The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-27 00:00:00

DUTCH. PAPERS.

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AMSTERDAM, AUG. 21.—Her Royal Highness Prin-
cess Albert of Prussia, with her daughter, Princess
Charlotte, will remain here, as we learn, till the begin-
ning of September, while the young Prince Albert, her
son, is taking the benefit of sea bathing at Wagonrog.
The Queen Dowager of Great Britain, who is ex-
pected at the Hague on Monday, will be accompanied by
Baron Van Capeller, who was Ambassador of the King
of the Netherlands, at the coronation of Queen Victoria,
by the Duke of Saxe Wiemar and Mr. Disbrone, the
British Ambassador. It is said that her Majesty will
make but a short stay here, and probably leave this
place again on Tuesday. We are informed further that
the intended journey-of the King and Queen, and Prince
Alexander, will take place on Wednesday.
AMSTERDAM, AUG. 24.—Her Majesty the Queen
Dowager of Great Britain, with a numerous suite, ar-
rived here to-day from Arnheim. She was received at
the station by the Governor of the province and the
burgomaster of this town. In consequence of her Ma-
jesty's visit the intended journey of their Majesties the
King and Queen and Prince Alexander is put off for a
few days.—Dutch Papers, Aug. 25. •

PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY BENEFIT AT VATJX-
HALL GARDENS.-A three nights' benefit on behalf of the
funds of this most valuable institution will take place at the
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
nesday next, on which occasion every amusement of this
favourite place of resort will be produced. The refreshments
to be obtained in the gardens will be within the means of
all, extravagant prices having during the present season

been abolished.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE LATE /VTR. ALEXANDER
DAWSON.—The inhabitants of the county of Louth, and the
Reformers of Ireland generally, will be glad to hear that it
is in contemplation to erect a monument to the memory of
the late Mr. Alexander Dawson. Lord Cloucurry and several
other Irish patriots have signified their approval of such a
proceeding, and forwarded their subscriptions to Mr. Cullen.
THE CARDINAL SPIDER.—A large breed of spiders
abound in the palace of Hampton Court. They are walled
there "cardinals," in honour, I suppose, of Cardinal Wolsey.
They are full an inch in length, and many of them of the
thickness of a finger. Their legs are about two inches long,
and their bodies covered with a thick hair. They feed chiefly
on moths, as appears from the wings of that insect being
found in great abundance under and amongst their webs.
In running across the carpet in an evening, when the
light of a lamp or candle has cast a shade from their large
bodies, they have been mistaken for mice, and have occa-
sioned no little alarm to some of the more nervous inhabit.
ants of the palace. A doubt has even been raised whether
the name of cardinal has not been given to this creature
from an ancient belief that the ghost of Wolsey haunts the
place of his former glory under this shape. At all events,
the spider is considered as a curiosity, and Hampton Court
is the only place in which I have met with it.—Jesse's
Gleanings in Natural History.
ST. °LAVE'S PARlSH.—Tuesday morning a numerous
meeting of the parishioners of St. Olave's, Southwark, was
held in the vestry-room, the chair being taken by Mr. J. P.
Knight, the senior churchwarden, the chief object being to
take into consideration the proceedings of the South-Eastern
Railway Company, in their endeavour to purchase nearly
one-half side of Tooley-street, with other property in the
parish. After a long discussion a committee was appointed
to act as a deputation, to impress upon the directors of the
company the importance of attending to the trading interests
of this portion of the borough, in the event of the contem-
plated alterations taking place. The most important busi-
ness of the meeting was, however, a discussion which took
place respecting the minutes of the last meeting with re-
gard to the sewage and drainage of the parish, which, it was
stated by several of the speakers, was the worst in the me-
tropolis. Through the most crowded districts open cesses
and ditches ran, inflicting every evil of disease among the in-
habitants. It was in this district that cholera chiefly raged,
and had any sudden epidemic broken out in the late warm
weather, from the deaths which had occurred during the
season, the effects must have been most appalling. Mr.
Corner, the vestry-clerk, stated that the Commissioners of
Sewers had been applied to, for the purpose of covering in
the sewers, but that the application had been unavailing, in
consequence of their waiting the isme of the new Govern-
ment Bill upon the subject: That, however, introduced by
Lord Morpeth for the prevention of contagion had not the
slightest reference to the evds com?lained of. A resolution
on this subject having been carried, the meeting adjourned.
A COACH SUBMERGED.—The Dublin mail to thi
town was on Tuesday delayed three hours in consequence
of the heavy rains of the previous night, which involved nO
only the delay of the arrival of the mail, but also its pro-
bable loss anti that of the jives of eight passengers: The
mail left Longford at the usual hour, and proceeded in safety
to Tarmon bog, about six miles on the route from that town.
When the car arrived at this spot the road was found to be
considerably flooded, With a Vers rapid current Passing over
it, also large heaps of earth carried down from tne mountains
were lying on the road. There was an immense collection of
country people at the place, and fortunately a large body of
constabulary ; and on the passengers paying the country
people, they were induced to remove the limps of earth.
The car was then driven forward, the leader (it was a three-
horse car) having previously been unyoked, but scarcely had
it proceeded a few yards when the horses were turned round
by the impetuosity rte e .
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..- Strealla, and car, hones, and pas-
gere carried away with its current. The passengers, Im-
mediately on perceiVing the horses being turned off the road,
threw themaeltss into the water, and most miraculously and
providentially, and by mutually assisting one another, were
saved from a watery grave. The car, horses, and di iver were
brought, up by the wheels of the car coming against some
obetruetion, the Water Washing over the car, and carrying
away all loose luggage, and the heads of the horses scarcely
above its surface. The country people, on seeing the lives of
the passengers in danger, made every exertion to save them,
but they would not stir hand or foot towards extricating the
car, horses, and driver from their perilous position, until they
extracted a promise of :payment from the passengers, when
six or seven of them went in'o the water, and with the
assistance of ropes, at last succeeded in bringing all safe to
land. The conduct of the police was very different. With-
out any solicitation, after assisting to save the lives of the
passengers, they followed down the current of the course, and
fearlessly entered it to save the various articles of luggage
which were floating on its surface. Subsequently they sup-
plied the passengers with clothing (their own clothes and
baggage being wholly saturated with wet), .soas to_ permit
of thou proceeding on their journey.— Tyrawiey Herald.