The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-14 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

Colonel David Anderson Gibsone, of the artillery
companies at Portsmouth, is appointed Col.. Com-
mandant of the Woolwich division, in the room of
Col.-Commandant Thomas Adams Parke, C. 8., pro-
moted by brevet to the rank of Major-General.
Major M'Kinnon, of the Chatham division, has been
removed, with his recruiting party, from Bury St.
Edmunds to Inverness

Captain Charles C. Williamson, of the Chatham di-
vision, has been removed, with his recruiting party,
from Stamford to Stirling.

Captain Thomas Hurdle, of the Chatham division,
has been removed, with his recruiting party, from
Chelmsford to Swaffham.

MR. FREDERICK PEEL, .31. P.
(From the Morning Herald.)
It has always been our opinion that young Mr.
Frederick Peel, who has succeeded to the post vacated
by Mr. Benjamin Hawes, did not accept that onerous
and thankless berth without consulting the confidant
and friend of his late father—without having the ad-
vice and approbation of the Right Hon. Baronet the
Member for Ripon. This, which might at the first
blush, seem to be shrewd surmise, is now almost re-
solved into positive certainty. We learn from a Car-
lisle paper that, shortly „antecedent to his being
gazetted, Mr. Peel made a flying visit to Netherby,
and having remained there a night wended his way
back to Whitehall, and thereupon said " yes" to Lord
John Russell. Lord Bacon tells us that straws
thrown up show what way the wind blows, and by
so slender a sapling, and by so very young a political
twig as the M.P. for Leominster, we are enabled to
learn how it fares with the older trees of the forest. To
drop everything like metaphorical meaning, it must be
very plain to every human being that, with his present
Cabinet, Lord Jobn Russell cannot go on till March.
Against colonial mismanagement, against Grey arro-
gance, wilfulness, and petulance, the country cries
out with one loud voice. England, as Kossuth
said at Manchester and Birmingham, and as he re-
peated yesterday at the Hanover-square Rooms—
England is not a country circumscribed within the
handful of territory embraced in these little British
isles ; but has colonies far and near in every latitude
and in every sea. If the prestige of our country go
in reference to one colony, in what position are the
remaining ones ? It is not merely the expense or the
enormous outlay, therefore, that in such a state and
conjuncture would be in question, but the reputation
—and on the reputation depends the power of Great
Britain. Let but the despotic Powers of the Conti-
nent know we are in trouble, and think you they will
not strain every nerve and put forth all their means to
aggravate and increase that trouble ? The Premier
sees and feels this. He full well knows that the ad-
ministration of Lord Grey will not bear an examina-
tion, and therefore he needs must strengthen himself
by some of the ablest of the Peelites. So, with this
view the narrow edge of the wedge is introduced
first, to the end that the Cabinet door may be forced
open for a Graham, a Gladstone, and a Lincoln.

OPENING OF THE SUB-MARINE

TELEGRAPH.

