The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1865.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—WET or DRY.—
Always charming.—TO-MORROW (Wednesday).

Performances by Orchestral Band at 12.30 and 4.30, and
Great Organ Performance at 3.30. Picture Galleries, Fine
Art Courts, Shakspere House, Chinese Collection, Fish-
Hatching Apparatus, Skating Hall, Chimpanzee, Armour
Plates (lent by official authority), and the thousand and one
other attractions of the Crystal Palace.
Open from Ten till dusk. One Shiling; children under
twelve, Sixpence.
Note. —The hyacinths, t •lips, and other flowers round the
basin of the Crystal Fountain are now in full perfection.

R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr.
JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new entertain-
ment, entitled A PECULIAR FAMILY, by Mr. William
Brough. New scenery by T. and H. Grieve. Every Evening,
except Saturday, at 8. Saturday an ernoon, at 3. ROYAL
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street.

Unreserved seats, is., 2s. ; stalls, 3s. ; stall chairs, ss. May
be secured at the Gallery without fee.
OPERA. DI CAMERA, every Tuesday and Thursday
Morning, and Saturday at 8.

T HE X FO,R,D,
6, OXFORD STREET, W.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).

ORPHEE AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera
Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the
Song : "King of Bceotia ;" " The Hymn to Bacchus ;" and
the spirited "Hilliho " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid,
and t horns ; the side-splitting "Couplets," by Minerva,
Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; and final Minuet
and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz-
henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley; Messrs. Greene and
Lascelles. And Gonoud's celebrated opera Ii'AUSI : Faust,
Mons. Lavessiere, the great French Tenor; Marguerette,
Mips Russell ; assisted by a Band and Chorus of Sixty Per-
formers.

Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian
and Mimic), W. Randall. Little fob, Miss Kate Balte, Signor
Sextillion, and the Grotesque, D'Auhans.
Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.

Every Evening at Half-past Seven. Admission—a:ea, 6d.;
stalls and balcony, is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d.

CANTERBURY HALL.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).
HOD GE P 0 D GE,
(According to Act of Parliament).
CANTERBURY H A.L L.—EVERY EVENING
at half-past Nine o'clock.

ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL,
Commercial-street, Shoreditch.
(Close to the Great Eastern Terminus\
Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT.
Operatic Selection, SONNAMBULA. Prima Donna, Miss
ELLIoON.
Comio—NELLY POWER, HARRIETT COVENEY. J.
G. FORDS. WEST, FRED. FRENCH, Madlle. CERITO
SYLVES PER. The BROTHERS A I,TOFF, from the
Theatre Deserts, houen, and the ELLISTRAIS, from the
Crystal Palace.
Stalls, is. ; balcony, 6d. ; area, 4d. Open every evening at
Seven o'clock.
Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GREVILLE.

3IAD AME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
established 29 years at the Bazaar,,Baker-street.

NEW ADDITIONS.—A. Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL
of MULLER, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast
taken by Doctor Donovan; also a full-length MODEL of
KOHL, taken at his trial -are now added to the Chamber of
Physiognomy.

Open, 11 till dusk, and 7 till 10 evening.
Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
Piccadilly.
GRAND CASINO. CONCERT. First time in England,
Gungl's new German Toy Waltz. Prince Imperial Quadrille,
Huguenots, Robert le Diable, William Tell, and a variety of
Dance Muria
Conductor, M. LUIGI CURTL
Admission, One Shilling.
Manager, M. GRENET.

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ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
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stands, beautiful infaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian,
Aiabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine-
ralogist to her ,Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London.

Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly
facilitate the Interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON-
CHOLOGY, ►nd GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas
each.

PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
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HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N.,
for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, of
Outcast and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime,
under 10 years of age.
President—ROßEßT BANBURY, Esq., M.P,
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
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I Henry E. Gurney, Esq. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
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Naval and Military Intelligence.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge held
a levee yesterday afternoon at the Horse Guards.
Above 130 officers attended on the occasion.

