The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-05 00:00:00

- The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart., M.P., left
his official residence at the Admiralty on Saturday
evening,f or Hickleton Hall, Yorkshire.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
leaves town to-day for Harpton Court, his seat in Here-
fordshire.

Colonel Meyrick has arrived in Curs3n-street, from
visiting Lord William Paulett, in Norfolk.
Mr. Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell,
arrived at their house in Eaton-place, from Bourne-
mouth, Hants. _

The Duchess Emily of Beaufort and Lady Edith
Somerset have joined the circle visiting the Rid and
Countess of Wilton at Heaton Hall, near Manchester,
from a tour in Scotland.

Toe Earl acd Countess of C .rk and Lady Harriett
de Burgh left Gordon Castle, N. 8., where they have
been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Rich-
mond, early in the past week, to pay a series of visits
on their way south.
The Duke of Devonshire returns to Chatsworth about
the middle of the month, in order to receive a succes
sion of visitor. until November, when his grace will
remove to his marine residence at Brighton for the
winter.

Lady de Dunitanville hit her resithnes in Charl,r-
street, on Saturday, on a visit to the lion. Mrs. John
Ilildmay.

DEATEI OP LIEUT. COLONEL MONINS.—We regret to
announce the death of Lieut. Colonel Wm. MoninP, of
the East Kent Militia, and deputy lieutenant for the
county of Kent, which took plac3 at Dover on the 30th
ult., in the 66th year of his age.
EDINBURGH.—The Pubscriptions to the India Fund
have nearly reached 3,500/.

The Parnea Gazette announces that a subscription bay
been opened at Parn a for a monument to Correggio.
The Count de Rayneval, late French Ambasi.Lidor at
Rome, now appointed to the Court of St. Petersburg,
has arrived in Paris from Stnttgardt.
The TVestern Times states that Lord Ebrington has
hen enjoying the recreation of partridge shooting in
Lincolnshire.
The /tussian Medical Times mentions that the late wi r
ntailed noon Russia the loss of 382 medical men.—
Medical Times.

We are enabled to state that the total ascertained sub.
eeriptions from all quarters to the ladian Fund amount
already to nearly 100,0001. This is exclusive of the
amount subscribed in the East.

The electric telegraph between Lisbon and London,
♦ia Madrid, is now open throughout the entire length.
The rates of transmission, however, are high, and t
become generally useful must be reduced.
LORD PANMURE AND THE INDLAN CRISIL—Lord
Pant:mire left his shooting quarters last week and at-
tended a meeting of the county gentlemen at Forfar,
where he spoke very warmly in favour of the fund now
being raised for the sufferers in India, and then pro-
ceeded to London to attend a Privy Council.
M. Perret, the editor of the well kn.-Iwn medical jour-
nal the Moniteur des Hopitaux, has been sentenced to
three months' imprisonment for speaking (not in his
journal, but by a word of mouth) dkrespectfully of the
Emperor Napoleon.

The Journal de Frankfort states that efforts are
being made in Prussia to organise a European Electric
Telegraph union. It the project is carried oat the jour-
nal argues that it will simplify the transmission of mes-
sages and cause the tariff of charges to be lowered.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII IN THE UNITED STATES.—
It is stated in a letter recently received from New York,
that the messages sent by the electric tele,graph during
the course of last year in the United States am ,unt to
considerably above 13,000,000. This is "goiog ahead"
with a vengeance.
According to letters from Naples, Mount Vesuvius,
which, after a long eruption of rot 1953 th 41 35 days,
had ceased to send forth lava, recommenced on the 210,
and the flame., rising high into the air, presented at
night a magnificent spectacle. Mount Etna is also in
eruption.

