The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-23 00:00:00

HUNGARY.

A letter from Vienna says :—"Some of the
nobles of Hungary have drawn up an address to the
Emperor, in which they express their conviction
that Hungary regards herself as for ever united to
the house of Hapsburg, and expects her salvation
from it ; but that, ou the other hand, the safety of
that house resides, as is proved by history, in the
fidelity and bravery of the Hungarian nation.
Consequently, if at any future crisis it be desired
that that nation shall render services, it would
be only just and prudent to concede to it
greater rights than those it now possesses,
and, in particular, to give it more the cha-
racter of a separate people. This petition has re-
ceived numerous signatures, and all the bishops
have adhered to it ; but it appears that, after all,
it is not certain that it will be presented to the
Emperor." The same letter adds :—" Among the
estates confiscated in Hungary after the events of
1848 and 1849 which are about to be restored in
virtue of the recent amnesty figure those which
belonged to Count Louis Bathiany, President of
the Hungarian Council of Ministers in the revolu-
lution ; his estates are to be given up to his heirs.
This restitution proves that the amnesty extends
to property which at the moment of confiscation
was held by persons who are now dead."

The Nuremberg Correspondent says :—" Nego-
tiations have taken place recently between the
cabinets of Vienna and Berlin respecting questions
of customs and commerce, but they have hitherto
led to no satisfactory result. They bad for basis
the conversations which took place in the last Zoll-
verein conference at Berlin on the subject of the
proposals made by Austria with a view to facilitat-
ing commercial relations."

A letter from lielsingfors, in the National
Gazette of Berlin, confirms, as follows, the reform
mentioned some time back as intended to be effected
in the administration of Finland

" An imperial decree has just formed a perma-
nent commission for the Grand Duchy of Finland,
which will have to give its advice and opinion on
everything connected with that Duchy that may be
submitted to its examination by the Secretary of
State. ,It is stated in the decree that the object

of the measure is to secure to all Finlanders the
complete enjoyment of all the rights and privi-
leges conferred cn them by the fundamental laws
of their country. The Minister Secretary of State
is to act as president of this commission, which is
composed of four other members."

The Madrid journals of the 18th contain no news
of interest. A letter from a semi-official source
says that the speech of the Duke de Valencia (Nar-
vaez) in the senate had given rise to the report that
he was about to enter into an alliance with the
Vicalvarists (O'Donnell's party), but that there was
no foundation for it. It also says that there was no
foundation for rumours of a ministerial modification,
which were current. The letter adds that the bill
on public education enacts that elementary instruc-
tion shall he obligatory, and that places which are
too poor to maintain schools shall receive grants
from the budget.

The Senate of Turin, in its sitting of the 18th,
passed a bill for a railway between Geneva and
Annecy, and others for the establishment of three
new chairs in the University of Turin, the suppres-
sion of the salt monopoly in Sardinia, and the con-
struction of an aqueduct from the valley of the San-
gone to Turin.

The Monitore Toscano publishes an official
article from the authorities ofthe Republic of San
Marino, denying a rumour mentioned by several
journals to the effect that a body of 100 foreign
gendarmes had invaded the territory of the Re-
public, and stating instead, that the troops of the
Republic, organised as a moveable column, have
arrested several bands of robbers and assassins who
had taken refuge within the territory, and driven
others across the frontier, where thsy have been
captured by the Pontifical troops. These arrested
by the Republican force have been given up to the
governments claiming them as subjects.