Yesterday the success of this important and inter-
esting undertaking, was again demonstrated by a
variety of experiments, which were performed at
Dover under the superintendence of Mr. Statham, of
the Gutta Percha Works, Wharf-road, City-road,
and Mr. Crampton and Mr. Wollaston, engineers to
the Electric Telegraph Company ; Lord de Manley,
Sir James Carmichael, Mr. Campbell, solicitor to the
company, and many other gentlemen who left London
fur the purpose of being present on the occasion. The
event created much excitement in the town, and a
large number of the inhabitants assembled on the
beach to witness the operations. On former occasions
during the last few weeks, telegraphic communica-
tions have been transmitted to Paris by means of the
sub-marine telegraph from the South Foreland, about
four miles from Dover, and the success of the under-
taking has been already amply demonstrated. It
however remained for those who have embarked in
the undertaking, and to whose exertions the public
are indebted for all that has been done, to com-
plete their work by proving the facilities for com-
municating between Dover and Calais. The
object of the proceedings of yesterday was to
establish the principle of submarine communication
in its fullest integrity, by " opening" the tele-
graph to the public, who have now the satisfaction of
knowing that they can transmit messages, in the space
of a few minutes, direct from London to Paris. On
the present occasion the opening and the closingporiacdeds
of the Paris Bourse were transmitted to the Stock
t T
Exchange in London during business hours .
to the interest which attached to the proceedings of
the day, several guns were fired through the medium
of electricity, as formerly described, when certain ex-
periments were tried at the gutta percha establishment
for the purpose of testing the efficiency of the wires.
These guns were placed on the cliffs
or on_ the sea-
shore, and the signal being given from Dover, the
electric spark was communicated from Calais, and the
report on this side the channel was instantaneous.
His Grace the Duke of Wellington being at Dover,
in attendance at the sessions, was saluted on his
leaving the town by a discharge from a 32. pounder
placed in the east bastion of the Castle, the electric
spark by which it was fired being sent across the
Channel, from batteries at Calais, under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Brunton, chemist to the Gutta
Percha Company.
or the complete junction of Englandlectriacntele ra h.
In the evening a banquet took placein celebration
or
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INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF MUTTON.—The de-
mand for good mutton was so great at the Oxford monthly
ale market, on Wednesday last, that a very considerable
rise took place. Good wether mutton realized from 3s. Bd.
to 4s. per stone. A pen of prime Downs (fed by the Duke
of Marlborough), realized nearly bid. per lb. Good ewe
mutton was worth from sd. to 51d. Store sheep of all de-
scriptions were sold at higher prices. Beef fetched 3s. 4d.
per stone. Good English bacon hogs and porkers made Bs.
pot 1109 r ,

THE POLISH BALI,.
The promised presence of Kossuth had all the
effect upon the fortunes of the Polish Ball that was
expected from it. The sale of tickets, amounting to
some 1,800 or 2,000, was greater than upon any
former occasion, and the Guildhall, at a comparatively
early hour, was filled with the patrons of the festivity,
who were drawn together partly from sympathy in
the cause which makes its periodical appeal to the
benevolence of the public, and partly from curiosity
to meet the renowned Magyar, whose advent in Lon-
don has been attended with such generous demon-
stration of hospitality and welcome. The illustrious
guest arrived about eleven o'clock, and the event was
certified to the crowd by a blast from the trumpets
of Mr. Harper and his son. Met by Lord Dudley
Stuart and several of the civic dignitaries, Kossuth
and Madame Kossuth, preceded by a body of wand-
bearers, commenced a tour of the ball, amidst the
enthusiastic plaudits of the spectators. Having
sat for a short period at the eastern end
of the building, Kossuth, amid similar cir-
cumstances of escort, made his way to the concert
room, where he experienced a reception of equal
heartiness. About half-past twelve he moved into the
hall again. The applause which greeted him at every
step now increased in boisterousness and intensity,
and the ladies pressed forward to shake the patriot by
the band, which he complied with with a winning
gentleness and humility of demeanour. It was nearly
one before be got fairly clear of the building.
The sidertainment, independently of this interest-
ing feature, bore a striking likeness to the entertain-
ments of other years. The decorations of the hall
were the same as those provided for the great civics
banquet on Lord Mayor's Day. The coup dceil alto-
gether was exceedingly rich and dazzling, for the
fancy costumes, although few in number, gave great
gaiety. and liveliness to the ensemble, the extreme lu-
minousness thrown over
starthe salle by, the profusion of
gas jets, and the blazing
bringing out the variegated
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crowded, as it usually is, to overflowing
caught such stray notes as found their ;d
neighbouring vestibules and passages.
artists who lent their services were the most distin-
guished of their order. Among them
we Miss
Louisa Pyne, Miss Dolby, Miss Ransfordl7
Harrison, Mr. Weiss, Mr. Benson, and others, whose,
efforts, efforts, as far as we could judge, were regarded with
infinite satisfaction. The cosmoramic pictures, the
evergreens, the statuary, &c., constituted a series of
pleasing objects in the lobbies between the hall and
the concert-room, and the contrasts they presented
added much to the general sentiment of enjoyment.
All the principal civic functionaries were present, be.
sides many personages of high commercial note.
The ball, in a word, went off with uncommon spirit
and eclat. The funds of the association will doubt-
less receive considerable augmentation when the re-
sults of the festival are practically ascertained; and
we therefore can but congratulate the "Friends of
Poland" upon the success which has so largely
crowned this fresh effort in a noble and praiseworthy
cause.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, Nov. 13.
The following bad the honour of being included
in the Royal dinner party yesterday :—The Duke
and Duchess of Bedford, Lady Cowley, and Colonel
Crawfurd (commanding 2d Battalion of the Grenadier
Guards.)

