The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

All real lovers of the drama will be charmed to learn

that the admirable comedian Bouffe, whose state of health
had been for a length of time considered nearly hopeless,
has surprisingly recovered, and will shortly again delight
the public with his performances.
STATUE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—A bronze
statue of the late Duke of Wellington, by Adams, of
Chelsea, is about to be erected in Norwich. The site
will be probably the large open space called Tomeland.
The cost of the statue was about 1,0001.
BUCHANAN-HOUSE.—This residence, the seat of the
Duke of Montrose, having been almost wholly destroyed
by fire, about four years ago, will be replaced by a new
building, the foundation stone of which was laid on
Tuesday week, by her Grace the Duchese, in presence
of the Duke and family, and a numerous company.
DEATH OF SIR JOHN ASHBURNHAM, BART.—We have
to record the death of Sir J. Ashburnham, Bart., which
melancholy event took place a day or two since, at his
residence, at Guestling, Sussex. Sir John Ashburnham
was 84 years of age. °He was admitted into holy orders
in 1793, and having served various cures, was appointed
to the chancellorship of the cathedral church of Chiches-
ter, in virtue of which office he held the rectory of Pe-
vensey, worth 10001. a-year. The deceased baronet was
also rector of Guestling, near Hastings—a living the pa-
tronage of which is in his family. Sir J. Ashburnharn
was the seventh baronet, and succeeded to the title on
the decease of his brother in 1843. -He married—first,
Fanny, fourth daughter of Wm. Foster, Esq., of Hol-
lington, Sussex; and second, Miss Anne Herman.
THE ITALIAN OPERA AT PARIS.— Its season Com-
mences on the first Tuesdayin October. The soprano
list is strengthened by the name of Mine. Bosio. who
was last season at the Grand Opera, and has since been
brilliantly successful in London. A little infusion of
the vis dramatica into her style would render this lady
nullce secunda. Mme. Frezzolini resumes her position
of last season ; and Mines. Gassier, Ardavani, and
Cambarciii, complete the list of soprani. The contralti
are Mmes. Borghi-Mauro and Ernesta Grisi ; the
former is a great favourite in Italy, the latter is well
known to the habitués of the theatre. M. Baucarde
heads the list of the tenors. The • other tenori are
MM. Bettini and Neri-Baraldi. Among the barrytones
and bassi we find Messrs. Rossi and Dalle Aste, both
old acquaintances ; Messrs. Gassier and Ardavani—the
former enjoying considerable reputation in Italy and
Spain—being the new corners. Several new operas are
promised, viz., Virdi's Riooletto and Trovatore, Pacini's
Ultimo de Clodovei, and Cagnoni's Don Bucefalo.—
Galignani.
DEATH OF GENERAL DALMER.—We are sorry to record
the death of a distinguished general officer, in the person
of Lieut.-General Thomas Dalmer, C. 8., colonel of the
47th Regiment, which took place suddenly at Hawk-
hurst, Kent, on Saturday. General Dalmer had been
over 57 years in the army, and took part in most of our
warlike operations from the close of the last century to
Waterloo, having served with the expeditions to Ostend
in 1798, and to Holland in the following year.—Eastern
Counties Gazette.
BARON HUAIBOLDT.—The Royal Academy of Sciences
of Berlin held an extraordinary public sitting on the 24th
ult., to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the day when
Baron Alexander de Humboldt was elected member of
it. A colossal bust in marble of that illustrious man
was placed in the hall where the sittings are held, in
honour of the occasion.
THE MAURITIUS.—PLYMOUTII, Tuesday.—By the
steam-ship Argo we have intelligence from the Mauritius
to the 10th of July. The cholera, which commenced
about the 20th May, carried off at that time, in Port
Louis only, from 30 to 100 daily. On the 9th of June
200 died, and from this date a gradual decrease occurred.
On the 13th of June there were 13 deaths, and on the
Bth of July 6. Total to that date in Port Louis 3,682,
in a population under 50,000. The remaining popula-
tion of Mauritius, in the country districts, is about
150;000, of whom about 11,000 are said to have fallen
victims to cholera. Among the losses are the Rev. Mr.
Banks, Mr. Thos. Kelsey, Mr. Edward Chapman, Mr.
Jules Virieux, Mr. Shellebeck (the newly-arrived French
Consul), Mr. Blanchard, Mr. G. Woolley (clerk in Cus-
toms), and 4 over-worked medical men—Doctors Michel,
Cloarec, G-uibert, and Fitzgerald. As in all other places,
so in the Mauritius, wherever there was a deficiency of
cleanliness the disorder raged with double force.
In almost every part the villages of the ex appren,
tices have been decimated, and nothing can induce them
to leave their old habits, whereas onestates where asystein
of discipline has been observed the mortality was confined
two or three persons. Very few document bills in
the market. They arc offered at par and 4 per cent.
premium. Treasury Bills aro in demand at 21 per cent.
premium. Sugars—Vacuum claimed, 5 50 to 5 60 ;
raw ditto, 4 50 to 4 75 ; very fine yellow, 5 to 5 10 ;
fine ditto, 4 35 to 4 90. Total shipped to the Bth of
July, 1854, 193,579,3721 b. ; to the sth of July, 1853,
158,403,4171 b. Freights to England, 31. for the little
tonnage required ;to Australia, nominal 3/, 10s. Beef,
10d. to ls. per lb., selling by the Government at 6cl.
Dunbar porter ruling at 290 per dozen ; butter unsale-
able ; coal, 950t0 10 dollars ; market firm. For 350
tons of guano from the Cape only $l5 to $lB are offered.
The consumption-of. brandy has greatly increased, and
that of wine has diminished. At Port Louis, July 8,
the ships Alexander and Reubens, for London ; the
Danis barque Alfred, for Plymouth, and the brig Maria
Burris, for London.

