The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-23 00:00:00

IN BE DAVIS.

This bankrupt had carried on business as an hotel
keeper at Colney Hatch, and to-day was appointed for
consideration of his certificate.

The balance-sheet prepared by Messrs. Robinson and
Knowles shows debtor to creditors, 1,8471. 6s. sd. ; do.
holding security, 3,6851. 2s. 6d. ; profits, 1,7701. 17s. 7d.;
creditor, good debts, 7931. 14s. ld. ; property realised,
1501. ; property in the hands of creditors estimated at
4,2331. 18s. ; general losses,l, 0591. ; hotel expenses,
5421. 9s. 7d. ; personal from Jan., 1852, to Feb. 1853,
2021. 10s.

Mr. Bagley appeared to oppose on behalf of the cre-
ditors, on the ground of reckless trading, in having taken
the Railway Tavern without capital, and also that he
had purchased land on speculation, although he was se
pressed that there were eleven executions out against
him.
Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, contended that there
had been no recklessness, for he had been put into the
house, which was most advantageously situated near the
railway station, by a gentleman named Smith, with a
condition that the bankrupt should be allowed to pur-
chase the property at the expiration of the lease, and
that it was of much larger value than the amount the
bankrupt had to pay. As to the other purchase, the
land had fetched much more than the an count paid, and
that in the immediate vicinity for an acre and three-
quarters the enormous sum of 2,9281. had _recently been
paid.
His Honour said that no one had a right to speculate
when he had no capital to pay his creditors, in the event
of the speculation proving a failure.
Certificate suspended for six months from the last ex-
amination in June, and then to be of the second class,

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moved to improve The
brated as the entrance. The house is cele-
for the 19th of October.
wild having been the residence of the lion and aMer declares si-
The National Gaeette of Berlin po
beasts, which were there exhibited to the public. '
there is no truth in the report that the
Th
_inperov!ements intended at the Tower are being tively that
trowbile ryenalorvrie d. out, and many other buildings will have : Ki la of Prussia is going to Olmutz.
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Beauchamp Tower, has its re • • DENMARK.
but in effecting its renovationp.caare irs Iliearlas by completed ; '
to remove from the walls the h andwritineroftatkheenceniot ,
The official journal of Copenhagen publishes a_
brated characters who were at va xious timesg incarceratede" 1 royal decree convoking the Diet for the 3d of
there, and which will still remain 1 the last relics of their ; October.
imprisonment. Intelligence from Copenhagen of he 18th men-

tions of a couple of cases of cholera, but no deaths.
Here we have had the cholera now for eight
weeks, but the epidemic appears sensibly to de-
crease. The last three weeks the proportion was
80, 72, 36 cases.
The accounts from Stockholm continue to repre-
sent the cholera as making very fearful progress.
On the 13th inst. there had been 165 attacks and
113 deaths. Upon the whole 2,538 cases and 1,401
deaths. Mr. Ranvyl Schutt, for some years for-
merly Mexican Vice-Consul in Hamburg, had fallen
a victim to the disease.

Now, from the account given from Carlscrona,
in Sweden, it will appear that the dreadful havoc
which the cholera has made, has been in a great
measure attributed to the bad quality of the water,
as out of a population of 12,000 inhabitants there
have been 1,767 cases, and 932 deaths.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S FIRST VISIT
TO THE NORTHERN DEPARTMENTS
OF FRANCE.

