The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-25 00:00:00

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gall and wormwood—afterwards to
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in linen and laid upon sofas—there to
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sip quass, a rye-flour drink, and eat a nay mess
compounded of beer, black bread, citrons and
spices, a mess invented by the poet PuCKSIN, and
i called " lampopo." At length after all this careful
preparation " G. H. M." is fairly seated before his
trough at SAMAREENA'S. Chairs are 'out of the
question for these hogs of refinement. They squat
themselves upon divans by the open windows. Not
yet, however, have they reached the dinner itself in
its integrity—they have yet to eat and drink cer-
tain other appetizers,—they have to sip a " first
rate liqueur, called " vodka" (it is wonderful how
many things in the Moscow dinner are described
monotonously by " G. H. M." as "first-rate" with
a sort of audible smacking of the lips), a liqueur
tasting " like maraschino, with a delicate flavour
of carraway seeds"—they have to consume white
bread and butter with a piece of caviare and a slice
of salt cucumber—and then having " brought their
frames into a state fit for dining" they begin their
banquet ! Recollect they have already swallowed
rye-flour in the shape of quass—beer, black bread,
spice, and citron in the form of lampopo—native
brandy mixed with fruit under the guise of the
liqueur called "vodka"—white bread, butter, a
lump of caviare and a slice of salt cucumber.
After all which, at the veritable dinner
itself—if they don't so far Teffllise the Reverend
SYDNEY SMITH'S notion of a gourmand's
heaven, "Eating pates de foie Bras to the sound
of trumpets" they devour to the music
of an orchestral organ the first dish of all—an
open pate of trout, lying in a white sauce, served
very hot, cut with a peculiar action of the knife,
and called rastiagai ! Afterwards comes a rich
yellow soup, named suha, made of sterlite and
nalime, being the Russian eel-pout and small stur-
geon—" the delicate pink flesh" of the latter floating
in the yellow liquid (quoth " G. H. M." with a par-
ticularity as though he loved it), producing " a
mixture to gratify the eye and palate of a Savarin
of any nation." For the rest we can only number
up briefly some of the more remarkable among the
subsequent portions of a dinner so rich, so gross,
so succulent, and savory, as to be amply sufficient to
pall the appetite of a Lueunus in rude health, and
to make the gorge of a HELIOGUBALUS rise at the
mere enumeration,
Imagine, then, a mayonnaise and chicken cutlet
(after all that has been previously served up),
covered with a creamy substance, with a paste
made of sliced apples, gherkins, plums, and almonds
—followed by beef piqué stewed in hunches of
alternate fat and lean, smothered in a sauce of pre-
served hips and haws and conserved ash berries—
succeeded in turn by artichokes stuffed with mush-
rooms soddened with butter until nearly melting
—and followed next by meat dumplings, composed
of veal, ham, mutton, and bacon, beaten up together
in yoke of egg, stewed with onions, capers, honey,
and vinegar, and served up with fried potatoes,
stewed olives, peas, and sliced lemons ! Imagine
after this a horrid compound, being in reality a
pale green soup of iced tea, iced quass, and iced
salt cucumbers—after these, a little roast bird,
called the ryalchick, served up with cherries and
broccoli—the whole completed with raspberries
and cream, iced blanc-mange and strawberries, pre.
served lettuce-stalks, candied oranges, preserved
melon-rind, and preserved rose leaves ! Imagine
" G. H. M." recounting all this gourmandising, his
mouth watering all the while at the mere retro-
spect, lingering over the recollection of each plat,
commending this specialite and that, pronouncing
one dish after another "first-rate," ancrthon bidding
all his fellow-countrymen who have the time, like
C.I.:SAIL, to " Come and see, and—taste r If all
this be not sickening to a rational being we know
not what can be. To the letter itself, in its
entirety, we refer our readers as to a document at
once curious and, we must repeat the Yankeeism,
cautionary. It seems almost a pity that " G. H. M."
should not have been born a cov, , so that he might
have had the enjoyment of three stomachs. One
can hardly be enough for him. The world is evi-
dently.his oyster, which he with knife and fork will
open. Man is best described, of course, in his esti-
mation as a cooking animal. The banner of civili-
sation in his eyes must be without question the
Dinner Napkin. His favourite prayer—Grace
before Meals! 'His chief ambition every day to
get an appetite. His purpose in life to preserve
his digestive powers undimmed and undiminished.
A grovelling prayer, a despicable ambition, a
shameful purpose—reminding one of those pagan
worldlings whose " God is their belly"—for whom
the Apostle of the Gentiles could hardly find words
of condemnation sufficiently scornful and con-
tumelious.

