The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

Accounts from the Swedish capital, of the 1201
inst., state that the Committee of the Reichstag',
appointed to report on the Government matol
scheme, had completed their report Fa t i&facto ri IY t°
all parties, and Colonel Ricsou's plans and Pr°-
rosals for the direction of the various lines bare
been generally sanctioned by the committee. Tne
report recommends tint the means for carrying°llt
these lines shall be raised by foreign loans, 111"°-
„
the most reasonable terms to be obtained. • fo
The Ostsee Zeitung mentions the probability
Riga being speedily dism‘ntled of all her fortifi,_ca.
tions' with the exception of the citadel, and the
work of demolition is to be undertaken by Privte
contractors, on account of tin Russian Govern"
went.
Lord Wodebou.e, who had been absent fronl
Petersburg for a short time, had returned to the
Embassy.

SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette of the 15th denies thanll
as stated in some of the papers, orders ~,3
been given to select by lot 80 captains of"
fantry for the army of Cuba, owing to there
not being a sufficient number of volunteers It)r
611 up vacancies. The Gazette declares the nueibet
of vacancies did not amount to one-tenth 61,0
number. M. Sorela, late Spanish blinister,
Mexico, had had a long conference with the Minix"
ter of Foreign Affairs ; he had expressed the °lli
nion that the Mexican Government would soon fa
from its own excesses. The Leon Espanol maintaL
that no explanations the Mexican envoy, M. gill
fray can make, and no excuses he can offer, wdis
suffice to calm the indignation of the Spaniaf
against the Mexicans, but that Mexico must g'
solid satisfaction.
The Abeille du Nord says :—" The pievrelin„g
animosity against England lately caused a sad
unfortunate scene at Moscow. Professor Selle,"l,
reff, of the University of that city, having low's.;
blamed Sir Robert Peel's speech on Pio
sia, by saying that he had calumniated
country which had afforded him hospital,
concluded by calling him an ungrateful felb)/z.
Count Bohrynski, who was present, took Sir"
Peel's part, demonstrating that his reproacuff,
against Russia were well founded. M. Scheilr,eile
becoming excited, struck Count Bohrynski on 'r
face ; the latter infuriated, rushed on the prefets;
and struck him with such violence that he died
clays after."

EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAO;

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SOUTHAMPTON March 19.—The Peninsular
Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steam-tilig
Colombo, Capt. Field, reached Southampton
day, at with the heavy portion of theab°l
mails. ed
On her passage home the Colombo experienc a
strong westerly gales in the Mediterranean,
head winds from Gibraltar.
arch
1-.,.
Her dates of sailing were :—Alexandria, IViare-.,.
at 4 p.m. ; Malta, 10, at 8.6 p.m. ; and Gibrait'''
15, at noon. Ana
She brought 30 first-class, two second-class,
six deck passengers, and 18 servants and 35 elt,
dren-91 in all, amongst whom were Sc°Bii
Captain and Mrs. Abdy, Captain and Mrs. 1331,413-0,
Captain and Mrs. Robertson, Captain and --„a
Ogle and family, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Meadow's $0
family, Captain Bickerstaff, Dr. and Mrs. 5136
and Dr. Patterson. 31
The freight of the Colombo consists of 1,2
packages of silk, 156 ditto coffee, 111 ditto
3 ditto teeth, 150 bundles of empty sacks, 40•uid 0
flax, 89 ditto sundries, 25 boxes of oranges, an
group valued at 721. s,
H.M.S. Hibernia, Conqueror, Centurion, B 1 "ee
wick, Centaur, Magicienne, Medina, OsProJj
Miranda, Lynx, Weiser, Recruit, Carado,
551
Wanderer, were at Malta. The Majestic and Ore
left Malta for England on the 10th inst.
Stb
SHIPS OBSERVED OX THE VOYAGE.-011 •A„-„12
Ult. at 1.40 a.m., in Gibraltar Straits, the WIT/
Williams, for Nw York ; on' the 28th ult., 11:;,,
a.m., the' Peninsular and Oriental steal:B.67,
Ripon ; on the 13th inst., at 3 p.m , the Pepin:l,lo
lar and Oriental steam-ship Indus • and 00 rye
Alhambra. inst., at 5.20 a.m., off Cape St:Vincent; ""ti
Alhambra.

