The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-24 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE,

Good Friday is invariably a great day at the Crystal
Palace ; and being regarded as the great middle-class holi-
day of the year, this is not to be wondered at. During the
last few years the Management have found it to their inte-
rest to add to the ordinary attractions of the Palace and
Park by a great musical entertainment, the numbers having
during that period averaged over 40,000 on each occasion.
As since last Good Friday considerable additional railway
facilities have been opened up, it is not unlikely that these
numbers, large as they are, will be greatly exceeded.
To afford extra facilities for the arrival of visitors, the
doors of the Palace will be opened at 9 o'clock in the morn-
ing, and additional trains will run throughout the day by
the London, Brighton, and South Coast system from Lon-
don-bridge, Victoria, and Kensington, as well as from sta-
tions on the North London line, and other great lines run-
, ning into Kensington and Clapham Junction stations. The
train service by the London, Chatham, and Dover Metropo-
litan system from Victoria and Elephant and Castle, with
intermediate stations at Camberwell, Brixton, Herne Hill,
&c., will also work to the station at Sydenham Hill, a few
hundred yards distant from the front entrance to the Palace.
Special trains will also run from many of the main lines,
those from the Chatham and Dover running into their new
station at Penge, close to the garden entrance to the Palace.
As this latter company propose bringing passengers from
Chatham and Rochester at the same price, third class Is,
6d. including admission, as that charged from London-
bridge, it is likely that a very large number will arrive from
this source. Additional advantages will also be offered by
the opening of the Charing-cross line, which will convey
passengers from*Charing-cross to the Brighton Company's
station at London-bridge. This route will no doubt he ex-
tensively patronised.
Performances on the Great Handel Festival organ, and
by the band of the Coldstream Guards, will commence
early. The concert will take place on the Handel Orchestra,
at half-past three. The executan' s, besides a full chorus,
comprise the band of the company, military bands, &c.,
and will be under the direction of Mr. Manna. Mr.
Sims Reeves will sing three of his most favourite solos,
"llf with all your hearts," from Elijah; " The enemy
said," from Israel in Egypt; and " Comfort ye, my
people," from the Messiah. Madame Rudetsdorff will
sing " Let the bright seraphim," and Mr. Weiss, " The
trumpet shall sound," with trumpet obligato by Mr.
Harper. Mr. Weiss and Mr. Patey will sing " The Lord
is a Mau of War," from Israel in Egypt Selections from
the " Stabat Mater," of Rossini, will also be performed,
and the " Old Hundreth Psalm „' the Evening Hymn, and
the National Anthem, always a great feature on these occa-
sions, will be Bung by the assembled tens of thousands of
visitors, backed up by the full orchestra and chorus. It
is expected that the concert will terminate at half-past five,
and to afford ample opportunity for the visitors to leas e
leisurely, the palace will be brilliantly lighted up in the

evening.
The Victoria Cross Gallery, painted by Mr. L. W.
Desanges, will be on view, consisting of fifty-three pic-
tures, llustrating the acts heroism which won for the prin-
cipal character in each painting the distinguished rewai d
of the Victoria Cross, presented:by her Majesty the Queen,
as a reward for special deeds of valour. The scenes are
painted from the descriptions givan by the gallant sitters
themselves, assisted by their friends and companions in
arms, eye witnesses of the actions depic.ed, and are there-
fore National Records of events that must live for ever in
the history of our country's glories. The collection hav-
ing been purchased by Harry Wood, Esq., of Leeds, will
be removed immediately after Easter, and this is conse-
quently the last opportunity the public can have of viewing
these interesting pictures.
Extra stiles will be opened at the various entrances to
the palace. An additional excursion exit wiil be opened at
the foot of the South Tower, for. passengers by the excur-
sion trains on the London, Brighton, and South Coast, the
South Eastern, and Northern Railways.

