The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-28 00:00:00

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the names of every applicant for shares, and
every • dealer therein, may be published, so
that all way clearly know who are tiv
patties who have yielded to temptation, and given
their sanction. and adhesion to the us.-English
scheme. It would be only right that the votaries
of Mammon should be separated from English
dealers.

HEALTH OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOU-

ca T R.

The following bulletin was issued this morning :
"Gl mcester House, April 23, 9 a.m.
"Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
h feebler to-day. In other respects her Royal
Highness's state remains the same.

(Signed) "F. HAWKINS, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D."

The Prinzes3 Royal and the Princess Alice, attended
by the Marchioness of Ely and Lord Alfred Paget, went
yesterday afternoon to inspect the Thames Tunnel.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington return to town
to-day, from Strathfieldssye, Hampshire.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch have left Mon-
tagu House, Whitebal, for Houghton House, near get
tering, Northamptonshire.

The Dake of Beaufort came to town yesterday, from
Badminton, Gloucestershire, and has since gone to New-
market for the race meeting.
The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk will return to town
to-morrow from visiting the Duke of Sutherland at
Cliefrien House, near Maidenhead.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset and Lady Ulrica
St. Maur come to town for the season in the course of
next week from Stover Lodge, near Newton Abbott,
Devon.

The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday
from his seat, 133v;00d, Wilts.

The Marquis of Lothian is daisy expected in town from
Newbattle Abbey, near Dalkeith. The Marchioness
and daughters are still in Italy.
Francs Marchioness of Londonderry left noldernesEe
House a few days since for Paris. Her ladyship ai I
return to town in about ten days.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford are expected
in town in a few days from Lill:shall, Salop, for the

season.