The band of the Grenadier Guards attended, and
played during the dinner.

- In the evening her Majesty's private band wag in
attendance, and performed the following selection :—_
Overture, " Heimkehr aus der Fremde" Mendelssohn.
Selection, " Les Huguenots" Meyerbeer.
Airs de Ballet and Scene et Chceur,
" L'Enfant Prodigue" Auber.
The Queen walked in the Home Park this morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and
younger members of the Royal family took their
usual exercise.

His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, accom-
panied by his Grace the Duke of Bedford, went out
shooting this morning, attended by Major-General
B. Drummond, Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, and
Colonel Biddulph.
_ _ _ _ _

Lord and Lady John Russell are expected to ar-
rive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to her Majesty.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President, ar-
rived in town yesterday evening from his seat, Bow-
wood Park, Wilts.
The Oxford University Commission had a meeting
yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord
of the Treasury, in Downing•street. Present—The
Bishop of Norwich, the Dea❑ of Carlisle, the Master
of Pembroke, the Rev. B. G. Liddle, J. L. Dampier,
Esq., the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P.
Stanley, (Secretary.)
The Greek Minister transacted business yesteilliar
at the Foreign-office.
Lord and Lady John Russell left their residence,
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday after-
noon, for Windsor Castle.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, at his official residence, in Downing.
street, yesterday.

MR. CHARLES PEARSON'S PLAN FOR IMPROVING
THE METROPOLIS. - At a Court of Common Council yester-
day, it was resolved by a large majority that Mr. Charles
Pearson's plan for improving the metropolis, by widening the
intended new street from Farringdon-street to Clerkenwell,
by raising it on a level with the high ground of the adjacent
streets, and extending it to King's-cross ; by constructing a
trunk railway on a well-lighted and well-ventilatedisubway
under the surface of the street; by lifting Holborn valley
seventeen feet, and by removing the wholesale meat and
vegetable markets and railway-carriers, receiving-houses,
should be referred to a ward committee, and that the said
committee give the necessary Parliamentary notices.

DEATH BY HYDEOPHOBIA.—A young man of the
name of David Jones, a stonemason, of Rhyl, was about
twelve months ago bitten by a mad dog, which was after-
wards killed. The poor fellow abstained from all means to
remove the poison received through the bite, and calmed
himself by thinking there was no danger. On Sunday night
last, when in chapel, he felt very unwell, and continued so
during Monday. On Tuesday morning Dr. Hughes and Dr.
Lodge were called in, who gave their opinion that he laboured
under the effect of hydrophobia. In the course of the even-
ing his agonies increased to a degree most distressing to
witness, and soon afterwards death put an end to his suffer-
ings.—/North Wales Chronicle.

