The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-22 00:00:00

Viscount Glentworth, who has been on a visit to
the Earl and Countess of Limerick at Sherborne House,
Limerick, has joined the Rifle Brigade, preparatory to em-
barking for Malta,
Viscount and Viscountess Campden have arrived
at Mount Stewart, county Down, on a.visit to the Marquis
and Marchioness of Londonderry.

Viscount Falkland has arrived at the St. George's

otel.

Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley passed
through town early in the week, from Cowes, to visit the
Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley Park, Lanca-
shire.

Lord Bellew and the Hon. Miss Bellew have
arrived at the St. George's Hotel.

The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert left London on
Tuesday afternoon, for Wilten House, Wilts.
DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL JOHN BRENTON.—We
have to record the death of the above gallant veteran, which
occurred at Ryde, on Saturday, in the 77th year of his age.
The deceased Admiral was mate of the Caesar in the actions
fought off Algesiras and in the Straits in 1801, and was
Acting-Commander in charge of a division of gunboats at
the defence of Riga, and in an expedition against Mettau,
in IEI2. He became Captain in 1822, Rear-Admiral in
1852, and Vice-Admiral (Retired) January, 1858.
The Prince Regent of Prussia continues at Baden
and in that neighbourhood. Engagements made by him
with regard to the permanent bridges on the Rhine will
render the presence of his royal highness there for some
time a matter of necessity and a family reunion is to be
held at Baden on the 30th inst., on the occasion of the birth.
day of the Princess of Prussia. The Prince Regent, the
Prince and Princess Frederick William, and all the other
members of the royal family who can conveniently attend
are expected to make their appearance. •
THE CANADIAN MAILS.—The Montreal Ocean
Steam-ship Company's screw steamer Hungarian, sailed
from the Mersey at two o clock yesterday afternoon, for
Quebec and Montreal, with the Canadian mails, 152 pas-
sengers, and a large cargo of merchandise.
ENORMOUS OVERLAND MAlL.—Three months
since the heaviest overland mail that was ever despatched
to the East consisted of 186 boxes. This number, however,
was much exceeded on Monday night, for no less than 204
boxes were shipped on board the mail packet at Dover, and
were conveyed to Calais en route to India, China, the Mau-
ritius, and Australia.
A VESSEL ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—A telegram
. .

from Deal announces that the ship G. F. Yates, Captain
Horner, from Cardiff for London, with a cargo of coals, had
gone ashore on the off part of the Goodwin Sands, but had
taken assistance, and, in the event of the weather continu-
ing fine, would probably be got off next tide. A later de-
spatch adds that she was afloat and being towed to the
Downs, after diseharging her cargo.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN HOXTON. —Yesterday
morning, at four o'clock, a serious fire broke out in the pre-
mises of Mr. S. Solomon, walking stick maker, No. 50,
Hoxton-square. The discovery was made by a policeman,
who at once gave an alarm, and sent off for escapes and.
engines. The parish engine and two of the London Bri-
gade having been procured, the firemen went to work in an
admirable manner, but were unable to conquer the flames
until the workshops and all they contained were destroyed,
and the adjoining premises very seriously damaged.
DIE LAST OF THE CUMBERLAND BARDS.—We
regret, says the Clamberl4nd racquet, to record the death
of Mr. John Rayson, of Penrith, •' the last of the Cumber-
land ba.i•ds." For some time he has been suffering from
disease of the heart, and on Tuesday last a severe but sud-
den attack proved fatal. Mr. Rayson's name has long been
associated with our local literature, his last effort being the
tpanslating of the Songs of Solomon into the Cumberland
dialect for Prince Lucien Bonaparte. He was 56 years of
age.

PRUSSIAN OPINION ON THE ITALIAN QUESTION.

—The National Gazette of Berlin thus concludes an article
on the Italian Duchies :—" The neutral Powers now have

to say whether they intend that France alone shall decide
the fate of Italy, or whether they will take pat tin the crea-
tion of a new state of things, the old having become abso-
lutely inadmissible. If they bad been inclined to support
legitimacy before everything, they ought to have taken
their measures six months ago. Meanwhile conquests have
been made in Italy, and if at the close of the wars of the
empire the powers did not hesitate to make what territorial
changes they thought necessary in Italy, they cannot refuse
to acknowledge that the war of 1859 has modified the situa-
tion. In satisfying the wishes of the Duchies, none of the
neutral Powers would injure their own interests. By con-
tinuing to remain passive they would only serve those of
France."

