The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-16 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF

MALAKHOPE.

The arrival yesterday at Dover of Marshal Pelis-
airy, Duke of Malakboff, the newly accredited Ambas-
sador from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Fiance
to the Court of St James's, was distinguished with every
mark of respect and attention which it was possible to
evince. His Excellency arrived shortly after one o'clock,
in the French Government steamer, Le Corse, Captain
Garnault—Capt• Luke Smithett, of the Royal and Impe-
rial Mail Packet Mail Company, having been specially
engaged to pilot the vessel across the Channel.
Oa the arrival of his excellency at the Lord Warden
Hotel, the Mayor, Mr. Toomas Birch, and the corpora-
tion prevented an address of congratulation.
Tne Duke of Malakboff baying received from the
mayor the address, replied in French to the following
effect :

" Nlr. Mayor and Gentlemen —I thank you with
every feeling of gratification for the reception you have
accorded me upon my arrival here. Nothing could have
afforded me greater pleasure than my appointment as
ambassador to this country, and it will always be my
earnest desire to preserve those cordial relations which
have hitherto existed between France and England. If

this pleasure could have been enhanced, it has been by
my meeting on landing here several, in whom I recog-
nise as old comrades."

After the presentation, his Excellency and suite im-
mediately proceeded to the railway station, where a
large number of persons assembled to witness his depar-
ture. The train left for London amid lend cheers.
The Marshal arrived in town at five o'clock, and im-
med'a.ely proceeded to the residence of the French Em-
lassy—Albert gate House.

The Queen honoured the performance of her Maje:ty's
Theatre with her presence in the evening. The Royal
suite consisted of Lady Churchill, Hon. Lucy Ktrr,
Hon. Mary Bulteel, the Earl of Sheffield, Colonel the
Hon. A. N. Hood, and Captain Du Plat.
Her Imperial Highness the Priocesi of Salerno and
the Duchess d'Autnale visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, yesterday, at her residence, Cla-
rence-house, St. James's.
Lady Ernest Bruce has returned to town, from Brigh-
ton, for the season.

Su. E award and Lady Caroline Kerrison have returned
to town, from Broom Hall, Norf•)lk, for the season.
L I Abercromby has arrived in London, from a tour
in the Bat.
The name of Lord Chewton was substituted for tl at
of Lord Clinton in a paragraph announcing the arrival
of the latter nobleman at the Pavilion Hotel, Folke-
stone, in our impressionof yesterday.

The Duke of Rutland arrived atlis residence a few
dap since, from Belvoir Castle.
The Earl and Countegs Stanhope have returned to
town, from Chevening Park, Kent, for the season.
Highne.s the Prince Soltykoff has arrived at the
Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, from S. Petersburg.
His Excellency the Duke de Terceira, accompanied
by the Marquis de L' zi and suite, has left Claridge's
Hotel for Berlin.

The Earl and Countess Talbot have returned to town
The noble earl has taken a residence in Lowndes-stree
for the season.

The Countess Dowager of Meath has lift Claridge's
Hotel, for Sennicott's, near Chichester.
In the Insolvent Debtors Court, yesterday, Thomas
George Buckland obtained bis discharge.
Viscount and Viscountess Corcberoaere are at Lea•
mingtom, and will not come to town until Wednesday
next. The announcement of their arrival in Be!grave-
square, from Combermere Abbey, was made in error
yesterday.

- LETTERS, &C , FOR VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.—Ae oppor-
tunities for transmitting letters from this country to
Vancouver's Island by private ships, direct, are found to
occer very rarely, in future all letters and newspapers
fit that colony (unless otherwise specially addressed)
will be forwarded in the mails via the United States to
San Francisco, California, between which place and
Vancouver's Island the communication is understood to
be frequent. The combined British and United States
postage on letters aad newspapers thus for warded will
be :—Letters not exceeding half an ounce, Is. 2d.;
above half an ounce, and not exceeding an ounce, 2.. 5d.;
above one ounce, and not exceeding two ounces, 4s, 10d.;
newspapers, 2d. each. The postage upon both letters
and newspapers must in all cases be paid in advance.
MAILS FOR SWEDEN —lnformation having been re-
ceived that the steam-ship London, under contract with
the Swedish Government for the conveyance of mails
between London and Gottenburg, is about t ) recom-
mence running,- mails will to made up at the General
Past-office for transmission by this vessel, on each ccca-
sion of her departure fit L mdon. Letters forwarded
by this route will be liable to the tame rate of postage
as letters sent sic Ostend, viz.:-1:. 2J. for a letter not
exceeding half an ounce in weight.; 2e. 4-i for a letter
above halm ounce, tut not exceeding an ounce; and
co
on, according to the scale for charging inland letters.
This postage may be paid in advance, or the letters may
be sent unpaid, at the option cf the senders. Upon
newspapers a rate of one penny must be paid in ad-
vance. Tbe Landon is appointed to sa 1 every three
weeks, the first departure being on the morning of Sue-
day, the 18th inst., and letters in London up to the
usual hour on the Saturday previous will be in time.
All letters and newspapers addres-ed to Gottenburg
and Uddesvalla, which are in the l'ost-oflice at the time
of making up the mail, and are not addressed to be sent
otherwise, will be forwarded by the London ; but letters
and newspapers for other parts of Sweden, intended to
be forwarded by this vessel, must be specially addressed,
"Per steamer London."