The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-16 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
' u Lessee. Mr. A. Harris.
THIS EVENING, will be performed OTHELLO. Othello,
Mr. Phelps.
To conclude with BOWLED OUT.
Commence at 7.

A D ELPET, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
-1 Soli, Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. Beni. Webster.
Last 3 Nights of the posutrer I,i.odreelr drama, "The Flowers
12th week of the favourite American Actress, Miss Julia Daly.
THIS r:VENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billinrton, Stuart, Eburne,
C. J. Smith, Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Mrs.
Killington, Miss Laidlaw.
After which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul
Bedford and Miss Julia Daly.
To conclude with OUR GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Messrs.
Eburne, Ward, and Romer.

Commence al 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Box's.
Orchestra stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 45.: Front Circle Stalls, as. •
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, rid:

Adr nz Al n age r Wrn. Smith.

FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
EVERY EVENING.
Madlle. Delphine Fix.—M. Paul Devaux.
TO-NIGHT,
L'HONNEUR EST SATISFAIT.
And LES PATTES DE MOUCHE. 3ladlle. Delphine
Fix and M. Paul Devaux.
Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 2s:;
Gallery, ls.
Private Boxes, from Two Guineas.
Commence at 8.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 5.

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY.
In consequence of the continued success another MID-DAY
PERFORMANCE will take place on Saturday next, July 21,
1860.—Commence at 2 o'clock.
Every evening the entertainments commencing with the
spectacle of FAIR ROSAMOND, or the AMAZON CRUSADERS.
with incomparable Scenes in the Cirque, and a laughable

Farce.
On MONDAY next, July 23, the popular Spectacle of
MAZEPPA will be produced.
Doors open at halt-past e, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage Manatrer—Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolti.

CONCERTS.-

CANTERBURY HALL
THIS EVENING.
C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA.
FAUST.
First Time in this Country.

Faust Mr. Henry Herbert
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel Mrs. Anderson.
Marguerite ..... Miss Russell.
Conductor Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, is, Hall. ed.
Comic Vocalists—Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall.
The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEA.THER.—SuN OFFICE, JULY 15, MO.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
73—highest since noon yesterday.
60—lowest this morning and during the night.
69—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.91.
WlNO—South-Westerly ; light breeze, and fine.
JULY 16.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

72 —highest since noon yesterday.
58—lowest this morning and during the night.
63—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.98.
WlND—North to North-East ; light breeze, with rainy
weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, —h. —m.—Afternoon, 12h. Om.
To-xtonnow.-Morning, 12h. 27m.—Afternoon, 12h. 54m

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THE SUN.
LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1860.

Accounts of the Great Eastern's voyage continue
to arrive, and will be read with interest -- all of
them yet having very naturally noticed some inte-
resting circumstances to which others did not
advert. The one we publish to-day is not by any
means the least interesting we have had, though
we would disparage none. On a voyage of such
national importance as this unquestionably was,
we are thankful for all. We like, too, to see
different opinions iegarding the same facts.

We have heard much of the foulness of the ship's
bottom and of its retarding effect, but it seers that,
after all, the rate of speed was sometimes such as to
show that the Great Eastern can make the most
rapid voyages ever yet known. Besides the state of
her bottom, two things protracted this voyage—one
inevitable under any circumstances, the fog, when
near America, and the intimations of the vicinity
of icebergs, rendering a detour to the south a
matter of simple prudence. But, besides the
weather, it now seems that the engineers—why, is
not known—had under•weighted the valves, so that
the power of steam which the boilers could easily
and properly have borne was never raised. In the
case of the paddle wheel engines this admitted
of rectification, and the improvement in speed was
manifest immediately. The valves• of the screw
engine were, however, inside the boiler, and could
not therefore be got at without emptying it.
The screw, in consequence of this, never did its
duty throughout the whole voyage. The machinery
throughout worked most beautifully. The vessel
had not once t,9 be stopped to perform the operation
of "keying up," as it is termed—that is, of read-
justing all the nuts and screws—though it is com-
mon to do this once at least on a voyage across the
Atlantic even in the best ships—those of the
Canard line, for instance. Delays were also occa-
sioned by the badness of the trim of the vessel, and
by
.steering alternately due north and south to test
the compasses.

Respecting her qualities as a seagoing vessel for
passengers there is but one opinion. In point of
conlfort she will be unrivalled. She does indeed
roll, in the storm she did something which one
voyager terms pitching, while another, perhaps a
little more used to the sea, says that she never
" pitched" at all, and endeavours to find the rea-
sons for what he considered the fact. Between the
two, we who staid at home can have no doubt that
if " pitch" at sea wa must, we had rather do so in
the Great Eastern than in any vessel we ever yet
heard of, NoAn's Ark itself not excepted.

A long voyage at sea is always said to be a dull.
affair at best—but this must after all be speaking
comparatively; to some of the dwellers in London
streets, who rarely leave their houses, the deck of
the Great Eastern on the Atlantic wauld be at least
a week's variety. Nor does it seem to be so dull a
Place ,plter all, except 'in weather which makes it
dull anywhere. For the first time, doubtless, in
the his+ `or
deck of yor voyages, skittles were layed on the
a `;11;-1), and ; Paces run. Other gymnastic
s,
exercises with rope
and so forth, thigh t be practi-
cable in. other ships. The long and ste;. ..dy deck of
the Great Eastern
as doubtless the firs t on which
passengers or sailors ever.thoitlt of
mtt, sing them-
selves with races or skittloi 'V a
he testi '3uonial of
the passengers is conclusive as to tile, Great Elstern's
merits, on all the points which le
It think of
most anxiously.
dire commend it to t he special
notice of all who may have occasion to fet )1 a perso-
nal interest in her next voyage.

One thing is now at least settled for cmor. The
immense vessel, once at sea, is the fines it ; specimen
yet produced of what a ship can be as A can do.
She can breast any storm and be perfectl y manage.