ARRIVAL OF PRINCE ALBERT AT
_BOULOGNE.

BOULOGNE, Tuesday Evening.—The reception
given to Prince Albert this morning by the Em-
peror and the city of Boulogne was as brilliant and
as cordial as can well be imagined. The sky was
cloudless, the weather magnificent, and the entire
population appeared to have poured itself upon the
quays and jetty. The vessels in the harbour were
dressed with flags, and the tricolor was profusely
displayed along the whole length of the quay. At
the Custom-house, in the centre, of the quay, which
was fixed for the place of landing, the Imperial
Guards were drawn up in three sides of a square,
in the centre of which the Prefet,Viscount Hamel,

the Sous-Prefet, the Mayor of Boulogne, and hi's
adjoints awaited the arrival of the Emperor. About

laif-past 10 o'clock the Victoria and Albert, with
.he tricolor at the fore and the Royal standard at
he main, was seen rounding the point on the Cape-

cure side of the harbour, with a line of white foam
on her bows, and followed by the Black Eagle
and the Vivid, both with colours dressed. At this

moment the excitement of the multitude was raised

to the highest pitch by the arrival of the Emperor,
who came down to the quay expressly to receive
Prince Albert—a compliment which appeared to be
the more marked since it was withheld. from the

King of Portugal upon his arrival yesterday.
The Emperor was attended by a group of officers
and aides-de-camp, and, having received the con-
gratulations of the civic authorities, turned his gaze
towards the Victoria and Albert, which was beauti-
fully brought in by Captain Smithett. As soon as
the Royal yacht entered the harbour, a thundering
salute of artillery greeted her arrival. She steamed

slowly along the quay, and Prince Albert, attended
by his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, General Lord
Seaton, the Hon. C. Grey, Captain u. Platt, and
other fficers of distinction, in full uniform, was
seen standing upon deck. The first burst of welcome
—and it was a most hearty one—was given by a
number of English visitors on board the Albion,
London steamer, which was lying alongside the
quay, near. the jetty. The Piince graciously ac-
knowledged the cheer, and continued to bow to the
multitudes who lined the quay. When the Vic-
toria and Albert approached within a short distance

of the Custom-house, where the Emperor was stand-
ing a little in advance of his staff, the two illustrious
personages recognised each other, and, simultane-
ously raising their hats, exchanged several bows.
The band of the Guides struck up " God save the
Queen," and afterwards " Rule Britannia." The
Royal vessel was soon alongside, and, a carpeted
gangway having been quickly thrown on board,
Prince Albert ran briskly ashore, and, raising his
hat, advanced to the Emperor, who, after raising
his hat, tendered his hand to the Prince, which he
shook very warmly. The Prince bowed two or three
times in acknowledgment of the friendly expres-
sions addressed to him by the Emperor, and ap-
peared to be extremely gratified by the warmth of
his reception. The Prince Consort was then in-
troduced to the civic authorities, and the Duke of
Newcastle, Lord Hardinge, &c., having made their
lsalutations to the Emperor, who bade them wel-
come to France, his Majesty and the Prince directed
their steps to the open carriage which had brought
the Emperor to the landing-place. The courtesies
of the first moment of the interview were hero
renewed. The Emperor requested the Prince
Consort to take his place first in the carriage.

