The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-10 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE OF

WALES.

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and suite left Windsor, per
special train, at a quarter to 10 o'clock this morning, for
Folkestone, via Guildford and the South-Eastern Railway,
en route to the Continent.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge accompanied
the Prince as far as Folkestone, where a review and inspec-
tion of the troops at Shorncliffe, including the 100th Cana-
diva. Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own), took place. .
'The Prince of Wales afterwards embarked for the Conti-

rent from the South-Eastern Company's spacious and con
venient station at Folkestone.

The train ran from Windsor to Folkestone harbour di.
rect, without change of carriage, and the time occupied of
the journey was under four hours.

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—A Cabinet
Council will be held on Tuesday next, at which the day on
which the next meeting of Parliament is to take place will
be determined.
Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess de
Croy have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street.
The name of Lord Carrington was accidentally
omitted from the list of relatives attending the funeral of
Mrs. Anson on Tuesday last. His lordship came from the
country on purpose to be present at the last rites of this
deeply-lamented lady.
Count Cladau, of Cephalonia, is sojourning at
Pera, Constantinople. On the 23d ult., the.count had the
honour of an interview with the Greek Patriarch of Con-
stantinople.
The Right, lion. W. F. and Mrs. Cowper have
left town on a visit to the Earl de Grey, at Wrest Park,
Bedfordshire.

Col. and Mrs. Gold have . arrived at Howchin's
Hotel, from their seat in Yorkshire.

Mr. and Mrs. Shepperdhave arrived at Farrance's
Hotel, Belgravia, from their seat in Suffolk.
Queer. Christina is about to leave Malmaison for
Genoa, and it is believed that her Majesty will go to Rome
to pass the rest of the winter.

Oaunt de Hatzfeldt, the Prussian Minister, has
left for Berlin.

Baron Gustave de Rothschild, third son of Baron
James de Rothschild, is about to marry the daughter of M.
Anspach, judge of the Imperial Court, and, like himself, of
the Jewish persuasion.
It is expected, should the Princess Frederick
William's firstborn be a son, that the Queen will visit
Berlin at gaster, to stand as sponsor. Her Majesty, it is'
expected, will not be absent more than a fortnight, and the
visit of the Court will, therefore, have no material effect on
the London season.—Court Journal.

It is believed that the Empress Dowager of
Russia, who is recovering from her serious illness, will
accompany the Emperor Alexander on his proposed visit
to London and Paris this year.—Court Journal.
The pony given by Queen Victoria to the Prince
Imperial was mounted yesterday for the first time by the
little Prince, in the reserved garden at the Tuileries, and
attracted such crowds of idlers that an extra gu.ird had to
be called to keep order round the grating.—Court Journal.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER-HALL.—
Mendelssohn's " St. Paul" will be performed on Friday
next, January 14. Principal vocalists—Madame Ruders-
dork, Miss Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Signor Belletti.
The noble and illustrious circle assembled in St.
George's Hall on New Year's evening to hear the per-
formance of music, were startled in the midst of the per-
formance by the report of a pistol, which rang through
the apartment. Many of the ladies turned pale, and some
actually jumped from their seats, but the quiet assured
smile of the Queen and the undisturbed proceedings of the
orchestra quickly restored the self-possession of the fair
alarmists. The shot fired was, it seems, a preconcerted
dramatic effect to give due significance to the chorus in
" Der Freyschutz " ' See oh see, the shot his bride hath
struck," and certainly did produce an effect.—Court Jour- ,
nal.

LAUNCH OF A PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR.-
On Saturday afternoon a very fine screw corvette, for the
Portuguese Government, was launched from the yard of
Messrs. It. and H. Green, at Blackwall. She is the sister
vessel of the ship which was built in this yard and conveyed
the young Queen of Portugal, on the occasion of her mar-
riage, from Pltmouth to Lisbon. She was named by the
lady of Admiral Sir G. Sartorius, of the Portuguese Navy,
" Stephanie," after the Queen. Nothwithstanding the
coldness of the day, there was a large company to witness
the ceremony. The ship went off in the most admirable
manner. She is built of wood, is 1,600 tons burden, is
pierced for 20 guns, with a large swivel howitzer on deck;
and is to be fitted with a screw, worked by engines of 400
horse power. After the launch the ship was hauled into
the East India Docks, to be completed and equipped for sea.

