The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-12 00:00:00

REDUCTION OF THE FRENCII ARMY.

The French G wernment have resolved on reducing
the army by nearly 200,000 men. The discharges are
definite, and none, including even the noncommissioned
ip'ficers, will be alto wed to again enter the army except
as private soldiers.

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

PAVILION HOTEL, FOLKESTONE.

Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest, M.P., and L9rd
Ernest Vane Tempest, landed at Folkestone, on Tues-
day evening, on their return from the Crimea. After a
brief stay at the Pavilion Hotel, their lordships pro-
ceeded to town. _

Lord Cranbourn has returned from his tour on the
continent, and is staying at the same establishment.
The Right Hon. Lord Feversham and Lady Fever-
sham have arrived at the Pavilion Hotel from the
French capital.
Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby have left town
for Folkestone, and are sojourning at the Pavilion
Hotel.

General Sir W. F. Williams, of Kars, was expected
to land at Folkestone last night, but intelligence was
brought to the effect that the gallant defender of Kars
had deferred his departure on account of the many press-
ing invitations and a farewell entertainment offered to
him previous to leaving the French capital. He is ex-
pected early on Saturday mat.

GEORGE HOTEL, BRADFORD.
Sir Harry Smith, Inspector• General, arrived on the
10th, from Manchester, by the 12.20 train, and pro-
ceeded from thence to the Barracks, accompanied by
his Grace the Duke of Leeds, colonel of the regiment.
After inspecting the troops he returned to the George,
and in the evening left for Manchester, accompanied by
his aide•de-camp,

His Grace the Dake of Leeds left the George Hotel
on the 11th, for Driffield.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort, ac-
companied by the Prince Frederick William of Prussia,
and the royal family, will, it is understood, return to
Buckingham Palace to-morrow.

The Emperor of the French has presented, through
the Earl of Ducie, the sum of 1,0001. to the Sailors'
Institute, at Shadwell. In doing so his Majesty ex-
pressed his cerdial approval of the objects of the insti-
tution.

His Holiness Pope Pius IX.; having learnt the disasters
caused by the inundations in France, desired to aid in
the succour of the victims who were affected by them,
and has intimated to the Apostolic Nuncio at Paris
that he will devote to that purpose the sum of 15,000
francs.

ARRIVAL OF THE COUNTESS DE NEIFILLY.—The Bel-
gian steam-packet Diamond, Capt. Huth, arrived yester-
day afternoon with the Comptesse de Neuilly, ex Queen
of the French, the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, the
incess Marguerite, Gen. Compte de Chabannes, and a
numerous suite. The Royal party were soon joined at
Birmingham's Royal Ship Hotel by the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale and the Prince de Joinville, who appeared
truly happy to see their venerable parent again in excel-
lent health. The weather was beautifully fine, and the
voyage from Ostend was made in rather more than four
hours.

DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—Last night the
Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained the
presidents of the various learned societies in the metro-
polis and a literary party at dinner in the Egyptian-hall
of the Mansion-house.
ST. MARTIN'S HALL.—Last night was performed, for
the first time, under the. auspices of the Harmonic
Union, a new oratorio, "Enoch's Prophecy," composed
by the Rev. S. S. Greatheed. The principal vocal per-
formers comprised Madame Weiss, Miss Dolby, Miss
Miller, Mr. Weiss, and Herr Reichardt. It is unneces-
sary to say more than that the music allotted to each
was performed in a manner becoming the deserved re-
putation. Mr. W. B. Ginner officiated at the organ.
THE VOCAL UNION.—This socisty held the first of
its concerts yesterday, at the Queen's Concert Rooms,
Hanover-square, when the assemblage of admirers
showed that English glees and madrigals still retain their
hold on the national sympathy. Miss Marian Moss,
Mr. Wilbye Cooper, Mr. Montem Smith, Mr. Winn,
and Mr. Thomas were the vocalists,
LYCIEUDI THEATRE.—Last night Madame Ristori ap-
peared in her second character—the unfortunate Qaeen
of Scots—in an Italian version by Maffei of the "Maria
Stuart" of Schiller. As the German tragedy is one of
the first reading books put into the hands of young per-
acme who learn the language, and as, moreover, the
French version of Lebrun has been made familiar to
every play4oer in London by the performance of
Mademoiselle Rachel, we may assume that the plot is
already familiar to all tho-e of our readers who take any
intere.t in wod,-rn theatrical affairs. The portions of
the play in which the actress has an especial opportunity
to distinguish herself are, as most will remember, the
third and the fifth acts. In the second and fourth Mary
does not appear at all ; in the first she has chiefly to
wear an aspect of dignified sorrow, which is but slightly
varied by the incidents that take place. Madame Ristori
has achieved another triumph in this her second part.
THE WEATHER IN Partie....Tne weather seems now
to have set in as warm and fine as can possibly be de-
sired for bringing the crops to maturity. For many
miles round Paris the promise of the coming harvest is
most abundant. The wet weather of May, which
can-ed the inundations in the beds of the great rivers,
has proved most beneficial on the green corn plains of
France. The wheat is coming into ear, and though
somewhat later than common the corn crops are
reckoned unusually fine.

