The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1859,

THE PRIVY COUNCIL, 4-c.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.

Her Majesty held a Privy Council at one o'clock this day.
Present his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Earl
of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Mr. Secretary Wal-
pole, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Major-General Peel, Sir J.
Pakington, Lord John Manners, the Marquis of Exeter,
and the Earl Delawarr.

At the Council Parliament was ordered to, be further
prorogued from Thursday, the 13th of January, to Thurs-
day, the 3d of February, and a Proclamation was issued
summoning Parliament to meet on the said 3d of February
for the despatch of public business.
The Hon. Wm. Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council
in Waiting.

The Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole,
and Sir John Pakington had audiences of the Queen.
The Earl of Sheffield and Lieut.-Gen. Sir F. Stovin were
Lord and Groom in Waiting.
Lord John Manners, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir J. Pakington, and Sir E. B.
Lytton travelled from' London to attend the Queen's Privy
Council yesterday by a speeial train on the Great Western.
Railway. After the Council the Ministers, together with
the Marquis of Eieter and Earl Delawarr, returned to town
by a special train.
The Earl of Derby remains on a visit.

lIIA.R.RIAGE OF THE PRINCE ROYAL
OF NAPLES.

A letter from Munich, of Saturday, states :—" This even-
ing at nine o'clock the marriage by procuration of the Duke
of Calabria, the hereditary prince of Naples, with the Prin-
cess Maria-Sophia-Amelia of Bavaria, was solemnly per-
formed with great pomp."
The King of the Two Sicilies has provisionally settled an
income of 160,000 ducats upon the Prince, expressing his
intention to augment it whenever the necessity of an aug-
mentation may be shown by experience, and more particu-
larly in the case of his having issue (nella sopravvenienza
&prole). When the present King was Duke of Calabria,
his dotation was 600,000 ducats, but his Majesty has de-
clared that he means to regulate the income of his son by
the state of the treasury.

A telegram from Ostend informs us of the
arrival of the Prince of Wales at that port from Dover.

The'Duke of Richmond has been entertaining a
succession of distinguished visitors at Woburn Abbey.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Beaufort has taken
the late Hon. Miss Cust's mansion in Hill-street for the

ensuing season.
The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland are
passing the season at their seat, Apthorpe, Northampton-
shire.

The Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Moly-
neux are expected in town in a few days from Croxteth
Park, Liverpool.
The Countess and Mademoiselle Hessenbourg
have left the Brunswick Hotel, on a visiting tour.
Lord Clinton and the Misses Trefusis and Lady
Julia Lockwood are on a visit to Sir Lydston Newman,
Bart., at his seat, Mamhead, Devonshire.
Lord and Lady James Stuart and Miss Stuart
have arrived in town, from visiting the Right Hon. Mr.
and Lady Louisa Tighe, at Woodstock, in Ireland, and the
Earl and Countess of Harrowby, at Sandon Hall, Stafford-
shire.

The Ladies Pelham-Clinton arrived at the resi-
dence of the Duke of Newcastle, Portman-square, on Mon-
day, from their seat in Nottinghamshire.
Baron de Malaret has left Albert-gate House for
Paris.

