The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-04 00:00:00

'SCN, LOINDOIsT, WEDNESDAY EVtNINC4, AUGUST 4, 1858.

for the purification of the " fluvial Father,"
so that it may once more be designated as
" the silver-winding Thames." Many other
sound measures have received the Legisla-
tive sanction, so that they, as might have been
anticipated, have won golden opinions from men of
all shades and varieties of political opinion, and will
appear next session, if not with strength sufficient to
induce them to despise public opinion, at all events
with enough to carry good measures, such as will be
acceptable to the Parliament and the people of the
United Kingdom.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

that complete form which a few hours' more labour
will impart to them.

The authorities, civil and military, have made a
regulation with respect to the coming Pies, which I
think reflects credit alike upon their judgment and
gallantry. They have assigned in " the port" as in
"the place" to the launching of the Ville de Nantes,
and the inauguration of the statue of the first Napo-
leon, all the tribunes that are erecting by them, for
the accommodation of ladies exclusively. They alone
are t;, be protected from the sun, and the chances of
bad weather. All that is to be done for gentlemen
favoured with tickets is " a reserved place ;" but
beyond that no other privilege will be extended to
the most favoured guest ; not even to the honourable
members of the House of Commons, whose appear-
ance in Cherbourg is next to that of the Emperor
and the Queen, look forward to with curiosity. They
certainly will receive a cordial welcome ; and not the
less so because their simple guest will be regardod as
most strange to a people who have no idea of great
influence, exalted rank, and high station, apart from
an official costume.

FETES AT CHERBOURG.

