The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-09 00:00:00

the taxes from the Ist of September to the end of
December.

The first trial of the electric telegraph between
Verona and Vienna took place on the 26th ult. The
line between Verona and Vienna has been open for
some days, and that between Verona and Milan will
take place this week. In the course of six
months the telegraphic lines in the Lombardo-
Venetian kingdom and in Southern Tyrol, as far as
B Azen, will extend to a length of 240 Italian miles.
The wires Ere encased in gotta percha, to preserve
them from damp and injury. They run under ground,
partly through brickwork. Verona will be in a two-
fold communication with Vienna, as the lines will be
extended to Mantua, and also between Trieste and
Venice.

The widow of Count Lours BATLIYANI has arrived
in Hungary for the purpose of demanding her mar•
riage portion of 7,000,000 of guilders, which is bound
up in the confiscated estates of her husband:
Prince 111 ETTERNICII has been elected one of the
members of the Bohemian Dig.

BELGIUM.
The Independance of Brussels of Monday says—
" We learn with grief that our last news from Ostend
on the Queen's state of health is unfortunately confirmed.
The following communication has been addressed to the
Moniteur

" "fhe state of the Queen has not improved since
yesterday. Public opinion justly feeling a good deal of
anxiety with respect to her precious health, a bulletin of
the state of her Majesty will henceforth be given.
" Bulletin—The great weakness which the Queen
has felt for some time past became complicated during
last night with an increase of fever. Towards the morn-
ing, however, there was a slight diminution.
" ' Ostend, Oct. 5, nine o'clock in the morning.
'6 ROBERT CARSWELL, M.D.
" ' F. JANSSENS, M.D."
" Our private information states that the King, in his
solicitude, has caused Dr. Chomel to be again called in,
and he was to have arrived yesterday evening at Ostend.
We are informed that the King writes himself every day
to Queen Amelie, to give her intelligence of her august '
daughter."

The same journal has the following from Ostend,
dated Saturday evening:—
" Our town is greatly affected by the more alarming
symptoms which during the last two days have displayed
themselves in the state of our beloved Queen. Such
strong hopes had been entertained of seeing continued
the amelioration which took place last week in her Ma-
jesty's health, that every one feels it as a blow to him-
self. The King appears profoundly affected. His fea-
tures reveal a disquietude which is certainly very natu-
i al. Ilis Majesty goes out 'scarcely at all, and passes
the greater part of the day by the Queen's side."
Another letter from Ostend, written on Monday morn-
ing, announces, " that in consequence of the unfavour-
able change in the Queen's health, Queen Amelie, the
Duke d'Aumale, the Prince de Joinville, and the
Princess Clementine arrived from England the previous
night between twelve and one o'clock, and proceeded to
the Hotel Fontaine, where apartments had been pre-
pared for them. The Duchess d'Orleans and the Duke
de Nemours were expected on Monday (this day). Dr.
Chomel has arrived, and proceeded at once to the palace."
, OCT. 7.
The following bulldting appears inBRUSSELS the Moniteur :
" The great weakness of the Queen still continues.
Her Majesty has passed a quiet night, but no improve-
ment in the general condition of the august patient has
taken place.

" W. H. CARSWELL, M.D.
" F. JANSSENS, M.D.
" Ostend, Oct. 9, Nine o'clock A. 31."
Dr. CHOMEL quitted Ostend yesterday evening a'
six o'clock. On leaving he expressed some hopes o
the condition of her MAJESTY.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES,
DEFEAT OF THE SCHLESWIG-HOL-
STEINERS-ATTACK ON FRIEDRICH•
STADT.

The bombardment of Friedrichstadt continued dur-
ing the whole of the 4th. In the afternoon the Schles-
wig-Holsteiners made an assault on the city, but
were repulsed by the Danes, and compelled to retire.
The following is an extract from the report of
General WitaasEN to the Staathalterschaft, made im-
mediately after the repulse. Having described the
previous operations before the town, which are already
known, he states—

" Notwithstanding the difficulties of the ground, it was
thought that the preparations were so far completed that
the storming of the place might be attempted. This at-
tack was therefore made this evening, and was executed
by the troops with such distinguished bravery that under
any moderately favourable circumstances it must certainly
have succeeded. But the troops in advancing were im-
peded by ditches that had to be bridged over under the
enemy's fire, and got among field works that had not
been wholly destroyed, both on their flank and rear, so
that notwithstanding the most brilliant courage, it was
impossible to get the place into their power.
"The enemy conducted his defence with coolness and
determination.

" Unhappily it was impossible to avoid setting fire to
the place, and a great part of the unfortunate town is
destroyed.

" The result will have no decisive effect on the opera,
ions of tho war.

" I estimate our loss at from 200 to 300 men killed
and wounded, and will give a more accurate account of
it at another opportunity. In this action too the loss of
officers is proportionately great; the 6th battalion left
all its commissioned officers dead or wounded on the
place. The event has in no degree operated prejudicially
on the spirit of the army, and I hope it will do as little
on the spirit of the country.
" The General in command,
" VON WILLISEN.
" ]lead-guarters, Suderstapel, Oct. 4."
The unofficial accounts give a much higher esti-
mate of the loss; they bring it up to 400, and from
the number of men engaged, the character of the
terrain, and the determination of the defence, mili-
tary authorities state that it may be safely rated at
from GOO to 700 men during the whole operations.