The Right Hon. J. W. Henley left London on
Monday, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen.
The Hon. George Craven has left Ashdowne
Park, for Paris.
Sir David Barclay and Mr. Barclay and Captain
and Mrs. Barclay have arrived at Wallace's Hotel, Hyde-
park-corner, from Bath. Mr. Douglas has arrived at the
same establishment.
Mr. Peel has arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Bel-
gravia, from the Deanery, Worcester.
DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF CLEVELAND.—WC
regret to announce the demise, after a short illness, of the
Duchess of Cleveland, which took place on Sunday, at
Raby-castle, Durham. The lamented duchess was only
seized with illness on Saturday. The late duchess was
eldest daughter of John, fourth Earl Powlett, by his first
marriage with Sophia, only daughter and heir of Admiral
Sir George Pocock, K.H. She was born on the 16th of
March, 1785, and married on the 16th of November, 1809,
the present Duke of Cleveland. By the lamented decease
of her Grace the families of the Earl and Countess Powlett,
Lady Alvanley, Lord and Lady William Powlett, Colonel
and Lady Laura Meyrick, Lord and Lady Harry Vane,
and others of rank are placed in morning.
GALWAY, Tuesday Morning.-,-The screw steamer
Circassian sailed for St. John's, Newfoundland, and New
York, this morning, with 230 passengers and a valuable
cargo. She also carries some important telegrams.
THE HOMEWARD AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The
Royal Mail Company's steamship Teviot, Capt. R. Wool-
ward, arrived at Southampton yesterday, at 11 30 p.m.. with
the heavy portion of the mails from the Australian and
New Zealand colonies, in charge of Mr. Nash, of the Gene-
ral Post-office. This packet brought 43 passengers (26
adults, 17 children, and servants), among whom were Gen.
Wynyard, C.B. ; Mrs. Wynyard ; Capt. Wynward, 58th
Regiment ; Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. Stirling,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, &c.
On freight she had 14 packages of specie value £58,000, one
do. of gold coin value £lOO, one do. of silver plate value
£75, two do. of gold watches, and 43 do. of general mer-
chandise. The Teviot left. Alexandria on the 27th ult., and
Malta the Ist inst. From Alexandria to Cape de Gatte she
had strong northerly winds, and fresh easterly thence to
Ushant. Her Majesty's ships 3//arlborough, Centurion,
Conqueror, Hibernia, and Coquette, were at Malta. The
Euryalus ailed on the 30th ult. for Tunis.
SOCIETY OF ARTS.—The sum' of £lOO has been
placed at the disposal of the Council of the Society of Arts
by Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, as a prize to be awarded for
the best essay on the applications of the marine algie and
their products as food or medicine for man and domestic
animals, or for dyeing and other manufacturing purposes.
Competitors must give the results of their original investi-
gations on sea weeds, and they must prepare a series of
specimens illustrative of the best modes of collecting, pre-
serving, and preparing the several species. Mere com-
pilations will not be admitted to competition. The essays,
with accompanying specimens, must be sent to the Society
of Arts by the 31st of December, 1860. Each essay must
be marked " Essay on M,arine Algae," and must have a
motto or distinctive mark attached, which mark must also
be written on a sealed letter, containing the name and ad-
dress of the author. The letters containing the names and
addresses of the authors will remain with the Society of
Arts, and none will be opened except that bearing the motto
or mark attached to the essay to. which the adjudicators
award the prize.
THE LATE ACCIDENT TO THE FRENCH SOLDIER
AT WINDsoR CASTLE.—JuIian Autran, the French soldier
who was sent to this country by the Emperor of the
French in charge of a piece of ordnance as a present to her
Majesty, and who, it will be remembered, had his leg
broken by the box of the limber waggon falling upon it, on
the 15th Nov. last, is now perfectly recovered from the acci-
dent, and on Saturday he had the honour of being pre-
sented to her Majesty and the Prince Consort by Col.
Howard Vyse, who conveyed him to the Castle in his own
earriage. The presentation took place in one of the private
