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 Ad-niralty on Saturday
evening,[ or Mickleton Hall, Yorkshire.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
leaves town to-day for klarpton Court, his seat in Here-
fordshire.

Colonel Meyrick has arrived in Curzon-street, from
visiting Lord William Paulett, i❑ 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 Elith
Somerset have joined the circle visiting the Earl and
Countess of Wilton at Heaton Hall, near Manchester,
from a tour in Scotland.

Tile Earl and Countess of Girk 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 Dunetanville left her residence in Charier-
street, on Saturday, on a visit to the Hon. Mrs. John
Mild may.
DEATH OF LIEUT. COLONEL MONINS.—We regret to
announce the death of Lieut. Colonel Wm. Monins, of
the East Kent Militia, and deputy lieutenant for the
county of Kent, which took place at Dover on the 30th
ult., in the 66th year of his age.
EDINBURGEL —The subscriptions to the India Fund
have nearly reached 3,5001.
The Parma Gazette announces that a subscription ha=
been opened at Parma for a monument to Correggio.
The Count de Rayneval, late French Ambassador at
Rome, now appointed to the Court of St, Petersburg,
has arrived in Paris from Stuttgardt.
The Western Tintes states that Lord Ebrington hes
bean enjoying the recreation of partridge shooting in
Lincolnshire.

The Russian Medical Times mentions that the late an t
ntailed upon Russia the loss of 382 medical men.—
Medical Times.

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

The electric telegraph between Lisbon and London,
via Madrid, is now open throughout the entire length.
The rates of transmission, however, are high, and t
become generally useful must be reduced.
LORD PANMIIRE AND THE INDIAN CRISIS.—Lord
Panmure 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 known medical j•mr-
nal the Moniteur dea Hopitaux, has been sentenced to
three months' imprisonment for speaking (not in his
journal, but by a word of mouth) disrespectfully 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 me?-
sages and cause the tariff of charges to be lowered.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN THE UNITED STATES.—
It is stated in a letter recently received from New York,
that the meseages sent by the electric telegraph during
the
considerablycourse o f
abovelast y ela3r,
00 United This Sist,a,tges amount eathmeat,tl,,),
nt,oo hoe.
with a vengeance.

Accorlizig to letters from Naplas, Mount Vegtivita,4,
which, after a long eruption of riot less th qi 35 day.,
had ceased to send forth lava, recommenced on the 21t h,
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, who
frequently made excursions in the two vessels of war wa-
tioned in the roadstead, bad the young prince dressed as
Fail o r, and took him on hoard the Reine Hortense.
The costume consisted of a pair of white trouser, a shirt
of blue cotton, and a round straw hat with a black ribbon
bearing the words "Refine Hortense."

DEATH OF LORD FITZWILLIAM —About 4 o'clock yes-
terday (Sunday) morning Earl Fitzwilliam Suffered a
relapse, and died at half-past 9 o'clock, at Wentworth-
house. Mr. Wilson Overend, his surgeon, was in attend.
sues, and tin whole of his family were present, except
Sir James Mackenzie and Lady Anne Mackenzie.
STEAM TO NEW Yoaa.—The steamship Vanderb.lt,
Captain-Edward Higgins, sailed from Havre and Cowes
on Saturday, for New York, full of passengers and
cargo, The North Star, Captain Lefevre, of the same
line, leaves Southampton on Wednesday next, with the
German, French, and English mails, for the United
States.
THE POTATO DISEASE.—The potato disease has sud-
denly reappeared in the north of Scotland, and in the
week has proved Ho fatal that more than half the crop is

already destroyed. Tiae harvest, however, is now over,
and the crop secured in excellent condition. It is fuliy
an avenge crop.
Numerous changes are about to be made amonz, the
troops which compose the garrison of Paris. The 31 and
sth Regiments of Cuira,siers forming part of the division
of cavalry of reserve atVersailles, under the command of
General d'Allonville, are to exchange quarters with the
Ist and 4th Cuiralsiers, at present stationed at Lille and
Valenciennes.
DEATH OF MR. LOCICE.—it is our most painful dirty
to announce the death, by pistol wound, of T. B. Locke,
E-q., J. P., at his residence, Hessle Mount. Mr. Locke
was found dead in his bedroom yesterday rn•rning. Mr.
L'cke was formerly a partner in the bank of Messrs.
Harrison, Watson, and Co., which has just fail?d, hut
had, many years ago,
ceased to have any pecuniary into-
e•est in that Packet.
KNIGHTFIOOD FOR THE LORD MAYOR.—It is gin:E.

