The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

At Demerara there had. been two arrivals of im•

migrant ships, one of which brought 585 liberated
Africans, from St. Helena, who were distributed
amongst the estates of resident proprietors ; the
other with 380 immigrants, from Caleutta. The
British Guiana Bank has declareda dividend at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The whole of the
Megass Logics on the plantation of Zeelandia has
been destroyed by fire ; supposed to be the act of
an incendiary. The weather continued favourable
both for manufacturing operations and the growing
canes. The exports for the fortnight have been—
Sugar, 2,101 hhds. 195 tierces 846 barrels 280
bags ; rum, 921 puns. 145 hhds. 119 barrels ; mo-
lasses, 80 casks ; timber, 18,150 feet ; charcoal, 700
barrels, cocoanuts, 3,800; shingles, 47,006.
At St. Thomas's the weather continued fine and
generally healthy both on shore and amongst the
shipping in the harbour. The screw steamer Delta,
from Bermuda and Halifax, arrived on the 19th and

sailed again on the 20th for the same places.
Chile was still under martial law, but quiet ; the
Indians continued their ravages on the southern
frontier.

In regard to the difficulty between England and
Paraguay, the latter Government had addressed a
circular to the diplomatic corps, stating that the
cause alleged for the firing into the Tacuari was
that Paraguay had refused to " understand itself"
with her Britannic Majesty's consul respecting the
imprisonment of Mr. Constant, implicated in poli-
tical affairs. _ _ _

War between Peru and Bolivia was daily ex-
pected.
News from Ecuador says Castilla has concluded
a treaty with France. No indemnity to Peru for
cost of expedition, estimated at 7,000,000 dollars.
The provinces of Quigos and Carvelas to be deli-
vered to Peru at the expiration of two years from
date of treaty, if Ecuador cannot prove her right
to them. The British bondholders to have other
lands assigned to them. The Government of Quito
will not ratify the treaty, and Franco is marching
troops against the capital to compel its recognition.

PURIFICATION OF THE SERPENTINE.

Th6telect committee appointed by the House of
Commons to consider the best means of purifying
the Serpentine, met yesterday; the Right Hon. W.
Cowper in the chair. The other members of the
committee present were Lord J. Manners, Sir J.
Paxton, Lord Fermoy, Mr. Beach, Sir J. Shelley,
Sir F. Smith, Sir S. M. Peto, Mr. Joseph Locke,
Captain Archdall, Mr. A. Egerton, and Sir M. W.
Ridley.
Mr. Hawksley, C.E., was the first witness ex•
amined—He said he had prepared a report upon
the state of the Serpentine by the desire of Mr.
Fitzroy, the late Commissioner of Works, which
had been presented to the House of Commons. He
thought the question of preventing danger to
bathers and skaters might be treated independently
of the plan for purifying the water. He believed
that the water now stagnant in the Serpentine was
as chemically pure when filtered as the water de-
livered by the water companies, and all he proposed
in the plan he had submitted to the Government
was to remove the organic matter not held in solu-
tion. The vegetable matter would not be exposed
to the air at all, but would run direct through a
culvert. He proposed to employ washed sand as
the medium of filtration, and the amount of labour
that would be involved in keeping the water puri-
fied would be very small. The filtration would re-
move all objects held in suspension in the water,
and would have a slight effect upon articles held in
solution. if his plan were carried out 2,000,000
gallons per diem, or 1,400 per minute, would pass
through the filter beds, besides the supply to the
jets connected with two fountains. The vegetable
matter was found near the surface, and was con-
tinually rising to the surface, especially in hot
weather, so that a conduit placed near the surface
would have no difficulty in carrying it off. An
engine would be employed in drawing the water
to the conduit, and the conduit, which would be 30
inches in diameter, would be constantly full. The
abstraction of 2,000,000 gallons of water daily
would not produce any perceptible current, though
the lake would hardly be a stagnant lake.
By Lord Fermoy—When the matter was brought
before me by Mr. Fitzroy I instituted inquiries. If
I had found that the mud at the bottom was under-
going decomposition I should have recommended
some other more expensive steps, but it was not so.
I found that the quantity of mud in the Serpentine
was nearly 200,000 cubic yards. In some places it
was eight feet deep, with a depth of not more than
eight feet of water above it.

Lord Fermoy—Are you not of opinion that such
an extent of mud must be necessarily injurious to
the purity of the water ?

liawksley—lt certainly produces no percep-
tible injury. My filters provide for the passing of
2,000,000 gallon per diem ; but the water, after
having passed through the filter, would of course
be liable to become impure again. My object is to
provide that during the hot weather the whlle of
the water in the Serpentine shall be practically
removed once a month, At present the Serpen-
tine contains little more than 60 million gallons of
water.

