The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE KIN( t OF THE

BELGIANS.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at Dover
last night at about a quarter-past 11, and immediately
proceeded to the Lord Warden Hotel, where his Ma-
jesty and suite passed the night. At 10 o'clock his
Majesty quitted the hotel for the railway station, and
left by special train at 10.15. His Majesty arrived in
town shortly before noon, and proceeded to the Pad-
dington station of the Great Western Railway, where he
was received by several of the directors, and having
been conducted to the Royal carriage, which was wait-
ing, took his departure for Windsor.

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

TO THE EDITOR OP TAR SUL

SIR, —I observed, in your account of the Cambridge
and Oxford boat race, that Oxford was alluded to as
having been generally successful, while Cambridge was
described as having won back a portion of her lost
laurels. Allow me to correct a popular error. Of
grand matches rowed at Putney, between the two uni-
versities, Cambridge has won in '3B, '37, '4O, '41"45,
'46, 'SG ; Orford in '42, '52, '53, '54. In '49 there were
two races, when each university was in its turn success-
ful ; thus out of 13 matches Cambridge has won 8, Ox-
ford 5. A CAMI3R.IDGE MAN.

Yesterday morning her Majesty's bounty money was
distributed by her Majesty's sub-almoner, Dr. Jelf, and
Mr. Hanby, at the Royal Almoilry Office, Whitehall-
yard. The sums given were from ss. and upwards ; the
recipients were principally blind, and averaging in age
from 70 to 90 years.
The Hon. Colonel and Lady Sarah Lindsay have left
town to visit Mr. and Mrs. Holford, at Weston-bill,
Gloucestershire.

The birth-day of King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia
was celebrated at Turin on the 15th.

Lord }Toward de Walden,the Fn;lish Minister at
Brussels, gave a grand dinner two days ago, at which
Count de Creptowiteb, theßussiati Minister, was Present.
The day after, Count Creptowitci, in his turn, enter-
tained at dione the English and French Aliniateri7-.

The petition of the holders of Westminster Improve-
ment Bonds for a Parliamentary inquiry will, it is stated,
be presented after the recess by Sir J. V. Shelley, one
of the members for Westminster, and be supported by
his colleague, General Evans.

The departures from the port of London for the Aus-
tralian colonies during the past week have comprised
vessels—two to Sydney, one to Port Philip, one to
Hobart Town, one to Launceston, and one to the Swan
River, with an aggregate capacity of 3,350 tons. The
rates of freight have in some cases shown a slight ten-
dency to improvement.
ROMAN CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER IN LIVERPOOL—The
first number of a new weekly newspaper, called the
Liverpool Catholic Guardian, was published on Saturday,
making the third organ which that body have started in
that town within little more than two months.
THE EMBEZZLEMENT AT TYE LICHFIELD BANK.—Wm.
Lawton, who for 40 years was clerk at Messrs. Palmer
and Greene's bank, Lichfield, was charged at the Quarter
Sessions, on the 12th inst., with feloniously stealing
7,3501. belonging to his employer, Mr. Richard Greene,
the bankrupt. The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The defendant, who is 73 years of age, was sentenced to
four years' penal servitude.—,Staffordshire Advertiser.
FAIR IN THE THAMES Turrrum—A fancy fair on a
somewhat extensive scale took place in the Thames
Tunnel yesterday morning. The whole length was illu-
minated with variegated lar.ups, flags, and banners in
the shafts. There were al,BO cosmoramic views of the
Indian battles, a view of 'Sebastopol, a pavilion of arts,
and many other attract:ions.

FORGING A DIPLOM k..—At the Oxford assizes yester-
day Henry F. Hodgron was charged with having forged
a diploma of the P.oyal College of Surgeons, at Cradly-
heath, on the 2P,th of September, 1855. After some
discussion, a vetdict of "Guilty " was entered, and the
defendant wa,a discharged, on putting in bail to appear
and receive judgment in case the point of law was not
decided ir, his favour.

The IKoniteur of Monday publishes an Imperial de-
cree withdrawing from circulation the old copper coin
-waignely, the pieces of one liard and two liards, and
those of one centime, bearing the effigy of Liberty, •)n
irks let of July next • and pieces of one sou and two
'sous, and those of dye and ten cer times, bearing the
effigy of Liberty, on the Ist of October following. Un-
til then this coin will be received in payment of duties
and public taxes, or exchanged for other coin in the Go-
vernment offices.

