The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-02 00:00:00

The following are the quotations in the new lines :

Lyons and Avignon Demifives, 537 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette
(Mackenzie), 502 f. 50c. ; Ditto (Espeleta), 509 f. ; Charleroi, 490 f.
LYONS, APEIL 27.—Marseilles and Avignon, 927 f. 50c. ; Paris and
Orleans, 1,243 f. 755. ; Rosen, 1,040 f. ; Lyons, 576 f. 25c.

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BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Man 30.
Boulogne :and Amiens, 12%—Central of Spain, % —Dutch
Rhenish, 6N —East Indian, %—Great Northern of France Con-
stituted, 1514—Louvain and Jemappe, 1%—Luxembourg, 2% -
Namur and Liege, 2—Orleans and Vierson, 17—Orleans and Bor-
deaux, 1114—Over Yssel, 3 dis.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 814
—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 514—Rouen and Bane, 3014
—Sambre and Meuse, 5 % —West Flanders, 2%.

The General Steam Navigation Company's favourite
mail packet Caledonia, Captain H. W. Gibbs, arrived at Ham-
burgh on Monday morning last, after a beautiful passage of
47 hours.

ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT HECLA.—A letter from Copen
hagen of the 16th of April, says :—" The packet which arrived yes-
terday from Reikavik, in Iceland, has brought us letters from that
town of the Sth of March (four days later), which give curious de-
tails respecting the malady under which the cattle were suffering
from having eaten grass, &c., covered with the ashes vomited by
Mount Hecla. These ashes (say the letters) act more patticularly
on the bones of the animals which have swallowed them. Thus, on
the bones of the feet there are formed, in less than twenty-tbur
hours, osseous excrescences, of an oblong form, which gradually as-
sume so formidable a development, that they prevent the beasts
from walking ; the same phenomenon is then manifested in the
lower jaw, which is at the same time enlarged, and extends in all
directions so considerably that it eventually splits in several places:
whilst on the teeth of the upper jaw there is formed a species
osseous needles, very long and pointed, which take root in the lower
jaw, and even traverse it—a phase of the malady which always deter-
mines a fatal issue. As high winds had prevailed forsome time, the vol-
canic ashes were scattered throughout the island; and a great number
of cattle, especially oxen, cows, and sheep, had per ished. It theeruption of Heels
(says the letters from Reikavik) is prolonged for
two months more, all the rural roprietors who nave not enough hay
to feed their herds—and the majority are in this situation—will be
obliged either to slaughter their cattle, or to abandon them to certain
death on the pastures thus poisoned by the volcanic ashes. The
eruption of Mount Hecla was extremely violent. The flames which
issued from the three great craters attained a height of 14,000 feet,
and their breadth exceeded the greatest breadth of the river Picersen,
the most considerable river in Iceland. The lava had already formed
lofty mountains,
the volcano, and which have been found at a distance of three-fourths
and amongst the masses of pumicestone vomited by
of a mile (a French league and a half);
_there were seine which
weighed half a ton- (480 kilogrammes French). By the eruption of
Ueda, the enormous quantities of snow and ice which hail accumu-
lated for several years ou the aides of that, mountain have been
melted, and partly fallen into the river Ranger), 'which has over-
flowed its banks several times. The waters of that river, which runs
almost at the foot of Mount Heela, and which receives a large por-
tion of the burning lava, were so hot that every day they cast upon
the banks numbers of dead trout, almost half baked ! Every night
vivid streaks of the aurora borealis illumined the sky.''
AN UNEXPECTED BLESSING.—The fog was so intense
one day last month, that the whole of Trafalgar-square was com-
pletely concealed from view from 10 a.m. to 3 P.M.—Alman,ack of the
Month.

EDUCATION BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—It has been
announced that a Submarine Electric Telegraph is to be laid down
from Dover to Calais. if this great feat is accomplished, we shall
have, in addition to electrical eels, a quantity of galvanic soles, and
perhaps, an immense assortment of shocking herrings. We shall
have salmon amusing themselves by going through a series of won •
derful evolutions or the slack wire, and other facetious members of
the tinny tribe, hurrying to and Pro Upon the great medium of com-
munication between France and England It would be awkward if
some mischievous old shark should snap the wire in two, just as it
might be in the act of conveying some very important piece of intelli-
gence. lie might eut—sb,ort a royal speech with a . slight effort
of -his jaw; or, with Wag of. his tail, abbrevlate the
most interesting -announcement.' Our object, hoWever, In
alluding to the .-Submarine Electric Telegraph; is for the
purpose of recommending that it should be devoted to educational
purposes. We are aware- that professors already advertise their
readiness to leach "French, comparatively in no time ;" but this
language may be acquired in that wonderfully brief space of time
distinguished as " the twinkling of a bed-post " by the wonderful aid
of the Electric Telegraph. Supposing branch wires to be connected
with the main line, they could be laid on to all the schools in Eng-
land, particuiary about the Kentish coast, where the experiment
might be tried in the first instance. A French master stationed at
the Calais end of the wire could direct his lessons along the line, and
the wires laid on to the various schools would communicate to thou
all the instruction that the French master might be capable of afford-
ing.of course, be equally welt adapted to
Two curious .ales have lately taken place in Paris;
the first was of four shrubs, being of as many different varieties of
other st Theu
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as
studies. Ps ay as tr
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could,
camellias, sold for the sum of lo,ooof. (4001.) at the mere inspection
of the drawing representing them ; the other was by M. de Lamar-
tine, who has sold to the Presse the copyright of a vo'ume of about
thirty pages, being the " Youthful Memoirs and Confidences" of the
illustrious poet.
A small granite pyramid is about to be erected on the
spot where Lecomte fired at the King of the French, as a memorial
of his Majesty's providential escape from the hands of the assassin.
We unierstand the Government has signified its ap-
proval of the plans which have been submitted for laying down an
electric communication between the British and Freiech coasts. o.le
of the inventors of the plan has lately inspected the coast tweet'
Portland and this vicinity, with a view of ascertainiag its capabilities
for the trial of the experiment. —Poole Herald.

