The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-26 00:00:00

THE _NEAPOLITAN EXILES.

BRISTOL, SATURDAY MORNING.
The remainder of the Neapolitan exiles (24 in
number) arrived here from Cork this morning, by
the Juverna steamer. Poerio has proceeded to
London Dublin.

The Mayor and several of the Town Council
gave the exiles a hearty welcome; they will leave
for London in the course of the day.

THE INDIAN MUTLVIES.

CAWNPORE, FEB. 13.
On Thursday last a most interesting ceremony'
took place here. The sepoys of Lucknow who re-
mained faithful during the siege of Lucknow were
assembled in the presence of the whole garrison,
and received the Order of Merit for their services.
Major-General Sir John Inglis, in presenting
each man with his well-earned decoration, which
entitles them all to increase of pay, made the fol-
lowing speech :-
64 To COhONEL PALMER, COMMANDING LUOKNOW
REGIMENT.
" Colonel Palmer,--I request you will convey to these
men, in their own language, the very high gratification it
affords me to see them all here assembled this day, in the
presence of the whole garrison of Cawnpore, to receive the
honourable distinction of the Order of Merit, so justly
bestowed upon them by the Government of India for their
fidelity, bravery, and loyalty, at a time when these services
were so highly valuable. I can bear, and ever have borne,
testimony to their admirable conduct during our hard
struggle in the defence of Lucknow, to the cheerfulness
with which they submitted to privations, and to the con-
stancy with which they resisted temptations. In all parts
of the world where the past events have been recounted
their names and services have been mentioned with admi-
ration. Let them, then, take these orders, let them wear
them with pride, and show them to their countrymen and
families as a proof that the faithful dischatge of duty will
ever meet with reward and honour from the country and
the Government they serve."

CO IVES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, MARCH. 25.
DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FROM THE ISLE OF
WIGHT.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent will leave Osborne on Monday, next, and it is
expected that the Q,ieen, the Prince Consort, and
the junior branches of the Royal family will leave
either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
THE ROYAL YACHT SCHOONER COQUETTE.—
This beautiful vessel, the property of J. H. W. P.
Smyth-Pigott, Esq., was sold by public auction, at
the Fountain Hotel, on Thursday last, for the small
sum of £470. That a vessel of her size (47 tons),
fully equipped for sea, should not have had a larger
sum offered for her is a matter of survrise to every
one. We hear the lucky purchaser is Mr. Smart,
of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.

The Earl and Countess Delawarr have gone
to Buckhnrst for a few days. The noble earl will be
in town to receive her Majesty on the return of the Court
from Osborne next week.

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have
arrived in Grosvenor-square, from Calverley Park,
Cheshire.

The Earl and Countess Nelson and family have
arrived in town from Trafalgar House, Wilts, for tho

season.
The Earl and. Countess Howe have left Curzon
House for Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire.
The Earl of Chesterfield has taken a mansion in
Grosvenor-square for the season.
Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an
assembly on Wednesday next, at Cambridge House.
PICCOLOMINI KISSED BY MISTAKE.—The Cin-
cinnati Gazette tells a good story of the accidental kissino-
of the fair Piccolomini, while staying recently at . the
Sopence Sopence House in that city. The young man who inflicted
the kisses had come there to meet a young and blooming
sister, and meeting Piccolomini in one of the passag
es,in-
nocently clasped her in his arms, and imprinted three or
four cordial kisses, asking at the same time, " Don't you
know your brother, you little rogue ?" The " little
rogue, looking blank, slipped out of his arms, and re-
treated to her room. The proprietor was sent for, and
ample apologies made in a graceful note to the fair singer.
When this note was translated to the bewitching Marie,
and she was assured of its sincerity, she laughed immo-
derately, and said she had supposed perhaps kissing a
protty girl (here she looked very archly) on meeting her
was an American custom. It had frightened her at first,
but now she did not care, for, said she, in her attractive
English -Tuscan, "Ze kees did me no 'arm—indeed it vas
not so dees—vat say you eet is ?—dees-a-gra-ble."
NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.—The works of the
southern half of the bridge are not so far advanced as we
were led in 1856 and 1857 to believe they would be at this
period after the resumption of the undertaking ; but progress
has been made otherwise. None of the iron ribs of the arches
were fixed two or three days ago ; but the piers and abut-
ments of the first or southern half of the bridge are quite
ready for them ; and wherever the piers of the old bridge do
not interfere, the piling and work of the foundations for the
second portion of the bridge are in progress. The sixth pier,
indeed, is quite complete, throughout the full width of the
bridge, up to the springing ; whilst No. 2 pier in the second
half is in course of completion, below law-water line, or
thereabouts. The chief work of tho foundation is inter-
rupted at each rise of the tido, but perhaps as much by
the rush of the water as other reasons, so far as regards
that part of the work in which the diving-bell and diving-
dress are employed.. Careful observation now shows there
is not the apprehended settlement—Vic Builder. .
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—The Tornado, which left
Melbourne on the 16th of December, was telegraphed thia
afternoon, and was expected to reach the port the same
night. She brings 29,164 ounces of gold and a large num-
ber of passengers,. but no late news. Yesterday a fire broke
out on board' the Lesmasonge, bound for Quebec, while
lying in Prince's dock, but through the exertions of the
fire brigade it was promptly extinguished, and compara-
tively little damage done.
GREENWICH AND SOUTH-EASTERN DOCKS BILL.—
The Lords of the Admiralty assent to this bill on the follow-
ing conditions :-1. That no alteration of the entrances
from the Thames to the docks be made without the previous
approval and sanction of the Admiralty. 2. That no works
in the river Thames be commenced until detailed plans of
thesame have been submitted to, and approved of by, the Ad-
miralty, and then only on plans so approved. 3. That a
self-registering tide-guag,e bo erected by the company, near
one of the entrances from the river to the docks, at a site to
be approved of by the Admiralty. 4. That no alterations
be made in the proposed works, as shown on the Parlia-
mentary plans, within the limits of deviation set out, where
the same approach within 100,yards of high-water mark,
without the previous approval of the Lords of the Ad-
miralty.
'REDUCTION OF POSTAGE UPON LETTERS TO THE
REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY.—The reduction about to take
place in the British postage of letters conveyed by packet
between the United Kingdom and any portion of the Ar-
gentine Confederation, will bo extended to letters to and
from the republic of Paraguay ; and on the Ist April next,
and thenceforward, such letters will be chargeable with the
uniform British rate of 6d. the half-ounce letter, and
so on, according to the usual scale. This peStage
must, as heretofore, be, in all cases, pre-paid.
Newspapers addressed to the republic of Paraguay will, in
future, be chargeable with a British postage of one penny
when not exceeding four ounces in weight, a like sum of
one penny being aided fel- each additional lour ounces, or
fraction of ounces. This 'postage must also be 'paid in
advance. Book patiCts cannot be forwarded to Paraguay.
--By command of the Postmaster-General,—lioWLANJ.
HILL, Secretary.
NEW CHURCH AT NEWINGTON.—The Bishop
of London intends, on Wednesday next, to-lay the founda-
tion stone of a new church dedicated to St. John, in the
parish of St. Mary, Newington Butts. The district assigned
to the new church contains a population of 10,000, the.
largest portion of which consists of keepers of small grocery
pickers, and coal shops, artisans'
rs,
day and job labourers, costermon-
gers, rag and bone
and bird , fanciers. There are
also four or five streets containing not less than a total of
80 houses, occupied by people of both sexes who have no
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