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THE SUN, LONDON, THUBSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1863.

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Dated this 23d day of Demmber, 1863.
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6, Old Jewry, London, Plaintiff's Solicitors.

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visitors.—All the Amusements. The Fairy Tale The
shadow Pantomime • The Chinese Fireworks, to, Open 12
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AS INDICATED IN PROPHECY.
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THE NAVY.
VALETTA, Dec. 17.—The naval Commander.in
Chief, Vice-Admiral Robert Smart, has taken up
his residence in Valetta for the winter, and a consi-
derable number of line-of-battle ships, frigates, and
small craft belonging to the fleet under his com-
mand are in the harbour. There is likelihood of some
changes occurring shortly among the ships here, as
intelligence was received a few days ago, rather un-
expectedly, that the St. George, 86, Capt. the Hon.
F. Egerton, and the Trafalgar, 70, Capt. T. Mason,
are to go home, to be replaced by the iron-clads
Resistance, 18, Capt. W. C. Chamberlain, and Royal
Oak, 50, Capt. F. Campbell, from England. A
Court of Inquiry, consisting of Capt. C Fellowes,
commanding the Marlborough, and Capt. the Hon.
F, Egerton, commanding the St. George, was held
last week on board the Cossack, 20, Capt. W. R.
Rolland, to ascertain the cause of that vessel getting
ashore at Ayas, in the Gulf of Iskanderoon, some
short time back. It appears that, owing to the
darkness of the night and threatening weather, the
high land of Cape Khanzir could not be seen. The
officers were at their posts and the lead was going
at the time the vessel touched on a sandy spit that
runs out of the Gulf. She was soon got off again
without having suffered any damage, and it will not
be necessary for her to be docked, as was at first ex-
pected. No blame was found to attach to the captain
or officers. The Cossack left Beyrout on the 25th
November, tkfter being relieved by the Liffey, 35,
G. Parker, which arrived there on the 22d from
Corfu. The Pelican, 17, Commander Comber, was
also at Beyrout, having arrived there from
Athens on the 17th of November. When elf
Lanaka, in the island of Cyprus, on the 6th o'
November, the Cossack observed the Austrian
Lloyds' packet Europa on shore. She had a large
quantity of water in her hold, and had been aground
three days. Men were sent on board to pump
her out, which, with the assistance of a portion of
the crew of the French frigate Imperueuse, and by
working night and day, was successfully acorn-
plished, and she was towed into the anchorage of
Lanaka. Had it not been for timely help thus
afforded, the Europa must have been totally
wrecked. The cargo was nearly all spoilt, and she
had on board a large sum of money in specie, shipped
for Beyrout. Before the Cossack left Cyprus, an
Austrian gunboat and a steamer, which had been
telegraphed for, arrived to render essistance to the
stranded vessel. On the 11th inst. a court martial
was held on board the Hibernia, in Malta harbour,
to try John Chapel, second class boatswain of the
Cossack, for being drunk and unfit for duty. The
Court consisted of Capt. T. Mason, of the Trafalgar,
president ; Capt. C. Fellowes, of the Marlborough ;
Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, of the St. George;
Capt. T. A. B. Spratt, C.B , of the Hydra; and
Capt. W. Armytage, of the Msgicienne ; Mr. Har-
rington It. Jones, secretary to the Commander-in-
Chief, officiating as judge-advocate. The Court
found the prisoner guilty, but, in consideration of
the good testimonials produced, only sentenced him
to be placed at the bottom of the list of his class, and
to be dismissed his ship. It is expected the Cossack
will leave some time next week for Tripoli, and pro-
bably Tunis, to visit the consulates on the coast of
Barbary. Capt. C. Fellowes and Copt the Hon. F.
Egerton also held an inquiry on board the surveying
ship Firefly, for the purpose of ascertaining the
cause of that ship touching on a rock, not laid down
in her charts, during her late survey of the Corfu
channel, and coastof Albania. The proceedings were
merely formal, and the commander and officers were
of course exonerated from all Warne. The Firefly
has performed a very important and extensive survey
during the last few months of that part of the
lonian waters, which is very incorrectly given in
the published charts, it never having been properly
surveyed. She has carefully examined and ad-
justed a long line of coast, and discovered five or six
dangerous sunken rocks previously unknown. It
was while taking soundings in going to an anchor-
age that she touched slightly on the Osprey Rock,
given in the latest charts, but which charts had not
been issued to the Firefly. Some of the rocks re-
cently discovered by this vessel lie in a sea which
was sailed over a year or two ago by the greater
part of Vice-Admiral Sir William Fanshawe Mar-
tin's fleet, and nobody on board at the time was
conscious of the proximity of danger. This survey
is to be resumed at the commencement of next
spring. Yesterday Capt. Spratt gave over the com-
mand of the Hydra, which had returned on the 10th
inst. from Tripoli, to Commander Mansell, of the
Firefly, of which latter ship Lieut. G. R. Wilkin-
son, First Lieut. of the Hydra, took the command
the same day, instead of Commander Mansell.
While at Tripoli the opportunity was taken by
Capt. Spratt of ascertaining by ohronometrical reck-
oning, and by signals exchanged
entbatplace and Malta, as
Mansell, tthouhreegxh heaettditffeeler-.
aaenantdwd:r . At the request of the Pasha,
erevious occasion with Alex-
andriageh nra tele-
graph
Pe
bees
oe fweaul iont edhdgatCi
done
Commander
msd
oeimslnb
Capt. Spratt laid down several buoys for the guid-
ance of ships entering and quitting Tripoli, and
made suggestions which, if adopted, would at a
very small expense render the harbour a safe
anchorage in all weathers. Captain Spratt leaves
to-day in the Euxine for Marseilles and England.
He retires at his own request, after an honourable
and useful service of 32 years on the survey of the
Levant and Mediterranean. The surveying tender
Growler, Staff Commander J. Stokes, returned on
the 11th inst. from surveying the Skerki Rocks.
The result of her labours proves that the statement
tion
made by a Tunisian captain of an island having
m
been thrown up there must have been founded on
some
fkeai6or
mirage,e° as misconception--perhaps the ap-
pearanceis no such island
on the spot indicated; nor does there appear to
have been any disturbance 07 upheaving of Keith's
Reef, the nearest shoal to Skeoki, to indicate any
recent volcanic eruption. Her Majesty's frigate
mistake
magicimee, 16, Capt, W. Armytage, was suddenly
ordered to sea on the night of the 11th inst., to
tow in the French packet Vatican, which had
broken down near Cape Passaro, and had tele-
graphed for assistance. The Msgicienne returned
with her charge on the eveniog of the following
day, and the Vatican has since left for Messina and
Marseilles in tow of the French steamer Indus,
which had been telegraphed for. The Turkish
frigate Taif, Capt. Selim Bey, which ran in here to
escape the violence of a gale at Tripoli, left on re-
turn on Friday last, taking with her as passengers
Mr. Goot, of the Malta and Alexandria Telegraph,
to replace Mr. Smyth, who arrived at Malta per
Hydra, and Mr. Stacey, superintendent; of the Ben•
ghazi station. Trim, Tufr.ell, Miss Gostling, and

