The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1869.

has a new poem in the press, and also a volume of picture
and adventure, a portion of which, describing the
Hebrides, has appeared in the Spectator. A volume
of essays on Congregationalism will shortly be published
by Longmans, the authors being Messrs. Aestey
Fawcett, Herbert, and two other gentlemen. Mr. Dion
Boucicault is writing a philosophic treatise on the drama,
to be called " The Master of the Revels," and is also pre-
paring a new drama for the Princess's. Mr. Fechter and
Mr. Wilkie Collins are preparing another for the Adelphi.
Victor Hugo's " Les Mis6rables" is to be brought out at
Drury-lane. The Public Schools Chronicle is to be incorpo-
rated with the Atlas. Another item of news—partly
literary, partly political—is, that should Mr. Reverdy
Johnson be recalled, the United States will in all proba-
bility be represented here by Mr. Motley, the historian.
I was at the private view of the Dudley Gallery yester-
day. It is a fair exhibition, but scarcely up to last year's.
The post of honour is given to Mr. Calderon, who has a
classical picture of a woman with a distaff. Mr. E. J.
Poynter has several small works. The two Severns are well
represented. Solomon has two works. But space fails,
and I must reserve a fuller notice until my next. I shall
then have something to say about the next Academy.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 31.

The confirmation of his Royal Highness Prince
Leopold took place yesterday at Whippingham
Church by his Grace the Archbishop of Canter-
bury.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Leopold,
Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Princess Beatrice,
and the Princess Teck, attended Divine service
this morning.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jan. 31.

The Fpoca of to-day says :—" The idea of en-
trusting a Directory with the highest authority of
the State has been unanimously agreed upon.
Several names are being put forward for this office.
This has been accepted as the definitive form of
Government after the opening of the Cortes. It is
in fact a sanction of the principle of a Republi-
can form of Administration, because even suppos-
ing the Cortes should decide in favour of a
Monarchy, considerable time would elapse before
the choice of a Monarch would be finally settled.

AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Evening).

The House of Representatives, by 147 to 42
votes, bas passed a resolution amending the Con-
stitution so as to prohibit the denial of the suffrage
to any person on account of race or colour.

PLYMOUTH, Feb, 1.

A heavy southerly gale and a high tide prevailed
abng the coasts of Devon and Cornwall yesterday
morning. The tide reached higher than has been
known for the last thirty years. Numerous minor
accidents have taken place through the water rising
over the low levels of seaport towns. Floods along
the banks of rivers have also occurred through
their overflowing their usual channels. Property
on the banks of various places has been washed
away. One hundred yards of sea wall has been
washed away, and nine yards of the South De-
von Railway. At Dawlish the railway and

telegraphic communication was
impeded throughout
Sunday. TLe Ponsandane viaduct, West Cornwall

Railway, near Penzance, has been washed away.
The telegraphic and railway communication be-
BOURSE, Jan. 30.—Three o'
be-
tween Penzance and Marasgion has been stopped.
FRANCE.
closed as follows : clock.—The market
41 per Cent.
End of month... Italian Loan
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 45 Mexican Loan ...
Credit llobilier
End of month... 270 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier _1545 Dome Debt —
End of month... Deferred —
RAILWAYS. Cash
Orleans ... 0401
Northern .............................. ....... J 178:
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 590
Western
Eastern ....... • • 5721
Sardinian

Austrian 657k
Lombard 472}
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman

MORE ALARIIING AND DESTRUCTIVE
Ell?ES—This Day.

During the last twenty-four hours Capt. Shaw,
the chief officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade,
reported to the Board of Works that several fires
had taken place within the radius of the Board.
Out of the number that has taken place only three
are deserving of being publicly recorded, and one of
these happened in the refreshment-house and ale
stores belonging to Mr. G. Smith, situate in Three
Colt-street, Old Ford. The discovery was made by a
policeman about 5 in the morning, at which time the
inmates
They were aroused
e by the windows,
and the heat was so great that
eeppaepr rooms were then
burning furiously, justf
orthine were
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eteodtstoi
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the residents could scarcely breathe. The land
steamers, by Shand, Mason, and Co., and the Lon-
don Salvage Corps, with Mr. Superintendent
Swanton, promptly arrived, and plent of the East
went to work, but
fire extinguished until
London,Cotnpany's water having been obtained, the
theyfiremen
were andb
u unable
salvagee
the corps
to
get
the establishment was burned out and the roof off.
The whole of the stock in trade, fixtures, and fur-
niture are also consumed. The origin of the mis-
fortune is unknown. The sufferer was fortu-
nately insured in the Norwich Union-office. The
second fire broke out in the premises of Mr. E. S.
Blackwall, oil, and colour, and Italian warehouse-
man, No. 168, Green-street, Bethnal-green. This
fire is supposed to have originated from a spark
having been dropped from a lighted candle into one
of the cupboards under the stairs. In a few minutes
the fire began to travel up the stairs and into
the shop, but owing to the timely arrival of the
brigade the flames were quickly extinguished, but
the damage done is considerable. The occupier
was insured in the Sun Fire Office. The only
other fire worthy of notice took place at a quarter
to 5 o'clock this morning in the chemical stores of
Mr. H. Bailey, No. —o. 16, Cropley-street, Iloxton
New-town. Owing to the timely arrival of the
engines and the salvage corps, and the good supply
of water, theflameswereextinguished. The damage,
as in the former case, was considerable. Mr Bailey
was insured in the County, from which office Mr.
White the assessor to the company attended for the
purpose of at once settling the loss.

Lord Camperdown,
who is engaged in inspecting
the Royal Naval Victualling Yards, was expected to
arrive at Portsmouth this morning for the purpose
of investigating the general working of the Royal
Clarence Victualling Yard at Gosport.
MISSING Suirs.—The Mystery, of St. Ives, sailed
from Rouen on the 20th of November for Hull, and has
not since been hoard of. The Strad&la, from Stralsund
for Cardiff, passed the Sound ou the 12th of October, was
seen near Oxo, Norway, ou the 11th, on which day a heavy
gale came on, when she proceeded northward, and she has
not since been heard of. The William sailed from Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the 21st of November, fur New
castle, and has 11'4 since been heard of.

THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.--
A most interesting and idstructive little work, describing briefly
but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and
clock makin r, has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of
25, Old Bond-street, 99, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam
Factory, 58 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely
illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches
and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase
without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly
valuable wcrk. By its aid persons residing in any part of the
United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies, are enabled to select for
themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent
to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint-
ment to the Prince of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address
on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly
I ecommend it to the notice of the intending purchaser