The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-19 00:00:00

Joint Stock Bank Shares are in fair demand, and
brought about previous values. Bank of Australia
declined about 4, and Union of Australia 1.
In the Miscellaneous Market, Great Ship Com-
pany were firm at 1, Madras Irrigation at -70 and
National Discount Company at 41.

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The Sacred Harmonic Society have announced
Haydn's oratorio "The Seasons" for their concert on Fri-
day next, the 23d instant. This charming work, replete
'with beautiful melodies, varied choruses, and brilliant in-
strumentation, appears likely to attain to as permanent a
position in the society's repertoire as its author's celebrated
"Creation." Miss Parepa, who made so successful a first
appearance at the society's concerts in " Judas Maccabeus,"
Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Wilbye Cooper, and Mr. Weiss, are
*he pringipal vocalists engaged on this occasion
We understand that Mr. Gye intends to produce,
not M. Gounod's Faust," as had been rumoured, but the
" Hereulaneum" of M. David. Our opinion of the Wisdom
of such a, preference need not be given. The book of M.
_David's opera (though its original idea of presenting " The
Last Judgment" was tamed out of it, as rather too strong
for even French digestion of irreverence) will, we fancy,
have to be clipped and changed again ere it passes our
censorship. This is in itself is a berious drawback to a new
work, were the music as valuable as M. David's is the re-
verse. Not all Signor Rossini's splendour, lavished to its
utmost on that incomparable finale, can keep his ".Moire"
011 our Italian stage, owing to the transformation of the
story rendered necessary for England.—Athenceum.
PROGRESS OF WEST HARTLEPOOL.—The re-
markable growth of the mineral district of South Durham
is illustrated by the rapid advance of this port. In 1847,
the population of West Hartlepool did not exceed 300 per-
sons ; at the present moment the port contains :—A harbour
of 45 acres ; three deep-water wet docks of 32 acres ; two
large graving docks and shipbuilding yards; fifteen acres
of floating timber ponds ; eight acres bf bonded timber
yards; warehouses possessing an aggregate floor area of
317,721 square feet, or upwards of 7 acres ; nearly three
tunes in length of quays, wharves, and shipping berths ;
upwards of 21 miles of railway laid down for the traffic
aPProaches and accommodations to the docks, the area
uccucl by these alone being about 230 acres
"HONEST, HONEST lAGo !"—The Moniteur, in
the report of the Parliamentary debate of Thursday night,
ktppresses the passage of Lord Palmerston's speech in
which he expressed a hope that the annexation of Savoy to
prance might after all not take place.
THE HORSE GUARDS.—Lieutenant-General Sir
George Wetherell has resigned the office of Adjutant-
;2hineral, and the duties are carried on by Major-General
,
orster until Sir Tames Scarlott takes up his post on the Ist
ximo. There are various rumours respecting further
Fusnges in the Head-quarters Staff, whieh, though want •
ITlf official confirmation, have yet probably some sub-
Veeu. Major-General Forster, whose five years'
'nurs of office expired on the 27th of February,
it is said, succeed Sir Charles Yorke as military secre-
irtri to his Royal Highness. Sir Richard Airey is reported
Likely to succeed Gen. Gascoigne in the Dublin district
ne=t,, month, although Sir Richard's. period of service as
:;14.,,,rtermaster General will not terminate before the 26th
bte -uecember next, Lient.-Gen. Knollys, it is anticipated,
o2ecluing the new Quartermaster-Oeneral. The remaining
Gordon'soers of the Quartermaster-General's department, Col.
o,r time is up on the 25th of August, and Col.
ten's on the Ist of December next.—Army and Aravy
tmzette.
Me e £l2B erne uro
ES ex and Indemnity have arrived from
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with 32,226 ounces of gold, worth about
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The Australian gold ships now known to be
out
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Bthe Cleadon, 108 days at sea, with £68,000 ; Copen-
Cham_i days, £167,000; Wellesley, 82 days, £02,000i
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A._ e?n of thas With £129 e Seas, 78 days, £176 000 • and Suffolk, 67
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