The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-21 00:00:00

DEATH OF PROFESSOR NICHOL.

Dr. Nichol, Professor of Astronomy, Glasgow Univer-
sity, died on Monday afternoon from congestion of the
brain.

ller Majesty the Ex-Queen of France and family
[eft the Waterhead Hotel on Tuesday, for London, after a

stay of three weeks.
His Highness the Prince Wassiltchikoff has
returned to Maurigy's Hotel from the Isle of Wight.
The Earl and Countess of Donoughmore passed
through Bath last Friday, on their way to Pencarrow,
Cornwall, on a visit to Lady Molesworth.
The Earl of Elgin has left Fenton's Hotel, on his
return to Scotland.
The Earl and Countess of Fingal have left the
Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, for town.
The Earl of Portsmouth has left Howchin's Hotel,
for his seat in Hampshire. .

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Lord and Lady Proby have arrived at their resi
sidence in Ifalkin•street West, from the Continent.

Madame la Baronne de Espelta, and family have
arrived at Maurigy's Hotel, from Paris. __ _

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left London
yesterday, for Penmemmaur, Conway, North Wales.
Sir G. Cornewall Lewis has left town for Harp-
ton Court, Herefordshire.
Sir Henry Calder and Mr. Wm. Delafield have
left the Oatlands Hotel, for Scotland.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gentry have arrived at
Fentonl/4 Hotel, from Liverpool.

DEATH OF MR. SPENCER PERCIVAL.—We regret
to announce the death of Mr. Spencer Percival, eldest son
of the late Right Hon. Spencer Percival. He joined his
family on Thursdap last at Weymouth, apparently in good
health, and died on Friday night after a few hours' illness.
DEATH OF COLONEL WILDMAN.—We regret to
announce the death of an old and not undistinguished Pe-
ninsular and Waterloo officer, Colonel Thomas Wildman,
late of the 7th Hussars, which took place unexpectedly at
his residence, Newstead Abbey, near Nottingham, on the
morning of Tuesday, the 20th inst. The kindness and
liberality with which, as owner of the picturesque domain
of Newstead, the deceased threw open at all times his house
and grounds to the public of the thickly-peopled neigh-
bourhood will cause the regret excited by his death to
spread far beyond the circle of his family and private ac-
quaintances.
The Agincourt, from Melbourne, was announced
yesterday morning, with 33,390 ozs. of gold, worth about
0133,000.
The letters from St. Petersburg state that Mr.
J. B. Kempe, the tallow speculator, who lately failed for a
large amount, is expected to pay about 40 or 50 per cent.
The shipment of silver to Bombay next week is
expected, irrespective of any remittance on the part of the
Council of India, to prove large. The possibility of the
Government having to purchase silver for transmission to
China for war expenses is also beginning to excite atten-
tion.
There is an increasing expectation of some early
announcement from Biarritz of an adjustment of the Italian
question, and rumours are in circulation that it will be fol-
lowed by the introduction of financial proposals in the mar-
kets of Paris and London.

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DONCASTER GRAND STAND RECEIPTS.—The re-
ceipts at the Grand Stand during the recent meeting
amounted to about £3,200, or £3OO less than last year, not-
withstanding, in the opinion of many, the attendanoe was
quite equal to former years.
This being St. Matthew's Day the Lord Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of London, in their robes, at-
tended Divine service this forenoon in Christ Church, and
afterwards the examination of the boys in the Hospital,
pursuant to ancient custom.
TIIE BUILDERS' STRIKE.—At a meeting of trade
delegates last night, the chairman, Mr. C. Murray, said
that, though the masters asserted they had obtained 3,000
men, only 21 fewer than usual had received relief from the
conference.