roily reported, in circles likely to be well-informed up•ln
the subject, that upon the expiration of hie year of
the present Lord Mayor (alderman T. Q. Fianis)
receive from her Majesty the honour of knighthood, in
acknowledgment of her Majesty's satisfaction at the groat
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 he
flth inst. The directors a4k authority to subscribe
towards the Boxton'Extension capital of the S'..ockp.lrt,
Dirley, and Whaley-bridle Railway Company, to the
extent of 105,0001. It is also proposed to purchase the
Euston and Victoria Hotels ; and t convert stock of
the .Shropshire Union Company into London and
T'orth-Western stock.
The French Government has received despatches from
Ava, the capital of the Birman Empire, dated the 25th
of July. They announce that the Birman Government
remains a trangail and even impassive spectator of the
events which are going forward in British India. The
districts is Pegu last occupied by the British troops are
prrisoned by merely a few sepoys, and the towns of
Rangoon, Bassy and the cantonment of Taye.Mye, which
were reduced to ashes the same day, are still a heap of

ruing.
CATTLE FROM THE NoRTH 02 EUROPE.—The impor-
tations of cattle from the North of Europe continuo. On
Friday the City of Norwich steamer arrived at Lowes-
tuft with 177 beasts and 64 sheep ; and on Saturday
morning the Leipsig came into the harbour with a
second consignment of 259 boasts. and 379 sheep. The
stuck (which included, is usual, some extremely fine
animals) were forwarded to London for the metropolitan
market this day (Monday).
In the Bankruptcy Court an audit meeting was held
on Saturday under the bankruptcy of Colonel W. P.
Wauaii, of the L mdon and Eastern Bank. The asAets
realised aineuiit to only about 1,0001, and as the proofs
may amount to upwards ef a quarter of a million, tl-nre
is, of course, no prospect of any eaily dividend. A sun
of 10 000/. the right, to which is in dispute between the
assig'nees and the London and Eastern Bank, has be:ni
deposited in the Bank of England, to abide the result
of an arbitration.
THE MASSACRE AT CAWNPORE.—in the fearful list of
victims to the fiendish malignity of Nana Sahib the
name of " Godfrey Heathcot°, Mrs. Heathcote, and ball
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 cas of the branch of the family settle.l in
Nottiughainshire, and had been employed in India for
the last ten years as a surgeon to a native regiment.
This unfortunate gentleman came to England on leave
lea t summer, and then visited a family residing in Ches-
terfield, accompanied by his wife ; poor " baby HeAth-
cotv" has born since that period. —Derbys/nre
Cotkri-cr.
Ca.SUaLTIES DURING THE INDIAN MUTINIES.—We
are bnopy to be able to correct the statement given in
l'he Sun, of Friday under the head of "Casualties during
the Indian Mutinies " according to which Lieutenant w.
C. L. Hyves, 12th 13enaal Native Infantry, had been
killed. Lieutenant Ryves escaped from the detachment
under his command at Fort Kuchera, near Jharsi, to
Agra,
where up to the 31st of July he was acting as
executive eng.'neer. On the same autbority we have t...
rla
journal,
Avreischuetz, a most popular ILn--
add that Mr. ilip Sidney Yorke, ensign, was at Urn-
badAh when Mr. nyves lett Jhansi, and he did not juin
the 12th Regimen.`: of Bengal Native Infantry in-teed of
Dr. brEagan, Dr.
.M‘Esgan and his wife must have
fallen victims in the horrible massacre at Jhansi.
Cni
tohne
All a
servantstub she had
were o
burg amrnal, has the :—A thritty heusearde
remarked, a few days ago, that an iron hoop was want-
ing
troi e catchbut
n& cluetheri ruin w
could be
found, and she came to the conclusion that some young-
.
ster had abstracted the hoop for a toy. Next Sun bay
was the wok's monthly holiday, and as she was leaving
tho house her mistress noted with surprise the peculiar
bulbof her dress. The -e
Kik blushed and faltered,
which- induced her mistress to !ay her hand on the un-
usual protuberance, when, lo and behold, cook had
tranforraed the rusty heopinto miutelitie
IVlajesity 'sTheatre,—Nire antler
stand it is Mr. Lumlay's intention to open this theatre
ourgtee morithe ofJanuary and February in aaticipat'en
f the regular season. S;gnor A rcliti is engaael as m.nduc-
ter.for three years, in lieu of Su gnor Bonetti. Signor' Ar-
?riti equally wed known at Canstantinopli and Na
o.rea lauyal It alien Opera.--Operations have ac ively
Lom,ineueecl for the racanstanction of Covent Garden
Th,e!.tre, accardiag to plans which have already been
published. The building, it is anticipated, will be
ready in -the month of April. M. Julien's C
o rtq. I'll°,o popular cetertainments are to
commeare this aiiiter at Drury Lana Tileare.
Mademoiselle, Rachel is out of imminent danger. Mr.
Balfe is busily eagaaed upon a new -pees fur the Ly-
ceum Tbeatre—librett-o (a translation, of course) la,
Mr. A. Harris. Mr. Chartres Matthews.—We just
learn by- the last mail that this popular and ad-
miracle comedian has madei his first appearance in
the Broadway Theatre, New 'York, before an OVelflow-
big audience, N% ith triumphant ~success.