The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-31 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Lumley W. Peyton, mate, to be lieutenant ; William
Boyes, lieutenant, to be commander ; Jas. A. D. Paynter,
lieutenant, to be commander ; U. E. Patey, lieutenant, to
be commander.

OCTOBER 29.

APPOINTMENTS.

Master's Assistant J. D. Switzer, to the Comet ;
Master's Assistant Adolphus E. Parks, to the Ocean.

PROMOTIONS.

William H. Lewcock, gunner, to the second class ;
Daniel Burch, boat Swain, to the second class ; William
Davidson, gunner, to the second class ; Thomas Wm.
Bailey, engineer, to the first class ; William Anderson,
engineer, to the first class ; George Saunders, engineer,
to the second class.

PLYMOUTH, Oc?.. 28.—His Imperial Brazilian Ma-
jesty's frigate Constitucion, Captain Ignacio, was towed
from the Sound' into Horneaze yesterday morning by the
Sir Francis Drake steamer, preparatory to her, being
docked and repaired at her Majesty's dockyard here.
Her Majesty's ship Bury-dice, 26, Captain Anson,
arrived yesterday afternoon from Portsmouth, and has
subsequently sailed, again; Her destination is said to be
the Cape of GC)od Hope, calling at Lisbon, Gibraltar,
and AsccUsion.

Her Majesty's steamer Tartarus, Capt. Wolfe, arrived
yesterday from Irehad, and sailed.tor Portsmouth.
Her Majesty's steamer Stromboli, Commander Fisiter,
sailed yesterday for Wabirford.

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DEATH OF,TIIE PRINCE PALA TINE.-11, AMBUTIGH,
OCT. 24 —Private; letters from Prague of the 21st
October, announce that his Imperial IlighnesS the Arch-
duke Pulatin e is no morcz— flutitburgh Bbrientlatk, Oct. 24.

TESTIMONIAL TO MISS HELEN FAUCIT.-MO3t Of

our readers will remember that, upon the revival of the
Greek drama in Dublin some two years ago, a number
of gentlemen, distinguished in literature and art, and
admirers of Miss Helen Faucit's noble impersonation of
Antigone, presented her with an address expressive of
their high estimation of her talents. With this address
was intended to have been presented an ornament, a de-
scription of which, from the design of Mr. Burton, we
gave on a former occasion. This ornament, which is in

the form of an antique brooch, has, owing to the costly
and elaborate nature of the workmanship upon it, been
necessarily a long time in the artist's hands. It has,
however, been completed for some months, and the delay
which has since occurred arose from the desire of the
committee to present it to Miss Faucit in person, on the
occasion of her next visit to Ireland. On Friday, there-
fore, it was presented by a deputation from the sub-
scribers, when Miss Faucit expressed her extreme gra-
tification at the beauty of the ornament, and returned
thanks for what she considered the proudest memorial
of her professional career. The brooch is entirely of
native gold, and measures about three inches in dia-
meter. In the centre is an exquisitely formed figure
in high relief of Antigone bending over the urn of
Polynyces, set in a concave disc of white enamel, bearing
the word " Antigone" around it in ancient Greek charac-
ters. On either side of this medallion are tragic masks
of Antigone and Cteon, entwined within the coils of
the Cadmian serpent, surrounded by a concave fillet, in
which are set three large emeralds of the finest water ;
the whole enclosed in a wreath of the sacred olive. In-
dependent of the classic elegance of the design, it is a
specimen of workmanship, and that too of the highest
order, of which any couutry may be proud, and speaks
well for the present rising condition of the arts amongst
us. It reflects great credit on the house of Mr. West,
and particularly on Mr. Teare, who, we understand, is
the workman who has thus so successfully carried out
the original design. A suitable inscription, expressive

of the admiration which the lovers of the drama enter-
tain of Miss Helen Faucit's embodiment of the highest
and noblest conceptions, both of our own and ancient
times, will, we hear, be engraved on the reverse of the
ornament. We recognised the brooch as clasping the
folds of Antigone's drapery on Saturday night last.—
Dublin Freeman's Journal.
WHITTINGTON CLUB AND METROPOLITAN ATHE•
NIEUM.—The first general meeting of the members of this
infant institution took place on Thurday evening at the
Hall of Corn merce, Threadneedle-street. The enrolment of
members, which has gone on rapidly since the public
meeting three weeks ago, was continued until the b.isi-
ness of this meeting commenced, nearly 100 having been
enrolled ; and there were then about 250 members pre-
sent, including several ladies. The ebair was taken, at
about half-past seven o'clock, by Mr. William Howitt,
amidst the most loud and general applause. Mr. G. W.
Yapp read a report from the provisional committee,
which acknowledged the obligations of the institution to
the press generally, for their favourable notices. Up-
wards of 500 members, it was stated, had been proposed
for enrolment, and many others had expressed their de-
termination to become members when a site was chosen
for the institution. Appended to the report was a series
of resolntions, defining the objects, settling the rules of
the institution, and appointing a committee of upwards of
70 ladies and gentlemen to manage the affairs of the
club, until the annual meeting in May next. The sixth
resolution anthorised the committee to take steps for
opening, as early as might be, two institutions,—one as
near as possible to the Royal Exchange. and the other
to Temple-bar. The report being received, the resolu-
tions were moved and seconded seriatim, and, after
considerable discussion on some of them, unanimously
adopted.
THE BERWICK BANK ROBBERY.—The trial of
Jane Thomson, charged with the robbery of the Berwick
Bank, took place at Berwick Sessions on Monday and
Tuesday last. The extraordinary circumstances of the
robbery, which have been so often mentioned in the
newspapers during the examinations before the magis-
trates, caused the Court to be crowded. Mrs. Thomson,
it will be remembered, is the wife of the manager of the
Berwick Bank, and on the night of the 20th of August
last, during his absence from home, the bank safe was
opened, and a sum exceeding 3,0001. in gold and notes
was abstracted. The whole of the money was afterwards
large portion of
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some bank-notes in it. -and "a the yard, left open, with
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Court, and Mrs. Thomson and her husband were warmly
Ongrottgate4 by their friends present.