprisingly rapid during the last few weeks. Already
half the iron roadway, with its projecting brackets at the
sides for the support of the passengers' footway, has been
firmly attached to the iron wire ropes (which latter weigh
nearly 150 tons and have cost about £6,000) by diagonal
ties of great strength and firmness. The cables, whieh
were manufactured by the Messrs. Newall, in a small work-
shop at the Lambeth side of the bridge, are fine specimens
of strength combined with lightness. The workme% are
busily engaged upon the approaches of the bridge, the
Westminster end of which is opposite Market-street, the
Lambeth end being approached from Church-street. The
total cost of the bridge will be £40,000.

General Prim has arrived at Madrid, and had an
audience of the Queen. Marshal Serrano is to be replaced
in Cuba by General Dulce. His nomination as ambassador
in Paris will, a telegraph despatch from Madrid states, be
signed by the Queen immediately.

ENGLISH TRAVELLERS IN SWITZERLAND--A
correspondent, writing from Bex, makes the following ob-
servations :—" Last year you made most judicious observa-
tions on English guys abroad, but I am sorry to say that
it has not done much good, for the strangest figures come
here, quite destroying the beauty of the scene and the calm
of one's mind by appearing in oak leaf wreaths made of
gold at breakfast time, and no sleeves, as if preparing for a
household wash. Gentlemen come with beards of all
colours only to be compared to those of a tambour-major
in France, where they are handsome and appropriate, but
here rev, divines and elderly gentlemen, whose beards re-
fuse to fall gracefully from age, being no longer silky, and
look like ill-made brushes, although not half so useful,
persist in wearing them. The females bring to the table-
d'hote dressing-case bottles with brandy, saying that the
wine is acid, and brandy and water strongly recommended :
now if you could notice in your valuable paper those strange
acts, and take away from England the disgrace of sending
such guys abroad, you would be doing a real service to the
respectable portion of English travellers.
The so❑ of the Prince of Capua, and consequently
cousin of the ex-King Francis 11. of Naples, has taken
service in the Italian army.
Dr. Langenbeck has arrived at Berlin on his
return from Warsaw, where he had gone to examine the
wound of General Luders. The general's life, it appears,
is in no danger, as the ball with which he was struck was
not poisoned as reported.
On the occasion of the accouchement of the Grand
Duchess Constantine of Russia, many of the houses of
Warsaw were spontaneously illuminated. The Grand Duke
immediately sent for the President of the city and the
municipal councillors Lewsinski, Selenkier, and Hiszpanski,
to thank them for that demonstration on the part of the
Polish population.
A YACHT SUNK IN THE THAMES.—Loss OF FOUR
LIVES.—On Thursday afternoon last a shocking accident,
which resulted in the loss of four lives, occurred in the
river nearly opposite the Erith gardens and steamboat pier.
It appears that the Hawk, a small sailing yacht, and one of
the vessels entered for a match to take place on Saturday
next, having been fitted with a new sail, left Blackwall and

proceeded down the river on a trial trip, having on board
the captain, three of her crew, and a young man named
John Stablin, a stoker in the service of the Woolwich Steam
Packet Company. When off Erith a sudden squall arose,
and the men were unable to manage the vessel, which soon

filled with water and went down by the fore, all the men
being drowned with the exception of the captain, who was
with difficulty saved. One of the deceased had been a sea-
man on board the Fox during one of the Arctic expeditions.
The bodies have not yet been recovered.

REGISTERED LETTERS.—On the Ist August next,
and thenceforward, the fee charged at all post-offices for re-
gistering inland letters during the present hours of regis-
tration will be reduced from 6d. to 4d. The registration
fees on foreign and colonial letters will remain unaltered.
At the metropolitan chief offices, at the Lcndon district
offices (including the Lombard-street and Charing-cross,

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branches), and at provincial head offices, 'registration
whether for inland, foreign, or colonial letters will be ex-
tended until the closing of the letter-box for each despatch,
or until the office is closed for the night, upon payment of a
late fee of 4d., in addition to the:ordinary registration fee
The Post-office cannot undertake the safe transmission of
valuable enclosures in unregistered letters. So sent, they
are exposed to serious risk, but when registered they are
practically safe. As a step, therefore, towards the more
general registration of all such letters, it is intended not
only to reduce the fee, but to treat as registered all letters
unquestionably containing coin, even though they be
posted without registration, charging them on delivery with
a double registration fee, that is to say, with a fee of Bd. in
addition to the ordinary postage ; and furrher, should it be
found that any such letters cannot be registered in time to
be forwarded by the mail for which they were posted, they
will be detained for the next despatch. In the first instance,
however, this course will be adopted only as regards letters
posted in, or addressed to, or passing through London—
foreign and colonial letters excepted.
INDIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—
The Indian Court continuos one of the most attractive fea-
tures of the International Exhibition; thousands of persons
daily testify to the wonderful completeness of this most
interesting collection of Indian manufactures, and many
are the expressions of surprise at the great skill displayed
in the workmanship, and the high state of finish to which
many articles are brought. The most interesting cases in
this Court are those containing the jewels and Kashmir
shawls—the latter having the advantage, is particularly
attractive. Some exquisite shawls, marked as having been
imported by Messrs. Farmer and Rogers, cannot be fair •
passed ; the fineness of quality and grandeur of design
must convince the most ordinary observer that they are
the finest shawls in the Exhibition. Great credit is due to
this firm for the manner in which they assist in developing
our trade with India, and the enterprise and energy they
display in collecting the best descriptions of India shawls.
Persons desirous of a closer inspection of these curious
specimens of Eastern skill should visit the India Warehouse
of Messrs. Farmer and Rogers in Regent-street, where
they will and an endless variety of wonderful designs.