The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-12 00:00:00

MESSRS. JAY and CO. have now on show
the most unique and perfect assortment of
BONNETS,
which their Manager has selected in Paris, and brought
back with her to this Est2sl iblishment.
217, 249, , Regent-street.

BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.—Every Article of
commerce takes its title either from the inventor or
manufacturer, and the. more perfect the production the
gr itter is the credit which attaches to the originator.
BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica-
tionin, England; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex-
pos dby the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by
Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street.
The followin2; interwoven mark may be seen at the enc',
of ,:aeh piece :—" 31anufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., it Lyv,n
et a lojurieux." Wear guaranteed.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
tinder the Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and
Mr. W. llarrison.
THIS EVENING, WAlace's Romantic Opera, TIIE
IDESII:RT FLOWER: Miss Louisa Fyne, Miss Snsan Pyne ;
Messrs. W. H. Weiss, H. Corri A. Cook, and W. Harrison.
Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.—Doors open at half-past 6even.
c.ommence at Eight.

pHEATRE ROYAL DRU RY - LANE. -
Manag-ers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING the performances will ,ximmence with an
by .1. Oxenford, Esq., entitled BEAUTY OR THE BEAST.
Principal characters by Messrs. Addison, G. F. Neville, '
l'arret, Spencer, and G. Weston ; Mrs Edmund Falconer and.
Miss E. Leclerq.
After which, Lord Byron's Choral Tragedy MANFRED.
essrs. helps, Ryder, Rayner, M,agreson, hard, Spencer ;
M
Miss Heath, -Miss E. Atkinson, Miss Leclercq, and E.
iss. ticely
Falconer. Vocalists—Miss Poole, Miss bitter, M
Nott, Miss Heywood, and Mr. Swift.
To conclude with a New and Original Farce, by' Messrs,
W Browrli and A. Halliday, entitled
r. MY
J.Mel% e 1
THE HIGHLANDS : characters by M 3
Weston, Mr. Warde, Mr. J. Marris ; Mrs. C. , and
Miss Haiflour.

THEATRE
ROYAL HAY MARKET.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVE. 4 ING (4th time), LIT rrir, DAISY.
After which, at halt-past 7 (sth time), A BULL IN ark
CHINA CHINA h H Or. Messrs. Charles l‘latliews, Compton,
ht, CFitz-
lar,
Rogers, and Gordon ; Mesdames Lindley,
Wrig
vvilliam, Hill, &c.
by T HE GOLDEN FLEEE. C Messrs. Charles
Followed
ompto W
n,eathersby, &c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews,
Mathews, C
[,.Keeley. Griffith, &c.
And MY HUSBA.N.D'S GHOST.
Commence at 7.

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11-10YAl. LYCEUM THEATRE,
IL Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechbe repeated
ter.
BEL DE YEO'NIO (a Triumphant Success) will
Every Evening- until further notice.
THIS EVENING, the Comedietta, by W. Gilbert, entitled
UNCLE BABY : 3less s. Widdicombe, J.G. Shore, Charles ;
miss r. Le3lercq, and Carlotta Leclercq.
After which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO,
n ,
Charles,
Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian
Chronicles." by Mr. John Brougham. Principal
y,
E.
Eith, Clifford,
charac-
ter by Mr. Feehter, supported by Messrs. Jsorarda
Brotn,thsm, Emery, Raymond, Moreland,
Collett, Andrews, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry,
Lee, and Miss Elsworthy.
avenue, Mrs.
Doors open at half-past 6—commence at 7.

13EL DEMONIC); a LOVE STORY, in Twelve
Tableaux.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. R. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs.
SLirling.

At 8, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported
by Messrs. Arthur Stirlinz, R. Phillips, Billington, Stuart,
Wood, Eburne, Miss H. Simms and Mrs: Billington.
To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS : Miss
Woolgrar and Mr. A. Wood.