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EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND.—It is calculated that
30,500 persons will have emigrated from Ireland in the present year.
Many of them are known to have considerab:e sums of money • but,
at only 201. a head, they will withdraw from the small capital of this
impoverished country no less an amount than 690.0001.—Dublin
Weekly Register.
The Marquis of Lansdowne left Paris on Wednesday
morning for London. His Lordship bad the honour of dining with
the King of the French on Tuesday.

STRINan STORY.—On the 7th inst., Joseph Bailey, tt
youth about sixteen years of age, son of Henry Bailey, of Shadow
Moss, in Northern Etchells, near Liverpool, vomited a living reptile,
of the lizard tribe, the body of which was about seven inches. It
was the consequence of drinking at a brook, in a field in which he
was at work as plough driver, in the autumn of 1844, about eighteen
months since. He was aware at the time that while he was hastily
drinking he swallowed some object which made him sick, but had no
idea that it was anything like what it has ultimately proved to be.
From that time his health has gradually retrograded, and he has been
subject to fits of vomiting, almost constantly, and growing worse
and worse. About two months ago he became unable to follow his
employment, and was compelled to quit service and return home. He
rapidly went worse, upon which his parents called in two eminent
surgeons of Wilmslow. While taking the prescribed medicines lie
appeared daily to go worse, his sickness increasing; and at this time
he was scarcely able to walk across the room. Upon being seized
with a fit of vomiting, he threw up, for three times successively, a
thick glutinous matter, and at the fourth time, the reptile made its
appearance in his mouth, making a desperate attempt to return down
the throat; but, applying his finger, he laid hold of it and threw it
on the floor ; and it then ran into the grid hole. In the hurry of the
moment, his sister so much crushed and mangled it, that all further
inspection was impossible. Since this he has gradually recovered.
and there appears no doubt of his ultimate restoration to sound health.
A few days ago he was much improved.—Manchester Courier.
LONDON YACHT CUM.—The m,,nthly meeting of
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was fixed to be sailed for on the 18th June next. Prize, a hand-
some silver cup and cover. Several gentlenien were bailotted for
and elected.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE.—Last evening
this Society held its eighth soiree for the season. The Earl of Devon,
.ts distinguished Freadent, who returned yesterday from Ireland,
was present, surrounded by a very numerous and fashionable com-
pany of the members and their families. The musica► visitors were
more than usually numerous, and included Madame Dulcken, Made-
moiselle Schloss, Miss J• ainforth, Miss Dolby, Mss Messent, Miss
Richards, Mr. and Madame Macfarren, Mr. Charles Salanian, Mr,
Vinceat Wallace, Mr. Kiallmack, Mr. Sloper, Mr. Parish Alvan,
Pula, Mr. Richardson,
with variations,' on wthelle meotaieec°ztni
Mr. Jarrett, Mr. Goodlaw, Mr. Case, and many
NetorrieGtivraetmtaan,inCtoor. Cooke,, Mr. Calkin, Mr. Dodds, Mons. Deloffne, Mons.
the most striking were a grand quintett of Sphor's, written for accom•
othecrstr.sTimmosnit...hTehinsetmmentalpiecerts performed during the evening,
panlinents of whirl instruments, and admirably sustained by the flute,
cniiasriheinetto,thhoern, and bassoon, and a splendid trio of Beethoven's, for
piano, violin, and violoncello, both of which were executed in a most
spersed with single songs, duets, and concerted pieces, which were
lcahtaer
hmingly sung, and prelons'ed the evening's entertainment to a
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ESCAPE OF POLISH POLITICAL PRISONERS.--A letter
goiewski, Lieut.
m'elukezlnski of the Landwli,,r, the non-commissioned officer lion-
.z, and the master locksmith Lipinski, four of the principal
political prisoners confined in Fort Wingari, have effected their escape.
THE ASSASSIN LECoNTE.—" The cell in which
Lecornte is cot.flued, at the prison of the Luxembour.r," says the
Presse, being" on' the ground-floor, and consequently damp, he
made an application on the subject to the i-resident a the Chamber
of Peers, who has Just had him removed to a higher story. Every
precaution has been taken to revent his being seen in his new place
of confinement. The windows,which were before grated, hays had
blinds fixed, so that only the ecessary light is admitted into the
room. Lecointe is treated with much kindness. He takes his food
egularly, and gives his own orders for his meals."
LETTERS OF THE KINGS ENGLAND.— Edited, with
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Notes
' by J. O. HALLIWELL• F.R.S•► Scc.—lt is a circum-
stance not a little remarkable, that while so many works
containing letters of eminent personages have bden given
to the world, no attempt has hitherto been made to lay be-
fore_ the public, in a collected form, those of the Kings of
Ev gland, revealing . they do, the thoughts, feelings, and
habits, as
and recording the adventures and misadventures,
the trials .
and vicissitudes, related by themselves, of the
Sovereigns who have reigned over this country, on the
history of which these royal reliques also serve to throw
Lvery considerable light. Such precious documents must
be deemed records of extraordinary interest and curiosity,
ot only by the lover of historic lore, but by every English-
man, and the present work will doubtless find its way into
the libr .
arY of the gentleman, and the scholar, forming, as it
does, 44 efftll4ll4 • story of Eneand.
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