The Marquess Camden has taken a mansion on
Carlton-terrace for the season, late the residence of the
Countess of Caledon. His lordebip and family are
shortly expected in town for the season.
The Countess Granville will have an assembly on
Wednesday, the 6th proximo.
The Earl and Countess Amherst and family come to
town early in next week from Montreal, Kent.
The Earl of Eglinton has returned to town from a
fortnight's sojeurn at Brighton.
The Earl and Countess of Macclesfield have arrived in
town for the season from Sherborne Castle, Oxturdshire.
The Earl and Countess Somers will leave Rome,
where they have been staying for some time pact, on the
Ist of May, en route for India.
Viscountess Palmerston returned to town yesterday
afternoon, from St. Leonard's-on-Sea. Her ladyship
has issued cards for assemblies at Cambridge House on
the 2d and 9th of next month.
Viscount and Vi-countess Coinbermere have left town
for Briehtoo, for a few days.
Viscount and Viscountess Newport are at present
staying at Devonport House, Slaropshire, but will return
to town about the latter end of the week.
MR. AND MRS. GERMAN REED'S ENTERTAINMENT.—
Mr. and Mrs. German Reed, two performers chose
p 'polarity, great as it is, does not exceed their meri e,
appeared yesterday evening in a new entertainment
which affords ample scope for the display of their bril-
liant and versatile talents. The rooms were crowded,
and the delight of the audience was abundantly testified
by tt e warmth and frequency of their applause.
Letters from Copenhagen, of the same date, report:—
" This morning it blew a gale at east, with a heavy tail
,of snow, and 21 degrees frost."
Reports are afloat that the East India Company are
about to grant a guaranteed rate of interest upon several
of the new railway projects lately organised. Accord-
ing to one rumour the two companies for centtructing
railways in Oude are to be amalgamated. Aecarding ti,
another, the Punjaub Railway will receive a guarantee,
but not upon its lull capital of 2 500 0001. Alt these
statements, we may remark, must be received with
CAW ion.
The advic's from Havre report the failure of a joint-
stock banking house in that port, knoen as the Caisse
Commercials of Vaiti and Co. The capital of the firm
wee about 24,0001., but it is 'bought that the lta,nilities
will prove considerable. In some quarters losses on
the B 'wee are spoken of as the cause.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH TO DR
LIVINGSTON.—We believe the Lord Provost's commit-
tee has agreed to recommend to the next meeting of the
Town Council that the freedom of the City of Editi•
burgh should be conferred on Dr. Livingston, the cele-
brated African traveller. It is understood that he will
be able to visit Edinburgh next month.—North British
Daily Mail;
PROGRESS OF TRADE.--The declared value of British
goods and inaeufactures exported in March is 10,455,348/.
being 1,000,0001. in excess of the exports for March,
1856. For the three months ending the 31st March last,
the amount is 28,827,4931., showing an excess of
3,700,000/. over the corresponding period of last year.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—It appears teat as
the line and plant are now in an efficient working con-
dition, the trains are to be accelerated. For instance,
the eight o'clock morning down train from London to
Norwich will erfive at 12.5 p.m., instead of 1.10 p.m.,
as at present, and a new train wili leave Norwich for
London at 4.50 p.m. (3.20 at present) and arrive in
town at 9.35 p rn.
The Amicitia, a Dufc i galliot, from Cette for Ams-
terdam, has been forced to take shelter in the creek of
Amelador, near Vinaroz, on the coast of Valencia, hav-
ing been chased by a brigantine, supposed to be a Greek
pirate. According to the deposition of the captain of
the Amicitia and the declaration of the crew, the galliot,
which sailed from Cette on the 28th March. being off
the coast of Spain on the Bth April, perceived a brigar-
tine, carrying six guns, which chased the Amicitia, and
fired two shots at her. 0 her ships having appeared,
the brigantine sailed away, but returned again,. and for
two days chased the Dutchman. The latter succeeded
in getting into the creek above mentioned, where the
captain jumped ashore, together with his crew.
FATAL OCCURRENCE AT THE IMPERIAL GAS WORKS
—Yesterday afternoon Mr. William Baker, the eororor
for East Middlesex, held an inquest at the Carpenters
Arms Tavern, Pritchard's-road, Hackney-road, Bethual-
green, respecting the death of Henry Cobden, aged 25
years, who lost his life at the Imperial Gas Works,
Regent's Canal, Haggerstone, under very disastrous cir-
cumstances. A verdict of Accidental Death was re-
corded.
A CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH.-01 &inlay morning
a melancholy accident occurred, which resulted in the
death of a fine little fel!ow, only two years old, named
Fr-ink Ba'l, residing in Brandon-street, Wandsworth-
road. His parents at the time were engaged in the roe n
where the child wee, when he climbed upen a chair near
the fire, and over-balanced himself. He caught at the
handle of a saucepan of boiling water that wa4 on the
fire, fell, aid drew the saucepan over him, ectlding his
head, shoulder-se and chest se severely, teat, when his
mother, who flew to his assistance, took off his clothes,
Vie skin came off with them. Medical aid was at once
procured, but the surgeon gave no hope that his life
could be caved, and at 8 o'clock yesterday morning he
expired, after passing a night of intense suffering.
A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.—Madame Ri-tori, in her
last appearance but one on the Vieima, stage, astonished
her audience by acting in an amusing scene, which,
though it frequently occurs in Italy, is seldom if ever
witnessed north.ef the Alps. The little comedy was en-
titltd "Cio cbe piece alla prima attrice" (that which is
most agreeable to the principal actress). In this piece a
lively and witty conversation was carried on i.y Madame
Risteri from the stage with different friends scattered
through the pit, who in their turn conversed with other
friends placed in the boxes, who again addressed the
actress on tne stage. Madame Ristori talked easily,
declaimed from the " Maid of Orleans," told anecdotes
of her ysuth and her early artistical career, and after
half an hour of the most complete and natural acting,
and the br .gh t
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of the public, chained so long was " the piece
alla prima attrice."
a, DE LESSEPS AND THE SUEZ CANAL—At a dinner,
beldion 24th April inst., at Goldsmith'enal, and at which
were present Mr. Gladstone, the Bishop of London,
General Williams, Sir Roderick Murchison, the Right
Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Mr. Ellie, and Made Lesseps
(the projector and coecessionnaire of the Sucz Canal)
the health of the latter gentleman was proposed in fill
elrquent speech by Mr. Gladstone, coripling the name
of M do Leysepe with that of the Suez Canal, an under-
taking with which every Erreishman must sympa
thine. In reply, M. do Lesseps expressed his gratifi-
cation at the flattering reception he had met with from
so distinguished an a senably, and which he attributed
rather to his position as promoter of the Suez Canal
than to his own personal merits. Ho then summed up
in concise terms the present situation of the enter-
prise, which had passed threugh the period of doubt
as to the material potsiblity of its execution. This
part of the question had been coinpletely set at rest by
the report of the International Scientific Commission
and that of the Academy of Sciences of France, lately
presented by M. Charles Dupin. As regarded its finan-
cial success, he hail received numerous and solid proofs
from all sides that they should not experience any want
of confidence on the part of capitalists. The project
had aroused the sympate ies of ell nations, and, as far as
.'
he had hitherto xi he could safely say the
British people bad n
other. The voice or the press, and other manifeetations,
(ieorl i,er shownleetit less interest time any
public and private, had shogen him that the eanalieation
of the Isthmus of Surz would find in Great Peetain the
most efficient support, as she became convinced that by
thus shortening tee route to the Indies, her power and
prosperity would be increased in the ratio of her sup,.
eiority over all other netione in e/iippietr, iryteretry, and I
(capital.