The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

THE YELLOW FEVER IN BERMUDA.

A private letter received at Plymouth, dated Halifax,
September 25th, states that, by telegraph from Balti-
more, they learn that, up to the 18th of September, 60
convicts and as many soldiers had died of yellow fever.
Colonel Phillpotts, the Acting Governor, many offi-
cers in garrison, and whole families of the principal
people at St. George were swept off. 160 soldiers were
in hospital, and the disease was proceeding speedily and
becoming fatal. Medical assistance had been called for,
and was being dispatched from Halifax.
Colonel Phillpotts is brother of the bishop of this
diocese. His family were to have embarked from Eng-
land on the 22d inst.

Captain Hare, the Fort-Adjutant (reported as Hare-
foot), is son of Captain Hare, of floor, near Plymouth.
In case of the death of Major Pailey, who was among
the sick, the acting command devolves on Major Byles,
also of the sGth, the only remaining field-officer.
Excepting Bahama and Grenada, the yellow fever has
now attacked every island in the West Indies.
Bermuda is distant 800 miles from St. Thomas, the
most northerly of those islands. Exclusive of the
troops and convicts, it contains 10,000 inhabitants ; the
principal town (Hamilton) has nearly 4,000. Ireland,
five miles to the north, where the dockyard, naval, and
convict establishments are situated, contains 500 troops,
and 1,500 convicts. St. George, 10 miles east of Hamil-
ton, has a population of 1,000. Bermuda was visited
by yellow fever in 1796, 1819, and 1843, when it was
extremely fatal at Ireland, where Colonel Reid caught
the infection, and narrowly escaped. By the last advices
it had not yet reached that locality.

