The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-29 00:00:00

SUBMA_PUNE TBLEGRAPH TO AFRICA.

The Chamber of Deputies at Turin has lately
adopted a bill having for its object to effect some
modifications in the original convention passed
between the Submarine Railway Company and the
Sardinian Government. During the discussion on
the bill, documents were brought forward which
proved-Ist, that the submarine cables between
La Spezzia and Corsica, and between Corsica and
Sardinia, are in a perfect state of repair, and have
not been in any way injured or altered since their
immersion ; 2clly, that the land-line across Sar-
dinia works without interruption, and in a most
satisfactory manner ; and 3dly, that the Sardinian
Government has admitted that it was only just to
accord a guarantee of interest to the extent of 5 per
cent, on the totality of the capital, amounting to
3,000,000 fr. In the course of Vie debates it was
stated that the number of despatches has progres-
sively increased, having been 2,575 in 1855, pro-
ducing 15,891 fr. ; 4,882 iu 1856, giving 30,953 fr. ;
and 8,920 in 1857, making a return of 49,371 fr.
The augmentation in the receipts has been infinitely
more marked since the opening of the communication
with Algeria, the two months of November and De-
cember having alone had 2,590 despatches, producing
20,460 fr., or upwards of two-fifths of the whole
receipts of the year. The reporter on the bill has
estimated the annual returns of the Sardinian, line.,
supposing them to reuntin stationary, at 160,056 f,,
and in taking as basis the receipts of December, at
196, 260 f. ; " so that," observes the report, " in a
very brieflldeed
rps frome rl\ioildla,
lhnagovutea
rotanonl yt
er teeheoee
vgieno la•eerresnsamtt
se
buttnf
aet wotrbiylel
sbielarr:lhileo
dividend." As to the French telegraphic line
in connection with that of Sardinia, only one
wire out of the four composing the cable
is at present regularly at work, so that the
guarantee promised by the French Government of
the complete termination of the line has not yet
come into operation. It is believed that theinter-
ruption in the electric current must exist either at
the pint of junction at Bona, or within seventeen
miles of Cagliari, at the point where a supplementary
cable was added in consequence of the line not
having been at first of sufficient length,, .
the reetifi-
cation. of this imperfection can be
.effected, is
thogreatwhderffin ctuhlety,
waters, a nd
wil
lu
mg hots,t wp
ri tohboa7,tly abney
of the Mediterranean are perfectly calm for some
length of time, which generally occurs about the
attempted very
end of May.

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Railway,
for public
bablniecd.
we understand that a marriage has been arranged
between Viscount Ca‘tlerosse, M.P., son of the Earl of
Lady ii.- nm
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n Monday, the 29th this day.
LORD ROSSE.—THE WEATHER. Lord Roses, in a
letter to the Dublin Etteniny Post, denies the current
report that he expressed an opinion that the approach•
ing summer will be an unusually hot one. Hie lord•
ship has not expressed any opinion on the subject.
THE DUBLIN COLLEGE ELECTION.—The polling at
bae college was resumed on Saturday morning, and each
candidate polled 15 votes. At four o'clock the poll wan
closed, when the numbers stood :—For Lefroy, U 9 ;
Dr. Gayer,
continues to
35\0017:iisperni majority
v(,4otfe t
Secretary
Tr(
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n 2
Provost declared Anthony Letroy, Esq., dulyp er le us ce tnetd, •a s
fhmuelrldliirJEj liteßo ditvhueetri Rivera
as te , Financial Secretary of the Treasury.
Stephensonatese (of the Treasury) is appointed
wil clrteatka reyptl
places
cSe 1
atr \tVhe
Assistant Private
trial of Bernard
LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.)
The scene of this frightful and melancholy catas- THE STATE PROSECUTIONS.—We understand that the
no: of April, being a week after the ordinar
jCelinitffre.al Criminal
the crowd 01l t 1 •
both yesterday and to-clay,c ec ec m Court, before a special
ftrroonptheofht:se bbeaernrievrsispitleadcedbyactrhososutshaiendsstroefetpaetrseoa
commission, on Monday, the 12th
y session of
sido of the ruins increasing every hour, and corn-
, that court. Radio who has received- a pardon
posed of evory class and both sexes. There was
. the from the English Government, is to be brought
usual amount of active and industrious youths over by the French authoral' •es next week, for the
amongst the crowd, which events of this kind draws Purpose of
giving evidence in the case. The
together, who made themselves acquainted with Attorney-General Genera (Sir Fitzroy Kelly) will attend to con-
the contents of the pockets'• of duct theeyp- osecution, and Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., will
dressed persona, and f
defence. Mr. Truelove, who is charged
from what we heard we should with a libel in publishing and sellinga thethe pamphleter en-
titledsay the transfer from onet to the. other was
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willry s ebse•
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of a numerous bodyp orfa
activeo operator, d easupdi t e
intelligentthe atte n
look- prosecuted
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and defended by the same learned gentle-
ing policemen. Almost close to tebalTier, and men. Both trials are expected to excite very consider.
av ale public interest.
within arch's length of a polievrnan a gention ,

have been planed there, and after smouldering for
some hours have broken out in a flame. One thing

is quite certain, that the fire commenced, if not on

that preci9e spot, very near it.
The building was insured in the Sun Fire office,
but none of the occupants of the house destroyed
were insured. Mr. Sawbery, of Great Russell-street,
has also sustained great damage by fire and water,
but lie was insured in the Sun-office ; and the fac
tory of Messrs. Harding, opposite, is much scorched
by the action of the flames.
Upon inquiring last night at the workhouse for a
list of the names of the persons lying dead there,
the reporter was informed that it was at present
impossible to tell, as no one had yet been found to
identify them; but the following was the order they
were brought in :—Ono man, two young women,
two male children, one female child, three men,
two lads, and another woman and two children.