CHERBOURG, AUG. 2.
It would be a very ill-natured thing to do to give
an accurate and detailed account of Cherbourg pre-
cisely as it appears to-day. It would be as ill-
natured as to exhibit scene-painting by day-light, or
to draw up the curtain before the prompter's bell
was rung and catch the actors as they were pre-
paring and dressing for their respective parts. To-
day Cherbourg is a city of scaffoldings, of eagles in
clutches, and banners in bundles, of gilded staves
faggotted, of wreaths of laurel scattered on the
ground, and glistering imperial diadems in baskets.
It is a manufactory of the raw materials which have
yet to be worked up with that taste and genius
for decoration for which the French have been in
all ages justly distinguished. What the loyal
citizens of Cherbourg are. doing to exhibit their re-
spect for the Emperor must therefore remain a
secret ; and I certainly shall not attempt to give a
description of it until Wednesday next.
One portion of the spectacle to be seen to-day I
cannot refrain from referring to. It is the manner
in which its streets are crowded, and, above all, that
portion of the city adjoining to the military port and
the streets leading to it. These are literally crammed
as a fair—as a Greenwich fair, when Greenwich fair
was worth seeing. The hundreds pouring into
Cherbourg for the past week are to-day to be
reckoned by thousands ; and they have come by all
sorts of conveyances from the new railway to the
old clumsy market—garden cart—impeding the one
by their numbers, compelling the traia to be two
hours after its time; and as regards the other, the
common old-fashioned mode of conveyance blocking
up the reads, and in some parts making them almost
impassable. But the numbers to-day, I am informed,
are as nothing contrasted with what it is more than
surmised—it is calculated—will be here to-morrow.
I was told by one enthusiastic gentleman that there is
to arrive by a single train not less than 10,000 per-
sons! an assertion of which I doubt the accuracy,
because I believe it would be impossible to convey
any such number on a railway, which is, as yet, not
fully completed. However, the exaggeration itself
gives as idea of the numbers that are coming, and
are sure (however they contrive to come) to be here
to greet the Emperor and Empress upon their first
appearance in Cherbourg.
All who arrive this day point their steps in the
same direction—it is to "the port"—that is to the
grind war marine harbour which Napoleon I. re-
vived, and his nephew has completed. This crowd
is remarkable—first, the number of women with
their children that are engaged in seeing the new
harbour; and then it is remarkable that the nineteen-
twentieths of it are composed of the agricultural
classes, conartably-clad farmers and well-clothed
labourers, with their strong, healthy, and happy-
looking families. All these seemed to me to take a
personal interest in the completion of the great
Napoleonic idea—Cherbourg l—and to feel a pride
in examining the magnificent works carrying on, and
in looking with wonder upon that new dock, which is
the especial work of "their" Emperor.
I can say, from my knowledge of Brittany, that
the feelings which I saw this day exhibited by the
farmers and peasantry of Normandy with regard to
the existing dynasty, is precisely the same in the
adjoining province. The Emperor is with them
positively the most popular ruler to which France
has been subjected since 1815. If there be any
doubt stilt entertained in England that the chosen
chief of the agricultural classes in this empire is
Napoleon 111., then I am quite sure that the
occurrences of this day, and of this week, will be
sufficient to dissipate any such doubt—to put an end,
and for ever, to all controversy on the point.
A sight, no matter how cursory—such, for instance,
as your correspondent had only time to bestow upon
the "port militaire"--7is sufficient to add to the Em-
peror's popularity amongst all classes of Frenchmen.
I intend to praise it when I say that it is one of those
marvellous works of mare that-is worthy of the an-
cient Romans, or of .the mighty genius for such un-
del takings which has characteriseel the English
merchants of the current century. I never before
saw in France anything which made me Lel as if I
was still in England until I examined this day the
"military post" of Cherbourg. You are reminded
of Southampton, of Liverpool, and of Holyhead con-
verted into a second Woolwich by a view of the in-
terior of this harbour. The wonderful things Eng-
land has done for commerce, and not for war, France
has here constructed both for war and commerce.
The "military pert" of Cherbourg is in itself a
thing apart from all ethers ; it is an enormous forti-
fication, with its double-Glitch glacis and ramparts,
and, as it appears to me, constructed on the same
plan as •the Dunkirk defences. '['his fortification
stands away from the city, and would be as difficult
to be assailed from the laud as the sea. I shall merely
recapitulate the different compartments and piles of
buildings filled with workmen that are to be found
within the inner lines of defence of this fortress—
their mere names, without stopping to give a descrip-
tion of the works carried on in them, will convey
some idea of the extent of the new military
port. They are the grand hangar, the salle des
gabaris, the atelier de la scierie meeanique, the atelier
des chaloupes et canots, the halle de montage, the
atelier des martinets, the atelier des machines, the
atelier de la fonderie, the atelier a Bois enclosing the
atelier de la tounellerie et avirounerie, the atelier de
la sculptors, the ponlierie, the atelier des cabestaw,
the ateliers de peiuture and menuiserie, and the
atelier des modeles. Nine of these are crowded
together. A whole army of a 100,000 men, perhaps
more, could be manoeuvred in the open ,spaces that
lie between them and the docks, for, also enclosed
within the military defences of the fortifications, with
a single opening to the sea, are three huge docks.
the bassin Napoleon 1., the bassin Charles X., and
the grand dock, the bassin Napoleon 111.,. which is
now dry, and the flooding of which, with the launch-
ing of the Ville de Nantes, are to form, as I have
already mentioned, the main local attraction to the
Cherbourgfites.
In addition to the workshops .for the construction
of a warlike navy, and of the docks, to be found

We cannot sufficiently express our thanks and
gratitude for the numerous expressions of sympathy
and kindness, and tenders of valuable assistance, that
have tlowed in from every direction. We have
already expressed our deep obligation to the Morning
Post, and the spirited and liberal gentlemen by whom
it is controlled and directed, for the promptitude
with which they placed all the resources of their
magnificent establishment at our disposal. Our
neighbours proved themselves to be truly friends,
and everything calculated to mitigate the calamity
was freely offered.

