The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-12 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 9.—The average price of wheat
last week was 20f. 50c., and that of rye 14f. Mc.
In the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives
to day at noon (M. Pirson, the senior Member, act-
ing as President ad interim), a letter was reeeived
from M. Fallon, to the President, in which the Hon.
Member says, that some of his colleagues having mani-
fested an intention of again placing him in the Presi-
dent's chair, he begs the President to, have the kind-
ness to inform them ofAcially that the state of his
health does not allow him to accept any functions, if
it should be conferred on him; that at the three pre-
ceeding sessions he had done his utmost to perform
the duties incumbent on him, but that the burden had
been too heavy for his health, which was so much im-
paired that itmust inevitably be ruined if exposed to
further trials. At the same time he begs to thank the
Chamber for all marks of confidence and kindness
which he has received. _ _

The Senate has again chosen for its President M.
de Schiervel. After the transaction of some other
business, a Committee of four members ws appointed
to drew up an address in answer to his Majesty's
speech on opening the session.
ESCAPE OF GENERAL VANDERSMISSEN.

The following is an account of the manner in which
General Vandersmissen effected his escape :
It seems that Madame Vandersmissen had obtained
permission to enter the prison of the Petit Carmes at
ten o'clock in the morning, and to stop till four in the
afternoon. It is between these hours that the public
are admitted.

The General had for some days feigned sickness,
which afforded a pretext to his wife to prolong her
visits. On Sunday the General was in his room with
his wife and his two sons, when about eight o'clock
the turnkey saw the three latter pass, and let them
go out without suspicion. Soon afterwards, according
to his duty, which he only half performed, he opened the
prisoner's door, and to be sure that the General was
within, he wished him a good night. The General
did not answer, but the keeper heard some one cough ;
this satisfied him, whereas he ought to have convinced
himself with his own eyes that the General was there.
Our readers will, of course, understand that the per-
son who coughed was Madame Vandersmissen, and
that the General, dressed in his wife's clothes, had left
the prison with his two sons.
The night passed, and the eseape of the General
was unknown to everybody in the prison. In
the morning, Madame Vandersmissen was going
to leave the prison, when the turnkey said
to her, "It seems that you have passed
the night here." " Yes, I have obtained permission
to do so, my husband being ill," on which the turnkey
opened the gate for her. At three o'clock, as the
General did not call for anything, the officers entered
his room and found that he was gone. Notice was
immediately sent to the Attorney-General, and do-
miciliary visits were made to all the houses in which
it was thought probable that the General might have
passed the night. No trace of him has been found ;
and it is thought that he and his family had passed
the Dutch frontiers yesterday morning. It seems
unaccountable how the keepers could be deceived, the
General being a head taller than his wife.

WINTER AT ST. PETERSBURGH.
Winter is more variable at St. Petersburgh than
at Moscow—that is, the cold does not reign there
with such continued severity. Thus,' for instance, it
is said not to be a rare circumstance at Moscow to find
a fruit peeling, or any other matter thrown by chance
from a window, catch on the balcony, and becoming
immediately frozen, remain there suspended for the
rest of the winter. Such a case could not occur at
St. Petersburgh, where, although the thermometer
often descends to 30 degrees of Reaumur below zero
(31," below zero of Fahrenheit), the neighbourhood
of the sea combats the icy winds of Siberia, and un-
expectedly brings on the most strange changes in the
temperature. It has never rained, in the memory of
man, at Moscow during the months of De-
cember and January. At St. Petersburgh,
on the contrary, rain frequently falls during
these two months, and at that period it has
been constantly the custom to replace carriages by
sledges. This-latter kind of vehicle, which no person
gives up, becomes the most inconvenient in the world,
being driven in the midst of snow and mud. The
winter at St. Petersburgh, on account of these sudden
transitions, so unexpected, and so rapid, is far more
formidable than at Moscow, and to strangers who
have not experienced its effects is particularly serious.
To defend oneself from the weather the most constant
and minute precautions are required. In October the
Russians—and all who have been long in the coun-
try, assume fur clothes, and keep them in continual
wear until the month of April, after the ice has
broken up on the Neva. Stoves are lit everywhere,
and each family lays in a stock of birch-wood, the
braise of which is more abundant than of any other
wood. There is a servant specially appointed to
attend to the stoves, and his duty is to keep up as
much as possible an equal heat throughout the house.
The best stove-keepers, whose fame procures them
a high salary, are generally from Moscow. Twenty
degrees of cold do not appear astonishing to an inha-
bitant of St. Petersburg'', though he then casts a cu-
rious look at the thermometer. At 23 or 24 degrees,
constant rounds are made during the night, to pre-
vent the police and sentinels from falling asleep on
their posts. Should the cold bring on drowsiness,
and the sufferer not be able to prevent himself from
yielding to its influence, he must perish, as he can
only wake from his sleep in the other world. At 25
degrees, the theatres are closed, and all those who are
obliged to go out on foot hurry along with their ut-
most speed, most anxiously looking at the noses of all
those whom they meet in in the street. If a sudden
paleness—of which no intimation is given by any
physical feeling—should appear on that part of the
face, the passer-by rushes forward, and commences
rubbing the afflicted feature of the alarmed pas-
Eenger with snow, to produce animation. The
same thing may occur to the operator himself be-
fore the hour is over. At 30 degrees of cold, the
populace alone go out of doors, entire families shut
themselves up, and not a single sledge of any appear-
ance of fashion is seen in the streets. Yet even then
the military reviews are not interrupted, and the
highest dignitaries, up to the Emperor himself, repair
to them without a cloak. It must be evident that,
with cold of such intensity, the sufferings of the poor
must be dreadful. Yet it may be affirmed without
exaggeration, that the lower classes, in winter, suffer
less in Russia than in France. There are placed in
the various quarters of every large town of the empire
public establishments, heated by large stoves, where
every person that pleases may take refuge. readful
accidents undoubtedly mark the arrival of the severe
season, but they generally fall on the servants of
Russian noblemen, whose carelessness towards their
servants' comforts is akin to barbarity. It must not
be forgotten either, that the three-fourths of these
accidents are attributable to the abuse of spirituous
liquors. The passion of 'the people for brandy sets
at defiance every warning, and in winter it becomes
more than usually fatal.—Constitutionnel.

