The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-09 00:00:00

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

TO THE OF TELE SUN.
am desired by my directors to express their
regret that Excursion Trains were run on this line on
the day of humiliation ; and beg to state that they were
so run through a misapprehension of the orders given.
—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
L. CROMBIE, Secretary.
Secretary's Office, Waterloo-bridge Station,
London, Oct. 8, 1857.

The Chairman and Board of Directors of the East
India Company have presented Rev. W. Simpson,M.A.,
T.C.D., lately curate of Quidenham, Norfolk, with a
chaplaincy in the Bengal Pre‘nide
Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., and Mr. Bidder, who
was associated with Fairbairn and Stephenson in the
construction of the Menai-bridge, arrived at Inverness
on Monday in Mr. Stephenson's yacht.
Mr. MACREADY.—At the quarterly meeting of the
Literary Institute it was announced that Mr. Macready
had manifested his continued interest in the institution
by presenting to it the very handsome gift of the Bony-
olopmdia Britannica, 26 volumes, full bound.—Sherborne
Journal.
MOEE FORTIFICATIONS.—We understand that the Go-
vernment have just purchased the N the, at Weymouth,
far the purpose of erecting fortifications. The White
Nothe also has been, we learn, purchased for the same
purpose. If this is correct, and we have every reason to
believe it is, surely our coast will eventually become im-
pregnable.
MARRIAGE Ow MISS CATHERINE HATES.—A. small
circle of intimate friends witnessed yesterday morning,
at St. George's, Hanover-square, the marriage of the
accomplished prima donna, Miss Catherine Hayes, to
William Avery Bushnell, Esq., a distinguished citizen of
New York.

TEE INDIAN MUTINY RELIEF FUND.—The Lord
Mayor has received a telegraphic communication from
Prince Vogerides, the Caimacan, or temporary bospodar
of Moldavia, of which the following is a translation :
" I send you 500 ducats (about 2351. sterling) in favour
of the victims of the mutiny in India. This sum will be
remitted to you by Messrs. Heine, Lemon, and Co., of
Lond,,n. It is but a feeble testimony of my deep cyni-
pathy with the English people, and my interest in every-
thing which affects your great nation."
THE DOUBLING OF THE LINE TO SOUTHAMPTON.—
The double line of rails has now been laid down between
Ringwood and Southampton, and a few days since an
engine passed over the same, when it was pronounced to
be in excellent condition. The portion between Ring.
wood and Christchurch-road is also in a forward state,
and in a short time it is expected that the who's will be
ready for traffic from Wimborne to Southampton.

THE LATE WORCESTER FESTIVAL.—The Worcester
Chronicle announces, with regard to the late musical
festival, that no portion of the guarantee fund is re.
quired, and that a call of ill. 15a. from each steward will
meet the deficiency. The amount already collected for
the charity now reaches the handsome sum of 1,020/.
17s. 63,

q uuTosai
kcit
ena
lb
agwticha
lightning,
n:
foe re
gl
Mt, P
oawentuid:
ahcny so
thunder
urtti
nE.
Cowrie,
morninge preceded
A a
adhe slightab
vy heavy corespondent
ra shockin brilliant.
—o f
in-
formsflashesearEthAu
Edinburgh Courant.
CERSTER RACES. —On the grand race day (Tuesday)
upwards of 30,000 passengers passed through the Ches-
ter station without accident or delay, owing to the able
arrangements of Mr. Kelly, on the Great Western line,
and Mr. Mills, at Chester station. The town resumed
its wonted quiet and order soon after dark, and Wed-
nesday (the Humiliation-lay) presented a contrast of
quietness and devotion, by crowds to the Cathedral,
from all parts of the district.
The Bank. of Holland have raised their rate of discount
to 5i per cent , an unusually high point for that estab-
lishment. It is only three weeks since the previous
alteration was made, from to 5 per cent.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S alestuteGE.--In the o mese
of January, says a letter from Berlin, the Prince and
Princess of Prussia will repair to England to be present
at the nuptials of their son with the Princess Royal,
which is fixed to take place on the 18th of that mouth,
the anniversary of the coronation of the first King in
Prussia A.D. 1701. The Princess of Prussia will then
return t Coblentz to await there the arrival cf !he
young married couple on their journey hither. Tue
solemn entry of the bride and bridegroom into Berlin has
been fixed for Feb 3. Plans and preparations for sump
tuous entertainments at the palaces of the King and the
Prince of Prussia, as well as in the town itself, are
already being made, and the municipal authorities have
already informed the elders of the various trade
unions that permission has been obtained for them to
take part in the bridal procession at its entry into the
capital.
VISIT OF THE COXIMANDER-IN'-CHIEF TO TilE
MANCHESTER EXHIBITION.—His Royal Highness the
Duke of GmbH ige, Commander in-Chief, visited the
Exaihition on Tuesday for the BM time. His Royal
Highness arrived from Heaton Park shortly before 1
o'clock, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess
Mary, the Duchess of Manchester, the Duchess of
Beaufort, the Ladies Somerset, the Earl and Countess
of Wilton, Lord Newport, Viscount Valletort, Colonel
Macdonald, &u. His Royal Highness and the
tinguished party entered the reception-roorn, and after
remaining there a few minutes passed up the antral
ball. Mr. Rea, of London, was at the time playing
upon the organ ; and his commencing the National
Anthem drew attention to the Commander-in-Chief, who
was heartily cheered. His Royal Highness inspected
the Hertford gallery, the water-colour galleries, the
roOrof
oime n,
moderntawlhce aeurrtbt! tas
head
;a dp rt oih:e
ne ecsaloonst h containing•
afterwards
• be threecewp:teri
through the saloons containing the paintings by ancient
masters ; and at 4 o'clock he and the other Ro) al and
noble vi,itors left the palace to return to Heaton Park.
His Royal Highness was again loudly cheered at his
departure.—Manchester at4Ortlia4s

