The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

3fULLE.

A letter from Paris this morning contains the follow-
ing :—" Along with Sebastopol, lidlle. Sophie Cruvelli
continues to occupy a large share of public attention.
Nothing has been heard of her since she left Paris, beyond
the fact that it was to Frankfort, and not to Brussels,
as was at first reported, that she carried Ler travelling
companion, the Baron Vie,ier. The luggage belonging
tO Mrs. W. Payne, which was . seized by the autho-
rities of the law along with that of Mdlle. Cruvelli,
has been. restored. The In N preceediegs -raieed by the
I‘.:finieter of State against like fir fugif iveare proceeding
rapidly. On Saturday the requisition was presented.
It demands 20,900 f. daileke-s iu ..tavour. cf the Opera-
house fSr*he PeriodTehe lie 6i•en" already absent, and
I,ooof. Nee'veeradditiona!-A.,y. wev er' *that
the Minister of State ha, intimated to the friends of
the lady that if :he return within a reasonable
time the proceedings.. will be withdrawn, and her
escapade lJrgiven. Tb'e embarrassment to which
the flight of Mdlle. Cruvelli hits put the Grand
Opera is much greater than was supposed.
The hopes of next spring—the season of the Great
Exhibition in Paris—rested on a grand opera, com-
posed by Verdi expressly for Mtllie. Cruvelli: The
opera was finished, and even rehearsed ; but Verdi, on
learning the flight of the lady, has withdrawn it, and
threatens the .director of the Opera with act action of
damages for his lost time and labour. No doubt the
director will retaliate on Mdlle. Cruvelli, who will ulti-
mately have to pay whatever amount of damages may
be awarded-to M. -Verdi. It is said that Mdlle. Cruvelli
and Baron Vigier have found unexpected obstacles in
Germany to the ceremony -of their marriage, - and
that they have proceeded to England, where they caa
have it accomplished without difficulty."

REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF SELKIRK.—A
rumour is very current in the. county of Selkirk that
the present member, Mr. A. E. Lockhart, intends
shortly to retire into private life. It is understood that
Mr. Charles Plummer, Sunderland-hall, will be brought
forward as his successor on the Conservative side, and
that he will be opposed by Mr. J. N. Murray, of Philip.
haugb, on the Liberal interest.—Border Advertiger.
FRIGHTFUL DEATII--On Wednesday evening as the 9
o'clock train neared the Lewes station, the engine-driver
saw a man between the rails in an upright position,
about a dozen yards in front of him. He immediately at-
tempted to stop the train, but could not do so before the
engine knocked the man down and the train had passed
over him. The driver inforined the station-master of
what bad taken place, and he arid a porter went beckon
the live and found the body of Mr. George Harman,
see., builder of Lewes, Is lug across the line, completely
cut in two, thliquely from the right shoulder to the
short ribs on the left side. It appears he was seen to
arrive at the station by the passengers of the 5 25 p.m.
train, but did not give up his ticket, and, as the evening
was dark, ho was not afterward,: seen ; it is supposed he
roust have gone to the wrong end of the platform and
got down on the rails, and there wandered about for
that thewubtiiefhorhtuenwataesngseaunewraansysuubajcsocutstuoious
three hours, it was stated at the inquest by his son
duringispasmodielsfiutps'.
ported*he had been seized by one of these and was re-
covering when the frightful necident happened. The
jury at the inquest returned':a verdict of " Accidental
death."
Tau therms STATES.—Thei commercial advices from
the United States this week 'hew the continuance of a
very severe degree of preseure in most of the principal
cities. The 4th of October, which had been: much
dreaded, had passed in New York without any fresh
failures, but at Philadelphia and Boston several large
firms had broken down. Among these were Messrs.
Reed and Brothers, of Philadelphia, large importers of
dry goods ; and Lincoln, Wing, and Co., in the Aus-
tralien trade ; Chapin and Whitton, wholesale druggists ;
and Samuel Sandford, a large holder of real estate, all
of Boston, in addition to Mostwa. Samuel F. Morse and
Co., clothiers and dry goods importers, of that city,
whose stoppage was announced by the previous packet.
The liabilities of Messrs. l'Zeed and Brothers are stated
at 200,0001., and the umeal assertions are made with re-
gard to their having a large surplus, its alleged amount
exceeded
either Philadel-
phia, being 60,0001. Their suspension took every one by sur-
prise, and indignation seems to have been excited at
their giving as the sole reason for their stoppage that
they wished to go into liquidation and wind up their
affairs. The returns of the New York banks continued
to exhibit a diminution of specie, but the knowledge of
the amounts coming in from California prevented any
panic on that ground. Isoeking at the anxious state of'
affairs on all sides, the failures thus far in New York
had been far less numerous than had been anticipated,
and, as the manner in which the various firms had 6118.
tamed themselves had created confidence, a strong hope
was entertained that after the 4th of next month the
hard
be;
beenl
illeeax Pee:le e payments
worst would certainly be over. Although the Hermann
steamer has brought a considerable sum of specie, it
would have been larger but for the fact of remittances
being delayed on account of the predssnre for money.
andpaaßttniaioltisilndoereof line,
eertaithe, sitock of
Ther.weocue
recent
dt
rt railway
ikl Atlantic,
tev,a y which
et mgsay
it was thought, about lao,ooo/. Among
which is largely held on this side. The net earnings for
phia, Wilmington,
the last half-year were stated to have slightly
e
h
whiy
ch iieoc per cent.,
issue of
bondsl
'bouol ttd be
herteopi nrcpolebint; able t o the purponserewaiteshotuattea,
vweaAssytigtreearnaetfnosarete.nerpeidufiscctelalo;rianaeNid:adltitillite declaration of
, of Saint YVallier, department
'a
dividend
of the Var, went a few nights ago to shoot badgers, and
on arriving near a hole where some were known to be,
.tuAsfitieorota
he sat down to await tlailiirleappearance. Being fatigued,
fhreiefueldl,ausaleuteep
badgers at the seine place. He
a man named Chauvier, his
sta-
tioned himself, with
his
gun ready cocked, at some dis-
tance from the hole.' Presently he saw something move,
and he discharged his gun•it was Carlavan, who, hav-
ing awake, was getting up. The shot struck the man in
the head and shoulders, and wounded him rather se-
verely. He fell to the ground, uttering loud cries.
Chauvier was so terrified at what had happened that he
fainted. After the lapse of a few moments Carlavan got
up, and tying up his wounds as well as he could, was
going homewards, when he found Chauvier lying insen-
sible. lie hastened to the village, and sent off assistance
Present
rno t: nt hmeef Wednesday,
to bins The wounds of Carlavan aro not of an alarming
character ; but the commotion sustained by Chauvier
was so great that serious disquietude respecting him is
felt.— Golignani.
from
SILK FROM PORT NATAL.—A 7 sample of
e'lk ..ave
is
Port Natal has been shown to us, which we b
that colony.
the first that has reached this country from
ghib is not quite
The quality is considered
good,
tthrias see that colony
perfectly reeled. We shalt be glad to of as, We are
continue its attention to theicultrv.t may
be profitably
persuaded that it is an article e which
theworld where it has been
cultivated in many parts o
hitherto neglected ; and
as
we hope England will shortly
e the difficulty and trouble
afford a market for the cocoon„
the reeling at the places where
which frequently attend
it is produced will then be dispensed
pith,— —lllone/teeter
Examiner.