The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-29 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEURAPH.)
ARRIVAL OF THE RED JACKET.
LTVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.
The Red Jacket, from Australia, is off the

port.

A good summer trade was expected at Mel
bourne.

The price of gold was 755. to 778. per ounce.
85,000 ounces of gold had been shipped in the
week ending Oct. 18.
There was a Ministerial crisis at Sydney. The
Governor had refused to dissolve.

The Queen held a Privy Council this afternoon at
Windsor Castle.
THE CABINET.—AII the Ministers are absent from
London, with the sink le exception of the Home Secretary,
Sir George Grey. The period of the return of the mem-
bers of the Government is at present uncertain, for no
summonses have yet been issued for the re-assembling
of the cabinet in town.

The Duke of Rutland is surrounded by a select family
circle at Belvoir Castle, including the Marquis of Granby,
Lord John Manners, Mr. and Lady Eizabeth Drum.
mond, and the Rev. Mr. and Lady Adelizl Norman.
His Grace continues in much the same state.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland arrived at
Trentham, in Staffordshire, a few days ago from Stafford
House. Their Graces have been detained in town several
weeks by the severe illness of the Earl of Ellesmere.

The Marquis of Bath has been entertaining a aeleci
circle at Longleat, Wilts.
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The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford have left
town, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,
at Trentham.

The Archbishop of Armagh, who has been suffering
from an attack of gout at the Archiepiscopal Palace at
Armagh, is, we are happy to learn, quite recovered.
We understand that the Very Rev, the Dean of Christ
(7:lurch, in company with Mr. Liddell and his medical
adviser, Dr. Acland, started from Plymouth on Tuesday
last in H.M.S. Satellite, Captai❑ Prevost, for Madeira,
it being considered advisable that he should spend the
winter months in a warmer climate.

The vicarage of Chiswick hai become vacant by the
death of the Rev. T. F. Bowerhank. It is worth 7001.
a year, and is in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of St.
Paul'g.

The Dean and Chapter of Ripon have fixed Wednesday
next for the election of a Bishop of that see, in pursuance
of her Majesty's cong6 d'elire. There is, it is needless
to say, no doubt that their election will fall on the Rev.
R. Bickersteth. .

It is proposed to erect a monument to Isaak Walton
in Winchester Cathedral, where he is interred.
Letters from Copenhagen speak of the weather in
Denmark being more like spring than winter.
The municipal council of Nante. has passed a resolu-
tion in favour of the line of railway from Le Mans to
Angers, by Sable.
A convention has just been signed at Hanover, for the
adoption of the pound of 500 grammes as unity of
weight.
REPRESENTATION OF MERTHYR.—Mr. John Front,
the Chartist, has announced his intention of offering
himself as a candidate for the representation of Merthyr
Tydvil at the next election.

-The produce of the gold mine in the government of
Irkutsck, in Russia, is estimated for the present year at
200 pouds (3,200 kilogrammes). These mines have been
worked only for the last few years.
Mn. CFIARLFS MATHEWS.—This celebrated comedian
lately met with an accident on the stage of the Man-
chester Theatre that has resulted in erysipelas, which
will preclude him from performing for some time to come.
Miss Pully Marshall, from accounts just received from
America, appears to be taking Brother Jonathan by
storm. She is becoming an iturnenNe favourite in New
York. Her sister, Miss Louisa Marshall, has also made
a most successful debut at Burton's Theatre.
We (Athenamm) understand that the subscription list
for a memorial to Sir 11, Bishop, which records contri-
butions to the amount of 1761, from 359 contributors,
Will be closed on the last day of this year, and that
shortly afterwards the committee will meet to decide in
what form or fashion of monument the sum will be best
applied.
REPRIEVE.—Thomas Manse], convicted at the last
Maidstone Assizes of the murder of a comrade belonging
to the 49th Regiment, has been respited until the sth of
Feb., 1857, in order to afford time for the decision of
certain points of law raised by his counsel, relating to
the mode of swearing the jury ou his trial, the Attorney.
General having intimated his intention to grant his fiat
for the suing out of a writ of error.—Observer.
OBLITERATING STAMP FOR LETTERS.—We understand
that his Grace the Po-talaster-General has been phased
to grant Mr. John Gilchrist, a stamper in the General
Post-office, a gratuity of 101., in consideration of that
officer's zeal and ingenuity in bringing to perfection a
revolving obliterating stamp. This recognition of the
services of a deserving officer has given great satisfaction
to the department ; and although this is the first in-
stance in Scotland that meritorious conduct has been
noticed in the shape of a pecuniary bounty from the
Postmaster-General, we trust that it may act as an
inducement to others in the service to exercise their in-
genuity and intelligence for the benefit of the public
service.--Scotsman.
BRITISH AND IRISH GRAND JIINCTION.—It appears
that 420,000/., out of the 460,0001., the proposed capital
of this undertaking, has been subscribed, and the pro-
moters are endeavouring to complete the subscriptions
by the end of the month. This undertaking has the
support of the landowners and of several railway com-
panie“:, and is intended to form a communication between
the railways in Great Britain and Ireland by means of
nine miles of railway from the Irish railways to Dona-
ghadee, steamers by the short sea passage to Portpatrick,
and thence 53 mil.,. of railway to a junction with the
railways of Great Britain, It is folly expected that the
remaining 40,000/. will be subscribed by the time speci-
fied,
in order to comply with the standing orders of
Parliament.