The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-07 00:00:00

His Royal Highness the Prince Consort visited
Chichester Cathedral yesterday. The Prince arrived at
Chichester from Osborne at eleven o'clock, and was met at
the station by the Duke of Richmond and the Mayor of
Chichester. Proceeding direct to the cathedral, his royal
highness was received by the Bishop of Chichestei, the
Dean, and Mr. Gilbert Scott, the architect. After having,
made a minute inspection of the ruins, the Prince accom-
panied the Duke of Richmond to Molcombe, where his
royal highness partook of luncheon, returning via Chiches-
ter to Osborne at two o'clock.

The Prince Rodolph Leichtenstein has left Cla-
ridge's Hotel, for Southampton, to embark at that port for
Madeira.

The Duchess of Inverness entertained their Royal
Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary at dinner last evening at Kensington Palace. A
select party were invil ed to meet their royal highnesses.

The Countess de Persigny and family left Albert
Gate House, yesterday, for Folkestone, on their way to

Paris.

Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for
assemblies cn Saturdays, the 9th and 16th inst.

Lord and Lady Churchill have left St. George's
Hotel.

Lady Charles Wellesley has left Claridge's Hotel
on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, at
Burleigh House, Stamford.

The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Pierrepont have
arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Northamptonshire.

The Hon. Frederick and Mrs. Walpole have left
town on a tour in Spain.

The Right Hon. Laurence and Lady Jane Peel
have arrived at their residence in Great Stanhope-street,
from Brighton.

General Gillant has just died at Rutranges, in
the Moselle. He entered the army in 1792, on the day on
which he attained his sixteenth year, and saw much
service.

ALL SOULS.—The Archbishop of Canterbury will
deliver judgment in the All Souls College case, in the Hall,
Lambeth-palace, on Saturday next, March the 9th, at 10.30
a.m.

ESSAYS AND REVIEWS.—We learn that the
Archbishop has fixed next Wednesday, at half-past eleven,
to receive, at Lambeth. the deputation. of the clergy, by
whom the Address, now in course of signature, will be pre-
sented.—Record.

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.—A perfectly successful
attempt has been made to illuminate the Courts of the
Tuileries and the Place du Carrousel by the electric light.
The illuminating power is so great that the ordinary gas
jets seem absolutely lightless. The appearance of these
localities every evening is that of an animated fair.—
Athenceunt.

The Orpheus left California for England on the
39th of January with 24,000 sacks of wheat and 6,000 half
sacks of flour; and the Flying Childers with 28,000 sacks
of wheat.

EXCISABLE ARTICLES.—In 1859 the quantity of
hops retained for borne consumption was 67,143,6521b5. ; in
1860, only 10,352,5201b.—n0t a sixth of the previous year's
crop. The quantity of malt also fell off from 47,746,239
bushels in 1859, to 41,754,050 bushels in 1860. British
spirits from 23,878,688 gallons in 1859 to 21,404,088 in 1860.
The quantity of paper increased from 197,684,6871 b in 1849
to 207,182,0131 b in 1860.

MR. R. COBDEN.—Mr. Alderman Heywood has
given notice that he shall move the following resolution in
the Manchester City Council next Wednesday week :
" That this council recognises the important benefits which
have been conferred by Richard Cobden upon the great in-
terests of this city and district ; and, as the representative
of a large manufacturing and trading population, tenders
to him this renewed public expression of its gratitude for
his eminently successful services, by which commercial in-
tercourse has been extended between the people of France
and England, and the cause of peace greatly promoted."
SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIKE AT BLACKBURN.—
BLACKBURN, Tuesday Evening.—The mills of this town,
with one or two exceptions, which are undergoing some re-
pairs, are again in operation, on the terms agreed to be-
tween the manufacturers' and the the operatives' commit-
tees. There is also a resumption taking place throughout
the district on the same ternas,andit is anticipated that in
a day or twc,sll the operatives now unemployed will have
returned to their looms. If this be not the case prior to the
14th inst. the manufacturers who signed the document to
close their establishments on that day unless this condition
were complied with will positively do so, and thereby throw
out of employment about 16,000 or 17,000 operatives. It
is to be hoped the weavers will not bring the severe crisis
that would inevitably follow such a result upon themselves.
COAST DEFENCES.—Ground to the extent of
between six and seven acres has been selected and staked
out by the Government on the South Denes, Great Yar-
mouth, adjoining the haven,'for the purpose of erecting a
fort for the protection of the harbou,r and reads. The
works will be very important, and will cost, it is estimated,
from £16,000 to £20,000 ; the batteries will be casemated,
and heavily mounted with Armstrong guns, and the forti-
fications will, in every respect, be the most considerable on
this part of the coast. Close to the site of the proposed
fort is the South Battery, in the hands of the Artillery
Volunteers. The guns of both will command St. Nicho-
las's Gat, one of the entrances to the roads ; and it is ex-
pected that a similar fort or battery will be erected on the
north of the town, where a sandheap dignified with the
name of battery until lately stood,: so as to command the
other entrance, the Cockle Gat.