Prince Albert hesitated to take precedence of the
Emperor, but, as his Majesty insisted, the Prince
ascended and took his place upon the further
side of the vehicle, which happened to be the left.
The Emperor followed, and, being determined
that his illustrious guest should have the place
of honour, pressed him to take his seat on the
right hand. The Prince complied, and the Royal
carriage then slowly drove off, escorted by the Cent
Gardcs, who, in their new uniforms of casque and
cuirass, light blue coats, jack boots, and leather
breeches, formed a picturesque body guard. Every
window was filled with fashionably-dressed women,
who waved a welcome, which the Emperor and the
Prince Consort seemed never weary of acknowledg-
ing. The streets leading from the quay to the Ern-
peror's hotel at Capecure were lined along the entire
route by the Chasseurs de Vincennes and infantry
of the line. The Royal cortege, followed by the
Imperial carriages, containing the respective staffs
of the Prince and the Emperor, slowly took the way
to the Imperial Hotel, amid a dense crowd of people,
who, although intensely gratified, seemed too intent
upon seeing the Prince to cheer as a purely English
crowd would have done.
As soon as the Imperial Guard had marched away
from the landing-pla.ce, the crowd thronged around
the Victoria and Albert, admiring her build, her
decorations, the full-dress uniform of her officers,
and the smart look of her picked crew. The Black
Eagle and the Vivid, which were hauled to a little
lower down the harbour, also received a due share
of public admiration.
No one was allowed to go on board the Royal
yacht, but the French are delighted to find that,
by the courtesy of Captain Denman, they will be
permitted to inspect her to-morrow and the follow-
ing day, during certain hours. Up to six o'clock
nothing had been heard of the Malacca, and the
other vessels of the Royal escort.
After partaking of some refreshment together,
the Emperor and Prince Albert, attended by their
suites, set out at four o'clock for the camp. The
streets through which the Royal party passed were
hung with flags, and the Emperor and the Prince
were received with loud acclamations from the
crowds in the streets. Entering the camp at
Ambleteuse, the Emperor and his illustrious guest
on horseback, attended by Marshal Vaillant,
General Lord Seaton, and a brilliant staff, com-
posed of officers of various cavalry regiments and
an escort of Guides, passed through the camps
of Ambleteuse, Wimereux, and lionvault, the
infantry falling into line with inconceivable
rapidity as the Royal cortege approached. Thus
the illustrious party swept along the French
line upon the cliffs from which the English coast
could be clearly discerned, and, upon the very spot
where the camp of the first Emperor was pitched,
the band of every regiment playing "God save the
Queen" as the Prince Consort approached. Great
numbers of English and French visitors were upon
the ground, whose cheers were hearty and incessant.
The Emperor and the Prince rode side by side, as
near as the unevenness of the ground would permit,
followed, at a short distance, by the leading per-
sonages of their staff. The Roy-al party left the
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sight than was presented as the splendid staff
slowly rode down the steep streets of the upper
town to the Rue de l'Ecu has never . been
witnessed in Boulogne, the brilliancy of the uni-
forms and the magnificence of the steeds eliciting
the warmest exclamations of admiration. The re-
ception of the Emperor and the Prince Consort
left nothing to require on the score of heartiness,
and the Royal party regained their hotel at 7
o'clock.

To-morrow a grand review will take place at S
Omer.

Preparations are being actively made for a gene-
ral illumination of the town to-night in honour of
the visit of Prince Albert. A grand feu d'artifice
has been prepared by M. Rubin, Arhficier de
l'Empereur, which will be let off on the height of
Chatillon, opposite to the town. The Mayor of
Boulogne, M. Fontaine, has issued an address in-
viting every inhabitant to illuminate the facade of
his house, and the inhabitants will respond to the
appeal.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY NEAR RUSSELL-SQUARE.—This
morning a most serious robbery was committed at
Messrs. Thomas Roberts and Co., linendrapers, No. 32,
Marchinont-street, Russell-square, by a person in their
employment, of the name of Henry Garton, who de-
camped, taking 311. in gold, beside other moneys. A
reward is offered for the apprehension of the delinquent.
SUDDEN DEATH' IN THE ELACKFRIARS-ROAD.—An
awful.instance of the uncertainty of human life occurred
to a gentleman in the Blackfriars-road, whose name is
unknown. He was observed to stagger, and fall down
in a state of insensibility. Medical assistance came, but
life was extinct ; he was dressgd in black, coat, waist-
coat, and trousers, and remov€ to St. George's Work-
house, to be owned.