As we stated yesterday, we are fully covered by
assurances with highly respectable offices. There
was no interruption to our business. The Sun ap-
peared at the usual hour yesterday, and we con-
fidently expect that there will be no diminution
either in the quantity or quality of its contents.
There is one mistake into which some of our con-
temporaries have fallen, which requires correction.
Neither Mr. YOUNG nor the inmates of the house
were compelled to make so precipitate a retreat as
was indicated ; in fact they would not, however
strong the kind importunities for their safety.
Some valuable account books and other im-
portant documents were saved, and it was in doing
so that Mr. Munn() YOUNG received the injuries
alluded to in our impression of yesterday, but from
which he is rapidly recovering. Indeed he never
left the premises until the fire had been completely
subdued.

FRANCE.

(By Submarine anti British Telegraph.)

PARIS, WEDNESDAY,

The Emperor and Emiaess arrived at Mantes,
and were received by the Prefect of the Seine and
Oise and the other authorities. They were raptur-
ously applauded by the people.
At Evreux, their Majesties proceeded to the Pre-
fecture in the midst of cries of "Vive l'Empereur!"
" Vive I'lmperatrice !" " Vive le Prince Imperial !"

Their entry into Caen was a veritable ovation.
The corteire traversed the town, which was wholly
illuminated and with splendid decorations.
At this hour (nine o'clock at night), their Majes-
ties are entering the Hotel de Ville, to assist at the
public ball given there.

Once more, then, we tender our heartfelt thanks to
all who have proffered their friendly and valuable aid
and assistance—and we beg to assure them that they
are not the less highly appreciated because they
have not been required.

PARIS, TUESDAY, 6 P.M.

The Emperor, the Empress, and their suite left
St. Cloud this morning at half-past nine for Caen,
on their way to Cherbourg. The imperial train left
the station of the Rue d'Amsterdam at nine o'clock,
conveying Count de Chasseloup Laubat, Baron
Benoist-d'Azy, Viscount Duchatel, M. Emile Pereire,
M. Laffitte, M. Dclessert, M. Dailly, and M. Simons,
directors of the 'Western Railway, M. de Laperiere,
manager of the working, and M. Coindart, the secre-
tary. A few privileged persons had also obtained the
favour of travelling in some of the carriages. On
the arrival of the train at St. Cloud, a short pause
ensued, after which their majesties took their places
in one of the imperial carriages, accompanied by
Marshal Valliant and M. Rouher, Ministers of War
and Public Works (Admiral Hamelin, Minister of
Marine, had gone the day before); the Princess
d'Essling, Countess de Labedoyere, and Countess de
Lourrnel, ladies of honour to the Empress ; Gens.
Fleury nod Niel, first equerry and aide-de-camp to
his Majesty; and the other personages appointed to
form part of the imperial suite. A considerable
crowd had collected in the neighbourhood and loudly
cheered their Majesties. The train then took its
departure, a short stay having to be made at Mantes,
Evreux, and Lisieux, at each of which places there is
to be a reception of the authorities and principal
inhatitants. The calculation made was that their
Majesties would arrive at Caen about five in the
evening, but the probability is that, owing to the
incidents of the journey, the hour will be later.
Accounts from Posen in the German journals state
that the revolutionary committee of London has
recently distributed in Poland copies of a manifesto
exciting the Poles to rebellion. A copy has been
seiz.:d by the authorities of Posen.
The King of the Belgians arrived the day before
yesterday in Brussels from Laeken, and after having
given an audience to the Portuguese'Minister and
other persous of distinction, attended divine service
in the palace chapel. His Majesty afterwards pre-
sided at a council of ministers. The Duke and
Duchess de Brabant also visited the capital, and in
the afternoon proceeded, both on horseback, to the
frir of Ixelles where they were received with great
enthusiasm by the crowd. The King and their Royal
Highnesses returned in the evening to Laeken.
The accounts of the movements of the Queen of
Spain, given in the Madrid journals of the 30th ult.,
continue to be in arrear of those received direct by
telegraph ; they only announce that the Queen re-
mained at Leon, and that her Majesty was to set out
in the morning of the 31st ult. for Mieres. Like
other towns passed through by the Queen, Leon was
filled by the populations of villages f)r miles around;
all the private houses and public edifices were decked
with flags; and the greatest enthu.siasm in honour
of her Majesty was displayed by all classes. The
Government is said to have definitively resolved to
divide Spain into five great military commands, and
to confide the principal oae, that of the provinces of
Madrid, Valencia, and the Balearic Isles, to the
Marques del Duero; but the sanction of the Cortes
will be necessary for the execution of the project.
All the journals complain of the rigour of the ex-
isting law on the press, and call on the Government
to modify it ; it was doubted, however, that the
cabinet would do so, unless authorised by the Par-
liament. The Discussion had been seized.
A Council of Ministers was held yesterday fore-
noon at Ste Cloud, tho Emperor presiding.
Prince Jerome left the Palace of Meudon yester-
day for Havre, where he intends to pass a part of
the summer. His Imperial Highness left Paris by a
special train.at 12 o'clock.
Marshal Narvaez has left Paris for Vichy.
M. Delangle, Minister of the Interior, has ad-
dressed a circular to the prefects of departments on
the subject of the late law on the false assumption
of titles of nobility. He particularly recommends
them to pay strict attention that the functionaries
whose business it is to deliver passports do not insert
in those documents titles to which the persons apply-
ing are not legally entitled. In order to verify their
allegation the persons using those titles are to be
accompanied by two witnesses to identify them, and
they may be also called on to produce an extract
from the register of their birth. The Minister con-
cludes by recommending prudence and discernment
to the agents of authority, so that the precautions
prescribed may not have the appearance of vexatious
or inquisitorial proceedings.