A letter from Vienna, in the Augsburg Gazette,
says :—" The public journals speak often of the
efforts of friendly powers to reconcile Austria and
Sardinia. They, however, forget that delicate af-
fairs like those between the two powers are not
terminated so promptly. It is nevertheless re-
marked that in spite of the rupture of diplomatic
relations between the two courts, both of ttietn
manifest better dispositions. Thus, the Emperor
of Austria has just addressed an autograph le,ter to
the King of Sardinia, as a member of the order of
the Golden Fleece, announcing to him the death
of Count de Fiquelmone, knight of that order.
This is in accordance with the statutes, but it is not
without importance under existing circumstances.
The letter of his Majesty was presented by Count
de Buol to Baron de Bourqueney, the French am-
bassador, who is charged with the affairs of the
Sardinian legation to be transmitted to Turin. On
the other hand the Sardinian Government sent here
three special agents to attend the Agricultural Ex-
hibition. Baron de Bourqueney naturally commu-
nicated to Count de Buol the object of their coming,
and the latter replied that the Austrian Govern-
ment felt pleasure at their having been entrusted
with the mission, an' that it would treat them with
every attention."

A letter from Brood of the 13th, on the frontiers
of Bosnia, says that on the 10th the poorer part of
the Christian and Mahometan populations, exas-
perated at the pecuniary exactions to which
they are subjected by the Turkish authorities, as-
sembled at a place called Sikooac, at about a
league from Brood, and announced their inten-
tion of abandoning their houses with their wives
and children, and of going into Austria. Their
number, including the women and children, was
nearly 1,200. When the Cainfacan of Bajaluka,
Arleta Effendi, heard of this intention, he
caused all the boats and other means of trans-
port to be seized, and went to Sikooac with a
certain number of canvasses (police). He then
addressed the peas,ints, and promising that
the government would take their grievances
into consideration, recommended them to dis-
perse. The greater part went away, and when
they had done so, he made the canvassess attack
the others ; the consequence was that three
Christians were drowned in the little river
Ukrina, and that another had an arm cut off.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF ERICSSON.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.
This evening the United States mail steamship
Ericsson, Captain Lowber, arrived in the Mersey,
with the usual mails from the United States and
British North America, with 40 passengers, but no
specie.

- She sailed from New York on the 9th inst.
The New York arrived at thit port on the sth,
and the Leopold First on the 7th.

A private despatch, dated Washington, May 9,
says the President has declined a proposition of
Lord Napier's for the opening of new negotiations
with reference to the Central American affairs,
which were to be based upon the conditional acqui-
escence of Honduras.

Upon this subject the Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald, writing on the 7th inst.,
states that Lord Napier had a long interview to-
day with the President on the subject of the Dallas-
Clarendon treaty, which is said to have been of a
very amicable and satisfactory character, and on
the Bth that there was a Cabinet meeting to-day,
and it is reported that the rejection of the Dallas-
Clarendon Treaty was under consideration, and
that the Cabinet are said to be in unison on the
important subject. They believe that the state-
ment of the British Government is correct as to
Ruatan, but do not esteem it a sufficient reason for
the rejection of the treaty.

It is stated that Lord Napier deeply regrets the
altered state of things.
There had been heavy rains at Louisiana and
Alabama, which it was feared would cause great in-
jury to the crops.
Several extensive failures had occurred at Boston
in the dry goods business, the total amount of
which would exceed 1,000,000 dollars.
Later advices have also been received from
Mexico and Havana, but their contents are unim-
portant.

The money market at New York is slightly im-
proved ; stock generally higher. Exchange on Lon-
don and Paris unchanged.
More doing in cotton at previous rates.
Flour in good speculative and local demand ;
prices advanced 25 cents. Wheat tends upwards.
Indian corn firmer.

Provisions are steady but freights are dull, there
being no engagements of moment.
This morhing the North Atlantic Steam Naviga-
tion Company's steamship Khersonese, Commander
W. H. Thompsoni arrived in the Mersey. She left
Newfoundland May 19. No news of importance.

