The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-12 00:00:00

The Court is expected at Odborne on Tuesday next.

Advices from St. Petersburg state that the Emperor's
departure for Moscow has been fixed for the 16th AUft.

A. canonry residentiary in Worcester Catbedrat has
become vacant. It is worth 800/. a year. and is in the
gift of the Crown.

The Prince Dhuleep Singh and suite are now at Castle
Menzies. His highness•goes out fishing and shooting as
keenly as any native sportsman, and seems particularly
fond of these manly recreations.
REVIEW OF THE ARTILLERY.—We have authority to
state that is the intention of her Majesty to review the
Artillery lately returned from the Crimea, at Woolnich,
on Monday next, att 11 o'clock.
It is stated that 600,0 a/. in sovereigns may be ex-
pected from Constantinople during the present month.
100,0001. of the amount was delivered at the Bank of
England yesterday.
According to a statement in the Pays, founded on
official documents, the losses of the Russians in the late
war by sword and disease amounted to 277,000 men.
It is probable that the greater part of this immense loss
occurred in forced marches.
Major-General W. C. Cochrane, who has for some
time commanded the Dublin district, will, we believe,
have the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment, vacant by the
death ,f General Sir John Wilson.

Sir Colin Campbell's commission as Lieut.-General
has been antedated the 4th of June, 1856, thus placing
the gallant officer in his proper position as senior of Sir
Wm. Codrington, who was promoted to be Lieutenant-
General on the Gth of June.

COLONEL LAKE.—on Monday evening next, a grand
banquet is to be given to Colonel Lake, C. 8., in the
Music-hall of his native town, Ramsgate, when a pre-
sentation will take place of a sword, valued at 100 gui-
neas, and a handsome salver.

The Earl of Shelburne arrived in town on Tuesday
night from Bowood, Wilts. On the following day the
noble earl entered on his official duties as Under Secre-
tary of State for the Foreign Department, at the Foreign-
office, in Downing-street. _ _

THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.-Mr. David Wad-
dington has announced his intention, immediately after
the approaching half yearly general meeting of the com-
pany, to retire from the seat in the direction to which
he was recently re-elected.
THE WEST INDIES. —The steamer Prince arrived at
Falmouth yesterday morning, with dates from Jamaica,
June 7 ; Bermuda, 20th ; Fayal, July 2. She left her
Majesty's ships Powerful, Pembroke, Malacca, and Ter-
magant at Bermuda. She reports 50 cases of fever on
board the two latter. Bermuda is healthy.