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, SEPT. 25.

The Coizstitutionnel publishes an article signed by
by M. Boniface on the influences which urge the
Pope to leave Rome.
The Constitutionnel says :—" A very near future
will apprise us where these influences will be

victorious."

The same journal further says It is unreason-
able to ask that France should declare war against
Sardinia. France will not extend her intervention
beyond Rome. Were she to act otherwise she
would render herself suspected to Europe and odious
to Italy."
The Constittelionnel, in conclusion, expresses the
hope that the Pope may resist the counsels which
are given to him through hatred to France.

CASERTA, SEPT. 21.

A few days ago Garibaldi attacked Capua, in
order to mask a movement in the direction of Vol-
turno, on whieh occasion 200 Garibaldians were put
hors de combat.

The Garibaldians succeeded, however, in passing
Cattabene.

The Neapolitans have endeavoured to recover
Cajuzzo, but without success.
Garibaldi has concentrated his troops on the
heights of Volturno.
General Turr is expected to join him, in order to
concert an immediate attack against the Nea-
politans.

A fresh proclamation of Garibaldi has been pub-
lished, in which he states that he will join the
Sardinian troops at Rome, and will then march

CANADA.

REPORTED SAFETY OF MR. HEE

BERT INGRAM, M.P.

By the arrival of the Montreal Ocean Company's
steamer Palestine, which left Quebec on the 15th
instant, we learn that the name of Mr. Herbert
Ingram, M.P., is amongst the list of those saved,
and that his son, Herbert Ingham, is amongst the
list of those drowned.

The Princess Leon Kotschoubey has returned to
the Clarendon Hotel from the Isle of Wight.

The Earl and Countess Spencer arrived at Althorp
Hall, Northamptonshire, a few days since, from a tour of
visits in Scotland. The noble earl and countess will shortly
receive a succession of visitors at Althorp Hall.

The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady
Victoria Ashley have left Grosvenor-square to join the
select circle visiting Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston
at Broadlands, near Romsey, Hants.
The Earl of Warwick, who, with the countess
and family, arrived in town on Saturday from hie lordship's
temporary residence in Surrey, left the Stable-yard, St.
James's, yesterday, for Warwick Castle.
The Earl CO .per will reach Panshanger, bis seat
near Hertford, in the course of next month, from his shoot-
ing quarters in the Highlands. The noble earl, who takes
much interest in the rifle volunteer movement, has assigned
the two last days of the ensuing month for a rifle prize
meeting at his noble park of Panshanger for the best shots
of the Hertford Volunteer Corps. _ _ _

Count De La Feld Steinberg arrived in London
with despatches from Vienna on Friday last, and left
Claridge's Hotel yesterday evening for Paris.
Lord and Lady—Templemore and family have
arrived at Dunbrody Park, the family seat in the county
Wexford, from a tour of visits, for the winter.
Lord West, Mr. H. Russell, M.P., and Lady
Elizabeth Russell, have joined the family circle at Buck-
hurst Park, Sussex, the seat of the Earl and Ccunte:
Delawarr, to be present at the nuptials of Lady Arabella
Diana S. West and Sir Alexander Bannerman.

His Imperial 'Majesty the Emperor of Russia
has been pleased to confer upon Mr. Charles Frodsham
F.R.A.S., the eminent chronometer maker of the Strsand;
a magnificent gold medal, " Praemia Digno," as a mark of
appreciation of his services rendered to Russia by the sup-
ply of so many accurate chronometers, which have facili-
tated and contributed so much to the success of the great
Russian survey. Mr. Frodsham, amongst other medals,
possesses the grand gold medal of honour awarded to him
,
by the Emperor of the ranch, 1800, fur the remarkable
superiority of his manufactures.
MARRIAGE IN HASTE.—A worthy son of Mars
came "home from the wars" last week to pay his friends
in his native town a visit. He had not been above half.
a-cluzen hours in Bonnie Dundee when he met, in his
raother's house, a bonnie lassie, whom he had never seen,
and immediately he fell a victim to her charms. Ho pro-
posed, was accepted, and is now a married man 1 The
question was " popped" on Saturday, the lovers were
"cried" on Sunday, and "spliced" on Monday.—. Dundee
Courier.
In the course of public rejoicings, at Homburg,
in honour of the opening of tiro railway from that place to
Frankfort, on the night of the 20th, a fire broke out in the
Hotel do U 950 and reduced the building to ashes.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, MO,

assume the pot. How is this sudden change to
be explained ?