THE CIVIL SERVICE.—The following gentlemen
have been appointed to the Civil Service, being the success-
ful candidates in the competitive examinations recently held
before the Civil Service Commissioners :—Mr. Henry Tem-
ple Robins, to a clerkship in the Paymaster-General's office ;
Mr. Horace H. Bourne, to a clerkship in the Woods and
Forests ; Mr. Joseph Mayhew, to a clerkship in the Income-
tax branch of the Inland Revenue •office ; Mr. William 11.
Wyon, to a clerkship in the General Business Department
of the Custom-house; Mr. Henry Hutchins and Mr. Hewet-
son R. Reynolds, to clerkships in the office of the Pay-
master of Civil Services, Ireland. The following gentlemen
have passed their examination without competition :—Mr.
Charles M. Callow, for a clerkship in the office of the
Registrar to the Admiralty ; Mr G. S. Ellis, to a temporary
clerkship in the Woolwich branch of the War-office ; Mr.
W. J. Stewart, to a temporary clerkship in the office of the
Lunacy Commission, Edinburgh ; and Mr. Donald Mac-
kenzie, as an assistant of Excise under the Board of Inland
Revenue.
ANOTHER ROPE-WALKER. Quite a number
of persons assembled at Charlotte to see Monsieur De Motto
cross the river on a rope stretched from Holder's Elevator
to the warehouse opposite. At the appointed time the per-
former made his appearance and started out, pole in hand.
He was dressed in white tights, and wore on his head a hat
decorated with ribbons. After proceeding tremblingly along
to a point about thirty feet from the shore, he lost his ba-
lance and fell sprawling into the water beneath, losing hold
of his balance pole, which stuck upright in the muddy bot-
tom. De Motto rose to the surface, and was picked up by
one of the boats in attendance. He was brought to shore
exceedingly damp and shivering from cold, but not divested
of his ambition; for having warmed himself somewhat, and
pulled on a pair of pantaloons over his tights, he started
again, and after many narrow escapes, succeeded in reachino•
the eastern shore in safety. He afterwards returned by the
same route, and was greeted with applause as vociferous
almost as the shouts of laughter and ridicule which went up
when his misfortune occurred. It is said that De Motte
designs to cross again some time next week.—Rochester
Democrat.

THREE PERSONS OVER Till FALLS OP NIAGARA.
—The rumour with reference to a boat containing three per-
sons going over Niagara Falls, turns out unfortunately to be
too true. The following additional particulars are from the
Lockport Advertiser : Yesterday afternoon, about one
o'clock, a man by the name of Rosseau, and a Mr. Morse and
wife started in a boat from near the head of the Hydraulic
Canal, at Niagara Falls, to cross over the river to Chippewa,
when the boat was struck by a gale and capsized. They
were observed by persons on shore with spy-glasses to get
on the boat in safety. They were soon carried by the strong
current into the rapids, and were last seen above the
" Three Sisters." The wind was blowing a gale at the
time, and the efforts which were commenced for their rescue
could not be completed before they were hopelessly en-
gulphed in the fatal waters of the rapids. We learn that
Rosseau was saved from a fate like this only about a year
ago, and when rescued was so chilled as to be entirely help-
less. Ho is reported by the citizens in his neighbourhood
to have been a smuggler by occupation. Mr. Morse was a
jeweller, and resided at Chippewa.
A CONTEMPTIBLE SWINDLE. The New York
papers relate the story of a peculiarly mean and disgraceful
swindle. A man, calling himself C. C. Williams, inserted
an advertisement in a Philadelphia paper, calling for fifteen
young ladies to go South, and there engage in private fami -
lies, for the purpose of giving instruction on the pianoforte.
His rooms at the hotel were besieged for several days. At
last the fifteen young ladies were selected, and after a few
days of preparation the party started for New York, under
escort of Williams, whom they looked upon as a benefactor.
They reached that place, and in the morning Williams told
them to bo in readiness to start by the steamer at four p.m.
At the appointed time eight of the ladies were all ready, but
still Williams did not make his appearance, nor have they
seen anything of him since. Search was made for their
trunks, but they could not be found, and no trace of the
swindler could be discovered.
THE PACKET CONTRACT COMMlTTEE.—Therepoit
of this Committee, published yesterday, contains incidental
evidence on the question of the competition to be expected
next year between the East Kent and the South-Eastern
lines for the traffic to Dover. The South-Eastern Com-
pany represent that, although the East Kent will save 11
miles, it cannot effect much saving of time, owing to bad
gradients and other causes. On the other hand, it
is shown that the reduction of fares is likely to be
considerable, the first class price of the East Kent,
according to their Act, being 15s. 9d., while on
the South-Eastern it is 225. With regard to the
mails, the Post-office authorities appear disposed to avoid
binding themselves by any contract for a term, and to keep
the power of selecting whichever line may ultimately prove
best able to perform the service. Supposing the two lines
to act in harmony instead of opposition, there can be little
doubt the natural facilities of the East Kent might be much
more powerfully developed than is otherwise likely to be
the case ; but it is asserted that no serious attempts at
amalgamation have been made, and that the various reports
circulated on the subject have been merely for stock-jobbing
purposes. Nevertheless the manager of the South-Eastern
Company seems constrained to admit that such a result is
"eventually inevitable." Meanwhile the latter company
are supposed to entertain a wish to encourage a postal route
through Folkestone in preference to Dover, but although
they admit that this would strengthen them in any ulti-
mate rivalry with the East Kent, they do not promote it
specially with that view. Among other arrangements con-
templated is the erection of a pier at Folkestone, which, at
the small cost of £15,000, would meet the requirements of
the packets in all states of the tide.
A SEA MONSTER.—Captain john Dunn, of the
schooner Rover, on a trip from Quebec to Belle Isle, re-
ports as follows :—" On Saturday, the 20th of August, iu
lat. 59 14 N., long. 59 10 W. at 4 o'clock a.m., weather
fine, saw something like a vessel bottom up, S.E., about
three miles distant ; bore down to ascertain what it was,
and on approaching close to it could discern something like
the bow of a clinker built vessel bottom up, showing the
rows of planks apparently the same. About what seemed to
be the head noticed a great deal of red. Bowsprit apparently
under or in a wash with the water. On nearing on the lar-
board side saw something snow white on the centre of the
body. Brought floe schooner close alongside and to our
great astoni,liment found it to be a living monster. The
large Part of the body, or shell, was about 50 feet long and
16 feet high, conical shape and sharpening to the
fore part, with a long neck and jaws about II feet
from the body. At the junction of the neck with
the ho I e was a large horn. It had large white fins, some-
thir g like the wings of a bird, under the middle of the shell.
We ebosaaNtv,
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he left, and the horn we could see distinctly. It was very
•leeNsk ve'lecse'te.;::'ke hsilYe, water
goii(lihdist'ettieot drd:Ni'istnittsoaon'l:itarthd morer undir the water than
long and blood red. The neck and head again moved towards
the boat, when we got somewhat alarme and made all sail
from this floating monster. We counted the streaks from
the centre of the back to the water 15 to a side, and the top
of the shell was partly covered with birds' dung. ThE, shell
was of a dark colour, and came down in wash with the water.
Under the shell we could plainly see a curve, and then a
second projection. The hind part very much the shape of a
turtle, but the fore part was sharper. At 5.30 a.m., soon
after we hauled off, saw an American schooner passing very
close to it.—Qteeee Chronicle.

