The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-21 00:00:00

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, Exeter
nail. Conductor, 11Tr. COSTA.—The next Subscription
CONCRRT, " on FrIT DAY, May 16.
The Handel Festival Ticket ()aim and the Office for the
sale of the International Season Tickets, is at No. 2, Exeter
Plans of the Kvilibition Buildings, with the Great
orchestra erected for the opening day, the Horticultural
Gardens, tc., are pr,sented to eJcit purchaser of VAkets at
this offi:le. Apply early.
val
The exchange of vouchers for stalls for the ITandel Festi-
commence on Wednesday next, April 23, at ten
o'cl'ock. Half-guinea
Ba-me time. tickets will be ready for sale at the

SEASON TICKTTS for theINTERNATIONAL
EXHlRlTlON:.—Purchasers of these tickets at the Cen-
cei tral Ticket °Mee, Exeter Hall, enjoy the advantage of re-
Glrdeving" the.rewith a neatly-engraved Plan of the BuildinEand
n'ns, shoAving• position of Great Orchestra, erected for,
,°P,ening order,d Courts, &c. Orders by post should have
rice
Season VAckpayable to John Morrison, 2, Exter Hall.
ets should now be taken out as early asepossible.

VIB,ITH'S CELEBRATED DERBY DAY
is
U. Mall. now
Ad on
.VIEW, at the UPPER GALLERY, 120,
tench Exhibition mission Is., which will also admit to the

FRENCH GALLERY. no. PALL MALL.--
The NINTIT ANNUAL EXIIIBITION of PICTURES.
tch--The contribu Cons of Artists of the French and Flemish
001, is NOW OPEN. Admission, Is. Catalogues, 6d.,
..,bich Will also admit to Frith's celebrated picture of the
•uerby Day,

MR. AND MRS, CHARLES MATHEWS
"At' HOME,"
At Her Majesty's Concert Room, Haymarket.
-1,-kY) atThe LASTThree. PERFORUANCR TO -MORROW (SATUR-
'"
Private boxes, stalls, and r,iaces may be secured at the Box-
tffice, Which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr.
Mitchell
Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra
Charge for booking.,
_ Stalls, ss. ,• Fir'At Circle, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Unreserved
6eats, 2s. and F.,.
m....aitDue
anotiirce -,vlll be given of the Production of the New
ertimr.,nt.

CIARISTY'S MINSTRELS. The Original,
tJ Well-known, and only CIIRISTY'S MINSTRELS are
Irforming nightly to crowded houses at the PO LYGRA-
IIC HALL, Icin,, William-street, Strand. Tickets to be
had at Mr. 3litohell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ;
3i
~ r• Austin's Ticket Office, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—
prn P. inEr Performance every Saturday at three o'clock.—
. COLLIN Sole Proprietor.
......

ARGYLL ROOMS.—Series of New Music,
Valses, Quadrilles, and Polkas, by the unrivalled Band
of 50 performers, under thi, sole direction of Mons. BouL-
*v Coal', Conductor and Courposer. This gentleman will play
aery evening at 11 o'cock, until further notice, variations
rranged by himself em the Cornet-a-Piston.—The free-list
Will be open for the profession by leaving their card at the
oor. Grenet.Ad7r By order •of the Proprietor.—Manager, Mons. P.
,—Aisr.3ion is.