At a meeting in Paris the other day, of the
shareholders of the proposed Italian railway by the Simplon,
it was stated that upon the completion of the proposed tun-
nel under the Simplon, the Alps, that formerly took twelve
hours to pass, will be passed over in half an hour. In that
short time the traveller will pass from the valley of the
Rhone to the valley d'Ossola, and the Lake of Geneva will
be only four hours from the Lago Maggiore.
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER EXPRESS.--SOUTH-
AMPTON, Tuesday Night.—lntelligence has been received
here from the Channel Islands that the South-Western
Company's steamer Express, from this port for Jersey, got
on the rocks of that island this morning. Mails and pas-
sengers were saved. The company have despatched their
steamer South-Western with men and materials to her
assistance, and it is hoped she will be got off.
ANOTHER BRITISH VESSEL FIRED INTO BY THE
SPANIARDS.—HULL, Sept. 19.—The schooner Jenny Lind,
Captain Toogood, from Marseilles to Lynn, put into Lagos
Bay, Portugul, on the Ist of September, through stress of
weather, and reports that, in coming through the Gut of
Gibraltar, 14 days ago, and while passing Tarifa, she was
fired into by the Spaniards ; the shot struck the starboard
gangway rail, went through both boats, and carried away
the port rail. 1 ortunately no lives were lost.
ACCIDENT AT KENNINGTON.—Yesterday morn-
in, about nine o'clock, a very dreadful accident occurred
near Kennington-gate, through one omnibus running into
another, and, unfortunately, Mr. Wm. White, of Lough-
borough-park, Brixton, received severe injuries. The unfor-
tunate gentleman was on the front seat of a Brixton omnibus,
which was proceeding to the city ; when at Kennington-
gate the buckle joining the reins came undone, no doub
owing to its having been improperly fastened, and the
horses being very spirited, made a dart forward. The driver
was unable to hold them in, and the vehicle was conse-
quently dashed with great violence against an Islington
omnibus. Mr. White had his leg completely smashed be-
tween the two omnibuses, and in an insensible condition
was conveyed to the residence of Mr. T. 0. Duke, surgeon,
close by, but was eventually removed home to his house in
Very slight hopes are entertained of
his iuFfei hes recovery.
.g hl-1. P,
ITH ILLEGAL NETS.—Lieut. Keats,
of her Majesty's gunboat Spanker, appeared at the Sun-
derland police-court, on Thursday last, to prefer a charge
against John Boyd, a fisherman, for fishing with an illegal
net. He pointed out that the act of Parliament provided
that no nets should be used which were less than one inch
and three- quarters square from knot to knot. The defen-
(lanes nets were only one inch and a quarter; and instruc-
tions had been given to him to proceed against all fisher-
men whose nets were discovered to be constructed contrary
to the provisions of
i the act of Parliament. The act fur-
ther provided that illegal nets were to be forfeited, and the
persons using them fined not less than Bs. or mere than
This being the first case of the kind brought before the
bench o
pordered thetheiri nets to be forfeited.
H
, Sept 19.—The progress of the
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ErsThps imposed the minimum fine, and
picking throughout the week has been uninterrupted and
active, and a large portion of the crop consequently secured,
and from every important district the reports are uniform
as to the abundance of the yield, and, generally speaking,
the superior quality of the growth. The samples hitherto
exhibited—of course the earlier pickings—are health, ripe,
and well managed to a degree seldom observed, affording a
confident expctation that the crop, as a whole, will be as
distingui,hed for quality as it undoubtedly will be for abun-
dance. Throughout much of the plantation, and particularly
that of Middle Kent, the yield per acre proves larger even
than in 1855, and although since then the extent of land under
hop cultivation has been reduced reduced 10,000 acres, the
impression is strong that the duty will come out very nearly
£300,000, although there is but slight disposition to bet
upon it. The market is now abundantly supplied with
Sussex and Weald of Kent hops, and moderately also with
the choicer descriptions ; there is a fair demand for dealers'
hops, in anticipation of the approaching country fairs. In
choice hops but little is done as yet ; in two or three in-
stanceshigh figures have been obtained for very crack
go
generally speaking the currencies neither of
g,,,iitli
gis,butnorof
grape hops can be considered settled, al-
I though the latter, as will bo seen by the subjoined quota-
tion have declined to tolerably moderate rates. Present
merchants' prices :—New Sussex pockets, 60s. to 655. to
68s. ; new Weald of Kent, and grapy Mid-Kent pockets,
655. to 7os. to 80s. to 84s. ; new Middle and East Kent,
95s very choice, 1265. to 1475.
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L PALA CE.—VICTORTA-BRIDGE.--A model
of this great work of engineering skill, a description of which
has lately appeared in the leading journals, and which is to
be opened in November next, has been placed in the centre
of the nave at the Crystal Palace. The model, which is the
property of the Canadian Government, being constructed
to scale, Visitors may form some conception of the gigantic
character of the enterprise which has succeeded in bridging
St. Lawrence, by a structure only 176 feet less than two
w
miles in length, as s;•ell as some slight notion of the want. of
through communication between Canada and America
w:tich ould commercially'
justify so costly an undertaking.
A. lat ge collection of photographs, taken at various times
during the construction of the bridge, kindly lent for exhi-
k.g. in
bition by Sir C. P. Honey, afford much information respect-
ing the progress of the structure. To those persons who may
be d,!sieotis of comparing the proportions of this great
bridge with those of siniilar works in this country, the
model gallery of the Crystal Palace affords ample oppor-
tunity, as in it will be found models of the Britannia-
bridge over the, Menai Straits, the bridge over the Dnieper
at Kieff (the longest susnension-bridge in the world), the
Saltash Bridge on the South Devon Railway at Plymouth
(Cue of the latest and most gigantic works of the late Mr.
Brunel), the Crumlin Viaduct, and other great engineering
works. As adding to the interest of the subject it may be
mentioned that the passengers by the Great Eastern will
probably be in America at the time fixed for the formal
opening of the Victoria Bridge ; and it will be a coincidence
long to be remembered, that the successful completion of
two such great works as the Great Ship and the Victoria
Bridge should have resulted at the same period, and through
the labours of English engineers.

