The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

Mr, Kennedy's Entertainment,

Last night Mr. Kennedy, the Scottish vocalist,
commenced a series of Monday evening entertain-
ments " On the Songs of Scotland" at the Music
Hall, Store-street. Mr. Kennedy has so well
established himself in the estimation of the lovers
of Northern minstrelsy, that praise at this particu-
lar juncture would be entirely out of place; we need
therefore merely say that all the songs were given
in the same spirited, fascinating, and humorous
manner that has made Mr. Kennedy the
favourite he is. In the first part we had
" Caller Herrin," " 0 Weel may the boatie row"
and " Jock o' Hazsldean," all sung to perfection.
The second part brought forward a new subject,
entitled " The Farmer's Ingle," which was given for
the first time, and, as the author has cleverly hit the
peculiarities of Mr,Ken nedy, it was sung in the most
efft otive manner. "My love is like a red, red rose,'
" Gala water,"
"Farewell to Lochaber," " Green
glow the rushes 0," " Tak your auld cloak about
ye," and many other favourite songs, were given
during the entertainment,
which gave unbounded
satisfaction to a very crowded audience.

THE CONFERENCE " To BE OR NOT TO BE."—lt
is announced that the Conference is to commence
its sittings on the 12th of April, but there is a hitch some-
where still. Denmark had accepted a proposal to confer
upon the basis (4 the Treaty of 1852, but it was known that
this would be rejected by the Diet. Her Majesty's Govern-
ment therefore agreed to a Conference without bases, and
to this proposition Denmark has not yet consented. To
accept is to relinquish the Treaty of 1852, and give the
guarantee for King Christian as well as for Denmark.
Indeed, the French Government, it is said, already declares
that the fate of Schleswig involves a question of nationality,
and can be decided only by universal suffrage. Should
that idea find favour the casting vote will rest with the
Frisians, and the doctrine of nationalities will have been
employed to produce this result : Hungarians are sent to
kill Danes in order that Frisians may declare themselves
Germans ! Is not that a triumph of political logic,—
Spectator.

,
SOUTII-.CASTERN RAILWAY—OPENING OF TILE
EXTENSION TO ADDISCOMBE. —This company's
extension line between three and four miles to New Becken-
ham, Elmer's-end, Addiscombe, and Croydon, giving a
direct communication between those places and Charing.
cross, has just been opened. The main line trains will not
commence running to Charing cross until 1%.10y, and the
Continental train traffic soon after.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE UNDER TRE LONDON AND
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY AT LAMBETII.—Last
night great alarm was caused in Lambeth-walk owing to
the outbreak of a fire on the premises belonging to Mr. Left-
wich, the proprietor of the China Hall Tavern, but also
carrying on the business of a bacon dryer, situate at No.
144 arch under the above railway, running from Doughty-
street in the Welk into Paradise-street. The fire com-
menced in the stables, t which time a number of horses
were in their stalls. Mr. Charles White, of the County
Fire-office, and several police-constables of the L division
rushed into the place, and fortunately succeeded in rescuing
the whole of the horses. The land steamer and manual
power engines from Hodges's distillery quickly attended, as
well as several of the London Brigade. A plentiful supply
of water having been procured, the firemen, under the
direction of Mr. Henderson, the chief officer of the brigade
of the D district, went to work in an admirable manner,
but it was nearly 10 o'clock before the fl Imes could be ex-
tinguished, and not before the arch, which was about 40
feet wide and extended the whole depth of the railway, was
nearly burned out. The origin of the fire is unknown.