ATISS BATENI AN.—LE AFL —The triumphant
and enthusiastic success of the great tragic artiste.
Miss GATEMAN, on her first appearance in the character of
lEAH, in the new five act Drama of that title, having been
nightly repeated, and even exceeded during the last four
weeks, amidst the applause and tears of crowded audiences,
and tne profound impression created upon all who have wit-
nessed the touching impersonation by Miss Bateman of the
heart-broken Jewish maiden, being confirmed by the unani-
mous verdict and critical approval of the entire press, the
Mana2Tr of the NEW ADEL PHI THEATRE has the honour
to announce that Miss BAT EMAN will appear in the New
Drama of LEAH EVERY EVENING till further notice ; and
in order to meet, as far as possible, the increasing demand
for stalls, has added two more rows to those previously
existing.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, WHERE'S YOUR WIFE. Miss
Si Dyson.
After which, MIRIAM'S CRIME. Messrs. G. Honey,
Parselle, Belford, Turner, Miss K.Saville, and Miss Handers.
To conclude with
p Murray.AlNT HEA.RT NEVER WON FAIR
LADY. Mr. Leigh
Commence at 7.

7,gidE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,"
Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,
:an be had Every Evening of
G. It. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT,
No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAV.—"florning,, 2h. 24m.—Afteraoon, 2h. 40m.
'2o-..foßßow.-Moi.ainff. 2h. 59 n.—Afte,rnoon, 3h. 20m.

The Weather—Sun Office, Nov. 12, 1863.

THERNIOIIIETER.

This day at Two o'clock

Barometer-29.79.

Wind—North-‘Vest ; moderate, and very fine.

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Clijit ;04.

LONDON, THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 1863.

Every mechanical invention that in any way
affects our naval and mercantile interests is deserv-
ing of prompt and careful attention. We are glad
to find that the new improved rudder called " Lum-
ley's Rudder" is being adopted with very general
success. The improvement effected by this rudder is
simple and eminently practical, and the benefit
conferred by it is at the rate of not less than
50 per cent. This is accomplished by making
the rudder in two pieces (the tail and the
body)—pieces which are joined together in the
same manner is which the rudder is attached to the
ship, In addition to this, there are two chains
fitted on the outer edges of the "tail" on opposite
aides, These chains cross each other through diago-
-11 ELI slots
at-
tacked t.
,o in the body of the rudder, and are then
in
the
iiml thea stern post. In working the rudder
ay the " tail" part makes angles to
the body"
wakes anv,'Yles 'I
to the
same way in which the body"
the ship ; thus a recessed surface is
formed. and
degrees
angle of en steering power obtained—an
equal to 20 degre:es with the new rudder being
an alteration
the old. The beneficial
result of such
time
saved
in
~,tat.lteratioa is obvious. The
to 20 degrees is an it the tiller from 10
advantage when
collisions are imminent
or rocks aro ahead.
The hand of the steersman
to
power, the rudder has double
purchase,
with double
Purchase, and the
manageable and eas
vessel is rendered
more
guide. The different action of the
fw
obvet.o even
aeatrian.
old and the new, is somewhat an:il y
lidders, the
double reins, the curb and snaffle of thclus to the
is
to ins
The benefit of the alteration must be
te the inexperienced. The next thing
how the plan works when reduced to praeuVre
the most wonderfully satisfactory theories provingsometimes quite illusory when a
practical test is
applied to them. In this instance the result appears
to be very satisfactory. During the ten or eleven
menthe- that have elapsed since the invention Was
first patented, it has been applied to ten vessels of
various kinds. Among them are three in the Royal
Navy, namely, the Bulfinch guuboat, the Colum-
bine steamsloop, and the Locust• or these the
Co:utubine, a steamsloop of 609 tons and 150•Iforse
power, has recently returned from a cruise of several
months on the coast of Scotland, where she has been
protecting the fisheries. On the vessel being examined
in dock, it is said that the rudder (a Lumley Rudder)
_,as found to be exactly in the same condition as when
i Was Pitted out several months previously. When
we Lake into
e account the severe weather which the
Columbine encountered during this cruise, so severe
that during one gale she lost a part of her bow and
cutwater, the resultsatisfactory- This rudder is to be affixed to
the screw ships now in
course of construnion at Port-
GiEvgovr, vessels Which are d
to build these screw-
ships for China. The
owners say they will he
enabledships 100 tons larger in consequence
by of the greater
facility of navigation afforded
rudder.
intended for t 1 thee new
The vessels are
'lieu-sir, River,
which, being very narrow and intricate, only admits
; e
vessels of moderate dimensions but so get
the
improvement effected in the steering poweri
bythe
Lumley Rudder that the main difficulties
of
the
navigation are overcome. Facts such as these
are
better than a hundred arguments, and
we cannot
doubt that when a further experience has caused