The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LON 90N, WESD A.Y EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1862.

LYCEUM THEATRE.

PARIS, OCT. 21.
The Xoniteur of this morning contains the fol-

lowing :

" The Turkish ambassador, on presenting his cre-
dentials to the Emperor, said that it was the earnest
wish of the Sultan to strengthen more and more the
friendly relations between the two Courts.

Last night a smart little comedietta, entitled " It
must be true, 'twas in the Papers," was produced
here with complete success. The plot consists of
the bewilderment occasioned by two women being
supposed to be dead when they are not, and appear-
ing to the great trepidation and confusion of their
admirers. The little piece is very strongly cast.
Mr. Walter Lacy played the cruel Captain, who
supposes his desertion has killed his lady-love,
with much humour and effect. The mis-
take which has occurred with the master
happens to the man, and Miss Thompson
plays a pretty little fury to the life, who alarms her
Toddles (Mr. Robins), first with a fear that she is
a ghost, and then by displaying her reality with a
threat of her finger-nails, so alarmingly made that
he is fain to assent to anything to be released from
so formidable a lady.
Miss Thompson, Mr. Lacy, and Mr. Robins have
been " fitted" with parts to a ninety, and the result
is the audience is kept in the greatest good humour
for over half an hour.
The attractions of " Peep o' Day" continue una-
bated, although it has now been performed 300
nights.

MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS.—The second Con-
cert of the fifth season of these delightful musical reunions
took place last evening at St. James's Hall, and, like its
predecessors, afforded the greatest possible satisfaction to a
highly critical, numerous, and brilliant audience.
Mr. Frith is said to compose his pictures by pho-
tographing a number of separate figures, and then ingeni-
ously grouping them into a scene.
A statement which has appeared in several Pari-
sian journals, that Mdme. Alboni intends to retire from the
stage at the close of the ensuing season, is (We learn the
Musical World) without foundation.

BRUSSELS, OCT. 20.

TURIN, OCT. 20, EVENING.

Mr. Benedict's oratorio, on which he has been for
some time engaged, is on the subject of St. Peter, arranged
for music by Mr. H. F. Chorley, with words from Scripture.

Three new oratorios are talked of in the German
musical papers—t: " St. Elizabeth," by Dr. Liszt (not yet
produced) ; a " Raising of Lazarus." by Herr Vogt; and
a "St. Peter," by Herr Berthold of St. Petersburg.
A sister of Madlle. Patti has made her debut at
New York. This :ady has hitherto been incapacitated
from appearing on the stage, having, from an accident in
childhood, been affli3ted with lameness. Dr. Seccarini, a
surgeon of New York, has invented a skilful apparatus that
it is reported, is perfectly successful in hiding the infirmity.

Various contradictory reports are afloat respect-
ing Mademoiselle Titiens. Ono report is that she is en-
gaged
as the prima donna of the company which the
English Opera Association is said to be forming. Another
is that she is engaged for a series of performances during
the next few months at Her Majesty's Theatre. A third
is that she is about to proceed to America in order to fulfil
an engagement in the United States, and that her place is
already taken in a steamer from Liverpool to Now York. Of
these statements we are enabled to say that the last is cor-
rect, the others being without foundation. Mademoiselle
Titiens's American engagement will list during the winter
months, and in the spring she will resume her place at Her
Majesty's Theatre.
There were 400 bales of cotton sold at Havre
last week. Prices varied little from those of the week pre
ceding. Accounts from B,ouen state that there has been a
alight reduction in the price of rape oil in that market,
and that consequently buyers; have become more numerous,

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LATEST' NEWS.I IMPORTANT LIFEBOAT SERVIC

" The Emperor, in reply, thanked the Ambassa-
dor for these assurances, and added, Since the
Sultan's accession to the Throne, I have followed
with strong interest the loyal and courageous con-
duet of the Sultan, and have applauded the reforms
which he has undertaken.'"

The Moniteur also announces the appointment
of Baron Malaret as Minister Plenipotentiary to
Belgium, and of M. Ferriere Levayer to Hanover
in the same quality.

The departure of her Majesty Queen Victoria,
intended to take place yesterday, was suddenly de-
ferred, in consequence of a telegram announcing
that the sea was dangerous to cross.
Her Majesty has been again detained to-day at
Laeken by the same cause.
One of the Royal Princes, with his suite, has
already left for Antwerp.

The Gazzettadi Torino of to-day, in an article on
the circular of M. Drouyn de Lhuys, declares that
the policy indicated in the letter of the Emperor of
the French to M. Thouvenel has not been changed.
It recalls the passages of the letter most favourable
to Italy.

LYTHAM, MONDAY NIGHT.

The Italia does not consider that the Emperor
Napoleon desires to close to Italy the way to Rome.
It is of opinion that the Emperor perhaps wishes
to gain time for the accomplishment of some project
which occupies his mind.
The health of Garibaldi continues to occasion
much uneasiness.

At early dawn this morning notice was received
that a ship was on the most dangerous part of the
Horse Bank. It was blowing a very strong gale at
the time from the west, with a very heavy sea. As
soon as practicable the lifeboat of the National Life-
boat Institution was launched, and towed to wind-
ward by the Loch Lomond steamer. After having
been cast off by the steamer the lifeboat had to go
through a tremendously heavy sea of broken water,
which filled her three times, but, with great perse-
verance on the part of the crew, she at last reached
the ship, and with much difficulty took on board
thirteen of the crew and a Liverpool pilot who was
on board. The vessel proved to be the ship Annie
E. Hooper, of Baltimore, U.S., bound to Liverpool
with a cargo of wheat, flour, and tobacco. She was
of 1,500 tons burthen. After taking off the four-
teen men the rope by which the lifeboat held to the
ship parted, and the Southport lifeboat, which also
belongs to the National Lifeboat Institution, coining
up at the time, took off the captain and the remain-
ing three men. The vessel will probably become a
total wreck. Nobler lifeboat services have seldom
been performed, as; the eighteen poor :shipwrecked
men testified with grateful hearts. Both lifeboats
behaved admirably.