The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-11 00:00:00

RIFF OR MOORISH PIRATES AGAIN.

We revret extremely having to record another case of
piracy within so short a distance of England, and where
it might reasonably have been supposed, from the fre-
qnencv of such atrocities, some of her Majesty's cruisers
would b 3 found. But is there, it may be asked, such a
thing as one of her Majesty's cruisers in existence, and
has the Government no idea of what is due to so great
a country as this, that piracy and murder is so frequently
committed, and yet nothing done either to repress such
fearrul crimes, or punish the guilty.
It appears that the Elymet Smith, of and from Liver-
pool for Ancona, was attacked and boarded in the waters
of Botoya, on the Riff coast, by Moorish pirates, who
plundered and partially destroyed the barque, leaving
her a total wreck on the beach, about three leagues east
of Cape Quilate, carryin4 into captivity all the crew ex-
cept four, who were rescued. A guard had !been fur-
nished for the protection of the stranded property, and
under the superintendence of the Governor of Melilla.

Tho COURT.—IIer Majesty the Queen and the Prince
Consort, accampanied by the Prince Frederick William
of Prussia, and the royal family, will, it is understood,
return, t) Buckingharn Palace on Friday night.
Their Royal Ilighne'sses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Priqcess Nlary honoured the performances of
the Royal Italian Opera (Lyceum) with their presence
!a=t evening.

General the [lon. Charles Grey, and his A.D C.,
Captain Fletcher, arrived in town on Saturday evening,
fro:n Warsaw, after having accomplished their mission
from her Majesty to the Emperor Alexander of all the
Ru

Tile Hon, Mr. Wentworth, from the Conservative
Cub, St. James's-street, is in the field at Leicester on the
C )oserv4tive interest.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, accompanied by
the youthful Marquis of Worcester, left Ba.dininster
yesterday for town. His Grace has been doing duty
with bis regiment, the Gloucestershire Yeomanry Ca-
valry, at Cheltenham, where the regiment was reviewed
on Friday last. and dismissed the following day.
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA AT RlGA.—Mercantile letters
from Itiga of the sth inst. state that the Emperor Alex-
ander had arrived at that port and would remain for a
few days, during which business would be almost sus-
pended. The weather was exceedingly fine.
The Royal mail steamer Avon has sailed for Brazil
with 78,6501.
NEW SEDGEANTS-AT-LAW.—Mr. Ballantine and Mr.
Parry, the well-known Old Bailey barristers, and of the
Home Circuit, were this morning, having been previously
raised to the rank of Sergeants at-Law, invested by the
Lord Chief-Justice of the Common Pleas with the coif,
according to ancient forms and ceremonies.
INUNDATIONS AT LYONS.--We learn with pleasure
that the visitors to the coffee-room at Mr. Jay's, Mitre
Tavern, Downham•road, Kingsland, have originated a
penny subscription towards the relief of the sufferers by
this calamity ; and we trust that the good example set
by them will be speedily followed by others.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Mies M. Oliver has been en-
gaged by Mr. Buckstone, and will shortly make her ap-
pearance at this theatre. Mies Oliver will undertake
the characters hitherto filled by Miss Reynolds, who, we
regret to learn, is seriously unwell. Miss Oliver will
rejoin Mr. E. T. Smith's company on the reopening of
Di urv-lane,

REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION.—Yesterday was pub-
iished the first report of the Select Committee on Trans-
portation, which contains merely the minutes of evidence
taken by the said committee. These fill a space of 180
pages. The witnesses examined included Mr. H. Wad-
dington, Mr. T. F. Elliott, Captain D. O'Brien, Captain
J. S. Whitty, Colonel Jebb, R.E , C. 8., Captain W.
Crofton, and Earl Grey.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF TUE DIME OF RUTLAND.— We
regret to learn that the Duke of Rutland is in a very
pr-carious state of health, at Belvoir Castle, the family
seat in Leicestershire. " The duke's health, for some
months past, has been very delicate ; but about ten days
since a decided change for the worse took place, and
ince that date his grace has been in such a state as to
cause the deepest anxiety to his family. The Marquis
of Granby, M.P., Lord John Manner,, M.P., and Lord
George Manners, M P., have been in constant attend-
ance on their revered parent. Mr. Andrew and Lady
Elizabeth Drummond, Lady Adelizi Fitzalan Manners,
and the R,,y. Mr. and Lady Adeliza Norman, have also
asAemblel at Belvoir Castle.
We (South, Eastern Gazette) regret to announce the
death of s r Alexander Crichton, which took place at
Grova.house on Wednesday last. The deceased gentla-
mat,, who was in his 931 year, was r many years
physician to the late Emperor of Russia, Alexander, and,
we are informed, was in the receipt of a pension from
the lati6ian Government at the tints of his death. De.
ceased will be in'erred at the Norwood Cemetery.