The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-23 00:00:00

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

The hired sailing transport Theresa, Commander
Batty, belonging to Messrs. Teighe and Smith, Fen-
church-street, arrived at Spithead at midnight on
Thursday from Madras and the Cape of Good Hope. I -
She has brought 45 time-expired soldiers, 16 inva-
lided soldiers, 3 women, and 2 children, from regi-
ments serving in India, together with 7 naval invalids OSBORNE, Dec. 22.
and 3 military convicts. Capt. Rogers, 102 d Regi- The Queen drove out with Princess Helena and
meat, came home in military charge of the troops ; Princess Louise yesterday morning ; and in the
the surgeon of the ship, late of the 2d battalion 10th afternoon Princess Louise rode on horseback, at-
Regiment, was in medical charge. The troops will tended by Lady Churchill.
disembark this morning and be forwarded to the His Majesty the King of Portugal and his
Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley or their regimen- Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived from
tal depots. One death only occurred during the pas. London last night on a visit to the Queen, and dined
sage home. The Theresa embarked the troops at, with her Majesty and the royal family.
Madras on Aug. Ist, and called in at Table Bay, I The King was attended by the Marquis de Ficalho
Cape of Good Hope, Oct. 27. Since the 12th inst. and Viscount de Paiva.
she has had to contend with continuous easterly winds. Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel attended the Prince
The boys under training for the navy on board of Wales.
her Majesty's training ship St. Vincent, Commander The King and the Prince of Wales crossed over
Greville, at Portsmouth, landed from their ship from Southampton in the royal yacht Alberta, Cap-
yesterday morning, and headedby their baud marched taro his Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, and
to the railway station at Landport, whence they re-embarked this morning from Portsmouth, from
were despatched to their different homes for their whence the King proceeds to Dover on his return
Christmas holidays. to Paris.
Mr Excellency Shibata Hiongana, Commissioner The Prince of Wales accompanied his Majesty to
from the Japanese Government, accompanied by his Dover.
suite and by Major Brine, R.E., arrived at Ports- The Hon. Harriett Phipps.has succeeded the Hon.
mouth yesterday from London, and in the afternoon Mary Lascelles as Maid of Honour in Waiting.
paid .a visit to the dockyard. After calling upon
the authorities his Excellency went on board the
iron cased ship Royal Alfred and other vessels in the
basins of the yard. He will resume his inspection of
the dockyard and her Majesty's ships to-day.
The ship Rob Roy, 823 tons, Capt. J. C. Sangster,
73 days from Auckland, New Zealand, arrived in the
Sound this afternoon. She_sailed on the evening of
Oct. 8, made a direct and successful course to Cape
Horn, which was rounded Nov. 1, found the S.E.
trades on the 13th, crossed the line on the 24th ; she
picked up the N.E. trades and was clear of them
Dec. 3, making an average of nearly 200 miles a
day. Subsequently adverse and baffling winds were
encountered. The Rob Roy brings a detachment of
the 65th Regiment, 246 men, women, and children,
under command of Capt. Bulkley,with Capt.White-
bread ; Lieuts. Rixon, Murray, Byam, Croft, Hay-
len, and Spille ; Ensigns De la Pour, Holroyd, and
Fyfe ; and Dr. Stratford, of Auckland, in medical
charge. Under the line one man was reported miss-
ing, supposed to have fallen overboard. The health
of the troops has been remarkably good, only a few
cases of influenza occurred during the voyage.
In addition to the iron-clad frigate Hercules, or-
dered to be built at Chatham dockyard, the Lords
of the Admiralty have decided on the construction
there of the first of an entirely new kind of turret
ship, combining all the latest improvements in that
particular principle of construction. Thepreparation
of the designs for the new vessel has been intrusted
by the Admiralty to Mr. Reed, the chief constructor
of the navy, from whose plans and under whose su-
perintendence the new turret ship will be built. She
is intended to carry two turrets, each plated with
armour of enormous thickness, and sufficiently
powerful to mount the 600-pounder Armstrong
guns. In the drawings and plans for the Hercules,
now in course of preparation at Chatham dockyard,
Mr. Reed originally designed that vessel as combin-
ing the broadside and turret principles in the same
ship; but, in consequence of the decision of the
Lords of the Admiralty, just determined upon, to
have an experimental vessel built entirely on the
turret principle, the turrets intended to be placed in
the Hercules will be dispensed with, and she
will accordingly be constructed as a broadside ship,
with armour-plates exactly double the thickness of
those of the Achilles and Warrior. The new turret-
will be built simultaneously with the Hercules.
The whole of the naval extablishments and dock-
yard at Chatham will be closed, by Admiralty order,
from 4 o'clock this afternoon, until Wednesday
morning next, for the Christmas holidays, the addi-
tional time given the workmen being made up by
the whole of the hands working extra hours during
the next week.

