The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-01 00:00:00

the Grand-Duchess Marie, Duchess of Leuchtenberg,
who had arrived at Potsdam, was amongst the guests.
Yesterday morning her Majesty the Queen and
the Prince Consort left Potsdam, at half-past eight
o'clock, on their journey homewards.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Prussia, and Prince and Princess Frederick
William, and the Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden
accompanied her Majesty in the railway carriage a
part of the way.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Charles of Prussia, Prince Frederick Charles, and
Prince Adalbert took leave of her Majesty at the
station.

All the principal officers of the Court were like-
wise in attendance, and a considerable assemblage of
people.
At the small station at the Wild Park the Prince
and Princess Frederick William took leave of their
royal parents, and entered a carriage which was in
waiting to convey their royal highnesses to Berlin.
At Magdeburg her Majesty and the Prince Con-
sortovith the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden, alighted
from the train, and proceeded in carriages to the
Government House, where breakfast was provided.
Her Majesty was received here by the Grand Duke
of Saxe Weimar, who had arrived from Weimar to
meet her Majesty and the Prince.

The railway station, and the streets through which
her Majesty passed, were filled with dense crowds of
people, who received her Majesty with loud acclama-
tions, and throughout the town the greatest enthu-
siasm was displayed. Many of the houses were
handsomely decorated, and the windows were filled
with well-dressed persons, who joined in the shouts
of the people below.
The principal officers and authorities of the town
were presented to her Majesty by the Prince of
Prussia.

After a visit of about an hour, her Majesty and
his Royal Highness returned to the railway station,
and there took leave of the Prince and Princess of
Prussia, of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Baden, and of the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar.

At Brunswick, at Minden, at Dortmund, and
throughout the route, the stations were ornamented
and crowded with people, who received her Majesty
with enthusiasm. The Queen frequently bowed to
the assembled multitudes in acknowledgment of
these tokens of respect and goodwill.
In consequence of unavoidable delays, it was nearly
10 o'clock before the train arrived at Deutz, where
great preparations had been made for her Majesty's
reception.

A guard of honour was drawn up in the station,
and upon alighting from the carriage the Queen and
Prince were received by the Prince of Hohenzollern
Siegmaringen, and Count Alexander Mensdorff.

After speaking a few words to the principal autho-
rities assembled, her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness entered a carriage, and accompanied by Prince
Hohenzollern and Count Mensdorff, proceeded to
the Bellevue Hotel, where also a guard of honour
was drawn up.
The streets 'were crowded with people, who re-
ceived her Majesty with the warmest demonstra-
tions of attachment, and the houses, down to those
even of the very poorest, were generally illumi-
nated.

The Prince of Hohenzollern and Count Alexander
Mensdorff remained to supper with her Majesty.
This morning Divine service was performed before
her Majesty the Queen, the Prince Consort, the
ladies and gentlemen in attendance, and the
servants of her Majesty's establishment, by the Rev.
Mr. Glover.

THE EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBESE.

The following letter has just been received by Mr. J.
Aspinall Turner, of Pendlebury House, Manchester, from
Dr. Livingstone :

" Screw steamer Pearl, June 10, 1858.
"My dear Sir,—l am happy to be able to inform you that
we have had a prosperous voyage ever since we left Liver-
pool, and that, after a good deal of what way be called ex-
ploration, we are now threading our way up the Zambese.
"We went first of all to the most southerly branch, as
that was reported to be preferable to the main stream, but
after going up about 70 miles, we found that the connect-
ing link was choked with a peculiar kind ef grass or rush
which floats on the surface; though a large body of fresh
water was flowing through, the vessels could not proceed.
The harbour and bar are both good, and for 70 miles a
navigable river flows through extensive plains, where Sea
Island cotton could be cultivated, and would be invalu-
able were it in the Cape colony. We then went to the
Luabo, or Parker's branch, but found, though the river is
very large, and the water fresh outside, a double bar ren-
dered it dangerous. Returning seven miles south, we found
a very fine bar and harbour, called Kongone. This com-
municates by two branches with the main stream, and as
one of these is only five miles long, we entered by that, and
having the little steamer Ma Robert acting as a pilot to the
larger, we are feeling our way as cautiously as we can. We
tried another large mouth from the inside, but the bar was
bad. There are many fine branches, but the Portuguese
have kept them secret.
"Near the mouth of the branch Kongone, my brother
stumbled on cotton growing in a deserted native garden,
which does not adhere to the seed as that I saw up the river,
and the piie or staple is longer than the Angola cotton. I
enclose a spechnen.*
" When at Sierra Leone, I left there a small cask of seed
for Mr. Gabriel, of Londe, and would fain have gone and
tried to stir up some of the people of that country (de-
cidedly the best in Western Africa) to bring their produce
to market.

