The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

A BONAPAIITZ IN CORSICA,

A recent 'number of the Jeornat cte to -Corse, (to
which our attention has just been directed by a
happy acci(lent)contains the following interesting
narrative of an incident which took place last win-
ter at Bastelica, and the original of which narra-
tive we are gratified to render The, Sem the modiuna
of thus, for the first time, transforming into our
English vernacular for the perusal of the more
curious or more observant among our fellow-coun-
trymen.

We are happy to announce to our readers, says
the journal just mentioned, that a young
Irishman, the descendant of an ancient and noble
race [the Journal de la Corse here alludes, it will
be seen a little further on, to William Charles Bo-
naparte Wyse, Esq., the second son of his Excel-
lency her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of
Greece], himself endowed with the most brilliant
qualities, both of mind and heart, has evinced from
his earliest years a great love for Corsica, and an
ardent admiration for its heroes. Captain
Wyse, grandson of Prince Lucien, whose
heart beats like that of a Bonaparte, and in whose
countenance one at once recognises the NapoleOnic
features, formed the admirable idea of erecting over
the door of the tower where the heroic Sampiero
first saw light an inscription in the Corsican dialect,
and engraved upon Corsican marble, for the
purpose of thus recalling to future generations
the man whom,/ eau de Mdici called the bravest of
the brave, and whom Mr. Wyse designates by the
apposite title of " the most Corsican o Corsicans."
It was for the purpose of accomplishing this pious
design that he took the road to Bastelica, accom-
panied by a numerous e=cort. On his arrival at
Cauro he was received by the entire population
with marks of the liveliest enthusiasm. The
brave commandant of Glum, whose devotion
to the Imperial family has never been doubtful,
offered the young traveller the most cor-
dial hospitality. We cannot resist the plea-
sure of faithfully reproducing here the words
pronounced upon Corsica by Mr. Wyse to-
wards the close of the banquet. " This island,"
he said, " may be justly compared to a
little body enclosing a gigantic soul, the gran-
deur of which found its personification in
the colossal genius of Napoleon, its sublimity
in Pascal Paoli, and its heroism in that
dauntless child of the mountains, whose memory we
are about to honour." His arrival in Bastelica
had been announced in the morning, in consequence
of which all the inhabitants of that populous vil-
lage hastened to welcome him by their attendance.
The sound of horns echoing in the valleys, the bells
ringing a merry peal, the enthusiastic shouts of a
population intoxicated with joy, grouped upon
the surrounding rocks, carried us back in
thought to those troublous and heroic times when
Sampiero inflamed every heart and roused every
arm for the defence of the fatherland. The Captain
and his companions were received with most ami-
able hospitality at the house of the Juge de Paix,
M. Costa, who has imbibed from infancy a love of
the Eonapartes. At eleven o'clock on the follow-
ing morning, the population, en masse, having at
its head the communal authorities, and bearing
before it the tricolor, assembled to conduct Mr.
Wyse and his companions with every demonstra-
tion of enthusiasm, to the house of. Sampiero,
where everything had been prepared for the cere-
mony of inaugurating the marble, upon which ap-
peared, dec)rattd with the ancient emblems of
Corsica, an inscription, of which the follo wing is a
translation
TO TER MOST CORSICAN OF CORSICANS
SAMPIERO,

A GLORIOUS HERO AMONG INNUMERABLE HERJES3

WHOM
LOTZ OF COUNTRY,
TEM SrPERB MOTHER OF MANY VIRTUES,
NOURISHED
AMONGST MOUNTAINS AND TORRENTS,
WILLIAM, WYSE,
AN IRISH CATHOLIC,
NEEHEW OF NAPOLEON THE GREAT,
AS A TOKEN OF ADMIRATION,
DEDICATED THIS MARBLE.

VIII. DECEMBER, FEAST OP THE CONCEPTION, 1855.
Having ascended the platform, M. J. V. Grimaldi
sketched, in a few broad outlines, the life of Sam-
piero and the heroic virtue of the ancient inhabi-
tants of Bastelica. He afterwards explained to
the assentloled multitude the motives which had
actuated the distinguished Irishman (who was, at
the same time, a poet of considerable pretensions),
in this his pious and romantic pilgrimage. "An
'inspiration so noble," said the speaker, " gives
him the right to be regarded as one of our-
selves. We have, indeed, by reason of it,
so to say, only one Corsican the more." These
words were greeted with the most enthusiastic ap-
plause.