The 75th Regiment is held in readiness to move
from Aldershott to the undermentioned stations :
One company, 2 officers, and 60 men to Tipnor, 3
companies with four officers to Portland, one com-
pany of 90 men, with a field officer, and the remain-
der of the officers belonging to the Portland com-
panies to Gosport. A troop of the 2d battalion
Military Train, under Captain Keogh, left
Aldershott Camp. on Thursday morning for Ports-
mouth, and will be quartered at that station. The
two remaining troops of the battalion at 'Aldershott,
under Capt. Lane and Capt. Vincent respectively,
will to-day march from the camp for Liverpool,
whence they will embark for Dublin. It is in con-
templation to reorganise the military train on the
Ist of next month, after which date it will no longer
be termed a " battalion," but will be placed on a
similar footing to the Royal Engineer corps. The
24 troops of which. it is at present composed will be
so distributed as to be capable of removal separately
without interfering with each other. The corps
will have its head-quarters at Woolwich, and will
be commanded by Col. Kennedy. Those troops
quartered at the Curragh and at Aldershott will be
commanded by a field-officer, and only at these two
important stations will there be a staff of officers
kept.
.1
Her Majesty's screw gun vessel Torch, 5, 80-horse.
power (nominal) Commander G. A. Douglas, hav-
ing been fitted at Chatham and equipped for a
three years' cruise on the West Coast of Africa, was
on Saturday taken to the Maplin Sands for the pur-
pose of testing her rate of speed and her steaming
capabilities, at her sea draught, before passing out
of the hands of the steam reserve officials. The
Torch was inspected yesterday, and should the
weather be favourable.will take her departure from
the Nore to-day.

The Admiralty having decided on introducing
female labour in the Chatham dockyard, orders have
been received for the immediate admission of be-
tween 90 and 100 young women, who are to be
employed in tending the spinning-jennies recently
erected in the ropemaking department of Messrs.
Fairbairn and Co., of Leeds, for preparing the
hemp by means of machinery. The entry of the
hands will be made this morning.
The War Department steam storeship Lord Pan-
mure, Commander Moore, arrived at Woolwich on
Saturday, laden with return 9-pounder batteries
from Dublin and Cork, 400 bales of blankets for
the Tower, ammunition for Purfleet, and other ob-
solete stores. Official information has been received
at Woolwich to the effect that the 300-pounder
gun intended for the Scorpion, together with the
entire cargo of the sister vessel Balaklava, lost on
the Wexford coast, have been landed in safety, but
that
,the ship is a total wreck. The commander
and crew have returned to Woolwich. They have
lost a portion of their personal effects, which will
be made good by the War Department.

Her Majesty's iron steam troopship Dromedary,
Master Commander Brown, in dock at Woolwich,
is ordered to undergo a thorough overhaul and re-
pair. She is to be fitted with new boilers. Her old
ones were yesterday hoisted out, and arrangements
were made for removing the various kinds of cement
which were laid over the interior of her hull. The
bilge water was found to have penetrated under-
neath the common asphalte and other cement em-
ployed, but that of the Messrs.W. Day and Co. was
so firmly encrusted over the rivet-heads as to require
the hammer and chisel in its removal. The Lords of
the Admiralty have ordered the vessel to be coated
throughout with this cement.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty:—Commander Pownall W. Pellew
and Commander Philip H. Collomb, to the Edgar;
Lieut. C. R. Gayer, to the Wellesley; Lieut. H. M.
Magrath, to the Canopus ; Lieut. A. J. Villiers, to
the Cumberland ; Lieut. C. W. Talbot, to the For-
midable; W. B. Calver, master, to the Fisgard, for
surveying duties ; John Cockin, surgeon, to the St.
Vincent; S. S. D. Wells, surgeon, to the Britannia;
H. J. Kelley, paymaster, additional, to the Fisgard;
W. E. Campion, chief engineer, to the Fisgard, to
the Pallas; J. F. Hill, assist.-clerk, to the Sutlej ;
and T. D. Muir, assist.-clerk, to the Black Prince.

THE FRENCH IN MEXICO.

PARIS, March 20.