Lord Fermoy—At the end of the month, when
you would have passed the whole 66 million gallons
through your filter bed, you would not have got a
pure bed.
_ _

Mr. Hawk.sley—Certainly not, and you never
would be able to get a pure lake. If you pass 60
million gallons of water through a regular stream,
and allow it to take a month in running down, the
water would become slightly tinged though not
absolutely foul. The Serpentine was formed in the
reign of William and Mary, by blocking up the
lower end of the stream where it issues from the
park, and closing in a natural valley by means of
an embankment. As a matter of course a great
deal of vegetable matter came down the brook, and
until the last few years deposits have been ping
on. The lake has never been completely emptied,
and after houses were constructed round the park
a large amount of filtration from water closets
found its way into the lake, making considerable
deposits. The total expense of keeping the water
cleansed under my plan would be something under
£3OO a year. Last summer my attention was called
to the water in St. James's-park, and I found it in
a frightful condition, particularly in July, August,
and September. I do not think it requisite that
the water in the Serpentine should be made more
shallow ; on the contrary, :it would be better if it
were 10 times as deep.
By Sir J. Paxton—l believe there is no special
right on the part of the public as to bathing. I
think the public should be allowed to bathe above
bridge, and that that part should be made suitable
for the purpose and planted round, leaving the rest
of the lake untouched.

By Lord J. Manners—The mud stirred up by
the bathers produces no improper effect upon the
water.

By Mr. Locke—The water in the Serpentine, if
any process of filtration be adopted, will be much
purer than that in St. James's-park. I propose to
carry a culvert, 2 feet 6 inches in diameter, along
the whole length of the Serpentine, giving it a fall
at the upper end, which would make it terminate
in a well, that culvert would always be full. As
fast as the water was pumped out of it it would be
replaced.
The committee then adjourned.

SAVOY AND NICE.

(From the Times.)

There is no doubt whatever what the sentiment
of all England is as to the French project of an-
nexation. We all think it very wrong, very un-
generous—at once a crime and a blunder. We all
agree with Lord John Russell in the strong pro-
test he has made against this act of Imperial greed.
But does the House of Commons, or does any great
party aspiring to direct the voice of the House of
Commons, wish to go further than this ? If there
be such a party, there are two courses open to it.
The first and the more manly course is to reject
the commercial treaty, and to address her Majesty
to resist, at all hazards, any infraction of the
treaties by which the territorial limits of France
are settled, promising to stand by her Majesty in
such resistance with their lives and fortunes, and
voting a credit of fifty millions on account. Is any
English party prepared for this ? Is -Mr. Fitz-
gerald prepared to go to his constituents upon it ?
Does any one of those loud-voiced gentlemen who
were casting such brave defiances across the Chan-
nel last night affect to doubt that the people of Eng-
land would send a Minister to Bedlam who should
seek a war with France about these wretched moun
tain tops ? Well, there is one other course. Let
the Opposition declare a sort of guerilla warfare
against this treaty and this annexation. Let them
set on their smaller notables to make furious on-
slaughts against the Emperor, and let them choose
the moment when he shows the most friendly de-
sire to make the treaty palatable to us. Depend
upon it he will soon reciprocate their rough courte-
sies. First, he will slacken the rein of his provincial
press—we hear sounds that induce us to believe
that this preliminary is already taken. Then the
mouths of the Parisian Cerberus will be unmuzzled.
What that will bring forth has been too recently
felt to require to be drawn out in long detail. In
a few weeks all hopes of making anything of this
treaty will be gone. We shall be in a moral state
of war. From that to drift down into an actual
state of war is but a natural course. When this is
consummated we shall have the eonsolation of hear-
ing from Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Whiteside that
they never intended it, and from Mr. Disraeli that
he had taken care himself to say
rshe
nothing offensive,
Of two things, one—either England intenddosestonogto.
to war about this Savoy question, or
We sty she does not. Poll England to-morrow,
and there would not be a hundred votes for such a
war. But, if she does not, all that she can in
honour and in dignity do is to protest and be
silent. If Napoleon 111. will listen to the coun-
sels of a friendly nation, which in all honour and
sincerity would advise him to his own glory, he
will abandon this annexation scheme • but if he w, ill
not do so he must go his w
to dread from us. The scoOldsnwphatoht scheme; n
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present no power in this land. As an honest people
we regret and protest ; but it does not comport with
our temper or our dignity to rail and revile.