Captain Santini afterwards recited an ode, written
expressly for the occasion, and breathing through-
.
s/ u Vohns
iee most
le
s pactjairoe4-.c sentiments.
fter has4ng pro-
nounced a beneiliction upon the assembly, delivered
t discourse such as religion and civism could
alone have inspired.
Finally, Captain Wyse, rising amidst loud plau-
dits, followed by profound silence, spo':e as fol-
lows :—lnhabitants Of Bastelica ! I feel proud in
press'ng my foot upon the patriotic soil of your
mountains, and at finding myself at this,moment
among the compatriots of Simpiero. I come from
a distant country, a land of rain and mist,
yet I have, too, something of the Corsican in
my heart, and, like a veritable Corsican, I idolise
the memory of the great Bastilechose. (Cheers.)
Corsica is a land of heroes—at land long oppressed,
from which rises like a granite peak the form of this
majestic mountaineer, to whose glory I come this
day to offer thus pablicly an act of honourab!e com-
memoration. (Cheers.) The renown of your own
Paoli resounds throughout the world—of hint many
books have been written—to his honour many sta-
tues-have been erected by various municipalities.
But Sampiero—greater, perhaps, than Paoli—with
a nobler soul (sensation) and a patriotism yet
more strikingly signalised—remains to this
day, comparatively speaking, almost unknown
—has obtained no biographer—possesses nowhere
any monument save in the palpitating hearts of
those whom he knew so well how to love and hate.
(Hear, hear.) inhabitants of Ba ! may it be
permitted to an offshoot of the house of Bona-
parte to repair in some measure this singu-
lar forgetfulness—to take the initiative in a
work which it belongs to Corsica herself to com-
plete. My uncle, the Prince Pierre, who has never
forgotten that his ancestors respired the atmos-
phere perfumed with the aromatic herbs of your
island, has given me, the promise of his co-ope-
ration in erecting a statue to Sampiero—
(cheers). As for myself I shall do all that
lies within my power, and I am perfectly well satis-
fied that we shall be aided in our purpose by every
one of our compatriots from Cape Corse to Boni-
facio, from Bastia to Ajaccio—that town always,
and in so many ways, so truly imperial. Allow me
yet another word. Au unpretending tourist, with-
out any political aim whatever, I trust I. may
be allowed, M. le Moire, to c=ongratulate you, and
through you the whole of Corsica, upon the con-
cord and security which now during , three years'
have continued to prevail in this integral por-
tion of the French empire—a security and a
concord which even the superb self-sacrifice of
Sampiero failed in his time to accomplish
—which demanded, in truth, for their realisation
the authority of a Corsican Emperor—a Napoleon
111., at this moment the moral master of the world !
(Hear.) At the same time, you will permit me to
hope that his Imperial Majesty will never
forget those chivalrous men who fought
for the good causo (in which he is the victor)
through every imaginable misfortune, combating-
for it, moreover, as devoted champions, not as
hireling mercenaries ! (Reiterated heering.)
Vive Sampiero ! Vive la Curse ! ! Vive l'Em-
pereur ! ! 1
Before separating, the concourse, through M.
le Maire Folacci, who expressed himself in a few
feeling words, thanked the gallant officer
and his associates for the pious work upon
which they had adventured. The young poet
returned to the residence o M. Costa amidst re-
renewed acclamations, and cries, again and aglin
repeated, of Viva l'Empereur ! Vive le Prince !
About midday M. Costa gave a banquet at his house
to the authorities and no tables of the neighbourhood :
when several toasts were proposed—among others to
the Emperor, to the Empress, to the family of the
Bonapartes, to the Prefect of Corsica, and to the
noble young tourist ! Mr. Wyse quitted Baste-
lica about two o'clock in the afternoon, when the
entire population escorted him beyond the boun-
daries of the town, to the sound of horns and bells
and to the singing of the national melody l'Ajaci-,
cane. At the moment of his departure the dis-
tinguished traveller expressed his thanks to the
multittide for the sympathetic welcome he had
received, promising to return among them upon:
the day when a statue should be erected to their
immortal compatriot Sampiero.