rooms of the Castle, there being present only her
Majesty, the Prince Consort, Colonel Howard Vyse, 2d
Life Guards, and the French soldier. Her Majesty and the
Prince Consort conversed with Autran for some time in his
own language. The former inquired into every particular
relative to the accident, and asked the soldier if he had suf-
fered much, and upon his replying that he had scarcely
suffered anything, her Majesty observed that she was pleased
to find that the reports in answer to the inquiries which she
had made since the accident had proved to be correct. In-
quiry was then made if he was satisfied with the treatment he
had experienced while at the White Hart Hotel, to which he
replied in the affirmative. The Prince Consort also con-
versed familiarly with the soldier, and as he was about to
take leave the Prince observed that he was sorry he would
bear with him to France a painful reminiscence of his visit
to England, when the soldier replied that, on the contrary,
he felt more than compensated for .his accident by the kind
treatment he had received from the English people during
his stay in this country, and more particularly by the
honour he had now received of being presented to her Ma-
jesty and her Royal Consort. Previous to Autran's presen-
tation her Majesty had kindly sent to him a splendid gold
watch and gold chain. During the stay of Autran at the
White Hart Hotel, he has occupied some of the best apart-
ments, and every attention has been paid to him by Mr.
Johnson, the proprietor. He has been daily visited, at the
request of her Majesty, by the principal gentlemen of the
Court, by thee Duke of Malakhoff, and by the officers of the
Life and Foot Guards in garrison, at Windsor, and he has
been attended by the surgeon of the Life Guards, Dr.
Buckland.
STEAMER ASHORE. The Earl of Caithness
steamer, Murray, commander, trading between Edinburgh
and Wick, left Granton yesterday morning and reached
Aberdeen bay last evening about seven o'clock. At this
hour it was not far from low water at our harbour, and, of
course, though the steamer's call was as usual expected, it
could not be anticipated she would venture into port, no
signal being up that she should do so. For the port, how--
ever, she steamed shortly after seven, and the consequence
was, that just' when crossing the bar, she went aground
a little within the flagstaff and opposite the south break-
water. The accident becoming speedily known, and a pretty
. heavy sea being on, Mr. Gauld, the captain pilot, got the
lifeboat manned and launched, and in three or four trips the
whole of the passengers (about 30, we understand) were
safely brought ashore. One person, however, refused to quit
the vessel—viz., the chief owner, Mr. J. Bremner (son of
the well-known engineer). Again and again the lifeboat re-
turned with the sole view of getting this gentleman to leave,
and when it is considered how much he had at stake his re-
luctance to quit the ship till tie last is not to be wondered
at. Indeed, we believe we are not wrong in saying that on
the final visit of the boat Mr. Bremner was found gallantly
endeavouring, single-handed, to work the engines and back
his vessel. Seeing this was hopeless he consented to come
off, and so, happily, by 12 o'clock every one had been landed
in safety. Not a single passenger, however, had been able
to save any luggage, and it may be easily conceived they
were in no very cheerful mood, but Mr. Shoremaster Wil-
liams and Mr. Reid, harbour treasurer, who were early on
the scene, followed soon after by Mr. Muir, the local agent,
saw to the comfort of one and all, the women being taken
to the Steam Yacht Tavern, and there cared for during the
night. At 2 o'clock this morning (Saturday) the waves
were breaking over the vessel, but the light affixed to the
foremast was still burning. Watchmen were placed at the
Tony side to take care of any goods that might be washed
ashore there. It is hoped that, should the *sea become
calmer, the steamer may be got off. Tugs were tried to
move her soon after the accident, but their power was inef-
tual. The Earl of Caithness is said to be worth between
£3,000 and £4,000, but, unfortunately, the insurance does
net cover eve; to half of that 811M.—.Aberdeen Herald.

