The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-24 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE—ThfsEvening.

BUCKINGHAM-PALACE, FEB. 16.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been
pleased to make the following appointment in his house-
hold :—To be Honorary Physician, Henry Wentworth
Acland, Esq., M.D.
FEBRUARY 21.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased
to appoint Claudius F. Du. Pasquier, F R.C.S.,
M.S.A., to be Surgeon Apothecary to his household.
ROWN -OFFICE. FEB. 23.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

City ot Chichester--John Abel Smith, of Belgrave-
square, in the county of Middlese,, in the room of H. W.
Freeland, resigned.
DO WNING- STREET, FEE. 21.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William James
Maxwell, Esq., to be Collector of Customs of her Majesty's
Settlement ot Lagos.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 24.
COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—Assistant-Commlesary•
General William Palmer to be Deputy-Commissary-
General, vice Mylrea, deceased; Deputy. Assistant-Commis-
sary-General William Maule Rogers to be Assistant-
Commissary-General, vice Palmer; Deputy-Commissary-
General Edward Strickland, from halt.pay, to be Deputy -
Commissary-General.

This morning, shortly before five o'clock, the
extensive premises of Mr. Dynes, builder, Millbank, ad-
joining the stores of the Military Clothing Department, took
fire, and in spite of the exertions of the firemen, continued
burning for several hours, and destroyed a building over
100 feet long by 32 wide.
WHEAT IMPORTED.—In the year 1862 the enor-
mous quantity of 9,542,363 quarters of wheat, and 7,314,319
cwt. of wheatmeal and flour, which had been imported into
the United Kingdom from abroad, were entered for con-
sumption here.
LORD PALMERSTON'S VISIT TO GLASGOW.—The
Scotsman understands that the Lord Provost has
received intimation of Lord Palmerston's arrangements on
his approaching visit to Glasgow. His lordship, accom-
panied by the Hon. W. F. Cowper, President of the Board
of Works, is to arrive on the forenoon of Monday the 30th
March, and both will take up their residence with the Lord
Prevost. It is understood that the noble rector of our uni-
versity will deliver his installation address to the students
in the forenoon, and will attend the banquet given by the
citizens in the City-hall on the evening of the day of his
arrival in Glasgow. His lordship has, with very kindly
feeling, consented to receive an address from the working
classes, which is to be presented at a soiree or reception, to
take place on Tuesday evening in the City-hall. It is ex-
pected that Lord Palmerston will employ the forenoon of
the same day in paying a visit to and inspecting the works
and improvements of the Clyde.
PARIS TO MARSEILLES IN AN HOUR AND A HALF.
—A French newspaper called La Paix has circu-
lated an announcement to the effect that some of the most
distinguished engineers in France, among whom are men-
tioned MM. Flachat, Petiet, Lechatelier, and Girard, have
approved a plan of a railway from Paris to Marseilles,
which would resolve a problem hitherto considered impos-
sible. They assert that the journey from Paris to Mar-
seilles, 610 miles, may be accomplished in an hour and a
half, with mt re economy and security than is at present
performed in 18 hours. They are so decided in their opinion
that several of them have demanded permission for the con-
struction of the tailway. The plan has been submitted to
the Emperor for his approbation. The hydraulic system
invented by M. Girard, in which he subsitutes sliding for
running on wheels, is the basis of the new plan.
AMERICAN AID TO LANCASHIRE.—At a late
hour on Sunday evening the American barque Achilles,
Capt. Gallagher, arrived in the Mersey from Philadelphia,
which port she left on the 10th ult. The Achilles arrived oft
the port during the afternoon, and soon after the steam tug
Phasuix, belonging to the New Steawtug Company (Li-
mited), ran alongside, when a hawser was at once passed
from the ship to the tugboat, and the vessel was towed into
the river, free of all port, pilotage, and towing expenses, as
in the case of the George Griswold. At about two o'clock
p.m. yesterday the Achilles was safely berthed in the Wa-
terloo Dock, where she will at once commence discharging
her cargo. The Phenix belongs to the same company as
the Resolute, the tug which brought the George Griswold
up; and Mr. Brambara informs us that the vessels of that
company will tow up, free of charge, all ships bringing
provisions for the relief of the Lancashire distress. In
addition to the flags already stated as being carried by the
Achilles, we may mention that from the mainmast head
there floated a splendid white silk banner, on which was
worked the arms of the city of Philadelphia, together with
the words, "Philadelphia's Contribution Ship." On Sa-
turday a dinner was given to Captain Lunt and the Rev.
Charles Wheeler Denison, of the George Griswold, by
Captain Inglefield, on board her Majesty's ship Majestic,
at Liverpool.
WHO WAS DR. WHALLEY P—The very interest-
ing memoirs of Dr. Whalley, so long promised, are
at last about to make their appearance. Dr. Whalley was
a man of ample fortune and of a fine taste, and was the
centre of the best literary society in Bath and its neighbour-
hood from 1770 to 1820. His very numerous friends were
all persons of considerable character, including the excellent
Hannah More, the ardent, warm-hearted Anna Seward,
the witty, joyous Mrs. Thrale,Piorsi, and the celebrated
Mrs. Siddons. The journals and correspondence extend
from the break up of the old society by the French Revo-
lution, and end by treating on the times of which a middle-
aged person of our time can almost remember. It touches
upon many of the most interesting literary and political
events of those times. All the great and prolonged contest
with Bonaparte, the hopes and fears and heartaches of
that grand epoch, the life and death disputes of Pittites and
Foxites, come out in these letters written under the hot im-
pression of the moment.
THE LANCASHIRE OPERATIVEs AND EMIGRATION
TO AMERICA.—" Manhattan," the New York cor-
respondent of the Morning .Herald, writes :—" It appears
by proceedings in Preston, Lancashire, that meetings are
called, and people 'by thousands are ready to come' to this
country. God forbid it, They will suffer misery untold
if they do. It is cruel to lead honest men astray. You
can see by proceedings already taken that innocent people
would be mobbed, if not murdered, before they had been
ashore an hour, or if the Government is able to hold New
York, the males will be seized and hurried off to the war,
as Americans are now seized, and with no redress. Arihoet
occurred in Jersey City yesterday inconsequence of it. T
Journal of Commerce, speaking of this propositio%
industrial
s classes " In view of an expected large emigration of the
classes from England, some of the ironworketros
takeand nie
ship-
building mechanics in this city are preparinga
sures for discouraging it. If the number of emigrants should
prosperous years, ymeearrisc,ani t
be
will a s
havelarg
e kers and shipbuilding mechanics
labourers. The ironworkers
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mostt
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consider the subject, and also to concert
THE TEA TRADE, . e .-2he deliveries in intend to hold a mass meeting in Tammany Hall to-mor-
London estimated for the week were 776,0351 b., which is a row evening
se num-
ber compared
decrease of 87,6331b.,emp10y
of persons out of this city should think dif-
the previous state- measures for to
theprevention.' Still, if the immense
dif-
ment.
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Fill boiler ferently, the landing of these poor English emigrants
DREADFUL 801 L Elt EXPLOSION
would be attended with horrible scenes. The advice of the
explosion took place yesterday, at the Shelton Bar x.. %lash minister or the British consul in this city, Mr.
Etruria, Siz men's.? •
Company's works, Etr were killed, and save- ^:; '•s lb r, should e
stiemana, takeu before the people come over."
ral wounded.