The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-10 00:00:00

Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 255

RAILWAY SIIARES FOR 15Tii JUNE.
St. Germain •• •••• .•••• • •• 910 .. 910 .. 907 50 .. 997 50
Versailles, R. 8....... 4Ol 25 .. 401 25 .. 400 .. 400
..... •• 260 .. 260 .. 255 .. 255
Rouen .......... ...... lOOO ..1002 50 . 997 50 ..1002 50
Rouen to Havre•
Orleans ...... -•• • • • 1013 75 • • 1015 • • 1007 50 .. 1007 50
Strasburg to Bale
Avignon to Marseilles.... •• 785 785 .. 782 50 .. 782 50

DEPARTURE OF THE EMPEROR

OF RUSSIA.

The Emperor of Russia, with a rapidity charac-
ttristie of all his movements, left Buckingham Palace
shortly after five o'clock last evening, for Woolwich,
and having inspected the Royal dockyard at that
place, in less than two hours embarked on board the
Black Eagle steamer for Rotterdam, en route for his
own dominions.

A preliminary Meeting of the friends of Ireland
was held at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-
street, on Saturday, at two o'clock, to consider the pre •
sent state of that country—the conduct pursued to.
wards Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P.--and the propriety
of calling a public meeting of the inhabitants of West-
minster, to express their feelings upon these subjects,
when it was resolvei that a requisition to the High
Bailiff, desiring him to call a public meeting, to
be held in Covent-garden, be forthwith signed and
presented. The requisition is already signed by the
following Members of Parliament :—Sir John East-
hope, Bart., Thomas Wyse, Esq., Milner Gibson, Esq.,
Thomas S. Duncombe, Esq., Howar4,Elphinstone,
Esq., Reginald Blewitt, Esq., Benjamin Hawes, Esq.,
Capt•Pechell, Sir R. Bulkeley, P.Somerset Butler,Esq.,
Robert Wallace, Esq., William Collins, Esq., John
Collett, Esq., Lewis Ricardo, Esq., W. H. Watson,
Esq., Sergeant Murphy, John Trelawney, Esq., the
Hon. E. Bouverie.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.--A Diplomatic Levee was
held on Saturday at the Palace, at which the Foreign
Monarchs received the congratulations of the different
Foreign Ministers upon their arrival in this country.
Their Excellencies all appeared in their brilliant uni-
forms and costumes, and were presented to the Em-
peror of Russia and King of Saxony by their respec-
tive Ministers at this Court.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT.-It will
be seen by The Sun of this day that his Royal High-
ness will perform the ceremony of laying the founda-
tion stone of the New Hospital for Consumption and
Diseases of the Chest, at Brompton, at one o'clock,
to-morrow, precisely. Every preparation has been
made by the Secretaries and Committee to render the
affair as impressive as possible ; and immediately
his Royal Highness has performed his benevolent
task, a sort of Italian Festa, or fancy bazaar, will
commence in the spacious grounds of Chelsea College,
?Mich include those of the renowned Ranelagh. There
will be no less than three military bands in attendance,
and everything_ promises to pass off with the greatest
eclat. During the course of Saturday last the office
of the Secretary to the Institution was literally be-
sieged for tickets of admission,, both to witness the
ceremony and to the grounds of the intended fete,
which will last until Wednesday evening. Tents and
every provision has been made in anticipation of any
change in the present propitious weather; and re-
freshments will be supplied by the eminent Gunter.
There can be little doubt that the efforts of the bene-
volent founders of this truly Samaritan charity will
meet with that success it so richly merits.
A--•

rrived at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, Sir
George and Lady Napier, from the Cape of Good Hope.
MAILS BY TRIESTE.—The director of the post-
office at Trieste has issued a notice, stating that in future
there will be three mails per months between Trieste and
Alexandria. The letters will be sent from Trieste ou the Ist,
6th, and 24th of each month.