Before leaving Biarritz the Empress Eugenie, wl:o
frequently male excursions in the two vessels of war sta-
tioned in the roadstead, bad the young prince dressed as
a sailor, and took him on board the Rine Hortenee.
The costume consisted of a pair of white trousers, a shirt
of blue cotton, and a round straw hat with a black ribbon
bearing the words "Reine Hortense."
DEATH OF LORD FITZWILLIAM —About 4 o'clock yes-
terday (Sunday) morning Earl Fitzwilliam ufFered
relapse, and had at half-past 9 o'clock, at Wentworth-
house. Mr. Wilson Overend, his surgeon, was in attend
alma, and the whole of his family were present, ex,;ept,
Sir James Mackenzie and Lady Anne Mackenzie.
STEAM TO NEW' YORK.—Tde steamship Vanderbilt,
Captain Edward Higgins, sailed fr ,rn Havre and Cores
on Saturday, for Nev York, full of passengers an
cargo. The North Star, Captain Lefevre, of the samo
line, leaves Southampton on Wednesday next, with the
German, French, and English mails, for the United
States.

THE POTATO DISEASE.—The potato disease has sur7-
denly reappeared in the north of Scotland, and in the
w.-ek has proved so fatal that more than half the crop is
already destroyed. The harvest, however, is now over,
and the crop secured in excellent condition. It is fully
an average crop.
Numerous changes are about to be made among the
troops which compose the garrison of Paris. The 3d ani
sth Regiments of Cuira.siers forming part of the division
of cavalry of reserve at Versailles, under the command of
General d'Allonville, are to exchange quarters with tip!
Ist and 4th Cuirassiers, at present stationed at lac and
Valenciennes.

DEITH OP Ma. LOCKE.—It tricot gainful duty
J. P., at his residence, Hassle Nlount. Mr. Locke
to announce the death, by pistol wound, of T. B. Locke,
was found dead in his bedroom yesterday m-xning. Mr.
Locke was formerly a partner in the bank of Mews.
Harrison, Watson, and Co., which has just falid,
had, many years ago, ceased to have any pecuniary inte-
rest in that firm.—llull Packet.
KNIGHTHOOD FOR THE LORD MAYOR.—It is glnc-
rally reported, in circles likely to be well-informed up n
the subject, that upon the expiration of his year of alio«,
the present Lord Mayor (Alderman T. Q. Finnic) w 11
receive from her Majesty the honour of knighthood, is
acknowledgment of her Majesty's satisfaction at the great
and successful exertions he has made in raising a fund for
the relief of the sufferers by the mutiny in India.
An extraordinary general meeting of the London and
North-Western Railway Company is to be held on the
oth The directors ask authority to subscribe
towards the Buxton Extension capital of the Stockport,
Dieley, and Whaley-bridge Railway Company, to the
extent of 105,0001. It is also proposed to purchase the
Euston and Victoria Hotels ; and to convert stock of
the Shropshire Union Company into London and
North-Western stock.

The French Government has received despatches from
Ava, the capital of the Birrnan Empire, dated the 25th
of July. They announce that the Birrnan Goverrime,,t
remains a tranquil and eyen impassive spectator of the
events which are going forward in British India. The
di tricts in Pegu last occupied by the British troops are
garrisoned by merely a few sepoys, and the towns of
RAngoori, Bissy and the cantonment of Taye-Mys, which
were reduced to ashes the same day, are still a heap of