within the walls of the fortification, there are three

large buildings to , be added—the boulergerie

de la marine, the caserne des equipages de
la fotte, the corderie, the Majorit6 de la

Marine (including several departments), the

naagasin generns, the atelier de la garniture, the

atelier de la voilerie and of contare, the ateliers des

Lord Strangforcl, Secretary to the Embassy at
Constantinople, embarked in the evening of the 31st
ult., at Marseilles for the Turkish capital.
" According to intelligence received from the
Hague," says the Presse, " the King of Holland has
expressed his determination to abdicate. The Prince
of Orange will be 18 years of age on the 4th Sep-
tember, then attaining his majority. It is even said
that King William who is at present at Wies-
baden, will not return to Holland. The motives of
this determination are unknown ; but it is remem-
bered that at the death of his father, the present
King, who was then in England, refused at fiat to
ascend the throne, and did not return to Holland
until after having hesitated some time."
Information has been received of the arrival at
Jeddah of Lome' Paella, the special envoy of the
Sultan. Advices from Toulon state that Capt Tri-
cault, of the Imperial navy, has been appointed to
the command of the steam corvette the Du Chayla,
which is under orders, as already stated, for the
Red Sea. This vessel is of 400 horse power, and
carries 16 guns.

forges . d'armement, de chandronnerie, and des

chandieres
vapeur, the direction des travaux

hydrauliques, the atelier de le railturs, the direction

de I'artillerie, and the salle d'armee,
These works are defended by different forts,
mounting, according to a rough calculation made by
me, to 627 cannon.

A letter from Borne, in the Con3litutionnel, says:
"It has been already mentioned that Prince Orsini
had on several occasions tendered his reslgnation as
senator of Rome and head of the municipality, but
that it had not been accepted. The prince, how-
ever, not being able to agree with the municipal
council, urged the matter so strongly that in the cud
be bas been allowed to xetire. The choice of the