SINGULAR DEATIT.—On Thursday evening, the
27th ult., as John 'Westwood, a cart driver, in the
employ of Mr. J. Farrar, of this town, was on his
return home from Huddersfield, having lighted his
pipe in the public-house at Birchen cliffe, the night being
dark, he stumbled against the wall and broke the pipe in
several pieces in his mouth, as he supposed, without in-
flicting any serious internal injury. On his arrival at
the Mitre Tavern in Halifax, after having attended to
his horses, he retired to his bed, where he remained
until Saturday evening, when he qot up and went to
his father's house in Westgate. His mother, perceiv-
ing that he was greatly indisposed, inquired what
was the matter; he said he had got an attack of the
quinsey, and that his throat was very much swollen.
He continued to grow worse until Tuesday evening,
when medical assistance was called in. About one
o'clock on Wednesday morning a violent discharge of
blood took place from the extreme right angle of the
mouth, when it was discovered that he had pulled out
a piece of pipe two inches long, which, according to
medical opinion, had perforated the jugular vein at the
period above mentioned, and evented any previous
hemorrhage. He died at six o'clock in the evening.
The man never told any person of the accident, until
he had discharged the piece of pipe from his throat.—
Halifax Guardian.

HEALTH OF Towns.—Mr. Mackinnon's Health of
Towns Bill is exciting a greater degree of interest
amongst the Dissenting bodies generally than any
measure that has been proposed for a long time.
They do well to bestir themselves, for it is the most
insidious movement on the part of the clergy that has
been made for a long time. Although his name is
attached to it, it is whispered that Mr. Mackinnon is
not so much the framer of the proposed Bill as the
Bishop of London. Under pretence of improving the
health of the public, prevision is made for securing
to the clergymen of every parish, on every interment
which may take place, such amount of fees as the
Bishop of the diocese shall fix, and this whether or
no he perform the funeral service. He may decline
the duty, but he is still to secure the fee. In the
Hackney Church-rate case, the scale which rules that
parish was produced in evidence, and in giving judg-
ment on the case, Dr. Lushington referred to the
above clause in the following terms :—" Why, that is
palpably illegal from the beginning to the end !" This
opinion of the Judge of their own Court should teach
the clergy and Mr. Mackinnon to use a moderate de-
gree of prudence in urging their pretensions.—Ad-
vertiser.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and the
Ladies Lennox are expected to leave Gordon Castle
for town at the close of the ensuing week, on their way
to Goodwood Park, Sussex.
The report on Tuesday was, that Mr. Wood, the
present Dean of Faculty, would be appointed to the
gown vacant by the resignation of Lord Gillies.—
Edinburgh Witness.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT
WALMER CASTLE.

