The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-21 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Allow me, as one of the ❑earest relations of
Mrs. Thompson, in answer to your article of to-day (June
20), to assure you that Mrs. Thompson, feeling most
deeply the kindness and consideration that dictated the
article, and fully aware of the consideration and sym-
pathy of an always kind-hearted and generous public,
has, in addition to that sympathy, received, within
four and-twenty hours of the death of her son,
so kind, so sympathising, so nobly and generously
expressed a letter on the part of her most gracious
Maj,-sty and Sovereign, that, if anything could alleviate
the bitternes4 of the loss she has sustained, the
condclenee of that noble-minded lady would go far to
render the blow legs afflicting. Under such circum-
stances, on her part, I can but express the gratitude
of the family in general for the condolence so ably
and so feelingly offered in your article of to-day.—l
am, sir, your obedient servant,
London, June 20. ONE OF THE FAMILY.

REDUCTION OF POSTAGE IN LETTERS
TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

On and from the Ist July next, the postage upon let-
ters conveyed either by packet or by private ship, be-
tween the United Kingdom and Western Anytralia, will
be reduced to a combined British and Colonial rate of—
For a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight Oa. 6d.
For a letter exceeding half an ounce and not ex- _ _

needing one ounce
For a letter exceeding one ounce and not exceed-

ing two ounces v 2s. OJ.
and so on, increasing one shilling for every additional
ounce or fraction of an ounce.

The postage of letters to Western Australia may be
paid in advance, or the letters may be forwarded unpaid,
at the option of the sender.

By command of the Postmaster-General,
ROWLAND HILL, Secy.
General Post-office, 18th June, 1856.

BAMPSTRAD HEATH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I was much pleased with your remarks about
Hampstead-heath in last night's paper. A thought has
struck me that a public subscription might be got up,
and funds sufficient to purchase the heath would soon
be raised. I would willingly give 51. as soon as a pro-
per place is appointed to receive subscriptions.
Camden-town, June 17, 1856. S—.
I enclose my address.

Sta,—Permit me to call your attention to an error
in the remarks this day published by you upon the de-
sirald,ness of securing to the public the enjoyment of
this beautiful spot Y.,u have stated—"ln point of
fact, it is the only hh of open country within many
uiles not exposed to the charge of being a reservoir of
inure or less magnitude for malaria, and to be deprived
of it would be a sourec, of much regret and no little
evil." It is thus evident you are not aware that there
is now in the centre of the heath a !aro, pond, be-
longing to the flampatead Waterworks Company, and
that the colour of its water, and the stench arising from
Vie ,ame, can only be accounted for by the present and
past in p .urings of the sewage of thousands living in
an i visiting the neighbourhood.—Your obedient ser-
vant, HEATHER.
June 18, 1850.

We ars authorised to contradict a paragraph that ap-
iy.ared a few days since announcing the arrival at Folke-
-t,ne of the ex-king of Oude, accompanied by Edward
Leee EN. It was; hie Highne=s Meer Alt Moo-
ral Khan Sa!poor, of Khyupoor, Scinde, who landed,
a,:companied by Mr. C4fey, his secretary and inter-
preter, and with a numerous suite.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT OF
BADEN.—The Prince Regert of Baden and suite arrived
at Birmingham's Royal Ship Hote►, Dover, laßt even-
ing, at seven o'clock, by the South-Eastern Railway
frown London. His Royal Highness dined, and after-
wards embarked for Calais, en route for Germany.
ARRIVAL OF PRINCE NAPOLEON IN EDINBURGH.—
Two French vessels of war arrived on Thur:day in Leith
Roads, bringing Prince Napoleon and suite. His
Imperial Highnees immediately landed in Leith, and
came up to Edinburgh by the Gra,,ton Railway, and
was employed during the day, which unfortunately was
rainy, in visiting some of our princip I buildings, in-
cluding the Advocates' Library.—North British Daily
Mail.

The Lincoln Town C iuncil have taken up a proposal
for a monument to Sir John Franklin and his comrades.
The water of the Jordan, used for the baptism of the
Imperial Prince, was brought from Palestine by the
Baron de Saint Julien, the step-son of M. Charles Dupin.
Captain Gambier, Governor of the Millbank Prison,
has been appointed a director of convict prisons ; and
Captain Bromley, deputy governor of Millbank, has been
appointed the governor of that prison.
The German journals announce that Baron Marie de
Weber, son of the great composer, possesses the mann-
script.of an opera by his father which has never been
publiehed. It is entitled " Peter SChnoll."
THE LATE SUICIDE ON LONDON BRlDGE.—Yester.
day morning the friends of the deceased man identified
him as Egules Breton, aged 84 years, who had worked
for Mr. Charles Frodshana, Watchmaker, 84, Strand.
No cause is assigned for the rash act.
A fire broke out on Sunday night in the roof of the
palace of the Legislative Body, at Paris, caused by the
remains of a rocket falling on the canvas with which the
windows were covered. It was discovered by hearing
the windows cracking from the flames. Firemen were
promptly sent for, and it was soon got under.
ANOTHER. TRAGEDY IN MELTON. —Yesterday afternoon
Mr. Thomas Clarke went into the house of Mr. Shoulet,
auctioneer, and shot him in the breast. Tile wound ie
not fatal. The police proceeded to apprehend Mr.
Clarke, who was about to commit suicide, and had
slightly cut his throat,
VISIT OF LIVERPOOL MERCHANTS TO THE GRIMSBY
DoCKS.—On Tuesday a number of !he leading merchants
and other gentlemen, connected with the port of Liver-
pool, visited the extensive docks at Great Grimsby. on
the invitation of the directors of the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire Railway Company.
THE AUSTRALIAN .M AILS. —Liverpool, June 20—
The Australian royal mail packet.ship Golden Era,
Captain Brown, belonging t.. Messrs. Pilkington and
Wilson's White Star line, left the Mersey to-day, at
noon, for Melbourne, with the bi monthly mails. She
takes out 400 passengers and a very large and
valuable general cargo.

The Emperor of Russia has ordered that only those
tradesmen who supply the Imperial couple shall in
future be permitted to place the imperial coat of arms
over their doors, whilst those who furnish the grand
dukes and other members of the reitoing family are
only to mount a shieol containing the initials of such
member, surmounted by a crown.
COTTON IN NICARAGUA..—We were favoured yester•
day (says the New Orleans True Delta), by a gentleman
from Nicaragua, who has travelled a good deal through
that garden spot of Central America, with a specimen of
the wild cotton that grows there spontane3usly. The
colour is fine, and the texture nearly equal to our sea
island. The curious in such matters can see the sample
at our office.

A STATION MASTER KILLED.—A fatal accident took
place at Baschurcb, near Shrewsbury, on Wed,,esday,
by which Mr. Pitclifoid, station master, lost his life.
The last up train from Chester, calls at Baschurch,
about 9'40, and on Wednesday evening, a gentleman
from Shrewsbury took a ticket to go by this train.
After giving the ticket, there being no other passengers,
Mr. Pitchford went out of the station for the pur-
pose of crossing to the other side, to be ready for the up
train, which would be soon due. It is presumed that
this fact must have been for the moment forgotten by
the unfortunate man, for no sooner had be stepped on
the line to cross over, than the express train dashed
by, and the buffers of the engine striking him, be was
instantly dashed to pieces. An inquest was held on
Thursday, and a verdict of accidental death had re.
tucued,—Shrewsbury Chronicle.