Singular Case of Attempted Murder in
Manchester,

A respectably-dressed woman, who gave the
name of Ann Leslie, was charged at the City Police
Court yesterday with attempting to shoot a gentle-
man, whose name and address are unknown. About
five o'clock last evening the prisoner was seen to
follow a man, dressed in an Inverness cape, along
Mill Brow, leading from Long Miligate to the
Victorialttailway Station. • When the man was at
the bottom of the steps, just before crossing the
river Irk, the woman, who vas a few yards behind
him, and at the top of the steps, drew a revolver
aad shot at him. He called upon some lads
to protect him, and ran away into the Victoria
Railway Station, where he disappeared. The
woman followed him, calling out that she
would murder him before night. A railway
porter, however, caught her, took the revolver from
her, and handed her into the charge of a police-
officer.—Police Superintendent Godby said that a
gentleman, named Taylor, living at Waterhead
Mill, Oldham, called on him last evening, and said
that he happened to be neer the man who was shot
at, and the ball struck him (Mr. Taylor) on the
left breast, and cut through his clothes. It . was
inconvenient for him to attend the Court yesterday,
and it would therefore be necessary to have the case
remanded. Mr. Taylor distinctly heard the woman
shy she would kid the man. An adjournment
would also be necessary to find the person at whom
the pistol was discharged. The prisoner was then
remanded for a week. The police are not aware of
her address, though it is believed that about three
months ago she lived in Embden-street, Geeenheys.
The revolver had five barrEds, and was a new one.

AN ADMIRABLE STATUETTE OF THACKERAT has
just been produced by a very clever designer, Mr.
Boehm, already favourably known by his clever statuettes
of :Millais, Leech, &c. It was exhibited at a soiree of' the
Royal Institution on Saturday. All who saw it were struck
by the lifelike truth of the face and attitude—the rather
high square shoulders, the hend with raised chin, the hands
thrust into the pockets. It is designed for plaster, terra-
cotta, end bronze, and is a most agreeable memento of one
whose personal presence all his friends must love to have
recalled to them.

MADAME ROSSINI having nearly recovered from
her late illness, which led to the postponement of
the grand concert announced to be given in honour of the
gran' maestro's birthday on the '2921 ult., it will now shortly
take place, to the great delight of a number of his friends
and admirers, as the fete is to be signalised by the first per-
formauce of en entirely new composition of his own.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 23.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princess Helena, walked and drove in the
grounds this morning.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmersten arrived at
the Castle yesterday.
Viscount Sydney and Viscount and Viscountess
Palmerston had the honour of dining with her Ma-
jesty, the King of the Belgians, and the Royal
Family.
Lord Palmerston had an audience of the Queen.

Visit of Her Majesty to the Windsor
Workhouse.

Her Majesty, attended by Lord C. Fitzroy, the
Couutess of Caledon, and the Hon. Mrs. Bruce,
drove to the picturesque village of Old Windsor
on Monday afternoon, end paid a visit of inspection
to the Windsor Uniou Workhouse. The authori-
ties were unaware of the Queen's intended visit till-
within an hour or so of her Majesty's arrival, which
took place shortly after four o'clock. Her Majesty
and suite, on alighting, were received by the Very
Rev. the Dean of Windsor, Mrs. Wellesley (who is
a constant visitor to the invalids and infirm poor of
the house), and the Rev. J. Blunt, vicar of Old
Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pullin, the master
and matron of the establishment, had the honour of
explaining the various arrangements of the different
departments. Her Majesty commenced her in..
spection with an examination of the men's dining-
hall and old men's ward, whence the illustrious
visitors passed to the boys' schoolroom, where the
boys were at work under the superintendence of
Mr. C. Clements, the schoolmaster of the union;
and, after a❑ examination of this portion of the
house, her Majesty was pleased to express her
approbation of the discipline and appearance of
the children. The boys' dormitory, old men's and
able-bodied men's sleeping wards and store-room,
were then inspected, the Queen appearing aura
prised and delighted with the arrangements of
the latter department. Her Majesty then passed
through the women's sleeping wards end girl's dor-
mitory, and afterwards proceeded to the girls'
schoolroom, where the girls of the union (under the
tuition of Miss J. Pullin) were engaged in school
and needlework. The Queen examined the girls'
work, and spoke kindly and encouragingly to
several of them. On leaving the school the royal
party proceeded to the girls' industrial department,
where washing and laundry work was being car-
ried on, thus preparing the girls for their future
labours in life. Her Majesty did not forget to visit
the aged and infirm in the house, and spoke many
a kind word to the poor inmates. Having inspected
the rest of the wards, bread-room, scullery, kitchen,
tailoring and shoemaking shop, the Queen entered
the chapel, concluding her examination of the esta-
blishment by a visit to the board-room, where her
M .jesty left her signature on one of the books,
Victoria R.,' with the day and date attached. Her
Majesty finally quitted the workhouse at half-past
five o'clock, and returned to Windsor Castle, having
won golden opinions from the poor inmates of the
union, whose dreary existence had been momentarily
gladdened by the presence and kindness of their
sovereign.