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WRECK OF A FOREIGN SHIP ON SCROBY SANDS.
-7-YARMOUTH, Friday.—At daybreak this morning a vessel
was seen on Scroby Sands, which appeared to be a foreigner.
It blew at the time hard from the northward,zith showers
of hail and rain. The Scratby boatmen's lifeboat was at once
launched, but before she could reach the wreck it had beat
off and sunk in deep water. As far as the people could see,
the shipwrecked crew had taken to their boats. The life-
boat picked up one boat's crew, the other boat made for a
smack that was plying about. With this lifeboat the boat-
men have creditably provided themselves at their own ex-
pense. It is pleasing to observe the alacrity with which
the lifeboats in this noted neighbouthood for wrecks are now
launched, which are chiefly under the management of the
Royal National Life-boat Institution, which has four excel-
lent lifeboats here. This society promptly pays its lifeboat
crews for their meritorious exertions, and this is a point of
much importance ; for it cannot be expected that the boat-
men who compose the crews of lifeboats will show much
dexterity if an doubt or delay exists as to their payment.
Last year the National Lifeboat Institution voted nearly
£6OO in payment to its numerous life-boat crews. It also
granted rewards amounting to nearly £4OO to the crews of
shore boats who had laudably exerted themselves in saving
or attempting to save life from wrecks on our coasts.

THROWING A POLICEMAN INTO A QUARRY: On
Thursday night a police-constable, named Robert Wardell;
while on the old Holmfirth-road, near Huddersfield, heard
some voices in a wood that skirts the road. Suspecting
Something wrong, he stepped off the road, at a point near a
quarry, and entered a wood, which stands on a steep decli-
vity. Descending cautiously towards the noise, he saw a
man crouching among the trees, and was making towards
him, when another, man, whom he had not observed, started
up in his path, and driving his head violently into his
stomach, seized him by the legs, and threw him into the
quarry—a depth of about 24 feet. The cries of the
unfortunate officer, who was unable to move, brought
to his assiatance two men who were going along the
lower or new Holmfirth-road. They procured lights, and
took him to the nearest inn. He was afterwards conveyed
to the Huddersfield Infirmary, where he was found to have
sustained compound fractures of the right thigh and
elbow joint. He is progressing satisfactorily—Manchester
Guardian.

A LEGAL DISTINCTION.—At Bow-street police-
court, on Saturday, Robert Palmer, a plumber and glazier,
in business in Lambeth, was charged with stealing a print
of George IV. from Messrs. Deben.ham and Stores auction
rooms, King-street, Covent-garden. The print had been
knocked down to the defendant for 55., and he had paid Is.
deposit on it. At the close of the sale he was seen to take
the picture up and walk away with it. He was followed
and given into custody. The defendant said he had no in-
tention of taking the print without paying for it. He asked
a porter where he was to pay, and the man replied at the
office in front. He understood this to mean the office in
the street, which had a separate entrance, and was going
there when he was charged with stealing the print. Mr.
Henry observed that there appeared to be some degree of
carelessness when a man could take a picture away in this
manner. He discharged the prisoner on his paying for the
picture. His worship subsequently told the officers that
where a person removed property for which he had paid
part of the money, it was not a felony. Even if done in-.
tentionally it was unit a breach of faith, for which there
was but a civil remedy.

LATEST NEWS.

OPENING OF THE SARDINIAN
CHAMBERS.
The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

TURIN, MONDAY, JAN. 10.
The following is a summary of the Roya,

speech :
The King thanks the Chambers for the assistance
afforded him during the last session, which conso-
lidated the national policy and the progress of
Piedmont. He announces that Government will
bring in bills for judicial, administrative, and
municipal reform. He regrets that the financial
crisis and the scarcity of silk crops prevented a
balance in the national Exchequer.
His Majesty says, that the political horizon is
not clear, but that the future must be awaited
with firmness. The future cannot fail to be
fortunate, because the policy of Piemont is based
on justice and love of its country's liberty.
Piedmont is small, but great in the councils of
Europe, on account of the principles it represents,
and the sympathies it inspires. It respects treaties,
but is not insensible to Italy's cry of anguish.

The King concludes with the words—" Let us
resolutely await the decrees of Providence."
Prolonged acclamations of Vive le .Roi ! folloWed
the conclusion of the speech. •

PARIS, SUNDAY, Jan. 9.

The Moniteur of this day contains a decree con-
voking the Senate and the Legislative Assembly
for the 7th Feb. next.

Another decree re-establishes the Council of Sea
for Titles' (Conseil de Sceau des Titres), and nomi.
nates the' members of this Council.

TURIN, SUNDAY, JAN. 9.

The garrisons of Verona, Mantua, and Milan hafe
been reinforced, and orders have been given to
victual the fortresses completely.
The Austrian army in Italy will be increased to
140,000 men.

The following telegram was also received last

evening :

VIENNA, SAN. 9.
The despatch of troops to Laibach will 'continue
to-day and to-morrow.

