The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-30 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

fißt'SßßLat MAY 2 .
5 —The Government has just been in-
formed, by the King's Legation at Madrid, that the blockade
of the ports of Galicia has been raised, by order of the
Government of her Catholic Majesty.
The Chamber of Representatives is to meet to-morrow.
On the 22d of this month there was a meeting at the
Town-hall at Philippville, with a view to form a provisional
committee for a liberal association, which is to correspond
with the committee of the Alliances of Brussels.
The Journal Charleroi informs us, that a liberal committee
has just been formed at Tubise.
The Soho steamer left Antwerp yesterday morning for
London with thirty-eight emigrants, who intend to embark
at London on board the Timolion for Galveston, in Texas.
Two hundred emigrants for the same place will embark on
Wednesday next, on board the Monarch steamer.
M. D'lloffschmidt, formerly Minister of Public Works,
has just accepted the office of Director of the Com-
pany of the Railway from Louvain to the Sambre.
There is to be a general meeting of the shareholders
to-day at London to give their assent to a negotia-
tion, the result of which will be highly advantageous to the
Company, considering the more national character which
the presence of M. D'Hoffschmidt at the head of the direc-
tion will give the enterprise. M. Hoffschmidt . takes the
place cf Mr. Sherman.
TIIEUT, MAY 19.—You already know that the Empress
of Russia has been able to prosecute her journey to-day
Count Brandie, the Governor of the province, was at the
critical spot to procure any assistance that might be re-
quired.
_RIGA, APRIL 7.—The work of conversion .to the Greek
Church proceeds regularly. The following notice has been
published at the instance of the Governor-General of the
Baltic provinces, M. V. Golowin
By order of his Imperial Majesty, there shall be 34 pa.
rislies of the orthodox Greek Church in the province of Li
vonia, 18 for the Livonians, and 16 for the Esthon lens. The
9 churches already existing in Riga, Dorpal, &c., shall be
reckoned among those of the 34 parishes. The other a
churches shall be built without delay, with houses for the
Greek clergy, the officers of the church, an 1 parish school.''
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ESCAPE 4)}, PRINCE LOUIS
BUONAPARTE.
On Monday last the Princa succeeded in effecting his
escape from the fortress of Ham, after a close imprisonment
of some years. Having assumed the disguise of a workman,
he contrived to elude the vigilance of the sentries ; to regain
his freedom without any molestation from the battalion of
infantry that formed the garrison of the castle; and to arrive
-afelv in London, where, we believe, he is at this moment.
It is well known that for some time past Prince Louis has
earnestly desired once more to see his aged father, whose
precarious state of health leaves little hope that his life will
be much further prolonged. For this purpose he memo-
rialised the King of the French for his temporary liberation
on parole, offering his word of honour as security for his
return to the chateau of Ham as soon as his filial attentions
should cease to be required. The prayer of this memorial
was refused ; and no other course, therefore, remained to the
Prince than the one he has accomplished with such singular
good fortune. His object now, as we hear, is to obtain pass-
ports without delay, in order that he may at once hasten to
share the retreat of his father at Florence.—Post.