The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-14 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

The Triester Lloyd says that the blockade of the
Albanian coast has commenced. The Emperor's
Second Adjutant, Major-General von Kellner, has
been sent to Cattaro. The Montenegrines have
fallen back upon their mountain fastnesses. Some
8,000 men are advancing from the Herzegovina.
but Montenegro is almost impregnable excepting
on the Albanian or south-eastern frontier.

The Oest. Correspondenz of Friday contained
an article, in which the agreeable prospect of a
speedy and complete restoration of the credit of
the country was held. out. On the very same day
the rate of exchange had risen two per cent., and
on Monday London was again in demand at 10fl.
48. The monied men profess to be astonished at

this, but it is strongly suspected that some great
firms have made most unpatriotic speculations.
It was so evident to ever man of business that
silver, at- a premium of 7i per cent., was- " dirt
cheap," that few could resist the temptation of
buying.

Austria must have 10,000,0001. or 15,000,0001.
of Californian or Australian gold before her finances
can be Put into order. Until Monday no official
organ had ever mentioned the issue of State
" Ground Indemnification " Bonds (for the aboli-
tion of villeinageand soccage), but the Oest. Corres-
pondenz complained that they were disposed of far
below their real value. These " Obligations " can-
not, for the whole Empire, amount to much less
than 500,000,000 florins.

People in Vienna profess to have full confidence
in the pacific intentions of the new Emperor, and
a Paris correspondent writes to the Augsburg Ga-
zette, that the Austrian army is to undergo a reduc-
tion of 70,000 men. This is possible, but it is cer-
tainly not probable. The .Pr esse has received a
hint not to be so free in its strictures on the Em-
peror of the French, but it cannot refrain from
indulging in a sly hit now and then.
Marshal R,adetzky is now inspecting the for-
tresses in the Lombardo-Venetian Provinces. It is
rumoured that the Austrian troops now occupying
the Papal dominions are to form a separate army-
corps, with head-quarters at Ancona. It is believed
that the coronation of the Emperor of Austria will
take place in the spring. There can be no question
of a separate ceremony in either of the provinces.
The arms will undergo such alterations as the unity
of the Empire may render necessary.

THEO EIGHTH HUSSARS IN NOTTINGHAM.--A fracas
occurred in this town between a number of mechanics
and a party of the above regiment on Sunday evening last,
which it is feared will terminate in serious consequences.
It appears that on Sunday evening last a party of the Bth
Hussars (now quartered in Nottingham), consisting of
about 30, met at their house of call, the Milton's Head,
and were quietly spending the evening. A soldier, much
intoxicated, came into the public-house, when the land-
lord very properly advised him to go to the barracks.
The soldier persisted in entering, and instead of joining
his comrades upstairs, walked into a room filled with
other company. In a very short time high words arose,
and some of the men who were present state that the
soldier challenged any one of them to fight. Upon this
a general row commenced, and the soldiers occupying
the upper Boom came down to assist their comrade. The
house was quickly cleared.. It was then discovered that
the intoxicated soldier had received some • dangerous
wounds • the crown of his head had been laid open by a
fender Which had been used in the affray. In the course
of an hour an escort was sent for him, and he was con-
veyed in a dangerous state to the barracks hospital.
TERRIFIC • DEATH BY BURNlNG.—Yesterday, infor-
mation was forwarded to Mr. Baker, the coroner, that a
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absence of her husband, who, upon his return in two or
three hours, found her lying on the floor a blackened
corpse, with the clothes burnt from her person. She
appeared to have, by some accident, set fire to her dress,
and, being too helpless to alarm the other inmates of the
house, had fallen, and perished in that dreadful way.
A neighbouring surgeon attended immediately upon the
discovery being made, but found life quite extinct.
THE FATAL SEWER ACCIDENT IN LINCOLN'S INN-
FIELDS.—Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster,
held an inquest yesterday, at the Plough Tavern, Carey-
street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, touching the death of Wil-
liam Reardon, aged 69 years, residing in Newton-street,
Holborn, a night watchman, in the employ of Messrs.
Humphreys and Thirsk, the building contractors to
the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, who was
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on duty between 5 and 6 on the previous evening, when
health. His business was to keep the lanterns burning
near the approach to the hole, which was about twenty
feet deep, and almost opposite the side entrance to
King's College Hospital. At nine o'c-ock his grand-
daughter brought him some refreshment, and at half-
past eleven he was seen by some of the people connected
with the hospital. Nothing more was noticed about
him until the next morning, when the men came to
work, and one of them on going down the ladder, found
him as above described. He was taken out as speedily
as possible, and carried into the hospital, when Mr.
Lawson, the house-surgeon, pronounced life to have
been extinct some hours. After some conjectures as to
how he fell into the sewer, the jury ultimately returned
a verdict of " Found dead in a common sewer, but how
he came by his death there was not sufficient evidence
to show.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLIMI.—Last night the an-
nual ball in aid of the funds .of the Licensed Victuallers'
Asylum, in the Old Kent-road, took place in the London
Tavern. The arrangements were made under the di-
rection of Mr. Sinclair, chairman of the institution, and
a committee which included Mr. Palmer, Mr. Hancock,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Utley, and several other gentlemen.
Mr. Frampton acted on this, as on former occasions, as
master of the ceremonies, and the society availed them-
selves of the present opportunity to present him with a
silver goblet, as a testimony of their appreciation of his
valuable and gratuitous services on these festive anni-
versaries. There were at least a thousand persons pre-
sent at the anniversary, for three of the largest rooms in
Mr. Bathe's establishment were filled with visitors, who
enjoyed themselves up to a late hour to the excellent
music of Mr. Adams' band. It is gratifying to be able
to state that the funds of the charity, which affords re-
lief to about 120 aged individuals, will be largely in-
creased by the benevolent contributions of last night.
Dancing was continued to a late hour, and the company
enjoyed a very pleasant evening.

- - -
RAILWAY IN AUSTEALIA.—A scheme has been an-
nounced for an Australian railway from Newcastle to
Segenhoe, to be called " the Great New South Wales
Railway." . Its length would be about 80 miles, starting
from the coal-fields of the Australian Agricultural Com-
pany at Port minter, on the coast, to within about 30
miles of the Liverpool Plains, and about 40 miles of the
Peel. The line, it is said, was originally projected in
1846. The present estimate of its cost, however, re-
mains to be stated, together with the reasons for endea-
vouring to raise the capital in this market when the
great question of the day is as to the way in which the
people of New South Wales will themselves find suffi-
cient openings for investment. A lengthened prospectus
is promised, in which it may be presumed this point will
be adverted to, since the committee, it is stated, " will
compromise some of the leading merchants of the colony."
—Times.

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