The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-03 00:00:00

THE FRENCH FLEET.

"The Mediterranean squadron, under the command
of Admiral Trehouart," says the Toulonnais of the Ist,
"is still in our roadstead. The crews had been forbidden
for some days to leave their vessels, which circumstance
gave birth to the rumour that they only waited a tele-
graphic notice to sail for Naples. That interdiction has
now been taken off, and nothing leads to the supposition
that any speedy departure is in contemplation."

Her Majesty was to have opened the new bridge at
the Linn of Dee on Tuesday last, but the unfavourable
weather caused a postponement of the ceremony.
The Prince of Wales is travelling incog. with his
tutor and servant in the south-western counties. On
Wednesday week his royal highness was at Wirabourn,
in Dorsetshire, and visited the famous remains of a
Roman encampment there. On Saturday and Sunday
the Prince was at Weymouth. The inhabitants of
Wimbourn and Weymouth were not aware of the rank
of their visitor until after his royal highness had left
their respective towns.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent leaves
Abergeldie Castle on the Bth October, via Ballater
Aboyne, and Banchory Railway.
M. de Kisselef is expected soon in Paris with a letter
from the Czar to the Emperor.
TEWKESBURY.—Mr. Cox, who contested this borough
at the last election, has announced his intention to offer
himself again whenever an election shall take place.
The preparations making at Milan for the reception
of the Emperor of Austria continue with activity.
His Majesty is expected to arrive there towards the
middle of November.
A letter from Munich says that the King and
Queen of Prussia are to arrive in that capital on the
7th, and remain to the 9th.
The Prince of Orange has rejoined his mother, the
Queen of the Netherlands, at the court of Wurtem-
berg, where the Duke Bernard of Saxe-Weimar is
also at present on a visit.
The Rev. William Henry Milman, M.A., student of
Christ Church, Oxford, and son of the Dean of St.
Paul's, has just been elected librarian of Sion Col-
lege, London.
The oonference at Vienna, convened to prepare the
bases of a new monetary system for the whole of Ger-
many, has concluded its labours, and the results have
been transmitted to the various governments represented.
On the 31st of August the Russians at Sebastopol ce-
lebrated with much pomp the inauguration of a monu-
ment erected upon the tomb of Nakhimoff, Korniloff,
and Istomine.
Admiral Trehouart, the commander of the Mediter-
ranean fleet, has been called up to Paris, no doubt to
meet the Emperor before any decisive step is taken on
the Neapolitan qnettion.
At the fete with which the University at Moscow ce-
lebrated the coronation, a great number of essays and
poems in the Russian, Greek, and Latin I..gu.gims were
read.

