The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-09 00:00:00

ADMIRAL SIR R. STOPFORD.

Admiral Sir Robert Stopford has received from the ~,,'
Emperors of Austria and Russia, and also from the King ,",
of Prussia, military orders and honours next in rank to z
the highest grades that are ever given to subjects, with ,
the exception of such eminent persons as the Duke of
Wellington,' - . , .
The following is a transcript of a letter from his Ex-
cellency Rafaat Pacha, Minister, of Foreign Affairs at
Constantinople, to. the Hon. Admiral Sir R. Stopford:—
" To his Excellency, the intelligent and sage, the highly
ranked and esteemed, our intimate friend, Admiral.
Stopford, Commander of the British fleet in the White
Sea (Mediterranean).
" While I was watching a fit opportunity to confirm to
you the high esteem and veneration which I have sin-
, cerely entertained for you ever since the personal ac-
quaintance that was so auspiciously formed between us,
I have had the gratification to address to you, previously
to this, a letter, announcing to you how perfectly satisfied
and highly pleased was his Imperial Majesty the Sultan,
at the personal exertion and.zeal shown by you on the
occasion of the arrangement and happy termination of
the Egyptian question, and that out of his sincere regard
to you personally, his Imperial Majesty was pleased to
order an Imperial Nishan of honour and Merit, and a
sword with its handle studded with diamonds, to be pre-
pared and sent to you, as it mark and a remembrance of
pleted,
his Imperial Majesty's particular esteem and consider-4-
3w-oourdr
Excellencesbe being no
tion for you.
rirntake the
pleasing Opportunity
now
wd
in again announcing to you their
forwardedianan dt:.
conveyance, to repeat and confirm nay sincere sense of
and " Tbehiensge
friendship and high eonsideratiorrfor.-you.
N i
si
"MOHAMMED JAP,I-SII RAFAAT,
" Minister of Foreign' Affairs a the Sublime
Ottr.,man Porte. -,, Scaled, MUHAMXIED RAFAAT.
"Dated the 15th of Shaban, 125, F. A. K.
" viz. 2d of October, 1841, A.D."

: • OLYMPIC THEATRE. , :,
An amusinc, trifle, from the pen of,-Mr. T. E. Wilks, -•
was produced at this theatre last.• evening, under the .
title of The Lady's Seminary: Thb .i.ece is not, as is
name would imply, an imitation .0 Mr. Barnard's
Boarding School, but is a clever adaptation from the
French. The lieroise of . the piece is Julie de l'Orina.
(Miss Lebatt), a clever school-girl, who, to aid a oboe'
fellow, Agnese (Miss Fitzjames), in a love affair, disguiLsg
' herself as a soldier—Captain J ulins Cesar Canno.nbriv,
assisted by the other scholars of the lady's seaher
who also assume military disguises, " mystify the father
of of Agnese, and terrify her aunt, who is the g_o_.;,ivith'
of the seminary, into consenting to her triarTt:.,,,itz.
the object of her choice, Henri de l'Ormee (1"
james), the brother of Julie. In the com-s.cexafiricTrpLieeece,.
Miss Lebatt sang a beautiful ballad, bYiAI
Pt'he.piece 'May
entitled- " Woman's heart is Cupid's !”
taste and effect. Indeed, the sueoess
°exertions of this
be attributed' almost entirely to
the
as the Captain, was
very clever, actress. liar swagger, with great
supportedthrough bdrilled company, who
wenstvle, to the threatg terror •
excellent,• and she was ablyt'
sword exercise in capital
the father of Agnese.
of M. Mignon (Mr. Brooks),
drilled
The piece was completely
vociferous in their applause.succeeded by the farce of Angels
successful. It was
irhMr.
bat to the equally
G. Wild, as Ben Brim-
Gingham, kept -the
great delight of the gods, who were,
stone, and
Miss
'Their duet and dance was
broad grin.
audience on the
I as was Wild's song " All the world's
and Luellen,
of course encore(_:,
Mr. Leman Bede 's drama of the
0 a Congreve
box. Mr.
in which the author himself •
Rahe'srrogresss
in
Lebatt, as Sally
original character of loin Rakewell ; and
his
sustainedevenings ninusemea s
, t concluded with Olympic •
the
house was well filled.
Frailties. The . . .

November 7 ' - -
copious and correct particulars of the ,fire, to
the most
The Observer of Sunday, , confound
fourteen of the Observer's wide and long
with explanatory
.engravings of' the ap-
pearancef tle fire, from the Liver front, and the in-
terior of the Armoury, when the conflagration was at its
height. A Monday afternoon edition of the Observer is
regularly published at 4 o'clock, which is best adapteedi
foliothe e
columns,xt ent o f
for the country' and abroad.
DUBLIN, SUNDAY.---The Right Hon. Daniel •
O'Connell, IQP., Lord, Mayor of the city, visited the
Metropolitan Roman Catholic Church this day, in state,
accompanied by the Catholic Aldermen and Town Conn--
up on the occasion, by the most Rev, Dr. Murray. His
eillors. There was a solemn pontifical high mess offered
Lordship divested himself of his rt;he-
§ and cocked hat at
the door of the Chapel, and o's'amed them on his return
from the service. Ihe seats were crowded to. excess by
persons anxious to eaLlt a gliinpseof the Catholic Lord .
Mayor., His Lordship was loudly cheered as he passed.
He rode for the first time in his new Carriage, which was:
drawn by tWo beautiful grey horses. The servants wore
the family livery.