MDDLE. PICOLOMINI.—The Irish papers duly
that Mdlle. Piccolomini has been united in the holy bonds
of matrimony since her arrival in Dublin.
ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—The benefit of
Mr. W. Barnett, treasurer and stage manager, is fixed for
the 13th inst.

TIIE GALES.—Monday and Tuesday will long be
remembered for the violent gales which passed over a great
part of the country. On Tuesday, particularly, the vio-
lence of the gale, between one and two o'clock in the after-
noon, was such as has rarely been equalled. In onedomain
(Moresby), in a neighbouring county, upwards of 2,000
trees wet° blown down. Immense mischief has been done
throughout England.—Derbyshire Ontrier.
TIIE NEW DUTCH MINISTRY. According to
advices from the Vague, the new Dutch Ministry is com-
posed as follows:—Baron van Ilall, Finances and Foreign
Affairs ad interim ; Godeftoi, Justice ; van Ileeuntra,
terior ; Mutseers, Roman Catholic Affairs; RochusFen,
,
Colonies • Lotsy, Marine; and Casembroot, War.

The steamer Hungarian, the total loss of which
was announced yesterday, belonged to the Mcntreal mail
line trading between Liverpool and Portland in the winter
and Liverpool and Canada in the summer, She had a full
cargo of Manchester goods, which are insured .at Lloyd's
to the amount of about £l, 0,000, besides the vessel herself
for about £40,000. The Indian, wrecked a few mouths
back, also belonged to the Montreal line,

TILE LOSS OF THE HUNGARIAN ROYAL

MAIL .8 TEA XER

By the Canada we have further intelligence of
the total wreck of the :Montreal Ocean Steamship
Company's mail steamship Hungarian, announced
in our paper yesterday. This deplorable catas-
trophe occurred on the morning of the 20th ult.,
and we regret to state that the total number of
persons on board her, all of whom it is feared have
perished, is far greater than was at first supposed.
It appears from the books of the Admiralty emigra-
tion agent that the passengers and crew numbered
together 205 souls. The following are the tele-
grams relating to the wreck :

HALIFAX•, N.S., Feb. 21.—The brig Cygnet,
which has arrived at this port in 12 days from
New York, while lying to in thick weather on
Sunday evening, at 6
.o'clock, off Liverpool, N.S.,
saw a large steamer steering west-north-west. The
steamer ashore at Cape Ledge is probably the
steamship Hungarian, Captain Jones, which left
Liverpool on the sth for Portland.
BARRINGTON, N.S., Feb. 21.—The consul re•
turned from the island last night, but nothing is
yet known as to the wrecked steamship. It is sup-
posed that all on board are lost. A vessel has gone
round this morning.

HALIFAX, Feb. 2l.—The following telegram has
been sent from Cape Sable to Messrs. Cunard and
Co. :—" A steamer's lights were seen on Monday
morning at three o'clock on Cape Ledge. At day-
light spars and smoke-pipe only were standing. At
ten o'clock all was gone by the board, and the
vessel settled fast. A heavy sea was running,
breaking mast high over the ship. Communica-
tion with the ship was impossible. All on board
were lost, unless boats left the ship before day-
light, which is not likely. At low water part of
the vessel isstill visible."

The following is the only news yet obtained
'rom the scene of the wreck :

" The steamship is the Hungarian, from Queens-
town 9th inst. She is a total wreck. Crew and
passengers all supposed to be lost. Small portions
of the hull are now visible at low water. A small
portion of the mail has been saved in a damaged
state. One passenger's ticket has been found,
with the name Ellen Sheehan on it."
The following is from the _Halifax Morning
Journal of the 24th ult.:—

The subjoined additional telegrams, received from Bar-
rington on Wednesday last, leave it no longer in doubt that
the steamer lost near Cape Sable, on Sunday night last, is
the iron screw steamship Hungarian, Captain Jones, of the
Canadian line. This vessel left Liverpool on the Bth inst.,
and Queenstown on the following day for Portland, Me. It
is understood that she had 38 cabin passenger when leaving
the former port. The number of steerage passengers is not
known, nor is it known how many she took on board at
Queenstown. The Hungarian was precisely a similar ship
to the others comprising the Canadian line. It is somewhat
singular that two of the same line should have been cast
away on the opposite extremities of our coast. It
will be remembered that the Hungarian called in
here some weeks ago, while on a passage from
Pdrtland to Liverpool, to convey the officers and crew
of the Indian, which was totally lost near the Marie Joseph.
This is the third ship of the Canadian line lost, and all
within a short time of each other. It is not at all probable
that a single soul escaped the dreadful disaster. How the
calamity occurred will, therefore, probably never be known.
The Government schooner Daring, Captain Daly, has been
ordered to proceed to the scene of the wreck. The follow-
ing are the particulars yet known relative to this most
melancholy shipwreck :
" BARRINGTON, Feb. 21, 1860.—Just returned from the
Cape. No intelligence of the crew. Ticket dated Queens-
town, Feb. 9, via Hungarian, to Portland, picked up. Por-
tions of wreck strewn along the beach, and floating in the
bay. Vessels and boats engaged in saving ; part of the
upper deck carried on shore. Vessel lies in 12 feet of water
at low tide.

