The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-23 00:00:00

THE CONTINENTAL COURTS.

The King of Bavaria and his family have gone to
Berehtesgaden, in the Bavarian Alps.
The Queen of the Netherlands, accompanied by her
son, Prince Alexander, has arrived at Stuttgardt.
The Grand Dachess Mary of Ralsia and the Duke
and Duchess of Brabant, attended the performances at
the TiAiAtre des Galeries Saint Hubert, at Brussels, on
Saturlay evening, an immense audience being present,
and among other personages tae Ministers of Russia
a,d France.

Tne Grand Duchess Mary, and the Duke and Duchess
da a-about, attended another performance at the
V-Atre de la Monnaie, at Bruisels, on Friday evenirg,
when the opera of " floydd wag represented. In the
counts of the evening the Russian and Belgian na•
tional, airs were performed.

His Excellency the Brazilian Minister arrived yester.
day at the residence of the Legation in Cavendish-square,
from a tour in Germany, and will resume bis official
duties at this Court much sooner than was anticipated.
Madame de C. Moreira has not accompanied his excel-
lency, and will, it is understood, prolong her sdour on
the continent.
The Earl of Bradford is expected in town to-morrow,
from Western Park, Salop.
Viscountess Jocelyn will shortly leave St. Leonards-
on-Sea, to join Lady Palmerston at Broadlaeds, Hants.
We regret to announce the demise of the infant son of
Viscount and Viscountess Milton, which took place at
Wentworth Wodhouse on Saturday last.
Lord and Lady Feversham come to town on Monday
next, from Dancer:Elbe Park, Yorkshire.
Lord and Lady Methuen arrived in town a few days
since, from the continent.
Lady Milford arrived in town a few days since, from
Ireland. Her ladyship will leave town in a few days, for
Devonshire.
Lord and Lady Algernon St. Maur have left the St.
George's Hotel on a visiting tour.
Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild ,ill return
to Gunnerbury on Friday next, from Scot!and.
DARING ROBBERY IN AND ESCAPE FROM A RAILWAY
CARRIAGE.—Between seven and eight o'clock on the
evening of the 18th inst., Mr. James Slie, a gentleman
connected with the examiners' office at the Customs,
entered a first-,elase carriage at the Fenchurelasstreet ter-
minus of the Blackwell Railway, for the purpose of pro
ceeding to Carndee-town, and thee to his resideece,
19, Qaeen's-road, Regent's-park. Pnc
revious to the train
starting a thick-set, well-dressed man took his seat imme-
diately opposite Mr. Slie, and next to the door. During
find soon after passing the IVlerpeth Castle tavern,
the jotmey this person began treading on Mr. Slie 's feet,
alciuing VictoriZtpark) be violently kicked him on the
leg. Mr. Siie bent forwlLrd).
suspended round hisy
seized a thick curb gold cti.:.'l3)
sprang.efir checked • ached was thereby
and his assailant instantly
neck ; a valuable gold watch atel, ,
forced from his waistcoat pocket, and t:.!le ruffian' open-
ing the door with his right hand at the sah:.le moment,
thek
ecarriage.
thief Si
no
hisstroenxgi
exit,
wasoe
et the
°cue:nig')
mat.
it aotu'' • - against the iron work of the exterior
to swing heavily
:ben he disappeared from sigh t
before it snapped, , ishery and escape were
with his booty. This daring - so suddenly had it
,
au
witnessed by other passengers, bu. -ivsed for the
been exscuted that all were apparently pat.._ -+etion
time being. Information was given at the next .._
(Hackney), and Francis, an active sergeant of the IN
division, immediately went in pursuit, and met two re-
spectable tradesmen, who informed him they had about
20 minutes previously met a man bleeding from the face,
walking lamely, and whose clothes were saturated with
wet. Ile accounted for these appearances by stating
that he had been robbed by two villa'ns of his watch,
and after wards thrown into Sir George Duckett's Canal
Thielyehsad pointed out to him the nearest habitation, and
were then in quest of the rascals. Thus the veritable
thief succeeded in escaping, and the officer subsequentlyaseceirtained that he had boasted to three notorious cha-
ra
em-
bankment to
ft
the whole feat in these terms bay e
ua
ed r
tsoupee' (watch) from a rattler' (railway car-
"4ge), and got 'hot beef '" (injured and pursued). A
quantity of
blood has since been traced down, the ern-
the canal, into which it is supposed be
;gilled from it.