The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-20 00:00:00

The Germano-Danish War,

The followiug letter was received by the secretary
of the committee of Lloyd's on Saturday

" Iforeign Office, June 18.
Sir:—.l am direct.a.l by Earl Russeltlio iequaint ou,
for the information of the Committee of-1416Yd's, that lier
Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen has reported, that the
Danish Government has not yet determined upon the length
of node:: to be given to British snipping, in the event o
the re-establislancnt of a blockade of the (lc rman ports, but
that some delay will certainly to allowed.—l am, Sir, yours
&c„ " E. HAMMOND,"

TAMBURINI has been singing in Florence at a
concert of the " Societa Filarmonica Florentine." He was
received with immense applause.

A DISGRACEFUL INSINUATION.—The escape of
the Government with a majority of seven, in a
house of 459 members, on Friday evening, will not relegate
to oblivion the crimes of its policy or the proofs of its ad-
ministrative impotence on the Gold Coast. The infamous
levity with which the question was treated by Ministers
must still demand a censure from the country. If the Le-
gislature failed in its duty, and a desperate " whip" gathered
in the Whig lobby at least 50 Whig parasites who had not
heard the debate, and perhaps were not in a condition to
know how they were voting, public opinion will redress the
bitter wrong, the murderous injury inflicted upon British
soldiers by a Cabinet whose orators find an excuse for mirth
in an act of wholesale homicide.—Standard.

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United WlTTYstat EL
es SlEnNfanTltNryre.--cenAtlylieumettewniathn lieutenant
Fort Kearney. The lieutenant was promenading- in full
uniform one day, and approached a volunteer on sentry,
who challenged him with " Halt I who comes there ?" The
with an indignant "Ass 1" The
i
came—" Advance, Ass, 9nd
elixepurteesnsaendt,hiwtftecloinngtempt in every lineament of his face,
give the
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York
Sun.
TILE MIDLAND COUNTIES.--Up to the present
time the prospects of harvest in the agricultural
district of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Gloucester-
araittuhaetrionpsreiscipuitoawtedprothgreesthanyg, hanardvessotm,
ewfhewich
Gloucester-
shire are altogether favourable. The long drought has
n
ri ci s earlyhav e
been made, In other places it will be delayed until
the effects of the rains in the last few days shall have
been felt. Tho corn is looking well, almost universally—
wheat, barley, beans, and oats. The wheat is coming into
ear, and the critical time of blossoming is at hand, during
which fine calm weather is very desirable. At present the
weather is rather unsettled. Beans are promising, although
the winter beans were destroyed by the frost in many places,
and had to be replanted. The hops in Worcestershire and
Herefordshire are in a very forward and promising state,
and, uncertain as this crop is, at present the chances are in
favour of a good return. Potatoes and peas are early and
prolific. The fruit crops promise to be the moat abundant
ever known. The smaller fruit—gooseberries, currants,
&c.—are remarkably prolific, plums are abundant, and
apples and pears—especially the former—hang thickly on
the trees, and promise a rare produce of perry and cider.
Altogether the season promises to be on the whole a more
abundant one than the bountiful season of 1863.

THE BRITISH SE.—See how, in these
days, the publican is constantly leading the human
horse (and ass) to the gin and water, and compelling him to
drink, whether he will or no. He plants his house at a
corner with swing-doors on all sides,like so many man-traps,
while he blazons his wall with golden legends which tell of
all that is fine, and pure, and double diamonds, and old
in drink. He sits like a syren
gilded rock, and regards all mankind as
rst ; and one organ—throat. Enter
temple 'of the ono sense, and you leave all
hschrauivrsitngtf crusted
shirt
-sleeves
ot
appetite—thirst;
this glittering
liberty of action behind, Suppose you are weary, and seat
yourself on an empty barrel for a little while without
useandthere imme-
diately
ordering refreshment. The publican looks at you
WYiotunoaurtehaavpinregttaynyftehllionwg
toreproachfully,
y as
ho much as
her
come n
to drink." If you are slow to take the hint in looks, he
toy ‘e‘
will soon remind you of your duty in words, 4i New, sir,
what can I serve you with ?,, Order an Abernethy
biscuit and a glass of water, and see how he will look
at you? He keeps biscuits merely to oblige his cus-
tomers, to accommodate the women chiefly; and heart-
cakes to beguile the children while father remains to have
another glass. Biscuits, as a transaction per se, he regards
as an irregularity, only to be permitted o n rare and special
occasions, and only then under protest. As to water in its
native purity, without the admixture of something strong
—something that is worthy of exact measurement and can
be charged for—that is altogether out of the question.
Monstrous I He can scarcely bring himself to administer
to the weary urchin who comes in to beg a drink of water
in the name of charity. He feels it beneath his dignity to
dispense such poor stuff. Throughout all the branches of
the trade there is a mad dog's horror of water as such. If
you go to a brewery and mention the word "water," you
are immediately fined for the offence in gin ; if you go to a
distillery and mention the word " water," you are fined for
the offence in beer. Say "liquor," and you are safe. The
publican has no objection to aqua vitae, or can do vie; but
call it the water of life, and he will be more shocked than
if you wed bad language,—Dickens's All the Year
bound."

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
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Sole
L
es eeandAlanager, Mr. Geo. ti mind.
THIS EVENING will be performed a new and original
Drama, by R. Slous, Esq., entitled LIGHT AND SHADOW.
fir. D. hurray, D. Fisher, J. W. Ray, J. Nelson, Sic.; Miss
Stafford and .i.)ss Caroline Carson.
Alter which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Lon
and Fabien dei Franchi, Mr. Vining; Chateau Renaud, Mr.
Walter Lacy.

EW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPIII.
sate Proormor and Manw.Rr, M. B. Wabater.
lIITHIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'.S HOUSE. Mr. J. L.
Toole, Mr. R. Phillips.

Followed by THE DEAD HEART: Robert Landry
(his original character). Mr. Benjamin Webster, ,uppo ted by
Messrs. A. s tirling, .J. L. Toole, I'. Stuart, t'aul Bedford,
B llington ; Miss Woolgar (Mrs. Alfred Mellon), Miss Kelly,
,bc.

To c-laclude with T FIE AREA BELLE : lfessrs. J. L. Too:e,
P. Bedford, H. Romer, Miss woolgar, and Mrs. li. Lewis.

Commence at 7.

lIOYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the
Management of 3r.r. B. WEBSTER.
Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new
Ccmedy, by Di,,n Boucicault ,Esq., every Evening.

Re engagement of those cerebrated and popular artistes, Mr,

an Mrs. Charles Mathew-,,.

Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular
names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charle, Mathews. Mr.
Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. .). Clarke, Mr. PAul
Bedford, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews,
Miss H rbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss
A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss
Wentworth, and Mrs. Stir,ing.
- -

EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE
WEDDING. Miss Herbert.

At a quarter Wore 8, an entirely new and orirrinal Comedy,
in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CH ACE.
Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews,
Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Chain )er-
bine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss
Renrietta"Simms.
At ln, by particular desire, COCA AS A CUCUMBER.
Mr. Charles Mathews.
To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Miss
Fanny Josephs.