STATE OF TRADE.—NOTTINGHAN, Wednesday--This
week, in consequence of the Easter holidays, there has
not been so much doing at the warehouses. Neverthe-
less, the lace trade is in a very healthy state ; the cold
weather, however, continuing, operates against the de-
mand, which would manifest itself were the season more
genial. The prices for plain netq are very high. In the
hosiery department the holidays have also impeded
business to some extent. Trade is more quiet; still,
there is a good amount of business doing, and cheering
prospects for the fall, a fair number of orders having
been placed. On the whole, the hosiery business is in a
very ea.iafactory state, azd the uperatiTea are well OW.
ployed. _

71 CIRCO LAR.
WINDSOR, MAIIC 26.
Mr. Albert Smith had the 'inflour of performing last
night before her Majesty, the King of the Belgians, the
Duchess of Icqit, the ii,tyal family, and the party kt,-
sembled at-t'xe

The dinner party included his Maj?sty the King of
the Balgians, her R-yal Hiahnes the Docile4s of Kent,
her Royal Hilhness the Princess Royal, the B,lgian
Minister and 'Madame Van de Weyer, Lady Fanny
Howard, Baroness de Speth, Major-General the Hon.
Sir Elward Cost, Colonel and Lady anily Seymour,
Sir James Clark, Colonel de Moerkerke, Captain Prisse,
and Dr. Rieken.

The bat,d of the 2d Life Guards played during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
Castle.

The Qneen and Prince, with the Princess Royal and
Princess Alice, rode on horseback this morning, attended
by the C iunte,s of Desart. 'Major-Genet-Al Buckley, and
Captain the Hon. H. de Ros.
Alakr-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cast left the
castle in the forenoon.

Lady Macdonald has succeeded the Countess of
Desart as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

WINDSOR, MAnca 26.

The birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge—born on 26th March, 1819—was celebrated
here to-day by the ringing of the bells of the Chapel
Royal of St. George, and other demonstrations of re-
spect.
On Monday next the Court will leave Windsor Castle
for Buckingham Palace, to remain there probably not
more that a week or ten days ; after which time, her
Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the
royal family will go to the Isle of 'Wight.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians will take leave
of her Majesty and the Prince, and leave the Castle at
half-past nine o'clock to-morrow morning, on his return
to Brussels. The _King and suite will travel by the
S mth-Western line to the junction at Wandsworth,
thence down the main line to Guildford, branching
therefrom to Reigate, on the South-Eastern line, to
Dover, avoiding, by this arrangement, change of car-
riages, luggage, &c., as well as the inconvenience of the
delay occasioned by changes as formerly. His Majesty,
on his departure, will be attended by Mr. Scott, ma-
❑ager, and Mr. Crombie, secretary. The journey will
be performed in less than four hours.
Mr. R. Berrington, of her Majesty's private band,
has been appo'nted one of the state trumpeters, in the
room of Mr. Grist, deceased.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary will remain at Cambridge Cot-
tage, Kew, until the close of the ensuing week, and then
return to St. James's Pa'ace for the season.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk leave Carlton
House Terrace to-day, for Arundel Castle. Admiral Sir
Edmund Lyons is staying with the noble duke and
duchess.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Norfolk leaves Norfolk
House, to-day, for Cliflen Park, the Duke of Suther-
land's seat, near Maidenhead.
The Earl of Eglinton has left town on a visit to Lord
and Lady Southampton at Whittlebury Lodge, North-
amptonshire.
The Earl and Countess Spencer, who have returned
to Althorpe Hall from town for the recess, are ent.irtain-
ing a distinguished circle at their country seat.
Viscount and Vicountess Ingestre have arrived at
the Earl of E4lioton's from visiting Sir Watkiu Wil-
liams and Lady Wynn, at Wynnatay.
Lord and Lady aititharripton are receiving a succes-
sion of distinguishel visitors at Whittlebury Lido ,
Northamptonshire, during the race meeting.
Lady Elizabeth Hope Vern and Mrs. Townshend
Wilson have arrived in town from D.,ver.