The subjoined important intelligence reached
Trieste on the 12th, and was telegraphed to Paris
yesterday.
The declaration of war had been published in an
Imperial manifesto.
A new levy of 150,000 troops had been decreed.
The remainder of the Russian functionaries re-
maining in Turkey were about to leave the country.
The declaration of war leaves the navigation of
the Danube and of the Black Sea open to 'vessels
sailing under neutral flags.
Orders were immediately forwarded to Omer
Pacha at Schulma, to summon Prince Gortschakoff
to retire from the Principalities within a fortnight,
and, in case of non-compliance, to commence hos-
tilities forthwith. The courier, conveying the text
of the manifesto, was expected to reach Vienna on
the 13th.
The American Consul at Smyrna had opposed
the forcible conveyance of Kossta to America.
Another telegraphic message confirms the intel-
ligence received yesterday that Prince Menschikoff
krcharged with the Administration of the Danubian
Principalities, and that Prince Paskievitch is no-
minated Commander-in.-Chief of the Russian army
on the Danube.
According to the last accounts from the Danube,
karge masses of Russian troops were marching up
tho river.
The situation of the Christians who inhabit the
Turkish towns is represented as becoming daily
more critical; the Albanians stationed at Rustjuck,
who talk with great ardour of a war against the
Russians, are suspected of contemplating pillage.
All accounts from Constantinople agree that the
call for war is unanimous in every part of Turkey,
and, though the Sultan is popular with his subjects,
yet it would be as much as his crown were worth
to attempt thwarting public feeling. These letters
also speak of the number of English officers, most,
if not all, belonging to the Indian service, who are
The John Souchay has arrived from Hobart Town, now in Turkey, and constantly on the move from
whence she sailed on the 24th of May, but the amount Varna to Shumla, and other parts of Turkey' where
of gold she brings has not yet been ascertained. there are strong military encampments, or to the
NATIONAL GALLERY.—The Earl I,of Onslow has pre- head-quarters of the general officers. Some officers
sented Mr. Morris Moore with the sum of one hundred of artillery in the same service have, within the
guineas, as a mark of the sense he entertains of the
services rendered by Mr. Moore to the public and to art, last few days, passed through Paris on their way
by his undompromising exposure of the proceedings at t o Constantinople, and have obtained letters of
the National Gallery. introduction to the Grand Master of the Artillery
THE NEW DUTIES ON SERVANTS.—By the new As- and other functionaries. Several of these gentle-
sessed Taxes Act, masters have to pay from the 10th men have, it is said, obtained leave of absence, and
instant for every male servant of the age of eighteen and should there occur anything worth seeing, or shar-
upwards the annual duty of U. ls., and under that age ing in, there is very little doubt that they will be
10s. 6d: Last year the duty on servants brought to the among the first on the spot.
revenue 209,6131. The Wanderer of the 10th says :—" The news
THE DUCHESS OF KENT.—Her Royal Highness the from all quarters sounds very warlike. Few hopes
Duchess of Kent, accompanied by Lady Augusta of peace are expressed in the reports we receive,
Bruce, Lord James Murray, and Sir George and Lady
~
but fortunately these hopes, though few, are strong ;
Cooper, arrived in Edinburgh on Tuesday evening,
the are founded on the continuation of the confer-
from Abergeldie, by the Scottish Central and Edinburgh .
and Glasgow Railways. The distinguished party were the disposition of Russia to negotiate, and
ences,
beginning of
received at the terminus by Mr. Sheriff Gordon. Her the improbability of an immediate
have
of Highness is expected to remain here for a week hostilities. To all appearance we shall only
of ten days.—Scotsman. reports of skirmishes on the borders of the Danube
PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB.--The closing trip of for the next few weeks, by the side of which diplo-
the season will take place on Saturday next, when the matic negotiations will still maintain the fore-
yachts will rendezvous, at three o'clock, at the Marine ground."
Station, Blackwall, and proceed to Erith to dine at the The Czar has taken another step of consequence
club-house, the Crown. The annual dinner is to take relative to the Baltic shipping. He haajust per-
place on the 9th of November, the anniversary of the permitted the importation into any Finnish town
Prince of Wales's birthday, at the Freemasons Tavern,
all materials for the equipment of vessels, free of
when nearly 200 members are expected to attend, the
club, during the last two months having made the most all duty. This privilege is to remain in force for
extraordinary and rapid advancement under the auspices five years.
of its indefatigable commodore, Mr. Berncastle, and a 3oth ult., in the
very letter from Bucharest of the
very excellent staff of officers. Breslau Gazette, says :—" On the 2d of October
EXPLOSION IN THE ClTY.—Yesterday afternoon a the inspections will be terminated, and on the 3d
terrific explosion of gas occurred at 73, Broad-street, the Metropolitan will give his blessing to the flags
City. The basement and lower flight of stairs were and the troops. On the 6th or the 7th an attack
entirely destroyed. M. Donnadieu, the celebrated French of the Turks on the left bank of the Danube is ex-
savant, had a providential escape. While descending pected. The materials of a Russian printing-office
from the atelier of a resident artist he was struck on the
anti four presses have just arrived here. The mi:
head and shoulders by portions of the flying debris, and
the flooring carried from beneath his feet, without, how- litany hospitals have been evacuated, and the sick
have been removed to Bouzeo and Fochshan. In
ever, causing further mischief.
DESPERATE ASSAULT ON HUNGERFORD SUSPENSION
addition to the hospitals thus emptied, the occu-
ERIDGE.—A. correspondent of the Morning Herald,
in a pants of six large houses haven prepared for the
These
been compelled to
letter to the editor of that journal complaining of the quit them, and they have been
re-
gross inattention to duty by the police watching Hun. ception of sick persons. _ measures prove
gerford-bridge, says :—" On Tuesday last, about a guar- that we must-prepare to receive large masses of
ter past nine o'clock at night, I was attacked by two troops."
men and seriously injured—nay, had I not been tall and A letter from Berlin of the 9th says :—" The
powerful I must have been thrown over the bridge, as Emperor of Russia left last evening for St. Peters-
the ruffians wished to do." burg. In the morning, after having attended
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The two noble houses of divine service, his Majesty went to the parade
Do Ros and Wilton wore on Wednesday united by the ground of the first regiment of guards. After giv-
marrilwe of the eldest daughter of the latter with the
ing, another private audience to Baron de Manteuf-
heir of the former ancient family. The ceremony took
fel, he paid a visit to the Prince of Prussia at his
place at the village church of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in
glace of Babertsbera. At 5 o'cl k the
the immediate vicinity of Heaton Hall, the seat of the P.
ined with the King, and afterwardsoc came Emperor here
Wilton family, in Lancashire. The bride, who has d
scarcely completed her twenty-first year, is Lady Eliza- from Potsdam with the whole of the Royal family
beth Grey Egerton, eldest surviving daughter of the and the foreign Princes. At 9 o'clock, his Ma-
Earl and Countess of Wilton ; and the young nobleman jesty set off for St. Petersburg."
is the Hon. Dudley Clarke Fitzgerald De Ros, of the
Ist Life Guards, only son of the 20th Baron De Ros,'
and recently appointed Equerry to his Royal Highness
Prince Albert. The ceremony was performed by the
Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, domestic chaplain to
the Queen, and the noble and happy pair afterwards de-
parted to pass the honeymoon at Lord Rokeby's, Rusk-
wood House, Herts.

