The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-28 00:00:00

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.

Madame Celeste, the talented dame direetr lee of this ele-
gant resort of the fashionable world, has at length com-
pleted her company for the ensuing season. Among the
artistes engaged are some of the most distinguished of the
present day. Miss Julia Bennett, whose reputation has
been long established ; Mrs. Howard, of whom report
speaks Very favourably ; and a Miss Gogenheim, from
America, the latter of whom, a young lady, possessing, it
is said, extraordinary talent and great beauty, has beer'
winning "golden opinions" in California and Australia;
Mrs. Keeley, Miss Lydia Thompson; Mr. George Vining,
from the Olympic ; Mr. Neville, Mr. Watkins (also from
America), and a host of others, together with the company
of last season, forming a tout ensemble the most complete,
from which Madame certainly has a right to augur a very
brilliant success. The season•will commence with a new
drama by Tom Taylor.

Their Royal Highnesses the Count de Paris and
the Duke da Chatres returned at the close of the past week
from a continental tour, and have joined the Countess de
Neuilly (ox-Queen of the French) and the Duko do Ne-
mours and family, at Tunbridge Wells.

The Prince and Princess Victor Bariatinsky and
Mons. Boutenieff have arrived at Thomas's Hotel from the
Isle of Wight.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond's party
at Gordon Castle include their Serene Highnesses Prince
and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Earl and Coun-
tess of March, Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham, the Earl of

Coventry, Sir Joshua Jebb, Cul. Tyrwhitt, and Mr. Cox.
The sport has been excellent at thQ duke's favourite moor,
Blackwater, where 240 brace of grouse foil to six guns on
the first day's shooting.

The Duke and Duchess of Argyll, with the Mar-
quis of Lorn and their youthful family, left Campden-hill
on Wednesday last for Inverary Castle, N.B. Tho noble
duke is to leave Argyllshire on Saturday in order to attend
the Privy Council at Balmoral.

The Duke of Montrose has arrived at Buchanan
House, N. 8., from visiting the Earl and Countess of Powis,
at Powis Castle. Lord William Graham, M.P., has joined
the noble duke from Stoke Edith Park, Lady Emily Foley's
seat, in Herefordshire.

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned
to town from a tour of visits in Cornwall and Devon-

shire.

The Countess Creptowitch and Mademoiselle de
Titoff have arrived at Thomas's Hotel from the Isle of
Wight.

GOLD IN BRITISH COLUMBIA,—The number of
persons engaged in searching for gold in this country is
about 2,400—viz., between Forts Hope and Yale, 600 ; be-
tween Yale and Fountain, 800 ; and about Alexandria and
Quesnel River, 1,000. The export is estimated at about
£14,000 a month, or £168,000 a-year, exclusive of that in
the hands of the miners. The gold searching is principally
carriel on by "sluicing," which is effected by means of
ditches, constructed with great skill, and sometimes of
great length, one of them being five miles long, through a
very difficult country.
The last advices from India furnish a list of 11
new or extended companies for the erection of cotton and
weaving mills siace the establishment of the protective
system. The factories previously at work were four.
These had a capital of £265,000, the number of spindles
being 82,566, and of looms 240. The new companies will
have is the aggregate a subscribed capital of £878,750, and
will employ 249,276 spindles and 3,785 looms. Sir Charles
Wood was not altogether wrong when he asserted that pro-
tection was regarded favourably in India, and that it was
attracting British funds. The marvel simply is that he
should have made the statement with an air of proud
satisfaction. Doubtless all the intelligent merchants
are against it, but among an ignorant popula-
tion restrictions and bounties are ever looked upon
with favour. Even in Australia the democracy are exhi-
biting this tendency in a very strong degree, and in Eng-
land the proceedings of our own trade unions indicate the
road we should travel if the power of lgislation were pre-
ponderantly in their hands. The fact of America being
always held up as an example by platform orators naturally
stimulates the feeling, and as these orators have now aban-
doned their doctrine that free trade is founded upon prin-
ciples which should be maintained under all circumstances,
it will not be matter for surprise if efforts at retrogression
should become general. On the other hand, owing to the
spirit of antagonism, there is just the possibility that rival
nations who have refused to listen to the call fur deference
to our impeccable example may, now that we have pro-
claimed among five-sixths of the people under British sway
that protection is the true system for revenue, be disposed
to go in the opposite direction, and to triumph grandly over
our backslidings.

SIR JAMES great meeting in honour
of Sir James Outran], who left by this mail, had been held
at Calcutta. In reply to a highly-complimentary address
Sir James said :—" I can assure you in all truth, that I
am quite unconscious of having done anything to deserve
the distinguished honour which the Calcutta community
have combined to pay me. lam not sensible of having done
more than my duty in the various public situations which
I have had the honour to hold. To few, perhaps, have tho
opportunities been accorded which I have had the good
fortune to enjoy, and if I have been able to improve those
opportunities, and to obtain some measure of success, I owe
it, under providence, to a great extent, to the assistance
and co-operation of the many able and gallant comrades
with whom I have had the happiness of being associated in
the discharge of my public duties, and it is very gratifying
to me to think that the honours bestowed upon me will be
reflected upon them. With regard to the testimonial
which the =Alai; did me the honour to vote me.
understanding it to be the wish of the subscribers that I
should indicate the nature of the testimonial which I
should prefer, I will only say, that my earnest desire is that
only a small portion of the funds that may be contributed
should be expended on any object of a prersonal character,
su,h, for instance, as a bust, and that the greater part of
the money should be devoted to eitablishing an institution
at any place that the comrnitt-e appointed at the meeting
may think proper to select, whereby the army, in which
my lot in life has been cast, may benefit. I must ask ysu,
sir, and the friends whom you represent, to accept my
warmest thanks for the kindly expressions of regret con-
tained in the address, and in the accompanying resolutions
at the failure of health which has compelled me, at this
time, when so many deeply-interesting and important
questions relating to the future government of India are
under consideration, to quit my post, as also for the good
wishes expressed in the address for Lady Oulram, myself,
and my family. These I beg to assure you I most cor-
dially reciprocate. I now bid to all an affectionate farewell.
At my time of life, and in the present state of my health, I
cannot venture to hope that I shall be permitted to return
to India. But, though having the country, in all pro-
bability for over, I must continuo to take the deepest
interest in India and in all that concerns the
country and its inhabitants, and I am sure I
need not say if, at any time, my services are required
here or elsewhere by our gracious Sovereign, and my
health admits of my again undertaking active employment,
I shall gladly and heartily obey any call that may be made
upon me,"