NZ NV CHURCH IN LAUBETH.—A new church, which
has been for some time past in course of erection on the
south side of Upper Stamford street, is rapidly approach-
ing completion, and will be ready for consecration in
the course of a few weeks. The Rev. Alfred Stephen
Canney, formerly curate of All Saints, Gorden•square,
is;the incumbent of the new church, which is dedicated
to St. Andrew.

SPANISH RAILWAYS.—On the Bth inst., the construc-
tion of the Madrid and Saragossa Railway was ad-
judged at Madrid, by Senor Lujan, Minister of Public
Works, to the Great Central Railway Company of
France, of which Count Murny is president, with a sub-
vention by the Spanish Government of 209,999 reals per
kilometre. The Great Central have purchased of Sala-
manca the Madrid and Almanza line, with its continua-
tion to Alicante, for 125,000 f. per kilometre of the works
executed.

THE ROYAL PLATE ROBBERY. Notwithstanding
prompt and vigorous inquiries, no clue has been obtained
to the stolen plate, or to the means by which it was
Taken from the wrggon. All the five men engaged in
moving the plate bear excellent characters. The robbery
was effected in the short space of Live minutes, whilst the
men were standing in front of the public-house bar
drinking a pot of beer, which Bailey, the guard, paid
for. It is supposed that the thieves well knew that the
royal plate was removed on such occasions, and that
they may bare been in the habit of following the wag-
gon with a cart, looking out for any opportunity of
plunder which might present itself on the road.
HOTEL AND TAVERN KEEPERS' PROVIDENT INSTI-
TUTION.—The annual general meeting of this institution
took place yesterday, in the Craven Hotel, Craven-
street. Since the commencement of the institution re-
lief to the extent of 2,1121. is. in eight years and a half
had been distributed amongst 51 members and widows
of members. Mr. Banks moved, and Mr. Mady se-
conded, the adoption of the report, which was agreed to
after some discussion. The officers for the year ensuing
were re-elected, and after a vote of thanks to the chair-
man the meeting separated.
MIINIFICENT LEGACY TO THE MANCHESTER ROYAL
INFIRNIARY.--On Wednesday last J. C. Harter, Esq.,
treasurer of this institution, received the first intimation
that the late Daniel Grant, Esq., had left to it a hand-
some legacy ; and on Thursday the executors paid over
the amount. It was begneathed by will, and amounts
to the exact sum of 5001., free of all legacy duty.—Man-
chester Guardian.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A MAGISTRATE FOR ATTEMPT-
ING TO SHOOT A MAN.-At the Nottingham assizes on
Friday, Dr. Pigott, a magistrate of Nottingham' was
arraigned on a charge of attempting to shoot a bailiff,
whp was sent to take possession of his furniture. The
counsel for the prosecution stated that he did not con-
sider the evidence sufficient to support the charge, and
the doctor was accordingly discharged. George Greal-
ing, the bailiff who was indicted for an assault upon the
doctor, was also discharged, ao evidence being offered
against him.—Manchester Guardian.

A process with regard to remittances of specie, similar
to that which is now observable between England and
France, seems likely to take place between this country
and Constantinople. While the Bank of France are
baying gold in London, remittances in gold coin are
arr',ving from Paris. At the same time, although we are
sending about 100,00%. a-week to Turkey on account
of the loan, the rate of exchange is such as to cause
small parcels of gold to bs sent from Turkey to
London.

MONUMENT TO THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDON-
DERRY.--A committee, consisting of the Duke of Cleve•
land, the Earl of Durham, Mr. J. R. Mowbray, M.P.,
Mr. Farrer, M.P., the Mayors of Durham, Sunderland,
Shields, Stockton, Darlington, Gateshead, and Ha-tle-
pool, with other influential gentlemen residing in the
neighbourhood, has been appointed for the purpose of
adopting the necessary measures for the erection of a
monument to the memory of the late Marquis of LAl-
donderry, in testimony of his generous and benevolent
character as a resident nobleman, his indomitable cou-
rage and brilliant exploits as a soldier, and his bold and
successful efforts to develop and extend the commercial,
mining, and maritime resources of the county of
Durham.

