The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-26 00:00:00

TRH EXPLOSION T 1114YENCE.

The Germano journals contain the following addi-
tional details
n the
late explosion at Mentz :
" Thousands of foreigners
to witness the ravages in have flocked to the' city
es caused by the late traee.
dons explosion.
of sutlb)secri ommittces have been formed
to collect
ptions for the relief of the
families killed and wounded. The
number of houses completely destroyed amounts
to 57, and of
thosehowever
more or less damaged,
scarcely a house in
the city that has not suffered some injury. All the
magnificent colouredglass windows of the cathedral
and of the church of St. Quentin are destroyed.
The number of dead, as yet knawn, amounts to 17
civilians and 14
Prussian soldiers. The loss among
the Austrian troops not yet ascertained,- and
there is no doubt butis that other bodies are still
lying beneath the
soldiers wounded i
or ruins. The number of Prussian
s between 80 and 90. The civi-
lians wounded' mutilated are counted by hun-
dreds. A soldier
i
being told of the n garrison at Darmstadt, on
explosion, hastened to Mentz and
found all his family dead. d One young man got out
from under the ruit
ids the body of his father and his
two brothers. In a diti.m to the 200 quintals of
powder which were iu the magazine, there were
also in the buddingFortunately,"° charged shells and 240 fire
these latter all burnt out on
the spot, for had they been throWn by the explo-
sion on the city, the
whole place might have been
set tire to. The corps of Austrian officers, 200 in
number, had announced a carousel which was to
near
have taken placethe magazine about the very
time that the explosion took place, but happily the
of
unfavourable statethe weather had caused the
fete to ho postponed."
The Mentz Gazette of the 20th says :—"ThePrus-
sian sentinel who was relieved
just before the ex-
plosion saw an Austrian military rocket enter the
magazine, and did not see him come out. It is, in
fact, the Austrians who were charged with the care
of the magazine, and kept the keys, the Prussian
soldiers only mountin.o.
guard. Yesterday there
were found among the ruins of a house the lock of
the magazine, with the key still remaining in it. It
is, therefore, beyond doubt that
some one was in
the magazine at the time of the explosion ; but as
the Austrian colonel of artillery
positively declares
do in
that no one had anything tothe place, the
man must have gone in without an yi egitirnate mo-
tive. It has been ascertained that a man belonging
to the Austrian rocket brigade, named Wimmer,
has been missing since the event
."
A letter from Munich, of the 20th, says that the
King of Bavaria, on hearing of the catastophe at
Mentz, gave orders that the large stores
der collected at Grunwald should
be ores of gunpow-
immediately
divided amongst different places, and in consequence
portions of it were at once despatched to Ingold-
stadt and Mgeldorff. The quantity
collected at
Grunwald was estimated at 2,000 quintals.

THE SURVEY OF THE ITALIAN COAST.—The hydrogra-
phical survey of the coasts of Italy, which the French
government is causing to be made, commenced this year
in April, being earlier than usual ; and by the end of
June, in spite of unfavourable weather, the coast be-
tween the mouth of the Tiber and Mount Circello was
surveyed. In July, surveys were made of the coasts of the
Gulf of Naples from the environs of Portici to Cape
including the Isle of Capri. The Lipari isles,
including Stromboli, the group of Panaria, land the cen-
tral group comprising Volcano and Salina were after-
wards examined, and the existing charts were found to
be incorrect. On the whole, 155 miles of coast were
surveyed.
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" The manifesto tells us very little. It would appear,
according to the Belgian Ministers, that 4 the integrity
of the rights of the State and the independence of the
civil power' are privileges of modern societies to which
ancient societies had no pretensions. Bet against whom
has the new Cabinet a mission to defend this integrity
and this independence 1 The recent discuFs'ons which
have to greatly moved the country,' reply sufficiently to
this question. It is clear, of course, that the Catholics
are attempting to reduce the State to servitude, and that
but for the advent to power of M. Rogier and his col-
leagues, Belgium would have fallen under the yeke of
the Jesuits. You a ill suppose, then, that the new
Cabinet is to make war upon religion ? Oh dear no !
It is on the contrary full of love and respect for religion.
It is the Catholics only that cause contention. Stich is
the manifesto of the liberal ministry. It may be de-
scribed in two words calumny and hypoctisY.'
The Union, expresses itself thus

" This document is certainly not wanting in ability ;
but we could have desired to see greater perspicuity and
precision, and—why should we hesitate to say it ?
more frankness. M. Rogier has displayed remarkable
dexterity in the use of language. We should have been
better pleased for our parts to see greater openness of
heart. We should find it very difficult to say in what
respect the policy of the new cabinet will differ from
that of its predecessors, if it is to be, according to. an
expression in the circular; a policy of conservatism and
order ; in that case we are utterly at a loss to under-
stand all that has taken place in Belgium ever since the
emeute of Brussels."