lART TREASURES EXHIBITION.—The admissions on
Thursday were 3,727 by season tickets, and 3,375 by
half crown payments; total 7,102. The weather was
exceedingly wet and unfavouratle.
A letter from Peeth of the 18th says :—" The Em-
peror was occupied with business the whole of yesterday,
and to-day he has gone by steamer to Adony to shoot
wild fowl. The Priacess Gisella has nearly recovered,
and the Princess Sophia is better."
MINES.—Money is easier, and more abundant, and
there seems to be an impression abroad that the Bank
wilt ere long reduce the rate of discount. Be this as
it may, the past week has been one of great activity
in the mining market, and everything looks fair for a
continuance of a good business in dividend and pro-
mising progressive mines. The rise in several shares
only shows that however flat a mine may be for a time,
a discovery soon causes a demand, as well as a great rise
in shares. The lode at Great South Tolgus is said to
be one of the richest in Cornwall, and as the ore
is very pure and requires little dressing, it can be
worked at comparatively trifling cost ; shares have re-
mained firm, at 19 to 20. As the lode runs towards
Tehidy, the adjoining mine, a very large number of
shares have been purchased in the latter,and they rose from
21 to 24, 3 ; the mine is a good pecuniary position, and
it is hoped the Great South Tolgus lode will be cut be-
fore any further call is required. Wheal Margaret
have remained at 66 to 671, and as the quarterly divi-
dend on Tuesday will be 51., the shares would seem to be
very cheap.—Mining Journal of this day.
NEW SYSTEM OF FRAUD.—An application was made
at the Mansion-house yesterday, by a woman of re-
spectable appearance, who had advertised for the
situation of a housekeeper, and received in reply a
circular purporting to be from the "Society for Diffu-
sion of Useful Knowledge" offering to send a list of
40 vacant places on the receipt of 13 stamps. The
woman was induced to come to London, but could
find no such society. It appeared, ho Never, from in-
quiries now made, that the person who signed his
name as secretary to the society, "S. Montefiori,"
had had numerous letters addressed to him, which he
had sent for to the Poet-office, from which it may be
implied that the fraud had been extensively and sue.
cessfuily carried on.
THE LATE CATASTROPHE IN TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD.
—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Brent, the deputy-coroner,
resumed, at Lawson's-rooms, Upper Gower-street, for
the fourth time, the inquiry into the above accident. The
evidence given yesterday was chiefly of a technical cha-
racter connected with the various stages of building ope- ,
rations, and several witnesses were examined upon the
definition of clauses in the specification for the recon-
struction of that portion of the premises which was in
progress at the time of the accident. The deputy-coroner
endeavoured to get the opinion of each witness as to the
cause of the accident, and the general result was that
the weakening of the front wall of 147, Mr. Maples'
house, for the purpose of putting in what is called a
" breeaamer," or beam, supporting that part of the
building immediately over the shop, was the main cause
of the mischief. The coroner, after a three hours' sitting,
again adjourned the proceedings until Tuesday next,

LITERATURE.

The I,Vho'e Art of Swimming. By F. E. Beckwith

A concise and most useful manual of the ele-
ment.s of the salubrious exercise and really neces-
sary accomplishment of swimming has been pro-
duced by Mr. L'eckwi'h, the swimming master of
the Lambeth Baths, who gives in its few pages
clear and adequate instructions in a matter of which
he is, by long and honourable experience, eminently
adequate to troat. He adopts in his instructions
to self-learners many of the precepts of the cele-
brated Dr. Franklin, and submits such practical
instructions altogether as render his little brochure
very valuable both to teachers and self-learners.
The following remarks, subjoined to the treatise,
contain some interesting information for bathers
In still water, a good swimmer ought to swim 100
yards in one minute and a half, and rather more with
tid,,.

It is extremely good b swim 40 yards under water ;
the time occupied in doing so being from 35 to 45 seconds,
Very few can reach 50 yards.
A good plunger may reach, without making any stroke
after springing from the shore, 35 to 40 feet, the bank
being nearly level with the water.
When in the water, to propel the body 15 feet With
one stroke of ad the limbs, is very good.
To swim 1000 yards in still water without resting, or
changing the style of swimming, is very good.
To swim across a tolerably strong and broad titres"
only diverging from the direct opposite point in the ratio
of halt the velocity of the current, is very good.
In diving from a height of say 12 feet, to sink only 5
feet beneath the surface, is good.
To recover anything from a depth of 20 feet is good.