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL, Islington.
Grand Christmas Entertainments on a scale of magni-
ficence hitherto un ittempted in this country, Immense as-
semblage of Metropolitan, Provincial. Continental, and
Colonial Artistes in every class of Amusements. New deco-
rat'ons elegant_ fittings, and brilliant illuminations.
0 BOXING-DAY this commodious hall will be OPENED
with a selected and talented company of 350 Performers and
nearly 100 Horses; also 50 suits ot brass and steel armour, for
the purpose of introducing the most perfect Tournament ever
arranged, vieing in splendour the olden sports of the "Field
of the Cloth of Gold." The Cirque will be represented by the
first star riders in the world. The Hippodrome programme
will include chariot races, steeplechases, Roman races on bare-
backed steeds, daring and graceful acts of equestrianism,
great vaulting competition, assault of arms, comic scenes. and
en ertaining interludes. Crockett, the celebrated Lion King,
who has been the great feature of attraction in Paris and
other principal cities on the Continent for the last two years,
will make his first appearance in London with his wonderful
Troupe of Lions. A Grand Military Band of 60 performers,
selected from the principal Regiments of the Service, will
be under the directi,n of Mr. Hurd ; and Wilbs's mam-
moth international Prize Organ, erected at an enormous
cost, ,will be performer upon by a celebrated Organist.
The •fvhole of the extensive galleries will be appro-
priated to promenades, first and second class refreshment
saloons, bazaar, and fancy fair, wherein will be
found every description of article suitable for presents
or the decoration of Christmas-trees. The reading room will
be supplied with newspapers and the leading periodicals of
the clay.
The hippodrome, which is 300 ft. long by 150 ft. wide, will
be surrounded by seats for the accommodation of 10,000 per-
sons, and the additional resources of the ever.popular pro-
menade will give ample r ,om for at least 16,000 visitors.
The refreshment saloons, which are situated in the first and
second-class promenades, will be under the sup:sintendenco
of an able manager.
Drily morning and evening performances will take place
during the Christmas Holidays. For a detailed programme
and lists of artistes see following advertisements.
Prices of admission ;—R eserved numbered stalls, 35.; raised
seats, es.; amphitheatre and first-class promenades, Is.; bal-
cony and second-class promenade, 6d. Performances at half-
past two and half -past seven. Lessees, Messrs. Strange and
Pulleyn.

