The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-08 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The Northern Bee of St. Petersburg denies the
truth of the rumour which for some time past has
been in circulation, of the active co-operation of
Russiain the projects ascribed to the western powers
with regard to China. This journal explains, by
the necessity of the service, and by the usage of
maintaining a permanent station in the northern
part of the Pacific Ocean, the movements of the
Russian navy which gave rise to the rumour of an
understanding between Russia and the Western
Powers on the Chinese question."
A St. Petersburg letter says :—" The Cabinet
of Copenhagen has sent to the Russiz n Govern-
ment a note, in which it sets forth the posi-
tion it has taken in the Holstein question with
regard to Austria and Prussia. According to
this note, no fresh' concessions from Denmark
are to be hoped for ; it says, in fact, that after the
propositions presented to the Chambers of Holstein,
no new ones will be made. The Cabinets of Vienna
and Berlin appear to increase their pretensions in
proportion to the concessions of Denmark. The
Russian Government shares completely in the
views of the Cabinet of Copenhagen, and Prince
Gurtschakoff has made that fact known to the
Courts interested. It is even possible that, in case
Denmark were inclined to make concessions calcu-
lated to effect the unity of the monarchy, Russia
would, in order to guarantee her eventual rights
to Denmark, protest against such a course."
A letter from Sr. Petersburg of the 27th states
that in the last accounts from Odessa loud com-
plaints are made about the suppression of the place
as a free port, and which measure it is feared will
be its ruin. The customs tariff which is now ap-
p'ied to Odessa is not heavy, but it is nevertheless
very different from what it was before. The in-
habitants of Odessa are also in great alarm, fearing
that the railways which aro about to be constructed,
and none of which come near that port, will draw
away from it the commerce of the southern pro-
vinces, and they have therefore got up a petition
to the Emperor praying that a line of railway may
be constructed to their pert to connect it with the
great net-work about to be formed.

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 3d have arrived.
Rumours of the retirement of some ministers and of
M. Mon and the Marquis del Duerro (Concha) being
called to the cabinet wore current; bugas rut,ual they
are stated by the ministerial journals to be un-
founded. The junta on the tariffs was about to
occupy itself anew on the cotton question. In ad-
dition to the visits of the Queen to churches which
have already been mentioned, her Majesty, the
King, and the Princess of Asturias had been to-
gether to the church of San Cayetano, and had
prayed most devoutly '-iefore the images of San
Ramon and our Lady del Transito, whose in-
tercessions are supposed to be peculiarly effi-
cacious on behalf of pregnant women ; the
Queen and King even remained some time pro-
strated before the latter image. The Queen
had given 20,003 reals to the clergy of the
parishes of San Cayetano and San Andres for the
relief of the poor. M. Alrarez, private secretary
to the Queen, had expressed a wish to be allowed
to continue his duties without receiving any salary,
and her Majesty had consented. A band of
brigands in Malaga had carried off the son of a
wealthy inhabitant, and had demanded 5,000
piastres for his ransom. Cases of this kind have
of late been so numerous in that province that the
government was about to take special measures for
preventing a repetition of them. Accounts from
Melilla of the 25th ult., state that on the 13th and
14th the Moors had renewed their attacks on the
town, but that the Spaniards had dispersed them '
with artillery, killing four of their men and wound- 1
ing several others.

A letter from Bulgaria, in the Cologne Gazette,
states that the Prussian and Turkish members of
the European Commission assembled at Galatz have
left for Widdin, in order to make surveys and
plans on which will he based the project for re-
gularising the course Of the Danube. The Prussian
Commissioner has expressed his opinion that the
works for preventing the river from undermining
the fortifications of Widdin may Le accomplished
at a very trilling expense. It is in contemplation
to convert Widdin into a fortified place of the first
rank, on a plan proposed by Omar Paella in 1853.
In the meantime the fortress will serve as a place
of detention for political prisoners of the Asiatic
provinces. A number of them have lately escaped,
but all those belonging to the Kurd race have
been retaken.

The Austrian Correspondence, under da!a of
Constantinople, 29th ult., states that the Shah of
Persia has proclaimed complete equality among his
subjects, and that Mahometans, Christians, and
Jews are all now eligible to fill public functions.

It appears that the delay granted by the Federal
Council of Berne to the cantonal courted of Vaud,
for the execution of the various formalities required
for executing the Oron Railway, is not to extend

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to the 15th Oct., as at first stated, but to the 15th
Sept. This latter date is that which is given in
letter ;3 received from flerne,

A letter from Stuttgard states that during the
last fortnight workmen have been engaged in re-
pairing and embellishing the apartments of the
palace which are to be occupied by the Emperors
Alexander and Napoleon. erors

The Emperor of Austria, after his return from
Hungary, fixed for Saturday last, intends, says `'`
letter from Vienna, to go to .lschl with the Empress
for the rest of the season ; and his Majesty
subsequently pass a few days at Berlin, to return
the visit paid him not long since by the King °f
Prussia. •

The journals of the Hague stale there is no truth
in the report which has been current that the King,
of the Netherlands is about to cede the Gran°.
Duchy of Luxembourg to Prussia.

