The Sun. — 1857-02-04 (London, England)

DAVISON V. DUNCAN" shows to be imperative. We hope, however, that Lord CAMPBELL, who has already effected so many valuable reforms for the prot3ction of public journalists, will direct his immediate attention to a matter which came directly under  his own cognisance. There are other matters, also—the of imprisonment for -debt ; the amalgamation of the statutes relating to bankruptcy and insolvency ; the amendment of the Statute of Frauds', to prevent serious frauds from being effected under cover thereof; and various other matters, to which our space this day does not permit roil:rence. If not attended to by the Government, they will certainly be taken up by independent members ; and we can only expres3 a hope that their efforts may be assisted by Ministerial aid, in place of being thwarted and defeated, as has too frequently been the case in former times.  The King of Sardinia has returned to To, in. The Emperor of Austria will rmt go to Florence, he returns from Milan direct to A ustria.  The widow of the Right Hon. Henry Golbourn died a day or two ago, at Betci,worth House, Surrey.' The health of the Earl of Harewuod continues to improve. The Earl of Yarb)rongh has been appointed LordLieutenant of Lincolnshire.  The Duke and Dueness of R- xburgh and the Ladies Susan and Charlotte Innes Ksr have arrived at the Clarendon, from Broxmouth Park, N.B. The marriage of the Lord Alrred Churchill with the Hon. Miss Calthorpe will take place to-morrow, at St. George's Church, Hanover-, quare. Miss Ricardo bag returned to Grosvenor•place from Tctness Park. We are glad to learn this young lady is recovering from her late serious accident.  There i 3 a whisper in the political salons of Paris that certain foreign Governments have supplied certain leading members of the Opposition with material to attack Lord Palmerston's Government on a variety of questions.  Tne French Government will, it is said, defray the whole expense of the sojourn of the Persian Ambassador in Paris.  The Duke of Montebello, a ci-devant Orleanist, is spoken of as the probable successor of M. de Moray at St. Petersburg. Despatches have left Paris, recalling the French troops and French squadron 'rom Greece. The specie which arrived at Southampton yesterday from the Peninsula amounted to 45,569/. sterling. Mr. Sullivan, the United States' Minister at Lisbon, arrived yesterday at Southampton in the Tagus. The 90th Regiment has received orders to embark next Saturday for India. The Black Ball ship Lightning will sail from Liverpool on Thursday next for Melbourne. Admiral Peter Richards has been appointed a commissioner of Greenwich Huspitil.  The precise amount of specie shipped by the Ripon was. 971,3001.  The Brazil mail steamer Tamar, having completed her repairs, left Vigo on the 31:41  The American frigate, Susquehanna, has quitted Nap •  On Saturday a French vessel went on shore off Rye Harbour. Five persons last their lives by the inisfortuae.  There were upwards of 8,000 persons on the Serpentine yesterday. The thermometer in the park at nine o'clock stood at 27 deg., and at noon it was 31 deg. The Rev. Mr. Gurney, of St. Mary's, Marylebone, has been appointed to the hen. canonry, of St. Paul's, vacated by the decease of the late Mr. Rowdier. The Strand and Holborn branches of the Royal British Bank were sold yesterday ; the former brought 6,1001., and the lease of the latter 2101. It may confidently be expected that the Sound dues will be abolished in time for the opening of the Baltic navigation in the spring. An American correspondent says, the new treaty with Em:lind has been favourably received, and is likely to be ratified by the Senate. The guardians of the West London Union yesterday determined to petition the Corporation for the establishment of Baths and Washhouses on the site of Farringdon ➢Market.  An inquest was held yesterday, at Manchester, on White, the weaver, who was stabbed by a man named Collins, on Saturday last. A verdict of wilful murder has been returned. ST.