THE YELVERTON CASE.—It will be seen by re-
ference to the Parliamentary notices for this day that
Major Gavin will ask the Under-Secretary of State for War,
"whether his attention has been called to the case of
Thelwall v. Yelverton; and whether the name of Major
Yelverton is to be retained in her Majesty's Army List."
The London correspondent of the Dublin Evening Post
writes :—" I have heard that the resignation by Major Yel-
verton of his commission as captain in the Royal Artillery,
forwarded from Dublin on Friday last, has been received at
the Horse Guards. Further, I have learned that General
Sir George Brown, Commander of the Forces in Ireland,
had received orders from the Horse Guards carefully to
watch the proceedings in the, Yelverton trial in the Court
of Common Pleas." The Scotsman says :—" An action is,
we believe, still in dependence before the Court of Session,
having for its object to establish the validity of the alleged
Scotch marriage of Major Yelverton with Miss Longwerth.
The action has been allowed to sleep by a sort of consent
of both parties till the result of the action in the Irish Court
of Common Pleas, indirectly involving the same point,
should have been concluded; but is now likely to resume
its progress."
SHOCKING MURDER NEAR WISBECH.—A shock-
ing tragedy occurred on Saturday last, about eight o'clock
in the evening, at the small village of Parsondrove, seven
miles from Wisbech. A Mr. Augustus Hilton, occupying
a small farm there, drove his wife to Wisbech Mart, dining
together, and leaving for home between six and seven
o'clock, the husband being at the time the worse of liquor.
On arriving home words ensued (which has been nearly a
constant practice during the two years they have been
married) ; the wife said she would leave him and go to his
father's. She then left the table where the tea was
ready, and went upstairs. Her husband followed her
and cut her throat, nearly severing the head from
the body, and causing instant death. He then drove
to his father's, a respectable farmer at Gedney,
Hill, about three miles distance, and told them that he had
had as good a wife as ever walked, but he had cut her
throat. In a few minutes he was in the hands of the
police, and was instantly conveyed to Wisbech gaol. On
Monday morning he was privately taken before a magis-
trate, and remanded until the next day to await the deci-
sion of the coroner's inquest. The inquest was opened on
the same morning, and adjourned till to-morrow (Friday).
On the following morning the prisoner was again brought
before the magistrates, and was fully committed for trial on
the charge of wilful murder. The friends of both mur-
derer and victim are very respectable, the murdered woman
being an only daughter, and within six weeks of her con-
finement. Her father is a railway contractor.
CONVERSION OF THE THAMES TUNNEL INTO A
RAILWAY.—The annual court of the Thames Tunnel Com-
pany was held on Tuesday at Radley's Hotel, Blackfriars,
Mr. Wollaston in the chair. Mr. Mason, the secretary, read
the report, which stated that the balance in hand on 31st of
December last was £789125. 3d., the tolls amounting to £4,052
10s. 2d., the rents from stalls to £399 17s. 6d., the rents from
houses to £515 6s. 6c1., and the amount received from guide
books £7 35., making the total receipts £5,755 9s. sd. The
expenditure for machinery, salaries, &c., was £343 78.
Ild., and, after payment of £1,578 12s. 6d. to the com-
missioners of loans, there remained a balance of £744 9s.
The report having bepn adopted, the chairman said, with
reference to the state of the company generally, there had
been an increase in the receipts during the year of £2OO
There was no particular cause to account for that increase ;
it arose principally from the general increase of traffic.
The expenses during the year being rather less, they had
been enabled to pay to the Government an increased sum of
£5OO. At the last meeting he had informed them that they
had entered a provisional agreement for the sale of the
tunnel to a railway company. The amount promised by
the promoters of the railway was a large amount, but
not sufficient to pay the Government. He had pur-
posely withheld the amount offered, as he thought it
might affect the interests of the company. The promoters
came before Parliament with their scheme, but expe-
rienced a very strong opposition, which made the promo-
ters feel that they had no hope of getting the bill passed
through. The agreement of the company with the pro-
moters was for two sessions, and during the present session
they had not brought it in, although the company had
often asked the reason, but had received no answer. The
directors had been in communication with the G)vernment
with respect to the scheme. He was not justified in telling
them the nature of those negotiations, as they had to feel
their way with the Government ; but he could say that the
Government had not bound themselves in any way. The
company was now open to an agreement with other parties
for the sale of the tunnel. It was probable that the tuth,el
would ultimately be converted into a railway. The retiring
directors were re-elected, and the meeting separated with a
vote of thanks to the chairman,

LArIEST NEWS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING.
The Moniteur of this morning announces that
Duke Tascher de la Pagerie and Gen. Montauban
have been appointed senators.
The Moniteur also contains decrees appointing
several vice-admirals, rear admirals, and other
high naval functionaries.

