The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-23 00:00:00

WELLINGTON COLLEGE.

The boys of Wellington College gave their annual concert
on Monday evening to a numerous assemblage of the neigh-
bouring nobility, gentry, and clergy. Music has now re-
covered its place—lost for two centuries—as a recognized
part of a gentleman's education, and by the aid of an effi-
cient music-master, a good organist, and choral service,
the Wellington scholars enjoy an opportunity desired by
many in vain, and are making good use of it. Everybody
was struck with the palpable improvement upon last year.
Of course, when the material consists exclusively of boys,
variety can only be attained by the ingenious aeaptation
of pieces meant for maturer voices, and by efforts of
rather an ambitious character. But, under these cir-
cumstances, the success was great. The concert opened
with Bishop's glee, "Stay, prithee, stay," sung by the
whole choir in a way to assure their own courage and inspire
the hearers with confidence. Of Mendelssohn's " Lark
Song,"and Leslie's trio, "Memory," the former was sung
with appropriate buoyancy; the latter with as much melan-
choly as Messrs. Hay, Strettell, and Burton had at com-
mand on the eve of breaking. up day. Mr. Maxwell
had to surpass his last year's performance, and, as this
could not be done in brilliancy and flexibility, it
could only be in graver sentiment. Bishop's " Daughter
of Erin" appeared to be chosen for this purpose,
and was sung with most touching sweetness and
pathos. Leslie's " From your choral chambers" showed a
careful mastery of difficulties. Mr. Bishop, the music
master, with the aid of the whole choir, wound up the first
part with Bishop's " Tramp Chorus," with a spirit and pre-
cision that showed his command on the attention of his
pupils. After a pause the " Vesper Hymn," from the
music of Beethoven, was given by Messrs. Hay, Strettell,
Baker, and Moberley—the effect of distant chanting by the
chorus in another apartment—and the illusion would
have satisfied the most mystic cravings of our London
playgoers. Mr. Maxwell again was himself,—that is, what
he was a year ago, but can hardly expect to remain a year
longer, in Balfe's " Good Night," sung by him and Messrs.
Browne and Moberley. Mr. Bishop had a piece to himself
in More's wine song, "I come from the bountiful Rhine "
and gave it with all the joyous effect which the theme is
supposed to inspire. The full choir bade adieu to the bril-
liant ranks before them in Greenwood's serenade, " Gent'.
Lady," and finished with Leslie's " Joy Bells" and " God
save the queen." Mr. Bishop, Mr. Maxwell, and several
others were rapturously encored. Of the instrumental
pieces, all done with much care and taste, perhaps the most
striking was the overture to " Guillaume Tell," by Messrs.
Ghica and Maitland,

The trial of Luke Charles, for the murder of his
wife, at Pendleburg, was brought to a close at Liverpool,
yesterday. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced
to death.

A PUGILIST "AT HOME."—A good story is cur-
rent respecting King, the pugilist, and the "host" 01
Hassocks'-gate Inn, where he resided during his training,
It appears that a day or two previous to the encounter with
Heenan, King, during his "play hours" from training—
the " ruling passion" being strong in him—induced "mine
host" to have a set• to in the parlour, the host to do all the
hitting, the great pugilist stipulating not to return it, but
only to parry the blows. Warming at his work, "mine
host" lot fall his blows both fast and furious. " Now," said
King, who was standing with his back close to the wall of
the room, "hit me full in the face." Quick as thought the
request was responded to, and with equal quickness did
King avoid the blew by shifting his head, when the knuckles
of the worthy host went with such tremendous force against
the wall that the sponge was immediately thrown up.
Indeed, so serious was the injury sustained, that mine
host was compelled to seek surgical aid in Brighton, and
there is every probability of his retaining a lasting memesto
of the visit of the great pugilist to his house.—Ssirrey
Standard.