.1-I°Y.AL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTIT UTION
IY\s./11, TIIE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM
SIIIPWRECK,
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
AtSIDENT —Vice-Admiral his GT•ace the Duke of North{
berl an d, K. q., F.R.S.
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UT CtrArnmAN--Thos. Bar;ng, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P.
y-CRAIII MAN —TtiOnallS Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.
APPEAL.
the Corntnittee. of Management have to state that, during
past two years, the Institution has incurred expenses
otint,ll-g 10 £28,650 on various Life-boat Establishments
the ',oasts of England, Scotland. and Ireland.
.44 inP- the past two years the Life-boats of the National
the -boat. Institution have been instrumental in rescuing
Crews of the following Vessels:—
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose ••
Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone ••
Brig Pallas, of Shields ..•
• •
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow • • • • 1./Tiack John Bus, of Yarmouth
~•• • •
chooner Cathefine, of Newry
•• • • • • Barque Niagara, of Shields
.. .• • • • • 1
4 Barge of Teignmouth
•• •
•• •• ••
Brig George and James, of London
Brig Zfl-)hyr, of Whitby
• • Coble Honour, of Cullercoats • •
LSchoone'.. Eliza, of North Shields
lajoiae Oberon, of Liverpool • 1 .. •. 1
Aeantine Nancy, of Teignmouth
..luck Wonder, of Teignmouth, . • • • •
Isrig Scotia, of Sunderland .. •• • • Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole ••• • • ]"rig Charlotte, of Woodbridge •• ; -"rig Ann, of Blyt'n
Sloop Rope, of 'Dublin
.. • • • • .'choosierDr-aid, of Aberystwyth •..• • • • •
`VP.rque Ve-fmont, of Halifax, U.S. .. • • ..
-•chooner William Keith of Carnarvon
11
Brig Fling Fish, of Whitby
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis ..
Stearn Dredge, at Newhaven .. . • • • •
-Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester (
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee ..
Schooner Rose, of Lnn
-11 r•
Ig Prodroma, of Stockton
Brigantine
Eliza, of Middlesborough
..
11
.._4rigantine Frela, of Konigsberg . .• •• 6
tirigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn Bigng" Gloucester, of South Shields • • •• 7
.• ..
~„" Lovely Nelly, of Seaham •• • • • . 6
Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. • • •• 5.
Schooner Prospect, of Berwick . • • • •• "
sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives ••
• .• 3
i
l'islilng-boat of Whitburn .. •• 4
8
-•g krethusa of Blyth •• •• •• ••
Dewi Wyn, of •
Portmadoc •
• • • • 8
51r :t
Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. .6 2
rehooner William, of Morecambe .
• . 5
timack Gipsy, of Newry •• •••
.• • • 4
Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston •
.• .. 4
13rig New Draper, of Whitehaven .• .. 8
Schooner William, of Liverpool .. . •
.. 5
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown
Brig Providence, of Shields .• .. 8
Brig Mayflatvr, of Newcastle
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. •.. 8
Barque G'ayma, of Glasgow .. • • .. 19
Brig Brig Re;man Empress, of Shields ..
.. 10
F.,an
-eufroner Vo Spirid
ador io
dune,
Vou of Galax
V ide .
•• . 2
g-a, ofienna .. . 8
French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese
.. 6
-iarque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. .. 5
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater .. • • 4
Ship Danube, of Belfast •
.6 17
Schooner Ffortensia, of Hanover
.. 4
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven
.. 4
Brig St. Michel, of Marans ••
8
qmnish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) .. .6 1
Schooner Harrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and
crew)4
Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8
Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and
crew)Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. 1
2
Barque Peace, of London . • •• • • • •
4,4-er Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. 11
c.2ch•Joner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew
,of four hands) ..
.. 4
'Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. ..•
.. 10
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. .. 7
Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen 11
Wrecked boat on Blackwatcr Bank, •on the Irish
coast, saved one man .. .•
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk ..
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth ..
Schooner Friends, of Lynn
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin
Brig Content, of Sunderland
Srnack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan
Galliot Epimachug, of Amsterdam

. . 1
• . 6
- 5
.. 5
.. 6
.. 4
.. 5
.. 5
.. 8
.. 5

Total .. •. • • 498
For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
£1,893 as rewards to the crews of the Lifeboats. It has
ishi" granted rewards amounting to £515 10s. for saving 373
I,_PWrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak-
a total of 871 persons saved from a watery grave during
'e last two years.
JAhoe..nunaber of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society,
10-, ther
servicesince its formation, is upwards of 12,2 r an
;
which B2 Gold Medals, 704 Silver Medals, and
c.t15,2:50 in cash have been granted as rewards. The Institu-
gon has also expended £57,200 on Life-boat Establishments.
0w The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts
being made by the Society to save the lives of Ship-
iVeeked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at
the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions
IZ Society has made within the past few years, it has now
Hundred and Twenty-one Lite-boats under its man-
4elhent, tor the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough
b"" elency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely
`rheued, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated.
ttiuutioCthe ommittee gratefully acknowledge the following con
ns
tler)Vajesty the Queen