The 18th anniversary of the birth of the Prince
i
of Orange was celebrated with a certain degree °£
pomp at the Hague on the 4th.

THE SPANISH-MEXICAN QUARREL.

We are at last beginniyig to get at the truth re-
specting the Spanish-Meyican quarrel, concerning
which so many contradictory statements hove been
made by the Madrid papers and other foreign
ournals. The real state of the case may , ,ketched in few words. The great difficulty,"-
main point of variance between Sei2or do Lafraglo!
the Mexican Plenipotentiary, and Se nor Pidal, the
Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, was the; i.idtvs
demnity claimed by the latter for We r
resident in Mexico who had suffered iit
property at the hands of depredators anc2 assass„l
at Cuernavaca and elsewhere. The Mexieto neF
tiator was willing to agree to such indemnitY) 1,111
conformity with the laws of nations ; that is to 83.1
when it should be proved that his Governnne,ll
could b© held responsible for the misdeeds Of the
person
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armed bands in question. The Spanish Minisll
was not content with this, but required that 1
should be at once conceded that au iedemnity w. 38
due. Neither party' being disposed to give wag?
agreement was manifestly impossible. It was then
that Lord Howden, acting in accordance with M. de
Turgot, strongly urged the Spanish Government
accept the friendly intervention of England and
France for the settlement of the dispute'
After some hesitation Spain agreed to this'
on or about July 21. Senora de Lafrageeal,
not having authority from his Governorll:
tl accept such mediation, communicated wit.;
Mexico by the next mail, and by this t:me
despatches are donbtless in the hands of Preside%
Comonfort. Ili will be the end of October befnro
the reply can be received. in the meantime ter
matter is in abeyance. Spain has suspended Io
warlike preparations, and although runloll,
of probable hostilities have lately reached us frnicr
Madrid, these must be considered as unfoundecPo
since, after accepting the good offices of Fr°,_litif
and England, she will naturally wait to hen
whether Mexico does the same.

THE IMPERIAL INTERVIE ,Tir AT

STUTTGARD.

The following has been received from stattgaA
dated the 2d of Sept. : of
" For the last fortnight a considerable number .
artists and workmen have been occupied in reps I_, r
i
ing and decorating the apartments of the or'
residence here. These sumptuous preparatiol
which could 'surprise no one who is acquainted Ito.
the habits and tastes of the King, might well 55 of
nish strangers to his character. But it soon go,
abroad that his Majesty was to be the host of se
tt,
ral foreign sovereigns, who were to remain in Sr,
gard for about a week in the month of Septenlo,4o
It is nowk-Aown that amongst those sovereignswhe
be the Emperors Alexander and Napoleon. -I:jay
King of Wurtemberg is expected here eve*"
from Biarritz, but great preparations are sto;sti
time going on at the king's summer palace envy
the palace of the prince royal. All the 801cled,
who were absent on leave have been recall jo
There are now from 15.000 to 20,000 troops di.
the environs of the capitt; 1. The troops are nae
vided into two cor tbe first commit t,
by Prince Frederick, and the' second by lii?,ter
General Count William of Wu
rtemberg. battle
some imposing military manoeuvre,', a sham the
will take place between the two corps i 1 the
plain between Heilorn Hall and ICansLitt; i nthe
21st September there will be a paw' de tifo
united corps near the capital in honota ,of the
Emperors.
"It may be interesting to know at tho preserve
time what are the ties of relationship between tb
royal houses of France, Russia, and Wu'rteer
" The King of Wurtemberg is the widoa.4
of a first marriae with Catherine Paulow3s
daughter of Paula 1., and aunt of the Emperor
Alexander ; and the Prince Royal of Wurtew-
berg is married to the Grand Duchess qv',
daughter of Nicholas 1., and sister of the E'er
peror Alexander. The Princess Frederica-C115,0
lotte-Mary, the King's niece, was also marriea%
the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the mE poront
uncle, who died in 1846. On the other side) of the
William of Wurtemberg, the cousin-Berman o•
King, married Theodoline-Louise-Eugeilie.
leon, the daughter of Eugene Beauharn.--5,
cousin-german of the Emperor Napoleon 111. to.
died last April. The Princess Frederica-Cathay tile
Sophia-Dorothea, the daughter of Frederic, •
late King of Wurtemberg, and sister of the prate fl
king, was married to Prince Jerome. She died de
1836. Prince Napoleon and the Princess MaO'be
are the offspring of this marriage. Finallh."o
late Duke of Leuchtenberg, the son of Pllll4lO
Eugene Beauharnais and cousin-german 01 "
Emperor of the French, married the Cra,,n
Duchess Mary, the Emperor Alexander's sister.

