The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-11 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (Morning).—Money abundant.
Gold, 148}. Exchange on London, 161; on Paris, 351 f.
Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 961; Illinois, 132} ;
Erie, 92 ; Five Twenties, 101 f. Cotton dull. Middling
Upland, 51 to 52. Flour steady. Wheat good inquiry.
Corn advancing. Provisions heavy. Coffee steady. Sugar
very firm. Molasses and petroleum steady. Crude petro-
leum, 40; refined do., 66/.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25.—Cotton depressed. Middling
Upland, 52 to 53. Sales of the day, 3,000.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 25.—Cotton, 44 to 47.

MEXICO.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.
Matamoros papers of the 10th inst. state that the imperial
gunboat Antonio, while forcing her way up the river,
under the fire of the Republican; grounded seven miles
below the city, when a furious fire was opened upon her
from the American bank, wounding two marines. The
French commander refrained from returning the fire re-
ceived from the bank. The Republicans on the American
bank wore dressed in the Federal uniform.

The same papers say that it seems a settled purpose of
these men to cause a war between the United States and
Mexico. These outlaws are on the American side of the
river in force, and their officers are enlisting recruits.
According to Matamoras papers of the 15th, a night
attack was to have been made upon the gunboat Antonio
by two small boats from the American shore, which were
discovered and fired upon by the Antonio and sunk; all
on board, it was supposed, being drowned.
Washington semi-official despatches announce that the
Government has received no intelligence concerning the
reports from the Rio Grande, involving Federal with
French troops.
The New York Herald's Washington correspondent
states that considerable excitement existed in Mexico on
account of the participation of Federal soldiers in the
attack on Matamoras, and General Mejia's announcement
that 50 Federals were captured. An idea prevailed that
the United States was preparing to intervene in Mexico.
General Bazaine, it is said, had in consequence ordered
several important positions to be strengthened.
The Emperor Maximilian is reported to have received
an autograph letter from the Emperor Napoleon, urging
the adoption of more energetic measures for the establish-
ment of the empire.
News from Matamoras to the 19th inst. states that some
of the Republican leaders on the Rio Grande had accepted
the Emperor Maximilian's amnesty.
A Federal paymaster had been murdered and robbed of
a large sum by Cortina's guerillas, above Brownsville.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.

The Hamburg American Company's steam-ship Bavaria,
Captain Taube, has arrived. She brings 86 passengers for
this port and Hamburg. On freight she has $138,000 for
England, $209,200 for France, and a full cargo for
Hamburg.
The Bavaria left New York on 25th. On the Bth inst.
she spoke the Prussian barque Express, in lat. 49.50 N.,
long. 10 W.. steering westward.
Her news is anticipated.

OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL.
QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY.

The royal mail steam-ship Cuba arrived here at 10 a.m.
to-day, embarked the mails, passengers, and latest tele-
grams, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 4 p.m.
All well.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

PLYMOUTH, Sunday.

The Diamond Company's steamer Uitenhage,
from Table Bay, Nov 9, St. Helena, Nov. 17, and
Madeira, Dec. 4, arrived off Falmouth this after-
noon. She brings a full cargo of Cape produce, a
mail, and 38 passengers, among whom is Colonel
Travers, R.A., military secretary to the Governor
of the Cape. The news from the Cape is of no
great importance, the war between the Free State
and the Basutos having degenerated into a series of
raids, the object of which is the theft of cattle.
Moshesh, the Basuto chief, was left undisturbed
in his mountain home, while bands of farmers from
the Free State and the Transvaal Republic were
dashing into his country and carrying off everything
upon which they could lay hands. The natives
were retaliating in a similar manner, and it was im-
possible to say how long this state of things might
continue. Moshesh had expressed his readiness to
afford every satisfaction for the Natal raid, but
nothing further had been done. Appearances gene-
rally indicated weariness on both sides, and it was
considered unlikely that the war would, for some
time to come, reassume its former importance.
Trade in the Cape was somewhat improved, and
it was hoped that the crisis had passed. In the
eastern districts the weather had been extremely
favourable, and the lambing season, which was
drawing to an end, had been unusually prolific ;
although it was said that the oat crops had suffered
from the rains, and that there was some rust among
the wheat. There were, however, no indications of
a harvest deficit on the whole.

