The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1864.

NEW NOTE', EY THE AUTHOR OF " ST. or.a.vs's."
Ou Friday, April 22, in 3 vols.,
JA NI T A'S CRO S S.
By the Author of "St. °lave's."
Also now ready, in 3 vols.,
MY STEPFATHER'S HOME. By Lady Blake.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

NEW and LAST WORK of the Late G. P. It. JAMES.
Just ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo ,
BERNARD MARSH. A Novel.
By the late G. P. R. JAMES,
Author of "Richelieu," ke.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

Just published, in 2 vols. post Bvo., price 15s. cloth,
.ATE LAURELS: a Tale, reprinted from
"Fraset's Magazine." By the Author of "Wheat and

Tares."
London: Lon;man, Green, and Co., Paternoster-row.

THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No.
CCXXX., will be Published on Til URSD A.Y NEXT.

CONTENTS.
I. Prospects of the Confederates.
11. Pompeii: Pest and Present.
111. Empire of Mexico.
IV. Sir Wiliam Napier.
V. Slialspeare and his Sonnets.
VI. The Privy Council Judgment.
VII. The Foreign Polley of England.
John Murray, Albemarle-street.

NEW WORK BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS,
In Monthly Parts, uniform with the Original Editions of
" Pickwick," "David Copperfield,"

On Saturday, April 30th, will be Published Part 1., price la.,
of
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND,
By CHARLES DICKENS.
To be completed in Twenty Monthly Parts.
With Illustrations by MARCUS STONE.
London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.

This Day, Never before Published, price 25.,
LEAH, rHE JEWISH MAIDEN.
Whoever has seen Miss Batem n in "Leah"
should read this thrilling story, upon which the popular play
is founded.

Also, uniform with the above, price 28. each,
1. BEL DEMONIO. 12. THE DUKE'S MOTTO.
N.B.—The popular Dramas are founded upon these novels.
London: Ward a..d Lock, 158, Fleet-street.

This Day, price 25., fancy cover,
K A T E HA MIL T O N.

Uniform with the above, price 2s. each,
1. SKITTLES. I 3. LEFT HER HOME.
2. AN ONYMA. 4. FANNY WHITE.
London : George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand.

ARBAR A. HOME, the New Novel, by
JJ, MARGARET BLOUNT, is now ready, in 3 vols., at
all the Libraries.
London ; John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street.

mR. W. S. WOODIN'S
ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY,
and
BACHELOR'S BOX,

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an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall,
King William-street, Coaring-cross, EVERY EVENING,
at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.—
Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, I.s. A
Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hail
from eleven to five.
Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three.

CANTERBURY HALL.
THIS EVENING an entirely new and Optical Illusion,
entitled

PRINCE BLOSSOM;

OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE
FOREST OF SHADOWS!

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with novel effects, registered by C. Morton and J. 11. Weston.
" The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passive and
repassing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an
Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Mornlng
Star, Feb. 19.
Prince Blossom, Miss Townley.
In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish-
ment, supported by the whole ot the talented comrany, in-
cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan,
G. W. Jester, &c. &o
In a few days will be produced, with alterations and im-
provements in prodmtion, the New Illusion, surpassing any
thing yet attempted, entitled THE TERCEN t.I4:NA ; or,
a NhillT WI ILL SIIAKSPERE, in which Mr. W. Randall
will re•app ear.
Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls.
Open every Evening.

THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY.
Office, Horseferry-road, Westminster,
16th April, 1864.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a HALF-
YEARLY GENERAL COURT of the proprietors
of this Company will be held at this Office on FRIDAY, the
6th day of May next.
The Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely.
By order,
JOHN ORWELL PHILLIPS, Secretary.

FRENCH GALLERY, 120, PALL-MALL.-
The ELFNENIII ANNUAL EXHIBITION of
PICTURES, the contributions of Artists Of the French and
Flemish Schools, IS NOW OPEN.
Admission, is.—Catalogue, ed.

THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING
DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Mado Dish,
Joint, Sweet, ttc., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m., and on
Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m.
Private Rooms for large or small parties.
By order,
JOHN CATES, Manager.
The Wellington, St. James's-street.
Entrance, 160, Piccadilly.

PARI S.-GRAND HOTEL DU LOUVRE.
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d' note at six o'clock—Public Coffee and Dining Rooms—
Choice Wines—Dinners served a la carte both in the dining-
rooms and the private apartments—Reading and Conversa-
tion Saloons ; also Saloons for Musical, Wedding, and other
parties—all Newspapers and Serial Publications received—
Divans, Coffee, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms—numerous
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Equipages at command.—Omnibuses running to ali the rail-
way stations —Postal Letter-box - Telegraph office day and
night—Photographic studio - a staff of Servants speaking all
Languages.