GRAY'S-INN, Jun 3 11.—At a pension of the Honour-
able Society of Gray's-inn, holden yesterday, Thomas
Saari' Badger, E3q., was elected reader of the society
on the law of real property, &c.
A DRUNKARD'S DRATH.—On Sunday evening Wm.
Williams, a Liverpool labourer, who had been spending
the afternoon ;n drinking, was being led home by his
son, when he suddenly fell. When picked up he was
dead.

THE AMERICAN MAILEL—LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—
The United States steam•ship Atlantic, Captain Oliver
Eldridge, tailed from the Mersey at 2 30 p.m. for New
York, with the usual bi-weekly mails for the United
States, 75 passengers, and a full cargo of valuable mer-
chandise on freight. Amongst other passengers were
the Hon. Millar.' Fillmore, ex-President of the United
States, and a candidate for the next presidency, and Miss
Emma Stlnley, whose "Seven ages of Woman" has been
so popular both in the metropolis and the provinces.
Prior to her departure, Messrs. Williner and Smith, of
Liverpool, placed on board copies of the Loudon journals
of this date, fmr the press aid public institutions of the
western continent.

) CaMMUSIO ITION BETWEEN SOUTH IRELAND AND WALES.
—The establishment of steam commu.deation between
Ireland, via Waterford, and South Wales, through Mil•
ford Haven, will soon take place. Three steamb,;a,t com-
panies are desirous of taking the contract. The delay
has arisen, it seems, in consequence of the incomplete
state of the works at the terminus at Heyland, no proper
landing place being as yet provided : but, as this is in
active progress, the communication may shortly be ex-
pected to be opened, particularly as the tenders are satis-
factory. Passengers from the metropolis will then be
able to lan I in Ireland after a short sea voyage of some
six or seven hours, in lieu of 24, as from Bristol to Cork
at present.
MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL.—Yesterday being the
Feast of St. Barnabas, the annual election of Fellows to
St. John's College, Oxford, and to the other preferments
connected with this ancient foundation, took place ac-
cording to ancient :statute. The unusually large number
of six Fellowships bad fallen vacant during the last year
and after a viva voce examination, which had been pre-
ceded by five days' paper-work, Messrs. Trail!, Jones,
C'arke, Follett, Braumont, and Badham were elected
Probationary Fellows ; Mr. Baker and Mr. H. G. Wat-
son, Exhibitioners to St. John's, on Dr. Stuart's and
Dr. Andrew's foundations respectively; and Mr.
M'Cartby, as the best mathematician in the school, was
preferred to an Exhibition at Cambridge. After this
ceremony was concluded, the Master of the Company
(Mr. Boyman), the President of St. John's College,
Oxford, the Examiners, and electors repaired to the
school, where the usual speeches were delivered. The
dramatic, both in Greek and Frenoh, elicited much ap-
probation.
A TRAIN ON FlRE.—Yesterday, as the train which
left Birmingham for Liverpool and Manchester at 10.30
a.m. was approaching Stafford, the occupants of a
second-clsss carriage noticed a strong smell of fire, and
presently sparks began is fly in through the windows.
The passengers, among whom were some dragoons,
shouted lustily until the train was stopped, when it was
discovered that the adjoining goods"truck was on fire.
Notwithstanding the most energetic exertions on the
part of the soldiers, assisted by the other passengers, the
contents of the truck were completely destroyed before
the fire was suppress( d.
SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A DEAD BODY.—On Monday
evening Ishmael Richards, a porter in the employ of Mr.
Bayley, linendraper, Maryport-street, Bristol, was em-
ployed in clearing a loft over a stable of the Swan coach-
house, in that street, of seme lumber, of which the loft
was nearly full. He had nearly got out the whole when
he pushed against something round which lay close to
the wall, and on taking it to the light found it was a
skull. Information was given to the police, by whom
further search was made, and all the other parts of a
human body, apparently that of a man of middle age,
were foundh The deceased appeared to have been in
extreme poverty, his clothes being exceedingly tattered
and his boots very much worn. There were some slight
remains of black hair, and nearly all the teeth were per-
feet. In the coat pocket were a common black-handled
clasp knife (very rusty), an empty phial, a piece of com.
mon comb, and a few beech nuts. In the waistcoat
pocket there was a large rusty nail wrapped in a piece of
cotton cloth. In the opinion cf some medical men the
deceased had been dead at least 5 years. An inquest
was commenced yesterday before Mr. J. B. Grindon,
coroner for "Bristol, which was adjourned till the 18th
inst. for the production of further evideuq..