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at

Mr. Reuter's office :

BOULOGNE, SEPT. 21.

The members of the deputation from the Na-
tional Assembly of the Romagna to the King of
Sardinia have been named.

The deputation is composed of Count Bentivoglio,
Count Gozzadini, Marquis Tanari, Count Salvoni,
M. Laderchi, M. Scarabelli, Vice-President ; and
M. Mareschotti, Secretary to the National Assembly.

BERNE, SEPT. 22.

The Sardinian Government has addressed a cir-
cular to the Great Powers denying the report of
the cession of Savoy to France, and declaring such
reports to be entirely devoid of foundation.

BERNE, SEPT. 21.

Advices received from Zurich announce the
arrival of a courier from Vienna, with instructions
to draw lip the instrument for the treaty of peace,
and the document for the cession of Lombardy to
Sardinia. No allusion is made to the Duchies.

It is hoped that the treaty of peace will be
signed in a few days.

BIARRITZ, SEPT. 21.

It is asserted that the King of the Belgians,
Prince Richard Metternich, and Count Walewski,
will prolong their stay here until the departure of
the Imperial Court, which will take place towards
the end of the month.

TURIN, SEPT. 21.
Prince Poniatowski left Florence to-day for

Biarritz.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post
(second edition) says :
" Judging front the tone of French diplomacy, my
impression is that the negotiations now geing on at
Biarritz will end in the Moniteur publishing a note
in which the people of Central Italy will be solemnly
invited again to receive their Sovereigns under pro-
mise of reforms. This done, France may consider
that she has washed her hands of the Italian ques-
tion, and the 50,000 French troops in all probability
will return home. The Emperor no doubt is sadly
puzzled to know what to do. His sympathy is with
the Italians—with the people of Italy in fact. I am
assured, on high authority, that he has not in any
may modified a desire, so often expressed, to improve
the political condition of the peninsula. But he is
perhaps the only friend of Italy at the Biarritz
Conference. As it has been again asserted in some
Belgian paper (and therefore, as a matter of course,
reproduced in certain English journals) that the
Emperor has yet some lingering idea about placing
Prince Napoleon in Central Italy, I can assure you
his Majesty never had, nor has he now, any such
desires. He has always acted on his conviction of
Italy for the Italians. For such he made war, and
in such a spirit he would, if he could, I am con•
vinced, complete the treaty of peace. Whatever
may be the result of the Biarritz meeting the Ita-
lians of Central Italy should depend on their own
swords as their only guarantee.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

13ounsE, Sept. 21.—The market was dull at
the opening, but afterwards recovered. Threes
have been done at from 68f. 85c. to 68f. 95c. ;
Mobilier, 782 f. 50c. to 790 f.; Austrian, 542 f. 50c.
to 545 f. ; Lombard, 546 f. 25c. (ex. div.) to 551 f.
2.5 c. ; Lyons, 777 f. 50c. to 782 f. 50c. ; Orleans,
1,375 f. to 1,380 f. The following were the last
quotations :

41 per Cents. .... 95 10 Credit Fonder
Do. end month I Belgian 44.