VIENNA, THURSDAY.

An imperial autograph letter sanctions the as-
sembling of a Servian National Congress in Kar-
lowita, under the Presidency of the Patriarch
Rajacic, before the opening of the Hungarian Diet.
The Congress is to be composed of Servian deputies
only.

POSEN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Prince Gortschakoff has appointed a delegation
of 24 citizens of Warsaw, eight of whom are alter-
nately to sit at the Town-hall for the purpose of
arranging measures for the maintenance of public
order.

This appointment has produced a satisfactory
impression, and it is hoped that order will not
again be disturbed.

The revolutionary party is small, the people
being convinced that any rising, not supported by
foreign intervention, would have no result.
The garrison of Warsaw is being nightly in-
creased by other troops.

BERLIN, MARCH 7.

According to reliable information. Prussia has,
in the conference on the affairs of Syria, proposed
a compromise tending to the prolongation of the
French occupation until June.

PARIS, MARCH 6 (Evening).

In to-day's sitting of the Senate, the committee
appointed to examine the draft address proposed
the following amendment, which was agreed to :

" We remember the deeds of our friends of Sol-
ferin3 and Magenta, and it is therefore our duty to
take them into consideration."

The amendment in favour of the temporal power
of the Pope was then discussed.
Senator Casabianca, in the name of the majority
of the committee, opposed the amendment, and
requested the members to have confidence in the
Government of the Emperor. He maintained that
neither the committee nor the Government dreamt
of abandoning the chief of the Catholic Church.
Senator Bourqueney and the Duke of Padua
supported the amendment.

Senator Barthe likewise defended the amend-
ment, and reproached Piedmont for having fol-
lowed the advice of England and despised the
counsels of France.

M. Baroche opposed the amendment, considering
the draft address was quite sufficient. He main-
tained that there was nothing to indicate any in-
tention on the part of the Government of withdraw-
ing the French troops from Rome ; on the contrary,
everything tended to show that they would remain
there.

The amendment was then rejected by 79 agains.
81 votes.

The further discussion of the address was ad.
journed until to-morrow.

THE HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
ITZEHOE, MARCH 6.
The Estates have been opened to-day.

M. Plessen has been elected President,

Government submitted a communication con-
cerning the project of the Constitution of 1859, and
also a project of law relating to the provisional
position of Holstein.

The following are among the royal proposals
submitted to the Estates of Holstein:—

" The project of a Constitution to be valid for
the whole monarchy.
" The establishment of two Legislative Cham-
bers ; the Upper Chamber to be composed of 30
members appointed for life.
" A distinct position for the army of Holstein.
" Holstein to contribute two millions towards
the expenses of the State."

COPENHAGEN, MARCH 6.

Government, besides making proposals respect-
ing the common Constitution and provisional
arrangements, offers to Holstein a revised special
Constitution for interior affairs, with a responsible
Minister, independence of judges, freedom of press
and of association, habeas corpus, religious liberty,
financial competency for the Estates, and inviola-
bility of its members.

MADRID, MARCH 5.

In to-day's sitting of the Senate Government
announced that they had resolved upon stationing
cruisers on the coast of Africa.

These cruisers would be authorised to visit Spa-
nish and English vessels, in order to prevent the
slave traffic.

The Ministry seized the opportunity to again
repel the accusations of Lord Palmerston in regard
to the slave trade, which accusations they stigmatise
as unjust.

BERLIN, MARCH 6.

The _Deutsche Zeitung says :—The address of the
Poles to the Czar already bears 20,000 signatures.
It is said that it will be presented by Prince
Gortschakoff in person. It is generally believed
that the policy of the Government in regard to the
reorganisation of the nationality will undergo a
complete change. Prince Gortschakoff is fully con-
vinced that the force of circumstances necessitates
such a change. The Kreuzzeitung publishes a lead-
ing article stating that France and Russia have
either come, or are on the point of coming, to an
agreement in reference to the Oriental question,
and that such an agreement admits the supposition
of an understanding relative to the Polish question.
The article concludes that the yielding of Russia
to Poland must not, therefore, be considered as a
symptom of weakness.

BERLIN, MARCH 6.

The investiture of the King with the order of the
Garter has just taken place in the White Saloon of
the Royal Palace.
During the ceremony the Court did not wear
mourning. There were present the Queen, the
Royal Princes and Princesses, the high military
functionaries, the Ministers of State, and the
highest functionaries of the Court.

The English commission who had brought the
insignia of the Order of the Garter to Berlin were
conveyed in a State carriage drawn by six horses,
and in two State carriages, each drawn by two
horses, to the Royal Palace, where they were re-
ceived by the Governor and the Lord Chamberlain.
The Marquis of Breadalbane addressed a few
words to the King in English, stating the object of
his mission, after which the investiture took place.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Tagus, sailing hence today, with mails and pas-