Lady Dover, since her return from Gowran Caqtie,
,relied, has been ,t-rying with the Countess (Dowager;
~f Carlisle, at Castle Iliward, Yorkshire,

Lord and Lady Georg Manners have joined the
fatuity circle vi-iting the Duke of Rutland, at Be'von.
Ca•tle. Liecestershire.

S.r R .bert Peel, Bart., M.P., and Lady Emily Peel
are expected to arrive in town immediately after the
holidays, from a tour in Italy.
Colonel Mounij,)y lklartyn has been seriously ill in
Paris. We are glad to learn, by the latest accounts, that
the gallant officer is pronounced out of danger.
Mr. Hastier, the respected and talented manager of
the Lord Warden Hotel, rendered so famous by the
late visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French,
leaves the direction of that e,tablistiment in Dover.
MADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND.--The new Phil-
harmonic Society has received an intimation frOm
Madame Jenny Lind thai-, she will perform at one of the
concerts of ,the society during the approaching season.
This is another proof of the artistic feeling which is so
well known to animate this distinguished lady. Mr.
Benedict and Dr. Wyble will be the conductors.
A further amount of Australian gold is understood to
have been taken to the Bank yestkr lay. Small parcels of
o in also continue to arrive from Paris ; but a consider-
able part of the Austraian gold by the Emma was pur-
chased yesterday for tr msmission thither.
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—We have received files of
papers fr bm Cape Town to the Bth of January inclusive.
Everything is going on satisfactorily in the colony. The
Cape own, Mail of the Bth of January says :—" Our in-
telhEen, o from b• yon d the borcl, rs ha, ri w for a long
time burn centined t works of peace, with scarcely au
indleation4 trouble or disco Vint.

WEST COAST OF A FRICA. —PLY3IOtiTH, March 26.
The African Steam Navigation Company's marl peke
Ethiope, Commander W. 11. 11-irnwell, with a genera
cargo and nine passenger-:, sailed yesterday afternoon
fir Teneriffe, and the West Coast of Africa,
Notice has been posted at the gates of the Devonporl
Dockyard that her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam
sloop Scourge, 6, will sail for Sierra Leoae on the 315.
instant.

SUICIDE OF Mn. MANSFIELD, C E —On Saturday an
inquest was held at Dunkettle, near C irk, on the body
of Mr. R. D. Mansfield, engineer on the Cork and Ban-
don Railway, which was found in the slob of the river
the previous day, as already described. The jury re-
turned a verdict to the effect that the deceased in a
state of temporary insanity, drowned himself at Dun-
kettle Bridge.
FALL OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL AT PRESTON.—
On Thursday laot, about noon, St. Mary's Catholic
Chapel, FEarga,te-hill, suddenly fell down, and became a
inaz.s of ruins. Several workmen have been employed
for some time at-the building. preparatory to its enlarge-
ment- They were --about t ► widen it, and for that pur-
pose intended to take out the side wall. A large quan-
tity of earth had been dug away from the wall, and it is
supposed that it weakened it, and was the immediate
cause of the destruction of the building. The two. gable
ends are still standing, but in such a dangerous state
that their fall may be looked for any *moment. The
*eats, furniture, b,mks, an,l, indeed, everytbing belonging
to the chapel, have been smashed and t am to pieces, and
buried beneath the reins, Very fortunately none of the
men employed about the building were in any way in -
j ere& The ohanel will now have to be entirely rebuilt.
—Pr stop Guardian.

