The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-23 00:00:00

THE NEW AUSTRIAN AMBAS-
SADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Count Moritz Dietrichstein, who has been lately
appointed Austrian Ambassador at the British Court
(says the Constitatiounel) belongs to one of the most
distinguished families of the Austrian hierarchy. Hia
father, a former Minister of Francis H., was Go—
vernor to the Duke of Reichstadt, with whom the
new Ambassador passed his childhood.
Count Moritz Dietrichstein is a very young man
for the eminent post to which he has been appointed.
He cannot be yet forty years of age. For many
years he occupied the post of Chai:ge d'Affaires at the
Court of King Leopold, who received him on terms
of friendship and intimacy. His nominaiLon may be
looked upon as a symptom of the decline of Prince
Metternich's influence at the Court of Vienna. The
Count's father, in fact, ranks among the pretenders to
the political heritage of the Prince Chancellor, with
whom, moreover, he has been in some degree of
rivalry ever since the Prince has refused to give one
of Ns daughters in marriage to the new Ambassador.
Apropos of the 'Waterloo sword which the Duke of
Wellington is said to have worn at the ceremony of
the Order of the Garter, (ale of the French journals
offers the following details respi:cting a sword belong-
ing to Napoleon with which his Gr>ai !? was also con-
nected
,the sword
" Napoleon had always kept, until 1811,
t that
which he wore on the day of his coronation.
period the remark was made to him that the sword
was not in harmony with the ;Imperial costume. He
summoned, therefore, M. Regnault Nitot, his gold-
.smith, and demanded a model for a sword of cere-
mony. The model was designed, approved by the
Emperor, and executed. The Regent diamond, which!
was on the hilt of the first sword, was taken from it
and the rest, as well as the blade, were valued, And
left in the jeweller's hands as a part of the payment.
In 1815 the Emperor was desirous of having back
this sword, and Nitot was employed to put it into a
fit state, but the Hundred Days came to a conclusion
before Napoleon's. orders could be executed, and M.
Nitot remained legitimate possessor of the Imperial
sword it was a well-known fact, and he himself had
mentioned it to an English lady. One day he re-
ceived a visit from a stranger, who asked him whether
it was true that the sword was in his possession, and
in that case whether he would dispose of it. The price
was left at his own discretion.
" At this period of invasion individual right had no
very sure guarantees, and M. Nitot, who had no.wish
to give up his precious relic, persisted in denying that
he had it in his possession. The stranger used every
possible entreaty, but without success ; and at last,
appearing to comprehend the noble sentiment which
dictated the refusal of the jeweller, he expressed his
esteem for his conduct in the warmest terms' and,
presenting his card, took his leave. It was the Duke
of Wellington. The fact is curious, inasmuch as it
proves that if the English General really took, as is
pretended, Napoleon's battle sword in the imperial
carriage at Waterloo, his fancy to possess another was
singular enough. M. Regnault Nitot, who still lives
in the neighbourhood of Corbeil, has kept the Em-
peror's sword with the greatest care, with the inten-
tion of leaving itsto the Invalides at s death."
The Journal du Loiret publishes a letter in refe-
rence to the amnesty lately published, which describes
in very strong colours the sufferings of the prisoners
excluded from its benefit. It mentions, among other
political prisoners pow detained on account of ill
health in the hospital of Yours, Laura Gronvelle, as
having been driven mad by imprisonment ; and
Hubert and Blanqui as victims to L..-liseases contracted
in the damp prisons of Mont St. Miehei.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

THE LATE MURDER ON THE RIM.

Last evening, at six o'clock, the investigation, ad-
journed from Tuesday last, relative to the death of
a man unknown, whose body was found in the Thames
on the morning of Sunday week last, with five mortal
stabs about it, was resumed before Mr. Higgs, the
Coroner for Westminster, at the Pine Apple Tavern,

llungerford-street, Strand.
George 'Wicks, one of the toll-collectors at Vaux.--
hall-bridge, stated that about a quarter before twelve
on the night of ,Friday week last, a gentleman, who
passed over the bridge from the Surrey side, asked if
there was not a policeman on the bridge? 'Witness
replied that there was one there about every half
hour. The gentleman added, that it was a pity there
was not one there then, as there was a party of swells
ill-using a poor man. 'Witness said it was a pity he
had not stopped and seen him righted. A few
minutes afterwards, witness received the same in-
formation from another gentleman, with two ladies,
passing over the bridge. Shortly afterwards, In-
spector Taylor, of the B division, came to the toll-
house with a basket he had found on the bridge; it
contained some carpenters' chips, crumbs of bread and
cheese, and a printed shop-bill of the prices of car-
penters' tools. Witness observed the next mprning on
the centre of the bridge a quantity of blood.
Mr. Deputy Superintendent Lewis, of the Thb..rnes
Police, said he had made inquiries on the river, 'awl-
could not learn that any person was missing. He
had examined the marks of blood on the bridge, and
saw that there were several spots on the buttresses,
and on the balustrades were the marks of three
bloody fingers.
Mr. Bainbridge, the surgeon, said this could not
refer to the body of the deceased, as the body had
been in the water several days. He had no doubt
whatever but the wounds had been inflicted daring
life.