3 per Cents. 69 I Pieamontese (5)
Do. end month.... 69 5 Roman B4 50
Bank 'Shams 2BOO I Austrian

Credit Mobilier 795 Spanish Threes —
Do. Account 797 50 Home Debt 44

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account
Orleans

Northern . 922 50 .. 923 75
New ditto BlO 7-- .. 810

Lyons and Mwditerranean. BB5 .. 885
UPneva 521 .. 520

Southern
W.esttrn 5BO .. 682 50
Eastern
Sardinian 412 50 ..
Austrian
Lombard

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 c. ' • money,
25f 10e.; three months, paper, 2,1 f.. 971 e.; money, 24f. 921 c.

SUT2'BE IN INDIA.

The Commercial Gazette, of Aug. 9, publishes
the following :
" We published some days ago an account of the
suttee in the Hissar district, and the steps which
had been taken to punish those concerned in the
affair. The following has been sent us for insertion
and we give it below, but a good deal is repetition.
" Intimation of a suttee having taken place near
Hansee in June last, having appeared in several of
the local newspapers, the following authentic ac-
count of the same and the punishment awarded to
the participators in this serious crime, is published
for general information.

"-On the 19th June, 1859, Thulium Choomar, of
Koonghur, died a natural death. His widow Nun-
noo was then very anxious to be burnt with his
corpse, but was restrained by the village community
and seemingly acquiesced in their advice.
" On the 21st June, or two days after Thulium's
death, a rumour spread through the village at dawn
that Nunnoo had received an inspiration, and was
about to become a, suttee. Her deceased husband's
uncle, Koora, her nearest connection in the village,
assisted with the- other Choomars connected with
her, particularly distinguished themselves in the
work to which the whole village swarmed, each
Choomar fetched wood, and assisted in preparing
the pile.
" Before, however, these preparations were com-
pleted, the Lumberdars of the village depatched
Babur,' the village dauraha, to report the circum-
stance at the Bullesalee chowkee. Bahur now
states that he fell ill on the road, and did not re-
cover till evening, when he returned to the village
without going to the chowkee.
" Shortly after sunrise Nunnoo (the suttee) issued
from the hamlet and proceeded to the pyre. The
entire body of villagers, whether Choomars, Jets,
or Bunnias, poured libations of ghee, and placed
cocoa-nuts on the pyre. Nunnoo ascended it of her
own free will, and against the remonstrances of the
people generally, but these remonstrances had been
partially silenced at an early hour by a threat to
curse any one who attempted to prevent her im-
molation, and the villagers seeing there was no
help for it, gave hearty assistance to the suttee.
Thus Nunnoo was immolated, assembled crowds
looking on.
" All therefore more or less aided and abetted in
a crime which they knew to be heinous.
"'The Lumberdars, men of superior caste, might
have prevented the suttee, but failed to do so ; the
village chowheedars gave information, and the
aha did not, as he was ordered, report the sut-
tee to the nearest police chowkee. The whole case
has been carefully investigated by the civil autho-
rities at Hissar, and the following are the results as
reported by the commissioner of the division.
" Five Choomars, who were most active in pre-
paring the wood for the pyre, have been sentenced
to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour in
irons.

" Five of the Lumberdars, whose bounden duty it
was to prevent the perpetration of the suttee, to a
similar term of imprisonment.
" Nineteen others who were aiders and abettors
in the crime, though in a less degree, have been sen-
tene(d to imprisonment with labour in irons for five
years.

" The dauraha who failed to report the crime to
the police has been sentenced to two years' labour
ni Irons ; and, lastly, a fine of 500 rupees has been
levied on the corporate community of the village.
" These sentences will be proclaimed in every
village in the Hisser division, in order that the con-
sequences of aiding in a crime so atrocious may be
clearly made known to the people, and that heads
of villages be specially warned that they will be
punished to the utmost limit of the law if they fail
to prevent sutteo.
" The dismissal of Dowlut Ram, thanandar of
Hansee, and Peer Buxsh Khan, jemadar of the
Chowkee Buleealee, and of every individual police-
man attached to the thanah of Hansee has also been
directed."