The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-16 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining
Revival of After "
THIS EVENING. TWICE " KILLED.Dark.
After which, Dion Boucicanit's Great Drama, entitled AFTER
DARK : a Tale of London Life Mr Walter Lacy, Mr Dominick
Murray, Mr D. Leeson, Mr J. G. Shore, C. Harcourt, Edmcnds,
Holston, and Gresham; Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Rose
Leclereq.
Concluding' with THE SECRET.
Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open
daily from 10 till 5.

THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS Op
WALES IN TURKEY.

Several correspondents write giving some interesting
particulars of the visit of the Prince and the Princess of
Wales to Constantinople. The arrival of the royal party
and their visits to and reception of the Sultan have already
been described. Among other incidents it is mentioned
that their Royal Highnesses visited the bazaars incognito,
and, after purchasing many articles, were surprised to
find that the Sultan had given orders that no money
should be taken from them, but that he should be cre-
dited with the full amount. But the great event of
the week took place when the British Ambassador
:.,nd his lady gave a ball, which will long be
remembered in Pera. This is described as a most mag-
nificent affair. The Embassy itself, we are told, was deco-
rated with an excellence of taste that could not well have
;;:en surpassed. Outside, a gas illumination of a large
Prince of 'Wales's feather, flanked on either side by
a crescent, and below by the letters "V. R.," shed
a flood of light from the entrance gateway, which,
but for the double file of troops and police who
lined the way, and for the dense crowd behind them,
would have made every stone visible in the street down to
Galata-serai. Within, the avenue from the gateway to
the palace was lit by huge iron braziers filled with resi-
nous pinewood, which threw their murky light with most
picturesque effect on the crowd of rapidly moving chair-
bearers, cavasses, and Turkish servants who clustered
round the doorway. Here, under a canopy of
British bunting, that stretched far across the place,
a guard of the Ariadne's marines stood ready to
render military honours to to the illustrious guests of the
evening, Inside, the glass-roofed quadrangle was draped
with British, Ottoman, and other national flags, the royal
standard of England and the star and crescent inter-
changing in friendly folds across the opposite entrance to
the court, and above, pendent over all, the personal
escutcheon of the ambassador centring a banner of
red and white. The floor of the court itself was
richly carpeted and bordered all round, except at the
doorways, with a thick fringe of flowers and choice
exotic plants. The fine band of the Ariadne formed a
circle which nearly filled the eastern half of the enclosure,
while another strong detachment of her marines and
marine '--"- a—L-1 the opposite end lead-
-1..6 to the grand staircase. Here, again, on the first land-
ing, and up and all round the corridors, a further abundance
of the choicest plants, half hiding the many lamps which
lighted up the whole a giorno, perfected the floral decora•
tions. A very large company was assembled, including
all the diplomatic corps, and Turkish pashas in abundance.
The Sultan was received by the Prince and Princess,
attended by Mr. and Mrs. Elliot and Aali Pasha. The
Sultan gave his arm to her Royal Highness, while the
Prince similarly honoured Mrs. Elliot. Passing through
the georgeous drawing-rooms, the royal party reached
the grand saloon, where a dais had been erected. Leading
the Princess to the dais, the Sultan sat down in the
centre chair, with the Prince on his right. After
a short pause a number of diplomatic presentations
were made, and then the dancing began, the Prince
opening the ball with the Hon. Mrs. Elliot, with
the Ambassador and the Princess for their vis-a-rig.
The dancing was kept up till after daylight. The supper
which had been given is glowingly described ; and it is j

mentioned that up to the last, the Princess still seemed
wonderfully fresh, while the Prince was overheard to
declare himself "good for another couple of hours at
least." A second supper, or rather breakfast, brought the
ball to a close, the general company at once separating
after their Royal Highnesses retired. The ball was with-

out comparison the most . brilliant given within living

memory in the Turkish capital.