ANOTHER AUSTRIAN VOYAGE ROUND THE
WORLD.—The Austrian screw steamer Marco Polo
will leave Trieste on the sth of March next, "on a voyage
round the world." It has been calculated that a period of
eight months will be amply sufficient for the purposes of the
voyage, in the course of which 30 different seaports will be
visited, or five more than called at in the famous Novara
expedition. About 200 days will necessarily be spent on
the sea, whilst there will be 50 days to be availed of on
land fur the visiting and inspection of the various points of
great interest in different parts of the globe. The share-
holders will consist of from 60 to 60 persons, and the contri-
bution of each is fixed at 5,000f1., equal to about £4OO, which
will cover all expenses during the voyage, including board
and lodging on shore. The following are the places which
it is intended to visit during the expedition :—Algiers,
Gibraltar, Madeira, Liberia, St. Helena, Cape of Good
Hope, Madagascar, Ceylon, Nicobar, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Sandwich Isles, Acapulco, City
of Mexico, Panama, Lima, Valparaiso, Falkland Isles,
Monte Video, Rio Janeiro, Canary Isles, lonian Isles, two
Dalmatian and two Italian ports; thence home to Trieste,
to arrive about the middle of November. The expedition
which is being formed under the auspices and superinten-
dence of the Austrian Government, will be provided with
influential letters of recommendation to the various consu-
lates in different points of the world.
THE FOUNDERING OF THE FEDERAL IRON-CLAD
WEEHAWKEN.—The following are some particulars
respecting the' foundering of the Federal iron-clad Wee-
hawken, in Charleston Harbour : On the afternoon of
Sunday, Dec. 6, while the Federal fleet was lying oil
Charleston, a furious wind prevailed from the north-west.
A signal of distress was made from the Weehawken, which
was answered, and boats were despatched to her assistance.
While the admiral on board the flagship was watching
the boats hastening to the Weehawken, the officer on
the deck made out a new signal, and immediately re-
ported her to be sinking. A moment alter she settled
swiftly down by the head, careened slightly over to star•
board, and disappeared beneath the waves. When the
first signal of distress was made no one divined how
serious was the danger; and when, at length, the vessel
went down, it was difficult for those who saw her disappear
to credit even the evidence of their own senses. The con
fusion on the flagship arising mainly from the difficulty ot
launching her boats, and the desire of both officers and men
to be first in them, was most intense and painful. Tshewhioni
was now blowing with great fury, and the b
hastened from all sides to the scene encounter:dsougacrteeeaet peril
in picking up from the water the few whost ae
sank. Almoed
st.
at away from the Weehawken before_
or
more
sprang
at the moment she went down some 2:way.
As many
to the boats and succeeded in. getting by
the launches of
t.hea,wand the tugboats Danis,-
others were rescued from
the flagship, the South Ca.rsohleind.
upon the subject, says :
A correspondent of one of
lion and Iris. Thirty
in five fathoms of water, and
"The Weehawken is lying
the New York
she is brought
be raised. Untilup no one can tell
will soon
with certainty why she sank. It was through no fault 01
papers,Pwe-rriting
her overhang.' for she apparently took in no water except
at her forward hatch and hawse hole. It was, to the best
of my knowledge, through the inattention, neglect, and bad
management of.those on board that the vessel has been lost.
ilad the pumps been set at work when the waves first
dashed in, it is probable that the Weehawken would at
!his moment have been afloat. Had the bars with which
h, r compartments were made watertight teen in their pro.
per places, it is quite likely
that the dire calamity would
never have occurred;

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Dec. 22.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked and drove in the grounds yesterday.
Princess Helena, attended by Lady Caroline
Barrington, drove to Hyde.

Departure of the Prince and Princess o:

Wales for Osborne.

Yesterday morning, at a quarter past 10 o'clock,
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred (who arrived
on Monday at Frogmore), and attended by the
Countess of .Macclefield, Lieut.-Colonel KePPel'
and Major Cowell, left Frogmore House for the
Windsor station of the Great Western RailwaYl en
rout. for Osborne, where they will spend the Christ-
mas with her Majesty and the royal family.
Their royal highnesses travelled by the ordinary
10.30 down train, and on their way to the saloon
carriage in which they rode the salutations of a great
number of persons v►ho crowded the platform were
cordially returned by the prince and princess. Their
royal highnesses travelled to Reading, and thence to
Basingstoke, when they continued their journey tin
the South Western line, and on arriving at Gosport
at about a quarter to two o'clock they embarked for
Osborne on board the royal yacht Fairy, commanded
by the Prince of Leiningen.
Every arrangement for the comfort of the royal
travellers was made by the railway authorities, and
the platform was under the charge of Inspector
Walker, of the prince's household, who was in at-
tendance on their• royal highnesses. There was no
guard of honour or any ceremony whatever on their
departure from the royal borough.
The Prince and Princess of Wales will remain at
Osborne for about ten days, and on the expiration of
their visit to her Majesty will return to Frogmore,
where it is expected they will reside for about a
month, after which they will reside at Marlborough
House for some time.