" I am distributing Sea Island seed to different persons
on the Delta, and they express perfect willingness to culti-
vate it for sale.

" We come, however, in what seems a most unfortunate
position of afflrs, yet it may come out ultimately to be fir
the best. The first news we got was that the Portuguese
were all obliged to flee to the coast, and we found that such
was actually the case—a half-caste had rebelled, and all had
fled to Quilimane. Fortunately, we were not in the country
at the time, or we should have been accused of stirring up
the natives. • • •
" I will let you know how we get on higher up. We have
had no sickness yet. Quinine every day for all hands. •
" With kindest regerds to Mrs. T. and your family, I am,
yours most truly, " DAvtri LIVINGSTONE.
" P.S. 21st June. We send the Pearl on her voyage
sooner than we anticipated. We were strictly charged o
run no risk with her. The river is now falling ; so that
though a vessel drawing four or five feet would still go up
to Tcte, she, drawing nine feet seven incites, would be in
'longer.
;l'ln'duronuerr,gE7ql M .1)." island, and go up by
:n
successive hips in the steam
, J.
Ast We) a land our goodo (Jfl till island, and go up by
successive lii ps in Ihe seano la! lieu.
J. Aspinal

* Very beautiful clean cotton, value about Bd. per lb.—J. A. T.

IMPERIAL ECONOMY IN TURKEY.

The following is a translation of the Hatti Hon-
mayoun of August 5 (18), addressed to the Grand
Vizier :

members
Aiy
incurredot illustrious
oht ilirem'Vizier,—apart
celebrationi.apTnari of
,ftrhol
the marriages
met!aa4rrenr c(4.lihetasst necessa-
rilyf
bv
ya
rtoes
erial
thoughtlessness and want cf economy on the part of mem-
bers of our Imperial household, various purchases are still
made, contrary to our will. The regular allowance granted
to the members of our Imperial family ought to suffice
them, and it would be against our Imperial will should
their expenditure exceed their income. And although, by
another Imperial decree, it will he made known to all
persons, natives and foreigners, that they are not to con-
sider themselves bound to deliver articles demanded of
them with the idea that sooner or later they will be
paid, nevertheless, as my above orders are to be issued to
all functionaries and Employes, that measures may be
taken to prevent the tendency towards their infraction,
and that they who infringe them be, if necessary, imprisoned
and punished, and that a strict watch be constantly kept is
that respect, we have thought it expedient to charge the
Seraskier Riza Pasha with that duty, and, seeing the prox-
imity c f the Arsenal to our Imperial Palace, we have added
to the Scraskeriate he now holds the office of Muchir of
Tophane (Grand Master of the Artillery). Anti as the
Muchir of Tophas6, Mehemed Rushdi Pasha, is one of our
distinguished Ministers, we have
•judged it fitting to make
him a member of the Council of Ministers.
" Thus, having appointed both, we have charged them
with the above functions, and send thew to our Sublime
Porte. The Seraskier Pasha, the Minister of Finance, and
ray the Minister of the Civil List are to assemble immediately,
justand are to
and agree on the steps to be taken in this matter.matter.They are to ascertain which among the existing debts are
which,firm from
Imperial
in different
will
beingcatis causes,
that
tes exorbitantueh
abuses
character;slia.‘l not take place henceforward, the discussien of the
measures necessary for obtaining that end shall be com-
menced without delay."

Ardl)
RANSATLANTIC COMMUNICATION.—We are able
to announce (says the Dublin Evening
that authority
has beer, given by Air. Hamilton, the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, to the Board of Works, to remit all port charges on
the steam ve.Lsels employed by Mr. Leer, to ply between
New Yot k and Gulway. This is a satisfactory prsof that
the Government will do all in their power to advance Irish,
and, we will add, Imperial interests in connexion with Mr.
Lea er's enterprise.
'IJIE LONDON GAZETTE.—In last night's Gazette
there appear copies of general orders issued by the Gover-
nor-General of India from the military department, Allaha-
bad, June sth, 1838, aud also despatches from the Deputy-
adjutant-General of the Army to the Secretary of the In-
dian Government ; from Brigadier Walpole to the Chief of
the Staff, Bareilly ; from Captain Brown, 2d Punjab
Cavalry, to the Assistant-Adjutant-General, Robilcuncl
division ; from Brigadier. General Lugard, Azimghur Field
Force, to the Chief of the Staff, and from Brigadier-General
Jones, Shahjehanpore Field Force, to the Deputy-Adjutant-
General. These despatches are accompanied by numerical
returns of casualties on our side, together with the esti-
mated losses of acid captures from the mutineers. A sup-
plementary return of Europeans killed by the rebels at
Cawnpore iu June, 1867, is also furnished by Mr. J. W.
Sherrer, magistrate at that place.