The Prince and Princess of Wales. •
The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yester-
day morning attended by Lieut. Colonel Keppel.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, at-
tended by Countess De Grey.
The Hon. Mrs. Bruce Las succeeded Countess de
Grey as lady in waiting on her Royal Highness the
Princess of Wales.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales left IVlartborough House at a quarter past
five, and proceeded by the Great Weetern Railway
to Windsor Castle on a visit to the Queen.
In attendance on their Royal Highnesses were
the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lieutenant• Colonel Keppel,
and Dr. Holzmann.

Mr. K. Dowling has bad the honour of submit-

ting his portrait of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, which he has painted for the Government
of Tasmania.

MANSION-HOUSE.—His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to accept an invite'
tion to a banquet to be given by the Lord Mayor on Easter
Monday. The Lady Mayoress (Miss Lawrence) has issued
cards of invitation to a juvenile ball on the evening of Wri;d.
nesday week, the 6th of April.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
accompanied by the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Stre-
Litz and the Princess Mary, has left St. James's Palace for
Cambridge Cottage, Kaw, where the royal duchess and her
daughters will reside for several weeks.
Tne Duke of Newcastle continues to improve.
Yesterday the medical bulletin stated that the duke had
passed a favourable night, and was much better in the
morning.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh° have left
the Clarenden Hotel for Floors Castle, Kelso.
The Marquis of Abercorn has left town for
Beaudesert Park, Staffordshire. The marchioness and
Lady Georgina Hamilton are on their journey home froin
Nice.
The 'Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury half°
left their house in Pall-mall for Savernake Park, near
Marlborough, Wilts, for the Easter holidays.
The Earl and Countess of Scarborough have left
the St, George's Hotel.
The Earl of Cork has left town for Marston
House, near Frome. The countess has gone to stay with
Mr. S. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Margaret Beaumont,oi
Lansdowne Villa, Richmond.
Lord and Lady Aunaly and the Hon. Mies
White have left Belgrave-square for St. Leonards- on Sea.
Lord and Lady Harry Vane and the Hon'
Misses Primrose left town on Tuesday for New Battle
Abbey, Sussex,
Lord and Lady Clarence Paget left his lordship's
official residence at the Admiralty yesterday for their seat
in Wales,
We understand that a marriage is arranged and
will shortly take place between Mr Henry Widenhaill
Smith, of Castle Widenham, County Cork, and Miss Roberta)
daughter of the late Mr Abraham Wildey Robarts.
DEATH OF LORD ASHBURTON.—It is with grey
regret that we have to announce the death of Lord
Ashburton. The melancholy event took place at half-past
one o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Grsnge, and was
comparatively unexpected. His lordship had almost ens
tirely recovered from the series of dangerous pulmonad
attacks under which he had recently suffered, but expirga
suddenly from heart disease, to which ha had been sub.itcPfr
from youth.

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—Mr. Wyld, of
Charing-oraEs, has published a very useful map shoWiPg
the locality selected for the forthcoming review.
THE AMBASSADORS FROM MADAGASCAR.—Theif
Excellencies the Ambassadors from Madagascar, with 'Vila-
interpreters, accompanied by the commander of the Deg°
flagship, visited the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich, oft Tue
day, and inspected the laboratories, the gun factories, t 13,1
carriage and other departments. They appeared delights,
and astonished at the working of the ponderous and CO
plicated machinery, and at the vast 'stores of guns, Olt)

shell, and other warlike munitions,
PROGRESS OF NEW ZEALAND.—The Registrar;
General reports the European population of New Ze9l
125,812 at the end of the year 1862, 79,680 males and Al%
females. This is exclusive of the military and their 0133.1
lies, 7,302 in number. It is an increase of 23 per cent
the year, 410,8320 z gold, worth £1,591,389, were expor,tee
in the year, and 9,839,2651 b wool, worth £674,226. 113.,/
registend tonnage of New Zealand had increased to
111
vessels, of 10,826 tons, employing 931 men and boys.