STRATFORD•ON-AVON TERCENTENARY
FESTIVAL.

PRESIDENT.

Right Hon. the Earl of CARLISLE, N.G.
SATURDAY, April 231, BANQUET. at 3 p.m. •- Lord Car-
lisle is the Chair. Tickets 21s. In the Evening, grand dis-
play of iireworks, by Darby.
MONDAY MORNING, April 25th, at Noon, the MES-
SlAH.—Mesdames Parepa, Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves,
Mr. G. Perren, Mr. Santley ; Mr. T. Harper (Trumpet) Band
and Chorus of 5)0 performers. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mel-
lon. Tickets, 55. Reserved ::eats, 108 eel. and 21s.
MONDAY EVENING, at Seven, GRAND CONCERT of
MUSIC, assorted with the words from Shakespeare.—Dime.
Parepa, Mm e. Sainton- Dolby, Mme. Arabella Goddard, Mr.
Sims Reeves, Mr. G. Perren. Mr. Santley. Orchestra of 120
Instruments. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Tickets, 28 ed.

Reserved Seats, ss. and lOs 6d.
TUESDAY MORNING, April 26, EXCURSION TO
CHARLECOTE. Tickets ss. In the Evening, at 7 o'clock,
TWELFTH NIGHT will be represented by the Company of
the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Orsini, Mr. Howe —Sebas-
ti ,n, Mr. Weathersley—Antonio, Mr. Braid—Roberto, Mr.
Walter Gordon—Mario, Mr. Clar Worrel—
Sir Toby Belch, Mr. Rogers— Sir Andrew, Mr. Buckstone
Fabian, Mr. W. Farren—Clown, Mr. Compton—l'riest, Mr.
Cullenford—Olivia, Miss W. Lindley —Viola, Miss Louisa
Angel—Maria, Mrs. E. Fitawilliam.
Atter the Comedy, Mr. Sothern (Lord Dundicary) will ap-
pear in a new Faro& Tickets Gs.—Reserved Seats, 10s. 6d.
and 21s.

On WEDNESDAY MORNING, April 27, A SHAKE-
SPEAREAN READING. Tickets, 2s. 6d. —Reserved Seats,
ss. In the Evening, in consequence of the withdrawal of Mr.
Fechter, Mr. Vining, of the Royal Princess's Theatre, ha
in the most liberal manner, undertaken to put two Shake-
spearean Piays upon the Stage. At 7 o clock there will be
performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. The
character of Juliet by Mdllc. Stella Collas. There will also
be performed the COMEDY OF ERRORS. The two Dromios
by the brothers Webb. The names of the other performers
wi I be announced in future advertisements.
The Hamlet tickets will be available for this Evening's
Entertaium, nts.

On THURSDAY MORNING, April 28, in the Shake-
spearean Rooms, a CONCERT of Instrumental Music and
Glees from Shakesperean Plays.—Ticke 5, 25. 6d.—Reserved
Seats. Is.
In the Evening at Seven, "AS YOU LIKE IT" will be re-
presented : Celia, Miss Kate Savilie.—Phoebe, Miss Button—
Audry, Miss Charlotte Saunders.—The Duke, Mr. J. Ben-
nett—Jaques, Mr. Creswick.—Amiens, Mr. W. 11. Cumings.
—Orlando, Mr.W.Farren—Adam, Mr. Chippendale.—Touch-
stone, Mr. Compton—Le Beau, Mr. Belford'—Oliver, Mr. R.
Dolman,—Wrestler, Mr 11. Payne. The play produced under
the superintendence of Mr. H. Creswick. Tickets, ss.—Re-
served Seats, 10s. 6d. and 21s.
On FRIDAY Evening, April 29th, "GRAND FANCY
DRESS BALL." Ticke s (by vouchers), 21s.
During the Festival there will be an exhibition in the
Town Hall of many of the well known Portraits of Shakes-
peare and eminent Actors of his plays.
The Great Western, North-Western, and ether Railway
Companies will run special trains during the Festival ; and
at the close of each night s performances, trains will leave
for London. Birmingham, Malvern, Leamington, &o. R« turn
Tickets will be available from Friday the 22d, to Saturday
the 30th.
Tickets, Programmes, &c., may be obtained at 2, Exeter
Hall, London ; and at the Festival Ticket Office, New-p'ace,
Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Official Programme, containing full particulars of all
matters connected with the Festival, top.;e, her with a Guide
to the Town and Neighbourhood of Stratford-upon-Avon, is
now ready. This may be ob ained at the Ticket Office, and
from all Booksellers, price is.