An annular eclipse of the sun took place on Monday,
but was visible only in the north of Asia and America.
On the 231 inst. there will be a partial eclipse of ithe
moon, commencing at half-past Aat night.
A curious phenomenon has recently been observed in
Greece. The Lake of Copais has completely dried up.
An immense tract of fertile land is thus rendered avail-
able for the purposes of agriculture.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The operations of this
society will be resumed for the season by the recom-
mencement of the rehearsals in the large hall, Exeter-
hall, tbis evening (Friday), at 8 o'clock.
A portrait model has just been executed and placed
in the room appropriated f criminals at Madame
Tassaud's exhibition. It represents Dove, lately exe-
cuted for the murder of his wife. This figure is placed
by the side of William Palmer, to whom he was an imi-
tator in the use of deadly drugs. The portrait is a
faithful likeneQs, and will, no doubt, be viewed with
curiosity by many of the visitors.
Out of 38 candidates for the office of chief constable of
the Dorset county police, a committee of magistrates
have selected the following six gentlemen, from which
the appointment will be made at the ensuing quarter
sessions :—Captain Carden, late 60th Rifles ; Colonel
Cox, late 56th Regiment ; Mr. Inspector Grant, of the
metropolitan police ; Captain Harston, late commander
of Coast Guard ; Captain Ord, late Turkish Contingent;
Major Verner, of the Antritn Rifles. Of the 38 candi-
dates who applied, no less than 28 had been officers of
the army or navy.
A NOBLE ENOINE•DRIVER.—The other day Lord Wil-
loughby d'Eresby performed his first journey upon the
Crieff Junction Railway. His lordship did not travel in
the saloon carriage of the company, but upon the engine,
which he himself drove, having learned this accomplish:
ment upon the railway which, as a liberal and intelligent
landlord, ha has made at his own cost, for the use of one
of his English estates. Like a steady engine-driver, the
" Hereditary Great Chamberlain of England" performed
the down and up journey within the appointed time;
and, like a noble engine.driver, sent the sun of 3/. to
be divided among the engineinen and porters of the
company, in remembrance of his first appearance among I
them in this new character.
MORE POISoNSNGS BY MISTAKE.—An inquest was
held at Walworth, near Doncaster, on Tuesday afternoon
by Mr. W. Marratt, coroner, on the body of a child
named Pashley, who had died on the Friday previously
from an overdose of laudanum. It appeared that the
mother of the boy went to a small shop in the village,
kept by a person named Gregory, and inquired for a
pennyworth of paregoric, instead of which she was sup-
plied with laudanum, and this being administered to the
child caused its death. A. verdict in accordance with
these facts was returned, the jury at the same time ex-
pressing their dissatisfaction at the loose and incautious
manner in which the laudanum was dispensed.
How TO HAMPER A BEQUEST.—Dr. Treadwell's legacy
to Harvard College ($200,000) is encumbered with con-
ditions which render its acceptance by the College doubt.
ful. The person who shall hold the Professorship is to
be compelled to deliver 60 lectures a-year, half an hour
in length, without notes, and to pursue no occu-
pation.otherandif ha
He
etens isd notthe
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to lectureeetere
eat
therethe Lowellmuetn Institute,ever take
his seat upon the platform, but always among the
audience. At his examination everybody, wise and ig-
norant alike, is permitted to attend and put questions.
If the conditions are not complied with the bequest goes
to the Massachusetts General Hospital, without con
diti.ms.

ROYAL BRITISH BANK. —On Wednesday night a
meeting of the representative committee of depositors of
the Royal British 'Flank took place in the Board-room of
the Trade Protection Society, 13, Old Bond-street, for
the purpose of considering the peculiar position in which
the depositors stood, owing to the recent proceedings in
Chancery, and to adopt such measures as might be
deemed most advisable. Mr. Wyld having taken the
chair, a very lengthened discussion then ensued between
the members of the committee as to the course that it
would be most advisable to pursue. Ultimately it was
agreed, on the motion of Dr. Wakley, seconded by Mr.
R. Taylor, that an aggregate meeting of the depositors
should be convened for Monday evening next, at seven
o'clock, at St. Martin's-hall. The committee then pro-
ceeded to consider a series of itn?ortant resolutions tend-
ing to protect and secure the interests of the depositors
in the forthcoming struggle with the directors and share-
holders, which they proposed to submit to the meeting
on Monday, and which with various corrections were
agreed to.
THE LATE MR. T. H. HALL.—We regret to announce
the death of Thomas Henry Hall, Esq., late chairman
of the City of London Improvement Committee. This
respected and made' member of the corporation of the
City of London, and of the Metropolitan Board of
Works, expired yesterday morning at his residence in
Finsbury-square, after a short but severe illness. He
was in the 65th year of his ago. He entered the cm,
poration in 1829, for the ward of Coleman-street, which
he represented for 27 years. He became chairman of
several of the committees of the corporation, and upon
each occasion he receivel the thanks of his fellow•citizens,
as well as some substantial marks of their favour. On
the 27th January, 1848, he was elected by the Common
Council the chairman of the Improvement Committee,
one of the most important of all the corporation commit.
tees, and during his time some roost important works
have taken place, such as the formation of Cannon-street
West, and the extension of the New Farriegdon-street
to Clerkenwell. On the 12th December last, Mr. Han
was chosen a representative of the City at the Board of
Works, with Deputy Harrison and Mr, H. L. Taylor.