(Signed) "G. ROBERTSON."
"TO THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
" BARRINGTON, Feb. 22, 1860.—Six mail bags saved
from Hungarian. Have them in charge. All in damaged
state. Will wait for answer. Not a soul saved.
(Signed) " JOSIAII COFFIN."
We have received the following names of passengers and
crew who sailed from Liverpool :

CABIN PASSICNGERfi.—Mr. J. E. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
Balmer, the Rev. James Stuart, Mrs. Woods, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Evans, Mr. Allan Cameron, Mr. W. R. Crocker, Mr. J.
W. Crocker, Mr. Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Talbot, Dr. and Mrs.
Samaniego, Mr. Barry A. B. Cortin, Mr. Wyatt, Mr. Boul-
tenhouse, Mr. Boulton, Mrs. Delano and child, Dr. Barrett,
G. J. Nash, officer in charge of mails.
STEERAGE PASSENGERS.—Mr. Hugh M'Caffrey, Mr.
Abraham Tagg, Mr.ll illiam Vogle, Mr. John Richardson,
Mr. Henry Richardson, Mr. T. Allen, Mr. Frederick Child,
Mrs. F. Child, Frederick Child, Mr. Beil Morrison, Mr.
Richard Madden, Mr. Robert Martin, Mr. E. D. Bartlett,
Mr. George Shank, Mr. GeorgeM'Dermott, Mr. John Daly,
Mr. John Delaney, Mr. Wm. Kerley, Mr. Wm. Wright,
Mr. Michael Lucey, Mr. Martin Downes, Mr. Francis
Richardson, Miss Ellen Sheehan, Mr. Patrick M'Guerin.
CREW.—Sailing Department: Thomas Jones, captain;
W. H. Hardie, Ist officer; William Allan, 2d do.; Richar
Porter, 3d do. ; William Cain, 4ih do. ; M. Fending, boat-
swain ; James Bazley, do. mate. Seamen : John Bailey,
M. M'Pherson, A. Liddle, A. Phillips, J. Shannon, Wm.
Quinn, A. M'Millen, Thom. M'Lean, J. Crossthwaite, R.
Lutus, David Jones, Thomas Carter, John Ramadan,
George Booly, John Bennett. M. Golightly, M'Donald,
Edwards, Williams, Clive, Watt, Greenaway, Merriman,
P. Mitchell, A. Boyd, Wm. Craddoek, Gilbert Johnston,
Chorl y, M'Culloch, John Brice, Nelson, Wakes, Max-
well, boy. Engineer's Department : William Stewart Ist
engineer ; John M'Kean, 2d ditto ; Alex. Smith, 3d ditto';
John Clark, 4th ditto; Hugh M'Gaui, sth ditto. Fire-
men : Isaae Welsh, John Calderwood, Hugh Russell,
lledry Lowe, Jas. Mooney, John Boyle, Wm. Holmes,
Peter Hanlon, Henry French, John Jones, John Fox,
Richard M'Nalley, Archibald M'Call, ohn Jones,
John Hamil, Wm. Welsh, Alexander Watson, Richard
M'Donald, Thomas Shaw, Wm. Flannigan,..Thos. Jamie •
son, Thomas Ritchie, James Allison, Robert Edwards.
Victualline, Department: Charles M'Donald, Ist steward;
John M'Kinaon, 2d steward. Stewards : Richd. Thomas,
John Madden, George Edwards, Alex. Wapshaw, Edward
Lennan, Robert Dewar, James Rhodes, Hugh M'Gregor,
Thomas Hannah, John Longwell, Jo. Brennan, Thomas
Kennedy, James Kenard, Edward M'Main, Augustus
Caine, Wm. Howarth, Robert Stevenson, Peter M'Crea,
Wm. Prescott, Richard Jones, Joseph Marriott, Jones.
Cooks : Francis Duvoure, George Scarisbrick, Edward
Murphy, Wm. Horrocks ; Wm. Preston, baker ; James
Gittins, butcher; T. S. Green, storekeeper; Dr. Ferguson,
surgeon ; T. Robertson, purser ; Miss Caughtrie, ste-
wardess.