The following are the particulars of her Majesty
and his Royal Highness Prince Albert's route from
town to Walmer Castle on Thursday.
On the arrival of the Queen and Prince at Green-
wich a party of the 7th hussars relieved the escorting
detachment that accompanied the Royal party from
Paddington. At Dartford a relay of horses was sup-
plied and a fresh escort provided. The bells of the
venerable church rang a jovial peal, and the inhabi-
tants generally assembled to witness the Royal pro-
gress through. Horses , were again changed at
Gravesend, a triumphal arch being erected across the
new road by 'High-street. •A-:vast number of per-
sona loudly cheered the Queen and Prince, and after
a short delay the Royal carte of three carriages
pursued its route, through Rochester and Sitting-
bourne, to Canterbury, parties of the 7th Hussars re-
lieving each other at the different stages.
CANTERBURY, TWURSDAY AFTERNOON..--The an-
cient and "famous" city of Canterbury was this after-
noon honoured by the august presence of its Sove-
reign, accompanied by her illustrious Consort and
youthful and lovely children, in whom the hopes of
the nation have centred such interest and expectations.
Although many centuries back this ancient metro-
polis of the kingdom of Kent could boast of being the
residence of its Kings-,-regal visits within the last
century have been seldom, and consequently the pro-
gress of the Queen through the city to-day could not
fail to call forth the loyal feelings of the inhabitants.
The visits of Sovereigns to the city in olden times
have supplied the• contemporary chroniclers with ma-
terials of an amusing description—narrating with the
greatest minuteness the usaes adopted for their re-
ception and entertainment. - The . most celebrated in
the annals of the city were the visit of Henry VI. and
his Queen, to pay their devotion at the tomb of the
martyr (Thomas a'Becket) in 1450. Edward IV. and
Queen Elizabeth, his consort, in 1462, when Arch-
bishop Bourchier is •stated by . Hasted to have en-
tertained them • "very splendidly and nobly" in
their pilgrimage to Becket's shrine, and it appears
costly presents were given to the King and Queen by
the corporation. Richard HI. came to Canterbury
in 1483, when he was the means of conferring some
important benefits on the city charters. ' The next
Royal visit on record was that of Henry VIII. and.
Queen Catherine. Queen Mary passed through the
city in 1558, on her way to Sir T. 'Moyle's residence,
and was presented by the citizens with a purse of 20
angels. (101.) The visit of Qoen Elizabeth in 1573.
and 1582, are, however, the Most brilliant handed
down in history. On the first visit of that popular
Sovereign she held a Court at the Abbey of St. Au-
gustine (converted into a Palace by Henry VIII., her
father, on the dissolution of the monasteries), and on
her arrival the corporation presented' her with 60 an-
gels (301.) in a " scented" purse, and the heralds, ser-
geants at arms, and the attendants in the Royal reti-
nue, were liberally provided with presents by the citi-
zens. It is generally known that Charles I. consum- •
mated his marriage with .11eneietta of France at St. '
Augustine in 1625, and that unfortunate King again
visited the city in 1641. Charles 11., at the restora-
tion, stayed some days at St. Augustine's Palace, and,
at ie time he went through the city to Dover with
his Queen, a banquet was provided by the then Mayor.
William 111. was sumptuously banqueted in 1690,
and in 1695, when on his way to the Continent.
George I. and George H. also made visits to the City.
It was the general feeling of the inhabitants to
make every display of loyalty and regard teethe au-
gust person of the Queen consistent with her Ma-
jesty's convenience and comfort ; but, owing to the
proffered services of the East Kent yeomanry having
been declined, the military preparations for the Royal
escort having been completed, the Mayor and Civic
authorities very properly consulted w;th the Home
Secretary as to whether it 'would be the wish of her
Majesty to receive the city address on passing through
the city or not, and in reply Sir James Graham
stated it would be more in accordance with the wishes
of the Queen that the address sbould be forwarded to
him, as it might delay the arrival of her Majesty at
Weimer Castle. The city address was accordingly
sent to the Right Hon. Baronet.
The weather this morning was on the whole fine for
the month of November, and all the arrangements for
the decoration of the houses along the High-street
from West-gate to Deal-road, and the erection of
galleries and triumphal arches were in excellent taste.
At West-gate, the only city gate now remaining,
galleries were erected on each side of its lofty round
towers, tastefully hung with coloured draperies, and
ornamented with evergreens, and streamers and flags,
emblazoned with the Royal and City arms, and others
with inscriptions expressive of attachment to the
reigning family. The noble archway was also pro-
fusely hung with evergreens, with the Royal initials
of V. A. in large gilt characters. On the eastern
tower was hoisted the Royal standard.
That part of the city was densely crowded for some
considerable time before the Queen's arrival, and by
one o'clock the galleries were filled with the families
of the clergy connected with the cathedral and those
of the civic authorities.
At the end of High-street, by the Dane John, a
triumphal arCli Was formed across the road with co-
lumns on each side, with " Welcome" inscribed in
large letters over the carriage way, the whole being
decorated with evergreens and various coloured flags.
About one o'clock the depots of the 94th, 21st, and
96th Regiments, and some privates. of the 39th and
51st, came into the High-street, and formed in double
line by St. Margaret's-lane, as the intended guard of
honour of her Majesty. aptain Holt commanded.
A party of the Bth Hussars commanded by Lieut.
James, were drawn up on the opposite side of the
street, and were to form the escort to relieve the 7th
Hussars, and attend the Queen, as was understood, as
far as Wingham, on the road* to Sandwich.
By two o clock the thousands congregated from St.
Dunstan's, along the line selected for the Royal route,
as far as St. Thomas's-hill,
were momentarily expect-
ing the arrival of her Majesty, and the Royal car-
riages which passed through the city for Walmer,
with the principal domestics in the Royal household,
occasioned a stir every 'now and then amongst the
populace. The windows of every
house were occupied
by parties of ladies, all . evidently anxious for the ar-
rival of her Majesty.
At twenty minutes to three the Royal carriage, es-
corted by the cavalry, was discerned from St. Dun-
stan's, and the gratifying intelligence passed very
quickly to the remotest part of the city.
At precisely a quarter to three o'clock her Majesty
and his Royal Highness reached West-gate, the
Queen and Prince having been loudly cheered from
St. Dunstan's by the people.
A Royal smaluultteitutdvaes rent
immediately fired from the
gaol, an the air with their enthu-
siastic acclamations of joy, the ladies in the galleries
at the same time waving their handkerchiefs, betoken-
ing their pleasure in beholding their amiable and de-
dthe
voted Sovereign within the precincts of the city.
Owing to the thoroughfare being thronged on either
side with spectators, the spud of the horses was
abated, and the Royal carriages progressed along the
High-street at a slow pace, amidst the warm and
oft-repeated cheering of the loyal inhabitants and
others congregated to welcome their Queen on the
occasion.
The pleasure of the people was unexpectedly height-
ened by the opportunity they had of beholding, the
lovely little Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales,
who were held to the carriage windows by their at-
tendants, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, in care of
their Royal Highnesses, 1-,
-eing.tvith them.
The guard of honour, before, the Royal carriages
arrived at St. Margaret's-lane, passed to the Fountain
Hotel, where relays of horses were in waiting, and on
her Majesty's arrival received-her with the customary
honours. The escort kept close in the rear of the
Queens carriage. It wasqabout ten ,minutes tothree
when the Royal: carriage drove up. to the hotel;' and
after the necessary delay ot changing the horses the
Royal cortege immediately resumed its-route by the
High-street to the Deal-road.
The " Royal progress," as' faras St. Thomas's-hill,
afforded a very animated scene, the liveliest demon-
strations of the people rendering the reception of the
Queen at once gratifying to herself and'to the illus-
trious Prince, her consort.
The Royal cortege consisted of three carriages, the
first with her Majesty and. prince Albert, the second
containing the Prince of 'Wales and the Princess Royal,
and the third .the Countess of Dunmore, Lady in
`Waiting; Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting;
Lord Charles Wellesley and Colonel Wylde, Equerries
in Waiting on the Queen and Prince.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, it will be impos-
sible to give a lengthened notice of her Majesty's pro-
gress to Sandwich.
The Duke of Wellington, as Lord Warden of the
Cinque Ports, received her. Majesty a short distance
this side of Sandwich, and attended the Queen direct
to Walmer Castle.