CATTLE FRO3I THE NORTH OP EUROPE.—The imper-
iations of cattle from the North of Europe continue. Oa
Friday the City of Norwich steamer arrived at Lewes-
tuft with 177 bcasts and 64 sheep ; and en Saturday
morning the Leipsiotb came into the harbour with ii
second consignment of 259 beasts and 379 sheep. The
stcck (which included, as usual, some extremely flue
animals) were forwarded to Loudon for the metropolitan
market this day (Monday).
In the Bankruptcy Court an audit meeting was hell
on Saturday under the bankruptcy of Colonel W. P.
Waugh, of the London and Eastern Bank. Toe assets
realised amount to only abut 1,0001, and as the proofs
may amount to upwards of a quarter of a million, there
is, of course, no prospect of any ea'ly dividend. A sun
of 10,0001. the right to which is in dispute between the
assignees and the London and Eacteru Bank, has been
deposited in the Bank of aigland, to abide the result
of an arbitration.
THE MASSACRE AT atIVNPORE.—In the fearful list of
victims to the fiendish malignity of Nana Sahib the
name of " Godfrey Heathcote, Mrs. Heathcote, and baby
Heathcote," attracts the eye of a Chesterfield reader,
and we regret to say that they are relatives (though
distant) of our respected magistrate of the same name.
Mr. Heathcote was of the branch of the family settled in
Nottiogharnshire, and had been employed in Indiathe last ten years sts__a surgeon to a-native regiment.
This unfortunate gentleman came to fut.:land on leave
last summer, and then visited a family residing in Ches.-
terfield, accompanied by br
his wife ; poor " baby Ileette
cute" has been born einee that period.—Derbyshire
Co:trier.
CASUALTIES DIMING viz INDIA MUTINIES.—We
are happy to be able to correct the statement given in
The Sun of Friday, under the head of "Ca-ualties during
the Indiati Mutinies,"
add that Mr:- Philip
C. L.
.P.
-Yveg, 12th Bengal Native Infantry, had been
killed. Lieutenant Ryv'es escaped from the detacinne•A
under his command at Fort lCuchera, near Jhausi, to
Agra, where up to the 31st of July he was acting as
executive engineer. On the same authority we have to
Yorke ensign, was at Uni-
ba lib when Mr. 'lq
-- ves left Jhansi, and he did not j Pin
the 12th Regiment Yof Rene'el Native Infantry in-tead of
Dr. ll'Eagan. Dr. M'Eagaii and his wife must have
fallen victims in the herrible massacre at Jhansi.
CRINOLINE.—TtIe Frciechuetz, a most popular Ham-
burg j,,urnal, has the following :—A thrifty housewife
remarked, a few days acre, that an iron hoop was want-
ing on a tub she bad placed to catch the rain wat-r.
Ail the servants were cilteetioned, but no clue could be
found, and she came to the conclu3ion that some youtig-
ster had abstracted tho hoop lir a toy. Next Sunday
was the cook's monthly holiday, and as she was leaving
the house her mistress noted with surprise the peculiar
bulk of her dress. The cock dblushed and falter.el,
.e
which induced her mistress to 'ay her hand on the un-
usual protuberance, when, to and behold, cook had
traeformed the rusty hoop into crinoline !
MUSICAL ME3l3.—Her Majesty's Theatre.—Wo under
stand it is Mr. Luml •
-y's intention
durine '
„ tae monthe ofJ d F bruary in antic'p t on
anuaryan e
of the regular reason. Signor Arditi is eugagei as. c. n lue-
tor for three years, in lieu of Signor Bonetti. Signor Ar-
diti is equally well known at Constantinople and Nee?
York. Royal It than Opera.—Operations have ac ively
coinmenced - for the reconstruction of Covent Garden
Theatre, according to plans which Lice nil eulY been
!published. The bull ien it is aetieipattd, wi 1 b.,
ready. These
copalir eeter•ainmeets are to
Balla is busily engaged upon a new
commence thissiaderyrdi according to
, which
Lieutenant W.
Whiter at Drury Lane The; t,e.
Mademoiselle, Rachel is out of inpannent clanger. Mr.
in the month of April. M. Jullien'a Concerts.—
epera fur the Ly-
ceum Theatre_libretto (a . trauelatioo, of course) l-y
mr. A. Ilarris. Mr. Charles
.Matthews.—We just
learn by the lea
mail that this popular and ad-
mirahle comedian hai male his fleet apitaratico in
the Broadway Theatre, New York, before au ovezilow-
ing audience, with triumphant success.