The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-01 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN.

SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWA.T.—Trafic return for the
week ending March 27, 1853 £1,704 1 1
Corresponding week last year 1,702 7 8

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE--MAR al 31.
ENTERED INWARDS.—The Attwood, from Rotterdam ;
Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Marie, Antwerp ; Rainbow, Rot.
terdam ; Sarah, Antwerp • London Packet, Rouen ; Sylph,
Antwerp ; Vriendschap, Worcum ; Vissery, do. ; Fame,
Calais ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Kaffirland, Callao ;
Walter Morice, Canton ; Ocean, Havre.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Triton, for
Ostend ; Antwerpen, Antwerp ; Azorian, St. Michael's,
Fayal, and Terceira ; Cygnet, Demerara ; Economy, Ant-
werp ; Unition, Dantzic ; San Bruno, Berbice ; Maria,
Hamburgh ; annah Maria, Melbourne ; Garland, Stetin ;
Gem, Cape of Good Hope ; Flag of Truce, Madras ; Caro-
line, Rouen ; Fame, Calais ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ;
Emilie, Hobart Town.

CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Sydney, for
Mauritius ; Geerdina, Konigsberg ; Granite City, Hong
Kong and Whampoa, ; Midu, Port Philip; Cito, Ham burgh ;
Dieu Le Protege, Havre ; Ellen Lindsay, Port Philip ;
Lebaniega, Bil boa and Sebastian ; Kossuth, Madras ; Lune
Chine°, Nantes ; Swithamley, Havannah ; Wanderer,
Adelaide ; City of Paris, Boulogne ; Ellen, Trinidad;
Mercury, Bordeaux.

LIVERPOOL, March 31.—The William Miles, for Savan-
nah, has put back from Corp leaky.—The Gelgoeders,
arrived here to-day, from Amsterdam, was in contact with
the Three Brothers, supposed from Cardiff, which lost
bowsprit.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Agincourt, Calcutta to Demerara, Jan. 13, lat. 35
S., long. 21 E.
The John Wickliffe, Bombay to London.
The Marmion, bound to London, 15th.
The Indian (ship), Feb. 21, lat. 20 N., long. 33 W.
The Mile (barque), of Liverpool, March 4, lat. 28 N.,
long. 36 W.
The Tuscan, Demerara to London, 18th, lat. 43 N., long.
23 W.
The Columbina, Liverpool to Apalachicola, Feb. 25, lat.
28, low,'. 65.
The Princess, Cardiff to Now York, Feb. 27, lat. 41,
long. 38.
The Duchess of Northumberland, steering south, Jan.
2s, lat. 3 N., long. 21 W.
The Lucy Thompson, Mobile to Liverpool, March 5, lat.
27, long. 79.

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frgin Mr. Anderson, that great difficulties in the way of
the removal of this ancient memorial have presented
themselves. The needle is actually built into a part of
the sea wall and ramparts forming the fortification of
the city of Alexandria, and to pull down so much of the
fortification as would be required to disinter the obelisk
and launch it, and afterwards to rebuild the wall, would
not only occupy a great space of time, but must involve
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time in the present state of European politics. With
respect to procuring casts from ancient works of art in
Egypt, which formed also one of the objects of Mr.
Anderson's visits to Alexandria, that gentleman reports
that he had an interview with the Viceroy of Egypt on
the sth of March, and that the Pacha then kindly
assured him that every facility should be afforded to any
person commissioned by the company to collect copies of
works in Egypt. - The Pasha inquired into the nature
and objects of the Exhibition, and took the greatest
interest in the details submitted to him. At the date of
Mr. Anderson's letter that gentleman was proceeding to
inspect the statue of Rameses at Mitrahenn4, and to
visit the new excavations at Saccarah, which are likely
to furnish valuable contributions to the fine arts depart-
ment of the Sydenham Palace.
THE LAW OF MARRIAGE IN FRANCE.--The Imperial
Court of Paris has just been occupied for three days, in
hearing arguments in a case which may be of some in-
terest to English people. In 1823, Captain Weir, of the
English navy, came to live with his family in France,
and took up his residence at Loches. He had a daugh-
ter Emma. When she attained the age of 23, she was
sought in marriage by M. Alfred Perault, an officer of a
cavalry regiment ; and as he knew that his father would
object to his marrying, he went with her to Jersey,
where they were married by a Protestant minister, with-
out any of the formalities required to be observed by the
French law. This was in September, 1831, and in No-
vember, 1832, a son was born. M. Perault's father took
law proceedings for the purpose of having the marriage
annulled, on the ground that it had been clandestinely
celebrated. At first M. Perault, jun., and his wife op-
posed these proceedings, but after a while they separated,
and allowed them to take their course. The marriage
was accordingly declared null by the Tribunal of Nantes
and the Court of Rennes. Some years after, M. A.
Perault and his father and mother died, and their fortune
passed to Madame de Julvecourt, sister of the former
and daughter of the two latter. In 1852, Madame Weir
demanded from Madame Julvecourt a portion of AL A.
Perault's property for her son ; and as this was refused,
she brought an action before the Civil Tribunal against
that lady for the purpose of having the claim allowed.
She contended, in support of it, that both she and Pe-
rault had celebrated the marriage in the belief that it
was perfectly regular, and that, even if it were not, the
son ought not to suffer. But the Tribunal declared that
it was tainted with fraud, that she must be assumed to
have known that, and consequently the son had no claim
to any portion of his father's property. She appealed to
the Imperial Court, but the judgment was confirmed.
In the course of the proceedings it was stated that M.
de Julvecourt, husband of the defendant, had promised
that the son of Madame Weir should be provided for.—
Galignani.

AN UP
AND DOWN REPLY.—During the examination
of a witness, as to the locality of stairs in a house, the
counsel asked him—" Which way the stairs run ?" The
witness, who, by the way, was a noted wag, replied,
that "one way they ran upstairs, but that the other
way they ran down stairs." The learned counsel winked
both eyes, and then took a look at the ceiling.