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams were received at Mr.
,euter's office this day :
PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.

The semi-official journals Pays and Patrie, just
published, contain• a note respecting the affairs of
Servia, of which the following is a summary :
" Notwithstanding the representations made to
Austria by the powers who signed the treaties of
Paris, the Austrian Government has given orders to
the Commander at Semlin to place his troops at the
disposal of the Pacha of Belgrade. These measures
are contrary to the stipulations of the treaties, and
by persisting in them Austria misunderstands its
engagements towards the other contracting powers.
(En y persistent I'Autriche meconnait ses engage-
ments visa vis des puissances.)"

MADRID, TUESDAY.

A proposition of Senor Olozaga to revoke the
last reform made in the Constitution has been una-
nimously rejected by the committees of the Cortes..

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

Prince Napoleon will leave Paris on Thursday
for Marseilles, where he embarks for Genoa, en
route, to Turin. If the Reine Hortense, which is
to convey him, is not ready, his departure will be
put off till Friday or Saturday. Prince Jerome
yesterday received the felicitations of his friends
on the approaching marriage of his son.
It is rumoured that M. de Royer, Minister of
Justice, will take the vacant place of M. Mesnard
as First Vice-Pxesidcnt of the Senate, and that M.
Delangle will leave the Home Department for that
of Justice.

We find the following in the Moniteur :—" The
produce of the taxes and indirect revenue for the
month of December, 1858, shows an increase of
6,598,139 f., as compared with the corresponding
month of 1857. The augmentation is in reality
8,346,624 f., if the second decime on the registration
dues, which has not been charged in 1858, be taken
into account."

/ BOURSE, Jan. 11.—The market has been in a
state of great agitation, and prices have further
declined. Various reports have been in circulation
as to the departure of M. de Hubner, the formation
of an army of observation on the Alps, commanded
by General M.Mahon, &c. Threes opened at 69f.
35c., declined to 68f. 60c., and are now at 68f. 85c. ;
Mobilier fell from 820 f. to 735 f. ; Orleans, 1,320 f.
to 1,290 f. ; Lyons, 845 f. to 810 f. ; Southern, 550 f.
to 540 f. ; Lombardo, 530 f. to 510 ; and Austrian,
580 f. to 560 f. The following were the last quota-
tions :

44 per Cents. .... 96 Craft Fonder
Do. end month .. 96 Belgian 44 —
3 per Cents. 6B' 05 Piedmonteso (5) -
Do. end month.... 67 -95 Roman 915
Bank Shares. 2835 Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 710 --- Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 710 Home Debt . 42

MARRIAGE OF PRINCE NAPOLEON
AND THE PRINCESS CLOTELDE.

A Paris letter, in the Independance of Brussels,
contains the somewhat unexpected intelligence
that a marriage between Prince Napoleon and the
Princess Clotilde; of Sardinia, who is not yet 16,
has been resolved on, and that the Prince is to go to
Turin on the 15th to visit his bride. The writer
says—" There appears to be no doubt at present that
Prince Napoleon has been affianced to the youthful
daughter of King Victor Emmanuel. The secret
was well kept, but it is not doubted at present in
any official circle, where it is regarded in this
sense—that Prince Napoleon in marrying the Prin-
cess Clotildc represents France espousing the cause
of Italian independence. Is it to be supposed that
this marriage will inevitably lead to war ? Cer-
tainly not; but it is the duty of prudent men to
look at the situation before them coolly and deli-
berately, and it is difficult not to come to the con-
clusion, from all that has been effected of late in•
France in military- preparations,• that* if the Em-
peror Napoleon does not desire a war with Austria,
he so acts as to be able, in case of a rupture, to
take the field on the most advantageous conditions.
At this moment- efforts are being made by the
French ambassador at Berlin, the Marquis de
Moustier, and by Captain de Laronciere le Nourry
to detach Prussia from Austria, to which of late
she has appeared to incline. To many persons it
appears doubtful that these negociations will suc-
ceed. Prussia, say they, must needs forget her
rivalry with Austria in Germany from the moment
the treaties of 1815 are in question, and must rea-
son in this way : I am asked to abandon Austria
at the moment at which it is desired to wrest from
her Lombardy to give to • Piedmont ; but who
can tell me, when this is done militarily, that the
other German powers which have derived ad-
vantage from the treaties of 1815 will not be
attacked ? Such is the language ascribed to Prus-
sia. On the other hand it is believed that though
England appears to favour openly the emancipa-
tion of Lombardy,, she secretly excites Prussia not-
to abandon Austria. If she succeeds, the French
armies, if they are to act, would find all Germany
in face of them. France, it is asserted, has en-
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tered into an engagement with England, that if
she will consent to abandon her oldest ally on the
continent, she, France, will not take any territorial
advantage, whatever may be the success of her
arms. Thus, if France were to assist Piedmont in
wresting Lombardy from Austria, she would not
ask any thing for her co-operation, not even Savoy.
The first negotiation for .detaching England from
Austria dates fromirthe interview of Cherbourg.
But notwithstanding the attitude assumed by the
British Government as regards Austrian domina-
tion in Italy, Napoleon 111. knows that on the
other side of the Channel he has to deal with a
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constitutional government, that behind the Queen
and her Ministers are the Parliament and the na-
tion, and that these latter have not been consulted.
Maritime precautions have been taken. A month
ago it was stated that a naval division had been
sent to Cherbourg, but no great attention was paid
to the fact, though it was not devoid of import-
ance; but now the situation of Italy and the pro-
jected marriage of Prince Napoleon with the
Princess Clotilde of Sardinia may suffice to explain
it. The attitude of England does not appear suffi-
ciently certain and decisive for the French Govern-
ment to engage itself in the Mediterranean
without having taken all maritime precautions in
the north."