The Duke of Newcastle left town yesterday for
his seat, Ciumber Park, Notts.
The Dowager Countess of Mexborough remains
for the present at the Royal Crescent Hotel, Brighton.
Lord Courtenay, who has been the guest of the
Earl and Countess of Cardigan at Dean Park, has left on a
visit to the Earl of Coventry at Crowe Court.
Sir Henry and Lidy Fletcher have returned to
Farrance's Hotel from Mount Felix, Walton•on-Thames.
The Right Hon. T. H. S. Sotheree-Esteourtf
M.P., and Mrs. Sotheron-Estcourt, have arrived at Far-
rance's Hotel from Estcourt, near Tetbury.
We understand that the Hon. Leonora Caroline,
second daughter of Lord and Lady Digby, is engaged to he
married to Mr. Alexander Hugh Baring, M.P. for met-
ford, eldest son of the Hon. Francis Baring, and nephew °f
Lord Ashburton. It is said the marriage will take place
early in the ensuing month.
A marriage has been arranged between Miss Vic-
toria Van de Weyer (daughter of the Belgian Minister) and
Mr. Brand, son of the Right Hon. H. J. Brand.
MARRIAGE OF DR. STANLEY AND LADY AUGUSTA
BRUCE.—Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, the
Rev. Dr. Arthur Penryn Stanley, D.D., Canon of Christ
Church, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical
History in the University of Oxford, Dean-nominate of
Westminster, was married by special license in Westmin-
ster Abbey to Lady Augusta Bruce, daughter of Thomas,
seventh Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and sister of the
late lamented Governor-General of India. The ceremony
was throughout of a private and simple character. There
were no bridesmaids. The service was read most impres-
sively by the Very Rev. H. G. Liddell, D.P., Dean of
Christ Church, Oxford, who was assisted by the Rev. 4.
Haden, M.A„ the precentor of the abbey. There was no
singing. Among those present were Lord Stanley of Alder-_
ley, the Very Rev. Dr. Trench, Archbishop-designate of
Dublin, late Dean of Westminster, Lady Charlotte Lochers,
the Rev. J. G. Bradley, M.A., headmaster of Marlborough
School, the Rev. Dr. C. J. Vaughan, of Doncaster,
Professor Max Muller, Professor Jowett, the Rev. W.
Fremantle, and many Oxford friends of the new Dean.