Tax FORTIICoIfING EASTER TERM.- -Yesterday, on
the termination of the h,4lidayst the several law offices
resumed business, when the lists of arrears for the forth-
coming Eas-.er Term Were exhibited. In the three com-
mon raw courts the number is only 71. At the com-
mencement of last Tern the number (exclusive of mat-
ters in the Crown isaperl was 161. In the Queen's
Bench, for next Term, there are 27 rules—la,t Term
there were 73. In the Court of Common Pleas the
numbered entered is 19—last Term there were 29 ;.and
in the Court of ExcheqUer there are 25—last Term the
',umber was 62. For the ensuing Term there are in the
Court of Queen's. Mulch 2 new trial rules, 10 rules in the
special paper, and 9 enlarged rules. In the Curt of Com-
mon Pleas 3 enlarged rules, 7 for new trials, 1 rule for
judgment., and 8 demurrers entered ; whilst in the Court
of Exchequer there are 2-rules,in the peremptory paper,
2 in the special paper
.for judgment, arid 5 for argu-
ment, beside which there are 16 rules for new trials.
There is a good deal of business in the common law
courts, and the beneficial operation of the Common Law
PrOCedure Acts is being felt both in the despatch of cases
and the diminished costs now charged by the profes-
sion. In actions in which julnment is allowed to go by
default, the charges are trifling, and in the bill now
before Parliament to amend the county courts a de-
creal •._,d scale will be settled, so that it will be a matter of
consideration. which i 3 the cheapest—the superior court
or the county courts—for the suitor to enjoy the. plea-
sures of litigation.

EXTENSIVE FIRE AT 'MESSRS. HARRISON AND CO.'S
PIANOFORTE FACTORY, NEAR TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD.
. Last night a fire, attended with very considerable de-
struotinn-orproperty,-broke out at a few minutes past 8
o'clock; in the extensive pile of premises belonging to
Messrs. Harrison'and Co., pianoforte ManUfacturers,
ryiog on business at No. 64, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, and No. 3, John-street-mews, near the Whit-
field chapel. The premises weee of considerable depth,
stretching; from mews as far as the timber yard behind
the private dwelling and offices. Each floor was filled with
instruments, some finished and some partly so, which alone
were of great value, but many, we regret to state, have
been entirely destroyed. The loss is very serious, but fortu-
nately the sufferers were partially insured in the County
Fire-office for the factOry, but, unfortunately, the whole
of the workmen have lost their tools, and a number were
not insured for a 'single penny. The private house be-
longing to the firm was, it is understood, insured in the
Athenaeum Fire-office. The premises of Mesari. Andrews
and spokes, tinplate-workers, No. 2, North-street-mews,
have sustained some damage by fire, but considerably
more by water.: brilliantly was he metropolis illu-
minated by the fire that several thousand persons rushed
:to the spot, and it requ.red the services of a strong body.
'of police to keep the popnlace out of danger. Mr. Flodg-
sall and Mr. John Ilarnbleton, the iesessors of losses,
:and Mr. T. Loader, the surveyor of the Uulty Fire As-
sociation, were remarkably early in attendance t) look
after the salvage. -,As to the origin of the fire, not the
least information could be elicited.

, ALARMINGrFIRItS.—Yesterdiy morning, at five o'clo3k,
a fire broke out on the premises of Mrs. Mary Pannier,
milliner, 13, Margaret-street, Cavendish square. • The
firemen &Lind that the fire originated in the igriition of
some bond timber adjoining a chimney in the next house.
This cause of fire bas of late been very often recorded in

171;(31,OrIon-bilgade hooks. By removing a very con-
miderable quantity of brick-work the fire w.is extingui-hed.
Insured in the, Sun Fire Office.—A second fire broke
out at .Mr. George Triekett,'s, bookbinder, 67, Hatfield-
street, Stainford=street. Owing to the timely arrival of
the fire-brigade it was extinguished, but not until consi-
derable damage was done. Considerable delay was
.coused by the want of water from the mains of Lambeth •
'-Wl4,t,er Works.: The cau§9 is At prevent maknows.

LATEST NEWS.

MARSEILLES, MARCH 2(3.

The Gauge has arrived with advices from Con-

stantinople of the 18th, and from the Crimea of

the 15th.

General Vivian and 38 French military men
lave arrived.

General Smith has arrived at Constantinople

from London on his way to Shumta.

Count Zamoyski has arrived from Paris.

The Porte has rejected a petition from 60
Moldavian Boyards, directed against the local
Divan of the Principality.
Prince Ghika has, in the name of the Sultan,
intimated that all similar protests will be put
down.

Reinforcements, to the extent of 8,000 men,
have arrived from England.

Two Chamberlains of the Sultan have been dis-
missed for having opposed themselves to the re-
forms decreed by his Imperial Majesty.
The weather in the Black Sea had been very
boisterous. The French frigates Montezuma and
Christophe Colomb had returned to Constanti-
nople. Omer Paella has paid a visit to the Cai-