DIPLOMATIC CONS
OW-B ALEQUE . NCES OF A
SNL

A letter from Smyrna, addressed to the Presse
d' Orient, contaiiis the following account of a quasi-
diplomatie dispute between the consuls of Austria
and Russia apropos of a snow-ball :
" Children, we know, are accustomed to amuse
themselves with snow-balling, and one of these
missives has been the cause of an unfortunate event
which is to-day the subject of general conversation.
A youpi;attached as a domestic to, the service of
M. Jean Filipuzzi, director of the Austrian post,'
was amusing himself with other children in throw-
ing snow-balls, when one of these innocent projec-
tiles struck the cheek of a child of M. Ivanoff, Con-
sul-Generale of Russia, who was on the field of
battle. After cries and tears from the child, Mdine.
Ivanhoff made a complaint to Madame Fillipuzzi-
who, in her, husband's absence, expressed the
livliest regret for what had happened. But some
seconds afterwards an officer from the Russian con-
sulate, obeying the orders of Madame Ivanoff, en-
tered M. Fillipuzzi's house, and, in spite of the
most energetic protests, seized the servant boy, and
brought him to Madame Ivanoff, who chastised him,
made him a prisoner at the consulate, and then had
him transferred to the Government prison. On
hearing these facts M. Fillipuzzi addressed to his
consul, the consul of Austria, a demand for the
release of the child, and satisfaction for the viola
tion of his domicile. The Russian consul refused
this satisfaction, and the relations between the two
consulates were broken off in the most peremptory
manner. The affair has been submitted to the re-
spective ambassadors at Constantinople. Mean-
while •Mr. Blunt, the British consul, has caused this
culprit of twelve years, who happens to be an
lonian subject, to be set at liberty. Such are the
consequences of a snow .ball !"

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-OPERA
COMIQUE,

One of the most charming of Auber's operas, " Les
Diamans de laCouronne," has been produced at this elegant
establishment. The part of Caterina was admirably played
by Madame Faure, a lady possessing a high soprano voice
of great richness andpower, evidently well cultivated, who
used her best exertion to do justice to the part, in which
she was eminently successful. Her acting was excellent,
her singing :•throughout was graceful and artistic.
Her duo with Henrique (Monsieur Fougeres) was
charmingly executed, as was the bolero with Diana,
Mademoiselle Celine Mathieu, a young lady of consider-
able personal attractions, to whom our weed of praise is
due for the very graceful and effective manner in which she
acquitted herself. Madame Faure's execution of " A toi
j'ai recours " the cavatina " Je suis femme, je suis reine,"
and the " Puisqu'on me laisse," deserve especial
notice, as being finished specimens of fluent vocalisation.
They were unanimously applauded. Of the Don Henrique
of M. Fougeres we cannot speak in terms of commendation.
M. Montreuil, as Compto de Campo Mayor (Minister of
Police), and M. Ernon, as Don Sebastien; played with
spirit, And, the whole performance was highly effec-
tive. Great praise is due to M. Remusat for the
admirable training of the orchestra. The overture was
played with a precision and care which would not have
discredited either of tile. Grand Italian Operas. The house
was well and fashionably attended.