£ s. d
annual 50 0 0

Qj~--
•kt. ,Ai rs. . .. annual 210 0
,otr,r, Colonel, R.A. ••annual 1 1 0
Nt°,ll, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. .. don. 25 0
and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. annual 10 0 0
Voy, G. W., Esq., Sherborne Castle .. annual 5 0 0
ii,„'e• Lord Chief Justice don. 10 10 0
eshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.:C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0
141-" Y. Rev. G. G. and Mrs. •• don. 30 0
t,tobton, Messrs. W. H. & Co., Bankers .. don. 21 0 0
leesborough, the Earl of • • • • annual 50 0
liana, Sir Henry Bart. • . • • • • 7th don. 10 0 0
'3'z're, Rev. G. B. • • •• •• don. 15 15 0
o_bartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P. annual 5 o o
't!lilth, Mrs. George, Greenwich • • .. annual 30 0
h`ing, Col. Sir 'Anthony, K.C.B. . • • • annual 2o 0
to"ottations and Annual SuhscriptionS will be thankrolly re-
t.,„'N'ed by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. walls,
Grcival, and 6, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
50, Strand; Co.,blessrs. llerries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
Ilttes's-street, London ; by a 1 the Bankers in the,United
th 4g'dom ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at
Egse Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon-
W.C.
(e,,,aYments may be made by Cheques or by Post-office Orders
fa.1;88e11), to Messrs. W llis, Percival, and Co., or to the Score-

n,,-----_______
ECAY OF THE OTTOMAN POPULA-
,“ TION.—A MORAL LESSON.—Some time since an
lade in the Times, on the decay of the Mussulman popu-
ion in Asia Minor, attracted much attention, both amongst
portentous
and physiologists. Referring to the visible and
influence, which is more
il'.l,7entous fact, the writer did not hesitate to ascribe it
destructive
to one peculiar and vitiating
thstructive of happiness, health, and life than any other in-
lirclual cause that could be named.
kpe truth and soundness of the writer's views were ad-
It would be ino,t salutary
.if we could gather from
oi.reasonings and demonstrations instruction,_ applicable to
14,',0Wn. social condition. Is it not
a tat'atntici t I
amisnerinnumerable
the existence' of which
teOnces, matrimonialdisapt ointmen unwilling
la I`,.uacy, physical and mental anguish,,
life, and
e4ilown only to the sufferer himself, haves their source in
th'ses the germ of which is often planted in early
bitter fruit tasted long afterwards.
egged for 20 years
tii:i:.LA'IIIERT, M.D., &e., is the only qualified practitioner
al the treatment
Medical Register, and has been OW
qi, tle treatment of these unhappy cases, which, through the
4 41)Pointment of just expectations, seriously compromise
1,41115, objects and prospects, and prevent the accomplish-
efigllt of designs on which important interests depend. _His
ile"„Y on " St If-Preservation" contains every information on
2%th'e subjects, and may be had from the Author, or from
fer`a',39,Cornhill. Price 18. ; post free for 13, or sealed ends
A, Stamm.
/4'4 home from 10 till 12, and 6 till 8. 37,
Ondon.sßedford-square

NEXT WEDNESDAY, April 23.—T0 afford
ample accommodation the Exeter Hall Central Ticket
Office will he RE NrOVED TO-MORROW into the LOWER
i/ALI„ EXETER HALL.
It will he Open from Ten until Five o'clock for the
Issue of Programmes and inspection of Plans of Scats for
the HANDEL FESTIVAL ;
Fest ival
Exchanffe of VOUCHERS for STALL TICKETS for the
The sale of TIALF-GUIN'EA TICKETS and STALLS
for the Festivs.l; also of
INTERN/V.l'lONA'. EXHIBITION SEASON TICKETS
and cases, P.ccompanied with plans.
CRYSTAL PALACE NEW SEASON TICKETS, at
ONE HIJINEA each ; the new Programes ready for delivery.
1-iCRYSTAL PALACE ART-UNION TICKETS. One
ca each chance. Illustrations of new works may be had.
YLORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S extra day Tickets, at
Five Shillinr:zs and Half-a-Crown.
GREAT FLOWER SHOW at the CRYSTAL PALACE
SaturdAy, 24th May. Five Shilling TiCkets.