Despatches received here from Mexico bring news
of the capitulation of Oajaca. The following details
summarise the Siege operations
The arrival of reinforcements, under the Engi-
neer Colonel Doubrelaine, and Colonel Jeaniugras,
brought up the strength of Marshal Bazaine's forces
to six battalions of infantry, four engineer com-
panies, 18 siege guns, four squadrons of regular
cavalry, and four Mexican squadrons—in all, 5,800
men and 3,000 horses. On the 31st January the
marshal transferred his general headquarters to the
hacienda of Montoyac,
in the centre of the attack.
The Indians gave most useful and zealous assistance
in throwing up the siege works and opening roads,
which enabled the siege artillery to be brought before
the town. By their help a line of circumvallation
34 kilometres long was formed within ten days.
" Marshal Bazaine had directed his chief efforts
against the Cerro de la Soledad and the Cerro
Dominante, to the west of Oajaca. Four batteries,
armed with 12-pounders and mortars and several
traverses connecting them together, were established
by Feb. 8. At the same time three other batteries,
also armed with siege guns, threatened the place
from the south. These operations were not carried
out without interruptions from the enemy, the most
serious engagement taking place at the hacienda of
Aguilera, which was carried with extreme briskness
by the 2d battalion of Light African Infantry.
" In the course of the 4th Feb. three of the French
batteries opened fire upon the place, the approaches
to which suffered severely. During the night of the
7th the siege works were carried to within about 150
metres of the redan of the Cerro Dominante ; the
traverses were made upon rock, and the use of sand-
bags was required. Marshal Bazaine tells the story
of the capitulation as follows--'At night on the Bth
all the batteries opened fire for between five and six
hours, in order to crush the works of the Dominante
I intended to attack. Towards four in the morning
I had arranged to try the effect of a surprise upon
the Cerras of La Soledad and La Libertad with three
companies of the 3d Zouaves. At half-past five I
should again have opened fire from all the batteries,
and towards six have hurled the assaulting columns
against the point in front of the Dominante. All
the orders were given. The troops were at their
posts, impatiently awaiting the hour of the assault,
when Porfirio Diaz, accompanied by two colonels,
his aides-de-camp, presented himself at half-past
one in the morning at my headquarters, giving
Oajaca into my hands, and surrendering at discre-
tion with all the garrison. I immediately gave
orders to cease firing all along the line, and have
have now taken possession of the town and the
fores. The garrison of Oajaca was over 4,000 men
strong. In addition to the 60 pieces of artillery in
the place, the arsenal contained precious resources
for the military reorganisation of that rich province
and tle armament of the rural forces.'
" Marshal Bazaine gives news of Gen. de Castagny
up to Jan. 3. This delay is attributable to the dis-
tance of the Marshal and Gen. de Castagny from
Mexico-- In their march from Durango upon Mazat-
lan the French columns had to traverse very diffi-
cult ground, of which no one not familiar with the
features; of that part of Mexico can form any idea.
The troops crossed a chain of mountains 3,000
metres above the level of the sea, following goat-
tracks anal bordering precipices which are terror of
travellers. The health of the men was nevertheless
good.

" Camel Gamier began the year brilliantly upon

Jan. 1 by dislodging Gen. Corona, who disputed the
passage of the Espinosa del Diabolo. Notwithstand-
ing the difficulties of the ground and the resistance
of the enemy, the French scaled the rocks where
Corona's defensive works were placed, and carried
them at the point of the bayonet. The Mexicans
fled, leaving about 100 dead upon the ground. The
French loss was 10 killed and 37 wounded, among
the latter being two captains of 51st of the line.
Col. Gamier was preparing to pursue his march
upon Mazatlan on the following day.
" The district of Vera Cruz enjoys perfect tran-
quillity. The capitulation of Oajaca had produced
a great impression in those parts. The health of
the troops continued good throughout the Tierra
Caliente."

The Lock-out in the Iron Trade.

WOLVERHAMPTON, Monday Afternoon.

Tradesmen of all classes are now complaining
throughout the Midlands of the dulness of trade, and
are anxiously inquiring when the strife is to cease.
Those shopkeepers who look to the artisan popula-
tion for custom are already great sufferers. On
Saturday night the Wolverhampton market, usually
thronged With customers, seemed almost entirely
deserted. So small were the receipts of some of the
sta.llkeepers, that they declared that if they had not
brought money with them to market they should
have been scarcely able to pay their rents. Similar
complaints are heard from people of the same class
throughout the " black country," and the proprie-
tors of tenements declare that they can get no rent
from their tenants.

The delegate meeting summoned by the Brierly-
hill Executive was held to-day. The delegates had
gone fully prepared with the information which the
executive sought with reference as well to the views
of the districts upon the union as upon an emigra-
tion scheme ; and they also supplied the statistics
necessary to enable the executive to form some con-
clusion as to the extent to which aid would be re-
quired from the funds of the executive treasury and
other sources. The amount of business was very
great, and the delegates were engaged in transact-
ing it up to a late hour at night. It was not thought
that the proceeclings would result in the adoption of
any measures that would lead to a termination of
the lock-out. It was believed, however, that such a
result might be hastened by the alleged ability of
the unions to maintain their members longer than
the business exigencies of the employers would
allow the latter to keep their works shut up.
The proceedings were conducted with closed doors.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Monday Afternoon.

It is anticipated that meetings of the locked-out
workmen will be held in most of the towns and
villages in the iron district to-day. There is no
alteration in the aspect of affairs since Saturday
night, or any symptom of another meeting of the
masters and men to try to bring about an arrange-
ment ; and both parties, for the present at least,
seem determined to fight it out. The men appear
to imagine that they will be backed up by the other
trades unions in the country, but the masters believe
that when other branches of the trade are obliged
to " knock of," which they are sure to do if the
lock-out continues, it will be impossible to do so,
as it will take an immense sum of money to pay
each idle man 10s. per week. The ironworkers'
lodges, while their funds are whole, seem bent upon
relieving the " labour market" by encouraging emi-
gration, and there are a good many puddlers,
especially young men, who are going off to America.
The unfortunate labourers and off-hand men are
most to be sympathised with, as they are dragged
down to idleness and poverty by circumstances over
which they have• no control. They have held an-
other meeting at Middlesborough, but as it was
" inconvenient" to have reporters present the sec-
retary has handed the following report of the pro-
ceedings to the press, which has the merit of origi-
nality at any rate :

