The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-18 00:00:00

SHAKESPEARE CELEBRATION.

It is proposed that the three hundredth birthday of
Shakespeare shall be commemorated under the highest
sanction, with the aid of all classes of the poet's countrymen
and admirers, on the 233 of April, 184 by laying the first
stone of a monument in a conspicuous part of London.
In order to effect this commemoration in a manner which
shall be in some degree worthy of Shakespeare and of the
country, a committee of noblemen and gentlemen have
charged themselves with the duty of inviting the patronage
of her Majesty, the presidency of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, the co-operation of corporate bodies, special
committees, and eminent men of all ranks and professions.

Patron—

President—

Vice-Presidents—The Lord Arehbislip of York; the
Duke of Manchester: the Earl of Carlisle, K.G. ; the Ear
Stanhope ; Charles Dickens, Esq. ; Alfred Tennyson, Esq.,
Poet Laureate.

General Secretaries—W. Hepworth Dixon, Esq., F.S.A.
J. 0. Halll well, Esq., F.R.S.

Colonial Secretaries—Sir Charles Nicholson, Bart.; Sir
Richard Graves Macdonnell, C.B.

Dramatic Secretaries—J. Stirling Coyne, Esq.; G.
Linnaeus Banks, Esq.
Treasurers—Sir Richard Charles Kirby, C. 8.; William
Tite, Esq., M.P. ; F. W. Cosens,
Bankers—Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand, London.

COMMDTTEE.

Rev. Henry Allen
Herr Hans Christian Ander-
sen.
R. Ansdell, Esq., A,R.A.
Rev. Dr. Angus
E. H. Baily, Esq,, R A.
M. W. Balfe, Esq.
G. Lim:lams Banks, Esq.
Henry N. Barnett, Esq.
Thos. Baxley, Esq.. M,P.
Robert Bell, Esq.
Rev. J. M. Bellew
Jules Benedict, Esq.
J. Bennett, Esq, F R.A.S.
Professor S. Bennett, DM.
Bayle Bernard, Esq.
M. Louis Blanc
E. L. Blanchard, Esq.
Sidney L. Blanchard, Esq.
Algernon Borthwick, Esq.
Sir C. R. Boughton, Bart,
C. H. Bracebridge, Esq.
Rev. Prof. Brewer, M.A.
Sir David Brewster
Shirley Brooks, Esq.
'Right Hon. L,.rd Justice
Knight Bruce
Leicester Buckingham, Esq.
J. B. Buckstone, Esq.
Gen. Sir J. F. Burgoyne,
Bart.. G.C.
Lieut.-Col. J. G. Burns
Rev. Samuel Butcher, D.D.
H. J. Byron, Esq.
B. B. Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S.
The Earl of Carlisle, K.G.
Robert Chambers, Esq.
The Earl of Clarendon, K.G.
The Duke of Cleveland, K.G.
Herr Albert Cohn.
C. J, Coleman, Esq.
J. P. Collier, Esq, F.R.S.
E. W. Cooke, Esq, A.,R, A.
W. D Cooper, Esq, F.S,A.
F. W. Cosens, Esq.
Joseph Cowan, Esq., J un.
The Right Hon. W. F. Cow-
per, M.P.
J. Stirling Coyne, Esq.
William Creswick, Esq.
George Cruikshank, Esq.
George Dawson, Esq., M.A.
Le Chevalier de Chatelain
Lord de L'lsle and Dudley
Duke of Devonshire, K.G.
Edward Dicey, Esq.
Charles Dickens, Esq.
Sir C. Wentworth Mike, Bt,
Professor Dingelstedt
W. H. Dixon, Esq , F.S.A.
Dr John Doran, F.S,A
Members of the Dramatic
Authors' Society
James Dugdale, Esq.
Earl of Dunraven and
Mountearl
The Mayor of Durham
Joseph Durham, Esq.
Rev. Alexander Dyce
Sir Culling E-rdiey, Bart.
Viscount Evereley
William Ewart, Esq., M.P.
Thomas Faed, Esq., A.R.A.
Charles Fechter, Esq.
J. Henry Foley, Esq., R.A.
J. Hain Friswell, Esq.
W. E. Frost, Esq , A.R.A.
F. J. Furnivall, Esq., M.A.
M. Louis Gallsit
Ernest Gambart, Esq.
Richard Garnett, Esq.
F. W. Gibbs, Esq , C.B.
Geo. Goodwin, Esq., F.R.S
C. W. Goodwin, Esq., M.A
G. 8,. Goschen, Esq., M.P.
James Grant, Esq.
Earl Granville, K.G.
Thomas C. Grattan, Esq.
The very Rev. Dean Graves,
D.P.
Professor J. C, Greenwood,
B.A.
C. Lewis Gruneisen, Esq.
Guizot
Fredetiek Haines, Esq.,
F.S.A.
J. Chandler Haliburton,
Esq., M.P.
k'ldrew Halliday, Esq.
Y.O.i'lalliwell, Esq., F.R.S
X. E. S. A. Hamilton, Esq
Sir Robert hlauilton, Bart.,
K.C.B.
T. Duffas Hardy', Esq.
Rev. Wrn. Harness, M,A.
S. A. Hart, Esq., R,A.
I. A. Heraud, Esq.
James Hole, Esq.
R. Stayner Holtord, Esq.,

Hvnry Johnson, Esq
Charles Kean, Esq,
Sir FitzrovKellv, Q.C., M,P
Charles Kent, Esq.
Sir Richard C. Kirby, C.B.
Charles Knight, Esq.
J. Knight, Esq.
William Leaf, Esq.
Mark Lemon, Esq.
Edward Levy; Esq.
Jonas Levy, Esq.
Lord Lindsay
Lord Londesborough
The Rt. Hon. Lord Bishop