No fresh cases of illness had appeared among the
men of the 9th Regiment, who, it will be remem-
bered, were placed in quarantine, owing to several
cases of cholera having proved fatal on board the
Renown, in which they arrived at the colony.
The quarantine expired a day or two previous to
the departure of the Uitenhage, and her Majesty's
steamer Valorous had gone to the station for the
purpose of conveying the regiment to Capetown.
The Renown was in Algoa Bay, where she will
embark the 95th Regiment for India. The barque
Queen of Ava, bound from Cardiff to Table Bay
with coals, was wrecked on Dassen Island on the
morning of the sth November. No lives were lost.
The Verulam, with Dr. Colenso on board, had not
arrived at Natal, but was expected daily.

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BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.—Homoeopathic practitioners, and
the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being
the most healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of
homeopathy was first introduced into tills country, there
were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attrac-
tive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was
either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manu-
factured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, ot London,
homeopathic chemist, was Induced in the year 1839 to turn
h 6 attention to this subje t, and at length sucTeded, with
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to
produce an article pure in 16 composition, aad so refined by
the pert, et trituration it re:eives in the process it passe3
through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate Stomach.
For general use Pippo' cocoa is distin,uislied as an invigo-
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, with a delicious aroma.
Dr. Hassall in his work, "Food and its Adulterations,"
says--" Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritive
principles; every ingredient necessary to the growth and
sustenance of the body." Again, "As a nutritive, cocoa
stands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Direc-
tions : —Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cun,
filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined
}-lb., and 11b. labelled packets, and sold at ls. 6d. per
lb. by grocers, confectioners, and chemists.

The examination of candidates for admission to
the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, under the
regulations dated Horse Guards,:September 1, 1865,
commenced at Chelsea Hospital, this morning, be-
fore Major-Gen. F. W. Hamilton, C. 8., Vice-Pre-
sident, and the members of the Council of Military
Education. The examination will occupy the entire
week. The next examination of candidates for
commissions in the corps of the Royal Artillery and
Royal Engineers for admission to the Royal Military
Academy, Woolwich, under the regulations dated
Horse Guards, June 1, 1865, will commence at
Chelsea Hospital on Jan. 3.
The general court-martial which assembled at
Chatham garrison a few days since has terminated
its sitting pending the approval of the finding of the
Court by her Majesty. The Court, of which Col. J.
F. M. Browne, C. 8., Royal Engineers, was the
president, was engaged in the trial of Private Daly,
40th Regiment, on the charge of having violently
assaulted Surg. -Major H. M. Webb, M. 8., attached
to the staff of the 2d Depot battalion at Chatham,
while engaged in the performance of his medical
duties. Deputy Judge Advocate Brevet Col. J. H.
Laye,' from the Judge-Advocate-General's depart-
ment, officiated at the trial. The crime of assaults
on the part of soldiers on medical officers has very
much increased of late, and during the last few
months no less than five courts-martial have taken
place at Chatham on soldiers charged with similar
offences. There is another soldier awaiting his trial
by general court-martial for an offence of the same
kind, to which the attention of the authorities at the
Horse Guards is just now being seriously directed
with the view of discovering the causes of such in-
subordination. The Court, after fully investigating
the particulars of the outrage on Surg.-Major Webb,
found the prisoner guilty, but the sentence will not
be promulgated for some days, as the findings of
general courts-martial have in all cases to be sub-
mitted to the Queen for approval before they are
made known.

The Pallas, 6, ironclad corvette, 2,372 tons, 600
horse power, was on Saturday again removed into
dry dock in Sheerness Dockyard for the purpose
of being fitted with a Griffiths propeller instead
of the two-bladed Mangin screw with which
she was tried on Friday. The trial on Friday
was considered highly satisfactory. The ship was
taken in the charge of Capt. G. G. Randolph, of
the Sheerness Steam Reserve, to the measured
mile off Maplin Sands, and with a four-bladed Man-
gin screw—two of the blades having been unshipped
—in place of the four-bladed one with which she
had been previously tried, made an average speed per
hour of nearly 13 knots, showing an increase on her
former trial of nearly 11 knots. The maximum
number of the revolutions of the engineswas 72, and
the mean 68-75. The diameter of the blades of the
screw was 19ft. 2in.; the pitch, 22ft. 6in. : length,
2ft. liin. ; immersion of the upper edge, Ift. 9iin.
The engines are horizontal, high and low pressure,
on `Voile's principle, surface-condensing, with cen-
trifugal pumpsand superheaters fitted to the boilers.
Capt. Conolly (captain of the ship), Mr. Reed
(Chief Constructor of the Navy), Staff-Commander
J. W. Reed, Mr. W. Williamson (Inspector of Ma-
chinery Afloat of the Sheerness Steam Reserve),
Mr. Ricketts (Chief Engineer of Woolwich Dock-
yard), and Mr. Mitchell (acting assist.-master ship-
wright at Sheerness), were present during the trial.
Mr. E. Humphreys attended on behalf of the con-
tractors for the engines (Messrs. Humphrey. and
Tennant, marine engineers, Deptford). The engines
were in charge of Mr. W. Campion, chief engineer
of the ship. The machinery worked exceedingl y
well, and there was a plentiful supply of steam.
The Turkish frigate Afdul Aziez, Capt. Comyn,
left Plymouth on Friday afternoon for Constan-
tinople.