The opera was also intended to be a very grand
affair. Preparations—but preparations scarcely worth the
two thousand pounds which had been paid for them -had
been made to receive them. A royal box had been pre-
pared expressly for the occasion, and the exterior of the
theatre was illuminated with stars and crescents. Illumin-

ations, however, extended all along the Grand Rue of
Pera, the barracks were lighted up, and soldiers guarded
the footway and the entrance. The opera was the " Afri-
Caine," but it scarcely deserves mention.

A CHINESE MANDARIN IN TILE WORLD
OF PARIS,

THE CHURCH CONPERENCE AT DUBIO

The Dublin Church Conference oi, Wednesday devoted
itself to criticisms of the details of the Irish Church 1311'
That which seemed most to grieve the hearts of the
speakers was the great power to be given to the come'
stoners. The Earl of Courtown moved a resolution
declaring that to give such arbitrary power was tyrannical
and oppressive. He denounced very energetically that
part of the bill. The complaint was then put by the
seconder of the resolution. " Every communion table ancll°
plate, every church Bible and Prayer-book, everything t°
which any one of them had subscribed, and invested i°
Government stock for the purposes of the worship of Geel'
would be all swept into the net of these commissionere*
The function with which they were invested was to listen
to the humble applications of the members of the Church
when they came to ask for their own ; and not by 102
but at their own discretion, and without any possibility
of appeal, these commissioners shall decide whether
they shall give back property or keep it for the Of-
poses of the Act. He drew their attention specisil
to those words, ' the purposes of the Act.' In ever/
other court of justice the judge stood unconcerned between
the litigants, but here the litigants were the clisPee.
sessed claimants on the one side, and on the other the
judge, who was also a litigant. In every British court of
justice, the judge, in deciding rights of property, was
bound to respect the principles of Magna Charts, 1)11k
these commissioners were not required to know the law °'
the land. And whether they knew the law or not, they
were at perfect liberty to trample it under their feet.
No court could interfere to prevent or redress the
grievances which their discretion might inflict upon the
Church."

The LORD PRIMATE did not allow any of these unadvis.
able denunciations which have so repeatedly been Oil.
L demned in the mouths of defenders of the churcbi
In a speech by Mr. James Spaight, J.P., the Dublin Mai
reports : " The memory of the statesman who framed the
bill would yet, wherever Protestantism was known, 1)8,
covered with execration, but the principle he had
attacked would survive. Mr. Gladstone might,
succeed—it might be decreed in the providence °l'
God that he ''should—but he would be called upon t 0
account for his conduct to this country. He might leave
sad and ghastly monument behind him, but he would be
called to his great Account. and it would require no mural
tablet to—." The speaker had got so far when the
Archbishop of Armagh interfered, declaring that the oh'
serva,tions were irrelevant, and hinting to the hon. gentle•
man that he might sit down. Then came a Mr. AnthonY
Trail], who wanted to add to the resolution a declaration
that the Church would refuse to form itself into a
governing body to treat with the commissioners. This als°
the Archbishop thought could not he well passed by the
meeting. It would be taking a leap in the dark, Oa•
mately the motion was withdrawn. In the course of the
discussion the Primate declared authoritatively that the
rumour that the bishops were not going to vote against
the bill in the House of Lords was untrue. The resolution
being passed, another was put to the meeting, that " the
proposed plan 0! con pensation was harsh and inequitable,
disregarding, as it does, present rights and future pros'
netts."

Lord 0 RANMORE and BnowNE, in declaiming against tue
interference with vested interests, denounced in very
strong language the party in favour of the bill. lie
characterised it as the democratic party. " The conduct
of the Ritualists, who had undertaken to teach Protestants
the worst errors of the. Church of Rome, had alienated many►
who confounded their teaching with that of 01; Church.
These parties unfortunately were united with Socialists,with
philosophers, and with the Ultramontane party, who joined
them only for this common purpose, the separation of Church
and State, and the abrogation of those rights which were
guaranteed by every treaty and every bond which could
bind taan to man and country to country. These men
were led by Mr. Bright, whose avowed object was to carry
on our institutions until they became Americanised." In
conclusion, the noble lord said that if the Protestants of
Ireland were to be brought under foreign domination—if
the attempt to submit them to the insulting and degrad-
ing rule of the Ultramontane clergy were successful2—theY
would be alienated from their present attachment to the
British Crown.