TIER MAJESTY.

The Cxoa,tian Diet.

A Vienna letter in the Union has the following
—" The Croatian Diet has been very well satisfied
with the nomination of Cardinal Haulik to replace
the Ban, and specially charged by the Sovereign to
bring about a reconciliation between the national
party and that of the fusion with Hungary. The
sittings, which had been suspended, have recom-
menced. The Cardinal was saluted with loud
acclamations. Bishop Strassmayer took his place
at the head of the national party. At Prague
a solemn debate preceded the vote of the
Address, and the telegraph, in announcing
that the document had no particular colour,
committed one of its usual mistakes. A portion
of Bohemia is Germanised, and centralisa-
tion therefore found at Prague some eloquent
defenders, appointed by the Left of the Diet. These
were Prince- Carlos Auersperg, who regretted the
suspension of the Reichsrath ; Dr. Hasner, who
found that the free way of the Imperial Manifesto
was lined at every mile by a stone with the inscrip-
tion ' Siste viator ;' Drs. Brinz and Herbst, brilliant
advocates of Liberalism ; and Count d'Hartig. But
the principle of self-government was defended with
superior talent by eminent speakers. Rieger said
—' Conciliation leads to vital forms when respect is
paid to historical right. That is the best course for
Austria to take. What can be more honourable
than to give an equal right to each people ? No
Sovereign ever said anything wiser. No Monarch
ever showed more confidence in putting his fate in
the hands of his own people. The German ' cen -
tralism' of M. de Schmerling prefers the ruin of the
Empire to its restoration on a new basis. A con-
stitution which satisfies all the peoples demands
fewer soldiers and fewer functionaries of all
sorts; for the fidelity of the nations is the best
defence of the Empire.' Count Clam said, ' The
Diploma of October rests on the Pragmatic Sanc-
tions ; the manifesto of September takes its stand
on the October Diploma. The patent of Feb-
ruary, full of contradictions, did not lead to the
same end. It became necessary to force the re-
sistance of the populations or act by means of
the Manifesto of September. If we were to de-
spair of the latter, we should have to despair of
ourselves.' Count Nastir, marshal of the coun-
try, then observed, ' If the Reichsrath were im-
mediately re-established, all trace of conciliation
with Hungary would disappear. The object must
be attained, for Austria must exist.' The vote of
the majority confirmed the Address, which, in
conformity with the September Manifesto, de-
mands a new force and a development analogous to
that of the Pragmatic Sanction, the symbol of
which would be the crowning of the King of
Bohemia at Prague. Whilst the Magyar and
Sclavonic countries adopt the views of the
Government, the Germans maintain a sorrowful
attitude and loudly testify their dissatisfaction. In
the German provinces the discontent is general.
They are angry with the Sovereign, their natural
chief. If the Hungarians may be compared to the
prodigal son returning home, the Germans resemble
the elder brother, who hears the sound of music, and
complains of the reception given to the younger by
the father of the family. Let the Germans take
care what they are about ; jealousy is a bad feeling ;
envy may perhaps hurry them on farther than they
think ; just as it brought about the downfall of the
Jewish people to whom the parable was addressed."

