The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-06 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.

The Prophete was once again played last
night in superb style, to the enthusiastic de-
light of a fashionable and crowded house.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
honoured the performance with his presence. The
Queen's box was occupied by his Serene Highness
Prince Charles of Hobanlobe Langenbourg, who was
accompanied by the Baroness de Speth and party.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Parma occupied a
box on the grand tier. His Serene Highness Duke
Bernhard of Saxe Weimar, and their Serene High-
nesses the Prince and Princess Edward of
Saxe Weimar, also honoured the performances with
their presence. Among the fashionable com-
pany attending the theatre we also remarked
the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady
Henrietta Sou' erset, the Duchess of Richmond and
Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, the Marchioness
of Convngham, the Marquis d'Usk, the Countess of
Glengail and Lady Margaret Butler, the Earl of
Durham, the Earl of Munster, the Countess of
Chesterfield and Lady Evelyn Stanhope and Mrs.
Jahn Stanley, the Countess Dowager of Essex and
Jtihnstoce, the Earl ofMountcharles, MadaineVan
de Weyer and party, Viscount Bolingbroke, Viscount
Canterbury, Lord Gisulston, Lady Waliscourt and
the Hon. Misses Blake, Lord Arthur Hay, Count
Lauriston, Hon. Claude Lyon, Lady Morgan and
oarty, Colonel the Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. John
Fortescue, Lady Williamson and party, Hon. George
Barrington, Sir James Ferguson, Colonel Steele,
Captain Ellison, Captain SnearAon, Captain Hotham,
Captain Browning,
Captain Sterling, Colonel Tyr.
white, Colonel Broa.nlow Knox, M.F., Mr. Thi,tle-
thwayte, Mr. Henry M'Culloch, Mr. Bulteel, Mr.
Sturt, Captain Brownrigg, Captain F. B.
Hanley, Mr. Woodford, Mr. H. Baring, M.P., Mr.
Meiklum, Mr. Martineau Sze

CHICORY.
Subjoined is the Treasury order, which has just
been issucd, prohibiting the vending of chicory
under the name of coffee, but leaving every dealer
at liberty to dispose of each article under its proper
came :
" GENERAL ORDER.

" August 3, 1852.
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" In pursuance of directions fr.oraty,s theTßreigashutrlly,oniatthede
Lords C.,maiissioners of her Majesty's
the 29 h ult.,
1840, directing 'that no objection-ellers of coffee mixing
" Ordered,—That the general order of
of this revenue, to dealers in and at, Aonugtuhestp3a Bart
mixed in their possession,' be rescinded.
coffee he allowed
chicory with coffee, or to their having- the same so
" That in future licensed dealers in
sub-
to keep and sell chicory, or other vegetable
sstoald"u(n4rapirjdarvev
2oz and
secured, con wining respectivdy not less than ,
dithtocroeffseeme,binle coffee, provided that
otherwise
secured, 'or
havingfirmof pthasete seller,th etell?:
eaxpacr itnwPteencaieklb;ls,s:aitlehdthoreontaeme
and true description
of the article contained therein; and provided that no
tech article be kept in a loose state, or otherwise than in
euch p,cltages as aforesaid, in any room entered for the
storeage or sale of coffee.
" That all licensed dealers in coffee be furnished with
a copy of this order, and informed that they most abide
the conacqm'ncEs if, after the expiration of three months
from the date hereof, they continue to sell coffee mixed
with any ingredient contrary to law.
" Each officer must prepare a scheme in his general
entry book, in which he must insert the name and resi.
donee of every dealer in coffee in his station, and the date
of furnishing him with a copy of this order, adding
therein his own signature in proof of the delivery of the
said crder."

ihmaasAebeen long in
now dock
An advertisement has appeared ---oi.
company for the port of London, which
of Parlia.
centemplation, and is now incorporated
meta. The site chosen is on the Plaistow- Alarshes, adjoin-
ing; the North Woolwich Railway, where the lima of water
accommodation, consisting of a dock and tidal basin,
upwAritg of 90 acres, together with a mile of wharfag e'Arclile be
with 160,000 feet of fireproof. warehouses. 460.000/, issite
room
the
h .h
proposed share capital, authority beirg given by 1 ,ct to
borrow a further sum of 133,0001.; and an offer has been re-
ceived from Messrs. Polo. Betts, and Ikassey, to purchase,
the land and construct-, the whale for 425,000/. n
These par-
ties have, likewise proposed to take a lea.e of the undertak-
ing fur 21
.sears, allowing the shareholders 5 par cent. on
tr',lle outlay, and the half of all profits beyond
large guano.
`:, Per cent., such proposal to remain open for
contemplated
until February 1, 1833. AnioFie; other tourees of
~Irkplated advantae are the facilitiea of' situation for the
London 'les
c't
Scotch
"d
e brought to the
foreign caul
einphi,.„d market., and also for the screw-steamers now being
^:nted o:it that
from 182.8 Ln the, coal trade. It is further IN, . .
aidt,r, in).... the preset time the tonitage of the port of
2, (7032.,
torus, without
sea hai incre,sed from 990,110 ton 3 to
conimodation; and
any increase whatever in duck as
eks per t,cre will nt I
The Penin likewise that the c,,st of the present
.atliarine's, ther
~.tnitnomit only to 5,0001. while for the St.
. 3'.195,6401., 140,654/ , and 17,884 i. per acre.
it was reepectivclr .' don, and the East and West India ' ocks
which sails on the
7r
P,`1,11(1 Oriental steamer Formosa,
specie and 80 v4,setigerl lat. far Australia, takes put 90,t.001.

CO WES;

ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OW:4 CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, AUG 5
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

July 31. Spider cutter, T. P. Dell'6 Radcliffe, DTI ,
from Portland; Frisk ditto, Georg., Ark wf ight, E o, ,
Westera Pons; Reaolution rehooner, Doke or Ruilat,d,
Channel 'blends and coast; Xurifei ditto, Commodore
the Earl or Wilton, Portam.,uth.

August 4. Pandora cutter. Cant, in 11. N. Smith
Barry, Lymi3g.ton; Flower of Yarrow yawl, Lord John
Scots,.-e ar ward.

5. Freak cutter, W. Curling, EN., Poole; Beatrice
schooner, Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., Baltic; Dolphin ditto,
W. Smith, Esq., Portsmouth.
SAILINGS.

August 2, Gossamfr cutter, R. Hoare, E!q., for Ply•
muutii and Cork; Leda schooner, Lieutenaut-Colonel J.
Smith, Dover,

4. Rusolntim], Duke of Rutland, Southampton and
wt ewe of Scotland.

YACHTS Al: AND ABOUT THE STATION.

Pearl, Alarm, Capricor;,-6onstance, Xarila, lon,
Amazon, Larroelt, Osprey, Susan, Aurora, Arrow, Glo-
riuna, Plover, Frisk, .Osprey, Maritana, Sibyl, Pandora,
Flower of Yarrow, Freak, Beatrix, Dolphin.
ROYAL EXCURSION.—The fleet of steam-
frigatee that ere expected to accompany the Royal
yactite.:are expected in our roadstead to-morrow, and
hpr Mfjesty will embark on Saturday, and proceed, as is
understood, for Antwerp.