The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-09 00:00:00

NOTIFICATION OF BLOCKADE.

(From a Supplement to the Gazctte of last night.)
Foreign-office, March 8, 1861.
It is hereby notified that on the 7th inst., Eatl Russell,
her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, received from the Danish Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. James's the
announcement, that the pott of Neustadt will, from the sth
of this month (March), be blockaded by the Danish naval
forces, together with the other ports and inlets on the east
coast of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, mentioned
in hia (the said Danish Minister's) note of Febtuary 26th
last, and notice of which was given in the (Supplemental)
London Gazette of Monday, the 29th February last.
The following is the official communication received by
Earl Russell :

" Legation of Danmark, London, March 7, 1864.
Government to inform
yNeustadt will, from the
your ‘‘ MEylLe
eol
edn, —c at
that
td itrheec t epdo
rt by
onf
sth of this month, be blockaded, together with the other
ports and inlets on the east coast of the Duchies of Schles-
wig my note of Feb'uary 26th
las and holstein,
t.—l have, &c.
in
TORI3EN BILLS.
mentioned
"To the Right Hon Earl Russell, &02,

DEATH OF MR. LEONARD HORNER, F.R.S.--We
have to record the death of Mr. Leonard Horner, in
the 80th year of his age. Mr Horner, who from an early
age was addicted to scientific pursuits, Wan in 182,,
appointed
Warden of the London Institution, and did much to orga-
nise it. In 1.833 and 1831 he published several papers on
the mineral kingdom in the Penny Magazine, a periodical
published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Know,
ledge, of which Lord Brougham was the president. In
1833 he become one of the principal inspeptors under the
Factory Act, and has done much towards the physical im-
provement of factory workers and the prevention of acci-
dents. On these subjects he has written many works. The
deceased gentleman was a brother of the celebrated Francis
Horner, M.P., whose works he edited in 1843.

•
SIIAKSPERE CELEBRATION IN LONDON.—At the
meeting of the council of the National Shakspero
Committee yesterday, th 3 following arrangements were ra,
ported with regard to the festival to commence on Thursday,
the 21st of April. On that day there will ben monster ShA-
sperian musical performance at the Royal Agricultural
Hall, in which Mr. Benedict, Mr. Sims Reeves, Madame
Lemmens•Sherrington, Idiss iluddart, and other eminent
kind
artistes, and a choir of 2,000 voices will take part. Mr. G.
A. Macfarren has composed a song and chorus especially
Sahlaakaspter the Shaksperian
Royal
for the occasion. On the 22d there will be a concert at St.
James'sd
a
n Tull,
and
extensive a
grand
scale masque of a novel
nd
k al Agricultural
Hall. On the 28d there will be Shaksperian readings, a
number of special performances at the usual hour at the
theatres, and one large banquet and a number of, minor
ones in the evening. On the Monday there will be another
monster Shaksperian concert, devoted to the working
classes. An influential committee-in-aid has been formed
in the City, and a separate subscription is to be opened
there. The working Men's Movement progreeses most en-
thusiastically,