The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-25 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Last evening was tile first juvenile night performance
of the Wizard's magnificent pantomime, and, as might
have been expected, the attendance of the young folk for
whom the entertainment was specially arranged was ex-
ceedingly numerous. On this occasion the pantomime
was given first, which, by an admirable arrangement,
terminated at nine o'clock. It was very amusing to
watch the astonishment and delight depicted on the
countenances of the hundreds of children present at the
vagaries of Clown and Pantaloon, and the graceful
dancing of Harlequin and Columbine. In the course of
the comic part of the pantomime various novelties were
introduced for the occasion, amongst the most attractive
of which was the introduction of some of Flexmore's
juvenile pupils. In the Balmoral Palace scene the
antics of the Clown created great laughter, and the de-
light of the little folk knew no bounds as he drew from
his capacious pocket a little Highlander, apparently
about three years of age, who danced the " Highland
Fling " with a spirit and vigour really astonishing. The
performances concluded with the operatic drama of
" Rob Roy," in which Professor Anderson, as the bold
outlaw, is now becoming exceedingly popular. He is
nightly called before the curtain to receive the well-
merited applause of a highly-delighted audience. Two
more juvenile nights are all that the present arrange-
ments of the Professor will admit of, and they have
accordingly been fixed for to-night and to-morrow. The
house was densely crowded long before the rising of the
curtain.

TRADE OF THE PORT OF IPSWICH. —The shipments of
grain from the port of Ipswich amounted last year to
25,494 quarters of wheat, 17,292 quarters of barley and
rye, and 3,107 sacks of flour. Of vessels inwards the
number has fallen from 1,183, with a tonnage of 87,876,
in 1854, to 1,168, with a tonnage of 84,083, in 1855 ; of
vessels outwards the number has risen from 716, with a
tonnage of 34,396, in 1854, to 788, with a tonnage of
38,079, in 1855. The Customs exhibit a decrease of
about 4,0001., arising principally from the bonding of
tea having been discontinued.
RIVER DEE FlSHERY.—Upwards of 10,000 fish, reared
by the artificial process, which has been so successful,
have been turned out into the waters of the river Dee.
The young salmon were recently released from the ponds
where they had been reared. The spawn from which
they were raised was laid down in appropriate boxes a
year ago ; it vivified in April last, and after remaining
in the boxes for a month the fry found their way down
to the ponds, where they attained a length of many
inches. This mode of replenishing our rivers has been
found to answer in the Wye, where large numbers arti-
ficially reared have been turned into the waters.
ACCIDENTAL POISONING.—On Tuesday afternoon
three gentlemen were accidentally poisoned at a dinner
party at Provost M'lver's house, Dingwall, Scotland.
It appears that the party consisted of Provost M'lver,
Mr. L. M. Mackenzie, of Findon, two Catholic priests,
and several ladies. After dinner, and when the ladies
had retired, the gentlemen were seized with pains in the
throat and mouth, and in half an hour the two priests
and Mr. Mackenzie were dead. Provost M'lver was
in a hopeless state yesterday morning. The case is
undergoing investigation, It is-believed that the roast
meat was garnished with hemlock, and that the wine
excited the chemical action of the poison. The names
of the priests are the Rev. James Gordon Beanley and
the Rev. Angus Mackenzie Eskdale. Mr. Mackenzie
was about to become son-in-law to Lord Lovat. None
of the ladies were affected.
THE WEL@g IRON TRADE.—The ironworks generally
throughout South Wales are in full employ, not only in
the manufacture of rails and bars, but also of pig iron.
Large orders for rails have been taken by those works
which roll rails, at from Si. 10e. to 91. 10s. per ton, and
there is every appearance of prices holding up. Pig iron
has experienced a slight advance, and the market is
stiffer, and as orders ara coming in pretty freely a good
trade is anticipated. The works are in full activity, and
in several localities extensions of premises are going on.
In one locality four new blast furnaces are about to be
erected, and in one instance old works have resumed
making.
RE-ISSUE OF THREEPENNY PIECES iron MANCHESTER.
—A memorial has been got up by several influential
gentlemen in this city, includinge, his worship the Mayor,
the bankers, and the chairmen of the Chamber of Com-
merce and the Commercial Association, and a large
number of merchants, praying the authorities to order a
re-issue of threepenny pieces as soon as possible. This
class of coin is of the utmost value to the trade and com-
merce of this locality for the payment of small sums.
When they are plentiful, a firm can pay hundreds of
men and women their wages without requiring more
than a dozen or two dozen pieces of copper coin.
—Manchester Examine)..
SEIZURE OF A SUPPOSED RUSSIAN VESSEL—CHAT-
HAM, Jan. 23.—The Prussian ship Richard, which Caine
up the river Medway with the Prussian colours flying
from her masthead, came to the dockyard with a cargo
of tar from Gefle. She has since been detained by the
Custom-house authorities of Rochester, and some seamen
belonging to her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 72 guns, the
ordinary guard-ship at this port, have been placed in
her as a guard on the suspicion of her being a Russian
ship.

THE LEASE OF THE STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE
RAILWAY.—The shareholders will be glad to learn that
the arbiter under the Act of Parliament, Mr. Miller,
after a most minute and searching investigation, has at
length issued and lodged in process his decision as t.) the
expense ot, the main portion of the line. This will
etiable the company to obtain their long-expected divi-
dend without further delay. —SoottiA Railway accotee.