The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-09 00:00:00

711 E EMPRESS CHARLOTTE.

Quoting from a Trieste letter the Memorial Dip-
lmnatique says that the physicians were unanimous
i n recommending the Queen of the lgians
Be to spare
the
her sister-in-law from any great excitement on
oec,asion of their first meeting after a long separa-
tion. At the sight of her I%lajesty the Empress ap-
peared more surprised than moved. Her peculiar
sagacity caused her instinctively to comprehend that
some great event had occurred when she who had
been so long kept in complete isolation was
allowed once more to embrace a beloved relative.
but fearing, doubtless, to learn too speedily
the irreparable loss she had sustained, she made no
inquiry at the first interview for information con-
cerning the Emperor Maximilian. She rather
appeared to study the countenance of the Queen,
in order to detect some ground for hope or alarm
The Queen was attired in half mourning only, he
object of occasioning as little excitement as possibl
ust
on the mind of the aug sufferer. But the latter
the next morning perceived from dentsindow of the
apartment that the Queen's attenwere in deep
mourning, and iminediately understoexhibiting her
od the extent
of her misfortune, without, however,
deep emotion further than by a melancholy which
was the more affecting that it was not expressed in
words. It could not be doubted that the Empress
no longer entertained any illusion as to the fate of
her husband, although no one had ventured to reveal
it to her. ller wild resination was a sufficient
proof of her knoege oft he sad event.

General Deligny, cotnmanding i 4 the province of
Oran, Algeria, has issued an order of the day point-
ing out the defective state of the national guard in
that part of the colony, and directing measures to be
taken to improve their efficiency. They are to be
called out every Sunday for two hours' exercise and
drill and for shooting practice. In the rural dis-
tricts these guards are to be trained frequently to
field tactics, and in the rules of attack and defence ;
and, generally, the local military authorities aro
charged to make the force as effective as possible.
A CHILD KILLED DT ITS FATHE R. —On We
neslay, at the Manchester As,i7..ys, Robert Itlorri,,, was
indicted for the manslaughterof his Alice Ann Mor-
ris, at Manchester, on tie 27th of July. The prisoner was
attempting to strike his wife with a brush, when the blow
fell upon the temple of the child, aged six week 3, who was
iu the mother's arms. Ineconse,
consequence of the injuries the
child died. The prisoner was found guilty, and as it ap-
peared' that he had received much provocation his lordship
only sentenced him to four months' hard labour.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY PORTEIL—As a
porter, named Pullin, employed at the Great Western Rail-
way Station at Theale, was about to couple some trucks on
Wednesday,
and greatly injured. A medical man who was sent for re-
tie was accidentally caught between the buffers
commended his removal to the Barks Hospital at Reading,
tow' hich institution he was conveyed, but the injuries he
had sustained were of such a serious en` ch
yaracter that the poor
man expired a few hours sub3equ—The Poor-law Board.
l.
51ETROPOLITAN ACT, 1867.
have issued, under the provisions of this statute an order
dated the 2d instant, placing the parish of St. Mary New-
ington, tor the purposes of the administration of the relief
of the poor under a board of guardians to be elected accord-
ing to the provisions of the 4th and sthWilliam IV., cap.
76. The board, in their order, have required that he re•
turaiPg aim LQI this Parifih shall be 61;oarliater,