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

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE Op

MALAKHOFF.

The arrival yesterday at Dover of Marshal Fells-
Bier, Duke of Malakhoff, the newly accredited Ambas-
sador from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of F►ance
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
Gareault—Capt. Luke Stnithett, 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 Wardell
Hotel, the Mayor, Mr. Tnomas Birch, and the corpora.
tion presented an address of congratulation.
The Duke of Malakhoff having received from the
mayor the address, replied in French to the following
effect :

" Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,—l thank you with
every feeling of gratification for the reception you have
accorded me upon my arrival here. Nothing could have
afforded the 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-
turs. The train left for London amid loud cheers,
The Marshal arrived in town at five o'clock, and im-
medlt,ely proceeded to the residence of the French Em-
Lassy—A.lhert-gate House.

The Queen honoured the performance of her MajeAy's
Theatre with her presence in the evening. The Royal
suite consisted of Lady Churchill, Hon. Lucy Kerr,
Hon. Mary Bolted', the Earl of Sheffield, Colonel the
Hon. A. N. Hood, and Captain Du Plat.
Her Imperial Highness the Princess of Salerno and
the Duchess d'Auinale 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-
tor, for the season.
Sir Edward and Lady CarolineKerrison havereturned
to town, from Broom Hall, Norfolk, for the season.
Lori Abercronaby has arrived in London, from a tour
in the East.
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 impression of yesterday.
The Duke of Rutland arrived at his residence a few
days since, from Belvoir Castle.
The Earl and Countess Stanhope have returned to
town, from 03e/ening Park, Kent, for the season,
His Highness the Prince Soltykoff has arrived at the
Brunswick Hotel, St. James's, from St. Petersburg.
His Excellency the Duke de Terceira, accompanied
by tie 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-street
for the season.
The Countess Dowager of Meath has left Claridge's
Hotel, fir Sennicott's, near Chichester.
In the Insolvent Debtors Court, yesterday, Thomas
George Buckland obtained his discharge.
Viscount and Viscountess Corcbermere are at Lea•
minEton, and will not come to town until Wednesday
next. The announcement of their arrival in Belgrave- '
square, from Combermere Abbey, was made in error
yesterday.
LETTERS, ka , FOR VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.—As oppor-
tunities for transmitting letters from this country to
Vancouver's bland by private ships, direct, are found to
occur 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
Sin 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 forwarded will
be :—Letters not exceeding half an ounce, Is. 20.;
above half an ounce, and not exceeding an ounce, 24. 5d.;

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on. the way and newspaperspape mtut in all casest be paid in advance.
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to publish Isis opinion of the nullity of the proceed- cevcA d that
the Swedish Government for the conveyance of mails
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him to his commission, which had been suspended exceeding half an ounce in weight; 2s. 4d, for a letter
by his order, although the proceedings agaiust above
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him had been by himself declared null and void. This postage may be paid in advance, or the lettelresttneiras.y
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never fulfilled.morning cf Sun-
day, the 18th inst., and letters in London
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and newspapers
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by s vessel, must be specially addressed,
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