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NEW ENGLISH DICTIONARY.

POYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL,
GRAND ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE and sports 01
the Arena. Gladiatorial, Gymnastic, and Equine Exercise 3,
by I.( 0 male and female artistes.
On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven.

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THE COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH
DlCTlONARY—Explanatory, Pronouncing, and Ety-
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The work may be had also with Eighteen Supplementary
Engravings on Steel, 30s.
Blackie and Son, 44, Paternoster-row. London; and sold
by all tiookseders.

-ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL.
MONSTER STEEPLE CHASE, CHARIOT
RACING, and scene on the mimic Race Course, by a field
of 50 mounted male and female riders.
On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL
CROCKETT, the great Lion King, will appcar
On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven.

ItOYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL.
The Wonderful Troupe of PERFORMING LIONS,
the groat attraction of the French capital for the past two
years,
On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL.
Master PERKS, the Infant Wonder, with his highly-
trained Miniature Steed, will take part in the entertainment
On BOXING'-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven.

pOYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL.
GRAND BAZAAR and FANCY FAIR for the SALE
of all kinds of Christmas Presents, Ornaments, Toys, and
Fancy Articles, will OPEN
On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven.

OYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL.
IN Mr. FREDERIC ARCHER will commence his DAILY
PERFORMANCES on WILLIS'S GREAT ORGAN
On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven.

YA L AGRICULTURAL HALL.
The READING and REFRESHMENT ROOMS,
fitted with every comfort, will be OPEN
On BONING - DAY, at half-past two and half past seven.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL,
MORNING EXIIIBITICT of all the Monster Enter-
tainments will take place on BOXING-DAY.
Doors opea at two. Commence at hall-past t no.

OYAL AGRICULTURAL TIAI'I.
The EVENING PERFORMANCES of the Tourna•
ment, Cirque, and Hippodrome 7111 commence
ON BOXING-DAY.
,en at seven. Commence at half-past seven_

Doors o;

where places may be secured for
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL.
ready To-day,
The BOX-OFFICE,
witnes,,incr the great TournamCrlt• &C., will be at the .Liver-
pool-road of the Great Hall. Plans and tickets
peen from ten till four.

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WYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL
.i
it The PRICES for ADMISSION to the Grand Christmas
Entertainment will be on the following- moderate scale :
Reserved 'Numbered Stalls, Three Shillings ; liaised Seats,
IwShillings; Amphitheatre and First-class Promenade,
One biniling : Balcony and Secoud-c ass Promenade, Six-
pence. Tickets ready To-day.