THE INDIAN NEWS.—The Bombay and Calcutta nests
packets should have arrived at Suez on Saturday ,
ald
The India Government despatch, via Cagliari, 811°'
reach London to-morrow. i°
LOMBARDY.—The Archduke Maxim;lian and his br s,
made their public entry into Verona on the 3d in6to
They were to remain there two days and pass on
Milan.
A despatch from Rome, dated Saturday, SeP,i'v
announces the return of the Pope to the Eternal
His holiness was in i xcellent health.
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CANADIAN PATRIOTISM.—In the Quebec Chronw.iie
Aug. 21 we read :—•' We learn that the Ottawa
iai
Field Battery have offered their services to the ImPe—
Government, and volunteered to serve in India."
ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE STEWARDS OF BUOICIIIGIA:10
PALACE.—Yesterday morning Mr. Thos. Johnson, °re
the stewards of Bucliinghatn Palace, met with a °elle
accident by falling off the pavement, at Pimlico. ref
fractured one of his legs, and otherwise so much iDitl; '0
Winselt that he was obl.ged to be conveyed to St. George
Hospital. He lies in a very dangerous condition.
DEATH OF MR. THOMAS HUGHIS.—It is with feel
vr,
ings of regret .we have to announce the demise Of 140
Thomas Hughes, an actor of considerable note i°
provinces and also upon the stages of several of our In fi
tropolitan theatres. Mr. Hughes was educated se :II
artist, having in conjunctioniwith his brother, Mr. Da
Hughes, who achieved a very high position, execute
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work of art in sculpture that even now is remember
with pleasure and admiration ; it was exhibited to t-o"
f
public some years ago, and represented "the descent
our Saviour from the Cross."
CLOSE OF BURIALS IN CHURCH VAULTS.—Yeeterdot;
by order of the Privy Council, the interments of t
dead were absolutely prohibited in the church vaults
Tooting Gro.veney, Surrey ; the vaults of St. Andraff
Holborn, and Holy Tr'nity, Gray's-inn-lane ; St. Marla
Newington, and the vaults and catacombs of St. re,,"al
Walworth, and St. Alphage, Greenwich ; the burial
ground at Dulwich, and the vaults and burial-group
of the Roman Catholic Chapel.
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There was lately caught with a set line in n„
Drunkie, near Invertrossachs, a fine otter. It is sari;
posed that one of the finny tribe in the loch had be°oo
caught on a hook o, the set line, and that, unconsq'tej
of his danger, the otter had made a dart at the bast
hook, and thereby sealed his fate, About the 0,7d0
time, in the said loch, a large pike, weighing urrtat
of 301 b., was caught with a set-line. From its green
and loan condition, it was said by competent jva...„,
who saw it, that if fully fat it would weigh 50Ib•
Stirling Journal.
RESIGNATION OF A MEMBER OF THE METROPU-itbe
BOARD OF WORKS.—Last night, at a meeting of ;he
board of works for the Holborn district, held at 0
board-room, Little Gray's-inn-lane, Mr. R. Baliock
tbo chair, Mr. Hop wooi', the clerk to the board, reef
a letter from Mr. 10. B. Seeley, the representative la
the district at the 2.Yetropolitan Board of WerkB'.h- 0
which he states :—"Have the kindness to state to v.-- ,
board that, with deep regret, on the ground of other Olt
gagements, I have felt it my duty to resign my seat °
the Metropolitan Board."
We (Miniurgit Courant) are requested by the r,eirite:
lions of Lieut. James John M'Leod Tones, of the ape
gingers, to state that they have every reason to be:lei
that they have every reason to believe that the iast°cl
of his name by the Bombay Gazette in the list of kills,rt
is a mistake. The latest accounts from India reP"
that officer to be safe at Lucknow.
RIOTS AT BlIFAST.—There was a serious r, tat
Tait on Sunday last, arising out of street Frdaebit°bg;
The Riot Act was read, and the mob fired on b.ici J.
constabulary. Many persons have been badly waun
A young man named George Walker was shot in ".`
street. The town is now quiet.
POPISH SYMPATHISERS WITH SEPOY MUTIN ~a
Will it be believed that some Irish journals can be fauns
to rej,,ice and gloat over the tidings of English suffer' Sci
in India ?—to delight in the treachery, the murdero,srinot
unspeakable atrocities, committed by "the
Sepoys of India" 3 Happily such brutal journalists
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