" Public notice having been given to all the members
that a special meeting should take place, at 7 o'clock, aethe
lodge-room, at the appointed time the room was filled
almost to suffocation, when Mr. Felix 3/Govern was elected
unanimously to fill the office of chairman, whereupon, at
the voice of the chairman, everything was in perfect silence
and order. Mr. C. M'Carthy stepped forth, and addressed
the meeting in a brief and pathetic speech. As soon as
Mr. M'Carthy had resumed his seat, Mr. J. W. O'Hare, ge-
neral secretary to the United Order, said he regretted very
much to see the attitude of the masters towards them. They
were punished, directly and indirectly for things that did
not appertain to them, and for which they were not re-
sponsible. He urged upon them the necessity of appealing
to the public at large, and also to the trade protection socie-
ties, in order to obtain assistance, whereupon Mr. O'Hare
moved a resolution to the effect that such appeal for assist-
ance be made. It was seconded, and carried unanimously.
It was moved and carried unanimously that a requisition be
drawn out and sent to each burgess and ratepayer, in order
to obtain their signatures, and to bo presented to the mayor,
requesting him to call a meeting at his earliest convenience.
This and several other major matters were discussed, when
several of the speakers declaimed very much on the cruelty
of the masters. Mr. O'Hare gave intimation he should ap-
peal to every trades union in England, and he also urged
the necessity of sobriety, economy, and duo respect to the
laws and constitution of the country. After the business
had been concluded the officers, in company with Mr. James
W. ;O'Hare, general secretary, went into committee to de-
liberate upon their future course of action, upon which the
chairman dispersed the meeting."
A letter from Consett states :
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" The lock-out has already began to tell severely on this
town, for, in addition to the puddlers who are not allowed
to work, a fortnight's notice has been given to the black-
smiths, slaggers, coke-burners, general labourers, fitters,
and joiners, to the number of about 300 men, to cease work.
This will add materially to the suffering in the place. Had
the men been at work Saturday would have been the pay-
day, and on that occasion the main street is usually crowded
with stalls for the sale of food and clothing in all their va-
riety—but on Saturday a small display of such commodi-
ties was made, not mere than two or three being pitched, at
which very few purchasers indeed were to be soon.
Another feature in tho lock-out is the migration of scores
of people from the place, large numbers having gone off
to America. It has been stated also that the Iron-
workers' Lodge are willing to pay in full or assist such of
their members as are willing to emigrate, and it is thought
many will avail themselves of this opportunity. For a num-
ber of weeks past between 30 and 40 millmen employed by
the Consett Iron Company have been on strike, and have
had to receive aid from the lodge. It seems that each mill-
man works one furnace, but the masters thought two men
could easily tend three furnaces between them, and wished
them to do so. The workmen demurred and then struck
work, and neither party has as yet given in. How this will
end remains to be seen, but there are not a few people who
are inclined to think that the millmon would now gladly
resume work on the masters' terms if allowed. Friday was
the dividend day at the Co-operative Store, and the share-
holders generally took out their dividends in kind, thereby
effecting a considerable saving. The funds of the local lodge,
it is said, are not in such a condition as to afford any great
relief to the men locked out, and this, added to the general
poverty of the labourers, must cause great distress in the
place. The credit system between the tradesmen and the
workers is extensively in vogue, and it is feared that if
work be discontinued long serious apprehensions for the
order of the place will be felt. As yet, however, a sort of
indifference prevails as to the lock-out. A meeting is to
be held to hear a report from the local delegates, and also
to hear an explanation of Mr. M'lver's statement at York
that the mon of Consett would be willing to sign a docu-
ment pledging themselves not to support the North Staf-
fordshire men ; whereas the men had a decided aversion
from anything of a documentary form. It is understood that
the representatives of the press will not be admitted to the
meeting."
The threatened eviction of the families of the
union men at Spennymoor from their cottages, has
been averted by the masters keeping the amount of
the rent from the " baff" week pay of the men. A
letter from that village furnishes the following par-
ticulars of its state and prospects :
"In these works the number of men employed in the
mills and puddling furnaces is somewhere between 600 and
700 ; out of this number there are scarcely, it is said, 200
members of the union, while the remaining 500 are abso-
lutely prevented from following their work. If matters
continue in statu quo for a lengthened period the non-
unionists at these works have, therefore, more to fear from
this interruption to their labour than their brethren. On
Thursday all the hands in the mills, ecc., were paid in full,
while also the sum of £lBO, it is said, was received from
the executive in the latter part of the week for distribution