It would be difficult to describe fully the enthu-
siasm of the inhabitants of the ancient town of
Arras in their essay to give effect to the prepara-
tions for the due reception of the Emperor and
Empress. For the, last week the greatest efforts
have been made to render the visit of the august
personages one not easily to be forgotten by the
population, and agreeable to their Majesties.
It is said in England that the French are fond of
witnessing decorations, yet it may be observed,
with equal truth, that Englishmen are by no means
less enamoured with that which pleases the eye, or
why so many of our countrymen in this remote
provincial place at this moment ? Why is it that
they have been arriving at Arras for the last two
days, not on commercial speculations, but assuredly
to have their part of the pleasure to be derived
from this the first of a series of ovations to the
French Emperor and Empress in their northern
provinces ? _

- The scene here may, without exaggeration, be
said to be truly magnificent ; every street has its
triumphal arches, and even the very pathways have
their festoonings of laurels and flowers, while the
windows and house-tops have their decorations of
garlands. This display is not confined to the prin-
cipal thoroughfares through which Royalty is to
pass, but extends to the byways of the town inha-
bited by the poorest of the population ; and in the
latter localities the expenditure is defrayed out of
their own slender resources, without the slightest
aid on the occasion from their more affluent fellow-
townsmen—a fact of itself highly indicative of
their esteem for the Sovereign.
All the decorations were completed as early as
three o'clock on Thursday morning—the flowers
having been plucked but a few hours prior to their
being fashioned into their respective positions, for
the better preservation of their fragrance, a precau-
tion characteristic of the care bestowed by the
French artist in the minutest detail, and which
gives them that pre-eminence so widely acknow-
ledged in efforts for effect.

At the railway station is a superb canopy,
crowned with evergreens entwined with the
choicest bouquets, and over all the golden eagle,
with, on either side, the letters N. and E. (Napo-
leon and Eugenie), worked in burnished gold.
The national flag floats majestically from various
points of this tastefully-arranged erection, while
the flooring, surfaced with green velvet, infringed
with golden lace, augments the imposingness of the
interior.

Passing the last-mentioned point of attraction,
we behold, from the Porte Ronville to the Prefec-
ture, the entire length of a long line of streets,
bearing ample testimony to the ingenuity of those
employed in catering for the occasion. Here are
trees growing, as it were, for years, yet not many
hours in the pathway they skirt, at both sides of
the roadways. There is even unity in this tem-
porary plantation, gaily woven garlands and fes-
toonings gracefully linking them into brother-
hood, while the letters " N." and " E.," most
artistically worked in flowers, catch the eye on
all sides. So far as the proprietors of the prin-
cipal houses feel concerned, a restless spirit of
emulation would seem to have taken possession
of them, for even now, that which at an early hour
of the morning was admitted to be faultless, is
momentarily undergoing additional embellish-
ments ; and as a few commence such augmenta-
tions, they are rapidly followed by the surround-
ing neighbourhood.

The grandest sight, however, is that of the Pre-
fecture. Here has been a lavish display of what
efforts regardless of expenditure can achieve. Two
superbly draperied canopies, over one platform,
richly covered with velvet of green and gold, the
bordering studded with golden bees, and the royal
arms emblazoned in varied embroidery ; the eagle,
surmounted with a crown, capped the canopies,
and the two splendid throned chairs. Indeed, the
whole may be said to be a masterpiece of artistic
skill.

As early as eight o'clock in the morning the
various deputations from the town and communes
began to assemble, and at ten o'clock the municipal
body were hurrying to the rendezvous for the
purpose of being marshalled according to the rules
laid down by the municipal authorities for pre-
cedency.

The -military in the town having been reinforced
by detachments from neighbouring towns, were,
like the civilians, alive to the interest of the scene,
and at an early period of the morning they were to
be seen marching in sections, headed by drummers,
from the lower to the upper town.
As the time drew on towards three o'clock, the
prefect, his officers, the municipal body, and the
deputations of the trades, together with a depu-
tation on behalf of the peasantry of the district,
took up their positions in the place allotted to them,
adjacent to the canopy at the railway station, while
the eltte of the town, to the number of some 3,000,
had taken their seats in an immense amphitheatre,
which had been constructed at their own cost.
At four o'clock the Bishop of Arras, with other
high dignitaries of the Church, approached the hall
leading to the canopy, and there, surrounded by
their clergy in full canonicals, they awaited the
momentary expected arrival of their Majesties.
The picture presented at this moment was most im-
posing—the dark crowds of people serving as a
relief to the gay festooning of flowers, while silken
flags wafting in the breeze, augmented the effect.
It was stated that there, could not have been fewer
than 200,000 persons in the town ; and when it is
considered that the population of Arras is under
26,000, it may easily be believed that the interest
must have been extreme which could add so greatly
to that number.

