The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-09 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, April 8.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
drove out this:morning.
Princess Louise honoured Mr. Watts with a
visit to his studio.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
drove out in the afternoon.

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TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was
present at an English cricket match to-day.

An official dinner will be given at the British
Embassy this evening.
Their Royal Highnesses will pay a visit to the
Grand Vizier to-morrow and lunch at his resilence.

AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, April 8.

The House of Representatives passed General
Butler's bill, authorising the President to submit
to the voters of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas
the Constitutions framed by the Conventions of
those States, and when ratified to order the elec-
tion of their State officers.

Gold closed at 1321, the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 1321, the lowest 1311. Sterling
exchange on London, 108 ; 5-20 United States
Bonds, 1882, 1191; ditto, 1885, 1161; ditto,
1865, 1131; 10-40 Bonds, 1051 ; Illinois, 1381;
Erie, 341. Cotton, midland upland, 281. Pe-
troleum, standard white, 311. Flour, extra state,
$5.05 6.55 ; corn, old mixed, 88c.

FRANCE.

ST. NAzAIRE, April 9.

The Transatlantic Mail Company's steamer
Panama has arrived here with 131 passengers.
Her dates are—Vera Cruz, March 14 Havannah,
19i; and St. Thomas, 24.
BOURSE, April 8
closed as follows :
.—Three o'clock—The market

41 per Cent. lOl
End of month_
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 25
Credit Mobilier
End of month 270
Credit Foncior 1490
End of month —

Bank Shares 2850
Italian Fives 65 75
' End of month —
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred —
Cash.
Orleans ............................... 9061
Northern ...... 10974
........................
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... 6071
Western
Eastern ....
........ • •
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain 63
Saragossa,
Roman

RAILWAY

LOWS NAPOLEON'S ESCAPE FROM IIA3L

M. Vermorel, says the Paris correspondent of the
Standard, has just published a book about the men
of 1851. It contains a very curious letter, which,
though not new, will be read with interest. It was
addressed to the editor of the Progres da Pas de
Calais by the present Emperor of the French, and
gives an account of his escape from the fortress of
Ham :

"My dear Monsieur Degeorge,—My desire to
see my father once more before his death has led
me to embark on the boldest adventure I ever at-
tempted ; one which taxed my courage and reso-
lution far more than Boulogne or Strasbourg, for
I was determined not to subject myself to the ridi-
cule which attaches to those who allow themselves
to be captured iu a costume not their own, and I
could not have endured another failure. But
here are the details of my escape. You know
that the fortress is kept by a force of four
hundred men, who eupplied a body guard of 60 men
who were stationed as sentries within and without
the fortress; moreover, the gate of the prison was
kept by three gaolers, two of whom were c )n-
-stantly on duty.
It was, therefore, requisite to
pass these in the first place, then cross the inner
yard, under the windows of the commander's lodg-
ing then pass a wicket where an orderly and a
sergeant were constantly on duty, supported by
a gate-keeper,
a sentry, and a guard of 30 men.
Having resolved not to tamper with any of
these people I was naturally compelled to assume
a disguise. Now, as several of the rooms in the
part of the building which I occupied were being
repaired, it was easy enough to procure a workman's
dress. My good and worthy Charles Thelin got me
a blouse and wooden shoes. I cut off my musta-
chios, and took up a plank upon my shoulder. On
the Monday morning, I saw the workmen coming
to their work at six in the morning. As soon as
they commenced operations Charles Thelin, to get
them out of the way, took them into a room to
have something to drink, and invited one of
the keepers to join them, whilst Dr. Conneau
was chatting with the others in my room.
However, I had hardly emerged from my bedroom
when I was bailed by one of the workmen who took
me for one of his comrades; at the foot of the stairs
I came plump on one of the keepers, but escaped by
putting the plank before his face, and I reached the
courtyard holding the plank as a screen between
myself and all whom I met. On passing before the
first sentinel I let nay pipe fall, but I stopped to pick
up the pieces. I then met the officer of the guard,
but he was reading a letter, and did not perceive
me. The soldiers at the gates seemed astonished at
my dress, the drummer especially ; he turned round
to look at me several times. However, the guard
opened the door, and I found myself outside the
fortress. I was here met by two workmen, who
looked at me steadfastly. T
-:ehanged the plank and
put it on my other shoulder, but they appeared so
curious that I thought I should not be able to escape
them, when I heard one of them say, 6 Oh, it's
Berthond.' Once outside, I walked in' the
direction of St. Quentin. A little while after
Charles, who had retained a cab, joined me, and
we arrived at St. Quentin. I traversed the town
on foot, having taken off my blouse. Charles had
obtained a post chaise, under pretext that it was for
the races at Canabrai. We arrived without obstacle
at Valenciennes, where I took the railway. I had
obtained a Belgian passport, but nowhere was I
asked to show it. During this time Conneau,
always so devoted, remained in the prison, and
made belief that I was ill, in order to give me time
to reach the frontier. I hope that he has not
been ill-treated as you
, • can understand, it would
give me great pain. But, my dear Monsieur
Degeorge, if I felt a deep feeling of gladness
on finding myself outside the fortress, I also felt
a very sad impression in crossing the frontier ;
to decide on quitting France it was necessary to
believe Government would never set me at liberty
if I did not consent to dishonour myself ; finally, it
was necessary that I should be stimulated by the
desire to try all means to console my father in his
old age. Adieu, my dear 111. Degeorge. Although
free, I feel very miserable. Accept my deep friend-
ship, and, if you can, endeavour to be useful to my
good Conneau. “Louis NAPOLEON."

At the Leeds Assizes on Tuesday, Miss Crookes,
a maid of all work, at Sheffield, brought an action against
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway
Company for damages to compensate her for injaries
sustained by a collision on the line on the 9th October.
The defendants paid 55. into court, but the jury gave her
£2OO.

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