In closing the Irish Church Conference on WednesdaY
evening, the Archbishop of Dublin said that they might
be vanquished, but at least they would not be accomplices
in their own overthrow.

A CONVENIENT ARRANGEAIENT. —lt is said
that two of the most popular Independent ministers in
London—the Rev. Dr. Raleigh, of Canonbm y (who is
reputed to be in the receipt of a larger professional income
than any other Dissenting minister in England), and the
Rev. Mr. Jones, of Camden Town—have hit upon a device
for mitigating the labour of their preparations for pulpit
duty. It is proposed that each should preach in the morning
in his own pulpit, and in the evening in that of the other.
Thus each preaches twice, but only prepares one sermon.
PRINCE LEoroLD.—We have it on the best
authority that the state of Prince Leopold's health is by
no means so precarious as the public have been led to
believe, from the especial care taken in conveying his
Royal Highness to Windsor. There had been last week
a slight return of the internal hemorrhage from which
the Prince had recently suffered, and it was thought there
would be less fatigue in a journey by the road than in a
broken one by rail. The Prince has not sustained any
relapse since his return to Windsor, and is now ergjoying
his usual health. —The Lancet.

GOVERNMENT .AND THE TELEG.RAT

On Thursday Mr. Russell Gurney, Mr. Pattitionr
Mr. Harrison, the referee and arbitrators appointed set
decide upon the amount that ought to be paid Oct.
the Telegraphs Act of last year by the F:ds,
master-General to Reuter's Telegram Company (Lilnit
met again in one of the committee-rooms of the Souse b.
Commons. Mr. Reuter is at present possessed of Ig
marine telegraph from Lowestoft to Norder, in IsThrio
Germany, which is called the Norderney Cable. In 400
nection with this he has entered into an arrangement welll e
the Electric Telegraph Company, by virtue of 101°1,4.
latter have laid down a line of telegraphic wires from
don to Lowestoft, and are to work them for ten yeah
The chief question for the arbitrators' to deal with reg,
to the Norderney Cable, the agreement made e
by the .
Post Office proposing to pay to Reuter twenty yeas
purchase of the amount of the net profits derived 11
:zecured to the company from the transmission of message
through the cable, such profits being based on the Oi;
rience of the month of March of last year, and to PaY3:llO
twenty years' purchase of the profits determined by
arbitrators to be the probable profits to be derived by the
company under its contracts with the Indo.EuroPO
Telegraph, is cot yet at work, or even entirely eciiir
'tructed. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Denison, (2
Nix% Scrjeant Sargood, and Mr. Simpson appearsf
for the Government ; and Mr. Vernon Ilarc°%t;
Q.C., Mr. Pollock, Q.C., and Mr. /3°11;
for Rcuter's Telegram Company. Mr. Irs'l.l;
fo
r
the well-known electrician, was called this morning '-
the purpose of being cross-examined by Mr. Denierj.
As engineer of the Direct English-Indian Telegraph
parry, he expressed the opinion that when cornraer%
confidence was generally established in the city
shares of the company would be briskly taken up. If belle')
the control of the line throughout in his own hands life
would undertake to send a message through in Weil
minutes with ease. To Mr. Pollock, the witness said that
not only bad not the whole of the shares in his con*/
been subscribed for, but the deposit money
had been paid had been returned. In his opinion J'jv
messages per clay would be sent daily between
this country and India by the Direct English-Indian line'
according to calculations which had been carefully sande.
The origtrua aer.oment signed by Mr. Scudamore for the
Post Office, and Mr. Vernon Harcourt for Mr. Renter'
was formally put in. It was in consequence
of this agreement that the opposition of Beater'',
Telegram Company before the committee which sat WI
year, was withdrawn. Along argument was then addreeec`l
to the referee and arbitrators by Mr. Denison, to shelf
that a sum less than that representing twenty years' Put'
chase would be sufficient for the Government to pay to
Reuter's Telegram Company.

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