Pope for his successor has fallen on the Marquis Antic'
Mattel, who has accepted with gratitude the high fa-
vour shown to him. The Duke de Gramout is ready to
leave Rome, and will quit in a few days with all his
family for Leghorn for the purpose of sea-bathing.
M. de Sampayo will act as Chargé d' Affaires dur-
ing his absence. Almost all the diplomatic body
have left. M. Pidal, the Spanish Ambassador, only
aits the arrival of M. Rios Rosas, his successor, to
take his departure. The Albani Palace purchased
by Queen Christina is being repaired and beautified
at an enormous expense. The new Prince Albani,
the eldest son of Count Castelbarco, who is to assume
the name and arms of the family, is now looking out
for a new palace. The large storehouses of the
Roman Forum have just been purchased by the
Pontifical Government in order to continue the ex-
cavations for opening to public view the Temple of
Cmsar, which was one of the inost celebrated monu-
ments of the Forum,"

PARIS BOURSE.—The market wa; steady at the
opening, but afterwards became rather ht::-111 owing
to the absence of speculators, as they are deps:.irting
en mane for Cherbourg. Threes have been done z
68fr. 45c. and 68fr. 40c. for the end of the month ;
Mobilier varied from 633 fr. 75c. to 625 fr.; Austrian,
630 fr. to 627 fr. 50c.; Orleans, 1,272 fr. 50c. to
1,266 fr. 25c.; Lyons, 772 fr. 50c. to 7681 r. 75c.;
Northern, 920 fr. to 917 fr. 50c.; Eastern, 655 fr. to
652 fr. 50c.; and Southern, 520 fr. to 513 fr. The
following are the last quotations :

Credit Foncier _
Belgian 4a —
Piedmont ese 5 B9 50
Roman Ol
Austrian —
Spanish —Threes
Home Debt 37-1
LWAYS.

Fr. Ct.
41 per Cents. 96 30
Do. end of month 96 30
Three per Cent. 6B 20
Do. end of month 68 40
Bank Shares
Credit Mohilier 630
Do. account

Fr. Ct

RAI

Orleans Cash—Fr. Ct. Account—Fr. Ct.
1270 .. 1,270
Northern
New ditto
.. 775
Lyons and Mediterranean 770 --
.. 768 75
New ditto
Geneva
Midi
Western
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian ........... ...
Austrian. .....

582 50
515 -
597 50
650 -

415 -623 75

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY.

The steam-ship Alhambra, Capt. Steward, arrived
this morning with the above mail, 34 passengers,
£6,042 in specie, and a full cargo.

Her dates of sailing were—Gibraltar, July 24;
Cadiz, 25 ; Lisbon, 29; Oporto and Vigo, 30.
Her Majesty's ship Curlew was at Gibraltar ; at
Cadiz the Spanish war-steamer Isabel and the
French war-steamer Requiem ; at Lisbon the usual
Portuguese squadron ; at Vigo the English steamers
Dutchman and Echo.

The Alhambra spoke the steam-ship Colombo,
steering for Gibraltar; the St. Lucia, from Loudon
to Oporto; and the Tagus, steering out of Vigo Bay.

THE COLLISION AT THE WILLESDEN

JU.N C T 1 0 N.

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE ENGINE DRIVER.
The adjourned investigation into the circumstances con-
necied with the late fatal railway collision at the Willesden
junction of the London and North Western Railway was
resume] last evening before Mr. Wakley, the coroner, and a
jury, at the Sussex Arms Tavern, Shepherd's-bush, the place
where it was previously held not affording sufficient accotn-
modation.
Mr. Bruyeres, general superintendent; Mr. D. Steven-
son, superintendent of the goods department; Mr. Beres-
furd, superintendent of police; and Mr. Henderson, loco-
motive superintendent at Camden station of the London and
North Western Railway, were again present.
The coror.er, on taking his seat, inquired if Henry Lamb,
the absconded pf,in;sinan, lied been apprehended; and being
answered in the negative by Mr. lirtryeres and Mr. Beres-
ford, he remarked that the ease must proceed in his absence.
Cross, the policeman at the junction, was recalled, and
said had Lamb done his duty he would have lat the points
alone, the effect of which would have been that the 4 o'clock
train would have kept straight down the main line. I did
not see Lamb at the points either IY3fore or after the collision.
Had it been the Kew train, I should have whistled to the
pointsrnan with a whistle I have for the purpose, supposing
that I had net seen him at the points. I have been five years
at the junction, alternately for a fortnight at the points and
then at the signal box. In reference to the prevention of
such accidents, I think it would be edvisabte that there
should not be a change in the duties of men from points to
telegraph and telegraph to the roilits..
Coroner—What objection would there be for the telegraph
box to be just opposi;e tt.e points, s that the pointsman ;
would be within Mating of the signal man ? We wish to
know how these accidents may be prevented. Only one life
has been lost now, but there might have been hundreds of
lives lot. Unless we con suggest some remedy that may be
the case some day from a similar accident.
Mr. Bruyeres explained that if the signals and the points
were so close as suggested, it would create a divided respon-
sibility, and would be attended with greater danger than
otherwise.
Evidence continued—l am quite sure Lamb was sober.
He was himself shunting the coal train across the junction
just before the collision. I did nor see Lamb at the points at
all. Had the down train been the Kew train I should have
stopped it, seeing that the coal trucks were. not shunted at