The Sicilian Mini§o:37 is entirely anti-annexa-
tionist, and the I:lazzinian elements are not want-
ing- them. The arrival of Mazzini himself at
l'f.T.aples is announced, but it requires confirmation.

Three days ago Mazzini was at Parma, and talked
of going to Genoa to make some stay there.
" The great game is being played between
Cavour and Garibaldi. It is presumed that within
another fortnight ono or the other must disappear
from the political arena in Italy if this unhappy
country is to be spared the horrors of civil war.
Garibaldi is at the present moment at the height of

popularity ; he can dispose of an army of 50,000
men. Public opinion is blindly devoted to him.
On the other hand, Count Cavour is strong in the
confidence of Parliament ; popularity has not yet
forsaken him. Piedmont, properly speaking, de-
fends him, and Turin especially.
" We have little news to-day from the actual seat
of war. The operations are confined to the siege
of Ancona. It is now said that M. Quatrebarbes
and General Lamoriciere intend to make a despe-
rate resistance.
" Our loss at Castelfidardo amounts to 1,000
killed and wounded ; 15 officers were placed hors
de combat, three of them superior officers.
" The following proclamation has been issued by
Garibaldi to the inhabitants of Palermo :
" The people of Palermo, who showed no fear in face of
those who bombarded their city, have shown themselves
recently equally regardless of fear in face of corrupt men,
who want to lead them astray.
" They have spoken to you of annexation, as if any one
was more fervent than myself for the regeneration of Italy ;
but their olject was to serve personal interests, and you re-
plied like a people who felt its own dignity, and placed con-
fidence in the sacred and unviolated programme which I
proclaimed, Italy and Victor Emmanuel.
" At Rome, people of Palermo, we will proclaim the
kingdom of Italy, and there only will be sanctified the great
family bond between free men and those who are still
slaves of the same country.
"At Palermo annexation was demanded, that I might
not pass the Straits ; at Naples it is demanded, that I may
not cross the Vulturnus. But as long as there are chains
to be broken in Italy, I will follow my course or bury my
bones there.
"I leave you Mordini as pro-Dictator, and certainly he
will show himself worthy of you and of Italy. I have yet
to thank you, as well as the brave national militia, for the
faith you have placed in me and in the destinies of our
country. " GAII.IBALDI.
" Palermo, Sept. 17, 1860."
A letter from Genoa, dated 22d of Septeinber,
gives the following account of Garibaldi's sudden
visit to Palermo :
" Advices from Palermo inform us that on the
17th Garibaldi paid an unexpected visit to Pa-
lermo. He arrived there on board the Electrique,
Neapolitan steamer, and immediately proceeded to
the Palace, passing through the high street Toledo,
where he was at once recognised by the crowd.
The General, followed by the people who assem-
bled beneath the palace windows, appeared upon
the balcony, and addressed them in the following
words, which I copy from the Riolovimento
:
"'People of Palermo, with whom I have shared fatigues,
perils, and glory, lam once more among you. Your memory
is dear to me, and, whatever part of the world I may be in,
I will always think of you.
" Those who wished to urge you to a speedy annexation
were putting you to the wrong path. If I had followed
their advice I should not have crossed the Straits and re-
stored seven millions of men to Italy.
" ' They would have prostrated us at the feet of diplo-
macy, which would have bound us hand and foot. There
would have been brothers beyond the Volturnus with chains
on their ancles. People of Palermo, I thank you in the
name of Italy for your resistance. I love Italy and Victor
Emmanuel. No one is a greater friend than myself of Victor
Emmanuel, the representative of Italy. You despised their
counsels, and I thank you for it, you invincible people of
the ' barricades.'
" The General afterwards held a review, and re-embarked
again at dusk."
" A decree, signed by Garibaldi, and counter-
signed by all the Ministers, is published in the
Official Gazette of Naples, proclaiming the Sardi-
nian statute."

LONDONDERRY, TUESDAY.

The Montreal Ocean Co.'s steamer Palestine,
which left Quebec on the 15th inst., has arrived
and landed all mails.

