The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

DEATH OF BARON HOORSCHILD.—We observe with
regret, in a Belgian journal, a telegraphic announcement
of the death of Baron Hochschild, Swedish Minister at
the Court of St. James's. The despatch, dated Copen-
hagen, Sept. 8, states that the baron had died suddenly
n that town.

THE LATE SIR C. M. CLARKE, BART.—Death has
recently carried one one of the most distinguished orna-
ments of the medical profession, in the person of Sir C.
Clarke, who died on Monday, the 7th inst., at his resi-
dence, on the Marine-parade, Brighton, in his 76th
year, after a lingering illness of nearly two years' du-
ration.

DEATH OF M. AUGUSTE CORTE.—The Paris Presse
announces the death of M. A. Comte, the Chief of the
Poiitive School of Philosophy, with whose principal
work the English public were made acquainted, a few
years ago, in translations by Miss Martineau and Mr.
Lewis. The friends of philosophy will regret in the
death of M. Comte the loss of one of the most original
of modern thinkers. _ _

OBAN, Sept. 7.—Her Majesty's yacht Osborne, with
the Lords of the Admiralty on a cruise round the sea-
ports of the west coast of Scotland, anchored in the Bay
of Oban about 6 p.m. to-day, and will remain long
enough to coal and complete an inspection of the har-
bour.
It is stated that the following vessels have been taken
up by the East India Company for the conveyance of
troops to India :—Screw steamers: Great Britain, In-
domitable, Italian, Bahiana, Abeona, St. Louis, Ireland,
Leopold, Princess Charlotte, Austria, Charity, and Mel-
bourne. Ships : Malabar and Bengal.
The Espero mentions that Montanelli, the ex-deputy
of Tuscany, is engaged in preparing a biography of
Lamennais. The cloEest friendship and intimacy sub-
sisted for seven years between the French philosopher
and the Florentine litterateur, and the work, it is ex-
pected, will contain much curious information.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—This institution has been
opened to the public, after being closed for the usual
period for the cleansing of the galleries and re arrange-
ment of the contents. The general department of Anti-
quities Natural History, &c., is now open from ten to
five o'clock. The new reading-room is open to readers
from nine to five o'clock daily.ll
TEN THOUSAND POUNDS DADIAGES.—At the Liver-
pool Assizes on Wednesday, in Novell v. the Mayor of
Wigan, an action brought by a contractor for compen-
sation, in consequence of another person being selected
to perform some work, a verdict was entered for the
plaintiff, damages 10,0001., subject to a reference—
'Footman.

THE NEW STREET FROM WHITECHAPEL TO SHORE-
DITCH.—On Tuesday morning, the new thoroughfare
(Commercial-street), from High-street, Whitechapel, to
High-street, Shoreditch, was opened for foot passengers,
but not for public carriage traffic. The houses on the
south side of the thoroughfare have been pulled down,
and new buildings of a modern character are being con-
structed on the same side.
THE EVENING CLASSES AND THE CIVIL SERVICE.—
Two members of the Evening Classes for Young Men,
Mr. F. Marshall and Mr. H. Cullum, have been ap•
pointed clerks in the Privy Council-office (educational
department), after a competitive examination before the
Civil Service Commissioners, having been the first two
candidates named in the list of successful competitors.
This is the third occasion on which members of the in-
stitution have been appointed.
MADAME TEISSAUD'S EXHIBITION. —Several of the
historical groups have lately undergone renovation and
improvement, and among them the group containing
Henry VIII. and his wives has been considerably
changed by the addition of new dresses to the figures.
Bluff King Hal now appears in cloth of gold, sparkling
with gems, instead of his tilting suit of armour, and hiF,
wives appear in more brilliant oostnmes than heretofore.
This group is one of the most attractive i❑ the exhibi-
tion, and is constantly surrounded by numbers of the
visitors.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.—LiverpooI, September 9.—
The screw steamer Etna has arrived from Malta, which
she left on the 30th ult., in company with the steamer
Cambria, for this port. The screw steamer Lebanon,
which arrived on the 28th from Liverpool, was to take
her departure or, the 31st for Corfu, to embark troops
for England. The Colombo, with the London mails of
the 29th tilt., arrived on the 29th of August. Eleven
cargoes of coal arrived at Malta from Cardiff, Swansea,
and Blyth, adding to the present stock of this article
about 3,500 tons.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—The screw steam ship City
of Baltimore sailed hence to-day for Now York with 125
passengers and a fair cargo ; and the screw steam ship
India took herdeparture with the Canadian mails, a large
eargo;and 122 cabin and 168 steerage passengers, fur
Quebec acd Montreal. The Rpyal mail steam ship
Canada will sail for Boston on Saturday next. The in-
ward mails nexe due will be brought by the Arabia,
which was to leave New York on the 2d inst., and may
be expected on Saturday.
THE THREE CONDEMNED CONVICTS AT LIVERPOOL.—
Mr. Gibbs, the governor of Kirkdale Gaol, received a
communication yesterday morning from the Home-
office, stating that there seemed to be no reason for
advising that the law should not be allowed to take its
course in the case of Captain Rogers, late in command
of the Martha and Jane ; but respiting the two mates,

William Miles and Charles Edward Seymour, i❑ order
that their cases may be taken into consideration. The
execution of Captain Rogers takes place at Kirkdale on