At a few minutes to five o'clock their Majesties'
arrival was signalled by the booming of heavy guns,
whereupon the bell of the cathedral, quickly fol-
lowed by those of the various churches of the town,
informed all that the visit for which they had been
so eagerly looking forward had been at length
placed beyond the possibility of doubt.
Their Majesties were received by the Bishop of
Arras, the prefect, the mayor, and the municipal
body, and were amidst the most vociferous cheer-
ing of the multitude, and a salute of artillery, on
thir way to the Prefecture to receive the addresses
of the townspeople, through their deputations,
when this despatch was being sent off.
The lower and upper town are to be brilliantly
illuminated to-night, and a grand ball, to which
their Majesties are invited, is to take place.

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF THE PREPARA-
TIONS FOR RECEIVING THE EMPEROR
AND EMPRESS IN THE CITY OF CALAIS.
"CALAIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
"Their Majesties will arrive on Monday, the 26th
inst., between the hours of four and five o'clock in the
afternoon.
" Early in the morning an extra allowance of meat
and bread will be distributed amongst the poor, under
the care of the managers of the charitable fund
"At noon, the sound of bells will announce to the in-
habitants the solemnity which is to take place.
" The public buildings are to be decorated. The na-
tional flag will he hoisted. The inhabitants are invited
to decorate the front of their houses.
"At four p.m., the authorities, functionaries, and de-
putations, convoked by the mayor, are to meet at the
railway station, where each of these bodies will take the
place designated for it.
"As the train which conveys their Majesties will ap-
proach, a salute of 101 guns will be fired by the artillery
of the place.
"Their Majesties will be received at the railway sta-
tion by the members of the municipal administration,
and the several authorities of Calais and the neighbour-
ing towns and communes.
"After the usual compliment, their Majesties will be
conducted to the Hotel de Ville by a cortege composed
of the persons above-mentioned.
" The place in the cortege will be indicated in advance
for each body.
"At half-past five their Majesties will bold a recep-
tion at the Hotel de Ville. From thence they will be
conducted by the Prefect, Sous-Prefect, the Mayor of
Calais, and his adjuncts, and the commanding officer of
the place, to the imperial residence.
"In the evening, the public edifices will be illumi-
nated. The inhabitants are requested to illuminate the
fronts of their houses.
" At nine o'clock their Majesties will attend the ball
which is offered to them by the city of Calais, in the
Concert Room.

DAY OF THE 27TH.
"At nine o'clock in the morning, his Majesty the
Emperor will inspect the harbour, docks, and the cour-
gain. The functionaries wishing to join the members
of the municipal board will be admitted to accompany
his Majesty. They are to meet at the imperial resi-
dence by half-past eight in the morning.
"At eleven o'clock their Majesties will leave Calais.
At their departure they
.will be saluted by the firing of
101 guns. They will be conducted back to the limits

of Calais by all the authorities and deputations which
made part of the cortege of the day before.
" This cortege will be in the same order as that of the
preceding day.

--(Signed) "E. MATER, Mayor of Calais.
"Hotel de Ville, Calais, Sept. 21, 1853."
There was a meeting of the English residents of
the town yesterday afternoon, to consider the pro-
priety of presenting an address to the Emperor on
his arrival ; but as the English consul, by his offi-
cial position, did not feel at liberty to be present
and take part in the special object in view, the
assemblage, notwithstanding that their chaplain
had prepared the address, separated, upon the un-
derstanding that it would be superfluous for them
to trouble his Majesty during his brief sojourn in
the town, which they thought even to short to
enable him to receive the compliments of his
own subjects as fully as they would desire to ex-
press them.