The Gazette published by us last night, it will
be seen, officially announced the appointment of Mr. Ser-
geant Slice to the judicial bench, and that also of Canon
Stanley to the deanery of Westminster.
Mx. JUSTICE SllEE.—Yesterday Mr. Justice Shee
heard summonses for the first time at judges' cham-
bers since his appointment. His lordship attended on Mul-
-1 day and made arrangements to take the business until the
commencement of Hilary Term, when he will take his seat
on the bench at Westminster Hall. 'An amusing incident
occurred in the course of the day. The summonses, as
usual, were of a routine character, and his lordship partially
heard the parties. In one application his lordship remarked
that there was nothing in it, and good-humouredly said the
parties had surely "come to see the new judge." Two other
learned judges sat in the chambers of the other court, Mrs
Justice Bylei taking the summonses of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas in the afternoon. The chambers will be closed
on Thursday until Wednesday morning.
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—The competition
for the Westmoreland Scholarship and Potter Exhi"
bition took place at the Institution on Monday, the 2114
instant. The following professors composed the board of
examiners :—Mr Charles Lucas (chairman), Mr John. Goss'
Mr F. R. Cox, Mr G. A, Macfarren, Mr H. Blagrove, Alt
W. Derrell, and Mr Waiter Macfarren. The candidate's
elected were:—For the Westmoreland Scholarship, Allis:
Emily Wynne; and for the Potter Exhibition, Air
ey
Prentice. The following candidates were speelailln:ind
wended :—Misses E. Pitt, S. Neighbour, E. 31,,1)-B4tu. a
and E. Wolfe; Messrs. T. W. Walstein, and .
a
bridge.
or Of
Thu ASTON PARK COMPANY. The hisL, or,
the Aston Park Company has advanced snottier
stage. The mortgagees have issued the notice to foreclose'
ana ana unless the corporation or the public make haste it ,"
probably be out of their power to secure the place and redee,m,,
the promise which Mr, Ratcliffe made to the Queen. -
do not know the exact time when the terms of the xi:lol4gs°
deed allow the company to wind up their affairs after the
notice has been secured, but presume that either three or six
months will be the longest term of grace. The shorto
period will be ample for the conclusion of the business with
nthane toonwlynscuopupnocsiel,
one
ee
wwaayy
poorstshieble. other. For otrheouprusb cosithe
elves
of the mayor's letter to Mr. Percivall, the purchaettl
park seems the only course left. It is useless to argue now
whether the town council gave the mayor authority to write
words he has written or not. He took upon himself the
power of pledging the corporation, and without that pledge
it is scarcely a matter of doubt now that her majestY4
would not have come at all, The only impression wilt°
such a document could have on the mind of the Quec ti
ilitio
and her advisers was that the purchase of the park Nos
removed from the doubtful power of a limited compel
into the certainty of the corporation completing the w(3.!•,..
Under this impression she visited the town, and under`al
impression she wrote her last letter to Mr. Sturge.
the council allow their Queen to be deceived in the trua:
which she has given to the language of their mayor. Wit ir,e_
ever may be the responsibility of the.. company, thav„t
sponsibility must have been limited by their power.
aided
mayor have failed to buy the Park is an issue mrhiclticied
mayor evidently contemplated from the first; and Pr°tv
ov.
against it by pledging the corporation to carry
Queen Times withoutcamethe opening
the
the park was only an incident of that Visuirty,
to nviusmitbEerirmhainsgthhaemp,uabnldiethbear told tettitrigthoef
seems to us
cause. If this be so or not, the iespo
the same. From the time her Majesty
form of the New-street station,
Was the guest of the Mayor
entered the train at Aston, she
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uonsht
she
e apglanita-
of Birmingham, Mr. Rat'
the • Birmingham. As ti.aeusD
; as the mayor, he entertained
elite invited her to visit
s knighted. The company had
in all the negotiations respecting the
done by the representa-
tivethey
seems t°
•of the corporation mayoral capacity. It certainly
heed quietlput
hinave been
appears now too late to deny the responsibility which has
thus been incurred. If the work, however, is to be done at
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the arrival at that
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spatched in August last with
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provisions for the naval division on that station. 1-11°
Ariege lett Gabon on the 11th October, and on her way
home touched at St. Louis (Senegal), Goree, and Grand
Bassan. She brings back lb()
61x. passengers died during thoPveorys'oangse, abnuat not"u
tagious diseases—and the sanitary state on board was to
satisfactory on her arrival that she was at once admitted to
free pratique.
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THE OSI3OIINE ANNUAL.—Csborne's frontispiece
this year, as seen through this celebrated viLlemse
dealer's windows on Ludgate-hill, is more than usually
interesting to housekeepers, as it announces that the neces
Castle
The • of life have seldom been cheaper for many
yeatr._
The artistic portion pourtrays, by a model, Conway as
and its bridge and railway viaduct. A vessel in
actui a_i
movement, sails " like a thing of life" upon the rippcead,
surface of the river, which, in its turn, wedding the
ben'
doubtless typifies the junction of the salt with the
L. litt,
(butter in the window). The latter, the butter, with
are like.
that all other provisions co
pride of humility bears a label of its cheapness, suggestive
of plentiful grazing, and that
wise within the reach and enjoyment of the general
tu
•
munity at this season of universal hospitality.—Gybe.