The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-25 00:00:00

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

GuiLvzsmizn, Tuesday Morning.
Wind W.N.W., blowing very hard from the north-east
all night, now moderate from the north-west.
Arrived, Sopt. 24—Victoria, from Saguenay; Lily, from
Guernsey; Constantia, from Shanghae ; Charles Northcote,
from Quebec; Theft! from Gravelincs ; Agnes, from Seville;
Nancy, from Dantsic ; Geziena, from Lisbon ; Mazy, from
Guernsey; John James, from Santander; Electric, from
Charlotte Town • Reward, from Dunkirk.
Arrived, Sept.' 25.—R050, from Dantsic ; East Anglian,
steamer, from Gothenburg.

MADAME CLARA NOV ELLO.—The farewell of this
great English soprano is now a matter of certainty, and the
great performances of "The Creation" and "Messiah," to-
morrow and on Saturday next, the 26th and 29th, are ex-
pected to bo great features in the history of this remarkable
farewell. The orchestra will number 200 instrumental per-
formers, and the chorus more than 2,000. That this re-
markable "farewell" should be considered as a great
event, and deplored as a real bereavement, is not at all as-
tonishing, for the artistic achievements of Madame Clara
Novelle are so essentially connected with all the great
musical performances which for many years have delighted
us ; the recolllection of her is so closely interwoven with all
that is noble and beautiful in the creative musical art, that
to the regret of losing so distinguished a performer must be
added the pain of being constantly reminded of a loss in
many respects irreparable. We need not remind our readers
of Madame Novello's recent triumphs in the provinces,
least of all need we speak of the grand display of her
powers given at the Great Handel Festival before an audi-
ence of 27,000 people, when her wonderful voice resounded
through the immense area of the Crystal Palace, filling
every corner of it with exquisite music. The artistic world
will doubtless fully understand and appreciate the irrepa-
rable loss it is about to sustain, and take every means
to hear once more the incomparable voice, which, so far as
the public is concerned, will soon be hushed for ever.

TELEGRAPHIC LINES IN AUSTRIA.—A return
respecting the telegraphic lines in Austria during the last
10 years has just been published, and is of a favourable
character. Among other things it shows that the number
of despatches has increased every year, and that the aver-
age for 10 leers has been 52,300, paying 91,400f1. ; that in
1859 the number was such as to give one of 23 words for
every 51 inhabitants; that there are now 160 telegraphic
offices, of which, however, only about 30 transmit private
despatches ; and finally, that the towns which sent and re-
ceive the greatest number' of despatches are Vienna and
Trieste, and after them, Venice, Pesth, Prague, and Verona.
DREADFUL PIT ACCIDENT, AND Loss OF FOUR
LiVES.—An inquest was held on Saturday, at Newbold,
touching the death of four persons, who were killed on Fri-
day evening, in a colliery at Newbold, the property of
Messrs. Beale and Co. The names of the deceased are
Samuel Needham, John Needham (of Brampton), S. Collis
(of Cutthorpe), and J. Howarth (of Barlow). They were
being drawn out of the pit in a cage ; the banksman omitted
to let down the machine which covers the pit mouth, and a
jerk was occasioned which broke the chain, the cage falling
to the bottom of the pit. Three of its occupants were
killed instantaneously, and the fourth died shortly after-
wards. The inquest was adjourned to enable the Govern-
ment inspector to attend.
The report of the intention of the Sultan of
Turkey to send the Grand Vizier on a financial mission to
Paris and London is officially denied. The &lief of its
having been contemplated was, however, so general at Con-
stantinople that the present announcement may be inferred
to be the result of a change of view rather than of the non-
authenticity of the original statement. Such change of
view has; perhaps, been occasioned by an unsatisfactory
turn of some preliminary correspondence on the subject.
The question remains, what is' to bo done to extricate the
Empire from its, embarrassment? Half•measures will no
longer avail. • In the course of a few months heavy obliga-
tions must be provided for, or national bankruptcy must
ensue. The assistance hitherto granted has been either
too much or too little. Any new aid will but make matters
worse, unless it is so complete as to leave no plea for a re-
newal' of embarrassment. Looking at the commerce of the
country, its free-trade inclinations, and the actual insig-
nificance of its debt, there would be small difficulty, as
far as monetary and fiscal principles aro concerned, in
placing it in a thoroughly sound condition, but this would
not suit the diplomatic intrigues of Europe, and until
some new crisis shall have given the State an independent
and definite position it must be the business of the poli-
tician only, and not of the financier, to suggest methods for
her relief.
GREAT LENGTH OF RAILWAY RAILS.—The Messrs.
Barningham, of the Darlington Conti
arks n rks, are at present
engaged in rolling a large quantity of rails of unusual di-
mensions. They are 27 feet in..length, and their weight is
.821 b. to: the ,Yard. Railway companies discover that by
having strong rails and heavier engines large trains of
minerals and goods are worked with less htbour, greater
despatch, and at a smaller -cost than when lighter stock is
used, one train doing; the §arao PACRIAt of carriage as three:
usually do.