The Coroner—Don't yon think, Mr. Bruyeres, that there
should be two men, instead of one man, kept at these points.
The prospect for the public safety is awful.
Mr. Bruyeres considered that to place two men at the
points would be attended wieh greater danger, as the men
ereold get talking and neglecting; their duty.
Mr. H. Bertsford, superintendent of the North-Western
Railway Police, proved that he had taken steps for adver-
tising. the absconding pointsmen, Lleary Lamb, in the Police
Gazette, bat he had not yet been hearvl of.
The Coroner—Mr. Bruyeres, earl you state what can be
done to prevent eimilar accidents ?
Mr. Bruyeres—l cannot suggest anything. Every pre-
eausion is taken, and the fact of the veti;te boards being in
front of the Kew engines is coiesidered sufficient distinction
between the Kew and the main line trains.
The Coroner— It is a fearful thing fur ihe public that an
accident of this Mad shtuld happen, and that the public
should be told that nothing can be none fur their protection.
Mr. Bruyeres could not see what could be done, unless
theypould melte human beings not to do such extraordinary
things as lied been done in this case. The Kew trains came
so slow to the junction that you could almost walk as fast,
whereas the speed at which this train was coming down
ought alone to have convinced Lamb that It was not a Kew
train. In accordance with his printed regulations, had a
Kew train been coming at such a speed it would have been
Lamb's duty not to have turned it into the Kew litre.
The Ceroner—There never was an accident in the world
proved more clearly to have resulted from the carelessness
of one person.
Mr. Bruyeres was here sworn, and in answer to questions,
said that there had been no complaints against Lamb, who
was a careful and steady man. With reference to the sug-
gestion of Cross, he disagreed with it, because by placing
the men alternately at the points they had four good men
who unde:.stood both the points and working the telPgraphs.
The latter was the most responsible duty as well as the
most severe.
There being no further evidence,
The Coroner said there could be no doubt but that the de-
ceased, William Pine, the engine driver, came by his death
in consequence of the culpabJe conduct et Henry Lamb, the
poiutsman. They could not believe be wilfully did it, for if
so, it would be one of the most aggravated murders ever
perpetrated. As it was, the case amounted to one of man-
slaughter at least. The witness Cross, he thought, had
made an important suggestion which it would be well to
consider, namely, that of keeping men permanently at
either telegraph or points. He (the cornier) should have
been exceedingly glad if Mr. Bruyeres-had been able to sug-
gest something fbr the safety of the public.
The jury then retired; and, after an'absenee of half-an-
hour in consultation, returned a verdict of manslaughter
against Henry Lamb, and appended the following :—" The
jury recommend that an extra man should be appointed to
work the points, and that the men should be confined to
that work, and nothing else. A'so, that the telegraph sig-
nal box should be placed just opposite the points. The jury
also attach great blame to tie manager of the North Lon-
don Railway in consequence of the irregularities that mink
the time of starting the Kew trains from their stations."
The proceedings then terminated.