The jury, after a brief consultation, returned a ver-
dict of " Wilful murder against some person or per-
sons unknown."

\\TINTER ASSIZES.—It is now definitively fixed
that a winter gaol delivery shall take place ; but it is
believed that the subsidiary arrangements will not be

made till the be inning of term.
EXCURSION TRAINS ON RAILWAYS.—The Board of
Trade has just issued a circular to the several railway
companies, calling their attention to the danger of the
plan adopted on some railways of running excursion
trains drawn by several engines. They state that the
opinion of several of the most experienced practical men
has been taken, and that they all state the present mode
of working the excursion trains to be extremely dan-
gerous ; and the Board of Trade recommend that these
excursion trains should be divided into sections, so that
no more than two engines should be used with any one
train of carriages. They also point out the extreme
danger likely to arise from the want of punctuality in
the arrival of these excursion trains, arising from their.
great. weight ; and they strongly urge upon the com-
panies to adopt a different mode of working the excur-
sion trains in order to avoid the danger of the present
method. It ought to be observed that very few com-
panies have adopted these " monster trains," and it is to
be hoped that those which have adopted them will alter
their arrangements to such as are more compatible with
safety.
AN EXTRAORDINARY BAROMETER.—The mate of
the brig Grand Turk received a few years since a severe
blow with a club over the left eye : the skull was pro-
bably slightly fractured, and is so tender as to indicate,
with unfailing accuracy, any change in the weather.
The Captain of the brig says—" Generally about six
hours before the commencement of a gale his head begins
to ache with more or less violence, as the case may be,
the position higher or lower on the head, and the degrot
of pain denoting squall or gale, moderate or severe i and- -
so peculiar are the sensations, and so infallible in theft
indications, that he is able to foretel the commeneemsali.
and generally the duration and severity, of a gale with a
greater degree of accuracy than I have ever /MOWS s ba4
rometer to do."—American Paper.
AFFAIRS OF JERSEY.—Mr. Roebuck, M.P. for
Bath, who has been staying this summer in Jersey, and
who is generally understood to have taken an active part
'n the discussions which arise between the Government and
the Channel Island authorities, returned a few days since
from a visit to the Lieutenant-Governor at Ilavilaucl
11a11.—Le Pilote, Guernsey paper.
FIRE ON USHER'S QUAY, DUBLIN.—Just as we
were going to press we learned that the building occw-
pied by the White Quakers, formerly Holmes's Hotel,
was burned to the ground.—Pilot.
A letter from Algiers of the 10th states that the
annual Jewish fele terminated by a sort of disturbance
in the synagogue. It is the custom of the chief of the
congregation to proceed to the synagogue of Ben Naray
to adjudge the privilege of reading the Bible for that day
to the highest bidder, the sum obtained being appro.
priated to the use of the synagogue. When on this oc-
casion the chief came forward, he was greeted by the
persons present with hooting and cries. Some otfmsdth;
most turbulent declared that they e
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estimable prelate has arrived in London, on his way
from Rome to America. We are enabled to state, tm,
good authority, that the religious affairs of Nova Scotia
have been arranged by the holy See in such a manner
as to afford satisfaction to all the parties concerned,
whilst it promises the brightest hopes for the future suc-
cess of our holy faith in that important mission. The

immense dioce'se of Nova Scotia has been divided by a
decision of his Holiness the Pope Doctor Frazer re-
mains bishop in the eastern part of the province and the
island of Cape Breton. Doctor Walsh is appointed to
the exclusive administration of the western, or HaliricS,
district, including the islands of Bermuda.—Pilot. -
After twelve trials in smooth water of her Ma.
jesty's steam-ship Rattler, fitted up with Mr. Smith'a
screw propeller, the average speed gained was Ili sta-
tute miles per hour. The Rattler is 668 tons, and 200
horse power ; and her sister ship, the Prometheus,
similar to her in every respect with the exception:Of
having paddle-wheels, only reached 8/ knots an hour.
The Rattler has got her masts on board, and is to Is
fitted for sea immediately ; and, in consequence of her
success, the Admiralty have given orders for six other
steam-ships, of a large class, to be forthwith constructed
on the same principle.—Liverpool Standard.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has to aoknowa
ledge the receipt of 501., stated to bo " for the pub If eso
for taxes probably omitted." 1