FIRE 'AT CREDIORNE GARDENS, CHELSEA.—At a late
hour last night considerable sensation was created in
consequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in the
Cirque Olympic, in Cremorne Gardens, King's•road
West, Chelsea, the property of Mr. T. B. Simpson.
The cirque, which is very spacious, was most tastefully
lined with crimson and white cloth, and caught fire from
the flame of the gas, which spread rapidly. The police
were despatched in cabs to the London Brigade fire sta-
tions, and West of England. In the mean time every
assistance was afforded by those present. After a short
time the King-street, Chandos-street, Well-street, and
West of England engines, soon arrived from town. By
the great exertions of all present the flamed were sub-
dued, but not before the inside of the roof of the
Cirque Olympic lined with cloth wAs burnt, and
the rafters much damaged. The contents are insured
in the West of England.
LIVEEPOOL, Tuesday. —The Canadian Steam Naviga-
tion Company's Royal Mail screw steam-ship Ottawa,
Captain J. B. Atkins, sailed from the Mersey this after-
noon, for Quebec and Montreal, with the usual Cana-
dian mails, a large number of passengers, and a full
cargo of merchandise on freight.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF NEWSPAPERS.—The Maid-
stone Journal, which has been established nearly seventy
years, intimates that, in consequence of another con-
siderable rise in the price of paper, the proprietors
have been compelled to raise the price from sd. to 6d.
THE PRICE of BREAD.—In consequence of the high
price of bread at Taunton, a handbill was extensively
circulated suggesting the formation of a Bread Consumers'
Company, 200 shares at 2/. 10s. each. The bakers, in
alarm, met the next day, and reduced the price of the
41b. loaf from 74d. to W.-J.-Somerset Gazette.

LATEST NEWS.

CONSTANTINOPLE.

Our latest telegraphic despatches are to the fol-
lowing effect :
ARRIVAL OF 'THE FRENCH SIEGE
ARTILLERY.

The news from Constantinople is to the 25th
ult. The siege artillery belonging to the French
army had arrived.
The Duke of Cambridge was still unwell at the
date of th4last advices.

The Russians had captured another vessel, and
carried her into Sebastopol.
General Guyon has been placed in command of
the Turkish army in Asia. Mustapha Pacha is in
disgrace.

Said Pacha, Viceroy of Egypt, had been mag-
nificently feted at Constantinople.
Said Pasha is expected daily to receive investi-
ture at the bands of the Sultan. It is to be hoped
that a new age will commence for Egypt on the ac-
cession of the present ruler. During the life of
Abbas all went to decay, and the best that can. be
said of him is that he did not inherit the turbulent
disposition of his grandfather. The present Pasha
is said to be in the French interest, whatever that
may mean ; but, whatever may be his predilections,
it is not likely that either Constantinople or Cairo
will again be the scenes of those intrigues success
in which has hitherto been considered of such high
importance. We wish nothing ourselves in Egypt
except a free transit through the country, and that
we shall always maintain at any cost ; as to what
country furnishes most renegade Pashas, Beys, or
Effendis, Englishmen will give themselves little
concern.

The islands of the Archipelago are likely to suffer
from famine through the order of the Porte pro-
hibiting the exportation of corn. Some of these,
inhabited by sailors and fishermen, are totally de-
pendent for sustenance on the rich corn-growing
provinces of the main land. In March a decree
put an end to the shipping of all kinds of grain,
and, literally interpreted, it applies to the cargoes
sent to supply the wants of the islanders. But as
these rocks form part of the Ottoman empire, it
seems unjust that a decree intended only to apply
to the foreign trade should deprive Turkish subjects
of their only means of support. Some relaxation
of the order must take place, or these populations
will perish of hunger.
ADRIANOPLE, AUGUST 17.—The cholera has shown
itself here during the past week, and the deaths are
daily increasing.