The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-09 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF GENOA.

The Duke of Genoa is about to leave England, on his
way back to Dresden, the marriage of his brother-in-law
being fixed for the 18th inst. His Royal Highness will
leave London on Saturday next. The ancient bonds of
friendship that have always existed between the Houses
of Savoy and Brunswick, combined with the sympathies
awakened in The British public by the noble and
strenuous efforts of Piedmont to consolidate constitu-
tional liberties, have secured to the gallant prince the
most cordial reception in London. A few words will be
sufficient to illustrate his Royal Highness's career.
The duke was placed at the head of the Sardinian
artillery, as commander-in-chief, at the age of 24. In
the campaigns of 1848-49, he commanded in chief a
division of the army, in which capacity he gave (on
the 24th of July, 1848, at Sommacampagna, and
the day after at Custoza) numerous proofs of that
brilliant courage which is among the hereditary vir-
tues of his race. At the battle of Novara, the Duke
of Genoa had three horses killed and two wounded
under him, and was the last to leave the field of
battle, after having been compelled to alight and fight as
simple fantassin at the head of the 3d regiment of in-
fantry. We must not omit to state that he directed the
siege of Peschiera, and that at the beginning of the
campaign a bullet grazed the collar of his tunic. The
brilliant qualities of this young prince—the unaffected
simplicity of his habits, and his modesty, equal to his
courage—secured the enthusiastic reception which met
him everywhere on the continent, and which we are
glad to state so cordially greeted him on his arrival in
England.
Such men as the Duke of Genoa and Massimo d'Aze-
glio are great blessings to their country ; and well may
Piedmont be proud of them, as they not only govern and
defend it in case of need, but strengthen its position, by
showing to other countries what talent and honesty can
do, and thus assuring their sympathies to one of the
most loyal and brave of Kings, Victor Emmanuel, and
his able councillors, Cavour, Dabormida, &c.

EXCHEQUER BlLLS.—Exchequer bills are in great de-
mand, all those dated June being out of the market for
repayment or renewal, and the quotation is 6s. to 10s.
premium. The influence of the Exchequer-bill repay-
ments causes money to be very easy in the Stock-ex-
change. It also continues abundant out of doors, the
general rate being per cent. on the best paper.
GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPANY.—At the meet-
ing of the Grand Junction Canal Company, held on
Tuesday, the report was adopted, and a dividend de-
clared of 21. per share, free of income tax.
NAMUR AND LIEGE RAILWAY COMPANY.—At a meet-
ing of the Namur and Liege Railway Company, a satis-
factory report, on the whole, from the directors was
received and adopted. The net receipts for the past
year amounted to 30,0001., but are expected to increase
to 80,0001. during the present year.
THREE SUSPECTED SUICIDES.—Yesterday information
was forwarded to the respective coroners on the following
supposed suicides. On Tuesday morning last the body
of a female was discovered in the river Lea, near the
Copper Mills, Walthamstow. The deceased is about
35 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches in height, and was
attired in a black Orleans dress, blue apron, dark shawl,
and laced boots. On the right arm of the deceased was
the letter S., marked in ink. The body lies at the en-
gine house at Walthamstow, to await the coroner's in-
vestigation. The body of another female was found floating
in the river Thames, off Old Gravel-lane, Wapping. The
deceased appears to be about 20 years of age, 5 feet 2
inches in height, and was dressed in an old cotton gown
and lace up boots, but had neither cap or bonnet. It
is somewhat singular that on the deceased's right arm
the letters C. N. are marked in ink, in a similar manner
to the one above-mentioned.—The body of a man was
discovered floating off the Arsenal, at Woolwich. The
deceased is about 50 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches in
height, and was attired in a black silk vest, striped cloth
trousers, Wellington boots, blue stockings, blue striped
shirt, but no coat on. The body was conveyed to the
dead-house at Woolwich, where it awaits a coroner's in-
quest.