Saturday. -
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF QUEENS' COLLEGE
CAMBRIDGE, September 9.—The vacancy in the Pre-
sidentship of Queens! College was filled up this day by
theietection by the society of the Rev. George
8.D., rector of Sanclon, Essex. Mr. Phillips graduated
from flue-ns' in 1829 as eighth wrangler, and was soon
after elected a fellow, and finally tutor of his college,
which latter distinguished position he held until his pre-
sentation by the society to the rectory of Sandon in
1846. Mr. Phillips is author of a Commentary on the
Psalms, a Syr sic Grammar, and other works.
THE GOLDEN FLEECE.—It may interest some of our
readers to know that the Golden Fleece, screw steamee
n,
after rt,
soeXl's ship, 34th
captain,ilgim and
has arrived at St. Vincent, on her voyage to India. A
letter
op
rtmkinganiofficer h int
ehrefer Majesty's
officers, says—" On our Bth day no passed the Monarch,
one of Green's ships, with the Queen's Dale on
board ; out 20 days. How disgusted t.iey must have
been to see us pass them. However, we had our band
out, and gave them a tune and three cheers before we
left them. We found the John Bell in here coaling,
with the head-quarters of the 38th Regiment on board."
The captain of the Golden Fleece expected to reach Cal-
icutta in less than 60 days from Eng and.
Two ALARMING FlREs.—Yesterday morning shortly
before two o'clock, an alarming fire took place in the
premises belonging to Mr. J. Owen, a cheesemonger,
:situate No. 129, High-street, Poplar, which at one time
it was feared would be attended with a disastrous loss of
life. The fire was subdued, but not until considerable
damage was done not only to the stock in trade, but
also to the building. Another fire also took place in
the premises of Mr. H. C. Musk, corn-dealer, &c., No.
uBnk.GurlYn's-Pcalaucee' Mile-end-gate. It began from some
in the hay and straw stores in the
basement, and before disco'vered had obtained a strong

hold.
NEW JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.—Among the ne w
joint-stock companies registered during August were the
following :—Aliiance Steam Navigation Company ;
Hornsey Gas Company ; Joint-stock Merchant Traders
and
and
Ventilating Gene
oOutfitting,ni p a n
yCompany
London
District Advance
Company ; Wilts and Gloucester Agricultural Distillery; London Warming
Company ; Copiapo Smelting Company ; Weedon,
Daventre, Southern, and IJarbury Railway ; Danube
and Black Sea Railway and Kustendjie Harbour ; Patent
Type-Founding Company ; General Furnishing and
Upholstery Company ; Aldershot Manure Company ;
North Essex Photeinos Company; London and General
Paper Company ; Smoke Consuming and Fuel Saving
Company; Dwelling-house Improvement Company;
and Leather Cloth Company.
THE BA/7K ACTS- —The first report and evidence on
the Bank Acts was published yesterday, in a blue-
book of 518 Dag", the witnesses examined having
been Mr. T. M. Weguelin, M.P., and Mr. Sheffield
Neave, Mr. W. Newmarob, Mr. John Stuart Mill,
Mr. J. G. Hubbard, Mr. G, Wards Norman, L ire
Overstone, Mr N. Alexander, Mr. John Twell, Mr.
D. Barclay Chapman, and Mr. E. Capps. The result
of the immediate labours of the committee fa thus
announced :—" Your committee have prosecuted the
inquiry into the Bank Acts of 1844 and 1845, which
tad been commenced by a select committee in the
previous session; and they have examined the late and
present Governor of the Bank of England, together
-with other witnesses, whese experience and knowledge
gave authority to their opinions. Your committee have
agreed to report to the house the evidence which they
have received ; and as their investigation of the subject
referred to them is still incomplete, they beg leave to
recommend that a select committee be appointed to
resume the inquiry in the ensuing session of Parlia-
ment.
INAUGURATION OP RUSSIAN TROPHIES.—The citizens
,of Bath made general holiday yesterday on the occasion
of the two Russian guns presented to the city by Lord
Panmure being deposited in the Royal Victoria Park.
Besides the ceremony connected with the guns, there
was a grand flower show in the afternoon at Sydney
Gardens, a ball in the evening at the Guildhall, and per-
formancee at the theatre, in addition to which the Fo-
rester..., Odd Fellows, and other bodies had displays and
fetes, and galas on their own account. Excursion trains
from all the eurrounding country poured visitors into the
place, and probably Bath was never more full of company
in its palmiest days. The guns, ,which had been gratui-
tously mounted on carriages made from Russian models
by Mr. Williams, started from the Quay at 10 o'clock in
a procession which included officers of the army, navy,
and Crimean invalids. The first gun was drawn by nine
gray horses, the second gun by nine bay horses. The
guns were on carriages covered with crimson drapery.
The Royal Victoria Park is partly private, partly public
property. The resting-place of the guns has been fixed
in the latter portion of the park on each side of the obe-
lisk erected in honour of her Majesty ; but the inaugura-
tion took place in that part of the park facing the Royal-
crescent, to which the public were only admitted on
payment of 6d. With this exception there was no ex-
clusiveness in the arrangements, which wera admirably
made and punctually carried out. Tee procession passed
through the principal streets to the place indicated above,
where Mr. W. Bash (deputy mayor) formally handed
over the guns to the Park Committee, and speeches were
made by Mr. Williams, the donor of the carriages ; Dr.
Barrett, chairman of the Perk Committe ; Major-Gen.
Willer, and Admiral Sauniarez, The speeches over, the
procession re-formed in the original order and proceeded
to the large park, where the guns were placed in position.
A salute of 21 rounds was then fired from the cannon,
and after each seven rounds the local company of pen-
sioners fired a feu de joie. The bands then played the
National Anthem, and after some cheering on the part
of the assembled multitade the ceremony terminated.