AUSTRIA.

The New Prussian Gal;ette states that the Empe-
ror of Russia has sent Prince Metternich his full-
length portrait, with an autograph letter.
"Existing circumstances,!' says the German

Journal of Frankfort, "do not permit the AugLT,T;
Government to realise its project of reducing to
effective of the infantry. Contrary orders 11,a,
been given by the Minister of War at Vienna. t
The Oest. Correspondent gives a detailed ace e°.
of the liberation and return of the ffungarlo
Martin Kossta from Smyrna to America. ,0
semi-official organ is at great pains to show-Loa,
the Austrian Government has not come off voil
best in this matter, but such is evidently 7e
case. The hope is indirectly expressed, thatiwof
Washington Government will offer some kin?,
apology for the conduct of Captain Ingran
The misunderstanding between the Sardinian 7,,a
Imperial Governments is greater than ever, S
Count Appony has returned to Vienna from Teiti.
with leave of absence for an indefinite per' b.
Austria demands the surrender of 43 of 11618110
jects, who, after having been concerned in the..
surrection of February 6th at Milan, fled to
mont, but to this claim Piedmont turns a deaf
The relations between Switzerland and this counw
are exactly what they were three months age.

ITALY.
Stbt
Lord Minto passed through Turin on tlii3eassing
on his way to Florence, where he intends
the winter.
The Supreme Court of Cassation at Florenneb:
by a decree of the 3d, quashed the sentence of.oi,
Royal Court of Florence, declaring Mini, 1q31.1,0,
.
and others guilty of the crime of high trea:
The case has been referred to the Royal Coo'
Lucca.
Letters from Milan of the sth, in the 01lti4O
t,
of Turin, state that several persons from SW
,0,"" t
land have been arrested in the Tyrol. 4no
many political prisoners have been sent to v
from different parts of Lombardy and Venice. or
Accounts from Lombardy and Piedmont of
nounce a considerable increase in the pric°
bread.
According to the Oest. Deutsche Post the -Gir
garrison at Rome has not only been very con 'd
ably strengthened but other troops are expel.'

SPAIN.
I)"
The Gaceta publishes a decree of the Bth,
,5011
pressing the Consulting Commission of the' sa,
established by a decree of the 28th of July, -`,„;-0;
The Espana states that MM. Pachecho and the
Roma have not thought, -proper to acoeP,,c,e,
judicial functions at the Supreme Court of Juste
offered to them by the Government. On the. of
Queen Isabella presided over the Council she
Ministers, and gave her approbation to all , dye
measures laid before her. A Madrid letter 01 rd
Bth states that the Marquis de Molins,
Marine, has given orders for the constructglijd
three screw-frigates in the ports of Ferrol 0
Corunna. The small-pox has broken 01.1",
Madrid with great virulence.
Marshal Narvaez was expected at Madrid' 14t)to
beginning of November. Instead of proceedlo
Loja, as he first intended, the Marshal will
in the capital the opening of the Cortes. el
The Three per Cents. were done at 42k; the
Three per Cents., at 22/; the debt of the first
at 91; and that of the second, at 5 1-16th.

BE LGIUM.
The garrison of Mons has been raised to 9'#
men, which causes some uneasiness in Belgian'.

GERMANY.
Mr. Crampton, who, with Sir Charles Fc6'id
undertaken to supply Berlin with filtered 011 n ece
water, had the honour of being in private alvP,6l;
by the King at San Souci, to present a letter 5
ing his Majesty to appoint a day for the DWI' id
the first stone of these most beneficial wort 110
soliciting him to honour the ceremony
royal presence. Our enterprising countryrnd
most graciously received, and his requesistliele
courteously accorded. The ceremony will
fore take place next week.