The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-15 00:00:00

PERSIA.

Letters from Teheran announce the interruption
of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and
Persia, on account of the nomination of SHEER MO •
HAMMED KHAN to the vice-royalty of Herat. Imme-
diately this was officially announced Colonel SHEIL
withdrew to Tabreez. The new Governor of Herat
is the son of YAR MOHAMMED KHAN, and a more
fanatic Mussulman could not have been found.
MIEZA. MAHMOUD KHAN, recently named Ambassa-
dor from the Court of Teheran to St, Petersburgh,
was on his way towards the north.

HAYMARKE'F THEATRE.
The new comedy of The Man of Law was re-
peated on Saturday evening and went gloriously.
[he applause was enthusiastic throughout and W 69
richly merited. The acting of Webster and Mrs.
Stirling was throughout of the very highest order, and
the manner in which the comedy was played as a whole
is quite equal to the best acting of the Theatre
Frai.cais in its best days. As an author Mr.
Webster has seldom produced any work
so excellent as The Man of Law ; it is
not a mere translation, but is almost re-written,
and the conduct of the lot is in many respects con-
siderably altered, and in our opinion improved, par-
ticularly in the third act. The house was exeedingly
well attended. The new comedy will, be one, of, the
most popular pieces of the day.

PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH HUME, M.P.--A speaking
likeness of the Nestor of Reform, the honourable and
patriotic Member for Montrose, bas just been pub-
lished by Ackermann and Co., lithographed by G. B.
Black from a Daguerreotype by J. E. Mayall. This
portrait presents to us the lineaments and expression
of the venerable statesman in an admirable style of
execution. The man himself is before us, and there
is not a staunch Reformer in the United Kingdom
but ought to become possessed of a copy of so striking
a representation of one whose energies have fur many
years been directed in an honest and independent
spirit to the eradication of abuses and the advance-
ment of liberal policy.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. Frederick Walford,
Esq., is appointed Recorder of Maldon, in the room of his
father, J. G. Walfoid, Esq., deceased. Mr. Woodfield, is
appointed Inspector-General of Imports and Exports at the
Custom House, in the room of Mr. Irving, who has retired.
B. Peacock, Esq., Q.C., is appointed Legal Member of the
Supreme Council of India. Mr. Francis Lewis Shaw Mere-
weather, Immigration Agent and Clerk of the Executive
Council of New South Wales, is appointed Postmaster-Ge-
neral for that colony. Mr. Hutchinson Hoiherwell Browne,
Water Police Magistrate for New South Wales, is appointed
Immigration Agent, in place of Mr. Mereweather, promoted.
Mr. John O'Neil Brennan is to succeed Mr. Browne as Water
police I'llgistrate. Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick will succeed
Mr. Mereweather as Clerk of the ExeCtitive Council. Major
Edward Frome, formerly Surveyor- General in South
Australia, is appointed Surveyor-General at the Mauritius,
in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel J. Augustus Lloyd, now
her Majesty's Consul-General in Bolivia. Mr. Andrew French
Lynch is appointed a Member of the Council of St. Kitt's.
Mr. Duncan George Campbell is appointed a Member of the
Legislative Council of St. Lucia.—Sunday Paper.
HER MAJESTY'S STEAM FRIGATE CYCLOPS
ASHORE. —COWES, SATURDAY.—During rather a thick fog
yesterday afternoon, her Majesty's steam frigate Cyclops,
Commander Hoff,neister, last from the Cape of Good Hope,
went ashore on the island, about three or four miles to the
westward of this place. Her mails were landed here.
TRICKS OF GAS COMPANIES.—It appeari that some
of the gas companies have cards with different prices printed
on them. When one goes to inquire at what they will serve
him for, they give him a card, say 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet.
But when they come to examine the meter they leave one at
c' r !!: f.r • • • . ; .
acme by a gas couipAuy y .c:..Aly to nor i,auwiouge.
Parties, therefore, who deal with gas companies should take
special care of the contract card of terms. —Herepath's Jour-
nal, Dec. 10.