Chappuis' registered whist-marker, for long or
short, is now ready. Fancy card, ls. the pair ; leather,
3s. 6d.; fancy wood, ss. 6d. Wholesale and retail of P.
E. Chappuis, the registree, 69, Fleet-street, and of all
wholesale and retail booksellers, stationers, and fancy
dealers. N.B.—lt is pronounced the best marker out.
A meeting of the Jews of Paris has just
been held at the Hotel de Ville for the purpose of appoint-
ing two delegates, who, with those from the other towns
of France, will shortly proceed to the election of a ;new
Grand Rabbi, in the place of Al. -Uhlmann, deceased. There
were about 1,800 persons present, and their choice fell
unanimously on Baron Gustave de Rothschild and M.
Cohen, banker.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.—it is intended to hold
a meeting on the subject of Parliamentary Reform in Nor-
wich early in January. A large demonstration is antici-
, pated,

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DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL.
His Majesty the King of Portugal, accompanied
by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and at-
tended by their respective suites, crossed over from
Osborne yesterday morning (after a short visit to
the Queen), in the royal yacht Alberta, Captain his
Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen. On
rounding the Spit royal salutes were fired from the
flagship Victory and other ships in commission, as
well as from the saluting battery and other stations
in the garrison. The royal party disembarked at
the new landing place in the dockyard, and were
received by Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G. C .8., Major-
Gen. Sir C. Buller, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral Welles-
ley, Captain Superintendent Shadwell, &c. A guard
of honour from the 52d Light Infantry were at the
jetty, under the command of Major Synge, with
Captain Murphy, Lieut Mickleburgh, and Ensign
Blackwood carrying the colours. The guard presented
arms and the band played the National Anthem as
the King and the Prince of Wales proceeded to the
admiral's carriage, which conveyed them to the
Landport Station, where a special train was in
readiness.
The royal train left the Portsmouth Station at
half-past twelve, and arrived at Hastings at 2.45
p.m. It then entered on the South-Eastern line,
and, travelling via Ashford, arrived on the Admi-
ralty Pier at Dover at about 4 p.m. The Prince de
Joinville travelled with the train as far as Hastings)
and there took leave of the royal party.
On the arrival of the train on the pier at Dover
the King of Portugal and the Prince of Wales were
received by Captain Bruce, R.N., Admiralty super-
intendent, the commandant of the garrison, and a
guard of honour from the 60th Rifles, with the
band of that regiment. The royal party immedi-
ately proceeded on board her Majesty's paddle-
steamer Vivid, Commander Sullivan, and, after the
Prince of Wales had bidden an affectionate adieu to
the King, the vessel left the pier for Calais, from
which place his Majesty would proceed to Paris.
The Marquis de Ficalho, Vicomte de Paiva, and
the Chevalier dos Santos, Secretary of the Portu-
guese Embassy in London, attended his Majesty
from Osborne to Dover.
The arrangements for the reception of the train
at Dover were carried out by Mr. Way, the station
superintendent.
After the departure of the King the Prince of
Wales, attended by Colonel Keppel and suite, pro-
ceeded for a short time to Bermingham's Lord
Warden Hotel, and subsequently left by special
train for London at 4.50 p.m., arriving at the
Charing-cross Station at 7 p.m.
The royal train from Portsmouth to Dover was
in charge of Mr. J. P. Knight, Mr. Cudworth, and
Mr. Walker, of the South-Eastern Company, and
Mr. Turner, of the South Coast Railway ; and
from Dover to Charing-cross the train was also in
the care of Mr. Knight.
On arrival at Charing-cross the Prince of Wales
proceeded to Marlborough House, and to-day his
royal highness will, we understand, return to San-
dringham for the Christmas holidays.

The Prince of Wales, after accompanying the
King of Portugal from Osborne to Dover, returned to
Marlborough House last evening.
The Earl and Countess of Dudley will entertain
a large party at Witley Court, Worcest;rshire, during the
ensuing week.
Count and Countess Gurowski de Wezele have
left town for Birdsall, Yorkshire.
The Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Lindsay and family
have left Maurigy's Hotel for Nice.
The Right Hon. Sir William G. Hylton Jolliffe,
Bart., M.P., and Miss Jolliffe, have left Merstham for the
Heath House, Petersfield.
Sir Edwyn F. Scudamore Stanhope, Bart., 1:021
left Maurigy's Hotel for Holme Lacy, Hereford.

THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR.—His Excellolo
Hubata Hiougaro Kami, commissioner of the Jape-
nese Government, attended by his secretary and suite, an
accompanied by Major Brine, R.E., appointed especially by
Lord Clarendon to attend on his excellency, arrived st
Portsmouth dockyard yesterday afternoon, and, after call
tt
ing at the admiral-superintendent's office, visited O
minutely inspected the Royal Alfred iron-clad ship ; after
which, in consequence of the lateness of the hour of tha"
arrival, his excellency was compelled to leave for the
pi d
Hotel, postponing the further inspection of the ships
an
dockyard until this morning.
THE JAMAICA COMMISSION.—We have reason for
believing that Mr. Russell Gurney, M.P., Recordef
of London, will be one of the Commissioners about to
proceed to Jamaica to assist Sir Henry Storks, the nevilr,
appointed Governor, in the approaching investigation °'
the circumstances attending the recent insurrection. 1,11
that event the Corporation of London, it is understoon,
will be convened for the purpose of granting Mr. Gurne.ll
who is their chief ministerial officer, and in his ludic'''.
capacity has very arduous and responsible duties to dis-
charge, the necessary leave of absence. Mr. Gurney's sr
on
pointment is understood to have afforded great satisfacti
to the magistrates of the City, by whom the Recorder i°
held in the greatest esteem. It is also regarded asan ad'fr°
tional proof of the desire on the part of the Government t
have the forthcoming inquiry conducted in the most iraPsr
tial manner.
WRECK OF A STEAMER AND Loss OF LIFE.--CORK'
Thursday.—The screw steamer Ibis, which le
London on Monday for Cork, having been disabled by at
breaking of the crank of her engine on Wednesday, lag
anchor off Ballicroneen during the night in a tremend°:fit
gale. Two tugs were despatchtd to her assistance,
they failed to succour her, and in a short time the vos';
which was reported to be one of the best in the servic:i
parted in two, and became a total wreck. On the arriv
of the tug boat Lord Clyde on the scene she found °seri,
half a mile distant from the other. Twenty-one passe°ol,o
were rescued, but as many more are reported to
hs
perished. Fourteen got on a raft, but were all, 0b
the
three, swept off by a heavy sea. It is supposed that •
captain and two men contrived to sale themselves
boat.
THE NEW WORKS AT BLAcKnuAns-BRID6<io
The committee of the Bridge-house Estates have 113;C‘cs.
an official inspection of the works of the new Blaek-fildr.
bridge, and the first-stone of the river piers was laid by
ofo
Hawtrey, the chairman. The piers of the new bridge oil
being put in by means of wrought-iron caissons, sib eet in
pier ; four are rectangular, 36 feet in length by 18
of
width, set side by side. These receive the founclatliso
that portion of the pier which carries the roadway eat-
triangular caissons, one at each end, will carry tb:piOd
waters or pointed ends of the piers, which project vciovtlh
the width of the roadway. The caissons are 46ft. in
00
and consist of 18ft. of ironwork, riveted together'
the
into the bed of the river and permanently lef Cher;biell
upper 28ft. being merely used as a temporary darn,
tioef
will be removed as the work proceeds, ill such s fit con'
as to allow of the masonry of the pier being Is'
ca won°
tinuously in one solid mass throughout. The
clay,
are sunk well into the solid bed of the London rtiod
first 10ft. is filled with concrete made with P°DriX
cement, the next Bft. with brickwork. Upon this po l
work, 18ft. above the real foundation, and 24ft'
Trinity high watermark, the stone was laid.
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ASSASSINATION AT WARSAW.—A piece
itt otro
which makes a great sensation at Warsaw is
lieutenant of the regiment of Grenadiers of ICI
Gingu9' OP
William 111., forming part of the Imp count oers,
lately found strangled his apartment. C°el.l,rhi, O:
lieutenant of the kingdom, has been much me
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occurrence, and the most active measures hav
to discover the assassins.