The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-25 00:00:00

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211 E NAVY.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS,
Leicester-square. Two Performances Daily.

The Educated Bull DON JUAN, will shortly leave. The
Comic Harlequin:lde must soon be withdrawn. THIS DAY,
Tuesday, Jan. 24, all new Scenes in the Arena, and the en-
tire troupe of artistes will appear in a brilliant series of
Equestrian and Gymnastic Performances. Morning• Exhi-
bition (especially recommended) at Two ; Eveniu, at Hall-
past Seven. Proprietor Mr. T. M'COLLUM.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand
CASINO, open every Evening, with the celebrated
Rand. Established 10 yea' s. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ;
principal cornet-a-piston, M. Ifoulcourt. Doors open at halt-
past 8, commend at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad-
mission, is.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS,
IG LI lIOLBO lIN,
This Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the
elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined
with the perfection of its management is OPEN EVERY
EVENING. The celebrated band, under lhe direction of Mr.
W. M. Packer, plays a nightly-varied selection of the ingst
approved classical and modern musie. Doors open at is f-
past S. Overture at 9. Closing at 12. Admission, One
Shilling.

W. M. Packer's grand annual benefit Bal Masque
(positively the only one this year) is fixed for Thursday, 23d
February.

DR. KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO-
MICAL MUSEUM, Top of the Haymarket (acknow-
ledged by the whole of the Press to be the most useful and
instructive of any in existence), is OPEN DAILY (for gentle-
men only), from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. Admission,
One Shilling. Descriptive handbook gratis. Dr. KAHN'S
Popular Lectures on this "Philosophy of Marriage," daily at
3 and 8 o'clock precisely. SYLLABUS.—Happy and Unhappy
Unions, and their causes—Youthful Vices and Indiscretions,
and their results —Disqualifications for Marriage, and their
cure—the Physiology of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries
—Sterility and its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical
Er'Nppiness.
.D.—Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled
"The Philosophy of Marriage," sent post-free on receipt of
twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street,
Cavendish- square. W.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1860.

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, 5D

IMPERIAL PARLIAM ENT

The Wanderer, 4, screw steam gun-vessel, Com-
mander M. R. Pechell, at Chatham, is waiting the
arrival of her books and papers from the Admiralty
to be paid off. She has been in commission four
years, and is to be paid off without any of her bulk-
heads or internal fittings being removed, as it is
expectxl she will be shortly recommissioned.
The Immortalite, 51, screw, in No. 7 dock at
Portsmouth, is found to have some defects iu the
vicinity of her keel, a portion of her garboard
planking being rotten.
The Princess Royal, 91, screw, in the steam basin
at Portsmouth, has a number of hands working
upon her, making good defects. The whole of her
stern planking has been removed, and her timbers
in places are in a very unsound state. From ap-
pearances at present, when she is placed in dock the
defects in the after body of her timbers and plank-
ing will be found to be of serious extent.
The Duncan, 101, screw, in the steam basin at
Portsmouth, has her screw shafting in, and the whole
of her boilers on board and fixed in their respective
positions. The remainder of the machinery has not
yet been received from the contractors.
The Victoria, 121, screw, also in the steam basin,
has her boilers fixed, and her cylinders with the
greater part of her machinery on board.
The Qneen, 86, screw, Captain C. F. Hillyar,
steamed out of Portsmouth Harbour yesterday to
Spithead, exchanging the customary salutes with
the Victory, 104, bearing the flag of Admiral W.
Bowles, C. 8., the Commander-in-Chief.
Vice-Admiral of the White H. W. Bruce has
received the appointment as Commander-in-Chief
at Portsmouth, vice Admiral W. Bowles, C. 8., on
the expiration of the latter officer's command on
the Ist of March next. Admiral Bruce arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday, and has taken up his quar-
ters for the present at Sou thsea.
The first of the competitive examinations by th.
Civil Service Commissioners of the candidates for
apprenticeship in Chatham Dockyard took place at
that establishment yesterday, when, in addition to
the candidates from Chatham, a number of lads who
are candidates for admission into Sheerness Dock-
yard were also present to undergo the examination.
The Lords of the Admiralty have decided that these
examinations shall be held periodically by the Civil
Service Commissioners, thus removing the causes of
complaint which have been urged against the exa.
minations conducted by the officers of the dock•
yard.

lIOUSE OF L3Rps--(YESTERDAY).

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Lord TAUNTON (late the Hon. H. Labouchere) took the
oaths and his seat as a peer of the realm.

CHURCH RATES

The Duke of MARLBOROUGH preciented a petition
against the abolition of church rates, and gave notice of his
intention crt an early day to move the reappointment of the
committee which sat last year to inquire into the operation
of church rates.