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of London
The Rt. Hon. the Lord

Mayor of London
George Lovell, Esq.
Samuel Lucas, Esq.
Rt. Hon. Sir E. B. Lytton

Bart., M P.
P. MacDowell, Esq., R.A.
Chas. Mackay, Esq., L.L.D.
George Maclean, Esq.
G. A. Macfarren, Esq.
Sir. R. G. Macdonnell, C.B.
D. Maclise, Esq , R.A.
W. C. Macready, Esq.
The Duke of Manchester
The Rt. Hon. Lord J. Man-

ners, M.P.
W. C. Marshall, Esq., R.A
Henry Marston, Esq.
Westland Marston, Esq,

. LL,D.
C. P. Matthews, Esq.
Herman Merivale, Esq.,C.B.
E. G. Monk, D.M., Oxon.
Henry Morley, Esq.
Lord Neaves
Thc:Dukeot Newcastle, K.G.
C. Newdegate, Esq., M.P.
Sir C. Nicholson, Bart.
B. Oliviera, Esq., F.R.S.,
F.S.A.
Henry Ottley, Esq.
Jahn Oxenford, Esq.
F.Ouvry,Esq.,Treas.F.S.A.
Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P.
Samuel Phelps, Esq.
J. R. Planche, Esq., F.S.A.
Lord Chief Baron Pollock
Sir James Prior, R.N.
Thomas Purnell, Esq.
The Very Rev. Dean Ramsay
The Right Hon. Viscount
Raynhaw, M.P.
W. W. Reade, Esq.
Henry Reeve, Esq., F.S.A.
Sims Reeves, Esq.
B. W. Richardson,Esq•,M.D.
John Richardson, Esq.
Dr. E F. Rimbault, F.S.A.
David Roberts, Esq., R.A.
J. Forbes Robertson, Esq.
George Rose, Esq.
The Earl Russell, K.G.
Wm. Howard Russell, LL.D.
Majr-Gen. Sabine,Pres. R.S.
Lord Bishop of St. David's
G. Augusta Sala, Esq
Alderman Salomons, M.P.
The Earl of Sandwich
Wiliam Sawyer, Esq.
W. Scholefield, Esq , M.P.
M. R. Sharp, Esq.
H. B. Sheridan, Esq., M.P.
The Earl of Shrewsbury and
Talbot
The Mayor of Shrewsbury
Earl Stanhope, Pres. S.A.
The Mayor of Stratford-on-
Avon
J. Palgrave Simpson, Esq.
G. Stanfield, Esq., R A.
The Rev. Canon Stanley
D.D.
W. J. Stewart, Esq.
Charles Swain, Esq.
IJ. A. Symington, Esq.
Lord Talbot de Malahide
Alfred Tennyson, Esq., Poet.
Laureate
W. J. Thorns, Esq., F.S.A.
F. Guest Tomlins, Esq.
.1. L. Toole, Esq.
W. S. W. Vaux, Esq.
Lord Vernon
Henry Vizetelly, Esq.
Thomas Walker, Esq.
W. Vincent Wallace, Esq.
J. F. Waller, Esq., LL.D.
Robert Walters, Esq.
E. M. Ward, E.q., R.A.
Benjatnln Webster, Esq.
Prof. R. Westmacott, Esq.
Alfred Wigan, Esq.
S. Wilkinson, Esq., F.S. A.
J. Crawford Wilson, Esq.
Tho Lord Bishop of Wor-
cestt,r
Thoutas Wright, Esq., 111, A„,

M.P: -
John Hollingshead, Esq.
The very Rev. Dr. Hook,
:Dean of Chichester.
A. J. Ikresford Hope, Esq.,

F
W, Waskin E. Wynne, Esq.,

Lord ticrto..Aton
The Earl Hdve,
Henry Huth, EPq.
J. C. Jeaffreson, Esq.
Blanchard Jerrold. Esq.

The Lord Arc
shoes
of York
The Riglit on.. Wal-
pole, M.P.
Tate, Esq.,

GLonineATiorir OF SUCCESS !—A SAturday Re-
viewer actually remarks as follows :—" It is pro-
possihle for a Roman Catholic to undsrstand
how deeply
footed in all Protestant countries is the notion
that, to succeed in Ilft isa' kind' of religious duty, that the
di,ine commands apply at itttst as mtiehk to the present life
as to any other, and that temporal prosperity is thus not
only the natural consequence of obedience to them, but the
best evidence of it " So that, according to the Satio day
Review's notion of things, if you ever see a man who has
failed, or is in adversity, the natural inference is, you may
De obi's }le is a scoundrell _ _

„
THE 17)07.:17 PARALLAX.--Mr. Russell Hind thus
enumerates a fevi, of the numerical changes which
will follow upon the substitution of M. Le Verrier's solar
parallax (Btuin. 95sec.) for that of Professor Encke, on
which reliance has so long been placed. The earth's mean
distance from the sun becomes 91,328,600 miles, being a
reduction of 4.036,000. The circumference of her orbit,
599,194,000 miles, being a diminteion of 25,360,000. Her
mean hourly velocity 65,460 miles. The diameter of the
8',0,100 miles, which is smaller by nearly 38,000. The
distances, velocities, and di,nensions of all the members of
the planetary system of course require similar corrections
if we wish to express them in miles; in the case of Nep-
tune, the mean distance is diminished by 30 times the
amount of correction to that of the earth, or about 122
millions of miles. The velocity of light is decreased by
8,000 miles per second, and becomes 183,470 if based upon
astronomical data alone. These numbers will illustrate the
great importance that attaches to a precise knowledge of
the sun's parallax, in our appreciation of tbs various die-
, tanc,es and &least= ill the solar syateut,