Two MORE CHILDREN FOUND MIIREEHED.--La-t
night information was received at Portland-road police-
station that two more children bad been found n,ur
dered. One was a fine full-grown boy, discovered in
the River Ouse, Gate Polford, wrapped in a piece of
dress lining, and covered with brown paper, tied round
with string. There was attached to it a 71b. weight
with a strong cord, for the purpose of sinking the body.
The other was that of a newly born male child found in a
brook ro-ar Mill-lase, Crewe Town, fully grown, and
appeared to have been in the water five or six days, and
murdered. The body was quite naked, but a light
Coloured muslin skirt was found near the body, in which
it is supposed it was wrapped.
THE BENEVOLENT SuCIErT OF ST. PATRICS.—Y6st'...r-
day was St. Patrick's-day, which all loyal Irishmen are
wont to celebrate by some festive demonstration. It ,‘ as
also the 73d anniversary of the foundation of the "Bene-
volent Society of St. Patrick," and this was col-nine/n(1-
rated, as usual, by a grand 'oanquet at Freemason,'-hall
honoured by the attenCance of several distinguished
per-
sonages and gracP,d by the presence of a bevy of fair
ladies, whose radiant countenances went far to justly
the most fie wery panegyrics ever pronounced by poets
like Moore or by patriots like the late Mr. O'Connell on
the t ran,cendent loveliness of the daughters of Ireland.
Lord Dufferin filled the chair, supported by the Earl
of Eglinten, Lord Lifford, Sir R4.lpit Howard, M.P.,
Sir J. E. Tennant, Sir P. Cusack Roney, Rev.
T. D. Gregg, Mr. Commissioner Murphy, Dr.
Todd, Colonel Latouche, &c., &c. In proposing
the toast of the evening, the noble chairman re•
marked that the very virtues of the Irish character had a
tendency to degenerate into vices. The tender affections
often become uncontrollable passions—generosity was
exaggerated into profusion—diffidence lapsed into want
of self-reliance and self-respect--and their intense de-
votion too often overflowed in religious rancour. The
education of the lower orders of the Irish in this great
metropolis was the best means to reform this evil, and it
was gratifying to find that the school of the society (of
St. Patrick) educated 500 children annually. His lord-
ship went on to urge how desirable it was to extend the
benefits of the charity so as to give the children, too
often half famished for want of nutritious food, a Whole-
some and substantial meal each day during the winter
months. The collection in the hall amounted to very
nearly 7001., including the handsome donation of 100
guineas from her Majestythe Queen.
FUDIIII.—When our wounded, lying on the field in
capable of resistance, were rathlossly stabbed by the
Russia:as, too often in such a manner as not to put
them out of their pain, but to give them the utmost
possible misery before death, we were told that the
cruelty would never be forgotten. When respect was
claimed for certain buildings at Sebastopol on the score
of their being hospitals, while in fact they were maga-
zines, we were told that the dishonour would for ever
attach to the Russian name. When the Hango mas-
sacre was committed, it was agreed that the in•
fancy was indelible. Bah I It was all fudge. Hear Lord
Palmerston upon Sir R. Ferguson's motion respecting
the British graves in the Crimea really cannot
anticipate that there will be the slightest difficulty in
obtaining from the Russian Government an assurance—
if, indeed, each an assurance can be necessary—that the
monuments which record the fall of our brave country-
men who have sacrificed their lives in the Crimea shall
receive that -respect which among all civilised nations
such memorials invariably command. (Hear, hear.)
Whatever we may think of our Russian adversaries, we
must do them the justice to admit that they have carried
on war with all the courtesy which becomes a great
country. (Cheers.) Their treatment of the gallant
force which surrendered to them at Kars has been most
hurnai ie and generous. (Renewed cheers.) That noble
garrit,,on received every consideration which the magna-
nimit,y of the victors could prompt ; and therefore, there
is no reason to suppose that these who have known so
well how to treat the living will be wanting in due re-
spect towards the dead." (Cheers.) General Motravieff
fully deserves what is said of him, but he is a noble ex-
cep'.:,ion to the general conduct of the semi-barbarians,
and he cannot redeem the infamy of Hango, Dr of the
murder of the unresisting wounded at Inkerman. There
are :lEritish graves at Hango with an inscription over
therri relating the circumstances of the massacre. Will
thos,s who, in Lord Palmerston's words, "have known
so well how to treat the living be wanting in due re-
spect towards the dead ?" Whenever peace is made,
what a, glorious sacrifice of truth will be offered up on
the altar of Fudge ! How Russia will be beslavered
and l)eelubbered, and honest memory snubbed,—
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