The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-10 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin, of the 7th, says :—" The
King and Queen will leave on Monday for Twplitz,
in Bohemia ; their Majesties will en route pass a
day at the court of Saxony. After remaining a
few days at Tcoplitz, the King and Queen will pro-
ceed b Marienbad ; their Majesties will travel in-
cognito under the names of Count and Countess de
Zollern, and have declined in advance any kind of
official reception. Tha Prince of Prussia and the
Prince Frederick William, his son, arrived here last
evening from Bredaw, and are to leave this even-
ing for Westphalia. The envoy extraordinary of
the Sublime Porte, Irani Bey, 11,)s, after a long
stay in this capital, left for Constantinople."

Mr. Murray, Minister cf England to Persia,
quitted Bagdad on the lith ult., with all the per-
sons attached to his Legation, on his way to Te-
heran. He was accompanied by Ali Khan, who
had been despatched by the Court of Persia for that
purpose.

The Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies, in its
sitting of the 6th, voted a bill for the construction
of new barracks at Ale:.sandria, and another for
converting one of the suppressed convents in Turin
into a hospital.

The marriage of Pi ince Oscar of Sweden, born in
1829, second son of the reigning monarch, with
the Duke of Nassau's sister, born in 1836, took
place at the palace of Bibrich on the sth, at seven
in the evening.

We have mentioned that the Hanoverian govern-
ment has nominated a representative at the Court
of St. Petersburg. It may be remembered that
the Chambers which preceded the last Diet refused
the grant for the support of a diplomatist in Russia.
The present Diet will now be called on to vote the
necessary cre lit, but it is not expected that any
serious opposition will be made this time.

THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—l have often noticed with great pleasure your
various articles on the currency. The fright4ll value
charged for discounts and advances is truly alarming.
Our great men are unable or unwilling to perform their
duty in this matter ; and to all ivv it to be slurred over
by the public carWssly, look-4 to me a great crime. The
trade progresses in spite of their incapacity, and we are
to do the increased business with gradually diminished
means of exchange or accommodation. Maoy private
bankers are retiring from one cause or other, and the
void is left ; so that the producer is required to do in•
creased labour with gradually lessened means of accom-
modation, at usurious rates of interest. The drones are
cared for to the injury of the working bees, and their
ultimate exhaustion is certain unless some effort is made.
It looks to me like getting out of your man or horse
double work, with gradually decreasing food, or stinting
them of what was intsuded for their nourishment.
Mercator and the like forget what made them.
In Lancashire we had an old saying—Jones
upon Jones, and Dicky Clough at back would do.
at that time the circulation was over charged with 3
months bills, or acceptances—Jones Ll iyd of Manches-
ter, on Jones Lloyd of London (pig on bacon).
If I find this takes with you and yonr friends, I may
write you again, make what use of it you like, and -bape
it as you like, if you publish it. lam out of trade, and
not a borrower, therefore, I have no interested motive.
I remain, yours, faithfully,
WM. DA.VIES.
Ashfield, Rboyader, June 8, 1857.

Among the passengers who left Southampton yester-
day by the Brazilian steamer Avon were seventeen Sis-
ters of Mercy, who are gone out to attend the yellow
fever hospital at Rio de Janeiro.

THE MR; AT MESSRS. PICKFOIWS
WAR &HOUSE.

We learn that Messrs. Pickford and the Lcnkion
and North-Western Railway Company are covered
by policies of insurance to the extent of 55,0001.
up:11 the building and their ctreents, consequently
the kss which would. otherwise have been consider-
able will be very small.
Little or "no ieterruption to the traffic has arisen;
the morning delivery of goods having been made
from the e3tahlishment a Messrs. Chaplin and
Horne, and from Haydon-square, within half an
hour of the usual time.

SIR W. F. WILLIAMS, BART., OF KARS.

We have reason to believe that Major-General
Sir William Fenwick Williams, K.C.B. (ihe hero
of Kars), is about to vacate his post as Commanchnt
at Woolwich, the gallant general having been
offered, and it is said accepted, the Governorship
and Command-in• Chief of Malta, in the room of
Major-General Sir William Reid, K.C. 8., resigne I.
It is currently reported that Major-General J. E.
Dupuis, who greatly distinguished himself during
the Catlist war in Spain, and served during the re-
cent war in the East, with distinction at Alma, Ba-
liklava, and Inketman, and during the siege of
Sebastopol, will, in a'l probability, be Sir William's
successor. General Dupuis is decorated with the
third class of the Legion of Honour.