revenue had ristn to £1,186,009.
MIRACLES OF ART.—At the soiree of the 10/4.1.
Institution, on t'aturday, the pnotogrePl3ll;
statuettes exhibited by Claudet excited much curbs)
This is a piece of French ingenuity. The sitter takes Jia
stand in the centre of a circular building properly liglaLeg,
all round ; '24 cameras are levelled at him from all Siu'i
and 24 photographs taken. A pentagreph is set to Or,
on a lump of clay, and follows the cartoon of each Pll°W„‘
graph. When it has traced out in the clay the outline r°•
the two dozen, all that remains for the modeller is tout,re
move a few imperfections, and the statuette is turned tt
The specimens exhibited were effective enough. But t-o,
modeller was said to be Widens, well known in Paris
very clever designer for the jewellers and bronze workers 0
and the difficulty is to say how much of the merit of r. 11„,
prosiOr,
statuettes may be due to him. Altogether, the in 3
seemed to be that the sculptor's art was not in any Iruulo
nent danger from this new application of the photogriqb°
apparatus.

........---
Despatch of Count R__, echberg.

VIENNA, March 21.
The following is an extract from a circuidr de
spatch forwarded a few days ago by Count Rechbarg
to the representatives of Austria at the Cturts of
Goverumeuts not involved in the Dauo•German
dispute

" If Dann lark had been inclined to make reason-
able concessions war would not have broken out,
and peace would even now be restored if Den-
mark would only consent to those concessions.
Ent she adlif ires to the formation of a Rigsraad
upon the basi s of the Constitution of the 18th No.
'ember, and w ishes to introduce this Constitution—
against which Germany protests as in contradiction
to the obligat ions undertaken by Denmark—into
Schleswig. I'Q prevent the continuation of such au
Irregular condition of affairs, the Diet was upon the
point of occupying Schleswig with troops, when
Austria and Prussia hastened to anticipate that
body in thei c icapacity of European Powers, having
to demand cif Denmark the fulfilment of certain ob-
ligations lay ,t dependent upon the succession in the
Duchies.

"It Austria and Prussia had not rapidly substi-
tuted thei r action for that of the German middle
States, ar►d if the conduct of aft ,irs had passed into
the hands of the party wishing to dismember the
Danish monarchy, hostilities in Schleswig would
neverth elesa have broken out ; the scope of the war
would also have been extended, and the Powers
interest led in the preservation of the Danish
Monate by would have been confronted with com-
Pliestiolas far more threatening to the balance of
Power iI2 the north of Europe. The military inter-
vention of Austria and Prussia has temporarily
pressed this danger into the background, and would
have completely removed it if the Powers had
credited the last statement of the two great German
Powers, and had not encouraged Denmark in her
oppositio n

"It dalpends, therefore, upon the non-German
Powers to contribute to the tranquillisation or
heated pa.ssi one in Germany, and to retain the con-
flict with Denmark upon the ground it at present
occupies. Austria and Prussia, upon their parts,
Will then the easier succeed in not being over-
wheiTed by the movement prevailing in Germany
--a task filo more difficult the longer the couflict is
protracted. The deliberations of the Federal Diet
further abundantly show what exertions the Courts
of Vienna and Berlin are compelled to make in
order to prevent their Federal allies from giving
More serious dimensions to the quarrel."

