The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-19 00:00:00

The Cabinet.

Under the present painful circumstances it will
at once become necessary for the Queen to appoint
a successor to the lamented Viscount Palmerston.
We need hardly point out that Lord Russell,
having been already Prime Minister, will be sent
for by. her Majesty. If the noble earl accepts the
Premiership, it is probable that the Earl of Cla-
rendon will be entrusted with the duties of the
Foreign-office, which he formerly discharged under
the Administration of Lord Aberdeen.

In the case of Lord Russell electing to retain the
Foreign-office, the Premiership might be entrusted
to Lord Granville or Lord Clarendon.

But we think that, in all probability, Lord
Russell will accept the all-important post now
vacant.

In any case, Mr. Gladstone succeeds to the
[eadership of the House of Commons.—Post.

DEATH OF SIR THOMAS WHELAN.—The death is
announced this morning of Sir Thomas Whelan, who in
1832 was Lord Mayor of Dublin, having been High Sheriff
of the county ten years previously. The deceased was the
son of Mr. Thomas Whelan, a merchant of Dublin, and
was born in 1800. He received a knighthood in 1822 during
the year of his shrievalty.
THE GALE.—SHIELDS, Wednesday Noon.—The
weather has been very inclement on the north-
eastern coast all night, and at this hour a north-east gale
is blowing and there in a heavy sea on the coast. Ships
are running for the shelter of the harbour, and the Pilot
steamboat has gone out to sea with a number of pilots on
board to assist in bringing shipsinto the harbour. A little
laden brig got on to the Herd Sand an hour ago, but she
beat over with the flood tide and is safe in port. Some
steamboats drove on the Herd, but they were got off with-
out much injury. The barometer is very low, and there
is every appearance of renewed bad weather.
VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM.—On Tuesday afternoon
Nottingham was visited by a violent thunderstorm.
About five o'clock a brilliant flash of forked lightning was
followed by a terrible crash, which seemed to shake the
ground. On the north side of the town the tower of the
church of All Saints was struck, and part of the stone both
inside and outside was thrown down. It made its way
through the 'roof and tore away the coping of one of the
gable ends. A number of men were at work near the
church, and were knocked down and stunned, but not
further injured. The vane end of the spire of the Roman
Catholic church of St. Barnabas was also struck at the same
time, the extreme point of the spire being divided. A girl
was struck in St. John-street, and was so much injured as
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LATEST INTELLIG.}34NTOB.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA.

QUEENSTOWN, OCT. 19.

The Inman steamship Etna, from New York on
the 7th inst., arrived here at 730 a.m. to-day, with
the mails, 188 passengers, and $150,000 in specie.
She landed 45 passengers, and proceeded for Li-
verpool at 7 45 a.m.

Her telegraphic advices have been anticipated.

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YORK.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 19.

The North German Lloyds steamer New York
from New York on the 7th inst., passed the Needlel
at 9 20 a.m. to-day.

MADAGASCAR.
MARSEILLES, OCT. 19.
Intelligence received here from Madagascar, dated
the 2d September, says :

" Yesterday a serious disturbance took place here
on account of the payment of the indemnity to the
French Government. The populace assembled
under the window of the Queen's palace, where
they raised loud cries for the expulsion of the
French consul and of the Catholic mission. The
nobles then interfered and promised the people that
they should receive satisfaction. The French con-
sul declared that he would not leave without an
order from his Government."

NICE.
The following communication is from the Mayor
of Nice :

" NICE, Oct. 12.

"The cholera had but just declared itself at Mar-
seilles at Toulon, when the report was spread and
propagated by several newspapers that it had like-
wise broken out at Nice.

" This was without foundation ; but, while the
epidemic was so severe at those places, it would have
been rash to contradict assertions which might at
any moment have become a reality. The municipal
authorities thought best to remain silent, and con-
fine their duties to the employment of the most ener-
getic and efficacious means to avert the danger.
" Now that the cholera is fast disappearing from
Toulon and Marseilles, and all fear for Nice is re-
moved, the municipal authorities do not hesitate
solemnly to declare that there is not, and never has
been, the least trace of epidemic disease at Nice,
and that the few cases which occurred were those
of persons arriving already diseased from infected
towns ; which cases remained isolated, and did not
spread.

" The municipal authorities further declare that
the sanitary state of the town has been in the most
satisfactory condition, mortality having constantly
been below the average."