The Spectateur speaks ag follows of the appoint-
ment of M. Chaix-d'Est-Ango to the post of Pro-
cureur-Genoral to the Imperial Court of Paris :
" M. Ciiaix-d'Est-A.nges nomination has been hailed
at the Petals with the greatest satisfaction. This dis-
tinguished -man was called to the bar at a very early age,
acd speedily acquired for himself a brilliant position ; be
was equally esteemed and beloved both by the bar and
the bench ; it was a pleasure to the judges to try any
cause in which be was engaged. He was never ham-
pered by any party engagements, and while standing
aloof from political 'struggles he remained constantly
faithful to ideas of order, and know how under all cir-
cumstances to thaintai., the independence necessary to
his noble profession. We cannot forget that on two or
three occasions, when the Assemblee Nationale was pro-
secuted, it found in M. Chaix-d'Est•Ange a zealous and
eloquent defender, and although he did not share our
political opinions, we could always confidently entrust
our cause to him. It is not for us either to praise or
blame the acts of the Government, but we have sincere
pleasure in recording the way in which this appointment
has been received by the public.

The Gazette des Tribunaux thud expresses itself
on the subject :
"We have no need to say with what satisfaction and
sympathy this nomination has been received by .the
judges and the bar. But whilst applauding that nomi-
nation, the bar, we are certain, will feel profound regret
at seeing a man who for many years was one of the most
bri liant illustrations, and whose name will remain as
one of its most glorious souvenirs, leave its ranks."

ART MANUFACTURE EXHIBITION AT
EDINBURGH.

Her Majesty has contributed towards the second
exhibition of the Art Manufacture Association, now
open at Edinburgh, a very interesting selection of
articles,. namely, the long jewelled sword and sci-
mitar, the coat of chain mail, and shield of Ti2poo
the jewelled sabre of Holkar, and other ,
valuable Indian trophies, twelve swords, and other
specimens of the armour of the 16th and 17th cen-
tures, the buhl writieg table of the Duke of Retz,
and various other objects of much interest. The
Duke of Portland exhibits his celebrated dejeuner
service, in bloc dtt roi Sevres, and numerous other
articles in old French china. The Duke of Hamil-
ton sends some exquisite works in Limoges enamel
and some bronzes on pedestals of lapis lazuli, &c.
The Duke of Roxburgh displays several pieces of
candelabra, The East India Company show about
70 different illustrations of Indian art ; and Mr.
Johnstone, of Alva, exhibits a number of Indian
jewels,'including a gold bracelet with the portraits
of the old King of Delhi and his sons, lately cap-
tured and shot, a gold necklace with miniature
I paintings of buildings in and around Delhi,
a frontlet of jewels presented to him by the late
Rajah of Gwalior' and. a scimitar the gift of the
late King of Oude ; while Dr. Leckie shows
a yetaghan given him by the King of Delhi. Car-
dinal Wiseman exhibits here a number of sta-
tuettes, plaques, and jewelled crucifixes. Mr.
Beresford Hope contributes a great variety of
ivories and enamels ; and Mr. Napier of Shandon,
Mr. Stirling of Keir, and other eminent collectors
and antiquarians, add to the exhibition many ex-
quisite objects of ancient art. In all the different
departments of modern art there is a most attrac-
tive, and in many cases an excellent exhibition.
In wood carving and other branches of household
decoration, there is a spirited competition between
the noreh and south ' • in jewellery there are very rich
displays both by London and Edinburgh houses ;
in pottery and • glass the Staffordshire and metro-
politan firms make a most attractive appearance,
many new designs having been got up specially for
this exhibition ; in textile fabrics there is a limited
but interesting display ; while of numerous other
productions there are specimens showing great merit
in design as well as artistic manipulation. The
exhibition is to remain open over the Christmas
holydays.

Yesterday (Wednesday) it was stated in Wolver-
hampton that the creditors generally were signing
the agreement to accept payment by r instal-
ments, as proposed by the directors, and-adopted
at the meeting on Tuesday. The best feeling pre-
vails 'amongst all parties, and the impression is
that the bank will re-open on Monday or Tuesday.