The iron screw steamship A gincourt, 26, was re-
moved from Prince's dock, in Devonport yard, on
Saturday, and will probably make another trial trip
of her engines this week.
The lighter lianmaze left Devonport on Saturday
with stores for Kingstown and Greenock.
The screw steam storeship Fox, 2, Staff-Com-
mander Moriarty, left Plymouth on Saturday for
Pembroke.

An accident occurred during the past week to a
portion of the seawalls of Portsmouth Dockyard,
which has for a time deprived the authorities of the
use of one of the docks. At the north-west extremity
of the yard is No. 9 dock, the outer wall of which
is separated by only some 30 feet of made ground
from the seawall of the yard at that part. This
wall has been known to be insecure for some time,
owing to its want of base and other faults in its
construction, it having been built many years since
under the care of the military engineers. The wall
has now split vertically in several places from foun-
dation to coping-stone, giving free access to the tidal
pressure at high water, and slipped outwards from
its foundation in large masses. To meet this posi-
tion of affairs piles have been driven, superincum-
bent earth and stone removed, and other requisite
measures taken under the direction of the superin-
tending civil engineer of the yard, Mr. Woods.
Fortunately the accident has occurred at a point
where the deep water channel will lead past to the
praenpdardoodcksplaonfstohfe great extensive works,
A d ofm r
worksput yt
to directorth e this work, by Mr. W.
Schamp,tectural d e
alarndgeinbtashinse
eanl fly, n,
eperroin s'g ion andis" amr cal ie-
for an outer wall of much greater depth of founda-
tions and general str
ength, to inclose the known
weak wall and give due support to the dock on the
edge of 'what will be the deepened channel to the
basins and docks of the new yard. No damage has
yet been done to the dock by this mishap to the
neighbouring seawall,
and to lessen the risk of fur-
ther accidents as much as possible water is allowed
to flow in and out of the dock freely with the tide,
so as to keep the pressure equal on both its inner
and outer walls.
An accident occurred on board H.M.S. Edgar at
Portsmouth on Saturday in sending some spars
down from aloft, by which two seamen were very
seriously injured. It appears that the main trysail
gaff was being prepared for sending down when
by some means it got adrift sooner than had been
intended, and, falling from aloft, knocked down
two seamen—Benjamin Court and Daniel Hodges.
Their injuries were found to be very •
serious, and
they were conveyed as quickly as possible to the
hospital.

The Admiral's service pension on the reserved
half-pay, vacant by the death of W. J. MingaYe,
has been conferred upon Vice-Admiral H. Smith,
C. 8., on the active list of flag officers.
The following appointments have been
made at
the Admiralty :—.Lieutenant S. C. Holland to the.
,
Malacca ; Sub- Lieut. R. B. Needham to the Malacca
Sub-Lieut. W. Neilson to the Victoria.

LADVERTISEME—HoIIoway's Pills.NT.l —Confidential Ad-
vice.--To all persons who suffer from bilious headaches,
disordered stomach, biliousness, or flatulency, these pills
are most strongly recommended as the safest, best, and
quickest mode of obtaining ease without weakening or
irritating the nervous system. Holloway's pills are espe-
cially useftil in clearing away any excess of bile, which
usually produces fever unless remedial measures be adopted
without delay. in asthma, bronchitis, and congestion of
the lungs they may bo relied upon for removing all dan-
ger, and by purifying and regulating the circulation they
effectually prevent relapses. By rousing the liver to a fair
secretion of bile, and quickly carrying it off_from ElYs- the
tom, these pills ward off low spirits, listlessness, and those
distressing feelings often called nervous. '

HOUSES.—Messrs. TOPLIS and ROBERTS
have numerous furnished and unfurnished ROBERTS
Suburban, and Country RESIDENCES to LET or SELL.
rarLiClliar3 forwarded for three stamps, upon stating exact
requirements and rental. Offices, 2,Londuit-street, Regent-
street, and South Kensington, facing the Dluseum.

