The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-04 00:00:00

GENERAL CRANGARNIER.

The Independance Beige contains the following
letter from this distinguished Frenchman :
" MALINES, MAROLI, 1, 1858.

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"To the Edttor.—Sir,—l have just read in your
second edition the following telegraphic despatch :
The Monifear announces that Generals Changarnier
and Bedeau are authorised to return to France.'
"Amid the blessings of peace, France, justly proud of
the glory of her incomparable army, which I have so
many reasons to love, has no occasion for the services of
one of her most devoted soldiers ; she will therefore
prefer awaiting his return, to enjoy the ineffable happi-
ness of seeing him again, until she shall be in the pos-
session of laws protecting the dignity and safety of her
inhabitants.
" I pray you to insert this letter in your next number
and to accept with many thanks, the assurance, &C.,
CIIANGARNIEH."

IsIAMBURG, MARCH 1.
THE BALTIC.
l treaty between this city
out of the new postal treaty
by which Haw-
The frost has seriously interfered with the carry-
ingand the United States o
burg bound herself to
despatch to New Yorii a
steamer with a in dl
on the Ist and 15th of every
month
the same days of the month
from
York to Hamburg. The liamonia,
lk returning onw ul
which shoulde
have sailed to-day, is fast in the ice,
and notice has been given that her departure is
deferred until the 15th inst. The vesseJs intended
for this service are of a very superior class, hating
been built in the Clyde after the model of the
Cunard mail steamers between Liverpool and the
Uei:ed States, and during last seasou they per-
formed their voyages with perfect regularity, and
proved to be of great advantage to those engaged
in the American trade of this city, which, although
temporarily checked during
the late crisis, is a most
important branch of its commerce.
Li-Aterly the intercourse with Sweden has been
almost altogether confined to telegraphic conimuni-
cations, the ice iu the Baltic having put a stip to
the passage by the steamers. No mail li.s arrived
from thence since that of the 21st ult., and even
with Copenhagen there is, from the same cause, a
general arrear of three or four days ; but this
cannot now be of long continuance.

CASE OF THE ENGLISH ENGINEERS AT NAPLES.—We
have reason to believe that the Lew Ministry have
rected their attention to the case of these subjects of the
English Crown. Owing to the rupture of diplomatic
relations no means of communication with the Neapoli-
tan Government at present txtstv. The Foreign Secre-
tary has, however, we under.tand, taken Inea,ures to
de,patctl at once a pvrson of appr 'tied oi,cretion
watch the trial and to support the interests of the two
engineers.

BA;LWAY 17,TELLIGENCE.

NORTH BRITISH.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
at Edinburgh, on Tuesday.
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report
and congratulated the shareholders on the results of
the last half-year's working, and on the steadiness
which their traffic had maintained, notwithstanding
the late commercial crisis, which had in many cases
injuriously affected railway property. The increase
in their receipts had enabled the directors to add

per cent. to the former rate of dividend on the
consolidated stock ; and had it not been for the
sudden and severe collapse in commercial affairs in
the latter part of 1857 they would, no doubt, have
been enabled to recommend a dividend of 3, instead
of 2/ per cent., as they now did. Their working
expenses had been slightly increased, but were still
under 39 per cent. of the gross receipts.
The motion was unanimously agreed to.

GREAT YARMOUTH AND HADDISCOE.
Ike half-yearly meeting this company was held
on Tuesday at Great Yarmouth ; Sir E. H. K.
Lacon iu the chair.

The report of the directors stated that Parlia-
mentary sanction was almost certain to be obtained
to an ama gatnation of the company with tue East
Suffolk undertaking. The balance-sheet showed
that the expenditure on capital account for the
half-year ending December 31, 1857, had been
11,2791., and 4,4001. remained due to the contrac-
tor, Sir Morton Peto, for the construction of the
line. The balance at the bankers was 5371.
The report was adopted unanimously.