CONEY MARKET

AND

COMA InCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The directors of the Bank of England have held
their usual weekly court, and have found it expe-
dient to adhere to their present discount regula-
tions, There is still a good demand in the open
Market at 5i per cent.
Proposals have been made by the Atlantic and
Great "Western Railway for the intended issue of
Second mortgage bonds, payable in London, and
amounting to 1,800,000 dols. (..0105,0f:0), secured by
n,lien on the income and corporate rights of the
Pennsylvanian and New York divisions of the rail-
,ay. On the New York section the sum required
is 800,000 dole., or £lBO,OOO, due in 1881 ; and on
the Pennsylvania 1,000,000 dots., or £225,000, due
In 1882. The bonds are emitted at the price of 70, in
amounts of 100 dols., at £l5 15s. ; of 500 dols., at £7B
15s, ; and 1,000 dols. at £167 10s., with interest from
April 1. The coupons represent £l4 per annum on
each bond of 1,000 dols. (£225) or nearly 9 per cent.
on price of issue. They are redeemable in New York
or in London, at 4s. 6d. per dollar. Four per cent.
of the gross
amount will be drawn yearly in July,
commencing in
1865, to be paid off at par in
London. Coupons are attached to the bonds pay-
able semi-annually in London, at the fixed rate
of 4s. to the dollar. In order that the present
holders of the first mortgage bonds may not be pre-
judiced by this issue, it is proposed that they shall
have the privilege of subscribing to these bonds at
the rate of one for every two now held, at a conces-
'ion in price equal to a liberal bonus. The terms
upon which payments are to be made are as follows :
per cent. on application, being £ll ss. per
bond of LOCO dols. ; 10 per cent. on allotment,
ibeing £22 10s. per bond ; 15 per cent. on the 2d
'ISY, being £33 153. per bond; 20 per cent. on
the 16th May, being £45 per bond ; and 20 per
oent• on the Ist June, being £45 per bond. Sub-
scribers are to have the option of paying the ins
stalments in advance, and will be allowed discount
at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The line
Will
comprise a length of 506 miles, of which 38.5
Miles, from Salamanca to Dayton, will be openEd
for traffic on the let May next. The income has
already reached £3O per mile per week, and it is
Calculated that within one year of the opening the
through receipts will amount to £6O per mile per
Week, producing a dividend on the shares exceeding
25 per cent., after providing for all expenditure
and the interest on the whole issue of bonds. The
prospects of the line are very favourable, as the
.".410 and Niagara Railway, which will enable the
Great Western to run a portion of its business into
and from Buffalo, is to be completed and in opera-
tion during the coming summer. The line also
eeps through the regions north of the Ohio river
and west of Pennsylvania into the heart of the Great
North-West, and has branch lines to Cleveland and
Cincinnati. Branch roads are to radiate to the coal
fields of the
—"agewant valley, as well as to the oil
regions, There are no coal fields in Canada West,
and the line will also supply the connecting link to
the colonists for this description of fuel.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have
!Ppointed Friday, the lst of April, especial settling
day in the shares of the Mexican Bank, which are
To be marked on the official lists.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the
Australian and
pan Eastern Steam Navigation Coin
ender
yesterday, it was quite understood that,
:dYer any, Circumstances with respect to the future
m& the Company, any dissentient shareholder shall
ove the opportunity of receiving back his deposit
The
of £2 per share, without any deduction.
he applications to-day for the shares of the new
zone rt„,k, ng
of Smith, Knight, and Co. (limited),
47° exceeded the capital required by 25 per cent.
The
Share list, it is announced, will close on Mon
53'1the 28th, for London, and on the following day
zor country applications.
It has been notified that the Mercantile and Ex-
th4tige B ink will take possession of their new pro-
-411808 io Lombard-street on Monday next, and that
tMincing-lane office will be retained as a sub-
ranch.

114 n announcement has been made by Mr. Reginald
,s4lakeY and Mr. Montagu Sankey that they have
85441 ed business in Liverpool as East India and
ro merchants, under the firm of Hankey
nhers and Co.
to l'he last Week's rai&way receipts, ascertained up
day, are, in round figures, as under:-
1864. 1863.
at western . £58,090 £55,632
„u_!'n-Western .... 91,251 81,909
errh- Western ......
Oton ............. 2 ........... • • 15,203 14,380
..................
IZrithastern ......
18,166 17,026
I.at liorthern
31,1413 27,692
t4-asbare and Yorkshire 35,480 30,770
I\l'o and44:ll Exeter
teat
6,611 6,462
h Eastern
51,971 47,107
qte astern
26,834 23,059
teat Southern and Western Ireland 7,111 7,758
8,2:11860 returns are in most instances of a very
the q'fantory character, and exhibit an increase on
Of Great Western of £,458; the North Western,
liri,'342; the South Western, of £1,223; the
~!aton, of £823; the Midland, of X 9,750; the
ta"ta Eastern, of £1,140; the Great Northern, of
tb.:„.61; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £4,710
tern, oral Eastern, of £4,861; and the Great Esti.
of x 3,775.

Two O'CLOCK.
'4b,.tit the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr.
, tee, telegram
.triu'd at 66f 7c , the Three per Cent. Reines
Stoup.• •
little activity is now witnessed at
.the
Exchange. Operators are generally limiting