THE FRIDAY CONCERTS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—
The attractions of Grisi, Bosio, Didi6e, Maras, Mario,
Formes, and Tagliafico, at the Crystal Palace Concerts
are undiminished. The programme embraces selections
from Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. The
operatic gems were rendered with the usual excellence.
LYCEUM THEATRE,—Madarae Ristori appeared last
night, for the first time in csmedy, in the character of
Mirandolina, in the Locancliera of Goldoni. Her per-
formance, partaking more of the breadth of farce than
of the refinement of comedy, was not .exactly what
might have been expected by those who were only ac-
quainted
.witle her. aet.a tragedian. It was, however,.
eininently Eincbessful, and appeared to give the highest,
satisfaction to one of the most fashionable audiences of
-the season. .
' The specie by the Arago yesterday from New York
`is 30,0001., and the private letters mention that con-
siderable sums will be sent by the next two or three
steamers. The decision of the English Government re-
garding the course to be adopted with Mr. Dallas had
not yet been received, and the stock•markets were with-
out material alt tarion. The rate of discount was 7 per
cent.. Erie Railway was quoted 59 ; Reading, 911 ;
Panama, 105 ; Illinois Central Bmds, 87!', ; and Nica-
ragua, 104.
RIGA RAILWAY COMPANY. —The Riga Railway Com-
pany have officially notified the ratification of their con-
vention by the Russian Government, and that a compe-
tent staff have been despatcLed to test the accuracy of the
plans and estimates prepared by the Riga Exchange
committee, after which the directors will proceed to
complete the statutes of the company with the Russian
Government. It is also stated that the first call of 4L
per share is not expected to be required before the
middle of August.
COLLISION IN PLYMOUTH SOUND.—Plymouth, Friday
Evening.—The merchant brigantine Ketrurah of Ply-
mouth, from Newcastle to N..ples, having sustained
some injuries in the heavy gale off Portland, on Thurs-
day, put in here for repairs, and while coining to an
anchor in the Seund, this forenoon, was run into by her
Majestyrs paidle-wheel steamer, Rhadairauthus, on her
way out of pen, and cut down to the water's edge, with
very considerable damage. The steamer, which was
bound t s Portsmouth with seamen, carried away her
bowsprit and cutwater, and was compelled to put back.
Letters from the agricultural and wine districts in
France mention that the return of fine weather has
dissipated all fears of an unfavourable result to the
crops and vintage during the approaching harvest. The
change has come at a time when the vines are in flower,
and the wheat getting into ear, and should the weather
continue even moderately fine there is every probaMity
"f the harvest being remarkable for quality as well as
quant tv. From the inundated districts the acsouuts
state that the grain destroyed is happily less than was
caleulatsd up in ; and the crops untouched by the floods
are in fine condition.
The prospectuses has been issued of another Indian
railwaY, to be called the Calcutta and South-E sstern,
wit's a capital of 1,000,0001. in 201, shares. The ob-
ject is to connect Calcutta with a new seaport on the
Mutlah river, by a line of about 26 miles, and thus to
escape the rapidly increasing difficulties of the Hooghly
navigation. Wet docks are also to be constructed.
S.ubsequently it is contemplated to extend the line to
Chittagong, Arracan, and the principal places in the
Burmese territory. The Indian authorities are stated
to regard the work with favour, but the directors, rely-
ing upon the natural profits of the traffic, have refrained
from soliciting a guarantee, and propose to commence
the undertaking on its own merits,
The returns of the Bank of France for the past month
are very unsatisfactory, and, together with the alarm
caused by the inundations, are fully sufficient to account
for the distrust lately prevalent on the Bourse. The
stock of bullion has experienced a diminution .of
1,800,,000/.eand stands now at about 9„300,000/, - At
the same time the pressure for money has led to. an in-
crease of 3,530,000/, in the discounts, while in the ad-
vances to sistein the Bourse there has also been an aug-
mentati m of 180,0001. on Government Securities and of
212,0001. on railway etocks. There has- likewise been
an increase of 804.0001. in the note circulation. The
balance to the credit of the Government. has decreased
560 0001., and the deposits show an addition of.
1,060,000/. Notwithstanding the rapid efflux of the
bullion, it appears that 13,3001. was paid during the
month to meet the loss from purchases of gold on this
side.—Times City Article,
THE REBUILDING OP COVENT GARDEN THEATRE, AND
GRAND CONCERT-ROWL—The rebuilding of this noble
lyrical and dramatic temple having now been fully de•
cided Him, and, in fact, actually commenced, the
houses in Prince's-place are all to be taken down, in-
-1 eluding the residence of Mr. Sloman, the master car-
penter, in order to secure space for the whole intended
area of the concert-room, which will run the entire
length of the present theatre, parallel with the Bow-
street front. It is stated that the easing of expense in
re-construction, in consequence of the outer walls hav-
ing been declared safe, will not be less than 60,0001.
The contractors are Messrs. Fox and Henderson. The
principal capitalists engaged in the undertaking are the
Duke of Bnccleuch and Miss Burdett Coutts. Several
noble donations have also been made in aid of the
restoration and completion of the building, and
amongst
them is a stun of 1,0001. contributed by her
Majesty.
THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM RETIREMENT
BILL. —We have received a copy
of this important mea-
sure, which was introduced into the House of Lords on
Thursday evening and read a first time. It is entitled
" An Act to provide for the retirement of the present
; Bishops of London and Durham," and contains four
clauses. The preamble recites that the Right Hon. and
Right Rev. Charles James, Lord Bishop of London,
and the Right Hon. and Right Rev. Edward, Loid
! Bishop of Durham, have severally represented to her
I Maje•ty their inability, from their state of health, to
discharge the duties of their office, and their desire on
that account to vacate their respective sees, the preamble
adding that the said bishops, on relinquishing the in-
! comes to which they are now entitled in respect of their
sees, are "willing to accept" the annual sums by this
act provided. The present Bishop of London will be
allowed to retain during his life the episcopal palace at
Fulham, subject to the usual obligation to maintain the
same, and will receive a pension of 6,0001. a year for
life, and the Bishop of Durham one of 4,5001. a year, to
commence from the let of September, 1856. The bill
ste4de fora second reading on Monday night.

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