DEATH FROM EATING MUSsELS On Wednesday
an
inquiry took place before Mr. Baker, at the Queen's Head,
King-street, Bethnal-green, relative to the death of William
Anscomb, aged 36, a stoker at the Chartered Gas Works,
Worship-street, Finsbury. The widow of the deceased said
that her husband was in good health up to the previous
evening, when he said that he would have some mussels.
Deceased purchased at a neighbour's shop three quarts, at a
halfpenny a quart. lie had a pint for his supper ; after
which he went to bed. About twelve o'clock he called her,
and stated that he had a dreadful pain in his stomach. She
gave him some brandy, which, however, gave him
but little relief, and he died about two o'clock, after having
suffered excruciating sgony. Mr. West, Northampton- ter-
race, surgeon, said that the deceased had died from eating
mussels. They were of an indigestible nature. He has, had
lately in that neighbourhood many patients suddenly
attacked with diarrhoea after eating them. He was attend-
ing at one time seven in a family from that cause, and had
great difficulty in preserving their lives. Verdict." That
the deceased did from the deleterious effect of mussels, of
which he had eaten a large quantity.
THE ICING'S SCHOOL, SHERBORNE.—The Goner.
nors of the Grammar-school, Sherborne, have presented an
golift the the
ebbscehy premisesl under°°
address of thanks to Earl Digby, Lord-Lieutenant of
die
ct
ho ue
inrt)c-
hoafr
gDeo, rsceotm, for s
nigs
theu olnifiwchente
and other buildings, together with the garden and land ad-
joining. The address states that by
his Lordsh4's munifi-
cent liberality the school will now be I d p ace upon an en-
tirely different position among the public schools of our
country ; that with his Lordship's permission the premises
shall hereafter be called the " Digby Buildings," and that a
marble tablet shall be erected in a conspicuous position re-
cording the noble gift and acknowledging his Lordship as
the greatest benefactor to the school
since its foundation by
King Edward VI. in 1550.
THE TAY SALMON FISHERIES.—The propriie.todrse.
of salmon fishings in the Tay, admonished by the
past, have
terioration of their property for several years
ethe evil. At
taken preliminary steps with a view tokre 7
at which the Earl
a meeting held in Perth on Friday wee
of Mansfield presided, the parties
th present agreed that one
lateness of the dos-
ing cause of the decrease of salmon
that
was
the fishings should close
season,_ and were of opinion
on the 26th August, insteadT e _the 14th September. It was
resolved to write to all
the
Tay proprietors to know whether
they would agree to close at the earlier date, for the ensuing
season; and anotheilnee ting
will be held on Friday next, to
receive their answers The proposal appears to us quite
reasonable, and the universal complaint of a scarcity of sal-
mon
is the strongest reason
why this or something else
should be done without delay.—Perthshire Advertiser.
We are requested to state that the assertion in the
Tablet, which has since been copied into other papers, that
Lady ltokewoode Gage, daughter of Mr. Henry Drumtnond,
AL P., and Lady Harriet Drummond, has joined the Boman
church, is entirely false.
ARRIVAL OF I SPANISH WAR-I'RIGA.TB IN THE
CLYDE —A Spanish first-class frigate-of-war arrived at the
Tail of the Bank on Sunday krenoon, from Cuba via Fal-
mouth. and was expected at the Broomielaw on Monday, for
the purpose of being fitted with new boilers, and to have her
machinery repaired by Mr. Napier, of the Vulcan foundry.
The vessel in question is the old Hibernia of the Canard line,
which has since bean altered to a Spanish name. Her ton-
nage amounts to 1,700, and her engines are 650 horse-power.
It will be recollected that two or three years ago four of the
Cunard steam-ships were sold to foreign Governments, in
order to make way for larger and swifter vessels on the Li-
verpool and New York line. The Britannia and Acadia were
sold to the Germanic Confederation during the war in Sekd to
l ea.
wig-Holstein, and the Caledonia and Hibernia were
cabin decks eel
Spain. The latter vessel has her hurrican
for war e
cleared away, and has been otherwise altered an
pur-
poses.—Glasgow Mail.
INCENDIARY FIRES.—
The following list of incen-
diary fires last week is from the Mark-lane Express :—Four
near Brentwood, one at
Naseby, one near Salisbury, two near
Reading, one near Lincoln,lNone near Chelmsford, two near
Woburn, and one near . ercastle.