11 Er

E

LATEsT NEWS.

ANOTHER IMPERIAL MEETING.
The Paris correspondent of the Times (secon d
edition) says :
" The meeting of the Emperors Napoleon and
Francis Joseph, as an outward and visible sign of
the renewal of amicable feelings and intercourse
between the two Courts, is still insisted upon, in
quarters well informed, as likely soon to take
place. I have more than once expressed an
opinion that such an interview is by no
means improbable, and we have good rea-
son to believe that efforts have been mak-
ing, both by diplomatic and by Royal per-
sonages, to dissipate the coolness between Paris
and Vienna ; but I have not at present any
positive information to add upon the sub-
ject. Various incidents, although not much out
' of the common course, may seem, by their oc-
currence near together, to indicate a probable
reconciliation. Among them may be reckoned
Baron Hubner's visit to Chalons, the friendly
assurances exchanged by Count Walewski and the
Austrian Representative with respect to the in-
terview at Weimar ; and those, equally satisfac-
tory, which we hear have passed at Vienna be-
tween Count Buol and Baron de Bourqueney, re-
latively to that of Stuttgart. One thing certain
is, that if all the reconciliations, which we are
assured are imminent or approaching be rea-
lised, the Governments of Europe will before
long form a happy family, within whose circle
animosity between France and Austria would
shock and be greatly out of place. At Weimar,
we are told, the Emperor of Russia, who
is ou excellent terms with his late gallant

little antagonist, Piedmont, paved the way for
a resumption of diplomatic relations between
that country and Austria. The King of Bavaria,
we learn, qualified by his friendship with the
Emperor of the French and by the projected mar-
riage of his niece with the heir apparent to the
Crown of the Two Siciliea, is about to exert his
his good offices to restore a friendly understand-
ing between the Western Powers and the Court
of Naples. These are the reports of the day,
which we must not too hastily reject as unfounded,
or even pronounce to be improbable."

Advices from Galatz state that the commission
for improving the state of the Danube at present
is displaying considerable activitj. After balancing
long between the St. George and the Salina
mouths, and seemingly inclining to the former, the
commission has definitively decided in favour
of the other. The sandbanks of Agagni, which
extend from Tullcha to Galatz, are being dredged.
Large quantities of corn, these advices state, were
arriving at Galatz, and lower prices were looked
for.

The Pays of yesterday says that letters from the
frontier of Asia report troubles having taken place
at Khozistan at the end of August, originating in
measures having been taken by the Shah to de-
clare his son Emir Niz sin heir t 3 the Persian
throne. Forces had been sent to punish the re•
bellious band, and at the latest dates tranquillity
was restored.

Tip to this hour we bavono news from Madrid
concerning the ministerial crisis.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

The day of humiliation observed in Great Britain
inspires the Urtivers with feelings of admiration,
and that journal actually admits that some remains
of Christianity still exist in England. We repro-
duce the views of our contemporary, without coat-
menting on the intolerant spirit betrayed in its con-
cluding remarks :
• -• • •

England offers to the world at this moment a mag-
nificent and noble example. An entire nation is doing
penitence and is humbling itself before God, imploring
His pardon for its faults, confessing that its sins have
brought about the evils which afflict it, and supplicating
Him for victory. This is certainly a grand spectacle and
a so'euan lesson for the world, England—that haughty
nation whose vessels cover the seas, whose empire extends
over immense countries and over nearly three hundred
million souls—humbles herself before the Almighty, and
promises to act in future in a more Christian manner.
This is certainly a grand example, and we recog-
nise in such acts that the seeds of Christianity still
exist among that nation ; we foresee the glorious and
admirable deeds it might accomplish were it to devote
the immense resources it derives from its daring and per-
severing genius to the cause of troth and justice. Eng-
land of the 7th October, 1857, is Christian England ;
were England Catholic, we should believe in her ealv a-