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

BERNE, SEPT. 21.

M. Desambrois had a consultation yesterday with
the French Ambassador, after which a courier was
,mmediately despatched to Turin.

PARIS, SEPT. 21.

It is asserted that the result of the visit of the
King of the Belgians to Biarritz was fully suc-

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Messieurs Blanqui and Boichot have arrived at
Marseilles, stating their intention to avail them-
selves of the general amnesty.

MARSEILLES, SEPT. 20.
News has been received from the frontiers of

Morocco.

The netive tribes bad renewed their attacks on
the French outposts, and had pillaged and set fire
to some of the French houses. General Esterhazy
made a brilliant onslaught, and repulsed the enemy.
The Government of Morocco does not appear to be
implicated in these attacks, but has not the power to
check them.

VIENNA, SEPT. 20.

The Wiener Zeitung of this day contains an Im-
perial decree raising the state of siege in Venice.
However, some slight regulations will continue
provisionally in force for certain cases.

MUNICH, SEPT. 20.

Baron von Buest, Minister for Foreign Affairs
and the Interior of Saxony, and Baron von Hugel,
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Wurtemberg, ar-
here to-day, to hold conferences, it is supposed,
with our Minister for Foreign Affairs.

FLORENCE, SEPT. 19.

The Government has notified to the Plenipoten-
tiaries of the Grand Duke to evacuate the Palace
within three days, and in case of noncompliance the
property of the Grand Duke is to be sequestrated.'

ROME, SEPT 17 (via Marseilles).
His Holiness the Pope has recovered from his late

illness.

The Papal Government has expressed its satis-
faction with the article on Italian affairs published
in the Moniteur of the 9th inst. Conferences be-
tween Cardinal Antonelli and the French Ambas-
sador (the Duke de Grammont) continue to be held.

It is said that the functions of the Council of
State and the financial Consulta are to be extended.

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 19.

A special tribunal has been created to try the
40 or 50 persons, principally Circassians and Kurds,
who were arrested on a charge of seditiously con-
spiring together. Each moment's information
tends to deprive the senseless scheme of these men
of its gravity, as it had no ramification ; and, so far
as has been ascertained, no other persons than those
now under arrest are implicated."

The Paris correspondent of the Times (Second

Edition) says :
The great report of the day, said to be b tsed on
private despatches from Biarritz, but with respect to
the value of which I can say nothing, is that the knotty
question of the Duchies is arranged, that Tuscany
is to be reigned over by King Leopold's second son,
and Parma and Modena united under the Arch-
duke Maximilian. Such a settlement, if indeed it
be completed, must be considered• as decidedly
favourable to Austria, while, at the same time, as
far as the Belgian Prince is concerned, it ought not
to be anacceptable to the Italians. The allotment of
the two small Duchies to an Austrian Archduke
would doubtless cause great dissatisfaction at least
at first, even although the one selected be, of all
the family the man who should stand best in Italian
T repeat, however, that these are but re-
ports, and may prove utterly baseless. They have
obtained wide currency, and to them is, in a great
measure, tAtributed the slight improvement at to-
day's Bourse. Whatever they may be worth, the
feeling out of doors is better, and there seems a
growing belief that things are tending to concilia-
tion. The ultra-Italian party alone are dissatisfied,
and refuse all belief to the reports above cited.
Another rumour is to the effect that there
is to be no Chinese expedition ; that the head of
the Peiho mandarin has been proffered in atone-
ment, coupled with promises of all the satisfaction
that may be required, of immediate reception of
the Ambassadors at Pekin—in short, of concessions
almost unbounded. Whether he believes himself
and his people to be in the right or in the wrong,
it would, doubtless, be the wisest and the cheapest
plan for the Chinese Emperor to give in at once, in-
stead of waiting until signal vengeance be followed
up by the exaction of heavy penalties ; but we
await more positive information before feeling con-
vinced that his Majesty has shown suitli sagacity
and prudence.

opinion.

HOLLAND.

OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

OF 1859-1860.

THE HAGUE, MONDAY.

To-day, at one o'clock, the King, accompanied by
all the Princes, opened the legislative session with
the following speech :

" Messieurs,—

" At the commencement of your ordinary session
it is pleasing to me to be able to give you the assur-
ance that my relations with foreign powers are
satisfactory. I receive from all the Governments
proofs of friendship.

" The state of our internal affairs is also satisfac-
tory, and there is reason to hope that it may be
still further ameliorated.