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most joy and rejoicing were manifested by her people.
The weather was rather unpropitious—a thick driz-
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rain having continued to fall during the greater
part of the day ; but this circumstance seemed in no
way to affect the loyalty of the men and women
of Kent. The Duke of Wellington left Dover this
morning at an early hour, to meet the Queen on the
threshold of the Cinque Ports, and to conduct her to
his marine residence, `'Palmer Castle, the keys of
which he delivered in due form to her Majesty • and
after the Queen had taken possession of the dastle,
his Grace returned to the Ship Hotel, at Dover his
present temporary residence, which he reached by
1 ism o'clock!

To-morrow the Dover Harbour Commissioners, of
whom the Noble Duke, as Lord Warden of the Cinque
Ports, is the head, hold their sessions at Dover, when,
it is reported (though we rather suspect the veracity
of the report), her Majesty will come over to that
place, and take luncheon at the Governor's house, at
Dover Castle, while her Royal Consort attends the
harbour sessions with the Duke. There does not yet
seem to be any certainty as to the time her Majesty
will remain at Walmer Castle ; but as her Majesty is
understood to be particularly partial to a sea view,
which cannot of course be obtained at Brighton, it. is
not unlikely her stay may be prolonged much beyoild
what is generally anticipated. The "'own Council of
Dover met yesterday, and made the necessary ar-
rangements for paying all due honour to our beloved
Queen.