Miss Nightingale paid a lengthened but unexpected
visit to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road,
se,
Wednesday, for the purpose of inspecting that V
excellent charity, and inquiring into its coanageolerete
She went through the whole of the building, and Pilt
cularly noticed the 66 Sussex wing" recently ere° el;
which is now filled with patients. Miss Nightilo
was next conducted through the newly-arranged
ed.
patients' department, with which she was equally P1e5600
After making particular inquiries into the princiPlejos
which this very meritorious charity is conducted, of
took her departure, expressing her high aimirationreo
the general management of the institution, and the g
Re
benefits conferred on the poor through its agency' cos
feel it our duty to direct the particular attention e'isge
humane and charitable to an institution to which, Wore
unendowed, and depending solely on voluntary ee lot
butions and legacies for support, relieved during the
year over 44,000 patients.
EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP.—On Monday a seriagbrc:
cident occurred at the Park Gate Colliery, nor Bet
ham, belonging to the Tborncliffe Ironworks Ceretee
It appears that two men, one named John bliS'egr-1, ie
the other Milnes, from Thorpe Hesley, were at v°°-ieg
the pit at Straitwork. The works had been stand hid
from Saturday to Monday, and a quantity of ale
accumulated in them. The two men, contrary r
heedlessly took a naked candle instead of a DsvfiloaleS
into their workings, and in a short time An e„..rirP.:ops
took place, which burned them very severely. ale„-beia
is entertained of the recovery of Milnes, and 318°11 0,,
lies in a very precarious state.—Manchester Guard
nor
MAURITIUS AND ADEN STEAM-PACKETS.--Tbe port
tear of yesterday contains the fellowing letter fronl -`,os
Louis, dated the 27th of October :—" The Gerere,,-ab
of the Mauritius has lately conceded to an Anelcerer'c's,
company, having its head establishment at Port aleTlbs
the packet service between that colony and Aden.. this
Government of the Isle de la Reunion has joined in .01
undertaking, and by means of a treaty which it has lee'
concluded with the Anglo-French Company, has alto
cured the direct and regular despatch of the wail° 'ol
our colony, by way of Suez. The company does the
possess as yet more than two vessels on this
pi
e•
Mascareignes and the Governor Higginson, both roe
vided with screw.propellere. But there is reason to af
sieve that the Governor Higginson, which has relativil
a very considerable steam power, will alone suffice'ce
the speed which it can command, for a monthly sell'of
between Aden and Port Louis. The trip from On! of
those points to the other will be accomplished in the
12 days, and the two colonies of the Mauritius and 'o'
Isle de la Reunion will thus be brought within 26 dale
a eita
,0
and 28 days' journey of their respective home gev
meats. The vessel will leave Port Louis on the "to,
and Aden on the 13th of each month. Another stellea
packet service which has lately been established beta's
England and Calcutta, callingat the Cape of Good IJli.
Mauritius, Ceylon, and Madras, is likewise calculateetb•
facilitate communications between Mauritius and •
Isle de la Reunion on the one part, and the rni-jo
markets on the other, whence both those insular-OW
derive rice and grain for their subsistence." rd,
A CHESS BALL.—A letter from Hanover, in tbe--%el
describes a grand fancy ball given in the Theatre .04eibe
by Count Platen, Minister of Foreign Affairs. bi
•
royal family arrived at nine punctually, accompanied ee
the Grand Duchess Alexandrine of Russia. The Queo-4
wore a white dress embroidered with pearls ; the Gr!,,nt
Duchess was dressed in the costume of the an,cl: •
Czarinas of Russia. •The proceedings commenced by
'
procession of living chessmen, the kings, eineena, 704
other pieces all magnificently dressed. After the Poo
cession the pieces took up a position on a gigs P.O
board prepared for the purpose. Two magicians thi,
played a game, which excited great interest and sae,.
tainment. After this chess match, dances illustrate
of all countries and classes of population ensued, 0
continued until the morning.
A murder has just been committed at Constantinonle,
which has created considerable sensation, particulari,/
among the European population. The victim is an Alhgo-'
:1
dah the
sraeod heu I
horses,atin
pr iibaeon,u, tw ah2ase
yearsurnehdj elirceeta
ago,ol fsa
errd eeadasi
established
an],
fortune,i
himselfeti dejsis
aSottiflce Suleiman,
dealer
atsnaat,:i
chance made him the witness of amurder of a yr" eree
captain by a Tunisian colonel, but not wishing to cu •
eto
forward as a •
witness, he determined to conceal -.0
knowledge. of the affair. Unfortunately he imparted hid
aancqu.aintance with the matter in confidence to a frieD
polled 1)1 some means it became known, and he was ccecte.
it)rilble to
appear and give evidence before the
tribunal. From that moment Hadji Suleiman felt a fele
presentiment
which has been but too fully recognisee
theOn l7th Feb. six individuals called on him, aest
:listed on his retracting his deposition on pain of else"
discussion ensued, during which a servant of his ran
d,O
and brought the guard from a neighbouring post. At "fg.
moment when Hadji was exp'aining the affair to the ,e
cer of the guard, one of the six persons drew out a °9l';
ger, and stabbed him to the heart. The assassin 's 0
young man from the No of Crete, and pGssesses, i4O
said, a fortune of 1,500,000 piastres (300,0000.
confessed his crime, and says that he was exasperated
the calumnies which Hadji Suleiman had uttered sgee.itie
him. As the deceased was a French subject the auo
is in the hands of the French authcritles. Two of 'I '
relatives are in the French service. One is a broth;
is a captain in the native tiradleurs, and has received .
cross of the Legion of Honour and the military tnedB,.ile
the other, his nephew, is a sub-lieutenant in the se—
regiment. The son of the deceased is in the college
Algiers,