The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-19 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19,

PRINCE'S THEATRE, GLASGOW.

A bumper last night at the Prince's welcomed that
prince of Yankee humourists, Jcsh Silsbee, who,
thongh somewhat "long a•comin'," was not long in
quite at home with his new friends.
himselftraiiure of Yankeeism ir, no doubt, in some
r
spiced up, but it bears all the marks
of careful transcription from the original, and the
real natives must be a queer race of which
Josh is 5, specimen. Be was well received,
and the hearty bursts of laughter which cc-
13311;sis kpeincpgtosr,
strongly
cc-
casionally shook the house, must have shown him that
his efforts were not unappreciated. Another great card
produced by the manager of the Prince's last night was
Benjamin Barnett, who in his personation ot Mon-
sieur Jacques, in the piece of that name, fairly took the
audience by surprise. It is not often that such light dra-
m-atic talent is exhibited, as was displayed by Mr. Bar-
nett in his graphic and touching sketches of the poor old
broken-hearted musician, struggling with his poverty,
yet pr serving under it all the fine and genial impulses
of a ni,ble nature. His perfotrcanco ot the character
throughout waa pervaded by exquisite taste and judg-
ment. —North British Daily Mail, Glasgow, March 16.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
Ocahair)
Tuesday
(James
sio turned
Mn
.iLened 6
chiefly
Live advaologes of the under-ground system of connect-
ing
t q.,
on
the President,c o mpta in
ra
the.
wires, us prseti-ed in Prussia, and the suspended '
system. in use in this ciuntry. On the first introduction
of the Efrctrie Telegraph, it was not known to what ex-
tent it would be employ, d; and on that account the sus.
p,nsion system was preferred, as enabling udditional
wires to be fixed with bat little extra expense. At pre-
sent, a single line of telegraph wire in Prussia, insulated
by gu,ta perch% covered with lead, laid at a depth of
two feet under ground, cost 3Q/, per mile, inclusive of the
instruments. The suspsnded system was shown to be not
nearly so expensive, and when accidents occurred, they
were more rapidly and easily repaired. The recent
great
improvements in Bsin's Printing Telegraph were de-
scribed; and it Was shown, that by it three hundred
words per minute had been sent through this instrument;
that fifty-six thousand messages per month had been
transmitted on the Eastern Counties Railway, for rail-
way purposes alone; and that such was its extended use
for mercantile purposes,
that the content of a closely-
printed Bvo. volume was stilt out in messages, per day,
trom the Central Telegraph Office alone. Such was the
facility afforded by the instruments now in use, that
they were chieflyworked by boys taken from the Orphan
Asylum, who fully understood how to work them after
a fortnight's practice.
Several very ingenious applications of the instruments
were described, and specimens of the Submarine Tele-
graph wire, intended to be laid down between Dover and
Ostend, were exhibited.
The general advantages of the introduction of the
Electric Telegraph were pointed out, and it was stated,
~that attention shouldbe directed chiefly to improvements
in the mode of insulation of the wires, in both the under-
ground and the suspension systems, as the instruments
were now comparatively perfect.
The papers announced to be read at the meeting of
Tuesday, March 23, were—" On the results of tho use of
Tubular Boilers, or of Flue Boilers of Inadequate Sur-
fano, or Imperfect Absorption of Heat," by Admiral
Lord Dundonald; ." On certain Points in the Construc-
tion of Marine Boilers," by Mi. J. Scott Russell,
M. Inst. C. E. ; and ." Description of a Diaphragm Steam
Boiler," by m.,Botitiguy (d'Evreux).

SEABORNE MAILS.
(N iigni that the mails are sent from the General Post-office
by the night—and M by the morning--dispatch.)

When made up in From what
due.
Brazil PLA.0348. GoneralPost-ofilce port di, When
............—..........,..,.,—.—. London. patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N March 19 .. .. Liverpool .. March 21
America (by U.S. pkt.) N March 21 .. .. Liverpool .. March 17
Ass.
_erica (byllB.pkt.)lid March 31 .. .. Southampt.
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth April 3
Califbrala(viaChagret)
luessuadria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. March 29
neigh= •• .. .. N Daily .. .. Dover .. Dail}
Greece* ..
.. .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April 16
Buenos Ayres •• .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April 16
M 1d Se 17th of month Sonthampt. Arrived
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. April 3
Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. March 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. Bouthampt. Arrived
Ireland
Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. T. Th. Flat
C 12411., •• • • •• . M 17th of the month Southampt. March 20
"*""°° •
.. .. Mls N Twice daily .. .. Dover Twieodale
Ilaraburgh •
.. .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. Taea*Thur
Holland .• .. .. hi Wednes. & Satur. London ..
1"Bc.11 20
Honduras .. .. N 17th of the month Southampt.
_Mwereedon,
.. .. N 7 th 17th 27 th of mo Dover .. March 20
March 21
India via Southamp.) M 20th of the month SouthiusPt: Aprll2
India (via Marseilles) Ni 2, that. 24th ef month Dover. .
Moditerraneun (via month Southimpt. March 21
•• •• dia N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead .. '.O r
Soutbsur,ron) . hillOth of the
Mediten arrest (Via 1110&24th. ofmonth Dover .. April 2
Marseilles) .. ~ N, Southampt. Arrived
Mexico .. .. M2d of the month" t. A 116
Madeira • **
M 9th of the month Southazup pr
70,17th,1901,27th 1 Hover March 20
Malta*
*• .. i &30th of month
Naples* . .. -.; ,Es 6th 15th 25th ofmo Dover •• March 22
Peninsular.. .., M 7th 17th 27th ef MO Southampt. April 16
Papal States* .. .. ' N sth 15th 25thofmo Dover .. March 22
Peru ..
.. **
..' hi 17th of the month Southamet. March 20
Tuscany* • • ..
.. ' N stlllsth 25th of mo Dover .. March 22
West ladies ... .. M 17th of the month Southampt. March 20
West Indies (eicept aIMPt. Arrived
e The mails to those o ountries thus marked (*) are ConVeyei by
trench packet via Marseilles.
California.,
Ravaena & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. South
CarrromziA.-.-lilaile t 0 and fre'33 ~.. via the unito .
Rigel
Ove nOw darotctod 04 dletgr 'Ter' "mlIC*l4 P4o* - - '
.. ... . ,