OYAL AGRICULTUItAL HALL.
a t ALL OMNIBUSES Passing The Angel, Islington, set
down within a few yards of the Great Hall. Entrances :
Li.erpwol-road for Carriages and Stalls)
and Islington-
green,

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL
The MORNING and EVENING PERFORMANCES
of tile Great Christmas Entertainment will be continued on
MON DAY, De:. 28, and daily during the week. Morning at
half-past two, evening at half-past seven.
Lessees, iteasrs. STRANGI; and ruLLAYN.

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Mrs. Smyth also returned to Malta by the Hydra.
The Prussian gunboats Basilisk, 2, Commander A.
Schan, and Blitz, 2, Lieut. A. Maclean, arrived here
last week from Greece, having received orders to
return to Prussia. The Blitz was taken into the
naval dock to-day, having been ashore. These two
vessels are awaiting the arrival from Constanti-
nople of a third Prussian war steamer (a corvette),
and on her joining them all three will take their
departure, homeward bound. The knowing men-
of-war are now here ;—sl'ili'phe(4l:Blrairnlbgertohuoghfl,.
gl2olf
(hearing the flag of Vice-Admiral R. Smart, 1e.,H.);
the Hibernie, receiving
Rear. Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8.); the St. George,
86; the Trafalgar, '7O ; the Phew, 35 (this ves-
sel is cruising outside for target practice) the
Magicienne,. 16 ; the Cossack, 20; the Chanticleer,
17, (cruising outside for target practice) ; the
Hydra, 3, surveying-vessel; the Firefly, 3, sur-
veying vessel ; the Psyche, 2, despatch vessel ;
and the Growler, tender. Foreign—The Prus-
sian gunboats Blitz, 2, and the Basilisk, 2. Several
fresh cases of fever have broken out on board the
Trafalgar. The rest of the ships continue healthy.
The following officers have arrived during the week
—Cal. Carruthers; Capt. Monk and Capt. Norris,
22d Regiment ; Capt. R. Whiting, Bth Regiment ;
Capt. E. Tanner, Gen. Dickson, Capt. Dudgeon,
Capt. Everett, Col Anderson, 22d Regiment, and
wife. Sir John Lawrence, the newly appointed
Governor-General of India, arrived here by the last
English packet from Marseilles, and left a few hours
afterwards in the same steamer for Alexandria, on
his way to India. His Excellency did not land
during his short stay here.
Yesterday an unsuccessful attempt was made at
Chatham dockyard to launch the iron frigate
Achilles. It was originally intended to launch the
vessel to-day, but as it was thought the operation
might interfere with the Christmas holidey of the
workmen, the day was subsequently altered, with
the consent of the Admiralty, to the 23d inst. On
Tuesday the tide in the harbour was one of the
highest known at Chatham for several years past;
and had it been possible to remove the caisson at the
entrance to the dock, and to cut away the project-
ing granite sides of the dock within the time; the
Achilles might have been floated out at noon with-
out the least difficulty. During the whole of Tues-
day night several hundred workmen were employed
in completing the necessary arrangements for the
launch, and in removing the ponderous caisson
which held back the water from entering the dock.
By midnight the tide had again risen to a great
height, in consequence of the strong northerly
wind, and at that time there were 24 feet of water
in the dock. After rising a few inches higher, the
Achilles was lifted from the blocks and floated.
It was found that she drew 20ft. 2in. aft, and
exactly 20ft forward, showing that she was on a
nearly even keel. At this time she had 2ft of water
clear between her outer keel and the blocks, and she
could thus have been removed from the dock with-
out any difficulty had the work of cutting away the
projecting sides at the entrance been completed. As
it was, she was allowed to settle down again on the
blocks, and the operation of shoring her up to be
effected to await the rising of the tide at noon yes-
terday. During the night the wind veered from the
north to the southward, from which direction it