" In the different branches of the general admi-
nistration, as well in the provinces as in the com-
munes, order and civil and religious liberty prevail.
"The subsidies granted by the Legislature for the
improvement of our means of defence are usefully
employed. The benevolent co-operation of which
you have given proofs on this occasion, the patrio-
tism of my people, which has been again recently
manifested by the ardour of the militia in joining
their standards, and the excellent spirit that has
never ceased to be exhibited by my land and sea
forces, give me the firm hope to be able to maintain,
under all circumstances, the independence and in-
tegrity of the soil of our country.

In the domain of the arts and sciences the
Netherlands continue to support the honourable
rank which she holds.

" Agriculture, guided by science and experience,
does not cease to undergo useful ameliorations.
This source of national prosperity has not been so
abundant this year as we had reason to hope.
Nevertheless, if there has not been an extraordinary
arvest, some r.ompensation is found in the abund-
ance of food for cattle.

" In spite of the pernicious influence exercised by
war, commerce has lost none of its activity, and
other branches of industry have continued in a
flourishing state. Navigation and the construction
of shipping have still to struggle with the difficul-
ties which, during the past sear, interfered with
their extension and prosperity.
" The product of the ways and means of this
country is satisfactory.
" The state of the Treasury will permit us to put
our hand energetically to the work in the execu-
tion of great public works. Some new projects for
the construction of railways will be presented to
you without delay ; your approbation will also be

asked for the establishment, at the expense of the
State, of a shorter water transit from the capital
to the sea.

" If I acknowledge with gratitude this flourish-
ing state of the finances of the cantry—and I
consider that it is in a great measure the fruit
of the advantages we draw from the possessions
of the State in the East Indies—l feel at the
same time the consciousness of my duty to
devote all my solicitude to the prosperity
and progressive development of these posses-
sions, and the sacrifices which we are required to
make for this purpose, as well as for the mainte-
nance of our authority in those countries, have been
made with great liberality.
" Thus, if this authority should be menaced, I
reckon not only that my forces, by land and by sea,
who fought at Djambi and Retch, will once more
give me proofs of their shining courage and valour,
but also on the patriotism of that portion of the
Netherlands people who reside is the Indies. The
massacres at Banjermassing shall not go unpunished,
and we shall continue to labour energetically to
enforce the submission of Boni.

"Order and tranquillity reign in the West Indies
The examination of the project of law relative to the
emancipation of the slaves of that colony was not
conducted to a definitive result in your last session ;
a modified project of law will be immediately sub-
mitted for your deliberation.
" Gentlemen, you will have many labours with
which to occupy yourselves. New projects of law
will be presented for your examination, and you
will be able to resume the consideration of those
projects of law which you were unable to finish
before the termination of the preceding session.
" May the task which devolves upon you be ac-
complished under the blessing of the Almighty, and
be favoured by the maintenance of repose and peace,
for the safety of the country.
" I declare the ordinary session of the States
General to be opened."

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

The Constitutionnel has a very interesting account
of the new bridge across the Rhine which is to unite
Strasbourg with Kehl. It will be finished at the end
of 1860, and will prove of immense advantage in the
communication by railway between France and Ger-
many. _ _

The Siecle has lately had some admirable observa-
tions upon cellular imprisonment, which it condemns
as the cause of madness, of suicide, and of future
crime. It points out the horrors of the peniten-
tiary system of the prison Mazas as a terrible aggra-
vation of the punishment to be inflicted which de-
mands prompt reform.

The paragraph relating to the press in the
Moniteur has made the impression that was to be
expected, and is spoken of with disappiontment and
disapprobation, and qualified as harsh and even
brutal. This is what one hears out of doors. The
papers are much more reserved in their expres-
sions of opinion. The Debats, Univers, and Ga-
zette de France reproduce the paragraph without
comment. The Constitutionnel and Patric do the
same, not having as yet, it is to be presumed, re-
ceived license or order for laudatory remark. The
Pays, their brother in the bonds of Government,
says that the note in the Moniteur refutes recent
rumours of " pretended amelioration, and, by re-
establishing the true principles of this important
question, gives a new pledge to public stability and
security." In speaking thus, the Journal de Em-
pire, of course, only does its duty as a zealous
hireling.

BouisE, Sept. 20.—The market was heavy at
tthe opening, but somewhat recovered as the day
wore on. Threes, after having been done at 68f.
60c., rallied to 68f. 85c. Mobilier varied from
765 f. to 785 f. ; Austrian, 535 f. to 540 f. ; Lom-
bard, 552 f. 50c. to 555 f. ; Orleans, 1,370 f. to
1,375 f. ; Lyons, 873 f. 75c. to 875 f. The following
were the last quotations :-
41 per Cents. .... 95 Credit Foncier 670
Do. end month .. 95 Belgian 4i ...
3 per Cents 6B 75 Piedmontese (5) .. 85
Do. end month 6B 90 Roman B4 75
Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian
Cridit Mobilier .. 782 50 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 790 Home Debt 44i