The Melita, from Liverpool, passed Cape Race
on the 14th inst.

Advices from Mexico state that preparations
were being made at Vera Cruz to resist the
threatened attack by the Spaniards, which is ex-
pected next month.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had
visited Bramston, Georgetown, Gulph, Berlin,
Stratford, and St. Mary, and was received every-
where with enthusiasm.
The Prince received an address from Belleville,
inviting him to visit that town. His Royal High-
ness declined, and left London for Sarnina on the
13th inst. After distributing medals among the
Indians who presented a tomahawk, horns, arrows,
&c., the Prince returned to London in the even-
ing, and held a levee which was numerously
attended.

The Prince reached Niagara Falls on the 14th
inst., and would remain there two or three days.
At night the Falls were illuminated with blue
lights, Bengal fires, &e. Blondin was to cross the
Falls on the 15th inst. The weather during the
week was cold and wet.

The jury had commenced an investigation rela-
tive to the wreck of the Lady Elgin, but nothing
additional was elicited. The name of Mr. Herbert
Ingram, M.P., appears in the list of those saved.
His son is on the list of those reported lost.
The North star, from Aspinwall on the 4th inst.,
with 800,000 dols. in treasure, had arrived.
The Legislature of Panama met on the Ist inst.
The Governor in his message declared that if

Mosquera overthrew Ospino's Government, Panama
would declare herself independent.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 14.

A fair business is doing in stocks, but prices are
irregular. Money and exchange are unaltered.
The receipts of flour are large ; the sales amount to
8,000 brls. Wheat is heavy, and quoted 2c to 3c
lower; Indian corn has declined 1c; oats quiet.
Beef and pork are steady, and unchanged. Sugars
and molasses are firm and quiet. Coffee buoyant ;
sales 800 bags. Rice is quoted 141.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 15 (Evening).

The steamers Fulton, City of Manchester, and
Bavaria sailed to-day for Europe with about
700,000 dols. in specie.
The cotton market is dull, middling Upland
10 5-10. The .I\tew York Shipping List estimates
the total crop for the year at 4,675,000 bales, and
the exports for the year at 3,774,000 balei.
Breadstuffs are heavy, and all descriptions have
slightly declined. Flour is declining, and quota-
tions are 5c lower. The provision market is steady.
Stocks are buoyant.
NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 14.

The sales of the week amount to 14,500 bales.
Middling is quoted 10c to IQ:c. The receipts of
the week are 32,000 bales.

ATODERN WAREHOTISES.—TUBULA It GIRDERS IN
BUTLDINGS.—The employment of iron girders upon the
tubular principle in the erection of commercial structures,
where the greatest space and light are required, has just
received a very practical proof of its efficiency by the com-
pletion of, the magnificent stack of business premises in-
tended for the joint occupation of the Messrs. Courtauld
and the Messrs. Wreford in Aldernmnbury. The principal
iron girder sustains the whole weight of the private portion
of the premises of the former, and is capable, according to
the data of Fairbairn, Tredgold, and others, of beating ten-
fold its present burden. By its means the whole of the
business part of the establishment is rendered exceedingly
spacious and free from impeding archways or pillars,
while it admits of the entrance front above of an expansive
flood of the pure northern light, so requisite for the exami-
nation of silks, crapes, &c. Light is transmitted to the
basement storey front the same source, without the employ-
ment of an open well-hole, and thus none of the ground
floor space is sacrificed. These are bold innovations, readily
appreciated by business men, who will at once find, that
while the architect (Mr. Edmund Woodthorpe), has broken
through the general monotony of similar erections, he has,
by getting rid of all unnecessary ornament, stringently
kept in view the essential elements of utility, economy, and
effect.—Mechanics' Magazine.
TIIE NAVAL RESERVE IN TIIE NORTH OF ENG-
LAND.—The naval reserve on the north-eastern coast con-
tinues to progress most satisfactorily, the total strength of
the force from Blyth to Hartlepool being now 1,000 men,
all of whom are advanced very considerably in their drill.
A few days ago a couple of floating targets were moored off
the battery at Roker, and so excellent was the practice
made by a number of the reserve men with shotted guns that
both targets were destroyed. The rrwn of tho reserve who
are at present being drilled on board the Castor frigate in
the river Tyne were exercised onw
Thursday with the life-
rockets, at Priors Raven, near Tyneouth.