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Naval and Military Intelligence,

THE NAVY.

The Anglo Chinese iron ram Tien-tsin, Commander
Nicolas, being the third vessel belonging to the expedi-
tionary fleet, under Commodore Sherard Osborn, C. 8.,
which has returned to England, is ordered to be taken into
the outer basin in Woolwich dockyard this morning, to re-
turn stores. The crew have been granted leave of absence
to visit their friends. Befare their departure Commander
Nicolas presented a gold pipe and chain (contributed by the
ship's company) to Richard Thomsett, chief boatswain's
mate, in testimony of his exemplary conduct during the
commission. Commodore Dunlop, senior officer at Wool-
wich, and superintendent of the port, after mustering the
w anandd the ship throughout, congratulated
ls on their cleanly and orderly condition.
Her arrival has been ct.;:lsilerablY
crew
Commander soling
delayed by the collection
of'ler her bottom, and which mate-
ially barnaclesaffected
The iron cased screw steamship fzince Consort, 35, Capt.
and
her seaweed
rate of speed.o
r
George 0. Willis, C. 8., having filled up with coal and pro-
visions, left Plymouth on Saturday for Portland, taking
seamen for the Channel squadron. _ _ _

The iron screw steam transport Adventure, 2, Capt. C.
L. Waddilove, was appointed to leave Plymouth Sound on
Saturday for Dover, to embark troops for China.
The screw steam gun vessel Espoir, 6, Commander Ss
Douglas, frem Sierra Leone Feb. 4, Goree, Feb, 20, Cape
Verd Islands March 6, and the Western Islands April 4,
arrived on Saturday morning in Plymouth Sound. When
she left the station the Rattlesnake was at Sierra Leone, the
Zebra at Cape Coast, the Speep well, the Snake, and the
Pandora in the Bights, and the Investigator was at
Lagos. The Espoir spoke on April 11, in lat. 43 24 N,
long. 15 40 W, the brig Eaglet steering west; 14th, lat.
49 39 N, long. 11 17 W, the bark Juno, outward bound,
and lat. 49 32 N, long. 11 40 W, a large steamer steering
west. Off Fayal she encountered a heavy gale from the
eastward, but sustained no damage. The Espoir was com-
missioned at Devonport by Commander S. Douglas Aug.
21, 1860, and left England on September 27. On the
coast she was first engaged up the River Gambia in
settling native disputes. Sho then conveyed a portion
of the troops wrecked in the Perseverance from Navy
Island to Sierra Leone. During the passage fever broke
out, and on arrival three• fourths of the ship's company
were on the sick list; she therefore proceeded to the
Bananas to recrait. On the 19th of November, 1860,
Gallinas River, she captured a Spanish brig, and
subsequently, near Ascension, the bark Clara Windsor, with
750 slaves. The Espoir was occupied until July, 1861, in
suppressing the slave trade. Sho was then engaged in
escorting the Sunbeam up the Niger to Onitsha, and while
performing this duty she fired at and burnt the village of
Kpetema, and had two men killed in the action. She
then cruised on the North coast until May, 18C2, when she
was ordered to the south, where she captured. July the
22d, off Corigo, the bark Traviata ; in October, 1862, the
Dutch bark Jane or Fleet Eagle; in November, 1832, the
Portuguese launch E, with £1,200 for the purchase of
slaves ; and in August, 1883, the brig Haidee, with 690
slaves. For the remainder of the commission she was em-
ployed in visiting the forts on, the coast with Major Clarke,
R.E., who has come home a passenger in her. During her
commission she has lost Lieut. Stephenson and Mr. Teppett,
gunner, by fever, and Mr. Hersee, assistant engineer, by
consumption; including the above she has lost 11 by death.
The total amount of her prize money will amount to £lO,OOO.
The Espoir will to-day discharge powder and ammunition,
and after inspection will proceed from the Sound into
Hamelin to be dismantled. Her crew will be paid off at
Devonport.
The following appointments and promotions were made
on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. John Campion
Wells has been promoted to the rank of Commander; and
Mr. William Wemyss Anderson, second-master, to the rank
of Lieut. ; Thomas E. Butters, assist.-engineer, to the Asia,
as supernumerary; and John Franklin, assists-engineer, to
the Victory for the Sprightly.