blew rather strong during the morning. This, it
was feared, would have the effect of keeping back
the tide, which proved to be correct, as at the time
of high water, a few minutes before noon yesterday,
there were only 21ft of water in the dock, the tide
rising no higher than 18ft Gin above the blocks, or
nearly 2ft less than was required to float the vessel.
In anticipation of the attempt being successful, the
number of visitors to the yard wes very large.
Shortly before the hour fixed for the launch Rear-
Admiral It. S. Robinson, Controller of the Navy,
with Rear-Admiral E. G. Fanshawe, Capt. J. K.
Hall, C. 8., commanding the Steam Reserve, and
other officials, arrived at the dockyard, and went
over the vessel, the visitors to the yard being ad.
remain
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dockya
BrodBn
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Monkey, Sheerness, and Locust steamers were in
attendance with their steam up to assist in towing
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Portsmouth on Tuesday for Commander R. A. Parr.
The Lyra's last service was in the Mozambique,
where she proved herself a very useful vessel,
The royal mail steamer Briton, which arrived on
oalftehnoguignhesb.ut of small capacity
Monday night at Plymouth, brought among her
passengers, from Cape Town, Captain Dixon, 11th
Regiment, and Captain Madison ; from East Lon-
don, Major and Mrs. Wellman; and from Algoa
Bay, Lieut. Gould, 96th Regiment. The Briton
brings the news that in Simon's Bay were her
Majesty's ships Hecate, from Vancouver Island, and
the Gorgon, from Madagascar, both bound for Eng-
land ; and the Valorous, from Ichaboe, bound to the
Mozambique Channel. Her Majesty's ship Zebra,
from the West Coast of Africa for Ascension, was
at Ft. Helena on November 28. The Federal steam-
ship Vanderbilt, en route for New York, was off St.
Helena on November 10. she had captured, at
Angra Pequena, the merchant bark Saxon, of Cape
Town, under the supposition that the Saxon was
laden with wool, part of the cargo of the Sea Bride,
a Federal merchant ship taken by the Confederate
cruiser Alabama a short time previously. The crew
of the Saxon are said to have been transferred to the
British bark Good Hope. At Ascension there were
the guardship Meander, the gunboat Philomel, the
Snipe (refitting) the Wye, with stores, from Eng-
laud for Ascension and the West Coast, and the
Dromedary, shipping old stores. The Rattlesnake
left Ascension on the 4th of November for the West
Coast, and the Dart on the same day for the South
Coaft, to refit. The troopship Louisa and Copen-
hagen left Table Bay on the 11th of October for
Hongkong and Calcutta. The French ships of. war
Iris from L'Orient for New Caledonia, and the
Garonne, from Suez for Cherbourg, were in Table
Bay.
Commander Chapman, having repaired his ship,
the Ariel, at the Mauritius, has returned to the
Seychelles islands, and resumed command of his
squadron, consisting of the Rapid, the Penguin,
and the Gorgon.
Commodore Hugh Dunlop, C. 8., late senior officer
and Commodore in the West Indies, and appointed
to succeed Sir Frederick Nicolson (now Rear-
Admiral), on Tuesday went down to Woolwich and
inspected the stores and departments of the dock-
yard,e
preparatory to assuming the
command, which ho will enter upon at the cam-
mencement of the new year.
duties of th

of the Peninsula and the Pyrenees, as well as those
subsequent to 1810, and remained in the Portuguese
service until 1820, when he retired with the rank
of major-general. In 1821 he was appointed to the
command of the '7sth Foot, and he continued in that
post until 1824, when he sold cut. In 1827, when
Don Miguel took possession of the throne of Por-
tugal, Sir John Campbell warmly espoused his
cause. He was a Knight of the Order of the Tower
and Sword of Portugal. He married, first, in 1816,
Dona Maria Brigida de Feria and Lunde, of
Lisbon; and, second, in 1842, the relict of Major-
General Sir Alexander Dickson, K.C.B.