DARING BURGLARIES.—PLUNDER OF £2,000
WORTH or PnorEETY.--:-Yesierday information was 're-
ceived by the I)7:dice of a'daring burglary at the extensive
silk manufactory of Messrs. It. Griffiths, New North
Bridge-road, Islington. The burglars effected their entry
into the premises by scaling the outer gates, and, by the
aid of skeleton keys, penettuted into the silk store rooms.
They must have been a considerable time on the premises
packing up their plunder. Goods to the amount of £1,200
having been carried off, which could not have been con-
veyed away without the aid of vehicles. Strange to say,
the burglars contrived to, elude the notice of the police, and
got clear off with their booty ; the disco Very not being
made until the men came to work in the morning. Another
burglary of a like daring character has been effected on the
premises of Vaughan, Taylor and Co., 2 and 3, Watling-
street, and 47, Cannon-street West, whieh has been
broken into, and £9OO worth of silk goods and a consider-
able sum of money carried off. At present no clue exists
to lead to the discovery of the perpetrators, though rewards
of £2OO are offered for their capture.
DESTRUCTION OF A BARN AND FIVE Cows BY
FIRE NEAR BRADFORD.—About half-past six o'clock on
Saturday night, a fire was discovered in a small barn adjoin-
ing the . farmhouse of Mr. Timothy Wood, farmer and
horsedealer, at Westgate-hill, Tong, about four miles from
Bradford, on the Brad ford and Wakefield road. An alarm was
immediately raised. Mr. Wood's neighbours quickly united
in their efforts to rescue the property from the threatened
danger. I was soon found, however, that the destruction
of the harn was. inevitable. Unhappily there were five
valuable cows in the barn, and there was no possibility of
effecting their rescue. The barn, also, contained a con-
siderable quantity of straw, a small quantity of oats ready
for the miller, a number of agricultural implements, &c.
The building and its contents; including the five cows,
were entirely destroyed. A messenger was despatched on
horseback to 'Bradford for the fire-engines of the corpora-
tion and the Leeds and Yorkshire officc, The presence of
the brigades, and the engines, after some lapse of time,
were of great service in confining the flames to the barn
where they originated. Just outside the walls were five
stacks of oats, two stacks of wheat, and one stack of hay.
These were allpreierved. Six horses and eight cows were
also rescued from a stable and barn adjoining the building
which was consumed. It is not known how the fire erigi,-
nated ; the barn appeared in perfect safety a quarter of an
hour before tile ,flre was discovered. The total value of the
property destroyed is valued at less than £4OO : it is covered
by insurance in the Leeds and Yorkshire office. The farm
is *the joint. property of Dr. Boeth and Mrs. Hirst, of
Gomersal.—Manchester Guardian.
TILE BLACK BEETLE NUISANCE.—The first thing
was to discover their chief place of resort ; these wore found
to be chiefly about the fireplace and the flues of the hot-
plate and coppers, only occasionally used, and cracki and
small holesTotmd and adjoining the chimney. The smaller
of these entrances were well stopped with strong red load
glazier's putty ; the others, where practicable, with pounded
glass mixed with cement, and the copper and boiler being
full of water, all the furnaces to these and to the hot plate,
&c., were lighted so as to burn them out of their nests, and
this so that the insects could not escape out of a flue which
was lighted into one that was not, which drove.them into
daylight ; and as fast as they appeared they were well plied
by having boiled water poured over them, and being then
thrown into a pail of the same ' • for like other insects, there
is such tenacity of life within, that it is only by continued
force (where not absolutely crushed) that vitality can be
destroyed. This took place some ten or more years ago ;
and whether,, according to an old saying, peculiarly appli-
cable to this.case, "the insects found ,the place too hot to
hold them ;" whether the colony was destroyed, and none
others have found their way here sinee; or front what other
cause,' I know not ; but, from that day to the proOnti I
have not seen or heard of one single insect.—The Puilaer