The Empress will accompany her sister, the
Duchess of Calabria (who is on her way to Naples),
as far as Trieste.

A Lisbon telegram, dated Friday, has been re-
ceived at the South Sea-house, announcing that the
Portuguese Government prorogues the permission
of duty-free importation of foreign wheat, barley,
and beans into Portugal up to May, 1859, exclud-
ing, however, maize.

TRIESTE, JAN. 9.

The Calcutta mails reached Suez on the Ist inst.,
'with dates to the 9th ult., Madras 14, Galle 17,
Aden 26, and Hongkong 30th Nov.

Calcutta.—lmports in active demand. Produce, a
moderate business done, at improved prices. Money
unchanged. Freight dull. Exchange,. 2s. 07d. to

2s. lid.
Madras.—Exchange, 2s. ON. to 2s. lid.
Canton.---Little doing in exports ; demand for
English goods increased.
Hongkong.—Freights dull. Exchange, 4s. 81d.

Shanghai, Nov. 22.—Silk and tea in brisk de-
mand, at higher prices. Exchange, Gs. 9d. to
6s. 91d. Freights, 30s. for tea, 70s. for silk.

Foochow.—A considerable business done in tea

FRANCE.

PARIS, SUNDAY.

The Emperor yesterday received the reply of the
Germanic Diet to the letters of recall of Count de
Monttessuy, who filled the functions of Minister
Plenipotentiary of France to the Confederation ;
also a letter by which Don Ramon Castilla notifies
to his Majesty his election to the Constitutional
Presidency of the Republic of Peru.

The Salut Public of Lyons says We are
happy to learn that there is no truth in rumours
which have lately been current that Marshal de
Castellane was about to quit this city to become
Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour or
Grand Equerry to the Emperor, which last post
has been vacant since the death of Marshal de St.
Arnaud : the Marshal is to remain in command of
the army of Lyons."
Captain de Saissel, of the French navy, the new
Governor of the French establishments in Oceanea,
arrived at Papeita, capital of the Society Islands,
on the 17th September last, in the Andromede
frigate, and the day after he was officially initalled
in his new post. He subsequently paid a visit to
Queen Pomare. It is stated that he found the re-
lations between the French authorities and the
Queen extremely friendly, and the general situa-
tion of the French establishments satisfactory.;'
Some difficulties, which had arisen between the
natives of Raiatea and other places had been
settled.

BOURSE, JAN. B.—The market has been in a
state of great agitation during the day, variations
of 25c. and 30c. taking place at every moment.
Threes were done at 70f. 90c., then declined to 70f.
60e., rallied to 71f. 5c., and are now 70f. 85c.
Mobilier varied from 860 f. to 856 f. ; Austrian,
600 f. 50c. to 592 f. 50c; Orleans, 1,345 f. to 1,3401'4;
Lyons, 852 f. 50c. to 847 f. 50c. ; Northern, 952 f.
50c. to 950 f. ; and Southern, 555 f. to 552 f. 50c.
The following were the last quotations:—

,
4t per Cents. 97
Do. end month 97
3 per Cents 7l
Do. end month 7O 95
Bank Shares 2845
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account

Credit Fonder
Belgian 41
Piedmonteso (5)
Roman —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 42

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans • .1347 50 .. 1350
Northern . .
New ditto Bl5 .. , 812 50
Lyons and Mediterranean B6O .. 860
New ditto - ..
Geneva 592 50 .. 590
Midi — • •
Southern
,-- .. 656 25
Western 595 .. 600 --
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ;.money,
2.5 f. 12ic.; three months, paper, 241. 971 c. ; money, 24f.
95c.

THE lONIAN ISLANDS.
(From the Times' Correspondent.)
CORFU, JAN. 3.
By this time the enthusiasm of the Greeks at the
supposed prospect of seeing the territory of King
Otho considerably increased has no doubt been
damped by the clear denunciations of Mr. Gladstone
in his address at Zante. The unhappy project of
abandoning five of the lonian Islands has, how-
ever, stirred the embers of the great question
which lies smouldering throughout the East, and
it will remain now to be seen how the glow is to
be extinguished. Let us hope that it may gradually
subside of itself, as, should it not, it may prove
difficult to lay the ghost which has so inadvertently
been raised. No thinking person is sanguine
enough to suppose that with the fall of Sebastopol
all thoughts of aggression in the East have been
abandoned by Russia, and time alone can show what
barrier is to be placed_ to her future onward march.
The Greeks, it is needless to say, are the great lever
with which Russia is working her way in the East,
and on which that Power mainly depends for the
prosecution of its views. It is not, however, to
be supposed that so crafty a people have no
national desires w hid' they dream of satisfying, am'