The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-13 00:00:00

PROFESSOR ANDERSON IN CALIFORNIA.

(From the San Francisco Daily Times of lan. 23.)
Professor Anderson, in his parting thanks to the citizens
of San Francisco, said :—" A wish was expressed in the
pages of the Alla California, some days ago, to know the
number of persons who had visited my peiformances. I
will here give the statistics collated from my books :

A umber of magical representations in the evening 21
Number of magical representations on Saturday
afternoons ..

Total 24

Total of the audiences
Number of representations of Rob Roy 6
Total of the audiences 9,510
Total number of payments at the door for a month 46,645
Now, I believe that the population of San Francisco is
estimated at about 90,000, and out of this number there
must be many who never visited, and who cannot go to a
theatre. It will be seen that more than half the entire po-
pulation have attended the Opera House during my stay;
that is supposing that each visitor came but once, though
I believe that there ought to be a considerable discount
aken off the above number for those who came two or three
times.

The receipts at the treasury of the theatre during the
period have been as follows
First week Dollars.
, Magic
Second week, Magic

Third week, Magic 7,006
8,010
Fourth week, Rob Roy

31,895

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of the
of the Netherlands, previous to his departure from Lon-
don, honoured Mr. Harry Emanuel, of Hanover-square,
with an interview, and was pleased to order from him
several pieces of gold presentation plate.
Her Majesty has presented Mr. W. B. Donne,
examiner of plays, who has had the direction of the recent
theatrical performances at Windsor,with a handsome silver
inkstand, in token that his services have been duly appre-
ciated. Mr. Donne has also received her Majesty's com-
mands to continue to direct the Windsor theatricals.
THE EARL or ELGlN.—Yesterday morning the
Earl of Elgin left town for Paris to consult with the French
Government preparatory to taking his departure for Chinas
The noble earl is not likely to be detained beyond the end of
the week in the French capital, when his lordship returns to
London, It is not expected that the noble earl will leave fur
the East before the close of this or the first week in the en-
ouing month.

With reference to the notice yesterday of the
proposed acceleration in the day mail service between Lon-
don and Paris, which will be first-class only, it appears
that this alteration will not interfere with the tidal service
via Folkestone and Boulogne. Arrangements have already
been completed between the South-Eastern and the French
Great Northern Companies for the tidal service from the
Ist of Mtv next being performed in about 10 hours, an un-
precedwated speed for the journey between the two capitals.
According to a circular of Messrs. Arles, Dufour,
and Co., of Lyons, transactions in the silk market during
the past month have been checked by the uncertainty with
regard to the result of the discussion on the commercial
treaty in the English Parliament. The unsatisfactory ad-
vices from the United States have alsocontributod to create
dullness in the French as well as in all other continental silk
markets. The average decline in prices during the month
has been limited, however, to between 2 and 3 per coot., the
comparative smallness of stocks preventing any serious
depreciation.

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.--The Zoological
Society have just received an important addition to their
menagerie, in the shape of a fine living specimen of the
Gigantic) Salamander of Japan, the largest known species of
amphibian. This singular creature, which somewhat re-
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the Dutch naturalist Dr. von Siebold, but even there is
considered a scarce animal. It is famous as being the
nearest living analogue of the Fossil Man or Homo diluvii
testis of Scheuchzer (Anduias Seheueltzeri of geologists).
The society'sandis specimen cnen is at present about three feet in
length, first of the sort which has been brought
alive to this country.
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supply of Turkish emery for a limited period, upon terms
which, by maintaining the value of the existing stocks
of the company, would admit of their continuing to realise
its property advantageously. The chairman, is moving
the adoption of the report and accounts, said they had been
gradually increasing in their sales. For the six months
ending December, 1858, they sold 725 ; for six months,
June, 1859, 1,197 tons ; December, 1859, 2,311; and the
first two months of the present year, 1,101 tons. The re-
port and accounts were adopted, and a dividend at the rate
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Mr. Padmore was yesterday elected for Worcester,
in the Nona of Laslott, without opposition,