Q OUTH KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK,
1... Queen's, and a, Queen's-gate and Peters-
ham Terraces, ate,Queen's-g Cornwall, and Princes Gardens,
Elvaston-place, Cromwell-road, Onslow and Thurloe Squares,
Boltons. &c. Messrs and LET
ROBE ttTS have RESI-
DENCES to SELL and LET in these and surrounding
localities. Offices, 2, . Conduit-street, Regent-street, and
Sout h Kensington, facing the 3lnseum. '

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—Dming the storms
of the past twenty-two months the National Lifelyast
trititution, by its Lifeboats and other means, contributed to
the savin of
I,ISS persons from *lifferent wrecks on our
coasts. The Institution also expended £37;84 In the same
peri-d on its lifeboat cetablishmeets, in addition to granting
£?,711 as rewards.
The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to
the public for ASSISTAN
one
to enable them to meet the
continued heavy demands on the Institution's 152 lifeboat
establishments.
Contributions are received by the London and country
find by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, hag., at the
bankers ;
Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GA BDEN.
(Opera Company, Limited.)
Last Night but Three of L'Africaine.
THIS EVENING will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand
Opera, L 'AF It I CAINE. Mdlle. Ida G:lliess, Madame Lem-
mcns-Sharrington, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Albertllo
Lawrence, Ellis, A. Cook, E. Dussek, J. G. Patty, C. Lya,
and Charles Adams.
Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon.
Commence at a quarter to 8.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Signor ARDITI'S CONCERTS, Every Evening.
POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK.
Immense Success of the New Grand Selection from
Wagner's Romantic Opera, "Tannhauser," with Full Or-
chestra and Chorus.
TO-NIGHT Monday), December 11.
VOCALISTS.
Mdlle. Laura Harris, Md le. Edi, Mdlle. Sinico and Sig. Foil.
PIANOFORTE.
Mr. Charles Halle
(his first appearance at these Concerts).
Conductor, Signor ARDITI.
Commence at Eight. Promenade, One Shilling.

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The 'GRAND BAL D'OPERA will take place on
TUESDAY, the 19th December.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.-
managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVE SING the performances will commence with
Shake pere's Tragedy of KIN G JOHN: Messrs. Phelps, James
Shake pel's TragedY of K L G JOffN: Messrs. Phelps, James
Aflderso°, T. Swnbourne, Raynor G. Belmore, E. Phelps
c. Harcourt ; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, Mrs:
Hodson, &c.
After which, GAL WA Y-GO-BRAGH ; or, Love, Fun,
and Fighting : Messrs. Edmund Falconer, F. Barsby, C.
Harcourt; Misses Hazlewoed, K Falconer, Lose Leclercq.

Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—
Sole Lessee and Mane ger, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, THE OVERLAND ROUTE : Messrs
Chas. Mathews. Buikstone, Chippendale, Compton. Rog, rs,
Clark, Gordon, Braid, Coe, &o ; 3lessdames Mathews, Snow-
den, Hill. Wright, Coleman, Lovell, &c.
To be followed by WHO KILLED COCK' ROBIN I
Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles Mathews,
]!drs. &c
To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM T EIEATRE.-
Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER
THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Horsman.
After whi..:ll, RUY BLAS. Mr Fechter ; Messrs. Emery,
FitzpatricK, Evans, Westland, Clifford, H. Butler, Raymond ;
Mesdames Lavenu and Horsman.
To conclude with THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER.
Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Raymond, Westland, Evans, More-
land ; Mesdames Boyce and Lavenu.
Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five.
Acting Manager, H. Barnett.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE
DOING WELL. Messrs. Felix Rogers, P. Bedford, &o.
Alter which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his E4th
appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billingt,un,
P. Bedford, It Phillips, t elix Rogers, Ashley, hburne, C. J.
Smith; Mrs. Biliingtor, &c.
To crnclude, at half-plot 10, with THE WIDOW'S
VICTIM. Messrs Bilaington, Felix Rogers, Ashley; Miss
Godsell, Miss Seaman, and Miss Jenny Willmore.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, QUIET LODGINGS.
After which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TOO
LATE TO MEND. a haracters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel-
ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, b. Caihaem. F. Vilders, J. G.
Shore, G. Murray, B. Melion, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Mis,
L. Move and Miss Katherine Rodgers.

ROYAL S 1 RAND THEATRE.
bole Lessee and Maoage.', es, Sits twanborough.
THIS EVENING, at Seven. OTE ING VENTURE
lioTHING Wk'i.

Alter whic t will be produced a new npera rurleeque,
L'AFRICA INE or, The Queen of the Cannibal Islan :
Messrs. Stoyle, James, Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough,
liaynham, Johnstone, Aro.
TJ cot. elude with MRS. GREEN'S SNUG BUSINESS

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